thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-14--Rand Paul: Biden ‘Caught Red-Handed’ Using Government Spying To Go After ‘Political Opponent’

On Wednesday , Senator Rand Paul responded to former Vice President Joe Biden being one of a number of high ranking Obama administration officials who may have received intelligence from unmasking requests targeting Michael Flynn , President Donald Trump ’ s former national security advisor .
This is all according to newly-declassified documents by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell , to which the senator said Biden was “ caught red-handed ” using U.S. spy powers to “ go after a political opponent.
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Paul : ‘ Almost everyone in President Obama ’ s top circle wanted to see this and wanted to listen to this conversation ’ A reporter asked Paul , “ If this happens to a current president , this would be an impeachable offense , if not a criminal offense.
” Another reporter queried the senator , “ Would you like there to be criminal charges brought against them ?
” He replied , “ I think we need to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think the first thing is to interview , under oath , [ Acting ] Director of National Intelligence [ Grenell ] and get to the bottom of what goes on with unmasking .
How unusual is this that the entire upper echelon — individually it wasn ’ t just one request for this , there were dozens of requests .
Almost everyone in President Obama ’ s top circle wanted to see this and wanted to listen to this conversation.
” President Trump said later on Wednesday in the wake of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a massive thing .
I just got a list .
Who can believe a thing like this ?
” Paul had more thoughts at his press conference .
“ But this is troubling , ” Paul continued .
“ This isn ’ t about national security , this is about eavesdropping on your opponent and eavesdropping on the new president ’ s top advisor .
This is very , very troubling .
This was being led by at least by Vice President Biden , if not [ President Obama ] , and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to make sure it never happens again.
” “ For the average American , they ’ re worried that this could happen to a top general like Flynn , but could you imagine this power being unharnessed on an ordinary American ?
How would we defend ourselves ?
” Paul wondered .
After another reporter questioned what the timeline and larger context of the unmasking might have looked like , Paul made further comments .
“ The way I read it , is it looks like each of these administration officials actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Paul said .
“ It was like , well , someone says , ‘ why don ’ t we have someone go listen to this and send the transcript around.
’ It sounds like each of these people individually did.
” The senator continued , “ These rumors have been going around for years that President Obama ’ s administration was abusing this power of unmaking , and this sounds like these were abusing it to go after a political opponent , which I think is a very serious offense and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Vice President Biden is directly involved with unmasking a political opponent .
Think about it.
” RELATED : New CNN Poll Shows Donald Trump Has Tied His Highest Approval Rating Ever Then Sen. Paul reminded the press of recent history concerning accusations about corruption and coverups .
“ Remember we went through this thing called impeachment ?
” Paul said .
“ They said President Trump was using the government to go after a political opponent ?
” “ This is Vice President Biden using the spying powers of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Paul declared .

On Wednesday, Senator Rand Paul responded to former Vice President Joe Biden being one of a number of high ranking Obama administration officials who may have received intelligence from unmasking requests targeting Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor.
This is all according to newly-declassified documents by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, to which the senator said Biden was “caught red-handed” using U.S. spy powers to “go after a political opponent.”
.@RandPaul: "Remember we went through this thing called impeachment? They said President @realDonaldTrump was using the govt to go after a political opponent? This is VP Biden using the spying powers of the US to go after a political opponent. He's caught red-handed here." pic.twitter.com/r0j7falhQq — The Hill (@thehill) May 13, 2020
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Paul went into detail during a press conference on Wednesday.
Paul: ‘Almost everyone in President Obama’s top circle wanted to see this and wanted to listen to this conversation’
A reporter asked Paul, “If this happens to a current president, this would be an impeachable offense, if not a criminal offense.”
“Can you imagine? Yeah,” Paul responded.
Another reporter queried the senator, “Would you like there to be criminal charges brought against them?”
He replied, “I think we need to get to the bottom of this, and I think the first thing is to interview, under oath, [Acting] Director of National Intelligence [Grenell] and get to the bottom of what goes on with unmasking. How unusual is this that the entire upper echelon — individually it wasn’t just one request for this, there were dozens of requests. Almost everyone in President Obama’s top circle wanted to see this and wanted to listen to this conversation.”
President Trump: ‘The unmasking is a massive thing’
President Trump said later on Wednesday in the wake of this recent news, “The unmasking is a massive thing. I just got a list. Who can believe a thing like this?”
President Trump: "The unmasking is a massive thing. I just got a list. Who can believe a thing like this?" pic.twitter.com/Htp4eSOa8j — The Hill (@thehill) May 13, 2020
Paul had more thoughts at his press conference.
“But this is troubling,” Paul continued. “This isn’t about national security, this is about eavesdropping on your opponent and eavesdropping on the new president’s top advisor. This is very, very troubling. This was being led by at least by Vice President Biden, if not [President Obama], and we need to get to the bottom of it to make sure it never happens again.”
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“For the average American, they’re worried that this could happen to a top general like Flynn, but could you imagine this power being unharnessed on an ordinary American? How would we defend ourselves?” Paul wondered.
President @realDonaldTrump: Joe Biden said he knew nothing about @GenFlynn’s unmasking, but how do you know nothing if you're one of the unmaskers? pic.twitter.com/u3ghkpDtQJ — Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) May 13, 2020
After another reporter questioned what the timeline and larger context of the unmasking might have looked like, Paul made further comments.
“The way I read it, is it looks like each of these administration officials actually individually requested to listen to this conversation,” Paul said. “It was like, well, someone says, ‘why don’t we have someone go listen to this and send the transcript around.’ It sounds like each of these people individually did.”
The senator continued, “These rumors have been going around for years that President Obama’s administration was abusing this power of unmaking, and this sounds like these were abusing it to go after a political opponent, which I think is a very serious offense and should be investigated — and the fact that Vice President Biden is directly involved with unmasking a political opponent. Think about it.”
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Sen. Rand Paul: "Vice President Biden is guilty of using government to go after a political opponent." https://t.co/v8fERsgVcN pic.twitter.com/f0wWQAv8VW — The Hill (@thehill) May 13, 2020
Paul: Biden caught ‘red-handed’
Then Sen. Paul reminded the press of recent history concerning accusations about corruption and coverups.
“Remember we went through this thing called impeachment? ” Paul said. “They said President Trump was using the government to go after a political opponent?”
“This is Vice President Biden using the spying powers of the United States to go after a political opponent,” Paul declared.
“He’s caught red-handed here,” he finished.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Rush Limbaugh: Dems Will Keep Economy Locked Down To Ensure Trump Loses

Rush Limbaugh argued that Democrats will do everything they can to keep the economy locked down so President Donald Trump doesn ’ t get re-elected .
Limbaugh : Republican Governors “ Doing The Right Thing ” By Opening Up Speaking on his radio show on Tuesday , Limbaugh said that it should be “ sending red flags up ” to the American people , that all the blue state governors are keeping their states locked down .
Why ?
Because the blue states will therefore be depending on the red states who are opening up and kickstarting their economies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay these people their stupid welfare costs ( and whatever else they ’ re using to bleed this country dry ) , while their population sits home , doesn ’ t work , waits for the federal check to show up , ” all the while the blue state governors will “ sit around and they trash the supposedly reckless red states.
” Limbaugh praised Governor Brian P. Kemp of Georgia , and other Republican governors , for “ doing the right thing ” by opening up their economies and “ trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for all the right common-sensical human and humane reasons , to protect lives , to protect livelihoods , the United States economy , the state economy.
” In the Democratic states , however , they ’ re doing the exact opposite .
“ They shut down and lock down , and they want to remain locked down until July or August or whatever – and nothing ’ s gon na open and nothing is gon na happen , ” Limbaugh said , adding that they “ fully expect the red states to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” RELATED : Texas Governor and AG Back Release of Salon Owner Jailed After Keeping Business Open Democrats Are Using Coronavirus To Take Down Trump !
The acclaimed radio host said that these next four months “ are gon na be veritable war like we have not seen , ” as the “ American left and the Democrat Party is going to do its best to keep this economy shut down , to extend and expand that shutdown , and blow up their own country ’ s jobs , just to ensure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprise me that this is the case .
The Democrats have said before that they want to “ exploit ” the coronavirus crisis to push for big government spending and aid packages , so why wouldn ’ t they use it to also take down President Trump as well ?
We have to keep an eye on what they ’ re all doing , and call them out on their tricks .
The more the public knows about their aims , the more their little schemes won ’ t work .

