occupydemocrats--2020-09-08--Trump throws a fit over Twitter’s failure to remove meme mocking Mitch McConnell

There are few things more hypocritical than Donald Trump , by far the most mendacious president in this country ’ s history , whining about misinformation .
His entire political career has been built on profligate lies and the systematic denial of reality to the point where the American people ’ s faith in the word of the president might never fully recover .
Seemingly oblivious to this fact , Trump took to Twitter this morning to complain about a genuinely funny photograph of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell photoshopped to look like a Russian government official adorned with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasingly popular moniker for the Kentucky senator .
Trump asked why Twitter chooses to leave “ phony pictures ” like the McConnel image up while simultaneously removing “ Republican/Conservative pictures and statements that are true.
” The immediately obvious answer to Trump ’ s question is that the image is clearly fake and clearly satire and only the most embarrassingly credulous individual would think it was real .
That said , the “ Moscow Mitch ” nickname is an appropriate one , given the shameful manner in which McConnell has enabled and shielded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues to ignore reports that Vladimir Putin ’ s cryptomobster regime offers cash bounties for dead American soldiers .
On top of that , the GOP turned a blind eye to Russia ’ s interference in the 2016 election and is happily doing so again as Russia redoubles its efforts for 2020 .
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In his tweet , the president called for McConnell to join fellow Republican hacks Senator Josh Hawley ( MO ) and Senator Marsha @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 230 of the Communications Decency Act , a statute which holds that : “ No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.
” By calling to repeal 230 , Trump is pushing to curtail the First Amendment and transparently advocating for a state of affairs in which tech companies ( “ Big Tech ” as he calls them ) are held accountable for every anti-Republican sentiment published on their platforms .
He ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more accountable internet , he ’ s trying to create one where conservatives can dismantle our democracy in peace without fear of being mocked or shamed online .
Perhaps the funniest part about this pathetic little tweet is that by sharing the McConnell meme in order to ostensibly bash it , Trump really only managed to amplify it .
Because of him , even more , people are seeing it now .
The best thing the rest of us can do is follow his lead and spread the image far and wide… We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say .
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There are few things more hypocritical than Donald Trump, by far the most mendacious president in this country’s history, whining about misinformation. His entire political career has been built on profligate lies and the systematic denial of reality to the point where the American people’s faith in the word of the president might never fully recover. Seemingly oblivious to this fact, Trump took to Twitter this morning to complain about a genuinely funny photograph of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell photoshopped to look like a Russian government official adorned with the tag “Moscow Mitch,” an increasingly popular moniker for the Kentucky senator.
Trump asked why Twitter chooses to leave “phony pictures” like the McConnel image up while simultaneously removing “Republican/Conservative pictures and statements that are true.” The immediately obvious answer to Trump’s question is that the image is clearly fake and clearly satire and only the most embarrassingly credulous individual would think it was real.
That said, the “Moscow Mitch” nickname is an appropriate one, given the shameful manner in which McConnell has enabled and shielded this president from consequences even as Trump continues to ignore reports that Vladimir Putin’s cryptomobster regime offers cash bounties for dead American soldiers. On top of that, the GOP turned a blind eye to Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and is happily doing so again as Russia redoubles its efforts for 2020.
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In his tweet, the president called for McConnell to join fellow Republican hacks Senator Josh Hawley (MO) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN) to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a statute which holds that: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”
By calling to repeal 230, Trump is pushing to curtail the First Amendment and transparently advocating for a state of affairs in which tech companies (“Big Tech” as he calls them) are held accountable for every anti-Republican sentiment published on their platforms. He’s not trying to create a more honest, more accountable internet, he’s trying to create one where conservatives can dismantle our democracy in peace without fear of being mocked or shamed online.
Perhaps the funniest part about this pathetic little tweet is that by sharing the McConnell meme in order to ostensibly bash it, Trump really only managed to amplify it. Because of him, even more, people are seeing it now. The best thing the rest of us can do is follow his lead and spread the image far and wide…
Why does Twitter leave phony pictures like this up, but take down Republican/Conservative pictures and statements that are true? Mitch must fight back and repeal Section 230, immediately. Stop biased Big Tech before they stop you! @HawleyMO @MarshaBlackburn https://t.co/ah0nMeQdM0 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-08--Trump tries to mock Cuomo for having a “deranged” lawyer, who was also Trump’s lawyer

President Trump continued his bizarre feud with CNN anchor Chris Cuomo and his apparent lawyer , Michael Cohen , on Monday morning , recirculating the leaked audio of a discussion between Cuomo and Cohen that the right-wing media machine insisted was evidence that Cuomo had been accused of sexual harassment .
Somehow , without a hint of irony , Trump trashed Cuomo for having a convicted “ lier ” as a lawyer despite the fact that Michael Cohen was convicted for helping to arrange a secret hush money payment to the porn star that Donald Trump was having an affair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sign the petition to tell Congress to stop Trump ’ s sabotage of the post office !
That convicted “ lier ” who also apparently is “ deranged and sick ” worked as a vice-president at the Trump Organization for over a decade and was one of Trump ’ s personal lawyers , which says all you need to know about the kind of people that Donald Trump hires .
It is ridiculous to see Trump try to pull the “ yeah , what kind of an idiot would hire Michael Cohen ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it ’ s just more evidence of how reality , fact , and the past have no bearing whatsoever on Trump ’ s addled brain .
On top of that , huge swathes of the nation are literally on fire and the COVID-19 death toll is screaming towards the 200,000 lives lost mark — but this is what the president is spending his days complaining about ?

President Trump continued his bizarre feud with CNN anchor Chris Cuomo and his apparent lawyer, Michael Cohen, on Monday morning, recirculating the leaked audio of a discussion between Cuomo and Cohen that the right-wing media machine insisted was evidence that Cuomo had been accused of sexual harassment.
Somehow, without a hint of irony, Trump trashed Cuomo for having a convicted “lier” as a lawyer despite the fact that Michael Cohen was convicted for helping to arrange a secret hush money payment to the porn star that Donald Trump was having an affair with and then lying about it.
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That convicted “lier” who also apparently is “deranged and sick” worked as a vice-president at the Trump Organization for over a decade and was one of Trump’s personal lawyers, which says all you need to know about the kind of people that Donald Trump hires.
Fredo’s got a convicted lier for a lawyer, who may be going back to jail for an even longer time – additional lies to Congress. Many more tapes of him with Fredo and other media scum reporters. Reveals how deranged & sick they all are! https://t.co/g3aBQZ5VJv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
It is ridiculous to see Trump try to pull the “yeah, what kind of an idiot would hire Michael Cohen” after he himself had hired Michael Cohen, but it’s just more evidence of how reality, fact, and the past have no bearing whatsoever on Trump’s addled brain.
On top of that, huge swathes of the nation are literally on fire and the COVID-19 death toll is screaming towards the 200,000 lives lost mark — but this is what the president is spending his days complaining about?
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Trump compared his relationship to Kim Jong Un to sex with a woman in bizarre exchange in new book

