westernjournal--2020-05-05--Canada’s Gun Ban Is About To Run into a Serious Problem

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an impassioned speech about gun violence Friday in announcing a ban on 1,500 types of firearms .
While Trudeau ’ s speech carried emotional weight , there is one glaring problem with the ban ’ s implementation — how can the nation ’ s government ensure citizens turn over their now-banned weapons when there is no way to know exactly how many such firearms are in circulation ?
In his address to the Canadian people Friday , Trudeau spoke about instances of gun violence in his country , including the April 18-19 massacre in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trudeau called it the “ deadliest rampage ” in the country ’ s history and spoke about the victims and the loved ones they left behind .
“ Their families deserve more than thoughts and prayers .
Canadians deserve more than thoughts and prayers , ” Trudeau said , just before describing the ban .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American “ Effective immediately , it is no longer permitted to buy , sell , transport , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this country , ” Trudeau declared , even though police believe the weapons used in the Nova Scotia attack were obtained illegally anyway .
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation elaborated on the gun control plan , which requires owners of the newly banned firearms to surrender or export them by April 2022 .
But an unnamed government official admitted to reporters on background that it ’ s unclear exactly how many of the now-banned firearms are currently in circulation , which certainly adds to the arbitrary and chaotic nature of enforcing such a decree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon classification system , noting the difficulty in tracking previously unregistered weapons which were suddenly declared illegal .
Firearms in Canada are classified as either prohibited , restricted or non-restricted , with many rifles and long guns falling into the last category of weapons , which are currently not required to be registered with the government .
Although purchases of non-restricted weapons were previously logged , the government nixed its registry and all information contained within it in 2015 , making it nearly impossible to know who owns them or even how many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The issue , as Global News pointed out , is that some previously non-restricted guns , like the Beretta Cx4 Storm , are now banned , “ so there ’ s no registry of owners ” of those guns .
“ They have no idea really where those are , ” A.J .
Somerset , a gun policy expert and former gunnery instructor with the Canadian Forces , told Global News .
“ So it ’ ll be difficult for them to actually confiscate those firearms , it ’ ll be difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them up.
” RELATED : While the Left Envies Its Health System , Canada Just Let Dozens Die To Prepare for COVID Surge Despite this glaring issue , a gun ban is exactly the kind of thing politicians like Trudeau are all too eager to impose .
In this case , Trudeau even used a tragedy to push through his agenda regardless of the impracticality of enforcing such a ban .
The ban came via cabinet order , according to The New York Times , ostensibly because Parliament is not in session due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Liberal government wants to bypass Parliament and roll out a new firearms ban tomorrow , ” Derek Sloan , a Conservative member of Parliament representing parts of Ontario , tweeted last week .
“ No debate , no votes = no representation for licensed , law-abiding Canadians.
” Law-abiding citizens , of course , are always the ones most impacted when the stroke of a pen suddenly makes their weapons illegal .
Yes , they will have the benefit of the two-year amnesty period , but so what ?
For those whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they must decide whether to admit to owning those weapons at all , since the government has no record of them anyway .
Even if there were a registry , what ’ s to stop owners from simply reporting that they “ misplaced ” their firearms at the bottom of a lake while out fishing ?
But like all gun control measures , this ban puts the onus on responsible , rule-following citizens , knowing they will largely comply .
Meanwhile , criminals will continue to break the law anyway and keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problem with all gun control — if law-abiding citizens do what they ’ re told , they will be defenseless against the criminals who will be armed anyway .
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an impassioned speech about gun violence Friday in announcing a ban on 1,500 types of firearms.
While Trudeau’s speech carried emotional weight, there is one glaring problem with the ban’s implementation — how can the nation’s government ensure citizens turn over their now-banned weapons when there is no way to know exactly how many such firearms are in circulation?
In his address to the Canadian people Friday, Trudeau spoke about instances of gun violence in his country, including the April 18-19 massacre in Nova Scotia that left 22 dead.
Trudeau called it the “deadliest rampage” in the country’s history and spoke about the victims and the loved ones they left behind.
“Their families deserve more than thoughts and prayers. Canadians deserve more than thoughts and prayers,” Trudeau said, just before describing the ban.
“Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country,” Trudeau declared, even though police believe the weapons used in the Nova Scotia attack were obtained illegally anyway.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation elaborated on the gun control plan, which requires owners of the newly banned firearms to surrender or export them by April 2022.
But an unnamed government official admitted to reporters on background that it’s unclear exactly how many of the now-banned firearms are currently in circulation, which certainly adds to the arbitrary and chaotic nature of enforcing such a decree.
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Global News highlighted Canada’s weapon classification system, noting the difficulty in tracking previously unregistered weapons which were suddenly declared illegal.
Firearms in Canada are classified as either prohibited, restricted or non-restricted, with many rifles and long guns falling into the last category of weapons, which are currently not required to be registered with the government.
Although purchases of non-restricted weapons were previously logged, the government nixed its registry and all information contained within it in 2015, making it nearly impossible to know who owns them or even how many are currently in the hands of Canadians.
The issue, as Global News pointed out, is that some previously non-restricted guns, like the Beretta Cx4 Storm, are now banned, “so there’s no registry of owners” of those guns.
“They have no idea really where those are,” A.J. Somerset, a gun policy expert and former gunnery instructor with the Canadian Forces, told Global News. “So it’ll be difficult for them to actually confiscate those firearms, it’ll be difficult for them to compel people to give them up.”
Despite this glaring issue, a gun ban is exactly the kind of thing politicians like Trudeau are all too eager to impose.
In this case, Trudeau even used a tragedy to push through his agenda regardless of the impracticality of enforcing such a ban.
The ban came via cabinet order, according to The New York Times, ostensibly because Parliament is not in session due to health concerns.
“Outrageous. The Liberal government wants to bypass Parliament and roll out a new firearms ban tomorrow,” Derek Sloan, a Conservative member of Parliament representing parts of Ontario, tweeted last week.
“No debate, no votes = no representation for licensed, law-abiding Canadians.”
Outrageous. The Liberal government wants to bypass Parliament and roll out a new firearms ban tomorrow. No debate, no votes = no representation for licensed, law-abiding Canadians. #cdnpoli https://t.co/xTqeld8oyC — Derek Sloan (@DerekSloanCPC) May 1, 2020
Law-abiding citizens, of course, are always the ones most impacted when the stroke of a pen suddenly makes their weapons illegal.
Yes, they will have the benefit of the two-year amnesty period, but so what? For those whose weapons went from being non-restricted to banned, they must decide whether to admit to owning those weapons at all, since the government has no record of them anyway.
Even if there were a registry, what’s to stop owners from simply reporting that they “misplaced” their firearms at the bottom of a lake while out fishing?
But like all gun control measures, this ban puts the onus on responsible, rule-following citizens, knowing they will largely comply. Meanwhile, criminals will continue to break the law anyway and keep whatever guns they choose.
Therein lies the problem with all gun control — if law-abiding citizens do what they’re told, they will be defenseless against the criminals who will be armed anyway.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Fauci To Testify Before Senate, Trump Stonewalls ‘Haters’ in House

President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci will be testifying before the Senate this month but will not appear in front of the Democrat-led House of Representatives .
“ The House is a setup .
The House is a bunch of Trump haters .
They put every Trump hater on the committee .
The same old stuff , ” Trump told reporters outside the White House .
“ They , frankly , want our situation to be unsuccessful , which means death .
Which means death .
And our situation ’ s going to be very successful.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Nationals Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , will testify before the Senate , “ and he looks forward to doing that.
” The president went on to say that Democrats in the House “ should be ashamed of themselves.
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American “ They want us to fail so they can win an election , which they ’ re not going to win , ” he said .
Fauci will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , in testifying before a Senate committee on May 12 , NPR reported .
Trump ’ s comments about the House confirmed reports that the White House had blocked Fauci from appearing before the House Appropriations Committee as part of its investigation into the Trump administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Democratic Reps. Nita Lowey of New York , the chairwoman of the committee , and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut condemned the White House ’ s decision to allow Fauci to testify before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Saturday news release .
“ The White House ’ s decision to allow Dr. Fauci to testify in the Republican-controlled Senate but not before the House Appropriations Committee is letting politics overtake public health .
There is no distinction between our two co-equal legislative bodies , ” they said in a statement .
“ The COVID-19 pandemic should not and can not become a partisan issue — there are too many lives at risk , ” the lawmakers said .
“ We are all Americans first .
But the White House ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this decision during our nation ’ s most challenging public health and economic crisis , and that is both alarming and offensive to the work the American people have elected us to do.
