occupydemocrats--2020-09-05--Trump goes ballistic on Fox News reporter after she confirms his anti-military comments on air

In a furious tweet last night , Donald Trump called for Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin to be fired after she confirmed that some of the details of The Atlantic ’ s blockbuster revelations about the president ’ s massively offensive comments referring to slain American service members as “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” Retweeting an article from that bastion of right-wing reactionary thought , Breitbart News , Trump crowed that Griffin did not confirm the most damaging comments that he was alleged to have made about our fallen troops and cited the refutation of some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were witnesses to the events in question .
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Trump ’ s all-out attack on the Fox News national security correspondent comes after she reported that she had confirmed the essential details of Trump ’ s conversation saying that those who had served in the Vietnam War were “ stupid ” and that anyone who fought in the war was a “ sucker.
” Considering that it is widely known that Trump managed to escape his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — at a time when young citizens from across the country were forced to go to war while the military draft was in full effect — by getting an acquiescent doctor to certify that the supposed bone spurs in his foot would disqualify him from serving , these alleged comments — fully believable due to their consistency with the president ’ s previously recorded statements and behaviors — created a furor of negative reactions from across the political spectrum .
Specifically , Griffin said that a former Trump administration official told her that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good mood ” during his trip to France in 2018 for the centenary of the end of World War I and “ questioned why he had to go to two cemeteries.
” The Fox News reporter also confirmed the battle that Trump waged against lowering the White House flags to half-mast when Arizona Senator John McCain , a major critic of the president within his own party , passed away later that year .
Last night ’ s tweet continues Trump ’ s efforts to combat the damaging publicity that has resulted from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump spoke to reporters about the accusations at Joint Base Andrews after a campaign stop in Pennsylvania Thursday evening , denying having made the comments and calling them politically motivated .
The magnitude of the fear that this latest controversy will harm Trump in his re-election efforts is demonstrated by the lengths to which he is trying to denigrate his accusers — and , in Griffin ’ s case , have her fired from her Fox News position — and change the conversation with other outrageous distractions like his decree ending racial sensitivity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sickness that can not be allowed to continue.
” Hopefully , Trump ’ s disgraceful , self-centered attitude towards the military will ensure his defeat at the polls in November .
The big question is can this nation last that long with Trump still at the helm and avoid irreparable damage to the fabric of our society .
If only Republican politicians had the cojones to put an end to this shameful regime and force his resignation under threat of a new impeachment effort .
With that idea a distant fantasy , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Joe Biden that can not be denied by Trump ’ s attempts at fixing the election in his own favor .
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In a furious tweet last night, Donald Trump called for Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin to be fired after she confirmed that some of the details of The Atlantic’s blockbuster revelations about the president’s massively offensive comments referring to slain American service members as “losers” and “suckers.”
Retweeting an article from that bastion of right-wing reactionary thought, Breitbart News, Trump crowed that Griffin did not confirm the most damaging comments that he was alleged to have made about our fallen troops and cited the refutation of some of the details by a few of his supporters who were witnesses to the events in question.
Jennifer Griffin of Fox News Did Not Confirm ‘Most Salacious‘ Part of Atlantic Story https://t.co/rUpbSWhHac via @BreitbartNews All refuted by many witnesses. Jennifer Griffin should be fired for this kind of reporting. Never even called us for comment. @FoxNews is gone! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2020
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Trump’s all-out attack on the Fox News national security correspondent comes after she reported that she had confirmed the essential details of Trump’s conversation saying that those who had served in the Vietnam War were “stupid” and that anyone who fought in the war was a “sucker.”
Considering that it is widely known that Trump managed to escape his patriotic duty to serve in the military — at a time when young citizens from across the country were forced to go to war while the military draft was in full effect — by getting an acquiescent doctor to certify that the supposed bone spurs in his foot would disqualify him from serving, these alleged comments — fully believable due to their consistency with the president’s previously recorded statements and behaviors — created a furor of negative reactions from across the political spectrum.
Specifically, Griffin said that a former Trump administration official told her that the president “was not in a good mood” during his trip to France in 2018 for the centenary of the end of World War I and “questioned why he had to go to two cemeteries.”
“Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers,” Trump allegedly told his aides before canceling his trip to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, allegedly concerned that the rainy weather would ruin his carefully coiffed hair.
The Fox News reporter also confirmed the battle that Trump waged against lowering the White House flags to half-mast when Arizona Senator John McCain, a major critic of the president within his own party, passed away later that year.
Last night’s tweet continues Trump’s efforts to combat the damaging publicity that has resulted from the fallout over his alleged remarks.
Trump spoke to reporters about the accusations at Joint Base Andrews after a campaign stop in Pennsylvania Thursday evening, denying having made the comments and calling them politically motivated.
“If they really exist, if people really exist that would have said that, they’re lowlifes and they’re liars. And I would be willing to swear on anything that I never said that about our fallen heroes. There is nobody that respects them more.”
The magnitude of the fear that this latest controversy will harm Trump in his re-election efforts is demonstrated by the lengths to which he is trying to denigrate his accusers — and, in Griffin’s case, have her fired from her Fox News position — and change the conversation with other outrageous distractions like his decree ending racial sensitivity training at federal agencies as “a sickness that cannot be allowed to continue.”
Hopefully, Trump’s disgraceful, self-centered attitude towards the military will ensure his defeat at the polls in November.
The big question is can this nation last that long with Trump still at the helm and avoid irreparable damage to the fabric of our society.
If only Republican politicians had the cojones to put an end to this shameful regime and force his resignation under threat of a new impeachment effort.
With that idea a distant fantasy, we must work to build an overwhelming victory for Joe Biden that cannot be denied by Trump’s attempts at fixing the election in his own favor.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-05--Trump tries to distract from his anti-military comments with a new culture war battle

