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Former GOP Chair To Coronavirus-Denying Trump Supporters: ‘You Will Die In That Bubble’
The best thing the American people can do for their wellbeing is to stop listening to the president and start listening to the medical experts.
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Trump Spirals Into Gibberish When Reporter Busts Him For Still Not Having A Coronavirus Strategy
A seemingly sedated Donald Trump all but admitted during Thursday’s briefing that he still doesn’t have a national pandemic strategy.
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Tea Party Activist Herman Cain Dies from Coronavirus After Attending Trump’s Tulsa Rally
Business executive and Tea Party activist Herman Cain, once a contender for the Republican presidential nomination, has died from coronavirus after attending President Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally last month. “Herman Cain — our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us — has passed away,” a statement posted to his website said….
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Trump’s Coronavirus Incompetence Caused ‘Most Severe’ Economic Collapse In Modern History
America is not better off now than it was four years ago when Donald Trump took office. In November, he’s going to have to own that.
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Steve Schmidt Calls GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert ‘America’s Craziest And Dumbest Congressman’
During an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, Steve Schmidt called the Republican lawmaker America’s craziest and dumbest congressman.
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Trump: Republicans Should “Go Back to School and Learn” Amid Criticism of FBI Money
President Donald Trump said Republican senators should “go back to school and learn amid criticism the inclusion of funding for a new FBI building in the next coronavirus relief package. “They have been trying to build a new building for many, many years,†Trump said, adding that “People have wanted a new FBI building now…
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Majority of Swing State Voters Want Enhanced Unemployment Benefits to Be Extended Despite GOP Complaints
62 percent of voters in the battleground states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin believe enhanced unemployment benefits should be extended, according to polling published Wednesday by CNBC/Change Research. All of the aforementioned states are swing states in play for November’s general election. 42 percent “strongly” supported extending the payments, while 20…
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Republican Louie Gohmert Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Refusing to Wear a Mask
Louie Gohmert has tested positive for Covid-19 following a screening at the White House. He becomes the latest person in President Donald Trump’s orbit to be diagnosed with the illness. The Republican congressman from Texas was due to fly back to his home state on Wednesday with the President, which is apparently why he was…
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Peter Navarro Attacks Dr. Fauci Again in Car Crash CNN Interview
Peter Navarro doubled down on criticism of Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday during a contentious interview on CNN. He also defended the use of an unproven Coronavirus drug. The White House economic adviser repeatedly clashed with CNN’s John Berman on issues like Fauci, hydroxychloroquine and even the pointlessness of their conversation. Berman asked Navarro about…
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Republicans Snuck $8 Billion Windfall For Defense Contractors Into Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Instead of putting that funding toward the nation’s failing coronavirus testing system, the money is essentially a handout to defense contractors.
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Trump Walks Out Of Coronavirus Briefing After Reporter Humiliates Him For Retweeting Quack Doctor
Donald Trump abruptly left the White House briefing room on Tuesday after a reporter called him out for defending a quack doctor.
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Trump’s National Security Adviser is the Latest to Test Positive for Coronavirus
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration known to have tested positive. “He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site,” the White House said in an official statement. “There is no risk…
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Trump Is Golfing While A Hurricane Barrels Toward Coronavirus Hot Spot
As a hurricane barrels toward a coronavirus hotspot, Donald Trump is spending his Saturday at his golf property in New Jersey.
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Leader Of Trump’s Diversity Coalition Uses Racial Slur To Describe Coronavirus
One might think that the first rule of leading a presidential diversity coalition would be to not use racial slurs on live TV.
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RNC Covered Up $14,000 In Mask Purchases By Labeling The Expense ‘Building Maintenance’
The Republican National Committee attempted to hide thousands of dollars in mask purchases by labeling the expense as building maintenance.
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Dr. Fauci on Threats to His Family: “Is This the United States of America?”
