thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Secret Report: CIA’s Brennan Overruled Dissenters Who Concluded Russia Favored Hillary

Former CIA Director John Brennan personally edited a crucial section of the intelligence report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and assigned a political ally to take a lead role in writing it after career analysts disputed Brennan ’ s take that Russian leader Vladimir Putin intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump clinch the White House , according to two senior U.S. intelligence officials who have seen classified materials detailing Brennan ’ s role in drafting the document .
The explosive conclusion Brennan inserted into the report was used to help justify continuing the Trump-Russia “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launched by the FBI in 2016 .
It was picked up after the election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller , who in the end found no proof that Trump or his campaign conspired with Moscow .
The Obama administration publicly released a declassified version of the report — known as the “ Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent Elections ( ICA ) ” — just two weeks before Trump took office , casting a cloud of suspicion over his presidency .
RELATED : Investigation : The Senate ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Smoking Gun Democrats and national media have cited the report to suggest Russia influenced the 2016 outcome and warn that Putin is likely meddling again to reelect Trump .
The ICA is a key focus of U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s ongoing investigation into the origins of the “ collusion ” probe .
He wants to know if the intelligence findings were juiced for political purposes .
RealClearInvestigations has learned that one of the CIA operatives who helped Brennan draft the ICA , Andrea Kendall-Taylor , financially supported Hillary Clinton during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eric Ciaramella , identified last year by RCI as the Democratic national security “ whistleblower ” whose complaint led to Trump ’ s impeachment , ending in Senate acquittal in January .
The two officials said Brennan , who openly supported Clinton during the campaign , excluded conflicting evidence about Putin ’ s motives from the report , despite objections from some intelligence analysts who argued Putin counted on Clinton winning the election and viewed Trump as a “ wild card.
” The dissenting analysts found that Moscow preferred Clinton because it judged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whereas it worried Trump would be too unpredictable .
As secretary of state , Clinton tried to “ reset ” relations with Moscow to move them to a more positive and cooperative stage , while Trump campaigned on expanding the U.S. military , which Moscow perceived as a threat .
These same analysts argued the Kremlin was generally trying to sow discord and disrupt the American democratic process during the 2016 election cycle .
They also noted that Russia tried to interfere in the 2008 and 2012 races , many years before Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ They complained Brennan took a thesis [ that Putin supported Trump ] and decided he was going to ignore dissenting data and exaggerate the importance of that conclusion , even though they said it didn ’ t have any real substance behind it , ” said a senior U.S intelligence official who participated in a 2018 review of the spycraft behind the assessment , which President Obama ordered after the 2016 election .
He elaborated that the analysts said they also came under political pressure to back Brennan ’ s judgment that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the Clinton campaign to throw the election to Trump , even though the underlying intelligence was “ weak.
” RELATED : Subpoenas Authorized For Comey , Brennan , Other Obama-Era Officials Over Russia Investigation The review , conducted by the House Intelligence Committee , culminated in a lengthy report that was classified and locked in a Capitol basement safe soon after Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff took control of the committee in January 2019 .
The official said the committee spent more than 1,200 hours reviewing the ICA and interviewing analysts involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brennan ’ s so-called “ fusion cell , ” which was the interagency analytical group Obama ’ s top spook stood up to look into Russian influence operations during the 2016 election .
Durham is said to be using the long-hidden report , which runs 50-plus pages , as a road map in his investigation of whether the Obama administration politicized intelligence while targeting the Trump campaign and presidential transition in an unprecedented investigation involving wiretapping and other secret surveillance .
The special prosecutor recently interviewed Brennan for several hours at CIA headquarters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other documents from the agency .
Durham has also quizzed analysts and supervisors who worked on the ICA .
A spokesman for Brennan said that , according to Durham , he is not the target of a criminal investigation and “ only a witness to events that are under review.
” Durham ’ s office did not respond to requests for comment .
The senior intelligence official , who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters , said former senior CIA political analyst Kendall-Taylor was a key member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A Brennan protégé , she donated hundreds of dollars to Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign , federal records show .
In June , she gave $ 250 to the Biden Victory Fund .
Kendall-Taylor and Ciaramella entered the CIA as junior analysts around the same time and worked the Russia beat together at CIA headquarters in Langley , Va. From 2015 to 2018 , Kendall-Taylor was detailed to the National Intelligence Council , where she was deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia .
Ciaramella succeeded her in that position at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Director of National Intelligence that oversees the CIA and the other intelligence agencies .
It ’ s not clear if Ciaramella also played a role in the drafting of the January 2017 assessment .
He was working in the White House as a CIA detailee at the time .
RELATED : Trump Says Obama And Others Likely Guilty Of Treason When Asked About Susan Rice And Obamagate Kendall-Taylor did not respond to requests for comment , but she recently defended the ICA as a national security expert in a CBS “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s election activities , arguing it was a slam-dunk case “ based on a large body of evidence that demonstrated not only what Russia was doing , but also its intent .
And it ’ s based on a number of different sources , collected human intelligence , technical intelligence.
” But the secret congressional review details how the ICA , which was hastily put together over 30 days at the direction of Obama intelligence czar James Clapper , did not follow longstanding rules for crafting such assessments .
It was not farmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their input , and did not include an annex for dissent , among other extraordinary departures from past tradecraft .
It did , however , include a two-page annex summarizing allegations from a dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele .
His claim that Putin had personally ordered cyberattacks on the Clinton campaign to help Trump win happened to echo the key finding of the ICA that Brennan supported .
Brennan had briefed Democratic senators about allegations from the dossier on Capitol Hill .
“ Some of the FBI source ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is consistent with the judgment in the assessment , ” stated the appended summary , which the two intelligence sources say was written by Brennan loyalists .
“ The FBI source claimed , for example , that Putin ordered the influence effort with the aim of defeating Secretary Clinton , whom Putin ‘ feared and hated.
’ “ Steele ’ s reporting has since been discredited by the Justice Department ’ s inspector general as rumor-based opposition research on Trump paid for by the Clinton campaign .
Several allegations have been debunked , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source , who confessed to the FBI that he ginned the rumors up with some of his Russian drinking buddies to earn money from Steele .
Former FBI Director James Comey told the Justice Department ’ s watchdog that the Steele material , which he referred to as the “ Crown material , ” was incorporated with the ICA because it was “ corroborative of the central thesis of the assessment “ The IC analysts found it credible on its face , ” Comey said .
The officials who have read the secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They say a number of analysts objected to including the dossier , arguing it was political innuendo and not sound intelligence .
“ The staff report makes it fairly clear the assessment was politicized and skewed to discredit Trump ’ s election , ” said the second U.S. intelligence source , who also requested anonymity .
Kendall-Taylor denied any political bias factored into the intelligence .
“ To suggest that there was political interference in that process is ridiculous , ” she recently told NBC News .
Her boss during the ICA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gurganus .
Clapper tasked Gurganus , then detailed to NIC as its national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia , with coordinating the production of the ICA with Kendall-Taylor .
They , in turn , worked closely with NIC ’ s cybersecurity expert Vinh Nguyen , who had been consulting with Democratic National Committee cybersecurity contractor CrowdStrike to gather intelligence on the alleged Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system .
Durham ’ s investigators have focused on people who worked at NIC during the drafting of the ICA , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official who identified Kendall-Taylor said Brennan did not seek input from experts from CIA ’ s so-called Russia House , a department within Langley officially called the Center for Europe and Eurasia , before arriving at the conclusion that Putin meddled in the election to benefit Trump .
“ It was not an intelligence assessment .
It was not coordinated in the [ intelligence ] community or even with experts in Russia House , ” the official said .
“ It was just a small group of people selected and driven by Brennan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The official noted that National Security Agency analysts also dissented from the conclusion that Putin personally sought to tilt the scale for Trump .
One of only three agencies from the 17-agency intelligence community invited to participate in the ICA , the NSA had a lower level of confidence than the CIA and FBI , specifically on that bombshell conclusion .
The official said the NSA ’ s departure was significant because the agency monitors the communications of Russian officials overseas .
Yet it could not corroborate Brennan ’ s preferred conclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Director Michael Rogers , who has testified that the conclusion about Putin and Trump “ didn ’ t have the same level of sourcing and the same level of multiple sources , ” reportedly has been cooperating with Durham ’ s probe .
The second senior intelligence official , who has read a draft of the still-classified House Intelligence Committee review , confirmed that career intelligence analysts complained that the ICA was tightly controlled and manipulated by Brennan , who previously worked in the Obama White House .
RELATED : FBI Agent Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Weiner ’ s Laptop Claims He Was Told to Erase His Own Computer “ It wasn ’ t 17 agencies and it wasn ’ t even a dozen analysts from the three agencies who wrote the assessment , ” as has been widely reported in the media , he said .
“ It was just five officers of the CIA who wrote it , and Brennan hand-picked all five .
And the lead writer was a good friend of Brennan ’ s. ” Brennan ’ s tight control over the process of drafting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reflected the “ consensus of the entire intelligence community.
” His unilateral role also raises doubts about the objectivity of the intelligence .
In his defense , Brennan has pointed to a recent Senate Intelligence Committee report that found “ no reason to dispute the Intelligence Community ’ s conclusions.
” “ The ICA correctly found the Russians interfered in our 2016 election to hurt Secretary Clinton and help the candidacy of Donald Trump , ” argued committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner , D-Va. “ Our review of the highly classified ICA and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclusions were well-supported , ” Warner added .
“ There is certainly no reason to doubt that the Russians ’ success in 2016 is leading them to try again in 2020 , and we must not be caught unprepared.
” However , the report completely blacks out a review of the underlying evidence to support the Brennan-inserted conclusion , including an entire section labeled “ Putin Ordered Campaign to Influence U.S. Election.
” Still , it suggests elsewhere that conclusions are supported by intelligence with “ varying substantiation ” and with “ differing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns about the use of specific sources.
” Adding to doubts , the committee relied heavily on the closed-door testimony of former Obama homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco , a close Brennan ally who met with Brennan and his “ fusion team ” at the White House before and after the election .
The extent of Monaco ’ s role in the ICA is unclear .
Brennan last week pledged he would cooperate with two other Senate committees investigating the origins of the Russia “ collusion ” investigation .
The Senate judiciary and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subpoena Brennan and other witnesses to testify .
Several Republican lawmakers and former Trump officials are clamoring for the declassification and release of the secret House staff report on the ICA .
“ It ’ s dynamite , ” said former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz , who reviewed the staff report while serving as chief of staff to then-National Security Adviser John Bolton .
“ There are things in there that people don ’ t know , ” he told RCI .
“ It will change the dynamic of our understanding of Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the intelligence official who worked on the ICA review , Brennan ensured that it would be next to impossible to declassify his sourcing for the key judgment on Putin .
He said Brennan hid all sources and references to the underlying intelligence behind a highly sensitive and compartmented wall of classification .
He explained that he and Clapper created two classified versions of the ICA – a highly restricted Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information version that reveals the sourcing , and a more accessible Top Secret version that omits details about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ findings can be downgraded , access to Brennan ’ s questionable sourcing will remain highly restricted , leaving the underlying evidence conveniently opaque , the official said .
