westernjournal--2020-08-19--5 Left-Wing Lies That Twitter Refuses To Fact-Check

Over the past several years , the tech giant Twitter has repeatedly fact-checked the opinions of conservative voices , often labeling them “ misleading ” or “ false ” information .
Even President Donald Trump has been censored by the platform on multiple occasions , although whether , in fact , the president ’ s censored tweets were actually misleading is highly debatable .
Noticeably absent from Twitter ’ s platform are similar attempts to fact-check lies promoted by left-wing politicians and advocates .
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On Aug. 12 , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden shared an inaccurate account of Trump ’ s response to the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally in 2017 .
One person was killed at the two-day rally and more than 30 were injured .
Various groups of protesters were present , including members of the far-left coalition of so-called “ anti-fascist ” protesters known as antifa , as well as members of the “ alt-right.
” Biden ’ s take on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the establishment media three years ago and continues to be widely promoted by those among the president ’ s detractors who wish to label him a racist .
“ Three years ago today , white supremacists descended on Charlottesville with torches in hand and hate in their hearts .
Our president said they were ‘ very fine people , ’ ” Biden tweeted .
But the White House transcript of Trump ’ s remarks make it clear that he was in no way calling white supremacists “ very fine people.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that group , but you also had people that were very fine people , on both sides , ” Trump said at the time .
“ You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of , to them , a very , very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name.
” “ And you had people — and I ’ m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists .
OK ?
And the press has treated them absolutely unfairly.
” Despite the unequivocal evidence that Trump did not call racists “ very fine people , ” Biden ’ s tweet remains untouched by Twitter ’ s army of fact-checkers .
The Government Is Sabotaging the USPS RELATED : While Dems Dismiss Voter Fraud Threat , Man Arrested for Voting as His Dead Mother 3 Times In recent days , multiple Twitter users have argued that Trump is sabotaging the U.S .
Postal Service in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump voiced his concerns over the highly controversial practice of universal mail-in voting , multiple users have taken pictures of removed mailboxes in an attempt to highlight the alleged conspiracy .
Critics of universal mail-in voting point out that it is far more susceptible to ballot harvesting and fraud than absentee voting .
And as it turns out , the mass removal of mailboxes has been going on for years , dating back to the Obama administration .
The mailboxes are being removed due to their diminished use in today ’ s digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists have spent weeks rioting , mailboxes are being removed because of “ repeated vandalism , ” USPS spokesperson David Rupert said in a statement to KTTH , a local radio station .
Nonetheless , left-wing lies regarding this alleged Trump-USPS conspiracy remain largely free of any fact checks from Twitter .
All of the Arrested St. Paul Rioters Were “ From Out of State ” Twitter ’ s very own CEO , Jack Dorsey , retweeted this piece of false information , Fox Business reported .
The Twitter CEO had shared comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who falsely claimed on May 30 that every rioter arrested in his city the previous night during the fallout of the Twin Cities-area Black Lives Matter protests had been from “ out of state.
” After searching the online Hennepin County Jail log , KMSP-TV found that of the 45 persons arrested for rioting , unlawful assembly , stolen property , burglary or robbery on May 29 and May 30 , 38 had Minnesota addresses .
It appears that Twitter is unwilling to even fact-check their own people .
On Monday , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that former first lady Michelle Obama made during her keynote address at the opening night of the virtual Democratic National Convention .
“ They watch in horror as children are torn from their families and thrown into cages , ” Obama said about the American people .
The former first lady was correct in implying that Trump ’ s since-suspended “ zero-tolerance ” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border separated children from their parents , who were trying to cross into the U.S. illegally , in very high numbers .
What she failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ cages ” were built and developed during her husband ’ s administration .
In fact , those facilities were used for the very same purpose during the Obama-Biden administration — housing children at the border .
Leaving these facts out was highly misleading .
If the shoe were on the other foot , it ’ s likely that Twitter would have censored a conservative for sharing “ misleading information.
” Women Earn 80 Percent of What Men Make for Doing the Same Work Perhaps the most egregious of all of these lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left has been allowed to spread through Twitter unabated for years .
It ’ s true that on average , women earn roughly 80 cents for every dollar a man makes .
But what makes the claim false and misleading is when left-wingers such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders describe the discrepancy as a difference in pay for “ equal work.
” In reality , the 80 percent statistic ( it ’ s actually closer to 82 percent these days ) is not an accurate comparison of a woman and a man working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same work history .
Instead , it represents the median earnings of all full-time women compared to all full-time men , according to the Center for American Progress , a progressive policy institute .
This statistic fails to account for numerous variables , including job choice , years of experience , education , hours worked and continuous work experience , among many others .
Twitter ’ s failure to fact-check this popular left-wing lie , along with the others on this list , shows the company ’ s clear bias , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how often the social media giant censors conservative content .
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Over the past several years, the tech giant Twitter has repeatedly fact-checked the opinions of conservative voices, often labeling them “misleading” or “false” information.
Even President Donald Trump has been censored by the platform on multiple occasions, although whether, in fact, the president’s censored tweets were actually misleading is highly debatable.
Noticeably absent from Twitter’s platform are similar attempts to fact-check lies promoted by left-wing politicians and advocates.
Here are five blatant left-wing lies that Twitter refuses to fact-check:
Trump Called Racists “Very Fine People”
On Aug. 12, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden shared an inaccurate account of Trump’s response to the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally in 2017. One person was killed at the two-day rally and more than 30 were injured. Various groups of protesters were present, including members of the far-left coalition of so-called “anti-fascist” protesters known as antifa, as well as members of the “alt-right.”
Biden’s take on Trump’s response was widely spread by the establishment media three years ago and continues to be widely promoted by those among the president’s detractors who wish to label him a racist.
Three years ago today, white supremacists descended on Charlottesville with torches in hand and hate in their hearts. Our president said they were “very fine people.” It was clear then, and it’s clear now: We are in a battle for the soul of our nation, and we must win. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2020
“Three years ago today, white supremacists descended on Charlottesville with torches in hand and hate in their hearts. Our president said they were ‘very fine people,’” Biden tweeted.
But the White House transcript of Trump’s remarks make it clear that he was in no way calling white supremacists “very fine people.”
“You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides,” Trump said at the time. “You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name.”
“And you had people — and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally. But you had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists. OK? And the press has treated them absolutely unfairly.”
Despite the unequivocal evidence that Trump did not call racists “very fine people,” Biden’s tweet remains untouched by Twitter’s army of fact-checkers.
The Government Is Sabotaging the USPS
In recent days, multiple Twitter users have argued that Trump is sabotaging the U.S. Postal Service in order to steal the 2020 election.
After Trump voiced his concerns over the highly controversial practice of universal mail-in voting, multiple users have taken pictures of removed mailboxes in an attempt to highlight the alleged conspiracy.
Critics of universal mail-in voting point out that it is far more susceptible to ballot harvesting and fraud than absentee voting.
Over 100k likes and it’s a hoax. This is simply a photo of mailboxes at a refurbishing center, but @Twitter LOVES to let leftwing hoaxes go viral without fact-checking!https://t.co/WbWRWYx84z https://t.co/d8u99NgWZ3 — Steven Crowder (@scrowder) August 17, 2020
And as it turns out, the mass removal of mailboxes has been going on for years, dating back to the Obama administration. The mailboxes are being removed due to their diminished use in today’s digital world.
In Seattle, where left-wing activists have spent weeks rioting, mailboxes are being removed because of “repeated vandalism,” USPS spokesperson David Rupert said in a statement to KTTH, a local radio station.
While some Seattle activists — and even a former Senator — claim @realDonaldTrump was locking mailboxes in Seattle to stop people from voting, I found out the truth: the mailboxes were temp. disabled because Progressive activists kept vandalizing them.https://t.co/WK61TsPWZP — (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) August 19, 2020
Nonetheless, left-wing lies regarding this alleged Trump-USPS conspiracy remain largely free of any fact checks from Twitter.
All of the Arrested St. Paul Rioters Were “From Out of State”
Twitter’s very own CEO, Jack Dorsey, retweeted this piece of false information, Fox Business reported.
