thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Who Wants to Blow Up Our Constitution? (Spoiler: It’s Not Trump)

The most profound attacks on Donald Trump are that his presidency is illegitimate and that he wants to destroy our constitutional structure .
The Democrats have leveled those accusations for four years , accompanied by charges he is a wannabe dictator , elected thanks to his good buddy , Vladimir Putin .
These frenzied charges , we now know , were invented and paid for by Hillary Clinton ’ s campaign , and then funneled to the U.S. government through the FBI , Department of Justice , and State Department .
Meanwhile , the CIA and then the FBI were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and , later , in the FBI ’ s case , on the Trump presidency ) , trying to find “ collusion ” with Russia .
Their relentless effort led to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller , whose partisan team knew almost immediately there was no proof of these damning allegations .
They should have told the public immediately .
Instead , they spent the next two years trying — and failing — to catch President Trump on a “ process ” crime of obstructing justice , without any underlying crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person , not a crime , violating our most basic idea of legitimate law enforcement .
Trump actually cooperated fully with the collusion investigation , providing millions of otherwise-privileged documents , but he didn ’ t bite on a personal interview designed to catch him in a purported false statement .
Why bother trying to lure the president into a false-statement trap if you can ’ t indict him ?
Simple : because Mueller ’ s team , effectively led by his zealous deputy , Andrew Weissmann , wanted to help House Speaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president .
That effort failed because the special prosecutor ’ s office didn ’ t come up with convincing evidence .
The investigation by Pelosi acolyte Adam Schiff also failed .
As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee , Schiff had already elicited testimony , under oath , from Obama administration officials , of whom said there was no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion .
He kept that testimony secret for two years so the public would never find out .
With these failures accumulating , Schiff ’ s team suddenly spied another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rainbow : alleged malfeasance by Trump regarding Ukraine .
RELATED : Investigation : The Senate ’ s ‘ Russian Collusion ’ Report Had No Smoking Gun It was fool ’ s gold , but it was enough for House Democrats , who voted to impeach the president on a party-line vote .
The public wasn ’ t convinced .
House Democrats never won the broad support they needed to convince senators to remove a duly-elected president .
How badly did this impeachment effort fail ?
The Democratic National Convention , held just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole embarrassing episode .
Even the most rabid partisans didn ’ t care .
These repeated attacks may not have forced Trump out of office , but they succeeded in another way : They hobbled his presidency for four years .
Today , the cumulative damage makes his reelection an uphill struggle .
So does the COVID pandemic and Trump ’ s response to it , which the public considers mediocre ( or worse ) and confusing .
Trump ’ s narcissism/constant self-promotion doesn ’ t help , either .
It repels many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The vitriolic conflicts surrounding Donald Trump have obscured two crucial issues , which voters ought to weigh carefully as they choose the next president .
One is the difference between Trump ’ s impulsive , divisive personality and the policies he has actually pursued .
The other is the Democrats ’ threat to significantly change the structure of American government .
The two issues are intertwined since Trump ’ s policies are , at bottom , an effort to restore America ’ s traditional federal structure and limit the power of unelected officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the regulatory state also curtail the power of lobbyists and their powerful employers , since they hold the greatest influence over detailed rules and regulations , not general laws like tax rates .
Trump ’ s tweets and rambling public comments project strong , personalized , centralized power .
That ’ s the essence of the “ wannabe dictator ” charge against him .
In fact , his basic policies are quite different from that self-inflated persona .
For all Trump ’ s braggadocio , he has tried to move the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from control by executive branch bureaucracies ( though not from the White House itself ) , and toward federalism and policymaking by the elected officials .
No president in modern times has waged a more sustained battle against powerful entrenched interests and their phalanx of lobbyists , who rotate in and out of government .
Trump ’ s most important domestic policies are aimed squarely at wresting control from these special interests and their apologists in the mainstream media .
To do so , Trump has tried to return policymaking to elected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the lower-level bureaucrats , whose regulations dominate Americans ’ everyday lives .
Likewise , he has tried to wrest control of the federal courts away from judges who act like unelected legislators and return them to judges who see a more modest role for themselves : interpreting laws and the Constitution as written .
Taken together , Trump ’ s major initiatives are an effort to restore the traditional balance between Washington and the states , between those elected to make laws and those responsible for executing them or adjudicating disputes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ferocious opposition , led by liberals who established the bureaucratic behemoths in the mid-1960s , by progressives who want to expand them still further , and by interest groups that profit from these massive programs .
These disputes , not Trump ’ s personality , are the heart of America ’ s modern political divide .
Joe Biden is simply the familiar face of the old guard , repeating hoary nostrums by rote .
Their last ideas died decades ago .
Their only answer now is to enlarge the programs and spend more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from this nomenclatura but from the progressive and socialist left , who want to take giant strides toward centralized , regulatory government , paid for with higher taxes and more debt .
They are determined to redistribute wealth on an unprecedented scale and impose vast regulatory schemes , beginning with health care and energy .
RELATED : Joe Biden Vows No New Coal Or Oil Plants In America They want to “ reimagine ” policing , jails , and immigration , without so much as deigning to explain why this wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our cities and states , while opening the Southern border to an influx of illegal migrants ( who would then receive the bounty of larger government welfare programs ) .
Since these ideas lack broad voter support , Biden is not running on them .
He is running an almost entirely on one idea : Trump is dreadful and needs to be replaced .
Biden ’ s own prospective policies are as well hidden as the Wizard of Oz .
There are three reasons Biden and the Democrats won ’ t say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened to them in 2016 , they believe a purely negative campaign can win the White House .
They are betting that revulsion with Trump is that high .
Second , the more Biden and Kamala Harris say , the more likely they are to alienate either progressive activists or center-left independents – and they need both groups to win .
Third , the media doesn ’ t press them for answers , so why give them ?
The mainstream media want Democrats to win , and they have behaved more like adjuncts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
RELATED : CNN Reporter Complains About Trump Removing Mask – Video Shows Her Taking Mask Off Inside White House A negative campaign does not mean the Democrats won ’ t enact a positive agenda if they are elected .
Senior Democrats on Capitol Hill have already floated ideas that would fundamentally alter both Congress and the courts — that is , Articles I and III of the Constitution .
To do that , they must not only win the presidency and both houses of Congress , they must change the Senate ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sufficiently large minority to stop radical legislation .
If that minority is 40 votes or more , its members can “ filibuster ” the bill and prevent its passage .
What Democrats are suggesting is they will abolish the filibuster in order to pass sweeping legislation with just 50 votes and Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie .
RELATED : Senate Republicans Can Do What They Want , Democrats Already Shot the Hostage Since the filibuster is a Senate rule , not a constitutional requirement , it can be changed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the new Senate .
With the minority neutered , a Democratic Senate could move quickly to enact their party ’ s agenda , just as the House would .
The Senate without a filibuster would resemble the House , only with longer terms .
Those who propose these changes are weighing short-term goals : the policies they want to implement .
Whatever you think of those goals , the means they propose would eliminate a vital element of the Founders ’ constitutional structure , which set up a Senate to slow ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large majorities to enact new laws .
Although the Founders wanted a more energetic government than the Articles of Confederation , their new structure included multiple “ veto points , ” plus the Bill of Rights , all designed to prevent an overly aggressive government from trampling citizens ’ liberties .
Changing the Senate rules is not the only major change being floated .
Democratic leaders apparently want to add two new states to the union , Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia .
The goal , obviously , is to lock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate for years to come .
Again , Democrats would need to eliminate the filibuster since all Republicans ( and perhaps a few Democrats ) would object .
Some Democrats also propose yet another institutional change , this one to the third branch of government .
They want to expand the Supreme Court beyond its current nine members , which it has had since 1869 .
Thanks to Republican presidents and Republican Senates , the court now has a conservative majority .
Democrats have suggested packing the court with several new , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Given the scope of these proposed changes , you would think the party floating them would be forced to say whether they were really determined to blow up Articles I and III of the Constitution .
In fact , they won ’ t say .
It would be “ a distraction ” even to discuss it , declare Biden and Harris .
The Democrats ’ Senate leader won ’ t say , either .
His coy line is that “ everything is on the table.
” Wink , wink .
Nudge , nudge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hard-fought races in Colorado , Arizona , North Carolina , South Carolina , Michigan , Iowa , and Maine ?
Have they been pressed to say yea or nay on these issues ?
The result is that the biggest issues lay hidden in the shadows as we enter the final stages of the election , the most consequential one of the modern era .
RELATED : Top Dem Senator Is Asked By CNN To Explain How Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett Is ‘ Illegal Or Illegitimate ’ – He Can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean we are not just voting for a president , a senator , and a representative .
We could be voting on the basic structure of our central government , the role of the courts , and the relationship between Washington and the states .
Yet the presidential debate said little about it .
It was simply a flurry of crude interruptions , mostly by Trump , and mud-slinging by both candidates .
They never engaged each other directly on the fundamental issues .
That was a travesty for the country and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being kept in the dark as we vote on what could be monumental changes .
Let ’ s debate those changes openly .
Turn on the damned lights .
Charles Lipson is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago , where he founded the Program on International Politics , Economics , and Security .
He can be reached at .
The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider .

By Charles Lipson for RealClearPolitics
The most profound attacks on Donald Trump are that his presidency is illegitimate and that he wants to destroy our constitutional structure.
The Democrats have leveled those accusations for four years, accompanied by charges he is a wannabe dictator, elected thanks to his good buddy, Vladimir Putin.
These frenzied charges, we now know, were invented and paid for by Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and then funneled to the U.S. government through the FBI, Department of Justice, and State Department.
Meanwhile, the CIA and then the FBI were busy spying on the Trump campaign (and, later, in the FBI’s case, on the Trump presidency), trying to find “collusion” with Russia.
Their relentless effort led to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose partisan team knew almost immediately there was no proof of these damning allegations.
They should have told the public immediately.
Instead, they spent the next two years trying — and failing — to catch President Trump on a “process” crime of obstructing justice, without any underlying crime to investigate.
RELATED: Secret Report: CIA’s Brennan Overruled Dissenters Who Concluded Russia Favored Hillary
They were pursuing a person, not a crime, violating our most basic idea of legitimate law enforcement.
Trump actually cooperated fully with the collusion investigation, providing millions of otherwise-privileged documents, but he didn’t bite on a personal interview designed to catch him in a purported false statement.
(His promise to cooperate fully with Mueller’s collusion investigation was based on the special counsel’s explicit promise to complete the investigation quickly. Mueller’s team reneged on that assurance after they received all the White House documents and testimony they sought.)
Why bother trying to lure the president into a false-statement trap if you can’t indict him?
Simple: because Mueller’s team, effectively led by his zealous deputy, Andrew Weissmann, wanted to help House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, so she could impeach the president.
That effort failed because the special prosecutor’s office didn’t come up with convincing evidence. The investigation by Pelosi acolyte Adam Schiff also failed.
As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Schiff had already elicited testimony, under oath, from Obama administration officials, all of whom said there was no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion.
He kept that testimony secret for two years so the public would never find out.
With these failures accumulating, Schiff’s team suddenly spied another pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: alleged malfeasance by Trump regarding Ukraine.
RELATED: Investigation: The Senate’s ‘Russian Collusion’ Report Had No Smoking Gun
It was fool’s gold, but it was enough for House Democrats, who voted to impeach the president on a party-line vote. The public wasn’t convinced.
House Democrats never won the broad support they needed to convince senators to remove a duly-elected president. How badly did this impeachment effort fail?
The Democratic National Convention, held just six months later, simply ignored the whole embarrassing episode.
Even the most rabid partisans didn’t care.
These repeated attacks may not have forced Trump out of office, but they succeeded in another way: They hobbled his presidency for four years. Today, the cumulative damage makes his reelection an uphill struggle.
So does the COVID pandemic and Trump’s response to it, which the public considers mediocre (or worse) and confusing.
Trump’s narcissism/constant self-promotion doesn’t help, either. It repels many educated voters, especially with women.
The vitriolic conflicts surrounding Donald Trump have obscured two crucial issues, which voters ought to weigh carefully as they choose the next president.
One is the difference between Trump’s impulsive, divisive personality and the policies he has actually pursued. The other is the Democrats’ threat to significantly change the structure of American government.
The two issues are intertwined since Trump’s policies are, at bottom, an effort to restore America’s traditional federal structure and limit the power of unelected officials in Washington.
His efforts to roll back the regulatory state also curtail the power of lobbyists and their powerful employers, since they hold the greatest influence over detailed rules and regulations, not general laws like tax rates.
Trump’s tweets and rambling public comments project strong, personalized, centralized power. That’s the essence of the “wannabe dictator” charge against him.
In fact, his basic policies are quite different from that self-inflated persona.
For all Trump’s braggadocio, he has tried to move the country away from Washington’s centralized control, away from control by executive branch bureaucracies (though not from the White House itself), and toward federalism and policymaking by the elected officials.
No president in modern times has waged a more sustained battle against powerful entrenched interests and their phalanx of lobbyists, who rotate in and out of government.
Trump’s most important domestic policies are aimed squarely at wresting control from these special interests and their apologists in the mainstream media.
To do so, Trump has tried to return policymaking to elected officials and senior Cabinet appointees and away from the lower-level bureaucrats, whose regulations dominate Americans’ everyday lives.
Likewise, he has tried to wrest control of the federal courts away from judges who act like unelected legislators and return them to judges who see a more modest role for themselves: interpreting laws and the Constitution as written.
Taken together, Trump’s major initiatives are an effort to restore the traditional balance between Washington and the states, between those elected to make laws and those responsible for executing them or adjudicating disputes.
Not surprisingly, these efforts have met ferocious opposition, led by liberals who established the bureaucratic behemoths in the mid-1960s, by progressives who want to expand them still further, and by interest groups that profit from these massive programs.
These disputes, not Trump’s personality, are the heart of America’s modern political divide.
Joe Biden is simply the familiar face of the old guard, repeating hoary nostrums by rote. Their last ideas died decades ago.
Their only answer now is to enlarge the programs and spend more money.
The new ideas come not from this nomenclatura but from the progressive and socialist left, who want to take giant strides toward centralized, regulatory government, paid for with higher taxes and more debt.
They are determined to redistribute wealth on an unprecedented scale and impose vast regulatory schemes, beginning with health care and energy.
RELATED: Joe Biden Vows No New Coal Or Oil Plants In America
They want to “reimagine” policing, jails, and immigration, without so much as deigning to explain why this wouldn’t result in letting violent criminals run loose in our cities and states, while opening the Southern border to an influx of illegal migrants (who would then receive the bounty of larger government welfare programs).
Since these ideas lack broad voter support, Biden is not running on them.
He is running an almost entirely on one idea: Trump is dreadful and needs to be replaced. Biden’s own prospective policies are as well hidden as the Wizard of Oz.
There are three reasons Biden and the Democrats won’t say what they will do. Despite what happened to them in 2016, they believe a purely negative campaign can win the White House.
They are betting that revulsion with Trump is that high. Second, the more Biden and Kamala Harris say, the more likely they are to alienate either progressive activists or center-left independents – and they need both groups to win.
Third, the media doesn’t press them for answers, so why give them? The mainstream media want Democrats to win, and they have behaved more like adjuncts of the Biden campaign than neutral reporters.
RELATED: CNN Reporter Complains About Trump Removing Mask – Video Shows Her Taking Mask Off Inside White House
A negative campaign does not mean the Democrats won’t enact a positive agenda if they are elected.
Senior Democrats on Capitol Hill have already floated ideas that would fundamentally alter both Congress and the courts — that is, Articles I and III of the Constitution.
To do that, they must not only win the presidency and both houses of Congress, they must change the Senate’s long-established rules, which allow a sufficiently large minority to stop radical legislation.
If that minority is 40 votes or more, its members can “filibuster” the bill and prevent its passage.
What Democrats are suggesting is they will abolish the filibuster in order to pass sweeping legislation with just 50 votes and Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie.
RELATED: Senate Republicans Can Do What They Want, Democrats Already Shot the Hostage
Since the filibuster is a Senate rule, not a constitutional requirement, it can be changed by a simple majority as the first act of the new Senate.
With the minority neutered, a Democratic Senate could move quickly to enact their party’s agenda, just as the House would. The Senate without a filibuster would resemble the House, only with longer terms.
Those who propose these changes are weighing short-term goals: the policies they want to implement.
Whatever you think of those goals, the means they propose would eliminate a vital element of the Founders’ constitutional structure, which set up a Senate to slow (or stop) impetuous action and required large majorities to enact new laws.
Although the Founders wanted a more energetic government than the Articles of Confederation, their new structure included multiple “veto points,” plus the Bill of Rights, all designed to prevent an overly aggressive government from trampling citizens’ liberties.
Changing the Senate rules is not the only major change being floated. Democratic leaders apparently want to add two new states to the union, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
The goal, obviously, is to lock in their party’s control of the Senate for years to come. Again, Democrats would need to eliminate the filibuster since all Republicans (and perhaps a few Democrats) would object.
Some Democrats also propose yet another institutional change, this one to the third branch of government.
They want to expand the Supreme Court beyond its current nine members, which it has had since 1869. Thanks to Republican presidents and Republican Senates, the court now has a conservative majority.
RELATED: It’s Starting: Democrats Introduce Bill To Limit Supreme Court Terms
Democrats have suggested packing the court with several new, liberal justices to outvote the conservatives.
Given the scope of these proposed changes, you would think the party floating them would be forced to say whether they were really determined to blow up Articles I and III of the Constitution.
In fact, they won’t say. It would be “a distraction” even to discuss it, declare Biden and Harris. The Democrats’ Senate leader won’t say, either. His coy line is that “everything is on the table.” Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.
What about Democrats running for Senate in hard-fought races in Colorado, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Iowa, and Maine? Have they been pressed to say yea or nay on these issues?
No.
The result is that the biggest issues lay hidden in the shadows as we enter the final stages of the election, the most consequential one of the modern era.
RELATED: Top Dem Senator Is Asked By CNN To Explain How Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett Is ‘Illegal Or Illegitimate’ – He Can’t Do It
The institutional changes being proposed mean we are not just voting for a president, a senator, and a representative. We could be voting on the basic structure of our central government, the role of the courts, and the relationship between Washington and the states.
Yet the presidential debate said little about it. It was simply a flurry of crude interruptions, mostly by Trump, and mud-slinging by both candidates.
They never engaged each other directly on the fundamental issues. That was a travesty for the country and a missed opportunity for Trump.
We are being kept in the dark as we vote on what could be monumental changes. Let’s debate those changes openly. Turn on the damned lights.
Syndicated with permission from RealClearWire.
Charles Lipson is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he founded the Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security. He can be reached at [email protected].
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Biden Admits He No Longer Has Support Of Law Enforcement