Rush Limbaugh argued that Democrats will do everything they can to keep the economy locked down so President Donald Trump doesn’t get re-elected.
Limbaugh: Republican Governors “Doing The Right Thing” By Opening Up
Speaking on his radio show on Tuesday, Limbaugh said that it should be “sending red flags up” to the American people, that all the blue state governors are keeping their states locked down. Why? Because the blue states will therefore be depending on the red states who are opening up and kickstarting their economies to “create capital and money to transfer to pay these people their stupid welfare costs (and whatever else they’re using to bleed this country dry), while their population sits home, doesn’t work, waits for the federal check to show up,” all the while the blue state governors will “sit around and they trash the supposedly reckless red states.”
Limbaugh praised Governor Brian P. Kemp of Georgia, and other Republican governors, for “doing the right thing” by opening up their economies and “trying to get their people back to work, for all the right common-sensical human and humane reasons, to protect lives, to protect livelihoods, the United States economy, the state economy.”
In the Democratic states, however, they’re doing the exact opposite.
“They shut down and lock down, and they want to remain locked down until July or August or whatever – and nothing’s gonna open and nothing is gonna happen,” Limbaugh said, adding that they “fully expect the red states to sit there and essentially pay for it.”
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Democrats Are Using Coronavirus To Take Down Trump!
The acclaimed radio host said that these next four months “are gonna be veritable war like we have not seen,” as the “American left and the Democrat Party is going to do its best to keep this economy shut down, to extend and expand that shutdown, and blow up their own country’s jobs, just to ensure that Trump loses.”
It wouldn’t surprise me that this is the case. The Democrats have said before that they want to “exploit” the coronavirus crisis to push for big government spending and aid packages, so why wouldn’t they use it to also take down President Trump as well? We have to keep an eye on what they’re all doing, and call them out on their tricks. The more the public knows about their aims, the more their little schemes won’t work.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Biden, Comey, Obama Officials Involved In ‘Unmasking’ Of General Flynn

Declassified documents have revealed that then Vice President Joe Biden and other officials in Barack Obama ’ s administration were involved in the unmasking of General Michael Flynn .
The Deep State Went After General Flynn !
Intelligence officials can ask to reveal the true identities of anyone who was involved in a conversation that government agencies have surveilled , in a process known as “ unmasking.
” Recently declassified documents have revealed that Vice President Biden , former FBI Director James Comey , the then-Director of the CIA John Brennan , Obama ’ s former chief of staff Denis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence James Clapper , all sought to “ unmask ” General Mike Flynn after he was surveilled .
“ Each individual was an authorized recipient of the original report and the unmasking was approved through NSA ’ s standard process , which includes a review of the justification for the request , ” the documents , released by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell , said .
“ Only certain personnel are authorized to submit unmasking requests into the NSA system .
In this case , 16 authorized individuals requested unmasking for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for select identified principals.
” The documents added that “ while the principals are identified below , we can not confirm they saw the unmasked information .
This response does not include any requests outside of the specified time-frame.
” Paul : “ We Need To Get To The Bottom Of This ” Senator Rand Paul said the discovery was “ alarming ” and “ very , very troubling : ” This is about eavesdropping on your opponent , and eavesdropping on the new President ’ s top advisor , so this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being led at least by Vice President Biden , if not the President .
We need to get to the bottom of this so that it never happens again , because really , for the average American , they ’ re worried that this could happen to a top general like General Flynn , but can you imagine this power being unharnassed on an ordinary American ?
How would we defend ourselves ?
… These rumours have been going around for years , that President Obama ’ s administration was abusing its unpower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were abusing it to go after a political opponent , which I think is a very serious offence , and should be investigated .
The fact that Vice President Biden is directly involved with unmasking a political opponent .
Think about it .
Remember we went through this thing called impeachment ?
They said President Trump was using the govenment to go after a political opponent ?
This is Vice President Biden using the spying powers of the US to go after a political opponent .
He ’ s caught red-handed here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
If President Trump was caught doing this , I have no doubt he would have been successfully removed from office .
How the Democratic Party and any Americans can support a candidate now who has been , as Senator Paul clearly says , “ caught red handed ” spying on their political opponents using government power , is beyond me .

Declassified documents have revealed that then Vice President Joe Biden and other officials in Barack Obama’s administration were involved in the unmasking of General Michael Flynn.
The Deep State Went After General Flynn!
Intelligence officials can ask to reveal the true identities of anyone who was involved in a conversation that government agencies have surveilled, in a process known as “unmasking.” Recently declassified documents have revealed that Vice President Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, the then-Director of the CIA John Brennan, Obama’s former chief of staff Denis McDonough and the former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, all sought to “unmask” General Mike Flynn after he was surveilled.
“Each individual was an authorized recipient of the original report and the unmasking was approved through NSA’s standard process, which includes a review of the justification for the request,” the documents, released by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, said. “Only certain personnel are authorized to submit unmasking requests into the NSA system. In this case, 16 authorized individuals requested unmasking for [REDACTED] different NSA intelligence reports for select identified principals.”
The documents added that “while the principals are identified below, we cannot confirm they saw the unmasked information. This response does not include any requests outside of the specified time-frame.”
Paul: “We Need To Get To The Bottom Of This”
Senator Rand Paul said the discovery was “alarming” and “very, very troubling:”
This is about eavesdropping on your opponent, and eavesdropping on the new President’s top advisor, so this is very very troubling, and it was being led at least by Vice President Biden, if not the President. We need to get to the bottom of this so that it never happens again, because really, for the average American, they’re worried that this could happen to a top general like General Flynn, but can you imagine this power being unharnassed on an ordinary American? How would we defend ourselves?… These rumours have been going around for years, that President Obama’s administration was abusing its unpower of unmasking, and it sounds like they were abusing it to go after a political opponent, which I think is a very serious offence, and should be investigated. The fact that Vice President Biden is directly involved with unmasking a political opponent. Think about it. Remember we went through this thing called impeachment? They said President Trump was using the govenment to go after a political opponent? This is Vice President Biden using the spying powers of the US to go after a political opponent. He’s caught red-handed here.
.@RandPaul: "Remember we went through this thing called impeachment? They said President @realDonaldTrump was using the govt to go after a political opponent? This is VP Biden using the spying powers of the US to go after a political opponent. He's caught red-handed here." pic.twitter.com/r0j7falhQq — The Hill (@thehill) May 13, 2020
I completely agree with the Senator! If President Trump was caught doing this, I have no doubt he would have been successfully removed from office. How the Democratic Party and any Americans can support a candidate now who has been, as Senator Paul clearly says, “caught red handed” spying on their political opponents using government power, is beyond me.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Michigan Sheriff To Governor Whitmer: I Won’t Enforce Stay-Home Orders

Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian Begole announced Monday that his office will not enforce Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ’ s stay-at-home order that was announced last week .
In a written statement posted on Facebook , citing that he was responding to “ many calls ” from local residents and businesses regarding the matter , Sheriff Begole shared his office ’ s position on the governor ’ s extension orders .
Begole noted , “ With limited resources , staffing and facilities , our priority focus will be on enforcing duly passed laws for the protection of Shiawassee County citizens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that our office can not and will not divert our primary resources and efforts towards enforcement of Governor Whitmer ’ s executive orders.
” Begole added that the Michigan legislature did not extend the state of emergency beyond April 30 , as required by law , and that the legality of the governor ’ s order is a judicial branch determination .
Additionally , he noted it is the responsibility of the sheriff ’ s office “ to serve and protect the citizens of Shiawassee County and to ensure their rights as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution.
” The move comes about a week after two county sheriffs in Arizona , citing the Constitution , said they would not enforce Governor Doug Ducey ’ s ( R-AZ ) stay-at-home order , and days after a California sheriff said he would not enforce similar coronavirus measures in the state because it was “ time to get back to opening up.
” Governor Whitmer also recently failed to stop a 77-year-old barber from opening up his shop in what the barber said was a bid to save his livelihood and family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had announced he would not use his manpower to shut down the barber ’ s business .
Later , a judge also ruled in the barber ’ s favor .
Governor Whitmer issued an ominous warning to the citizens of Michigan , reminding everyone that the “ state ” grants business licenses , and that they should listen to the “ state.
” This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian Begole announced Monday that his office will not enforce Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order that was announced last week.
In a written statement posted on Facebook, citing that he was responding to “many calls” from local residents and businesses regarding the matter, Sheriff Begole shared his office’s position on the governor’s extension orders. Begole noted, “With limited resources, staffing and facilities, our priority focus will be on enforcing duly passed laws for the protection of Shiawassee County citizens. I have decided, within my authority, that our office cannot and will not divert our primary resources and efforts towards enforcement of Governor Whitmer’s executive orders.”
Begole added that the Michigan legislature did not extend the state of emergency beyond April 30, as required by law, and that the legality of the governor’s order is a judicial branch determination. Additionally, he noted it is the responsibility of the sheriff’s office “to serve and protect the citizens of Shiawassee County and to ensure their rights as described in both the state and federal Constitution.”
The move comes about a week after two county sheriffs in Arizona, citing the Constitution, said they would not enforce Governor Doug Ducey’s (R-AZ) stay-at-home order, and days after a California sheriff said he would not enforce similar coronavirus measures in the state because it was “time to get back to opening up.”
Governor Whitmer also recently failed to stop a 77-year-old barber from opening up his shop in what the barber said was a bid to save his livelihood and family. In that situation, Sheriff Begole had announced he would not use his manpower to shut down the barber’s business. Later, a judge also ruled in the barber’s favor.
Governor Whitmer issued an ominous warning to the citizens of Michigan, reminding everyone that the “state” grants business licenses, and that they should listen to the “state.”
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--AOC Joins Team Biden: Gets Top Campaign Spot To Push Radical ‘Green New Deal’

