westernjournal--2020-09-06--Establishment Media Dragged Pence for Saying We’d Have a Vaccine by Year’s End – Will They Attack Fa

Establishment Media Dragged Pence for Saying We’d Have a Vaccine by Year’s End – Will They Attack Fauci for Saying the Same?

Vice President Mike Pence received some major pushback from members of the establishment media for boldly predicting during the Republican National Convention last month that there would be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year .
However , Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — and the ultimate purveyor of all scientific truth regarding the coronavirus , in the establishment media ’ s estimation — is now saying the same thing .
“ I believe that by the time we get to the end of this calendar year that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a safe and effective vaccine , ” Fauci told NBC ’ s “ Today ” on Wednesday .
He also expressed confidence in vaccine trials undertaken , saying there is “ enough data that you would really feel comfortable it was safe and effective for the American public.
” The media cast aspersions last week during the RNC convention when Pence , head of the White House coronavirus task force , countered Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s charge that the administration is waiting for a miracle to end the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life “ What Joe doesn ’ t seem to understand is that America is a nation of miracles , and I ’ m proud to report we ’ re on track to have the world ’ s first safe , effective coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year , ” Pence said .
NBC News cast shade on Pence ’ s statement , reporting , “ While scientists have made considerable progress in developing a safe and effective vaccine , it ’ s far from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be delivered by the end of the year.
” The New Yorker ’ s John Cassidy , noting that Pence “ dismissed Biden ’ s statement last week that there was no miracle in the offing to end the pandemic , ” labeled the vice president ’ s speech as a whole a “ travesty of the truth Rolling Stone ’ s article was headlined , “ Mike Pence Doubles Down on ‘ Miracle ’ as Plan for Moving Past Pandemic.
” That was very deceptive , as the vice president was saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine is being developed .
“ Though having a vaccine to administer to the general population by the year ’ s end has a nice ring to it , most experts don ’ t see it happening until at least early next year , ” Rolling Stone ’ s Ryan Bort wrote .
“ Others are looking further into the future , as safe , effective vaccines typically take years if not decades to develop , ” he said .
Finally , former Republican campaign operative ( for John McCain and George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Steve Schmidt accused Pence of telling “ the most spectacular lie of this convention.
” “ There is no vaccine on track to be ready by the end of the year , ” Schmidt tweeted .
RELATED : Report Details How Dem Senate Candidate Mark Kelly Got Rich Quick , Including Selling Out to China Such certainty from someone who is really in no position to know .
If both Fauci and Pence , who are engaged in the fight , are saying the U.S. is on track to have a vaccine by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his fellow media lackeys might want to dial back their rhetoric .
It ’ s clear the establishment media have been working hard to undermine and discredit every decision , good and bad , this administration has made in response to the coronavirus .
President Donald Trump , Pence and their team have gotten a lot of the big things right , such as shutting down foreign travel early , ramping up ventilator and PPE production , exponentially expanding COVID-19 testing like no other nation on earth , purchasing and distributing treatments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warp Speed to develop an effective vaccine .
The establishment media might not like offering any praise to the Trump administration , but a vaccine by year ’ s end would be a major win and worthy of celebration by all .
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Vice President Mike Pence received some major pushback from members of the establishment media for boldly predicting during the Republican National Convention last month that there would be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year.
However, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — and the ultimate purveyor of all scientific truth regarding the coronavirus, in the establishment media’s estimation — is now saying the same thing.
“I believe that by the time we get to the end of this calendar year that we will feel comfortable that we do have a safe and effective vaccine,” Fauci told NBC’s “Today” on Wednesday.
He also expressed confidence in vaccine trials undertaken, saying there is “enough data that you would really feel comfortable it was safe and effective for the American public.”
The media cast aspersions last week during the RNC convention when Pence, head of the White House coronavirus task force, countered Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s charge that the administration is waiting for a miracle to end the pandemic.
“What Joe doesn’t seem to understand is that America is a nation of miracles, and I’m proud to report we’re on track to have the world’s first safe, effective coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year,” Pence said.
NBC News cast shade on Pence’s statement, reporting, “While scientists have made considerable progress in developing a safe and effective vaccine, it’s far from assured that one will be ready to be delivered by the end of the year.”
The New Yorker’s John Cassidy, noting that Pence “dismissed Biden’s statement last week that there was no miracle in the offing to end the pandemic,” labeled the vice president’s speech as a whole a “travesty of the truth
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Rolling Stone’s article was headlined, “Mike Pence Doubles Down on ‘Miracle’ as Plan for Moving Past Pandemic.” That was very deceptive, as the vice president was saying it’s a miracle how quickly a vaccine is being developed.
“Though having a vaccine to administer to the general population by the year’s end has a nice ring to it, most experts don’t see it happening until at least early next year,” Rolling Stone’s Ryan Bort wrote.
“Others are looking further into the future, as safe, effective vaccines typically take years if not decades to develop,” he said.
Finally, former Republican campaign operative (for John McCain and George W. Bush) and frequent MSNBC guest Steve Schmidt accused Pence of telling “the most spectacular lie of this convention.”
“There is no vaccine on track to be ready by the end of the year,” Schmidt tweeted.
Mike Pence just told the most spectacular lie of this convention which is overflowing with them. There is no vaccine on track to be ready by the end of the year. Pence is a hypocritical and sanctimonious liar who worked for the cigarette industry. Remember that as he deceives — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) August 27, 2020
Such certainty from someone who is really in no position to know.
If both Fauci and Pence, who are engaged in the fight, are saying the U.S. is on track to have a vaccine by the end of the year, Schmidt and his fellow media lackeys might want to dial back their rhetoric.
It’s clear the establishment media have been working hard to undermine and discredit every decision, good and bad, this administration has made in response to the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump, Pence and their team have gotten a lot of the big things right, such as shutting down foreign travel early, ramping up ventilator and PPE production, exponentially expanding COVID-19 testing like no other nation on earth, purchasing and distributing treatments such as Remdesivir, and launching Operation Warp Speed to develop an effective vaccine.
The establishment media might not like offering any praise to the Trump administration, but a vaccine by year’s end would be a major win and worthy of celebration by all.
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--‘Meant for a Child’: Trump Tears Into Media Over Easy Questions Posed to Biden

Establishment media bias against President Donald Trump is coming under attack both from within the White House and the ranks of the media itself .
During a White House news briefing Friday , Trump slammed journalists for what he said were the simplistic questions they gently asked Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
“ I watched the interview with sleepy Joe Biden , and he didn ’ t ask questions .
You didn ’ t ask questions like that .
Read the questions you asked .
They were , like , meant for a child .
Those questions were meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Smiles on the faces of reporters — not like you and you .
There were smiles on the reporters .
What do you think ?
Take a look at those questions that they ask him .
They were not meant for a grown-up ; they were meant for a child.
” TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life Some conservative media commentators tweeted their disgust at the fawning nature of the establishment media when dealing with Biden : Neil Cavuto , a Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the White House , said Friday that Biden and Trump should both face scrutiny as they campaign .
“ I did not see that today with Joe Biden when it came to the press , ” Cavuto said .
He summarized the questions asked of Biden .
RELATED : Watch : C-SPAN Caller Rips Into Brian Stelter on CNN Bias , He Responds with Accusation of 'Radicalization' “ What they ’ re essentially saying is , ‘ Can you again confirm for us why you think the president is such a jerk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s said and argued ?
’ That ’ s not fair and balanced .
That ’ s not doing your job , ” Cavuto said .
“ If you are going to have Joe Biden talking about how he would do things economically differently or how , for example , he was on top of [ the coronavirus ] from the very beginning when the facts are he wasn ’ t , call him on it .
Call both on it , but treat both the same way , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he is seeing .
“ If you want to be kind and gentle to both [ sides ] , that ’ s your strategy , [ to be ] kind and gentle to both .
But if you want to be a jerk to one side versus the other side , that ’ s not right .
That ’ s not fair .
That ’ s not balanced , and that shouldn ’ t be.
” Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt shook his head at the conduct of the establishment media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask Joe Biden questions , so seldom do reporters — this is the second time really in quite a while … and that was shamefully embarrassing , ” Stirewalt said Friday .
“ I ’ m just sitting here listening thinking , ‘ Don ’ t you want to know about his plans ?
Don ’ t you want to know about the controversy surrounding his plans ?
Don ’ t you want to know anything ? '
” “ The closest we got to adversarial questioning was when they were asking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test up his nose or whatever , ” Stirewalt said .
“ It was just a real missed opportunity .
It was frustrating to see.
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Establishment media bias against President Donald Trump is coming under attack both from within the White House and the ranks of the media itself.