” White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said that allowing Fauci to appear before the committee would be “ counter-productive.
” “ While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19 , including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development , it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement last week , according to The Hill .
“ We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time , ” he said .
RELATED : Trump Unleashes on 'RINO Republicans ' After Group Rolls Out Attack Ad Against Him Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Democratic lawmakers should not conduct their “ usual fishing expedition ” if they hear testimony from Fauci .
“ I just hope that the people who are asking the questions are asking intelligent , rational questions that are actually relevant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve seen what they do before , ” Conway told Fox News ’ “ Fox & Friends ” Tuesday .
“ For example , they say stupid things like , ‘ This is a job interview — this is a job interview for a lifetime appointment ’ about Brett Kavanaugh .
‘ Let ’ s believe all women ’ — or at least those three women , most of whom then retracted or didn ’ t have corroborating evidence , ” she said .
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President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci will be testifying before the Senate this month but will not appear in front of the Democrat-led House of Representatives.
“The House is a setup. The House is a bunch of Trump haters. They put every Trump hater on the committee. The same old stuff,” Trump told reporters outside the White House.
“They, frankly, want our situation to be unsuccessful, which means death. Which means death. And our situation’s going to be very successful.”
He added that Fauci, the director of the Nationals Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will testify before the Senate, “and he looks forward to doing that.”
The president went on to say that Democrats in the House “should be ashamed of themselves.”
“They want us to fail so they can win an election, which they’re not going to win,” he said.
Fauci will join Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in testifying before a Senate committee on May 12, NPR reported.
Trump’s comments about the House confirmed reports that the White House had blocked Fauci from appearing before the House Appropriations Committee as part of its investigation into the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Democratic Reps. Nita Lowey of New York, the chairwoman of the committee, and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut condemned the White House’s decision to allow Fauci to testify before the Senate and not the House panel in a Saturday news release.
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“The White House’s decision to allow Dr. Fauci to testify in the Republican-controlled Senate but not before the House Appropriations Committee is letting politics overtake public health. There is no distinction between our two co-equal legislative bodies,” they said in a statement.
“The COVID-19 pandemic should not and cannot become a partisan issue — there are too many lives at risk,” the lawmakers said. “We are all Americans first. But the White House’s partisan politics are clearly at play in this decision during our nation’s most challenging public health and economic crisis, and that is both alarming and offensive to the work the American people have elected us to do.”
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said that allowing Fauci to appear before the committee would be “counter-productive.”
“While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development, it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at Congressional hearings,” Deere said in a statement last week, according to The Hill.
“We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time,” he said.
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Democratic lawmakers should not conduct their “usual fishing expedition” if they hear testimony from Fauci.
“I just hope that the people who are asking the questions are asking intelligent, rational questions that are actually relevant to the American health because we’ve seen what they do before,” Conway told Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” Tuesday.
“For example, they say stupid things like, ‘This is a job interview — this is a job interview for a lifetime appointment’ about Brett Kavanaugh. ‘Let’s believe all women’ — or at least those three women, most of whom then retracted or didn’t have corroborating evidence,” she said.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Coronavirus Researcher on the Brink of ‘Very Significant Findings’ Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

A coronavirus researcher killed in an apparent murder-suicide over the weekend was reportedly on the verge of “ making very significant findings ” before his death .
Bing Liu , a 37-year-old assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh , was found dead in his home in Ross Township , Pennsylvania , on May 2 , WTAE-TV reported .
Police believe that Liu was shot multiple times inside his townhome before the shooter , who has not yet been identified , went outside and shot himself in his car .
Liu was a researcher with the department of computational and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Medicine .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American “ Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications , ” the department wrote in a statement .
“ We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence.
” The head of the department , Ivet Bahar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was “ a very talented individual , extremely intelligent and hard-working.
” “ He has been contributing to several scientific projects , publishing in high-profile journals .
He was someone whom we all liked very much , a very gentle , very helpful , kind person , very generous , ” Bahar said .
“ We are all shocked to learn what happened to him .
This was very unexpected.
” According to Bahar , the laboratory uses computer simulation models to mimic biological processes to understand and predict how they will behave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This would help researchers interfere with the processes and design therapies for them .
Bahar said that Liu had just started to obtain interesting results in this coronavirus research when he was killed .
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Police have not disclosed a possible motive for the homicide but said nothing was stolen from Liu ’ s home nor was there evidence of forced entry .
They say that the two men knew each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their investigation into the apparent murder-suicide , KDKA reported .
Liu is survived by his wife , who was not home at the time of the shooting , and his two parents who live in China , according to the Post-Gazette .
“ His loss will be felt throughout the entire scientific community , ” the department wrote in its statement .
“ Please keep his family , friends , and colleagues in your thoughts.
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A coronavirus researcher killed in an apparent murder-suicide over the weekend was reportedly on the verge of “making very significant findings” before his death.
Bing Liu, a 37-year-old assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, was found dead in his home in Ross Township, Pennsylvania, on May 2, WTAE-TV reported.
Police believe that Liu was shot multiple times inside his townhome before the shooter, who has not yet been identified, went outside and shot himself in his car.
Liu was a researcher with the department of computational and systems biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
This is Bing Liu, the University of Pittsburgh researcher who was studying COVID-19 before someone he knew shot and killed him in Ross Township over the weekend. Here’s what we know so far: https://t.co/lCnyojBWGt pic.twitter.com/Q0BSOdS7VW — WPXI (@WPXI) May 5, 2020
“Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications,” the department wrote in a statement.
“We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence.”
The head of the department, Ivet Bahar, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Liu was “a very talented individual, extremely intelligent and hard-working.”
“He has been contributing to several scientific projects, publishing in high-profile journals. He was someone whom we all liked very much, a very gentle, very helpful, kind person, very generous,” Bahar said.
“We are all shocked to learn what happened to him. This was very unexpected.”
According to Bahar, the laboratory uses computer simulation models to mimic biological processes to understand and predict how they will behave on the molecular and cellular levels.
This would help researchers interfere with the processes and design therapies for them.
Bahar said that Liu had just started to obtain interesting results in this coronavirus research when he was killed.
Police have not disclosed a possible motive for the homicide but said nothing was stolen from Liu’s home nor was there evidence of forced entry.
They say that the two men knew each other but Ross Township detectives are continuing their investigation into the apparent murder-suicide, KDKA reported.
Liu is survived by his wife, who was not home at the time of the shooting, and his two parents who live in China, according to the Post-Gazette.
“His loss will be felt throughout the entire scientific community,” the department wrote in its statement. “Please keep his family, friends, and colleagues in your thoughts.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--DNC Chair, Who Once Called GOP ‘Afraid’ of Kavanaugh Investigation, Claims He Doesn’t Need To See Bi

DNC Chair, Who Once Called GOP ‘Afraid’ of Kavanaugh Investigation, Claims He Doesn’t Need To See Biden Docs

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is being haunted by his past statements of support for women who accused powerful men of sexual misconduct .
As the Democrat makes his media rounds in support of former Vice President Joe Biden — who is facing a credible allegation of sexual assault from former female Senate staffer Tara Reade — previous comments continue to resurface from Perez on the subject , and they ’ re problematic for Perez and Democrats .
In 2018 , as then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was being grilled over Dr. Christine Blasey Ford ’ s allegation that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Perez was just one of countless Democrats to speak up in support of Blasey Ford , despite the vague nature of her accusation .
During an onstage interview with then-Wall Street Journal reporter Reid Epstein in September 2018 at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin , Perez claimed Republicans were “ afraid ” of a formal investigation into the accusation against Kavanaugh .
Perez also lamented that Kavanaugh ’ s old friend Mark Judge , who Blasey Ford claimed was a witness but who said he had no memory of the alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testify before the Senate .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American “ As someone who spent a good part of my career at the Justice Department , under Republican and Democratic administrations as a career prosecutor , I can ’ t help but be overwhelmed by the kangaroo court .
Mark Judge is a witness to this who hasn ’ t been subpoenaed .
Why are they afraid of an investigation ?
” Perez said at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appointment .
This is the real deal.
” Perez also praised Blasey Ford for her “ profile in courage.
” “ Her life will never be the same .
She will never be anonymous again .
She ’ s endured death threats .
They had to move out of their home , ” the DNC chairman said .
It is important to note that an FBI investigation into Blasey Ford ’ s allegation against Kavanaugh found no evidence he was guilty of any wrongdoing .
Fast forward to the accusation that Biden kissed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unwanted 1993 sexual advance , which Biden denied Friday on MSNBC , and Perez is suddenly singing a very different tune .