Dr. Anthony Fauci has spoken about “serious threats” he and his family have received over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic. The infectious diseases expert says he’s disturbed by them. The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases spoke to CNN’s David Axelrod about the threats to himself, his wife and his…
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Texas Governor Admits He Is Following Hannity’s Lead On Masks
The Governor of Texas has credited Sean Hannity with mask wearing in his state after the Fox News’ personality urged viewers to don a face covering to fight Coronavirus. Greg Abbott told Fox News’ morning program Fox & Friends on Friday that Texas was now following Hannity’s suggestion. “What Texas has begun to do is exactly what…
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Dr. Deborah Birx: New Coronavirus Spikes Are Like “Three New Yorks”
Dr. Deborah Birx has warned that new Coronavirus outbreaks in some southern states are serious and compared them to devastating toll the virus took on New York. The medical expert, who’s a member of the White House Coronavirus task force, spoke to NBC’s Savannah Guthrie on Friday and appeared to contradict the President’s optimism. Guthrie…
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Trump Says It’s Too Dangerous For His Convention But Safe For Your Kids To Return To School
During the third day of Donald Trump’s second season of coronavirus press conferences, the president sent more mixed signals about the pandemic.
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Nancy Pelosi Calls Donald Trump The Biggest Failure In American History
Regardless of what voters decide in November, history will remember Donald Trump as one of the biggest failures in American history.
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1.4 Million More File for Unemployment in First Increase Since March as Benefits Due to Expire
The latest data from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) shows that 1.4 million more Americans have filed for unemployment, the first increase since the pandemic intensified in March. DOL says about 32 million people are receiving unemployment benefits, though that figure could include double-counting by some states. The current data is an increase…
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Oklahoma Republican Teacher Announces Support for Biden: “Coronavirus is the End of My Republican Identity”
Nancy Shively, a Tulsa, Oklahoma special education teacher and “lifelong Republican who reluctantly voted for Donald Trump in 2016,” said in an op-ed for USA Today that “When the pandemic hit, the incompetence of the man for whom I had voted and the complicity of everyone around him forced me to admit that I could no…
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Trump Says He Will “Pressure” Governors to Reopen Schools
Speaking at a White House event earlier today, President Donald Trump said he will “pressure” governors to reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. The president suggested, without evidence, areas that support closures are doing so for “political reasons.” “They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed,” he…
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Poll: Majority of Americans, Including Republicans, Believe People Should Be Jailed or Fined for Not Wearing Masks
According to the latest Politico/Morning Consult poll, the majority of Americans believe authorities should jail or fine people who don’t wear face masks to ward off the novel coronavirus. The poll found that 53 percent of survey participants said they would “strongly support” mandatory mask orders that include jail time or fines for people who…
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Schumer Calls Republican Party “Disorganized, Chaotic, and Unprepared” on Coronavirus Relief
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed his Republican colleagues earlier today as Democrats and Republicans struggle to come to an agreement over coronavirus relief funds. “It’s in the middle of the week, and the Republican Party is so disorganized, chaotic and unprepared that they can barely cobble together a partisan bill in their own…
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Nancy Pelosi Coins Devastating New Nickname For COVID-19: The Trump Virus
Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to call out Donald Trump for bungling the federal response to the coronavirus and causing needless death.
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Trump Admits He Still Doesn’t Have A Coronavirus Strategy Six Months Into The Pandemic
The fact that these briefings are being brought back at all is proof that Donald Trump’s management of this crisis has been an abject failure.
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Surgeon General: Transmission Rates Must Be Lowered Before Schools Can Reopen
In an interview with CBS This Morning, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the transmission rate of the novel coronavirus must be lowered before schools can consider reopening. “The biggest determinant of whether or not we can go back to school actually has little to do with the actual schools,†Adams said. “It is your background…
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Trump to Resume Virus Briefings Amid Backlash from Fox News Interview
President Donald Trump announced he would resume regular coronavirus briefings, telling members of the press that he will resume the practice starting tomorrow at 5 p.m. This would mark his first appearance at a briefing since April. The move comes as Trump faces backlash for remarks he made during a Fox News interview. The president…
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Trump Says He’s Too Busy to Attend Virus Briefings
President Donald Trump says he’s too busy to attend virus briefings, according to White House aides. Busy or not, the president has found the time to lambast health experts even as he faces heavy criticism for his lack of a coronavirus response. He also defended his management of the pandemic with several false claims. The…
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34 National Security Leaders Sign Letter Requesting Congress Approve Increased Election Security Funding
In an open letter, 34 national security leaders requested Congress approve increased election security funding. The signatories include former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and John Kerry, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The letter is addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker…
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Texas Judge Rules In-Person GOP Convention Can Take Place Despite Coronavirus Spike
Judge Lynn Hughes, a Texas federal judge, has ruled that the state can hold an in-person Republican convention in Houston despite a spike in coronavirus cases. Hughes’ ruling overturns Mayor Sylvester Turner’s cancellation of the contract between the city’s GRB convention center and the GOP. The GOP can hold the convention this weekend or weekend,…
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Former Game Show Host Trump Retweeted This Week Deactivates Twitter Account After Son Gets Coronavirus
Chuck Woolery, a conservative former game show host who made headlines this week after President Donald Trump retweeted his claim that public health experts are “lying” about the extent of the coronavirus pandemic, deactivated his Twitter account after his son contracted Covid-19. Woolery’s last tweet was: “Covid-19 is real and it is here.” “Chuck’s son…
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Poll: Nearly a Third of Republicans Say They Don’t Trust Trump on Coronavirus
Nearly two-thirds of Americans––that’s 64 percent––do not trust President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. Tellingly, nearly a third of Republicans say they don’t trust the president’s coronavirus response. 29 percent of Republicans say they don’t believe the president is a credible source of information related to the pandemic….