On Tuesday , presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden confirmed that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was working with his campaign to promote her socialist $ 93 trillion “ Green New Deal.
” Biden Reaches Out to AOC and the Far Left “ Ocasio-Cortez will co-chair a task force for Joe Biden ’ s campaign on climate change , a source with direct knowledge of the planning tells CNN , a move that adds progressive credentials to the former vice president ’ s effort to unify the party ahead of the general election , ” CNN reported .
“ The group is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bridge the divide between the polices of Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , who ended his White House bid last month.
” RELATED : Socialists Form PAC To Officially Take Over Democrats An aide for the New York Democrat said that AOC made the decision in conjunction with some progressive climate change activists .
Biden confirmed the Ocasio-Cortez news during an interview with News8 in Las Vegas , during which he also seemed to suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic was only affecting Democrats .
“ Well , the good news is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve set up joint committees together to deal with how we would deal with everything from , from the virus all the way down to education , the criminal justice system , the New Green Deal , etc , ” Biden said .
“ And we ’ ve got overwhelming support.
” How a Biden-AOC Alliance Could Backfire on Dems in Swing States Some with the Trump campaign noted that Biden ’ s apparent deal with the far-left of his party and embracing the Green New Deal might be bad news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be successful in November .
Trump 2020 Communications Director Tim Murtaugh shared the news and tweeted .
“ Narrator : ‘ Biden calculated that appeasing the radical left was more important than winning industrial Midwest states or states that depend on energy industries for jobs.
’ Voters in PA , Ohio , Michigan will love hearing that AOC is coming for their jobs.
” Biden told News8 in Las Vegas , “ I mean we ’ re more united today than almost every , every single person who competed in the primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the country for me using their digital media to promote our campaign , and I ’ m working with Bernie and with his people.
” Biden continued while looking down at notes , “ And so we ’ ve made some changes , we ’ ve listened to Bernie supporters and , you know , for example , we have , uh , you know , uh , congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez , she is on one of the panels as well and so I think we ’ re going to have a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and what they ’ re finding out now that the nomination process is de facto over , they ’ re finding out the positions I had on an awful lot of things were not accurately characterized and , uh , they ’ re feeling more comfortable with it.
” “ But I ’ m listening , I ’ m here , I need them and I hope they all will join us , ” the former vice president added .

On Tuesday, presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden confirmed that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was working with his campaign to promote her socialist $93 trillion “Green New Deal.”
Biden Reaches Out to AOC and the Far Left
“Ocasio-Cortez will co-chair a task force for Joe Biden’s campaign on climate change, a source with direct knowledge of the planning tells CNN, a move that adds progressive credentials to the former vice president’s effort to unify the party ahead of the general election,” CNN reported. “The group is one of several task forces being formed to bridge the divide between the polices of Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who ended his White House bid last month.”
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez will be serving as Sen. Sanders' representative on the committee convened by Biden dealing with climate policy, her spokeswoman said. https://t.co/xo5jsfOONa — NBC News (@NBCNews) May 13, 2020
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An aide for the New York Democrat said that AOC made the decision in conjunction with some progressive climate change activists.
Biden confirmed the Ocasio-Cortez news during an interview with News8 in Las Vegas, during which he also seemed to suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic was only affecting Democrats.
“Well, the good news is that Bernie has robustly endorsed me, we’ve set up joint committees together to deal with how we would deal with everything from, from the virus all the way down to education, the criminal justice system, the New Green Deal, etc,” Biden said. “And we’ve got overwhelming support.”
Joe Biden says he set up a joint committee with Bernie Sanders to discuss the "New Green Deal" and that Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC is on one of his policy panels. Make no mistake. Joe Biden is the bannerman for socialism. pic.twitter.com/NTHGGz9fg7 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 13, 2020
How a Biden-AOC Alliance Could Backfire on Dems in Swing States
Some with the Trump campaign noted that Biden’s apparent deal with the far-left of his party and embracing the Green New Deal might be bad news for jobs in states Democrats will need to be successful in November.
Trump 2020 Communications Director Tim Murtaugh shared the news and tweeted. “Narrator: ‘Biden calculated that appeasing the radical left was more important than winning industrial Midwest states or states that depend on energy industries for jobs.’ Voters in PA, Ohio, Michigan will love hearing that AOC is coming for their jobs.”
Narrator: “Biden calculated that appeasing the radical left was more important than winning industrial Midwest states or states that depend on energy industries for jobs.” Voters in PA, Ohio, Michigan will love hearing that AOC is coming for their jobs.https://t.co/fn9IUAr6Hm — Tim Murtaugh – Download the Trump 2020 app today! (@TimMurtaugh) May 13, 2020
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Biden Says Democrats are United
Biden told News8 in Las Vegas, “I mean we’re more united today than almost every, every single person who competed in the primary is now wholeheartedly endorsed me, campaigned around the country for me using their digital media to promote our campaign, and I’m working with Bernie and with his people.”
Biden continued while looking down at notes, “And so we’ve made some changes, we’ve listened to Bernie supporters and, you know, for example, we have, uh, you know, uh, congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, she is on one of the panels as well and so I think we’re going to have a very united party and my message to all, and what they’re finding out now that the nomination process is de facto over, they’re finding out the positions I had on an awful lot of things were not accurately characterized and, uh, they’re feeling more comfortable with it.”
“But I’m listening, I’m here, I need them and I hope they all will join us,” the former vice president added.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Rosie O’Donnell Defends Her Support Of Joe Biden Despite Tara Reade Allegations: ‘This Is Who We Hav

Rosie O’Donnell Defends Her Support Of Joe Biden Despite Tara Reade Allegations: ‘This Is Who We Have’

Actress and comedian Rosie O ’ Donnell , who is arguably better known for her obsessive hatred for President Donald Trump these days than anything she is doing in her fledgling acting career , spoke out this week to offer a pathetic defense for her support for Joe Biden , despite the fact that he has been accused of sexual assault .
O ’ Donnell has long claimed to be a feminist who believes women that claim to be victims of sexual assault , so it looks hypocritical that she is supporting Biden , who has been accused of digitally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staffer in his Senate office back in 1993 .
“ Now , him digitally penetrating her in the office ?
That ’ s a pretty big deal , you know ?
” O ’ Donnell told The Daily Beast .
O ’ Donnell went on to offer an endorsement of Biden that can only be described as unenthusiastic , admitting that she has issues with his age , cognitive decline , and “ some of the things in his reputation.
” “ He ’ s not my first choice and he was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else in the country who ’ s a Democrat , I will work for him and support him as much as I can , and do anything I can to help him be the elected president of the United States , ” O ’ Donnell said .
“ But is he my choice ?
No .
Do I have problems with his age ?
Yes .
With some of the things in his reputation ?
Yes .
With the fact that he doesn ’ t seem as cognitively on top of it as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Unsurprisingly , O ’ Donnell then shifted to her usual Trump-bashing ways , claiming that the current president has lowered the bar when it comes to how the occupant of the White House should behave .
“ The bar is at the curb thanks to Donald Trump , so [ Biden ’ s ] higher than the Trump bar , ” she said .
“ But I think there was a whole level of people , many of whom were running for that Democratic nomination , who would have been better than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Democrats only cared about “ believing women ” when Republicans like Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were being accused .
A shameless leftist like O ’ Donnell is willing to put an accused sexual abuser who they admit has cognitive issues in the White House , just in the hopes that they will finally be able to get rid of Trump .
This proves once and for all that Democrats would rather see our country fail than see President Trump succeed .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who is arguably better known for her obsessive hatred for President Donald Trump these days than anything she is doing in her fledgling acting career, spoke out this week to offer a pathetic defense for her support for Joe Biden, despite the fact that he has been accused of sexual assault.
O’Donnell has long claimed to be a feminist who believes women that claim to be victims of sexual assault, so it looks hypocritical that she is supporting Biden, who has been accused of digitally penetrating Tara Reade when she was a staffer in his Senate office back in 1993.
“Now, him digitally penetrating her in the office? That’s a pretty big deal, you know?” O’Donnell told The Daily Beast.
O’Donnell went on to offer an endorsement of Biden that can only be described as unenthusiastic, admitting that she has issues with his age, cognitive decline, and “some of the things in his reputation.”
“He’s not my first choice and he was not my second choice, but like everyone else in the country who’s a Democrat, I will work for him and support him as much as I can, and do anything I can to help him be the elected president of the United States,” O’Donnell said. “But is he my choice? No. Do I have problems with his age? Yes. With some of the things in his reputation? Yes. With the fact that he doesn’t seem as cognitively on top of it as one would hope a president would?”
Unsurprisingly, O’Donnell then shifted to her usual Trump-bashing ways, claiming that the current president has lowered the bar when it comes to how the occupant of the White House should behave. “The bar is at the curb thanks to Donald Trump, so [Biden’s] higher than the Trump bar,” she said. “But I think there was a whole level of people, many of whom were running for that Democratic nomination, who would have been better than him.”
This just goes to show that Democrats only cared about “believing women” when Republicans like Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were being accused. A shameless leftist like O’Donnell is willing to put an accused sexual abuser who they admit has cognitive issues in the White House, just in the hopes that they will finally be able to get rid of Trump.
This proves once and for all that Democrats would rather see our country fail than see President Trump succeed.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Rand Paul: I ‘Strongly Believe’ Obama Gave ‘Direct Oversight And Direct Permission For’ Russia Probe