The Twitter CEO had shared comments from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, who falsely claimed on May 30 that every rioter arrested in his city the previous night during the fallout of the Twin Cities-area Black Lives Matter protests had been from “out of state.”
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter: “Every single person we arrested last night, I’m told, was from out of state.” pic.twitter.com/VxvZ8ayZRF — NBC News (@NBCNews) May 30, 2020
After searching the online Hennepin County Jail log, KMSP-TV found that of the 45 persons arrested for rioting, unlawful assembly, stolen property, burglary or robbery on May 29 and May 30, 38 had Minnesota addresses.
It appears that Twitter is unwilling to even fact-check their own people.
Michelle Obama and Kids in “Cages”
On Monday, an AP fact-check debunked a widely spread claim that former first lady Michelle Obama made during her keynote address at the opening night of the virtual Democratic National Convention.
“They watch in horror as children are torn from their families and thrown into cages,” Obama said about the American people.
Will Facebook, Instagram and Twitter put Fact Check labels on people posting clips of Michelle Obama’s speech? https://t.co/LUKmgQFDIA — Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 18, 2020
The former first lady was correct in implying that Trump’s since-suspended “zero-tolerance” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border separated children from their parents, who were trying to cross into the U.S. illegally, in very high numbers.
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What she failed to mention, however, is that those “cages” were built and developed during her husband’s administration.
In fact, those facilities were used for the very same purpose during the Obama-Biden administration — housing children at the border.
Leaving these facts out was highly misleading. If the shoe were on the other foot, it’s likely that Twitter would have censored a conservative for sharing “misleading information.”
Women Earn 80 Percent of What Men Make for Doing the Same Work
Perhaps the most egregious of all of these lies, the wage-gap myth promoted by the left has been allowed to spread through Twitter unabated for years.
It’s true that on average, women earn roughly 80 cents for every dollar a man makes.
But what makes the claim false and misleading is when left-wingers such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders describe the discrepancy as a difference in pay for “equal work.”
Women on average make just 80 cents for every dollar a man is paid, and it’s even lower for women of color: -61 cents for Black women
-57 cents for Native women
-53 cents for Latina women Equal pay for equal work is an issue of basic justice. #EqualPayDay — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 2, 2019
In reality, the 80 percent statistic (it’s actually closer to 82 percent these days) is not an accurate comparison of a woman and a man working the same job and same hours with the same work history.
Instead, it represents the median earnings of all full-time women compared to all full-time men, according to the Center for American Progress, a progressive policy institute.
This statistic fails to account for numerous variables, including job choice, years of experience, education, hours worked and continuous work experience, among many others.
Twitter’s failure to fact-check this popular left-wing lie, along with the others on this list, shows the company’s clear bias, which only appears more egregious when you consider how often the social media giant censors conservative content.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Trump Proclaims: ‘If You Can Protest in Person, You Can Vote in Person’

President Donald Trump has a message for Democrats who are pushing for universal mail-in-voting in response to the coronavirus pandemic : If people can safely show up to participate in protests , they can do the same at the polls .
The Republican president tweeted his message on Tuesday morning in the midst of the battle with Democrats over the use of mail-in ballots for the 2020 election .
“ IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERSON , YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON !
” Trump tweeted .
The tweet likely referenced the Black Lives Matter protests that were sparked by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck for roughly nine minutes during an arrest .
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Former New York City Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerik also retweeted a video of a demonstration against Trump ’ s opposition to mail-in-voting .
“ People can walk side-by-side , on top of each other , but they can not go vote and are left to corrupt voting by mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been largely discussed as people look for safe ways to hold the 2020 presidential election .
Whereas absentee ballots can be requested by voters , a ballot is automatically mailed to every eligible voter in a vote-by-mail system , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures .
Currently , there are five states that conduct all elections almost entirely by mail : Colorado , Hawaii , Oregon , Utah and Washington .
Democrats have been pushing for mail-in voting in the upcoming November elections .
At a virtual event in April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a self-identified nonpartisan organization led by former Obama administration officials and others , Michelle Obama said she wanted to make sure “ every single American can cast their vote and make their voice heard in this upcoming election.
” “ I don ’ t think you need me to tell you that this work is more urgent than ever before , ” Obama told viewers by phone .
“ No one should have to choose between casting their ballot and keeping themselves and their families and their communities safe.
” However , National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Anthony Fauci said that voting in person should be possible if the appropriate safety precautions are taken .
“ I think if carefully done , according to the guidelines , there ’ s no reason that I can see why that not be the case , ” Fauci told an ABC News reporter during a National Geographic event last week .
He added that people who are “ compromised physically or otherwise ” can use a mail-in ballot .
“ So there ’ s no reason why we shouldn ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Fauci said .
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President Donald Trump has a message for Democrats who are pushing for universal mail-in-voting in response to the coronavirus pandemic: If people can safely show up to participate in protests, they can do the same at the polls.
The Republican president tweeted his message on Tuesday morning in the midst of the battle with Democrats over the use of mail-in ballots for the 2020 election.
“IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON!” Trump tweeted.
The tweet likely referenced the Black Lives Matter protests that were sparked by the death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck for roughly nine minutes during an arrest.
IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2020
Former New York City Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerik also retweeted a video of a demonstration against Trump’s opposition to mail-in-voting.
“People can walk side-by-side, on top of each other, but they cannot go vote and are left to corrupt voting by mail,” he tweeted.
.@GovMurphy Please watch closely! This is going on all over the United States, including New Jersey, yet you are preventing us from going to the polls to vote. People can walk side-by-side, on top of each other, but they cannot go vote and are left to corrupt voting by mail. https://t.co/wezNI54B45 — Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) August 17, 2020
Mail-in voting has been largely discussed as people look for safe ways to hold the 2020 presidential election.
Whereas absentee ballots can be requested by voters, a ballot is automatically mailed to every eligible voter in a vote-by-mail system, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Currently, there are five states that conduct all elections almost entirely by mail: Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Democrats have been pushing for mail-in voting in the upcoming November elections.
At a virtual event in April organized by When We All Vote, a self-identified nonpartisan organization led by former Obama administration officials and others, Michelle Obama said she wanted to make sure “every single American can cast their vote and make their voice heard in this upcoming election.”
“I don’t think you need me to tell you that this work is more urgent than ever before,” Obama told viewers by phone. “No one should have to choose between casting their ballot and keeping themselves and their families and their communities safe.”
However, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said that voting in person should be possible if the appropriate safety precautions are taken.
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“I think if carefully done, according to the guidelines, there’s no reason that I can see why that not be the case,” Fauci told an ABC News reporter during a National Geographic event last week.
He added that people who are “compromised physically or otherwise” can use a mail-in ballot.
“So there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to vote in person or otherwise,” Fauci said.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Barr Announces Staggering Arrest Totals From DOJ’s ‘Operation Legend’

Over 1,000 people have been arrested and over 200 charged with a federal crime in major metropolitan cities since Operation Legend was launched by the Department of Justice in July , Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday .
“ Many of those arrests are for violent state crimes , including more than 90 homicides , like LeGend Taliferro ’ s , ” Barr said in a news conference , referencing the boy the operation is named after .
“ That ’ s more than 90 suspected killers who might still be on the streets without Operation Legend , and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started.
” The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives has also seized nearly 400 firearms .
Operation Legend was launched on July 8 as a “ sustained , systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative ” for federal law enforcement to work with state and local law enforcement officials “ to fight violent crime , ” according to a DOJ news release .
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It was named in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was shot and killed on June 29 in Kansas City , Missouri .
His suspected killer has been charged with second-degree murder , Fox News reported .
First started in Kansas City , the operation has expanded to Chicago , Cleveland , Detroit , Milwaukee , St. Louis and Indianapolis , as well as Albuquerque , New Mexico , and Memphis , Tennessee .
“ Operation Legend is the heart of the federal government ’ s response to this uptick in violent crime .
Its mission is to save lives , solve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our streets before they can claim more victims , ” Barr said , pointing to a rise in violent crime in many major cities .