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By Paul Sperry for RealClearInvestigations
Former CIA Director John Brennan personally edited a crucial section of the intelligence report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and assigned a political ally to take a lead role in writing it after career analysts disputed Brennan’s take that Russian leader Vladimir Putin intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump clinch the White House, according to two senior U.S. intelligence officials who have seen classified materials detailing Brennan’s role in drafting the document.
The explosive conclusion Brennan inserted into the report was used to help justify continuing the Trump-Russia “collusion” investigation, which had been launched by the FBI in 2016.
It was picked up after the election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who in the end found no proof that Trump or his campaign conspired with Moscow.
The Obama administration publicly released a declassified version of the report — known as the “Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent Elections (ICA)” — just two weeks before Trump took office, casting a cloud of suspicion over his presidency.
RELATED: Investigation: The Senate’s ‘Russian Collusion’ Report Had No Smoking Gun
Democrats and national media have cited the report to suggest Russia influenced the 2016 outcome and warn that Putin is likely meddling again to reelect Trump.
The ICA is a key focus of U.S. Attorney John Durham’s ongoing investigation into the origins of the “collusion” probe. He wants to know if the intelligence findings were juiced for political purposes.
RealClearInvestigations has learned that one of the CIA operatives who helped Brennan draft the ICA, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, financially supported Hillary Clinton during the campaign and is a close colleague of Eric Ciaramella, identified last year by RCI as the Democratic national security “whistleblower” whose complaint led to Trump’s impeachment, ending in Senate acquittal in January.
The two officials said Brennan, who openly supported Clinton during the campaign, excluded conflicting evidence about Putin’s motives from the report, despite objections from some intelligence analysts who argued Putin counted on Clinton winning the election and viewed Trump as a “wild card.”
The dissenting analysts found that Moscow preferred Clinton because it judged she would work with its leaders, whereas it worried Trump would be too unpredictable.
As secretary of state, Clinton tried to “reset” relations with Moscow to move them to a more positive and cooperative stage, while Trump campaigned on expanding the U.S. military, which Moscow perceived as a threat.
These same analysts argued the Kremlin was generally trying to sow discord and disrupt the American democratic process during the 2016 election cycle.
They also noted that Russia tried to interfere in the 2008 and 2012 races, many years before Trump threw his hat in the ring.
“They complained Brennan took a thesis [that Putin supported Trump] and decided he was going to ignore dissenting data and exaggerate the importance of that conclusion, even though they said it didn’t have any real substance behind it,” said a senior U.S intelligence official who participated in a 2018 review of the spycraft behind the assessment, which President Obama ordered after the 2016 election.
He elaborated that the analysts said they also came under political pressure to back Brennan’s judgment that Putin personally ordered “active measures” against the Clinton campaign to throw the election to Trump, even though the underlying intelligence was “weak.”
RELATED: Subpoenas Authorized For Comey, Brennan, Other Obama-Era Officials Over Russia Investigation
The review, conducted by the House Intelligence Committee, culminated in a lengthy report that was classified and locked in a Capitol basement safe soon after Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff took control of the committee in January 2019.
The official said the committee spent more than 1,200 hours reviewing the ICA and interviewing analysts involved in crafting it, including the chief of Brennan’s so-called “fusion cell,” which was the interagency analytical group Obama’s top spook stood up to look into Russian influence operations during the 2016 election.
Durham is said to be using the long-hidden report, which runs 50-plus pages, as a road map in his investigation of whether the Obama administration politicized intelligence while targeting the Trump campaign and presidential transition in an unprecedented investigation involving wiretapping and other secret surveillance.
The special prosecutor recently interviewed Brennan for several hours at CIA headquarters after obtaining his emails, call logs and other documents from the agency. Durham has also quizzed analysts and supervisors who worked on the ICA.
A spokesman for Brennan said that, according to Durham, he is not the target of a criminal investigation and “only a witness to events that are under review.”
Durham’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
The senior intelligence official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said former senior CIA political analyst Kendall-Taylor was a key member of the team that worked on the ICA.
A Brennan protégé, she donated hundreds of dollars to Clinton’s 2016 campaign, federal records show. In June, she gave $250 to the Biden Victory Fund.
Kendall-Taylor and Ciaramella entered the CIA as junior analysts around the same time and worked the Russia beat together at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va.
From 2015 to 2018, Kendall-Taylor was detailed to the National Intelligence Council, where she was deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia.
Ciaramella succeeded her in that position at NIC, a unit of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that oversees the CIA and the other intelligence agencies.
It’s not clear if Ciaramella also played a role in the drafting of the January 2017 assessment. He was working in the White House as a CIA detailee at the time.
The CIA declined comment.
RELATED: Trump Says Obama And Others Likely Guilty Of Treason When Asked About Susan Rice And Obamagate
Kendall-Taylor did not respond to requests for comment, but she recently defended the ICA as a national security expert in a CBS “60 Minutes” interview on Russia’s election activities, arguing it was a slam-dunk case “based on a large body of evidence that demonstrated not only what Russia was doing, but also its intent. And it’s based on a number of different sources, collected human intelligence, technical intelligence.”
But the secret congressional review details how the ICA, which was hastily put together over 30 days at the direction of Obama intelligence czar James Clapper, did not follow longstanding rules for crafting such assessments.
It was not farmed out to other key intelligence agencies for their input, and did not include an annex for dissent, among other extraordinary departures from past tradecraft.
It did, however, include a two-page annex summarizing allegations from a dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele.
His claim that Putin had personally ordered cyberattacks on the Clinton campaign to help Trump win happened to echo the key finding of the ICA that Brennan supported.
Brennan had briefed Democratic senators about allegations from the dossier on Capitol Hill.
“Some of the FBI source’s [Steele’s] reporting is consistent with the judgment in the assessment,” stated the appended summary, which the two intelligence sources say was written by Brennan loyalists.
“The FBI source claimed, for example, that Putin ordered the influence effort with the aim of defeating Secretary Clinton, whom Putin ‘feared and hated.’ “
Steele’s reporting has since been discredited by the Justice Department’s inspector general as rumor-based opposition research on Trump paid for by the Clinton campaign.
Several allegations have been debunked, even by Steele’s own primary source, who confessed to the FBI that he ginned the rumors up with some of his Russian drinking buddies to earn money from Steele.
Former FBI Director James Comey told the Justice Department’s watchdog that the Steele material, which he referred to as the “Crown material,” was incorporated with the ICA because it was “corroborative of the central thesis of the assessment “The IC analysts found it credible on its face,” Comey said.
The officials who have read the secret congressional report on the ICA dispute that.
They say a number of analysts objected to including the dossier, arguing it was political innuendo and not sound intelligence.
“The staff report makes it fairly clear the assessment was politicized and skewed to discredit Trump’s election,” said the second U.S. intelligence source, who also requested anonymity.
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Kendall-Taylor denied any political bias factored into the intelligence. “To suggest that there was political interference in that process is ridiculous,” she recently told NBC News.
Her boss during the ICA’s drafting was CIA officer Julia Gurganus. Clapper tasked Gurganus, then detailed to NIC as its national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia, with coordinating the production of the ICA with Kendall-Taylor.
They, in turn, worked closely with NIC’s cybersecurity expert Vinh Nguyen, who had been consulting with Democratic National Committee cybersecurity contractor CrowdStrike to gather intelligence on the alleged Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system.
(CrowdStrike’s president has testified he couldn’t say for sure Russian intelligence stole DNC emails, according to recently declassified transcripts.)
Durham’s investigators have focused on people who worked at NIC during the drafting of the ICA, according to recent published reports.
No Input From CIA’s ‘Russia House’
The senior official who identified Kendall-Taylor said Brennan did not seek input from experts from CIA’s so-called Russia House, a department within Langley officially called the Center for Europe and Eurasia, before arriving at the conclusion that Putin meddled in the election to benefit Trump.
“It was not an intelligence assessment. It was not coordinated in the [intelligence] community or even with experts in Russia House,” the official said.
“It was just a small group of people selected and driven by Brennan himself … and Brennan did the editing.”
The official noted that National Security Agency analysts also dissented from the conclusion that Putin personally sought to tilt the scale for Trump.
One of only three agencies from the 17-agency intelligence community invited to participate in the ICA, the NSA had a lower level of confidence than the CIA and FBI, specifically on that bombshell conclusion.
The official said the NSA’s departure was significant because the agency monitors the communications of Russian officials overseas. Yet it could not corroborate Brennan’s preferred conclusion through its signals intelligence.
Former NSA Director Michael Rogers, who has testified that the conclusion about Putin and Trump “didn’t have the same level of sourcing and the same level of multiple sources,” reportedly has been cooperating with Durham’s probe.
The second senior intelligence official, who has read a draft of the still-classified House Intelligence Committee review, confirmed that career intelligence analysts complained that the ICA was tightly controlled and manipulated by Brennan, who previously worked in the Obama White House.
RELATED: FBI Agent Who Discovered Hillary’s Emails On Anthony Weiner’s Laptop Claims He Was Told to Erase His Own Computer
“It wasn’t 17 agencies and it wasn’t even a dozen analysts from the three agencies who wrote the assessment,” as has been widely reported in the media, he said. “It was just five officers of the CIA who wrote it, and Brennan hand-picked all five. And the lead writer was a good friend of Brennan’s.”
Brennan’s tight control over the process of drafting the ICA belies public claims the assessment reflected the “consensus of the entire intelligence community.” His unilateral role also raises doubts about the objectivity of the intelligence.
In his defense, Brennan has pointed to a recent Senate Intelligence Committee report that found “no reason to dispute the Intelligence Community’s conclusions.”
“The ICA correctly found the Russians interfered in our 2016 election to hurt Secretary Clinton and help the candidacy of Donald Trump,” argued committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va.
“Our review of the highly classified ICA and underlying intelligence found that this and other conclusions were well-supported,” Warner added. “There is certainly no reason to doubt that the Russians’ success in 2016 is leading them to try again in 2020, and we must not be caught unprepared.”
However, the report completely blacks out a review of the underlying evidence to support the Brennan-inserted conclusion, including an entire section labeled “Putin Ordered Campaign to Influence U.S. Election.” Still, it suggests elsewhere that conclusions are supported by intelligence with “varying substantiation” and with “differing confidence levels.” It also notes “concerns about the use of specific sources.”
Adding to doubts, the committee relied heavily on the closed-door testimony of former Obama homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco, a close Brennan ally who met with Brennan and his “fusion team” at the White House before and after the election. The extent of Monaco’s role in the ICA is unclear.
Brennan last week pledged he would cooperate with two other Senate committees investigating the origins of the Russia “collusion” investigation. The Senate judiciary and governmental affairs panels recently gained authority to subpoena Brennan and other witnesses to testify.
Several Republican lawmakers and former Trump officials are clamoring for the declassification and release of the secret House staff report on the ICA.
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“It’s dynamite,” said former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz, who reviewed the staff report while serving as chief of staff to then-National Security Adviser John Bolton.
“There are things in there that people don’t know,” he told RCI. “It will change the dynamic of our understanding of Russian meddling in the election.”
However, according to the intelligence official who worked on the ICA review, Brennan ensured that it would be next to impossible to declassify his sourcing for the key judgment on Putin. He said Brennan hid all sources and references to the underlying intelligence behind a highly sensitive and compartmented wall of classification.
He explained that he and Clapper created two classified versions of the ICA – a highly restricted Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information version that reveals the sourcing, and a more accessible Top Secret version that omits details about the sourcing.
Unless the classification of compartmented findings can be downgraded, access to Brennan’s questionable sourcing will remain highly restricted, leaving the underlying evidence conveniently opaque, the official said.
Syndicated with permission from RealClearWire.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--As Trump Pays His Respects to RBG, Protesters Interrupt With ‘Vote Him Out’ Chants