It ’ s almost like a principle of physics .
Whenever the latest news leak about the most recent detail of something outrageously and objectively horrendous done or said by Donald Trump is publicly revealed , there is an equal and opposite reaction by the president to do or say something proportionately horrendous to most of us — but reinforcing the most despicable instincts of his deplorable base — to distract the public from the sad and damaging facts of his misdeed .
With the news of Trump ’ s shocking comments regarding those who have served and lost their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military as “ losers ” and “ suckers ” — as alleged in a new article in The Atlantic — the president had to marshall his counter-measures quickly .
After a day of harsh criticism that found even Fox News forced to admit that the allegations were not indeed “ FAKE NEWS !
” — as Trump invariably claims — the president found the distraction that he must have felt would be the best bright and shiny object to toss to his base to draw attention away from the essential depravity of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Twitter feed this morning demonstrates an all-out push to change the subject from the president ’ s disrespect for soldiers and veterans to what Trump believes is an anti-white bias in the racial sensitivity training offered by government agencies .
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Trump ordered the end of these training sessions late yesterday as the combination of right-wing violence directed against the continued BLM protests over the wanton killings of unarmed African Americans — by police who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law by the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity — and his disgusting attitude towards the people patriotically serving in the armed forces exploded in a flood of negative media coverage during a re-election battle that shows the president badly trailing his Democratic opponent Joe Biden .
A White House statement declared that Trump was ordering an end to racial sensitivity training designed to eradicate racist behavior because in his view it is “ un-American propaganda.
” The White House Office of Management and Budget has been told to “ ensure that Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars to fund these divisive , un-American propaganda training sessions.
” Forget the reams of statistics that show the demonstrable disparities in income , education , housing , job opportunities , and so many other areas where the effects of systemic racism over the centuries of our nation ’ s existence have played out .
Yes , in the president ’ s mind apparently it is White America that is the victim of systemic racism by virtue of being confronted with how that legacy is continuing to play out , and , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extended revival due to Donald Trump ’ s constant reminders that outright racism is perfectly acceptable behavior among those “ fine people on both sides , ” including the neo-Nazis , the KKK , the Proud Boys , the Boogie Boys , QAnon and other shadowy radical extremist groups on the right .
Ignore whatever latest distraction Trump tries to throw to his slobbering base .
He must be defeated and removed from office before the country descends into the civil war that he seems to prefer over the thought of losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the myriad of civil and likely criminal cases that he will face once his presidential immunity is gone .
Once he is out of office , he can try to distract us from his evil escapades all that he wants .
With his hands off the levers of power and the nuclear codes out of reach , we just won ’ t care and won ’ t pay attention .
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It’s almost like a principle of physics.
Whenever the latest news leak about the most recent detail of something outrageously and objectively horrendous done or said by Donald Trump is publicly revealed, there is an equal and opposite reaction by the president to do or say something proportionately horrendous to most of us — but reinforcing the most despicable instincts of his deplorable base — to distract the public from the sad and damaging facts of his misdeed.
With the news of Trump’s shocking comments regarding those who have served and lost their lives defending the United States in the military as “losers” and “suckers” — as alleged in a new article in The Atlantic — the president had to marshall his counter-measures quickly.
After a day of harsh criticism that found even Fox News forced to admit that the allegations were not indeed “FAKE NEWS!” — as Trump invariably claims — the president found the distraction that he must have felt would be the best bright and shiny object to toss to his base to draw attention away from the essential depravity of his psyche.
A quick perusal of Trump’s Twitter feed this morning demonstrates an all-out push to change the subject from the president’s disrespect for soldiers and veterans to what Trump believes is an anti-white bias in the racial sensitivity training offered by government agencies.
Trump Orders Purge of ‘Critical Race Theory‘ from Federal Agencies https://t.co/ygXcTXRHsQ via @BreitbartNews This is a sickness that cannot be allowed to continue. Please report any sightings so we can quickly extinguish! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2020
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Trump ordered the end of these training sessions late yesterday as the combination of right-wing violence directed against the continued BLM protests over the wanton killings of unarmed African Americans — by police who are often held outside the boundaries of the law by the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity — and his disgusting attitude towards the people patriotically serving in the armed forces exploded in a flood of negative media coverage during a re-election battle that shows the president badly trailing his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
A White House statement declared that Trump was ordering an end to racial sensitivity training designed to eradicate racist behavior because in his view it is “un-American propaganda.”
“According to press reports, employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that ‘virtually all White people contribute to racism’ or where they are required to say that they ‘benefit from racism,’” the White House statement declares.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has been told to “ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions.”
Forget the reams of statistics that show the demonstrable disparities in income, education, housing, job opportunities, and so many other areas where the effects of systemic racism over the centuries of our nation’s existence have played out.
Yes, in the president’s mind apparently it is White America that is the victim of systemic racism by virtue of being confronted with how that legacy is continuing to play out, and, in fact, has come roaring back to an extended revival due to Donald Trump’s constant reminders that outright racism is perfectly acceptable behavior among those “fine people on both sides,” including the neo-Nazis, the KKK, the Proud Boys, the Boogie Boys, QAnon and other shadowy radical extremist groups on the right.
Ignore whatever latest distraction Trump tries to throw to his slobbering base.
He must be defeated and removed from office before the country descends into the civil war that he seems to prefer over the thought of losing a legitimate election and facing prosecution in the myriad of civil and likely criminal cases that he will face once his presidential immunity is gone.
Once he is out of office, he can try to distract us from his evil escapades all that he wants.
With his hands off the levers of power and the nuclear codes out of reach, we just won’t care and won’t pay attention.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-06--Michael Cohen claims Trump once hired a fake Obama so he could belittle and “fire” him on video

President Trump ’ s visceral , obsessive , and almost certainly racially-based hatred for his Black predecessor , President Barack Obama , is infamous for being monstrously petty and leaning into the absurd — but if his former lawyer is to be believed , his grudge went beyond the pale and into the realm of the psychotic .
According to CNN ’ s Pervaiz Shallwani , Michael Cohen ’ s upcoming book reveals that Trump ’ s revulsion at the election of a Black president was so intense that he hired a “ Faux-Bama ” lookalike just so he could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him — and recorded the entire thing on video .
It sounds so insane that it ’ s hard to believe — but thankfully , Mr. Cohen provided us with an image that makes it obvious that his story is real .
Not only does Cohen give us this absolutely bonkers story about his racist hate for President Obama , he also gives us a few other choice tidbits that are so outrageously offensive they seem over the top and fabricated — until you think about what kind of man Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years .
In all honesty , folks , I am at a loss for words right now .
I have been studiously following everything Trump has said and done over the past four years , and while it has definitely been a rollercoaster ride through the hills of his obviously tenuous grasp on sanity and the English language — please pardon my French — this is absolutely the most deranged sh*t I have ever seen .
The racism is heinous and appalling , but it ’ s not much more reprehensible than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trail .
It ’ s the picture that ’ s the real gut-punch .
We all know that Donald Trump is a man who is pathologically consumed with his prejudices and his need to exact revenge against those he despises , but for him to hire an Obama impersonator just so he could record himself fulfilling his own personal power-play domination fantasy is the behavior of a man who is entirely consumed with self-absorption and insecurity to the point where he rivals Narcissus himself .
Perhaps I ’ m being too optimistic at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ball game for Trump .
Trump prides himself on promoting himself as this tough guy who doesn ’ t care what other people think and making himself out to be a winner — but nothing says weird psychotic loser like hiring a guy to pretend to be your enemy and then filming yourself yelling at him .
Unfortunately , the Access Hollywood tape was waved away by too many Americans who didn ’ t see anything wrong with what he said and revelled in his sexual assault admission as some kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s hard to see them waving this away .
He can ’ t just cry fake news because there ’ s a picture .
Michael Cohen may have just atoned for his decades of misdeeds in the best way possible .
UPDATE : We have the video , folks , and it is just as weird as you ’ d think it is :

President Trump’s visceral, obsessive, and almost certainly racially-based hatred for his Black predecessor, President Barack Obama, is infamous for being monstrously petty and leaning into the absurd — but if his former lawyer is to be believed, his grudge went beyond the pale and into the realm of the psychotic.
According to CNN’s Pervaiz Shallwani, Michael Cohen’s upcoming book reveals that Trump’s revulsion at the election of a Black president was so intense that he hired a “Faux-Bama” lookalike just so he could “ritualistically belittled and then fired” him — and recorded the entire thing on video.
It sounds so insane that it’s hard to believe — but thankfully, Mr. Cohen provided us with an image that makes it obvious that his story is real.
NEW: In upcoming book, Michael Cohen writes Donald Trump's disdain for Obama was so extreme he hired a "Faux-Bama" to participate in a video in which he "ritualistically belittled the first black president and then fired him." He includes this photo: https://t.co/LGrqsUUrY2 pic.twitter.com/otwYW8VSmQ — Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) September 6, 2020
Not only does Cohen give us this absolutely bonkers story about his racist hate for President Obama, he also gives us a few other choice tidbits that are so outrageously offensive they seem over the top and fabricated — until you think about what kind of man Donald Trump has revealed himself to be over the past four years.
After Nelson Mandela died, Trump allegedly said of South Africa that "Mandela f*cked the whole country up. Now it's a sh*thole. F*ck Mandela. He was no leader." https://t.co/QanuowYHBP — Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) September 6, 2020
In all honesty, folks, I am at a loss for words right now. I have been studiously following everything Trump has said and done over the past four years, and while it has definitely been a rollercoaster ride through the hills of his obviously tenuous grasp on sanity and the English language — please pardon my French — this is absolutely the most deranged sh*t I have ever seen.
The racism is heinous and appalling, but it’s not much more reprehensible than the stuff Trump says on the campaign trail. It’s the picture that’s the real gut-punch.
We all know that Donald Trump is a man who is pathologically consumed with his prejudices and his need to exact revenge against those he despises, but for him to hire an Obama impersonator just so he could record himself fulfilling his own personal power-play domination fantasy is the behavior of a man who is entirely consumed with self-absorption and insecurity to the point where he rivals Narcissus himself.
Perhaps I’m being too optimistic at this point, but this might be the ball game for Trump.
Trump prides himself on promoting himself as this tough guy who doesn’t care what other people think and making himself out to be a winner — but nothing says weird psychotic loser like hiring a guy to pretend to be your enemy and then filming yourself yelling at him. Unfortunately, the Access Hollywood tape was waved away by too many Americans who didn’t see anything wrong with what he said and revelled in his sexual assault admission as some kind of show of masculinity, but it’s hard to see them waving this away.
He can’t just cry fake news because there’s a picture. Michael Cohen may have just atoned for his decades of misdeeds in the best way possible.
UPDATE: We have the video, folks, and it is just as weird as you’d think it is:
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-06--Trump campaign backfires bigly with attacks on Joe Biden for not speaking to reporters at church

