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Trump Campaign Mocks Biden’s Visit To Family Graves

The Independent reports: A Trump staffer has come under fire for mocking Joe Biden after the former vice president visited the graves of late family members in Delaware on Sunday. Francis Brennan, Mr Trump’s campaign director of strategic response, appeared to criticise Mr Biden, 77, for not speaking to the media while walking through the cemetery at Brandywine church in …

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US Northern Command Sorry For Retweeting Trump

The Air Force Times reports: The U.S. Northern Command based in Colorado Springs has apologized for retweeting a post by President Trump that announced his campaign stop earlier this week in a Pennsylvania city. Northern Command spokeswoman Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze said the tweet was “inadvertently retweeted on the official U.S. Northern Command Twitter account” on Thursday by a new …

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Harris: I Wouldn’t Trust Trump On Rushed Vaccine

Mediaite reports: Vice presidential candidate and California Senator Kamala Harris says she wouldn’t trust President Donald Trump’s word alone if a coronavirus vaccine were rushed out before election day, telling CNN she would need to see more credible information on safety and efficacy. “I think that’s going to be an issue for all of us,” Harris said. “I will say …

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Bernie: Be Ready, Because Trump Will Not Concede

Politico reports: Bernie Sanders fears President Donald Trump will refuse to leave office if he loses reelection and is calling on Congress and the media to take action to prepare for that scenario now, he said in an interview with POLITICO. “This is not just idle speculation,” said Sanders, pointing to comments the president made at the GOP convention. “Trump …

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Multiple Boats Sink At Texas Trump Parade [VIDEO]

Austin’s CBS News affiliate reports: Multiple 911 calls have been made regarding boats being in distress, some sinking at the ‘Trump Boat Parade’ scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Lake Travis. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office.confirmed with CBS Austin that multiple boats have been sinking and are in distress. The sheriff’s office says calls have been made about boats along the …

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Republicans Largely Mum Amid “Suckers” Firestorm

Playbook reports: Amid all the furious responses to the Atlantic article alleging that President Donald Trump had called American troops “suckers” and “losers,” one thing leaps out: You didn’t see Republican members of Congress leaping to defend the president’s character. Some of this may be the late summer recess talking. But I’m told telephones and the internet still work outside …

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Trump’s Generals So Far Silent On “Losers” Scandal

The Associated Press reports: Senior and former military leaders appeared to struggle Friday with how to respond to a report that President Donald Trump disparaged U.S. service members killed in combat as “losers,” as the president attacked the allegations as “fake news.” Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis, sharing the Atlantic article on Twitter, described the military’s cemeteries as “sacred shrines …

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Cohen: Trump Would Start A War To Win The Election

“Donald Trump will do anything and everything within which to win. I believe that includes manipulating the ballots, I believe that he would even go so far as to start a war in order to prevent himself from being removed from office. My biggest fear is that there will not be a peaceful transition of power in 2020.” – Michael …

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Trump Won’t Condemn Russia Over Poisoning Case

The BBC reports: President Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, saying he had not seen proof. He said the case was “tragic” but urged reporters to focus instead on China, which he said was a bigger threat to the world than Russia. NATO and Germany say there is “proof beyond doubt” …

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Trump Tried To Raise Flags Lowered For McCain

The New York Times reports: President Trump wasn’t simply furious that the flags on federal buildings had been lowered to half-staff to honor the late Senator John McCain in August 2018. He actually tried to have them raised, again, on all buildings across the country, according to a former senior official at the Department of Homeland Security. In an interview …

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New Biden Ad Hits Trump On Military Comments

The Hill reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign released an ad Friday blasting President Trump over alleged comments he made in 2018 about dead U.S. service members before his canceled trip to Belleau, France. Biden’s new campaign ad shows text of the quotes from the Atlantic’s report stating, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers” …

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Bolton: If Trump Said That, It’s “Despicable” Of Him

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump’s alleged remarks disparaging soldiers who died in combat are “despicable” if accurate and will further damage him politically among service members and their families, his former National Security Adviser John Bolton said. “These comments are despicable. If he made them, they are despicable,” Bolton said in a Bloomberg Radio interview on Friday. “Why should …

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Facebook Warns Trump About “Vote Twice” Postings

Politico reports: Facebook said it would take down videos of a recent interview in which Trump urged North Carolina residents to vote twice to test the state’s vote-by-mail system if the posts did not “correct the record” about voter fraud. A Facebook spokesperson said in a statement that video of the remarks “violates our policies prohibiting voter fraud” and will …

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Trump To Charge $50K/Photo At Indoor Vegas Event

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump’s campaign is organizing a high-dollar, in-person fundraiser in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, according to people familiar with the plans. Details of the event, including its exact location, are still being organized. One person familiar said couples would be asked for $150,000 to attend a roundtable with Trump at the event, and $50,000 for …

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The Atlantic: Trump Called American Servicemen Killed In Famous World War I Battle “Losers” And “Suckers”

The Atlantic reports: When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn’t drive him there. Neither claim was true. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump …

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DHS: Russia Is “Amplifying” Voter Fraud Chatter

ABC News reports: Russia has sought to “amplify” concerns over the integrity of U.S. elections by promoting allegations that mail-in voting will lead to widespread fraud, according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News, again echoing a frequent and unfounded complaint raised by President Donald Trump. Analysts with the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence branch issued the warning on …

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Trump Mum On Russian Poisoning Amid Global Outcry

CNN reports: The Trump administration remained largely silent Wednesday as leaders around the world expressed concern and demanded answers from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government over the revelation that a leading opposition figure had been poisoned by a Soviet-era chemical nerve agent. Leaders around the world, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, offered strong condemnation …

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Facebook Won’t Let Trump Falsely Claim Victory

The New York Times reports: Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on any confusion about the November election on its service, rolling out a series of changes to limit voter misinformation and to prevent interference from President Trump and other politicians. The social network, in one of its most sweeping sets of election actions, said it planned to bar …

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Cuomo: Trump Would Need An Army To Walk In NYC

Politico reports: Brushing off a threat by President Donald Trump to withdraw federal funds from “anarchist” municipalities like New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York launched his harshest attack yet on his fellow Queens native, saying he is “persona non grata” in the city of his birth. “He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City,” …

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Fox Poll: Biden Leads In Battleground States AZ, NC, WI

Fox News reports: Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Biden is preferred over Trump by 49-40 percent among likely voters in Arizona. That 9-point lead is outside the margin of error. The Libertarian ticket headed by Jo …

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