President Trump paid his respects to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thursday , but was met with protesters who booed and chanted “ vote him out.
” The President , joined by his wife , First Lady Melania Trump , and sporting a mask , stood silently before Ginsburg ’ s flag-draped coffin for a few minutes .
The crowd below abandoned decorum and began booing Trump .
Many individuals even began chants of “ vote him out , ” a scene which some might view as a particularly tacky display in the presence of a revered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States .
Trump Paid Respects to Ginsburg , The Protesters Disgraced Her Honor Another chant began after the voting decree , with protesters repeatedly shouting “ honor her wish.
” Her wish , as reported by NPR , was dictated in a statement to Ginsburg ’ s granddaughter , Clara Spera .
“ My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed , ” she reportedly said .
“ The president is elected for four years not three years , so the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into year four , ” she said to a group of law students at Georgetown University in 2016 .
RELATED : Gowdy Hammers Biden – If You Don ’ t Want Trump Picking Supreme Court Justices , Win An Election President Trump has been incredibly respectful since learning of the passing of Justice Ginsburg .
Video of his initial reaction shows a man who appeared to be deeply moved by the news of Ginsburg ’ s passing .
“ She led an amazing life , what else can you say ?
She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Whether you agreed or not she was an amazing woman , who led an amazing life.
” Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews , no fan of the President , praised Trump for his respectful response .
Journalists and other anti-Trump figures attacked Matthews ’ comment , giving the impression that is okay to compliment President Trump .
The President has held off on nominating somebody for the vacant seat , instead opting to do so after Ginsburg ’ s memorial ceremonies have been completed .
Ginsburg ’ s casket is scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hall of the United States Capitol on Friday , where she will lie in state .