Francis Brennan may be the Director of Strategic Response for the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign , but his mastery of strategy is under serious question after his foolish gaffe on social media this morning .
Brennan may have thought he was doing the president a favor when he posted a tweet that featured Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden refusing to stop to speak to reporters as he exited his parish church this morning .
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Unfortunately for Mr. Brennan , with the news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about evangelical religious leaders — as revealed in the new book from his former personal attorney Michael Cohen — dominating the news in the past day , the sight of the former vice president attending a Sunday Mass as is his regular religious practice at the church where his own late son is buried is not a very controversial or outrageous thing to see .
That is particularly true when your own boss spends nearly every weekend worshiping the god of golf on the links of his own resort at considerable expense to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legitimate religious services .
It was unsurprising therefore that Brenan ’ s specious post attracted a slew of negative responses from Biden defenders who pointed at the inherent hypocrisy of the Trump surrogate ’ s attack .
If the person who posted this tweet with its unintentionally damaging indictment of Donald Trump ’ s spiritual emptiness and self-centered ideology is actually a senior member of the Trump campaign ’ s strategy team , perhaps the Biden team has less to worry about than they may have thought .
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Francis Brennan may be the Director of Strategic Response for the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign, but his mastery of strategy is under serious question after his foolish gaffe on social media this morning.
Brennan may have thought he was doing the president a favor when he posted a tweet that featured Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden refusing to stop to speak to reporters as he exited his parish church this morning.
REPORTER: "Mr. Vice President come talk to us." Joe Biden just keeps meandering along. pic.twitter.com/6tnNQj2Ucg — Francis Brennan (@FrancisBrennan) September 6, 2020
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Unfortunately for Mr. Brennan, with the news of the president’s derogatory comments about evangelical religious leaders — as revealed in the new book from his former personal attorney Michael Cohen — dominating the news in the past day, the sight of the former vice president attending a Sunday Mass as is his regular religious practice at the church where his own late son is buried is not a very controversial or outrageous thing to see.
That is particularly true when your own boss spends nearly every weekend worshiping the god of golf on the links of his own resort at considerable expense to the public coffers rather than attending any legitimate religious services.
It was unsurprising therefore that Brenan’s specious post attracted a slew of negative responses from Biden defenders who pointed at the inherent hypocrisy of the Trump surrogate’s attack.
And the American people are paying for it. — Joseph Goulette (@JosephGoulette) September 6, 2020
Unlike the children of certain others I can think of. pic.twitter.com/RZJPlM66pk — ❄ Alex #VoteBlueNoMatterWho (@northernstar171) September 6, 2020
You mean his son who actually served in the military, unlike the grifting spawn of Trump? — Talley – Pass the Heroes Act (@LiberalLab) September 6, 2020
Our POW'S are "suckers" and "losers ", right Francis, isn't that more important? You have a special place in hell for enabling Trump. pic.twitter.com/w0He1zJGFs — Mandyzz (@Mandyzz5) September 6, 2020
Notice how he always goes first? That's so he can leave first and get to the next hole before anyone else and CHEAT by moving his or his companion's balls when they can't see him. He even has his carts rigged so they go faster than the others. Only scoundrels cheat at golf. — CJ Davis (@nofolady) September 6, 2020
"Meandering" was such a limp attempt at an insult. — rank & file (@dhegertz) September 6, 2020
If the person who posted this tweet with its unintentionally damaging indictment of Donald Trump’s spiritual emptiness and self-centered ideology is actually a senior member of the Trump campaign’s strategy team, perhaps the Biden team has less to worry about than they may have thought.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-06--Postmaster General DeJoy accused of campaign finance crimes by former employees

The embattled postmaster general Louis DeJoy is a political appointee of Donald Trump ’ s who has been pilloried for his supposed cost-savings efforts at the United States Postal Service that have resulted in major mail delivery snafus and threatened the ability of the USPS to handle the anticipated record-breaking number of mail-in ballots for the November elections in this time of COVID-19 danger in a timely fashion .
With a background in private logistics , rather than any public postal delivery service , DeJoy came to his political appointment by way of his copious donations to the Republican party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major fundraiser and a deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee .
Now , employees of DeJoy ’ s New Breed Logistics company are accusing him of illegally reimbursing employees whom he pressured into making large contributions to Republican candidates and causes as a way to avoid individual donation limits on his own contributions .
According to The Washington Post : While social and business pressure to contribute to political candidates that may support policies helpful to an individual company ’ s future success is not illegal , it is the arrangement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system of illicitly-motivated bonus payments that run afoul of our nation ’ s campaign finance laws and could now create a major problem for the Trump acolyte .
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David Young is DeJoy ’ s retired longtime director of human resources at New Breed and had access to the company ’ s payroll records from the late 1990s to 2013 .
He described how the suspect reimbursement scheme worked .
“ Louis was a national fundraiser for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for money .
We gave him the money , and then he reciprocated by giving us big bonuses , ” Young relates .
“ When we got our bonuses , let ’ s just say they were bigger , they exceeded expectations — and that covered the tax and everything else.
” “ He would ask employees to make contributions at the same time that he would say , ‘ I ’ ll get it back to you down the road , ’ ” said the anonumous former employee , who feared retribution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the newspaper that the postmaster general “ believes that he has always followed campaign fundraising laws and regulations.
” The Washington Post , however , found in its own analysis of federal and state campaign finance records “ a pattern of extensive donations by New Breed employees to Republican candidates , with the same amount often given by multiple people on the same day.
” “ Between 2000 and 2014 , 124 individuals who worked for the company together gave more than $ 1 million to federal and state GOP candidates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and have not made any since leaving the company , public records show .
During the same period , nine employees gave a combined $ 700 to Democrats , ” the paper reports .
If the accusations made by the former employees prove true , DeJoy could be in legal peril with his alleged straw-donor scheme which illegally lets donors evade individual contribution limits and obscures the true source of money used to influence elections .
You can read more of The Washington Post ’ s coverage of the latest scandal to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting by Aaron C. Davis , Amy Gardner , and Jon Swain at The Washington Post .
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The embattled postmaster general Louis DeJoy is a political appointee of Donald Trump’s who has been pilloried for his supposed cost-savings efforts at the United States Postal Service that have resulted in major mail delivery snafus and threatened the ability of the USPS to handle the anticipated record-breaking number of mail-in ballots for the November elections in this time of COVID-19 danger in a timely fashion.
With a background in private logistics, rather than any public postal delivery service, DeJoy came to his political appointment by way of his copious donations to the Republican party for whom he has also been a major fundraiser and a deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Now, employees of DeJoy’s New Breed Logistics company are accusing him of illegally reimbursing employees whom he pressured into making large contributions to Republican candidates and causes as a way to avoid individual donation limits on his own contributions.
According to The Washington Post:
“Five people who worked for DeJoy’s former business, New Breed Logistics, say they were urged by DeJoy’s aides or by the chief executive himself to write checks and attend fundraisers at his 15,000-square-foot gated mansion beside a Greensboro, N.C., country club.”
While social and business pressure to contribute to political candidates that may support policies helpful to an individual company’s future success is not illegal, it is the arrangement to pay the employees back through a system of illicitly-motivated bonus payments that run afoul of our nation’s campaign finance laws and could now create a major problem for the Trump acolyte.
“Two other employees familiar with New Breed’s financial and payroll systems said DeJoy would instruct that bonus payments to staffers be boosted to help defray the cost of their contributions, an arrangement that would be unlawful,” The Washington Post reports.
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David Young is DeJoy’s retired longtime director of human resources at New Breed and had access to the company’s payroll records from the late 1990s to 2013. He described how the suspect reimbursement scheme worked.
“Louis was a national fundraiser for the Republican Party. He asked employees for money. We gave him the money, and then he reciprocated by giving us big bonuses,” Young relates. “When we got our bonuses, let’s just say they were bigger, they exceeded expectations — and that covered the tax and everything else.”
A different former employee confirmed Young’s account, saying DeJoy arranged for extra compensation for employees who made political contributions, ordering managers to give bonuses to specific individuals.
“He would ask employees to make contributions at the same time that he would say, ‘I’ll get it back to you down the road,’ ” said the anonumous former employee, who feared retribution from DeJoy. A spokesman for DeJoy told the newspaper that the postmaster general “believes that he has always followed campaign fundraising laws and regulations.” The Washington Post, however, found in its own analysis of federal and state campaign finance records “a pattern of extensive donations by New Breed employees to Republican candidates, with the same amount often given by multiple people on the same day.” “Between 2000 and 2014, 124 individuals who worked for the company together gave more than $1 million to federal and state GOP candidates. Many had not previously made political donations, and have not made any since leaving the company, public records show. During the same period, nine employees gave a combined $700 to Democrats,” the paper reports. If the accusations made by the former employees prove true, DeJoy could be in legal peril with his alleged straw-donor scheme which illegally lets donors evade individual contribution limits and obscures the true source of money used to influence elections. You can read more of The Washington Post’s coverage of the latest scandal to rock the Trump administration here. Follow Vinnie Longobardo on Twitter. Original reporting by Aaron C. Davis, Amy Gardner, and Jon Swain at The Washington Post. We want to hear what YOU have to say. Scroll down and let us know in our NEW comment section!
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-06--“Can you believe that bulls@#t?” — Trump’s huge evangelical slur exposed in new Michael Cohen book

