westernjournal--2020-10-04--‘SNL’ Openly Celebrates Trump’s COVID Diagnosis: ‘My Heart Goes Out to COVID’

Less than three days after Trump ’ s COVID-19 diagnosis and precautionary hospitalization , NBC ’ s “ Saturday Night Live ” returned to a live studio audience Saturday night and jumped right into the real issues in the opening sketch , Chris Rock ’ s stand-up monologue and the “ Weekend Update.
” The sketch featured Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump and Jim Carrey as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
It started with a voiceover that said : “ The following is a re-broadcast of Tuesday ’ s presidential debate .
Even though Tuesday feels like 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important to see it again since it might be the only presidential debate .
“ And it was pretty fun to watch .
As long as you don ’ t live in America.
” The moderator , Fox News ’ Chris Wallace was played by Beck Bennett , brought out Trump and Biden to begin the chaotic debate .
TRENDING : Trump Declares National Emergency After Scale of Our Dependence on China Comes to Light During the sketch , Trump calls the virus a hoax and continues to say , “ that statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to haunt me later this week.
” After more back-and-forth and an appearance of Maya Rudolph playing Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris , Biden “ pauses ” Trump and steps out and asks talk to the American people .
“ Is it going to be weird ?
” Wallace asks .
“ Totally , ” Biden replies before facing the camera .
“ America , look at me ; look directly into my eyeballs .
“ You can trust me because I believe in science and karma .
Now just imagine if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to send us all a message about how dangerous this virus can be , ” Biden says before looking pointedly at the paused Trump .
“ I ’ m not saying I want it to happen , ” Biden says .
“ Just imagine if it did , ” he says thoughtfully as the audience claps and hollers .
Trump ’ s COVID diagnosis was referred to again in Chris Rock ’ s monologue when he mentioned all the testing the cast has been through .
“ President Trump ’ s in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to say my heart goes out to COVID , ” Rock said .
In the “ Weekend Update ” portion of “ SNL , ” starring Michael Che and Colin Jost , the hosts referred to the fast-paced news of Trump testing positive .
“ A lot of people on either side are saying that there ’ s nothing funny about Trump being hospitalized with coronavirus , even though he mocked the safety precautions for the coronavirus , ” Che said .
“ And those people are obviously wrong , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot funny about this .
Maybe not from a moral standpoint , but mathematically , if you were constructing a joke , this is all the ingredients you need .
“ The problem is it ’ s almost too funny — it ’ s so on the nose .
“ I don ’ t want the president to die obviously , ” Che continued with the bit .
“ In fact , I wish him a very lengthy recovery.
” Trump supporters had many things to say on Twitter about the show : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Brian Garibaldi , a pulmonologist , told reporters outside Walter Reed National National Medical Center that Trump could return to the White House on Monday .
“ If he continues to look and feel as well as he does today , our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House where he can continue his treatment course , ” Garibaldi said .
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Less than three days after Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis and precautionary hospitalization, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” returned to a live studio audience Saturday night and jumped right into the real issues in the opening sketch, Chris Rock’s stand-up monologue and the “Weekend Update.”
The sketch featured Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump and Jim Carrey as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. It started with a voiceover that said:
“The following is a re-broadcast of Tuesday’s presidential debate. Even though Tuesday feels like 100 days ago. We thought it was important to see it again since it might be the only presidential debate.
“And it was pretty fun to watch. As long as you don’t live in America.”
The moderator, Fox News’ Chris Wallace was played by Beck Bennett, brought out Trump and Biden to begin the chaotic debate.
During the sketch, Trump calls the virus a hoax and continues to say, “that statement is something that will probably come back to haunt me later this week.”
After more back-and-forth and an appearance of Maya Rudolph playing Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Biden “pauses” Trump and steps out and asks talk to the American people.
“Is it going to be weird?” Wallace asks.
“Totally,” Biden replies before facing the camera. “America, look at me; look directly into my eyeballs.
“You can trust me because I believe in science and karma. Now just imagine if science and karma could somehow team up to send us all a message about how dangerous this virus can be,” Biden says before looking pointedly at the paused Trump.
“I’m not saying I want it to happen,” Biden says.
“Just imagine if it did,” he says thoughtfully as the audience claps and hollers.
Trump’s COVID diagnosis was referred to again in Chris Rock’s monologue when he mentioned all the testing the cast has been through.
“President Trump’s in the hospital from COVID, and I just want to say my heart goes out to COVID,” Rock said.
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In the “Weekend Update” portion of “SNL,” starring Michael Che and Colin Jost, the hosts referred to the fast-paced news of Trump testing positive.
“A lot of people on either side are saying that there’s nothing funny about Trump being hospitalized with coronavirus, even though he mocked the safety precautions for the coronavirus,” Che said.
“And those people are obviously wrong,” he laughed. “There’s a lot funny about this. Maybe not from a moral standpoint, but mathematically, if you were constructing a joke, this is all the ingredients you need.
“The problem is it’s almost too funny — it’s so on the nose.
“I don’t want the president to die obviously,” Che continued with the bit. “In fact, I wish him a very lengthy recovery.”
Trump supporters had many things to say on Twitter about the show:
Here is what is amazing: The fact (and yes, it is a fact) is that Trump behaved more civil to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her loved ones when she died…than people like SNL are behaving now to Trump. Our society is rotten at its core. https://t.co/iQ5mphkLeM — Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) October 4, 2020
SNL just celebrated Trump being stricken with coronavirus to a strong round of applause. — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 4, 2020
SNL laughing about Trump getting COVID is a new low. Jim Carey: “Now just imagine if science and karma could somehow team up to send us all a message of how dangerous this virus can be. [stares at Trump] I’m not saying I want it to happen, but imagine if it did.” Really awful. — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 4, 2020
Sunday morning in a news conference, Dr. Brian Garibaldi, a pulmonologist, told reporters outside Walter Reed National National Medical Center that Trump could return to the White House on Monday.
“If he continues to look and feel as well as he does today, our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House where he can continue his treatment course,” Garibaldi said.
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Social Justice 101: The Far Left’s Trans Agenda Has a Bloody History of Suicide and Child Abuse

Raising boys as girls and girls as boys has become quite the popular trend among left-wing parents .
Some of these parents are even sending their children to get hormone replacement therapy before they have finished their sexual development .
This practice comes from a set of ideas known as “ gender theory ” — a philosophy with a long history of child abuse , mental illness and suicide .
The proponents of “ gender theory ” believe that gender is socially constructed ; unseen forces within our society have conditioned men to adopt masculine traits and women to adopt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What Happens If a Candidate for President Withdraws or Passes Away ?
If our society were truly free , then the labels of “ male ” and “ female ” would not be assigned at birth .
According to gender theory , children and adults would choose which gender they are of their own free will .
While “ sex ” continues to refer to the biological reality of whether one is male or female , “ gender ” has been redefined as a person ’ s chosen masculine or feminine identity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a woman , his “ gender ” is female and vice versa .
The activists behind gender theory allow young children with no conception of sex to choose their gender despite the fact that they are too young to understand the long-term ramifications such decisions may have .
Many of these children are then raised as if they are the opposite sex .
Not only does this set of ideas fly in the face of what science tells us about sex differences ; it has also led to the suffering — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and girls .
The case of David Reimer , one of the first individuals who was transitioned to a different gender as a child , is used by many gender theorists as proof that men can be women and women can be men .
David ’ s story is a tragic one .
As an infant , his penis was irreparably damaged during a horrible accident .
His parents were devastated and didn ’ t know how to raise their child with such a debilitating injury .
Then came along psychologist John Money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the father of gender theory .
Money saw Reimer ’ s tragic circumstances as the perfect set of conditions for testing the theory that gender is socially constructed .
He then convinced the parents to raise David as a girl .