“ Rather than demonizing or defunding police , we are supporting and strengthening our law enforcement partners at the state and local level.
” In Kansas City , 43 people have been charged with federal crimes , including drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm , and 17 people were arrested on homicide charges .
Sixteen people in Albuquerque and 32 people in Cleveland were charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defendants in Cleveland remain fugitives .
Twenty-two people were charged with federal crimes in Detroit , 25 in St. Louis and seven in Memphis .
Eleven people were charged with federal crimes in Milwaukee and 28 firearms were seized .
The latest numbers do not include Indianapolis , whose operation was announced Friday .
RELATED : FBI Official Pleads Guilty : Lawyer Doctored Email To Get FISA Warrant in Trump-Russia Probe “ Our work is just getting started , ” Barr said .
“ There is no more important mission for the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and enforcing the rule of law .
“ Through Operation Legend , we will continue working with our state and local partners to do just that.
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Over 1,000 people have been arrested and over 200 charged with a federal crime in major metropolitan cities since Operation Legend was launched by the Department of Justice in July, Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday.
“Many of those arrests are for violent state crimes, including more than 90 homicides, like LeGend Taliferro’s,” Barr said in a news conference, referencing the boy the operation is named after.
“That’s more than 90 suspected killers who might still be on the streets without Operation Legend, and in many cities the operation is just getting started.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also seized nearly 400 firearms.
Operation Legend was launched on July 8 as a “sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative” for federal law enforcement to work with state and local law enforcement officials “to fight violent crime,” according to a DOJ news release.
It was named in honor of LeGend Taliferro, a 4-year-old who was shot and killed on June 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. His suspected killer has been charged with second-degree murder, Fox News reported.
First started in Kansas City, the operation has expanded to Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Indianapolis, as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Memphis, Tennessee.
“Operation Legend is the heart of the federal government’s response to this uptick in violent crime. Its mission is to save lives, solve crimes, and take violent offenders off our streets before they can claim more victims,” Barr said, pointing to a rise in violent crime in many major cities.
“Rather than demonizing or defunding police, we are supporting and strengthening our law enforcement partners at the state and local level.”
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In Kansas City, 43 people have been charged with federal crimes, including drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm, and 17 people were arrested on homicide charges.
Sixteen people in Albuquerque and 32 people in Cleveland were charged with federal crimes including firearms-related offenses. Two defendants in Cleveland remain fugitives.
Twenty-two people were charged with federal crimes in Detroit, 25 in St. Louis and seven in Memphis.
Eleven people were charged with federal crimes in Milwaukee and 28 firearms were seized.
The latest numbers do not include Indianapolis, whose operation was announced Friday.
“Our work is just getting started,” Barr said.
“There is no more important mission for the Department of Justice than keeping our communities safe and enforcing the rule of law.
“Through Operation Legend, we will continue working with our state and local partners to do just that.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Reality TV Star Jesse Goins Dead at Age 60

Jesse Goins , a gold miner on “ Gold Rush : Dave Turin ’ s Lost Mine , ” reportedly died on the set of the show in Colorado on Tuesday night .
Goins was set to work in the gold room during filming Tuesday night , but according to TMZ , a crew member found him outside the room , unconscious .
Those on the scene said the 60-year-old appeared to have suffered a heart attack , but that has not yet been confirmed by authorities .
Despite receiving CPR from an on-site medic and being rushed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s brother Larry confirmed the sad news of the gold miner ’ s death on social media .
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“ Heaven will never be the same !
!
” Larry Goins initially posted on Facebook Wednesday morning .
“ My brother Jesse went home to be with his Father , Lord and Savior .
He will be missed dearly .
Love you brother.
” “ Jesse loved his Gold Rush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subsequent post .
“ I could never find the words to express how grateful to Dave Turin and the guys for the love they showed him.
” “ And for sharing and making sure the Lord and the Gospel was a big part of his daily life .
He was in such a good place because of this .
Love you guys.
” Others chimed in , adding their impressions and memories of the man who was hailed as kind and easygoing .
“ Jesse Goins was a very giving and loving person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw him with out a smile on his face , ” Jamie Rawson , who was on set , commented on Larry ’ s post .
“ I am glad I got to know him better over coffee on cold mornings.
” “ [ H ] e loved what he did and was always willing to teach me about what he was doing and the process of extracting gold .
Wonderful person who touched many lives.
” RELATED : Pat Boone Reflects on Loss of Wife Shirley After 65 Years of Marriage : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you and miss you already , Uncle Jesse , ” she wrote .
“ I loved hearing your voice every week on the other end of the phone while you were talking with dad about all the exciting stuff you had going on.
” “ Dad is right , Heaven will never be the same now that you are there !
Now I wish we would have planned our trip out to see you a few weeks earlier .
Praying for you Aunt Rhenda and boys , I know you were the highlights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on 15 episodes of the show and is survived by his wife , according to Fox News .
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Jesse Goins, a gold miner on “Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine,” reportedly died on the set of the show in Colorado on Tuesday night.
Goins was set to work in the gold room during filming Tuesday night, but according to TMZ, a crew member found him outside the room, unconscious.
Those on the scene said the 60-year-old appeared to have suffered a heart attack, but that has not yet been confirmed by authorities. Despite receiving CPR from an on-site medic and being rushed to the hospital, Jesse died.
Jesse’s brother Larry confirmed the sad news of the gold miner’s death on social media.
“Heaven will never be the same!!” Larry Goins initially posted on Facebook Wednesday morning. “My brother Jesse went home to be with his Father, Lord and Savior. He will be missed dearly. Love you brother.”
“Jesse loved his Gold Rush family,” Larry wrote in a subsequent post. “I could never find the words to express how grateful to Dave Turin and the guys for the love they showed him.”
“And for sharing and making sure the Lord and the Gospel was a big part of his daily life. He was in such a good place because of this. Love you guys.”
Others chimed in, adding their impressions and memories of the man who was hailed as kind and easygoing.
“Jesse Goins was a very giving and loving person I don’t think I ever saw him with out a smile on his face,” Jamie Rawson, who was on set, commented on Larry’s post. “I am glad I got to know him better over coffee on cold mornings.”
“[H]e loved what he did and was always willing to teach me about what he was doing and the process of extracting gold. Wonderful person who touched many lives.”
Jesse’s niece Katie Rudick also posted on Facebook.
“Love you and miss you already, Uncle Jesse,” she wrote. “I loved hearing your voice every week on the other end of the phone while you were talking with dad about all the exciting stuff you had going on.”
“Dad is right, Heaven will never be the same now that you are there! Now I wish we would have planned our trip out to see you a few weeks earlier. Praying for you Aunt Rhenda and boys, I know you were the highlights of his life.”
The gold miner appeared on 15 episodes of the show and is survived by his wife, according to Fox News.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Pat Boone Reflects on Loss of Wife Shirley After 65 Years of Marriage: ‘Gosh, I Miss Her’

Pat Boone is a legend .
With decades of experience in the entertainment business , he ’ s still creating at age 86 , writing a book about faith called “ If.
” “ I was the youngest guy ever to have his own network music variety show , at 22 , ” Boone told Closer .
A sensible young man , he also went to Columbia University , as he “ didn ’ t expect the entertainment thing to survive.
” Survive and thrive it did , and his career in film and music took off .
But equally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s 65-year marriage to Shirley as well as his commitment to his faith despite being so involved with Hollywood .
The Boones ’ marriage was tested , he said , but the couple stuck it out and had four daughters .
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“ We made our commitment in marriage to God and to each other , ” Boone said .
“ We make our own decisions , but we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] willing to be led in doing the right things.
” He credits faith and family with his perseverance , and though he lost his dear wife early last year to vasculitis , she ’ s still with him in many ways .
According to WRCB-TV , his statement to family and friends regarding her departure was short but sweet .
“ Quick bulletin , change of address : Dear Shirley BOONE doesn ’ t dwell in Beverly Hills now — she ’ s just been warmly welcomed into a beautiful new mansion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and her husband by Jesus Himself , who said ‘ that where I am , you may be also.
’ “ Rejoice for her , she ’ s begun her eternal life .