President Trump paid his respects to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thursday, but was met with protesters who booed and chanted “vote him out.”
The President, joined by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and sporting a mask, stood silently before Ginsburg’s flag-draped coffin for a few minutes.
The crowd below abandoned decorum and began booing Trump.
Many individuals even began chants of “vote him out,” a scene which some might view as a particularly tacky display in the presence of a revered figure such as Ginsburg and the President of the United States.
‘VOTE HIM OUT!’ President Trump booed during visit to RBG’s casket pic.twitter.com/KrqcN51uka — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 24, 2020
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Trump Paid Respects to Ginsburg, The Protesters Disgraced Her Honor
Another chant began after the voting decree, with protesters repeatedly shouting “honor her wish.”
Her wish, as reported by NPR, was dictated in a statement to Ginsburg’s granddaughter, Clara Spera.
“My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” she reportedly said.
(Ginsburg had previously stated in 2016, however, that the President has the power to choose a nominee even in an election year.)
“The president is elected for four years not three years, so the power he has in year three continues into year four,” she said to a group of law students at Georgetown University in 2016.
Watch Trump get booed here: pic.twitter.com/mXBKP8Iu9m — The Recount (@therecount) September 24, 2020
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Trump’s Dignified Response to Ginsburg’s Death
President Trump has been incredibly respectful since learning of the passing of Justice Ginsburg.
Video of his initial reaction shows a man who appeared to be deeply moved by the news of Ginsburg’s passing.
“She led an amazing life, what else can you say? She was an amazing woman,” Trump remarked.
“Whether you agreed or not she was an amazing woman, who led an amazing life.”
Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews, no fan of the President, praised Trump for his respectful response.
Trump is right to show respect for RBG. True presidential behavior. Far too rare. — Chris Matthews (@HardballChris) September 21, 2020
Popular Journos Attack Matthews
Journalists and other anti-Trump figures attacked Matthews’ comment, giving the impression that is never okay to compliment President Trump.
What’s wrong with you? He called her dying wish a lie. — Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) September 21, 2020
There is help. pic.twitter.com/uYqE82JAVh — Pedro Nicolaci da Costa (@pdacosta) September 21, 2020
Oh big deal. — Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar) September 21, 2020
This morning he … floated a baseless conspiracy theory … about her dying wish. https://t.co/WOUrfKDefJ — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 21, 2020
He said her dying wish is a forgery on national television today https://t.co/idLAV2GHj9 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 21, 2020
oh. you must not have been watching the news … https://t.co/X8ZL3Dbf7m — Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) September 21, 2020
any chance you saw the news this morning? — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) September 21, 2020
The President has held off on nominating somebody for the vacant seat, instead opting to do so after Ginsburg’s memorial ceremonies have been completed.
Ginsburg’s casket is scheduled to be transported to the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol on Friday, where she will lie in state.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Don Lemon Calls For Electoral College To Be Abolished, Then Backtracks And Claims He Never Said It

CNN host Don Lemon is desperately trying to backtrack after he called for the Electoral College to be abolished on Monday night .
The next day , Lemon claimed that he had never said this , even though he blatantly did so on camera .
Lemon Calls For Electoral College To Be Abolished .
Lemon made his remarks while talking to his fellow CNN host Chris Cuomo , who accused both Republicans and Democrats of being “ hypocritical ” in comparison to their 2016 position on Supreme Court vacancies during an election year .
That ’ s when Lemon let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to have to blow up the entire system.
” Lemon went on to call for the Electoral College to be abolished .
“ You ’ re going to have to get rid of the Electoral College , because the people — because the minority in this country decides who the judges are and they decide who the president is .
Is that — is that fair ?
” Lemon said .
“ If Democrats , if Joe Biden wins , Democrats can stack the courts and they can do that amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : CNN ’ s Don Lemon Calls To ‘ Blow Up The Entire System ’ – Kayleigh McEnany Crushes Him The next day , however , Lemon insulted viewers ’ intelligence by claiming that he never actually said this after all !
“ I woke up and saw these headlines like , ‘ Don Lemon is calling for the abolishing of the Electoral College.
’ But let me tell you .
I don ’ t care , ” Lemon said , going on to claim that he was just responding to Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ integrity .
“ And I said , well then , we have to blow up the whole system .
Right ?
” Lemon added .
“ But I said here ’ s what Democrats can do .
And I said that ’ s the danger .
They can stack the court .
But all of a sudden , I am calling for the abolishing of the Electoral College and what else do they say , and that I ’ m a Democrat because I said ‘ we.
’ I mean , the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was only responding to the criticism because the “ context was so egregious , ” accusing his critics of using an out-of-context “ sound bite ” against him .
Lemon claimed that he was not calling for the Electoral College to be abolished , and was instead only echoing those who were .
“ But here ’ s what I say , run and tell this : I do think that we need to look at the Electoral College because I think that it disenfranchises voters , both Democrats and Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blue state , and all of the electoral votes go to the Democratic person , then the Republicans ’ votes aren ’ t counted , the people who voted for the Republican candidate , ” the host said .
“ So , I do think it should be looked at because I think it does disenfranchises certain people , ” Lemon added .
“ Should it be abolished ?
That ’ s not for me to say .
I ’ m saying , this is what Democrats are saying .
Stack the courts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But there is no nuance and no context anymore.
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CNN host Don Lemon is desperately trying to backtrack after he called for the Electoral College to be abolished on Monday night. The next day, Lemon claimed that he had never said this, even though he blatantly did so on camera.
Lemon Calls For Electoral College To Be Abolished.
Lemon made his remarks while talking to his fellow CNN host Chris Cuomo, who accused both Republicans and Democrats of being “hypocritical” in comparison to their 2016 position on Supreme Court vacancies during an election year. That’s when Lemon let loose, saying, “We’re going to have to blow up the entire system.”
Lemon went on to call for the Electoral College to be abolished.
“You’re going to have to get rid of the Electoral College, because the people — because the minority in this country decides who the judges are and they decide who the president is. Is that — is that fair?” Lemon said. “If Democrats, if Joe Biden wins, Democrats can stack the courts and they can do that amendment and they can get it passed.”
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UNHINGED: CNN’s Don Lemon: “we’re going to have to blow up the entire system” pic.twitter.com/IGll5CUA1j — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 22, 2020
Lemon Backtracks
The next day, however, Lemon insulted viewers’ intelligence by claiming that he never actually said this after all!
“I woke up and saw these headlines like, ‘Don Lemon is calling for the abolishing of the Electoral College.’ But let me tell you. I don’t care,” Lemon said, going on to claim that he was just responding to Cuomo’s suggestion of electing politicians with integrity.
“And I said, well then, we have to blow up the whole system. Right?” Lemon added. “But I said here’s what Democrats can do. And I said that’s the danger. They can stack the court. But all of a sudden, I am calling for the abolishing of the Electoral College and what else do they say, and that I’m a Democrat because I said ‘we.’ I mean, the American people.”
The CNN host then said that he was only responding to the criticism because the “context was so egregious,” accusing his critics of using an out-of-context “sound bite” against him. Lemon claimed that he was not calling for the Electoral College to be abolished, and was instead only echoing those who were.
“But here’s what I say, run and tell this: I do think that we need to look at the Electoral College because I think that it disenfranchises voters, both Democrats and Republicans. If you’re in a blue state, and all of the electoral votes go to the Democratic person, then the Republicans’ votes aren’t counted, the people who voted for the Republican candidate,” the host said.
“So, I do think it should be looked at because I think it does disenfranchises certain people,” Lemon added. “Should it be abolished? That’s not for me to say. I’m saying, this is what Democrats are saying. Stack the courts. Get rid of the Electoral College. But there is no nuance and no context anymore.”
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Responding to reports about him saying we should "blow up the entire system," CNN's Don Lemon now claims he was speaking rhetorically in an answer to Chris Cuomo. And claims he was taken out of context when quoted as promoting the abolishment of the Electoral College. pic.twitter.com/DsBINKcl6s — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) September 23, 2020
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Cher Comes Unglued Again: ‘If Trump Wins…We’ll Never See Another Election By The People’