After being called out by President Trump at last week ’ s debate , Joe Biden admitted at an NBC town hall that he no longer has support from law enforcement .
The difficult concession occurred when the mother of a police officer and wife of a retired police officer questioned him about “ defunding the police.
” She said the idea was “ troubling ” and was curious how a Biden administration would reform the police while still ensuring their safety .
Biden side-stepped the question , instead noting he wasn ’ t qualified to be in law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to suggest he has had support from the blue with one notable exception .
“ I have had overwhelming support from police my whole career up until this year , ” he replied .
Trump : Biden Has No Support From Law Enforcement The admission comes just one week after Biden denied he had lost support from law enforcement during the presidential debate .
“ He doesn ’ t have any law support .
He has no law enforcement , ” Trump asserted .
Trump , undeterred , kept on the topic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you have ?
Name one group that supports you .
Name one group that came out and supported you , ” the President prodded .
“ Go ahead .
Think .
We have time.
” “ We don ’ t have time to do anything , ” Biden replied .
“ No , no think right now .
Name one law enforcement group that came out in support of you , ” Trump continued before debate moderator Chris Wallace stepped in .
RELATED : The Top 5 Trump Moments From Last Night ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Need Psychiatrists When Responding to 911 Calls Perhaps it is comments like the following that have caused law enforcement to support Trump over Biden .
At the same town hall , the former vice president suggested police officers responding to 911 calls should bring psychiatrists with them to help them deal with dangerous individuals .
“ When your husband goes on a call , that is in fact a 911 call , ” he said to the woman , “ it ’ s better if he or she has with them a ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone who knows how to deal with someone who is not all there.
” Biden is not only seeing law enforcement groups endorsing President Trump , but he ’ s seeing some who were favorable to Barack Obama switch sides as well .
The National Organization for Police Organizations ( NAPO ) endorsed the Obama-Biden campaign in both 2008 and 2012 , but have now endorsed Trump in 2020 .
The largest NYPD police union comprising roughly 24,000 cops , the NYC Police Benevolent Association ( PBA ) , formally endorsed the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Order of Police , the nation ’ s largest police union , also endorsed President Trump .
Chicago ’ s Fraternal Order of Police , the Colorado State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police , and the National Latino Peace Officers Association Advocacy ( NLPOA-Advocacy ) have all endorsed President Trump .

After being called out by President Trump at last week’s debate, Joe Biden admitted at an NBC town hall that he no longer has support from law enforcement.
The difficult concession occurred when the mother of a police officer and wife of a retired police officer questioned him about “defunding the police.”
She said the idea was “troubling” and was curious how a Biden administration would reform the police while still ensuring their safety.
Biden side-stepped the question, instead noting he wasn’t qualified to be in law enforcement, among other fields.
He proceeded to suggest he has had support from the blue with one notable exception.
“I have had overwhelming support from police my whole career up until this year,” he replied.
Joe Biden knows that law enforcement around the country are backing President @realDonaldTrump! https://t.co/73ZGkGrT4z — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) October 6, 2020
RELATED: Michelle Obama Makes ‘Closing Argument’ For 2020 Election: Slams Trump As A ‘Racist’ Failure
Trump: Biden Has No Support From Law Enforcement
The admission comes just one week after Biden denied he had lost support from law enforcement during the presidential debate.
“He doesn’t have any law support. He has no law enforcement,” Trump asserted.
Biden replied, “That’s not true.”
Trump, undeterred, kept on the topic.
“Oh, really, who do you have? Name one group that supports you. Name one group that came out and supported you,” the President prodded. “Go ahead. Think. We have time.”
“We don’t have time to do anything,” Biden replied.
“No, no think right now. Name one law enforcement group that came out in support of you,” Trump continued before debate moderator Chris Wallace stepped in.
Trump presses Biden to name a single law enforcement agency who supports him Biden can’t name a single one and says he doesn’t have time to talk about it Democrat Chris Wallace interrupts to stop the embarrassing moment for Biden pic.twitter.com/zYFrx2s0SS — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 30, 2020
RELATED: The Top 5 Trump Moments From Last Night’s Presidential Debate
Biden: Police Officers Need Psychiatrists When Responding to 911 Calls
Perhaps it is comments like the following that have caused law enforcement to support Trump over Biden.
At the same town hall, the former vice president suggested police officers responding to 911 calls should bring psychiatrists with them to help them deal with dangerous individuals.
“When your husband goes on a call, that is in fact a 911 call,” he said to the woman, “it’s better if he or she has with them a ‘psychologist or psychiatrist’ with them, someone who knows how to deal with someone who is not all there.”
BIDEN: If a police officer “goes on a 911 call, it’s better if he or she has with them a psychologist or psychiatrist.” pic.twitter.com/sVQGJDic0r — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 6, 2020
Biden is not only seeing law enforcement groups endorsing President Trump, but he’s seeing some who were favorable to Barack Obama switch sides as well.
The National Organization for Police Organizations (NAPO) endorsed the Obama-Biden campaign in both 2008 and 2012, but have now endorsed Trump in 2020.
The largest NYPD police union comprising roughly 24,000 cops, the NYC Police Benevolent Association (PBA), formally endorsed the President for reelection in August.
The NYC PBA is proud to endorse @realDonaldTrump for President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/DpT8v8bJtz — NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) August 15, 2020
The Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police union, also endorsed President Trump.
.@realDonaldTrump: “I’m proud to have received the first ever unanimous endorsement from the largest police union in the world—the Fraternal Order of Police.” We want #FourMoreYears of America’s Law and Order President! #FOP4Trump pic.twitter.com/QzGl5EkEwV — National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) September 28, 2020
Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police, the Colorado State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, and the National Latino Peace Officers Association Advocacy (NLPOA-Advocacy) have all endorsed President Trump.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Ted Cruz Shuts Down Reporter Who Said He ‘Felt Safer’ In North Korea Than He Does At The White House

CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy took to Twitter on Monday to outrageously claim that he “ felt safer ” during his time in North Korea reporting on the brutal communist regime there than he does in the White House amidst the current COVID-19 outbreak .
Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) , however , was not having any of it .
Reporter Claims He Felt Safer In North Korea Than In The White House I felt safer reporting in North Korea than I currently do reporting at The White House .
This is just crazy , ” Tracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ For context folks , this is in reference to the COVID-19 outbreak at The White House.
” Understandably disturbed and offended by this tweet , Cruz fired back by writing , “ That ’ s because you were supporting the regime… ” RELATED : Ted Cruz Calls Out CBS News For Not Airing Interview With Biden Accuser In U.S. Other social media users slammed Tracy for his tweet as well .
One responded by sharing an AFP article from last month that cited U.S. intelligence saying that North Korea has “ issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country from China.
” “ I ’ m pretty sure you ’ d rather run the risk getting COVID in the USA before getting it in the [ Democratic People ’ s Republic of Korea ] …from what I hear a bullet is the only treatment option there , ” the social media user tweeted .
Tracy Is Hit With More Backlash Conservative attorney and Fox News personality Harmeet Dhillon got in on the action as well , mincing no words in her response to Tracy .
“ Yes the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the beatings , starvation , lack of electricity , organ harvesting , punishment of your parents , your children , your extended family on the basis of your network ’ s reporting , ” Dhillon wrote .
“ You are a clown.
” RELATED : Kim Jong Un Calls Recent Missile Tests A ‘ Warning ’ For The US , South Korea One of the most scathing rebukes of all to Tracy ’ s tweet came from Saagar Enjeti , co-host of The Hill ’ s “ Rising with Krystal and Saagar.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment , ” he wrote .
Warmbier was the American college student who was arrested in North Korea in 2016 and sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster .
He was released to the United States in a coma seven months later , never regaining consciousness before he died six days later , according to NPR .
We ’ re certain that were he alive today , Warmbier would have a thing or two to say to someone claiming that they feel safer in North Korea than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was written by PoliZette Staff on October 6 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy took to Twitter on Monday to outrageously claim that he “felt safer” during his time in North Korea reporting on the brutal communist regime there than he does in the White House amidst the current COVID-19 outbreak.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), however, was not having any of it.
Reporter Claims He Felt Safer In North Korea Than In The White House
I felt safer reporting in North Korea than I currently do reporting at The White House. This is just crazy,” Tracy tweeted, going on to add, “For context folks, this is in reference to the COVID-19 outbreak at The White House.”
For context folks, this is in reference to the COVID-19 outbreak at The White House. — Ben Tracy (@benstracy) October 5, 2020
Cruz Fires Back
Understandably disturbed and offended by this tweet, Cruz fired back by writing, “That’s because you were supporting the regime…”
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That’s because you were supporting the regime…. https://t.co/psKbeaRGUT — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 5, 2020
Other social media users slammed Tracy for his tweet as well. One responded by sharing an AFP article from last month that cited U.S. intelligence saying that North Korea has “issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus entering the country from China.”
“I’m pretty sure you’d rather run the risk getting COVID in the USA before getting it in the [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]…from what I hear a bullet is the only treatment option there,” the social media user tweeted.
Tracy Is Hit With More Backlash
Conservative attorney and Fox News personality Harmeet Dhillon got in on the action as well, mincing no words in her response to Tracy.
“Yes the White House is just like North Korea, other than the beatings, starvation, lack of electricity, organ harvesting, punishment of your parents, your children, your extended family on the basis of your network’s reporting,” Dhillon wrote. “You are a clown.”
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Yes the White House is just like North Korea, other than the beatings, starvation, lack of electricity, organ harvesting, punishment of your parents, your children, your extended family on the basis of your network's reporting. You are a clown. https://t.co/qzKphhPYeU — Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) October 5, 2020
One of the most scathing rebukes of all to Tracy’s tweet came from Saagar Enjeti, co-host of The Hill’s “Rising with Krystal and Saagar.”
“Otto Warmbier was unavailable for comment,” he wrote.
Otto Warmbier was unavailable for comment https://t.co/DxoeQFNszD — Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) October 5, 2020
Warmbier was the American college student who was arrested in North Korea in 2016 and sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster.
He was released to the United States in a coma seven months later, never regaining consciousness before he died six days later, according to NPR.
We’re certain that were he alive today, Warmbier would have a thing or two to say to someone claiming that they feel safer in North Korea than in the White House.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on October 6, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Antifa Rioters Drag Woman By The Hair Trying To Steal Her American Flag – She Won’t Let It Go

A chilling video is going viral this week showing the moment Antifa militants in Portland , Oregon grabbed a woman to the ground by her hair and tried to steal her American flag .
The woman , however , refused to let it go .
Despite everything the militants did to the woman , she still refused to surrender her flag , and the rioters eventually had no choice but to walk away empty handed .
The footage was captured by journalist Andy Ngo , who stated that a mob of Antifa militants surrounded a crowd of conservative demonstrators , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color who was holding an American flag .
The Antifa rioters quickly zeroed in on this woman as their target , grabbing her flagpole from behind and trying to take it from her .
The woman , however , refused to play ball and clung to the flag with everything she had .
Woman Refuses To Let Go Of Flag More and more Antifa rioters descended upon the woman trying to take her flag , yet she still held on tight .
Eventually , a female Antifa protester grabbed the woman to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drag her along the sidewalk .
Nevertheless , the woman did not loosen her grip on the flag .
A man holding a Thin Blue Line flag tried to intervene , only to be accosted by another livid female Antifa militant .
In the end , however , the woman did not need any help .
Seconds later , she emerged from the chaos still holding her American flag , leaving her Antifa attackers to deal with yet another humiliating failure in life .
This is a feeling that they should be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you that the clip of the assault contains language .
Once the flag-holding woman had made her exit , a man from a pro-American group got into an argument about what had just happened with an Antifa militant , who screamed that the fight was “ woman on woman ” as his voice repeatedly cracked .
I guess this one is a late bloomer when it comes to puberty !
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A chilling video is going viral this week showing the moment Antifa militants in Portland, Oregon grabbed a woman to the ground by her hair and tried to steal her American flag. The woman, however, refused to let it go.
Antifa Tries To Steal Woman’s American Flag
Despite everything the militants did to the woman, she still refused to surrender her flag, and the rioters eventually had no choice but to walk away empty handed.
The footage was captured by journalist Andy Ngo, who stated that a mob of Antifa militants surrounded a crowd of conservative demonstrators, one of whom was a woman of color who was holding an American flag.
The Antifa rioters quickly zeroed in on this woman as their target, grabbing her flagpole from behind and trying to take it from her.
The woman, however, refused to play ball and clung to the flag with everything she had.
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Woman Refuses To Let Go Of Flag
More and more Antifa rioters descended upon the woman trying to take her flag, yet she still held on tight. Eventually, a female Antifa protester grabbed the woman to the ground by her hair and proceeded to drag her along the sidewalk. Nevertheless, the woman did not loosen her grip on the flag.
A man holding a Thin Blue Line flag tried to intervene, only to be accosted by another livid female Antifa militant.
In the end, however, the woman did not need any help. Seconds later, she emerged from the chaos still holding her American flag, leaving her Antifa attackers to deal with yet another humiliating failure in life.
This is a feeling that they should be used to by now!
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We must warn you that the clip of the assault contains language.
There was a conservative protest today in downtown Portland. Antifa came to attack the attendees. As they were leaving, antifa tried to steal a woman’s US flag (she’s a person of color). She refused to let go & they pulled her to ground by her hair. She still didn’t let go. pic.twitter.com/AjM4pIPTGy — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 5, 2020
Once the flag-holding woman had made her exit, a man from a pro-American group got into an argument about what had just happened with an Antifa militant, who screamed that the fight was “woman on woman” as his voice repeatedly cracked.
I guess this one is a late bloomer when it comes to puberty!
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Jennifer Rubin Of The Washington Post Indicates Congress Should Defund Walter Reed For Releasing Tru

Jennifer Rubin Of The Washington Post Indicates Congress Should Defund Walter Reed For Releasing Trump

Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post is known for having what ’ s arguably one of the worst cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome in the entire mainstream media .
On Monday , she showed that she still obsessively despises Trump just as much as ever when she called on Congress to consider defunding Walter Reed National Military Medical Center , blasting the doctors there for releasing the president after treating him for coronavirus over the weekend .
Rubin came unglued after Trump took to Twitter to announce that he was leaving the facility .
“ I will be leaving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6:30 P.M .
Feeling really good !
” Trump tweeted .
“ Don ’ t be afraid of Covid .
Don ’ t let it dominate your life .
We have developed , under the Trump Administration , some really great drugs & knowledge .
I feel better than I did 20 years ago !
” This was enough to “ trigger ” a liberal snowflake like Rubin .
“ If he falls ill and relapses or infects anyone else his doctors will be responsible , ” she tweeted .
“ Is there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nerve to speak out publicly to warn others and express they objected to this dangerous course of conduct ?
” she added .
Rubin continued , “ After election there ’ s going to need to be a thorough review and [ American Medical Association ] will need to consider discipline if appropriate.
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“ Any MD who publicly endorses this insanity needs to lose his/her license .
Period , ” she wrote , before adding mockingly , “ Oh , Walter Reed MD ’ s , is your malpractice insurance paid up ?
” The most viral tweet from her tirade , however , came about when she said , “ Congress might want to defund Walter Reed .
It is a public health hazard.
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One such person was Fox Nation host Johnny ( Joey ) Jones , a Marine who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan .
“ As a man who ’ s only alive today because of relentless work of the men and women saving lives there , to hell with your blind hate , ” he wrote .
” “ Shock jock political commentary is for unimaginative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not better than that , but we can demand you fix yourself or go away , ” Jones added .
This piece was written by James Samson on October 6 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post is known for having what’s arguably one of the worst cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome in the entire mainstream media.
Rubin Targets Walter Reed Medical Center
On Monday, she showed that she still obsessively despises Trump just as much as ever when she called on Congress to consider defunding Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, blasting the doctors there for releasing the president after treating him for coronavirus over the weekend.
Rubin came unglued after Trump took to Twitter to announce that he was leaving the facility.
“I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good!” Trump tweeted. “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”
This was enough to “trigger” a liberal snowflake like Rubin.
“If he falls ill and relapses or infects anyone else his doctors will be responsible,” she tweeted.
“Is there no one at Walter Reed with the nerve to speak out publicly to warn others and express they objected to this dangerous course of conduct?” she added.
Rubin continued, “After election there’s going to need to be a thorough review and [American Medical Association] will need to consider discipline if appropriate.”
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If he falls ill and relapses or infects anyone else his doctors will be responsible. — Jennifer 'Vote Early' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 5, 2020
Is there no one at Walter Reed with the nerve to speak out publicly to warn others and express they objected to this dangerous course of conduct? After election there's going to need to be a thorough review and AMA will need to consider discipline if appropriate — Jennifer 'Vote Early' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 5, 2020
Rubin Targets Walter Reed Doctors
Rubin, who spent years calling herself a “conservative blogger” before changing her description of herself to a “Never Trump, pro-democracy opinion writer,” went on to attack the hardworking doctors at Walter Reed.
“Any MD who publicly endorses this insanity needs to lose his/her license. Period,” she wrote, before adding mockingly, “Oh, Walter Reed MD’s, is your malpractice insurance paid up?”
The most viral tweet from her tirade, however, came about when she said, “Congress might want to defund Walter Reed. It is a public health hazard.”
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Congress might want to defund Walter Reed. It is a public health hazard. — Jennifer 'Vote Early' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 5, 2020
This tweet was met with widespread criticism from people defending Walter Reed for all the good that the facility does.
One such person was Fox Nation host Johnny (Joey) Jones, a Marine who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan.
“As a man who’s only alive today because of relentless work of the men and women saving lives there, to hell with your blind hate,” he wrote. ”
“Shock jock political commentary is for unimaginative agenda driven hacks. You’re not better than that, but we can demand you fix yourself or go away,” Jones added.
As a man who’s only alive today because of relentless work of the men and women saving lives there, to hell with your blind hate. Shock jock political commentary is for unimaginative agenda driven hacks. You’re not better than that, but we can demand you fix yourself or go away https://t.co/3yBsSgDSVt — JJJ (@Johnny_Joey) October 5, 2020
This piece was written by James Samson on October 6, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Bernie Sanders Predicts He’ll Be In Charge Of Health Care If Democrats Retake The Senate

Bernie Sanders revealed to a rally over the weekend that he plans to be awarded a health care committee chairmanship should Democrats regain control of the Senate .
The Vermont senator has long been a champion of “ Medicare-for-All , ” a system some Republicans believe would result in a complete government takeover that eliminates private and employer-provided health insurance .
“ If the Democrats gain control of the Senate , you ’ re looking at the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health , ” Sanders said to raucous cheers .
The Independent congressman currently serves as a ranking member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health , Education , Labor , and Pensions ( HELP ) .
Sanders has been a strong surrogate for Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden despite their policy differences .
Bernie has urged Biden “ to put more emphasis on how they will raise wages , create millions of good-paying jobs , lower the cost of prescription drugs and expand health care coverage , ” a former campaign aide told the Washington Post .
Putting Sanders in charge of health care is quite the reversal from the Democratic primaries where nearly every candidate slammed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Pete Buttigieg , former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , stressed that Medicare-for-All would likely mean higher taxes for middle-class Americans .
Even Biden at the time criticized the plan suggesting it was like asking Americans to “ buy a pig in a poke ” and complaining Sanders is “ unwilling to say what the damn thing ’ s gon na cost.
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“ He said we [ as Democrats ] shouldn ’ t be afraid of big , bold ideas – but also need to think in the nitty-gritty about how those big , bold ideas will work and how you pay for them , ” one person told the Washington Post .
“ Some people in the room took his words as a cautionary note about Medicare-for-all and the Green New Deal , ” the report indicated .
Some experts suggest Medicare-for-All could cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
President Trump has introduced his own health care plan recently .
On September 24 , Trump unveiled his America First Health Care plan , outlining the key policies and reforms the President supports , including protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions .
In August , President Trump released his second-term agenda , which includes health care as a central focus .

Bernie Sanders revealed to a rally over the weekend that he plans to be awarded a health care committee chairmanship should Democrats regain control of the Senate.
The Vermont senator has long been a champion of “Medicare-for-All,” a system some Republicans believe would result in a complete government takeover that eliminates private and employer-provided health insurance.
“If the Democrats gain control of the Senate, you’re looking at the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health,” Sanders said to raucous cheers.
The Independent congressman currently serves as a ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).
Sanders has been a strong surrogate for Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden despite their policy differences.
Bernie has urged Biden “to put more emphasis on how they will raise wages, create millions of good-paying jobs, lower the cost of prescription drugs and expand health care coverage,” a former campaign aide told the Washington Post.
“If the Democrats gain control of the Senate, you’re looking at the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health.” – Bernie Sanders speaking at a Biden campaign event on Oct. 3, 2020 pic.twitter.com/P66aBCBmiL — Michigan Rising Action (@MIRisingAction) October 5, 2020
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Democrats Have Ripped Bernie Sanders ‘Medicare-for-All’ Health Care Plan
Putting Sanders in charge of health care is quite the reversal from the Democratic primaries where nearly every candidate slammed him over the costs of the program.
Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, stressed that Medicare-for-All would likely mean higher taxes for middle-class Americans.
Buttigieg: “How are we going to pay for it? Are we going to pay for it in the form of still further taxes, or are we going to pay for it in the form of broken promises?” https://t.co/hrXs1I5g87 — Dan Merica (@merica) February 10, 2020
Even Biden at the time criticized the plan suggesting it was like asking Americans to “buy a pig in a poke” and complaining Sanders is “unwilling to say what the damn thing’s gonna cost.”
“Biden noted that Sanders likes to say he ‘wrote the damn bill’ on Medicare for All, but ‘he’s unwilling to say what the damn thing’s gonna cost.'”https://t.co/SlUcGQngjG — PharmacyChecker (@pharmacychecker) February 10, 2020
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Even Obama Downplayed Bernie’s Health Care Plan
At a meeting with freshman Democrats in 2019, former President Barack Obama warned of the costs of some of their more extreme proposals.
“He said we [as Democrats] shouldn’t be afraid of big, bold ideas – but also need to think in the nitty-gritty about how those big, bold ideas will work and how you pay for them,” one person told the Washington Post.
“Some people in the room took his words as a cautionary note about Medicare-for-all and the Green New Deal,” the report indicated.
Obama warns Democrat freshmen on the (political) cost of their (extreme) proposals. Make no mistake, Obama loves their Socialist agenda, he just believes they are trying to force too much too soon…exactly like he admitted he did. https://t.co/QaGM9krsnO — 🇺🇸 The Frank 🇺🇸 (@TheFrankinn) March 26, 2019
Some experts suggest Medicare-for-All could cost around $32 trillion over a decade.
President Trump has introduced his own health care plan recently.
On September 24, Trump unveiled his America First Health Care plan, outlining the key policies and reforms the President supports, including protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions.
In August, President Trump released his second-term agenda, which includes health care as a central focus.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Michelle Obama Makes ‘Closing Argument’ For 2020 Election: Slams Trump As A ‘Racist’ Failure

