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Geraldo To Trump: “Walk Away With Grace And Dignity”

The New York Daily News reports: Geraldo Rivera is urging President Trump to walk away with “grace and dignity.” The veteran reporter read an “open letter” to his pal on Twitter Thursday where he praised the president’s battle against the pandemic, among other things. “You came so close in this election, but time coming soon to say goodbye with grace …

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Trump Praises Chachi For Rearranging Store Mugs

Mediaite reports: Scott Baio pulled off a stunt at Michael’s that sparked Donald Trump’s attention, even earning him some praise from the president. The Happy Days actor — a vocal Trump supporter — rearranged lettered mugs on display at the craft store chain to spell “Trump is still your president.” Baio then took to Twitter to share a photo of …

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Trump Mulls Own Streaming Network To “Wreck” Fox

Axios reports: President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios. The state of play: Some Trump advisers think Fox News made a mistake with an early call (seconded by AP) of President-elect Biden’s win in Arizona. That enraged Trump, and gave him something …

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Boris Johnson Refers To Trump As “Previous President”

Sky News reports: Boris Johnson has branded Donald Trump the “previous president” and hailed his “refreshing” conversation with successor Joe Biden. Mr Trump is continuing to claim he won last week’s US presidential election and has made multiple unsubstantiated claims of fraud. But the prime minister consigned Mr Trump’s presidency to the history books on Wednesday, as he told MPs …

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Biden: Trump Not Conceding Is “An Embarrassment”

The Hill reports: President-elect Joe Biden called President Trump’s refusal to concede the election an “embarrassment” on Tuesday and warned that failing to do so would reflect poorly on his legacy in office. “I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly,” Biden said, when asked to comment on Trump’s refusal to acknowledge defeat in last week’s presidential election. “The only …

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British PM Boris Johnson’s Tweet Congratulating Joe Biden Also Had Hidden Message Congratulating Trump

The Guardian reports: Downing Street’s congratulatory message to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the US presidential election contains a hidden message congratulating Donald Trump for winning a second term in office. The message, posted on Twitter as an image a few hours after the US TV networks called the election for Biden, congratulates the president-elect on his election, …

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Trump Fires Defense Sec. Mark Esper Via Twitter

CNBC reports: In a tweet Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump said he terminated his Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. “I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately,” Trump wrote. The latest revelation comes as Trump refuses to …

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Romney: Don’t Expect Trump To “Go Quietly” [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Sunday that the U.S. shouldn’t “expect” President Trump “to go off quietly in the night” after Trump has spent the days after the election spreading false claims about victory and questioning the integrity of mail-in ballots. Romney told CNN’s “State of the Union” that Trump will “keep on fighting until the very …

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Trump Golfs For 300th Time Since Taking Office

The New York Post reports: President Trump again hit the links Sunday, teeing off in Virginia for a second straight day while the world waited to see if he would concede the election to Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Trump was photographed golfing at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, dressed in dark hues save a white baseball cap. …

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Mary Trump: All My Uncle Has Now Is “Breaking Stuff”

Mary Trump writes for The Guardian: This is what Donald’s going to do: he’s not going to concede, although who cares. What’s worse is he’s not going to engage in the normal activities that guarantee a peaceful transition. All he’s got now is breaking stuff, and he’s going to do that with a vengeance. I’ve always known how cruel he …

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Huge Crowd Outside WH Trolls Trump With “YMCA”

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump played “YMCA” at a lot of his 2020 campaign rallies, to the point where the president’s dancing to the song became a meme among his supporters online. After news of his election loss broke, massive crowds of people took to the streets in a number of cities in celebration. Outside the White House, they played …

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Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace: Republicans Will Now “Pull Back” From Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warned Saturday that it would become “increasingly untenable” for President Trump to pursue legal challenges in states after Joe Biden was projected the winner of the presidential race. “I think it’s going to be increasingly untenable because I think you’re going to start to see a lot of the Republican leaders, who …

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Bolsonaro Bails On Trump, Calls For Election “Humility”

The Insider reports: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called for “humility” in the 2020 United States presidential election and began to pull away from President Donald Trump, despite being considered one of his closest allies on the global stage. Bolsonaro said Trump is “not the most important person in the world,” he said. “The most important person is God,” …

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Biden Campaign Goes There On Trump Not Conceding

The Washington Examiner reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign indicated they’ve been prepared for President Trump not to concede defeat in their race for the White House. “As we said on July 19, the American people will decide this election. And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House,” Biden spokesman Andrew …

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Philadelphia Mayor: Trump Needs To “Put His Big Boy Pants On,” Acknowledge He Lost, Congratulate Biden

The Hill reports: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) said Friday that President Trump needs to “put his big boy pants on” and accept defeat in the election. During an update on vote counting in the city, Kenney was asked to respond to Trump’s comments on Thursday in which he claimed the election was being stolen from him, without providing any …

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Trump To Lose Twitter Protections After Leaving Office

Bloomberg News reports: As U.S. president, Donald Trump receives special treatment from Twitter Inc. when he violates the company’s rules around offensive or misleading content. That exemption will end in January if he loses the presidency. The social network treats transgressions from world leaders differently than those from regular users, and often leaves up tweets that violate its content policies, …

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South Carolina Restaurant Apologizes For New Election Day Menu Item Called “Grab Her By The Juicy Burger”

South Carolina’s Post & Courier reports: The owner of a Charleston area chain of burger joints has taken responsibility for an Election Day menu featuring a sandwich named for President Donald Trump’s derogatory comments about women. According to Sesame Burgers and Beer owner Joe Fischbein, the specials sheet listing a $14 Cheeto-dusted “Grab Her By The Juicy Burger” was distributed …

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Civil Rights Groups To Twitter: Suspend Trump Now

This is surely a doomed effort but nobody will be surprised if Twitter does ban Trump shortly after he leaves office. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the watchdog group Common Cause issued a joint request Thursday for Twitter to temporarily suspend President Trump’s account over the spread of disinformation about the election. The groups sent a …

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REPORT: Trump Is Mulling “Comeback” Run In 2024

The New York Times reports: If he is forced to vacate the White House on Jan. 20, Mr. Trump is likely to prove more resilient than expected and almost surely will remain a powerful and disruptive force in American life. He received at least 68 million votes, or five million more than he did in 2016, and commanded about 48 …

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Desperate Panicking Man Screams “STOP THE COUNT!”

The Washington Post reports: As officials in key battleground states continued to tally legally cast ballots, Trump on Thursday tweeted “STOP THE COUNT!” Several states also showed movement in vote totals in Biden’s direction during tabulation of more mail-in ballots. Trump’s message seemed to be at odds with that of his senior campaign officials, who told reporters in a phone …

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