occupydemocrats--2020-08-18--Anderson Cooper brutally thrashes Trump-supporting My Pillow founder: “How do you sleep at night?”

As President Trump has sunken deeper into authoritarianism and white grievance politics over the past four years , most of the anchors at Fox News have followed suit , marching lockstep with him as he weaponizes bigotry to incite the racist voting bloc that helped propel him to power .
Fox ’ s cynical decision to embrace such ugly politics didn ’ t come without its consequences though , as pundits ranging from Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham have had to contend with boycotts which led directly to advertisers abandoning their programs .
But as many companies made the wise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ naked hatred one company stood prominently by Trump and his media surrogates : My Pillow .
The founder of this pillow peddling company , Mike Lindell , has consistently been a staunch Trump supporter , donating massive amounts of money to his campaigns and earning himself the dubious honor of appearing in the White House Rose Garden with the president .
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Trump and Lindell make an appropriate pair since the latter has been forced to settle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumers , and falsely claiming he ’ s some kind of “ sleep expert.
” The two men are serial liars and birds of a crooked feather flock together .
Lindell nabbed more headlines recently after Trump promoted an unproven so-called “ cure ” for COVID-19 called oleandrin which Lindell supports .
Again , it must be stressed that there is no proof the drug can actually do as advertised and conveniently Lindell owns stock in the company that produces it .
The grift is as transparent as it is irresponsible .
Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation with Anderson Cooper that quickly turned explosive .
As Lindell shilled for his imagined coronavirus cure , Cooper pushed back against his unfounded claims .
“ How do you sleep at night ?
” asked Cooper after pointing out the obvious conflict of interest inherent in owning stock in an unreviewed drug while claiming it can stop a deadly pandemic .
From there it only went downhill for Lindell .
“ You really are like a snake oil salesman .
I mean you could be in the Old West standing on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elixir , that there ’ s no proof , ” said Cooper as Lindell ranted that everything he does is for the “ glory of God.
” “ I do what Jesus has me do .
I give the glory to God and I want to help people that ’ s my passion .
I ’ m not money-driven , ” Lindell ranted , making an odd claim for a man who has been accused numerous times of defrauding people to turn a profit .
“ You think Jesus wants you out there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That they ’ ve never been tested ?
” Cooper responded .
“ I ’ m not money-driven .
Why would I do this ?
” Lindell asked .
“ Ask yourself why would I ruin my reputation if I didn ’ t believe in this product ?
” asked Lindell .
“ You don ’ t have a great reputation .
You don ’ t have a great reputation , ” Cooper said , driving the point home .
“ Oh really ?
” said Lindell before launching into more faux-religious talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a million dollars in California with an F from the Better Business Bureau , ” said Cooper , forced to talk over him .
Lindell then laughably claimed he was “ destroyed ” by unfair forces for supporting Trump .
“ So the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota is going after you because you support Trump ?
” asked Cooper incredulously .
Lindell insisted that such was the case .
Cooper refused to dignify the ridiculous claim by treating it seriously and dismissed it as “ sad.
” “ For a man who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is extraordinary to me , ” said Cooper as Lindell continued to profess his innocence .
A blunt call-out like the one Anderson engaged in with Lindell is long past due .
Men like Mr. My Pillow are sowing disinformation and endangering lives just to make a quick buck .
They must be exposed and shamed for the good of the country .
Watch the truly jaw-dropping interaction below .
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As President Trump has sunken deeper into authoritarianism and white grievance politics over the past four years, most of the anchors at Fox News have followed suit, marching lockstep with him as he weaponizes bigotry to incite the racist voting bloc that helped propel him to power.
Fox’s cynical decision to embrace such ugly politics didn’t come without its consequences though, as pundits ranging from Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham have had to contend with boycotts which led directly to advertisers abandoning their programs. But as many companies made the wise and moral decision to distance themselves from naked hatred one company stood prominently by Trump and his media surrogates: My Pillow.
The founder of this pillow peddling company, Mike Lindell, has consistently been a staunch Trump supporter, donating massive amounts of money to his campaigns and earning himself the dubious honor of appearing in the White House Rose Garden with the president.
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Trump and Lindell make an appropriate pair since the latter has been forced to settle numerous lawsuits over fraudulent advertising, misleading consumers, and falsely claiming he’s some kind of “sleep expert.” The two men are serial liars and birds of a crooked feather flock together.
Lindell nabbed more headlines recently after Trump promoted an unproven so-called “cure” for COVID-19 called oleandrin which Lindell supports. Again, it must be stressed that there is no proof the drug can actually do as advertised and conveniently Lindell owns stock in the company that produces it. The grift is as transparent as it is irresponsible.
Today, Lindell appeared on CNN for a conversation with Anderson Cooper that quickly turned explosive. As Lindell shilled for his imagined coronavirus cure, Cooper pushed back against his unfounded claims.
“How do you sleep at night?” asked Cooper after pointing out the obvious conflict of interest inherent in owning stock in an unreviewed drug while claiming it can stop a deadly pandemic. From there it only went downhill for Lindell.
“You really are like a snake oil salesman. I mean you could be in the Old West standing on a box telling people to drink your amazing elixir, that there’s no proof,” said Cooper as Lindell ranted that everything he does is for the “glory of God.”
“I do what Jesus has me do. I give the glory to God and I want to help people that’s my passion. I’m not money-driven,” Lindell ranted, making an odd claim for a man who has been accused numerous times of defrauding people to turn a profit.
“You think Jesus wants you out there promoting remedies that are not remedies? That they’ve never been tested?” Cooper responded.
“I’m not money-driven. Why would I do this?” Lindell asked.
“Money,” Cooper said bluntly.
“Ask yourself why would I ruin my reputation if I didn’t believe in this product?” asked Lindell.
“You don’t have a great reputation. You don’t have a great reputation,” Cooper said, driving the point home.
“Oh really?” said Lindell before launching into more faux-religious talk.
“You’ve settled for a million dollars in California with an F from the Better Business Bureau,” said Cooper, forced to talk over him. Lindell then laughably claimed he was “destroyed” by unfair forces for supporting Trump.
“So the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota is going after you because you support Trump?” asked Cooper incredulously.
Lindell insisted that such was the case. Cooper refused to dignify the ridiculous claim by treating it seriously and dismissed it as “sad.”
“For a man who professes faith for you to lie like this is extraordinary to me,” said Cooper as Lindell continued to profess his innocence.
A blunt call-out like the one Anderson engaged in with Lindell is long past due. Men like Mr. My Pillow are sowing disinformation and endangering lives just to make a quick buck. They must be exposed and shamed for the good of the country.
Watch the truly jaw-dropping interaction below.
Longer clip of Anderson Cooper's interview with My Pillow's Mike Lindell. It's important that we stop people who are trying to profit off of the pandemic based on their close connections with Trump-what he is peddling is ineffective and could be dangerous. pic.twitter.com/uo6jdzF5li — Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) August 18, 2020
>> @AndersonCooper to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell: "You really are like a snake oil salesman." pic.twitter.com/ENeSUfgc0J — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 18, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-18--Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor savages Trump after the president says they’ve never met