One of the most anticipated of the tell-all books from former members of Donald Trump ’ s inner circle is due to be released on Tuesday and the advance excerpts are making some astonishing claims about the president ’ s words and behavior that could make a significant impact on his already negative approvals ratings .
Disloyal : A Memoir by the president ’ s lawyer and personal fixer Michael Cohen was written primarily while the author was incarcerated in federal prison after his conviction for lying to Congress and the campaign finance and tax evasion charges that he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before he was sent to prison , Cohen had a change of heart about the man he once said he would “ take a bullet ” for and gave some fairly damaging testimony against Trump in his last congressional appearance .
Alas , a Republican-controlled Senate prevented Cohen ’ s initial accusations from leading to Trump ’ s timely impeachment , and Cohen was left with detailing his many stories of the president ’ s considerable history of corruption , racism , and misogyny in his book rather than before congressional investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Disloyal : A Memoir contain a wealth of stories that show the president in a light that is sure to inspire revulsion and disgust from all but his most brainwashed cult members — including numerous examples of blatantly overt racism like his disparagement of the late South African freedom fighter and president Nelson Mandella .
According to Cohen , Trump ’ s racist hate for his predecessor Barack Obama was so great that he went to the trouble of hiring an Obama impersonator to come to his office so he could scream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” him .
Psychologists will have a field day with that anecdote .
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The alleged revelations about Trump ’ s true feelings about minorities are of little surprise to anyone who has watched Trump ’ s public behavior and heard his bigoted rhetoric over the past 4 years , but it is Cohen ’ s disclosures of the president ’ s remarks about the evangelical leaders whose support he has religiously courted that stand to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-election campaign .
With many evangelicals already disapproving of the president ’ s personal foibles like his alleged adultery and all the rest of the seven deadly sins he regularly exemplifies and only supporting his presidency because of his promises to appoint right-wing judges and fight abortion rights , this demonstration of Trump ’ s actual contempt for spiritual leaders may be the final straw for those values-based voters who don ’ t particularly like being mocked and or treated with condescension .
There are a lot more of these types of behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s behavior behind closed doors in Cohen ’ s book .
Let ’ s hope that Cohen ’ s attempt at atoning for his sins and his grasping for public redemption manages to help usher in a landslide defeat of this most shameful and deplorable president in U.S. history as the public responds to Trump ’ s denials of his former lawyer ’ s revelations with his own words : “ Can you believe people believe that bullshit ?
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One of the most anticipated of the tell-all books from former members of Donald Trump’s inner circle is due to be released on Tuesday and the advance excerpts are making some astonishing claims about the president’s words and behavior that could make a significant impact on his already negative approvals ratings.
Disloyal: A Memoir by the president’s lawyer and personal fixer Michael Cohen was written primarily while the author was incarcerated in federal prison after his conviction for lying to Congress and the campaign finance and tax evasion charges that he was initially trying to coverup with his perjury.
Before he was sent to prison, Cohen had a change of heart about the man he once said he would “take a bullet” for and gave some fairly damaging testimony against Trump in his last congressional appearance.
Alas, a Republican-controlled Senate prevented Cohen’s initial accusations from leading to Trump’s timely impeachment, and Cohen was left with detailing his many stories of the president’s considerable history of corruption, racism, and misogyny in his book rather than before congressional investigators or federal prosecutors.
The initial excerpts from Disloyal: A Memoir contain a wealth of stories that show the president in a light that is sure to inspire revulsion and disgust from all but his most brainwashed cult members — including numerous examples of blatantly overt racism like his disparagement of the late South African freedom fighter and president Nelson Mandella.
“Mandela f—ed the whole country up. Now it’s a s—hole. F— Mandela. He was no leader,” Cohen reports Trump as saying while praising the country’s former apartheid-era white rulers.
According to Cohen, Trump’s racist hate for his predecessor Barack Obama was so great that he went to the trouble of hiring an Obama impersonator to come to his office so he could scream at him and pretend to “fire” him.
Psychologists will have a field day with that anecdote.
In 2015, after Trump called Mexicans criminals & rapists, he dismissed concerns he’d alienated Latinos. "Plus, I will never get the Hispanic vote," Trump allegedly told Cohen. "Like the blacks, they're too stupid to vote for Trump. They're not my people." https://t.co/QanuowYHBP — Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) September 6, 2020
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The alleged revelations about Trump’s true feelings about minorities are of little surprise to anyone who has watched Trump’s public behavior and heard his bigoted rhetoric over the past 4 years, but it is Cohen’s disclosures of the president’s remarks about the evangelical leaders whose support he has religiously courted that stand to do the most damage to Trump’s re-election campaign.
“Trump held a meeting at Trump Tower with prominent evangelical leaders, where they laid their hands on him in prayer. Afterward, Trump allegedly said: ‘Can you believe that bullshit? Can you believe people believe that bullshit?’” – Michael Cohen https://t.co/mnZcYafpzN pic.twitter.com/ulStycHBvi — Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) September 6, 2020
With many evangelicals already disapproving of the president’s personal foibles like his alleged adultery and all the rest of the seven deadly sins he regularly exemplifies and only supporting his presidency because of his promises to appoint right-wing judges and fight abortion rights, this demonstration of Trump’s actual contempt for spiritual leaders may be the final straw for those values-based voters who don’t particularly like being mocked and or treated with condescension.
There are a lot more of these types of behind the scenes peeks into the president’s behavior behind closed doors in Cohen’s book.
Let’s hope that Cohen’s attempt at atoning for his sins and his grasping for public redemption manages to help usher in a landslide defeat of this most shameful and deplorable president in U.S. history as the public responds to Trump’s denials of his former lawyer’s revelations with his own words: “Can you believe people believe that bullshit?”
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Original reporting by Ashley Parker and Rosalind S. Helderman at The Washington Post and by Bob Brigham at Salon.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-06--Trump calls for his supporters to go after Steve Job’s widow in angry morning tweet