As the revelations leaked so far from Bob Woodward ’ s new book Rage continue to confirm America ’ s worst fears about Donald Trump , new advance excerpts continue to disclose even more outrageous details of the president ’ s shameful behavior .
MSNBC ’ s Joe Scarborough read an article in The New York Times containing excerpts from the new Woodward tome and highlighted one of the more bizarre statements that the president made to the legendary journalist — one that indicated that Trump may have been deadly serious when he described the correspondence he that exchanged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Un as “ beautiful letters ” that led them to fall “ in love.
” Trump ’ s description of the instant attraction he felt for the brutal North Korean strongman recalls his lack of impulse control when faced with beautiful women as he infamously described in the Access Hollywood tape : Woodward gives a first peek at the contents of some of the fawning and treacly “ beautiful letters ” in his book , with Supreme Leader Kim telling the gullible and politically naive American president that their relationship was like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meetings were like a “ precious memory ” that showed how the “ deep and special friendship between us will work as a magical force.
” If Kim is ever deposed , he may yet have a lucrative opportunity at a second career as a romance novel writer with that type of purple prose .
As far as Trump ’ s reaction to the letters goes , he may now claim that he was joking when he referred to them as beautiful , but as Paul Simon once said “ still , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and disregards the rest.
” It ’ s no wonder that America ’ s longest-standing allies are looking at Americans as if they ’ ve suddenly contracted an extreme psychosis by allowing this president to continue in office a minute further , particularly when Trump is calling the Pentagon “ suckers ’ for bearing the cost of defending South Korea against the nuclear threat posed by his bosom buddy and saying that “ my fucking generals are a bunch of pussies .
They care more about their alliances than they do about trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scarborough doesn ’ t even have to comment on the president ’ s direct quote which Bob Woodward wisely recorded the audio of for posterity and the jaw-dropping amazement of future presidential historians .
A quote like that is damning enough on its own with commentary even if Twitter did allow more than 280 characters .
Perhaps Trump is describing his experience of the scientific phenomenon of sexual pheromones in his description of him and Kim Jong Un ’ s instant attraction .
While one can be all for finding love in unexpected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — this tale of mutual dictatorial enthrallment certainly stinks to high heaven .
It only takes less than a second to hear this latest presidential outrage and decide that you must do everything you can to ensure that he is voted out of office posthaste !
Original reporting by Maggie Haberman in The New York Times .
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As the revelations leaked so far from Bob Woodward’s new book Rage continue to confirm America’s worst fears about Donald Trump, new advance excerpts continue to disclose even more outrageous details of the president’s shameful behavior.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough read an article in The New York Times containing excerpts from the new Woodward tome and highlighted one of the more bizarre statements that the president made to the legendary journalist — one that indicated that Trump may have been deadly serious when he described the correspondence he that exchanged with the pudgy North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as “beautiful letters” that led them to fall “in love.”
“You meet a woman. In one second, you know whether or not it’s going to happen. It doesn’t take you 10 minutes and it doesn’t take you six weeks. It’s like, whoa. You know? It takes somewhat less than a second.”
~Trump re: his relationship with Kim Jong Un https://t.co/RHOhinzM7O — Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) September 9, 2020
Trump’s description of the instant attraction he felt for the brutal North Korean strongman recalls his lack of impulse control when faced with beautiful women as he infamously described in the Access Hollywood tape:
“You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait,” Trump shamelessly admited. “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” he marvelled at his own ability to commit sexual assualt without penalty.
Woodward gives a first peek at the contents of some of the fawning and treacly “beautiful letters” in his book, with Supreme Leader Kim telling the gullible and politically naive American president that their relationship was like a “fantasy film” and that their meetings were like a “precious memory” that showed how the “deep and special friendship between us will work as a magical force.”
“I feel pleased to have formed good ties with such a powerful and preeminent statesman as Your Excellency,” the North Korean leader wrote in one exchange. In a separate letter, Kim said he wished to “relive” the privilege of “that moment of history when I firmly held Your Excellency’s hand at the beautiful and sacred location as the whole world watched with great interest.”
If Kim is ever deposed, he may yet have a lucrative opportunity at a second career as a romance novel writer with that type of purple prose.
As far as Trump’s reaction to the letters goes, he may now claim that he was joking when he referred to them as beautiful, but as Paul Simon once said “still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.”
It’s no wonder that America’s longest-standing allies are looking at Americans as if they’ve suddenly contracted an extreme psychosis by allowing this president to continue in office a minute further, particularly when Trump is calling the Pentagon “suckers’ for bearing the cost of defending South Korea against the nuclear threat posed by his bosom buddy and saying that “my fucking generals are a bunch of pussies. They care more about their alliances than they do about trade deals.”
It’s telling that Scarborough doesn’t even have to comment on the president’s direct quote which Bob Woodward wisely recorded the audio of for posterity and the jaw-dropping amazement of future presidential historians.
A quote like that is damning enough on its own with commentary even if Twitter did allow more than 280 characters.
Perhaps Trump is describing his experience of the scientific phenomenon of sexual pheromones in his description of him and Kim Jong Un’s instant attraction.
While one can be all for finding love in unexpected places — even with a chemically-induced captivation — this tale of mutual dictatorial enthrallment certainly stinks to high heaven.
It only takes less than a second to hear this latest presidential outrage and decide that you must do everything you can to ensure that he is voted out of office posthaste!
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Original reporting by Maggie Haberman in The New York Times.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Trump outright admits that he “perhaps” misled the public about dangers of COVID-19

A new book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward of Watergate fame hits shelves this month but early excerpts are already causing a stir .
According to CNN , the book reveals that Trump sought to intentionally mislead the American public about the risks of COVID-19 .
Even as he downplayed the risks of the pandemic officially , Trump confided to Woodward in private that he understood just how dangerous it really was , saying that it was “ more deadly than even your strenuous flus.
” The president made the comments during a series of eighteen interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from December 2019 to July 2020 .
In February , Trump told Woodward that COVID-19 was “ deadly stuff , ” making it clear that he had a far better understanding of the gravity of the outbreak than he was sharing with the country .
Meanwhile , this was the same month he got up in front of a crowd and called the growing concerns over COVID-19 a Democratic “ hoax.
” In March , Trump actually admitted to Woodward that he had lied to the public about the severity of the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it down .
I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want to create a panic , ” said the president .
Clearly , Trump was for more concerned about his popularity than saving American lives .
If he had been honest from the beginning and taken radical action to curb the spread of the coronavirus , perhaps as many as 36,000 now-deceased Americans would still be alive .
By lying to further his own political interests he unilaterally condemned thousands of people to die .
One struggles to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oval Office .
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Woodward ’ s shocking revelations are the kind the Trump administration would usually deny outright , operating under the relatively safe presumption that Republican supporters would believe the lies of their president over credible reportage .
Unfortunately for the president and his spin doctors , Woodward has recordings of his conversations with the president .
There is simply no way to deny it this time .
Even so , White House Press Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extinguish the growing fires of outrage .
During her press briefing today , McEnany denied that Trump deliberately misled the public about COVID-19 .
She claimed that comments during the early days of the pandemic , rather than being a downplaying of the problem , were an attempt to “ express confidence , to express calm.
” She ridiculously claimed that his behavior was acceptable because he was trying to “ avoid chaos.
” “ The president has never lied to the American public on COVID , ” said McEnany with a straight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , as saying Trump was “ rudderless ” as a leader and that his “ attention span is like a minus number.
” Fauci also said that Trump ’ s “ sole purpose is to get reelected.
” NBC ’ s Geoff Bennett brought up the Fauci quotes and pointed out that they reinforce the idea that the president intentionally misrepresented the coronavirus outbreak to the public .
McEnany responded by saying that Fauci “ allegedly ” said these things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci praised Trump ’ s virus response in public ( something he was wise to do if he wanted to keep his job and continue to bring his expertise to bear to save American lives ) .
“ So there ’ s a long litany of praise from Dr. Fauci and you ’ re referencing something he allegedly told Bob Woodward , ” concluded McEnany before trying to move on to the next question .
“ It ’ s on tape .
It ’ s on tape Kayleigh , ” interjected Bennett .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rambled a bit about the Fauci quotes she had evoked , before moving on .
The president himself was later asked about the Woodward recordings and offered an explanation every bit as disgraceful as McEnany ’ s .
“ Did you mislead the public by saying that you downplayed the coronavirus and that you repeatedly did that in order to reduce panic .
Did you mislead the public ?
” Trump was asked .
“ Well , I think if you said in ‘ order to reduce panic ’ perhaps that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The fact is that I ’ m a cheerleader for this country .
I love our country and I don ’ t want people to be frightened .
I don ’ t want to create panic as you say .
And certainly , I ’ m not going to drive this country or the world into a frenzy .
We want to show confidence , we want to show strength as a nation and that ’ s what I ’ ve done , ” he added .
The idea that Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an outrageous lie and an insult to the 190,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 in large part to his incompetence .
This president has no problem spreading fear when he thinks it can help him politically .
He did it when he demonized Mexicans as rapists , he did it when fearmongered about the migrant caravans ahead of the mid-term elections , and he ’ s doing it now by trying to say citizens won ’ t be safe in a Joe Biden America .
Seeding panic is one of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he misled the public about COVID-19 is that he didn ’ t want to admit that there was a national health crisis ahead of the 2020 election .
He was afraid of how it might hurt his popularity and as a result , Americans are dead .
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A new book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward of Watergate fame hits shelves this month but early excerpts are already causing a stir. According to CNN, the book reveals that Trump sought to intentionally mislead the American public about the risks of COVID-19.
Even as he downplayed the risks of the pandemic officially, Trump confided to Woodward in private that he understood just how dangerous it really was, saying that it was “more deadly than even your strenuous flus.” The president made the comments during a series of eighteen interviews with Woodward conducted over a period stretching from December 2019 to July 2020.
In February, Trump told Woodward that COVID-19 was “deadly stuff,” making it clear that he had a far better understanding of the gravity of the outbreak than he was sharing with the country. Meanwhile, this was the same month he got up in front of a crowd and called the growing concerns over COVID-19 a Democratic “hoax.”
In March, Trump actually admitted to Woodward that he had lied to the public about the severity of the virus. “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” said the president.
Clearly, Trump was for more concerned about his popularity than saving American lives. If he had been honest from the beginning and taken radical action to curb the spread of the coronavirus, perhaps as many as 36,000 now-deceased Americans would still be alive. By lying to further his own political interests he unilaterally condemned thousands of people to die. One struggles to think of a graver betrayal of the Oval Office.
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Woodward’s shocking revelations are the kind the Trump administration would usually deny outright, operating under the relatively safe presumption that Republican supporters would believe the lies of their president over credible reportage. Unfortunately for the president and his spin doctors, Woodward has recordings of his conversations with the president. There is simply no way to deny it this time. Even so, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is doing her best to extinguish the growing fires of outrage.
During her press briefing today, McEnany denied that Trump deliberately misled the public about COVID-19. She claimed that comments during the early days of the pandemic, rather than being a downplaying of the problem, were an attempt to “express confidence, to express calm.” She ridiculously claimed that his behavior was acceptable because he was trying to “avoid chaos.”
“The president has never lied to the American public on COVID,” said McEnany with a straight face.
The Woodward book also quotes Dr. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as saying Trump was “rudderless” as a leader and that his “attention span is like a minus number.” Fauci also said that Trump’s “sole purpose is to get reelected.”
NBC’s Geoff Bennett brought up the Fauci quotes and pointed out that they reinforce the idea that the president intentionally misrepresented the coronavirus outbreak to the public. McEnany responded by saying that Fauci “allegedly” said these things to Woodward before reeling off several times Fauci praised Trump’s virus response in public (something he was wise to do if he wanted to keep his job and continue to bring his expertise to bear to save American lives).
“So there’s a long litany of praise from Dr. Fauci and you’re referencing something he allegedly told Bob Woodward,” concluded McEnany before trying to move on to the next question.
“It’s on tape. It’s on tape Kayleigh,” interjected Bennett. McEnany appeared thrown off by the comment, rambled a bit about the Fauci quotes she had evoked, before moving on.
.@GeoffRBennett: POTUS by his own admission acknowledged the depth of this crisis, and yet told the American people something very different. How is that not an abject betrayal of the public trust? McENANY: Your referencing something he allegedly said BENNETT: It's on tape pic.twitter.com/ASVxHDLjDY — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2020
The president himself was later asked about the Woodward recordings and offered an explanation every bit as disgraceful as McEnany’s.
“Did you mislead the public by saying that you downplayed the coronavirus and that you repeatedly did that in order to reduce panic. Did you mislead the public?” Trump was asked.
“Well, I think if you said in ‘order to reduce panic’ perhaps that’s so,” admitted Trump. “The fact is that I’m a cheerleader for this country. I love our country and I don’t want people to be frightened. I don’t want to create panic as you say. And certainly, I’m not going to drive this country or the world into a frenzy. We want to show confidence, we want to show strength as a nation and that’s what I’ve done,” he added.
The idea that Trump is averse to creating “panic” is an outrageous lie and an insult to the 190,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 in large part to his incompetence. This president has no problem spreading fear when he thinks it can help him politically. He did it when he demonized Mexicans as rapists, he did it when fearmongered about the migrant caravans ahead of the mid-term elections, and he’s doing it now by trying to say citizens won’t be safe in a Joe Biden America.
Seeding panic is one of Trump’s favorite tools. The real reason he misled the public about COVID-19 is that he didn’t want to admit that there was a national health crisis ahead of the 2020 election. He was afraid of how it might hurt his popularity and as a result, Americans are dead.
Q: "Did you mislead the public?" President Trump: "Well, I think if you said in order to reduce panic, perhaps that's so. The fact is, I'm a cheerleader for this country. I love our country and I don't want people to be frightened. I don't want to create panic." pic.twitter.com/NNbnkPz346 — CSPAN (@cspan) September 9, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Trump’s military school superior trashes the “obnoxious SOB” in response to insults to war dead