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GOP Maryland Governor: “Waiting Around” for Trump to Run Coronavirus Response Was “Hopeless”
Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of Maryland, said “waiting around” for President Donald Trump to run the nation’s coronavirus response was “hopeless” during an interview in which he criticized the Trump administration’s response as inadequate. “Eventually, it was clear that waiting around for the president to run the nation’s response was hopeless; if we delayed…
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1.3 Million More People File for Unemployment as Enhanced Benefits Are Set to Expire
1.3Â million more Americans filed for unemployment last week. Although the number of new unemployment claims has dropped over the last four months, several states have been forced to shutter their economies once again after reopening too early, contributing to a spike in cases. In particular, Florida, Texas, and Arizona have become the nation’s new hotspots…
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As Trump Renews Attacks, New Lincoln Project Ad Asks If You Prefer Trump or Fauci
The Lincoln Project, a Republican anti-Trump super-PAC released a new ad asking viewers whether they trust President Donald Trump or Dr. Anthony Fauci on matters related to the novel coronavirus. The ad comes after reports revealed that the White House had sought to discredit and undermine Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, after his…
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Dr. Fauci Urges Public to Avoid “Political Nonsense” and Trust Experts on Coronavirus
Anthony Fauci has asked the American public to trust medical authorities about Coronavirus. In a thinly veiled rebuke of the President, Fauci criticized “political nonsense”. Fauci made the remarks during an address to graduates of Georgetown University. “You can trust respected medical authorities. I believe I’m one of them. So, I think you can trust…
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Trump Moves To Withhold COVID-19 Patient Data From The CDC
The Trump administration is ordering hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when it comes to COVID-19 patient data.
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Biden Launches Campaign Ads in Texas as Polls Show Him Neck-and-Neck with Trump
Democrat Joe Biden has launched campaign ads in Texas as polls show him neck-and-neck with President Donald Trump. The former vice president’s ad campaign comes as cases of the novel coronavirus surge across the Lone Star state, a situation critics of the president say has been exacerbated by his faulty response. “I’m of thinking all…
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Four Former CDC Heads Slam Trump’s Policy on Re-Opening Schools in WaPo Op-Ed
Four former heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have come out against President Donald Trump’s policy on re-opening schools. Writing in an op-ed published in The Washington Post, former CDC directors Tom Frieden, Jeffrey Koplan and David Satcher, as well as former acting CDC director Richard Besser, took the president and political…
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Former White House Chief of Staff: Lack of Coronavirus Testing Is “Inexcusable”
Mick Mulvaney has criticized the lack of Coronavirus testing in the United States. The former White House chief of staff has broken with his former boss to highlight the issue. Mulvaney wrote an op-ed for CNBC on Tuesday discussing the economy but also arguing that more needed to be done about testing for Covid-19. “I…
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Trump Spends Morning Retweeting Messages by Game Show Host Questioning Health Experts
President Donald Trump has spent this morning retweeting messages by conservative former game show host Chuck Woolery, who has accused public health experts of lying about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. “The most outrageous lies are the ones about Covid 19. Everyone is lying. The CDC, Media, Democrats, our Doctors, not all but most,…
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Biden and Trump are Neck-and-Neck in Three States Trump Won in 2016
According to new CBS News/YouGov polls, President Donald Trump and his opponent, former vice president Joe Biden, are neck-and-neck in three states Trump won in 2016. All three states are dominating headlines as the nation’s current epicenters for the novel coronavirus. In Arizona, a state Trump won by four points in 2016, he and Biden…
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White House Accused of “Orchestrating Hit Job” Against Dr. Fauci’s Reptuation
Critics have accused the Trump administration of trying to smear Dr. Anthony Fauci after the White House released anti-Fauci talking points over the weekend. A White House official released a statement to CNN criticizing Fauci and providing a list of his mistakes. The move come as the administration is apparently trying to discredit him. “The…
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Trump Campaign Discourages Staff from Wearing Masks at the Office, Speaking Openly About Infections
The Trump campaign discourages staff from wearing masks at the office, according to individuals who spoke on condition of anonymity to Politico. While staff have been instructed to wear masks outside in the event they’re spotted by reporters, they’ve been told it’s acceptable not to wear them while on the clock. These actions have contributed…
