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Trump Rage Tweets on the Way to El Paso

August 7, 2019 at 5:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

In a series of tweets after visiting victims of the mass shooting in Dayton, President Trump accused Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley of lying in a press conference, insulted Joe Biden as “boring,” and called Fox News’ Shep Smith worse than “Fake News CNN,” Axios reports.

The Cincinnati Enquirer recorded Whaley’s response to Trump’s tweet: “I don’t know what they’re talking about misrepresenting. Oh well, you know, he lives in his world of Twitter.”

CNBC notes Smith acknowledged and brushed off Trump’s tweet on air: “Good afternoon, Mr. President, it’s nice to have you with us.”

Bullock Says Democrats Must Stop Attacking Each Other

August 7, 2019 at 4:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) said he stood on the debate stage last week and visions of a second term for President Trump kept flashing through his mind, Politico reports.

Said Bullock: “I saw his reelection becoming more likely with each passing minute… We cannot defeat Trump’s politics of personal destruction if we practice self-destruction.”

He added: “We are well on our way to losing this election long before it ever really has started.”

White House Rebuffed DHS on Domestic Terrorism

August 7, 2019 at 4:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“White House officials rebuffed efforts by their colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a year to make combating domestic terror threats, such as those from white supremacists, a greater priority as specifically spelled out in the National Counterterrorism Strategy,” CNN reports.

Said a source close to the Trump administration: “The White House wanted to focus only on the jihadist threat which, while serious, ignored the reality that racial supremacist violence was rising fast here at home. They had major ideological blinders on.”


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Biden Lacerates Trump Over White Supremacy

August 7, 2019 at 3:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Joe Biden eviscerated President Trump in an Iowa speech condemning his embrace of white supremacy.

He even used an insult Trump has often used on him: “This president has fanned the flames of white supremacy in this nation. His low-energy, vacant-eyed mouthing of the words written for him condemning white supremacists didn’t fool anyone at home or abroad.”

He added: “Trump readily, eagerly attacks Islamic terrorism, but can barely bring himself to use the words ‘White supremacy.’ And even when he says it, he doesn’t appear to believe it. He seems more concerned about losing their votes than beating back this hateful ideology.”

Trump Lashes Out at Biden

August 7, 2019 at 3:28 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump was apparently watching Joe Biden’s speech while on Air Force One headed to El Paso this afternoon.

He tweeted: “Watching Sleepy Joe Biden making a speech. Sooo Boring! The LameStream Media will die in the ratings and clicks with this guy. It will be over for them, not to mention the fact that our Country will do poorly with him. It will be one big crash, but at least China will be happy!”

Trump’s tweet came as all three major cable networks carried Biden’s speech in which he accused Trump of fanning “the flames of white supremacy.”

Virginia Republican Denied Spot on Ballot

August 7, 2019 at 3:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Virginia’s board of elections has ruled that Del. Nicholas Freitas (R) did not qualify for the ballot this fall, upholding a finding from elections department staffers,” the Washington Post reports.

“The ruling amounts to an unforced error for state Republicans, who are scrambling to protect narrow majorities in the legislature with all 140 seats on the ballot this November.”

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Ousts Governor

August 7, 2019 at 1:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Pedro Pierluisi’s swearing-in as governor last week was unconstitutional, extending the political turmoil that has paralyzed the U.S. territory’s government,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Mr. Pierluisi took office last Friday moments after Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned in the wake of a scandal over vulgar and derogatory text messages between him and his advisers.”

Bonus Quote of the Day

August 7, 2019 at 1:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I can tell you that there is no political appetite for that at this moment.”

— President Trump, quoted by Reuters, dismissing legislative proposals to ban assault weapons.

Democrats Ready Lawsuit to Enforce McGahn Subpoena

August 7, 2019 at 1:28 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“As early as Wednesday, Democrats are expected to file a lawsuit to enforce their subpoena for former White House counsel Donald McGahn’s testimony, sharply escalating their dispute with the White House by sending the fight over a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to court for a resolution,” ABC News reports.