Donald Trump was not happy yesterday when his former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor endorsed Joe Biden and wrote a scathing op-ed in The Washington Post that was a damning indictment of Trump and his record during his presidency to date .
The president was so unhappy that he expended the energy to launch a Twitter attack belittling Taylor as a “ DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE ” of so limited importance that he was beneath his level of perception .
Discrediting anyone who has negative information about the president is one of Trump ’ s favorite gambits , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eventually rears its ugly head with photographic evidence that Trump is either lying like a cheating husband or that his mental capacity is so limited that no new information can enter his otherwise cavernously empty cerebellum .
Taylor was not one to let the president ’ s tweet go unchallenged .
He quickly provided the Twittersphere with an example to refresh Trump ’ s inoperative memory and a warning that his op-ed may not be the last time he provides the public with details of the president ’ s horrendous dereliction of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our constitutional order .
As Chief of Staff for the Department of Homeland Security , Taylor was intimately involved in multiple White House meetings regarding one of Trump ’ s signature initiatives of evil intent — his immigration policy that separated families and caged children in atrocious conditions — and has the receipts to prove it .
Taylor was being gracious in only including one photo of himself with the president who denies knowing who he is .
A simple Google search can find photos of Taylor on the sidelines of Oval Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — like this one : Hmm !
Is it lying or intentional ignorance on Trump ’ s part ?
You be the judge , but given the president ’ s extensive expertise in the utilization of his forked tongue — with over 200,00 documented lies as of July 13th according to The Washington Post , a total that has surely been greatly augmented in the intervening month — Trump ’ s nose is likely growing at exponential rates in his Pinocchio ratings .
Perhaps Taylor has a point when he says in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ Four more years of this are unthinkable.
” Now it ’ s up to you to make sure that four more years of chaos , disorder , and — dare it be said — treason are prevented by voting Trump out of office in the greatest landslide in American history .
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Donald Trump was not happy yesterday when his former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor endorsed Joe Biden and wrote a scathing op-ed in The Washington Post that was a damning indictment of Trump and his record during his presidency to date.
The president was so unhappy that he expended the energy to launch a Twitter attack belittling Taylor as a “DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE” of so limited importance that he was beneath his level of perception.
Many thousands of people work for our government. With that said, a former DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE named Miles Taylor, who I do not know (never heard of him), said he left & is on the open arms Fake News circuit. Said to be a real “stiff”. They will take anyone against us! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
Discrediting anyone who has negative information about the president is one of Trump’s favorite gambits, but, as is typical, reality eventually rears its ugly head with photographic evidence that Trump is either lying like a cheating husband or that his mental capacity is so limited that no new information can enter his otherwise cavernously empty cerebellum.
Taylor was not one to let the president’s tweet go unchallenged.
He quickly provided the Twittersphere with an example to refresh Trump’s inoperative memory and a warning that his op-ed may not be the last time he provides the public with details of the president’s horrendous dereliction of his duties to preserve, protect and defend our constitutional order.
Alas, I’ll take the bait. Haven’t forgotten you though! I guess the only way to prove it is to tell some stories. Maybe until the election. What do you think? https://t.co/2dJhaLFNlN pic.twitter.com/m3msUsDJyZ — Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) August 18, 2020
As Chief of Staff for the Department of Homeland Security, Taylor was intimately involved in multiple White House meetings regarding one of Trump’s signature initiatives of evil intent — his immigration policy that separated families and caged children in atrocious conditions — and has the receipts to prove it.
Taylor was being gracious in only including one photo of himself with the president who denies knowing who he is.
A simple Google search can find photos of Taylor on the sidelines of Oval Office gatherings with various DHS colleagues and Trump — like this one:
Hmm! Is it lying or intentional ignorance on Trump’s part?
You be the judge, but given the president’s extensive expertise in the utilization of his forked tongue — with over 200,00 documented lies as of July 13th according to The Washington Post, a total that has surely been greatly augmented in the intervening month — Trump’s nose is likely growing at exponential rates in his Pinocchio ratings.
Perhaps Taylor has a point when he says in his Washinton Post op-ed of the Trump presidency that “Four more years of this are unthinkable.”
Now it’s up to you to make sure that four more years of chaos, disorder, and — dare it be said — treason are prevented by voting Trump out of office in the greatest landslide in American history. Give the man what he deserves.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-18--Trump issues pardon for Susan B. Anthony and gets laughed at by audience

“ She was never pardoned .
What took so long ?
” asked Trump at his White House signing ceremony .
“ She was guilty for voting .
And we are going to be signing a full and complete pardon .
And I think that ’ s really fantastic .
She deserves it.
” Tellingly , the audience laughed when he made the announcement , which was supposed to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment .
Of course , Trump doesn ’ t actually care about women or their desires , because he never bothered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s because she didn ’ t want to be pardoned .
Former Democratic Representative Katie Hill , who has written a book on misogyny in politics and the women ’ s suffragette movement , took to Twitter to point out to the President how his pardon flew in the face of what Susan B. Anthony actually wanted , which was to not be pardoned until all women had full equality .
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Though men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Ben Shapiro are adamantly pretending that the women ’ s rights movement is over , women are equal and feminism is an attack on men by radical leftists , the truth is far uglier .
The Equal Rights Amendment is still unratified some fifty years later and the gender pay gap is as bad as it ’ s ever been .
Latina women are paid only 54 cents for every dollar a white man makes , while Native women earn only 57 cents , Black women 62 cents , white women 79 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump himself is abusing the powers of the government to disenfranchise women voters of color across the nation .
It ’ s just so painfully appropriate for Trump , who has been accused of sexual harassment or assault by at least 25 women , to have issued a pardon in a transparently meaningless stunt that the recipient wouldn ’ t even have wanted in the first place .
After all the misogynistic attacks and insulted he ’ s hurled against women that he ’ s made over the years , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admission that he ’ s attempting to sabotage the post office to disrupt the election , it ’ s hard to see how this little stunt will win him any goodwill with America ’ s women .

“She was never pardoned. What took so long?” asked Trump at his White House signing ceremony. “She was guilty for voting. And we are going to be signing a full and complete pardon. And I think that’s really fantastic. She deserves it.”
Trump's announcement that he's pardoning Susan B. Anthony is met with laughter pic.twitter.com/ycIFtFtQOQ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2020
Tellingly, the audience laughed when he made the announcement, which was supposed to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment.
Of course, Trump doesn’t actually care about women or their desires, because he never bothered to ask why she was never pardoned.
It’s because she didn’t want to be pardoned.
Former Democratic Representative Katie Hill, who has written a book on misogyny in politics and the women’s suffragette movement, took to Twitter to point out to the President how his pardon flew in the face of what Susan B. Anthony actually wanted, which was to not be pardoned until all women had full equality.
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Trump even pointed out that she never put her name forward for pardon even when she did for other women BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T WANT TO BE. Unsurprisingly, Trump is putting on a show to pretend he cares about women but doesn’t give a shit about what women really want. — Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) August 18, 2020
– I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand
– The only chance women have for justice in this country is to violate the law, as I have done, and as I shall continue to do — Jessi Gold MD MS (@drjessigold) August 18, 2020
Though men like Donald Trump and other social conservatives like Ben Shapiro are adamantly pretending that the women’s rights movement is over, women are equal and feminism is an attack on men by radical leftists, the truth is far uglier.
The Equal Rights Amendment is still unratified some fifty years later and the gender pay gap is as bad as it’s ever been. Latina women are paid only 54 cents for every dollar a white man makes, while Native women earn only 57 cents, Black women 62 cents, white women 79 cents, and Asian women 90 cents. Donald Trump himself is abusing the powers of the government to disenfranchise women voters of color across the nation.
It’s just so painfully appropriate for Trump, who has been accused of sexual harassment or assault by at least 25 women, to have issued a pardon in a transparently meaningless stunt that the recipient wouldn’t even have wanted in the first place.
After all the misogynistic attacks and insulted he’s hurled against women that he’s made over the years, the dozens of heinous accusations, and his admission that he’s attempting to sabotage the post office to disrupt the election, it’s hard to see how this little stunt will win him any goodwill with America’s women.


occupydemocrats--2020-08-18--Fox’s Chris Wallace gleefully celebrates how Michelle Obama wrecked Trump in DNC speech