At the parents ’ request and under Money ’ s guidance , David underwent “ surgery as an infant to construct rudimentary female genitals ” and was “ given female hormones during puberty ” according to The Embryo Project Encyclopedia , an open-access publication funded by the National Science Foundation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several years , David ’ s parents did indeed raise him as a girl .
For the many supporters of gender theory , the story ends there , with Money ’ s experiment proving to be a huge success .
Coming to such a conclusion , however , ignores several important facts about the case , including that Money sexually abused David and his brother .
One of the reasons Money saw Reimer as the perfect test subject was that he had a twin brother .
David ’ s twin could serve as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s experiments .
Those experiments Money conducted were nothing short of pedophilia .
Again , keep in mind that this is the man who “ pioneered the study of gender identity ” according to The Baltimore Sun .
“ During the twin ’ s psychiatric visits with Money , and as part of his research , Reimer and his twin brother were directed to inspect one another ’ s genitals and engage in behavior resembling sexual intercourse .
Reimer claimed that much of Money ’ s treatment involved the forced reenactment of sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The Embryo Project Encyclopedia explained .
“ In some exercises , the brothers rehearsed missionary positions with thrusting motions , which Money justified as the rehearsal of healthy childhood sexual exploration .
In his Rolling Stone interview , Reimer recalled that at least once , Money photographed those exercises .
Money also made the brothers inspect one another ’ s pubic areas.
” Years later , David decided to reject the feminine identity given to him by Money , instead reverting to his biological identity of male .
This is the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 94 percent of children grow out of their gender dysphoria naturally , according to studies recommended by the World Professional Association for Transgender Help .
For the rest of his life , David suffered from severe depression until he eventually killed himself at the age of 38 .
The circumstances of David ’ s death are all too common within the transgender community .
In a national survey conducted by The National Center for Transgender Equality in 2015 , 40 percent of transgender adults reported that they had attempted suicide at some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t only the adults who are suffering .
According to a 2017 CDC survey , roughly 35 percent of transgender high school students had attempted suicide within the past year .
Many LGBT activists claim , without any substantive evidence , that the higher rates of suicide in this community are caused by discrimination and an inability to undergo gender-reassignment surgery .
One inconvenient fact flies in the face of this theory : High rates of attempted suicide persist in transgender individuals who have undergone successful sex reassignment in relatively “ trans-friendly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of The Heritage Foundation has explained .
There are many studies that show a reduction in mental illness and suicidal behaviors among trans individuals who have recently transitioned and feel accepted .
However , those studies only catch up with transgender individuals shortly following their procedure .
Longer-form longitudinal studies following up with transgender people long after their transition show suicidal tendencies and mental issues eventually returning .
This makes sense : Shortly after reassignment surgery , these individuals likely feel some sort of emotional high .
After all , they have finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to these long-form studies , that emotional high eventually fades away .
“ The most thorough follow-up of sex-reassigned people — extending over 30 years and conducted in Sweden , where the culture is strongly supportive of the transgendered — documents their lifelong mental unrest .
Ten to 15 years after surgical reassignment , the suicide rate of those who had undergone sex-reassignment surgery rose to 20 times that of comparable peers , ” Anderson wrote .
Even the Obama-era Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that “ Based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available at this time , there is not enough evidence to determine whether gender reassignment surgery improves health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with gender dysphoria ” Medical information website Medscape has , in fact , confirmed that excessive bullying has a high correlation with suicidal behavior .
However , the site also noted that 95 percent of people who commit suicide are suffering from a mental illness .
The transgender community could very well face high levels of discrimination and bullying , but that doesn ’ t change the fact that they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior characteristic of the mentally ill. Perhaps addressing that behavior and treating those mental health issues is the proper solution .
Gender theory and transgender culture has led to the confusion of many children and the increased prevalence of what Dr. Debra Soh calls “ rapid-onset gender dysphoria.
” Soh is a sex neurologist who has repeatedly spoken out against the gender-transitioning of young children .
“ Over the last 10 years , there has been a sharp increase in the number of gender clinic referrals for adolescent girls wanting to become boys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for The Globe and Mail .
“ Rapid-onset gender dysphoria , seen primarily in teenage girls and university-aged young women , is characterized by a sudden desire to transition without any signs of gender dysphoria in childhood .
It typically emerges after an individual has spent much time researching gender dysphoria online.
” According to Soh , girls with pre-existing mental conditions such as autism or borderline personality disorder are more likely to identify as trans if they have a transgender friend .
Abigail Shrier , the author of “ Irreversible Damage : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” also wrote about this issue in an article for the New York Post .
“ Our culture has both made womanhood less appealing and also greased the skids toward social and medical transition for confused teens in genuine pain .
Public schools peddle gender ideology with a fervor that would make a preacher blush , ” Shrier wrote .
“ Transgender social-media gurus tout the euphoria testosterone produces , and Planned Parenthood is one of the largest suppliers of testosterone — and they do apprise of the risks , but on an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meaning , no therapist note is required and you leave the clinic with a very serious drug based essentially on the patient ’ s self-diagnosis . )
Hundreds of plastic surgeons are happy to offer medically unnecessary double-mastectomies to girls as young as 16 without so much as a therapist ’ s note.
” Although rapid-onset gender dysphoria is becoming increasingly popular among girls , many young grade school boys are also being convinced to transition by their woke parents .
By inflicting the strange , twisted , unscientific ideology of gender theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all but ensuring that their kids grow up to have serious mental issues .
Instead of feeding into their delusions , we should help transgender teens and adults deal with their underlying mental health issues .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

Raising boys as girls and girls as boys has become quite the popular trend among left-wing parents.
Some of these parents are even sending their children to get hormone replacement therapy before they have finished their sexual development.
This practice comes from a set of ideas known as “gender theory” — a philosophy with a long history of child abuse, mental illness and suicide.
What Is Gender Theory?
The proponents of “gender theory” believe that gender is socially constructed; unseen forces within our society have conditioned men to adopt masculine traits and women to adopt feminine ones.
If our society were truly free, then the labels of “male” and “female” would not be assigned at birth. According to gender theory, children and adults would choose which gender they are of their own free will.
While “sex” continues to refer to the biological reality of whether one is male or female, “gender” has been redefined as a person’s chosen masculine or feminine identity.
If a biological man chooses to identify as a woman, his “gender” is female and vice versa.
The activists behind gender theory allow young children with no conception of sex to choose their gender despite the fact that they are too young to understand the long-term ramifications such decisions may have.
Many of these children are then raised as if they are the opposite sex.
Not only does this set of ideas fly in the face of what science tells us about sex differences; it has also led to the suffering — and even deaths — of countless young boys and girls.
Gender Theory’s First Test
The case of David Reimer, one of the first individuals who was transitioned to a different gender as a child, is used by many gender theorists as proof that men can be women and women can be men.
David’s story is a tragic one. As an infant, his penis was irreparably damaged during a horrible accident.
His parents were devastated and didn’t know how to raise their child with such a debilitating injury.
Then came along psychologist John Money, the man many now consider to be the father of gender theory.
Money saw Reimer’s tragic circumstances as the perfect set of conditions for testing the theory that gender is socially constructed.
He then convinced the parents to raise David as a girl.
At the parents’ request and under Money’s guidance, David underwent “surgery as an infant to construct rudimentary female genitals” and was “given female hormones during puberty” according to The Embryo Project Encyclopedia, an open-access publication funded by the National Science Foundation and Arizona State University.
Over the next several years, David’s parents did indeed raise him as a girl.
Gender Theory Claims Its First Victim
For the many supporters of gender theory, the story ends there, with Money’s experiment proving to be a huge success.
Coming to such a conclusion, however, ignores several important facts about the case, including that Money sexually abused David and his brother.