During a White House news briefing Friday, Trump slammed journalists for what he said were the simplistic questions they gently asked Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
“I watched the interview with sleepy Joe Biden, and he didn’t ask questions. You didn’t ask questions like that. Read the questions you asked. They were, like, meant for a child. Those questions were meant for a child,” Trump said.
“Smiles on the faces of reporters — not like you and you. There were smiles on the reporters. What do you think? Take a look at those questions that they ask him. They were not meant for a grown-up; they were meant for a child.”
Some conservative media commentators tweeted their disgust at the fawning nature of the establishment media when dealing with Biden:
A text from a friend watching the press conference: “Who are asking Biden these questions?? It’s like watching someone make sure a 3 year old wins CandyLand.” — Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) September 4, 2020
Watch this question and how it’s framed. She essentially gives Biden the answer in her question. She’s making a statement and asking Biden to basically just reply to her. https://t.co/FI1LMUy9H1 — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 4, 2020
The media are simply the PR wing for the Biden campaign at this point https://t.co/WfiUb2mWXj — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 4, 2020
Neil Cavuto, a Fox News host who has fought his own battles with the White House, said Friday that Biden and Trump should both face scrutiny as they campaign.
“I did not see that today with Joe Biden when it came to the press,” Cavuto said.
He summarized the questions asked of Biden.
“What they’re essentially saying is, ‘Can you again confirm for us why you think the president is such a jerk given some of these jerky things that he’s said and argued?’ That’s not fair and balanced. That’s not doing your job,” Cavuto said.
“If you are going to have Joe Biden talking about how he would do things economically differently or how, for example, he was on top of [the coronavirus] from the very beginning when the facts are he wasn’t, call him on it. Call both on it, but treat both the same way,” he said.
Cavuto added that is not what he is seeing.
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“If you want to be kind and gentle to both [sides], that’s your strategy, [to be] kind and gentle to both. But if you want to be a jerk to one side versus the other side, that’s not right. That’s not fair. That’s not balanced, and that shouldn’t be.”
Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt shook his head at the conduct of the establishment media.
“So seldom do reporters get to ask Joe Biden questions, so seldom do reporters — this is the second time really in quite a while … and that was shamefully embarrassing,” Stirewalt said Friday.
“I’m just sitting here listening thinking, ‘Don’t you want to know about his plans? Don’t you want to know about the controversy surrounding his plans? Don’t you want to know anything?'”
“The closest we got to adversarial questioning was when they were asking him about whether he got his coronavirus test up his nose or whatever,” Stirewalt said.
“It was just a real missed opportunity. It was frustrating to see.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Social Justice 101: Debunking the Left’s New Favorite Boogeyman, ‘Systemic Racism’

In America in 2020 , everything is accused of being racist thanks to a new term created by the far left — “ systemic racism.
” Unless you follow the strict set of codes laid out by left-wing academics , according to the neo-Marxist left , you are either racist or complicit in protecting the forces of modern-day racism .
Although racism is traditionally defined as prejudice or discrimination against a person based solely on their race , in more recent years , left-wing activists and academics have given the word a new definition , describing it as an unseen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society .
Here ’ s everything you need to know about the philosophy behind the concept of “ systemic racism ” and its many logical fallacies : “ Systemic racism ” is essentially a blanket term that covers any institutions , policies or practices of any sort that create disparate outcomes for racial or ethnic minorities .
Robin DiAngelo , perhaps the most prominent left-wing academic promoting the philosophy of “ systemic racism , ” defines the term in exactly this way .
In an interview with The Guardian , DiAngelo , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained her redefinition of the word .
It isn ’ t just racial prejudice ; it ’ s prejudice plus her perception of group power .
“ We have to stop thinking about racism simply as someone who says the N-word , ” she said .
“ This book is centered in the white Western colonial context , and in that context white people hold institutional power.
” New Discourses , a site created for those opposed to political correctness and the various ideologies of social justice , explained why this redefining of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A key point to register here is that , while the usual definition of racism is partially recognized within Critical Social Justice , under its purview , ‘ racism ’ means something different , or at least something more — and more vague .
Racism has been re-defined as a system .
It ’ s not an action or a disposition , ” the article read .
“ ‘ Racism , ’ then , is a Trojan-Horse term because it is a powerfully morally salient term — one of the most morally salient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t mean what most people think it means .
It is very different to be associated with some vague system of power than it is to intentionally engage in bigoted attitudes and actions against someone based upon facts about their racial , ethnic , or national origin.
” The article also noted that according to this definition , racism is “ explicitly connected to white people ” and that “ white people can not possibly escape ” being racist .
Even agreeing with the term and becoming an active “ antiracist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ engaging with one ’ s own inherent complicity in racist systems.
” “ For DiAngelo , the goal isn ’ t to cease being racist , which is impossible ; it is to ‘ be less white . '
” For academics such as DiAngelo , any achievement gaps between white and black Americans are examples of “ systemic racism.
” They don ’ t take any time to examine these problems for any other possible causes ; in their minds , every problem uniquely faced by minority communities is the fault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perhaps the most prominent example used today is the higher percentage of police shootings of black Americans than white Americans .
TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life This disparity , however , is not caused by racial bias or a racist system .
Instead , it is due to the fact that African-Americans have a higher number of encounters with police , as the previous installment of Social Justice 101 covering Black Lives Matter pointed out .
Another example of “ systemic racism ” often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of banks and other financial institutions .
Thomas Sowell , a prominent economist and philosopher , explained why this reasoning is faulty in an article for the Los Angeles Daily News .
“ The practice of not lending in some neighborhoods was demonized as ‘ redlining ’ and the fact that minority applicants were approved for mortgages only 72 percent of the time , while whites were approved 89 percent , was called ‘ overwhelming ’ evidence of discrimination by the Washington Post .
Some people are more easily overwhelmed than others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fit their preconceptions .
But if we do what politicians and the media seldom bother to do – stop and think – an entirely different picture emerges , ” Sowell wrote .
“ In our personal lives , common sense leads us to avoid some neighborhoods .
If you want to call that ‘ redlining , ’ so be it .
But places where it is dangerous to go are often also places where it is dangerous to send your money .
As for racial differences in mortgage loan application approval rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you are comparing apples and oranges .
Income , credit history and net worth are just some of the things that are very different from one group to another.
” Sowell went on to point out that while white people are more likely to receive a mortgage loan than black people , Asian-Americans are more likely to obtain a loan than white people .
Most proponents of “ systemic racism ” would not likely cite this as an example of “ Asian privilege , ” however , even though that would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is An Easy Answer to a Complex Problem Every ethnic community in America faces its own unique problems ; the black community is no different .
When looking at the problems that afflict the black community , social justice scholars and racist white supremacists make the same mistake : They blame a multi-faceted problem on one unproven , dogmatic belief .
Whereas white supremacists believe that black underachievement is due to genetic deficiencies , social justice scholars believe that the same underachievement is due to unseen forces of racism that are inherent in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made up mostly of white people .
Both of these analyses are incorrect — and racist .
Every ethnic group in America has its own advantages and disadvantages .
RELATED : Prominent Dem Senator 's Staffer Calls for the 'Complete Destruction of White Men' Charles Negy , a psychology professor at the University of Central Florida who studies behavioral differences between different racial and ethnic groups , told The Western Journal as much back in June , explaining that pointing out these differences is not racist , but rather a means of finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community faces .
The term “ systemic racism ” ignores these differences and blames America ’ s supposedly racist institutions for every single problem that the black community faces .
In doing so , the scholars and activists pushing this strange redefinition of racism are only making it harder for the rest of us to find real solutions to those problems .
Come back next Sunday for another installment of Social Justice 101 — how members of the far-left use the term “ privilege ” to promote racism , sexism and other forms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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In America in 2020, everything is accused of being racist thanks to a new term created by the far left — “systemic racism.”
Unless you follow the strict set of codes laid out by left-wing academics, according to the neo-Marxist left, you are either racist or complicit in protecting the forces of modern-day racism.
Although racism is traditionally defined as prejudice or discrimination against a person based solely on their race, in more recent years, left-wing activists and academics have given the word a new definition, describing it as an unseen force that is “systemic” in society.
Here’s everything you need to know about the philosophy behind the concept of “systemic racism” and its many logical fallacies:
Defining “Systemic Racism”
“Systemic racism” is essentially a blanket term that covers any institutions, policies or practices of any sort that create disparate outcomes for racial or ethnic minorities.
Robin DiAngelo, perhaps the most prominent left-wing academic promoting the philosophy of “systemic racism,” defines the term in exactly this way.
In an interview with The Guardian, DiAngelo, the author of “White Fragility,” explained her redefinition of the word. It isn’t just racial prejudice; it’s prejudice plus her perception of group power.
“We have to stop thinking about racism simply as someone who says the N-word,” she said. “This book is centered in the white Western colonial context, and in that context white people hold institutional power.”
