occupydemocrats--2020-11-19--Lawsuit alleges Tyson meat plant managers gambled on how many workers would get COVID

Donald Trump ’ s massive failures in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic may seem perplexing at first .
After all , how could it have possibly been in his interest to oversee such an incompetent response to an outbreak of a disease that resulted in a quarter of a million American deaths ?
When viewed through the lens of traditional Republican prioritization of the needs of corporations and big businesses over that of the average working person , however , Trump ’ s strategy in dealing with the pandemic crosses the line from mere incompetence to malicious evil .
Fearful of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a burgeoning economy because of the business closures associated with widespread lockdowns , Trump downplayed the dangers of the virus and allowed those considered to be essential workers to become cannon fodder in the retreat from fighting the pandemic in the manner recommended by infectious disease experts .
Trump ’ s ego and personal ambition — combined with the greed of corporate interests — has led us to the massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases , hospitalizations that have strained our health care system , and deaths that the United States is now experiencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the list in the total number of coronavirus cases .
If you have any doubt about that preceding analysis , perhaps this story that took place at the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Waterloo , Iowa , will persuade you that the only conspiracy surrounding the pandemic is the one being conducted by the Republican party and their wealthy corporate donors looking to preserve their privilege and bank accounts during this crisis .
A new lawsuit brought by the son of a worker at the pork plant who died of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job alleges that in addition to forcing employees at the plant to work in risky and unsafe conditions during the pandemic , managers and supervisors wagered cash bets with each other over how many of their workers would contract COVID-19 .
If that sounds like a heartless and callous form of gambling with the lives of others , then you are beginning to understand the depth of the immorality inherent in the COVID denialism that has been the Trump administration ’ s credo since the first case was detected in this country back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least five employees from the virus have been reported at the Waterloo facility since the start of the outbreak and 20 others have died at other Tyson plants across the country .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
According to the lawsuit filed by the son of Isidro Fernandez , a Tyson employee who passed away from his infection in April , supervisors , led by plant manager Tom Hart , put together a “ cash buy-in , winner-take-all betting pool ” wagering on how many workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mind you that this is in a plant where a supervisor allegedly echoed Donald Trump ’ s lies that the coronavirus was just a “ glorified flu ” and that “ it ’ s not a big deal ; everyone is going to get it ” when workers expressed their workplace safety worries .
The lawsuit also alleges that in addition to their devilish betting pool , managers pressured line workers to continue working even if they exhibited visible symptoms of the disease .
“ At least one worker at the facility vomited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to continue working and return to work the next day , ” the lawsuit claims .
“ Defendant John Casey explicitly directed supervisors to ignore symptoms of COVID-19 .
Mr. Casey told supervisors they had to show up to work , even if they were exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 , and he directed supervisors to make their direct reports come to work , even if those direct reports were showing symptoms of COVID-19 , ” the filing also states .
“ On one occasion , Mr. Casey intercepted a sick supervisor en-route @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get back to work , adding , ‘ we all have symptoms—you have a job to do , ’ ” the lawsuit accuses one supervisor of saying .
The situation on the plant floor reportedly became so dangerous that many managers refused to go into the main workspace in the facility for fear of getting infected themselves .
The suit goes on to detail a lack of protective measures taken by Tyson to protect its workers , an accusation that the company refuted in an email to Gizmodo , which reported on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the lawsuit .
The pressure of monied interests to maintain their cash flow during the pandemic , not the desire to protect the lives of the greatest number of American citizens , seems to be the main motivator of the Trump administration ’ s anemic pandemic response .
While Donald Trump has seemingly gotten his rebuke for his failures through his loss of the presidential election , there is no way to bring back the people lost due to his evil prioritization of lucre over lives .
One thing is certain : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by winning both seats up for grabs in the January Georgia runoff elections , President-elect Biden will face a recalcitrant GOP-controlled legislative chamber blocking any moves to address the pandemic with the seriousness and coordinated federal response that it requires .
Even worse , it ’ s still possible that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) can hold the pandemic economic stimulus bill hostage unless it includes a provision giving immunity to businesses that would hold companies like Tyson harmless in any type of lawsuit holding them accountable for their failures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of contracting COVID .
Every progressive should turn their attention to ensuring victories for Rev .
Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia , or we will suffer at least another two years of Republican obstructionism and the primacy of corporate interests over that of the American people .
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Donald Trump’s massive failures in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic may seem perplexing at first.
After all, how could it have possibly been in his interest to oversee such an incompetent response to an outbreak of a disease that resulted in a quarter of a million American deaths?
When viewed through the lens of traditional Republican prioritization of the needs of corporations and big businesses over that of the average working person, however, Trump’s strategy in dealing with the pandemic crosses the line from mere incompetence to malicious evil.
Fearful of losing his primary re-election talking point about a burgeoning economy because of the business closures associated with widespread lockdowns, Trump downplayed the dangers of the virus and allowed those considered to be essential workers to become cannon fodder in the retreat from fighting the pandemic in the manner recommended by infectious disease experts.
Trump’s ego and personal ambition — combined with the greed of corporate interests — has led us to the massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations that have strained our health care system, and deaths that the United States is now experiencing, placing our nation at the top of the list in the total number of coronavirus cases.
If you have any doubt about that preceding analysis, perhaps this story that took place at the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Waterloo, Iowa, will persuade you that the only conspiracy surrounding the pandemic is the one being conducted by the Republican party and their wealthy corporate donors looking to preserve their privilege and bank accounts during this crisis.
A new lawsuit brought by the son of a worker at the pork plant who died of the virus that he likely contracted on the job alleges that in addition to forcing employees at the plant to work in risky and unsafe conditions during the pandemic, managers and supervisors wagered cash bets with each other over how many of their workers would contract COVID-19.
If that sounds like a heartless and callous form of gambling with the lives of others, then you are beginning to understand the depth of the immorality inherent in the COVID denialism that has been the Trump administration’s credo since the first case was detected in this country back in January.
The deaths of at least five employees from the virus have been reported at the Waterloo facility since the start of the outbreak and 20 others have died at other Tyson plants across the country.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
According to the lawsuit filed by the son of Isidro Fernandez, a Tyson employee who passed away from his infection in April, supervisors, led by plant manager Tom Hart, put together a “cash buy-in, winner-take-all betting pool” wagering on how many workers would receive positive diagnoses for COVID-19.
Mind you that this is in a plant where a supervisor allegedly echoed Donald Trump’s lies that the coronavirus was just a “glorified flu” and that “it’s not a big deal; everyone is going to get it” when workers expressed their workplace safety worries.
The lawsuit also alleges that in addition to their devilish betting pool, managers pressured line workers to continue working even if they exhibited visible symptoms of the disease.
“At least one worker at the facility vomited on the production line and management allowed him to continue working and return to work the next day,” the lawsuit claims. “Defendant John Casey explicitly directed supervisors to ignore symptoms of COVID-19. Mr. Casey told supervisors they had to show up to work, even if they were exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, and he directed supervisors to make their direct reports come to work, even if those direct reports were showing symptoms of COVID-19,” the filing also states. “On one occasion, Mr. Casey intercepted a sick supervisor en-route to get tested and ordered the supervisor to get back to work, adding, ‘we all have symptoms—you have a job to do,’” the lawsuit accuses one supervisor of saying.
The situation on the plant floor reportedly became so dangerous that many managers refused to go into the main workspace in the facility for fear of getting infected themselves.
“Consequently, as the virus spread through the plant, the Supervisory Defendants and other managers increasingly delegated managerial authority and responsibilities to low-level supervisors with no management training or experience,” the lawsuit alleges.
The suit goes on to detail a lack of protective measures taken by Tyson to protect its workers, an accusation that the company refuted in an email to Gizmodo, which reported on the story while refusing to otherwise comment on the lawsuit.
The pressure of monied interests to maintain their cash flow during the pandemic, not the desire to protect the lives of the greatest number of American citizens, seems to be the main motivator of the Trump administration’s anemic pandemic response.
While Donald Trump has seemingly gotten his rebuke for his failures through his loss of the presidential election, there is no way to bring back the people lost due to his evil prioritization of lucre over lives.
One thing is certain: unless the Democrats can retake the Senate by winning both seats up for grabs in the January Georgia runoff elections, President-elect Biden will face a recalcitrant GOP-controlled legislative chamber blocking any moves to address the pandemic with the seriousness and coordinated federal response that it requires.
Even worse, it’s still possible that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) can hold the pandemic economic stimulus bill hostage unless it includes a provision giving immunity to businesses that would hold companies like Tyson harmless in any type of lawsuit holding them accountable for their failures to properly protect their employees from the risk of contracting COVID.
Every progressive should turn their attention to ensuring victories for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia, or we will suffer at least another two years of Republican obstructionism and the primacy of corporate interests over that of the American people.
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Original reporting by Matt Novack at Gizmodo.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-19--Trump tweets out interview of ex-admin of pedophile forum website

