The political news thread

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Our hateful, racist, divisive, white nationalist President attacked Elijah Cummings and his Baltimore Congressional district: "Very dangerous and filthy." "A disgusting, rodent and rat infested mess. "No human being would want to live there." As CNN's Don Lemon pointed out, 700,000 people do live there. A majority are black. They have jobs. They are parents, children, grandparents. The Johns Hopkins hospital, university and medical school are there. Among majority-black districts, Cummings' is one of the highest-income districts in the nation. Delusional, egotistical, narcissistic Emperor Trump insists he isn't a racist – he is, of course – and now, with no evidence at all, he's made another outrageous claim:

Trump claims black people love his comments about Baltimore

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/...t-14252535.php

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Emperor Trump, the most racist person in the world, calls himself the least racist person in the world. Welcome to Trumpworld, the Land of Delusions. And this "least racist person" is once again attacking another black man. Trump is a disgrace to the office of the Presidency.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
CNN's Don Lemon, the dumbest man on television, insinuated last night while asking a debate 'question' that I was a racist, when in fact I am 'the least racist person in the world.' Perhaps someone should explain to Don that he is supposed to be neutral, unbiased & fair.
8:31 AM · Jul 31, 2019

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John Legend is one of only 15 people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony and an Oscar. If there is an award for condemning a racist, he should win that one too.

John Legend slams 'racist prick' Donald Trump: 'We need to get him out of office'

https://www.aol.com/article/entertai...rump/23783575/

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In Trumpworld, the Land of Delusions, tariffs on goods manufactured in China are paid by the Chinese. In the real world, however, that is not the case. Trump's Chinese tariffs are paid for by Americans. He's planning to slap a 10% tariff on another $300 billion of Chinese-made goods and, once again, Americans will pay for it. Trump does not care about America's poor and America's middle class. Not at all.

Trump says he will go ahead with new China tariffs
CNN, Aug 1 2019 4:28 PM ET

President Donald Trump tweeted today that on September 1 he will add a new tariff on $300 billion of Chinese-made products, which would effectively put a tax on all Chinese goods coming into the United States. The new tariffs could hit US consumers harder than the earlier rounds. It would tax goods such as iPhones and other consumer electronics, sneakers and toys. Last year, Trump imposed tariffs on about $250 billion in Chinese-made goods, targeting industrial materials and components.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/econo...ump/index.html

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I don't know which is more disconcerting, that we have a President who does nothing but lie or that the President has so many millions of blindly loyal supporters who believe all his lies.

Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims at Cincinnati rally

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/02/pol...eck/index.html

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"I was a very sick man. I should have listened to my mother, the love of my life. She told me to get help," Sayoc told the court. He is also a Trump supporter. What a surprise.

Cesar Sayoc, who sent pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN, sentenced to 20 years in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/us/ce...day/index.html

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Emperor Trump goes on Twitter several times a day to spew hateful, racist, divisive rhetoric and to attack immigrants, asylum seekers, Mexicans, Muslims, athletes, judges, blacks, Democrats, Congresswomen, the news media and others – but if anyone dares to go on Twitter and criticize Emperor Trump, then it's "Off with his head!"

Peter Strzok sues FBI for firing him over anti-Trump tweets

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...xts/ar-AAFqIGK

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When Emperor Trump promised to release his taxes, he was lying. We continue to wonder: What is he hiding? These two lawsuits filed by Emperor Trump and his Republican enablers are not surprising.

Trump, RNC sue to block California law requiring release of tax returns by Presidential and gubernatorial candidates

https://thehill.com/regulation/court...e-of-trump-tax

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Emperor Trump is a racist, bigoted, fear-mongering, immigrant-hating white nationalist whose goal is to "Make America White Again." Last year after a white nationalist shot and killed 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, Trump said he doesn't see white nationalism as a rising threat. Of course not. Trump is a pompous, egotistical, self-worshiping narcissist. If Trump embraces white nationalism, how could it possibly be bad? And Tucker Carlson of Fox News, a.k.a. the Trump Cheerleading Channel, agrees with Trump. Democrats know better.

In Charleston, Cory Booker delivers major speech about white supremacy and gun violence

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...nce/ar-AAFtgVi

Tucker Carlson: White supremacy is a 'hoax' and 'not a real problem'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tu...lem/ar-AAFturQ

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The Archbishop later apologized for focusing on an individual instead of on the issues – but asking Trump to stop being racist is akin to asking leopards to stop being spotted and zebras to stop being striped.

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller to Trump: 'Stop racism, starting with yourself'

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-ant...ting-with-you/