Speaking to ABC ’ s Martha Raddatz on Sunday about a search for an official complaint Reade says she filed with the Senate personnel office after the alleged incident , Perez indicated that Biden has already done enough to prove his innocence .
Perez also said that Biden had been transparent about the allegation , citing the former VP ’ s call for Senate records to be released that might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perez brushed off any notion that there should be a probe into the more than 1,800 boxes of records from Biden ’ s Senate career currently being kept at the University of Delaware .
“ There ’ s been so many investigations of the vice president .
The most comprehensive investigation of the vice president was when he was vetted by Barack Obama in 2008 .
I ’ m very familiar with vice presidential vetting process .
They look at everything about you , ” Perez said .
“ They looked at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire career .
And I ’ ll tell you , if Barack Obama had any indication that there was an issue , Barack Obama would not have had him as his vice president .
Barack Obama trusted Joe Biden .
I trust Joe Biden .
And those investigations have been done , ” Perez told ABC ’ s “ This Week.
” As for the University of Delaware records , Perez said , “ This is like the Hillary emails .
Because , there was nothing there.
” “ I work on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the ranking member was Joe Biden .
I was working for Joe Biden .
I was working for Senator Kennedy .
If you want to see my personnel records , you don ’ t go to the Kennedy Institute .
That ’ s not where they go , and so , when you ask the University of Delaware to take a look at something , you ’ re asking them to look for something that doesn ’ t exist.
” These comments paint a picture of a man who , like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both disingenuous and inconsistent on the subject of believing woman .
In December 2017 , Perez vowed that Democrats would not look the other way at sexual misconduct allegations against members of his own party .
Those comments came after then-Sen. Al Franken , a Democrat from Minnesota , had been accused of sexual misconduct .
“ Sexual misconduct , harassment , and assault have no place in the Democratic Party , the United States Congress , the White House , or anywhere , ” Perez said in a statement at the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats and Republicans and this is just one of them .
Instead of standing up for women and confronting the problems of misconduct within their own ranks , the Republican Party has chosen to pursue power and push their radical far-right agenda at any cost , ” he said .
“ The Democratic Party will stand up for women and for what is right .
Public service is a public trust .
If you are a candidate for office or an elected official who has engaged in sexual misconduct , you should step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. House of Representatives , the U.S. Senate , or the Oval Office.
” Biden is now his party ’ s presumptive nominee for the Oval Office , and he is facing a credible allegation of sexual assault .
Perez and Democrats now seem to be the ones afraid an investigation .
And they ’ re certainly not asking Biden to step aside .
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is being haunted by his past statements of support for women who accused powerful men of sexual misconduct.
As the Democrat makes his media rounds in support of former Vice President Joe Biden — who is facing a credible allegation of sexual assault from former female Senate staffer Tara Reade — previous comments continue to resurface from Perez on the subject, and they’re problematic for Perez and Democrats.
In 2018, as then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was being grilled over Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation that he assaulted her when they were teenagers, Perez was just one of countless Democrats to speak up in support of Blasey Ford, despite the vague nature of her accusation.
During an onstage interview with then-Wall Street Journal reporter Reid Epstein in September 2018 at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Perez claimed Republicans were “afraid” of a formal investigation into the accusation against Kavanaugh.
Perez also lamented that Kavanaugh’s old friend Mark Judge, whom Blasey Ford claimed was a witness but who said he had no memory of the alleged events, had not been subpoenaed to testify before the Senate.
“As someone who spent a good part of my career at the Justice Department, under Republican and Democratic administrations as a career prosecutor, I can’t help but be overwhelmed by the kangaroo court. Mark Judge is a witness to this who hasn’t been subpoenaed. Why are they afraid of an investigation?” Perez said at the time.
“This is a lifetime appointment. This is the real deal.”
Perez also praised Blasey Ford for her “profile in courage.”
“Her life will never be the same. She will never be anonymous again. She’s endured death threats. They had to move out of their home,” the DNC chairman said.
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It is important to note that an FBI investigation into Blasey Ford’s allegation against Kavanaugh found no evidence he was guilty of any wrongdoing.
Less than two years later, following the accusation that Biden kissed, groped and digitally penetrated Reade during an unwanted 1993 sexual advance (which Biden denied Friday on MSNBC) Perez has begun singing a very different tune.
Speaking to ABC’s Martha Raddatz on Sunday about a search for an official complaint Reade says she filed with the Senate personnel office after the alleged incident, Perez claimed that Biden has already done enough to prove his innocence.
Perez also said that Biden had been transparent about the allegation, citing the former VP’s call for Senate records to be released that might contain Reade’s complaint.
But Perez brushed off any notion that there should be a probe into the more than 1,800 boxes of records from Biden’s Senate career currently being kept at the University of Delaware.
“There’s been so many investigations of the vice president. The most comprehensive investigation of the vice president was when he was vetted by Barack Obama in 2008. I’m very familiar with vice presidential vetting process. They look at everything about you,” Perez said.
“They looked at the entire history of Joe Biden, his entire career. And I’ll tell you, if Barack Obama had any indication that there was an issue, Barack Obama would not have had him as his vice president. Barack Obama trusted Joe Biden. I trust Joe Biden. And those investigations have been done,” Perez told ABC’s “This Week.”
As for the University of Delaware records, Perez said, “This is like the Hillary emails. Because, there was nothing there.”
“I work on the Senate’s Judiciary Committee in 1995, the ranking member was Joe Biden. I was working for Joe Biden. I was working for Senator Kennedy. If you want to see my personnel records, you don’t go to the Kennedy Institute. That’s not where they go, and so, when you ask the University of Delaware to take a look at something, you’re asking them to look for something that doesn’t exist.”
These comments paint a picture of a man who, like a great deal of Democrats, has been both disingenuous and inconsistent on the subject of believing woman.
In December 2017, Perez vowed that Democrats would not look the other way at sexual misconduct allegations against members of his own party. Those comments came after then-Sen. Al Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota, had been accused of sexual misconduct.
“Sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault have no place in the Democratic Party, the United States Congress, the White House, or anywhere,” Perez said in a statement at the time.
“There are big differences between Democrats and Republicans and this is just one of them. Instead of standing up for women and confronting the problems of misconduct within their own ranks, the Republican Party has chosen to pursue power and push their radical far-right agenda at any cost,” he said. “The Democratic Party will stand up for women and for what is right. Public service is a public trust. If you are a candidate for office or an elected official who has engaged in sexual misconduct, you should step aside — whether you sit in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, or the Oval Office.”
Biden is now his party’s presumptive nominee for the Oval Office, and he is facing a credible allegation of sexual assault.
Perez and Democrats now seem to be the ones afraid an investigation. And they’re certainly not asking Biden to step aside.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Op-Ed: Trump Is Working with Arizona Leaders and Businesses To Combat Coronavirus

As President Trump visits Honeywell in Phoenix in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic , his administration is leading a bold , whole-of-government approach to fighting the virus , providing a sense of leadership and stability in these uncertain times .
President Trump ’ s administration has worked tirelessly to combat the outbreak on every front , wielding every available lever of government in an unprecedented effort to protect the health and safety of all Americans .
With the partnership of Gov .
Doug Ducey and Sen. Martha McSally in Arizona , we are fighting to ensure Arizonans will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president continues to work with local , state and federal governments and health experts to flatten the curve .
When the virus first began to spread , President Trump acted quickly to ensure free testing for COVID-19 and implemented key travel bans to halt the entry of infected people into our country .
He has worked with the private sector to waive copays for coronavirus treatment , invoked the Defense Production Act to compel companies to produce needed virus-related equipment and made the tough call — on the basis of advice from medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American Additionally , thanks to the leadership of President Trump , the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act has provided Arizona with nearly $ 4.2 billion to help cover necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency – and that ’ s in addition to the $ 11.2 million Arizona received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Arizona sent by Gov .
Ducey , freeing up additional federal resources and further increasing the delivery of vital protective equipment and respirators for our health care system .
And with the Paycheck Protection Program , Arizona businesses can keep the lights on and employees paid .
With the PPP , President Trump has helped save over 900,000 jobs in Arizona .
Working with the Trump Administration , Gov .
Ducey has been a pragmatic leader , recently announcing that social distancing guidelines and closures appear to have successfully slowed the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ducey has led Arizonans through this crisis with strength and determination for a better tomorrow .
As a testament to his leadership , in early April , he announced an agreement with Honeywell to produce over six million N95 masks for Arizona .
Honeywell answered the Trump administration ’ s call to the private sector to help produce much-needed personal protection equipment in an effort to help combat coronavirus .
