Category: Trump

Pelosi: If Trump Fired State Dept. IG as Retaliation, It Could Be Unlawful
If Donald Trump's firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was as retaliation for investigations by Linick, that could be illegal, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Trump, McConnell Saying HEROES Act Is DOA: GOP Has Learned Nothing
House Democrats are slamming Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) for writing off their Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES Act, which passed the House late last week by a vote of 208-199.

Fmr GOP Strategist Schmidt Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Response ‘Just Plain, Old-Fashioned Imbecility’
Donald Trump's poor response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is just a reflection of the broader weakening that he's putting the United States through with his leadership, according to a former high-profile Republican strategist who today is a prominent Trump critic.

Fmr GOP Strategist: ‘Outright Lie’ that Obama Admin. Spied on the Trump Campaign, It Is ‘Josh Hawley’s Opening Gambit’ for 2024
Freshman Sen Josh Hawley of Missouri is falsely alleging that Obama administration officials illegally spied on the 2016 Trump campaign and took illegal actions against one-time Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of Hawley's gambit to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, according to author and former Republican strategist Rick Wilson.

Sen. Ed Markey: ‘Trump Is Just the Latter Day Herbert Hoover’
The federal response to the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic has been so far inadequate for average Americans, and by not embracing further stimulus, Donald Trump will be seen as a latter day Herbert Hoover, according to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass).

Public Health Expert: If CDC Director Can’t Lead Agency Amid COVID, He Should ‘Step Aside’
The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been hobbled by the Trump administration's decision to sideline the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from an active role, according to a public health expert.

Sen. Angus King: ‘2 to 3 Million’ Tests a Day Needed to Mitigate Economic Impact of COVID-19
The Trump administration must expand testing for the novel coronavirus by as much as a factor of 10 in order to bring the nation back towards some sense of normal, according to Sen. Angus King (I-Me).

Trump Insists Coronavirus ‘Is Going to Go Away Without a Vaccine,’ While Excited About NFL Schedule
Although he's previously come under fire for outlandish remarks to the American people, Donald Trump insisted that the novel coronavirus will somehow disappear--even in the absence of any vaccine to combat it.

After the Flynn Case, There’s ‘Lawlessness at the Top of the Nation’s Top Law Enforcement Agency’
Attorney General William "Bill" Barr has come under fire for allowing the Justice Department to drop its case Thursday against former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn after Flynn repeatedly admitted to lying to the FBI.

Not Listening To His CDC, Trump Could Cause a ‘9/11 Every Single Day’
Donald Trump's coming under fire for ignoring guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how best to reopen the US economy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

