Новости за 28.07.2020

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany received $12,000 in payroll payments from the Trump campaign after her official appointment to a position in the Trump administration, as federal election filings examined by Salon show. That would be a clear ethical breach, and could indicate violations of the laws governing campaign finance and payments to political appointees. […]

President Donald Trump spent another late night pushing conspiracy theories on Twitter. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, the leader of the free world attacked those protesting his Department of Homeland Security agents in Portland as “sick and deranged.” And then he focused his attention on Hydroxychloroquine. Trump retweeted more than a dozen tweets pushing […]

The leader of the free world lashed out at those criticizing his Department of Homeland Security in a series of tweets sent just before 11 p.m. on Monday. “The Fake News Media is trying to portray the Portland and Seattle “protesters” as wonderful, sweet and innocent people just out for a little stroll,” Trump claimed, […]

After months of undercounting coronavirus deaths, Texas’ formal tally of COVID-19 fatalities grew by more than 600 on Monday after state health officials changed their method of reporting. The revised count indicates that more than 12% of the state’s death tally was unreported by state health officials before Monday. The Texas Department of State Health […]

MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell continued to publicly call out the White House press corps for their coverage of the reports that President Donald Trump was briefed that Russia was paying bounties for the killing of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, yet did nothing. “It took 31 days! It took 31 days and today a reporter finally […]

In a furious opening statement on Monday evening ahead of his testimony before the House, Attorney General William Barr blasted the Russia investigation as “bogus,” attacked Democrats for trying to “discredit” him, and denied any interference in the DOJ by President Donald Trump. Commenters on social media were furious at Barr’s behavior. UPDATE: Barr’s opening […]

One of President Donald Trump’s major religious supporters was harshly mocked on Monday for arguing, “Jesus was white.” The host of the “Eric Metaxas Radio Show” wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in January titled, “The Christian Case for Trump.” “For those of us alive to this strange moment in history, arguments that […]

On Monday, Attorney General William Barr released a defensive opening statement ahead of his planned testimony before the House the following day, according to CNN. “Ever since I made it clear that I was going to do everything I could to get to the bottom of the grave abuses involved in the bogus ‘Russiagate’ scandal, […]

On Monday, Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) caused outrage over an attack ad that appeared to digitally enlarge the nose of his Jewish opponent, former congressional staffer Jon Ossoff. “The ad called for donations to Perdue, a Republican, by claiming that ‘Democrats are trying to buy Georgia.’ It uses black-and-white photos of Ossoff and Senate Minority […]

On Monday, the GOP’s coronavirus stimulus proposal was revealed to contain funding to construct a new FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. — a proposal that could make the Trump Organization a lot of money, but that took Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) completely by surprise. On CNN’s “OutFront,” reporter Phil Mattingly noted that Senate […]

President Donald Trump invited himself to Yankee Stadium to throw out a ceremonial first pitch, and it did not go well for him, according to a new report in The New York Times. “An hour before Dr. Anthony S. Fauci threw the first pitch at the season opener between the New York Yankees and the […]

On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) is brushing off pleas from coronavirus task force official Dr. Deborah Birx to close bars throughout his state. “Birx recommended in a private meeting with Lee and other officials and during a press conference that the state close down all bars and indoor dining,” […]

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and government shutdowns have devastating food security across the globe, according to a new report. “All around the world, the coronavirus and its restrictions are pushing already hungry communities over the edge, cutting off meager farms from markets and isolating villages from food and medical aid. Virus-linked hunger […]

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was asked by a reporter why the Republican coronavirus stimulus bill contains a passage funding construction of a new FBI headquarters. He appeared confused by the question and surprised to learn this was even the case. “I’m not sure that it is,” said McConnell. “Is it?” Watch […]

President Donald Trump has spent a large amount of time during his presidency voicing his opinions on Twitter. Trump’s Twitter audience, which now numbers over 84 million accounts, are greeted with a barrage of commentary from the president on topics that tend to focus on his perceived enemies, TV ratings, polling of GOP voters and […]

On Monday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to bash the site’s “trending topics” list. He claimed that the trends are overwhelmingly critical of him, and baselessly suggested Twitter is deliberately trying to make anti-Trump hashtags trend — which he called “ridiculous, illegal, and, of course, very unfair!” So disgusting to watch Twitter’s so-called “Trending”, […]

On Monday, CNN reported that Sinclair Broadcast Group — a pro-Trump owner of local news channels around the country — has announced it will be entirely canceling a planned segment with a conspiracy theorist who claims Dr. Anthony Fauci created coronavirus. The segment would have featured Judy Mikovits, best known for the viral conspiracy theory […]

Four years ago today a visibly younger and sharper candidate Donald Trump held a press conference and uttered these now-infamous words: “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” That would be his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton’s emails. Looking back, having spent countless hours since, watching and […]

On Monday, writing for The Washington Post, conservative columnist Max Boot said that GOP states in the Sun Belt are failing to hold back coronavirus because they aren’t following the example of New York. “There is no secret about New York’s recent success: It is a product of social distancing, mask-wearing and testing,” wrote Boot. […]

President Donald Trump on Monday named an outspoken critic of US military deployments as ambassador to Germany, as he moves to pull troops from the NATO ally. The White House said that Trump had nominated retired colonel Douglas Macgregor, a frequent commentator on Fox News who has written about German military history. The nomination needs […]

Another strange and unpredictable moment in 2020 came when the Ronald Reagan Foundation sent President Donald Trump a cease and desist letter demanding that he stop using the image of Reagan as supporting the president’s campaign. “Do you remember that being a problem?” Former George W. Bush aide Elise Jordan asked. “It really is just […]

The bank joins a list of two dozen others that will not back Arctic drilling projects. Climate activists are celebrating Deutsche Bank’s new energy policy banning financial support of drilling in the Arctic, a move which comes after years of pressure from advocacy groups. The bank, a multinational investment company headquartered in Germany, announced Monday […]

According to The New York Times, President Donald Trump is continuing his push to block New York’s subpoena for his tax returns. “President Trump on Monday mounted his most forceful and detailed legal attack yet on the subpoena for his tax returns by the Manhattan district attorney, arguing the request was ‘wildly overbroad’ and ‘issued […]

On Monday, the Department of Justice announced the prosecution of David Hines of Miami, Florida for allegedly buying a Lamborghini sports car using funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) — the loan program to bail out small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “The complaint alleges that Hines sought approximately $13.5 million in PPP loans […]

President Donald Trump on Monday was asked about his sagging poll numbers as the coronavirus pandemic pummels America. “Mr. President, your poll numbers suffered in recent months because of your handling on the pandemic,” a reporter noted. “What’s your plan going forward to prove Americans that you’re the right person?” “I think the polls numbers […]