She loves you too , as I do.
” Boone still lives in the same home he and his wife bought in 1960 in Beverly Hills , California .
“ I ’ m living here alone with a housekeeper and my dog , a little cocker spaniel , ” he said .
“ Shadow is his name.
” “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all alone and feeling blue , ” Boone sang .
RELATED : 'Chariots of Fire ' and 'Star Trek ' Star Ben Cross Dead at Age 72 “ I ’ m doing fine , ” he added .
“ I mean , gosh , I miss her.
” He admitted he still talks to her on this side of heaven , but he has hope that he will be with her once again .
“ I ’ d written a song called ‘ You and I , ’ and it expresses the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in heaven , ” Boone said .
“ My greatest accomplishment is our marriage of 65 years in Hollywood , being an entertainer and my four kids .
We ’ re living a good life.
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Pat Boone is a legend. With decades of experience in the entertainment business, he’s still creating at age 86, writing a book about faith called “If.”
“I was the youngest guy ever to have his own network music variety show, at 22,” Boone told Closer. A sensible young man, he also went to Columbia University, as he “didn’t expect the entertainment thing to survive.”
Survive and thrive it did, and his career in film and music took off. But equally if not more impressive was Boone’s 65-year marriage to Shirley as well as his commitment to his faith despite being so involved with Hollywood.
The Boones’ marriage was tested, he said, but the couple stuck it out and had four daughters.
“We made our commitment in marriage to God and to each other,” Boone said. “We make our own decisions, but we are helped supernaturally. [I’m] willing to be led in doing the right things.”
He credits faith and family with his perseverance, and though he lost his dear wife early last year to vasculitis, she’s still with him in many ways. According to WRCB-TV, his statement to family and friends regarding her departure was short but sweet.
“Quick bulletin, change of address: Dear Shirley BOONE doesn’t dwell in Beverly Hills now — she’s just been warmly welcomed into a beautiful new mansion in Heaven, prepared specifically for her and her husband by Jesus Himself, who said ‘that where I am, you may be also.’
“Rejoice for her, she’s begun her eternal life. She loves you too, as I do.”
Boone still lives in the same home he and his wife bought in 1960 in Beverly Hills, California.
“I’m living here alone with a housekeeper and my dog, a little cocker spaniel,” he said. “Shadow is his name.”
“It’s just me and my shadow, all alone and feeling blue,” Boone sang.
“I’m doing fine,” he added. “I mean, gosh, I miss her.”
He admitted he still talks to her on this side of heaven, but he has hope that he will be with her once again.
“I’d written a song called ‘You and I,’ and it expresses the thought that eventually we will be together in heaven,” Boone said.
“My greatest accomplishment is our marriage of 65 years in Hollywood, being an entertainer and my four kids. We’re living a good life.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Texas Governor Unveils Plan To Punish Cities That Defund Police

Texas Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott has unveiled a plan which would block cities in his state from hiking property taxes if local governments , such as Austin ’ s , take measures to defund law enforcement agencies .
The Austin City Council voted unanimously Thursday to slash the budget for the city ’ s police department by $ 150 million , The Texas Tribune reported .
But the action taken to undercut police in the Texas capital did not impress Abbott , and now the Republican plans to hit Austin — and other cities that follow — where it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abbott proposed using state powers to freeze property tax revenue hikes .
“ Any city that defunds police departments will have its property tax revenue frozen at the current level , ” Abbott said Tuesday at a news conference in Fort Worth .
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“ They will never be able to increase property tax revenue again if they defund police , ” he added .
Abbott was joined at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen .
Any action to freeze property tax hikes would have to be passed by the state ’ s Republican-led legislature .
According to the Statesman , Bonnen and Patrick both said they believe state lawmakers will support punishing cities which target police department budgets amid a nationwide campaign against perceived brutality and racial bias in law enforcement .
Patrick is particularly vocal about opposing those who want to defund police departments .
“ Only a Democrat would defund the police and raise taxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , ” he tweeted last week .
Patrick also highlighted Monday ’ s incident in Cedar Park , Texas , where three police officers were shot during a hostage situation , as a reason why “ the ‘ Defund Police ’ crowd is so wrong.
” RELATED : 3 Police Officers Shot While Trying To End Hostage Situation Abbott vowed Tuesday that the Texas Department of Public Safety “ will stand in the gap to protect our capital city ” until the issue of freezing property tax revenues can be taken up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the reasoning behind his property tax proposal on Twitter : Austin is immediately cutting $ 21.5 million from its police department ’ s budget .
In order to do so , the city is canceling three upcoming cadet classes and targeting overtime for officers .
More of the department ’ s budget will be moved to a fund for “ alternative forms of public safety , ” the Statesman reported .
Austin Mayor Steve Adler , a Democrat , accused Texas Republicans of attempting to gain a “ political advantage ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that that we ’ ve identified things that we really want to have a really good conversation about , and some of those things make absolute sense to me , ” Adler told the Statesman .
Adler also suggested the council ’ s new budget will merely help the city ’ s police department rethink some forms of traditional policing .
The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2 that Austin ’ s homicides are up 64 percent over last year .
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Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled a plan which would block cities in his state from hiking property taxes if local governments, such as Austin’s, take measures to defund law enforcement agencies.
The Austin City Council voted unanimously Thursday to slash the budget for the city’s police department by $150 million, The Texas Tribune reported.
But the action taken to undercut police in the Texas capital did not impress Abbott, and now the Republican plans to hit Austin — and other cities that follow — where it hurts.
The Austin American-Statesman reported that Abbott proposed using state powers to freeze property tax revenue hikes.
“Any city that defunds police departments will have its property tax revenue frozen at the current level,” Abbott said Tuesday at a news conference in Fort Worth.
“They will never be able to increase property tax revenue again if they defund police,” he added.
Abbott was joined at the conference by two fellow Republicans: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.
Any action to freeze property tax hikes would have to be passed by the state’s Republican-led legislature.
According to the Statesman, Bonnen and Patrick both said they believe state lawmakers will support punishing cities which target police department budgets amid a nationwide campaign against perceived brutality and racial bias in law enforcement.
Patrick is particularly vocal about opposing those who want to defund police departments.
“Only a Democrat would defund the police and raise taxes during a pandemic and an economic slow down,” he tweeted last week.
Outrageous. Only a Democrat would defund the police and raise taxes during a pandemic and an economic slow down. Outta be a law against it —watch this space. #txlege. https://t.co/Sdrz60ZZTF — Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) August 14, 2020
Patrick also highlighted Monday’s incident in Cedar Park, Texas, where three police officers were shot during a hostage situation, as a reason why “the ‘Defund Police’ crowd is so wrong.”
Following on the incident in Cedar Park yesterday, this story highlights why the “Defund Police” crowd is so wrong. We are thankful for the brave police officers who put their lives on the line for us everyday. https://t.co/CXG166Q4nk#BackTheBlue — Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) August 17, 2020
Abbott vowed Tuesday that the Texas Department of Public Safety “will stand in the gap to protect our capital city” until the issue of freezing property tax revenues can be taken up by lawmakers next year.
Abbott laid out the reasoning behind his property tax proposal on Twitter:
Under my plan any city that defunds police will have their property tax revenue capped at current levels. Cities can’t cut law enforcement & then turn around and increase taxes on the residents they just endangered. More announcements soon.#txlegehttps://t.co/jSMj2i7QTy — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 18, 2020
Defunding the police puts Texans in danger and invites lawlessness into our communities. Cities that endanger their residents should not be able to turn around and raise more taxes from those same Texans. pic.twitter.com/1ZK5Q50iUI — Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) August 18, 2020
Austin is immediately cutting $21.5 million from its police department’s budget.
In order to do so, the city is canceling three upcoming cadet classes and targeting overtime for officers.
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More of the department’s budget will be moved to a fund for “alternative forms of public safety,” the Statesman reported.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler, a Democrat, accused Texas Republicans of attempting to gain a “political advantage” by going after the city.
“I think that that we’ve identified things that we really want to have a really good conversation about, and some of those things make absolute sense to me,” Adler told the Statesman.