Even after his defeat at the hands of President-elect Joe Biden and with the end of his tenure rapidly approaching , Donald Trump is finding ways to debase the office of the presidency .
His refusal to concede offers the most glaring example to date of how little he cares about our democratic traditions and his baseless , repeated claims of widespread voter fraud are some of the most disgraceful public statements ever uttered by an American president .
There can be little doubt now that Trump has inflicted and will continue to inflict lasting damage to our Republic by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legitimacy of our elections .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
As if such indignities weren ’ t enough , Trump continues to tweet furiously at all hours of the day , boosting the tweets of the dead-ender cultists who still support him , aggressively spreading their misinformation while also concocting his own .
Last night , he scraped the bottom of the MAGA barrel by sharing a video from One America News ( OAN ) .
For those unfamiliar with OAN , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News .
When your brain has become so melted by years of conservative propaganda that you need a more intense hit , when you have become so untethered from reality that Fox suddenly seems too liberal , when you get to a point where any bit of information that challenges your paranoid beliefs makes you scream in rage , you flip on OAN .
It masquerades as a news network but has absolutely zero journalistic integrity and instead exists solely to pump out pro-Trump lies .
The clip President Trump shared from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a man who journalist Nick Martin pointed out on Twitter is a former administrator for the 8chan/8kun website , an infamous hotbed of child abuse and the digital home plant for QAnon , the truly deranged , labyrinthine conspiracy theory that alleges that President Trump is a hero working secretly behind the scenes to take down a Satanic pedophilia cabal run by Democrats and Hollywood elites .
In other words , he ’ s exactly the kind of creature that OAN would try to peddle as a “ cyber analyst.
” Watkins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right-wing bugaboo du jour : Dominion voting machines .
Trump , with the help of people like Sean Hannity , has been spreading the lie that Dominion systems , which were used in several states , are unreliable and were exploited by Democrats to steal millions of votes from Trump .
As usual , there is no truth to the claim and the allegations leveled by OAN in the segment are either completely without evidence or have been thoroughly debunked .
The president managed to pump out some truly dangerous lies about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a truly disgusting character .
This is a new low for Trump but likely not even the worst he ’ ll do before slithering out of the White House .
Joe Biden can not be sworn in soon enough .

Even after his defeat at the hands of President-elect Joe Biden and with the end of his tenure rapidly approaching, Donald Trump is finding ways to debase the office of the presidency. His refusal to concede offers the most glaring example to date of how little he cares about our democratic traditions and his baseless, repeated claims of widespread voter fraud are some of the most disgraceful public statements ever uttered by an American president.
There can be little doubt now that Trump has inflicted and will continue to inflict lasting damage to our Republic by weakening the public’s faith in the legitimacy of our elections.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
As if such indignities weren’t enough, Trump continues to tweet furiously at all hours of the day, boosting the tweets of the dead-ender cultists who still support him, aggressively spreading their misinformation while also concocting his own. Last night, he scraped the bottom of the MAGA barrel by sharing a video from One America News (OAN).
For those unfamiliar with OAN, it’s a cable channel even further far-right than Fox News. When your brain has become so melted by years of conservative propaganda that you need a more intense hit, when you have become so untethered from reality that Fox suddenly seems too liberal, when you get to a point where any bit of information that challenges your paranoid beliefs makes you scream in rage, you flip on OAN. It masquerades as a news network but has absolutely zero journalistic integrity and instead exists solely to pump out pro-Trump lies.
The clip President Trump shared from OAN was an interview with Ron Watkins, a man who journalist Nick Martin pointed out on Twitter is a former administrator for the 8chan/8kun website, an infamous hotbed of child abuse and the digital home plant for QAnon, the truly deranged, labyrinthine conspiracy theory that alleges that President Trump is a hero working secretly behind the scenes to take down a Satanic pedophilia cabal run by Democrats and Hollywood elites. In other words, he’s exactly the kind of creature that OAN would try to peddle as a “cyber analyst.”
Watkins was invited on OAN to discuss the right-wing bugaboo du jour: Dominion voting machines. Trump, with the help of people like Sean Hannity, has been spreading the lie that Dominion systems, which were used in several states, are unreliable and were exploited by Democrats to steal millions of votes from Trump. As usual, there is no truth to the claim and the allegations leveled by OAN in the segment are either completely without evidence or have been thoroughly debunked.
The president managed to pump out some truly dangerous lies about the election while also boosting the profile of a truly disgusting character. This is a new low for Trump but likely not even the worst he’ll do before slithering out of the White House. Joe Biden cannot be sworn in soon enough.
Trump just tweeted out an interview with Ron Watkins, the one-time admin of 8chan/8kun, a website which hosted pedophile forums, images of child sexual abuse and which also is also the home of QAnon. The interview referred to Watkins as a "cyber analyst" but didn't mention 8kun. https://t.co/ow3cZi37xY pic.twitter.com/ZYkOUEjusK — Nick Martin (@nickmartin) November 19, 2020
There's a number of people who have been researching and warning about QAnon for years now. I'm going to try to put together a list of the best ones to follow very soon. I could throw one together now, but it's late and I'm afraid I'd forget some folks. Stay tuned! — Nick Martin (@nickmartin) November 19, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-19--Trump personally involves himself in GOP officials’ ham-fisted attempt to decertify votes of Black M

Trump personally involves himself in GOP officials’ ham-fisted attempt to decertify votes of Black Michigan voters

Even though the 2020 election has been definitively called for former Vice-President Joe Biden , loser Donald Trump continues to wage a desperate campaign to delegitimize the results and ultimately overturn them .
While his incessant Twitter promotion of outrageous conspiracy theories has largely been dismissed as the pitiful thrashing of a cornered rat and his lackeys have been laughed out of court , Trump crossed a line on Wednesday night when he personally took matters into his own hands to interfere in the election .
Two Republican canvassers in Wayne County , Michigan , refused to certify the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happens to contain Detroit and the votes of hundreds of thousands of Black Americans until public backlash convinced them to certify them .
The Associated Press reports that Donald Trump himself called the canvassers in question , Monica Palmer and William Hartmann , praising their earlier refusal and expressing his “ gratitude ” for their support .
What else was said is unknown , but it ’ s no coincidence that the next day , the two attempted to “ rescind ” their vote certification by signing legal affidavits and claiming they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressure ” demanding that they do their jobs and respect the democratic process .
“ We deserve better — but more importantly , the American people deserve better — than to be forced to accept an outcome achieved through intimidation , deception , and threats of violence .
Wayne County voters need to have full confidence in this process , ” complained the two in a statement .
It goes without saying that the situation is without precedent and nobody knows if they can actually rescind their certification .
The Michigan Democratic Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying in a statement that “ there is no legal basis to their claims nor does there exist a path for them to ‘ take back ’ their vote…Certifying all election results for the state is now in the hands of the Michigan Board of Canvassers.
” A spokesman for the Michigan Secretary of State agreed with that sentiment in a statement : While there is no real danger that the president ’ s intervention will succeed in somehow overturning the vote results of a state which Biden won by a decisive 2-to-1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lengths to which Trump and his cronies will go in his efforts to steal the election — and it ’ s terrifying to see this precedent set for future , less incompetent would-be authoritarian despots .

Even though the 2020 election has been definitively called for former Vice-President Joe Biden, loser Donald Trump continues to wage a desperate campaign to delegitimize the results and ultimately overturn them. While his incessant Twitter promotion of outrageous conspiracy theories has largely been dismissed as the pitiful thrashing of a cornered rat and his lackeys have been laughed out of court, Trump crossed a line on Wednesday night when he personally took matters into his own hands to interfere in the election.
part of me wants to be worried about trump calling a local election official to pressure them to exclude black votes. but HOLY SHIT ITS SO WEAK AND PETTY AND PATHETIC, LIKE GOD DAMN.https://t.co/MWmxwXVYZP — Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 19, 2020
Two Republican canvassers in Wayne County, Michigan, refused to certify the vote results for the district that just so happens to contain Detroit and the votes of hundreds of thousands of Black Americans until public backlash convinced them to certify them. The Associated Press reports that Donald Trump himself called the canvassers in question, Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, praising their earlier refusal and expressing his “gratitude” for their support.
What else was said is unknown, but it’s no coincidence that the next day, the two attempted to “rescind” their vote certification by signing legal affidavits and claiming they were the victims of “hours of sustained pressure” demanding that they do their jobs and respect the democratic process.
“We deserve better — but more importantly, the American people deserve better — than to be forced to accept an outcome achieved through intimidation, deception, and threats of violence. Wayne County voters need to have full confidence in this process,” complained the two in a statement.
It goes without saying that the situation is without precedent and nobody knows if they can actually rescind their certification. The Michigan Democratic Party certainly doesn’t think so, saying in a statement that “there is no legal basis to their claims nor does there exist a path for them to ‘take back’ their vote…Certifying all election results for the state is now in the hands of the Michigan Board of Canvassers.”
A spokesman for the Michigan Secretary of State agreed with that sentiment in a statement:
A spokesperson for the secretary of state is shooting down the possibility of the two GOP members rescinding their vote, saying it is out of their hands at this point. "There is no legal mechanism for them to rescind their vote."https://t.co/fG3wMJKJ7Y via @kendallkarson — Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) November 19, 2020
While there is no real danger that the president’s intervention will succeed in somehow overturning the vote results of a state which Biden won by a decisive 2-to-1 margin, it is shocking to see the lengths to which Trump and his cronies will go in his efforts to steal the election — and it’s terrifying to see this precedent set for future, less incompetent would-be authoritarian despots.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-20--Ilhan lands beautiful dunk on Kelly Loeffler in response to her attacks on Rev. Warnock