One of the reasons Money saw Reimer as the perfect test subject was that he had a twin brother. David’s twin could serve as the perfect control group for Money’s experiments.
Those experiments Money conducted were nothing short of pedophilia.
Again, keep in mind that this is the man who “pioneered the study of gender identity” according to The Baltimore Sun.
“During the twin’s psychiatric visits with Money, and as part of his research, Reimer and his twin brother were directed to inspect one another’s genitals and engage in behavior resembling sexual intercourse. Reimer claimed that much of Money’s treatment involved the forced reenactment of sexual positions and motions with his brother,” The Embryo Project Encyclopedia explained.
“In some exercises, the brothers rehearsed missionary positions with thrusting motions, which Money justified as the rehearsal of healthy childhood sexual exploration. In his Rolling Stone interview, Reimer recalled that at least once, Money photographed those exercises. Money also made the brothers inspect one another’s pubic areas.”
Years later, David decided to reject the feminine identity given to him by Money, instead reverting to his biological identity of male.
This is the case for most children like David. Up to 94 percent of children grow out of their gender dysphoria naturally, according to studies recommended by the World Professional Association for Transgender Help.
For the rest of his life, David suffered from severe depression until he eventually killed himself at the age of 38.
Money’s gender theory experiment was an abject failure.
Gender Dysphoria and Suicide
The circumstances of David’s death are all too common within the transgender community.
In a national survey conducted by The National Center for Transgender Equality in 2015, 40 percent of transgender adults reported that they had attempted suicide at some point in their lifetimes.
It isn’t only the adults who are suffering.
According to a 2017 CDC survey, roughly 35 percent of transgender high school students had attempted suicide within the past year.
Many LGBT activists claim, without any substantive evidence, that the higher rates of suicide in this community are caused by discrimination and an inability to undergo gender-reassignment surgery.
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One inconvenient fact flies in the face of this theory: High rates of attempted suicide persist in transgender individuals who have undergone successful sex reassignment in relatively “trans-friendly” cultures, as Ryan T. Anderson of The Heritage Foundation has explained.
There are many studies that show a reduction in mental illness and suicidal behaviors among trans individuals who have recently transitioned and feel accepted.
However, those studies only catch up with transgender individuals shortly following their procedure.
Longer-form longitudinal studies following up with transgender people long after their transition show suicidal tendencies and mental issues eventually returning.
This makes sense: Shortly after reassignment surgery, these individuals likely feel some sort of emotional high. After all, they have finally become whole, according to gender theory. According to these long-form studies, that emotional high eventually fades away.
“The most thorough follow-up of sex-reassigned people — extending over 30 years and conducted in Sweden, where the culture is strongly supportive of the transgendered — documents their lifelong mental unrest. Ten to 15 years after surgical reassignment, the suicide rate of those who had undergone sex-reassignment surgery rose to 20 times that of comparable peers,” Anderson wrote.
Even the Obama-era Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that “Based on a thorough review of the clinical evidence available at this time, there is not enough evidence to determine whether gender reassignment surgery improves health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with gender dysphoria”
Medical information website Medscape has, in fact, confirmed that excessive bullying has a high correlation with suicidal behavior.
However, the site also noted that 95 percent of people who commit suicide are suffering from a mental illness.
The transgender community could very well face high levels of discrimination and bullying, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re suffering from high levels of delusional behavior characteristic of the mentally ill.
Perhaps addressing that behavior and treating those mental health issues is the proper solution.
Instead, most leftists immediately suggest irreversible gender-reassignment procedures.
Transitioning Children Is Child Abuse
Gender theory and transgender culture has led to the confusion of many children and the increased prevalence of what Dr. Debra Soh calls “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.”
Soh is a sex neurologist who has repeatedly spoken out against the gender-transitioning of young children.
“Over the last 10 years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of gender clinic referrals for adolescent girls wanting to become boys,” Soh explained in an article for The Globe and Mail.
“Rapid-onset gender dysphoria, seen primarily in teenage girls and university-aged young women, is characterized by a sudden desire to transition without any signs of gender dysphoria in childhood. It typically emerges after an individual has spent much time researching gender dysphoria online.”
According to Soh, girls with pre-existing mental conditions such as autism or borderline personality disorder are more likely to identify as trans if they have a transgender friend.
Abigail Shrier, the author of “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” also wrote about this issue in an article for the New York Post.
“Our culture has both made womanhood less appealing and also greased the skids toward social and medical transition for confused teens in genuine pain. Public schools peddle gender ideology with a fervor that would make a preacher blush,” Shrier wrote.
“Transgender social-media gurus tout the euphoria testosterone produces, and Planned Parenthood is one of the largest suppliers of testosterone — and they do apprise of the risks, but on an ‘informed consent’ basis. (Meaning, no therapist note is required and you leave the clinic with a very serious drug based essentially on the patient’s self-diagnosis.) Hundreds of plastic surgeons are happy to offer medically unnecessary double-mastectomies to girls as young as 16 without so much as a therapist’s note.”
Although rapid-onset gender dysphoria is becoming increasingly popular among girls, many young grade school boys are also being convinced to transition by their woke parents.
By inflicting the strange, twisted, unscientific ideology of gender theory onto young children, left-wing parents are all but ensuring that their kids grow up to have serious mental issues.
Instead of feeding into their delusions, we should help transgender teens and adults deal with their underlying mental health issues.
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--President Trump’s Doctors Announce When He May Be Discharged from the Hospital

For President Donald Trump ’ s supporters , there was some good news on Sunday .
The president is recovering so well from an infection from the coronavirus last week that he could be discharged from the hospital to return to the White House as soon as Monday , his doctors said Sunday .
USA Today reported that Navy Cmdr .
Dr. Sean Conley , White House physician , told reporters that Trump had a high fever on Friday and that his blood oxygen levels had been low on Saturday , but said the president ’ s condition had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ups and downs … particularly when a patient is being so closely watched 24 hours a day , ” Conley said , according to the newspaper .
During the medical team briefing outside Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda , Dr. Brian Garibaldi , a pulmonologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University , said the prognosis was good for a Trump return to the District of Columbia .
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“ Today he feels well , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for today is to have him to eat and drink , be up out of bed as much as possible , to be mobile , ” Garibaldi said .
“ And if he continues to look and feel as well as he does today our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House , where he can continue his treatment course.
” Trump announced early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 .
The announcement sent shock waves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some Democrats in Washington to immediately start pushing for partisan advantage in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett .
Meanwhile , the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden reportedly decided to stop running attack ads against the president shortly after the news broke , though some Democrats criticized the move .
As USA Today reported , the news also led many to question whether the next presidential debate , scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami .
But with the possibility the president will return to the White House as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovering from the infection came the possibility political activities would continue as before .
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For President Donald Trump’s supporters, there was some good news on Sunday.
The president is recovering so well from an infection from the coronavirus last week that he could be discharged from the hospital to return to the White House as soon as Monday, his doctors said Sunday.
USA Today reported that Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley, White House physician, told reporters that Trump had a high fever on Friday and that his blood oxygen levels had been low on Saturday, but said the president’s condition had been improving overall.
“There are frequent ups and downs … particularly when a patient is being so closely watched 24 hours a day,” Conley said, according to the newspaper.
During the medical team briefing outside Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Dr. Brian Garibaldi, a pulmonologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University, said the prognosis was good for a Trump return to the District of Columbia.
BREAKING: President Trump has remained without a fever since Friday morning and could be discharged to return to the White House as early as tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/bEVJBzbkTq — Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 4, 2020
“Today he feels well, he’s up and around. Our plan for today is to have him to eat and drink, be up out of bed as much as possible, to be mobile,” Garibaldi said.
“And if he continues to look and feel as well as he does today our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House, where he can continue his treatment course.”
Trump supporters greeted the news enthusiastically.