In doing so , Honeywell created 500 new jobs in Arizona – and now , President Trump is highlighting Honeywell ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since the beginning of this crisis , President Trump has empowered the private sector to step up to the challenge .
Thanks to the leadership and partnership of Gov .
Ducey and Sen. McSally in Arizona , companies like Honeywell have been able to meet that challenge , producing critical PPE for front-line workers as well as jobs at a time when people need them most .
There will come a day — hopefully soon — when we beat back the threat of this virus and can return to normal life .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back and small businesses everywhere will open their doors and once more experience the boom we enjoyed before the coronavirus outbreak .
Until then , Arizonans can rest assured that President Trump and leaders like Gov .
Ducey and Sen. McSally will continue to utilize the full resources of the government while harnessing the power of the private sector to provide innovative , pro-business solutions to help Americans through this uncertain time .
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As President Trump visits Honeywell in Phoenix in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, his administration is leading a bold, whole-of-government approach to fighting the virus, providing a sense of leadership and stability in these uncertain times.
President Trump’s administration has worked tirelessly to combat the outbreak on every front, wielding every available lever of government in an unprecedented effort to protect the health and safety of all Americans.
With the partnership of Gov. Doug Ducey and Sen. Martha McSally in Arizona, we are fighting to ensure Arizonans will be able to return to normality as the president continues to work with local, state and federal governments and health experts to flatten the curve.
When the virus first began to spread, President Trump acted quickly to ensure free testing for COVID-19 and implemented key travel bans to halt the entry of infected people into our country.
He has worked with the private sector to waive copays for coronavirus treatment, invoked the Defense Production Act to compel companies to produce needed virus-related equipment and made the tough call — on the basis of advice from medical experts — to extend social distancing guidelines.
Additionally, thanks to the leadership of President Trump, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act has provided Arizona with nearly $4.2 billion to help cover necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency – and that’s in addition to the $11.2 million Arizona received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Arizona sent by Gov. Ducey, freeing up additional federal resources and further increasing the delivery of vital protective equipment and respirators for our health care system.
And with the Paycheck Protection Program, Arizona businesses can keep the lights on and employees paid. With the PPP, President Trump has helped save over 900,000 jobs in Arizona.
Working with the Trump Administration, Gov. Ducey has been a pragmatic leader, recently announcing that social distancing guidelines and closures appear to have successfully slowed the spread of the virus in Arizona.
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Gov. Ducey has led Arizonans through this crisis with strength and determination for a better tomorrow. As a testament to his leadership, in early April, he announced an agreement with Honeywell to produce over six million N95 masks for Arizona.
Honeywell answered the Trump administration’s call to the private sector to help produce much-needed personal protection equipment in an effort to help combat coronavirus.
In doing so, Honeywell created 500 new jobs in Arizona – and now, President Trump is highlighting Honeywell’s investment in critical medical equipment production.
Since the beginning of this crisis, President Trump has empowered the private sector to step up to the challenge.
Thanks to the leadership and partnership of Gov. Ducey and Sen. McSally in Arizona, companies like Honeywell have been able to meet that challenge, producing critical PPE for front-line workers as well as jobs at a time when people need them most.
There will come a day — hopefully soon — when we beat back the threat of this virus and can return to normal life.
When that happens, our economy will roar back and small businesses everywhere will open their doors and once more experience the boom we enjoyed before the coronavirus outbreak.
Until then, Arizonans can rest assured that President Trump and leaders like Gov. Ducey and Sen. McSally will continue to utilize the full resources of the government while harnessing the power of the private sector to provide innovative, pro-business solutions to help Americans through this uncertain time.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Jordan, House GOP Say Schiff ‘Blocking’ Russia Probe Transcripts

Adam Schiff should be feeling the pressure .
Fed up with the House Intelligence Committee Chairman ’ s Soviet-like secrecy when it comes to the “ Russia collusion ” probe , Rep. Jim Jordan and 26 other GOP representatives are demanding Schiff release transcripts of interviews the intelligence committee conducted as part of its investigation into President Donald Trump ’ s campaign and the 2016 election .
After 16 months of a Democratic majority rule in the House , according to Fox News , Jordan and his fellow Republicans say it ’ s time for the American public to learn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the probe that threatened the presidency .
Specifically , they ’ re demanding the transcripts of 53 interviews the intelligence committee already voted to release back in 2018 – before the midterm elections put Democrats in control of the House and Schiff in control of one of its most important panels .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American The letter comes as other media outlets and public figures — like the Wall Street Journal and Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ release .
According to the Washington Examiner , it comes only a day after Jordan wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding an explanation for the bureau ’ s handling of its investigation of retired Gen. Michael Flynn , Trump ’ s first national security advisor , as more disturbing information has come to light .
As the invaluable Andrew McCarthy wrote at National Review on Saturday , newly released documents show the FBI targeted Flynn in particular .
The goal , McCarthy wrote , was to sideline the career Army officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to attack the administration .
The new letter states that the intelligence committee issued a report in March 2018 “ finding that the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia.
” In September 2018 , according to an Associated Press article from the time , the committee voted to release the transcripts publicly .
Yet almost two years later , the transcripts remain out of public view .
“ We understand now that Chairman Schiff is blocking the release of these transcripts , ” the Republican representatives ’ letter stated .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — especially in light of Chairman Schiff ’ s cries in 2019 for transparency regarding allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia .
“ For almost four years , prominent Democrat politicians and commentators alleged that President Trump colluded with Russia , with Chairman Schiff going so far as to say that he had ‘ direct evidence ’ of collusion .
Now that these allegations have been disproven by several investigations , the American people deserve to have transparency about why public figures such as Chairman Schiff continue to promote such wild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blame Senators Who Acquitted Trump for 50K Virus Deaths Oh , the American people – the sane ones anyway – have a pretty good guess why “ public figures such as Chairman Schiff ” keep pushing the empty accusations .
This is a Democratic Party that was so outraged at losing an election it thought was in the bag that it has truly never accepted the will of the American people as expressed through the Constitution .
Clinging to the irrelevant argument that Democrat Hillary Clinton “ won ” the popular vote in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have spent the entirety of Trump ’ s term in office disparaging his legitimacy as a duly elected president .
That ’ s why they ’ ve kept up the pretense of the “ Russia collusion ” conspiracy theory , long after the Mueller report and special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s disastrous appearance on Capitol Hill last summer should have put it to rest in well-deserved ignominy .
And it ’ s likely why Schiff has refused to release the transcripts – which include interviews with such key insiders as Trump Jr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empty the whole “ Russia collusion ” story was from the beginning .
Schiff is the man , remember , who told CNN ’ s Dana Bash in February 2019 that there was evidence of Trump-Russia collusion “ in plain sight.
” Yet more than a year later that evidence remains completely out of sight .
If that evidence was in the interview transcripts Jordan and his colleagues are seeking , it ’ s a solid bet that Schiff would have papered the District of Columbia with them .
Instead , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ light of day .
Now , Jordan and his colleagues , members of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees , are putting the dispute in the public eye .
“ We hope you will follow through on the September 2018 HPSCI vote and release the 53 transcripts , ” the letter states near the end .
“ Short of full disclosure , however , we require access to the material for our ongoing oversight of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
” The chances of Schiff ’ s complying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Schiff telling the truth about his collusion “ evidence , ” or about the identity of the “ whistleblower ” who sparked the spurious impeachment trial over the winter – which is to say , zero .
But the chances are very good that , as the Flynn case comes apart , and renewed attention comes to the interview transcripts he ’ s trying to block , Adam Schiff is feeling pressure like he hasn ’ t before .
And if he isn ’ t , he should be .
And heading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get used to it .
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Adam Schiff should be feeling the pressure.
Fed up with the House Intelligence Committee Chairman’s Soviet-like secrecy when it comes to the “Russia collusion” probe, Rep. Jim Jordan and 26 other GOP representatives are demanding Schiff release transcripts of interviews the intelligence committee conducted as part of its investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign and the 2016 election.
After 16 months of a Democratic majority rule in the House, according to Fox News, Jordan and his fellow Republicans say it’s time for the American public to learn what the House intelligence committee already knows about the probe that threatened the presidency.
Specifically, they’re demanding the transcripts of 53 interviews the intelligence committee already voted to release back in 2018 – before the midterm elections put Democrats in control of the House and Schiff in control of one of its most important panels.
The letter comes as other media outlets and public figures — like the Wall Street Journal and Donald Trump Jr. — have demanded the transcripts’ release.