The 2020 Democratic National Convention began in earnest last night and while there was a slew of impressive speakers by far the most talked-about was former First Lady Michelle Obama .
The most memorable part of her remarks was when she took specific aim at President Trump , thrashing him as ill-equipped to be president at this crucial time in American history .
“ Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can .
Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country .
He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over his head .
He can not meet this moment .
He simply can not be who we need him to be for us .
It is what it is… ” said Obama .
Trump , who is usually reluctant to attack Mrs. Obama , unleashed a furious tirade at her this morning on Twitter and bragged about his imagined accomplishments .
He also attacked her while speaking on the White House lawn , hypocritically criticizing her for being “ divisive ” and supposedly “ over her head.
” Clearly , her words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Judging by the online reactions , just about every reasonable person disagrees with the president ’ s assessment of Michelle Obama ’ s performance .
Her admirers are manifold and amongst their number , we can count Fox News ’ s Chris Wallace .
Wallace , who has not been shy to criticize President Trump or hold his feet to the fire during interviews , praised Michelle Obama ’ s remarks last night .
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“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michelle Obama , as she said doesn ’ t like politics , and she said that this speech was her main contribution to the Biden campaign .
It was a heck of a contribution , ” said Wallace .
“ She really flayed , sliced and diced Donald Trump , talking about the chaos and confusion and lack of empathy , especially coming from this president and from this White House , spoke more about the deficits of Donald Trump than the pluses of Joe Biden , but did talk about especially , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his empathy , what he has been through and his care for average Americans , ” Wallace went on .
One can only imagine how irate the already angry Trump will grow if he sees such comments being made on Fox , a network he usually relies on as his own personal propaganda outfit .
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The 2020 Democratic National Convention began in earnest last night and while there was a slew of impressive speakers by far the most talked-about was former First Lady Michelle Obama. The most memorable part of her remarks was when she took specific aim at President Trump, thrashing him as ill-equipped to be president at this crucial time in American history.
“Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is…” said Obama.
.@MichelleObama speaking truth to power. Donald Trump is not up for the job—but @JoeBiden is. pic.twitter.com/UDCCofB0Rv — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 18, 2020
Trump, who is usually reluctant to attack Mrs. Obama, unleashed a furious tirade at her this morning on Twitter and bragged about his imagined accomplishments. He also attacked her while speaking on the White House lawn, hypocritically criticizing her for being “divisive” and supposedly “over her head.” Clearly, her words have burrowed deep beneath his infamously thin-skin.
….My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow. Sit back & watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
Judging by the online reactions, just about every reasonable person disagrees with the president’s assessment of Michelle Obama’s performance. Her admirers are manifold and amongst their number, we can count Fox News’s Chris Wallace.
Wallace, who has not been shy to criticize President Trump or hold his feet to the fire during interviews, praised Michelle Obama’s remarks last night.
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“You know it’s interesting, Michelle Obama, as she said doesn’t like politics, and she said that this speech was her main contribution to the Biden campaign. It was a heck of a contribution,” said Wallace.
“She really flayed, sliced and diced Donald Trump, talking about the chaos and confusion and lack of empathy, especially coming from this president and from this White House, spoke more about the deficits of Donald Trump than the pluses of Joe Biden, but did talk about especially, not so much policies, but especially his empathy, what he has been through and his care for average Americans,” Wallace went on.
One can only imagine how irate the already angry Trump will grow if he sees such comments being made on Fox, a network he usually relies on as his own personal propaganda outfit. Check out Wallace’s segment below.
Here is how Fox News anchor Chris Wallace reacted to #MichelleObama speech last night #DNCConvention #DNC2020 pic.twitter.com/Ku3z5YCVWN — Amaka Ubaka (@AmakaUbakaTV) August 18, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-18--Furious Trump attacks Michelle Obama twice in one morning over fiery DNC speech

The showstopper of last night ’ s opening night of the Democratic National Convention was certainly the fiery speech given by former First Lady Michelle Obama , who delivered an impassioned message of hope and a resounding takedown of our negligent , ignorant , narcissist president .
This did not sit well with the President , whose hardwired misogyny and racism always come roaring out whenever he ’ s faced with criticism from a woman — especially a woman of color .
Trump took to Twitter this morning and slammed Michelle Obama for her husband ’ s tenure , blaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dismissing Joe Biden as an “ afterthought.
” Unable to let it go , the president again attacked the former First Lady this morning in an impromptu press pool on the lawn of the White House , launching into a wild and incoherent series of angry babbles complaining that the First Lady “ taped ” her speech and doing that thing he does where he talks about problems in America as if he ’ s solved them .
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“ Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can .
Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country .
He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job , but he is clearly in over his head .
He can not meet this moment .
He simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be for us .
It is what it is… Sadly , this is the America that is on display for the next generation .
A nation that ’ s underperforming not simply on matters of policy , but on matters of character .
And that ’ s not just disappointing ; it ’ s downright infuriating , because I know the goodness and the grace that is out there in households and neighborhoods all across this nation…And I know that regardless of our race , age , religion or politics , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear and truly open our hearts , we know that what ’ s going on in this country is just not right .
This is not who we want to be , ” said Michelle Obama last night .

The showstopper of last night’s opening night of the Democratic National Convention was certainly the fiery speech given by former First Lady Michelle Obama, who delivered an impassioned message of hope and a resounding takedown of our negligent, ignorant, narcissist president.
This did not sit well with the President, whose hardwired misogyny and racism always come roaring out whenever he’s faced with criticism from a woman — especially a woman of color.
Trump took to Twitter this morning and slammed Michelle Obama for her husband’s tenure, blaming President Obama for Trump’s election and dismissing Joe Biden as an “afterthought.”
….My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow. Sit back & watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
Unable to let it go, the president again attacked the former First Lady this morning in an impromptu press pool on the lawn of the White House, launching into a wild and incoherent series of angry babbles complaining that the First Lady “taped” her speech and doing that thing he does where he talks about problems in America as if he’s solved them.
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Pres Trump on the lawn of the White House just went after Michelle Obama saying she delivered a "divisive" speech. "She was over her head," he said. "She gets these fawning reviews." Michelle Obama said yesterday, "Going high is the only thing that works because when we go low." — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 18, 2020
Trump disses Michelle Obama: "She was over her head, and frankly, she should've made the speech live, which she didn't do, she taped it. And it was not only taped, it was tape a long time ago, because she had the wrong [coronavirus] deaths." pic.twitter.com/Ckyj3wtoWq — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2020
His obsessive need to hit back at Michelle Obama shows just how deep she got under his skin — and, if we’re reading into it a little deeper, how envious he is of her eloquence.
“Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is…
Sadly, this is the America that is on display for the next generation. A nation that’s underperforming not simply on matters of policy, but on matters of character. And that’s not just disappointing; it’s downright infuriating, because I know the goodness and the grace that is out there in households and neighborhoods all across this nation…And I know that regardless of our race, age, religion or politics, when we close out the noise and the fear and truly open our hearts, we know that what’s going on in this country is just not right. This is not who we want to be,” said Michelle Obama last night.
We couldn’t agree more.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-19--Trump praises QAnon conspiracy and appears to endorse it

When you ’ re running for president and your polls are down , you don ’ t want to alienate any portion of the electorate that is already fervently in your corner , no matter how batshit crazy they may be .
When the people in question are believers of an insane conspiracy theory that even you couldn ’ t be cynical enough to concoct and expect others to believe , then it would be not only politically harmful but off-brand to deny their convictions that you are leading a secret battle against a gang of “ deep state ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton , and George Soros .
Thus we have the gob-smacking sight of Donald Trump appearing at a press briefing today and not only refusing to denounce the group that has been designated a “ domestic terrorism threat ” by the president ’ s own FBI but welcoming them simply because he understands “ that they like me very much , which I appreciate , ” as Trump puts it .
While he labels BLM marchers as terrorists , the people his own top domestic law enforcement agency are calling the true domestic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who love our country , ” much like the “ fine people ” that he saw marching with tiki torches and Nazi symbols in Charlottesville , Virginia a few years back .
Take a look for yourself , and lament the loss of logic , reason , and sanity as a pre-qualification for holding our nation ’ s highest office .
Trump may tell us that his reelection campaign is a bid to save the world , but anyone with half a brain knows that the only thing that he has been trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own skin as his presidential immunity for the many crimes that have been uncovered since his inauguration — from the clear collusion with Russia on electoral interference in the 2016 election recently confirmed by the Senate Intelligence Committee report to the many financial crimes subsequently discovered since then to the multiple accusations of sexual assault lodged against him — expires once he leaves office .
In a presidency with no shortage of low points , this one sinks close to the bottom .
Double-check your voter registration and make sure Trump is voted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offenses .
Tell the QAnon lunatics that it ’ s all just part of the secret master plan .
They ’ ll believe anything .
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When you’re running for president and your polls are down, you don’t want to alienate any portion of the electorate that is already fervently in your corner, no matter how batshit crazy they may be.
When the people in question are believers of an insane conspiracy theory that even you couldn’t be cynical enough to concoct and expect others to believe, then it would be not only politically harmful but off-brand to deny their convictions that you are leading a secret battle against a gang of “deep state” pedophiles led by Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and George Soros.
Thus we have the gob-smacking sight of Donald Trump appearing at a press briefing today and not only refusing to denounce the group that has been designated a “domestic terrorism threat” by the president’s own FBI but welcoming them simply because he understands “that they like me very much, which I appreciate,” as Trump puts it.
While he labels BLM marchers as terrorists, the people his own top domestic law enforcement agency are calling the true domestic terror threat are described as “people who love our country,” much like the “fine people” that he saw marching with tiki torches and Nazi symbols in Charlottesville, Virginia a few years back.
Take a look for yourself, and lament the loss of logic, reason, and sanity as a pre-qualification for holding our nation’s highest office.
REPORTER: QAnon believes you are secretly saving the world from this cult of pedophiles and cannibals. Are you behind that? TRUMP: Is that supposed to be a bad thing? We are actually. We are saving the world. pic.twitter.com/rPYFU1B8WB — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2020
Trump may tell us that his reelection campaign is a bid to save the world, but anyone with half a brain knows that the only thing that he has been trying to save throughout his term is his own skin as his presidential immunity for the many crimes that have been uncovered since his inauguration — from the clear collusion with Russia on electoral interference in the 2016 election recently confirmed by the Senate Intelligence Committee report to the many financial crimes subsequently discovered since then to the multiple accusations of sexual assault lodged against him — expires once he leaves office.
In a presidency with no shortage of low points, this one sinks close to the bottom.
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Tell the QAnon lunatics that it’s all just part of the secret master plan. They’ll believe anything.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-19--The White House refuses to say whether or not Trump will accept results of the election