Few political figures have ever been subjected to as much hyperbolic vitriol as Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) has .
As a refugee Muslim woman who isn ’ t afraid to speak for the voiceless or back down from her progressive principles , she has become one of the right-wing ’ s favorite boogeywomen and a magnet for their psychotic hatred and racism .
Regularly subjected to horrifyingly Islamophobic attacks from sitting Republican politicians and from the rabid conservative propaganda machine , Rep. Omar has shown incredible courage and resilience in her refusal to ever be cowed by their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for herself in with her quick-witted responses to her white-hooded haters .
Locked in a tight Senate run-off race , Georgia Senate hopeful and insider trader Kelly Loeffler decided to polish her conservative chops by attacking her opponent , Rev .
Warnock , for his religious beliefs and dragged Rep. Omar in by name , accusing them both of disrespecting the troops in response to Warnock ’ s correct declaration that you can not serve God and militarism at the same time .
Rep. Omar immediately fired back , calling out Loeffler for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort to reframe her race as a run against “ the Squad ” of progressive legislators instead of her actual opponent .
Loeffler responded by throwing some revolting Islamophobic conspiracy theories at Omar and calling for her expulsion from Congress .
The “ celebrating on 9/11 ” accusation actually refers to a video of Omar in 2019 celebrating with the Congressional Black Congress on September 12th .
Right-wing media goon Terrence K. Williams falsely accused her of disrespecting 9/11 eighteen years later and his smear was promoted by Donald Trump at several rallies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Despite it being easily disproven , the lie is still repeated on a regular basis in right-wing circles , as are the bad faith accusations of anti-Semitism that Omar earned for standing up for Palestinian human rights .
It is wild to see Loeffler repeat baseless financial impropriety accusations against Omar when Loeffler herself was discovered to have dumped her stocks right before the pandemic hit in an outrageously blatant incident of insider trading .
Refusing to engage with Kelly ’ s disgusting attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead : Ilhan made sure to get the last word with a brutal smackdown : It couldn ’ t be more clear that when Republicans send their people to Congress , they aren ’ t sending their best .
They ’ re sending crooked psychos whose broken brains are full of worms and believe in imaginary child sex cults .
The ease with which Loeffler resorted to appalling Islamophobia shows just how unqualified she is to hold a United States Senate seat — and since she was appointed to her seat in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even been approved by voters in the first place .
Kudos to Rep. Omar for laying down the law and never allowing Republican lies to go unchallenged .
We need a hundred more Congresswomen like her !
Donate to Rev .
Warnock ’ s campaign and help flip the Senate !

Few political figures have ever been subjected to as much hyperbolic vitriol as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has. As a refugee Muslim woman who isn’t afraid to speak for the voiceless or back down from her progressive principles, she has become one of the right-wing’s favorite boogeywomen and a magnet for their psychotic hatred and racism.
Regularly subjected to horrifyingly Islamophobic attacks from sitting Republican politicians and from the rabid conservative propaganda machine, Rep. Omar has shown incredible courage and resilience in her refusal to ever be cowed by their vicious words and is making a name for herself in with her quick-witted responses to her white-hooded haters.
Locked in a tight Senate run-off race, Georgia Senate hopeful and insider trader Kelly Loeffler decided to polish her conservative chops by attacking her opponent, Rev. Warnock, for his religious beliefs and dragged Rep. Omar in by name, accusing them both of disrespecting the troops in response to Warnock’s correct declaration that you cannot serve God and militarism at the same time.
Rep. Omar immediately fired back, calling out Loeffler for her pandemic profiteering and for her cowardly effort to reframe her race as a run against “the Squad” of progressive legislators instead of her actual opponent.
Blatant lies from the disastrous, insider trading, Qanon conspiracy supporting, fear mongering, appointed Kelly. Pro tip: to win an election you run on ideas, debate your actual opponent and defend your record, not run against the Squad. Ask Trump, he f#%d around and found out. https://t.co/12vCGNLxEs — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 20, 2020
Loeffler responded by throwing some revolting Islamophobic conspiracy theories at Omar and calling for her expulsion from Congress.
Ilhan, We saw the video of you smiling and laughing while talking about al-Qaeda & 9/11. We know that you funneled MILLIONS of dollars to your new husband’s “consulting” firm. And we know that you're an unabashed anti-Semite. You should be expelled from Congress. https://t.co/DQxcWG7m7q — Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) November 20, 2020
The “celebrating on 9/11” accusation actually refers to a video of Omar in 2019 celebrating with the Congressional Black Congress on September 12th. Right-wing media goon Terrence K. Williams falsely accused her of disrespecting 9/11 eighteen years later and his smear was promoted by Donald Trump at several rallies and on Twitter.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Despite it being easily disproven, the lie is still repeated on a regular basis in right-wing circles, as are the bad faith accusations of anti-Semitism that Omar earned for standing up for Palestinian human rights. It is wild to see Loeffler repeat baseless financial impropriety accusations against Omar when Loeffler herself was discovered to have dumped her stocks right before the pandemic hit in an outrageously blatant incident of insider trading.
Refusing to engage with Kelly’s disgusting attacks, Rep. Omar went for the dunk instead:
Sorry Kelly, if you need help writing real clap back, I am here to help. This ain’t it, try harder. https://t.co/a4ooVrMMWk — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 20, 2020
Ilhan made sure to get the last word with a brutal smackdown:
Kelly, I just won my re-election and you about to lose your job. Maybe, just maybe you shouldn’t have profited from the pandemic while your constituents needed you to inform and fight for them. Sorry, none of this noise will drown the sound of defeat.pic.twitter.com/wCHbr8Mqp7 — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 20, 2020
It couldn’t be more clear that when Republicans send their people to Congress, they aren’t sending their best. They’re sending crooked psychos whose broken brains are full of worms and believe in imaginary child sex cults. The ease with which Loeffler resorted to appalling Islamophobia shows just how unqualified she is to hold a United States Senate seat — and since she was appointed to her seat in the first place, she hasn’t even been approved by voters in the first place.
Kudos to Rep. Omar for laying down the law and never allowing Republican lies to go unchallenged. We need a hundred more Congresswomen like her!
Donate to Rev. Warnock’s campaign and help flip the Senate!
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-20--Kaitlan Collins publicly owns Kayleigh McEnany following tense confrontation in WH press room

The Trump team marches on in their campaign to undermine American democracy and install the president for an illegitimate second term .
They still refuse to admit that President-elect Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes even as their phony legal cases get thrown out of court left and right .
They have yet to provide a scrap of evidence to support their manufactured allegations of widespread vote fraud but that hasn ’ t stopped Trump surrogates like Rudy Giuliani from doubling down on the claims and insisting that millions of votes were stolen from their boss .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by this president is making it abundantly clear that they never really cared about our Republic .
They ’ re parasites clinging to power , willing to destroy our institutions and cast doubt on our elections in the hopes of keeping their influential jobs for another four years .
In the end , they ’ ll be defeated but there ’ s simply no telling how much damage they ’ ll be able to inflict before Biden is sworn in .
Today , White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held another one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to field questions about the White House ’ s election skullduggery .
After giving one of her usual opaque answers to how specifically the administration thinks it might be able to pull out a win for Trump and defending the White House ’ s failure to provide COVID-19 planning information to Biden ’ s transition team , one reporter yelled out to ask : “ When are you going to admit you lost ?
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
McEnany ignored the question and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask again soon after : “ When will you admit you lost the election ?
” Again , Trump ’ s misinformation maven chose to ignore the question , clearly unable to provide an answer to the reasonable question .
The reality is that Trump and his cronies will likely never admit that he lost and will be crying about stolen votes even as they ’ re escorted out of the White House .
When the fact-free press conference finally wound down , McEnany was visibly frazzled as she gathered her materials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again asked if she understood that Trump lost .
CNN ’ s Kaitlan Collins added her voice to ask why McEnany refused to call on all the reporters , a fair question which made McEnany lean towards the microphone to snap : “ I don ’ t call on activists .
“ I ’ m not an activist and you haven ’ t taken questions since October 1st and you just took about five Kayleigh .
That ’ s not doing your job , ” responded Collins as McEnany fled the room .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of disgraceful behavior from Trump ’ s press secretary is par for the course by now and no rational person could possibly believe that simply asking questions to hold the White House accountable qualifies as “ activism.
” One can not help but count down the days till Biden is situated at 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue and we have a press secretary who actually cares about informing and being honest with the American public .
Collins later addressed the nasty encounter on Twitter , repeating her criticisms and reiterating her point that McEnany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” which is why she would “ confuse someone else doing theirs for activism.
” It was a blistering and well-deserved hit on the disgraceful press secretary .

