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MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch Compares Trump To Hitler

“What was going on in early 30s Germany? Well, basically you had a destruction of the belief in the free press, you had a blurring between the executive branch and the Justice Department. “You have creating an other, whether it’s Muslims, whether it’s Mexicans, whether it’s congressmen who weren’t born in this country. “And then you have the destruction of …

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Trump Wasn’t Told About Ginsburg’s Death During His Friday Rally Because Aides Feared Cultists Would Cheer

The New York Times reports: When news broke on Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died, President Trump was just five minutes into a campaign rally in Minnesota and aides opted not to pass word to him onstage. If he announced the death of the liberal justice from the lectern, they feared the crowd would cheer. But cheers that …

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Trump Bans Diversity Training By Federal Contractors

The Hill reports: President Trump on Tuesday extended his administration’s ban on training involving race- and sex-based discrimination to include federal contractors, doubling down on an issue to appeal to his base, and white voters in particular. The order applies to executive departments and agencies, the U.S. military, federal contractors and federal grant recipients. The president announced the order via …

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Topics Announced For First Debate: Supreme Court, COVID, Economy, Race/Civil Unrest, Election Integrity

Just in via press release: The first presidential debate will be held on Tuesday, September 29 at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. The format for the first debate calls for six 15-minute time segments dedicated to topics announced in advance in order to encourage deep discussion of the leading issues facing the country. Chris Wallace, …

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Lincoln Project Launches Ads In Military Newspapers

Via press release: In light of recent comments made by President Donald J. Trump referring to military service members and veterans as “losers” and “suckers,” The Lincoln Project’s Veteran and Military Community Coalition announced today the launch of a new ad campaign that is running across the Military Times network and Stars & Stripes. “It’s a complete disgrace that a …

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“Deep Fake” Trump Stars In Ad For Russian State TV

The Daily Beast reports: A bizarre and, frankly, deeply disturbing ad from the state-controlled RT network shows a deep-faked President Donald Trump joining the channel as an anchor. Although the wig is dodgy, the video superimposes Trump’s face onto a chubby body and plays real clips of him denigrating CNN and lavishing praise on “amazing” Russia. Moreover, the atrocious hairpiece …

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Trump: Coronavirus “Affects Virtually Nobody” [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: In front of a crowd of mostly maskless supporters not adhering to social distancing in Swanton, Ohio, Trump suggested only older Americans with heart problems and preexisting conditions truly need to fear the virus. “It affects elderly people, elderly people with heart problems and other problems. That’s what it really affects,” the president said. “In some …

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Trump May Face Tax Fraud Investigation, DA Says

The New York Times reports: The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which has been locked in a yearlong legal battle with President Trump over obtaining his tax returns, suggested for the first time on Monday that it had grounds to investigate him and his businesses for tax fraud. The assertion by the office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., …

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Trump To Announce Nominee “Friday Or Saturday”

The Hill reports: President Trump plans to announce his nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, he said in an interview on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning. “I think it’ll be on Friday or Saturday,” Trump said when asked when he would announce his decision, adding that he wanted to …

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Canadian Arrested For Sending Ricin Letter To Trump

CNN reports: A woman suspected of sending a letter containing the poison ricin to President Donald Trump was arrested as she tried to enter the US from Canada at a border crossing in New York state, a US law enforcement official said. The woman was carrying a gun and arrested by US authorities, according to the law enforcement official. US …

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Trump Exhorts Rally Cultists To Chant “Fill That Seat”

Raleigh’s ABC News affiliate reports: “Fill the seat” seemed to be the theme of President Donald Trump’s 14th visit to North Carolina on Saturday evening at the Fayetteville Regional Airport. At the rally, he was joined, notably, by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and Sen. Thom Tillis. Trump turned to Tillis before rallying his audience with chants to “fill that seat!” …

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Ricin Poison Found In Package Addressed To Trump

CNN reports: A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by law enforcement earlier this week, according to two law enforcement officials. Two tests were done to confirm the presence of ricin. All mail for the White House is sorted and screened at an offsite facility before reaching the White House. The FBI and …

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Trump To GOP: Don’t Delay On Filling SCOTUS Vacancy

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., vowed on Friday night, hours after Ginsburg’s death, to call a vote for …

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Trump Praises Ginsburg As “A Titan Of The Law”

NPR reports: President Trump called Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a “titan of the law” in a statement late Friday night on her death. “Renowned for her brilliant mind and her powerful dissents at the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg demonstrated that one can disagree without being disagreeable toward one’s colleagues or different points of view,” the statement said. The …

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Trump Rages After FBI Says Antifa Isn’t An Organization

The Associated Press reports: FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has said he would designate it a terror group. Hours after the hearing, Trump took to Twitter to chastise his FBI director for his statements on antifa and on …

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Trump Won’t Attend United Nations General Assembly

Politico reports: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ended the “Will he? Won’t he?” intrigue surrounding President Donald Trump’s possible in-person appearance at the U.N., telling reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday night that the president will not go to New York next week to give his speech to the assembly. Diplomats are even more reticent than usual when …

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Former Model Accuses Trump Of 1997 Sexual Assault

The Guardian reports: A former model has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at the US Open tennis tournament more than two decades ago, in an alleged incident that left her feeling “sick” and “violated”. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Amy Dorris alleged that Trump accosted her outside the bathroom in his VIP box …

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Trump Tells American Jews: “We Love Your Country”

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports: President Donald Trump spent much of his 20-minute call with American Jewish leaders making the case for more American Jews to vote for him. “We really appreciate you,” Trump said as he signed off the call, an annual pre-Rosh Hashanah presidential tradition. “We love your country also.” Earlier, introducing his Jewish son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who …

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Sheldon Adelson To Spend Up To $50M On Trump

CNBC reports: Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson is plotting a spending blitz to support President Donald Trump with just under 50 days to go until Election Day, CNBC has learned. Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, is looking to spend around $20 million to $50 million in a last-ditch effort to help Trump overcome Joe Biden, according to …

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World Trade Org Rules Trump’s Tariffs On China Illegal

Bloomberg News reports: The World Trade Organization undercut the main justification for President Donald Trump’s trade war against China, saying that American tariffs on Chinese goods violate international rules. Washington has imposed levies on $400 billion in Chinese exports. The panel said in its report “that the United States had not met its burden of demonstrating that the measures are …

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