Let this sink in .
The President of the United States just called on his followers to harass a private citizen of this country because of the exercise of her free rights to express her own political opinions .
Donald Trump unleashed his invective on , of course , Twitter as he attacked the widow of the late , Syrian-descended Steve Jobs , the acknowledged genius behind the success of the most successful electronics company in American history , Apple .
To understand why the president is urging his supporters to pile upon Laurene Powell Jobs , it helps to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she has undertaken with her sizeable fortune , she also invested part of her considerable wealth in a majority stake in The Atlantic , the magazine that published the story detailing Trump ’ s alleged comments calling America ’ s armed forces members “ losers ” and “ suckers , ” among other choice derogatory insults towards the military .
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Aside from the audacity of assuming that the president would know more of what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be happy about than the woman he shared his life with , Trump ’ s obviously angry bluster verges into libelous territory with its characterization of The Atlantic as “ a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man ( Goldberg ) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE.
” Sadly this type of character assassination from the president — and his attempt to rabble rouse his base into delivering a wave of hate towards his indirect antagonist — may be only a dry run for what he may do once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s litany of lies and bigotry has already inspired some of his supporters to shoot up synagogues , mail pipe bombs to Democratic politicians and members of the media , and drive cars through crowds of protestors .
Imagine if , when he loses the election , Trump — with the fear of impending prosecutions weighing heavily on his mind — calls upon his legions of deplorables who own assault weapons to take up arms to dispute the election results .
The horrifying part of this previously unimaginable scenario is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrest in Kenosha , Wisconsin and Portland , Oregon , one need not stretch one ’ s imagination very far to see how plausible of an impending future that the idea of this happening actually is .
Perhaps the best way to respond to this heinous attack on Ms. Jobs is to turn the concept around to ask how the president ’ s own dead relations would respond to his current actions .
Fred Trump would not be happy that his son squandered his inheritance in multiple bankruptcies and destroyed America by spewing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HATE.
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Let this sink in.
The President of the United States just called on his followers to harass a private citizen of this country because of the exercise of her free rights to express her own political opinions.
Donald Trump unleashed his invective on, of course, Twitter as he attacked the widow of the late, Syrian-descended Steve Jobs, the acknowledged genius behind the success of the most successful electronics company in American history, Apple.
To understand why the president is urging his supporters to pile upon Laurene Powell Jobs, it helps to know that among the many charitable endeavors that she has undertaken with her sizeable fortune, she also invested part of her considerable wealth in a majority stake in The Atlantic, the magazine that published the story detailing Trump’s alleged comments calling America’s armed forces members “losers” and “suckers,” among other choice derogatory insults towards the military.
Steve Jobs would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE. Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!! https://t.co/wwuoP85bQE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2020
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Aside from the audacity of assuming that the president would know more of what the late Mr. Jobs would or would not be happy about than the woman he shared his life with, Trump’s obviously angry bluster verges into libelous territory with its characterization of The Atlantic as “a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE.”
Sadly this type of character assassination from the president — and his attempt to rabble rouse his base into delivering a wave of hate towards his indirect antagonist — may be only a dry run for what he may do once he loses the November presidential election.
Trump’s litany of lies and bigotry has already inspired some of his supporters to shoot up synagogues, mail pipe bombs to Democratic politicians and members of the media, and drive cars through crowds of protestors.
Imagine if, when he loses the election, Trump — with the fear of impending prosecutions weighing heavily on his mind — calls upon his legions of deplorables who own assault weapons to take up arms to dispute the election results.
The horrifying part of this previously unimaginable scenario is the fact that in light of the recent unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon, one need not stretch one’s imagination very far to see how plausible of an impending future that the idea of this happening actually is.
Perhaps the best way to respond to this heinous attack on Ms. Jobs is to turn the concept around to ask how the president’s own dead relations would respond to his current actions.
Fred Trump would not be happy that his son squandered his inheritance in multiple bankruptcies and destroyed America by spewing lies and actual “FAKE NEWS & HATE.”
Call him, write him, but, most of all, let him know how you feel by voting against him and the entire complicit Republican party in the November elections.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-07--Allegations of drug use abound after unidentified matter flies out of Trump’s nose at press briefing

Donald Trump avoided Labor Day campaign rallies today in favor of an ersatz , rally-like press conference at the White House where he repeated his phony economic boasts and his lies about his Democratic opponents .
While parts of the nation suffered from extreme heat waves , devastating fires , and the continuing coronavirus pandemic on this out-of-the-ordinary federal holiday , some astute observers noticed what they labeled as an unexpected “ snowfall ” during the president ’ s press briefing .
Yes , that suspicious object flying forth from Donald Trump ’ s nostril may have merely been the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that didn ’ t stop Twitter commenters from having a field day with suspicions that the president had been dipping into a stash of Peruvian marching powder or a line of crushed-up Adderall .
There are lots more similar witticisms where those came from , but , in the absence of forensic evidence to analyze , the world will have to suffice with wild speculation and suspicious rumors about the president ’ s potential status as a drug abuser .
If it turns out that Trump is indeed using psychoactive drugs on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a measure of explanation other than organic mental deterioration for his erratic behavior and disordered thought processes .
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Donald Trump avoided Labor Day campaign rallies today in favor of an ersatz, rally-like press conference at the White House where he repeated his phony economic boasts and his lies about his Democratic opponents.
While parts of the nation suffered from extreme heat waves, devastating fires, and the continuing coronavirus pandemic on this out-of-the-ordinary federal holiday, some astute observers noticed what they labeled as an unexpected “snowfall” during the president’s press briefing.
https://twitter.com/Midmomel/status/1303035622861549568?s=20
Yes, that suspicious object flying forth from Donald Trump’s nostril may have merely been the remnants of a dried booger, but that didn’t stop Twitter commenters from having a field day with suspicions that the president had been dipping into a stash of Peruvian marching powder or a line of crushed-up Adderall.
Y'all have stronger stomachs than mine. I honestly can't stand to listen to him for 30 seconds, much less however long he retches that bile from the White House, pretending it's a press briefing, but really holding an attendance-mandatory campaign rally. — Blue Tsunami 2020 (@siouxsiespal) September 7, 2020
#TrumpPressConference #TrumpIsATraitor #JunkyTrump #TrumpVirus Thats definitely a rock of coke that blew out of his nose. I should know, it happens to the best of us! pic.twitter.com/BkDdlDNBDK — POO_SLINGER (@MASSIVE_WANGERS) September 7, 2020
“Mr President, there is a clip of you from your “press conference”
today (make sure to use air quotes in his presence) that shows a chunk a white material flying out of your nose after which you appeared to sniff again for Xth time today. What was that?” — Pres Obama’s Tan Suit (@AZWedding) September 7, 2020
“Mr President, there is a clip of you from your “press conference”
today (make sure to use air quotes in his presence) that shows a chunk a white material flying out of your nose after which you appeared to sniff again for Xth time today. What was that?” — Pres Obama’s Tan Suit (@AZWedding) September 7, 2020
There are lots more similar witticisms where those came from, but, in the absence of forensic evidence to analyze, the world will have to suffice with wild speculation and suspicious rumors about the president’s potential status as a drug abuser.
If it turns out that Trump is indeed using psychoactive drugs on the job, it would at least provide a measure of explanation other than organic mental deterioration for his erratic behavior and disordered thought processes.
The big question is whether or not that explanation would make us more or less relieved.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-07--Trump Labor Day tweet roundup — A deluge of political opportunism and invective

