westernjournal--2020-04-28--They Asked Every Senate Dem About Biden Sex Assault Allegation, Not a Single One Acknowledged It

Senate Democrats sure are busy these days , which is shocking when you consider that they don ’ t reconvene until next Monday and most of them are probably hunkered down indoors .
But holding up funding for struggling American workers and lying through their teeth about President Donald Trump must be tedious and tiresome work .
There are few other explanations for their deaf ears to a credible allegation from a former staffer for Joe Biden that he sexually assaulted her more than two decades ago , when Biden was still a senator from Delaware .
The Daily Caller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Democrat to ask about the allegation from Tara Reade , who worked on Biden ’ s Senate staff from 1992 to 1993 , and had given the lawmakers 24 hours to respond .
“ The Daily Caller contacted every Democrat in the Senate , asking them if they would even consider the allegation by Biden ’ s accuser , Tara Reade , who has accused the then-senator of kissing her , touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent in 1993 .
Each Senate office was given 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The Daily Caller ’ s Henry Rodgers reported .
TRENDING : Pennsylvania Takes Hundreds of 'Probable ' COVID Deaths Off Books After Coroners Come Forward Rodgers made the horrifying discovery that not one of the 45 Senate Democrats he contacted ( plus independent Sens .
Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine , who caucus with the Democrats ) would even acknowledge the allegation .
Reade said during a recent podcast that Biden kissed , groped and digitally penetrated her during an unwanted sexual advance more than 25 years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the strangest thing , ” Reade told liberal podcaster Katie Halperin last month .
“ There was no , like , exchange really .
He just had me up against the wall.
” “ He went down my skirt but then up inside it and he penetrated me with his fingers , ” she said .
Given that we know Democrats across the country ( not just the ones in the Senate ) have been largely silent on or dismissive of Reade ’ s increasingly credible allegation , let ’ s consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silent on .
But first , remember that just one Senate Democrat , red-state Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia , voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018 after he faced vague allegations of groping from a woman he may not have ever even met while in high school .
Tara Reade is a no conservative , or conservative ally .
The lifelong Democrat worked for Biden 27 years ago and was supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ bid for the White House until he dropped out of the race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voted for the Obama with Biden on the ticket and will not be voting for Trump later this year .
Biden and Reade definitely knew each other .
Reade ’ s access to Biden is well documented .
The woman definitely worked for the then-Delaware senator from 1992 until 1993 , and her employment in his office has been verified by other former staffers .
Reade informed those close to her about the alleged incident .
Other witnesses confirm that Reade at the very least told her story long before last month .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lived next door to Reade in the mid-1990s , told Business Insider or a story published Monday that Reade recounted her accusation to LaCasse when they were neighbors in 1995 or 1996 .
“ I remember her saying , here was this person that she was working for and she idolized him , ” the woman said .
“ And he kind of put her up against a wall .
And he put his hand up her skirt and he put his fingers inside her .
She felt like she was assaulted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was anything she could do.
” “ This happened , and I know it did because I remember talking about it , ” LaCasse said .
Reade ’ s brother , Collin Moulton , told NPR he recalls her speaking of the alleged incident in the early 1990s .
“ [ Reade and Biden ] were alone in a private area or room .
He more or less cornered her against the wall .
He put his hands ‘ under her clothes.
’ My mom wanted her to go to the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s mother appears to have called into “ Larry King Live ” in 1993 about the incident .
NewsBusters unearthed a 1993 phone call to then-CNN host Larry King from a woman who asked for advice on how to handle an incident involving her daughter and a “ prominent senator.
” Reade confirmed on Twitter that the caller was her mother .
“ This is my mom .
I miss her so much and her brave support of me , ” Reade tweeted about the Larry King clip .
Now that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s talk about what sorts of things a few Senate Democrats do have time for these days , considering they ’ ve apparently been too busy to answer a direct question about Reade and her story .
On Monday , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York was pushing legislation to prevent Trump ’ s name from appearing on outgoing coronavirus stimulus checks .
Also Monday , Sens .
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut were attempting to undercut the Trump administration ’ s response to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In letters sent on Monday to the six medical supply companies involved in the program , Warren and Blumenthal raised concerns about how the supply chain is being managed , given persistent shortages of protective equipment and other medical gear in hospitals across the country , ” ABC News reported .
That same day , Bernie Sanders was attacking the New York State Board of Elections for voting to cancel the state ’ s Democratic presidential primary — even though he already dropped out of the presidential race .
Sanders has also endorsed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were apparently too preoccupied to answer any sort of questions about Reade ’ s allegation , we know they voted against Kavanaugh ’ s confirmation .
Democrats are always putting their politics above all else .
Don ’ t look for that to change , as they are driving for the complete destruction of Trump in November .
They wouldn ’ t let a thing such as a sexual assault allegation against the party ’ s presumptive nominee get in the way of that , not even in the era of the # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reade is little more than an unexpected speed bump along the way .
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Senate Democrats sure are busy these days, which is shocking when you consider that they don’t reconvene until next Monday and most of them are probably hunkered down indoors.
But holding up funding for struggling American workers and lying through their teeth about President Donald Trump must be tedious and tiresome work.
There are few other explanations for their deaf ears to a credible allegation from a former staffer for Joe Biden that he sexually assaulted her more than two decades ago, when Biden was still a senator from Delaware.
The Daily Caller reported Saturday that it had contacted each Senate Democrat to ask about the allegation from Tara Reade, who worked on Biden’s Senate staff from 1992 to 1993, and had given the lawmakers 24 hours to respond.
“The Daily Caller contacted every Democrat in the Senate, asking them if they would even consider the allegation by Biden’s accuser, Tara Reade, who has accused the then-senator of kissing her, touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent in 1993. Each Senate office was given 24 hours to respond but not one did,” The Daily Caller’s Henry Rodgers reported.
Rodgers made the horrifying discovery that not one of the 45 Senate Democrats he contacted (plus independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine, who caucus with the Democrats) would even acknowledge the allegation.
Reade said during a recent podcast that Biden kissed, groped and digitally penetrated her during an unwanted sexual advance more than 25 years ago.
“We were alone and it was the strangest thing,” Reade told liberal podcaster Katie Halperin last month. “There was no, like, exchange really. He just had me up against the wall.”
“He went down my skirt but then up inside it and he penetrated me with his fingers,” she said.
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Given that we know Democrats across the country (not just the ones in the Senate) have been largely silent on or dismissive of Reade’s increasingly credible allegation, let’s consider what, exactly, they are remaining silent on.
But first, remember that just one Senate Democrat, red-state Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018 after he faced vague allegations of groping from a woman he may not have ever even met while in high school.
Reade is a lifelong Democrat.
Tara Reade is a no conservative, or conservative ally. The lifelong Democrat worked for Biden 27 years ago and was supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders’ bid for the White House until he dropped out of the race.
Reade also told NPR she twice voted for the Obama with Biden on the ticket and will not be voting for Trump later this year.
Biden and Reade definitely knew each other.
Reade’s access to Biden is well documented. The woman definitely worked for the then-Delaware senator from 1992 until 1993, and her employment in his office has been verified by other former staffers.
Reade informed those close to her about the alleged incident.
Other witnesses confirm that Reade at the very least told her story long before last month.
A woman named Lynda LaCasse, who lived next door to Reade in the mid-1990s, told Business Insider or a story published Monday that Reade recounted her accusation to LaCasse when they were neighbors in 1995 or 1996.
“I remember her saying, here was this person that she was working for and she idolized him,” the woman said. “And he kind of put her up against a wall. And he put his hand up her skirt and he put his fingers inside her. She felt like she was assaulted, and she really didn’t feel there was anything she could do.”
“This happened, and I know it did because I remember talking about it,” LaCasse said.
Reade’s brother, Collin Moulton, told NPR he recalls her speaking of the alleged incident in the early 1990s.
“[Reade and Biden] were alone in a private area or room. He more or less cornered her against the wall. He put his hands ‘under her clothes.’ My mom wanted her to go to the police,” Moulton told NPR.
Reade’s mother appears to have called into “Larry King Live” in 1993 about the incident.
NewsBusters unearthed a 1993 phone call to then-CNN host Larry King from a woman who asked for advice on how to handle an incident involving her daughter and a “prominent senator.”