According to the Washington Examiner, it comes only a day after Jordan wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding an explanation for the bureau’s handling of its investigation of retired Gen. Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security advisor, as more disturbing information has come to light.
As the invaluable Andrew McCarthy wrote at National Review on Saturday, newly released documents show the FBI targeted Flynn in particular. The goal, McCarthy wrote, was to sideline the career Army officer to make it easier for anti-Trump zealots to attack the administration.
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The new letter states that the intelligence committee issued a report in March 2018 “finding that the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia.”
In September 2018, according to an Associated Press article from the time, the committee voted to release the transcripts publicly.
Yet almost two years later, the transcripts remain out of public view.
“We understand now that Chairman Schiff is blocking the release of these transcripts,” the Republican representatives’ letter stated. “This news, if accurate, is disturbing — especially in light of Chairman Schiff’s cries in 2019 for transparency regarding allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
“For almost four years, prominent Democrat politicians and commentators alleged that President Trump colluded with Russia, with Chairman Schiff going so far as to say that he had ‘direct evidence’ of collusion. Now that these allegations have been disproven by several investigations, the American people deserve to have transparency about why public figures such as Chairman Schiff continue to promote such wild accusations.”
Oh, the American people – the sane ones anyway – have a pretty good guess why “public figures such as Chairman Schiff” keep pushing the empty accusations.
This is a Democratic Party that was so outraged at losing an election it thought was in the bag that it has truly never accepted the will of the American people as expressed through the Constitution.
Clinging to the irrelevant argument that Democrat Hillary Clinton “won” the popular vote in 2016, Democrats and their media allies have spent the entirety of Trump’s term in office disparaging his legitimacy as a duly elected president.
That’s why they’ve kept up the pretense of the “Russia collusion” conspiracy theory, long after the Mueller report and special counsel Robert Mueller’s disastrous appearance on Capitol Hill last summer should have put it to rest in well-deserved ignominy.
And it’s likely why Schiff has refused to release the transcripts – which include interviews with such key insiders as Trump Jr. They almost certainly show just how empty the whole “Russia collusion” story was from the beginning.
Schiff is the man, remember, who told CNN’s Dana Bash in February 2019 that there was evidence of Trump-Russia collusion “in plain sight.” Yet more than a year later that evidence remains completely out of sight.
If that evidence was in the interview transcripts Jordan and his colleagues are seeking, it’s a solid bet that Schiff would have papered the District of Columbia with them.
Instead, he’s blocking them from ever seeing the light of day.
Now, Jordan and his colleagues, members of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, are putting the dispute in the public eye.
“We hope you will follow through on the September 2018 HPSCI vote and release the 53 transcripts,” the letter states near the end. “Short of full disclosure, however, we require access to the material for our ongoing oversight of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
The chances of Schiff’s complying are about as good as the chances of Schiff telling the truth about his collusion “evidence,” or about the identity of the “whistleblower” who sparked the spurious impeachment trial over the winter – which is to say, zero.
But the chances are very good that, as the Flynn case comes apart, and renewed attention comes to the interview transcripts he’s trying to block, Adam Schiff is feeling pressure like he hasn’t before.
And if he isn’t, he should be. And heading into the November election, he should get used to it.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Herman Cain: How Did Lockdown vs. Reopening Become a Left vs. Right Issue?

The strangest things can devolve into partisan standoffs .
I understand high taxes vs. low taxes or big government vs. small government .
Those reflect different philosophies and we ’ ve disagreed about those for years .
But how do you take the debate between keeping America locked down vs. opening things back up and categorize it into a left vs. right standoff ?
That ’ s clearly the divide we see today .
By and large , the American left wants to keep the lockdown going longer .
No one is sure how much longer .
Probably not even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resisting all moves to get the economy rolling again , even to the point of accusing those of us who want to reopen of caring more about our 401 ( k ) accounts than about Grandma ’ s life .
And by and large , the right wants to end the lockdowns and get back to work – with obvious precautions in place so we limit the spread of COVID-19 .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberal vs. conservative divide ?
To me , the sides don ’ t seem to fit the classic ideological struggle we typically see in this country .
We ’ re battling about how to deal with a disease .
There ’ s no obvious left vs. right template for how that battle should play out .
And yet it ’ s clear which position each camp is embracing , so I think we should consider a couple ideas to explain how we got here : It really could be that simple .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he wanted to see the country opened back up by Easter , Democrats and the media attacked his statement as reckless and irresponsible .
They claimed falsely that he had set a “ deadline ” for reopening .
He had done no such thing .
His statement was strictly aspirational , and when the facts on the ground didn ’ t justify an Easter reopening , he didn ’ t push it .
But once it was established that Trump wanted to open as soon as possible , the anti-Trump left suddenly found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They opposed what Trump said because Trump said it , and the battle lines were drawn .
Maybe it really was that simple .
Then again , maybe : 2 .
The divide really does reflect the two sides ’ ideological thinking .
After all , as we stand right now , the private sector is largely shut down , but the government is running on steroids .
A record number of people are producing nothing in the private economy , and are dependent on the government for unemployment checks .
Is anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this than liberals do ?
Conservatives believe the economy is powered by productivity in the private sector , and believe it is essential for people ’ s private-sector jobs not to be lost .
Liberals think the private economy is rigged in favor of rich people who don ’ t pay enough taxes to the sainted government .
So if the private sector is shut down and everyone is relying on the government , that ’ s a left-wing dream .
Why would they want it to stop ?
Also , people on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as much value on individual liberty as people on the right .
Left-wingers think more about the good of the collective , where right-wingers are more about giving individuals the freedom to make their own choices .
When you order people to stay home and/or lose their jobs for the supposed greater good , you ’ re singing out of the left-wing hymn book .
Of course , Democrats are more willing to see this extended than Republicans are .
Right now the federal government is borrowing trillions of dollars to pay for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This simply can ’ t go on much longer , because that private economy the left hates so much is where the wealth is produced so the government can spend .
Eventually , more and more people are going to realize that .
And people are only going to put up with being cooped up in their homes on government orders for so long .
If Democrats want to run this year on the virtues of being the Lockdown Left , I wish them luck .
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The strangest things can devolve into partisan standoffs.
I understand high taxes vs. low taxes or big government vs. small government. Those reflect different philosophies and we’ve disagreed about those for years.
But how do you take the debate between keeping America locked down vs. opening things back up and categorize it into a left vs. right standoff?
That’s clearly the divide we see today. By and large, the American left wants to keep the lockdown going longer. No one is sure how much longer. Probably not even them. But they’re clearly resisting all moves to get the economy rolling again, even to the point of accusing those of us who want to reopen of caring more about our 401(k) accounts than about Grandma’s life.
And by and large, the right wants to end the lockdowns and get back to work – with obvious precautions in place so we limit the spread of COVID-19.
But does this really reflect the classic liberal vs. conservative divide? To me, the sides don’t seem to fit the classic ideological struggle we typically see in this country. We’re battling about how to deal with a disease. There’s no obvious left vs. right template for how that battle should play out.
And yet it’s clear which position each camp is embracing, so I think we should consider a couple ideas to explain how we got here:
1. Donald Trump spoke.
It really could be that simple. When the president expressed in late March that he wanted to see the country opened back up by Easter, Democrats and the media attacked his statement as reckless and irresponsible.
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They claimed falsely that he had set a “deadline” for reopening. He had done no such thing. His statement was strictly aspirational, and when the facts on the ground didn’t justify an Easter reopening, he didn’t push it.
But once it was established that Trump wanted to open as soon as possible, the anti-Trump left suddenly found itself gravitating to all anti-reopening arguments. They opposed what Trump said because Trump said it, and the battle lines were drawn.
Maybe it really was that simple. Then again, maybe:
2. The divide really does reflect the two sides’ ideological thinking.
After all, as we stand right now, the private sector is largely shut down, but the government is running on steroids. A record number of people are producing nothing in the private economy, and are dependent on the government for unemployment checks.
Is anyone surprised conservatives have a bigger problem with this than liberals do? Conservatives believe the economy is powered by productivity in the private sector, and believe it is essential for people’s private-sector jobs not to be lost. Liberals think the private economy is rigged in favor of rich people who don’t pay enough taxes to the sainted government.
So if the private sector is shut down and everyone is relying on the government, that’s a left-wing dream. Why would they want it to stop?
Also, people on the left don’t place nearly as much value on individual liberty as people on the right. Left-wingers think more about the good of the collective, where right-wingers are more about giving individuals the freedom to make their own choices.
When you order people to stay home and/or lose their jobs for the supposed greater good, you’re singing out of the left-wing hymn book. Of course, Democrats are more willing to see this extended than Republicans are.