New Discourses, a site created for those opposed to political correctness and the various ideologies of social justice, explained why this redefining of the word is so troubling.
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“A key point to register here is that, while the usual definition of racism is partially recognized within Critical Social Justice, under its purview, ‘racism’ means something different, or at least something more — and more vague. Racism has been re-defined as a system. It’s not an action or a disposition,” the article read.
“‘Racism,’ then, is a Trojan-Horse term because it is a powerfully morally salient term — one of the most morally salient in contemporary society — and yet it doesn’t mean what most people think it means. It is very different to be associated with some vague system of power than it is to intentionally engage in bigoted attitudes and actions against someone based upon facts about their racial, ethnic, or national origin.”
The article also noted that according to this definition, racism is “explicitly connected to white people” and that “white people cannot possibly escape” being racist. Even agreeing with the term and becoming an active “antiracist” only begins with a white person “engaging with one’s own inherent complicity in racist systems.”
“For DiAngelo, the goal isn’t to cease being racist, which is impossible; it is to ‘be less white.'”
Examples of Supposed “Systemic Racism”
For academics such as DiAngelo, any achievement gaps between white and black Americans are examples of “systemic racism.” They don’t take any time to examine these problems for any other possible causes; in their minds, every problem uniquely faced by minority communities is the fault of white America and historical racism.
Perhaps the most prominent example used today is the higher percentage of police shootings of black Americans than white Americans.
This disparity, however, is not caused by racial bias or a racist system. Instead, it is due to the fact that African-Americans have a higher number of encounters with police, as the previous installment of Social Justice 101 covering Black Lives Matter pointed out.
Another example of “systemic racism” often cited by progressives is the lending practices of banks and other financial institutions. Thomas Sowell, a prominent economist and philosopher, explained why this reasoning is faulty in an article for the Los Angeles Daily News.
“The practice of not lending in some neighborhoods was demonized as ‘redlining’ and the fact that minority applicants were approved for mortgages only 72 percent of the time, while whites were approved 89 percent, was called ‘overwhelming’ evidence of discrimination by the Washington Post. Some people are more easily overwhelmed than others, especially when they find statistics that seem to fit their preconceptions. But if we do what politicians and the media seldom bother to do – stop and think – an entirely different picture emerges,” Sowell wrote.
“In our personal lives, common sense leads us to avoid some neighborhoods. If you want to call that ‘redlining,’ so be it. But places where it is dangerous to go are often also places where it is dangerous to send your money. As for racial differences in mortgage loan application approval rates, that does not tell you much if you are comparing apples and oranges. Income, credit history and net worth are just some of the things that are very different from one group to another.”
Sowell went on to point out that while white people are more likely to receive a mortgage loan than black people, Asian-Americans are more likely to obtain a loan than white people.
Most proponents of “systemic racism” would not likely cite this as an example of “Asian privilege,” however, even though that would be logically consistent.
“Systemic Racism” Is An Easy Answer to a Complex Problem
Every ethnic community in America faces its own unique problems; the black community is no different.
When looking at the problems that afflict the black community, social justice scholars and racist white supremacists make the same mistake: They blame a multi-faceted problem on one unproven, dogmatic belief.
Whereas white supremacists believe that black underachievement is due to genetic deficiencies, social justice scholars believe that the same underachievement is due to unseen forces of racism that are inherent in white people and any institution that is made up mostly of white people. Both of these analyses are incorrect — and racist.
Every ethnic group in America has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Charles Negy, a psychology professor at the University of Central Florida who studies behavioral differences between different racial and ethnic groups, told The Western Journal as much back in June, explaining that pointing out these differences is not racist, but rather a means of finding solutions to the various problems that each community faces.
The term “systemic racism” ignores these differences and blames America’s supposedly racist institutions for every single problem that the black community faces.
In doing so, the scholars and activists pushing this strange redefinition of racism are only making it harder for the rest of us to find real solutions to those problems.
Come back next Sunday for another installment of Social Justice 101 — how members of the far-left use the term “privilege” to promote racism, sexism and other forms of bigotry.
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Bernie Sanders Urges Congress To Prepare for Trump Refusing To Leave Office After Loss

With two months to go before the election , big-name Democrats are urging Americans to start worrying over what they claim is the possibility that President Donald Trump will refuse to leave the White House should he lose .
Failed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said his interpretation of comments from Trump that the only way Democrats can beat him is by rigging the election is that the president might not leave office if he loses .
In a similar manner to 2016 , Trump has been coy when asked if he will accept the results of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just idle speculation , ” Sanders told Politico .
The Vermont independent said he plans to focus in the coming weeks on his concerns that Trump might not leave office , with Politico reporting that he “ is calling on Congress and the media to take action to prepare for that scenario now.
” “ What we have got to do in the next two months is to alert the American people about what that nightmarish scenario might look like in order to prepare them for that possibility and talk about what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life “ [ I ] t would be an unprecedented moment in American history and undermining everything that this country stands for if we have a president remain in office who lost the election , ” Sanders said .
The democratic socialist will be telling supporters in an email that “ This is not just a ‘ constitutional crisis.
’ This is a threat to everything this country stands for , ” according to Politico .
The outlet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations need to alert people that the election results may not be known on Nov. 3 .
Social media companies ‘ must finally get their act together ’ to ensure that election officials are not harassed and disinformation is not spread on their platforms , he said .
“ Additionally , he called for congressional hearings with local officials about their plans for Election Day and thereafter .
He also said state legislatures in Pennsylvania and elsewhere must pass bills to allow election officials to begin counting mail ballots before the election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that even the appearance of Trump leading on election night could create untold complications .
“ The nightmare scenario there is that , at a time when some states like Pennsylvania are finding that they don ’ t have the resources right now to count votes , their mail-in ballots , in a rapid way , that it is possible that in some states Trump will be winning on election night , and yet when all of the votes are counted , he will be behind .
He will lose , ” Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on , Trump “ will create chaos and confusion by claiming that there is massive fraud within the mail-in ballot process , ” Sanders predicted .
“ The only reason Bernie Sanders is spreading hypothetical conspiracy theories about President Trump is because even an avowed socialist like Bernie realizes that Joe Biden ’ s radical left agenda is going to cost him the election on Nov. 3 , ” he told Politico .
Sanders is not alone in predicting a dire fate for the nation .
Trump “ seems to have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apart the social fabric and the political equilibrium of the American people , and he ’ s strategically planting doubts in advance , ” former Vice President Al Gore told Reuters late last month .
Trump campaign spokeswoman Thea McDonald said in response that Democrats should “ quit pushing their conspiracy theories.
” “ Al Gore is brazenly laying the groundwork for Joe Biden to dispute November ’ s election results when President Trump wins — just as Gore himself did back in 2000 , ” McDonald said .
Although Democrats are pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Clinton said last month that this year ’ s Democratic nominee , Joe Biden , should not concede to Trump on election night if the election is close .
“ Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances , ” Clinton said last month , stressing the last two words in the sentence , “ because I think this is going to drag out , and eventually , I do believe he will win if we don ’ t give an inch and if we are as focused and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a statement to Politico , Trump campaign lawyer Matthew Morgan accused Clinton of “ unashamedly trying to lay the groundwork for Joe Biden to deny the election results when President Trump wins.
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With two months to go before the election, big-name Democrats are urging Americans to start worrying over what they claim is the possibility that President Donald Trump will refuse to leave the White House should he lose.
Failed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said his interpretation of comments from Trump that the only way Democrats can beat him is by rigging the election is that the president might not leave office if he loses. In a similar manner to 2016, Trump has been coy when asked if he will accept the results of the election.
“This is not just idle speculation,” Sanders told Politico.
The Vermont independent said he plans to focus in the coming weeks on his concerns that Trump might not leave office, with Politico reporting that he “is calling on Congress and the media to take action to prepare for that scenario now.”
“What we have got to do in the next two months is to alert the American people about what that nightmarish scenario might look like in order to prepare them for that possibility and talk about what we do if that happens,” he said.
“[I]t would be an unprecedented moment in American history and undermining everything that this country stands for if we have a president remain in office who lost the election,” Sanders said.
The democratic socialist will be telling supporters in an email that “This is not just a ‘constitutional crisis.’ This is a threat to everything this country stands for,” according to Politico.
The outlet added that Sanders “will say news organizations need to alert people that the election results may not be known on Nov. 3. Social media companies ‘must finally get their act together’ to ensure that election officials are not harassed and disinformation is not spread on their platforms, he said.
“Additionally, he called for congressional hearings with local officials about their plans for Election Day and thereafter. He also said state legislatures in Pennsylvania and elsewhere must pass bills to allow election officials to begin counting mail ballots before the election,” Politico reported.
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Sanders also said that even the appearance of Trump leading on election night could create untold complications.