#BREAKING: HERE is the video from August 11,1993’s ‘Larry King Live’ described by @TheIntercept (and Tara Reade) as allegedly featuring her mother calling in and alluding to Reade’s sexual assault claims against @JoeBiden (blog here by @ScottJW) https://t.co/fCgEqBnX7n pic.twitter.com/V5FGHskv56 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 24, 2020
Reade confirmed on Twitter that the caller was her mother.
“This is my mom. I miss her so much and her brave support of me,” Reade tweeted about the Larry King clip.
This is my mom. I miss her so much and her brave support of me. https://t.co/okU80kqWAI — taratweets ( Alexandra Tara Reade) (@ReadeAlexandra) April 24, 2020
Now that we’ve established a few facts, let’s talk about what sorts of things a few Senate Democrats do have time for these days, considering they’ve apparently been too busy to answer a direct question about Reade and her story.
On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York was pushing legislation to prevent Trump’s name from appearing on outgoing coronavirus stimulus checks.
Also Monday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut were attempting to undercut the Trump administration’s response to the nation’s health crisis.
“In letters sent on Monday to the six medical supply companies involved in the program, Warren and Blumenthal raised concerns about how the supply chain is being managed, given persistent shortages of protective equipment and other medical gear in hospitals across the country,” ABC News reported.
That same day, Bernie Sanders was attacking the New York State Board of Elections for voting to cancel the state’s Democratic presidential primary — even though he already dropped out of the presidential race.
Our campaign statement on the New York State Board of Elections decision to cancel the state’s presidential primary: pic.twitter.com/BzylNaqCaS — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 27, 2020
Sanders has also endorsed Biden.
While those busy-bee Senate Democrats were apparently too preoccupied to answer any sort of questions about Reade’s allegation, we know they voted against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
Democrats are always putting their politics above all else.
Don’t look for that to change, as they are driving for the complete destruction of Trump in November.
They wouldn’t let a thing such as a sexual assault allegation against the party’s presumptive nominee get in the way of that, not even in the era of the #MeToo movement.
To them, Tara Reade is little more than an unexpected speed bump along the way.
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westernjournal--2020-04-28--Judge Rules Against Illinois Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order

A judge has ruled that Illinois Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey can be exempt from Democratic Gov .
J.B. Pritzker ’ s stay-at-home order in a decision that Bailey said should open the floodgates for others to sue for their freedom .
Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney on Monday issued a temporary restraining order that allows Bailey to disregard Pritzker ’ s order .
The judge ruled that Bailey “ has shown he has a clearly ascertainable right in need of immediate protection , namely his liberty interest to be free from Pritzker ’ s order to quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the legislator has shown “ he will suffer irreparable harm ” without the temporary restraining order being issued and has “ a reasonable likelihood of succeeding ” on the merits of his argument .
Bailey Pritzker Ruling by The Western Journal on Scribd TRENDING : Pennsylvania Takes Hundreds of 'Probable ' COVID Deaths Off Books After Coroners Come Forward Bailey had said Pritzker ’ s order was “ in excess of the authority granted him ” under Illinois law , according to Fox News .
The legislator had argued that although Pritzker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 days , he did not have the legal standing to extend stay-at-home laws past that date .
On Monday , Pritzker loosened the restrictions Bailey had attacked but also extended his overall stay-at-home order through May 30 , according to the Chicago Tribune .
Bailey encouraged his constituents to follow his lead in challenging the governor ’ s restrictions .
“ This is just me , but anybody can follow suit , ” he said , according to WMAG-TV .
“ If people want to , if anyone wants to file any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ county or in their circuit , they can certainly do that , ” Bailey said , according to the Tribune .
“ What I ’ m doing is challenging the constitutionality of the governor , of what he ’ s been doing.
” Bailey said the issue was not whether staying at home would be sound health policy but Pritzker ’ s use of his power .
“ He is going to lose his power .
This is the right thing , ” the lawmaker said .
“ This is the law of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that areas of the state would be better served through local control.
” RELATED : Trump Order Will Keep Meat Plants Open , Provide Protective Equipment to Workers Bailey said the economic damage from the state ’ s stay-at-home order might be worse than the disease it was issued to address .
“ Our governor has created a second pandemic that I believe is going to be more far-reaching than the COVID-19 situation , ” he said .
Bailey , whose district covers southern Illinois , said he gets calls from constituents who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not of the COVID-19 virus , but of their livelihoods.
” “ Still today , we ’ re getting calls of people that can not get through to unemployment , and that ’ s what ’ s taking a toll in some of these more rural districts , ” the legislator said .
“ That ’ s what the governor needs to be focused on.
” “ People are in danger as a result of this ruling , of the judge ’ s ruling of the suit that was brought by Darren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Tribune .
“ We certainly are going to act in a swift fashion to try to have this ruling overturned , certainly put a stay in place , ” the governor said .
“ I mean it ’ s , frankly , it ’ s insulting , it ’ s dangerous , and people ’ s safety and health has now been put at risk .
“ There may be people who contract coronavirus as a result of what Darren Bailey has done now.
” In a statement on his website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chicago at the expense of the rest of the state .
“ The message is clear , we are not Chicago and we already distance ourselves just by our rural life styles .
Why should we be punished with the loss of jobs and closing our businesses when the coronavirus emergency isn ’ t the same for us ?
” he said .
“ This one-size-fits-all mentality needs to be reviewed and take into account our diversity from urban to rural areas of the state .
“ The governor ’ s executive orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work when you are able has had a flattening of the curve for the cities and that ’ s good .
“ But in our area , the low numbers of cases reinforces the fact that we do not need the heavy hand of government to tell us to use our common sense .
It was the actions of people who wouldn ’ t stay home in Chicago for St. Patrick ’ s Day celebrating that triggered these executive orders , not the actions of teachers or farmers or small business owners in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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A judge has ruled that Illinois Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey can be exempt from Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order in a decision that Bailey said should open the floodgates for others to sue for their freedom.
Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney on Monday issued a temporary restraining order that allows Bailey to disregard Pritzker’s order.
The judge ruled that Bailey “has shown he has a clearly ascertainable right in need of immediate protection, namely his liberty interest to be free from Pritzker’s order to quarantine in his own home.”
The ruling said the legislator has shown “he will suffer irreparable harm” without the temporary restraining order being issued and has “a reasonable likelihood of succeeding” on the merits of his argument.
Bailey Pritzker Ruling by The Western Journal on Scribd
Bailey had said Pritzker’s order was “in excess of the authority granted him” under Illinois law, according to Fox News.
The legislator had argued that although Pritzker had the right to impose restrictions for 30 days, he did not have the legal standing to extend stay-at-home laws past that date.
On Monday, Pritzker loosened the restrictions Bailey had attacked but also extended his overall stay-at-home order through May 30, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Bailey encouraged his constituents to follow his lead in challenging the governor’s restrictions.
“This is just me, but anybody can follow suit,” he said, according to WMAG-TV.
“If people want to, if anyone wants to file any kind of similar suit in their home county or in their circuit, they can certainly do that,” Bailey said, according to the Tribune. “What I’m doing is challenging the constitutionality of the governor, of what he’s been doing.”
Bailey said the issue was not whether staying at home would be sound health policy but Pritzker’s use of his power.
“He is going to lose his power. This is the right thing,” the lawmaker said. “This is the law of the land, and I will contend that areas of the state would be better served through local control.”
Bailey said the economic damage from the state’s stay-at-home order might be worse than the disease it was issued to address.
“Our governor has created a second pandemic that I believe is going to be more far-reaching than the COVID-19 situation,” he said.
Bailey, whose district covers southern Illinois, said he gets calls from constituents who are “overwhelmed, scared to death, not of the COVID-19 virus, but of their livelihoods.”
“Still today, we’re getting calls of people that cannot get through to unemployment, and that’s what’s taking a toll in some of these more rural districts,” the legislator said. “That’s what the governor needs to be focused on.”
Pritzker attacked Bailey for his actions.
“People are in danger as a result of this ruling, of the judge’s ruling of the suit that was brought by Darren Bailey,” he said, according to the Tribune.
“We certainly are going to act in a swift fashion to try to have this ruling overturned, certainly put a stay in place,” the governor said. “I mean it’s, frankly, it’s insulting, it’s dangerous, and people’s safety and health has now been put at risk.
“There may be people who contract coronavirus as a result of what Darren Bailey has done now.”
In a statement on his website, Bailey said Pritzker has focused on Chicago at the expense of the rest of the state.