Rand Paul: I ‘Strongly Believe’ Obama Gave ‘Direct Oversight And Direct Permission For’ Russia Probe And Flynn

Sen. Rand Paul says that he “ strongly believes ” that former President Barack Obama was behind the FBI ’ s illegitimate investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn .
Paul : ‘ I don ’ t believe any of this could have happened without President Obama ’ Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked Paul on Tuesday , “ Do you think that it is right to let the American people know who decided to unmask General Flynn from those phone call transcripts ?
” “ Absolutely and I don ’ t believe any of this could have happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I completely believe that not only did he know — and others have already said that he knew about the conversation , he knew about trying to go after General Flynn and that it was being directed from the White House.
” RELATED : Rand Paul Says President Trump Would Be ‘ Going Against The Law If He Didn ’ t Investigate The Bidens ’ “ So I have every expectation that President Obama is in the middle of this , ” Paul added .
“ But I think it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to Operation Crossfire Hurricane , the whole fake dossier and all the stuff , all of the FISA warrants that were I think improperly and illegally gotten started on the Trump campaign , I really strongly believe that President Obama gave specific and direct oversight and direct permission for this.
” “ Think about it .
We have never allowed a secret court to be used against a presidential campaign , ” Paul continued .
“ Don ’ t you think that was sensitive enough that it went all the way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , yes , the media have treated President Obama with kid gloves , ” he added .
“ Someone needs to ask him directly , did you approve of Operation Crossfire Hurricane ?
I think the answer is yes.
” MacCallum followed up , “ So , you know , I mean , to put the shoe on the other foot , a lot — do you have evidence of that ?
You say you ’ re sure that the president — the former president was involved in this , why are you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Well , we ’ ll find out .
I ’ m hoping that a lot of this will be declassified , but I have such a strong feeling that this was such a sensitive subject — he ’ s already admitted or admitted through people that worked for him , that the Flynn investigation he knew a lot about and they were asking him his permission.
” “ On the way out , Obama officials were all bragging , oh , we ’ re going to save the republic from this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , sending out information to all the intelligence communities about him and his involvement with Russia , ” Paul reminded viewers .
“ They either truly believed it… but I think it was directed by President Obama , ” Paul said .
“ And I think that ’ s what we ’ re going to discover .
”

Sen. Rand Paul says that he “strongly believes” that former President Barack Obama was behind the FBI’s illegitimate investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Paul: ‘I don’t believe any of this could have happened without President Obama’
Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked Paul on Tuesday, “Do you think that it is right to let the American people know who decided to unmask General Flynn from those phone call transcripts?”
“Absolutely and I don’t believe any of this could have happened without President Obama,” Paul said. “I completely believe that not only did he know — and others have already said that he knew about the conversation, he knew about trying to go after General Flynn and that it was being directed from the White House.”
RELATED: Rand Paul Says President Trump Would Be ‘Going Against The Law If He Didn’t Investigate The Bidens’
Rand Paul Flynn Case, Russia Probe: “But I think it’s worse. I think you go back to Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the whole fake dossier all of the FISA warrants, I really strongly believe that Obama gave direct oversight and direct permission for this.” https://t.co/8dhZlWLy73 — Sandpiper👑✝✡🐕🐈❤ (@darhar981) May 13, 2020
“So I have every expectation that President Obama is in the middle of this,” Paul added. “But I think it’s worse. I think you go back to Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the whole fake dossier and all the stuff, all of the FISA warrants that were I think improperly and illegally gotten started on the Trump campaign, I really strongly believe that President Obama gave specific and direct oversight and direct permission for this.”
‘The media have treated President Obama with kid gloves’
“Think about it. We have never allowed a secret court to be used against a presidential campaign,” Paul continued. “Don’t you think that was sensitive enough that it went all the way to the very top?”
“So, yes, the media have treated President Obama with kid gloves,” he added. “Someone needs to ask him directly, did you approve of Operation Crossfire Hurricane? I think the answer is yes.”
MacCallum followed up, “So, you know, I mean, to put the shoe on the other foot, a lot — do you have evidence of that? You say you’re sure that the president — the former president was involved in this, why are you so sure?”
Rand Paul believes Obama gave "direct permission" for FBI Russia investigation, including Flynn unmasking, FISA warrants https://t.co/IKaDFy9abE — Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 13, 2020
RELATED: Howard Stern: I Don’t Hate Trump, I Hate His Supporters
Sen. Paul replied, “Well, we’ll find out. I’m hoping that a lot of this will be declassified, but I have such a strong feeling that this was such a sensitive subject — he’s already admitted or admitted through people that worked for him, that the Flynn investigation he knew a lot about and they were asking him his permission.”
“On the way out, Obama officials were all bragging, oh, we’re going to save the republic from this guy Donald Trump by, you know, sending out information to all the intelligence communities about him and his involvement with Russia,” Paul reminded viewers.
“They either truly believed it… but I think it was directed by President Obama,” Paul said. “And I think that’s what we’re going to discover.”


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Howard Stern: I Don’t Hate Trump, I Hate His Supporters

Shock jock Howard Stern went on an expletive fueled rant against Trump supporters , claiming the President hates them just about as much as he does .
Stern made the comments during a Tuesday broadcast on his SiriusXM show .
The radio host claims the President ’ s celebrity lifestyle means he can ’ t possibly associate with the common folk .
“ One thing Donald loves is celebrities , he loves the famous .
He loves it .
He loves to be in the mix , ” Stern told his listeners , a fact many people already grasp .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the people Trump despises most , love him the most , ” he continued .
“ The people who are voting for Trump for the most part … he wouldn ’ t even let them in a f****** hotel .
He ’ d be disgusted by them.
” RELATED : NBC ’ s Chuck Todd Apologizes For Deceptive Video After Trump Calls For His Firing , Blames CBS After suggesting the proof of his claims lies in the fact that “ people who look like you , ” the average Trump supporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Stern really let loose .
“ I don ’ t hate Donald , ” Stern said .
“ I hate you for voting for him , for not having intelligence.
” “ I hate you , ” he continued speaking to the President ’ s supporters .
“ I don ’ t want you hear .
I want to build a wall and throw you the f*** out.
” He suggested the patriotic thing for Trump to do would be to resign by admitting , “ ‘ I ’ m in over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to be president anymore . '
” RELATED : Mitch McConnell : ‘ Classless ’ Obama Should Have ‘ Kept His Mouth Shut ’ About Trump Stern ’ s main point of contention seems to be the President ’ s coronavirus response , in which he admits to being duped by the media into thinking Trump advised people to drink bleach .
Stern , after all , isn ’ t exactly a Mensa candidate .
“ I ’ ll vote for the wall over a guy [ Trump ] who tells me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mouth , ” he said in a broadcast last month .
Stern explained that he ’ s “ all in ” for Joe Biden in the upcoming election , while joking that he wished the president and his followers would all drink bleach at a rally and die .
The man who built his entire career on trying to get people to react to outrageous comments seems to be in the minority on this .
A recent poll shows that more Americans trust the President on handling the coronavirus crisis than they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his listeners as well .