As Donald Trump tries to deny ever having insulted the members of the U.S. military as “ fools ” and “ suckers ” — despite corroboration from multiple media sources who have confirmed his disdain for the armed forces — one of his superiors at the closest the president ever came to serving in the military has weighed in with a withering assessment of Trump ’ s sociopathic ways .
Trump was a subordinate of 74-year-old George M. White when he attended New York Military Academy , the school his father Fred sent him to in order to instill some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While hindsight shows that Fred Trump obviously deserved a full refund of the tuition that he paid for his son ’ s failed attempt at acquiring values of service and military self-restraint , Mr. White recalls that the president ’ s severe personality flaws and psychological disorders were plainly apparent even before he graduated the academy in 1964 .
Journalist Michael Hirsh interviewed the now-retired Mr. White for an article in Foreign Policy magazine and asked him about the remarks reported in The Atlantic ‘ s blockbuster expose of the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ love of superficial military grandeur , especially parades and medals , ” he says that the president lacks any true respect for the values that motivate people to join the nation ’ s armed forces .
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White , for his part , attributes Trump ’ s fascination with the trappings of offensive power to the faux nature of his military school training .
Other Trump associates at the school interviewed by Hirsch were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McIntosh , who was a younger classmate of Trump ’ s at the New York Military Academy , recalled that Donald was not the most promising student in his class .
“ One of the things that struck me was I don ’ t recall him being a good student at all .
I was two years younger than him , and he asked me to go over his essays for him and improve them .
It was the only time I got to see the nature of his disability .
I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or C-minus range.
” If only Trump could rise to even that slightly above a failing grade during his presidency perhaps our nation wouldn ’ t be in the sorry shape we currently find ourselves in .
Even close Trump associates from his business career who possessed military experience slammed the president for his lack of comprehension of the purpose and duties of patriotic service in the armed forces .
Former Trump family architect , Alan Lapidus , enlisted in the military in 1957 well before working for Donald .
He told Hirsh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detest ( Trump ’ s ) love of having parades and having real military personnel salute him.
” What else would you expect from “ a heartless , obnoxious son of a bitch ?
” It would be remiss not to interject an exhortation to vote this cruel manipulator of toy soldier patriotism out of office and banish him to the trash heap of history as soon as humanly possible , would it not ?
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As Donald Trump tries to deny ever having insulted the members of the U.S. military as “fools” and “suckers” — despite corroboration from multiple media sources who have confirmed his disdain for the armed forces — one of his superiors at the closest the president ever came to serving in the military has weighed in with a withering assessment of Trump’s sociopathic ways.
Trump was a subordinate of 74-year-old George M. White when he attended New York Military Academy, the school his father Fred sent him to in order to instill some much-needed discipline in his wayward son.
While hindsight shows that Fred Trump obviously deserved a full refund of the tuition that he paid for his son’s failed attempt at acquiring values of service and military self-restraint, Mr. White recalls that the president’s severe personality flaws and psychological disorders were plainly apparent even before he graduated the academy in 1964.
Journalist Michael Hirsh interviewed the now-retired Mr. White for an article in Foreign Policy magazine and asked him about the remarks reported in The Atlantic‘s blockbuster expose of the president’s military animosity.
“No, those remarks absolutely didn’t surprise me,” White told the reporter.” In my dealings with him, he was a heartless, obnoxious son of a bitch.”
While Hirsch cites Trump’s “love of superficial military grandeur, especially parades and medals,” he says that the president lacks any true respect for the values that motivate people to join the nation’s armed forces.
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White, for his part, attributes Trump’s fascination with the trappings of offensive power to the faux nature of his military school training.
“I went into the U.S. Army during Vietnam in 1968. I served a tour in Korea. When I got into basic training I realized very quickly that at the New York Military Academy, we were just play-acting. What we had been taught was a sort of surface military thing,” White told the Foreign Policy journalist.
Other Trump associates at the school interviewed by Hirsch were equally dismissive of the president.
Sandy McIntosh, who was a younger classmate of Trump’s at the New York Military Academy, recalled that Donald was not the most promising student in his class.
“One of the things that struck me was I don’t recall him being a good student at all. I was two years younger than him, and he asked me to go over his essays for him and improve them. It was the only time I got to see the nature of his disability. I think his grades were mostly in the D-plus or C-minus range.”
If only Trump could rise to even that slightly above a failing grade during his presidency perhaps our nation wouldn’t be in the sorry shape we currently find ourselves in.
Even close Trump associates from his business career who possessed military experience slammed the president for his lack of comprehension of the purpose and duties of patriotic service in the armed forces.
Former Trump family architect, Alan Lapidus, enlisted in the military in 1957 well before working for Donald. He told Hirsh that “Like most ex-military, I detest (Trump’s) love of having parades and having real military personnel salute him.”
What else would you expect from “a heartless, obnoxious son of a bitch?”
It would be remiss not to interject an exhortation to vote this cruel manipulator of toy soldier patriotism out of office and banish him to the trash heap of history as soon as humanly possible, would it not?
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Original reporting by Michael Hirsh at Foreign Policy.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Reporter rattles McEnany as she tries to deny Woodward book claims: “It’s on tape, Kayleigh!”

