GOP Death Cult

Kushner On Rallies: People Make Their Own Decisions

NBC News reports: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner responded to tapes of President Donald Trump downplaying the threat of the coronavirus in March by saying Trump was “very forthcoming with the American people” about the dangers of the illness. Kushner also addressed concerns over a large indoor Trump rally in Las Vegas on Sunday in which people defied the …

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Cultist GOP House Rep Calls On Public To “Unmask”

The Arizona Republic reports: Rep. Andy Biggs is neither a physician nor a scientist but he continues to attack public health advice and scientific evidence on COVID-19. Biggs, R-Ariz., whose 5th Congressional District includes most of the East Valley area, in recent days has posted a string of anti-mask messages on social media. Biggs is urging people to “unmask” and …

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57% Of Republicans: COVID Death Toll Is “Acceptable”

USA Today reports: Americans view the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and the effectiveness of the government’s response through a very partisan lens, a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found. More than 176,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. According to the poll, a 57% majority of registered Republican voters consider that number “acceptable” when “evaluating the U.S. …

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REPORT: Gohmert “Berated” Staff For Wearing Masks

Politico reports: Shortly after we reported that Rep. Louie Gohmert had tested positive for Covid-19, we got an email from one of his aides saying this: “Jake, thank you for letting our office know Louie tested positive for the Coronavirus. When you write your story, can you include the fact that Louie requires full staff to be in the office, …

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Trump Promotes Woman’s Anti-Mask “Cure” Claim, Woman Says Jesus Will Take Down FB For Banning Her

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump went on a late night Twitter binge on Monday with more than a dozen posts pushing dubious claims about the drug hydroxychloroquine, including twice retweeting a video from a woman falsely claiming that the drug was a “cure” for Covid-19 and that “you don’t need a mask.” Two of Trump’s Monday night tweets focused on …

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Missouri Gov: Schools Must Open Because Kids Who Get COVID There Will Just Go Back Home And “Get Over It”

“There’s data out there, there’s scientific evidence now of who this affects and who it doesn’t, and kids are the least likely to have a problem with this. “These kids have got to get back to school. They’re at the lowest risk possible, and if they do get COVID-19, which they will — and they will when they go to …

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Trump Campaign: Trump Just Won By Wearing A Mask

Mediaite reports: Members of President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign are trying to spin Trump’s face mask appearance in the president’s favor as cases of the coronavirus rise in the U.S. Trump finally donned a dark navy face mask while visiting the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday after months of refusing to wear one in …

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Trump Again Claims COVID Will “Just Disappear”

The Independent reports: Donald Trump has repeated a claim that the coronavirus is going to “just disappear”, a day after the United States announced a record number of new cases. “I think we’re gonna be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that’s going to, sort of, just disappear — I hope,” Mr Trump told Fox …

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SD Gov: No Social Distancing At Mt. Rushmore Event

NBC News reports: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says the thousands of people who attend the July 3 celebration for Independence Day at Mount Rushmore with President Donald Trump will not be required to practice social distancing despite an increase in coronavirus cases across the country. “We will have a large event at July 3rd. We told those folks that …

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Texas AG Leads Ten States In Asking SCOTUS To End Obamacare Because People Aren’t Dying Fast Enough

Just in from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: Attorney General Paxton today filed a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to declare Obamacare unlawful in its entirety. At the heart of Obamacare is an individual mandate commanding Americans to purchase health insurance the federal government deems suitable. The Supreme Court upheld that mandate in 2012 because it included a …

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Trump: “I Don’t Kid” About Slowing Down COVID Tests

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump said “I don’t kid” when referring to slowing down Covid-19 testing after White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spent all Monday defending him for making the comment “in jest.” “I don’t kid, let me make it clear,” Trump said to reporters Tuesday. “We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. We test …

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Texas AG: No Absentee Ballots For Those Fearing Virus

The Washington Post reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the state’s highest court on Wednesday to stop election officials from allowing voters to cast absentee ballots while citing fears of the coronavirus. In a filing with the Texas Supreme Court, Paxton argued that officials in five counties overstepped their authority by recommending that voters who are concerned about contracting …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Boots Gov’s Lockdown Order

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus — marking the first time a statewide order of its kind has been knocked down by a court of last resort. The state’s highest court, which is controlled by conservatives, sided with Republican lawmakers Wednesday …

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Goes Full GOP Death Cult: “There Are More Important Things Than Living” [VIDEO]

Talking Point Memo reports: Believe it or not, Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is actually sticking to his pro-death solution to fixing the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “What I said when I was with you that night is there are more important things than living,” Patrick told Fox News host Tucker Carlson, referring to when he first made …

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