A core component of the Republican Party ’ s strategy to reelect Donald Trump is consistently and unapologetically lying about just about every political issue on the table .
Yet there are some things that Donald Trump says about his future intentions that the American public must take deadly seriously — his refusal to confirm that he will abide by the results of an election that he is already calling rigged before a single vote is cast and while he is doing everything in his power , including destroying the U.S .
Postal Service , to suppress the ability of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented refusal to commit to an orderly transfer of power once the election results are confirmed was the subject of a question posed to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany today during a press briefing .
McEnanay was asked to explain Trump ’ s comment earlier this week that “ the only way he would lose this election was if this election was rigged ” and whether there was “ any circumstance under which he could lose the election fairly.
” The Press Secretary ’ s answer was a perfect example of why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” by many observers who are amazed at her ability to spout misinformation and outright fabulism in her defense of the president .
Actually , it ’ s difficult to fault the truthfulness of McEnany in the opening line of her response to the question since she couches it with the qualifier “ The president believes ” which could provide an excuse for a large multitude of delusional notions .
While this level of misinformation regarding phony claims of mail-in voter fraud is frightening , what McEnanay said in response to a follow-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night ’ s sleep for anyone who values our nation ’ s democratic principles .
A reporter asked whether Trump ’ s claims — that the only way he will lose will be if the election is rigged — means that he won ’ t accept the election results unless he wins .
“ The president has always said he ’ ll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath , ” McEnany replied .
“ He wants a free election , a fair election , and he wants confidence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when you have states like Nevada doing mass mail out voting to their voting rules and when they tried this in the primary , it was a massive failure , ballots were piled up in trashcans , ballots were pinned to apartment dart boards , and with that being the system , the president wants to take a hard look at this and make sure these are fair election results and not subject to fraud , ” the Press Secretary replied , rapidly repeating her talking points with barely a breath between her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s self-serving attempts at reducing the confidence in an absentee ballot practice that has functioned without major problems – with the exception of Republican-planned election fraud — for decades is a dire forecast for an era of post-election turmoil as the president is already preparing the nation for the monumental tantrum he will throw if his attempts at skewing the playing field through voter suppression and the summoning of foreign interference do not yield the desired victory that he foolishly believes that he deserves .
You can watch McEnany respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept the election results in the video excerpt below .
After watching that , hopefully you ’ ll be convinced of how imperative it is that Trump is defeated in a landslide .
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A core component of the Republican Party’s strategy to reelect Donald Trump is consistently and unapologetically lying about just about every political issue on the table.
Yet there are some things that Donald Trump says about his future intentions that the American public must take deadly seriously — his refusal to confirm that he will abide by the results of an election that he is already calling rigged before a single vote is cast and while he is doing everything in his power, including destroying the U.S. Postal Service, to suppress the ability of Democrats to vote against him.
This unprecedented refusal to commit to an orderly transfer of power once the election results are confirmed was the subject of a question posed to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany today during a press briefing.
McEnanay was asked to explain Trump’s comment earlier this week that “the only way he would lose this election was if this election was rigged” and whether there was “any circumstance under which he could lose the election fairly.”
The Press Secretary’s answer was a perfect example of why she’s been dubbed “Kay-lie” by many observers who are amazed at her ability to spout misinformation and outright fabulism in her defense of the president.
Actually, it’s difficult to fault the truthfulness of McEnany in the opening line of her response to the question since she couches it with the qualifier “The president believes” which could provide an excuse for a large multitude of delusional notions.
“The president believes that he has done a great for ther American people and he believes that will show in November,” the Press Secretary began her answer. “He believes that, uhh, that voter fraud is real, in line with what we see all across the country, particularly wirth mail-in ballots which are prone to fraud,” McEnany concluded by repeating Trump’s false talking points.
While this level of misinformation regarding phony claims of mail-in voter fraud is frightening, what McEnanay said in response to a follow-up question should result in many a lost night’s sleep for anyone who values our nation’s democratic principles.
A reporter asked whether Trump’s claims — that the only way he will lose will be if the election is rigged — means that he won’t accept the election results unless he wins.
“The president has always said he’ll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath,” McEnany replied. “He wants a free election, a fair election, and he wants confidence in the results of the election, particularly when you have states like Nevada doing mass mail out voting to their voting rules and when they tried this in the primary, it was a massive failure, ballots were piled up in trashcans, ballots were pinned to apartment dart boards, and with that being the system, the president wants to take a hard look at this and make sure these are fair election results and not subject to fraud,” the Press Secretary replied, rapidly repeating her talking points with barely a breath between her words.
McEnany’s regurgitation of Trump’s self-serving attempts at reducing the confidence in an absentee ballot practice that has functioned without major problems – with the exception of Republican-planned election fraud — for decades is a dire forecast for an era of post-election turmoil as the president is already preparing the nation for the monumental tantrum he will throw if his attempts at skewing the playing field through voter suppression and the summoning of foreign interference do not yield the desired victory that he foolishly believes that he deserves.
You can watch McEnany respond to the questions about Trump’s willingness to accept the election results in the video excerpt below.
Reporter: "Is the President saying if he doesn't win this election that he will not accept the results unless he wins?" Kayleigh McEnany: "The President has always said he'll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath." pic.twitter.com/iH606u3V38 — The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2020
After watching that, hopefully you’ll be convinced of how imperative it is that Trump is defeated in a landslide.
Now is the time to double-check your voter registration and make sure everyone you know is committed to casting their ballot for Jow Biden and rid the White House of the scourge currently occupying it.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-19--Ex-DHS official reveals Trump wanted to trade “dirty and poor” Puerto Rico for Greenland

One of the great things about former officials in the administration of Donald Trump feeling remorse over their service to the deplorable president — and deciding to spill their guts about the insanity they ’ ve witnessed — is the corroboration of jaw-dropping stories published in the news media that were fervently denied by the administration when they originally surfaced .
Now that former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor has published a scathing op-ed attacking the president and gone on record as endorsing Joe Biden in a video that ’ s gone viral , he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inner details of several incidents over the past three years that had people scratching their heads in puzzlement when they initially surfaced .
Having already confirmed horrifying comments from Trump about cutting off aid to victims of California ’ s deadly wildfires because he didn ’ t carry the state in the 2016 election , in an interview on MSNBC Taylor amplified the initial reports from a year ago that the president wanted to buy Greenland from Denmark and added the even more damning revelation that Trump actually wanted to trade Puerto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling the U.S. commonwealth “ dirty ” and “ poor.
” In other words , a “ shithole , ” as Trump referred to other poverty-stricken nations populated by people of color .
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No wonder that — as Taylor revealed yesterday — the White House liaison to the department has been instructed to “ dig up dirt ” on him from other DHS employees likely in order to discredit him in the eyes of the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insider accounts of Trump ’ s appalling behavior .
Trump had better get ready to order some more major excavation of damaging counter-measures against former members of his staff , since Miles Taylor has warned that there are plenty of other ex-Trump administration staff members with equally disturbing tales to tell and a willingness to disclose the details in order to ensure that this president is defeated in November .
At this point , there ’ s little the former Trump officials can say that will surprise anyone who has been following the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with any regularity .
Trump ’ s idea of buying Greenland was insane enough .
The news that he was willing to trade an island filled with American citizens to achieve his outlandish goal , just makes the imperative to vote him out of office all the more necessary .
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One of the great things about former officials in the administration of Donald Trump feeling remorse over their service to the deplorable president — and deciding to spill their guts about the insanity they’ve witnessed — is the corroboration of jaw-dropping stories published in the news media that were fervently denied by the administration when they originally surfaced.
Now that former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor has published a scathing op-ed attacking the president and gone on record as endorsing Joe Biden in a video that’s gone viral, he has been making the media rounds and revealing the inner details of several incidents over the past three years that had people scratching their heads in puzzlement when they initially surfaced.
Having already confirmed horrifying comments from Trump about cutting off aid to victims of California’s deadly wildfires because he didn’t carry the state in the 2016 election, in an interview on MSNBC Taylor amplified the initial reports from a year ago that the president wanted to buy Greenland from Denmark and added the even more damning revelation that Trump actually wanted to trade Puerto Rico for the massive Arctic island, calling the U.S. commonwealth “dirty” and “poor.”
In other words, a “shithole,” as Trump referred to other poverty-stricken nations populated by people of color.
Fmr. DHS official Miles Taylor discusses when Pres. Trump said he wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland: "The fact that the President of the US wanted to take a US territory of Americans and swap it for a foreign country is beyond galling." "I did not take it as a joke." pic.twitter.com/cE8Idn3slZ — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 19, 2020
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No wonder that — as Taylor revealed yesterday — the White House liaison to the department has been instructed to “dig up dirt” on him from other DHS employees likely in order to discredit him in the eyes of the public and shield the president from his damning insider accounts of Trump’s appalling behavior.
Miles Taylor, the former Trump DHS official who endorsed Biden yesterday, tells @jaketapper he was informed the White House liaison to the department has been instructed to "dig up dirt" on him from other DHS employees. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 18, 2020
Trump had better get ready to order some more major excavation of damaging counter-measures against former members of his staff, since Miles Taylor has warned that there are plenty of other ex-Trump administration staff members with equally disturbing tales to tell and a willingness to disclose the details in order to ensure that this president is defeated in November.
“The president hasn’t heard the last of us,” said Taylor yesterday on ABC’s Good Morning America. “In fact, me speaking out yesterday, you can think of it as an opening salvo.”
At this point, there’s little the former Trump officials can say that will surprise anyone who has been following the news outside of the right-wing media bubble with any regularity.
Trump’s idea of buying Greenland was insane enough. The news that he was willing to trade an island filled with American citizens to achieve his outlandish goal, just makes the imperative to vote him out of office all the more necessary.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-19--Video shows crazed anti-masker spewing bigoted rant then unzipping his pants in a store