A new book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward of Watergate fame hits shelves this month but early excerpts are already causing a stir .
According to CNN , the book reveals that Trump sought to intentionally mislead the American public about the risks of COVID-19 .
Even as he downplayed the risks of the pandemic officially , Trump confided to Woodward in private that he understood just how dangerous it really was , saying that it was “ more deadly than even your strenuous flus.
” The president made the comments during a series of eighteen interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from December 2019 to July 2020 .
In February , Trump told Woodward that COVID-19 was “ deadly stuff , ” making it clear that he had a far better understanding of the gravity of the outbreak than he was sharing with the country .
Meanwhile , this was the same month he got up in front of a crowd and called the growing concerns over COVID-19 a Democratic “ hoax.
” In March , Trump actually admitted to Woodward that he had lied to the public about the severity of the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it down .
I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want to create a panic , ” said the president .
Clearly , Trump was for more concerned about his popularity than saving American lives .
If he had been honest from the beginning and taken radical action to curb the spread of the coronavirus , perhaps as many as 36,000 now-deceased Americans would still be alive .
By lying to further his own political interests he unilaterally condemned thousands of people to die .
One struggles to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oval Office .
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Woodward ’ s shocking revelations are the kind the Trump administration would usually deny outright , operating under the relatively safe presumption that Republican supporters would believe the lies of their president over credible reportage .
Unfortunately for the president and his spin doctors , Woodward has recordings of his conversations with the president .
There is simply no way to deny it this time .
Even so , White House Press Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extinguish the growing fires of outrage .
During her press briefing today , McEnany denied that Trump deliberately misled the public about COVID-19 .
She claimed that comments during the early days of the pandemic , rather than being a downplaying of the problem , were an attempt to “ express confidence , to express calm.
” She ridiculously claimed that his behavior was acceptable because he was trying to “ avoid chaos.
” “ The president has never lied to the American public on COVID , ” said McEnany with a straight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , as saying Trump was “ rudderless ” as a leader and that his “ attention span is like a minus number.
” Fauci also said that Trump ’ s “ sole purpose is to get reelected.
” NBC ’ s Geoff Bennett brought up the Fauci quotes and pointed out that they reinforce the idea that the president intentionally misrepresented the coronavirus outbreak to the public .
McEnany responded by saying that Fauci “ allegedly ” said these things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci praised Trump ’ s virus response in public ( something he was wise to do if he wanted to keep his job and continue to bring his expertise to bear to save American lives ) .
“ So there ’ s a long litany of praise from Dr. Fauci and you ’ re referencing something he allegedly told Bob Woodward , ” concluded McEnany before trying to move on to the next question .
“ It ’ s on tape .
It ’ s on tape Kayleigh , ” interjected Bennett .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rambled a bit about the Fauci quotes she had evoked , before moving on .
Clearly , she and the White House she represents have no idea how to deal with this damning story .
They ’ d love to outright deny but the tapes make that impossible .
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A new book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward of Watergate fame hits shelves this month but early excerpts are already causing a stir. According to CNN, the book reveals that Trump sought to intentionally mislead the American public about the risks of COVID-19.
Even as he downplayed the risks of the pandemic officially, Trump confided to Woodward in private that he understood just how dangerous it really was, saying that it was “more deadly than even your strenuous flus.” The president made the comments during a series of eighteen interviews with Woodward conducted over a period stretching from December 2019 to July 2020.
In February, Trump told Woodward that COVID-19 was “deadly stuff,” making it clear that he had a far better understanding of the gravity of the outbreak than he was sharing with the country. Meanwhile, this was the same month he got up in front of a crowd and called the growing concerns over COVID-19 a Democratic “hoax.”
In March, Trump actually admitted to Woodward that he had lied to the public about the severity of the virus. “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” said the president.
Clearly, Trump was for more concerned about his popularity than saving American lives. If he had been honest from the beginning and taken radical action to curb the spread of the coronavirus, perhaps as many as 36,000 now-deceased Americans would still be alive. By lying to further his own political interests he unilaterally condemned thousands of people to die. One struggles to think of a graver betrayal of the Oval Office.
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Woodward’s shocking revelations are the kind the Trump administration would usually deny outright, operating under the relatively safe presumption that Republican supporters would believe the lies of their president over credible reportage. Unfortunately for the president and his spin doctors, Woodward has recordings of his conversations with the president. There is simply no way to deny it this time. Even so, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is doing her best to extinguish the growing fires of outrage.
During her press briefing today, McEnany denied that Trump deliberately misled the public about COVID-19. She claimed that comments during the early days of the pandemic, rather than being a downplaying of the problem, were an attempt to “express confidence, to express calm.” She ridiculously claimed that his behavior was acceptable because he was trying to “avoid chaos.”
“The president has never lied to the American public on COVID,” said McEnany with a straight face.
The Woodward book also quotes Dr. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as saying Trump was “rudderless” as a leader and that his “attention span is like a minus number.” Fauci also said that Trump’s “sole purpose is to get reelected.”
NBC’s Geoff Bennett brought up the Fauci quotes and pointed out that they reinforce the idea that the president intentionally misrepresented the coronavirus outbreak to the public. McEnany responded by saying that Fauci “allegedly” said these things to Woodward before reeling off several times Fauci praised Trump’s virus response in public (something he was wise to do if he wanted to keep his job and continue to bring his expertise to bear to save American lives).
“So there’s a long litany of praise from Dr. Fauci and you’re referencing something he allegedly told Bob Woodward,” concluded McEnany before trying to move on to the next question.
“It’s on tape. It’s on tape Kayleigh,” interjected Bennett. McEnany appeared thrown off by the comment, rambled a bit about the Fauci quotes she had evoked, before moving on. Clearly, she and the White House she represents have no idea how to deal with this damning story. They’d love to outright deny but the tapes make that impossible.
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.@GeoffRBennett: POTUS by his own admission acknowledged the depth of this crisis, and yet told the American people something very different. How is that not an abject betrayal of the public trust? McENANY: Your referencing something he allegedly said BENNETT: It's on tape pic.twitter.com/ASVxHDLjDY — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Ilhan Omar calls out the media for refusing to cover dangerous Trump-supporting terrorists