Adler also suggested the council’s new budget will merely help the city’s police department rethink some forms of traditional policing.
The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2 that Austin’s homicides are up 64 percent over last year.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--FBI Official Pleads Guilty: Lawyer Doctored Email To Get FISA Warrant in Trump-Russia Probe

A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation .
Kevin Clinesmith is the first current or former official to be charged in a special Justice Department review of the investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign .
Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham , the U.S. attorney in Connecticut , to scrutinize decisions made by officials during that probe .
Clinesmith pleaded guilty via audio conference to a false statement charge , admitting that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on as it sought court approval to eavesdrop on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page in 2017 .
The sentencing guideline calls for up to six months in prison , but the punishment is ultimately up to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg , who accepted Clinesmith ’ s plea .
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Clinesmith resigned from the FBI before an internal disciplinary process was completed .
The case highlights broader problems with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page , an issue that has long fueled criticism of the Russia investigation .
Charging documents filed Friday say Clinesmith altered an email he received in June 2017 from another government agency to say that Page was “ not a source ” for that agency , then forwarded it along to a colleague .
The document does not say which agency , but Page has publicly said that he had worked as a source for the CIA .
The FBI relied on Clinesmith ’ s representation in the email when it applied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its secret surveillance of Page on suspicions that he was a potential Russian agent .
Information about any relationship Page had with another government agency would have been an important fact to disclose to the FISA court since it could have helped explain Page ’ s interactions with Russians .
Clinesmith mostly answered formulaic questions from the judge with brief responses , but he did elaborate to clarify the nature of his conduct and to make clear that he thought the information he had included in the email was factually accurate at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time I believed the information I was providing in the email was accurate , but I am agreeing that the information I inserted into the email was not originally there and I inserted that information , ” Clinesmith said .
A Justice Department inspector general report issued last December found significant errors and omissions in the four applications that the FBI submitted to eavesdrop on Page , and said officials failed to update the court after receiving new information that undercut the original premise that Page may have been an agent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee report on Tuesday that examined links between Trump associates and Russia also identified flaws in the FBI ’ s surveillance , including its reliance on a debunked dossier of research compiled by Christopher Steele , a former British spy whose work was funded by Democrats .
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Former Justice Department officials who have testified before Congress in recent months have said they would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had they known then about the problems that have since come to light .
It remains unclear what additional charges , if any , Durham might bring .
The FBI said in a statement that it has been cooperating with Durham ’ s investigation , including by providing documents and assigning officials to help his team .
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A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation.
Kevin Clinesmith is the first current or former official to be charged in a special Justice Department review of the investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to scrutinize decisions made by officials during that probe.
Clinesmith pleaded guilty via audio conference to a false statement charge, admitting that he doctored an email that the FBI relied on as it sought court approval to eavesdrop on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page in 2017.
The sentencing guideline calls for up to six months in prison, but the punishment is ultimately up to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who accepted Clinesmith’s plea.
Clinesmith resigned from the FBI before an internal disciplinary process was completed.
The case highlights broader problems with the FBI’s surveillance applications on Page, an issue that has long fueled criticism of the Russia investigation.
Charging documents filed Friday say Clinesmith altered an email he received in June 2017 from another government agency to say that Page was “not a source” for that agency, then forwarded it along to a colleague. The document does not say which agency, but Page has publicly said that he had worked as a source for the CIA.
The FBI relied on Clinesmith’s representation in the email when it applied to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to renew its secret surveillance of Page on suspicions that he was a potential Russian agent.
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Information about any relationship Page had with another government agency would have been an important fact to disclose to the FISA court since it could have helped explain Page’s interactions with Russians.
Clinesmith mostly answered formulaic questions from the judge with brief responses, but he did elaborate to clarify the nature of his conduct and to make clear that he thought the information he had included in the email was factually accurate at the time he altered it.
“At the time I believed the information I was providing in the email was accurate, but I am agreeing that the information I inserted into the email was not originally there and I inserted that information,” Clinesmith said.
A Justice Department inspector general report issued last December found significant errors and omissions in the four applications that the FBI submitted to eavesdrop on Page, and said officials failed to update the court after receiving new information that undercut the original premise that Page may have been an agent of a foreign power.
A Senate intelligence committee report on Tuesday that examined links between Trump associates and Russia also identified flaws in the FBI’s surveillance, including its reliance on a debunked dossier of research compiled by Christopher Steele, a former British spy whose work was funded by Democrats.
Page was never charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing.
Former Justice Department officials who have testified before Congress in recent months have said they would not have signed off on the surveillance applications had they known then about the problems that have since come to light.
It remains unclear what additional charges, if any, Durham might bring.
The FBI said in a statement that it has been cooperating with Durham’s investigation, including by providing documents and assigning officials to help his team.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--College Football Coach Orders Players To Patrol Campus for Mask Compliance, Photograph Non-Wearers

Football players at the University of Miami in Florida are being tasked with patrolling campus and enforcing the school ’ s mask mandate .
That includes being encouraged to take photos of student mask infractions and report them to coaches .
The rebellious football team that shocked the world by sidestepping polite college football etiquette in the 1980s , and won championships while doing so , has embraced Miami-Dade County ’ s very strict health mandates during the coronavirus pandemic .
The Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday that amid the health situation , the culture of ‘ Canes football has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is exactly the way second-year Miami Hurricanes head coach Manny Diaz wants it to be .
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“ We ’ re trying to be the leaders of wearing masks on campus , ” Diaz told The Post .
“ My guys take pictures of guys that don ’ t wear masks and send it to us , ” he added .
“ Our guys understand what the standard is and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them.
” The Post indicated that players are glad to take part in any activity which might preserve the 2020 football season .
While several Power Five conferences have canceled their fall football seasons , the ACC , which the Hurricanes compete in , has not done so .
Senior linebacker Zach McCloud told the newspaper the football team wants to set a good example for others on campus in Coral Gables .
“ Right now , the best thing we could do is be a model to other students on campus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in cases on the campus of in-conference rivals at the University of North Carolina , Diaz said his players want to prevent an outbreak at Miami .
On UNC ’ s Chapel Hill campus , a 13.6 percent positive test rate among the 954 students who were tested for the coronavirus led administrators to switch UNC ’ s curriculum to online-only this week , according to USA Today .
Diaz said his players are well aware of the potential for an outbreak on Miami ’ s campus .
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I don ’ t know how alarmed we should be if any part of the country pops 12 percent positive rate .
Not that that ’ s good and nobody ’ s rooting for that , but that is the reality of this virus .
We ’ re fighting against that number every week , ” he said .
Diaz also suggested to The Post that he considers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equipment already worn by players .
“ Our guys just practiced , and it had to be over 100-degree heat index out there , ” he said .
“ This was our first morning practice , and it was blazing out there .
If they can run around in a helmet and shoulder pads , I promise you pretty much anyone can walk around wearing a mask , ” Diaz added .
“ That ’ s the easiest thing we can do.
” For now , Miami football is preparing for a Sept. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Birmingham Blazers as part of the school ’ s modified schedule .
All indications so far are that the 2020 college football season will go forward in the fall for the ACC , the Big 12 and the SEC .
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Football players at the University of Miami in Florida are being tasked with patrolling campus and enforcing the school’s mask mandate.
That includes being encouraged to take photos of student mask infractions and report them to coaches.
The rebellious football team that shocked the world by sidestepping polite college football etiquette in the 1980s, and won championships while doing so, has embraced Miami-Dade County’s very strict health mandates during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday that amid the health situation, the culture of ‘Canes football has shifted toward one of compliance.
That is exactly the way second-year Miami Hurricanes head coach Manny Diaz wants it to be.
“We’re trying to be the leaders of wearing masks on campus,” Diaz told The Post.
“My guys take pictures of guys that don’t wear masks and send it to us,” he added. “Our guys understand what the standard is and how much their teammates are depending on them.”
The Post indicated that players are glad to take part in any activity which might preserve the 2020 football season. While several Power Five conferences have canceled their fall football seasons, the ACC, which the Hurricanes compete in, has not done so.