For decades , Cher was known for being an award-winning singer and actress .
These days , however , she is far more infamous for her daily deranged rants against President Donald Trump on her Twitter page .
Cher Goes On Unhinged Rant Against Trump On Wednesday morning , Cher once again took to Twitter to post a rant that was full of random capitalizations , making it look all the more unhinged .
“ Swear 2 you if trump wins/steals 2nd term HE ’ LL GET HIS WISH ” SUPREME LEADER ” & WE ’ LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote .
“ THERE ’ LL BE ELECTIONS , 4 THE RICH , BY Trump .
IF YOU THINK THIS CANT HAPPEN , YOU WILL PAY A PRICE BEYOND COMPREHENSION 4 YOU & YOUR CHILDREN .
HE WANTS POWER.
” This comes one week after Cher called Trump a “ mass murderer ” who should be put to “ death.
” She wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted : RELATED : Cher Comes Unglued : ‘ Trump Is A Mass Murderer…The Punishment Is Death ’ Cher has spent much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus deaths despite the fact that the virus started in China and has killed people all over the world .
“ trump Cares Nothing About Our Vets , Our Country , Ppl Who Are Dying of Covid , Ppl From Black Lives Matter , Kids He Keeps [ locked ] In Cages , Nurses , & Drs Who Are Dying Because He Wont Protect Them , HE KILLS AMERICANS WITHOUT A THOUGHT , HE KILLS 4 ADULATION AT RALLIES , ” she tweeted back in July .
The irony here is that Cher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person who believes in loving her fellow humans .
In reality , like with much of her fellow leftists , ” there is nothing “ tolerant ” about Cher when it comes to dealing with people who hold different political opinions than she does .
READ NEXT : Cher Snaps As She Accuses Trump Of The ‘ Torture And Killing ’ Of 160K Americans This piece was written by PopZette Staff on September 24 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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For decades, Cher was known for being an award-winning singer and actress. These days, however, she is far more infamous for her daily deranged rants against President Donald Trump on her Twitter page.
Cher Goes On Unhinged Rant Against Trump
On Wednesday morning, Cher once again took to Twitter to post a rant that was full of random capitalizations, making it look all the more unhinged.
“Swear 2 you if trump wins/steals 2nd term HE’LL GET HIS WISH ”SUPREME LEADER” & WE’LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE,” Cher wrote. “THERE’LL BE ELECTIONS, 4 THE RICH, BY Trump. IF YOU THINK THIS CANT HAPPEN, YOU WILL PAY A PRICE BEYOND COMPREHENSION 4 YOU & YOUR CHILDREN. HE WANTS POWER.”
Swear 2 you if trump wins/steals 2nd term HE’LL GET HIS WISH ”SUPREME LEADER”& WE’LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER
ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE.
THERE’LL BE ELECTIONS,4 THE RICH,BY Trump.IF YOU THINK THIS CANT HAPPEN,YOU WILL PAY A PRICE BEYOND COMPREHENSION 4 YOU & YOUR CHILDREN.HE WANTS
POWER — Cher (@cher) September 23, 2020
Cher Calls Trump A ‘Mass Murderer’
This comes one week after Cher called Trump a “mass murderer” who should be put to “death.” She wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted:
THERE’S A BLAME 4 KILLING SOMEONE…ITS CALLED “MURDER”. IF YOU MURDER MORE THAN ONE PERSON YOU ARE A MASS MURDERER. THERE ARE MANY PUNISHMENTS FOR DIFFERENT DEGREES OF MURDER,BUT WHEN SOMEONE “KNOWINGLY “MURDERS PEOPLE… THE PUNISHMENT IS DEATH. Trump’s a mass murderer… hhmm.
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Cher has spent much of the past few months blaming Trump for coronavirus deaths despite the fact that the virus started in China and has killed people all over the world.
“trump Cares Nothing About Our Vets,Our Country,Ppl Who Are Dying of Covid,Ppl From Black Lives Matter,Kids He Keeps [locked] In Cages,Nurses,& Drs Who Are Dying Because He Wont Protect Them,HE KILLS AMERICANS WITHOUT A THOUGHT,HE KILLS 4 ADULATION AT RALLIES,” she tweeted back in July.
trump Cares Nothing About Our Vets,Our Country,Ppl Who Are Dying of Covid,Ppl From Black Lives Matter,Kids He Keeps🔒In Cages,Nurses,& Drs Who Are Dying Because He Wont Protect Them,HE KILLS AMERICANS WITHOUT A THOUGHT,HE KILLS 4 ADULATION AT RALLIES☠ https://t.co/ICvqOG5fBE — Cher (@cher) July 11, 2020
The irony here is that Cher claims to be a “tolerant” person who believes in loving her fellow humans. In reality, like with much of her fellow leftists,” there is nothing “tolerant” about Cher when it comes to dealing with people who hold different political opinions than she does.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Rapper Cardi B Hit With Defamation Lawsuit For ‘Racist MAGA Supporters’ Attack

The rapper Cardi B , an outspoken supporter of Joe Biden , just got some very bad news when she was hit with a defamation lawsuit for shaming Long Island beachgoers as “ racist ” MAGA supporters .
Cardi is being sued along with her sister Hennessy Carolina , as well as her sister ’ s girlfriend , model Michelle Diaz .
The three are being sued for assault , battery , defamation , and civil rights violations over an incident that happened on September 6 , according to ABC 7 New York .
On that date , the three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people on Smith Point Beach , and one of the men they were arguing with was wearing a “ Make America Great Again ” hat during the altercation .
Afterwards , Cardi claimed on social media that Carolina and Diaz were accosted by the group “ all because they are a Afro/Hispanic gay couple , ” Page Six reported .
RELATED : Two Women Charged With Hate Crime For Attacking 7-Year-Old Trump Supporter In the lawsuit , however , the beachgoers claimed that Carolina and Diaz were the aggressors in the altercation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the three women , who shamed them on social media by posting edited video and commentary about the altercation .
“ These peaceful Suffolk County residents were quietly enjoying a Sunday at the Smith Point beach with their families , when rap celebrity Hennessy Carolina suddenly approached them , raging , spitting , insulting , assaulting , defaming and threatening them , all the while videotaping them because one of them wore a MAGA hat , ” said John Ray , the attorney representing the beachgoers .
“ Then Hennessy , Cardi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ edited the videotape and published the edited version all over social media , across the world for all to see , and maliciously falsely labeled these residents and their families as ‘ N…s ’ and as racists , ” Ray added .
Carolina posted a video to social media after the incident claiming that two men told her and her girlfriend to “ go to your f—king country.
” She added that they were targeted because the group “ saw us parking here and we were speaking Spanish and we ’ re mixed.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lawsuit against her .
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on September 24 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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The rapper Cardi B, an outspoken supporter of Joe Biden, just got some very bad news when she was hit with a defamation lawsuit for shaming Long Island beachgoers as “racist” MAGA supporters.
Cardi B Hit With Lawsuit
Cardi is being sued along with her sister Hennessy Carolina, as well as her sister’s girlfriend, model Michelle Diaz. The three are being sued for assault, battery, defamation, and civil rights violations over an incident that happened on September 6, according to ABC 7 New York.
On that date, the three got into a heated argument with group of people on Smith Point Beach, and one of the men they were arguing with was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat during the altercation.
Afterwards, Cardi claimed on social media that Carolina and Diaz were accosted by the group “all because they are a Afro/Hispanic gay couple,” Page Six reported.
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Beachgoers Fire Back In Lawsuit
In the lawsuit, however, the beachgoers claimed that Carolina and Diaz were the aggressors in the altercation. They argued that they were defamed by the three women, who shamed them on social media by posting edited video and commentary about the altercation.
“These peaceful Suffolk County residents were quietly enjoying a Sunday at the Smith Point beach with their families, when rap celebrity Hennessy Carolina suddenly approached them, raging, spitting, insulting, assaulting, defaming and threatening them, all the while videotaping them because one of them wore a MAGA hat,” said John Ray, the attorney representing the beachgoers.
“Then Hennessy, Cardi B and celebrity model Michelle Diaz deviously edited the videotape and published the edited version all over social media, across the world for all to see, and maliciously falsely labeled these residents and their families as ‘N…s’ and as racists,” Ray added.
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Carolina posted a video to social media after the incident claiming that two men told her and her girlfriend to “go to your f—king country.” She added that they were targeted because the group “saw us parking here and we were speaking Spanish and we’re mixed.”
Cardi has yet to respond to the lawsuit against her.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Jill Biden’s Ex-Husband Calls Out Joe For Allegedly Lying About Marriage To Cover Up Infidelity

The ex-husband of Jill Biden spoke out this week to call out Joe Biden for allegedly lying about how he met his wife .
Bill Stevenson , who was married to Jill from 1970 to 1975 , told Inside Edition that Biden did not really meet her on a blind date .
Instead , Stevenson said that the two met through an extramarital affair .
Stevenson said that he introduced Jill to Biden back in 1972 , when the now-Democratic presidential nominee was first running for Senate .
“ I was betrayed by the Bidens .
Joe was my friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Stevenson , who fundraised for Biden ’ s first Senate campaign .
He added that he decided to speak out now “ because [ Biden ] is picking on people about character.
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This was three years after Biden lost his first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a car accident , according to The Washington Free Beacon .
Biden claims that he and Jill went to a movie together and quickly fell in love , marrying two years later .
Stevenson , however , alleges that this is a total lie , as he claims to have brought Jill to Biden ’ s home in 1972 .
“ Right before the election in ’ 72 , Jill , Joe , Neilia , and I were in [ Biden ’ s ] kitchen , ” Stevenson said .
“ How do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When He Realized Jill Was Cheating Stevenson , who owned a popular college bar at the time , explained that he first realized his wife was having an affair with Biden when a man came by his establishment one day asking him to pay for damage Jill had apparently caused to his car during a fender-bender .
The man said that Biden , not Jill , had been driving her car at the time of the accident .
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He added that they soon split up , and Jill went on to marry Biden .
Jill has denied the claims being made by Stevenson through a spokesperson , saying , “ These claims are fictitious seemingly to sell and promote a book.
” This piece was written by James Samson on September 24 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LifeZette : Tulsi Gabbard bucks the Democrats , again Trump Responds To Ginsburg ’ s Dying Wish – Questions If It Actually Came From Her Woman Who Allegedly Tried To Assassinate Trump By Sending Him Poison Is Identified The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider .

The ex-husband of Jill Biden spoke out this week to call out Joe Biden for allegedly lying about how he met his wife.
Jill Biden’s Ex-Husband Speaks Out
Bill Stevenson, who was married to Jill from 1970 to 1975, told Inside Edition that Biden did not really meet her on a blind date. Instead, Stevenson said that the two met through an extramarital affair.
Stevenson said that he introduced Jill to Biden back in 1972, when the now-Democratic presidential nominee was first running for Senate.
“I was betrayed by the Bidens. Joe was my friend. Jill was my wife,” said Stevenson, who fundraised for Biden’s first Senate campaign. He added that he decided to speak out now “because [Biden] is picking on people about character.”
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Biden has claimed for years that he met Jill, who was a local model at the time, after his brother Frank set them up on a blind date in 1975. This was three years after Biden lost his first wife Neilia and infant daughter Naomi in a car accident, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
Biden claims that he and Jill went to a movie together and quickly fell in love, marrying two years later. Stevenson, however, alleges that this is a total lie, as he claims to have brought Jill to Biden’s home in 1972.
“Right before the election in ’72, Jill, Joe, Neilia, and I were in [Biden’s] kitchen,” Stevenson said. “How do you forget that?”
Stevenson Reveals When He Realized Jill Was Cheating
Stevenson, who owned a popular college bar at the time, explained that he first realized his wife was having an affair with Biden when a man came by his establishment one day asking him to pay for damage Jill had apparently caused to his car during a fender-bender. The man said that Biden, not Jill, had been driving her car at the time of the accident.
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Stevenson said that he had also been suspicious when Jill declined to go with him to meet Bruce Springsteen, saying that she had to babysit Biden’s two young children instead. He added that they soon split up, and Jill went on to marry Biden.
Jill has denied the claims being made by Stevenson through a spokesperson, saying, “These claims are fictitious seemingly to sell and promote a book.”
This piece was written by James Samson on September 24, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Video Purportedly Shows Louisville Protesters Grabbing Anti-Police Signs, Supplies From U-Haul

A video purportedly shows protesters in Louisville grabbing anti-police signs , shields , and other supplies from a U-Haul truck parked near the site of the Breonna Taylor protests .
Fox News reports that large signs reading “ Abolish the Police , ” “ Abolition Now , ” and “ BLM ” can be seen in a video posted by Townhall Senior Writer , Julio Rosas .
Rosas first posted a video showing a crowd marching the streets chanting “ If we didn ’ t get it , burn it down !
” “ While the BLM crowd was marching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with shields and supplies for the group to use , ” he later added .
“ Shields !
We got shields !
” one woman can be heard shouting .
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It is unclear at this time who drove the U-haul to that lot in Louisville , how the protesters were alerted of its presence , who rented the vehicle , or who created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some have speculated that the video , however , shows a level of organization .
The Daily Mail reports that the “ pre-staged supplies ” were “ obviously ready before the grand jury decision was announced.
” Fox News contributor Deneen Borelli also opined that the protests appear to not only be organized but well-funded .
“ They ’ re organized , and there ’ s funding behind this as well , ” Borelli claimed .
“ We know that there was that one U-Haul , I wonder if there were others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kevin McCarthy : We ’ ll Oust Nancy Pelosi If She Tries To Impeach Trump Over SCOTUS Pick Is it Time to Investigate Who Is Behind the Riots ?
In early September , Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced that the Department of Justice had launched an investigation into who is funding violent riots in cities throughout America .
He went on to note that the DOJ is focusing on “ targeting and investigating the head of these organizations , [ and ] the individuals that are paying for these individuals to move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two recent major protests , media has reported a large number of out-of-towners present .
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel did an analysis of those protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
They concluded that a majority came from out of state .
Of the 175 people arrested for offenses related to the protests and civil unrest , only 73 ( 42 percent ) were from Kenosha .
“ Those arrested hailed from 44 different cities , ” they noted .
Democratic Washington D.C. , Mayor Muriel Bowser has also claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from other areas .
“ There are people who come from stretches of Maryland and Virginia , ” she said .
“ People who come from Portland and Minneapolis .
”

A video purportedly shows protesters in Louisville grabbing anti-police signs, shields, and other supplies from a U-Haul truck parked near the site of the Breonna Taylor protests.
Fox News reports that large signs reading “Abolish the Police,” “Abolition Now,” and “BLM” can be seen in a video posted by Townhall Senior Writer, Julio Rosas.
Rosas first posted a video showing a crowd marching the streets chanting “If we didn’t get it, burn it down!”
“While the BLM crowd was marching in Louisville, a U-Haul truck pulled up with shields and supplies for the group to use,” he later added.
“Shields! We got shields!” one woman can be heard shouting.
While the BLM crowd was marching in Louisville, a U Haul truck pulled up with shields and supplies for the group to use. pic.twitter.com/VestCPdyTk — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 23, 2020
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Where Did The U-Haul Used by Louisville Protesters Come From?
It is unclear at this time who drove the U-haul to that lot in Louisville, how the protesters were alerted of its presence, who rented the vehicle, or who created and gathered the massive signs and materials.
Some have speculated that the video, however, shows a level of organization.
The Daily Mail reports that the “pre-staged supplies” were “obviously ready before the grand jury decision was announced.”
Fox News contributor Deneen Borelli also opined that the protests appear to not only be organized but well-funded.
“They’re organized, and there’s funding behind this as well,” Borelli claimed. “We know that there was that one U-Haul, I wonder if there were others out there as well.”
All the signs that were dropped off by a uhaul truck (caught on camera) in Louisville, KY are now perfectly aligned in front of the camera crews and media for the pre-planned propaganda photo opp. You can’t make this up. pic.twitter.com/LvPq4ec0aS — Kambree (@KamVTV) September 23, 2020
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Is it Time to Investigate Who Is Behind the Riots?
In early September, Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced that the Department of Justice had launched an investigation into who is funding violent riots in cities throughout America.
He went on to note that the DOJ is focusing on “targeting and investigating the head of these organizations, [and] the individuals that are paying for these individuals to move across the country.”
Tucker Carlson: Why haven’t we seen the leaders of antifa and BLM arrested and charged with conspiracy under RICO charges, like the mafia? DHS chief Chad Wolf: “Well, this is something that I have talked to the AG personally about. I know they are working on it.” pic.twitter.com/YWVA5WaEbm — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) September 1, 2020
In at least two recent major protests, media has reported a large number of out-of-towners present.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel did an analysis of those protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
They concluded that a majority came from out of state.
Of the 175 people arrested for offenses related to the protests and civil unrest, only 73 (42 percent) were from Kenosha.
“Those arrested hailed from 44 different cities,” they noted.
Good for @TuckerCarlson for pushing Chad Wolf on hammering the funders of the clearly organized domestic terrorism from Antifa and BLM. — Ned Ryun (@nedryun) September 1, 2020
Democratic Washington D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has also claimed those arrested in her city have come from other areas.
“There are people who come from stretches of Maryland and Virginia,” she said. “People who come from Portland and Minneapolis.”


thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--MSNBC’s Jason Johnson Claims White Supremacists Will Riot But BLM Will Be Blamed

MSNBC analyst Jason Johnson argued that “ white nationalists ” would be responsible for violence in Louisville after the Breonna Taylor announcement , and that Black Lives Matter would be blamed .
On Wednesday , Johnson said that violent protests in reaction to the grand jury decision about the Taylor case would consist of a “ whole bunch of interlopers and white nationalists and three-percenters and terrorists battling it out in the street.
” Yet , Black Lives Matter protesters would take the blame for it , Johnson argued .
In the much-publicized Breonna Taylor case , the grand jury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taylor , though one officer was charged with “ wanton endangerment.
” “ I ’ m so disgusted by this , ” Johnson stated , speaking of his frustration with the event itself , and the outcome of the grand jury decision .
“ This woman got shot in her house !
” Johnson said of Taylor .
“ When she was asleep !
” Johnson continued , “ If cops busting into my house right now and shot me on the air , what Daniel Cameron basically told America is that that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought that there was something wrong , I could be shot in broad daylight , on national television , in my house , because the cops can break in and shoot whoever they want if they ’ re concerned .
That is why people are upset.
” “ That is why protesters are mad at the media because they ’ re tired of these discussions being teased out in ways that give justifications for nothing other than state-sponsored white supremacy and killing of black people , ” Johnson said .
“ It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then said that white nationalists would instigate street violence , and the media would blame BLM .
“ I empathize with the people who are there in pain .
I empathize with the protesters who are going to be home by 9:00 .
That ’ s the thing !
The Black Lives Matter protesters , they ’ re going to take their signs , and they ’ re going to go home.
” He continued , “ You ’ re going to have a whole bunch of interlopers and white nationalists and 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the street like the ‘ No Church in the Wild ’ video , and that ’ s how the Black Lives Matter protesters will get depicted.
” RELATED : Black Sportswriter Blasts ‘ White Liberals ’ As ‘ Bigots ’ And ‘ Racists ’ : Calls Liberalism ‘ The New KKK Hood ’ Protests and riots have been common the last few months , in the wake of the death of George Floyd .
Without elaborating further , we can ’ t be sure if Johnson is implying that white nationalists have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen in the streets .
According to PolitiFact in August , “ The New York Post on June 8 , citing the U.S. Justice Department , that more than 700 law enforcement officers were injured on the job during nationwide protests over Floyd ’ s death.
” Does Johnson believe that these 700 officers were targeted by white supremacists ?
Furthermore , the New York Times July 3 that four recent polls “ suggest that about 15 million to 26 million people in the United States have participated in demonstrations over the death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks.
” No doubt a minority of these millions of people became violent .
But among the significant portion of them that have , does Johnson honestly believe they were predominately white nationalists ?
“ Can we distinguish between the white nationalists walking around with guns and the people there who are centering Breonna Taylor ?
” he added .
It is unclear which white nationalists Johnson is referring to , however , Fox News reported that a U-haul truck full of anarchist signs and materials showed up in Louisville : Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was going on in Louisville , and accused the media of encouraging violence :