“The message is clear, we are not Chicago and we already distance ourselves just by our rural life styles. Why should we be punished with the loss of jobs and closing our businesses when the coronavirus emergency isn’t the same for us?” he said. “This one-size-fits-all mentality needs to be reviewed and take into account our diversity from urban to rural areas of the state.
“The governor’s executive orders to social distance and stay home to work when you are able has had a flattening of the curve for the cities and that’s good.
“But in our area, the low numbers of cases reinforces the fact that we do not need the heavy hand of government to tell us to use our common sense. It was the actions of people who wouldn’t stay home in Chicago for St. Patrick’s Day celebrating that triggered these executive orders, not the actions of teachers or farmers or small business owners in southern Illinois.”
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westernjournal--2020-04-28--Fact Check: Media’s Claim That Trump Caused Higher Rate of Poison Control Calls Is Fake News

President Donald Trump ’ s recommendation of chloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 is still colored , as far as the media is concerned , because a couple decided drinking aquarium cleaner with an ingredient that sounded very similar to the drug was indeed a substitute for the actual drug .
They were wrong and , tragically , one of them ended up dying .
When the president suggested ( yes , sarcastically , no matter what you want to say ) that disinfectant could be used to kill the coronavirus , a whole lot of heck broke loose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
But to prove it was irresponsible , the media also had to prove that someone actually acted on this ludicrous information by imbibing poison at Trump ’ s suggestion .
Thankfully , this wasn ’ t to difficult for Trump critics to believe .
Sure , they knew enough to not inject bleach , but the proles will do anything that Trump says , and we have to look out for them .
Evidence ?
Oh yeah , there ’ s a higher rate of poison control calls !
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deaths Off Books After Coroners Come Forward See — proof !
# Science !
Disagree with that , Trumpbots .
The problem with the # science people is that actual science beats hashtag-science , assuming someone bothers to get to it .
Over at Reason , senior editor Elizabeth Nolan Brown did .
It turns out there ’ s no proof Trump ’ s Lysol moment had anything to do with an increase in calls to poison control .
Reason , it should be pointed out , is a libertarian mag with little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me — if our country ’ s most powerful politician made a comment that people should consider injecting poison into their veins and they did it , Reason would enjoy little more than skewering him .
But the evidence — remember that stuff ?
— did not lead in that direction .
Yes , calls to poison control are up .
The problem for the media , Brown reported , is that calls to poison control have been up since March , when things involving the coronavirus got very real .
Brown took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Daily News article titled “ A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump ’ s controversial coronavirus comments.
” RELATED : WH Adviser : China Knew What Was Coming , Stockpiled Masks Before World Learned COVID Dangers “ But the article makes no mention of anyone deliberately consuming household cleaners .
It simply states that 30 people called the city ’ s poison control hotline ‘ over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners , ' ” Brown reported .
“ Fearing that you ingested something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumed that substance .
“ The authors of the Daily News piece , Anna Sanders and Chris Sommerfeldt , try to circumvent this inconvenient fact by noting that over the same time period in 2019 , the Poison Control Center ‘ only handled 13 similar cases.
’ And while this time , nine calls were about possible Lysol exposure and 10 about bleach , last year ’ s calls contained ‘ no cases reported about Lysol exposure and only two were specifically in regards to bleach . '
” Perhaps most importantly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control required hospitalization or died .
Generally speaking , injecting or imbibing bleach will end in those circumstances , so we can safely say none of this happened .
And yes , many of these calls involved household disinfectants .
Can you think of one cleaning item we ’ ve been using more of since last year ?
It ’ s slipping my mind .
Another story from WDRB.com out of Kentucky also made the rounds .
“ Poison control centers around the country , including here in Kentucky , are seeing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the story stated , quoting a director of the Kentucky Poison Control Center who said that “ just in March , we saw about a 30 % increase in hand sanitizer exposures and about a 50 % increase in household cleaners.
” You may perhaps see the problem there : Trump made his remarks in April .
There were other articles that chronicled “ a nine percent increase in calls for accidental poisoning from home cleaning supplies ” from Michigan in March and “ calls for toxic exposure to hand sanitizers have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , ” over the past six weeks in Maryland .
“ In addition , the MD Control Center has had 95 calls for bleach exposure , more than double last year ’ s 46 calls in the same time period , ” WBBF in Baltimore reported .
The time period suggests this had nothing to do with the “ Lysol remarks.
” ( Trump , it must be noted , never used the brand-name “ Lysol , ” but there ’ s also ample evidence Jim Jones used an off-brand of sugar-water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of death down in Jonestown and we don ’ t call it “ drinking the Flavor Aid , ” so we ’ re going to guess Trump ’ ll be saddled with that Lysol thing forever . )
However , that ’ s not going to sell your editor on what ’ s essentially just a boring story compiling statistics from the state poison control center , so this is all about the Lysol remarks .
But don ’ t call this fake news , because these reporters are the fearless truth-tellers we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And yet , for publications so allegedly devoted to fact-checking , this is what they ended up with .
Calls to poison control centers are up at a time of great cultural stress , when cleaning products like Lysol and bleach have become part of daily lives .
The president made a sarcastic remark about injecting or imbibing disinfectant .
Is there something to connect the two together ?
No ?
To paraphrase William Randolph Hearst , you furnish the connection , they ’ ll furnish the outrage .
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President Donald Trump’s recommendation of chloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 is still colored, as far as the media is concerned, because a couple decided drinking aquarium cleaner with an ingredient that sounded very similar to the drug was indeed a substitute for the actual drug.
They were wrong and, tragically, one of them ended up dying.
When the president suggested (yes, sarcastically, no matter what you want to say) that disinfectant could be used to kill the coronavirus, a whole lot of heck broke loose. It was irresponsible, the media said. But to prove it was irresponsible, the media also had to prove that someone actually acted on this ludicrous information by imbibing poison at Trump’s suggestion.
Thankfully, this wasn’t to difficult for Trump critics to believe. Sure, they knew enough to not inject bleach, but the proles will do anything that Trump says, and we have to look out for them. Evidence? Oh yeah, there’s a higher rate of poison control calls!
NYC Poison Control Calls for Bleach, Lysol Double After Trump Disinfectant Comment https://t.co/wlO4Bs8gq5 — Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) April 25, 2020
Citing a “significant increase” in calls to the Illinois Poison Control Center, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is urging state residents not to ingest cleaning chemicals as a treatment for coronavirus. https://t.co/nJOBNGBeLH — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 26, 2020
BREAKING: President Trump said he claims no responsibility for the spike in calls to poison control centers after he suggested last week that ingesting disinfectants could be used as a coronavirus cure https://t.co/yTfftPRUlI — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 27, 2020
See — proof! #Science! Disagree with that, Trumpbots.
The problem with the #science people is that actual science beats hashtag-science, assuming someone bothers to get to it. Over at Reason, senior editor Elizabeth Nolan Brown did. It turns out there’s no proof Trump’s Lysol moment had anything to do with an increase in calls to poison control.
Reason, it should be pointed out, is a libertarian mag with little love toward the current president. Trust me — if our country’s most powerful politician made a comment that people should consider injecting poison into their veins and they did it, Reason would enjoy little more than skewering him.
But the evidence — remember that stuff? — did not lead in that direction. Yes, calls to poison control are up. The problem for the media, Brown reported, is that calls to poison control have been up since March, when things involving the coronavirus got very real.
Brown took one example of the phenomenon, a New York Daily News article titled “A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump’s controversial coronavirus comments.”
“But the article makes no mention of anyone deliberately consuming household cleaners. It simply states that 30 people called the city’s poison control hotline ‘over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners,'” Brown reported. “Fearing that you ingested something doesn’t jibe with having intentionally consumed that substance.
“The authors of the Daily News piece, Anna Sanders and Chris Sommerfeldt, try to circumvent this inconvenient fact by noting that over the same time period in 2019, the Poison Control Center ‘only handled 13 similar cases.’ And while this time, nine calls were about possible Lysol exposure and 10 about bleach, last year’s calls contained ‘no cases reported about Lysol exposure and only two were specifically in regards to bleach.'”
Perhaps most importantly, none of the people who called poison control required hospitalization or died. Generally speaking, injecting or imbibing bleach will end in those circumstances, so we can safely say none of this happened. And yes, many of these calls involved household disinfectants. Can you think of one cleaning item we’ve been using more of since last year? It’s slipping my mind.