Pray for @realDonaldTrump for his good health as we need him to fight against #CCPChina and #DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica — BTX1120 (@btx1120) October 4, 2020
Praise God all Mighty! I never doubted I knew he would be well. Ready to attend church where we pray for all our Leaders especially our Rebublic, President, his family and administration. ??? — JamUSnDiT❤??? (@jamusndit) October 4, 2020
Thank God! Everyone please continue to pray! — Allison mccoy☆☆☆ (@AllisonForTrump) October 4, 2020
Trump announced early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19.
The announcement sent shock waves through the political world, and led some Democrats in Washington to immediately start pushing for partisan advantage in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Meanwhile, the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden reportedly decided to stop running attack ads against the president shortly after the news broke, though some Democrats criticized the move.
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As USA Today reported, the news also led many to question whether the next presidential debate, scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.
But with the possibility the president will return to the White House as soon as Monday to continue working while recovering from the infection came the possibility political activities would continue as before.
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Left-Wing Magazine ‘The Nation’ Ponders Blue States Seceding from Union

With the 2020 presidential election and the potential confirmation of a sixth Republican-appointed Supreme Court justice looming large on the horizon , the American left is already humoring radical measures as a viable option in response to expanded conservative governance .
An article published Tuesday by left-wing news media publication The Nation gave voice to the candid suggestion that progressive America may , in fact , be better off were traditionally blue states to secede from the union .
“ The United States has never been an equal , peaceful , or functional nation , despite what the history textbooks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It was built from genocide , slavery , and stolen land .
“ This year , the Black Lives Matter protests and the abolition movement , coupled with a pandemic that preys most on people consistently excluded from the broken health care system , demonstrate the lie of our ‘ more perfect union ’ even more , ” the outlet added .
“ Will there ever come a time to abandon this myth and the 50 ‘ united ’ states altogether ?
If so , is that moment already here ?
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The musings were not specifically those of the article ’ s writer , Jessica Suriano , but rather of Richard Kreitner — an author known most recently for penning the book “ Break It Up : Secession , Division , and the Secret History of America ’ s Imperfect Union.
” Kreitner is a former student of philosophy , having graduated from McGill University before eventually editing and writing for a variety of establishment media publications like Slate , The Nation , The Boston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to his official website .
In the pages of “ Break It Up , ” a book described as a “ revisionist ” history in an endorsement blurb found atop its own front cover , Kreitner reportedly forwards popular academic claims that the American constitutional system of government was created in such a way as to fundamentally obstruct progress , resulting in the periodical broaching of secessionist thought by mainstream partisans on both sides of the aisle throughout history .
The author expounded upon this in his interview with The Nation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to the belief that “ maybe the union is our enemy.
” “ The one important moment in the formation of my thoughts that led to the book was when I was researching in the library one day in the fall of 2014 about the union and the founding and the Constitution and slavery and who the country really served , ” Kreitner told The Nation .
“ I was already thinking about this as I walked down Sixth Avenue downtown , and this was right after the police officer who shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was acquitted .
“ There were protests going on all across the country .
I passed a sign that said , ‘ The system isn ’ t broken , it ’ s fixed.
’ That just really lodged in my brain , because it seemed to describe not only the systems of police brutality and white supremacy that the protests were about , but also the Constitution that I was reading about and trying to really grapple with , with its effects on present-day progressive movements and ideas , ” he added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diamond and Silk Talk Bravery in the Face of Left-Wing Attacks According to Kreitner , the supposed negative impacts of constitutional governance on progressive policy efforts were not impactful enough for him to declare the system entirely inoperable for progressives just yet .
“ I don ’ t want the country to break up today , ” Kreitner told The Nation .
“ I feel pretty comfortable and confident in saying that .
I don ’ t think the moment has come , but I think that it might.
” Instead , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy of “ localism or regionalism , ” attempting to push social equity and collectivist policy through at levels of government lower than that of the federal level , where most comprehensive checks and balances exist .
Pondering the possibilities of Senate abolition and radical reconsideration of the “ federal arrangement , ” however , Kreitner also forwarded concerns that even the incremental changes he would see made might also be impeded by partisan obstruction and systemic constitutional safeguards .
It was apparently a concern the author also saw manifesting itself at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — a reality he said could result in a division so substantial the everyday American would consider dissolving the very fabric of the nation .
“ I think that this needs to be basically a live option that we have available to us .
We need to not dismiss it as solely the province of the Confederacy and of slave owners .
I think it would be extremely messy and unfortunate , but ideologically , I think that the option of devolution or even of disunion needs to be available for us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it totally conceivable to imagine moments , really in the not too distant future , in which I would wholeheartedly support breaking up the country .
I ’ m basically trying to provide a history that suggests that we shouldn ’ t be so scared of the idea.
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With the 2020 presidential election and the potential confirmation of a sixth Republican-appointed Supreme Court justice looming large on the horizon, the American left is already humoring radical measures as a viable option in response to expanded conservative governance.
An article published Tuesday by left-wing news media publication The Nation gave voice to the candid suggestion that progressive America may, in fact, be better off were traditionally blue states to secede from the union.
“The United States has never been an equal, peaceful, or functional nation, despite what the history textbooks say,” the article read. “It was built from genocide, slavery, and stolen land.
“This year, the Black Lives Matter protests and the abolition movement, coupled with a pandemic that preys most on people consistently excluded from the broken health care system, demonstrate the lie of our ‘more perfect union’ even more,” the outlet added.
“Will there ever come a time to abandon this myth and the 50 ‘united’ states altogether? If so, is that moment already here?”
“If it’s not going to be possible to make this country something it’s never been, maybe we need to start a new one.” —@RichardKreitner https://t.co/DKkvV3IW3x — The Nation (@thenation) September 29, 2020
The musings were not specifically those of the article’s writer, Jessica Suriano, but rather of Richard Kreitner — an author known most recently for penning the book “Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union.”
Kreitner is a former student of philosophy, having graduated from McGill University before eventually editing and writing for a variety of establishment media publications like Slate, The Nation, The Boston Globe and the New York Times, according to his official website.
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In the pages of “Break It Up,” a book described as a “revisionist” history in an endorsement blurb found atop its own front cover, Kreitner reportedly forwards popular academic claims that the American constitutional system of government was created in such a way as to fundamentally obstruct progress, resulting in the periodical broaching of secessionist thought by mainstream partisans on both sides of the aisle throughout history.
The author expounded upon this in his interview with The Nation, suggesting an honest look at history led him to the belief that “maybe the union is our enemy.”
“The one important moment in the formation of my thoughts that led to the book was when I was researching in the library one day in the fall of 2014 about the union and the founding and the Constitution and slavery and who the country really served,” Kreitner told The Nation. “I was already thinking about this as I walked down Sixth Avenue downtown, and this was right after the police officer who shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., was acquitted.
“There were protests going on all across the country. I passed a sign that said, ‘The system isn’t broken, it’s fixed.’ That just really lodged in my brain, because it seemed to describe not only the systems of police brutality and white supremacy that the protests were about, but also the Constitution that I was reading about and trying to really grapple with, with its effects on present-day progressive movements and ideas,” he added.
This is pub day for BREAK IT UP, a narrative history of the idea of dissolving the United States. But the book is also an argument, about past, present, & future: 1. The US has never been united
2. We may be breaking apart
3. Maybe we shouldhttps://t.co/EAQZPnyGgT (thread) — Richard Kreitner (@RichardKreitner) August 18, 2020
According to Kreitner, the supposed negative impacts of constitutional governance on progressive policy efforts were not impactful enough for him to declare the system entirely inoperable for progressives just yet.
“I don’t want the country to break up today,” Kreitner told The Nation.
“I feel pretty comfortable and confident in saying that. I don’t think the moment has come, but I think that it might.”