The Trump team marches on in their campaign to undermine American democracy and install the president for an illegitimate second term. They still refuse to admit that President-elect Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes even as their phony legal cases get thrown out of court left and right. They have yet to provide a scrap of evidence to support their manufactured allegations of widespread vote fraud but that hasn’t stopped Trump surrogates like Rudy Giuliani from doubling down on the claims and insisting that millions of votes were stolen from their boss.
At this point, anyone still standing by this president is making it abundantly clear that they never really cared about our Republic. They’re parasites clinging to power, willing to destroy our institutions and cast doubt on our elections in the hopes of keeping their influential jobs for another four years. In the end, they’ll be defeated but there’s simply no telling how much damage they’ll be able to inflict before Biden is sworn in.
Today, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held another one of her lie-riddled press conferences and was predictably forced to field questions about the White House’s election skullduggery.
After giving one of her usual opaque answers to how specifically the administration thinks it might be able to pull out a win for Trump and defending the White House’s failure to provide COVID-19 planning information to Biden’s transition team, one reporter yelled out to ask: “When are you going to admit you lost?”
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McEnany ignored the question and moved on, only for the reporter to ask again soon after: “When will you admit you lost the election?” Again, Trump’s misinformation maven chose to ignore the question, clearly unable to provide an answer to the reasonable question. The reality is that Trump and his cronies will likely never admit that he lost and will be crying about stolen votes even as they’re escorted out of the White House.
When the fact-free press conference finally wound down, McEnany was visibly frazzled as she gathered her materials to leave the podium and was once again asked if she understood that Trump lost. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins added her voice to ask why McEnany refused to call on all the reporters, a fair question which made McEnany lean towards the microphone to snap: “I don’t call on activists.
“I’m not an activist and you haven’t taken questions since October 1st and you just took about five Kayleigh. That’s not doing your job,” responded Collins as McEnany fled the room. “Your tax-payer funded job…”
This kind of disgraceful behavior from Trump’s press secretary is par for the course by now and no rational person could possibly believe that simply asking questions to hold the White House accountable qualifies as “activism.” One cannot help but count down the days till Biden is situated at 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue and we have a press secretary who actually cares about informing and being honest with the American public.
WH Press Sec. McEnany ends the briefing after only a few questions, telling reporters “I don’t call on activists.” CNN’s @kaitlancollins responds: “I’m not an activist and you haven’t taken questions since October 1st … That’s not doing your job. Your taxpayer-funded job." pic.twitter.com/QkgE6d1Rzl — The Recount (@therecount) November 20, 2020
Collins later addressed the nasty encounter on Twitter, repeating her criticisms and reiterating her point that McEnany “hasn’t done her job” which is why she would “confuse someone else doing theirs for activism.” It was a blistering and well-deserved hit on the disgraceful press secretary.
Appearing in her professional capacity, @PressSec takes only a handful of questions in her first briefing since Oct. 1. Asked why can’t call on all reporters — given it’s been so long and there are not many of us due to social distancing — she called me “an activist.” — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 20, 2020
It’s understandable why someone who hasn’t done their job — taking questions from reporters — in weeks would confuse someone else doing theirs with activism. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 20, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-20--Trump’s press secretary loses her cool after media heckle her about his defeat

The Trump team marches on in their campaign to undermine American democracy and install the president for an illegitimate second term .
They still refuse to admit that President-elect Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes even as their phony legal cases get thrown out of court left and right .
They have yet to provide a scrap of evidence to support their manufactured allegations of widespread vote fraud but that hasn ’ t stopped Trump surrogates like Rudy Giuliani from doubling down on the claims and insisting that millions of votes were stolen from their boss .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by this president is making it abundantly clear that they never really cared about our Republic .
They ’ re parasites clinging to power , willing to destroy our institutions and cast doubt on our elections in the hopes of keeping their influential jobs for another four years .
In the end , they ’ ll be defeated but there ’ s simply no telling how much damage they ’ ll be able to inflict before Biden is sworn in .
Today , White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held another one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to field questions about the White House ’ s election skullduggery .
After giving one of her usual opaque answers to how specifically the administration thinks it might be able to pull out a win for Trump and defending the White House ’ s failure to provide COVID-19 planning information to Biden ’ s transition team , one reporter yelled out to ask : “ When are you going to admit you lost ?
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
McEnany ignored the question and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask again soon after : “ When will you admit you lost the election ?
” Again , Trump ’ s misinformation maven chose to ignore the question , clearly unable to provide an answer to the reasonable question .
The reality is that Trump and his cronies will likely never admit that he lost and will be crying about stolen votes even as they ’ re escorted out of the White House .
When the fact-free press conference finally wound down , McEnany was visibly frazzled as she gathered her materials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again asked if she understood that Trump lost .
CNN ’ s Kaitlan Collins added her voice to ask why McEnany refused to call on all the reporters , a fair question which made McEnany lean towards the microphone to snap : “ I don ’ t call on activists .
“ I ’ m not an activist and you haven ’ t taken questions since October 1st and you just took about five Kayleigh .
That ’ s not doing your job , ” responded Collins as McEnany fled the room .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of disgraceful behavior from Trump ’ s press secretary is par for the course by now and no rational person could possibly believe that simply asking questions to hold the White House accountable qualifies as “ activism.
” One can not help but count down the days till Biden is situated at 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue and we have a press secretary who actually cares about informing and being honest with the American public .
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The Trump team marches on in their campaign to undermine American democracy and install the president for an illegitimate second term. They still refuse to admit that President-elect Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes even as their phony legal cases get thrown out of court left and right. They have yet to provide a scrap of evidence to support their manufactured allegations of widespread vote fraud but that hasn’t stopped Trump surrogates like Rudy Giuliani from doubling down on the claims and insisting that millions of votes were stolen from their boss.
At this point, anyone still standing by this president is making it abundantly clear that they never really cared about our Republic. They’re parasites clinging to power, willing to destroy our institutions and cast doubt on our elections in the hopes of keeping their influential jobs for another four years. In the end, they’ll be defeated but there’s simply no telling how much damage they’ll be able to inflict before Biden is sworn in.
Today, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held another one of her lie-riddled press conferences and was predictably forced to field questions about the White House’s election skullduggery.
After giving one of her usual opaque answers to how specifically the administration thinks it might be able to pull out a win for Trump and defending the White House’s failure to provide COVID-19 planning information to Biden’s transition team, one reporter yelled out to ask: “When are you going to admit you lost?”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
McEnany ignored the question and moved on, only for the reporter to ask again soon after: “When will you admit you lost the election?” Again, Trump’s misinformation maven chose to ignore the question, clearly unable to provide an answer to the reasonable question. The reality is that Trump and his cronies will likely never admit that he lost and will be crying about stolen votes even as they’re escorted out of the White House.
When the fact-free press conference finally wound down, McEnany was visibly frazzled as she gathered her materials to leave the podium and was once again asked if she understood that Trump lost. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins added her voice to ask why McEnany refused to call on all the reporters, a fair question which made McEnany lean towards the microphone to snap: “I don’t call on activists.
“I’m not an activist and you haven’t taken questions since October 1st and you just took about five Kayleigh. That’s not doing your job,” responded Collins as McEnany fled the room. “Your tax-payer funded job…”
This kind of disgraceful behavior from Trump’s press secretary is par for the course by now and no rational person could possibly believe that simply asking questions to hold the White House accountable qualifies as “activism.” One cannot help but count down the days till Biden is situated at 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue and we have a press secretary who actually cares about informing and being honest with the American public.
WH Press Sec. McEnany ends the briefing after only a few questions, telling reporters “I don’t call on activists.” CNN’s @kaitlancollins responds: “I’m not an activist and you haven’t taken questions since October 1st … That’s not doing your job. Your taxpayer-funded job." pic.twitter.com/QkgE6d1Rzl — The Recount (@therecount) November 20, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-20--Social media roasts Ivanka after she complains about investigations into her family’s corruption