The anti-masker insanity continues .
Almost 170,000 Americans are now dead from COVID-19 and yet somehow a significant portion of this country has convinced itself that masks are an unnecessary inconvenience .
This potent cocktail of ignorance and selfishness is one of the many reasons why the United States is still struggling to get the pandemic under control while other countries have made significant strides towards normalcy .
The latest unhinged anti-masker incident comes to us from Campbell , California .
ABC 7 reports that a man was caught on camera Monday hurling racist and homophobic comments at employees of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was asked to don a mask .
“ What ’ s your dumb f*cking f*ggot problem ?
You don ’ t know the law ?
That ’ s how stupid you are , ” the man—who has been identified by ABC7 News as one Tim Gaskin—says in the clip that was captured of the incident .
“ It ’ ll cost you $ 75,000 .
It ’ s a health code violation to deny service to someone with a disability .
So I would love you to do it , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gaskin threatened .
At one point during the encounter , he referred to one of the employees as a “ dumb Mexican ” who “ doesn ’ t speak English.
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Most bizarrely , the video shows Gaskin at one point unzipping his pants for some reason .
While it doesn ’ t appear that he went so far as to actually expose himself to employees one can ’ t help but wonder what was going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a thing was appropriate .
ABC7 News spoke to the local police , and they explained that it was this action that is most troubling to their investigation .
“ Our primary concern , obviously with this call , which I think is of great concern is the exposure aspect of this and if a crime occurred .
And that ’ s really not to minimize the mask wearing and the times that we ’ re in now , and how dangerous that can be as well .
But you know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposing oneself in the middle of a populated store , and trying to look into that at this point , ” explained Captain Ian White of Campbell PD .
“ Just to be clear , there is no clear-cut exposure in the video .
Otherwise there probably would have been different investigative steps taken , and maybe an on-view arrest at that point in time , but that evidence isn ’ t clear , ” White added .
Truly , what is wrong with these people ?
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The anti-masker insanity continues. Almost 170,000 Americans are now dead from COVID-19 and yet somehow a significant portion of this country has convinced itself that masks are an unnecessary inconvenience. This potent cocktail of ignorance and selfishness is one of the many reasons why the United States is still struggling to get the pandemic under control while other countries have made significant strides towards normalcy.
The latest unhinged anti-masker incident comes to us from Campbell, California. ABC 7 reports that a man was caught on camera Monday hurling racist and homophobic comments at employees of a Marshall’s department store after he was asked to don a mask.
“What’s your dumb f*cking f*ggot problem? You don’t know the law? That’s how stupid you are,” the man—who has been identified by ABC7 News as one Tim Gaskin—says in the clip that was captured of the incident.
“It’ll cost you $75,000. It’s a health code violation to deny service to someone with a disability. So I would love you to do it, it’ll cost you $75,000,” Gaskin threatened. At one point during the encounter, he referred to one of the employees as a “dumb Mexican” who “doesn’t speak English.”
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Most bizarrely, the video shows Gaskin at one point unzipping his pants for some reason. While it doesn’t appear that he went so far as to actually expose himself to employees one can’t help but wonder what was going through his mind to make him think such a thing was appropriate. ABC7 News spoke to the local police, and they explained that it was this action that is most troubling to their investigation.
“Our primary concern, obviously with this call, which I think is of great concern is the exposure aspect of this and if a crime occurred. And that’s really not to minimize the mask wearing and the times that we’re in now, and how dangerous that can be as well. But you know, really looking at the crime aspect of exposing oneself in the middle of a populated store, and trying to look into that at this point,” explained Captain Ian White of Campbell PD.
“Just to be clear, there is no clear-cut exposure in the video. Otherwise there probably would have been different investigative steps taken, and maybe an on-view arrest at that point in time, but that evidence isn’t clear,” White added.
Truly, what is wrong with these people?
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-19--Trump calls for boycott of iconic American company for banning MAGA hats at work

It ’ s been anything but a good year for Donald Trump .
Perhaps that naggingly unavoidable fact played some unconscious part in his decision to attack Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on his Twitter feed this morning after the venerable , all-American Akron , Ohio-based tire manufacturer banned political campaigning in their workplace , including the wearing of the polarizing red baseball caps with “ Make America Great Again ” emblazoned on them .
With Ohio being a swing state that Trump won by eight points in 2016 — but where he now trails Joe Biden by two to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ohio voters with a boycott of one of the state ’ s major employers may not be the best campaign strategy for Trump .
However , following a tendency of right-wing antagonists to undermine their own interests in an effort to “ own the libtards , ” Trump ’ s call for a Goodyear boycott fits right in with his branding as the voice of the “ oppressed ” white male .
Trump ’ s boycott call was likely inspired by the success that progressive activists have had in their calls for boycotts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen several major sponsors withdraw their ad dollars from the prime time shows of Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham .
The online response to Trump ’ s tweet was predictably passionate and partisan with negative comments regarding the Chinese origin of the president ’ s signature MAGA hats being a frequent target of his critics .
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Judging from the reactions to the president ’ s tweet , Goodyear may want to expand their manufacturing capacity for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to see an explosion of sales due to progressive anger with Trump and his failed presidency .
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It’s been anything but a good year for Donald Trump.
Perhaps that naggingly unavoidable fact played some unconscious part in his decision to attack Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on his Twitter feed this morning after the venerable, all-American Akron, Ohio-based tire manufacturer banned political campaigning in their workplace, including the wearing of the polarizing red baseball caps with “Make America Great Again” emblazoned on them.
Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!). — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2020
With Ohio being a swing state that Trump won by eight points in 2016 — but where he now trails Joe Biden by two to four points in recent polls — alienating Ohio voters with a boycott of one of the state’s major employers may not be the best campaign strategy for Trump.
However, following a tendency of right-wing antagonists to undermine their own interests in an effort to “own the libtards,” Trump’s call for a Goodyear boycott fits right in with his branding as the voice of the “oppressed” white male.
Trump’s boycott call was likely inspired by the success that progressive activists have had in their calls for boycotts of advertisers on Fox News which has seen several major sponsors withdraw their ad dollars from the prime time shows of Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.
The online response to Trump’s tweet was predictably passionate and partisan with negative comments regarding the Chinese origin of the president’s signature MAGA hats being a frequent target of his critics.
This is another illegal Tweet from the President. He's single-handedly attacking a US company because they don't "Heil" him. — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) August 19, 2020
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(Liberals mad dash to Goodyear Tires in 3…2…) — Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) August 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/JJSchaible/status/1296110640705105920?s=20
https://twitter.com/lesleyabravanel/status/1296099386414571520?s=20
The typical response would be for liberals to buy a bunch of Goodyear Tires and conservatives to start posting videos about them slashing expensive tires to show soldarity with Trump. What a waste of money, resources, and the environment. Just stop this madness once and for all. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) August 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/DervishWaking/status/1296109855489421312?s=20
the absolute pettiest bitch who has ever breathed air, it's fucking amazing, dude rolls onto twitter and attacks the only major american tire manufacturer, that is headquartered in and employees a lot of people in ohio, a state he has to win to even have a shot https://t.co/0KNQR8ubC6 — pja (@PJAxemurderer) August 19, 2020
Judging from the reactions to the president’s tweet, Goodyear may want to expand their manufacturing capacity for the next few months as they are likely to see an explosion of sales due to progressive anger with Trump and his failed presidency.
Pardon the pun, but this is getting tiring,
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-19--Trump showers praise on GOP primary winner so racist she was banned from social media, ridesharing