MSNBC analyst Jason Johnson argued that “white nationalists” would be responsible for violence in Louisville after the Breonna Taylor announcement, and that Black Lives Matter would be blamed.
On Wednesday, Johnson said that violent protests in reaction to the grand jury decision about the Taylor case would consist of a “whole bunch of interlopers and white nationalists and three-percenters and terrorists battling it out in the street.”
Yet, Black Lives Matter protesters would take the blame for it, Johnson argued.
In the much-publicized Breonna Taylor case, the grand jury did not charge any officers for killing Taylor, though one officer was charged with “wanton endangerment.”
Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron says that the night #BreonnaTaylor died, police did knock and announce themselves before Breonna’s boyfriend shot at them. This fact was verified by an independent witness to the events who lived nearby. pic.twitter.com/0ipTvVYv7r — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 23, 2020
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Johnson: ‘I’m So Disgusted By This’
“I’m so disgusted by this,” Johnson stated, speaking of his frustration with the event itself, and the outcome of the grand jury decision.
“This woman got shot in her house!” Johnson said of Taylor. “When she was asleep!”
Johnson continued, “If cops busting into my house right now and shot me on the air, what Daniel Cameron basically told America is that that would be legal.”
Daniel Cameron, a black man, is Kentucky’s Attorney General.
“If they thought that there was something wrong, I could be shot in broad daylight, on national television, in my house, because the cops can break in and shoot whoever they want if they’re concerned. That is why people are upset.”
Jason Johnson on protests following Breonna Taylor decision: "They are tired of these discussions being teased out in ways that give justifications for nothing other than state sponsored, white supremacy, and killing of Black people" pic.twitter.com/pw9GIti4SH — MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 23, 2020
Johnson Points The Finger At White Supremacists
“That is why protesters are mad at the media because they’re tired of these discussions being teased out in ways that give justifications for nothing other than state-sponsored white supremacy and killing of black people,” Johnson said.
“It is so infuriating and so maddening.”
Johnson then said that white nationalists would instigate street violence, and the media would blame BLM.
“I empathize with the people who are there in pain. I empathize with the protesters who are going to be home by 9:00. That’s the thing! The Black Lives Matter protesters, they’re going to take their signs, and they’re going to go home.”
He continued, “You’re going to have a whole bunch of interlopers and white nationalists and 3 Percenters and terrorists battling it out in the street like the ‘No Church in the Wild’ video, and that’s how the Black Lives Matter protesters will get depicted.”
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Protests and riots have been common the last few months, in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Without elaborating further, we can’t be sure if Johnson is implying that white nationalists have been responsible for all the violence we have seen in the streets.
According to PolitiFact in August, “The New York Post reported on June 8, citing the U.S. Justice Department, that more than 700 law enforcement officers were injured on the job during nationwide protests over Floyd’s death.”
Does Johnson believe that these 700 officers were targeted by white supremacists?
Furthermore, the New York Times reported July 3 that four recent polls “suggest that about 15 million to 26 million people in the United States have participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others in recent weeks.”
No doubt a minority of these millions of people became violent. But among the significant portion of them that have, does Johnson honestly believe they were predominately white nationalists?
This defies common sense and basic logic.
“Can we distinguish between the white nationalists walking around with guns and the people there who are centering Breonna Taylor?” he added.
It is unclear which white nationalists Johnson is referring to, however, Fox News reported that a U-haul truck full of anarchist signs and materials showed up in Louisville:
Protestors have their own riot van in Louisville— It’s a Uhaul pic.twitter.com/qM7C3Mh7C9 — Tayler Hansen (@TaylerUSA) September 23, 2020
Fox News host Tucker Carlson took issue with everything that was going on in Louisville, and accused the media of encouraging violence:


thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch Says There’s ‘No Difference’ Between Trump And Hitler – Attacks Jewish Trump S

MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch Says There’s ‘No Difference’ Between Trump And Hitler – Attacks Jewish Trump Supporters

MSNBC host Donny Deutsch came completely unglued on Wednesday , claiming that there ’ s “ no difference ” between President Donald Trump and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler .
Not stopping there , Deutsch went on to launch an anti-semitic attack on Jewish Trump supporters .
“ What is the difference between Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump ?
he asked while appearing on MSNBC ’ s “ Morning Joe ” .
“ I ’ m not saying there ’ s a holocaust , but when you look at the tactics … this is where we are right now.
” Deutsch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , went on to shame Jewish people who support Trump .
“ How dare you !
” he shouted .
“ How dare you , with what our people have gone through in history , and you see a man who is a dictator .
And once you give a man absolute power , he is possible of anything.
” “ If you are a Jew in this country and you are supporting Donald Trump , you are not looking back at our history , ” Deutsch continued .
“ And you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lemming off a cliff .
It is time to wake up .
I ’ m sorry.
” “ There is no difference from what Donald Trump is preaching , from what Adolf Hitler preached in the early ’ 30s .
Let ’ s just say it once and for all , ” the advertising expert declared .
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” “ Look at that crowd , ” he said .
“ There ’ s not one person of color anywhere .
Like , usually behind him he puts one kind of token in there , a token person.
” Deutsch even went so far as to make comparisons between America and Nazi Germany .
“ Basically , you had a destruction of the belief in the free press , ” he said .
“ You had a blurring between the executive branch and the Justice Department .
You have creating an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether it ’ s Mexicans , whether it ’ s congressmen who weren ’ t born in this country .
And then you have the destruction of free elections .
And we ’ re here.
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MSNBC host Donny Deutsch came completely unglued on Wednesday, claiming that there’s “no difference” between President Donald Trump and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Not stopping there, Deutsch went on to launch an anti-semitic attack on Jewish Trump supporters.
Deutsch Compares Trump To Hitler
“What is the difference between Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump? he asked while appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”. “I’m not saying there’s a holocaust, but when you look at the tactics … this is where we are right now.”
Deutsch, who is of Jewish heritage himself, went on to shame Jewish people who support Trump.
“How dare you!” he shouted. “How dare you, with what our people have gone through in history, and you see a man who is a dictator. And once you give a man absolute power, he is possible of anything.”
“If you are a Jew in this country and you are supporting Donald Trump, you are not looking back at our history,” Deutsch continued. “And you are blind and you are walking like a lemming off a cliff. It is time to wake up. I’m sorry.”
“There is no difference from what Donald Trump is preaching, from what Adolf Hitler preached in the early ’30s. Let’s just say it once and for all,” the advertising expert declared.
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Deutsch Compares Trump Rally To Nazi Rally
During this segment, Deutsch was talking about a recent rally that Trump held in Pittsburgh, saying that it “looked like a rally from the early [1930s].”
“Look at that crowd,” he said. “There’s not one person of color anywhere. Like, usually behind him he puts one kind of token in there, a token person.”
Deutsch even went so far as to make comparisons between America and Nazi Germany.
“Basically, you had a destruction of the belief in the free press,” he said. “You had a blurring between the executive branch and the Justice Department. You have creating an other, whether it’s Muslims, whether it’s Mexicans, whether it’s congressmen who weren’t born in this country. And then you have the destruction of free elections. And we’re here.”
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This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on September 24, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Claims Trump Openly Planning ‘Coup To Steal The Election’