“The nightmare scenario there is that, at a time when some states like Pennsylvania are finding that they don’t have the resources right now to count votes, their mail-in ballots, in a rapid way, that it is possible that in some states Trump will be winning on election night, and yet when all of the votes are counted, he will be behind. He will lose,” Sanders said.
But while that process is going on, Trump “will create chaos and confusion by claiming that there is massive fraud within the mail-in ballot process,” Sanders predicted.
Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Joyce rejected Sanders’ entire premise.
“The only reason Bernie Sanders is spreading hypothetical conspiracy theories about President Trump is because even an avowed socialist like Bernie realizes that Joe Biden’s radical left agenda is going to cost him the election on Nov. 3,” he told Politico.
An RNC spokesman responded, “The only reason Bernie Sanders is spreading hypothetical conspiracy theories about President Trump is because even an avowed socialist like Bernie realizes that Joe Biden’s radical left agenda is going to cost him the election on November 3.” — Holly Otterbein (@hollyotterbein) September 4, 2020
Sanders is not alone in predicting a dire fate for the nation.
Trump “seems to have no compunctions at all about trying to rip apart the social fabric and the political equilibrium of the American people, and he’s strategically planting doubts in advance,” former Vice President Al Gore told Reuters late last month.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Thea McDonald said in response that Democrats should “quit pushing their conspiracy theories.”
“Al Gore is brazenly laying the groundwork for Joe Biden to dispute November’s election results when President Trump wins — just as Gore himself did back in 2000,” McDonald said.
Although Democrats are pointing the finger at Trump, failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Clinton said last month that this year’s Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, should not concede to Trump on election night if the election is close.
“Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances,” Clinton said last month, stressing the last two words in the sentence, “because I think this is going to drag out, and eventually, I do believe he will win if we don’t give an inch and if we are as focused and relentless as the other side is.”
In a statement to Politico, Trump campaign lawyer Matthew Morgan accused Clinton of “unashamedly trying to lay the groundwork for Joe Biden to deny the election results when President Trump wins.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Former ‘View’ Co-Host Would ‘Much Rather Share Jesus with People’ Instead of Returning

Actress Candace Cameron Bure has had enough of politics , but not of what is really important to her — her faith .
In an interview with Fox News published last week , the 44-year-old actress said that even though “ The View ” has a vacancy , she doesn ’ t plan to go back to the daytime talk show that she left in 2016 .
“ I don ’ t want to talk about politics .
I just don ’ t .
I don ’ t publicly want to talk about politics , ” Bure said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that my viewpoints and opinions are important but I ’ d much rather share Jesus with people .
That ’ s really my passion , ” she said .
Bure said she does not want to be part of divisiveness .
TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life “ I don ’ t want to get into the political debate because it just is about division and separation .
And I want to learn .
I want to be [ part of ] a conversation about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
Bure spoke about her faith earlier this summer in another interview with Fox News .
“ My faith is really the foundation of who I am , ” she said in July .
“ It ’ s so important to me , and it ’ s always a part of me , whether it ’ s at home and privately , or when I ’ m reading the Bible in Bible study .
But also at work , and the choices I make within work , and the companies I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I choose to take on.
” “ The Bible to me is truth , ” Bure added .
“ I can always go back to the word of God and find the hope , the encouragement , the positivity , the trust that I know I have in Jesus .
And so it never fails , even when life doesn ’ t go the way I want it to or had planned it to .
I know that God ’ s in control of everything , ” she said .
Bure said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is part of who she is .
“ I live by faith in everything , in everything that I do , and every aspect of my life .
So it ’ s not just something that I rely on or is a crutch .
I mean , it is genuinely who I am .
How it helps me ?
It ’ s hard to say because it ’ s just a part of my being , ” she said .
In her latest interview , Bure said she has returned to work and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Canada .
Under the new safety guidelines , “ everyone has to move at a little bit slower of a pace because everyone can ’ t do their job at the same time .
And I actually think that ’ s a plus , ” she said .
“ It allows people to do their specific job with a little extra room and a few extra minutes .
I think it ’ s a really good positive thing because usually everyone is in such a rush to get it done so fast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone ’ s taking a breath.
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Actress Candace Cameron Bure has had enough of politics, but not of what is really important to her — her faith.
In an interview with Fox News published last week, the 44-year-old actress said that even though “The View” has a vacancy, she doesn’t plan to go back to the daytime talk show that she left in 2016.
“I don’t want to talk about politics. I just don’t. I don’t publicly want to talk about politics,” Bure said.
“Not because I don’t believe that my viewpoints and opinions are important but I’d much rather share Jesus with people. That’s really my passion,” she said.
Bure said she does not want to be part of divisiveness.
“I don’t want to get into the political debate because it just is about division and separation. And I want to learn. I want to be [part of] a conversation about how to build a bridge,” she said.
Bure spoke about her faith earlier this summer in another interview with Fox News.
“My faith is really the foundation of who I am,” she said in July.
“It’s so important to me, and it’s always a part of me, whether it’s at home and privately, or when I’m reading the Bible in Bible study. But also at work, and the choices I make within work, and the companies I choose to work with and the projects that I choose to take on.”
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“The Bible to me is truth,” Bure added.
“I can always go back to the word of God and find the hope, the encouragement, the positivity, the trust that I know I have in Jesus. And so it never fails, even when life doesn’t go the way I want it to or had planned it to. I know that God’s in control of everything,” she said.
Bure said faith is not an add-on — it is part of who she is.
“I live by faith in everything, in everything that I do, and every aspect of my life. So it’s not just something that I rely on or is a crutch. I mean, it is genuinely who I am. How it helps me? It’s hard to say because it’s just a part of my being,” she said.
Just a reminder to always lift up others ?✨ we could all use a little EXTRA encouragement these days @DaySpring #encouragement pic.twitter.com/ONPeO2VwTM — Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) August 21, 2020
In her latest interview, Bure said she has returned to work and made two Hallmark movies that were filmed in Canada.
Under the new safety guidelines, “everyone has to move at a little bit slower of a pace because everyone can’t do their job at the same time. And I actually think that’s a plus,” she said.
“It allows people to do their specific job with a little extra room and a few extra minutes. I think it’s a really good positive thing because usually everyone is in such a rush to get it done so fast, so quick, and so now everyone’s taking a breath.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Woman Gets Letter Saying She Tested Positive for COVID, But She’s Been Dead for 6 Months

In local journalism , the news that gets covered is supposed to be of the man-bites-dog variety , not dog-bites-man .
Except for The Onion , nobody really cares when an area man loses the lottery again .
If it ’ s sunny in Los Angeles , the weather doesn ’ t lead off the 11 p.m. news .
When the panda at the zoo isn ’ t having a baby , no one bothers to cover its pregnancy status .
All of which is to say that one hopes the case of Sandra Whittington is indeed of the man-bites-dog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s in the news is because it ’ s not necessarily clear just how man-bites-dog it is .
Whittington is — or rather , was — a resident of Shelby County , Tennessee , which includes Memphis .
The local health department reportedly said she tested positive for COVID-19 after taking the test June .
20 .
The issue is that she passed away in hospice care at a friend ’ s home on Feb. 16 after a battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , according to KTHV-TV in Memphis .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life “ It ’ s been six months , almost seven , since she passed away , ” said her son , Troy Whittington .
“ There was no testing that was done at that time .
On her death certificate it was stated she died , what the cause of death was , and it was not COVID-19 .
It was COPD.
” Whittington said the letter arrived recently ( the letter is dated Aug , 20 ) , even though the purported test was conducted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than one respect .
“ I ’ m just having a hard time understanding how they can say someone has COVID-19 when they are not even alive , ” he told the station last week .
After receiving the letter , he contacted the Shelby County Health Department , which , he said , confirmed they had her on record as having taken the test June 20 .
The health department didn ’ t have a ready answer as to how exactly this happened , neither when Troy Whittington contacted them nor when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s impossible for someone to be tested on June 20 , who passed away on Feb. 16 , ” Whittington said .
“ I tried to call the health department this morning , ask them why this was going on .
She said she would have to get a supervisor .
She was sorry for the mistake or she couldn ’ t tell me any information till she got a supervisor , and I haven ’ t heard back from them.
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The Shelby County Health Department had this response for KTHV , meanwhile : “ Dr .
Haushalter is reaching out to Mr. Whittington to apologize on behalf of the Health Department about the mistake and the additional pain it might have caused the family .
She also states that new protocols will be put in place to make sure a mistake like this doesn ’ t happen again in the future.
” Dr. Haushalter , in this case , is Dr. Alisa Haushalter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the government of the city of Memphis , there have been 27,975 positive tests taken in Shelby County as of Friday , meaning one dead person who tested positive doesn ’ t move the needle in any appreciable fashion .
The problem is that little bureaucratic mistakes can add up .
