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Biden Accuses Trump of Obstructing Transition

December 28, 2020 at 4:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump and his political appointees of obstructing the transition of power to his incoming administration, particularly on national security issues, an escalation in tone after reports of isolated difficulties in the transition process last week,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Biden: “Right now, we just aren’t getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. It’s nothing short, in my view, of irresponsibility.”

He added: “My team needs a clear picture of our force posture around the world and our operations to deter our enemies. We need full visibility into the budget planning underway at the Defense Department and other agencies in order to avoid any window of confusion or catch-up that our adversaries may try to exploit.”

Trump Hasn’t Called Nashville Mayor

December 28, 2020 at 3:38 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Nashville Mayor John Cooper (D) said that he has not spoken directly to President Trump since the intentional detonation of an RV in the city’s downtown on Christmas, The Hill reports.

Democrats Will Ignore Trump’s Edits to Relief Bill

December 28, 2020 at 2:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump said he will send Congress a list of items in the coronavirus relief and spending bills that he would like rescinded, Bloomberg reports.

Democrats immediately responded that they will ignore his request.


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Group of Republicans Sue Mike Pence Over Election

December 28, 2020 at 2:51 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A group of Republicans including Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and Kelli Ward of Arizona is suing Vice President Mike Pence in a desperate, last-ditch attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election,” the Daily Beast reports.

“The Electoral College is scheduled to certify the win on Jan. 6, a procedural task overseen by the sitting vice president—in this case, Pence, who has not yet publicly acknowledged the fact that Trump lost his bid for a second term.”

Politico: “Though the lawsuit itself is unlikely to gain legal traction, it does put Pence in the position of having to either contest the suit — putting him on the opposite side of Trump and his GOP defenders — or support it and lay bare the intention to subvert the will over the voters in the 2020 election.”

Trump Looking for Homes Near Mar-a-Lago

December 28, 2020 at 2:12 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The New York Post reports President Trump and Melania Trump are are talking to real estate brokers “about buying a house in Palm Beach, or nearby, as the living space at Mar-a-Lago isn’t big enough, and there could be some potential conflicts.”

“The Trumps have also been looking at Palm Beach-area private schools for their son, 14-year-old Barron.”

Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine

December 28, 2020 at 12:40 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Adrienne LaFrance: “People tend to complain about Facebook as if something recently curdled. There’s a notion that the social web was once useful, or at least that it could have been good, if only we had pulled a few levers: some moderation and fact-checking here, a bit of regulation there, perhaps a federal antitrust lawsuit.”

“But that’s far too sunny and shortsighted a view. Today’s social networks, Facebook chief among them, were built to encourage the things that make them so harmful. It is in their very architecture.”

Trump Has Unfinished Business

December 28, 2020 at 12:36 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Fintan O’Toole: “This is his legacy: he has successfully led a vast number of voters along the path from hatred of government to contempt for rational deliberation to the inevitable endpoint: disdain for the electoral process itself.”

“In this end is his new beginning. Stripped of direct power, he will face enormous legal and financial jeopardy. He will have every reason to keep drawing on his greatest asset: his ability to unleash the demons that have always haunted the American experiment – racism, nativism, fear of ‘the government.'”

“Trump has unfinished business. A republic he wants to destroy still stands. It is, for him, not goodbye but hasta la vista. Instead of waving him off, those who want to rebuild American democracy will have to put a stake through his heart.”

Air Travel Soars Despite Pandemic

December 28, 2020 at 12:08 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months, despite fear that travel will lead to more cases of COVID-19,” the AP reports.

House Will Vote to Boost Relief Payments

December 28, 2020 at 11:45 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The House will vote on Monday on a standalone measure to increase direct payments from its coronavirus relief package to $2,000 per person, up from the $600 checks that Congress had previously approved,” Axios reports.

“If it does pass, the measure will head to the Republican-controlled Senate for a vote on Tuesday. Senate GOP leadership has signaled opposition to increasing the size of the checks.”

Aaron Blake: “The biggest takeaway here is that Trump effectively cast a spotlight on Republicans’ refusal to provide more direct coronavirus aid.”

The Importance of Presidential Approval Ratings

December 28, 2020 at 11:43 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Cook Political Report: “A president’s job approval rating is one of the most consistent (and accurate) predictors of electoral performance. Voters who think the president is doing a good job usually vote to re-elect this president. Voters who think that the president is doing a lousy job are almost certain to vote against that person.”

The Real Reason Trump Likely Vetoed the Defense Bill

December 28, 2020 at 10:42 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

This piece is only available to Political Wire members.

President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act never made much sense. The bill has passed with huge bipartisan majorities for decades and presidents have always signed it. But Trump vetoed it on the grounds that it allows the renaming of U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals and did not strip social media companies of liability protections.

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Biden Will Use Defense Production Act to Boost Vaccine

December 28, 2020 at 10:42 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President-elect Joe Biden plans to invoke the Defense Production Act after he takes office next month to boost production of coronavirus vaccines,” CNBC reports.

“The wartime production law, which allows the president to compel companies to prioritize manufacturing for national security, could help the U.S. secure components and specialized products that manufacturers need to produce the Covid vaccines. Biden’s team has been weighing whether to invoke the law for vaccine production.”

Trump’s Approval Rating Collapses

December 28, 2020 at 9:50 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Gallup poll finds Congress’ job approval rating is at just 15%, the lowest of the 116th Congress, and President Trump’s job approval rating has fallen to 39% — down seven percentage points from before the election.

In contrast, nearly two-thirds of Americans approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his presidential transition.

Ossoff and Warnock Warn About Running Low on Funds

December 28, 2020 at 9:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Eight days out from Election Day in Georgia’s crucial senate runoff races, Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D) are “sounding the alarm” about their ability to keep pace with GOP spending, calling for a “significant increase” in grassroots donations to prevent running out of money, NBC News reports.

The Plague Year

December 28, 2020 at 9:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The New Yorker has published an incredible piece by Lawrence Wright that people will be reading years from now to make sense of how the pandemic response went wrong.

Did Trump’s Hotel Concede His Defeat?

December 28, 2020 at 7:52 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

1100 Pennsylvania: “After having been blocked off on the reservation calendar for six months, over this past weekend rooms at the Trump Hotel D.C. became available to book the week of the presidential inauguration.”

Trump Donors Funnel $10.5 Million Into His Businesses

December 28, 2020 at 7:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump’s donors — the vast majority of whom are working-class supporters and retirees contributing just a few dollars a month — put $10.5 million into the erstwhile billionaire’s own personal businesses over the course of his presidency,” a HuffPost analysis found.

“Some $8.5 million came from the Trump campaign and related entities that Trump controls directly. Another $2 million came from other Republican candidates and committees.”

Trump Got Nothing

December 28, 2020 at 7:01 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Playbook: “That’s it? President Trump made all this noise about the Covid relief and government funding bill only to sign it and get nothing in return?”

“Trump got taken to the cleaners.”

“What a bizarre, embarrassing episode for the president. He opposed a bill his administration negotiated. He had no discernible strategy and no hand to play — and it showed. He folded, and got nothing besides a few days of attention and chaos. People waiting for aid got a few days of frightening uncertainty.”

“Zip. Zero. Zilch. If he was going to give up this easy, he should’ve just kept quiet and signed the bill. It would’ve been less embarrassing.”

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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