Instead, the author advocated for progressives to adopt a policy of “localism or regionalism,” attempting to push social equity and collectivist policy through at levels of government lower than that of the federal level, where most comprehensive checks and balances exist.
Pondering the possibilities of Senate abolition and radical reconsideration of the “federal arrangement,” however, Kreitner also forwarded concerns that even the incremental changes he would see made might also be impeded by partisan obstruction and systemic constitutional safeguards.
It was apparently a concern the author also saw manifesting itself at the more conservative end of the political spectrum — a reality he said could result in a division so substantial the everyday American would consider dissolving the very fabric of the nation.
“I think that this needs to be basically a live option that we have available to us. We need to not dismiss it as solely the province of the Confederacy and of slave owners. I think it would be extremely messy and unfortunate, but ideologically, I think that the option of devolution or even of disunion needs to be available for us,” he concluded.
“I find it totally conceivable to imagine moments, really in the not too distant future, in which I would wholeheartedly support breaking up the country. I’m basically trying to provide a history that suggests that we shouldn’t be so scared of the idea.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Man Apologizes After Forcing His Parents To Choose Between Their Grandkids and Trump

Leo Guinan — a self-identified liberal who wrote a viral article about forcing his father to choose between supporting President Donald Trump and seeing his grandchildren — has apologized for his conduct after receiving harsh feedback online .
“ Due to the signs in the yard , the kids and I will not be down , ” Guinan texted his father earlier this month regarding his father ’ s Trump/Pence yard signs .
“ The current occupant of the White House is preaching hate and violence , endangering the lives and safety of many of my friends .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is a complete disregard for women , minorities , science , ethics , and morality.
” “ ‘ Please consider if you support Trump that much .
Because I hate him that much .
I wanted to be upfront and honest about my feelings , ’ ” Guinan wrote .
The writer related in a piece on Medium that he and his kids live just a “ couple blocks ” away from his father .
TRENDING : Trump Declares National Emergency After Scale of Our Dependence on China Comes to Light “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to visit .
Personally , I view the signs as a form of hate speech at this point .
For me , that is not something I want my kids around .
My dad and I have had our disagreements over politics for years .
But I am not going to have my kids around those signs .
That is a personal choice that I have made , ” Guinan wrote .
The response , he wrote , was “ staggering.
” “ The amount of hate that I have been subjected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been completely staggering .
This is not something I am used to .
But it is what I expected , ” Guinan wrote .
He pointed out that his father did take down his Trump yard sign , so , “ Now the conversations [ between them ] can start anew.
” In another post on Medium , however , Guinan issued a mea culpa , admitting he was guilty of manipulation both online and in relation to his dad .
He said he had the revelation after watching the documentary “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact of social media on those who use it .
“ Earlier this week , I went viral for a text that I sent to my dad .
Now , I would like to go viral with my apology to him , ” he wrote .
“ I was trying to prevent others from being manipulated by manipulating them , ” Guinan added .
“ And I was doing this because I had the ability to , through social networks .
And I let that go to my head .
“ As someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spectrum , please appreciate the irony when I say I realized this when I found out I had made the Rush Limbaugh show , ” Guinan added .
“ I realized that polarizing behavior was what social media emphasizes , and it caught me too.
” The writer concluded by relating the whole experience led him to delete his social media accounts .
“ I invite everyone to examine the role social media plays in their lives .
I realized it was a toxic presence in mine , and decided to remove @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It came very close to ruining my life .
I refuse to let it do that.
” There ’ s no question politics in the 2020 election year has been a divisive force — and political signs supporting President Donald Trump have been a frequent target .
( As Republican signs were during the 2018 midterms . )
But one man has had a change of heart , and wants others to do the same .
Limbaugh , for his part , took satisfaction in Guinan ’ s change of heart , telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This program made all that happen , I tell you.
” “ This guy , Leo Guinan who asked his parents with ‘ hands shaking ’ and ‘ tears in eyes ’ to remove a pro-Trump sign in their yard came back with an apology after his rant backfired , ” Limbaugh said .
The talk show host argued his the whole affair offers at least two lessons .
“ If you ’ re a leftist , be really careful if I find out about what you ’ re doing and tend to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then you ’ re gon na be embarrassed when the whole country finds out how cockamamie you are , ” Limbaugh said .
Further , the “ lesson for you out there , you parents who are being emotionally blackmailed by your 25- or 30-year-old kids .
Tell ’ em to go pound sand !
You should have been doing that all their lives anyway.
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Leo Guinan — a self-identified liberal who wrote a viral article about forcing his father to choose between supporting President Donald Trump and seeing his grandchildren — has apologized for his conduct after receiving harsh feedback online.
“Due to the signs in the yard, the kids and I will not be down,” Guinan texted his father earlier this month regarding his father’s Trump/Pence yard signs.
“The current occupant of the White House is preaching hate and violence, endangering the lives and safety of many of my friends. This is not acceptable to me at all. There is a complete disregard for women, minorities, science, ethics, and morality.”
“‘Please consider if you support Trump that much. Because I hate him that much. I wanted to be upfront and honest about my feelings,’” Guinan wrote.
The writer related in a piece on Medium that he and his kids live just a “couple blocks” away from his father.
“Normally the kids and I will walk down to visit. Personally, I view the signs as a form of hate speech at this point. For me, that is not something I want my kids around. My dad and I have had our disagreements over politics for years. But I am not going to have my kids around those signs. That is a personal choice that I have made,” Guinan wrote.
The response, he wrote, was “staggering.”
“The amount of hate that I have been subjected to over the past few days has been completely staggering. This is not something I am used to. But it is what I expected,” Guinan wrote.
He pointed out that his father did take down his Trump yard sign, so, “Now the conversations [between them] can start anew.”
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In another post on Medium, however, Guinan issued a mea culpa, admitting he was guilty of manipulation both online and in relation to his dad. He said he had the revelation after watching the documentary “The Social Dilemma,” which explores the impact of social media on those who use it.
“Earlier this week, I went viral for a text that I sent to my dad. Now, I would like to go viral with my apology to him,” he wrote.
“I was trying to prevent others from being manipulated by manipulating them,” Guinan added. “And I was doing this because I had the ability to, through social networks. And I let that go to my head.
“As someone who tends toward the liberal end of the spectrum, please appreciate the irony when I say I realized this when I found out I had made the Rush Limbaugh show,” Guinan added. “I realized that polarizing behavior was what social media emphasizes, and it caught me too.”
The writer concluded by relating the whole experience led him to delete his social media accounts.
“I invite everyone to examine the role social media plays in their lives. I realized it was a toxic presence in mine, and decided to remove it,” Guinan wrote.
“It came very close to ruining my life. I refuse to let it do that.”
There’s no question politics in the 2020 election year has been a divisive force — and political signs supporting President Donald Trump have been a frequent target. (As Republican signs were during the 2018 midterms.)
But one man has had a change of heart, and wants others to do the same.
Limbaugh, for his part, took satisfaction in Guinan’s change of heart, telling his radio audience last week, “This program made all that happen, I tell you.”
“This guy, Leo Guinan who asked his parents with ‘hands shaking’ and ‘tears in eyes’ to remove a pro-Trump sign in their yard came back with an apology after his rant backfired,” Limbaugh said.
The talk show host argued the whole affair offers at least two lessons.
“If you’re a leftist, be really careful if I find out about what you’re doing and tend to go public with it, ’cause then you’re gonna be embarrassed when the whole country finds out how cockamamie you are,” Limbaugh said.
Further, the “lesson for you out there, you parents who are being emotionally blackmailed by your 25- or 30-year-old kids. Tell ’em to go pound sand! You should have been doing that all their lives anyway.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Two London Hospitals Will Turn Kids Away from Emergency Room To Make Way for COVID Patients

Two London hospitals will turn away sick children from their emergency departments throughout the winter in order to help adults fighting COVID-19 .