Right now the federal government is borrowing trillions of dollars to pay for all this while the economy is collapsing. This simply can’t go on much longer, because that private economy the left hates so much is where the wealth is produced so the government can spend.
Eventually, more and more people are going to realize that. And people are only going to put up with being cooped up in their homes on government orders for so long.
If Democrats want to run this year on the virtues of being the Lockdown Left, I wish them luck.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Trump Unleashes on ‘RINO Republicans’ After Group Rolls Out Attack Ad Against Him

President Donald Trump unleashed his anger on “ RINO Republicans ” after a group led by George Conway rolled out an attack ad against him on Monday .
The ad was a spoof on Ronald Reagan ’ s “ Morning in America ” and criticized the president for supposedly ignoring the coronavirus pandemic early on .
“ Mourning in America ” was released by the Lincoln Project , a group of anti-Trump Republicans including the husband of the counselor to the president , Kellyanne Conway .
“ A group of RINO Republicans who failed badly 12 years ago , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got BADLY beaten by me , a political first timer , 4 years ago , have copied ( no imagination ) the concept of an ad from Ronald Reagan , ‘ Morning in America ’ , doing everything possible to get even for all of their many failures , ” Trump tweeted .
“ You see , these loser types don ’ t care about 252 new Federal Judges , 2 great Supreme Court Justices , a rebuilt military , a protected 2nd Amendment , biggest EVER Tax & Regulation cuts , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'Racist ' Land O'Lakes Logo Leftists Got Removed ?
Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American He added , “ They don ’ t know how to win , and their so-called Lincoln Project is a disgrace to Honest Abe.
” The president went on to criticize Conway and others in the group , including John Weaver , Rick Wilson and Evan McMullin .
“ I don ’ t know what Kellyanne did to her deranged loser of a husband , Moonface , but it must have been really bad , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re all LOSERS , but Abe Lincoln , Republican , is all smiles !
” The Lincoln Project ’ s video criticized Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic and says the American economy is “ teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression.
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“ There ’ s mourning in America .
Today , more than 60,000 Americans have died from a deadly virus Donald Trump ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With the economy in shambles , more than 26 million Americans are out of work , the worst economy in decades.
” The video concluded , “ If we have another four years like this , will there even be an America ?
” The Trump campaign released an ad over the weekend praising the president ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic , especially his decision in February to restrict travel to and from China .
“ I ’ m fighting for you and I love doing it with everything that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video .
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President Donald Trump unleashed his anger on “RINO Republicans” after a group led by George Conway rolled out an attack ad against him on Monday.
The ad was a spoof on Ronald Reagan’s “Morning in America” and criticized the president for supposedly ignoring the coronavirus pandemic early on.
“Mourning in America” was released by the Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump Republicans including the husband of the counselor to the president, Kellyanne Conway.
“A group of RINO Republicans who failed badly 12 years ago, then again 8 years ago, and then got BADLY beaten by me, a political first timer, 4 years ago, have copied (no imagination) the concept of an ad from Ronald Reagan, ‘Morning in America’, doing everything possible to get even for all of their many failures,” Trump tweeted.
“You see, these loser types don’t care about 252 new Federal Judges, 2 great Supreme Court Justices, a rebuilt military, a protected 2nd Amendment, biggest EVER Tax & Regulation cuts, and much more.”
….get even for all of their many failures. You see, these loser types don’t care about 252 new Federal Judges, 2 great Supreme Court Justices, a rebuilt military, a protected 2nd Amendment, biggest EVER Tax & Regulation cuts, and much more. I didn’t use any of them…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2020
He added, “They don’t know how to win, and their so-called Lincoln Project is a disgrace to Honest Abe.”
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The president went on to criticize Conway and others in the group, including John Weaver, Rick Wilson and Evan McMullin.
“I don’t know what Kellyanne did to her deranged loser of a husband, Moonface, but it must have been really bad,” he tweeted.
“They’re all LOSERS, but Abe Lincoln, Republican, is all smiles!”
….lost for Evan “McMuffin” McMullin (to me). Steve Schmidt & Reed Galvin lost for John McCain, Romney’s campaign manager (?) lost big to “O”, & Jennifer Horn got thrown out of the New Hampshire Republican Party. They’re all LOSERS, but Abe Lincoln, Republican, is all smiles! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2020
The Lincoln Project’s video criticized Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and says the American economy is “teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression.”
“There’s mourning in America. Today, more than 60,000 Americans have died from a deadly virus Donald Trump ignored,” the video said.
“With the economy in shambles, more than 26 million Americans are out of work, the worst economy in decades.”
The video concluded, “If we have another four years like this, will there even be an America?”
The Trump campaign released an ad over the weekend praising the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, especially his decision in February to restrict travel to and from China.
“I’m fighting for you and I love doing it with everything that I have,” Trump said in the video.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--‘Criminal Misconduct’: Sen. Graham Confident FBI Will Pay After Notes Reveal They Set Up Gen. Flynn

When President Donald Trump called the Russia collusion investigation a hoax , his enemies scoffed , but new evidence suggests collaring former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was a foregone conclusion in an FBI probe that was rife with corruption .
“ It ’ s pretty apparent to me that Gen. Flynn was a victim of an out-of-control Department of Justice , ” Sen. Lindsey Graham , the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , said on Fox News ’ “ Hannity ” on Wednesday .
“ He basically got railroaded , ” the South Carolina Republican contended .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Obama administration didn ’ t have much use ” for him .
In 2017 , Flynn pleaded guilty to giving false statements to investigators during the FBI ’ s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election .
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American His legal team sought to later overturn the plea , citing prosecutorial “ bad faith ” during the investigation , which mounting evidence increasingly supports .
Recently unsealed FBI documents show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to entrap Flynn , with one investigator ’ s handwritten notes explicitly asking , “ [ w ] hat is our goal ?
Truth/Admission or to get him to lie , so we can prosecute him or get him fired ?
” “ These notes reek of criminal misconduct , ” Graham charged .
He praised Attorney General William Barr ’ s criminal inquiry into the counterintelligence probe , saying his aim is “ to right the ship .
It ’ s to restore trust that ’ s been lost , to hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible link between Russia and the Trump campaign began in part because of the Steele dossier , a piece of opposition research financed by Hillary Clinton ’ s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee that contained many unsubstantiated claims .
The fact that the special counsel investigation used evidence with that kind of origin story coupled with the recent revelations raise serious doubts about the impartiality of FBI investigators .
“ One of the worst things that can happen in any democracy is for those who are in charge of the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for political purposes , and I think that ’ s what ’ s happened here but time will tell , ” the senator said .
Critics , including Trump , have long speculated that the FBI was politically motivated and conducted the probe dishonestly , calling the whole affair a “ hoax.
” “ The Russia Hoax is the biggest political scandal in American history , ” Trump tweeted on Saturday .
“ Treason !
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Lets see how it ends ?
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“ I promise you , ” Graham continued , “ that we ’ re going to find out how the FBI operated when they were told by the Russian sub-source in January 2017 the dossier ’ s a bunch of garbage “ I find it impossible to believe that did not work its way up to Comey and McCabe , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe who were part of the special counsel investigation .
“ In January 2017 , the person who prepared the dossier for Christopher Steele told the FBI it ’ s a bunch of bar talk and hearsay ; they obtained two warrants after that .
How could that possibly happen ?
” The dossier , compiled by British spy Christopher Steele , was part of the basis to obtain warrants through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to secretly monitor the Trump campaign .
This means the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were questionable , at best .
Along the way , many aspects of the Russia-Trump collusion investigation didn ’ t pass the smell test , but these new revelations show that their motivation and procedures were just plain rotten .
Earlier in the interview , host Sean Hannity pointed out gross misconduct as investigators lied to Flynn and forced him to knowingly make false statements , using the threat of his son ’ s prosecution to flip him after already bankrupting the retired general .
“ Gen .
Flynn deserved better from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his country , ” Graham said .
The American people undeniably deserve better as well , and it seems Barr ’ s investigation is about to make that happen .
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When President Donald Trump called the Russia collusion investigation a hoax, his enemies scoffed, but new evidence suggests collaring former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was a foregone conclusion in an FBI probe that was rife with corruption.
“It’s pretty apparent to me that Gen. Flynn was a victim of an out-of-control Department of Justice,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Wednesday.
“He basically got railroaded,” the South Carolina Republican contended. He also implied Flynn was targeted because the “Obama administration didn’t have much use” for him.
In 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to giving false statements to investigators during the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
His legal team sought to later overturn the plea, citing prosecutorial “bad faith” during the investigation, which mounting evidence increasingly supports.