Another story from WDRB.com out of Kentucky also made the rounds.
“Poison control centers around the country, including here in Kentucky, are seeing a spike in calls related to COVID-19,” the story stated, quoting a director of the Kentucky Poison Control Center who said that “just in March, we saw about a 30% increase in hand sanitizer exposures and about a 50% increase in household cleaners.”
You may perhaps see the problem there: Trump made his remarks in April.
There were other articles that chronicled “a nine percent increase in calls for accidental poisoning from home cleaning supplies” from Michigan in March and “calls for toxic exposure to hand sanitizers have nearly doubled since the same time in 2018,” over the past six weeks in Maryland.
“In addition, the MD Control Center has had 95 calls for bleach exposure, more than double last year’s 46 calls in the same time period,” WBBF in Baltimore reported.
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The time period suggests this had nothing to do with the “Lysol remarks.” (Trump, it must be noted, never used the brand-name “Lysol,” but there’s also ample evidence Jim Jones used an off-brand of sugar-water called Flavor Aid to mix his cocktail of death down in Jonestown and we don’t call it “drinking the Flavor Aid,” so we’re going to guess Trump’ll be saddled with that Lysol thing forever.)
However, that’s not going to sell your editor on what’s essentially just a boring story compiling statistics from the state poison control center, so this is all about the Lysol remarks. But don’t call this fake news, because these reporters are the fearless truth-tellers we need at a moment like this.
And yet, for publications so allegedly devoted to fact-checking, this is what they ended up with. Calls to poison control centers are up at a time of great cultural stress, when cleaning products like Lysol and bleach have become part of daily lives. The president made a sarcastic remark about injecting or imbibing disinfectant. Is there something to connect the two together? No?
To paraphrase William Randolph Hearst, you furnish the connection, they’ll furnish the outrage.
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westernjournal--2020-04-28--Pressure Mounts for Biden To Unseal Senate Documents That Could Pertain to Allegations

Pressure is mounting for former Vice President Joe Biden , the presumptive Democratic nominee for president , to unseal documents related to his time in the Senate as he faces increased scrutiny for an allegation of sexual assault leveled against him by Tara Reade .
Reade , who worked as a Senate staffer for Biden in 1993 , has accused the then-senator of kissing her , touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent .
The Biden campaign has denied the assault and said it “ absolutely did not happen.
” The campaign has not responded to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Caller News Foundation .
Reade has said that she made harassment complaints to three Biden staffers , none of whom reportedly took action , and that she filed a written complaint with “ a Senate personnel office ” in 1993 , according to The New York Times .
TRENDING : Pennsylvania Takes Hundreds of 'Probable ' COVID Deaths Off Books After Coroners Come Forward The paper reported that she said she did not have a copy of this complaint .
If Reade ’ s story is true , the complaint would be held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are housed by the University of Delaware Library .
Those Senate records cover a wide swath of Biden ’ s political career but are being kept secret until Biden “ retires from public life.
” Beginning in 2011 and onward , according to The Washington Post , the University of Delaware had said it would keep the papers sealed “ for two years after Biden retires from public office.
” The collection of these documents fills 1,875 boxes and includes 415 gigabytes of electronic records , containing committee reports , drafts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced that the records would not be made available shortly before Biden made his presidential campaign official in April 2019 .
The university said then that instead of waiting until Biden departs from “ public office , ” the documents would not be made available to the public until two years after Biden “ retires from public life ” — or after Dec. 31 , 2019 , without defining what “ public life ” is .
“ Its contents will become available , as the website indicates , when Mr. Biden retires from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a request for comment from the DCNF .
“ As he is currently running for office , he is in public life , ” she said .
“ Since retirement for anyone , not just public figures , takes different forms , I can ’ t speculate beyond that.
” The University of Delaware denied The Post ’ s public records requests for copies of Biden ’ s initial agreement with the university or any changes or correspondence related to such an agreement .
Tippett told the publication that “ the gift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not a public document.
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Pressure is mounting for former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, to unseal documents related to his time in the Senate as he faces increased scrutiny for an allegation of sexual assault leveled against him by Tara Reade.
Reade, who worked as a Senate staffer for Biden in 1993, has accused the then-senator of kissing her, touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent.
The Biden campaign has denied the assault and said it “absolutely did not happen.”
The campaign has not responded to many requests for comment from The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Reade has said that she made harassment complaints to three Biden staffers, none of whom reportedly took action, and that she filed a written complaint with “a Senate personnel office” in 1993, according to The New York Times.
The paper reported that she said she did not have a copy of this complaint.
If Reade’s story is true, the complaint would be held in Biden’s senate records, which are housed by the University of Delaware Library.
Those Senate records cover a wide swath of Biden’s political career but are being kept secret until Biden “retires from public life.”
Beginning in 2011 and onward, according to The Washington Post, the University of Delaware had said it would keep the papers sealed “for two years after Biden retires from public office.”
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The collection of these documents fills 1,875 boxes and includes 415 gigabytes of electronic records, containing committee reports, drafts of legislation and correspondence.
But the university announced that the records would not be made available shortly before Biden made his presidential campaign official in April 2019.
The university said then that instead of waiting until Biden departs from “public office,” the documents would not be made available to the public until two years after Biden “retires from public life” — or after Dec. 31, 2019, without defining what “public life” is.
“The entire collection is unavailable,” spokeswoman Andrea Boyle Tippett told The Post. “Its contents will become available, as the website indicates, when Mr. Biden retires from public life.” She has not responded to a request for comment from the DCNF. “As he is currently running for office, he is in public life,” she said. “Since retirement for anyone, not just public figures, takes different forms, I can’t speculate beyond that.” The University of Delaware denied The Post’s public records requests for copies of Biden’s initial agreement with the university or any changes or correspondence related to such an agreement.
Tippett told the publication that “the gift agreement signed when the papers were donated is not a public document.”
“There were no subsequent documents or amendments,” she added. “Per university policy, we do not share donor information with outside parties.” The University of Delaware Library has not responded to a request for comment from the DCNF.
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westernjournal--2020-04-29--Biden Accuser Tara Reade Rips Hillary Clinton After Endorsement: She Is ‘Enabling a Sexual Predator’

Tara Reade , the former Senate staffer who recently accused presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of sexual assault , slammed Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for endorsing the former VP ’ s presidential campaign .
Reade has claimed that Biden kissed her and penetrated her with his fingers without her consent in 1993 , an allegation the Biden campaign has denied .
In lambasting Clinton , Reade made it clear that she expected more from a fellow Democrat .
“ I voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
I voted for her in the primary .
I ’ m a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I see now is someone enabling a sexual predator and it was my former boss , Joe Biden , who raped me , ” Reade told Fox News .
“ Hillary Clinton has a history of enabling powerful men to cover up their sexual predatory behaviors and their inappropriate sexual misconduct .
We don ’ t need that for this country .
We don ’ t need that for our new generation coming up that wants institutional rape culture to change.
” TRENDING : Pennsylvania Takes Hundreds of 'Probable ' COVID Deaths Off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not be smeared , dismissed or ignored .
I stand in truth and I will keep speaking out , ” she said .
Many on Twitter supported Reade ’ s rebuke .
Juanita Broaddrick , who has claimed she was raped by former President Bill Clinton , tweeted that Hillary Clinton was “ good at enabling sexual predators.
” Reade also petitioned the University of Delaware to release documents in its possession from Biden ’ s time as a Democratic senator from Delaware .
RELATED : Biden Vows To Return Funding to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she believes the documents may contain her formal sexual harassment complaint .
“ I ’ m calling for the release of the documents being held by the University of Delaware that contain Biden ’ s staff personnel records because I believe it will have my complaint form , as well as my separation letter and other documents , ” Reade said .
“ Maybe if other staffers that have tried to file complaints would come to light — why are they under seal ?
And why won ’ t they be released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016 , endorsed Biden during a virtual women ’ s town hall on Tuesday .
“ Joe Biden has been preparing for this moment his entire life , ” she said .
“ And for me , this is a moment that we need a leader , a president like Joe Biden.
” Reade has said that the media is working with Democrats to ignore her claim .
“ I guess my question is , if this were Donald Trump , would they treat it the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , did they treat it the same way ?
” Reade told Fox in a separate interview .
On Monday , a former neighbor and a former colleague of Reade ’ s said they recalled conversations they had had with her in the 1990s during which she had made comments consistent with her claim about Biden .