Over the past few months , it ’ s been glaringly obvious how the mainstream media uses sensationalism and selective coverage to help Trump and the right-wing push their agenda of demonizing the Black Lives Matter protesters as violent anarchists while ignoring the threat that white supremacist militia groups pose to the public and their role in provoking violence at otherwise peaceful marches .
On Thursday , Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MIN ) took to Twitter and shone a spotlight on a deeply disturbing video in which right-wing would-be terrorists in Salem , Oregon applaud a speaker who proclaims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the streets ” and trashed LGBTQIA rights as the “ pedophilia agenda.
” The mainstream media ’ s obsessive coverage of the riots and their “ oBjeCtiVe ” “ both sides ” coverage of Trump ’ s relentless efforts to link the protests with the Joe Biden campaign is part of a deliberate campaign to delegitimize the demands of the Black Lives Matter protestors and push the Biden campaign further to the right when it comes to racial relations and dealing with the police .
In recent days , they have provoked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few windows in the same breath as he condemned the right-wing militiaman who murdered two people with an assault rifle , two crimes which are drastically different in severity but are presented by Biden as equally heinous acts .
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The sight of a burning CVS makes for great footage but ultimately is nothing compared to the value of someone ’ s life , and by obsessing over the violence and feeding the right-wing narrative that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethereal “ anarchists ” are responsible for the unrest , they are pulling the focus away from the Black activists who organize the protests and who are dedicated to making substantial changes in America ’ s murderous police forces .
At the same time , they have little desire to cover the heavily armed and proudly racist right-wingers that deliberately provoke conflict with BLM protesters at the President ’ s urging , which shifts the public perception of blame to the protests ( over which 90 % are peaceful ) and away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have much desire to cover the thousands of peaceful protests that kept on happening for months after the George Floyd murder — as soon as the violence ended , so did the coverage : “ As long as there were riots and looting , television news helicopters descended upon their respective cities , with organizers lamenting online that the media wasn ’ t interested in stories beyond those of broken windows , pepper spray , and vandalized storefronts…Early news reports of the protests focused heavily on images of fires , overturned vehicles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was really taking place on the ground , with some pointing out that coverage seemed to exploit Black pain and violence.
” writes Fabiola Cineas at VOX .
By focusing only on the Black Lives Matter riots and not the right-wing terrorists who seek to provoke violence , the media is actively reinforcing Donald Trump ’ s racist messaging which explicitly links violence to the Joe Biden campaign and absurdly promises that violence will come to the white suburbs if Biden wins — and whitewashing the dire threat that right-wing terrorism poses to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear what YOU have to say .
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Over the past few months, it’s been glaringly obvious how the mainstream media uses sensationalism and selective coverage to help Trump and the right-wing push their agenda of demonizing the Black Lives Matter protesters as violent anarchists while ignoring the threat that white supremacist militia groups pose to the public and their role in provoking violence at otherwise peaceful marches.
On Thursday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MIN) took to Twitter and shone a spotlight on a deeply disturbing video in which right-wing would-be terrorists in Salem, Oregon applaud a speaker who proclaims that Democratic leaders should be “shot dead in the streets” and trashed LGBTQIA rights as the “pedophilia agenda.”
When the President said ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts’ this is the kind of rhetoric he’s normalizing. And while Trump and his party own these threats, and the violence that comes with them, the worst part is they *know* they do. And they don't care. — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 8, 2020
The mainstream media’s obsessive coverage of the riots and their “oBjeCtiVe” “both sides” coverage of Trump’s relentless efforts to link the protests with the Joe Biden campaign is part of a deliberate campaign to delegitimize the demands of the Black Lives Matter protestors and push the Biden campaign further to the right when it comes to racial relations and dealing with the police. In recent days, they have provoked Biden into denouncing the protesters who broke a few windows in the same breath as he condemned the right-wing militiaman who murdered two people with an assault rifle, two crimes which are drastically different in severity but are presented by Biden as equally heinous acts.
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The sight of a burning CVS makes for great footage but ultimately is nothing compared to the value of someone’s life, and by obsessing over the violence and feeding the right-wing narrative that “outside agitators” and faceless, ethereal “anarchists” are responsible for the unrest, they are pulling the focus away from the Black activists who organize the protests and who are dedicated to making substantial changes in America’s murderous police forces.
At the same time, they have little desire to cover the heavily armed and proudly racist right-wingers that deliberately provoke conflict with BLM protesters at the President’s urging, which shifts the public perception of blame to the protests (over which 90% are peaceful) and away from real instigators of violence.
Nor do they have much desire to cover the thousands of peaceful protests that kept on happening for months after the George Floyd murder — as soon as the violence ended, so did the coverage:
“As long as there were riots and looting, television news helicopters descended upon their respective cities, with organizers lamenting online that the media wasn’t interested in stories beyond those of broken windows, pepper spray, and vandalized storefronts…Early news reports of the protests focused heavily on images of fires, overturned vehicles, and elevated scenes that distorted what was really taking place on the ground, with some pointing out that coverage seemed to exploit Black pain and violence.” writes Fabiola Cineas at VOX.
By focusing only on the Black Lives Matter riots and not the right-wing terrorists who seek to provoke violence, the media is actively reinforcing Donald Trump’s racist messaging which explicitly links violence to the Joe Biden campaign and absurdly promises that violence will come to the white suburbs if Biden wins — and whitewashing the dire threat that right-wing terrorism poses to the American public.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Trump claims it would be an “insult to the country” if Kamala Harris became president

When Donald Trump is energized by a rabid crowd of shouting , mostly maskless supporters , like he was last night at a COVID regulation-defying campaign rally in North Carolina , he ’ s liable to ad-lib just about anything as his off-the-cuff monologues range further and further down the path towards incoherent ramblings .
In these situations , it ’ s often difficult to determine whether the president ’ s most outrageous comments are part of a pre-planned campaign strategy or merely random sparks generated from a malevolent consciousness burning with fear and panic over his dismal polling numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s attacks on Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) , the Democratic nominee for vice president last night , however , seem to be yet another calculated bet that he can attract enough votes by appealing to the racism and misogyny of a portion of the American electorate to repeat the victory with a minority of the popular vote that he pulled off with the assistance of Vladimir Putin in 2016 .
Trump couldn ’ t be more clear with his reprehensible bigotry as he told his slobbering crowd that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country ” if Kamala Harris became the nation ’ s first female president .
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While Trump never explicitly explains the reasons for his assertion about the likeability of the California senator , it doesn ’ t take much of a stretch of the imagination to conclude that Harris ’ race and gender play a large part in the president ’ s assessment .
In past public appearances , Trump has condemned Senator Harris as “ not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her at a New Hampshire rally a couple of weeks ago .
He has also frequently included her in that pantheon of “ nasty ” Democratic women that he frequently compares in a regressively sexist manner to the tough politicians who dominate a Republican party drenched in toxic masculinity .
The president has also lent momentary credence to scurrilous suggestions that Harris was not eligible to serve as vice president in a repeat performance of the birther theories he used to attack President Barack Obama in order to propel his political ambitions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that last conspiracy attempt .
Let ’ s hope that this latest attack is called out for being the racist , sexist dog whistle that it most obviously is and that it further alienates the female voters who have already been turned away from supporting his candidacy because of his offensive and nationally destructive behavior .
Original reporting by Brett Samuels at The Hill .
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When Donald Trump is energized by a rabid crowd of shouting, mostly maskless supporters, like he was last night at a COVID regulation-defying campaign rally in North Carolina, he’s liable to ad-lib just about anything as his off-the-cuff monologues range further and further down the path towards incoherent ramblings.
In these situations, it’s often difficult to determine whether the president’s most outrageous comments are part of a pre-planned campaign strategy or merely random sparks generated from a malevolent consciousness burning with fear and panic over his dismal polling numbers and the prospect of post-presidential prosecution.
Trump’s attacks on Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Democratic nominee for vice president last night, however, seem to be yet another calculated bet that he can attract enough votes by appealing to the racism and misogyny of a portion of the American electorate to repeat the victory with a minority of the popular vote that he pulled off with the assistance of Vladimir Putin in 2016.
Trump couldn’t be more clear with his reprehensible bigotry as he told his slobbering crowd that it would be “an insult to our country” if Kamala Harris became the nation’s first female president.
“People don’t like her. Nobody likes her. She could never be the first woman president. She could never be. That would be an insult to our country,” the president spewed as the MAGA-hatted audience cheered him on.
President Trump trashes Sen. Kamala Harris: "People don't like her. Nobody likes her. She could never be the first woman President. That would be an insult to our country." pic.twitter.com/VUyr3uAmVK — The Hill (@thehill) September 8, 2020
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While Trump never explicitly explains the reasons for his assertion about the likeability of the California senator, it doesn’t take much of a stretch of the imagination to conclude that Harris’ race and gender play a large part in the president’s assessment.
In past public appearances, Trump has condemned Senator Harris as “not competent,” as he said about her at a New Hampshire rally a couple of weeks ago. He has also frequently included her in that pantheon of “nasty” Democratic women that he frequently compares in a regressively sexist manner to the tough politicians who dominate a Republican party drenched in toxic masculinity.
The president has also lent momentary credence to scurrilous suggestions that Harris was not eligible to serve as vice president in a repeat performance of the birther theories he used to attack President Barack Obama in order to propel his political ambitions.
“I just heard that. I heard it today, that she doesn’t meet the requirements,” Trump said last month after reading an ill-informed op-ed that was published in Newsweek. “And by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, talented lawyer.”
Trump was pilloried mercilessly by Democrats for that last conspiracy attempt.
Let’s hope that this latest attack is called out for being the racist, sexist dog whistle that it most obviously is and that it further alienates the female voters who have already been turned away from supporting his candidacy because of his offensive and nationally destructive behavior.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--GOP Senate staffer tells cancer survivor not affording healthcare is like not affording a new shirt