The only labor being done at the White House this morning was on social media where Donald Trump weighed in with his typically offensive , arrogant , and mendacious tweets in a deluge of political opportunism and invective .
With much of the president ’ s herculean propaganda efforts issued in the form of retweets of posts from his son Don Jr. and other Trumpian surrogates , some of his earliest retweets of the day wound up making even less sense than usual because whatever content they contained became unavailable after the account of the original poster of the material @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , likely due to the violation of Twitter ’ s terms of service .
Stripped of their context , the posts only demonstrated how much Trump continues to break the norms of civilized society with his propagation of the vilest content that his most deplorable followers generate .
The president followed these now mysterious comments with an original tweet that made one wonder exactly who he thinks is grading his performance in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and how those evaluators could be so blindly off the mark .
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On a roll now , the president fired off a rapid series of posts alternating between attacks on his political opponents and phony claims about his stewardship of the severely damaged pandemic economy .
Trump ’ s continued lack of understanding of how tariffs work , indeed of how government works , should alone disqualify him from a second term in the presidency .
It is amazing how conveniently he forgets about the cozy relationship he had with Chinese President Xi Jinping that awarded him and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes an enormous arrogance for someone with Trump ’ s record during the pandemic to accuse his opponent of underperforming .
If once measures deaths and economic misery for the American people , no one would ever accuse the current president of underperforming , that ’ s for sure .
Perhaps , but the nation still has a higher unemployment rate than during the last Republican economic meltdown under George W. Bush due to the massive surge of joblessness during the first months of the pandemic .
Those currently without resources likely won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s selective statistics .
Is the picture that the president wants the public to get that he is trying to shift the blame for unrest from the massive outpouring of rage toward police killings of unarmed citizens to his democratic opponents ?
If so , that picture of shirking responsibility to others is quite clear .
As much as one might find it hard to disagree with Trump ’ s assessment of his former National Security Advisor ’ s personality , the president ’ s retrospective claim of sarcasm is as hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump was so obviously pleased with his labors over his Twitter keyboard that he retweeted his own posts multiple times before issuing this gem .
In a tweet packed chock-a-block with lies and misinformation , Trump ’ s financial prophesy seems aimed exclusively at convincing middle-class America that tax increases will actually apply to them instead of just families earning over $ 400,000 per year , as Biden has proposed .
Trump still had one more point he wanted to make before he took a break from laboring over his public image @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defending him in the scandal over his disparaging remarks concerning America ’ s military with a denial of the alleged comments by one of former chief of staff John Kelly ’ s aides .
Sorry , but Kelly ’ s continued silence when he could easily refute the politically damaging stories about the president himself speaks much more loudly than any claims by one of his underlings , but nice try .
Yes , Trump put an exhaustive amount of work into his Labor Day tweets , It ’ s too bad that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes to the job he should be doing as president .
Hopefully , we will soon elect a president who is more focused on solving the nation ’ s myriad of urgent problems than burnishing his social media profile and rid the nation of this White House scourge .
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The only labor being done at the White House this morning was on social media where Donald Trump weighed in with his typically offensive, arrogant, and mendacious tweets in a deluge of political opportunism and invective.
With much of the president’s herculean propaganda efforts issued in the form of retweets of posts from his son Don Jr. and other Trumpian surrogates, some of his earliest retweets of the day wound up making even less sense than usual because whatever content they contained became unavailable after the account of the original poster of the material Trump was commenting approvingly on was suspended, likely due to the violation of Twitter’s terms of service.
Stripped of their context, the posts only demonstrated how much Trump continues to break the norms of civilized society with his propagation of the vilest content that his most deplorable followers generate.
The president followed these now mysterious comments with an original tweet that made one wonder exactly who he thinks is grading his performance in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and how those evaluators could be so blindly off the mark.
Starting to get VERY high marks in our handling of the Coronavirus (China Virus), especially when compared to other countries and areas of the world. Now the Vaccines (Plus) are coming, and fast! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
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On a roll now, the president fired off a rapid series of posts alternating between attacks on his political opponents and phony claims about his stewardship of the severely damaged pandemic economy.
Gordon Chang: China Seems ‘to Be Favoring Joe Biden‘ in Presidential Election https://t.co/LmXVsqOJzP via @BreitbartNews. Of course they want Biden. I have taken $Billions from China and given it to our Farmers and U.S. Treasury. China would own the U.S. if Biden & Hunter got in! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
Trump’s continued lack of understanding of how tariffs work, indeed of how government works, should alone disqualify him from a second term in the presidency. It is amazing how conveniently he forgets about the cozy relationship he had with Chinese President Xi Jinping that awarded him and his daughter Ivanka all those trademarks.
Biden Underperforming! @OANN What else is new, the story of his life. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
It takes an enormous arrogance for someone with Trump’s record during the pandemic to accuse his opponent of underperforming.
If once measures deaths and economic misery for the American people, no one would ever accuse the current president of underperforming, that’s for sure.
10.6 Million Jobs Created In Just 4 Months, A Record!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
Perhaps, but the nation still has a higher unemployment rate than during the last Republican economic meltdown under George W. Bush due to the massive surge of joblessness during the first months of the pandemic. Those currently without resources likely won’t be fooled by Trump’s selective statistics.
Rochester N.Y., Brooklyn N.Y., Portland – All had bad nights, all weakly run by Radical Left Democrat Governors and Mayors! Get the picture? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
Is the picture that the president wants the public to get that he is trying to shift the blame for unrest from the massive outpouring of rage toward police killings of unarmed citizens to his democratic opponents?
If so, that picture of shirking responsibility to others is quite clear.
Just heard that Wacko John Bolton was talking of the fact that I discussed “love letters from Kim Jong Un” as though I viewed them as just that. Obviously, was just being sarcastic. Bolton was such a jerk! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
As much as one might find it hard to disagree with Trump’s assessment of his former National Security Advisor’s personality, the president’s retrospective claim of sarcasm is as hard to swallow as any of his other excuses.
Trump was so obviously pleased with his labors over his Twitter keyboard that he retweeted his own posts multiple times before issuing this gem.
Biggest & Fastest Financial Recovery In History. Next year will be BEST EVER, unless a very Sleepy person becomes President and massively raises your taxes – In which case, CRASH! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
In a tweet packed chock-a-block with lies and misinformation, Trump’s financial prophesy seems aimed exclusively at convincing middle-class America that tax increases will actually apply to them instead of just families earning over $400,000 per year, as Biden has proposed.
Trump still had one more point he wanted to make before he took a break from laboring over his public image.
He retweeted a Breitbart News story defending him in the scandal over his disparaging remarks concerning America’s military with a denial of the alleged comments by one of former chief of staff John Kelly’s aides.
Exclusive: Zach Fuentes, Top Aide to John Kelly, Denies Atlantic Story About Trump https://t.co/RXrpKhdPb1 via @BreitbartNews Thanks Zach. Just more corrupt Fake News trying to change the course of our most important, ever, Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
Sorry, but Kelly’s continued silence when he could easily refute the politically damaging stories about the president himself speaks much more loudly than any claims by one of his underlings, but nice try.
Yes, Trump put an exhaustive amount of work into his Labor Day tweets, It’s too bad that it all amounts to little when it comes to the job he should be doing as president.
Hopefully, we will soon elect a president who is more focused on solving the nation’s myriad of urgent problems than burnishing his social media profile and rid the nation of this White House scourge.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-07--WAP vs. GOP: Cardi B. & Black Trump supporter Candace Owens heat it up in wild Twitter beef