Shock jock Howard Stern went on an expletive fueled rant against Trump supporters, claiming the President hates them just about as much as he does.
Stern made the comments during a Tuesday broadcast on his SiriusXM show.
The radio host claims the President’s celebrity lifestyle means he can’t possibly associate with the common folk.
“One thing Donald loves is celebrities, he loves the famous. He loves it. He loves to be in the mix,” Stern told his listeners, a fact many people already grasp.
“The oddity in all of this is the people Trump despises most, love him the most,” he continued. “The people who are voting for Trump for the most part … he wouldn’t even let them in a f****** hotel. He’d be disgusted by them.”
Howard Stern – “The oddity in all of this is the people Trump despises most, love him the most,” pic.twitter.com/jUqGlxW65J — エルマー (@just_elmer) May 13, 2020
RELATED: NBC’s Chuck Todd Apologizes For Deceptive Video After Trump Calls For His Firing, Blames CBS
Howard Hates You
After suggesting the proof of his claims lies in the fact that “people who look like you,” the average Trump supporter, do not get invites to Mar-a-Lago, Stern really let loose.
“I don’t hate Donald,” Stern said. “I hate you for voting for him, for not having intelligence.”
“I hate you,” he continued speaking to the President’s supporters. “I don’t want you hear. I want to build a wall and throw you the f*** out.”
He suggested the patriotic thing for Trump to do would be to resign by admitting, “‘I’m in over my head and I don’t want to be president anymore.'”
RELATED: Mitch McConnell: ‘Classless’ Obama Should Have ‘Kept His Mouth Shut’ About Trump
Stern’s Problem
Stern’s main point of contention seems to be the President’s coronavirus response, in which he admits to being duped by the media into thinking Trump advised people to drink bleach.
Stern, after all, isn’t exactly a Mensa candidate.
“I’ll vote for the wall over a guy [Trump] who tells me that I should pour Clorox into my mouth,” he said in a broadcast last month.
Stern explained that he’s “all in” for Joe Biden in the upcoming election, while joking that he wished the president and his followers would all drink bleach at a rally and die.
The man who built his entire career on trying to get people to react to outrageous comments seems to be in the minority on this. A recent poll shows that more Americans trust the President on handling the coronavirus crisis than they do Biden.
Maybe Stern hates most Americans and his listeners as well.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--AOC Loses Progressive Ballot Line After Failing To Secure 15 Signatures

In a rather politically embarrassing moment , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been kicked off the progressive union-backed Working Families Party ( WFP ) ballot line because she couldn ’ t get enough signatures .
A Queens judge made the decision to remove her name after New York ’ s most famous socialist was unable to obtain the 15 signatures necessary to secure the line .
She received a mere 14 , then had one removed .
Ocasio-Cortez ’ s name will not appear on the WFP ballot line either for the June primary or in the November general election , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Michelle Caruso-Cabrera .
RELATED : AOC Challenger Slams Her For Vote Against Stimulus Bill : ‘ How Out Of Touch Can You Be ?
’ What Does It Mean ?
There are dueling schools of thought over the impact this blunder will have on AOC ’ s re-election prospects .
The New York Times reports : “ The loss of the ballot line will make no discernible difference in her re-election bid ; she is still heavily favored to win the Democratic primary and the general election.
” Fox News , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ a blow to her potentially competitive Democratic primary fight.
” Ocasio-Cortez campaign , meanwhile , says the inability to secure 15 signatures , a number lowered through an executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo due to the coronavirus pandemic , will have “ no real impact on our race.
” They chalked the error up to the crisis .
“ As the pandemic was erupting , we did not believe it was appropriate to put canvassers or voters ’ health at risk , ” asserted a spokeswoman .
“ We stopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect our ability to help in the Democratic primary.
” Caruso-Cabrera celebrated the news , alleging that the AOC camp “ is in shock.
” “ She has hurt working people of the Bronx and Queens with her votes and creates disunity within our party , ” Caruso-Cabrera said .
“ Her own campaign spokesman ran away from her in March .
No wonder why pro-union forces don ’ t want her and neither do our neighborhoods.
” While the Times insists there will be nothing to this ballot issue , they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant “ gaffe ” especially considering she has “ every move … scrutinized by both sides of the political spectrum.
” Ocasio-Cortez , in an interview with New York Magazine earlier this year , complained that her popularity is so immense she “ can ’ t go outside anymore.
” Perhaps if she went outside for a couple of hours on any given day she could have found those 15 people to support her for the WFP ballot line .

In a rather politically embarrassing moment, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been kicked off the progressive union-backed Working Families Party (WFP) ballot line because she couldn’t get enough signatures.
A Queens judge made the decision to remove her name after New York’s most famous socialist was unable to obtain the 15 signatures necessary to secure the line.
She received a mere 14, then had one removed.
Ocasio-Cortez’s name will not appear on the WFP ballot line either for the June primary or in the November general election, according to an attorney for her Democrat opponent, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera gets AOC knocked off Working Families Party’s ballot line https://t.co/caLyerktGW pic.twitter.com/6iEZE1mY6v — New York Post (@nypost) May 12, 2020
RELATED: AOC Challenger Slams Her For Vote Against Stimulus Bill: ‘How Out Of Touch Can You Be?’
What Does It Mean?
There are dueling schools of thought over the impact this blunder will have on AOC’s re-election prospects.
The New York Times reports: “The loss of the ballot line will make no discernible difference in her re-election bid; she is still heavily favored to win the Democratic primary and the general election.”
Fox News, on the other hand, writes the mistake is “a blow to her potentially competitive Democratic primary fight.”
Ocasio-Cortez campaign, meanwhile, says the inability to secure 15 signatures, a number lowered through an executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo due to the coronavirus pandemic, will have “no real impact on our race.”
They chalked the error up to the crisis.
“As the pandemic was erupting, we did not believe it was appropriate to put canvassers or voters’ health at risk,” asserted a spokeswoman. “We stopped collecting signatures — knowing it would not affect our ability to help in the Democratic primary.”
What are you waiting for @AOC? Are you scared to debate me one on one? https://t.co/t1Hg9UsOBA — Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (@MCaruso_Cabrera) May 13, 2020
RELATED: Rand Paul Slams Blanket Lockdowns, Tells Fauci He’s Not The ‘End-All’
Her Opponent Celebrates
Caruso-Cabrera celebrated the news, alleging that the AOC camp “is in shock.”
“She has hurt working people of the Bronx and Queens with her votes and creates disunity within our party,” Caruso-Cabrera said. “Her own campaign spokesman ran away from her in March. No wonder why pro-union forces don’t want her and neither do our neighborhoods.”
While the Times insists there will be nothing to this ballot issue, they do concede AOC’s campaign made a significant “gaffe” especially considering she has “every move … scrutinized by both sides of the political spectrum.”
Ocasio-Cortez, in an interview with New York Magazine earlier this year, complained that her popularity is so immense she “can’t go outside anymore.”
Perhaps if she went outside for a couple of hours on any given day she could have found those 15 people to support her for the WFP ballot line.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Report: Declassified Information Shows John Brennan ‘Suppressed’ Intel Suggesting Russia Wanted Hill

Report: Declassified Information Shows John Brennan ‘Suppressed’ Intel Suggesting Russia Wanted Hillary To Win

Fox News reporter Ed Henry revealed Tuesday that newly declassified information suggests former CIA Director John Brennan “ suppressed ” intelligence indicating Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election .
The information , reportedly declassified by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell , calls into question conventional wisdom put out by intelligence agencies that Russia ’ s interference was designed to help carry President Trump to victory .
Henry told Fox host Tucker Carlson that Brennan “ also had intel saying , actually , Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win because she was a known quantity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Vladimir Putin ’ s team thought she was more malleable , while candidate Donald Trump was unpredictable.
” Henry ’ s reporting seems to confirm the information contained in an op-ed written last month by Fred Fleitz , a former CIA officer and National Security Council chief of staff .
House Intelligence Committee members , according to Fleitz , told him that Brennan “ suppressed facts or analysis that showed why it was not in Russia ’ s interests to support Trump and why Putin stood to benefit from Hillary Clinton ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me that Brennan suppressed that intelligence over the objections of CIA analysts , ” he added .
RELATED : Mitch McConnell : ‘ Classless ’ Obama Should Have ‘ Kept His Mouth Shut ’ About Trump Henry acknowledged that there is some skepticism surrounding the reports .
“ There are a lot of critics out there saying this is hype , there ’ s nothing here , ” he told Carlson before adding there are also “ people on the inside ” that say “ there ’ s a whole lot more coming.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he concluded .
RELATED : Limbaugh : Obama Flailing With Criticism Of Trump Because He Got Caught In Collusion Hoax The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a report , released last month , which “ presents a coherent and well-constructed intelligence basis for the case of unprecedented Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
” “ Donald Trump continues to call all these things hoaxes .
They ’ re not , ” Brennan told Politico following the release of that report .
“ The only hoax is his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the hoax.
” Trump critics in Washington have often noted that ’ 17 intelligence agencies ’ concluded that Russia had interfered in the election to help the President defeat Clinton .
Henry said his reporting , backed by a separate intelligence source who confirmed the information , however , “ could get sticky ” for Brennan .
“ There ’ s other intel that may have been more serious suggesting that Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win , rather than balancing that out in the assessment they put out there in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia wanted Trump to win , ” Henry said .
Grenell has been working on declassifying several batches of documents , recently doing so with a list of former Obama administration officials who ‘ unmasked ’ President Trump ’ s one-time national security adviser Michael Flynn .