The children ’ s casualty unit at University College London Hospital has been closed to children since March and the pediatric accident & emergency department at the Royal Free in Hampstead closed at the end of September , The Evening Standard reported .
These two hospitals have been designated as “ surge sites ” in preparation for a second wave of coronavirus cases .
Children who arrive at either hospital will be assessed by a nursing team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or taken to another hospital by ambulance instead of being admitted to the ward .
Sick children and teenagers under 18 will be redirected to Whittington or North Middlesex several miles away .
Both hospitals have expanded their emergency units .
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The London Ambulance Service will know not to take children to either hospital and prepare accordingly .
“ On average 10 children a day walk into our emergency department , ” a University College London Hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We expect this number to reduce as we are working with our partners to communicate the temporary closure to the public , GPs and other referrers so that families are aware of where to get the best care.
” The controversial changes were made after a review found “ staffing levels are a challenge to being able to maintain safe and resilient services for children and young people.
” The Royal Free is working to double its adult intensive care capacity with the goal to keep as much of the hospital “ COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kate Slemeck said the hospital wants to increase its intensive care bed capacity from 48 to 60-65 .
There is expected to be an “ uptick ” in ICU admissions in “ late November , ” Slemeck said .
Chase Farm hospital in Enfield , which does not have an accident and emergency department , is expected to remain open for non-COVID treatments .
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“ Kids get sicker quicker and need more intensive treatment more quickly , ” the source said .
“ If you ’ re having to shlep your poorly kids up to the Whittington , that is more of a delay — and people don ’ t have the money right now either.
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Two London hospitals will turn away sick children from their emergency departments throughout the winter in order to help adults fighting COVID-19.
The children’s casualty unit at University College London Hospital has been closed to children since March and the pediatric accident & emergency department at the Royal Free in Hampstead closed at the end of September, The Evening Standard reported.
These two hospitals have been designated as “surge sites” in preparation for a second wave of coronavirus cases.
Children who arrive at either hospital will be assessed by a nursing team but will be redirected to other services or taken to another hospital by ambulance instead of being admitted to the ward.
Sick children and teenagers under 18 will be redirected to Whittington or North Middlesex several miles away. Both hospitals have expanded their emergency units.
Barnet hospital will also accept children.
The London Ambulance Service will know not to take children to either hospital and prepare accordingly.
“On average 10 children a day walk into our emergency department,” a University College London Hospital spokesperson told The Evening Standard.
“We expect this number to reduce as we are working with our partners to communicate the temporary closure to the public, GPs and other referrers so that families are aware of where to get the best care.”
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The controversial changes were made after a review found “staffing levels are a challenge to being able to maintain safe and resilient services for children and young people.”
The Royal Free is working to double its adult intensive care capacity with the goal to keep as much of the hospital “COVID free” as possible.
Chief Executive Kate Slemeck said the hospital wants to increase its intensive care bed capacity from 48 to 60-65.
There is expected to be an “uptick” in ICU admissions in “late November,” Slemeck said.
Chase Farm hospital in Enfield, which does not have an accident and emergency department, is expected to remain open for non-COVID treatments.
Great Ormond Street Hospital will also provide room for urgent elective inpatient surgery and some day surgery.
A source who spoke to The Evening Standard on condition of anonymity expressed concern over the changes.
“Kids get sicker quicker and need more intensive treatment more quickly,” the source said.
“If you’re having to shlep your poorly kids up to the Whittington, that is more of a delay — and people don’t have the money right now either.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Ilhan Omar Tells Biden To ‘Get It Together,’ Go for Blood in Wake of Trump COVID Test

Prominent members of the radical left are showing no shortage of contempt this week for those members the Democratic Party who took the high road when President Donald Trump announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 .
In a Friday night statement released on Twitter , Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota shamed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for campaign efforts to lighten up on Trump earlier that afternoon , as the president was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the virus .
“ Why would Biden delay or suspend his campaign when we know Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noon today ridiculing Biden for testing positive ?
” Omar wrote .
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“ Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery , ” Biden wrote on Twitter .
“ We will continue to pray for the health and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The gesture made it difficult for Biden ’ s campaign to maintain a consistent public face Friday afternoon , however , with numerous negative advertisements being run with regard to the president — particularly on the issue of COVID-19 and public health policy .
“ The VP can ’ t say , ‘ God bless this family ’ and then trash him in ads , ” an unnamed Biden ally told The Hill .
According to an anonymously sourced report from the outlet , the result was an hours-long debate inside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to pull all negative ads about the incumbent being pulled from the airwaves until further notice .
Several political commentators have argued in light of the report that no such moves had been made , as negative ads run by Biden against the president apparently continued to air well into Saturday .
Genuine or manufactured , however , the gesture seems to have fallen on deaf ears , with more figures than just Omar dispensing with niceties and spitting on those who would advocate in favor of basic humanity given the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outright wished death upon the president , others have forwarded wild conspiracy theories that his diagnosis is simply a media stunt aimed at garnering sympathy and providing cover for presidential impropriety .
RELATED : Biden Campaign Privately Apologizes to Muslim Activists After Disavowing Noted Anti-Semite Yet , Omar ’ s chosen angle of attack has proven incredibly popular , with left-wing reporters jumping on the bandwagon to assert that , were tables turned , Trump would go on the attack .
“ Do a thought experiment : if Biden were sick , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , staff writer at The Atlantic .
“ Here ’ s my guess : Trump would be openly gloating , Republicans would be loudly celebrating , their campaigns would put out ads trying to raise money on the back of his illness.
” “ Imagine if Biden were in the hospital with coronavirus , do you think Trump would stop his negative ads ?
” Daily Beast editor Molly Jong-Fast later wrote .
And they may be right .
The president may not do the same for Biden .
One would like to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not have the counterfactual on hand for the sake of reference .
Either way , is that really where we are in American politics ?
Providing the opposition no humanity , decency or quarter on the assumption that it would not do the same for us ?
If that ’ s the case , should Trump and Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell consider packing the Supreme Court if the president wins the White House and Republicans win control of the House and retain the Senate in November ?
At least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us with the same .
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Prominent members of the radical left are showing no shortage of contempt this week for those members the Democratic Party who took the high road when President Donald Trump announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.
In a Friday night statement released on Twitter, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota shamed 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for campaign efforts to lighten up on Trump earlier that afternoon, as the president was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the virus.
“Why would Biden delay or suspend his campaign when we know Trump would’ve had ads up by noon today ridiculing Biden for testing positive?” Omar wrote.
“Get it together.”
Why would Biden delay or suspend his campaign when we know Trump would’ve had ads up by noon today ridiculing Biden for testing positive? Get it together. — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 3, 2020
Biden had been quicker than most on the left to offer up public well-wishes to the president and first lady Melania Trump, who also tested positive Thursday.
“Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery,” Biden wrote on Twitter. “We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.”
The gesture made it difficult for Biden’s campaign to maintain a consistent public face Friday afternoon, however, with numerous negative advertisements being run with regard to the president — particularly on the issue of COVID-19 and public health policy.
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“The VP can’t say, ‘God bless this family’ and then trash him in ads,” an unnamed Biden ally told The Hill.
According to an anonymously sourced report from the outlet, the result was an hours-long debate inside the campaign, which eventually ended with a decision to pull all negative ads about the incumbent being pulled from the airwaves until further notice.
Several political commentators have argued in light of the report that no such moves had been made, as negative ads run by Biden against the president apparently continued to air well into Saturday.
Genuine or manufactured, however, the gesture seems to have fallen on deaf ears, with more figures than just Omar dispensing with niceties and spitting on those who would advocate in favor of basic humanity given the president’s condition.