Yesterday , The New York Times revealed that two investigations into Donald Trump and his businesses are now looking into possible tax-writeoff improprieties related to consulting fees .
Ivanka Trump appears to have received some of these fees .
The investigations are being run separately as one is civil and one criminal , the former by New York state ’ s Attorney General Letitia James and the latter under the eye of the Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance Jr .
Subpoenas have already been issued in both cases .
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Concede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be an official focus for either probe yet , the publication of the article caused her to lash out on Twitter .
She accused the investigators of “ harassment ” and being “ 100 % motivated by politics , publicity , and rage.
” Her protestations are , to be generous , difficult to take in good faith .
Her family is so steeped in corruption , so blatantly criminal that it would be negligent and a dereliction of duty for James and Vance not to investigate .
More to the point , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no reason to be concerned and the investigations will find her innocent of any wrongdoing .
Her obvious concern over the inquiries would lead a betting man to guess that she has something to hide here .
If so , the American people deserve to know what .
The Trumps have pillaged this country with impunity for far too long .
Twitter was less than impressed with Ivanka ’ s tweet and unleashed a wave of criticisms and jokes about prison time .
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Yesterday, The New York Times revealed that two investigations into Donald Trump and his businesses are now looking into possible tax-writeoff improprieties related to consulting fees. Ivanka Trump appears to have received some of these fees.
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“Some of those [consulting] fees appear to have been paid to Ms. Trump, The Times found. On a 2017 disclosure she filed when joining the White House as a presidential adviser, she reported receiving payments from a consulting company she co-owned, totaling $747,622, that exactly matched consulting fees claimed as tax deductions by the Trump Organization for hotel projects in Hawaii and Vancouver, British Columbia.”
They further explain:
“Ms. Trump was an executive officer of the Trump companies that made the payments, meaning she appears to have been treated as a consultant while also working for the company. While companies can deduct professional fees, the Internal Revenue Service requires that consulting arrangements be market-based and reasonable, as well as ‘ordinary and necessary’ to running a business.”
The investigations are being run separately as one is civil and one criminal, the former by New York state’s Attorney General Letitia James and the latter under the eye of the Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance Jr. Subpoenas have already been issued in both cases.
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While Ivanka does not seem to be an official focus for either probe yet, the publication of the article caused her to lash out on Twitter.
She accused the investigators of “harassment” and being “100% motivated by politics, publicity, and rage.” Her protestations are, to be generous, difficult to take in good faith. Her family is so steeped in corruption, so blatantly criminal that it would be negligent and a dereliction of duty for James and Vance not to investigate.
More to the point, if Ivanka did nothing wrong she has no reason to be concerned and the investigations will find her innocent of any wrongdoing. Her obvious concern over the inquiries would lead a betting man to guess that she has something to hide here. If so, the American people deserve to know what. The Trumps have pillaged this country with impunity for far too long.
This is harassment pure and simple. This ‘inquiry’ by NYC democrats is 100% motivated by politics, publicity and rage. They know very well that there’s nothing here and that there was no tax benefit whatsoever. These politicians are simply ruthless.https://t.co/4dQoDzQlRX — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 20, 2020
Twitter was less than impressed with Ivanka’s tweet and unleashed a wave of criticisms and jokes about prison time.
You’ll still be a princess you’ll just be a prison princess — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) November 20, 2020
Tax fraud is tax fraud, Pookie. In 61 days your pops won’t be able to do anything to help you. In fact, he may be really worried about the guys he owes money to. High likelihood he’ll be distracted. You’re going to jail. Toodles! — Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) November 20, 2020
Vertical stripes are very slimming. You'll be fine. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 20, 2020
Ma'am, it is hard to lose immunity if you've broken the law many times! — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/ReportsDaNews/status/1329630300649959426?s=20
Law & order! And if no laws were broken, then there’s nothing to be worried about! Now go tell Daddy to accept the fact he LOST the election. — MURRAY (@murray_nyc) November 20, 2020
you can in a tweet and you can lie on TV, you can even lie to your family without consequence. But try that in court and. you'll just add years to your sentence. People who call a criminal investigation an inquiry also call prison camp. — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) November 20, 2020
Feel free to try something new in prison pic.twitter.com/W4aG9BPacW — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) November 20, 2020
Hey, at least you're used to the color orange. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) November 20, 2020
Who was it who said, “if you’re innocent, you have nothing to worry about.” And…you seem worried, Ivanka. Wonder why. — Kurt "Wear a Mask" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/glamelegance/status/1329632614714658816?s=20
Your 2017 disclosure, reported receiving payments from a consulting company you co-owned, totaling $747,622, that exactly matched consulting fees claimed as tax deductions by the Trump Org for hotel projects in Hawaii and Vancouver. This isn’t political. You could do time. — Outspoken (@Out5p0ken) November 20, 2020
Ivanka, if you need a lawyer, I saw this great one on TV today. He does this neat trick with his sideburns. You will love him. — JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) November 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/RepsForBiden/status/1329606344610111489?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-20--Trump falls flat trying to mock Romney’s 2012 loss with grammatically incoherent tweet

As Donald Trump descends into the abyss of delusion and petulant vindictiveness , it ’ s clear that he is going to do everything he can to drag the rest of the GOP with him .
On Friday morning , he once again taunted Senator Mitt Romney ( R-UT ) for losing to President Obama in a grammatically incoherent Twitter attack while promoting a laughable show of bootlickery from right-wing crank Wayne Dupree .
Boasting that Trump “ always knows what ’ s happening , ” Dupree explained in the attached article that Trump had “ predicted ” what would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had apparently that “ predicted ” 9/11 would happen .
Dupree referenced a 2012 tweet from Trump that falsely claimed that voting machines had been “ switching ” Mitt Romney votes to 2012 winner Barack Obama and baselessly argued that this was exactly what was happening in 2020 , and also that the election results are “ a CIA-style psyop.
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Trump seized on this as another chance to promote his ridiculous election conspiracy theories and also to once again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Trump ’ s eyes ) the worst sin imaginable : losing to a Black man .
In his eagerness to trash the Utah Senator , however , Trump forgot how grammar works : Mitt Romney was the only Republican Senator to vote for Trump ’ s impeachment earlier this year and has been a whipping boy for Trump ever since , to the point where Trump celebrated Romney ’ s COVID-19 scare with a sarcastic attack tweet .
Judging from Trump ’ s tweet , it ’ s obvious that he considers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to challenge the results of the 2012 election the way that Trump is now , despite the fact that both “ slaughterings ” were “ fair and square.
” He can tweet trash all he wants , but the fact of the matter is that Trump ’ s attacks on Romney fall rather flat now considering that Trump himself is now one of the election losers that he despises so much .
Sad !

As Donald Trump descends into the abyss of delusion and petulant vindictiveness, it’s clear that he is going to do everything he can to drag the rest of the GOP with him. On Friday morning, he once again taunted Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) for losing to President Obama in a grammatically incoherent Twitter attack while promoting a laughable show of bootlickery from right-wing crank Wayne Dupree.
Boasting that Trump “always knows what’s happening,” Dupree explained in the attached article that Trump had “predicted” what would happen in the 2020 election just like he had apparently that “predicted” 9/11 would happen. Dupree referenced a 2012 tweet from Trump that falsely claimed that voting machines had been “switching” Mitt Romney votes to 2012 winner Barack Obama and baselessly argued that this was exactly what was happening in 2020, and also that the election results are “a CIA-style psyop.”
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More reports of voting machines switching Romney votes to Obama. Pay close attention to the machines, don't let your vote be stolen — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
Trump seized on this as another chance to promote his ridiculous election conspiracy theories and also to once again dunk on Romney, who committed (in Trump’s eyes) the worst sin imaginable: losing to a Black man. In his eagerness to trash the Utah Senator, however, Trump forgot how grammar works:
RINO Mitt Romney should read this. I’m sure, however, that he feels he got slaughtering by Obama “fair and square”. https://t.co/GGZKfSAp8z — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2020
Mitt Romney was the only Republican Senator to vote for Trump’s impeachment earlier this year and has been a whipping boy for Trump ever since, to the point where Trump celebrated Romney’s COVID-19 scare with a sarcastic attack tweet.
Judging from Trump’s tweet, it’s obvious that he considers Romney to have been weak for refusing to challenge the results of the 2012 election the way that Trump is now, despite the fact that both “slaughterings” were “fair and square.”
He can tweet trash all he wants, but the fact of the matter is that Trump’s attacks on Romney fall rather flat now considering that Trump himself is now one of the election losers that he despises so much. Sad!
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-21--Don Jr. melts down after getting busted reading all the news stories about him testing positive

Now that Donald Trump Jr. is infected with the novel coronavirus , he has even more time on his hands than he previously did at his “ job , ” which ostensibly is managing the Trump Organization .
Earlier in the day , he announced that he would spend his recuperation and quarantine period “ cleaning his guns , ” but seeing as there ’ s only so many times a day you can clean your gun , Donnie J. is back to doing what he loves best : posting .
Being a narcissistic weirdo just like his father , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news stories about his coronavirus diagnosis and was caught “ liking ” them all by a Twitter bot that tracks the Trump family ’ s online behavior .
Once he was publicly called out on it , Trump Jr. grew furiously defensive and made the critical mistake of announcing that he was doing it so that he could get mad about people being mean to him online .
Like father , like son — completely obsessed with what other people think about them and with finding out who he must take vengeance against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it :

Now that Donald Trump Jr. is infected with the novel coronavirus, he has even more time on his hands than he previously did at his “job,” which ostensibly is managing the Trump Organization. Earlier in the day, he announced that he would spend his recuperation and quarantine period “cleaning his guns,” but seeing as there’s only so many times a day you can clean your gun, Donnie J. is back to doing what he loves best: posting.
Being a narcissistic weirdo just like his father, Don Jr. decided to read all the news stories about his coronavirus diagnosis and was caught “liking” them all by a Twitter bot that tracks the Trump family’s online behavior.
Donald Trump Jr. is liking every news story about his covid infection. He is the modern man. pic.twitter.com/63ctAYJ8Dh — southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 21, 2020
Once he was publicly called out on it, Trump Jr. grew furiously defensive and made the critical mistake of announcing that he was doing it so that he could get mad about people being mean to him online.
Did you notice it’s all from left-wing publications? Do you ever think I did it so that I could read through the comments to see all the tolerance from those who are preaching unity? Yeah maybe that’s it, I’ll get a video up on Facebook to highlight some of the best ones. https://t.co/72745vk6Ji — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 21, 2020
Like father, like son — completely obsessed with what other people think about them and with finding out who he must take vengeance against.
Social media immediately let him have it:
People who celebrate Don Jr getting covid are JUST SICK, like this guy, Don Jr https://t.co/bHmBzYorER — Kevin H Bell (@KevinHBell) November 21, 2020
lmao left wing outlets like … Bloomberg? https://t.co/QizzKA295J — Sarah Kelly (@thesarahkelly) November 21, 2020
If Donald were a better poster, maybe his father would love him — Billy Organizing For Antifa (Text BOFA to 69420) (@Your_Pal_Billy) November 21, 2020
Thanks for reminding us you’re not the smart one — Boboo Claus ☃ (@BobooTobian) November 21, 2020
keep posting through it, dummy — K. Thor Jensen (@kthorjensen) November 21, 2020
super normal stuff, king — My Life with the Grillpill Kult (@schmendimite) November 21, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-21--Trump issues gruff, emotionless response to his son’s diagnosis

