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Trump Rips ‘Gutless’ Politicians Over Booster Shots

January 11, 2022 at 11:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former President Donald Trump told One America News that politicians who don’t disclose their booster shot status when asked in interviews are “gutless.”

Said Trump: “Well, I’ve taken it. I’ve had the booster. Many politicians — I watched a couple of politicians be interviewed and one of the questions was, ‘Did you get the booster?’ — because they had the vaccine — and they’re answering like — in other words, the answer is ‘yes’ but they don’t want to say it. Because they’re gutless. You gotta say it – whether you had it or not. Say it.”

Trump Talks to NPR

January 11, 2022 at 11:01 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Steve Inskeep: “For about six years I’ve been asking Donald Trump for an interview. It never happened until the former president came on the line today. Tomorrow on ‘Morning Edition’ we’ll hear what he said, up to the moment that he hung up on me.”

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

January 11, 2022 at 9:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“No one wants violence and I say all the time I am not a violent person. I hope to never see a Civil War in this country and that’s why you hear me toss around ‘national divorce.’”

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA), on Sebastian Gorka’s podcast.


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Democrats Win House Seat In Florida Special Election

January 11, 2022 at 9:06 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) won Tuesday’s election to fill Florida’s vacant 20th Congressional District, returning her party to the 222-seat majority it held after the 2020 elections, the Washington Post reports.

Biden Calls Capitol Riot an Attempted Coup

January 11, 2022 at 6:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Biden called the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection an “attempted coup.”

Said Biden: “That’s why we’re here today: to stand against the forces in America that value power over principle, forces that attempted a coup, a coup against the legally expressed will of the American people by sowing doubt, inventing charges of fraud and seeking to steal the 2020 election from the people.”

Feds Infiltrated Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor

January 11, 2022 at 6:24 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“FBI agents infiltrated an alleged plot to kidnap and hurt Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by hiding recording devices in key fobs that captured conversations among undercover informants and accused plotters,” the Detroit News reports.

Select Committee Subpoenas Aides to Don Jr.

January 11, 2022 at 6:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The select panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is homing in on Donald Trump Jr.,” Politico reports.

“The committee issued subpoenas for two close advisers, Andrew Surabian and Arthur Schwartz, to former President Donald Trump’s eldest son on Tuesday, an indication that they’re inching ever closer to the Trump family.”

Republicans Defend Mike Rounds After Trump Attack

January 11, 2022 at 6:18 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Senior Republicans are closing ranks behind Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) after he endured a scathing attack from former President Donald Trump for acknowledging the reality that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election,” CNN reports.

Said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY): “I think Sen. Rounds told the truth about what happened in the 2020 election. And I agree with him.”

Said Sen. John Thune (R-SD): “I say to my colleague, welcome to the club.”

Trump to Elevate Election Deniers at Arizona Rally

January 11, 2022 at 5:37 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former President Donald Trump announced guest speakers today for his Saturday rally in Arizona, and most of them share a common trait: they led efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election,” Axios reports.

“Trump has made clear to all who seek his endorsement that if they want his blessing, they need to make overturning the 2020 election as much of a priority as subverting future elections.”

Texas Sheriff Accused of Seizing Cash from Migrants

January 11, 2022 at 5:31 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A rural sheriff near the Texas border is under criminal investigation for allegedly having his deputies illegally seize money and a truck from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops,” the Abilene Reporter News reports.

Hot Mic Catches Fauci Calling GOP Senator a ‘Moron’

January 11, 2022 at 4:59 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci was caught on a hot mic calling Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) “a moron” during his testimony before the Senate Health Committee on the omicron variant of the coronavirus, The Hill reports.

Bipartisan Group Looking at Election Reforms

January 11, 2022 at 4:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said that the bipartisan working group talking about changes to the Electoral Count Act is also considering a broad range of elections reforms,” Politico reports.

“The Maine Republican told reporters the group is looking at raising the bar for challenging a state’s electoral count, beyond the current requirements of one member of the House and one member of the Senate. But the lawmakers are considering updates to the Election Assistance Commission, an agency that provides guidance and grants to state and local election officials, as well as expanding the grant use for purposes such as training and voting machines.”

“In addition, Collins said the group is examining suggestions from Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) for how to protect election officials from harassment.”

Democrats Likely Have Just Months Left for Agenda

January 11, 2022 at 4:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Ron Brownstein: “The last four times a president went into midterm elections holding unified control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, as Joe Biden and Democrats do now, voters have revoked it.”

“It happened to Donald Trump in 2018, Barack Obama in 2010, George W. Bush in 2006 and Bill Clinton in 1994: All lost control of at least one congressional chamber, crippling their ability to advance their legislative agendas. In fact, no president who went into midterms with unified control of government has successfully defended it since Jimmy Carter in 1978, when Democrats were still cushioned by the enormous margins they amassed in the backlash against Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal.”

McConnell Will Run Again for Republican Leader

January 11, 2022 at 3:26 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “said he will run for another term as the chamber’s top GOP leader at the end of the year, shutting down the possibility of a shake-up in the Republican chain of command,” The Hill reports.

Liz Cheney Slams Some In Wyoming Republican Party

January 11, 2022 at 3:11 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Wyoming Republican Party and Rep. Liz Cheney continue to trade barbs, this time over her comments suggesting the leaders controlling the state GOP are radicals,” the Casper Star Tribune reports.

Said Cheney: “There are people in the state party apparatus of my home state who are quite radical. And some of those same people include people who were here on Jan. 6th, include a party chair who has toyed with the idea of secession. So, there is a very radical element of the Republican Party in the same way that there is a radical element of the Democratic Party.

Bonus Quote of the Day

January 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“This is one of those defining moments, it really is. People are going to be judged: Where were they before, and where are they after the vote? History is going to judge it. It’s that consequential.”

— President Biden, speaking to reporters on voting rights legislation.

White House Preparing New Relief Package

January 11, 2022 at 2:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress for “substantial” funding to address the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic domestically and abroad, Roll Call reports.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) told reporters during a pen and pad briefing that he expects the White House will ask lawmakers to appropriate funding for testing, vaccines and “to make sure schools have resources to keep themselves safe.”

Top Democrat Wants ‘Isolation Boxes’ for Maskless

January 11, 2022 at 2:51 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The fourth-ranking House Democrat, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA), urged the sergeant-at-arms to force lawmakers who defy the chamber’s mask mandate to cast votes from enclosures in the gallery above to limit potential spread of Covid-19,” The Hill reports.

“Clark said it’s clear that existing fines are not enough to deter certain lawmakers from repeatedly flouting rules requiring everyone to wear masks in the House chamber.”

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