45th President of the United States, Donald Trump (Vol. 9)
Discussion
The polls are getting worse
Chance of winning the electoral college:
Biden 90%
Trump 10%
Chance of winning the most votes:
Biden 99%
Trump 1%
Estimated electoral college votes:
Biden 346
Trump 192
https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/pr...
Chance of winning the electoral college:
Biden 90%
Trump 10%
Chance of winning the most votes:
Biden 99%
Trump 1%
Estimated electoral college votes:
Biden 346
Trump 192
https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/pr...
Byker28i said:
Barr has put one of his lackeys into position at EDNY, bypassing longstanding procedure to install a trusted advisor to oversee the Guiliani & Ukraine investigations.
Asha Rangappa
@AshaRangappa_
Worth noting that Stone’s admission that he could have incriminated Trump would make Trump’s pardon an act of obstruction, even under Barr’s legal view — Barr (in his dumb long 2018 memo) acknowledged that if POTUS were attempting to conceal evidence, it would be obstruction
For the same reason is also *no doubt* that Trump’s firing of Comey was clearly obstruction: He was trying to prevent evidence incriminating him from being uncovered, and we know that because Stone has admitted that he had such evidence to give and Trump knew it
janegray
@ms_sharims
Consequently, @SpeakerPelosi & @RepJerryNadler should immediately move to impeach him again. Regardless of outcome. It is the House's constitutional duty to hold him accountable for this grotesque abuse of power.As @MittRomney has just pointed out:
Mitt Romney
@MittRomney
Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.
AIUI the commutation has to go before the judge,and I'm wondering if she can refuse it for the grounds mentioned above: it was done for a bribe, or by a co-conspirator,and so unconstitutional?Asha Rangappa
@AshaRangappa_
Worth noting that Stone’s admission that he could have incriminated Trump would make Trump’s pardon an act of obstruction, even under Barr’s legal view — Barr (in his dumb long 2018 memo) acknowledged that if POTUS were attempting to conceal evidence, it would be obstruction
For the same reason is also *no doubt* that Trump’s firing of Comey was clearly obstruction: He was trying to prevent evidence incriminating him from being uncovered, and we know that because Stone has admitted that he had such evidence to give and Trump knew it
janegray
@ms_sharims
Consequently, @SpeakerPelosi & @RepJerryNadler should immediately move to impeach him again. Regardless of outcome. It is the House's constitutional duty to hold him accountable for this grotesque abuse of power.As @MittRomney has just pointed out:
Mitt Romney
@MittRomney
Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.
Can a commutated felon plead the 5th or do they lose that right,like those pardoned?
Could be interesting if the judge refuses it
Byker28i said:
The polls are getting worse
Chance of winning the electoral college:
Biden 90%
Trump 10%
Chance of winning the most votes:
Biden 99%
Trump 1%
Estimated electoral college votes:
Biden 346
Trump 192
https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/pr...
Polls seem a bit too perfect to me, it would not surprise me if Fox and co encourage such thoughts so democrats think it is in the bag so voters stay away through complacency whilst the far right wing are out in force.Chance of winning the electoral college:
Biden 90%
Trump 10%
Chance of winning the most votes:
Biden 99%
Trump 1%
Estimated electoral college votes:
Biden 346
Trump 192
https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/pr...
greygoose said:
Polls seem a bit too perfect to me, it would not surprise me if Fox and co encourage such thoughts so democrats think it is in the bag so voters stay away through complacency whilst the far right wing are out in force.
Quite possible, I think. All we can hope is that the sane come out in droves and flush this worthless turd once and for all.paulguitar said:
greygoose said:
Polls seem a bit too perfect to me, it would not surprise me if Fox and co encourage such thoughts so democrats think it is in the bag so voters stay away through complacency whilst the far right wing are out in force.
