Trump Administration

Meadows: “Nobody Really Cares” About The Hatch Act

Mediaite reports: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows shrugged off criticisms for the second night of the Republican National Convention, saying “nobody” cares if the ceremonial pomp violated the Hatch Act. Meadows gave an interview on Wednesday for POLITICO Playbook, during which, Anna Palmer brought up Secretary of State Mike Pompeo giving a speech to the convention in the …

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CDC Change: Asymptomatic Don’t Need To Be Tested

The New York Times reports: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts questioned the revision, pointing to the importance of identifying infections in the small window immediately before the onset …

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Trump Holds Illegal Naturalization Ceremony At RNC

The Washington Post reports: Trump arrived at a lectern set up in the White House’s Great Hall. There, acting homeland security secretary Chad Wolf waited, along with five candidates for naturalization: two men and three women, one in a headscarf and another in a traditional Indian sari. The five were presented to Wolf. “On behalf of everyone here today,” Wolf …

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Mike Pompeo Delivers Illegal, Lie-Filled RNC Speech

Fox News reports:  “What stands out to me is that about two or three weeks ago, Donald Trump suggested that he might make his acceptance speech at the White House,” Fox News host Chris Wallace said Tuesday night. “And there was an uproar in Washington. Republican Senate leaders said, ‘That can’t happen. We can’t have that.’ That barrier was completely …

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Ex-DHS Official: Trump Wanted To Shoot Approaching Migrants, Wanted Wall Spikes That Would “Pierce Flesh”

“He wanted to maim them and tear-gas them and shoot them. And I’m not even being hyperbolic. So we sat in a meeting one time where he was talking about how he wanted us to design the border wall. “And one day the focus was on the spikes, and he was really upset because from the pictures we were showing …

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House Panel To Investigate Pompeo Over RNC Speech

NBC News reports: Diplomats who are barred by law from mixing work and politics say they’re appalled by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision to address the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, breaking with long-standing traditions aimed at isolating American’s foreign policy from partisan battles at home. It would be problematic enough, current and former U.S. diplomats said, if Pompeo …

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Trump To Nominate Chad Wolf As DHS Secretary After GAO That Ruled He Holds “Acting Sec” Position Illegally

Axios reports: President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he will nominate acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to be the permanent head of the agency. It’s been more than 500 days since a Senate-confirmed secretary led the Department of Homeland Security — a record for any administration. Wolf himself has served in an acting role since November 2019, taking over …

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State Department Condemns Turkish President For “Terrorist Outreach” After Trump Calls Him “Very Good”

Via press release from the State Department: The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdogan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on August 22. Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S and EU and both officials hosted by President Erdogan are Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The U.S. Rewards for Justice Program is seeking information about one …

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Ex-Aide Who Sued Trump Over His Tell-All Book “Team Of Vipers” Is Writing Speeches For The GOP Convention

ABC News reports: Cliff Sims, a former aide to President Donald Trump, who sued the president after writing a brutal tell-all book about his time in the Trump White House called “Team of Vipers”, is back on the Trump team, serving an important role overseeing speechwriting for the upcoming Republican National Convention. Sims is not only supervising speech writing for …

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DeJoy Denies USPS Changes Are Linked To Election

The Associated Press reports: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers Monday that he has warned allies of President Donald Trump that the president’s repeated attacks on mail-in ballots are “not helpful,” but denied that recent changes at the Postal Service are linked to the November elections. DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from …

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China Enlisted Top RNC Fundraiser To Lobby Trump Administration On Extraditing Billionaire Bannon Crony

The Wall Street Journal reports: A senior Chinese government official enlisted the help of a top fundraising official at the Republican National Committee to lobby the Trump administration in 2017 to return a Chinese businessman living in the U.S. who has long been sought by Beijing, according to a court document filed in Hawaii last week. Sun Lijun, China’s then-vice …

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TikTok Lawsuit Calls Trump’s Ban An Election Tactic

Reuters reports: TikTok on Monday sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing app, calling it a pretext to fuel anti-China rhetoric as he seeks reelection. TikTok and its parent ByteDance Ltd rejected what they called the White House’s position that it was a national security threat, …

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Meadows: Losing Kellyanne Conway Leaves A “Big Hole”

The Daily Beast reports: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows reacted to the news that Kellyanne Conway is leaving the Trump administration by telling CBS This Morning: “Kellyanne is going to be missed, America loves her. We will certainly miss her here at the White House.” “But listen, this is all about making a priority for family. That’s what …

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NY AG Files Mystery Suit Against Trump Organization

Courthouse News reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a sealed petition against the Trump Organization on the eve of the Republican National Convention, seeking to compel disclosure on an unspecified topic. Earlier this month, James sought to disband the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit that accuses the gun group of fraud, and her office previously shuttered the …

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WSJ: Zuckerberg Pushed Trump To Move Against TikTok

How utterly unsurprising: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed concerns about TikTok’s ties to China during meetings with officials and lawmakers, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The Journal reported that Zuckerberg discussed TikTok with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) before the government began its national security investigation into the app owned by the China-based ByteDance. Zuckerberg also made the case to …

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REPORT: Melania Is On Tape Ripping Trump And Ivanka

The New York Daily News reports: You know what President Trump’s sister says about him. Now America is going to hear it straight from the mouth of his wife. First lady Melania Trump has reportedly been taped making disparaging remarks about Trump, as well as his daughter, Ivanka. An estranged confidant of Melania Trump plans to reveal what she had …

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New Lincoln Project Ad: Jared Kushner Is Evil [VIDEO]

Just in from the Lincoln Project: As the Republican National Convention begins in the midst of the worst pandemic of our lifetime, The Lincoln Project today released a new ad reminding Americans who is actually responsible for the failed response to COVID. The ad, “Evil,” shows that Jared Kushner prioritized the President’s reelection above public health, ignoring testing from states …

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LIVE VIDEO: Postmaster Testifies Before House Panel

CBS News reports: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday, amid rising concerns about delays in mail delivery ahead of the November election. Democrats are expecting to grill DeJoy for overseeing a series of recent operational changes, such as eliminating most overtime and ending extra package deliveries. Robert Duncan, the president of …

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NYT: Trump Admin Planning Premature Vax Approval

The New York Times reports: Trump administration officials met with congressional leaders last month and told them they would probably give emergency approval to a coronavirus vaccine before the end of Phase 3 clinical trials in the United States, perhaps as early as late September, according to two people briefed on the discussion. The move would be highly unusual and …

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USPS Complains House Bill Will “Constrain” Efficiency

From a statement posted last night by the USPS: The U.S. Postal Service greatly appreciates the efforts of the House of Representatives to assist us. We look forward to continuing to work with Congress on more meaningful reform that will ensure our long-term health, and we remain a vital part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. We are concerned that some …

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