In July , the state of Tennessee confirmed it had incorrectly tracked more than 300 people as being COVID-19-positive after a man who was never tested , Brock Ballou , was told he had the virus .
The individuals were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as having come in contact with people who had COVID-19 .
“ Everyone makes mistakes , but this is a big error when it comes to a pandemic like this and told that they are positive I know I ’ m not the only one .
And that ’ s irritating , ” Ballou told WMC-TV .
“ The error was discovered and corrected within 24 hours , ” said a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Health , who called it a coding error .
“ People should have been notified they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if they were a case .
No one was given incorrect test results.
” In Florida , Mindy Clark made the news after she was informed in July that she tested positive for COVID-19 despite the fact she ’ d never taken a test , as well .
According to WWSB-TV , this likely happened because she had been in line for drive-thru testing but pulled out after realizing it was only for people displaying symptoms .
“ I got a call asking for me , and they told me that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ Positive for what ?
’ Then , the lady said for COVID , and I said , ‘ That ’ s impossible .
I never got tested , ma ’ am , ’ ” Clark said .
Patients were reportedly identified by their number in line at the drive-thru testing site , which could get thrown off when someone like Clark decides to leave before being tested , meaning that someone who had tested positive likely wasn ’ t notified .
This isn ’ t necessarily about a total breakdown of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about a matter of trust .
“ I would just like for the health department to be more accurate , ” Troy Whittington said , adding that his situation made him question testing numbers across the nation .
“ They have a record of her death there .
That is where I got the death certificate from and it ’ s in the same building they ’ re sending out saying she is positive , which is not possible.
” Not only does it breed distrust on that level , but consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re talking two months later .
She needs to be quarantined for 10 , well we ’ ve got 60 days from the time of the test to get the letter out to her which is unacceptable , ” Whittington said .
It ’ s easy to bang the table and say we ’ ve got to be better in situations like this , but when a man receives a letter saying his mother tested positive for COVID-19 more than six months after she was cremated , receives it more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and the county can ’ t provide answers on either count , something ’ s amiss .
One hopes it ’ s amiss in a manner that ’ s man-bites-dog .
One fears that it isn ’ t .
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In local journalism, the news that gets covered is supposed to be of the man-bites-dog variety, not dog-bites-man.
Except for The Onion, nobody really cares when an area man loses the lottery again. If it’s sunny in Los Angeles, the weather doesn’t lead off the 11 p.m. news. When the panda at the zoo isn’t having a baby, no one bothers to cover its pregnancy status.
All of which is to say that one hopes the case of Sandra Whittington is indeed of the man-bites-dog variety. However, the reason she’s in the news is because it’s not necessarily clear just how man-bites-dog it is.
Whittington is — or rather, was — a resident of Shelby County, Tennessee, which includes Memphis. The local health department reportedly said she tested positive for COVID-19 after taking the test June 20.
The issue is that she passed away in hospice care at a friend’s home on Feb. 16 after a battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to KTHV-TV in Memphis.
“It’s been six months, almost seven, since she passed away,” said her son, Troy Whittington.
“There was no testing that was done at that time. On her death certificate it was stated she died, what the cause of death was, and it was not COVID-19. It was COPD.”
Whittington said the letter arrived recently (the letter is dated Aug, 20), even though the purported test was conducted in June, making it useless in more than one respect.
“I’m just having a hard time understanding how they can say someone has COVID-19 when they are not even alive,” he told the station last week.
After receiving the letter, he contacted the Shelby County Health Department, which, he said, confirmed they had her on record as having taken the test June 20.
Imagine your mother has been dead for 6 months but she gets a letter saying she has been diagnosed with COVID 19 from a test that was supposedly taken in June ? Hear from her son tonight at 6! pic.twitter.com/GdxVgGMkFO — Jeni DiPrizio (@local24jeni) September 3, 2020
The health department didn’t have a ready answer as to how exactly this happened, neither when Troy Whittington contacted them nor when KTHV asked for comment.
“It’s impossible for someone to be tested on June 20, who passed away on Feb. 16,” Whittington said.
“I tried to call the health department this morning, ask them why this was going on. She said she would have to get a supervisor. She was sorry for the mistake or she couldn’t tell me any information till she got a supervisor, and I haven’t heard back from them.”
The Shelby County Health Department had this response for KTHV, meanwhile: “Dr. Haushalter is reaching out to Mr. Whittington to apologize on behalf of the Health Department about the mistake and the additional pain it might have caused the family. She also states that new protocols will be put in place to make sure a mistake like this doesn’t happen again in the future.”
Dr. Haushalter, in this case, is Dr. Alisa Haushalter, head of the health department.
According to the government of the city of Memphis, there have been 27,975 positive tests taken in Shelby County as of Friday, meaning one dead person who tested positive doesn’t move the needle in any appreciable fashion.
The problem is that little bureaucratic mistakes can add up.
In July, the state of Tennessee confirmed it had incorrectly tracked more than 300 people as being COVID-19-positive after a man who was never tested, Brock Ballou, was told he had the virus. The individuals were instead part of a group being tracked as having come in contact with people who had COVID-19.
“Everyone makes mistakes, but this is a big error when it comes to a pandemic like this and told that they are positive I know I’m not the only one. And that’s irritating,” Ballou told WMC-TV.
“The error was discovered and corrected within 24 hours,” said a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Health, who called it a coding error.
“People should have been notified they were a contact but were being called as if they were a case. No one was given incorrect test results.”
In Florida, Mindy Clark made the news after she was informed in July that she tested positive for COVID-19 despite the fact she’d never taken a test, as well. According to WWSB-TV, this likely happened because she had been in line for drive-thru testing but pulled out after realizing it was only for people displaying symptoms.
“I got a call asking for me, and they told me that I had tested positive. I was like, ‘Positive for what?’ Then, the lady said for COVID, and I said, ‘That’s impossible. I never got tested, ma’am,’” Clark said.
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Patients were reportedly identified by their number in line at the drive-thru testing site, which could get thrown off when someone like Clark decides to leave before being tested, meaning that someone who had tested positive likely wasn’t notified.
This isn’t necessarily about a total breakdown of the COVID-19 testing system, but it is about a matter of trust.
“I would just like for the health department to be more accurate,” Troy Whittington said, adding that his situation made him question testing numbers across the nation.
“They have a record of her death there. That is where I got the death certificate from and it’s in the same building they’re sending out saying she is positive, which is not possible.”
Not only does it breed distrust on that level, but consider the lateness of the notification.
“We’re talking two months later. She needs to be quarantined for 10, well we’ve got 60 days from the time of the test to get the letter out to her which is unacceptable,” Whittington said.
It’s easy to bang the table and say we’ve got to be better in situations like this, but when a man receives a letter saying his mother tested positive for COVID-19 more than six months after she was cremated, receives it more than two months after she “tested positive” and the county can’t provide answers on either count, something’s amiss.
One hopes it’s amiss in a manner that’s man-bites-dog. One fears that it isn’t.
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Harris Says She May Not Take COVID Vaccine if Touted by Trump Administration

California Sen. Kamala Harris , the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , indicated she might not take a COVID-19 vaccine touted by President Donald Trump .
In a preview of an interview with CNN ’ s Dana Bash that is set to air Sunday , Harris suggested she may not take such a vaccine if it is approved prior to the November election .
Bash asked Harris , “ Do you trust that , in the situation where we ’ re in now , that the public health experts and the scientists will get the last word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ If past is prologue that they will not , they ’ ll be muzzled , they ’ ll be suppressed , they will be sidelined , ” Harris said .
“ Because [ Trump is ] looking at an election coming up in less than 60 days and he ’ s grasping for whatever he can get to pretend he has been a leader on this issue when he is not.
” TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life Bash then asked Harris whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is approved and even distributed before the election , ” she would get it .
“ I will say that I would not trust Donald Trump and it would have to be a credible source of information that talks about the efficacy and the reliability of whatever he ’ s talking about , ” she concluded .
“ I will not take his word for it.
” The stance could be viewed as a problematic one for Harris , as there is a notion that Democrats believe life can not return to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe vaccine is available .
A refusal to take such a vaccine by Biden or his running mate simply because it was touted by the president could be viewed as politically motivated and might encourage others to avoid an effective vaccine .
The statements made by Harris are already being challenged online : There is no evidence that the president ’ s word on a vaccine is not credible , or that Trump would interfere with science , as Harris asserted in the interview .
The federal government has been helping to accelerate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiative called Operation Warp Speed .
In a report about the upcoming interview , CNN quoted Moncef Slaoui , the operation ’ s chief adviser , saying he would not tolerate political interference or pressure in the creation of a coronavirus vaccine .
” I have to say there has been absolutely no interference , ” Slaoui said in regard to Operation Warp Speed ’ s work .