While the NeverTrump Republicans crowding the Democratic Convention last night look at the way that Trumpism has entirely consumed the GOP and moan that “ this isn ’ t who we are , ” their primary voters continue to prove them wrong over and over again .
Last night , far-right extremist unrepentant Islamophobe Laura Loomer won her primary race in a landslide , handily defeating the more moderate Republicans arrayed against her .
President Trump immediately took to Twitter to shower praise upon her and share Breitbart links about Loomer ’ s win .
You may remember Loomer as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from all ride-sharing services , mainstream social media platforms , and PayPal for her wildly offensive comments about Muslims .
Some of her more infamous stunts include handcuffing herself to the doors of Twitter ’ s New York offices , stage-rushing Shakespeare in the Park ’ s Trump-themed performance of Julius Caesar , and climbing the fence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s house in order to carry around a large tent labeled “ immorality.
” Loomer ’ s associates are a who ’ s who of the alt-right : virulent misogynist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s recently pardoned operative Roger Stone , pro-pedophile right-wing extremist Milo Yiannopolis , and Pizzagate conspiracists Jack Posobiec and Mike Cernovich .
Calling herself a “ citizen journalist , ” Loomer is a regular contributor to Alex Jones ’ InfoWars , promotes fake news , believes that the Las Vegas mass shooting was committed by ISIS agents , and was kicked out of a Florida courtroom for harassing the Pulse nightclub shooter ’ s abused wife , Noor Salman .
Thankfully , Loomer ’ s race is in a safe blue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the future of the Republican Party , and it is the logical conclusion of the bigotry and conspiratorial white supremacy that Republicans have been pushing since the 1960s .
This is where the Republican Party was always going to go , and we can not allow the “ NeverTrump ” Republicans responsible for Loomer and Trump ’ s rise to carve themselves out a space in a Democratic Party which is ostensibly opposed to everything Republicans believe in .

While the NeverTrump Republicans crowding the Democratic Convention last night look at the way that Trumpism has entirely consumed the GOP and moan that “this isn’t who we are,” their primary voters continue to prove them wrong over and over again.
Last night, far-right extremist unrepentant Islamophobe Laura Loomer won her primary race in a landslide, handily defeating the more moderate Republicans arrayed against her. President Trump immediately took to Twitter to shower praise upon her and share Breitbart links about Loomer’s win.
Great going Laura. You have a great chance against a Pelosi puppet! https://t.co/pKZp35dUYr — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2020
You may remember Loomer as the absolutely insane crank who was banned from all ride-sharing services, mainstream social media platforms, and PayPal for her wildly offensive comments about Muslims.
This person won a GOP primary yesterday. pic.twitter.com/jNF3D7CDUl — Matthew Feeney (@M_feeney) August 19, 2020
Some of her more infamous stunts include handcuffing herself to the doors of Twitter’s New York offices, stage-rushing Shakespeare in the Park’s Trump-themed performance of Julius Caesar, and climbing the fence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s house in order to carry around a large tent labeled “immorality.”
Loomer’s associates are a who’s who of the alt-right: virulent misogynist and Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, Trump’s recently pardoned operative Roger Stone, pro-pedophile right-wing extremist Milo Yiannopolis, and Pizzagate conspiracists Jack Posobiec and Mike Cernovich. Calling herself a “citizen journalist,” Loomer is a regular contributor to Alex Jones’ InfoWars, promotes fake news, believes that the Las Vegas mass shooting was committed by ISIS agents, and was kicked out of a Florida courtroom for harassing the Pulse nightclub shooter’s abused wife, Noor Salman.
Thankfully, Loomer’s race is in a safe blue district, but the message is clear. This is the future of the Republican Party, and it is the logical conclusion of the bigotry and conspiratorial white supremacy that Republicans have been pushing since the 1960s. This is where the Republican Party was always going to go, and we cannot allow the “NeverTrump” Republicans responsible for Loomer and Trump’s rise to carve themselves out a space in a Democratic Party which is ostensibly opposed to everything Republicans believe in.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-20--Former Trump campaign chair Steve Bannon arrested for border wall fraud scheme

US Postal Inspectors arrested President Donald Trump ’ s 2016 Campaign Chairman on a mega-yacht off the Connecticut coast on Wednesday .
Prosecutors at the Southern District of New York ( SDNY ) revealed an indictment against Steve Bannon and his primary co-conspirator , military veteran Brian Kolfage , as well as two other co-conspirators , for allegedly using their private wall nonprofit “ WeBuildTheWall , Inc. ” to engage in criminal wire fraud and money laundering .
Today , after the arrests were made , GoFundMe finally took down “ The Trump Wall ” fundraiser as it was originally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in $ 25,615,200 from unsuspecting donors , which the SDNY alleges was spirited away by Bannon and Kolfage to support their luxury lifestyles from the early days of the scheme .
It wasn ’ t common knowledge of how deeply involved Steve Bannon had become with WeBuildTheWall , but today ’ s indictment alleges his intimate involvement .
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The crux of Bannon ’ s fraud scheme included his conspirator Kolfage publicly and frequently declaring the wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions on building a private border wall , even though the wounded vet had already siphoned off $ 1,000,000 to the former Trump Campaign Chair ’ s charity .
The sequence of events leading to today ’ s arrest of Steve Bannon began with a tip to this reporter from one very credible , anonymous source who said they knew WeBuildTheWall founder Brian Kolfage .
Kolfage had told my source he was broke only six months earlier because Facebook had deleted his right-wing news network .
Yet the nonprofit “ volunteer , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared social media posts that my initial reporting included which showed him living in a million-dollar home and regularly using his newly acquired $ 600,000 yacht .
Boat financing transaction records seemed to indicate that he was still making large purchases with no visible source of income .
In reply to this reporter ’ s first story , Kolfage sent a series of taunting , but evasive emails to me and enticed Snopes.com to try and debunk my reporting .
That , in turn , led Snopes ’ Bethania Palms to contact Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due diligence .
Little did the alleged fraudster know , because of his own actions in response to the revelation of his luxury lifestyle , the die had already been cast that would lead to his arrest today .
Instead , Kolfage posted disparaging tweets and Facebook posts to his vast following .
Emails this reporter obtained through a public records request proved that it was Snopes ’ messages which alerted the Attorney General ’ s office to complains about Kolfage , who in turn forwarded them to the Florida Department of Agriculture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and promptly opened a civil investigation into the scheme .
As this reporter ’ s initial reporting stressed , WeBuildTheWall refused to provide a copy of its bylaws , and was being corporately mismanaged to the point where it was doubtful that they even had ratified proper bylaws .
Then , last July , this reporter exclusively reported the Florida Ag Department confirmed that it began its criminal investigation into WeBuildTheWall .
Investigators for the state continue to criminally investigate WeBuildTheWall , Inc. at this time .
A source familiar with the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there may be other federal investigations ongoing into the matter .
Today ’ s indictment alleges that Brian Kolfage turned to Steve Bannon early in the scheme after it appeared he would have to return nearly $ 20 million raised that was originally intended to be donated to the government to build the wall that Donald Trump infamously promised Mexico would pay for during the 2016 election .
Prosecutors say Kolfage paid a million dollars to a charity controlled by Bannon , who in turn kicked back $ 100,000 right away and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two men and their two indicted co-conspirators discussed expressly how their ruse of taking no salary was “ material ” to shaking down Trump supporters for their wall scam .
The indictment also says Brian Kolfage used his wall salary to fund payments on the large boat spotlighted in my original report , as well as his luxury home renovations , a fancy SUV , and his personal debt payments .
Attorneys at SDNY are seeking forfeiture of Kolfage ’ s 2019 yacht “ Warfighter , ” along with the cash held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the charging document indicates that true to their public statements , WeBuildTheWall ’ s Kolfage and Bannon did not believe this reporter ’ s exclusive report revealing a criminal investigation into their activities and continued their scheme until one of their banks revealed a federal records subpoena last October .
The private wall group did manage to build a couple of small sections of walls along the southern border , although one of them is so close to the Rio Grande , engineers believe it is in danger of collapsing .
Barely over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blue , Donald Trump publicly distanced himself from WeBuildTheWall , which his son had praised as “ private enterprise at its finest ” just last year while attending a fundraiser .
Today , he claimed that he both had no idea the project existed but also complained that he disapproved of the project because it was “ showboating.
” Steve Bannon will be arraigned in a New York federal courtroom later today .