Eventually , Donald Trump will leave the presidency .
When that happens and a full accounting of the damage he inflicted on this country is tallied there will be droves of Republicans scrambling to pretend as if they never supported him .
The GOP as a whole will try to go back to pretending that they care about our military , or the national deficit , or family values .
After watching them enable this president for four years as he made a grotesque mockery of all of these things , one would have to be an abject fool to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party , barring a massive top-to-bottom realignment of its morals and expelling of its worst actors , is irredeemable .
Conservatives like to tell liberals that we are being hyperbolic when we say things like this , that we unfairly demonize them when we point out that their opposition to expanding healthcare coverage to all Americans shows they don ’ t care if people live or die but once in a while we get irrefutable proof that that is exactly the case .
In a new clip spreading like wildfire across Twitter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beach , North Carolina contacted a staffer for Senator Thom Tillis ( R-NC ) .
Veals , a cancer survivor , was desperate to talk to one of her elected officials about her desperate need for healthcare .
WRAL-5 spoke to Veals and she explained that her husband was furloughed due to the COVID-19 economic downturn and she ’ s in danger of losing her health insurance .
“ I wanted answers because the thought of having no healthcare and possibly getting sick with COVID is extremely frightening , ” said Veals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tillis ’ s office .
The staffer she ended up on the phone with could not have been any less compassionate or any more condescending .
Veals decided to record the call .
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“ You ’ re saying that , if you can ’ t afford it , you don ’ t get to have it , and that includes healthcare ?
” asked Veals .
“ Yeah .
Just like if I want to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dress shirt .
If I can ’ t afford that dress shirt , I don ’ t get to get it , ” said the staffer .
“ But healthcare is something that people need , especially if they have cancer , ” said Veals .
“ Well , you got to find a way to get it , ” the man responded .
When Veals asked the staffer what he thought she should do he responded dismissively : “ Sounds like something you ’ re going to have to figure it out.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s office in response to the video and the senator ’ s spokesman Daniel Keylin attempted some damage control .
“ The way Mrs. Veals was talked to by a staff assistant in our Washington office was completely inappropriate and violates the code of conduct Senator Tillis has for his staff , which is why immediate disciplinary action has been taken , ” said Keylin .
Understandably , Veals was unimpressed by the milquetoast apology and is demanding that government officials take meaningful action to provide health coverage .
“ We need our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us solve this problem because it ’ s not just my problem – not being able to afford healthcare .
It ’ s the problem of hundreds and thousands of North Carolinians , ” said Veals .
The worst part about this incident—beyond the obvious callousness and lack of humanity displayed by the Tillis staffer—is that this view that you only deserve healthcare if you can afford it is not some fringe view within the GOP , it ’ s one of the central tenets .
They may not all be as blunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but most of them share his view .
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Eventually, Donald Trump will leave the presidency. When that happens and a full accounting of the damage he inflicted on this country is tallied there will be droves of Republicans scrambling to pretend as if they never supported him. The GOP as a whole will try to go back to pretending that they care about our military, or the national deficit, or family values. After watching them enable this president for four years as he made a grotesque mockery of all of these things, one would have to be an abject fool to buy into their rhetoric.
The Republican Party, barring a massive top-to-bottom realignment of its morals and expelling of its worst actors, is irredeemable. Conservatives like to tell liberals that we are being hyperbolic when we say things like this, that we unfairly demonize them when we point out that their opposition to expanding healthcare coverage to all Americans shows they don’t care if people live or die but once in a while we get irrefutable proof that that is exactly the case.
In a new clip spreading like wildfire across Twitter, a woman named Bev Veals from Carolina Beach, North Carolina contacted a staffer for Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC). Veals, a cancer survivor, was desperate to talk to one of her elected officials about her desperate need for healthcare. WRAL-5 spoke to Veals and she explained that her husband was furloughed due to the COVID-19 economic downturn and she’s in danger of losing her health insurance.
“I wanted answers because the thought of having no healthcare and possibly getting sick with COVID is extremely frightening,” said Veals, explaining her decision to reach out to Tillis’s office. The staffer she ended up on the phone with could not have been any less compassionate or any more condescending. Veals decided to record the call.
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“You’re saying that, if you can’t afford it, you don’t get to have it, and that includes healthcare?” asked Veals.
“Yeah. Just like if I want to go to the store and buy a new dress shirt. If I can’t afford that dress shirt, I don’t get to get it,” said the staffer.
“But healthcare is something that people need, especially if they have cancer,” said Veals.
“Well, you got to find a way to get it,” the man responded. When Veals asked the staffer what he thought she should do he responded dismissively: “Sounds like something you’re going to have to figure it out.”
WRAL-5 reached out to Tillis’s office in response to the video and the senator’s spokesman Daniel Keylin attempted some damage control.
“The way Mrs. Veals was talked to by a staff assistant in our Washington office was completely inappropriate and violates the code of conduct Senator Tillis has for his staff, which is why immediate disciplinary action has been taken,” said Keylin.
Understandably, Veals was unimpressed by the milquetoast apology and is demanding that government officials take meaningful action to provide health coverage.
“We need our legislators to listen to us and help us solve this problem because it’s not just my problem – not being able to afford healthcare. It’s the problem of hundreds and thousands of North Carolinians,” said Veals.
The worst part about this incident—beyond the obvious callousness and lack of humanity displayed by the Tillis staffer—is that this view that you only deserve healthcare if you can afford it is not some fringe view within the GOP, it’s one of the central tenets. They may not all be as blunt and cruel as this staffer was, but most of them share his view.
Senator Thom Tillis staffer tells woman with cancer who doesn’t have health care that she’s out of luck. “Just like if you want to go to the store and buy a new dress shirt, if I can’t afford that dress shirt, I don’t get to get it.” pic.twitter.com/DCZMORFHGl — Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) September 9, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-09--Trump brags about his Nobel Prize nomination and gets reminded that Hitler had one too

This morning , President Trump went on a gleeful posting spree in response to the news that a Norwegian politician had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in what can only be one of the biggest trolling jobs the modern world has ever seen .
Citing Trump ’ s role in the negotiations between North and South Korea ( negligible at best ) and the recent normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel ( which he personally had almost nothing to do with ) , Norwegian Parliament member Christian Tybring-Gjedde claimed that President Trump “ has broken a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a war or bringing the United States an international armed conflict.
” Trump went on an extremely undeserved victory lap , retweeting and tweeting 17 times about the nomination in a desperate and futile attempt to use the short-lived gratification to fill the gaping void in his soul where his father ’ s approval was supposed to go .
It should go without saying that the idea that Trump has contributed to world peace in any lasting way is absolutely preposterous .
While the world ’ s attention has been preoccupied with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quietly been raining death and destruction upon some of the world ’ s poorest people .
Despite the UN Secretary-General ’ s call for a global coronavirus armistice , the Trump administration has conducted more airstrikes on Somalia this year than the administrations of Bush and Obama combined , according to TIME ’ s Nick Turse , killing dozens of innocent civilians .
43 airstrikes have been conducted so far this year and 63 were launched last year .
Sign the petition to tell Congress to stop Trump ’ s sabotage of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the U.S. military ’ s approach of performative regret towards civilian casualties has become one of open hostility and indiscriminate murder .
The administration ’ s loose rules of engagement and aggressive bombing campaigns earned us the appalling distinction of having killed more civilians in Afghanistan last year than the Taliban did .
President Trump ’ s diplomatic excursions have largely been elaborate excuses to get him to foreign golf courses and to needlessly suck up to the foreign dictators whose absolute power he shamelessly lusts for .
Completely uninterested in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the well-being of any single human that isn ’ t himself , the idea that he cares about international relations beyond his suspicious concern for the interests of the Russian government is laughable .
Social media quickly began pointed out that the Nobel Peace Prize nomination is one that he shares with one Adolf Hitler , the man who started a war that killed anywhere from 70 to 85 million people and whose genocidal speeches Trump reportedly kept on his bedside table .

This morning, President Trump went on a gleeful posting spree in response to the news that a Norwegian politician had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in what can only be one of the biggest trolling jobs the modern world has ever seen.
Citing Trump’s role in the negotiations between North and South Korea (negligible at best) and the recent normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel (which he personally had almost nothing to do with), Norwegian Parliament member Christian Tybring-Gjedde claimed that President Trump “has broken a 39-year-old streak of American Presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States an international armed conflict.”
Trump went on an extremely undeserved victory lap, retweeting and tweeting 17 times about the nomination in a desperate and futile attempt to use the short-lived gratification to fill the gaping void in his soul where his father’s approval was supposed to go.
Here’s a small sample:
It should go without saying that the idea that Trump has contributed to world peace in any lasting way is absolutely preposterous.
While the world’s attention has been preoccupied with the coronavirus crisis, the United States has quietly been raining death and destruction upon some of the world’s poorest people. Despite the UN Secretary-General’s call for a global coronavirus armistice, the Trump administration has conducted more airstrikes on Somalia this year than the administrations of Bush and Obama combined, according to TIME’s Nick Turse, killing dozens of innocent civilians. 43 airstrikes have been conducted so far this year and 63 were launched last year.
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Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. military’s approach of performative regret towards civilian casualties has become one of open hostility and indiscriminate murder. The administration’s loose rules of engagement and aggressive bombing campaigns earned us the appalling distinction of having killed more civilians in Afghanistan last year than the Taliban did.
President Trump’s diplomatic excursions have largely been elaborate excuses to get him to foreign golf courses and to needlessly suck up to the foreign dictators whose absolute power he shamelessly lusts for. Completely uninterested in the duties of governing the United States or the well-being of any single human that isn’t himself, the idea that he cares about international relations beyond his suspicious concern for the interests of the Russian government is laughable.
Social media quickly began pointed out that the Nobel Peace Prize nomination is one that he shares with one Adolf Hitler, the man who started a war that killed anywhere from 70 to 85 million people and whose genocidal speeches Trump reportedly kept on his bedside table.
https://twitter.com/DocThor72/status/1303694402729267206?s=20
https://twitter.com/RantingDosa/status/1303661480601030656?s=20
Other notable Nobel Peace Prize nominees:
Adolf Hitler 1939
Benito Mussolini 1935
Joseph Stalin 1945 AND 1948 So congrats, you're in perfect company! — Ruby (@RubeyRoo) September 9, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-10--Trump bitterly complains when confronted over Woodward tapes then runs away