Fox News reporter Ed Henry revealed Tuesday that newly declassified information suggests former CIA Director John Brennan “suppressed” intelligence indicating Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election.
The information, reportedly declassified by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, calls into question conventional wisdom put out by intelligence agencies that Russia’s interference was designed to help carry President Trump to victory.
Henry told Fox host Tucker Carlson that Brennan “also had intel saying, actually, Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win because she was a known quantity, she had been secretary of state, and Vladimir Putin’s team thought she was more malleable, while candidate Donald Trump was unpredictable.”
Suppressed Facts
Henry’s reporting seems to confirm the information contained in an op-ed written last month by Fred Fleitz, a former CIA officer and National Security Council chief of staff.
House Intelligence Committee members, according to Fleitz, told him that Brennan “suppressed facts or analysis that showed why it was not in Russia’s interests to support Trump and why Putin stood to benefit from Hillary Clinton’s election.”
“They also told me that Brennan suppressed that intelligence over the objections of CIA analysts,” he added.
Fox News’s Ed Henry reported Trump spy chief Richard Grenell is declassifying info that shows ex-CIA Director John Brennan “suppressed” intel on Russia wanting Clinton to win in2016. Says insiders dismiss it’s “hype” and there’s more coming – https://t.co/pZS0qri1eO @dcexaminer pic.twitter.com/RPcAkPdx9b — Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) May 13, 2020
RELATED: Mitch McConnell: ‘Classless’ Obama Should Have ‘Kept His Mouth Shut’ About Trump
Bombshell?
Henry acknowledged that there is some skepticism surrounding the reports.
“There are a lot of critics out there saying this is hype, there’s nothing here,” he told Carlson before adding there are also “people on the inside” that say “there’s a whole lot more coming.”
“This could be a bombshell,” he concluded.
Thank you @edhenry for confirming my Fox News op-ed on @TuckerCarlson tonight that there is a @HouseIntelComm report that @JohnBrennan suppressed intel that Putin wanted Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election. @RichardGrenell may release this report. https://t.co/vGqNQ0FIiv — Fred Fleitz (@FredFleitz) May 13, 2020
RELATED: Limbaugh: Obama Flailing With Criticism Of Trump Because He Got Caught In Collusion Hoax
Russia Interference
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a report, released last month, which “presents a coherent and well-constructed intelligence basis for the case of unprecedented Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.”
“Donald Trump continues to call all these things hoaxes. They’re not,” Brennan told Politico following the release of that report. “The only hoax is his representation of the facts. That’s the hoax.”
Trump critics in Washington have often noted that ’17 intelligence agencies’ concluded that Russia had interfered in the election to help the President defeat Clinton.
Henry said his reporting, backed by a separate intelligence source who confirmed the information, however, “could get sticky” for Brennan.
“There’s other intel that may have been more serious suggesting that Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win, rather than balancing that out in the assessment they put out there in that assessment, and set the narrative that Russia wanted Trump to win,” Henry said.
Grenell has been working on declassifying several batches of documents, recently doing so with a list of former Obama administration officials who ‘unmasked’ President Trump’s one-time national security adviser Michael Flynn.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--NBC’s Chuck Todd Apologizes For Deceptive Video After Trump Calls For His Firing, Blames CBS

NBC News anchor Chuck Todd made an on-air apology after his show admitted to deceptively editing a video of remarks made by Attorney General William Barr .
“ I want to take a moment to talk about something that occurred on Sunday ’ s edition of ‘ Meet the Press , ' ” he began telling viewers on Tuesday .
Todd then placed full blame for the clip in question on CBS .
“ Now , we did not edit that out .
That was not our edit .
We didn ’ t include it because we only saw the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air , ” Todd explained .
“ We should have looked at both and checked for a full transcript , a mistake I wish we had not made … ” RELATED : President Trump Demands Chuck Todd Be Fired After NBC Admits To Deceptively Editing Video Of AG Barr The clip involved CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge asking Barr how history would judge the Justice Department after their decision to drop its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn .
Barr replied with a laugh , “ Well , history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it largely depends on who ’ s writing the history , ” at which point the clip was cut .
Todd used the clip to suggest Barr was “ almost admitting that , yeah , this was a political job.
” Both CBS , NBC , and anyone with a working set of eyes , however , could see that Barr was still talking after that , even though the volume had been muted briefly and the video cut .
“ I think a fair history would say it was a good decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Barr added unbeknownst to Todd ’ s viewers .
“ It upheld the standards of the Department of Justice , and it undid what was an injustice.
” The NBC anchor finally pointed out the exclusion of key context to the AG ’ s comments .
“ The second part of the attorney general ’ s answer would have put it in the proper context and had I seen that part of the interview , I would not have framed the conversation the way I did , ” acknowledged Todd .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his colleagues at CBS , Todd would like you to know he ’ s very sorry for the error of his ways .
“ I am obviously very sorry for that mistake .
We strive to do better going forward , ” he claimed .
Fair enough .
It ’ s conceivable that the staff at “ Meet the Press ” said ‘ wait until you see this clip ’ and in his haste , Todd ran with it .
Of course , it ’ s just as conceivable that the staff said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a false narrative ’ and Todd said ‘ great , let ’ s run with it !
’ Which scenario do you believe ?
President Trump on Monday called for Todd ’ s firing after the deceptively edited clip had been aired .
Tagging the FCC an Chairman Ajit Pai , Trump tweeted , “ Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd should be FIRED by ‘ Concast ’ ( NBC ) for this fraud.
” “ He knew exactly what he was doing , ” he added .

NBC News anchor Chuck Todd made an on-air apology after his show admitted to deceptively editing a video of remarks made by Attorney General William Barr.
“I want to take a moment to talk about something that occurred on Sunday’s edition of ‘Meet the Press,'” he began telling viewers on Tuesday.
Todd then placed full blame for the clip in question on CBS.
“Now, we did not edit that out. That was not our edit. We didn’t include it because we only saw the shorter of two clips that CBS did air,” Todd explained. “We should have looked at both and checked for a full transcript, a mistake I wish we had not made …”
RELATED: President Trump Demands Chuck Todd Be Fired After NBC Admits To Deceptively Editing Video Of AG Barr
Deceptive
The clip involved CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge asking Barr how history would judge the Justice Department after their decision to drop its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Barr replied with a laugh, “Well, history is written by the winners, so it largely depends on who’s writing the history,” at which point the clip was cut.
Todd used the clip to suggest Barr was “almost admitting that, yeah, this was a political job.”
Both CBS, NBC, and anyone with a working set of eyes, however, could see that Barr was still talking after that, even though the volume had been muted briefly and the video cut.
“I think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law,” Barr added unbeknownst to Todd’s viewers. “It upheld the standards of the Department of Justice, and it undid what was an injustice.”
The NBC anchor finally pointed out the exclusion of key context to the AG’s comments.
“The second part of the attorney general’s answer would have put it in the proper context and had I seen that part of the interview, I would not have framed the conversation the way I did,” acknowledged Todd.
Today on Meet The Press, @chucktodd wildly took context out of an answer AG Bill Barr gave about his decision to drop the case into Gen. Michael Flynn. I cut Todd’s segment along with Barr’s full answer together. Look at how blatantly dishonest this is. pic.twitter.com/tODOEwL48V — Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 10, 2020
RELATED: Trump Shares Message Suggesting It’s Time To Investigate ‘Obamagate’
Very Sorry
Despite pointing the finger of blame at his colleagues at CBS, Todd would like you to know he’s very sorry for the error of his ways.
“I am obviously very sorry for that mistake. We strive to do better going forward,” he claimed.
Fair enough. It’s conceivable that the staff at “Meet the Press” said ‘wait until you see this clip’ and in his haste, Todd ran with it.
Of course, it’s just as conceivable that the staff said ‘CBS helpfully clipped this to create a false narrative’ and Todd said ‘great, let’s run with it!’
Which scenario do you believe?
WATCH: NBC’s @ChuckTodd just gave an on-air apology for @MeetThePress‘s deceptive Barr edit, blaming partial CBS clips. He called it “a mistake that I wish we hadn’t made and one wish that I hadn’t made… I obviously am very sorry for that mistake.” pic.twitter.com/q55eHN7tMA — TV News HQ (@TVNewsHQ) May 12, 2020
President Trump on Monday called for Todd’s firing after the deceptively edited clip had been aired.
Tagging the FCC an Chairman Ajit Pai, Trump tweeted, “Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd should be FIRED by ‘Concast’ (NBC) for this fraud.”
“He knew exactly what he was doing,” he added.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Obliterates Sen. Warren For Inflating Infection And Death Toll N

WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Obliterates Sen. Warren For Inflating Infection And Death Toll Numbers At COVID-19 Hearing

Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) blatantly used inflated infection and death toll numbers during the Senate coronavirus hearing on Tuesday , and it didn ’ t take long for this to come back to bite her .
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany wasted no time in calling out Warren hours later for what she had done , saying at her daily press briefing that she had personally ran the senator ’ s “ funny numbers ” by White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx .
“ Elizabeth Warren erroneously said there were 25,000 new cases today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20,000 .
Sen. Warren said there were 2,000 deaths , in fact , there have been less than a thousand — I spoke with Dr. Birx about that , ” McEnany said .
“ I would encourage our Democratic colleagues and all Americans to make sure we are putting out good information because it does have consequences.
” Warren used the falsely large numbers while talking to Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , during a hearing with the Senate Health , Education , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I understand it , we have about 25,000 new infections a day and over 2,000 deaths a day…and some are estimating we could be at 200,000 cases a day by June , ” Warren said .
Fauci immediately shut down the 200,000 figure , saying that he expected the number of cases to be much lower by June .
Though Warren did not say from where she had derived her numbers , the 200,000 figure is identical to one that was in the draft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This report was immediately disavowed by both the White House and the CDC , who admitted that the numbers were not accurate .
McEnany has only been the White House press secretary for a few days , but she is already showing that she is a force to be reckoned with .
After this verbal beatdown , Warren will definitely be thinking twice before she goes after the president with lies again .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13 , 2020 .
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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) blatantly used inflated infection and death toll numbers during the Senate coronavirus hearing on Tuesday, and it didn’t take long for this to come back to bite her.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany wasted no time in calling out Warren hours later for what she had done, saying at her daily press briefing that she had personally ran the senator’s “funny numbers” by White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx.
“Elizabeth Warren erroneously said there were 25,000 new cases today, in fact, there were less than 20,000. Sen. Warren said there were 2,000 deaths, in fact, there have been less than a thousand — I spoke with Dr. Birx about that,” McEnany said. “I would encourage our Democratic colleagues and all Americans to make sure we are putting out good information because it does have consequences.”
.@PressSec: “I heard some funny numbers from Sen. Warren…I would encourage our Democratic colleagues and all Americans to make sure we are putting out good information because it does have consequences.” pic.twitter.com/ht6EniWXDf — TheBlaze (@theblaze) May 12, 2020
Warren used the falsely large numbers while talking to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a hearing with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “As I understand it, we have about 25,000 new infections a day and over 2,000 deaths a day…and some are estimating we could be at 200,000 cases a day by June,” Warren said.
Fauci immediately shut down the 200,000 figure, saying that he expected the number of cases to be much lower by June.
Though Warren did not say from where she had derived her numbers, the 200,000 figure is identical to one that was in the draft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that was leaked to the media last week. This report was immediately disavowed by both the White House and the CDC, who admitted that the numbers were not accurate.
McEnany has only been the White House press secretary for a few days, but she is already showing that she is a force to be reckoned with. After this verbal beatdown, Warren will definitely be thinking twice before she goes after the president with lies again.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--Maxine Waters Slips Up – Admits Democrats Don’t Want Businesses ‘Opened Back Up’

In her latest deranged attempt to attack President Donald Trump and his supporters , Rep. Maxine Waters ( D-CA ) slipped up and accidentally admitted that she and her fellow Democrats don ’ t actually want businesses to be “ opened back up.
” This confirms what many of us have known to be true all along : Democrats are willing to see our country fail just in the hopes that it will get Trump removed from office come November .
While appearing on Spectrum News 1 ’ s “ Inside the Issues , ” Waters began her rant by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ashamed of themselves for trying to get their states reopened .
“ You know our governors are under great stress , ” she said , according to Breitbart News .
“ The protests that have been organized , the protests trying to intimidate our governors to open up everything are protests where the people participating in that should be ashamed of themselves .
They should not be encouraged in any way .
They should not be encouraged from the top leadership of this country to go out and do that.
” That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real goal is amidst this pandemic : “ I know the pressure is on .
I know that you ’ re trying to hold the line .
I want you to hold the line .
I don ’ t want to see these establishments opened back up .
I want the federal government to join with the cities and the states to support these families in every way that we can .
I do want a moratorium on rent evictions .
I have a huge bill .
I have a $ 100 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t want them to risk their properties , many of them have bought a small number of units , ten units , four units as retirement property .
I know that they need to pay their mortgages .
I am going to absolutely see to it that they are reimbursed , that they are paid for the moratorium on evictions on their apartments [ emphasis added ] .
” The protesters that Waters is trying to shame are Americans who just want to go back to work .
They pose a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however , because the last thing she wants to see is this country up and running again .
Instead , she wants to drag this lockdown on for as long as possible because she feels that it will increase the chances of Trump losing in the election .
Democrats like Waters don ’ t care that millions of Americans are suffering right now ; all they care about is forcing their own radical agendas upon us .
We can ’ t let them get away with it .
This piece was written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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In her latest deranged attempt to attack President Donald Trump and his supporters, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) slipped up and accidentally admitted that she and her fellow Democrats don’t actually want businesses to be “opened back up.” This confirms what many of us have known to be true all along: Democrats are willing to see our country fail just in the hopes that it will get Trump removed from office come November.
While appearing on Spectrum News 1’s “Inside the Issues,” Waters began her rant by saying that Trump and lockdown protesters should be ashamed of themselves for trying to get their states reopened.
“You know our governors are under great stress,” she said, according to Breitbart News. “The protests that have been organized, the protests trying to intimidate our governors to open up everything are protests where the people participating in that should be ashamed of themselves. They should not be encouraged in any way. They should not be encouraged from the top leadership of this country to go out and do that.”
That’s when Waters admitted what her real goal is amidst this pandemic:
“I know the pressure is on. I know that you’re trying to hold the line. I want you to hold the line. I don’t want to see these establishments opened back up. I want the federal government to join with the cities and the states to support these families in every way that we can. I do want a moratorium on rent evictions. I have a huge bill. I have a $100 billion bill to pay the landlords. We don’t want them to risk their properties, many of them have bought a small number of units, ten units, four units as retirement property. I know that they need to pay their mortgages. I am going to absolutely see to it that they are reimbursed, that they are paid for the moratorium on evictions on their apartments [emphasis added].”
The protesters that Waters is trying to shame are Americans who just want to go back to work. They pose a huge threat to Waters and her agenda, however, because the last thing she wants to see is this country up and running again. Instead, she wants to drag this lockdown on for as long as possible because she feels that it will increase the chances of Trump losing in the election.
Democrats like Waters don’t care that millions of Americans are suffering right now; all they care about is forcing their own radical agendas upon us. We can’t let them get away with it.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-13--L.A. County’s COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order Will Likely Last Through July Or August, Official Says

Los Angeles County ’ s coronavirus stay-at-home orders won ’ t be ending anytime soon , according to one official who said “ with all certainty ” that they will extend through the next three months .
Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday that the orders will likely extend through July or August , according to the L.A. Times , adding that restrictions will be “ gradually relaxed ” under a five-step plan should the orders last through the summer .
“ Our hope is that by using the data we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the next three months , ” she said .
“ But without widely available therapeutic testing for the coronavirus or rapid at-home testing versions that would allow people to test themselves daily , it seems unlikely that restrictions would be completely eased.
” “ We are being guided by science and data that will safely move us forward along the road to recovery in a measured way—one that allows us to ensure that effective distancing and infection control measures are in place , ” Ferrer continued , going on to say that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to relaxing restrictions .
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger expressed hopes on Tuesday that there would be an easing of restrictions in the coming weeks .
“ I am eager to reopen more of L.A. County as soon as it ’ s safe to do so , in collaboration with our health experts , community leaders , businesses and residents , with best practices in place to ensure our overall health and well-being .
These decisions will be guided by the latest science and data collected , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the more our communities continue to comply , the sooner we can resume normalcy.
” L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti agreed with her , saying that city officials will begin adjusting orders to allow more activities as soon as they are able to .
“ We ’ re not moving past COVID-19 , we ’ re learning to live with it — and we will keep taking measured steps toward a new , safer reality in the days and weeks ahead , ” he said .
L.A. County , which is the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already begun easing some restrictions .
Places like retail shops and golf courses have been permitted to reopen as long as they adhere to certain rules , and hiking trails and beaches are set to reopen today with various social distancing measures in place .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Los Angeles County’s coronavirus stay-at-home orders won’t be ending anytime soon, according to one official who said “with all certainty” that they will extend through the next three months.
Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday that the orders will likely extend through July or August, according to the L.A. Times, adding that restrictions will be “gradually relaxed” under a five-step plan should the orders last through the summer.
“Our hope is that by using the data we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months,” she said. “But without widely available therapeutic testing for the coronavirus or rapid at-home testing versions that would allow people to test themselves daily, it seems unlikely that restrictions would be completely eased.”
“We are being guided by science and data that will safely move us forward along the road to recovery in a measured way—one that allows us to ensure that effective distancing and infection control measures are in place,” Ferrer continued, going on to say that local officials are counting on public compliance when it comes to relaxing restrictions.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger expressed hopes on Tuesday that there would be an easing of restrictions in the coming weeks. “I am eager to reopen more of L.A. County as soon as it’s safe to do so, in collaboration with our health experts, community leaders, businesses and residents, with best practices in place to ensure our overall health and well-being. These decisions will be guided by the latest science and data collected,” she said. “I’m confident that the more our communities continue to comply, the sooner we can resume normalcy.”
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti agreed with her, saying that city officials will begin adjusting orders to allow more activities as soon as they are able to. “We’re not moving past COVID-19, we’re learning to live with it — and we will keep taking measured steps toward a new, safer reality in the days and weeks ahead,” he said.
L.A. County, which is the most populous county in the U.S., has already begun easing some restrictions. Places like retail shops and golf courses have been permitted to reopen as long as they adhere to certain rules, and hiking trails and beaches are set to reopen today with various social distancing measures in place.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 13, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-14--Trump Beats Pelosi And Democrats In First Two COVID-Era U.S. House Races