Senior linebacker Zach McCloud told the newspaper the football team wants to set a good example for others on campus in Coral Gables.
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“Right now, the best thing we could do is be a model to other students on campus,” he said.
“Making sure everybody’s staying safe,” McCloud added.
Citing a surge in cases on the campus of in-conference rivals at the University of North Carolina, Diaz said his players want to prevent an outbreak at Miami.
On UNC’s Chapel Hill campus, a 13.6 percent positive test rate among the 954 students who were tested for the coronavirus led administrators to switch UNC’s curriculum to online-only this week, according to USA Today.
Diaz said his players are well aware of the potential for an outbreak on Miami’s campus.
“We have been in a place where we’ve understood what the numbers have been out there. I don’t know how alarmed we should be if any part of the country pops 12 percent positive rate. Not that that’s good and nobody’s rooting for that, but that is the reality of this virus. We’re fighting against that number every week,” he said.
Diaz also suggested to The Post that he considers masks to be an extension of safety equipment already worn by players.
“Our guys just practiced, and it had to be over 100-degree heat index out there,” he said.
“This was our first morning practice, and it was blazing out there. If they can run around in a helmet and shoulder pads, I promise you pretty much anyone can walk around wearing a mask,” Diaz added.
“That’s the easiest thing we can do.”
For now, Miami football is preparing for a Sept. 10 matchup against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers as part of the school’s modified schedule.
All indications so far are that the 2020 college football season will go forward in the fall for the ACC, the Big 12 and the SEC.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--District Attorney: Man Caught Voting as His Dead Mother 3 Times

A Norwalk , California , man has been charged with voting on behalf of his deceased mother in three different elections , the Los Angeles County District Attorney ’ s Office announced Tuesday .
Caesar Peter Abutin is accused of casting votes as his mother as well as himself in three elections between October 2012 and November 2014 , a news release from the district attorney ’ s office states .
Abutin ’ s mother , who was not identified , died in July 2006 at the age of 67 , according to the release .
Abutin , 55 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count each of fraud in connection with votes cast and fraudulent voting .
The allegations came after an investigation by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder and the district attorney ’ s office .
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Abutin pleaded not guilty Tuesday and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 28 .
If convicted , Abutin faces up to three years in state prison .
According to The Heritage Foundation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been convicted of impersonation fraud at the polls .
As the November 2020 election approaches , concerns over voter fraud has turned into a hot-button issue — particularly when it comes to mail-in voting .
Whereas absentee ballots can be requested by voters , a ballot is automatically mailed to every eligible voter in a vote-by-mail system , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures .
The Heritage Foundation ’ s database counts 208 cases of fraudulent use of absentee ballots across the country since 1988 .
“ The Democrats want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not a political issue ; it ’ s really about a correct vote , ” President Donald Trump said in a Tuesday news conference .
“ You have to get voting — voting right .
You can ’ t have millions and millions of ballots sent all over the place — sent to people that are dead ; sent to dogs , cats ; sent to everyone.
” A survey of registered voters reported Tuesday by USA Today found about 37 percent of registered voters polled plan to vote by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision appears to line up with party preferences .
About 48 percent of respondents who said they planned to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden , who became the Democrats ’ official nominee on Tuesday , said they would vote by mail .
Only 23 percent of those who said they plan to vote for President Donald Trump said they would use the mail-in option .
According to USA Today , the survey by the Democracy Fund and UCLA Nationscape Project included 5,545 registered voters and was taken Aug. 6 through Aug. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ error of 2.1 percent .
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A Norwalk, California, man has been charged with voting on behalf of his deceased mother in three different elections, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
Caesar Peter Abutin is accused of casting votes as his mother as well as himself in three elections between October 2012 and November 2014, a news release from the district attorney’s office states.
Abutin’s mother, who was not identified, died in July 2006 at the age of 67, according to the release.
Abutin, 55, was charged in July with one felony count each of fraud in connection with votes cast and fraudulent voting.
The allegations came after an investigation by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder and the district attorney’s office.
Abutin pleaded not guilty Tuesday and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 28.
If convicted, Abutin faces up to three years in state prison.
According to The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Cases database, 13 Americans have been convicted of impersonation fraud at the polls.
As the November 2020 election approaches, concerns over voter fraud has turned into a hot-button issue — particularly when it comes to mail-in voting.
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Whereas absentee ballots can be requested by voters, a ballot is automatically mailed to every eligible voter in a vote-by-mail system, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The Heritage Foundation’s database counts 208 cases of fraudulent use of absentee ballots across the country since 1988.
“The Democrats want to make it a political issue. It’s not a political issue; it’s really about a correct vote,” President Donald Trump said in a Tuesday news conference.
“You have to get voting — voting right. You can’t have millions and millions of ballots sent all over the place — sent to people that are dead; sent to dogs, cats; sent to everyone.”
A survey of registered voters reported Tuesday by USA Today found about 37 percent of registered voters polled plan to vote by mail in the November election.
The decision appears to line up with party preferences. About 48 percent of respondents who said they planned to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, who became the Democrats’ official nominee on Tuesday, said they would vote by mail.
Only 23 percent of those who said they plan to vote for President Donald Trump said they would use the mail-in option.
According to USA Today, the survey by the Democracy Fund and UCLA Nationscape Project included 5,545 registered voters and was taken Aug. 6 through Aug. 12.
It had a margin of error of 2.1 percent.
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Harris’ Controversial Record as a Prosecutor Proves She’s No Centrist

Sen. Kamala Harris has been lauded as a solid centrist choice for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s running mate , with many pointing to her time as a district attorney and California ’ s attorney general as proof .
But a review of that record reveals she made some extremely controversial decisions , including refusing to seek the death penalty for a cop killer , failing to prosecute Catholic priests who were accused of engaging in molestation , and going out of her way to prosecute undercover citizen journalist David Daleiden for exposing Planned Parenthood ’ s alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mark Pulliam , writing for City Journal , chronicled that Harris ’ rise to political power was first fostered by former California Assembly speaker and later San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown .
The two dated in the 1990s , when she was in her late 20s and Brown was in his 60s and married .
After they split , Brown remained her benefactor , helping Harris to get elected as San Francisco ’ s district attorney in 2003 .
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Shortly into her tenure , Harris chose not to seek the death penalty against gang member David Hill , who on Easter weekend in 2004 ambushed and killed 29-year-old San Francisco police officer Isaac Espinoza and shot and wounded his partner .
Her announcement came just three days after Espinoza ’ s murder , before the officer was even buried .
“ In the city and county of San Francisco , anyone who murders a police officer engaged in his or her duties will be met with the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the time , according to the San Francisco Chronicle .
The most severe consequence would have been the death penalty , which prosecutors had sought in nearly every one of the 90 cases when a police officer had been killed since 1987 , the Chronicle determined .
Sen. Dianne Feinstein , who previously had served as San Francisco ’ s mayor , announced she would not have endorsed Harris for district attorney had she known the prosecutor would make such a decision .
“ This is not only the definition of tragedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called for by the death penalty law , ” Feinstein said .
Harris stood by her decision during an interview with MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow last year after she announced her presidential bid .
“ I did what I believed was the right thing to do , ” Harris said .
“ And the killer of that officer will be in prison for the rest of his life.
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While she faced heavy criticism for not seeking the death penalty in the Espinoza murder case , Harris ’ failure to prosecute Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse has also been faulted .
“ She did nothing , ” Joey Piscitelli , Northern California spokesman for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests , told The Associated Press last year .
“ Piscitelli says Harris never responded to him when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had molested him was still in ministry at a local Catholic cathedral , ” the AP reported .
“ And , he says , she didn ’ t reply five years later when he wrote again , urging her to release records on accused clergy to help other alleged victims who were filing lawsuits.
” Rick Simons — a court-appointed lawyer coordinating the clergy abuse cases filed in Northern California — told the news outlet , “ Of all the DAs in the Bay Area , she ’ s the only one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The AP noted that Catholics make up a large voting block in San Francisco .
“ There ’ s a potential political risk if you move aggressively against the church , ” said Michael Meadows , a Bay Area attorney who has represented clergy abuse victims .