Michelle Obama , appearing in a 24-minute ‘ closing argument ’ video in support of Joe Biden , made a case that President Trump is promoting “ racist ” policies .
The former First Lady first also addressed the President ’ s “ failure ” in handling the coronavirus pandemic .
Obama accused Trump of downplaying the importance of wearing masks and social distancing and “ knowingly exposing his own supporters to a dangerous virus ” by holding rallies .
The President was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday after contracting COVID-19 .
He encouraged Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t let it dominate .
Don ’ t let it take over your lives .
Don ’ t let that happen , ” he said in a video from the White House .
Mrs. Obama fired off that the President “ continues to gaslight the American people by acting like this pandemic is not a real threat.
” Michelle Obama Accuses Trump of Being Racist in Closing Argument Perhaps most startling is Mrs. Obama ’ s assertion that President Trump is a racist by supporting law and order and pointing out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent months .
“ They ’ re stoking fears about Black and Brown Americans , ” she says , “ lying about how minorities will destroy the suburbs … whipping up violence and intimidation.
” “ And they ’ re pinning it all on what ’ s been an overwhelmingly peaceful movement for racial solidarity , ” Obama adds .
“ So what the president is doing is , once again , patently false , it ’ s morally wrong , and yes , it is racist , ” she claimed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it won ’ t work.
” A report by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice shows that violent crimes – homicides , aggravated assaults , gun assaults – all rose significantly over the summer .
An Antifa anarchist was suspected in the murder of Patriot Prayer ’ s Aaron ‘ Jay ’ Danielson , a supporter of President Trump , at the end of August .
A man who was arrested at a Portland protest and later had those charges dismissed was accused of stabbing two people to death just days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were shot in an ambush in mid-September .
In fact , in mid-July , FBI statistics indicated murders of police officers had already gone up 28 percent .
“ Police advocacy groups and many law enforcement officials say the protests – particularly when they become unruly – can contribute to an anti-police atmosphere that puts officers in danger , ” ABC News reported .
Pointing this problem out , according to Obama , means President Trump is guilty of “ whipping up violence and intimidation ” against people of color .
She alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the reality that too many Americans “ only see us as a threat to be restrained.
” In a podcast this summer , Obama claimed the constant racism she experienced as First Lady was “ exhausting.
” “ And it ’ s … what white folks don ’ t understand , it ’ s like , that , that is so telling of how white America views people who are not like them , ” she complained at the time .
“ You know , we don ’ t exist .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a threat.
” Accusing Trump and , by extension , his supporters , of being racist will likely not help Biden in the upcoming election .

Michelle Obama, appearing in a 24-minute ‘closing argument’ video in support of Joe Biden, made a case that President Trump is promoting “racist” policies.
The former First Lady first also addressed the President’s “failure” in handling the coronavirus pandemic.
Obama accused Trump of downplaying the importance of wearing masks and social distancing and “knowingly exposing his own supporters to a dangerous virus” by holding rallies.
The President was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday after contracting COVID-19. He encouraged Americans to continue living their lives.
“Don’t let it dominate. Don’t let it take over your lives. Don’t let that happen,” he said in a video from the White House.
Mrs. Obama fired off that the President “continues to gaslight the American people by acting like this pandemic is not a real threat.”
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Michelle Obama Accuses Trump of Being Racist in Closing Argument
Perhaps most startling is Mrs. Obama’s assertion that President Trump is a racist by supporting law and order and pointing out the violence that has overrun Democrat-controlled cities in recent months.
“They’re stoking fears about Black and Brown Americans,” she says, “lying about how minorities will destroy the suburbs … whipping up violence and intimidation.”
“And they’re pinning it all on what’s been an overwhelmingly peaceful movement for racial solidarity,” Obama adds.
“So what the president is doing is, once again, patently false, it’s morally wrong, and yes, it is racist,” she claimed. “But that doesn’t mean it won’t work.”
Michelle Obama just now on Trump’s policies and rhetoric: “What the president is doing is, once again, patently false, morally wrong and yes, it is racist.” pic.twitter.com/peiZmbFpqm — The Recount (@therecount) October 6, 2020
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It’s Not Patently False
A report by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice shows that violent crimes – homicides, aggravated assaults, gun assaults – all rose significantly over the summer.
An Antifa anarchist was suspected in the murder of Patriot Prayer’s Aaron ‘Jay’ Danielson, a supporter of President Trump, at the end of August.
A man who was arrested at a Portland protest and later had those charges dismissed was accused of stabbing two people to death just days later.
Two Los Angeles police officers were shot in an ambush in mid-September.
Two LAPD deputies shot in ambush as the FBI helps to search for shooter. @Zohreen reports. https://t.co/gw0AjDpfUz pic.twitter.com/rLoqsfthze — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 13, 2020
In fact, in mid-July, FBI statistics indicated murders of police officers had already gone up 28 percent.
“Police advocacy groups and many law enforcement officials say the protests – particularly when they become unruly – can contribute to an anti-police atmosphere that puts officers in danger,” ABC News reported.
Pointing this problem out, according to Obama, means President Trump is guilty of “whipping up violence and intimidation” against people of color.
She alleged that black people have had to live with the reality that too many Americans “only see us as a threat to be restrained.”
Michelle Obama on being a Black woman in America: “What the white community doesn’t understand about being a person of color in this nation is that there are daily slights. In our workplaces, where people talk over you, or people don’t even see you.” https://t.co/4ATxpmYbmZ — Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) August 27, 2020
In a podcast this summer, Obama claimed the constant racism she experienced as First Lady was “exhausting.”
“And it’s … what white folks don’t understand, it’s like, that, that is so telling of how white America views people who are not like them,” she complained at the time.
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“You know, we don’t exist. And when we do exist we exist as a threat.”
Accusing Trump and, by extension, his supporters, of being racist will likely not help Biden in the upcoming election.
WATCH: Michelle Obama says that protests aren't violent and Trump is lying about it… So I made a side-by-side video proving her VERY wrong. pic.twitter.com/cwC67ahBsx — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) October 6, 2020


thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--CNN Reporter Complains About Trump Removing Mask – Video Shows Her Taking Mask Off Inside White Hous

CNN Reporter Complains About Trump Removing Mask – Video Shows Her Taking Mask Off Inside White House

CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins complained that President Donald Trump removed his mask at the White House after leaving Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday , only for the Trump campaign to provide evidence she has done the same thing .
It appears from the short video clip that there isn ’ t anybody in close proximity to President Trump as he removes his mask .
That didn ’ t stop Collins from appearing to insinuate that the President was acting recklessly .
Collins Reminds CNN Viewers That Trump Still Has Coronavirus “ He had a level of treatment and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not get , ” Collins added , as reported by The Daily Wire .
“ That ’ s understandable , he is the President of the United States , obviously everyone expects that.
” “ But what the president is portraying by taking his mask off when he gets back to the Truman balcony to give this grand return to the White House , is that everything is fine and , as he said , don ’ t let coronavirus control your life , ” Collins continued .
Collins then reminded viewers that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is very much still a president who has coronavirus , ” Collins noted .
“ Despite the lights and the flags and the staged entrance that the president wants to create , he still has coronavirus and he is only a few days into the diagnosis.
” Team Trump must have heard about Collins ’ comments .
Kaitlan Collins Removes Her Mask In the White House The Trump campaign shared a video clip from earlier this year in which Collins immediately removed her mask – inside the White House where other reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrapped up .
Team Trump tweeted , “ CNN reporters like Kaitlin Collins obsess over masks when the cameras are on , but when they think they ’ re off , off comes their masks !
” Monday ’ s incident was not the first time Collins , or more specifically , CNN , and Trump ’ s White House tangled over wearing masks .
The video of Collins taking off her mask at the White House was first shared in May by President Trump ’ s son Eric , who wrote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a total joke.
” President Trump himself then got in on the action .
Collins “ Nearly 90,000 Americans have been killed by coronavirus , and the president is tweeting about me pulling my mask down for six seconds on Friday.
” The video of Collins removing her mask while chiding others recalls another instructive moment .
Also in May , someone pointed out that an MSNBC cameraman was not wearing a mask – in a segment where the reporter was snidely chastising Americans who don ’ t wear masks .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after his return to the White House .
“ I just left Walter Reed Medical Center , and it ’ s really something very special—the doctors , the nurses , the first responders—and I learned so much about coronavirus , ” Trump said .
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’ “ And one thing that ’ s for certain , don ’ t let it dominate you , ” the President advised .
“ Don ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gon na beat it .
We have the best medical equipment ; we have the best medicines—all developed recently—and you ’ re gon na beat it.
” “ We ’ re the greatest country in the world , ” Trump continued .
“ We ’ re going back , we ’ re going back to work , we ’ re gon na be out front .
As your leader , I had to do that .
I knew there ’ s danger to it , but I had to do it .
”

CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins complained that President Donald Trump removed his mask at the White House after leaving Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday, only for the Trump campaign to provide evidence she has done the same thing.
Only days into his diagnosis, the first thing President Trump does when he gets back to the White House is take his mask off. pic.twitter.com/kyqvHcSbIl — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 5, 2020
It appears from the short video clip that there isn’t anybody in close proximity to President Trump as he removes his mask.
That didn’t stop Collins from appearing to insinuate that the President was acting recklessly.
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Collins Reminds CNN Viewers That Trump Still Has Coronavirus
“He had a level of treatment and a level of care that most Americans would not get,” Collins added, as reported by The Daily Wire.
“That’s understandable, he is the President of the United States, obviously everyone expects that.”
“But what the president is portraying by taking his mask off when he gets back to the Truman balcony to give this grand return to the White House, is that everything is fine and, as he said, don’t let coronavirus control your life,” Collins continued.
Collins then reminded viewers that Trump still has COVID-19.
“But that is very much still a president who has coronavirus,” Collins noted.
“Despite the lights and the flags and the staged entrance that the president wants to create, he still has coronavirus and he is only a few days into the diagnosis.”
Team Trump must have heard about Collins’ comments.
Kaitlan Collins Removes Her Mask In the White House
The Trump campaign shared a video clip from earlier this year in which Collins immediately removed her mask – inside the White House where other reporters were present — after a press conference wrapped up.
Team Trump tweeted, “CNN reporters like Kaitlin Collins obsess over masks when the cameras are on, but when they think they’re off, off comes their masks!”
CNN reporters like Kaitlin Collins obsess over masks when the cameras are on, but when they think they’re off, off comes their masks!pic.twitter.com/IpPSvgDqhc — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 5, 2020
Monday’s incident was not the first time Collins, or more specifically, CNN, and Trump’s White House tangled over wearing masks.
The video of Collins taking off her mask at the White House was first shared in May by President Trump’s son Eric, who wrote, “Just a reminder that @CNN is a total joke.”
Just a reminder that @CNN is a total joke: “Mask-police CNN reporter @kaitlancollins caught removing hers at presser, as soon as she thought cameras were off” Cc: @brianstelter pic.twitter.com/dTv7d983wQ — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) May 17, 2020
President Trump himself then got in on the action.
Collins replied, “Nearly 90,000 Americans have been killed by coronavirus, and the president is tweeting about me pulling my mask down for six seconds on Friday.”
Nearly 90,000 Americans have been killed by coronavirus, and the president is tweeting about me pulling my mask down for six seconds on Friday. https://t.co/UYib8tS7pO — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 18, 2020
The video of Collins removing her mask while chiding others recalls another instructive moment.
Also in May, someone pointed out that an MSNBC cameraman was not wearing a mask – in a segment where the reporter was snidely chastising Americans who don’t wear masks.
MSNBC: What is wrong with these people not wearing masks? Do they not care about their own safety? REPORTER: "Nobody is wearing them." HERO MAN: "Including the cameraman! Half your crew is not wearing [masks]."pic.twitter.com/5lEtllOtfR — The First (@TheFirstonTV) May 26, 2020
Trump releases video after leaving Walter Reed
President Trump released a video on social media after his return to the White House.
“I just left Walter Reed Medical Center, and it’s really something very special—the doctors, the nurses, the first responders—and I learned so much about coronavirus,” Trump said.
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Trump: ‘I Led’
“And one thing that’s for certain, don’t let it dominate you,” the President advised.
“Don’t be afraid of it. You’re gonna beat it. We have the best medical equipment; we have the best medicines—all developed recently—and you’re gonna beat it.”
“We’re the greatest country in the world,” Trump continued.
“We’re going back, we’re going back to work, we’re gonna be out front. As your leader, I had to do that. I knew there’s danger to it, but I had to do it.”
“I stood out front; I led,” Trump said.
You can dislike how Trump has handled the covid messaging and still acknowledge that he isn't endangering anyone by standing 100 ft. from everyone else outside. https://t.co/3rXMCSZZkb — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 5, 2020


thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Black Lives Matter Founding Member: Biden Part Of The ‘White Supremacist’ System

Black Lives Matter founding member Melina Abdullah attacked President Trump as a “ violent white supremacist , ” but added Joe Biden is part of “ that same system.
” Abdullah made the comments during an interview with ABC News .
The report addressed how Black Lives Matter could impact the 2020 election .
“ People are feeling dismayed that the choices are between , you know , a violent white supremacist and another person who represents that same system , ” she claimed .
Lawrence Nathaniel , the co-founder of “ I Can ’ t Breathe ” in South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden as being nearly indistinguishable from the President .
“ I think sometimes , Joe Biden and [ President Donald ] Trump , and our party on both sides are blinded by the struggles that the lower end of Americans are feeling today , ” Nathaniel suggested .
Not the First Time BLM Co-Founder Called Trump a White Supremacist This past summer , Abdullah attacked the President after he called a Black Lives Matter mural in New York City a “ symbol of hate.
” “ Maybe our GREAT Police , who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who hates [ and ] disrespects them , won ’ t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York ’ s greatest street , ” Trump objected .
“ I think we need to remember who he is — that Donald Trump is the embodiment of white supremacist terrorism , ” Abdullah responded in an interview with CNN .
“ I think it ’ s the height of hypocrisy for Donald Trump to call anything a symbol of hate , ” she added .
“ He is the embodiment of hate.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Streets Of DC , Encourage The Silent Majority To Become ‘ Unsilent ’ Neither Biden nor Trump are part of a “ violent white supremacist ” system , though the former has had his struggles in courting the Black Lives Matter vote .
Biden told a popular African American radio host that anyone struggling to decide between him and Trump in the general election “ ain ’ t black.
” In a more recent blunder , Biden claimed people were able to quarantine during the pandemic because “ some Black woman was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This past weekend , hundreds of ‘ walkaway ’ Trump supporters filled the streets of Washington , D.C. and encouraged the ‘ silent majority ’ to stand tall just weeks before the election .
The group ’ s founder , Brandon Straka , points out that they represent all different types of backgrounds , including the black community .
“ We want people to see that we are every slice of America – gay , straight , transgender black , white , brown marching together , loving one another , loving this country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .

Black Lives Matter founding member Melina Abdullah attacked President Trump as a “violent white supremacist,” but added Joe Biden is part of “that same system.”
Abdullah made the comments during an interview with ABC News.
The report addressed how Black Lives Matter could impact the 2020 election.
“People are feeling dismayed that the choices are between, you know, a violent white supremacist and another person who represents that same system,” she claimed.
Lawrence Nathaniel, the co-founder of “I Can’t Breathe” in South Carolina, had a similar criticism of Biden as being nearly indistinguishable from the President.
“I think sometimes, Joe Biden and [President Donald] Trump, and our party on both sides are blinded by the struggles that the lower end of Americans are feeling today,” Nathaniel suggested.
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Not the First Time BLM Co-Founder Called Trump a White Supremacist
This past summer, Abdullah attacked the President after he called a Black Lives Matter mural in New York City a “symbol of hate.”
“Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates [and] disrespects them, won’t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York’s greatest street,” Trump objected.
“Spend this money fighting crime instead!”
….horrible BLM chant, “Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon”. Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates & disrespects them, won’t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York’s greatest street. Spend this money fighting crime instead! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
“I think we need to remember who he is — that Donald Trump is the embodiment of white supremacist terrorism,” Abdullah responded in an interview with CNN.
“I think it’s the height of hypocrisy for Donald Trump to call anything a symbol of hate,” she added. “He is the embodiment of hate.”
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Biden and Black Lives Matter
Neither Biden nor Trump are part of a “violent white supremacist” system, though the former has had his struggles in courting the Black Lives Matter vote.
Biden told a popular African American radio host that anyone struggling to decide between him and Trump in the general election “ain’t black.”
Reminder: Joe Biden was the one who told Black voters that if they vote for Trump over Biden, “You ain’t black.” Biden claims to care about Black voters, but in his 47 years, his policies have done nothing for them.pic.twitter.com/FK4LyLvDGd — GOP (@GOP) October 1, 2020
In a more recent blunder, Biden claimed people were able to quarantine during the pandemic because “some Black woman was able to stack the grocery shelf.”
BIDEN: “The American people–They’re saying, ‘Jeez, the reason I was able to stay sequestered in my home is because some black woman was able to stack the grocery shelf.'” pic.twitter.com/fYWHYSdkSX — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 6, 2020
This past weekend, hundreds of ‘walkaway’ Trump supporters filled the streets of Washington, D.C. and encouraged the ‘silent majority’ to stand tall just weeks before the election.
The group’s founder, Brandon Straka, points out that they represent all different types of backgrounds, including the black community.
“We want people to see that we are every slice of America – gay, straight, transgender black, white, brown marching together, loving one another, loving this country, loving our president,” Straka said.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-06--Pelosi Signals She Is Prepared To Become Acting President If Election Descends Into Chaos