The White House is struggling to muster up a damage control strategy in the wake of storied journalist Bob Woodward ’ s bombshell revelation that the president deliberately misled the American public about the dangers of COVID-19 .
“ I wanted to always play it down .
I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want to create a panic , ” the president confided to Woodward over the course of 18 interviews conducted between December 2019 and July 2020 .
Even as he was claiming there was nothing to worry about in public and dismissing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he was telling Woodward in private that he knew the novel coronavirus was “ deadly stuff.
” Trump told the reporter that COVID-19 is “ more deadly than even your strenuous flus.
” All the while , his messaging focused on convincing people they had nothing to worry about with the pandemic .
It ’ s impossible to know just how many lives could have been saved if the president had given the country a clear sense of the risks and encouraged them to take the necessary safety precautions .
Instead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was worried that acknowledging the severity of the outbreak could hurt his polling numbers .
So far , the best defense the administration has managed to conjure is an utterly absurd and asinine claim that Trump was simply trying to avoid spreading “ panic.
” As many have been quick to point out , this president has absolutely no problem spreading panic about everything from MS-13 to Antifa when he deems it politically advantageous for himself .
He thrives on panic and any insinuation to the contrary can be immediately disregarded as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference today , Trump was asked directly by ABC ’ s Jon Karl why the country should believe what he has to say now that we know he lied to us about the virus .
Rather than embrace responsibility ( something no sane person should expect from him at this point ) , Trump acted as if the question were somehow unfair to him .
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“ Such a terrible question and the phraseology , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I didn ’ t lie .
What I said is we have to be calm .
We can ’ t be panicked .
I knew that the tapes were there .
These were a series of phone calls that we had , mostly phone calls , ” Trump said before going off on a longwinded tangent about how he hasn ’ t read Woodward ’ s book .
“ And [ Woodward ] didn ’ t report it because he didn ’ t think it was bad .
Nobody thought it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karl tried to interject and Trump shut him down .
“ Wait a minute , wait a minute , ” said the president .
“ And your question , the way you phrased that is such a disgrace .
It ’ s a disgrace to ABC television network .
It ’ s a disgrace to your employer and that ’ s the answer .
You ready ?
Because– ” said Trump .
He and Karl then went back and forth , talking over to each other .
The reporter pointed out that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the flu even though he knew that to be untrue .
In response , the president rambled about the flu for a bit , repeated his nonsensical claim that he was trying to project “ confidence ” and ultimately failed to offer any kind of real justification for misleading the country .
Not long after , the president scurried out of the briefing room before the rest of the press corps could ask their questions .
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The White House is struggling to muster up a damage control strategy in the wake of storied journalist Bob Woodward’s bombshell revelation that the president deliberately misled the American public about the dangers of COVID-19.
“I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” the president confided to Woodward over the course of 18 interviews conducted between December 2019 and July 2020. Even as he was claiming there was nothing to worry about in public and dismissing the pandemic as a Democratic “hoax” he was telling Woodward in private that he knew the novel coronavirus was “deadly stuff.”
Trump told the reporter that COVID-19 is “more deadly than even your strenuous flus.” All the while, his messaging focused on convincing people they had nothing to worry about with the pandemic. It’s impossible to know just how many lives could have been saved if the president had given the country a clear sense of the risks and encouraged them to take the necessary safety precautions. Instead, he chose to lie, presumably because he was worried that acknowledging the severity of the outbreak could hurt his polling numbers.
So far, the best defense the administration has managed to conjure is an utterly absurd and asinine claim that Trump was simply trying to avoid spreading “panic.” As many have been quick to point out, this president has absolutely no problem spreading panic about everything from MS-13 to Antifa when he deems it politically advantageous for himself. He thrives on panic and any insinuation to the contrary can be immediately disregarded as bad faith spin.
During his press conference today, Trump was asked directly by ABC’s Jon Karl why the country should believe what he has to say now that we know he lied to us about the virus. Rather than embrace responsibility (something no sane person should expect from him at this point), Trump acted as if the question were somehow unfair to him.
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“Such a terrible question and the phraseology,” said Trump, playing the victim as usual. “I didn’t lie. What I said is we have to be calm. We can’t be panicked. I knew that the tapes were there. These were a series of phone calls that we had, mostly phone calls,” Trump said before going off on a longwinded tangent about how he hasn’t read Woodward’s book.
“And [Woodward] didn’t report it because he didn’t think it was bad. Nobody thought it was bad,” said Trump. Karl tried to interject and Trump shut him down.
“Wait a minute, wait a minute,” said the president. “And your question, the way you phrased that is such a disgrace. It’s a disgrace to ABC television network. It’s a disgrace to your employer and that’s the answer. You ready? Because–” said Trump. He and Karl then went back and forth, talking over to each other.
The reporter pointed out that Trump told the public that COVID-19 was just like the flu even though he knew that to be untrue. In response, the president rambled about the flu for a bit, repeated his nonsensical claim that he was trying to project “confidence” and ultimately failed to offer any kind of real justification for misleading the country. Not long after, the president scurried out of the briefing room before the rest of the press corps could ask their questions.
Watch the shameful performance below.
Reporter asks Trump, "why did you lie to the American people and why should we trust what you have to say now" about coronavirus. "Such a terrible question, and the phraseology," Trump says https://t.co/4CSqnh81fx pic.twitter.com/CySGFMY9qu — CBS News (@CBSNews) September 10, 2020
And that's it. Three questions and he's gone. — Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) September 10, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-10--Pelosi blasts Trump’s “contempt” for the public in fiery response to Woodward tape

Donald Trump has the blood of countless Americans on his hands .
Thanks to a soon-to-be-released book from veteran journalist Bob Woodward , we now know that the president intentionally misled the public about the risks of COVID-19 .
Over 190,000 Americans are now dead .
“ I wanted to always play it down .
I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want to create a panic , ” admitted the president to Woodward .
In February , the same month he was dismissing concerns over the pandemic as a Democratic “ hoax ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was actually “ deadly stuff.
” The interviews—which occurred from December 2019 to July 2020 and of which there are tapes to back up Woodward ’ s reporting—also show Trump confiding that COVID-19 is “ more deadly than even your strenuous flus.
” Since there are audio recordings , the White House can ’ t simply lie and deny Woodward ’ s allegations like they usually do .
Instead , they want us to believe that the president who regularly sows fear about Antifa , immigrants , and Muslims was lying about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump loves spreading panic , it ’ s one of the political tools he returns to over and over again .
The simplest explanation for the deeply dangerous deception is that he was afraid that admitting the existence of a national health crisis could hurt his reelection prospects .
As he always does , Trump chose his own political interests over the wellbeing of the American people .
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negligence at a press briefing today and gave a brutal , incisive breakdown of the magnitude of Trump ’ s actions .
“ What the president did in those comments showed his contempt .
Contempt for the American people and their health .
Contempt for science .
Contempt for any real effort to crush the virus .
Contempt for his supporters .
Their children .
Their parents , ” said Pelosi .
“ He hid the facts and refused to take the threat seriously , leaving the entire country exposed and unprepared .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a panic ?
Why ?
Because of the stock market ?
Nobody wants to cause a panic .
You want to show leadership , show a strategic plan , following the science , allocating the resources in order the get the job done .
Even now he refuses to listen to science which is just a tragedy , ” Pelosi went on , clearly genuinely horrified by Trump ’ s behavior .
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Donald Trump has the blood of countless Americans on his hands. Thanks to a soon-to-be-released book from veteran journalist Bob Woodward, we now know that the president intentionally misled the public about the risks of COVID-19. Over 190,000 Americans are now dead.
“I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” admitted the president to Woodward. In February, the same month he was dismissing concerns over the pandemic as a Democratic “hoax” he told Woodward during a private interview that it was actually “deadly stuff.” The interviews—which occurred from December 2019 to July 2020 and of which there are tapes to back up Woodward’s reporting—also show Trump confiding that COVID-19 is “more deadly than even your strenuous flus.”
Since there are audio recordings, the White House can’t simply lie and deny Woodward’s allegations like they usually do. Instead, they want us to believe that the president who regularly sows fear about Antifa, immigrants, and Muslims was lying about COVID-19 to avoid “panic.” Donald Trump loves spreading panic, it’s one of the political tools he returns to over and over again.
The simplest explanation for the deeply dangerous deception is that he was afraid that admitting the existence of a national health crisis could hurt his reelection prospects. As he always does, Trump chose his own political interests over the wellbeing of the American people.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addressed the president’s malicious negligence at a press briefing today and gave a brutal, incisive breakdown of the magnitude of Trump’s actions.
“What the president did in those comments showed his contempt. Contempt for the American people and their health. Contempt for science. Contempt for any real effort to crush the virus. Contempt for his supporters. Their children. Their parents,” said Pelosi.
“He hid the facts and refused to take the threat seriously, leaving the entire country exposed and unprepared. He didn’t want to cause a panic? Why? Because of the stock market? Nobody wants to cause a panic. You want to show leadership, show a strategic plan, following the science, allocating the resources in order the get the job done. Even now he refuses to listen to science which is just a tragedy,” Pelosi went on, clearly genuinely horrified by Trump’s behavior.
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JUST IN: Speaker Pelosi responds to Bob Woodward tapes: "What the President did in those comments showed his contempt, contempt for the American people and their health, contempt for science." pic.twitter.com/Y6aykiZxFD — The Hill (@thehill) September 10, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-10--Republican Senator panics and malfunctions after reporter reminds him that Trump’s comments are on t