“ I just don ’ t think she was willing to take it.
” The AP reported that the Harris presidential campaign , responding to the controversy , held up her record as a “ staunch advocate on behalf of sexual assault victims ” but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who said they were abused by Catholic clerics .
Finally , although Harris was not tough on crime in situations when she should have been as district attorney , while serving as attorney general she went beyond the pale in targeting Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden , whose undercover videos exposed atrocious wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood regarding the sale of aborted babies ’ body parts .
In March 2016 , while running for the U.S. Senate , Harris ’ AG office launched a criminal investigation against not Planned Parenthood but Daleiden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his videos , and conducted a raid of his home the following month , The Federalist reported .
Harris met with six Planned Parenthood executives in March 2016 at the Los Angeles attorney general ’ s office .
“ An email outlining action items from the meeting shows that they discussed both Planned Parenthood ’ s political agenda in the state of California and her investigation into Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress .
Two of the six executives in that meeting were used as witnesses in Harris ’ criminal investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California video recording law does not prohibit anybody from recording conversations in a public area that anybody can oversee .
The law also explicitly permits recording , even a private conversation , if it is being done in order to gather evidence of a violent crime , ” the news outlet said .
Fox News reported a San Francisco Superior Court judge in fact dismissed five of the 15 felony charges brought against Daleiden in December before the case even goes to trial .
“ The Court finds that based on the specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counts that there is an absence of probable cause to establish that these conversations were ‘ confidential communications ’ as defined by the statute , ” Judge Christopher C. Hite wrote in his opinion .
Daleiden responded to the ruling , saying , “ Former California Attorney General Kamala Harris concocted this bogus , biased prosecution with her Planned Parenthood backers against undercover video reporting , and now their case is falling apart as the facts about Planned Parenthood ’ s criminal organ trafficking are revealed in the courtroom.
” In May , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for violating his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights .
One thing is clear from these three examples : Harris is not a centrist , she is a radical leftist , whose main goal is not upholding the rule of law but advancing her political agenda and interests .
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Sen. Kamala Harris has been lauded as a solid centrist choice for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, with many pointing to her time as a district attorney and California’s attorney general as proof.
But a review of that record reveals she made some extremely controversial decisions, including refusing to seek the death penalty for a cop killer, failing to prosecute Catholic priests who were accused of engaging in molestation, and going out of her way to prosecute undercover citizen journalist David Daleiden for exposing Planned Parenthood’s alleged sale of aborted babies’ body parts.
Mark Pulliam, writing for City Journal, chronicled that Harris’ rise to political power was first fostered by former California Assembly speaker and later San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
The two dated in the 1990s, when she was in her late 20s and Brown was in his 60s and married.
After they split, Brown remained her benefactor, helping Harris to get elected as San Francisco’s district attorney in 2003.
Shortly into her tenure, Harris chose not to seek the death penalty against gang member David Hill, who on Easter weekend in 2004 ambushed and killed 29-year-old San Francisco police officer Isaac Espinoza and shot and wounded his partner.
Her announcement came just three days after Espinoza’s murder, before the officer was even buried.
“In the city and county of San Francisco, anyone who murders a police officer engaged in his or her duties will be met with the most severe consequences,” she told reporters at the time, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The most severe consequence would have been the death penalty, which prosecutors had sought in nearly every one of the 90 cases when a police officer had been killed since 1987, the Chronicle determined.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who previously had served as San Francisco’s mayor, announced she would not have endorsed Harris for district attorney had she known the prosecutor would make such a decision.
“This is not only the definition of tragedy, it’s the special circumstance called for by the death penalty law,” Feinstein said.
Harris stood by her decision during an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow last year after she announced her presidential bid.
“I did what I believed was the right thing to do,” Harris said. “And the killer of that officer will be in prison for the rest of his life.”
The senator said she opposes the death penalty because she believes it has been disproportionately applied to poor African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans and it is not a strong deterrent to people committing murder.
While she faced heavy criticism for not seeking the death penalty in the Espinoza murder case, Harris’ failure to prosecute Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse has also been faulted.
“She did nothing,” Joey Piscitelli, Northern California spokesman for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, told The Associated Press last year.
“Piscitelli says Harris never responded to him when he wrote to tell her that a priest who had molested him was still in ministry at a local Catholic cathedral,” the AP reported. “And, he says, she didn’t reply five years later when he wrote again, urging her to release records on accused clergy to help other alleged victims who were filing lawsuits.”
Rick Simons — a court-appointed lawyer coordinating the clergy abuse cases filed in Northern California — told the news outlet, “Of all the DAs in the Bay Area, she’s the only one who wouldn’t cooperate with us.”
The AP noted that Catholics make up a large voting block in San Francisco.
“There’s a potential political risk if you move aggressively against the church,” said Michael Meadows, a Bay Area attorney who has represented clergy abuse victims. “I just don’t think she was willing to take it.”
The AP reported that the Harris presidential campaign, responding to the controversy, held up her record as a “staunch advocate on behalf of sexual assault victims” but did not address her silence regarding those who said they were abused by Catholic clerics.
Finally, although Harris was not tough on crime in situations when she should have been as district attorney, while serving as attorney general she went beyond the pale in targeting Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden, whose undercover videos exposed atrocious wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood regarding the sale of aborted babies’ body parts.
In March 2016, while running for the U.S. Senate, Harris’ AG office launched a criminal investigation against not Planned Parenthood but Daleiden, for allegedly illegally recording the people in his videos, and conducted a raid of his home the following month, The Federalist reported.
Harris met with six Planned Parenthood executives in March 2016 at the Los Angeles attorney general’s office.
“An email outlining action items from the meeting shows that they discussed both Planned Parenthood’s political agenda in the state of California and her investigation into Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress. Two of the six executives in that meeting were used as witnesses in Harris’ criminal investigation,” The Federalist reported.
“California video recording law does not prohibit anybody from recording conversations in a public area that anybody can oversee. The law also explicitly permits recording, even a private conversation, if it is being done in order to gather evidence of a violent crime,” the news outlet said.
Fox News reported a San Francisco Superior Court judge in fact dismissed five of the 15 felony charges brought against Daleiden in December before the case even goes to trial.
“The Court finds that based on the specific factual findings as to each of these counts that there is an absence of probable cause to establish that these conversations were ‘confidential communications’ as defined by the statute,” Judge Christopher C. Hite wrote in his opinion.
Daleiden responded to the ruling, saying, “Former California Attorney General Kamala Harris concocted this bogus, biased prosecution with her Planned Parenthood backers against undercover video reporting, and now their case is falling apart as the facts about Planned Parenthood’s criminal organ trafficking are revealed in the courtroom.”
In May, Daleiden filed a lawsuit against Harris and current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for violating his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
One thing is clear from these three examples:
Harris is not a centrist, she is a radical leftist, whose main goal is not upholding the rule of law but advancing her political agenda and interests.
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When Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ career is finally over , liberals will have trouble putting together two minutes of soaring rhetoric for the inevitable highlights clip .
That ’ s due to a dearth of material ; Vermont ’ s rumpled Clarence Darrow impersonator will always come across to me as , to quote the very canceled Woody Allen , “ one of those guys with saliva dribbling out of his mouth who wanders into a cafeteria with a shopping bag screaming about socialism.
” Sanders ’ following has nothing to do with his charisma .
Rather , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing to embrace far-left ideas before they became popular .
He ’ s politics ’ version of the person who begins camping out in front of Target for a Black Friday sale right after Halloween .
Meanwhile , conservatives would have had trouble putting together two minutes of Sanders ’ long history of hypocrisy , but for a different reason .
It ’ s like you have to convince one of Generation Z ’ s less well-read members about how great the Beatles were , but you can only put together a five-song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any of their history or show them clips from Ed Sullivan : How can you possibly sum up a career that way ?
Do you show a clip of Sanders bashing the “ 1 percent ” followed by drone footage of his three houses ?
Do you show him talking about intersectional privilege and intersperse it with his base , a bunch of fratty post-grad bros who all like Phish and could be plausibly named Dylan ?