It was WAP versus GOP when Bronx-born hip hop superstar Cardi B and noted Africa American Trump supporter and right-wing agitator Candace Owens engaged in an extended Twitter feud yesterday .
The battle of words started after Owens called the deliriously popular rapper “ illiterate ” while commenting on the interview that Cardi B conducted with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for Elle magazine .
During a conversation with alt-right media hustler Ben Shapiro , Owens referred to the music superstar ’ s interview with Biden as “ demeaning… pandering [ and ] ridiculous ” and accused Cardi B of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture and values.
” Anyone who is familiar with Cardi B knows how outspoken she is and how little patience she has for disses from sanctimonious conservative prisses .
She responded to Owens ’ tweet with post that explained that she was using her fame to support Biden because Donald Trump ’ s cultural promotion of bigotry , white supremacism , and anti-LGBTQ policies exacerbated America ’ s racial and gender-based prejudices .
Owens refused to let Cardi B have the last word and continued the tweet battle with a response that expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s logic , delivered in a highly sarcastic , condescending tone .
The gloves were off after that post , so Cardi B hit back with a tweet that called out Owens ’ role as a token African American Trump supporter being manipulated by the president and expressed her disdainful pity for the aspiring political climber .
As a performer who leveraged multiple social media platforms as part of her rise to fame , it wasn ’ t surprising that Cardi moved the debate from the character-limited confines of Twitter to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contribution to the political dialogue .
That the entire video was a closeup of her hand and a towel focused the viewers ’ attention on her words .
Owens responded to the Instagram post by leaping platforms herself to insult the musical sensation by calling her “ uneducated when it came to politics , ” perhaps a polite way of saying that she thought the rapper was a dumb bimbo .
The last word in this epic social media confrontation — so far , at least — goes to Cardi B , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to demonstrate that the right-wing shill was not always so disenchanted with the politically outspoken performer .
If nothing else , this latest social media confrontation demonstrates the viability of a new political reality/talk show format featuring social activist musicians debating reactionary Republican enablers .
It could just be the answer the nation needs to get the younger demographics more involved in a political system that will determine how their lives are lived on the future with the direction of cultural , economic , and social justice issues all to be determined by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cardi B can leverage her stardom to encourage more people to vote for Biden and drive Donald Trump from office , then why not offer the same opportunity to every other interested celebrity ?
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It was WAP versus GOP when Bronx-born hip hop superstar Cardi B and noted Africa American Trump supporter and right-wing agitator Candace Owens engaged in an extended Twitter feud yesterday.
The battle of words started after Owens called the deliriously popular rapper “illiterate” while commenting on the interview that Cardi B conducted with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for Elle magazine.
During a conversation with alt-right media hustler Ben Shapiro, Owens referred to the music superstar’s interview with Biden as “demeaning… pandering [and] ridiculous” and accused Cardi B of contributing “to the disintegration of black culture and values.”
Since most black people didn’t have the spine to admit that @benshapiro was 100% correct about @iamcardib and how her music and platform contributes to the disintegration of black culture and values…here you go. #WAP #SundaySpecial pic.twitter.com/q5QxxX9G4e — Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) September 6, 2020
Anyone who is familiar with Cardi B knows how outspoken she is and how little patience she has for disses from sanctimonious conservative prisses.
She responded to Owens’ tweet with post that explained that she was using her fame to support Biden because Donald Trump’s cultural promotion of bigotry, white supremacism, and anti-LGBTQ policies exacerbated America’s racial and gender-based prejudices.
You wanna know why joe gotta talk to me Candice cause I have the #1 song & yet my sister can’t go to the beach in the Hampton’s wit out trump supporters harassing cause they were by themselves & Santa Claus was harassing my sis GF all because they are a Afro/Hispanic gay couple https://t.co/OLQX2mrzbp pic.twitter.com/ISfJStODme — iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 6, 2020
Owens refused to let Cardi B have the last word and continued the tweet battle with a response that expressed her lack of comprehension of the rapper’s logic, delivered in a highly sarcastic, condescending tone.
To clarify—Joe Biden “gotta talk” to you because you have the number 1 song and Santa Claus was harassing your sister? Um. K. Thanks for clearing that one up. https://t.co/MCaYpPNRXy — Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) September 6, 2020
The gloves were off after that post, so Cardi B hit back with a tweet that called out Owens’ role as a token African American Trump supporter being manipulated by the president and expressed her disdainful pity for the aspiring political climber.
Yes you are right I have the number 1 song & I have a huge platform and I can make millions go vote to get the MAN THAT USED YOU .I don’t want to argue with you Candace I really don’t have the time .I honestly just feel sorry for you. https://t.co/haACwKRN13 — iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 6, 2020
As a performer who leveraged multiple social media platforms as part of her rise to fame, it wasn’t surprising that Cardi moved the debate from the character-limited confines of Twitter to the more audio/video-oriented Instagram platform with her next contribution to the political dialogue.
That the entire video was a closeup of her hand and a towel focused the viewers’ attention on her words.
View this post on Instagram @candiceowens you want your clout here ! Leave me alone A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib) on Sep 6, 2020 at 5:50pm PDT
Owens responded to the Instagram post by leaping platforms herself to insult the musical sensation by calling her “uneducated when it came to politics,” perhaps a polite way of saying that she thought the rapper was a dumb bimbo.
The last word in this epic social media confrontation — so far, at least — goes to Cardi B, who delved into Candace Owens’ Twitter history to demonstrate that the right-wing shill was not always so disenchanted with the politically outspoken performer.
If nothing else, this latest social media confrontation demonstrates the viability of a new political reality/talk show format featuring social activist musicians debating reactionary Republican enablers.
It could just be the answer the nation needs to get the younger demographics more involved in a political system that will determine how their lives are lived on the future with the direction of cultural, economic, and social justice issues all to be determined by the outcome of November elections.
If Cardi B can leverage her stardom to encourage more people to vote for Biden and drive Donald Trump from office, then why not offer the same opportunity to every other interested celebrity?
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Original reporting by Izin Akhabau at The Independent.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-06--Trump calls for his supporters to go after Steve Jobs’ widow in angry morning tweet


occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Melania Trump’s newly renovated Rose Garden is being repaired just three weeks after its debut

The controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden that was overseen by First Lady Melania Trump was initially met with a thumbs down from critical observers who disliked the new layout and the fact that Donald Trump ’ s wife changed some of the features initially guided with the input of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy .
Now , just three weeks after the new look of the Rose Garden was unveiled , CNN is reporting that the renovated garden is already under repair .
With the Rose Garden being part of the site of Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a use of the White House that many say was a blatant violation of the Hatch Act which prohibits the use of federal resources in political campaigns — the White House grounds saw heavy usage as Trump invited over 1,500 people to hear his droning acceptance speech for the GOP nomination on the nearby South Lawn .
The newly unveiled Rose Garden itself was used as the site of the first lady ’ s own speech at the RNC in front of a smaller crowd of about 75 seated guests .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new Rose Garden renovation told the cable news network that the site is experiencing “ issues with water drainage ” and “ some minor complications with updated construction.
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For Melania ’ s speech , the grass of the Rose Garden was too muddy to host an audience due to lack of drainage from the heavy rainstorms that were taking place at the time , so a “ turf ” lawn was installed over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source told CNN at the time .
Deputy press secretary Judd Deere told CNN that new sod would be installed and that the replacement sodding would be done “ at no cost to taxpayers.
” The initial costs of the renovations came from private donations that were mostly solicited by the Trust for the National Mall .
So far there has been no word from the White House as to when the Rose Garden re-renovation will be completed and the area will again be restored to its normal functioning .
Perhaps being married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a reputation for cutting construction corners to increase his profits isn ’ t the best background for planning restorations of historic gardens after all .
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The controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden that was overseen by First Lady Melania Trump was initially met with a thumbs down from critical observers who disliked the new layout and the fact that Donald Trump’s wife changed some of the features initially guided with the input of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy.
Now, just three weeks after the new look of the Rose Garden was unveiled, CNN is reporting that the renovated garden is already under repair.
With the Rose Garden being part of the site of Donald Trump’s COVID-altered televised Republican National Convention activities — in a use of the White House that many say was a blatant violation of the Hatch Act which prohibits the use of federal resources in political campaigns — the White House grounds saw heavy usage as Trump invited over 1,500 people to hear his droning acceptance speech for the GOP nomination on the nearby South Lawn.
The newly unveiled Rose Garden itself was used as the site of the first lady’s own speech at the RNC in front of a smaller crowd of about 75 seated guests.
A CNN source familiar with the problems with the new Rose Garden renovation told the cable news network that the site is experiencing “issues with water drainage” and “some minor complications with updated construction.”
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For Melania’s speech, the grass of the Rose Garden was too muddy to host an audience due to lack of drainage from the heavy rainstorms that were taking place at the time, so a “turf” lawn was installed over the original grass instead, a White House source told CNN at the time.
Deputy press secretary Judd Deere told CNN that new sod would be installed and that the replacement sodding would be done “at no cost to taxpayers.” The initial costs of the renovations came from private donations that were mostly solicited by the Trust for the National Mall.
So far there has been no word from the White House as to when the Rose Garden re-renovation will be completed and the area will again be restored to its normal functioning.
Perhaps being married to an unscrupulous former real estate developer with a reputation for cutting construction corners to increase his profits isn’t the best background for planning restorations of historic gardens after all.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-08--Trump claims Biden will destroy the suburbs in outrageous Twitter attack