Late on Friday night , the nation was treated to the news that the president ’ s son , Donald Trump Jr. , has tested positive for the novel coronavirus , becoming the fifth member of the Trump klan to contract the disease .
The irony is off the charts , seeing as the Trump family have been some of the loudest promoters of COVID-19 misinformation and patriarch Donald ’ s selfish mismanagement of the crisis has allowed the virus to ravage the nation for the better part of a year with no end in sight to climbing death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s diagnosis this morning with a short and rather gruff tweet that simply stated that his son Donald was doing “ very well ” and thanked the nation for…something .
While usually this would not be a message of note , its brevity and utter lack of any emotion must be yet another knife in the heart of Don Jr. , who spends his entire life trying to earn the approval of a father who couldn ’ t care less about him .
In four years in office , President Trump has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his sons beyond describing Don Jr. as a “ high quality person ” when the younger Donald was under public fire for the Trump Tower meeting with Russian agents .
He has , however , chastised him for posting cringe in Donald ’ s defense .
This tweet recalls a previous tweet of Donald ’ s in which he praises his son for loving him…but doesn ’ t say anything in return .
Trump ’ s first wife Ivana alleges that Don Sr. did not want to name his first son after himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ loser ” and joked that his idiot sons “ were in the back of the room when God was handing out brains.
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Of course , nobody has worked as hard as Donald Trump Jr. to tarnish any sympathy one might earn from having a father like Donald Trump , whose only interest in his children is his wildly inappropriate obsession with his daughter Ivanka ’ s physical attractiveness .
The Trump scion relishes taking every disgustingly racist thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether it ’ s comparing immigrants to zoo animals , Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles , women to “ herding mothers ” or actively promoting neo-Nazi dog whistles — and all he gets in return is his dad announcing that he ’ s doing “ very well.
” Seeing this tweet from Donald Trump in comparison to the behind-the-scenes tenderness that Joe Biden showed his son Hunter in the hacked messages obtained by Rudy Giuliani shows how different the two men are at their very core — and makes it clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump packing .

Late on Friday night, the nation was treated to the news that the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the fifth member of the Trump klan to contract the disease. The irony is off the charts, seeing as the Trump family have been some of the loudest promoters of COVID-19 misinformation and patriarch Donald’s selfish mismanagement of the crisis has allowed the virus to ravage the nation for the better part of a year with no end in sight to climbing death toll.
The president acknowledged his son’s diagnosis this morning with a short and rather gruff tweet that simply stated that his son Donald was doing “very well” and thanked the nation for…something.
My son Donald is doing very well. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2020
While usually this would not be a message of note, its brevity and utter lack of any emotion must be yet another knife in the heart of Don Jr., who spends his entire life trying to earn the approval of a father who couldn’t care less about him. In four years in office, President Trump has not once expressed any kind of affection for his sons beyond describing Don Jr. as a “high quality person” when the younger Donald was under public fire for the Trump Tower meeting with Russian agents. He has, however, chastised him for posting cringe in Donald’s defense.
This tweet recalls a previous tweet of Donald’s in which he praises his son for loving him…but doesn’t say anything in return.
Just a son who loves his Dad. Nice! https://t.co/ZI4012Ld7S — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2019
Trump’s first wife Ivana alleges that Don Sr. did not want to name his first son after himself in case he turned out to be a “loser” and joked that his idiot sons “were in the back of the room when God was handing out brains.”
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Of course, nobody has worked as hard as Donald Trump Jr. to tarnish any sympathy one might earn from having a father like Donald Trump, whose only interest in his children is his wildly inappropriate obsession with his daughter Ivanka’s physical attractiveness.
The Trump scion relishes taking every disgustingly racist thing his father says to the next level, whether it’s comparing immigrants to zoo animals, Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles, women to “herding mothers” or actively promoting neo-Nazi dog whistles — and all he gets in return is his dad announcing that he’s doing “very well.”
Seeing this tweet from Donald Trump in comparison to the behind-the-scenes tenderness that Joe Biden showed his son Hunter in the hacked messages obtained by Rudy Giuliani shows how different the two men are at their very core — and makes it clear that America made the right choice by sending Trump packing.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-23--Another lawyer is suddenly jettisoned from the Trump legal team with no real explanation

The disarray in Donald Trump ’ s legal team has claimed another victim .
On the same day that the former New Jersey Governor and Trump administration insider Chris Christie said that “ the conduct of the president ’ s legal team has been a national embarrassment , ” White House correspondents are reporting that Rudy Giuliani has released a statement asserting that Sidney Powell — one of the most aggressive of the attorneys representing the president-deselect in his attempts to invalidate legitimate election results due to his unproven allegations of massive voter fraud — is no longer a member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contest those results .
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Speculation as to the reasons for Powell ’ s sudden departure from the least successful election contesting legal team in recent memory range from the internecine attacks on Georgia ’ s GOP Governor Brian Kemp — in the midst of a runoff election that will decide the winners of the two crucial Senate seats that will determine whether the control of that chamber will also be ceded to the Democrats or remain in the hands of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — to the incompetence of the team ’ s filings in the cases lost to date .
It is also unclear whether her departure was voluntary or forced and , if involuntary , who made the decision to fire her .
Twitter was abuzz with reactions to the news of Powell ’ s departure with many people placing the blame on the lame-duck president ’ s lack of loyalty to minions who sacrifice their integrity and reputation to unconditionally support someone who doesn ’ t have the slightest shred of reciprocal commitment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ par for the course in the bizarro world that is the Trump administration .
The Twitter responders above have covered all the possible reasons for Powell ’ s departure that one can imagine , but there is one unified theory that could provide a rationale , not just for the implosion of Trump ’ s legal team , but for all of his petulant post-election shenanigans , unlikely as it may sound .
Consider the possibility that Trump was so concerned about the lack of entertainment available to Americans now that the TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a crawl — due to the restrictions that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on their productions — that he decided to stage this overly dramatic farce with election fraud as its subject purely for the shits and giggles it would provide the nation as his lawsuits progressed .
Granted , such an idea is antithetical to the common image of Trump as a self-involved narcissist who cares little to nothing about anyone except himself and perhaps some members of his family , but when all logic and reason seems to no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one must seek innovative reasons for the inexplicable .
If only the lame-duck president ’ s motivations could be so benign .
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The disarray in Donald Trump’s legal team has claimed another victim.
On the same day that the former New Jersey Governor and Trump administration insider Chris Christie said that “the conduct of the president’s legal team has been a national embarrassment,” White House correspondents are reporting that Rudy Giuliani has released a statement asserting that Sidney Powell — one of the most aggressive of the attorneys representing the president-deselect in his attempts to invalidate legitimate election results due to his unproven allegations of massive voter fraud — is no longer a member of the litigation team thrown together to contest those results.
“Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own. She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity,” say Giuliani & Jenna Ellis after Powell accused GA governor of crimes. But also after they appeared w her at a presser. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 22, 2020
Train wreck… dumpster fire… pick your own disaster metaphor here. They all work. — Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) November 22, 2020
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Speculation as to the reasons for Powell’s sudden departure from the least successful election contesting legal team in recent memory range from the internecine attacks on Georgia’s GOP Governor Brian Kemp — in the midst of a runoff election that will decide the winners of the two crucial Senate seats that will determine whether the control of that chamber will also be ceded to the Democrats or remain in the hands of the obstructionist current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — to the incompetence of the team’s filings in the cases lost to date.
It is also unclear whether her departure was voluntary or forced and, if involuntary, who made the decision to fire her.
Twitter was abuzz with reactions to the news of Powell’s departure with many people placing the blame on the lame-duck president’s lack of loyalty to minions who sacrifice their integrity and reputation to unconditionally support someone who doesn’t have the slightest shred of reciprocal commitment.
Others simply saw this latest development as par for the course in the bizarro world that is the Trump administration.
Remember when Trump tweeted how "wonderful" a lawyer Sidney Powell was and that she's representing his campaign, before she went on national tv with melting Rudy Giuliani from @GOP HQ to explain why a coup would be just fine? And…. She's gone. pic.twitter.com/l6uo3cHQDq — Grant Stern (@grantstern) November 22, 2020
The Sidney Powell situation is classic Trump. Coerce people into lying, and then fire them for following his instructions. A death cult where everyone drinks the poison except for him. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) November 22, 2020
Sidney Powell lasted only .675 Scaramuccis. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 22, 2020
Sidney Powell: That's the warning and the lesson for all Republicans. The Faustian Bargain with Trump isn't worth it. The end is always the same: shame and humiliation. He makes you give everything. He gives nothing. I feel no pity. Go all the way down with him. — Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@WajahatAli) November 22, 2020
So Trump fired the lawyer who wanted to release the Kraken, but kept the lawyer who tweeted “MicroPenis” and kept the lawyer whose face keeps melting.https://t.co/1J4ts7jGE1 — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 22, 2020
This is all part of the plan. As Trump’s lawyer Sidney Powell couldn’t subpoena Hugo Chavez, due to The Diplomatic Motherboard Act of 1927. Now she is free to data-hack Dominion Systems’ C-drive and prove that Joe Biden fraudulated the Michigan voter rolls — Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) November 22, 2020
I know Herman Cain died, but I really think a case can be made for Sidney Powell as the true peak of MAGA — J-L Cauvin (@JLCauvin) November 22, 2020
I’m eager to see how Sidney Powell’s fans reconcile their enthusiasm for her conspiracy theories with President Trump’s decision to kick her off his legal team. — Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) November 22, 2020
Sidney Powell is the female version of Rudy Giuliani. Only less entertaining and possibly more batshit. — Broke Boy (@thebr0keb0i) November 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1330643845562859521?s=20
I have evidence of biblical proportions about Sidney Powell stealing $755 worth of sex toys from the shop next to Four Seasons Total Landscaping, but I'm going to wait till the right time to drop it. Book me on the news shows in the meantime! — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 22, 2020
Just so you're aware, Trump’s lawyer Sidney Powell's position is that Georgia's Republican governor conspired with the CIA to steal the election from their own party’s president to benefit from election insurance per a scheme created by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, who died in 2013. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) November 22, 2020
This attempt by Trump's legal team — Giuliani, Ellis — to distance themselves from Sidney Powell's insane conspiracy theories is going to be super awkward next time — oh, I dont know — say, Trump Giuiliani, or Ellis — tweet about the very same insane conspiracy theories. — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 22, 2020
Trump told allies that Sidney Powell was too much, even for him, after Thursday. He sees the fight as uphill but fleeting and doesn’t see her as helpful anymore, per several advisers. — Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 22, 2020
People are sometimes too quick to describe public figures as "insane" but I wonder if that's literally true in the case of Sidney Powell. https://t.co/ZWf7Q0blmh — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 22, 2020
Maybe Hugo Chavez (d. 2013) took down Sidney Powell? — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 22, 2020
This is, I suspect, the real reason Trump is trying to separate from Sidney Powell. Republicans will let him trash democracy and rule-of-law, but not at the cost of the January 5 run-off. https://t.co/CFBs9p3ZHQ — emptywheel (@emptywheel) November 22, 2020
first they came for Sidney Powell and I did not speak out— because I was laughing so hard I couldn't catch my breath — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) November 22, 2020
What a train wreck On left (Nov 22): "Sidney Powell…is not a member of the Trump Legal Team" On right (Nov 14): Trump: "Giuliani…Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, a truly great team, added to our other wonderful lawyers" I guess it turns on what the meaning of "is" is. pic.twitter.com/PbXawZ3xRa — Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) November 22, 2020
The Twitter responders above have covered all the possible reasons for Powell’s departure that one can imagine, but there is one unified theory that could provide a rationale, not just for the implosion of Trump’s legal team, but for all of his petulant post-election shenanigans, unlikely as it may sound.
Consider the possibility that Trump was so concerned about the lack of entertainment available to Americans now that the TV and movie industries have slowed their output to a crawl — due to the restrictions that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on their productions — that he decided to stage this overly dramatic farce with election fraud as its subject purely for the shits and giggles it would provide the nation as his lawsuits progressed.
Granted, such an idea is antithetical to the common image of Trump as a self-involved narcissist who cares little to nothing about anyone except himself and perhaps some members of his family, but when all logic and reason seems to no longer apply to the events at hand, one must seek innovative reasons for the inexplicable.
If only the lame-duck president’s motivations could be so benign.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-22--Trump demands apology for reports of G20 climate panel absence despite proof that he left to golf