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Texas Dems Are Calling for Another Stay-at-Home Order as State Breaks Coronavirus Case Records
Texas Democrats are calling for another stay-at-home order in response to the state’s rising coronavirus case numbers. Texas continues to break records. The Lone Star State has logged 8,472 new cases and 81 new deaths thus far today, according to the latest statistics. Yesterday the state reported a record of 105 deaths due to the…
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“Obviously Not,” Says Fauci To Trump’s Claim That 99 Percent of Coronavirus Cases Are “Harmless”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Donald Trump’s claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are “harmless,” telling The Financial Times, “Obviously not.” “I’m trying to figure out where the president got that number,” Fauci told the outlet. “What I think happened is that someone…
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Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Coronavirus Response
President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is unpopular with the majority of Americans, according to the latest ABC/Ipsos poll. The poll found that 67 percent of respondents disapprove of the way the president has handled the pandemic. 33 percent said otherwise: That’s an eight percent drop from the last time the poll was conducted…
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Fauci Calls The US Coronavirus Response Poor Compared To Other Countries
Fauci did, however, praise state and local leaders in New York for responsibly following the guidelines for reopening their economies.
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Illinois Governor: White House Made States Fight “Sick Hunger Games” to Get PPE
The Governor of Illinois has described the White House’s handling of Coronavirus supplies as a “sick Hunger Games.” He blasted the lack of coordination. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, told CBS Chicago that there was no leadership from the White House on vital supplies for the pandemic. “The federal government wasn’t leading. We were,” Pritzker said….
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CDC Refuses to Change School Reopening Policy Despite Pressure from Trump
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not bow to pressure from President Donald Trump, who has pushed for schools to reopen despite concerns that doing so could intensify the coronavirus pandemic. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said additional reference documents will be provided instead. “Our guidelines are our guidelines, but we are…
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Tulsa Health Department Director Confirms Trump Rally Contributed to Surge in Coronavirus Cases
Bruce Dart, the director of the Tulsa City–County Health Department, has confirmed that the rally President Donald Trump held in the city last month contributed to a surge of coronavirus cases. On Monday, there were 261 cases, the highest the county has seen since the crisis began. “Right now we do have the highest number…
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Neil Young Updates 2006 Song To Mock Trump and Endorse Biden
In an open letter posted to his website, musician Neil Young updated his 2006 song “Lookin’ for a Leader” to mock President Donald Trump and endorse his Democratic opponent, former vice president Joe Biden. Young did so because he was tired of asking the president to stop playing his music during rallies. “Although I have…
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Trump Says He Disagrees with CDC’s “Tough and Expensive” Guidelines for Reopening Schools
President Donald Trump says he disagrees with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines for reopening schools, calling them “tough and expensive.” “I disagree with @CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools,” he wrote in a tweet this morning, adding: “While they want them open, they are asking schools…
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Trump Threatens to Withhold Funds from Schools That Don’t Reopen
Writing on Twitter earlier this morning, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of orchestrating a political ploy in advocating for schools to remain shuttered because of coronavirus risks. “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS,” he wrote. “The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if…
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Beto O’Rourke Calls Texas Governor “Pathetic” and Urges Him to Resign
Beto O’Rourke has called on the Governor of Texas to resign over his handling of the Coronavirus. The former congressman blasted Greg Abbott for his failures during the pandemic. O’Rourke was responding to an interview where Abbott criticized some local officials in the state who are calling for stay-at-home orders and other measures. Abbott opens…
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Tucker Carlson Tells Fox Viewers That Masks And Social Distancing Don’t Work
The Fox News host may be pleasing Donald Trump as his presidency plunges off a cliff, but he’s putting millions of lives at risk.