On Friday , a clip of “ Larry King Live ” from 1993 surfaced in which a woman Reade has said was her mother asks about a daughter who had “ problems ” with “ a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when she made her initial complaint about Biden that her mother had made such a call .
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Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who recently accused presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of sexual assault, slammed Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for endorsing the former VP’s presidential campaign.
Reade has claimed that Biden kissed her and penetrated her with his fingers without her consent in 1993, an allegation the Biden campaign has denied.
In lambasting Clinton, Reade made it clear that she expected more from a fellow Democrat.
“I voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. I voted for her in the primary. I’m a lifelong Democrat. But yet, what I see now is someone enabling a sexual predator and it was my former boss, Joe Biden, who raped me,” Reade told Fox News.
“Hillary Clinton has a history of enabling powerful men to cover up their sexual predatory behaviors and their inappropriate sexual misconduct. We don’t need that for this country. We don’t need that for our new generation coming up that wants institutional rape culture to change.”
Reade added a touch of defiance.
“I will not be smeared, dismissed or ignored. I stand in truth and I will keep speaking out,” she said.
Many on Twitter supported Reade’s rebuke. Juanita Broaddrick, who has claimed she was raped by former President Bill Clinton, tweeted that Hillary Clinton was “good at enabling sexual predators.”
It’s true. She’s endorsing demented Joe. She’s good at enabling sexual predators and this is right up her alley. Will they announce her as his running mate? We all knew this was coming. https://t.co/8MveVTvMjL — Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) April 28, 2020
I guess it only makes sense that Hillary Clinton, who silenced the victims of her husband, would support a campaign that is silencing Tara Reade. Nothing ever changes. — #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 28, 2020
Hillary Clinton—November 22, 2015: “Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported.” So why is she appearing at Joe Biden’s town hall today? Why doesn’t Tara Reade deserve to be “heard, believed, and supported?” ? — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 28, 2020
Reade also petitioned the University of Delaware to release documents in its possession from Biden’s time as a Democratic senator from Delaware.
She said she believes the documents may contain her formal sexual harassment complaint.
“I’m calling for the release of the documents being held by the University of Delaware that contain Biden’s staff personnel records because I believe it will have my complaint form, as well as my separation letter and other documents,” Reade said.
“Maybe if other staffers that have tried to file complaints would come to light — why are they under seal? And why won’t they be released to the public?”
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, endorsed Biden during a virtual women’s town hall on Tuesday.
“Joe Biden has been preparing for this moment his entire life,” she said. “And for me, this is a moment that we need a leader, a president like Joe Biden.”
Reade has said that the media is working with Democrats to ignore her claim.
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“I guess my question is, if this were Donald Trump, would they treat it the same way? If this were Brett Kavanaugh, did they treat it the same way?” Reade told Fox in a separate interview.
On Monday, a former neighbor and a former colleague of Reade’s said they recalled conversations they had had with her in the 1990s during which she had made comments consistent with her claim about Biden.
On Friday, a clip of “Larry King Live” from 1993 surfaced in which a woman Reade has said was her mother asks about a daughter who had “problems” with “a prominent senator.” Reade said in March when she made her initial complaint about Biden that her mother had made such a call.
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westernjournal--2020-04-29--Days After Pledging To Give Muslims Free Meals, De Blasio Threatens To Round Up Jews

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio became the subject of scorn after he issued a statement that targeted the Jewish community for arrests .
The mayor was furious at members of the Hasidic Jewish community for gathering together on Tuesday for a funeral .
He was so furious that he went to the funeral himself to have the mourners disperse before issuing some scathing tweets directed at Jewish New Yorkers that laid bare the victim hierarchy that progressives tend to have .
“ Something absolutely unacceptable happened in Williamsburg tonite : a large funeral gathering in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter .
“ When I heard , I went there myself to ensure the crowd was dispersed .
And what I saw WILL NOT be tolerated so long as we are fighting the Coronavirus.
” TRENDING : Black Veteran GOP Challenger Has a Message for Democrats Who Voted for Maxine Waters “ My message to the Jewish community , and all communities , is this simple : the time for warnings has passed , ” the mayor went on .
“ I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups .
This is about stopping this disease and saving lives .
Period.
” “ We have lost so many these last two months + I understand the instinct to gather to mourn .
But large gatherings will only lead to more deaths + more families in mourning .
“ We will not allow this .
I have instructed the NYPD to have one standard for this whole city : zero tolerance , ” he concluded .
RELATED : After Threatening To Close Churches for Good , NYC Will Give 400K Meals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , when the mayor addressed Muslim New Yorkers , his message was much nicer in tone , even offering them help to celebrate while social distancing .
“ To those celebrating , I know it ’ s painful to not worship together at a mosque or be with your family or friends .
But your sacrifice is playing a critical role in fighting this disease and saving lives , ” the mayor wrote , referring to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan .
“ To the Muslim New Yorkers beginning their celebrations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have them across our 400+ grab and go meal sites , and are bringing hundreds of thousands more to the 32 sites most frequented by our Muslim communities.
” The fact that de Blasio used taxpayer funds to help one religious group with their celebrations as he threatened another with arrests shows precisely the issue Democrats have with identity politics .
Your religious affiliation , your sexual orientation , your gender — or proclaimed lack of gender — determine where you fall on the left ’ s mighty victim list .
Muslims , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persecuted than Jewish people , are higher on the victim list than Jewish Americans are .
Therefore , they get free meals and sympathetic tweets , while Jewish New Yorkers get the mayor coming to yell at them in person and then on Twitter as they are threatened with arrests .
The mayor is not incorrect about the rules applying to everyone , but the phrasing of his message was abhorrent .
In a city that has been besieged by anti-Semitic hate crimes , the idea that he would single out members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous .
There is a tragic history of Jewish people being rounded up and arrested for practicing their religion .
It happened in Nazi Germany , but we will never allow it to happen here — regardless of the offensive comments of a mayor drunk on power .
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio became the subject of scorn after he issued a statement that targeted the Jewish community for arrests.
The mayor was furious at members of the Hasidic Jewish community for gathering together on Tuesday for a funeral.
He was so furious that he went to the funeral himself to have the mourners disperse before issuing some scathing tweets directed at Jewish New Yorkers that laid bare the victim hierarchy that progressives tend to have.
“Something absolutely unacceptable happened in Williamsburg tonite: a large funeral gathering in the middle of this pandemic,” de Blasio wrote on Twitter.
“When I heard, I went there myself to ensure the crowd was dispersed. And what I saw WILL NOT be tolerated so long as we are fighting the Coronavirus.”
Something absolutely unacceptable happened in Williamsburg tonite: a large funeral gathering in the middle of this pandemic. When I heard, I went there myself to ensure the crowd was dispersed. And what I saw WILL NOT be tolerated so long as we are fighting the Coronavirus — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 29, 2020
“My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed,” the mayor went on.
“I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.”
My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period. — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 29, 2020
“We have lost so many these last two months + I understand the instinct to gather to mourn. But large gatherings will only lead to more deaths + more families in mourning.
“We will not allow this. I have instructed the NYPD to have one standard for this whole city: zero tolerance,” he concluded.
We have lost so many these last two months + I understand the instinct to gather to mourn. But large gatherings will only lead to more deaths + more families in mourning. We will not allow this. I have instructed the NYPD to have one standard for this whole city: zero tolerance. — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 29, 2020
A week ago, however, when the mayor addressed Muslim New Yorkers, his message was much nicer in tone, even offering them help to celebrate while social distancing.
“To those celebrating, I know it’s painful to not worship together at a mosque or be with your family or friends. But your sacrifice is playing a critical role in fighting this disease and saving lives,” the mayor wrote, referring to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
“To the Muslim New Yorkers beginning their celebrations tonight who need halal meals, we have them across our 400+ grab and go meal sites, and are bringing hundreds of thousands more to the 32 sites most frequented by our Muslim communities.”
To those celebrating, I know it’s painful to not worship together at a mosque or be with your family or friends. But your sacrifice is playing a critical role in fighting this disease and saving lives. — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 23, 2020
To the Muslim New Yorkers beginning their celebrations tonight who need halal meals, we have them across our 400+ grab and go meal sites, and are bringing hundreds of thousands more to the 32 sites most frequented by our Muslim communities. Go to https://t.co/CXRUjdE37k for more. — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 23, 2020
The fact that de Blasio used taxpayer funds to help one religious group with their celebrations as he threatened another with arrests shows precisely the issue Democrats have with identity politics.