Quite possible, I think. All we can hope is that the sane come out in droves and flush this worthless turd once and for all.Byker28i said:
trumps portsmouth rally postponed
That triggers some memories - in January 2004 I was staying with a friend in New York for three weeks, and in the middle week I travelled up to New England for some proper white picket fence and snowy America, somewhere between Portsmouth and Kittery.I stayed in a very odd B&B, which I now find has some of the most entertaining reviews I've ever read on Tripadvisor. There were a few other guests, one being a probably 60-something lady who talked a good game, very confident. She found out I was trying to get into acting and called her theatre friend Geronimo to set me up with some rehearsals even though I was heading back to the UK in two weeks and didn't even have a working visa. I now find it was a guy called Geronimo Sands who had worked with people like Veronica Lake and Paul Newman in the 60s.
She (can't remember her name unfortunately) talked about that year's presidential election a lot, and took me to a local house where a private function for John Kerry's Democratic nomination was taking place. It was a huge house like you see in TV and films, all white wood, marble and windows; I remember an elegant buffet and there may have been drinks, and maybe up to a hundred well-dressed people. And songstress Carole King was there to drum up support for Kerry and ended up singing an acapella version of 'You've Got A Friend'. John Kerry was speaking there, and mingling with supporters afterwards - I don't remember speaking to him, but do remember standing in a circle of people that he was talking to.
The B&B lady vaguely knew Carole King and introduced me but all I remember is shaking hands and her being very smiley with curly hair bouncing around. One of them also said how considerate John Kerry was when speaking to them as he always bent his legs at the knees a little to get closer to their level - he was 6ft4. I'm 6ft5 and started self-consciously bending my knees for the rest of the afternoon.
Unfortunately at the time I was a bit of a twenty-something f
kwit and completely unprepared for dealing with any of this, probably hence not remembering much of the detail beyond the faces. My dad, however, when I told him, was equal parts impressed and jealous! It's probably my only first-class 'met a famous person' story and I never remember it, I always come out with the one about seeing Robert Plant singing in a shopping centre.
Good that they got him to wear one, good that it's got the presidential seal on it ands is a muted dark blue rather than a red MAGA one.
Remember when he said that some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus but as a way to “signal disapproval of him.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/18/trump-says-some-we...
One presidential adviser described the effort as more than a week of "lots of negotiation" and repeated "pleading" by aides who urged the President to set an example for his supporters by wearing a mask on the visit to Walter Reed. It's just a shame that the trip to Walter Reed was set up as a photo op to highlight the one time he decided to wear a face mask in public.
At least he didn't tear gas his was in this time.
Remember when he said that some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus but as a way to “signal disapproval of him.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/18/trump-says-some-we...
One presidential adviser described the effort as more than a week of "lots of negotiation" and repeated "pleading" by aides who urged the President to set an example for his supporters by wearing a mask on the visit to Walter Reed. It's just a shame that the trip to Walter Reed was set up as a photo op to highlight the one time he decided to wear a face mask in public.
At least he didn't tear gas his was in this time.
Edited by Byker28i on Sunday 12th July 07:21
A bit like his CV-19 response then, denial, delays and then final acceptance
Biden campaign on Trump wearing a mask: "Rather than taking responsibility and leading, he wasted four months that Americans have been making sacrifices by stoking divisions and actively discouraging people from taking a very basic step to protect each other."
Biden campaign on Trump wearing a mask: "Rather than taking responsibility and leading, he wasted four months that Americans have been making sacrifices by stoking divisions and actively discouraging people from taking a very basic step to protect each other."
Continuous obstruction from team trump but Ron Wyden isn't giving up. Giuliani (remember, still trumps personal attorney) still hasn't given trying to manufacture dirt against Biden.
For the 3rd time, Sen. Ron Wyden has requested State Dept. documents on the full scope of Trump-era Ukraine activities, including whether the department is helping Rudy Giuliani manufacture dirt on Biden by providing info about comms with foreign leaders
https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07072...