Slaoui has also said that if there were any such interference , he would resign .
NPR reported such a vaccine could be distributed within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Control and Prevention have sent states guidelines on how they can be prepared to distribute a vaccine as soon as Nov. 1 .
Trump has said he is hopeful a vaccine can be available before the end of the year .
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California Sen. Kamala Harris, the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, indicated she might not take a COVID-19 vaccine touted by President Donald Trump.
In a preview of an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that is set to air Sunday, Harris suggested she may not take such a vaccine if it is approved prior to the November election.
Bash asked Harris, “Do you trust that, in the situation where we’re in now, that the public health experts and the scientists will get the last word on the efficacy of a vaccine?”
“If past is prologue that they will not, they’ll be muzzled, they’ll be suppressed, they will be sidelined,” Harris said.
“Because [Trump is] looking at an election coming up in less than 60 days and he’s grasping for whatever he can get to pretend he has been a leader on this issue when he is not.”
Bash then asked Harris whether, if “there is a vaccine that is approved and even distributed before the election,” she would get it.
“I will say that I would not trust Donald Trump and it would have to be a credible source of information that talks about the efficacy and the reliability of whatever he’s talking about,” she concluded.
“I will not take his word for it.”
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said that she would not trust President Trump alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine. “I will not take his word for it,” she told @DanaBashCNN. https://t.co/jHEDMSTF6L pic.twitter.com/uiypClzRFr — CNN (@CNN) September 5, 2020
The stance could be viewed as a problematic one for Harris, as there is a notion that Democrats believe life cannot return to a pre-pandemic level of normality until a safe vaccine is available.
A refusal to take such a vaccine by Biden or his running mate simply because it was touted by the president could be viewed as politically motivated and might encourage others to avoid an effective vaccine.
The statements made by Harris are already being challenged online:
It’s like CNN is rooting for the vaccine to not work and discouraging people from getting it, seeing as how there will not be any condemnatory and/or snarky pushback on Kamala’s anti-vaxxer line to Dana Bash. — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 5, 2020
I love how the left always owns themselves. They won’t take a vaccine because Trump has something to do with it. I thought the vaccine program was full-proof and backed by science? Shouldn’t vaccines not be approved unless fully healthy and safe? They’re anti-vaxxers now. ? — Ben Jammin ?? (@xBenJamminx) September 5, 2020
This might be the most dangerous and reckless thing Kamala has done yet and deserves to be widely condemned. Lots of people expressed concern over polls showing Americans might not take a vaccine. Well now the Dems VP candidate is trying to add to that. https://t.co/Y0IZyPWdur — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 5, 2020
There are going to be Americans who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris convinced them not to. https://t.co/kRie9IZXZL — Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) September 5, 2020
*notable anti-vaxxer kamala harris has entered the chat* https://t.co/xn72g76pbY — Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) September 5, 2020
Kamala Harris is anti vaccine. Did not see this plot twist coming. https://t.co/JTE3QxXo9d — JT Lewis (@thejtlewis) September 5, 2020
There is no evidence that the president’s word on a vaccine is not credible, or that Trump would interfere with science, as Harris asserted in the interview.
The federal government has been helping to accelerate the creation of multiple vaccines in an initiative called Operation Warp Speed.
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In a report about the upcoming interview, CNN quoted Moncef Slaoui, the operation’s chief adviser, saying he would not tolerate political interference or pressure in the creation of a coronavirus vaccine.
”I have to say there has been absolutely no interference,” Slaoui said in regard to Operation Warp Speed’s work.
Slaoui has also said that if there were any such interference, he would resign.
NPR reported such a vaccine could be distributed within two months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have sent states guidelines on how they can be prepared to distribute a vaccine as soon as Nov. 1.
Trump has said he is hopeful a vaccine can be available before the end of the year.
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Osama bin Laden’s Niece: Only Trump Can Prevent Another 9/11-Level Disaster

As Americans approach the 19th anniversary of the deadly attacks of Sept. 11 , 2001 , an urgent voice is warning voters that the choice they make in November could decide whether the nation is once again devastated by terror .
Noor bin Ladin , the niece of Osama bin Laden , said President Donald Trump “ must be re-elected.
” Noor bin Ladin — the daughter of Yeslam bin Ladin , an older half-brother of the infamous terrorist , and Swiss author Carmen Dufour — has lived most of her life in Switzerland .
As a sign of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family even spells its name differently than the terrorist who was eventually tracked down and killed by U.S. forces .
Trump ’ s re-election “ is vital for the future of not only America , but western civilization as a whole , ” bin Ladin told the New York Post .
TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life “ ISIS proliferated under the Obama/Biden administration , leading to them coming to Europe .
Trump has shown he protects America and us by extension from foreign threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before they get a chance to strike , ” she said .
Noor bin Ladin said she has supported Trump since he entered politics .
“ I have been a supporter of President Trump since he announced he was running in the early days in 2015 .
I have watched from afar and I admire this man ’ s resolve , ” she said .
Ladin expressed that America needs a leader who is not afraid to stand up to radicals .
“ You look at all the terrorist attacks that have happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They have completely shaken us to the core , ” she said .
“ [ Radical Islam ] has completely infiltrated our society.
” “ In the U.S. it ’ s very worrying that the left has aligned itself completely with the people who share that ideology.
” One American not in her good graces is Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota , who in 2019 described the 9/11 attacks by saying , “ some people did something.
” Bin Ladin said she supported a New York Post cover aimed at Omar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now in America where you have people like Ilhan Omar who actively hate your country , ” bin Ladin said , noting how Omar once called for a “ compassionate ” sentence for an Islamic State group recruit arrested in Minnesota .
“ It ’ s an honor to be able to go and live in the United States and make the most out of all the opportunities , ” she added .
“ If she hates it so much why doesn ’ t she leave ?
” At 14 , bin Ladin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative connotation when the Twin Towers fell in a plan masterminded by her uncle .
“ I was so devastated , ” she said .
“ I had been going to the states with my mom several times a year from the age of three onwards .
I considered the U.S. my second home.
” Bin Ladin said her experience taught her to reject liberal claims that the U.S. is a “ racist country.
” “ I have not had a single bad experience with Americans despite the name that I carry .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by their kindness and understanding , ” she said .
Noor said her pro-Trump stance includes wearing a Make America Great Again hat , which once cost her some peace of mind during a grocery store trip .
“ I am minding my own business and this woman in her late 50s charges toward me and starts speaking very loudly and aggressively to me , ” she said .
“ She ’ s yelling at me and saying how can I be wearing this and Trump is the worst president ever and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , ” Noor added .
“ She told me three times , ‘ You ’ re stupid.
’ I kept my cool , and needless to say I kept my hat !
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As Americans approach the 19th anniversary of the deadly attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an urgent voice is warning voters that the choice they make in November could decide whether the nation is once again devastated by terror.
Noor bin Ladin, the niece of Osama bin Laden, said President Donald Trump “must be re-elected.”
Noor bin Ladin — the daughter of Yeslam bin Ladin, an older half-brother of the infamous terrorist, and Swiss author Carmen Dufour — has lived most of her life in Switzerland.
As a sign of their distance from her infamous uncle, her family even spells its name differently than the terrorist who was eventually tracked down and killed by U.S. forces.
Trump’s re-election “is vital for the future of not only America, but western civilization as a whole,” bin Ladin told the New York Post.
America is the greatest, least racist country in the world, despite what her enemies claim. “I have not had a single bad experience with Americans despite the name that I carry. On the contrary, I was overwhelmed by their kindness and understanding,”https://t.co/W70TJb6DaS — Noor Bin Ladin (@NoorBinLadin) September 5, 2020
“ISIS proliferated under the Obama/Biden administration, leading to them coming to Europe. Trump has shown he protects America and us by extension from foreign threats by obliterating terrorists at the root and before they get a chance to strike,” she said.
Noor bin Ladin said she has supported Trump since he entered politics.
“I have been a supporter of President Trump since he announced he was running in the early days in 2015. I have watched from afar and I admire this man’s resolve,” she said.
Ladin expressed that America needs a leader who is not afraid to stand up to radicals.
“You look at all the terrorist attacks that have happened in Europe over the past 19 years. They have completely shaken us to the core,” she said. “[Radical Islam] has completely infiltrated our society.”
“In the U.S. it’s very worrying that the left has aligned itself completely with the people who share that ideology.”
One American not in her good graces is Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who in 2019 described the 9/11 attacks by saying, “some people did something.”
Bin Ladin said she supported a New York Post cover aimed at Omar.
NY Post puts burning Twin Towers on cover to attack Ilhan Omar https://t.co/LdaaF9H0GU pic.twitter.com/bpcI77RR2M — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) April 11, 2019
“You do have a situation now in America where you have people like Ilhan Omar who actively hate your country,” bin Ladin said, noting how Omar once called for a “compassionate” sentence for an Islamic State group recruit arrested in Minnesota.