Donald Trump endorsed a demand from his economic advisor Larry Kudlow that CNBC retract and apologize for a report that the lame-duck president failed to attend a side session of the G20 summit of world leaders that was dedicated to “ Pandemic Preparedness and Response ” in a post that he tweeted out this afternoon .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Kudlow ’ s claims that Trump delivered “ a message ” on the pandemic at the summit pointedly does not deny that he left the virtual proceedings to play golf at his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions of the other world leaders to the discussion .
The fact of the matter was that Trump did address the main G-20 session , but left to golf before the side panel even began as the official video of the event posted here demonstrates .
Instead , the arrogant demand for an apology makes the assumption that all that was required of the notoriously self-centered president was to mouth whatever words his speechwriters handed him and ignores any responsibility he has as the American representative to the world body to fully participate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson , it ’ s not likely that many of the other world leaders attending the summit were unhappy over his abrupt departure whether it was following an official statement of his views on the pandemic or not .
In a devastating assessment of the international reaction to Trump ’ s abandoning of the G-20 to hit tiny balls with sticks at his private resort , Robertson describes the combined , but unspoken , general response to both Trump ’ s early exit yesterday and to his refusal to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President-elect Joe Biden as “ don ’ t let the door hit you on the way out.
” As Robertson so eloquently put it : The disparity between Trump ’ s now nationally-rejected rhetoric and the positions of international leaders was on public display as one leader after another contradicted the American president ’ s views on the value of the World Trade Organization and on the effectiveness of the American federal government ’ s response to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Al-Falih said that the G-20 was crucial to efforts at a coordinated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries “ turned inwards towards nationalism , ” a reference to Trump ’ s America that the other world leaders could not have misunderstood .
Unlike other governments that released the videos of their leader ’ s G-20 remarks , the White House has not seen fit to make Trump ’ s streamed appearance at the summit public , so only those participating in the virtual meeting could discern what his tone and bearing were and how the audience of international leaders responded to it .
A second speech delivered today , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-recorded address thusly : In a development that shouldn ’ t be surprising to those who accept the reality of Trump ’ s failure to win re-election , the reaction to the lame-duck president ’ s speech was underwhelming .
The measure of contempt and indifference that trump displayed at the G-20 summit is perhaps best exemplified by the fact that when Saudi Arabia ’ s King Salman , the official chair of the summit , delivered his closing remarks , Trump reportedly wasn ’ t even present in his little Zoom box @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , he was replaced by what Robertson describes as “ a disinterested underling , an apparent final gesture of contempt ” for the international body .
With such an embarrassing performance at his final major international meeting , Donald Trump is the person who should be offering an apology , not demanding one , after his international counterparts are so obviously happy to see a competent , cooperative , and familiar successor soon to replace him in the White House .
It ’ s time for Donald Trump to take his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever other tax-advantaged haven he may eventually retreat to once he ’ s evicted from public housing .
In the meantime , we ’ ll await the disposition of the many indictments he ’ s likely to face absent a last-minute , legally dubious self-pardon and his likely return to some form of public housing during his predicted incarceration .
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Donald Trump endorsed a demand from his economic advisor Larry Kudlow that CNBC retract and apologize for a report that the lame-duck president failed to attend a side session of the G20 summit of world leaders that was dedicated to “Pandemic Preparedness and Response” in a post that he tweeted out this afternoon.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Kudlow’s claims that Trump delivered “a message” on the pandemic at the summit pointedly does not deny that he left the virtual proceedings to play golf at his Virginia resort and ignored the comments and contributions of the other world leaders to the discussion.
The fact of the matter was that Trump did address the main G-20 session, but left to golf before the side panel even began as the official video of the event posted here demonstrates.
Instead, the arrogant demand for an apology makes the assumption that all that was required of the notoriously self-centered president was to mouth whatever words his speechwriters handed him and ignores any responsibility he has as the American representative to the world body to fully participate in the discussion.
According to CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson, it’s not likely that many of the other world leaders attending the summit were unhappy over his abrupt departure whether it was following an official statement of his views on the pandemic or not.
In a devastating assessment of the international reaction to Trump’s abandoning of the G-20 to hit tiny balls with sticks at his private resort, Robertson describes the combined, but unspoken, general response to both Trump’s early exit yesterday and to his refusal to concede his defeat at the hands of President-elect Joe Biden as “don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”
As Robertson so eloquently put it:
“Trump has been out of kilter with the global mood since he first took office preaching his “America first, fair, not free trade” brand of nationalist isolationist hubris.”
The disparity between Trump’s now nationally-rejected rhetoric and the positions of international leaders was on public display as one leader after another contradicted the American president’s views on the value of the World Trade Organization and on the effectiveness of the American federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When the world needed leadership [to combat Covid-19] there was none,” said Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment, Khalid al-Falih.
Al-Falih said that the G-20 was crucial to efforts at a coordinated international response to the pandemic as some countries “turned inwards towards nationalism,” a reference to Trump’s America that the other world leaders could not have misunderstood.
Unlike other governments that released the videos of their leader’s G-20 remarks, the White House has not seen fit to make Trump’s streamed appearance at the summit public, so only those participating in the virtual meeting could discern what his tone and bearing were and how the audience of international leaders responded to it.
A second speech delivered today, however, was broadcast and Robertson describes the pre-recorded address thusly:
“His tone was strident and uncompromising, his message aggressive and familiar: anti-global climate change controls.”
In a development that shouldn’t be surprising to those who accept the reality of Trump’s failure to win re-election, the reaction to the lame-duck president’s speech was underwhelming.
“In a room full of reporters and officials in Riyadh, as Trump’s speech was played on a massive screen almost no one paid attention, unlike when the other leaders spoke, ” CNN‘s Robertson reports.
The measure of contempt and indifference that trump displayed at the G-20 summit is perhaps best exemplified by the fact that when Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, the official chair of the summit, delivered his closing remarks, Trump reportedly wasn’t even present in his little Zoom box on the computer screens of the participants.
Instead, he was replaced by what Robertson describes as “a disinterested underling, an apparent final gesture of contempt” for the international body.
With such an embarrassing performance at his final major international meeting, Donald Trump is the person who should be offering an apology, not demanding one, after his international counterparts are so obviously happy to see a competent, cooperative, and familiar successor soon to replace him in the White House.
It’s time for Donald Trump to take his football and go home to Mar-a-Lago or whatever other tax-advantaged haven he may eventually retreat to once he’s evicted from public housing.
In the meantime, we’ll await the disposition of the many indictments he’s likely to face absent a last-minute, legally dubious self-pardon and his likely return to some form of public housing during his predicted incarceration.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-22--“A national embarrassment” — Chris Christie admits Trump’s legal team lacks fraud evidence