For the 3rd time, Sen. Ron Wyden has requested State Dept. documents on the full scope of Trump-era Ukraine activities, including whether the department is helping Rudy Giuliani manufacture dirt on Biden by providing info about comms with foreign leaders
https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07072...
paulguitar said:
Robert Mueller: 'Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so'.
An opinion piece in the WP is too little too late for Mueller. Mueller: "We made every decision in Stone's case ... based solely on the facts and the law and in accordance with the rule of law. The women and men who conducted these investigations and prosecutions acted with the highest integrity. Claims to the contrary are false."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/11...
Edit: Remember the Mueller investigation shut down was shut down only a few weeks after gaining leverage over Stone and delivered the management of all its ongoing matters into the hands of Bill Barr, who then produced a fake summary, still keeps large sections of the report, apendices and evidence redacted.
Mueller had booked 6 months of grand juries set up just a few weeks before Barr announced it was finished and shut down Mueller.
In response to Mueller’s op-Ed, Roger Stone tells ABC News: “Roger Stone gives ABC News the following in response to Mueller’s op-Ed tonight: “Since my innocuous and innocent exchange with the persona of Guccifer 2.0 ,the full text of which I released publicly took place AFTER the publication of the Wikileaks disclosures and the content of the exchange prove no evidence of collusion or collaboration and the fact that Mueller’s intensive investigation turned up no evidence that I possessed or knew about the content or source of any of the material published by WikiLeaks prior to it’s release Mueller‘s statement today is a bitter-grapes smear.
If Muller had evidence that I was involved with Russian efforts to obtain and disseminate stolen data why didn’t he bring such an indictment.
In fact Muller justified Case being assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson based on the fact that he would introduced evidence obtained in the Russian hacking case at my trial but never produced any such evidence at trial. How many times can these discredited dirty cops recycle the same lies?
This simply isn't true though. The DMs Stone published between himself and the account the Russian military intelligence agents used are from mid August 2016, after the DNC disclosures but months before wikileaks began releasing Podesta’s emails in October. Remember Stone is a convicted liar.
Read the Emails: The Trump Campaign and Roger Stone
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/us/politics/wik...
Roger Stone Was in Contact With Julian Assange in 2017 ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/politics/rog...
Edited by Byker28i on Sunday 12th July 07:44
More fact checking on trump on Hannitys show. More lies uncovered.
On Sean Hannity’s show on Thursday night, President Trump made a startling claim: He said that the mayor of Seattle acted to close down the protests in her city only because she had been privately warned that if she didn’t, Trump would act himself.
“We were going in,” Trump told Hannity, suggesting he or someone close to him had alerted the mayor of impending action, perhaps military, of some kind: “We let them know that."
But in an interview with us, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan flatly denied that any conversation like this with Trump — or anyone around him — ever took place.
“It just never happened,” Durkan told us. “I don’t know what world he’s living in.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10...
On Sean Hannity’s show on Thursday night, President Trump made a startling claim: He said that the mayor of Seattle acted to close down the protests in her city only because she had been privately warned that if she didn’t, Trump would act himself.
“We were going in,” Trump told Hannity, suggesting he or someone close to him had alerted the mayor of impending action, perhaps military, of some kind: “We let them know that."
But in an interview with us, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan flatly denied that any conversation like this with Trump — or anyone around him — ever took place.
“It just never happened,” Durkan told us. “I don’t know what world he’s living in.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10...
How much lower can you go. Remember trump didn't think Puerto Rico was part of the US, delayed and denied aid, but went there for a photo op and threw rolls of paper towels at people, the one where he said "Puerto Rico Was An Incredible, Unsung Success"
but residents went many months without power, food and water relief failing to get to those who needed it and a death toll that was recently revised upward into the thousands.
In an interview with the New York Times, former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke says Trump suggested selling Puerto Rico at one point in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. “The president’s initial ideas were more of as a businessman, you know,” she said. “Can we outsource the electricity? Can we can we sell the island? You know, or divest of that asset?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/ela...