Trump Has Quietly Expanded Gun Access

August 7, 2019 at 1:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “While Trump boasts of action on firearms, his administration has actually eased gun restrictions over the past two and a half years. Federal agencies have implemented more than half a dozen policy changes — primarily through little-noticed regulatory moves — that expand access to guns by lifting firearms bans in certain locations and limiting the names on the national database designed to keep firearms away from dangerous people.”

“The administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn New York City restrictions on transporting handguns outside homes. And it pushed to allow U.S. gunmakers to more easily sell firearms overseas, including the types used in mass shootings… His gun control measures were narrow, lengthy and, in the case of the bump stock ban, could be reversed by the next president because it is not written into law.”

Trump Avoids the Media In Dayton

August 7, 2019 at 1:11 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Reporters who traveled with President Trump to Dayton say they were unable to cover his visit to the Miami Valley Hospital, where he met for an hour with first responders and victims of the mass shooting last weekend.

Moulton Cuts Staff from Long Shot 2020 Bid

August 7, 2019 at 12:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) “is shedding staff from his long shot presidential campaign… Moulton recently informed his staff that he planned on laying off at least half his team,” the Washington Post reports.

Democrats Maintain Generic Ballot Lead

August 7, 2019 at 12:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds that 48% of registered voters intend to vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress next year while 38% said they will vote for the Republican contender. Another 11% said they were unsure.

For comparison, the FiveThirtyEight polling average gives Democrats a 6.3% lead.

The World Order Breaks Apart

August 7, 2019 at 12:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of A World In Disarray, tweets that “disarray” may be “too restrained to capture the world’s deterioration.”

He points to the US-China trade war, the hottest July ever, Hong Kong on the edge, odds of a U.S.-Iran war, Turkish-Kurdish conflicts mounting, new India-Pakistan Kashmir crisis, Japan-South Korea confrontation and a looming Brexit.

Mike Allen: “None of those are passing events. All are long-term crises that require expertise and bandwidth that are lacking in the always short-staffed Trump administration.”

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State Department Official Is a White Nationalist

August 7, 2019 at 12:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Hatewatch has identified U.S. State Department official Matthew Q. Gebert as a member of the Washington, D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization who has also hosted white nationalists at his home and published white nationalist propaganda online.

“Gebert, works as a foreign affairs officer assigned to the Bureau of Energy Resources… Online, and in private correspondences with other white nationalists, Gebert uses ‘Coach Finstock’ as a pseudonym. Through that alias, he expressed a desire to build a country for whites only.”

Tucker Carlson Declares White Supremacy ‘a Hoax’

August 7, 2019 at 12:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Margaret Sullivan: “In his ongoing and remarkably successful quest to be the worst of the Fox News nighttime hosts, Tucker Carlson hit a new low on his Tuesday show.”

“White supremacy, he claimed, isn’t a real problem in America.

Said Carlson: “This is a hoax, just like the Russia hoax. It’s a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power… I’ve lived here 50 years and I’ve never met anybody, not one person who ascribes to white supremacy. I don’t know a single person who thinks that’s a good idea.”

Biden Maintains Narrow Lead Among Democrats

August 7, 2019 at 11:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds Joe Biden leading the Democratic presidential race with 22%, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 16%, Bernie Sanders at 13%, Kamala Harris at 8% and Pete Buttigieg at 8%.

Democrats Favored to Retain House

August 7, 2019 at 11:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Cook Political Report: “Overall, Democrats are favorites to retain the majority, more likely a reduced than expanded one. If the 23 seats currently in the Toss Up column were to split evenly between the parties, Republicans would gain a net of five seats, less than a third of what they need.”

“But there is a long way to go, and impeachment/presidential politics as well as open seats could substantially alter this outlook.”

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