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Miami’s GOP Mayor Says He Won’t Let Trump Dictate City’s Coronavirus Strategy
The best strategy to curb the spread of this coronavirus and protect the American people is to stop listening to Donald Trump.
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Trump Bailed Out Devin Nunes’ Winery As Part Of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program
Right-wing media outlets like Newsmax and the Tucker Carlson-founded Daily Caller also cashed in on the small business program.
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NBC Poll: Americans Trust Their Governors More Than They Trust Trump on Coronavirus
According to the latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking Poll, Americans have more confidence in their respective state governors than they do in President Donald Trump on matters related to the novel coronavirus. 7 out of 10 Americans say they trust their governors over the president to decide when to reopen businesses. 25 percent say they…
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As Pandemic Rages On, Trump Falsely Claims U.S. Has “Lowest Mortality Rate in the World”
President Donald Trump claimed the United States has the “lowest mortality rate in the world” in a tweet this morning, even as the nationwide death toll from the novel coronavirus tops 133,000. “We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts, but they don’t!”…
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Trump Spends Morning Attacking China as Death Toll Nears 133,000
President Donald Trump renewed his attacks against China, suggesting its government is responsible for the spread of the novel coronavirus within the United States. “China has caused great damage to the United States and the rest of the World!” the president wrote. China has caused great damage to the United States and the rest of…
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WaPo Editorial Board Rips Trump’s Coronavirus Response: “Virus is Not Under Control; It is In Control”
The Washington Post editorial board issued a harsh rebuke of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response, particularly as he has attempted to downplay the severity of the pandemic as case numbers reach record highs. “The reality is that the virus is not under control; it is in control,” the newspaper’s editorial board wrote. “Record-shattering numbers of new cases were…
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Trump Boasts About Nasdaq Numbers as Death Toll Nears 132,000
President Donald Trump boasted about Nasdaq’s record close amid news that The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.52% rose 95.86 points, or 1 percent, closing at a record 10,154.63. As Marketwatch reported, “Nasdaq Composite soared nearly 31% over the period for its sharpest quarterly return since 1999.” The president has made the economy one of the cornerstones of his campaign…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: We Can’t “Balance Lives Against the Economy” in Coronavirus Fight
Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that saving lives must be the priority while battling Covid-19. The nation’s top infectious disease expert explained that the public’s health had to come first. Fauci gave an interview to the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday as deaths from Coronavirus approached 130,000. The interview was uploaded to YouTube….
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Private GOP Polls Show Trump Losing To Biden In Kansas And Slipping In Montana
As Trump publicly whines about polls showing him behind Joe Biden, private GOP data shows the incumbent president is even trailing in red states.
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Former CIA Director: Trump Has “Gone AWOL as President”
Former CIA director Leon Panetta has become the latest high-profile political figure to criticize President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Panetta made his remarks during an interview with CNN. “This is a major crisis,†Panetta said. He noted that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…
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Rand Paul Claims Experts Don’t Know Best About Coronavirus
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says the American public should not presume experts know best when it comes to handling the coronavirus pandemic. Paul made the remarks during a hearing attended by the directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as cases around the United…
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Rachel Maddow Torches Trump For Turning America Into A Global Health Threat
The federal government’s response to this crisis isn’t getting any better – even after nearly six months of the virus being in the United States.
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Trump Blames China For His 6-Month Failure To Contain The Coronavirus In America
In a tweet, Trump used the same rhetoric he has throughout this crisis, always trying to blame someone or something else for his catastrophic failures.