Duke, who became acting secretary on July 31, 2017, when John F. Kelly became White House chief of staff, said Trump is a fan of “hate-filled, angry, and divisive” language and doesn’t really care about policy. “We get distracted by slogans, by maybe words we heard like the president allegedly saying ‘Haiti is a sthole,’” Duke said. “So we get only spun up in that, and then we never get to the issue.”
but residents went many months without power, food and water relief failing to get to those who needed it and a death toll that was recently revised upward into the thousands.
In an interview with the New York Times, former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke says Trump suggested selling Puerto Rico at one point in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. “The president’s initial ideas were more of as a businessman, you know,” she said. “Can we outsource the electricity? Can we can we sell the island? You know, or divest of that asset?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/ela...
Duke, who became acting secretary on July 31, 2017, when John F. Kelly became White House chief of staff, said Trump is a fan of “hate-filled, angry, and divisive” language and doesn’t really care about policy. “We get distracted by slogans, by maybe words we heard like the president allegedly saying ‘Haiti is a s
thole,’” Duke said. “So we get only spun up in that, and then we never get to the issue.”More news about how the bailout money went
Billionaires, country clubs, private jet companies and Kanye West all received millions in government funding under the Paycheck Protection Program, according to filings. The PPP loans and grants were designed to help small businesses hurt by the pandemic to retain or rehire employees. West’s Yeezy fashion brand received $2 million to $5 million.
Billionaires, country clubs, private jet companies and Kanye West all received millions in government funding under the Paycheck Protection Program, according to the Small Business Administration.
The PPP loans and grants were part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law this spring. The loans were designed to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic to retain or rehire employees. Yet according to a list of individuals and companies that received loans or grants of more than $150,000, recipients included large companies and billionaires that had access to other sources of capital and have recovered quickly from the pandemic.
Soho House, the exclusive membership club controlled by billionaire Ron Burkle, received loans totaling $9 million to $23 million by applying for seven loans through its New York, Miami Beach, Chicago and West Hollywood locations. Last month, Soho House raised $100 million from private investors, including Burkle, that gave the company a valuation of $2 billion — equal to its pre-pandemic valuation.
All together, more than 400 country clubs and golf resorts received PPP funding
The most famous billionaire to receive PPP funds is Kanye West. West’s Yeezy fashion brand received $2 million to $5 million. West has said his brand is worth $3 billion and recently announced a collaboration with Gap that could be worth $100 million or more depending on the company’s performance.
Lots more details here
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/the-billionaires-a...
Billionaires, country clubs, private jet companies and Kanye West all received millions in government funding under the Paycheck Protection Program, according to filings. The PPP loans and grants were designed to help small businesses hurt by the pandemic to retain or rehire employees. West’s Yeezy fashion brand received $2 million to $5 million.
Billionaires, country clubs, private jet companies and Kanye West all received millions in government funding under the Paycheck Protection Program, according to the Small Business Administration.
The PPP loans and grants were part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law this spring. The loans were designed to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic to retain or rehire employees. Yet according to a list of individuals and companies that received loans or grants of more than $150,000, recipients included large companies and billionaires that had access to other sources of capital and have recovered quickly from the pandemic.
Soho House, the exclusive membership club controlled by billionaire Ron Burkle, received loans totaling $9 million to $23 million by applying for seven loans through its New York, Miami Beach, Chicago and West Hollywood locations. Last month, Soho House raised $100 million from private investors, including Burkle, that gave the company a valuation of $2 billion — equal to its pre-pandemic valuation.
All together, more than 400 country clubs and golf resorts received PPP funding
The most famous billionaire to receive PPP funds is Kanye West. West’s Yeezy fashion brand received $2 million to $5 million. West has said his brand is worth $3 billion and recently announced a collaboration with Gap that could be worth $100 million or more depending on the company’s performance.