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ’ s relationship with Donald Trump has always been a bit of an up and down affair .
After his initial role in the 2016 Trump campaign as the head of the transition team , Christie was unceremoniously dumped from that role after his involvement in the “ Bridgegate ” scandal in his home state began to dominate the news cycles .
Having been passed over as Trump ’ s vice-presidential pick , Christie failed to convince the then-incoming president to name him as his first Attorney General — a position that he reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to serve out the remainder of his term as governor which ended in 2018 .
Christie returned to the Trump campaign for the 2020 election , helping the president prepare for his disastrous first debate with Joe Biden which resulted in a combative performance that many people blame for alienating many independent and moderate Republican voters that may have otherwise been convinced to vote to give Trump a second term .
For his troubles in prepping the president for the debate in the maskless , science-denying confines of the White House , Christie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent him to the hospital as his corpulent co-morbidities and asthma contributed to a particularly elevated level of symptoms .
Christie managed to pull through thanks to his access to two experimental treatments for the disease , but one has to wonder whether he holds any grudges against Trump for putting his life in danger due to the sloppy lack of precautionary measures against the coronavirus at a White House that has been an epicenter of COVID-19 infections .
That question becomes especially relevant after Christie ’ s appearance on ABC ‘ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host George Stephanopolous that Trump ’ s legal team and their efforts to reverse the election results were “ a national embarrassment.
” Stephanopolous set the scene for Christie ’ s denunciation of the legal gang that couldn ’ t shoot straight by noting that the Trump legal team had lost 34 court cases so far and that the president was attacking any Republican politician who dared to suggest that it was time to concede his loss .
Christie ’ s response indicated that he was losing patience with Trump ’ s post-election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replied .
“ The president has had an opportunity to access the courts .
And I said to you , you know , George , starting at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning , if you ’ ve got the evidence of fraud , present it .
And what ’ s happened here is , quite frankly , the conduct of the president ’ s legal team has been a national embarrassment.
” “ Sidney Powell accusing Gov .
Brian Kemp of a crime on television yet being unwilling to go on TV and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she supposedly has .
This is outrageous conduct by any lawyer , and notice , George , they won ’ t do it inside the courtroom , ” Christie , a former federal prosecutor , argued .
“ They allege fraud outside the courtroom , but when they go inside the courtroom , they don ’ t plead fraud , and they don ’ t argue fraud.
” “ I ’ ve been a supporter of the president .
I voted for him twice .
But elections have consequences , and we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened here that didn ’ t happen .
You have an obligation to present the evidence .
The evidence has not been presented , ” the former governor continued .
“ I said it on election night , and I hope more say it going forward because the country is what has to matter the most , as much as I ’ m a strong Republican and I love my party , ” Christie declared .
“ It ’ s the country that has to come first.
” Add your name to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With some of his closest allies beginning to join the more moderate Republicans in pleading with the president to return to the land of the rational , one must wonder how much longer Trump can continue to refuse to face reality and delay a transition process that will ensure that Biden is able to hit the ground running on inauguration day .
The handwriting on the wall couldn ’ t be any larger .
Trump ’ s obstinance in delaying the Biden transition is damaging both our national security and the fight — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abandoned — against the COVID-19 pandemic .
How much smaller does the number of his political allies need to shrink in order for Trump to admit defeat ?
In the bunker of Trump ’ s lame-duck period , fed with the reassurances of sycophantic aides , the outgoing president may not even be aware of how politically isolated he is becoming .
Hopefully , senior GOP leaders will be able to talk him off the ledge of his failed coup attempt and put the nation back on a path to normalcy .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frightening to even contemplate right now .
You can watch a video clip of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on ABC ‘ s This Week in the excerpt below .
Original reporting by Joseph Choi at The Hill .
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s relationship with Donald Trump has always been a bit of an up and down affair.
After his initial role in the 2016 Trump campaign as the head of the transition team, Christie was unceremoniously dumped from that role after his involvement in the “Bridgegate” scandal in his home state began to dominate the news cycles.
Having been passed over as Trump’s vice-presidential pick, Christie failed to convince the then-incoming president to name him as his first Attorney General — a position that he reportedly coveted — and returned to New Jersey to serve out the remainder of his term as governor which ended in 2018.
Christie returned to the Trump campaign for the 2020 election, helping the president prepare for his disastrous first debate with Joe Biden which resulted in a combative performance that many people blame for alienating many independent and moderate Republican voters that may have otherwise been convinced to vote to give Trump a second term.
For his troubles in prepping the president for the debate in the maskless, science-denying confines of the White House, Christie contracted a serious case of COVID-19 that sent him to the hospital as his corpulent co-morbidities and asthma contributed to a particularly elevated level of symptoms.
Christie managed to pull through thanks to his access to two experimental treatments for the disease, but one has to wonder whether he holds any grudges against Trump for putting his life in danger due to the sloppy lack of precautionary measures against the coronavirus at a White House that has been an epicenter of COVID-19 infections.
That question becomes especially relevant after Christie’s appearance on ABC‘s This Week this morning where he told host George Stephanopolous that Trump’s legal team and their efforts to reverse the election results were “a national embarrassment.”
Stephanopolous set the scene for Christie’s denunciation of the legal gang that couldn’t shoot straight by noting that the Trump legal team had lost 34 court cases so far and that the president was attacking any Republican politician who dared to suggest that it was time to concede his loss.
“Is it finally time for this end?” Stephanopoulos asked his guest.
Christie’s response indicated that he was losing patience with Trump’s post-election charade.
“Yes,” he replied. “The president has had an opportunity to access the courts. And I said to you, you know, George, starting at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, if you’ve got the evidence of fraud, present it. And what’s happened here is, quite frankly, the conduct of the president’s legal team has been a national embarrassment.” “Sidney Powell accusing Gov. Brian Kemp of a crime on television yet being unwilling to go on TV and defend and lay out the evidence that she supposedly has. This is outrageous conduct by any lawyer, and notice, George, they won’t do it inside the courtroom,” Christie, a former federal prosecutor, argued. “They allege fraud outside the courtroom, but when they go inside the courtroom, they don’t plead fraud, and they don’t argue fraud.” “I’ve been a supporter of the president. I voted for him twice. But elections have consequences, and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn’t happen. You have an obligation to present the evidence. The evidence has not been presented,” the former governor continued. “I said it on election night, and I hope more say it going forward because the country is what has to matter the most, as much as I’m a strong Republican and I love my party,” Christie declared. “It’s the country that has to come first.”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
With some of his closest allies beginning to join the more moderate Republicans in pleading with the president to return to the land of the rational, one must wonder how much longer Trump can continue to refuse to face reality and delay a transition process that will ensure that Biden is able to hit the ground running on inauguration day.
The handwriting on the wall couldn’t be any larger.
Trump’s obstinance in delaying the Biden transition is damaging both our national security and the fight — one that the president himself has seemingly abandoned — against the COVID-19 pandemic.
How much smaller does the number of his political allies need to shrink in order for Trump to admit defeat?
In the bunker of Trump’s lame-duck period, fed with the reassurances of sycophantic aides, the outgoing president may not even be aware of how politically isolated he is becoming.
Hopefully, senior GOP leaders will be able to talk him off the ledge of his failed coup attempt and put the nation back on a path to normalcy.
The consequences of any other outcome are too frightening to even contemplate right now.
You can watch a video clip of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on ABC‘s This Week in the excerpt below.
“Yes,” Chris Christie tells @GStephanopoulos when asked if it’s time for President Trump to stop challenging the 2020 election results, adding that the president’s legal team has been a “national embarrassment.” https://t.co/9HKDetYpa5 pic.twitter.com/zuGivUyqYo — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 22, 2020
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