To the surprise of absolutely no one who has been paying attention for the past four years , Donald Trump has decided to embrace overt racism as a reelection strategy .
Given the manner in which he demonized Mexicans and Muslims to court the white nationalist vote in 2016 , it ’ s hardly surprising that bigotry would constitute a cornerstone of his rhetoric heading into November but the sheer transparency of it is still shocking to behold .
Eschewing all semblance of subtlety , the president has begun fear-mongering about the suburbs , claiming that Joe Biden will “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income housing and projects ” to these regions .
It ’ s of course no coincidence that low-income renters are usually people of color ( due in large part to generations and generations of systemic racism and codified denial of access to wealth ) .
When Trump warns of “ low-income ” housing what he ’ s really doing is telling his right-wing white voters that if they don ’ t vote for him they might wake up one day with a Black or Hispanic neighbor .
It ’ s racist dog whistle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outer space .
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In his tweets on the subject today , Trump specifically singled out the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing ( AFFH ) rule .
In simplest terms , the AFFH is a section of the Fair Housing Act which was signed into law in 1968 and designed to prevent discrimination .
Under Obama , the provision was strengthened so that the disbursement of federal funding to towns and cities was made contingent upon them proving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules .
The Trump administration repealed the Obama administration ’ s provision , as clear an indication as any that this president is decidedly pro-discrimination .
Beyond the disgustingly racist implications of the president ’ s tweets , one can ’ t help but marvel at the sheer stupidity of them .
Does Trump really believe his voters are gullible enough to believe that Joe Biden wants to literally “ ABOLISH ” suburbs ?
Does he think they ’ ll buy his asinine claim that the former vice president , a generally moderate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroy the “ American Dream ?
” The lowest common denominator way in which this president crafts his rhetoric shows just how little he thinks of his voters .
He thinks they ’ re stupid and if they still choose to vote for him at this point , he ’ s probably right .
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To the surprise of absolutely no one who has been paying attention for the past four years, Donald Trump has decided to embrace overt racism as a reelection strategy. Given the manner in which he demonized Mexicans and Muslims to court the white nationalist vote in 2016, it’s hardly surprising that bigotry would constitute a cornerstone of his rhetoric heading into November but the sheer transparency of it is still shocking to behold.
Eschewing all semblance of subtlety, the president has begun fear-mongering about the suburbs, claiming that Joe Biden will “abolish” them and bring “low income housing and projects” to these regions. It’s of course no coincidence that low-income renters are usually people of color (due in large part to generations and generations of systemic racism and codified denial of access to wealth). When Trump warns of “low-income” housing what he’s really doing is telling his right-wing white voters that if they don’t vote for him they might wake up one day with a Black or Hispanic neighbor. It’s racist dog whistle so loud it could be heard from outer space.
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In his tweets on the subject today, Trump specifically singled out the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. In simplest terms, the AFFH is a section of the Fair Housing Act which was signed into law in 1968 and designed to prevent discrimination.
Under Obama, the provision was strengthened so that the disbursement of federal funding to towns and cities was made contingent upon them proving they were adhering to anti-discrimination and bias rules. The Trump administration repealed the Obama administration’s provision, as clear an indication as any that this president is decidedly pro-discrimination.
Beyond the disgustingly racist implications of the president’s tweets, one can’t help but marvel at the sheer stupidity of them. Does Trump really believe his voters are gullible enough to believe that Joe Biden wants to literally “ABOLISH” suburbs? Does he think they’ll buy his asinine claim that the former vice president, a generally moderate, thoughtful guy, is determined to destroy the “American Dream?”
The lowest common denominator way in which this president crafts his rhetoric shows just how little he thinks of his voters. He thinks they’re stupid and if they still choose to vote for him at this point, he’s probably right.
Suburban voters are pouring into the Republican Party because of the violence in Democrat run cities and states. If Biden gets in, this violence is “coming to the Suburbs”, and FAST. You could say goodbye to your American Dream! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
Democrats admit that President Trump’s message is “working” on violence coming to the Suburbs in a Looney Biden Administration. Plus, Biden just doubled down on forcing Federal control of local zoning. This means low income housing and projects. So much for the American Dream! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
Sleepy Joe Biden has pledged to ABOLISH Suburban Communites as they currently exist by reinstating Obama’s radical AFFH Regulation. There goes Suburbia! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-08--Trump desperately fires back after report shows his campaign wasted $800 million

The very essence of Donald Trump ’ s life has always been the moolah , the gold-plated trappings it can buy , and the power and respect it conveys to those who have plentiful quantities of lucre .
The report claims that of the $ 1.1 billion that the Trump campaign and the Republican party managed to raise from the beginning of 2019 through July of this year , only around $ 300 million is left after a series of wanton and profligate expenditures to expressly satisfy the ego of the president .
Among the most wasteful outpourings of cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ please Donald Trump was an $ 11 million pair of ads during the 2020 Superbowl that were purchased to match the splashy primary ads for the then-Democratic contender , billionaire Michael Bloomberg , whose estimated $ 56.1 billion fortune dwarfs Fortune magazine ’ s guestimation of the president ’ s relatively puny net worth and likely inspires some serious envy in the dark recesses of Trump ’ s disordered mind .
Another useless waste of funds appears to have been dedicated to spending heavily on pro-Trump ads in the Washington DC market that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one in order to give the insecure president the impression that he dominated the media landscape with his propaganda blitz .
With tales of high priced consultants , copious legal bills , and lavishly appointed offices , much of the blame for the downward decline of the president ’ s campaign coffers has been placed upon his Ferrari-driving former campaign manager Brad Parscale , who was replaced by a less free-spending Bill Stepien in July when the kink in the firehose of available campaign cash became too obvious to continue to ignore .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ public media , it was only natural that Donald Trump would be tweeting his indignant response to the latest allegations proving that his storied bankruptcies are more indicative of his business prowess ( or lack thereof ) than his ill-documented supposed fortune .
Trump ’ s defensive excuse for the campaign cash crunch is most notable for his vow to put his own money in the game since his explanations for the outflow of donated dollars lands squarely in “ the dog ate my homework ” territory .
Whether Trump would be better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay for his likely gigantic legal expenditures once he is removed from office is an open question , but given his dearth of long-term strategic thinking thus far , he probably more inclined to make a last-ditch attempt to spend whatever he can to avoid the inevitable prosecutions by trying to retain his presidential immunity .
Live by the dollar , die by the dollar .
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“Money money money money, MONEY!” — The O’Jays – “For the Love of Money”
The very essence of Donald Trump’s life has always been the moolah, the gold-plated trappings it can buy, and the power and respect it conveys to those who have plentiful quantities of lucre.
The New York Times citing the unexpected cash crunch currently being experienced by the Trump campaign strike to the very core of the president’s inexplicable mystique amongst his aspirational working-class supporters who see his supposed wealth, no matter how illicitly or crookedly gained, as a reason for admiration rather than revulsion. Thus, the recent report in citing the unexpected cash crunch currently being experienced by the Trump campaign strike to the very core of the president’s inexplicable mystique amongst his aspirational working-class supporters who see his supposed wealth, no matter how illicitly or crookedly gained, as a reason for admiration rather than revulsion.
The report claims that of the $1.1 billion that the Trump campaign and the Republican party managed to raise from the beginning of 2019 through July of this year, only around $300 million is left after a series of wanton and profligate expenditures to expressly satisfy the ego of the president.
Among the most wasteful outpourings of cash that the campaign squandered in order to please Donald Trump was an $11 million pair of ads during the 2020 Superbowl that were purchased to match the splashy primary ads for the then-Democratic contender, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, whose estimated $56.1 billion fortune dwarfs Fortune magazine’s guestimation of the president’s relatively puny net worth and likely inspires some serious envy in the dark recesses of Trump’s disordered mind.
Another useless waste of funds appears to have been dedicated to spending heavily on pro-Trump ads in the Washington DC market that were essentially purchased for an audience of one in order to give the insecure president the impression that he dominated the media landscape with his propaganda blitz.
With tales of high priced consultants, copious legal bills, and lavishly appointed offices, much of the blame for the downward decline of the president’s campaign coffers has been placed upon his Ferrari-driving former campaign manager Brad Parscale, who was replaced by a less free-spending Bill Stepien in July when the kink in the firehose of available campaign cash became too obvious to continue to ignore.
“If you spend $800 million and you’re 10 points behind, I think you’ve got to answer the question ‘What was the game plan?’” said Ed Rollins, a veteran Republican strategist who runs a small pro-Trump super PAC, and who accused Mr. Parscale of spending “like a drunken sailor.”
With such humiliating failures detailed in the public media, it was only natural that Donald Trump would be tweeting his indignant response to the latest allegations proving that his storied bankruptcies are more indicative of his business prowess (or lack thereof) than his ill-documented supposed fortune.
Trump’s defensive excuse for the campaign cash crunch is most notable for his vow to put his own money in the game since his explanations for the outflow of donated dollars lands squarely in “the dog ate my homework” territory.
“Money money money money, MONEY! Some people got to have it
Some people really need it
Listen to me why’all, do things, do things, do bad things with it.”
Given the massive amount of money that the federal government and his Republican supporters have spent at Trump properties in the last four years, the president likely has some cash lying around to fulfill his vow to dig into his own pockets to try to salvage his candidacy.
Whether Trump would be better served by hoarding his available financial resources to pay for his likely gigantic legal expenditures once he is removed from office is an open question, but given his dearth of long-term strategic thinking thus far, he probably more inclined to make a last-ditch attempt to spend whatever he can to avoid the inevitable prosecutions by trying to retain his presidential immunity.
“For the love of money People will steal from their mother
For the love of money
People will rob their own brother.” “For the love of money
People can’t even walk the street
Because they never know who in the world they’re gonna beat
For that lean, mean, mean green
Almighty dollar, money.”
Live by the dollar, die by the dollar.
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