US Postal Inspectors arrested President Donald Trump’s 2016 Campaign Chairman on a mega-yacht off the Connecticut coast on Wednesday.
Prosecutors at the Southern District of New York (SDNY) revealed an indictment against Steve Bannon and his primary co-conspirator, military veteran Brian Kolfage, as well as two other co-conspirators, for allegedly using their private wall nonprofit “WeBuildTheWall, Inc.” to engage in criminal wire fraud and money laundering.
Today, after the arrests were made, GoFundMe finally took down “The Trump Wall” fundraiser as it was originally known, but not until it raked in $25,615,200 from unsuspecting donors, which the SDNY alleges was spirited away by Bannon and Kolfage to support their luxury lifestyles from the early days of the scheme.
It wasn’t common knowledge of how deeply involved Steve Bannon had become with WeBuildTheWall, but today’s indictment alleges his intimate involvement.
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The crux of Bannon’s fraud scheme included his conspirator Kolfage publicly and frequently declaring the wall nonprofit was spending 100% of its contributions on building a private border wall, even though the wounded vet had already siphoned off $1,000,000 to the former Trump Campaign Chair’s charity.
The sequence of events leading to today’s arrest of Steve Bannon began with a tip to this reporter from one very credible, anonymous source who said they knew WeBuildTheWall founder Brian Kolfage.
Kolfage had told my source he was broke only six months earlier because Facebook had deleted his right-wing news network.
Yet the nonprofit “volunteer,” as Brian Kolfage frequently called himself, shared social media posts that my initial reporting included which showed him living in a million-dollar home and regularly using his newly acquired $600,000 yacht.
Boat financing transaction records seemed to indicate that he was still making large purchases with no visible source of income.
In reply to this reporter’s first story, Kolfage sent a series of taunting, but evasive emails to me and enticed Snopes.com to try and debunk my reporting.
That, in turn, led Snopes’ Bethania Palms to contact Florida’s Attorney General while doing their due diligence.
Little did the alleged fraudster know, because of his own actions in response to the revelation of his luxury lifestyle, the die had already been cast that would lead to his arrest today. Instead, Kolfage posted disparaging tweets and Facebook posts to his vast following.
Emails this reporter obtained through a public records request proved that it was Snopes’ messages which alerted the Attorney General’s office to complains about Kolfage, who in turn forwarded them to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which regulates nonprofits and promptly opened a civil investigation into the scheme.
As this reporter’s initial reporting stressed, WeBuildTheWall refused to provide a copy of its bylaws, and was being corporately mismanaged to the point where it was doubtful that they even had ratified proper bylaws.
Then, last July, this reporter exclusively reported the Florida Ag Department confirmed that it began its criminal investigation into WeBuildTheWall.
Today, the Florida Ag Department released this statement:
The investigation was prompted by consumer complaints referred by the Office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Upon further investigation, the Department’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement subsequently referred the investigation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Investigators for the state continue to criminally investigate WeBuildTheWall, Inc. at this time.
A source familiar with the federal investigation into Bannon and Kolfage says that there may be other federal investigations ongoing into the matter.
Today’s indictment alleges that Brian Kolfage turned to Steve Bannon early in the scheme after it appeared he would have to return nearly $20 million raised that was originally intended to be donated to the government to build the wall that Donald Trump infamously promised Mexico would pay for during the 2016 election.
Prosecutors say Kolfage paid a million dollars to a charity controlled by Bannon, who in turn kicked back $100,000 right away and a $20,000 monthly stipend. Additionally, the two men and their two indicted co-conspirators discussed expressly how their ruse of taking no salary was “material” to shaking down Trump supporters for their wall scam.
The indictment also says Brian Kolfage used his wall salary to fund payments on the large boat spotlighted in my original report, as well as his luxury home renovations, a fancy SUV, and his personal debt payments.
Attorneys at SDNY are seeking forfeiture of Kolfage’s 2019 yacht “Warfighter,” along with the cash held in numerous bank accounts.
Interestingly, the charging document indicates that true to their public statements, WeBuildTheWall’s Kolfage and Bannon did not believe this reporter’s exclusive report revealing a criminal investigation into their activities and continued their scheme until one of their banks revealed a federal records subpoena last October.
The private wall group did manage to build a couple of small sections of walls along the southern border, although one of them is so close to the Rio Grande, engineers believe it is in danger of collapsing.
Barely over a month ago, out of the blue, Donald Trump publicly distanced himself from WeBuildTheWall, which his son had praised as “private enterprise at its finest” just last year while attending a fundraiser. Today, he claimed that he both had no idea the project existed but also complained that he disapproved of the project because it was “showboating.”
Steve Bannon will be arraigned in a New York federal courtroom later today.
Here’s a copy of the indictment:


occupydemocrats--2020-08-20--Video shows Georgia cop dragging Black woman and shocking her on her own porch

Disturbing new video shows a Gwinnett County , Georgia police officer dragging a Black woman on the ground and then tazing her with his stun gun .
While it is unclear what started the altercation , the video clearly shows the officer informing a group of women on their own porch that they are “ under arrest , ” but does not say what for .
Kyndesia Smith refuses to comply with the arrest but simply stands behind her friends on the couch .
Faced with this passive and nonviolent resistance , Officer Michael Oxford attempts to drag her out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up toppling it to the ground .
As the women cry out in protest , he point his stun gun at her and wails the universal cop cry of impotent outrage at not having his authority immediately respected : “ GET ON THE FUCKING GROUND .
Get on the ground right now .
Taser .
Taser.
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Twenty-one seconds into the altercation , he shocks Smith , sending her tumbling into the bushes as he tries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s unclear what started the incident ; reports from social media say that the woman was “ talking too loudly on her own porch , ” while theFab.com reports that a neighbor , who witnesses said is “ always calling 911 , ” accused Smith of throwing a bottle and threatening her .
No charges were made related to the original 911 call , which tells you everything you need to know about the validity of those accusations .
Oxford said that “ I told Smith that she need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the scene and if she did not she would be further obstructing my investigation and would be arrested .
Smith once again continued to yell and shout in which I then told her she was under arrest.
” Smith was arrested for “ obstructing law enforcement ” and “ simple battery ; ” the officer claims the woman kicked him in the head while she was in the patrol car , which seems highly unlikely .
Oxford has been placed on paid administrative leave in the wake of the incident .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the situation and the officer ’ s decision to immediately resort to violence when confronted with a Black person is everything that ’ s wrong with America ’ s police forces today .

Disturbing new video shows a Gwinnett County, Georgia police officer dragging a Black woman on the ground and then tazing her with his stun gun. While it is unclear what started the altercation, the video clearly shows the officer informing a group of women on their own porch that they are “under arrest,” but does not say what for.
Kyndesia Smith refuses to comply with the arrest but simply stands behind her friends on the couch. Faced with this passive and nonviolent resistance, Officer Michael Oxford attempts to drag her out from behind the porch couch and ends up toppling it to the ground.
As the women cry out in protest, he point his stun gun at her and wails the universal cop cry of impotent outrage at not having his authority immediately respected: “GET ON THE FUCKING GROUND. Get on the ground right now. Taser. Taser.”
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Twenty-one seconds into the altercation, he shocks Smith, sending her tumbling into the bushes as he tries to flip her over and arrest her.
Officer in Gwinnett County, GA arrests a woman for standing while black (part 2) pic.twitter.com/QD4TUqpfmV — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 20, 2020
It’s unclear what started the incident; reports from social media say that the woman was “talking too loudly on her own porch,” while theFab.com reports that a neighbor, who witnesses said is “always calling 911,” accused Smith of throwing a bottle and threatening her. No charges were made related to the original 911 call, which tells you everything you need to know about the validity of those accusations.
Oxford said that “I told Smith that she need to either quiet down and or remove herself from the scene and if she did not she would be further obstructing my investigation and would be arrested. Smith once again continued to yell and shout in which I then told her she was under arrest.”
Smith was arrested for “obstructing law enforcement” and “simple battery;” the officer claims the woman kicked him in the head while she was in the patrol car, which seems highly unlikely.
Oxford has been placed on paid administrative leave in the wake of the incident.
The complete lack of any kind of de-escalation in the situation and the officer’s decision to immediately resort to violence when confronted with a Black person is everything that’s wrong with America’s police forces today.
Original reporting by TooFab.com
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


occupydemocrats--2020-08-20--Trump contradicts himself, gets caught in a lie when confronted on wall-building scam