Your religious affiliation, your sexual orientation, your gender — or proclaimed lack of gender — determine where you fall on the left’s mighty victim list.
Muslims, widely considered by the left as more persecuted than Jewish people, are higher on the victim list than Jewish Americans are.
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Therefore, they get free meals and sympathetic tweets, while Jewish New Yorkers get the mayor coming to yell at them in person and then on Twitter as they are threatened with arrests.
The mayor is not incorrect about the rules applying to everyone, but the phrasing of his message was abhorrent.
In a city that has been besieged by anti-Semitic hate crimes, the idea that he would single out members of the Jewish community is both ridiculous and dangerous.
There is a tragic history of Jewish people being rounded up and arrested for practicing their religion.
It happened in Nazi Germany, but we will never allow it to happen here — regardless of the offensive comments of a mayor drunk on power.
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westernjournal--2020-04-29--Dem Introduces Bill Requiring Gov’t Agencies To Translate COVID Materials into 19 Languages

A New York Democrat introduced legislation Tuesday that would force federal agencies to provide numerous translations of any and all coronavirus-related informational releases .
According to a news release from Rep. Grace Meng ’ s office , the COVID-19 Language Access Act would mandate that all written government resources regarding the ongoing international pandemic be provided not only in English , but in 19 other languages as well .
An exhaustive list of the linguistic translations mandated by the bill specifies the other languages as Spanish , Arabic , Cambodian , Chinese , French , Greek , Haitian Creole , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Laotian , Polish , Portuguese , Russian , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu and Vietnamese .
“ Since the beginning of this pandemic , I have worked to help translate materials released by the Trump administration and federal agencies in order for the many diverse communities in my district to obtain the critical information they need about COVID-19 , ” Meng stated in the release .
“ It is unacceptable that federal agencies have not provided all these translations , but the passage of my bill would ensure that they finally do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barriers must never prevent anybody from accessing vital and potentially life-saving information .
Nobody should ever be left in the dark about the coronavirus , and providing these translations would be critical in our fight to combat the illness.
” TRENDING : Black Veteran GOP Challenger Has a Message for Democrats Who Voted for Maxine Waters Under the language of Meng ’ s bill , federal departments and actors would have only seven days to provide the translated versions of their releases .
No punishment is laid out regarding departments that fail to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if at all .
Regardless , the legislation has already gained traction among social justice organizations , some of which have gone so far as to endorse the bill as a “ safeguard ” for the civil rights of Americans not proficient in English .
“ Covid-19 is putting all communities at risk – but some face additional challenges getting the information needed to make appropriate health decisions .
Language divides are already putting non-English speakers at greater risk , ” Hispanic Federation Frankie Miranda stated in Meng ’ s release .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies reach and serve vulnerable communities pro-actively as part of their mandate to provide ‘ meaningful access ’ to government services and programs , ” Yang stated in the release .
“ About one in three Asian Americans has limited proficiency in English , and this bill will help ensure that our communities have the vital information necessary to protect their health and access care , obtain financial resources , and safeguard their civil rights.
” Meng ’ s fellow House Democrats seem to have a similar optimism regarding the legislation , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Meng ’ s release .
RELATED : Cuomo Uses Hundreds of Handmade Masks To Decorate Briefing Backdrop Instead of Distributing Them Data provided by the Center for Immigration Studies , however , indicates portions of the legislation may in fact be a cure in search of a problem .
As of 2018 , more than 67 million Americans — roughly 19 percent of the nation ’ s population at the time , according to U.S. Census Bureau data — spoke a language other than English within the home .
But 62 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also indicated they were capable of speaking English “ very well ” and majority of those who spoke another language at home were found to be Spanish speakers .
Languages like Arabic , Korean and French , on the other hand , were spoken within the home by only 0.4 percent of U.S. population .
That percentage is halved when accounting for Italian and Polish speakers — and dwindles to .056 percent when accounting for “ Cambodian/Khmer ” speakers .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the Small Business Administration and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased requests for service as a result of the ongoing pandemic currently provide translation service for between 10 and 16 foreign languages , according to Meng ’ s new release .
The Western Journal has reached out to Meng ’ s office for comment but did not immediately receive a response .
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A New York Democrat introduced legislation Tuesday that would force federal agencies to provide numerous translations of any and all coronavirus-related informational releases.
According to a news release from Rep. Grace Meng’s office, the COVID-19 Language Access Act would mandate that all written government resources regarding the ongoing international pandemic be provided not only in English, but in 19 other languages as well.
An exhaustive list of the linguistic translations mandated by the bill specifies the other languages as Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese.
“Since the beginning of this pandemic, I have worked to help translate materials released by the Trump administration and federal agencies in order for the many diverse communities in my district to obtain the critical information they need about COVID-19,” Meng stated in the release.
“It is unacceptable that federal agencies have not provided all these translations, but the passage of my bill would ensure that they finally do,” she added. “Language barriers must never prevent anybody from accessing vital and potentially life-saving information. Nobody should ever be left in the dark about the coronavirus, and providing these translations would be critical in our fight to combat the illness.”
Under the language of Meng’s bill, federal departments and actors would have only seven days to provide the translated versions of their releases.
No punishment is laid out regarding departments that fail to provide translations within the allotted one-week window, if at all.
Regardless, the legislation has already gained traction among social justice organizations, some of which have gone so far as to endorse the bill as a “safeguard” for the civil rights of Americans not proficient in English.
“Covid-19 is putting all communities at risk – but some face additional challenges getting the information needed to make appropriate health decisions. Language divides are already putting non-English speakers at greater risk,” Hispanic Federation Frankie Miranda stated in Meng’s release.
John C. Yang, president of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, agreed.
“This legislation will ensure that federal agencies reach and serve vulnerable communities pro-actively as part of their mandate to provide ‘meaningful access’ to government services and programs,” Yang stated in the release.
“About one in three Asian Americans has limited proficiency in English, and this bill will help ensure that our communities have the vital information necessary to protect their health and access care, obtain financial resources, and safeguard their civil rights.”
Meng’s fellow House Democrats seem to have a similar optimism regarding the legislation, with 34 already co-sponsoring the bill, according to Meng’s release.
The release names no Republican sponsors.
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Data provided by the Center for Immigration Studies, however, indicates portions of the legislation may in fact be a cure in search of a problem.
As of 2018, more than 67 million Americans — roughly 19 percent of the nation’s population at the time, according to U.S. Census Bureau data — spoke a language other than English within the home.
But 62 percent of those who fell within that number also indicated they were capable of speaking English “very well” and majority of those who spoke another language at home were found to be Spanish speakers.
Languages like Arabic, Korean and French, on the other hand, were spoken within the home by only 0.4 percent of U.S. population.
That percentage is halved when accounting for Italian and Polish speakers — and dwindles to .056 percent when accounting for “Cambodian/Khmer” speakers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies shouldering the burden of increased requests for service as a result of the ongoing pandemic currently provide translation service for between 10 and 16 foreign languages, according to Meng’s new release.
The Western Journal has reached out to Meng’s office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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westernjournal--2020-04-29--Outrageous ‘Don’t Defend Trump’ Memo Uncovered, Was Written by Top Republican Strategist

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has sent out a 57-page memo advising GOP candidates how to address the coronavirus crisis during the 2020 campaign , Politico reported Friday .
The linchpin of the ludicrous strategy put forth in the document is to avoid mentioning President Donald Trump ’ s role during the national emergency .
The political consulting firm O ’ Donnell & Associates , headed by Brett O ’ Donnell , authored the memo .
O ’ Donnell , described by Politico as a “ top Republican strategist , ” has advised numerous candidates , including failed GOP presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The memo recommends that Senate candidates focus on bashing China as the COVID-19 culprit rather than defending the impressive leadership of Trump during one of the worst calamities in American history .
In essence , the document advises Republican Senate candidates to distance themselves from Trump .
TRENDING : Black Veteran GOP Challenger Has a Message for Democrats Who Voted for Maxine Waters “ Don ’ t defend Trump , other than the China Travel Ban — attack China , ” the April 17 memo says .
Candidates are encouraged to declare how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contrast that with Democrats , who should be presented as too soft .