While some have outright wished death upon the president, others have forwarded wild conspiracy theories that his diagnosis is simply a media stunt aimed at garnering sympathy and providing cover for presidential impropriety.
Yet, Omar’s chosen angle of attack has proven incredibly popular, with left-wing reporters jumping on the bandwagon to assert that, were tables turned, Trump would go on the attack.
“Do a thought experiment: if Biden were sick, what would happen?” said Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic. “Here’s my guess: Trump would be openly gloating, Republicans would be loudly celebrating, their campaigns would put out ads trying to raise money on the back of his illness.”
Do a thought experiment: if Biden were sick, what would happen? Here’s my guess: Trump would be openly gloating, Republicans would be loudly celebrating, their campaigns would put out ads trying to raise money on the back of his illness. — Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) October 3, 2020
“Imagine if Biden were in the hospital with coronavirus, do you think Trump would stop his negative ads?” Daily Beast editor Molly Jong-Fast later wrote.
Imagine if Biden were in the hospital with coronavirus, do you think Trump would stop his negative ads? — Molly Jong-Fast? (@MollyJongFast) October 3, 2020
And they may be right. The president may not do the same for Biden.
One would like to believe that he might, but we do not have the counterfactual on hand for the sake of reference.
Either way, is that really where we are in American politics? Providing the opposition no humanity, decency or quarter on the assumption that it would not do the same for us?
If that’s the case, should Trump and Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell consider packing the Supreme Court if the president wins the White House and Republicans win control of the House and retain the Senate in November?
At least, we know the left has threatened us with the same.
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Jim Caviezel Warns: ‘Massive, Massive Persecutions’ of Christians Coming

Actor Jim Caviezel says that if Christians want their religion to endure for future generations , they will have to fight for it .
“ No one has ever rode to victory on the back of fake moral platitudes .
We have to speak the truth boldly , ” Caviezel said in a new interview , according to LifeSiteNews .
Caviezel ’ s new movie , “ Infidel , ” is described as a “ contemporary Middle East thriller ” surrounding an “ American kidnapped while attending a conference in Cairo , who ends up in prison in Iran on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is something that still goes on today , ” the actor said , proceeding to reveal the movie ’ s intent .
“ The goal would be to create a sense of urgency and relevance to Christians and non-Christians who should be engaged in this issue.
” Caviezel has said it ’ s essential for Christians to pay attention to these troubling acts of persecution and to take action .
TRENDING : Trump Declares National Emergency After Scale of Our Dependence on China Comes to Light “ When I read the gospels , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who would sit there and say , ‘ Too bad for him , ’ ” he said of the apathy that can sometimes creep in on this issue .
“ And that is not the gospel I know.
” Caviezel , who played Jesus in the 2004 movie “ The Passion of the Christ , ” told LifeSite News that changes are taking place , and none of them are good .
“ You ’ ll wish that you never even knew what democracy was .
This Christian way of living will soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to LifeSite .
“ We ’ re talking about massive , massive persecutions.
” In reference to abortion in the United States , he noted that “ we have murdered on a level that is unprecedented.
” Laws passed in Virginia and New York on abortion that are “ Luciferian , ” he said .
During his interview , he cited a liberal group “ that now says there ’ s certain types of hate speech .
Well , you understand now that we fall under ‘ hate speech.
’ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gospel of Jesus Christ is going to be censored , ” he said .
“ When you look at away of life , if Christians of this country continue to not say anything , some say think this is a holy way to go , but if they continue to remain silent… Christian culture will no longer be a part of that .
It will be something else , ” he said .
RELATED : Pompeo to Vatican : China Snuffs Out Religious Freedom on a 'Horrifying Scale' “ What happened to prayer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview .
“ What happened to prayer in the family ?
” Caviezel said others can capitulate , but he will not .
“ I know our Lord deserves to be loved and , come hell or high water , I ’ m going to do it , ” he said .
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Actor Jim Caviezel says that if Christians want their religion to endure for future generations, they will have to fight for it.
“No one has ever rode to victory on the back of fake moral platitudes. We have to speak the truth boldly,” Caviezel said in a new interview, according to LifeSiteNews.
Caviezel’s new movie, “Infidel,” is described as a “contemporary Middle East thriller” surrounding an “American kidnapped while attending a conference in Cairo, who ends up in prison in Iran on spying charges.”
“Barbaric Christian persecution is something that still goes on today,” the actor said, proceeding to reveal the movie’s intent. “The goal would be to create a sense of urgency and relevance to Christians and non-Christians who should be engaged in this issue.”
Caviezel has said it’s essential for Christians to pay attention to these troubling acts of persecution and to take action.
“When I read the gospels, I’ve never seen a Jesus who would sit there and say, ‘Too bad for him,’” he said of the apathy that can sometimes creep in on this issue. “And that is not the gospel I know.”
Jim Caviezel: Christian way of living will soon be gone, prepare for massive persecutions https://t.co/0vXGaUfy0t — LifeSite Catholic (@LSNCatholic) October 3, 2020
Caviezel, who played Jesus in the 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ,” told LifeSite News that changes are taking place, and none of them are good.
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“You’ll wish that you never even knew what democracy was. This Christian way of living will soon be gone,” said Caviezel, according to LifeSite. “We’re talking about massive, massive persecutions.”
In reference to abortion in the United States, he noted that “we have murdered on a level that is unprecedented.”
Laws passed in Virginia and New York on abortion that are “Luciferian,” he said.
During his interview, he cited a liberal group “that now says there’s certain types of hate speech. Well, you understand now that we fall under ‘hate speech.’ We’re in that place now where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is going to be censored,” he said.
“When you look at away of life, if Christians of this country continue to not say anything, some say think this is a holy way to go, but if they continue to remain silent… Christian culture will no longer be a part of that. It will be something else,” he said.
“What happened to prayer?” he said later in the interview. “What happened to prayer in the family?”
Thank you my friend. Too many blinded folks out there, blinded by hatred. https://t.co/Hdyn7kX26u — Jim Caviezel (@JimmyCaviezel) September 25, 2020
Caviezel said others can capitulate, but he will not.
“I know our Lord deserves to be loved and, come hell or high water, I’m going to do it,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-10-04--Trump’s Condition Improves, POTUS’ Physician Says ‘Substantial Progress’ Made

President Donald Trump , who in a Twitter video talked of miracles as he vowed to complete his work “ to make America great again , ” appears to be bouncing back in his fight with the coronavirus , according to his doctor .
Trump also defended his style as president by saying that leaders do not hide while their people suffer .
Dr. Seth Conley , Trump ’ s White House physician , issued a statement late Saturday that was infused with hope for the president , who announced early Friday that he and along with first lady Melania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ President Trump continues to do well , having made substantial progress since diagnosis .
This evening he completed his second dose of Remdisivir without complication , ” Conley said in the statement .
Conley said Trump “ remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96 and 98 percent all day , ” Conley said .
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The president , who is now at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center , “ spent most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been up and moving about the medical suite without difficulty , ” Conley said .
“ While not yet out of the woods , the team remains cautiously optimistic .
The plan for tomorrow is to continue observation in between doses of Remdesivir , closely monitoring his clinical status while fully supporting his conduct of Presidential duties , ” the statement said .
Trump followed that up with his own statement via video on his signature platform , Twitter .
“ I want to begin by thanking all of the incredible medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , everybody at Walter Reed Medical Center , I think it ’ s the finest in the world , for the incredible job they ’ ve been doing , ” said a tie-less Trump.
” “ I came here , wasn ’ t feeling so well .
I feel much better now .
We ’ re working hard to get me all the way back .
I have to be back , because we still have to make America great again , ” Trump said .
Trump , who , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rudy Giuliani , “ I ’ m going to beat this , ” spent the rest of the video talking about the policy and politics .