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Trump’s Economy Approval Rating Drops Below 50% For The First Time In 3 Years
More and more Americans are losing confidence in President Donald Trump’s ability to handle the economy, according to the latest Gallup poll that found his economic approval rating has dropped to 47 percent in June, a 16-point decrease from numbers reported at the beginning of the year. The poll was the first to show an…
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“Fox and Friends” Host Steve Doocy Says Trump Should Wear a Mask
Steve Doocy, one of the hosts of “Fox and Friends,” says President Donald Trump would set a “good example” by wearing a mask as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump has refused to wear a mask and has downplayed the number of rising coronavirus cases nationwide. “I think that if the president…
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House Dem Calls Trump ‘Rotten To The Core’ For Doing Nothing As Russia Puts Bounty On US Troops
Not even American troops being targeted by Russia is enough to shake Donald Trump of his undying loyalty to Vladimir Putin.
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Studies: Coronavirus Infection, Mortality Rates Higher in Places Where Sean Hannity Has Widest Audience
According to studies conducted by the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the University of Chicago (among others), coronavirus infection and mortality rates are higher in areas where Fox News host Sean Hannity has his widest audience. The studies were surfaced by the Washington Post. “We are receiving an incredible…
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McConnell: “We Need More Testing, Not Less”
During an interview with Gray D.C.’s Kyle Midura, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says the United States needs “more testing, not less” if it wants to tackle the coronavirus pandemic successfully. McConnell’s comments come after President Donald Trump called widespread testing a “double-edged sword†during a free-wheeling speech at a Tulsa rally last weekend….
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Trump Has Failed So Badly That The Coronavirus Task Force Is Rushing To Hold More Press Briefings
The White House coronavirus task force is set to hold its first press conference since April 27 as the virus surges back.
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Rachel Maddow Puts Trump On Blast For Turning America Into A S-Hole Country
Maddow said the series of crises unfolding in the U.S. is directly tied to the fact that Donald Trump is simply not cut out for this job.
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Bolton: Trump Turned “Blind Eye” to Pandemic Because He Didn’t Want to Hear “Bad News” About China
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton says he turned “a blind eye” to the coronavirus pandemic, which is currently intensifying in certain areas across the United States. “I think there is an empty chair in the Oval Office, because the President did not want to hear bad news about Xi Jinping, his…
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Trump’s Approval Rating on Coronavirus Response Hits All-Time Low
President Donald Trump’s approval rating on his response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit an all-time low, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Just 37 percent of Americans say they approve of the president’s coronavirus response. This is the lowest percentage since the poll began asking the question in early March. 58 percent of respondents…
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Rachel Maddow Calls Trump’s Mid-Pandemic Rallies A Global Health Threat
It’s almost as if the events are happening in a different plane of existence where a pandemic isn’t happening and protective masks have yet to be invented.
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Sweating, Rambling Trump Launches Into Racist Tirade Over The Coronavirus
The fact that this is the way a president of the United States is conducting himself in the middle of a deadly pandemic is appalling.
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Trump Is Ending Federal Support For Coronavirus Testing Sites
The Trump administration is planning to end federal support for local virus screening – even in places that need it most.
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Biden: Trump’s Upcoming Arizona Rally is “Reckless and Irresponsible”
In a letter addressed to the Arizona Republic, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Phoenix “reckless and irresponsible.” Trump will also travel to Yuma to observe the construction of the border wall he made the cornerstone of his first presidential campaign. “Instead of doing the hard work needed to solve…
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Trump Once Again Claims Coronavirus Cases Are Only Climbing Because of More Testing
President Donald Trump once again claimed that coronavirus cases are only climbing because of increased testing nationwide. “Cases are going up in the U.S. because we are testing far more than any other country, and ever expanding. With smaller testing we would show fewer cases!” he wrote. Cases are going up in the U.S. because…
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Trump Disprages Biden’s Event for Following Social Distancing Guidelines
President Donald Trump slammed his opponent, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, for holding an event that adhered to social distancing guidelines. “Joe Biden’s rally. ZERO enthusiasm!†tweeted Trump. Joe Biden’s rally. ZERO enthusiasm! pic.twitter.com/IB2BrrmTPH — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020 In a statement, Tim Murtaugh, a Trump campaign spokesman, said Biden, who has…
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Trump Threatens Those Protesting Tomorrow’s Rally, Promises “Different Scene” Than NY, Seattle or Minneapolis
President Donald Trump issued a threat to anyone planning to protest tomorrow’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis,” he wrote on Twitter. “It will be a much different…