President Donald Trump scored two proxy victories in Wisconsin and California on Tuesday as the mainstream media , with the noted exception of Fox News , ignored the wins to keep their base in the dark regarding the GOP and Trump victories .
These triumphs , in the middle of the virus crisis , show the still strong pull of the president and his policies .
Mike Garcia , a former Navy fighter pilot , flipped the seat from blue to red as he beat Christy Smith in the California 25th congressional district .
Tom Tiffany , a state senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin 7th congressional district in GOP hands .
The 25th was a high profile race as it is the former seat of Democrat Katie Hill who resigned because of a love triangle involving staffers .
The charge was that she used taxpayer time and resources to conduct the relationships .
National Democrats and Nancy Pelosi , as they consider California their private political preserve , put money and personnel into the race .
But it didn ’ t pay off and losing a seat in that deep blue state does not bode well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The question is , if they can ’ t hold on to an almost gim me seat against the specter of President Trump , how will they convince voters to reject the president in November ?
The Wisconsin seat is in strong Republican territory and was only open because GOP Rep. Sean Duffy decided to retire .
It is a safe bet for the fall .
In California , Garcia and Smith will face each other again in the fall .
These victories for the president will play out differently for both parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the president it will give them confidence that the Trump brand is still strong , especially with his base .
Because of the economic slowdown and horrible job numbers associated with the virus there have been some in DC GOP circles who have counseled caution and a defensive strategy .
These wins will kill that for now and the GOP is likely to , per the president ’ s wishes and inclinations , to go full bore against the Democrats and continue to mount a full-throated defense of the president and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political party composed of logical and calm pros they would look at these Trump wins and question some basic assumptions about their national message .
But they are not .
Granted , there are some smart pros left in the operational ranks .
But they are far eclipsed by the firebrands and ideologues who have extended their control from platform to command of the details of retail politics .
They will not advise a judicious analysis of events .
These GOP and Trump wins will enrage them and they will double down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also go out from the Speaker ’ s office to the press : make sure these events go down a memory hole .
Mention them briefly , if at all , and then forget them .
Pelosi will be obeyed by the likes of CNN and CBS .
So going into November , not counting any upcoming developments from the Durham probe that could make it worse for the Democrats , voters will see a confident winning president up against a party and its representatives who will screech gloom and doom and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president to blame .
That is not a formula for Democrat victory , as these two races have shown .
This piece was written by David Kamioner on May 14 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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President Donald Trump scored two proxy victories in Wisconsin and California on Tuesday as the mainstream media, with the noted exception of Fox News, ignored the wins to keep their base in the dark regarding the GOP and Trump victories.
These triumphs, in the middle of the virus crisis, show the still strong pull of the president and his policies.
Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, flipped the seat from blue to red as he beat Christy Smith in the California 25th congressional district.
Tom Tiffany, a state senator, beat Tricia Zunker to keep the Wisconsin 7th congressional district in GOP hands.
The 25th was a high profile race as it is the former seat of Democrat Katie Hill who resigned because of a love triangle involving staffers. The charge was that she used taxpayer time and resources to conduct the relationships.
National Democrats and Nancy Pelosi, as they consider California their private political preserve, put money and personnel into the race. But it didn’t pay off and losing a seat in that deep blue state does not bode well for their national chances in November.
The question is, if they can’t hold on to an almost gimme seat against the specter of President Trump, how will they convince voters to reject the president in November?
The Wisconsin seat is in strong Republican territory and was only open because GOP Rep. Sean Duffy decided to retire. It is a safe bet for the fall. In California, Garcia and Smith will face each other again in the fall.
These victories for the president will play out differently for both parties and their associates. For the GOP and the president it will give them confidence that the Trump brand is still strong, especially with his base.
Because of the economic slowdown and horrible job numbers associated with the virus there have been some in DC GOP circles who have counseled caution and a defensive strategy.
These wins will kill that for now and the GOP is likely to, per the president’s wishes and inclinations, to go full bore against the Democrats and continue to mount a full-throated defense of the president and his policies.
If the Democrats were a political party composed of logical and calm pros they would look at these Trump wins and question some basic assumptions about their national message. But they are not.
Granted, there are some smart pros left in the operational ranks. But they are far eclipsed by the firebrands and ideologues who have extended their control from platform to command of the details of retail politics.
They will not advise a judicious analysis of events. These GOP and Trump wins will enrage them and they will double down on the bile and invective.
The word will also go out from the Speaker’s office to the press: make sure these events go down a memory hole. Mention them briefly, if at all, and then forget them. Pelosi will be obeyed by the likes of CNN and CBS.
So going into November, not counting any upcoming developments from the Durham probe that could make it worse for the Democrats, voters will see a confident winning president up against a party and its representatives who will screech gloom and doom and point their desiccated bony fingers at the president to blame.
That is not a formula for Democrat victory, as these two races have shown.
This piece was written by David Kamioner on May 14, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-14--Joy Behar Outrageously Claims That President Trump ‘Only Cares About Being Re-Elected, Not How Many

Joy Behar Outrageously Claims That President Trump ‘Only Cares About Being Re-Elected, Not How Many People Will Die’

Joy Behar launched yet another outrageous attack on President Donald Trump on Thursday ’ s episode of “ The View , ” this time claiming that he does not care how many American lives are lost to COVID-19 .
The women of “ The View ” were talking about children returning to school when Behar had her latest anti-Trump meltdown .
“ Let ’ s see , do I listen to an immunologist and scientist , or do I listen to someone who suggests I inject myself with Lysol ?
Listen , I wonder if he ’ s sending Baron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mean , that would be an interesting thing to ask , ” she said , according to Breitbart News .
“ You know , we all know he ’ s a liar , and he only cares about being re-elected , not how many people will die .
So we do not listen to anything he says , subject number one.
” Not stopping there , Behar continued her rant by becoming even more unhinged : “ Now , 164 kids have gotten sick in 15 states , as you pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a corona-related disease .
It is particularly sinful to send black children back to school without adequate testing or without a vaccine because we now know that the black community is being impacted by this disease more than Caucasians , and there must be a very important reason .
I mean , there are some ideas floating around , but at the moment , we don ’ t know what it is , so the jury is still out on that .
So it ’ s dangerous for black children .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House now has 50 % incorrect testing , so the tests are not working .
There ’ s a lot of stuff that needs to be discussed before he ’ s ready to send my grandson back to school.
” Behar and her fellow liberals in the mainstream media have been gleefully blaming coronavirus deaths on Trump over the past few weeks despite the fact that the pandemic originated in China and has impacted virtually every country on Earth .
The leftist media clearly thinks that they can use this virus to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but we think they are in for a rude awakening come November , because the average American sees right through their nonsense .
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on May 14 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Joy Behar launched yet another outrageous attack on President Donald Trump on Thursday’s episode of “The View,” this time claiming that he does not care how many American lives are lost to COVID-19.
The women of “The View” were talking about children returning to school when Behar had her latest anti-Trump meltdown.
“Let’s see, do I listen to an immunologist and scientist, or do I listen to someone who suggests I inject myself with Lysol? Listen, I wonder if he’s sending Baron to school, by the way? I mean, that would be an interesting thing to ask,” she said, according to Breitbart News. “You know, we all know he’s a liar, and he only cares about being re-elected, not how many people will die. So we do not listen to anything he says, subject number one.”
Behar Continues To Rant
Not stopping there, Behar continued her rant by becoming even more unhinged:
“Now, 164 kids have gotten sick in 15 states, as you pointed out, in New York I think three from a corona-related disease. It is particularly sinful to send black children back to school without adequate testing or without a vaccine because we now know that the black community is being impacted by this disease more than Caucasians, and there must be a very important reason. I mean, there are some ideas floating around, but at the moment, we don’t know what it is, so the jury is still out on that. So it’s dangerous for black children. So let me just point out that the White House now has 50% incorrect testing, so the tests are not working. There’s a lot of stuff that needs to be discussed before he’s ready to send my grandson back to school.”
Behar and her fellow liberals in the mainstream media have been gleefully blaming coronavirus deaths on Trump over the past few weeks despite the fact that the pandemic originated in China and has impacted virtually every country on Earth.
The leftist media clearly thinks that they can use this virus to destroy Trump’s chances of reelection, but we think they are in for a rude awakening come November, because the average American sees right through their nonsense.
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on May 14, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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