“It’s an honor to be able to go and live in the United States and make the most out of all the opportunities,” she added.
“If she hates it so much why doesn’t she leave?”
At 14, bin Ladin realized her name would always carry a negative connotation when the Twin Towers fell in a plan masterminded by her uncle.
“I was so devastated,” she said. “I had been going to the states with my mom several times a year from the age of three onwards. I considered the U.S. my second home.”
Bin Ladin said her experience taught her to reject liberal claims that the U.S. is a “racist country.”
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“I have not had a single bad experience with Americans despite the name that I carry. On the contrary, I was overwhelmed by their kindness and understanding,” she said.
Noor said her pro-Trump stance includes wearing a Make America Great Again hat, which once cost her some peace of mind during a grocery store trip.
“I am minding my own business and this woman in her late 50s charges toward me and starts speaking very loudly and aggressively to me,” she said.
“She’s yelling at me and saying how can I be wearing this and Trump is the worst president ever and she’s basically dumping on my beloved president,” Noor added. “She told me three times, ‘You’re stupid.’ I kept my cool, and needless to say I kept my hat!”
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Watch: Firearms Instructor Shows Just How Dangerous a Criminal Can Be When His Back Is Turned

A Chicago-based firearms training instructor is cutting through popular claims that a suspect with their back turned presents no threat to law enforcement .
Former police officer Mike Brown revealed on his “ Instructor Mike ” YouTube channel late last month just how fast a person can suffer a wound or lose their life when they let their guard down coming upon a potential threat who has their back turned .
In a roughly two-and-a-half-minute-long video , Brown conducts numerous turn-and-draw firearm demonstrations on a close range target , all the while explaining to his virtual audience and in-person students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for someone in the target ’ s position to recognize him as a threat and neutralize him .
“ Now , I want to talk about unfortunate circumstances when you ’ ve got a person behind .
It doesn ’ t have to be the police .
It could be you as a citizen and you walked up and you see somebody in your house and you ’ re behind so you don ’ t see their hands .
How fast do you think it would take for me to just go on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brown says , turning and firing several times without warning .
WARNING : The video below contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive : TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life “ Did that take long at all ?
That didn ’ t take long at all .
Do you think you would be able to respond fast enough ?
” For most of us , the answer ought to be obvious .
Of course we couldn ’ t — and that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstration comes on the heels of renewed criminal justice reform demonstrations and often violent civil unrest in light of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
The shooting kicked off a firestorm in news media and social justice advocacy spheres , as early video circulated on the internet showing a seemingly unarmed black man followed for a moment by two local law enforcement officers — one of whom shot the man in the back numerous times as he opened , and reached inside , the driver ’ s side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made available by the Wisconsin Department of Justice after the event revealed Blake , wanted for an alleged sexual assault at the time of the shooting , was shot after allegedly resisting arrest , failing to respond to two shots from a Taser and potentially putting responding officers at risk by reaching into his vehicle , where a knife was later found on the floorboard , Fox News reported .
According to the New York Post , Blake was allegedly in violation of a restraining order by simply visiting the Wisconsin residence outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstance which seems to have been the catalyst for the 911 call that sparked the interaction .
Despite these facts , media and public focus remained on claims Blake was unarmed and posed little to no threat to responding officers with his back turned .
RELATED : Watch : Illegal BLM Roadblock Gets Busted as State Troopers Arrive To Make Arrests The fact of the matter now remains , however , that Blake ’ s insistence on leaving his back turned to the officers made him an even greater threat as a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knife remains deeply important to the fact pattern in this case , as it does lend credence to claims that the officers in question were , in fact , at risk when the shooting took place .
But regardless of whether the knife was in Blake ’ s hand , within range on the floorboard or even out of arm ’ s reach , Brown ’ s instructional video makes crystal clear the fact that responding officers were at a negligible advantage , if not an outright disadvantage .
Brown repeatedly demonstrates how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about-face with the intent to injure whoever is behind them .
If you blink , you may literally miss the instructor acting in one swift motion to lift his shirt , draw the handgun at his hip , turn and fire one or more rounds into the target behind him at point-blank range .
Now , it is worth noting that Brown seems to be as close as one can be to a firearm expert , with Security Training Concepts including in his list of credentials a tenure with the U.S. Army , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handful of serious firearm certifications .
So , it is entirely possible your average Joe suspect is far less accurate , or may not be turning with a weapon at all .
But is it really on law enforcement to just wait and see ?
More importantly , does any of that matter when the suspect , like Blake , is allegedly in possession of or possibly reaching for a weapon intended for optimal damage at close range ?
If your answer to either of those questions is “ yes , ” then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public safety professionals .
And if it were you standing there with dangerous uncertainty and a split second of action potentially keeping you from returning home to your loved ones , chances are you would ask far less of yourself .
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A Chicago-based firearms training instructor is cutting through popular claims that a suspect with their back turned presents no threat to law enforcement.
Former police officer Mike Brown revealed on his “Instructor Mike” YouTube channel late last month just how fast a person can suffer a wound or lose their life when they let their guard down coming upon a potential threat who has their back turned.
In a roughly two-and-a-half-minute-long video, Brown conducts numerous turn-and-draw firearm demonstrations on a close range target, all the while explaining to his virtual audience and in-person students the split-second decision-making that would be required for someone in the target’s position to recognize him as a threat and neutralize him.
“Now, I want to talk about unfortunate circumstances when you’ve got a person behind. It doesn’t have to be the police. It could be you as a citizen and you walked up and you see somebody in your house and you’re behind so you don’t see their hands. How fast do you think it would take for me to just go on ahead and simply shoot!?” Brown says, turning and firing several times without warning.
WARNING: The video below contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive:
“Did that take long at all? That didn’t take long at all. Do you think you would be able to respond fast enough?”
For most of us, the answer ought to be obvious.
Of course we couldn’t — and that’s the point.
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Brown’s online demonstration comes on the heels of renewed criminal justice reform demonstrations and often violent civil unrest in light of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The shooting kicked off a firestorm in news media and social justice advocacy spheres, as early video circulated on the internet showing a seemingly unarmed black man followed for a moment by two local law enforcement officers — one of whom shot the man in the back numerous times as he opened, and reached inside, the driver’s side door of a parked vehicle.
Information made available by the Wisconsin Department of Justice after the event revealed Blake, wanted for an alleged sexual assault at the time of the shooting, was shot after allegedly resisting arrest, failing to respond to two shots from a Taser and potentially putting responding officers at risk by reaching into his vehicle, where a knife was later found on the floorboard, Fox News reported.
According to the New York Post, Blake was allegedly in violation of a restraining order by simply visiting the Wisconsin residence outside of which he was shot — a circumstance which seems to have been the catalyst for the 911 call that sparked the interaction.
Despite these facts, media and public focus remained on claims Blake was unarmed and posed little to no threat to responding officers with his back turned.
The fact of the matter now remains, however, that Blake’s insistence on leaving his back turned to the officers made him an even greater threat as a result of unpredictability.
Of course, the knife remains deeply important to the fact pattern in this case, as it does lend credence to claims that the officers in question were, in fact, at risk when the shooting took place.
But regardless of whether the knife was in Blake’s hand, within range on the floorboard or even out of arm’s reach, Brown’s instructional video makes crystal clear the fact that responding officers were at a negligible advantage, if not an outright disadvantage.
Brown repeatedly demonstrates how quickly a person can make a physical about-face with the intent to injure whoever is behind them.
If you blink, you may literally miss the instructor acting in one swift motion to lift his shirt, draw the handgun at his hip, turn and fire one or more rounds into the target behind him at point-blank range.
Now, it is worth noting that Brown seems to be as close as one can be to a firearm expert, with Security Training Concepts including in his list of credentials a tenure with the U.S. Army, 10 years law enforcement experience and a handful of serious firearm certifications.
So, it is entirely possible your average Joe suspect is far less accurate, or may not be turning with a weapon at all.
But is it really on law enforcement to just wait and see?
More importantly, does any of that matter when the suspect, like Blake, is allegedly in possession of or possibly reaching for a weapon intended for optimal damage at close range?
If your answer to either of those questions is “yes,” then you ask far too much of your public safety professionals.
And if it were you standing there with dangerous uncertainty and a split second of action potentially keeping you from returning home to your loved ones, chances are you would ask far less of yourself.
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westernjournal--2020-09-06--Trump Campaign Building Massive Coalition of Minority and Female Voters

Trailing nationally and in many swing state polls , the Trump campaign is redoubling efforts to build more minority and woman voters into its electoral coalition .
According to CBS News , the campaign kicked off a series of swing state bus tours last month , capitalizing on the fact that former Vice President Joe Biden had yet to hit the general election campaign trail in earnest .