Lots more details here
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/the-billionaires-a...
If you are judged by the company you keep...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5337879...
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5337879...
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Gameface said:
If you are judged by the company you keep...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5337879...
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Tucker Carlson working on his best qualifications to replace trumphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5337879...
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Slaav said:
The idiot must have done something today?!?!?
The CNN piece about opening up the schools was car crash TV for the Education Sec or whatever her title is.....
trump was playing golf at one of his properties again.The CNN piece about opening up the schools was car crash TV for the Education Sec or whatever her title is.....
Edit: Video of trump driving with the caddy hanging on the back. Not allowed to sit with him?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1282480139578814464
Many people say his golf cart is faster than others so he can get to his ball quicker to adjust the lie.
Others feel the same about the schools
Kamala Harris and Katie Porte have written to Secretary DeVos, Secretary Azar, and Director Redfield,
We write to you today deeply disappointed by the lack of guidance available for our school districts as they face uncertain reopenings this summer and fall. Thus far, both the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education have failed to provide basic guidance to our schools to assist them in reopening safely. You have wasted months, without apparently joining forces to conduct science-based research on the best ways to re-open schools or continue educating students.
https://porter.house.gov/uploadedfiles/letter_to_e...
P.S. The symbolism of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos having a bookshelf with no books on it
Edited by Byker28i on Monday 13th July 06:17
The White House is now actively trying to discredit Dr. Fauci.
The White House is seeking to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious disease expert, as President Donald Trump works to marginalize him and his dire warnings about the shortcomings of the U.S. coronavirus response.
"In a remarkable broadside by the Trump administration against one of its own, a White House official said Sunday that "several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things." The official gave NBC News a list of nearly a dozen past comments by Fauci that the official said had ultimately proven erroneous."
Why would that be I wonder? The article continues
"In recent days, Fauci has deviated from Trump by disputing that the U.S. is "doing great" and by faulting the decision in some states to reopen too quickly and to sidestep the task force's suggested criteria for when it's safe to loosen restrictions. In a particularly alarming prediction, Fauci said he wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. was soon adding 100,000 new cases a day — a figure that would reflect an abject failure to slow the spread."
AH!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white...
Signs of tension between Fauci and the president are growing. Fauci said last week that he hadn't seen Trump in person since June 2 and hadn't briefed him in person in at least two months.
Fauci, who has served in the federal government for decades, can't be directly fired by the president, and there were no signs that Trump was seeking to get rid of him altogether. Rather, the White House salvo appeared aimed at undermining the public's trust in the renowned immunologist in hope that Americans will be more inclined to believe Trump's far more optimistic version of events as the November election marches closer.
The White House is seeking to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious disease expert, as President Donald Trump works to marginalize him and his dire warnings about the shortcomings of the U.S. coronavirus response.
"In a remarkable broadside by the Trump administration against one of its own, a White House official said Sunday that "several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things." The official gave NBC News a list of nearly a dozen past comments by Fauci that the official said had ultimately proven erroneous."
Why would that be I wonder? The article continues
"In recent days, Fauci has deviated from Trump by disputing that the U.S. is "doing great" and by faulting the decision in some states to reopen too quickly and to sidestep the task force's suggested criteria for when it's safe to loosen restrictions. In a particularly alarming prediction, Fauci said he wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. was soon adding 100,000 new cases a day — a figure that would reflect an abject failure to slow the spread."
AH!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white...
Signs of tension between Fauci and the president are growing. Fauci said last week that he hadn't seen Trump in person since June 2 and hadn't briefed him in person in at least two months.
Fauci, who has served in the federal government for decades, can't be directly fired by the president, and there were no signs that Trump was seeking to get rid of him altogether. Rather, the White House salvo appeared aimed at undermining the public's trust in the renowned immunologist in hope that Americans will be more inclined to believe Trump's far more optimistic version of events as the November election marches closer.
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