Recently unsealed FBI documents show that bureau investigators apparently concocted a scheme to entrap Flynn, with one investigator’s handwritten notes explicitly asking, “[w]hat is our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?”
“These notes reek of criminal misconduct,” Graham charged. He praised Attorney General William Barr’s criminal inquiry into the counterintelligence probe, saying his aim is “to right the ship. It’s to restore trust that’s been lost, to hold people accountable.”
The investigation into a possible link between Russia and the Trump campaign began in part because of the Steele dossier, a piece of opposition research financed by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee that contained many unsubstantiated claims.
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The fact that the special counsel investigation used evidence with that kind of origin story coupled with the recent revelations raise serious doubts about the impartiality of FBI investigators.
“One of the worst things that can happen in any democracy is for those who are in charge of the law to take it in their own hands for political purposes, and I think that’s what’s happened here but time will tell,” the senator said.
Critics, including Trump, have long speculated that the FBI was politically motivated and conducted the probe dishonestly, calling the whole affair a “hoax.”
“The Russia Hoax is the biggest political scandal in American history,” Trump tweeted on Saturday. “Treason!!! Lets see how it ends????
The Russia Hoax is the biggest political scandal in American history. Treason!!! Lets see how it ends???? https://t.co/VRsVdiQrsf — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 2, 2020
The new revelations provided the smoking gun which proved the depth of the FBI’s corruption, and Graham also did not mince words about it.
“I promise you,” Graham continued, “that we’re going to find out how the FBI operated when they were told by the Russian sub-source in January 2017 the dossier’s a bunch of garbage
“I find it impossible to believe that did not work its way up to Comey and McCabe,” he said, referring to then-FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe who were part of the special counsel investigation.
“In January 2017, the person who prepared the dossier for Christopher Steele told the FBI it’s a bunch of bar talk and hearsay; they obtained two warrants after that. How could that possibly happen?”
The dossier, compiled by British spy Christopher Steele, was part of the basis to obtain warrants through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to secretly monitor the Trump campaign. This means the whole investigation was predicated on sources that were questionable, at best.
Along the way, many aspects of the Russia-Trump collusion investigation didn’t pass the smell test, but these new revelations show that their motivation and procedures were just plain rotten.
Earlier in the interview, host Sean Hannity pointed out gross misconduct as investigators lied to Flynn and forced him to knowingly make false statements, using the threat of his son’s prosecution to flip him after already bankrupting the retired general.
“Gen. Flynn deserved better from his government. He was willing to die for his country,” Graham said.
The American people undeniably deserve better as well, and it seems Barr’s investigation is about to make that happen.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--New California Policy Gives Literal Get Out of Jail Free Card to Alleged Criminal 3 Times in 1 Day

Dijon Landrum of Monterey Park , California doesn ’ t seem to be taking stay-at-home advice seriously .
In the days of old , that would be the least of his concerns .
When I talk about the days of old , I ’ m referring to that authoritarian period in American life when we actually thought a whole lot of crimes merited time behind bars .
Coronavirus has changed all of this .
Thus , this means a whole lot of convicted criminals are spending this time at home , like the rest of us , thanks to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the community to prevent the spread of coronavirus in prisons and jails .
Well , at least we hope they ’ re spending this time at home .
In the case of accused criminals , this means states have also been a lot more lenient as to who spends time behind bars .
In California , officials have implemented a zero-cash bail policy , which means those accused of misdemeanors and felonies deemed minor by the state are let free .
“ In the first 30 days of the [ no-cash bail ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has arrested 213 individuals multiple times , with 23 being arrested three or more times , ” the Los Angeles Times reported last Thursday .
“ They account for about 5 % of all of those booked on misdemeanors or felonies , records show.
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American I ’ ll say this for most of those arrested three or more times , though : They weren ’ t arrested three times in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes Dijon Landrum special .
According to a Facebook post by the Glendora Police Department , in a period of just over 12 hours , the 24-year-old Landrum received a trifecta of citations in the city , which is located about a 30-minutes drive from Los Angeles .
“ On Wednesday , April 29th , at about 8:28 a.m. , our officers responded to a call of a male who was attempting to break into a vehicle in the 1400 block of South Grand Ave .
When we arrived , we contacted Dijon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as he was attempting to drive away in a stolen vehicle , ” the department said .
That vehicle was stolen from East Los Angeles , so one assumes it was different from the one he was allegedly trying to break into .
He was also allegedly in possession of stolen property and narcotics which — well , who knows ?
Dealers and users aren ’ t usually known to report these things .
“ Landrum was arrested .
Due to the California Zero-Bail Policy , he was issued a citation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an hour after he was released , lo and behold , police received another call .
This one involved an unknown man “ carrying a box , and was walking through front yards of residences .
It appeared that the male was placing items in this box as he was walking through the properties.
” You know the premise of the article by now , so you don ’ t get points for identifying that man as Dijon Landrum .
You also don ’ t get points for figuring out that , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it appeared he had property in his possession that did not belong to him.
” He was released , and for a few blessed hours , police in Glendora presumably had other crimes to attend to .
RELATED : Undercover Cops Trick 2 Women , Arrest Them over Beauty Services During COVID Lockdown That break came to an unfortunate end at 8:49 p.m. , when they “ received a call of a vehicle that had just been stolen out of a parking lot in the 1300 block of South Grand Ave. ” Anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ Dragnet ” on your local VHF station knows that if the alleged perp has been picked up twice by Joe Friday and Bill Gannon during the course of a single episode , the third call ’ s going to be the big one .
Mr. Landrum didn ’ t disappoint .
Officers found the vehicle going westbound on Interstate 10 and began pursuing it .
The chase continued with the help of the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’ s Department and the California Highway Patrol .
This ended in Pasadena , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stolen vehicle and evading police .
This is where , on “ Dragnet , ” Friday would say one of his obligatory closing lines , “ You couldn ’ t obey a stay-at-home order .
Now you ’ re going to obey a stay-in-jail order.
” Then that stentorian theme music would play .
“ The story you have just seen is true .
The names were changed to protect the innocent.
” Well , this isn ’ t “ Dragnet.
” The names you have just seen are true .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect the innocent — which Landrum is until proven guilty , of course .
And Landrum was released because of the zero-bail policy .
Yes , again .
At least Landrum allegedly chose different targets .
In Chino Hills , California , a man was arrested four times for allegedly trespassing at a family member ’ s home , KTTV reported .
Christopher Carroll was released every time , and quoted as saying that everyone “ innocent or guilty should be released ” from jail .
“ We hear from people and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crime and they go to jail , we go through the whole process with them and book them for the crime because there is probable cause to do that , and then because of this order , they ’ re released , ” Cindy Bachman , public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff ’ s Department , said .
“ People are disappointed , they ’ re angry , but this is an order .
We have to follow it , but we don ’ t have to be happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Glendora , we had a man who allegedly really liked stealing cars and who , after two arrests which ended in his release , is accused of trying to evade police on California ’ s highways , something that ’ s rather unsafe even when you consider how few cars are on the road these days .
In Chino Hills , you had a man allegedly trespassing at a family member ’ s household , something that sounds like it could have ended more tragically than it apparently did .
You don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increase in crime because people know they won ’ t face jail unless they commit a serious offense ?
Just ask these two gentlemen .
In terms of convicted criminals , we have high-risk offenders — including sexual predators — being released into the community , too .
We ’ ve decided the jail doors need to be swung open due to coronavirus because we ’ re willing to allow a bit of risk to our community so that these prisoners aren ’ t put at risk .
It ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” card , and not just for minor scofflaws .
You don ’ t need to be Joe Friday to be outraged at this state of affairs .
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Dijon Landrum of Monterey Park, California doesn’t seem to be taking stay-at-home advice seriously. In the days of old, that would be the least of his concerns.
When I talk about the days of old, I’m referring to that authoritarian period in American life when we actually thought a whole lot of crimes merited time behind bars.
Coronavirus has changed all of this. Thus, this means a whole lot of convicted criminals are spending this time at home, like the rest of us, thanks to the fact they’ve been released into the community to prevent the spread of coronavirus in prisons and jails. Well, at least we hope they’re spending this time at home.
In the case of accused criminals, this means states have also been a lot more lenient as to who spends time behind bars. In California, officials have implemented a zero-cash bail policy, which means those accused of misdemeanors and felonies deemed minor by the state are let free.
“In the first 30 days of the [no-cash bail] policy, the Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 213 individuals multiple times, with 23 being arrested three or more times,” the Los Angeles Times reported last Thursday. “They account for about 5% of all of those booked on misdemeanors or felonies, records show.”