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that it is possible she could become acting president if both President Donald Trump and Joe Biden fail to win enough electoral votes to declare victory in the upcoming election .
Pelosi told reporters last week that she is readying House Democrats to potentially determine the winner with each state delegation having a vote .
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GOP Sees Gain if Dems Act Up Over Supreme Court The Complicated And Unlikely – But Possible – Path To An Acting President Pelosi The process in which Pelosi could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complicated but goes something like the following .
If a majority still does not emerge for either the Republican or Democratic presidential candidate after the state delegations vote , Pelosi said , “ then it goes into another range where the speaker becomes the [ president ] .
It ’ s complicated after that.
” The House playing a role in determining the outcome of a White House election hasn ’ t happened in 150 years .
If it happened on or after November 3rd , each House state delegation would cast one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority party in each delegation .
Then it gets even more complex .
The Washington Examiner reported Thursday , “ Pelosi said she is aiming for Democrats to be able to cast at least 26 votes , a bare majority , which would hand the White House to Biden.
” “ The Senate , meanwhile , would be empowered with voting to determine the vice president , the Examiner noted .
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” Congress is constitutionally obligated to certify the election on January 6 , 2021 next year , mere days after the new Congress is ushered in .
Hopefully President Trump will begin his second term on that day and this horrifying prospect never sees the light of day .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that it is possible she could become acting president if both President Donald Trump and Joe Biden fail to win enough electoral votes to declare victory in the upcoming election.
Pelosi told reporters last week that she is readying House Democrats to potentially determine the winner with each state delegation having a vote.
MSNBC is now playing out its fantasy of Nancy Pelosi becoming acting President. "You are second in line for the presidency…" pic.twitter.com/M7cYvE13IJ — The First (@TheFirstonTV) October 2, 2020
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The Complicated And Unlikely – But Possible – Path To An Acting President Pelosi
The process in which Pelosi could become acting president for a time is complicated but goes something like the following.
If a majority still does not emerge for either the Republican or Democratic presidential candidate after the state delegations vote, Pelosi said, “then it goes into another range where the speaker becomes the [president]. It’s complicated after that.”
Complicated indeed.
The House playing a role in determining the outcome of a White House election hasn’t happened in 150 years. If it happened on or after November 3rd, each House state delegation would cast one vote for president, depending on the majority party in each delegation.
So if Pence and Trump become incapacitated. Then Nancy Pelosi becomes acting president and the first woman to hold the office of the president. pic.twitter.com/VU27Qshl9e — Khalid (@buhakmeh) October 2, 2020
Then it gets even more complex. The Washington Examiner reported Thursday, “Pelosi said she is aiming for Democrats to be able to cast at least 26 votes, a bare majority, which would hand the White House to Biden.”
“The Senate, meanwhile, would be empowered with voting to determine the vice president, the Examiner noted.
It didn't take long after President @realDonaldTrump's positive COVID-19 announcement for the liberal media and pundits to start gleefully talking about "worst case scenarios" and even ideas of how Nancy Pelosi could become acting president. https://t.co/53JZLs8a1s — MediaResearchCenter (@theMRC) October 2, 2020
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Congress Is Constitutionally Obligated To Certify The Election On January 6, 2021
The report continued, “But if the House delegation results in a 25-25 tie and the Senate can’t agree on a vice presidential winner, Pelosi would become acting president, according to the 1947 Presidential Succession Act.”
That’s a scary thought.
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Congress is constitutionally obligated to certify the election on January 6, 2021 next year, mere days after the new Congress is ushered in.
Hopefully President Trump will begin his second term on that day and this horrifying prospect never sees the light of day.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-10-05--Sean Penn Offers To Retest Trump To ‘Verify’ If He Really Has Virus

Hollywood star Sean Penn became the latest prominent liberal to question if Donald Trump is lying about his COVID-19 diagnosis over the weekend , offering to personally send in a medical professional to “ verify ” the president ’ s positive diagnosis .
Despite the fact that Trump was Walter Reed hospital in Washington D.C. on Friday one day after he announced he had tested positive , Penn was still not convinced that the president was telling the truth .
The actor offered to send in a staffer from his global response organization CORE , which is currently carrying out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are skeptics , on behalf of @ CoreResponse , I have reached out to @ WhiteHouse to offer a CORE staffer from our D.C. ops to independently re-test the president & verify his COVID-19 status as legit & not a political sympathy ploy , ” Penn wrote on Twitter .
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Despite this , however , Penn believes Trump has a better chance of survival than the average American does because of his access to healthcare .
“ Like so many other vulnerable Americans , the president is obese and on the older side , ” Penn wrote .
“ The fact that he has access to immediate & proper healthcare & that therapeutics have evolved w/ the deaths of 200k citizens gives him a far better chance than they had.
” While his disdain for Trump was evident , Penn managed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We don ’ t want the man to die , ” Penn tweeted .
“ We want him to stand down .
To golf & go away .
We need an actual leader , not a ‘ Dear Leader.
’ ” Poll Shows 40 % Of Democrats Are ‘ Happy ’ Trump Got COVID This comes after a Morning Consult poll found that forty percent of Democrats were “ happy ” to learn that Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 .
Many members of the liberal media struggled to hold themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s diagnosis , which just goes to show just how low Democrats will go in their hatred for Trump and his supporters .
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It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Hollywood star Sean Penn became the latest prominent liberal to question if Donald Trump is lying about his COVID-19 diagnosis over the weekend, offering to personally send in a medical professional to “verify” the president’s positive diagnosis.
Penn Implies Trump Is Lying About COVID – Offers
Despite the fact that Trump was Walter Reed hospital in Washington D.C. on Friday one day after he announced he had tested positive, Penn was still not convinced that the president was telling the truth. The actor offered to send in a staffer from his global response organization CORE, which is currently carrying out mass COVID-19 testing.
“As there are skeptics, on behalf of @CoreResponse, I have reached out to @WhiteHouse to offer a CORE staffer from our D.C. ops to independently re-test the president & verify his COVID-19 status as legit & not a political sympathy ploy,” Penn wrote on Twitter.
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As there are skeptics, on behalf of @CoreResponse , I have reached out to @WhiteHouse to offer a CORE staffer from our D.C. ops to independently re-test the president & verify his COVID-19 status as legit & not a political sympathy ploy. — Sean Penn (@SeanPenn) October 3, 2020
Penn Says Trump Is At High Risk For Complications
Penn also claimed that Trump is at a higher risk of complications coronavirus because of his weight and age. Despite this, however, Penn believes Trump has a better chance of survival than the average American does because of his access to healthcare.
“Like so many other vulnerable Americans, the president is obese and on the older side,” Penn wrote. “The fact that he has access to immediate & proper healthcare & that therapeutics have evolved w/ the deaths of 200k citizens gives him a far better chance than they had.”
Like so many other vulnerable Americans, the president is obese and on the older side. The fact that he has access to immediate & proper healthcare & that therapeutics have evolved w/ the deaths of 200k citizens gives him a far better chance than they had. — Sean Penn (@SeanPenn) October 2, 2020
While his disdain for Trump was evident, Penn managed to resist actively wishing harm upon the president.
“We don’t want the man to die,” Penn tweeted. “We want him to stand down. To golf & go away. We need an actual leader, not a ‘Dear Leader.’”
We don’t want the man to die. We want him to stand down. To golf & go away. We need an actual leader, not a “Dear Leader.” — Sean Penn (@SeanPenn) October 2, 2020
Poll Shows 40% Of Democrats Are ‘Happy’ Trump Got COVID
This comes after a Morning Consult poll found that forty percent of Democrats were “happy” to learn that Trump had tested positive for COVID-19.
Many members of the liberal media struggled to hold themselves back from actively gloating about Trump’s diagnosis, which just goes to show just how low Democrats will go in their hatred for Trump and his supporters.
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This piece was written by PopZette Staff on October 5, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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