Republican Senator panics and malfunctions after reporter reminds him that Trump’s comments are on tape

The president ’ s Republican allies in Congress have predictably refused to address the damning audio released by veteran journalist Bob Woodward that shows the president admitting to downplaying the severity of the COVID-19 virus and the subsequent deaths of 200,000 people , with the majority of them simply insisting they haven ’ t heard the audio or seen the book .
Such displays of repulsive cowardice are all we can expect from our elected officials in the wake of each new increasingly offensive and damning Trump scandal .
The reason for doing so is quite clear , as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s actions and statements usually end in an embarrassing disaster .
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Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana found this out the hard way in an interview with CNN .
While he surely thought he was clever in coming up with the phrase “ gotcha book , ” the existence of the audio proved to be an entirely expected obstacle that Kennedy still did not have an answer for , leading him to panic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed this out : The idea that there could ever be such a thing as a “ gotcha ” book is absolutely ridiculous , especially considering that the president himself willingly sat down for interviews not once but eighteen times with Bob Woodward .
Though it ’ s been evident for decades , the monstrous excesses and abuses of the Donald Trump administration really done a magnificent job of exposing just how modern Republicanism is nothing but a rickety wall of meaningless hyperpatriotism , performative religiosity , barely disguised bigotry and an ersatz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inflame our most base and primal instincts .
The Republican Senators have made it clear there is nothing that Trump and his goons could do to earn their criticism and nothing they ever say or do should ever be taken seriously or given the benefit of the doubt again ; they should be treated with the same disdain and disgust that they treat the Democrats and run out of town as soon as legally possible .

The president’s Republican allies in Congress have predictably refused to address the damning audio released by veteran journalist Bob Woodward that shows the president admitting to downplaying the severity of the COVID-19 virus and the subsequent deaths of 200,000 people, with the majority of them simply insisting they haven’t heard the audio or seen the book. Such displays of repulsive cowardice are all we can expect from our elected officials in the wake of each new increasingly offensive and damning Trump scandal.
The reason for doing so is quite clear, as the few times they do try to defend the president’s actions and statements usually end in an embarrassing disaster.
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Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana found this out the hard way in an interview with CNN. While he surely thought he was clever in coming up with the phrase “gotcha book,” the existence of the audio proved to be an entirely expected obstacle that Kennedy still did not have an answer for, leading him to panic and robotically repeat himself when reporter Pamela Brown pointed this out:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA): These gotcha books don't really interest me that much. CNN's Pamela Brown: He's on the record. He's on the record. Kennedy: These gotcha books don't really interest me that much. Brown: He did 18 interviews with Bob Woodward … He's recorded. pic.twitter.com/GGuAZkw4KO — The Recount (@therecount) September 9, 2020
The idea that there could ever be such a thing as a “gotcha” book is absolutely ridiculous, especially considering that the president himself willingly sat down for interviews not once but eighteen times with Bob Woodward.
Though it’s been evident for decades, the monstrous excesses and abuses of the Donald Trump administration really done a magnificent job of exposing just how modern Republicanism is nothing but a rickety wall of meaningless hyperpatriotism, performative religiosity, barely disguised bigotry and an ersatz set of “values” designed to inflame our most base and primal instincts.
The Republican Senators have made it clear there is nothing that Trump and his goons could do to earn their criticism and nothing they ever say or do should ever be taken seriously or given the benefit of the doubt again; they should be treated with the same disdain and disgust that they treat the Democrats and run out of town as soon as legally possible.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-10--Trump demands why Bob Woodward didn’t do more to save lives in outrageous Twitter outburst

President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning in a desperate attempt to continue the damage control over the absolutely damning audio released by journalist Bob Woodward that clearly shows the president admitting that he was downplaying the risks of the coronavirus .
In a truly mind-boggling show of mental gymnastics , the president appears to blame Bob Woodward for not doing anything to prevent coronavirus deaths by keeping the quotes secret from the public , doubling down on his ridiculous assertion that he was simply trying to prevent “ panic ” from spreading across the nation .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play it down .
I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want to create a panic , ” Trump says in the audio .
Later on , he adds “ It ’ s also more deadly than your — you know , your , even your strenuous flus.
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It is true that morally reprehensible that Bob Woodward chose to wait until 200,000 people were dead before releasing this audio to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recall , at the outset of the pandemic , public health officials were begging the nation to take the virus seriously and to adopt social distancing protocols , but President Trump and the right-wing media machine were actively undermining their efforts .
Releasing that audio at that key moment may have helped save countless lives — and even one American life saved would be worth more than whatever sales Woodward , who is already a millionaire , might make from his book .
That being said , it is outrageous and deeply offensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the blame for the hundreds of thousands of dead Americans on to Bob Woodward when he deliberately — by his own admission — downplayed the severity of the pandemic .
There is extensive reporting that shows not only did the Trump administration ’ s incompetence deplete our stocks of personal protective equipment and ventilators and sabotage early efforts at a nationwide testing regime , they deliberately dragged their feet because the virus was mainly hitting “ Democratic areas ” at the time .
Ultimately , the blame for all of these deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders who failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the spread of the disease , and we must hold them accountable for their actions come November .

President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning in a desperate attempt to continue the damage control over the absolutely damning audio released by journalist Bob Woodward that clearly shows the president admitting that he was downplaying the risks of the coronavirus.
In a truly mind-boggling show of mental gymnastics, the president appears to blame Bob Woodward for not doing anything to prevent coronavirus deaths by keeping the quotes secret from the public, doubling down on his ridiculous assertion that he was simply trying to prevent “panic” from spreading across the nation.
“I wanted to — I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” Trump says in the audio. Later on, he adds “It’s also more deadly than your — you know, your, even your strenuous flus.”
Trump asks why journalist who revealed that he had privately acknowledged downplaying coronavirus didn’t do more to save lives https://t.co/ipyUwck0Hr — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 10, 2020
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It is true that morally reprehensible that Bob Woodward chose to wait until 200,000 people were dead before releasing this audio to the public. If you’ll recall, at the outset of the pandemic, public health officials were begging the nation to take the virus seriously and to adopt social distancing protocols, but President Trump and the right-wing media machine were actively undermining their efforts.
Releasing that audio at that key moment may have helped save countless lives — and even one American life saved would be worth more than whatever sales Woodward, who is already a millionaire, might make from his book.
That being said, it is outrageous and deeply offensive for Donald Trump to try to pass off the blame for the hundreds of thousands of dead Americans on to Bob Woodward when he deliberately — by his own admission — downplayed the severity of the pandemic. There is extensive reporting that shows not only did the Trump administration’s incompetence deplete our stocks of personal protective equipment and ventilators and sabotage early efforts at a nationwide testing regime, they deliberately dragged their feet because the virus was mainly hitting “Democratic areas” at the time.
Ultimately, the blame for all of these deaths lies with the President and with state leaders who failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the spread of the disease, and we must hold them accountable for their actions come November.
Colin Taylor Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America. Latest Posts