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Schwarzenegger: Anyone Politicizing Mask Wearing is “An Absolute Moron”
Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the wearing of masks to protect oneself from coronavirus should not be a political issue, calling anyone subscribing to that mentality “an absolute moron.” Schwarzenegger’s comments came after California’s health department issued guidance for residents to wear masks when they are inside or in line to enter…
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Dr. Fauci Takes on “Anti-Science” Bias Amid Warnings About Increased Coronavirus Infection Rates
During an interview with the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) podcast “Learning Curve,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said “anti-science” bias is to blame for much of the novel coronavirus’s impact on the United States. “One of the problems we face in…
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Poll: Americans Continue to Lose Confidence in What the Government Says About Coronavirus
According to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll, 52 percent of Americans say they’re not very confident or not at all confident in their government’s statements on the novel coronavirus. Only 37 percent said they are “very” or “somewhat confident” that the Trump administration’s statements on coronavirus are reliable and accurate. Tellingly, 56 percent express “little” or…
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Poll: 63 Percent of GOP Voters Believe Country is Heading in the Wrong Direction
According to a new poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 63 percent of Republican voters expressed a belief that the country is heading in the wrong direction. Most Americans––74 percent––said they believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. 37 percent of Republicans said they believe President Donald Trump is dividing the…
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Tulsa ER Physician on Trump Rally: “My Oath is to Do No Harm, And to Sit Silently on This Matter Feels Wrong”
In an editorial for Tulsa World, Dr. Samantha Whiteside, an emergency physician shared her “great concerns about the ramifications of the planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Saturday.” “COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County have risen sharply the past week. In the past seven days, the number of new cases in Tulsa County has reached…
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Nebraska Governor Threatens to Withhold Coronavirus Relief from Cities Mandating Masks
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R) has threatened to withhold federal coronavirus relief funds from cities and country governments mandating that their residents wear masks in courthouses and other government offices. “Counties are not prohibited from requiring masks, but if they want CARES Act money, they have to be fully open, and that means they cannot…
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Most Americans Are Worried Pharmaceutical Companies Will Cash in on the Pandemic and Raise Drug Prices
According to new Gallup and West Health polling, which surveyed 1,016 U.S. adults in mid-May, nine in 10 U.S. adults are “very” (55 percent) or “somewhat” (33 percent) concerned that pharmaceutical companies will exploit the pandemic and raise drug prices. Democrats were most likely to be concerned (66 percent), well ahead of independents (52 percent),…
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Sanders Slams Trump for Moving Ahead with Tulsa Rally
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I) rebuked President Donald Trump for his decision to move ahead with a planned rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma this Saturday. “I find it literally incomprehensible that the president, who is an extraordinary narcissist, is willing to sacrifice the health not only of the people who attend his indoor rally, but those…
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Dr. Fauci Advises Americans Not to Attend Trump’s Tulsa Rally Over Coronavirus Concerns
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, advised Americans not to attend President Donald Trump’s scheduled rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend, citing coronavirus concerns. “I’m in a high-risk category. Personally, I would not. Of course not,” Fauci, who is 79, said. The rally remains a point of…
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Biden’s National Lead Increases to 13 Percent as Trump’s Approval Rating Falters
- 2020, black lives matter, coronavirus, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Economy, Elections, Featured News, Issues, Joe Biden
According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s national lead over President Donald Trump has increased to 13 percent. 48 percent of respondents said that they would vote for Biden, according to the poll. Those who would vote for Trump comprised 35 percent of the poll’s respondents. The poll also indicates that…
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Nancy Pelosi Shreds Trump For Holding Another Empty Photo Op While Americans Die
- black lives matter, coronavirus, Donald Trump, Economy, Editors' Picks, Featured News, Mitch McConnell
Donald Trump is only capable of offering the American people hollow photo ops when the country is demanding meaningful solutions.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Upcoming Trump Rally is “Worst Case Scenario” for Coronavirus Spread
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma this Saturday, calling it “the worst-case scenario†for spreading the novel coronavirus. “The highest risk sort of scenario would be sort of the situation we’re talking about here,†Gupta said, pointing out that the virus spreads…
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Pence Asks Governors to Mislead Public About Coronavirus Cases
Vice President Mike Pence asked the nation’s governors during a private call to mislead the public about the actual number of coronavirus cases in their states, according to audio obtained by the New York Times. “I would just encourage you all, as we talk about these things, to make sure and continue to explain to your…