Despite claiming that he always hires “ the best people ” and runs his White House like a “ well-oiled machine , ” the President ’ s associates just so happen to keep on ending up in federal custody , usually for running some kind of preposterous scam or telling outrageous lies on his behalf .
Today brought the surprise indictment and arrest of Trump ’ s former campaign manager and White House strategist Steve Bannon , who was busted stealing money from a crowdfunded effort to build Trump ’ s infamous border wall with money raised from his gullible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 2016 campaign managers facing criminal charges to three out of four — though the last one , Corey Lewandowski , assaulted a female reporter and has been credibly accused of sexual assault , so it ’ s not like he was some paragon of virtue either .
When challenged by reporters on how many of his associates have found themselves on the wrong end of the law , the President fell back on his excuse for everything — blame President Obama .
Sign the petition to tell Congress to stop Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Well there was great lawlessness in the Obama administration , they spied on our campaign illegally , and if you look at all of the things and all of the scandals they had , they had tremendous lawlessness , but I know nothing about — I was not involved in the project , I have no idea who was , but I can tell you I didn ’ t know the people , the three people that were talked about , were people I do not know.
” This , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he himself admitted later on when he said that he didn ’ t know “ anything about the project at all ” but also that he “ didn ’ t like that project ” either because it was being done for “ showboating reasons.
” Of course , it wouldn ’ t be a Trump scandal without the President himself being on the record saying something along the lines of “ yes I approve of this project and you can put that on the record : ” It ’ s obvious at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does can be taken seriously , since he ’ s contradicting himself in his own statements .
So too is the futility of trying to hold him accountable for his own words , since he has no shame or any moral compass .
While it ’ s despicable to see him once again smear President Obama with his absurd conspiracy theories , we should just ignore his babbling and focus all our efforts on getting him out of office this November .

Despite claiming that he always hires “the best people” and runs his White House like a “well-oiled machine,” the President’s associates just so happen to keep on ending up in federal custody, usually for running some kind of preposterous scam or telling outrageous lies on his behalf.
Today brought the surprise indictment and arrest of Trump’s former campaign manager and White House strategist Steve Bannon, who was busted stealing money from a crowdfunded effort to build Trump’s infamous border wall with money raised from his gullible supporters.
This brings the total of Trump 2016 campaign managers facing criminal charges to three out of four — though the last one, Corey Lewandowski, assaulted a female reporter and has been credibly accused of sexual assault, so it’s not like he was some paragon of virtue either.
When challenged by reporters on how many of his associates have found themselves on the wrong end of the law, the President fell back on his excuse for everything — blame President Obama.
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“Well there was great lawlessness in the Obama administration, they spied on our campaign illegally, and if you look at all of the things and all of the scandals they had, they had tremendous lawlessness, but I know nothing about — I was not involved in the project, I have no idea who was, but I can tell you I didn’t know the people, the three people that were talked about, were people I do not know.”
REPORTER: Sir, it's not just Steve Bannon. It's Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Rick Gates, Paul Manafort. What's that say about your judgement and the culture of lawlessness around you? TRUMP: Well, there was great lawlessness in the Obama administration. pic.twitter.com/sjRExKljrz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2020
This, of course, is an obvious lie, as he himself admitted later on when he said that he didn’t know “anything about the project at all” but also that he “didn’t like that project” either because it was being done for “showboating reasons.”
Trump tells reporters of the We Build the Wall campaign both that he didn’t “know anything about the project at all” and that he “didn’t like that project” because he thought it was “being done for showboating reasons.” — Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) August 20, 2020
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Trump scandal without the President himself being on the record saying something along the lines of “yes I approve of this project and you can put that on the record:”
Kris Kobach in a January 2019 interview connected the border wall fundraising scheme to Trump: "I talked with the president, and the 'We Build the Wall Effort’' came up. The president said 'the project has my blessing, and you can tell the media that.'" https://t.co/iUFv5sdg4f — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 20, 2020
It’s obvious at this point that nothing the president says or does can be taken seriously, since he’s contradicting himself in his own statements. So too is the futility of trying to hold him accountable for his own words, since he has no shame or any moral compass. While it’s despicable to see him once again smear President Obama with his absurd conspiracy theories, we should just ignore his babbling and focus all our efforts on getting him out of office this 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


occupydemocrats--2020-08-20--Trump whines about Obama’s “lawlessness” when reporters ask why all his staff got arrested


occupydemocrats--2020-08-20--The mayor of Akron, Ohio publicly scorches Trump for his boycott against Goodyear tires

Desperately seeking any kind of distraction from his tanking poll numbers , the COVID-19 pandemic , and the Republican Party ’ s refusal to pass any kind of relief for the 40 million or so Americans facing eviction on September 1st , President Trump has drummed up yet another imaginary culture war scandal to get his base all riled up over .
But it appears he may have shot himself in the foot on this one , hoisted by a petard of reckless impulsivity and his unrepentant refusal to consider the consequences of his actions .
He certainly should have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a MAGA fatwa against the Goodyear tire company over company policies that banned overtly political clothing while at work .
The Goodyear tire company , based in the key swing state of Ohio , is an iconic symbol of America ’ s once-great manufacturing industry and a current employer of 3,000 American workers .
Trump very narrowly carried the state of Ohio in the 2016 election , and it would behoove him to not anger the voters who rely on Goodyear for their livelihood over a laughably petty issue like being able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the job .
A major indication that Trump had made a crucial error was the critical response from the Mayor of Akron , Ohio , who tweeted that “ Goodyear has believed in this community for generations , investing in the power , tenacity and honest people of the heartland , which is more than we can say for this president.
” Mayor Daniel Horrigan was joined by Rep. Tim Ryan ( D-OH ) , who loudly condemned the president ’ s attack .
It remains to be seen whether or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s chances at re-election , but it does lay bare the cynical selfishness and hypocrisy of Trump ’ s so-called “ populism.
” While he ’ s talks a big game about American workers and the need for companies to bring jobs back to our nation , he doesn ’ t lift a finger when his corporate buddies move their factories to Mexico — but turns on American companies the minute they make one move that offends him .

Desperately seeking any kind of distraction from his tanking poll numbers, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Republican Party’s refusal to pass any kind of relief for the 40 million or so Americans facing eviction on September 1st, President Trump has drummed up yet another imaginary culture war scandal to get his base all riled up over.
But it appears he may have shot himself in the foot on this one, hoisted by a petard of reckless impulsivity and his unrepentant refusal to consider the consequences of his actions. He certainly should have perhaps consulted his campaign staff before declaring a MAGA fatwa against the Goodyear tire company over company policies that banned overtly political clothing while at work.
Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!). — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2020
The Goodyear tire company, based in the key swing state of Ohio, is an iconic symbol of America’s once-great manufacturing industry and a current employer of 3,000 American workers. Trump very narrowly carried the state of Ohio in the 2016 election, and it would behoove him to not anger the voters who rely on Goodyear for their livelihood over a laughably petty issue like being able to wear Trump’s China-made red hats on the job.
A major indication that Trump had made a crucial error was the critical response from the Mayor of Akron, Ohio, who tweeted that “Goodyear has believed in this community for generations, investing in the power, tenacity and honest people of the heartland, which is more than we can say for this president.”
First, you came to destroy American decency. Next, you came to destroy American institutions. Now you're coming to destroy the American economy and heartland jobs. Luckily you seem to fail at everything you do. pic.twitter.com/zzVJ9X0ap4 — City of Akron, Ohio (@AkronOhioMayor) August 19, 2020
Goodyear has believed in this community for generations, investing in the power, tenacity and honest people of the heartland, which is more than we can say for this president. #WeStandWithGoodyear pic.twitter.com/0bM8Xax018 — City of Akron, Ohio (@AkronOhioMayor) August 19, 2020
Mayor Daniel Horrigan was joined by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), who loudly condemned the president’s attack.
Trump promised to create manufacturing jobs. But he didn’t lift a finger when @GM left Lordstown. Now he’s attacking @Goodyear which employs over 3,000 Ohioans. Ohio sees through these false promises. We can’t fire this President fast enough. https://t.co/oAwOQX1jfN — Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) August 19, 2020
It remains to be seen whether or not this will ultimately hurt the President’s chances at re-election, but it does lay bare the cynical selfishness and hypocrisy of Trump’s so-called “populism.” While he’s talks a big game about American workers and the need for companies to bring jobs back to our nation, he doesn’t lift a finger when his corporate buddies move their factories to Mexico — but turns on American companies the minute they make one move that offends him.
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