On Wednesday , MSNBC host Chris Hayes claimed President Donald Trump was “ plotting , in open , in public , repeatedly , a coup to steal the election and hold onto power.
” “ We begin tonight with a chilling moment , I ’ ve got to say .
I don ’ t know any other way to say it — the president of the United States threatening violence to stay in power , ” Hayes accused Trump .
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” “ When explicitly asked to commit to a peaceful transfer of power today , he declined , and this was his response.
” Hayes then played a video from a press conference earlier in the day in which a reporter asked the President , “ Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transfer of power after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democrats Know It Better Than Anybody Else ’ Trump replied , “ We will have to see what happens .
You know that .
I have been complaining very strongly about the ballots , and the ballots are a disaster.
” The reporter repeated the question , “ I understand that , but people are rioting .
Do you commit to making sure there is a peaceful transfer of power ?
” Trump responded , “ We want — get rid of the ballots , and we ’ ll have a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transfer , frankly .
There will be a continuation .
You know it .
You know who knows it better than anybody else ?
” “ The Democrats know it better than anybody else , ” Trump added .
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” “ What the president is doing here is the most explicit that he has been about his plans for this election , ” Hayes said .
“ He ’ s plotting , in open , in public , repeatedly , a coup to steal the election and hold onto power.
” Hayes added , “ Again it all sounds crazy to say , but those are the plain facts as assembled before us.
” “ It is not a behind-the-scenes type of thing , ” Hayes finished .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view.
” Mediaite has the entire video here :

On Wednesday, MSNBC host Chris Hayes claimed President Donald Trump was “plotting, in open, in public, repeatedly, a coup to steal the election and hold onto power.”
“We begin tonight with a chilling moment, I’ve got to say. I don’t know any other way to say it — the president of the United States threatening violence to stay in power,” Hayes accused Trump.
Rather than commit to a peaceful transfer of power, the president just said that if you get rid of the ballots, he can guarantee it will be peaceful because there will be no transfer and he will continue rule. — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 23, 2020
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Hayes: ‘When Explicitly Asked To Commit To A Peaceful Transfer Of Power Today, He Declined’
“Sounds weird coming out of my mouth, but that’s what happened,” he said on his show “All In.”
“When explicitly asked to commit to a peaceful transfer of power today, he declined, and this was his response.”
Hayes then played a video from a press conference earlier in the day in which a reporter asked the President, “Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transfer of power after the election?”
Q: "Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferal of power after the election?" Trump: "…There won't be a transfer frankly there'll be a continuation." pic.twitter.com/Q4cmSPqdvB — The Hill (@thehill) September 23, 2020
Trump: ‘The Democrats Know It Better Than Anybody Else’
Trump replied, “We will have to see what happens. You know that. I have been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.”
The reporter repeated the question, “I understand that, but people are rioting. Do you commit to making sure there is a peaceful transfer of power?”
Trump responded, “We want — get rid of the ballots, and we’ll have a very peaceful —there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation. You know it. You know who knows it better than anybody else?”
“The Democrats know it better than anybody else,” Trump added.
WATCH: @chrislhayes and Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, discuss what you can do to ensure your ballot is counted this November. #PlanYourVote pic.twitter.com/yxm1j5DpUN — MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 24, 2020
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Hayes Accuses Trump Of Plotting ‘A Coup’ To Steal The Election
Hayes said, “Just to be clear if you are talking to a person and you ask them to commit to behave peacefully, and they refuse, they’re threatening violence, right?”
“What the president is doing here is the most explicit that he has been about his plans for this election,” Hayes said. “He’s plotting, in open, in public, repeatedly, a coup to steal the election and hold onto power.”
Hayes added, “Again it all sounds crazy to say, but those are the plain facts as assembled before us.”
“It is not a behind-the-scenes type of thing,” Hayes finished. “It is happening in public, in plain view.”
Mediaite has the entire video here:
Chris Hayes Goes Off on ‘Chilling’ Trump Election Remarks: Openly Plotting ‘Coup to Steal the Election and Hold Onto Power’ https://t.co/ylFOGFAb3t — Mediaite (@Mediaite) September 24, 2020


thepoliticalinsider--2020-09-24--Kayleigh McEnany Slaps Down CNN’s Jim Acosta For Ridiculous Trump Question

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany just once again showed CNN ’ s Jim Acosta that she is not someone to mess with when she accused him of taking a quote out of context during Tuesday ’ s press briefing .
Acosta Takes Trump Quote Out Of Context It all started when Acosta asked McEnany about a partial quote Trump said during an Ohio campaign rally on Monday when he was talking about COVID-19 .
“ I think he was talking about younger Americans , He said it ‘ affects virtually nobody , ” Acosta said .
“ But he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not just older people , it ’ s young people , too , ’ at 200,000 deaths shouldn ’ t be telling people the truth about this virus at his rallies ?
” McEnany , however , was not having any of it .
“ The president is telling people the truth , ” she fired back .
Acosta interrupted her to say once again that Trump said coronavirus “ affects virtually nobody , ” adding that he ’ s not telling the truth .
“ Jim , but , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of context .
I have his full quote here and you ’ re right that he was referring to young people .
He said this , ” McEnany said before she was interrupted for a second time .
“ I ’ m not taking it out of context , ” Acosta claimed .
That ’ s when McEnany really let loose .
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“ He said this , ‘ You know , in some states thousands of people , and they ’ ve had nobody young , below the age of 18 like nobody .
They have a strong immune system.
’ That is factually true , you can go to the America Academy of Pediatrics website , the Children ’ s Hospital Association and they list a number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she added .
Acosta interrupted the press secretary for a third time , saying that young people can still spread coronavirus to older people .
“ For the president of the United States , at 200,000 deaths , to go out to his rallies and say something like , ‘ It virtually affects nobody , and that in some states it ’ s not affecting young people , that is glossing over the fact , and really diminishing the fact , that young people can catch this virus and spread it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sickened and killed by this virus , ” he said .
McEnany responded by asking if Acosta had the entire quote , to which he said , “ I have the quote.
” “ Yes , it is exactly as I read it to you , that in several states , they have had zero pediatric deaths .
I have the entire list here : Arkansas , Delaware , District of Columbia , Hawaii , Idaho , Kansas and the list goes on , ” McEnany shot back .
“ As you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID has a .01 mortality rate for people under the age of 18 , so it is not a disease that affects young people in the same way as older people , which is the exact point the president was making last night , ” she added .
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany just once again showed CNN’s Jim Acosta that she is not someone to mess with when she accused him of taking a quote out of context during Tuesday’s press briefing.
Acosta Takes Trump Quote Out Of Context
It all started when Acosta asked McEnany about a partial quote Trump said during an Ohio campaign rally on Monday when he was talking about COVID-19.
“I think he was talking about younger Americans, He said it ‘affects virtually nobody,” Acosta said. “But he said to Bob Woodward that ‘it’s not just older people, it’s young people, too,’ at 200,000 deaths shouldn’t be telling people the truth about this virus at his rallies?”
McEnany, however, was not having any of it.
“The president is telling people the truth,” she fired back.
Acosta interrupted her to say once again that Trump said coronavirus “affects virtually nobody,” adding that he’s not telling the truth.
“Jim, but, you’re again taking the president out of context. I have his full quote here and you’re right that he was referring to young people. He said this,” McEnany said before she was interrupted for a second time.
“I’m not taking it out of context,” Acosta claimed.
That’s when McEnany really let loose.
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Kayleigh McEnany Goes Off
“You are taking it out of context because you’re making an assertion that he’s not giving critical information when, in fact, he is and I will underscore exactly what he said,” McEnany said.
“He said this, ‘You know, in some states thousands of people, and they’ve had nobody young, below the age of 18 like nobody. They have a strong immune system.’ That is factually true, you can go to the America Academy of Pediatrics website, the Children’s Hospital Association and they list a number of states that have had zero pediatric deaths,” she added.
Acosta interrupted the press secretary for a third time, saying that young people can still spread coronavirus to older people.
“For the president of the United States, at 200,000 deaths, to go out to his rallies and say something like, ‘It virtually affects nobody, and that in some states it’s not affecting young people, that is glossing over the fact, and really diminishing the fact, that young people can catch this virus and spread it to older people… younger people can also be sickened and killed by this virus,” he said.
McEnany responded by asking if Acosta had the entire quote, to which he said, “I have the quote.”
“Yes, it is exactly as I read it to you, that in several states, they have had zero pediatric deaths. I have the entire list here: Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas and the list goes on,” McEnany shot back.
“As you may not know, Jim, the COVID has a .01 mortality rate for people under the age of 18, so it is not a disease that affects young people in the same way as older people, which is the exact point the president was making last night,” she added.
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.@PressSec @KayleighMcEnany just obliterated Jim @Acosta. As usual, listen to how Acosta wasn't really asking questions, but instead offering a commentary blaming Trump for COVID deaths (i.e. saying he's committed murder) pic.twitter.com/UT7LH4dL5l — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 22, 2020
BOOM!
Game, set, match!
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on September 24, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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