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However , notice I said “ would have had.
” Thankfully , Sanders spoke on Night 1 of the virtual Democratic National Convention .
The convention being virtual , the participation trophy winner in the nomination sweepstakes was appearing via satellite from Vermont .
My main takeaway from the speech was that Sanders wrote a lot of checks his supporters would expect Joe Biden to cash if he becomes president , which I ’ m sure must have led to some queasy stomachs inside Biden HQ .
I also cracked a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ speech wasted the Democrats ’ outreach effort toward Republicans during the first evening , which featured a speech from former Ohio Gov .
John Kasich , a cantankerous NeverTrumper who was one of the last GOP opponents to concede to Trump during the 2016 primaries .
After being told why Republicans would be better off voting Democrat for part of the evening , those who stuck around with genuine interest were met with … Bernie Sanders , telling them how he would sign the country up for massive generational change .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders ’ speech didn ’ t take place during the speech itself .
It took place beforehand — something those watching the Democratic Party ’ s satellite feed were lucky enough to see .
It was two minutes of hypocrisy .
See if you can spot why : Now , I can tell you what you ’ re seeing and hearing : Sanders and his retinue , including his wife Jane , talking about his speech .
“ Are my hands showing when I ’ m up here ?
” he asks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a terrible thing to have my hands showing ?
” Yes , it is .
“ It ’ s not .
It ’ s terrible .
But what ’ s been good , ” Jane says , “ is you gesture.
” You see Sanders shooing his wife off screen , other prep work , that sort of thing .
You know what you don ’ t see on Bernie Sanders , though ?
A mask .
Aside from Jane Sanders , these aren ’ t people who Sanders lives with ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helping prep the Vermont socialist for his speech ) .
They ’ re following his advice .
After all , this is the guy who proposed legislation that would send masks to every American courtesy of the U.S. government .
“ The American people are with us .
One recent poll found that 3 in 4 Americans — including 58 % of Republicans — support requiring mask wearing outside the home .
The majority of U.S. states , D.C. , and Puerto Rico have passed mask mandates .
It is only fair that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make these requirements as easy , effective and costless as possible for the American people , ” he wrote in a USA Today opinion piece published Aug. 4 .
“ Given the urgency of the moment this bill should be passed as quickly as possible by being incorporated into major coronavirus legislation currently being negotiated .
Providing high quality masks for all is an effective disease prevention tool that must be immediately implemented .
Every day we delay , lives are needlessly lost.
” He quoted Centers for Disease Control head Dr. Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody to wear a mask right now , I really do think over the next four , six to eight weeks we could bring this epidemic under control , ” Redfield said .
Then there was Dr. Anthony Fauci , America ’ s top COVID-19 expert : “ There ’ s no doubt that wearing masks protects you and gets you to be protected .
So it ’ s people protecting each other , ” he said during congressional testimony .
“ Anything that furthers the use of masks , whether it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mechanism , I am thoroughly in favor of.
” Sanders wasn ’ t in the home .
He gave this speech at a restaurant , according to The New York Times .
He was in close contact with other people , including hugging one of them .
They were wearing masks .
All he had to do was wear one himself unless he needed to take it off — for makeup purposes , say .
Then he could have taken it off as he was about to give the speech .
It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , right ?
For two minutes , though , here was the reigning champion of telling people do what he says , not what he does .
Overlay this with some footage of his houses , and you ’ re good to go .
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When Sen. Bernie Sanders’ career is finally over, liberals will have trouble putting together two minutes of soaring rhetoric for the inevitable highlights clip.
That’s due to a dearth of material; Vermont’s rumpled Clarence Darrow impersonator will always come across to me as, to quote the very canceled Woody Allen, “one of those guys with saliva dribbling out of his mouth who wanders into a cafeteria with a shopping bag screaming about socialism.”
Sanders’ following has nothing to do with his charisma. Rather, he’s a high-ranking elected official who was willing to embrace far-left ideas before they became popular. He’s politics’ version of the person who begins camping out in front of Target for a Black Friday sale right after Halloween.
Meanwhile, conservatives would have had trouble putting together two minutes of Sanders’ long history of hypocrisy, but for a different reason. It’s like you have to convince one of Generation Z’s less well-read members about how great the Beatles were, but you can only put together a five-song playlist and you can’t bring in any of their history or show them clips from Ed Sullivan: How can you possibly sum up a career that way?
Do you show a clip of Sanders bashing the “1 percent” followed by drone footage of his three houses? Do you show him talking about intersectional privilege and intersperse it with his base, a bunch of fratty post-grad bros who all like Phish and could be plausibly named Dylan?
However, notice I said “would have had.” Thankfully, Sanders spoke on Night 1 of the virtual Democratic National Convention.
The convention being virtual, the participation trophy winner in the nomination sweepstakes was appearing via satellite from Vermont. My main takeaway from the speech was that Sanders wrote a lot of checks his supporters would expect Joe Biden to cash if he becomes president, which I’m sure must have led to some queasy stomachs inside Biden HQ.
I also cracked a bit of a smile at how Sanders’ speech wasted the Democrats’ outreach effort toward Republicans during the first evening, which featured a speech from former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a cantankerous NeverTrumper who was one of the last GOP opponents to concede to Trump during the 2016 primaries.
After being told why Republicans would be better off voting Democrat for part of the evening, those who stuck around with genuine interest were met with … Bernie Sanders, telling them how he would sign the country up for massive generational change.
However, the moment that was important from Sanders’ speech didn’t take place during the speech itself. It took place beforehand — something those watching the Democratic Party’s satellite feed were lucky enough to see.
It was two minutes of hypocrisy. See if you can spot why:
I still don’t know why they insisted on so many speeches being live — especially when Michelle Obama’s keynote and several other appearances were pre-taped — but it gave us this wonderful bit of Bernie Sanders that came through via satellite. pic.twitter.com/RrJ8yzmbPg — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 18, 2020
Now, I can tell you what you’re seeing and hearing: Sanders and his retinue, including his wife Jane, talking about his speech.
“Are my hands showing when I’m up here?” he asks. Yes, they are.
“Is that a terrible thing to have my hands showing?” Yes, it is.
“It’s not. It’s terrible. But what’s been good,” Jane says, “is you gesture.”
You see Sanders shooing his wife off screen, other prep work, that sort of thing.
You know what you don’t see on Bernie Sanders, though? A mask.
Aside from Jane Sanders, these aren’t people who Sanders lives with (at least one aide can be seen helping prep the Vermont socialist for his speech). They’re following his advice.
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After all, this is the guy who proposed legislation that would send masks to every American courtesy of the U.S. government.
“The American people are with us. One recent poll found that 3 in 4 Americans — including 58% of Republicans — support requiring mask wearing outside the home. The majority of U.S. states, D.C., and Puerto Rico have passed mask mandates. It is only fair that the federal government now steps in to make these requirements as easy, effective and costless as possible for the American people,” he wrote in a USA Today opinion piece published Aug. 4.
“Given the urgency of the moment this bill should be passed as quickly as possible by being incorporated into major coronavirus legislation currently being negotiated. Providing high quality masks for all is an effective disease prevention tool that must be immediately implemented. Every day we delay, lives are needlessly lost.”
He quoted Centers for Disease Control head Dr. Robert Redfield: “If we could get everybody to wear a mask right now, I really do think over the next four, six to eight weeks we could bring this epidemic under control,” Redfield said.
Then there was Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top COVID-19 expert: “There’s no doubt that wearing masks protects you and gets you to be protected. So it’s people protecting each other,” he said during congressional testimony.
“Anything that furthers the use of masks, whether it is giving out free masks or any other mechanism, I am thoroughly in favor of.”
Sanders wasn’t in the home. He gave this speech at a restaurant, according to The New York Times.
He was in close contact with other people, including hugging one of them. They were wearing masks.
All he had to do was wear one himself unless he needed to take it off — for makeup purposes, say. Then he could have taken it off as he was about to give the speech. It would have been the safe thing to do, right?
For two minutes, though, here was the reigning champion of telling people do what he says, not what he does. Overlay this with some footage of his houses, and you’re good to go.
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