On Thursday , one of those buses stopped off at the Latinos for Trump field office in Phoenix , where Women for Trump campaign surrogates and local candidates touted a Republican presence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities .
“ I love the fact that our president and his campaign have made great efforts to look at how important our diverse communities are , ” Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee told an audience of local volunteers and staffers .
TRENDING : Weather Reporter Shared Heartbreaking Confession on Facebook Before Taking Her Own Life Yee , who serves as co-chair of the Asian Americans for Trump advisory board , praised the campaign ’ s grassroots investment in minority communities on a personal level , saying it filled her with “ sentimental passion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the region .
“ We never had this in any presidential election , where they built and invested in operations on the ground , grassroots , to be able to support our diverse community because we know how important you are .
You are able to share that American story , that great American dream story , about your families , how you have continued to build success , ” she said .
Republican state representative candidate Tatiana Peña spoke with similar amazement about the campaign ’ s ground game in her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a presence of Republicans in this community like we see today , ” Peña told The Western Journal in an interview prior to the campaign event .
“ This has never happened as far as I am concerned.
” The daughter of two Hispanic immigrants , Peña was born and raised in Phoenix , where she now works as an educator and mother of three — with a fourth on the way .
Despite frequent allegations of racism and sexism leveled against President Donald Trump by the American left , Peña suggested her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , prompting Hispanic friends and acquaintances to challenge Democratic expectation of the minority vote .
“ There ’ s a lot [ of ] Latinos — we ’ re being more vocal this time around than in 2016 , ” Peña said .
RELATED : Man Set on Fire as Agitators Throw Molotov Cocktails Toward Cops During Portland Riots “ I know a lot of people , they were told a lot of lies in 2016 .
I even heard the lie that I was going to be deported , my family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it hasn ’ t happened .
So , now I know that that wasn ’ t true.
” “ And I mean , people are seeing that sort of thing going on and they ’ re waking up to the reality because they ’ re also seeing how far extreme the left has become , ” Peña said .
“ We ’ re also seeing the economic opportunities that this president has brought to the Hispanic community , to the black community .
I mean , I ’ m seeing over here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ back ] the jobs that we had lost under previous administrations .
So this is something that we should be proud of , not be afraid to speak out on either.
” Alleged manipulative and dismissive behavior toward minority communities on the part of the American left was a prominent theme in remarks from the campaign surrogates Thursday afternoon .
Senior Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp , a Hispanic politico herself , attacked the Democratic Party for emphasizing demographics over the individual and national interest in the public policy forum .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take this Latino vote ” in November , Schlapp said .
“ They have taken those voters for granted time , and time , and time again.
” “ This is not about identity politics , ” she said .
“ It failed them in 2016 , it ’ s going to fail the Democrats in 2020 .
Why ?
Because we are seeing the light .
We are seeing the light .
We are seeing the fact that President Trump has said , ‘ No more of this old-style , ridiculous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done .
I want results for all Americans .
I want opportunities for all Americans . '
” Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and 1st Vice Chair Pam Kirby also joined in the day ’ s events , supporting Schlapp with arguments that the Trump administration has made inroads with women simply by elevating issues that resonate with American mothers and working women .
Chief among those issues , Ward and Kirby told The Western Journal after the event , are tax reform and school choice — both of which deeply impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ [ Trump ] cares about all people , ” Ward said .
“ He ’ s not making it about race or about gender or about where you came from or about what ’ s being taken away from you.
” “ There are some misled Republicans who are saying that Donald Trump is destroying the Republican Party , ” Ward said .
“ Donald J. Trump is saving the Republican Party , he is growing the Republican Party and he is expanding it further than anyone had ever dreamed could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling aggregates , Trump trails Biden by 7 percentage points nationwide and roughly 3 points in the key battleground states of Arizona , Florida , Michigan , North Carolina , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .
Despite those polling margins , however , the RealClearPolitics aggregate results for early September indicate gains for the president ’ s re-election bid , with the gap quickly closing across numerous battleground states in recent weeks .
Expanded efforts to energize a more diversified Republican electoral coalition may not seem to have translated into gains with female voters yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results from a recent Hill-HarrisX poll indicate Trump ’ s approval rating has risen among black and Hispanic voters in recent weeks , despite widespread racial unrest nationwide .
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Trailing nationally and in many swing state polls, the Trump campaign is redoubling efforts to build more minority and woman voters into its electoral coalition.
According to CBS News, the campaign kicked off a series of swing state bus tours last month, capitalizing on the fact that former Vice President Joe Biden had yet to hit the general election campaign trail in earnest.
On Thursday, one of those buses stopped off at the Latinos for Trump field office in Phoenix, where Women for Trump campaign surrogates and local candidates touted a Republican presence never before seen among women and minority communities.
“I love the fact that our president and his campaign have made great efforts to look at how important our diverse communities are,” Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee told an audience of local volunteers and staffers.
The silent majority is stronger than EVER before in #Arizona! ?? pic.twitter.com/MZcZKVp4c7 — Trump Women’s Tour (@TrumpWomensTour) September 4, 2020
Yee, who serves as co-chair of the Asian Americans for Trump advisory board, praised the campaign’s grassroots investment in minority communities on a personal level, saying it filled her with “sentimental passion” to see such offices springing up in the region.
“We never had this in any presidential election, where they built and invested in operations on the ground, grassroots, to be able to support our diverse community because we know how important you are. You are able to share that American story, that great American dream story, about your families, how you have continued to build success,” she said.
Republican state representative candidate Tatiana Peña spoke with similar amazement about the campaign’s ground game in her local community.
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“We never had a presence of Republicans in this community like we see today,” Peña told The Western Journal in an interview prior to the campaign event. “This has never happened as far as I am concerned.”
The daughter of two Hispanic immigrants, Peña was born and raised in Phoenix, where she now works as an educator and mother of three — with a fourth on the way.
Despite frequent allegations of racism and sexism leveled against President Donald Trump by the American left, Peña suggested her community has seen record growth in recent years, prompting Hispanic friends and acquaintances to challenge Democratic expectation of the minority vote.
“There’s a lot [of] Latinos — we’re being more vocal this time around than in 2016,” Peña said.
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“I know a lot of people, they were told a lot of lies in 2016. I even heard the lie that I was going to be deported, my family was gonna be deported. Well, it hasn’t happened. So, now I know that that wasn’t true.”
“And I mean, people are seeing that sort of thing going on and they’re waking up to the reality because they’re also seeing how far extreme the left has become,” Peña said.
“We’re also seeing the economic opportunities that this president has brought to the Hispanic community, to the black community. I mean, I’m seeing over here in our state that we are getting [back] the jobs that we had lost under previous administrations. So this is something that we should be proud of, not be afraid to speak out on either.”
Alleged manipulative and dismissive behavior toward minority communities on the part of the American left was a prominent theme in remarks from the campaign surrogates Thursday afternoon.
Senior Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp, a Hispanic politico herself, attacked the Democratic Party for emphasizing demographics over the individual and national interest in the public policy forum.
“The Democrats think that they are going to take this Latino vote” in November, Schlapp said. “They have taken those voters for granted time, and time, and time again.”
“This is not about identity politics,” she said.
“It failed them in 2016, it’s going to fail the Democrats in 2020. Why? Because we are seeing the light. We are seeing the light. We are seeing the fact that President Trump has said, ‘No more of this old-style, ridiculous politics that can’t get anything done. I want results for all Americans. I want opportunities for all Americans.'”
Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and 1st Vice Chair Pam Kirby also joined in the day’s events, supporting Schlapp with arguments that the Trump administration has made inroads with women simply by elevating issues that resonate with American mothers and working women.
Chief among those issues, Ward and Kirby told The Western Journal after the event, are tax reform and school choice — both of which deeply impact quality of life for the American family.
“[Trump] cares about all people,” Ward said. “He’s not making it about race or about gender or about where you came from or about what’s being taken away from you.”
“There are some misled Republicans who are saying that Donald Trump is destroying the Republican Party,” Ward said.
“Donald J. Trump is saving the Republican Party, he is growing the Republican Party and he is expanding it further than anyone had ever dreamed could be possible.”
According to the RealClearPolitics polling aggregates, Trump trails Biden by 7 percentage points nationwide and roughly 3 points in the key battleground states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Despite those polling margins, however, the RealClearPolitics aggregate results for early September indicate gains for the president’s re-election bid, with the gap quickly closing across numerous battleground states in recent weeks.
Expanded efforts to energize a more diversified Republican electoral coalition may not seem to have translated into gains with female voters yet in the wider polling averages, but results from a recent Hill-HarrisX poll indicate Trump’s approval rating has risen among black and Hispanic voters in recent weeks, despite widespread racial unrest nationwide.
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