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Post by cliffs on Oct 3, 2020 0:59:44 GMT
Oh no if this treatment works ...
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Post by cliffs on Oct 3, 2020 11:08:45 GMT
Anyone else think on the other side of this he will say the election is unfair because he had to cancel quite a few "rallies/events" and Biden did not have to?
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Post by cliffs on Oct 4, 2020 12:18:50 GMT
The fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, lies with the Supreme Court: The nation’s highest court will begin to hear arguments on Nov. 10 about the health care law’s constitutionality.
A ruling on the ACA’s “individual mandate” provision, and potentially the entire law, is expected in the spring of 2021.
And beyond forcing millions of Americans off their health insurance, a repeal of the ACA would bring a major tax cut for the richest Americans. According to research from the Tax Policy Center (TPC), the top 0.1% would receive a tax cut of $198,250 per year while the top 1% of Americans would see a tax cut of $32,370. (The Center for American Progress (CAP) came to a similar conclusion, citing the TPC data.)
“We knew that repealing ACA would be a windfall for the wealthy,” Seth Hanlon, a senior fellow at CAP, told Yahoo Finance. “But the magnitude of the tax cut for the top 0.1% — people making $3.8 million and upwards — is still stunning.”
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Post by cliffs on Oct 7, 2020 18:57:28 GMT
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health titan who led the eradication of smallpox asked the embattled, current CDC leader to expose the failed U.S. response to the coronavirus, calling on him to orchestrate his own firing to protest White House interference.
William Foege, a renowned epidemiologist who served under Democratic and Republican presidents, detailed in a private letter he sent last month to CDC Director Robert Redfield his alarm over how the agency has fallen in stature while the pandemic raged across America.
Foege, who has not been a vocal critic of the agency's handling of the novel coronavirus, called on Redfield to openly address the White House’s meddling in the agency’s efforts to manage the COVID-19 crisis, then accept the political sacrifice that would follow. He recommended that Redfield commit to writing the administration's failures – and his own – so there would be a record that could not be dismissed.
“You could upfront, acknowledge the tragedy of responding poorly, apologize for what has happened and your role in acquiescing,” Foege wrote to Redfield. He said simply resigning without coming clean would be insufficient. “Don’t shy away from the fact this has been an unacceptable toll on our country. It is a slaughter and not just a political dispute.”
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Post by cliffs on Oct 7, 2020 19:06:54 GMT
Food banks across the United States are intercepting and removing a signed letter from President Donald Trump included in federal food aid.
In the letters, in English and Spanish on a White House letterhead, Trump gives himself credit for providing the enclosed food, Politico reported.
The letter also encourages people to wash their hands and promises “our Nation will emerge from this crisis stronger than ever before,” according to the publication.
They are included in U.S. Department of Agriculture coronavirus food aid to be distributed to hungry families from local food banks. But charities from Boston to San Francisco are pulling the letters out before delivering the food, despite USDA orders to the contrary.
Joel Berg, chief executive of Hunger Free America, a nationwide anti-hunger nonprofit organization, called the letters “absolutely outrageous,” The Washington Post reported.
“It essentially blackmails nonpartisan food charities into aiding Trump’s reelection campaign by threatening more Americans to go hungry if these food boxes are not distributed,” Berg said, according to the publication. “This move by the Trump Administration is illegal and immoral.”
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Post by cliffs on Oct 8, 2020 13:15:49 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week's debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced it will take place virtually because of the president's diagnosis of COVID-19.
“I’m not going to do a virtual debate," Trump told Fox Business News, moments after the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced the changes.
The shakeup comes a week before Trump and Biden were set to square off for the second presidential debate in Miami. Biden's campaign insisted its candidate was ready to move forward, but the future of the event is now in serious doubt.
The Commission on Presidential Debates made the decision unilaterally, citing the need "to protect the health and safety of all involved with the second presidential debate.”
When Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris squared off for their only vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night, they shared a stage but were separated by plexiglass to prevent the spread of the virus.
Trump's campaign said the president would do a rally instead of the debate.
“For the swamp creatures at the Presidential Debate Commission to now rush to Joe Biden’s defense by unilaterally canceling an in-person debate is pathetic,” Bill Stepien, Trump campaign manager said in a statement. “The safety of all involved can easily be achieved without canceling a chance for voters to see both candidates go head to head. We’ll pass on this sad excuse to bail out Joe Biden and do a rally instead.”
How is this rushing to Biden's defense when Donnie lost the 1st debate?
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Post by cliffs on Oct 9, 2020 11:43:01 GMT
Donald Trump Jr. claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has "substance issues" as he fired back at her for her latest criticism of his father, President Donald Trump.
During an appearance on Fox News, Trump Jr. was asked to weigh in on Pelosi's criticism of the president's decision to abruptly and unilaterally end negotiations for the next stimulus bill. More specifically, the president's son was asked about his reaction to Pelosi raising concerns about whether or not Trump is mentally capable of making such critical decisions since he is said to be on antiviral medications and steroids due to complications of coronavirus.
According to Trump Jr., Pelosi has "her own substance issues," although he offered no specific details about the allegation. He continued by echoing more baseless claims repeatedly perpetuated by his father.
"Nancy has her own substance issues, according to the press and according to the media," Trump Jr. said. "I won't get into that. It's obviously nonsense. The reality is this: Nancy Pelosi was trying to stack literally, probably a trillion dollars of excess nonsense to bailout Democrat cities, to push for cashless bail, to get illegal immigrants stimulus checks as part of that package while the American taxpayer gets to foot the bill for her radical agenda."