“ China caused this pandemic by covering it up , lying , and hoarding the world ’ s supply of medical equipment , ” the memo says , spurring candidates to keep the blame for the pandemic squarely on the Chinese Communist Party .
The document offers a summary of how candidates should portray their plans if elected : “ I will stand up to China , bring our jobs back home , and push for sanctions on the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats as soft on China already has been used by the Trump campaign , which released a video earlier this month depicting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as a defender of the communist regime .
Absent among the detailed recommendations in the memo is a thorough review of the many actions Trump and the White House coronavirus task force have undertaken to get the nation through the pandemic .
These include not just a China travel ban but also banning travel from 26 European nations , temporarily halting immigration , marshaling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , invoking the Defense Production Act to produce needed supplies , working in coordination with the states to ensure they receive adequate equipment , and signing trillion-dollar stimulus bills to bolster the economy during the lockdown .
Trump also signed an executive order to help keep meat plants open amid fears of a disruption in our food supply .
Each of these actions required herculean efforts .
RELATED : Watch Joe Biden Lapse into Utter Nonsense When Pressed on China and Son Hunter Yet this strategy memo presents the portrait of a nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More than this , the missive reeks of being embarrassed by Trump .
The president ’ s aides were rightly incensed when the news of this document surfaced , according to a report in Politico on Monday .
In response to the fury , both the NRSC and O ’ Donnell insisted they are ardent Trump supporters and are unified with his re-election campaign .
However , it is difficult to read the statements in the memo as inoffensive to the president .
O ’ Donnell Memo by The Western Journal on Scribd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — that includes our elected officials , the World Health Organization , and the CDC , ” the memo recommends as an answer to questions on whether the virus is Trump ’ s fault .
This is hardly a ringing endorsement of the president ’ s actions .
The campaign arm of the Senate GOP should be working in unity with Trump at this key moment rather than at cross-purposes .
Can the GOP really get its candidates elected in both the House and Senate without tying the races directly to the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already linked with Trump in the public mind ; it is impossible to create a separation that can be effective .
In addition , the mainstream media have been relentless in their blistering assaults on Trump ’ s handling of the crisis .
Meanwhile , the alternative viewpoint is being dwarfed .
Thus a failure to boldly defend Trump ’ s actions on the pandemic is a guaranteed recipe for electoral disaster .
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee has sent out a 57-page memo advising GOP candidates how to address the coronavirus crisis during the 2020 campaign, Politico reported Friday.
The linchpin of the ludicrous strategy put forth in the document is to avoid mentioning President Donald Trump’s role during the national emergency.
The political consulting firm O’Donnell & Associates, headed by Brett O’Donnell, authored the memo. O’Donnell, described by Politico as a “top Republican strategist,” has advised numerous candidates, including failed GOP presidential nominees Mitt Romney and John McCain.
The memo recommends that Senate candidates focus on bashing China as the COVID-19 culprit rather than defending the impressive leadership of Trump during one of the worst calamities in American history.
In essence, the document advises Republican Senate candidates to distance themselves from Trump.
“Don’t defend Trump, other than the China Travel Ban — attack China,” the April 17 memo says.
Candidates are encouraged to declare how they will be tough on China and contrast that with Democrats, who should be presented as too soft.
“China caused this pandemic by covering it up, lying, and hoarding the world’s supply of medical equipment,” the memo says, spurring candidates to keep the blame for the pandemic squarely on the Chinese Communist Party.
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The document offers a summary of how candidates should portray their plans if elected: “I will stand up to China, bring our jobs back home, and push for sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party.”
The strategy of painting the Democrats as soft on China already has been used by the Trump campaign, which released a video earlier this month depicting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as a defender of the communist regime.
Absent among the detailed recommendations in the memo is a thorough review of the many actions Trump and the White House coronavirus task force have undertaken to get the nation through the pandemic.
These include not just a China travel ban but also banning travel from 26 European nations, temporarily halting immigration, marshaling top scientists to lead a task force, invoking the Defense Production Act to produce needed supplies, working in coordination with the states to ensure they receive adequate equipment, and signing trillion-dollar stimulus bills to bolster the economy during the lockdown. Trump also signed an executive order to help keep meat plants open amid fears of a disruption in our food supply.
Each of these actions required herculean efforts.
Yet this strategy memo presents the portrait of a nation without leadership from the very top.
More than this, the missive reeks of being embarrassed by Trump.
The president’s aides were rightly incensed when the news of this document surfaced, according to a report in Politico on Monday. In response to the fury, both the NRSC and O’Donnell insisted they are ardent Trump supporters and are unified with his re-election campaign.
However, it is difficult to read the statements in the memo as inoffensive to the president.
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“I wish that everyone acted earlier — that includes our elected officials, the World Health Organization, and the CDC,” the memo recommends as an answer to questions on whether the virus is Trump’s fault.
This is hardly a ringing endorsement of the president’s actions.
The campaign arm of the Senate GOP should be working in unity with Trump at this key moment rather than at cross-purposes.
Can the GOP really get its candidates elected in both the House and Senate without tying the races directly to the president’s record? The Republican Party is already linked with Trump in the public mind; it is impossible to create a separation that can be effective.
In addition, the mainstream media have been relentless in their blistering assaults on Trump’s handling of the crisis. Meanwhile, the alternative viewpoint is being dwarfed.
Thus a failure to boldly defend Trump’s actions on the pandemic is a guaranteed recipe for electoral disaster.
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westernjournal--2020-04-29--Mississippi AG Shoots Down Order from Mayor Who Made the Mistake of Banning Open Carry

One of the many disturbing things that Americans have seen occur in the midst of the coronavirus crisis is anti-gun politicians using the pandemic as an excuse to press forward with their incessant attempts to undermine the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution .
While these attacks on the gun rights of American citizens have typically happened in Democratic-controlled jurisdictions , they have not been entirely exclusive to blue states , as evidenced by a recent example out of the solidly red state of Mississippi .
On Saturday , the Democratic elected leader of the state ’ s capital city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , announced he had signed an executive order banning the right of citizens to open-carry firearms within his jurisdiction for the duration of the current public health emergency .
Unfortunately for the mayor — and thankfully for the city ’ s law-abiding and gun-owning citizenry — the state ’ s attorney general quickly stepped in .
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch informed Lumumba that he lacks the authority to suspend the state ’ s open-carry law in Jackson , and separately , the mayor is now facing a lawsuit stemming from his gross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Challenger Has a Message for Democrats Who Voted for Maxine Waters Mayor Lumumba revealed his anti-gun executive order in a video that began with him lamenting the recent death of two young children to gun violence and the supposed prevalence of “ illegal ” guns on the streets of Jackson .
“ The open-carry law interferes with law enforcement ’ s ability to take illegal guns off of the streets , ” the mayor said .
“ Prior to the open-carry law , when Jackson police officers saw a gun in plain view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to seize the weapon and determine if it was an illegal weapon or not.
” “ The open-carry law not only provides protection to individuals who are armed with illegal weapons , it creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in the community , ” he continued , going on to assert that the open-carry law had resulted in an increase of gun violence in the community .
Noting that “ thoughts and prayers ” for victims and their families simply wasn ’ t good enough , Mayor Lumumba revealed his “ decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open-carry law during the COVID-19 civil emergency.
” He cited the “ discretion ” and authority he believed he had under state statute § 45-17-7 that allows for a “ chief administrative officer ” to prohibit certain acts and activities during a declared emergency .
He ended his message by trashing the fundamental rights of gun ownership as not being “ legitimate ” and promoted a petition that called on local and state leaders to repeal the open-carry law .
However , Attorney General Fitch quickly informed the mayor she had “ serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informed Lumumba by letter Monday that he lacked the authority to make any such order in contravention of state laws , as the powers he had cited belonged to the governor and not a mayor .
“ The governor ’ s proclamation does not authorize you to suspend the right to open carry , or any other statute or constitutional provision governing firearm possession , ” Fitch wrote .
The attorney general did acknowledge the tragedy of the children who ’ d recently been killed by gunfire , but argued that the open-carry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfortunate deaths .
“ Mississippians enjoy the right to lawfully open carry in all of Mississippi ’ s 82 counties and in every municipality in the state .
The city of Jackson is no exception , ” the attorney general wrote .
“ The city lacks statutory authority to suspend a state statute or constitutional provision .
Accordingly , I ask that you rescind the order immediately.