I’ll say this for most of those arrested three or more times, though: They weren’t arrested three times in the same day.
That’s what makes Dijon Landrum special. According to a Facebook post by the Glendora Police Department, in a period of just over 12 hours, the 24-year-old Landrum received a trifecta of citations in the city, which is located about a 30-minutes drive from Los Angeles.
“On Wednesday, April 29th, at about 8:28 a.m., our officers responded to a call of a male who was attempting to break into a vehicle in the 1400 block of South Grand Ave. When we arrived, we contacted Dijon Landrum, M/24, from Monterey Park, as he was attempting to drive away in a stolen vehicle,” the department said.
That vehicle was stolen from East Los Angeles, so one assumes it was different from the one he was allegedly trying to break into. He was also allegedly in possession of stolen property and narcotics which — well, who knows? Dealers and users aren’t usually known to report these things.
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“Landrum was arrested. Due to the California Zero-Bail Policy, he was issued a citation and released,” police said.
About an hour after he was released, lo and behold, police received another call.
This one involved an unknown man “carrying a box, and was walking through front yards of residences. It appeared that the male was placing items in this box as he was walking through the properties.”
You know the premise of the article by now, so you don’t get points for identifying that man as Dijon Landrum. You also don’t get points for figuring out that, when police officers arrested Landrum again, “it appeared he had property in his possession that did not belong to him.”
He was released, and for a few blessed hours, police in Glendora presumably had other crimes to attend to.
That break came to an unfortunate end at 8:49 p.m., when they “received a call of a vehicle that had just been stolen out of a parking lot in the 1300 block of South Grand Ave.”
Anyone who’s watched a late-night episode of “Dragnet” on your local VHF station knows that if the alleged perp has been picked up twice by Joe Friday and Bill Gannon during the course of a single episode, the third call’s going to be the big one. Mr. Landrum didn’t disappoint.
Officers found the vehicle going westbound on Interstate 10 and began pursuing it. The chase continued with the help of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol.
This ended in Pasadena, where Landrum was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and evading police.
This is where, on “Dragnet,” Friday would say one of his obligatory closing lines, “You couldn’t obey a stay-at-home order. Now you’re going to obey a stay-in-jail order.” Then that stentorian theme music would play. “The story you have just seen is true. The names were changed to protect the innocent.”
Well, this isn’t “Dragnet.” The names you have just seen are true. The story hasn’t been changed to protect the innocent — which Landrum is until proven guilty, of course.
And Landrum was released because of the zero-bail policy. Yes, again.
At least Landrum allegedly chose different targets. In Chino Hills, California, a man was arrested four times for allegedly trespassing at a family member’s home, KTTV reported.
Christopher Carroll was released every time, and quoted as saying that everyone “innocent or guilty should be released” from jail.
“We hear from people and they’re disappointed that someone can commit a crime and they go to jail, we go through the whole process with them and book them for the crime because there is probable cause to do that, and then because of this order, they’re released,” Cindy Bachman, public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, said. “People are disappointed, they’re angry, but this is an order. We have to follow it, but we don’t have to be happy about it.”
They should be.
In Glendora, we had a man who allegedly really liked stealing cars and who, after two arrests which ended in his release, is accused of trying to evade police on California’s highways, something that’s rather unsafe even when you consider how few cars are on the road these days.
In Chino Hills, you had a man allegedly trespassing at a family member’s household, something that sounds like it could have ended more tragically than it apparently did.
You don’t think this could end with an increase in crime because people know they won’t face jail unless they commit a serious offense? Just ask these two gentlemen.
And that’s just accused criminals.
In terms of convicted criminals, we have high-risk offenders — including sexual predators — being released into the community, too.
We’ve decided the jail doors need to be swung open due to coronavirus because we’re willing to allow a bit of risk to our community so that these prisoners aren’t put at risk. It’s a literal “get out of jail free” card, and not just for minor scofflaws.
You don’t need to be Joe Friday to be outraged at this state of affairs.
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westernjournal--2020-05-05--Florida Gov Uses Eye-Opening Facts To Demand Apology from Media Over Open Beaches Outrage

Florida Gov .
Ron DeSantis criticized the national news media and pointed to coronavirus statistics in Duval County that showed the opposite of what some outraged outlets said would happen after the county opened its beaches for recreational use .
In mid-April , mainstream media outlets reported on reopened beaches in Jacksonville , which is part of Duval County , saying that there would be more cases of coronavirus in the area because of the decision from the local government with the governor ’ s blessing .
“ This for some reason drew the attention of a lot of folks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying this was a really bad thing , ” DeSantis said at a news conference Monday .
“ Of course , you look at the photo that was used like , ‘ Get that lens right in that area , so it looks like there ’ s so many people crowded out there . '
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Turns Out It Was Drawn by a Native American The Republican governor added , “ You had a lot of negative things said about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet and in some of these articles.
” The Washington Post reported that the hashtag “ FloridaMorons ” was trending on Twitter as people had flocked to the beaches and were “ closer than six feet apart.
” “ The thought was , ‘ OK , things are going to be so bad there , they ’ re not social distancing , this is gon na cause problems , ' ” DeSantis said .
He said the local media got the facts right and reported on the misleading pictures to bring some “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now 17 days later , and I think we should ask , what has happened ?
” DeSantis said .
Using data from Floriday ’ s AHCA Emergency Status System , the governor showed that hospitalizations in Duval were down 28 percent from April 16 to Sunday .
Intensive Care Unit hospitalizations and ventilator use in the county were also down 50 percent and 32 percent , respectively , during that same time period .
The coronavirus new case positivity rate in Duval Country was over 5 percent on only one day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been around 2 percent .
In a tweet Monday , the governor said “ out-of-state media had a spasm ” over the beach openings and the numbers showed that this was a “ drive-by smear against Floridians.
” “ Those people were wrong , and the folks of Duval County behaved appropriately , ” DeSantis said .
“ I think apologies can be sent to city of Jacksonville , attention Mayor [ Lenny ] Curry .
You may want to CC the mayors of Neptune Beach , Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breath on that happening , ” he said .
Duval County began to gradually lift some of its coronavirus-related restrictions on retailers and restaurants on Monday , following DeSantis ’ statewide plan , Jax Daily Record reported .
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the national news media and pointed to coronavirus statistics in Duval County that showed the opposite of what some outraged outlets said would happen after the county opened its beaches for recreational use.
In mid-April, mainstream media outlets reported on reopened beaches in Jacksonville, which is part of Duval County, saying that there would be more cases of coronavirus in the area because of the decision from the local government with the governor’s blessing.
“This for some reason drew the attention of a lot of folks in the national media, they were saying this was a really bad thing,” DeSantis said at a news conference Monday.
“Of course, you look at the photo that was used like, ‘Get that lens right in that area, so it looks like there’s so many people crowded out there.'”
The Republican governor added, “You had a lot of negative things said about the people of northeast Florida on the internet and in some of these articles.”
The Washington Post reported that the hashtag “FloridaMorons” was trending on Twitter as people had flocked to the beaches and were “closer than six feet apart.”
“The thought was, ‘OK, things are going to be so bad there, they’re not social distancing, this is gonna cause problems,'” DeSantis said.
He said the local media got the facts right and reported on the misleading pictures to bring some “much-needed perspective to this.”
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“We are now 17 days later, and I think we should ask, what has happened?” DeSantis said.
Using data from Floriday’s AHCA Emergency Status System, the governor showed that hospitalizations in Duval were down 28 percent from April 16 to Sunday.
Intensive Care Unit hospitalizations and ventilator use in the county were also down 50 percent and 32 percent, respectively, during that same time period.
The coronavirus new case positivity rate in Duval Country was over 5 percent on only one day during that period and has most recently been around 2 percent.
In a tweet Monday, the governor said “out-of-state media had a spasm” over the beach openings and the numbers showed that this was a “drive-by smear against Floridians.”
In mid-April, out-of-state media had a spasm because Duval County opened its beaches for recreational use. Now 17 days later, have the fears of this drive-by smear against Floridians been realized?https://t.co/UcXSUk2xcw — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 4, 2020
“Those people were wrong, and the folks of Duval County behaved appropriately,” DeSantis said.
“I think apologies can be sent to city of Jacksonville, attention Mayor [Lenny] Curry. You may want to CC the mayors of Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach, but I won’t hold my breath on that happening,” he said.
Duval County began to gradually lift some of its coronavirus-related restrictions on retailers and restaurants on Monday, following DeSantis’ statewide plan, Jax Daily Record reported.
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