“ We ’ ve done an awfully good job of that , but we still have steps to go , and we have to finish that job , and I ’ ll be back .
I think I ’ ll be back soon , and I look forward to finishing up the campaign the way it was started , and the way we ’ ve been doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve been doing , ” he said .
Trump said his battle is not unique .
“ We ’ ve been so proud of it , but this was something that happened , and it ’ s happened to millions of people all over the world , and I ’ m fighting for them .
Not just in the U.S.
I ’ m fighting for them all over the world , ” he said .
The president , who has often used the words “ Chinese virus ” to describe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do so in the video .
His talk also included allusions to divine help for the country and the world in battling COVID-19 .
“ We ’ re going to beat this coronavirus , or whatever you want to call it , and we ’ re going to beat it soundly .
So many things have happened .
If you look at the therapeutics , which I ’ m taking right now , some of them , and others are coming out soon that are looking like , frankly , they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truth .
They ’ re miracles , ’ Trump said .
“ People criticize me when I say that , but we have things happening that look like they ’ re miracles coming down from God , so I just want to tell you that I ’ m starting to feel good , ” Trump said .
Trump said the next few days will be crucial , and thanked those cheering him on .
“ You don ’ t know over the next period of a few days , I guess that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days .
I just want to be so thankful for all of the support I ’ ve seen , whether it ’ s on television , or reading about it .
I most of all appreciate what ’ s been said by the American people , by almost a bipartisan consensus of American people .
It ’ s a beautiful thing to see , and I very much appreciate it , and I won ’ t forget it .
I promise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a defense of his leadership style that exposed him to the risk of the virus , Trump said the leader of the free world can not hide while others suffer .
“ I also want to thank the leaders of the world for their condolences , and they know what we ’ re going through .
They know what , as your leader , what I have to go through , but I had no choice , because I just didn ’ t want to stay in the White House .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the White House , lock yourself in .
Don ’ t ever leave .
Don ’ t even go to the Oval Office .
Just stay upstairs , and enjoy it .
Don ’ t see people .
Don ’ t talk to people , and just be done with it.
’ “ And I can ’ t do that .
I had to be out front , and this is America .
This is the United States .
This is the greatest country in the world .
This is the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t be locked up in a room upstairs , and totally safe , and just say , ‘ Hey , whatever happens , happens.
’ I can ’ t do that , ” Trump said .
“ We have to confront problems .
As a leader , you have to confront problems .
There ’ s never been a great leader that would have done that , so that ’ s where it is .
I ’ m doing well .
I want to thank everybody.
” “ Our first lady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me to say something as to the respect that she has for our country , the love that she has for our country , and we ’ re both doing well .
Melania is really handling it very nicely , as you ’ ve probably read .
She ’ s slightly younger than me , just a little , tiny bit , and therefore just … “ We know the disease .
We know the situation with age versus younger people , and Melania is handling it , statistically , like it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that makes me very happy , and it makes the country very happy , ” he said .
Trump concluded the video by saying , “ I ’ m also doing well , and I think we ’ re going to have a very good result .
Again , over the next few days , we ’ re going to probably know for sure .
So I just want to thank everybody out there , everybody all over the world , specifically the United States .
“ The outpouring of love has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thank you very much.
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President Donald Trump, who in a Twitter video talked of miracles as he vowed to complete his work “to make America great again,” appears to be bouncing back in his fight with the coronavirus, according to his doctor. Trump also defended his style as president by saying that leaders do not hide while their people suffer.
Dr. Seth Conley, Trump’s White House physician, issued a statement late Saturday that was infused with hope for the president, who announced early Friday that he and along with first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.
“President Trump continues to do well, having made substantial progress since diagnosis. This evening he completed his second dose of Remdisivir without complication,” Conley said in the statement.
Conley said Trump “remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96 and 98 percent all day,” Conley said.
The president, who is now at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, “spent most of the afternoon conducting business, and has been up and moving about the medical suite without difficulty,” Conley said.
“While not yet out of the woods, the team remains cautiously optimistic. The plan for tomorrow is to continue observation in between doses of Remdesivir, closely monitoring his clinical status while fully supporting his conduct of Presidential duties,” the statement said.
Trump followed that up with his own statement via video on his signature platform, Twitter.
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“I want to begin by thanking all of the incredible medical professionals, the doctors, the nurses, everybody at Walter Reed Medical Center, I think it’s the finest in the world, for the incredible job they’ve been doing,” said a tie-less Trump.”
“I came here, wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now. We’re working hard to get me all the way back. I have to be back, because we still have to make America great again,” Trump said.
Trump, who, according to the New York Post told his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, “I’m going to beat this,” spent the rest of the video talking about the policy and politics.
“We’ve done an awfully good job of that, but we still have steps to go, and we have to finish that job, and I’ll be back. I think I’ll be back soon, and I look forward to finishing up the campaign the way it was started, and the way we’ve been doing, and the kind of numbers that we’ve been doing,” he said.
Trump said his battle is not unique.
“We’ve been so proud of it, but this was something that happened, and it’s happened to millions of people all over the world, and I’m fighting for them. Not just in the U.S. I’m fighting for them all over the world,” he said.
The president, who has often used the words “Chinese virus” to describe the virus that attacked him, did not do so in the video. His talk also included allusions to divine help for the country and the world in battling COVID-19.
“We’re going to beat this coronavirus, or whatever you want to call it, and we’re going to beat it soundly. So many things have happened. If you look at the therapeutics, which I’m taking right now, some of them, and others are coming out soon that are looking like, frankly, they’re miracles, if you want to know the truth. They’re miracles,’ Trump said.
“People criticize me when I say that, but we have things happening that look like they’re miracles coming down from God, so I just want to tell you that I’m starting to feel good,” Trump said.
Trump said the next few days will be crucial, and thanked those cheering him on.
“You don’t know over the next period of a few days, I guess that’s the real test, so we’ll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days. I just want to be so thankful for all of the support I’ve seen, whether it’s on television, or reading about it. I most of all appreciate what’s been said by the American people, by almost a bipartisan consensus of American people. It’s a beautiful thing to see, and I very much appreciate it, and I won’t forget it. I promise you that,” he said.
In a defense of his leadership style that exposed him to the risk of the virus, Trump said the leader of the free world cannot hide while others suffer.
“I also want to thank the leaders of the world for their condolences, and they know what we’re going through. They know what, as your leader, what I have to go through, but I had no choice, because I just didn’t want to stay in the White House. I was given that alternative. ‘Stay in the White House, lock yourself in. Don’t ever leave. Don’t even go to the Oval Office. Just stay upstairs, and enjoy it. Don’t see people. Don’t talk to people, and just be done with it.’
“And I can’t do that. I had to be out front, and this is America. This is the United States. This is the greatest country in the world. This is the most powerful country in the world. I can’t be locked up in a room upstairs, and totally safe, and just say, ‘Hey, whatever happens, happens.’ I can’t do that,” Trump said.
“We have to confront problems. As a leader, you have to confront problems. There’s never been a great leader that would have done that, so that’s where it is. I’m doing well. I want to thank everybody.”
Trump added a message from his wife.
“Our first lady is doing very well. Melania asked me to say something as to the respect that she has for our country, the love that she has for our country, and we’re both doing well. Melania is really handling it very nicely, as you’ve probably read. She’s slightly younger than me, just a little, tiny bit, and therefore just …
“We know the disease. We know the situation with age versus younger people, and Melania is handling it, statistically, like it’s supposed to be handled, and that makes me very happy, and it makes the country very happy,” he said.
Trump concluded the video by saying, “I’m also doing well, and I think we’re going to have a very good result. Again, over the next few days, we’re going to probably know for sure. So I just want to thank everybody out there, everybody all over the world, specifically the United States.
“The outpouring of love has been incredible. I will never forget. Thank you very much.”
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