” Meanwhile , WAPT reported that a lawsuit was filed by the Mississippi Justice Institute on behalf of a state lawmaker in opposition of the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mayor .
The lawsuit laid out how Lumumba and city of Jackson had no right to suspend open-carry of firearms , or any other constitutional rights , for that matter , regardless of the current emergency .
“ While we are deeply saddened by the horrific crimes that have occurred in Jackson , those crimes have nothing to do with the current public health crisis or the right to openly carry a firearm in public for self-defense , ” the director of the MJI , Aaron Rice , said .
The mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the open-carry law was also met with opposition from the commissioner of the state ’ s Agriculture and Commerce department , Andy Gipson .
“ The legislature can not take away the right to open carry , ” Gipson said .
“ That is the elected body of the people of the state .
It ’ s in the constitution ; it ’ s a constitutional right .
“ Certainly , the constitution and the laws that we pass through the legislature are to give law-abiding citizens the right to carry to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law says , they ’ re going to carry , they ’ re going to hide it , they ’ re going to put it out of view until they ’ re ready to hurt somebody.
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One of the many disturbing things that Americans have seen occur in the midst of the coronavirus crisis is anti-gun politicians using the pandemic as an excuse to press forward with their incessant attempts to undermine the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
While these attacks on the gun rights of American citizens have typically happened in Democratic-controlled jurisdictions, they have not been entirely exclusive to blue states, as evidenced by a recent example out of the solidly red state of Mississippi.
On Saturday, the Democratic elected leader of the state’s capital city of Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, announced he had signed an executive order banning the right of citizens to open-carry firearms within his jurisdiction for the duration of the current public health emergency.
Unfortunately for the mayor — and thankfully for the city’s law-abiding and gun-owning citizenry — the state’s attorney general quickly stepped in.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch informed Lumumba that he lacks the authority to suspend the state’s open-carry law in Jackson, and separately, the mayor is now facing a lawsuit stemming from his gross overreach.
Mayor Lumumba revealed his anti-gun executive order in a video that began with him lamenting the recent death of two young children to gun violence and the supposed prevalence of “illegal” guns on the streets of Jackson.
“The open-carry law interferes with law enforcement’s ability to take illegal guns off of the streets,” the mayor said. “Prior to the open-carry law, when Jackson police officers saw a gun in plain view, it gave them the probable cause to seize the weapon and determine if it was an illegal weapon or not.”
“The open-carry law not only provides protection to individuals who are armed with illegal weapons, it creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in the community,” he continued, going on to assert that the open-carry law had resulted in an increase of gun violence in the community.
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Noting that “thoughts and prayers” for victims and their families simply wasn’t good enough, Mayor Lumumba revealed his “decision to issue an executive order suspending the open-carry law during the COVID-19 civil emergency.”
He cited the “discretion” and authority he believed he had under state statute § 45-17-7 that allows for a “chief administrative officer” to prohibit certain acts and activities during a declared emergency.
He ended his message by trashing the fundamental rights of gun ownership as not being “legitimate” and promoted a petition that called on local and state leaders to repeal the open-carry law.
However, Attorney General Fitch quickly informed the mayor she had “serious concerns” about his order. Fitch informed Lumumba by letter Monday that he lacked the authority to make any such order in contravention of state laws, as the powers he had cited belonged to the governor and not a mayor.
“The governor’s proclamation does not authorize you to suspend the right to open carry, or any other statute or constitutional provision governing firearm possession,” Fitch wrote.
The attorney general did acknowledge the tragedy of the children who’d recently been killed by gunfire, but argued that the open-carry law had nothing to do with those unfortunate deaths.
“Mississippians enjoy the right to lawfully open carry in all of Mississippi’s 82 counties and in every municipality in the state. The city of Jackson is no exception,” the attorney general wrote. “The city lacks statutory authority to suspend a state statute or constitutional provision. Accordingly, I ask that you rescind the order immediately.”
Meanwhile, WAPT reported that a lawsuit was filed by the Mississippi Justice Institute on behalf of a state lawmaker in opposition of the “unconstitutional and illegal” action taken by the mayor.
The lawsuit laid out how Lumumba and city of Jackson had no right to suspend open-carry of firearms, or any other constitutional rights, for that matter, regardless of the current emergency.
“While we are deeply saddened by the horrific crimes that have occurred in Jackson, those crimes have nothing to do with the current public health crisis or the right to openly carry a firearm in public for self-defense,” the director of the MJI, Aaron Rice, said.
The mayor’s call for a repeal of the open-carry law was also met with opposition from the commissioner of the state’s Agriculture and Commerce department, Andy Gipson.
“The legislature can not take away the right to open carry,” Gipson said. “That is the elected body of the people of the state. It’s in the constitution; it’s a constitutional right.
“Certainly, the constitution and the laws that we pass through the legislature are to give law-abiding citizens the right to carry to protect themselves. No criminal cares what the law says, they’re going to carry, they’re going to hide it, they’re going to put it out of view until they’re ready to hurt somebody.”
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westernjournal--2020-04-29--Watch Joe Biden Lapse into Utter Nonsense When Pressed on China and Son Hunter

Former Vice President Joe Biden once again spoke nonsense instead providing a coherent answer in an interview this week .
It ’ s just the latest in a long string of gaffes that the 77-year-old presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has made in recent weeks and months .
In an interview with WFOR that was released in full Monday , reporter Jim DeFede asked Biden how the issue of China is going to play into the coming election in light of rumors about his son Hunter ’ s “ business dealings ” in the Asian nation .
President Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of investments in China .
While the claim itself is not substantiated , it ’ s the confusing nature of Biden ’ s answer that was revelatory .
TRENDING : Black Veteran GOP Challenger Has a Message for Democrats Who Voted for Maxine Waters “ My son ’ s business dealings were not anything what everybody that he ’ s talking about .
Not even remotely , ” Biden said , in what could generously be described as an incoherent mash-up of phrases .
Biden went on to attack Trump ’ s business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not address the accusations against Hunter Biden again .
Biden ’ s full interview with the outlet can be seen below : Clips of incoherent answers like these explain why many people are asking questions about Biden ’ s cognitive health .
While there ’ s no definitive proof he is suffering from cognitive decline , it ’ s hard to ignore the head-scratching things that the 77-year old frequently says .
The Biden campaign has defended speculation about Biden ’ s mental decline , yet the gaffes keep coming .
Last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post chronicled a particularly tough day for Biden , as he spoke nonsense on ABC ’ s “ The View , ” CNN and MSNBC , all in the same day .
During the coronavirus pandemic , Biden has cover to stay home and only sporadically make public appearances .
However , as the election draws nearer , the American people will soon begin to see the true scope of his current mental capabilities — for better or for worse .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden once again spoke nonsense instead providing a coherent answer in an interview this week.
It’s just the latest in a long string of gaffes that the 77-year-old presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has made in recent weeks and months.
In an interview with WFOR that was released in full Monday, reporter Jim DeFede asked Biden how the issue of China is going to play into the coming election in light of rumors about his son Hunter’s “business dealings” in the Asian nation.
President Donald Trump has accused Hunter Biden of enriching himself off of investments in China.
While the claim itself is not substantiated, it’s the confusing nature of Biden’s answer that was revelatory.
“My son’s business dealings were not anything what everybody that he’s talking about. Not even remotely,” Biden said, in what could generously be described as an incoherent mash-up of phrases.
Joe Biden says his son’s business dealings in China do not make him vulnerable because: They “were not anything what everybody that he’s talking about. Not even remotely.” Whatever that means. pic.twitter.com/cPLsNFAp42 — Benny (@bennyjohnson) April 28, 2020
Biden went on to attack Trump’s business dealing in China instead.
He did not address the accusations against Hunter Biden again.
Biden’s full interview with the outlet can be seen below:
Clips of incoherent answers like these explain why many people are asking questions about Biden’s cognitive health.
While there’s no definitive proof he is suffering from cognitive decline, it’s hard to ignore the head-scratching things that the 77-year old frequently says.
The Biden campaign has defended speculation about Biden’s mental decline, yet the gaffes keep coming.
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Last month, for instance, the New York Post chronicled a particularly tough day for Biden, as he spoke nonsense on ABC’s “The View,” CNN and MSNBC, all in the same day.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Biden has cover to stay home and only sporadically make public appearances.
However, as the election draws nearer, the American people will soon begin to see the true scope of his current mental capabilities — for better or for worse.
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