Trump Jr.'s remarks about came less than one day after Pelosi reacted to Trump shutting down stimulus negotiations. During an appearance on ABC's "The View" Wednesday morning, Pelosi reiterated her concerns.
"I said yesterday to my colleagues, I said there are those who say that the steroids had an impact on people's thinking, I don't know, but there are those health care providers who say that," Pelosi said. "Also, if you have the coronavirus, it has an impact, as well. So the combination is something that should be viewed."
She also expressed concern about Trump's "erratic behavior."
Pelosi added, "I think it's true to form. I think that the president has always had erratic behavior. Right now it's very, very dangerous, because he knows the danger of the virus, but he's in denial, as he was right from the start. Denial, delay, distortion."
Her remarks came amid the president's ongoing tweet storm on Tuesday, contradicting himself more than once. On Wednesday, Trump tweeted and retweeted more than 50 times just between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., according to The New York Times.
In addition to Pelosi, the president lodged attacks on a number of Democratic leaders and lawmakers including Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the journalist Lester Holt.
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Post by cliffs on Oct 10, 2020 0:51:11 GMT
The president’s central concern: the possibility of a mute button.
“I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate,” he told Fox News. “You sit behind a computer and do a debate — it’s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.”
The White House’s approach to avoiding accountability for its record is becoming clearer than ever: to distract, interrupt and even blow up debates that might focus attention on Trump’s handling of the virus and other issues.
The strategy was on vivid display Wednesday night, when Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly interrupted Sen. Kamala Harris and talked over the moderator, Susan Page, ignoring rules about speaking time.
While Pence’s behavior paled in comparison to the barrage of hectoring from Trump during the first presidential debate, it was a notable deviation from the norm. Pence, a soft-spoken former governor, frequently takes on the role of the polite neighbor minding his own business amid the leaf-blowing din of the Trump administration.
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Post by cliffs on Oct 10, 2020 11:34:10 GMT
Hey trump2020, explain this:
Eric Trump really spun himself into a confusing web with this one.
The first son and campaign surrogate to his father, President Donald Trump, attacked former Vice President Joe Biden in a tweet on Thursday that appeared to refute reality — and which quickly sparked bewilderment online.
He spoke after the president said he would no longer participate in a debate against Mr Biden next week, citing the debate commission’s announcement that it would change the event to be virtual instead of in-person following his Covid-19 diagnosis.
“So Biden refuses to debate @realdonaldtrump face to face but will appear in person for a town hall,” The first son wrote, adding: “What a coward.”
The tweet did not make sense, given the fact that Mr Biden accepted an invitation to next week’s previously scheduled debate and his campaign agreed with the commission’s decision to make it virtual.
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Post by trump2020 on Oct 10, 2020 14:20:44 GMT
The only thing confusing is why people are confused by this. Trump does not want to do a virtual debate, I don’t blame him. Joe Biden has already been caught using a teleprompter in an interview, you think that wouldn’t happen for a debate?! Debates need to be in-person only. It’s already sketchy enough when Biden refuses to have his ears checked for an ear piece. Why refuse unless you are hiding something? I don’t see why they couldn’t throw them behind glass like the VP one was.
Speaking of the debate, moderator Steve Scully had a mishap on Twitter. He tweeted to Scaramucci “should I respond to Trump”. This was clearly supposed to be a direct message, not a tweet. Why is an “unbiased” moderator asking for advice from a Trump hater? Scully is now claiming his twitter account was hacked 😂. Suuuuurrrrrrre. He also claimed it was hacked before back in 2016 I think. Scully has also tweeted in the past that he is a never Trumper. No way should he be a moderator. The debate commission is a joke.
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Post by cliffs on Oct 10, 2020 15:15:25 GMT
Wow just wow. You do realize it was the folks who set up the debates that changed the venue. But you go ahead and blame Biden for it...typical trumpette.
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Post by trump2020 on Oct 10, 2020 17:15:47 GMT
Wow just wow. You do realize it was the folks who set up the debates that changed the venue. But you go ahead and blame Biden for it...typical trumpette. What the hell are you even talking about? You asked me to explain Eric’s tweet. I did just that and explained why the Trump campaign refuses to do virtual debates. I further went on and gave an example of why the debate commission is a joke (interesting you have nothing to say about Scully btw..typical). The Biden campaign has always wanted virtual debates, so it is no surprise the commission would do what they want. Why wouldn’t they, they have already shown their bias with the choice of mods. |
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Post by trump2020 on Oct 10, 2020 17:46:10 GMT
Joe Biden says voters do not deserve to know if he’s going to pack the Supreme Court. Nice.
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Post by trump2020 on Oct 10, 2020 18:52:51 GMT
I think this explains why Trump refuses to do virtual debates nicely.
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Post by cliffs on Oct 11, 2020 11:41:41 GMT
I give up.......
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Friday during a candidate forum that Black Americans are safe in the state as long as they're conservative.
"If you're a young African American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal," Graham said.
The Republican senator also said he believes in some elements of police reform such as mandating the use of body cameras and de-escalation trainings but sympathized with police officers.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Friday night young people of color are safe in South Carolina — but only if they are not liberal.
"I care about everybody," Graham said, speaking at a forum for South Carolina Senate candidates. "If you're a young African American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal."
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