Mick Mulvaney has been serving as the “Acting” White House Chief of Staff for the past few months because no one else wanted the job, and of course now Mulvaney has one foot in the unemployment line, or should we say one foot in prison.Welcome to the land of confusion. In their honor, we will unite.
“My son Joseph promptly built grandpa a Lego replica of the White House. Remarkably, this isn’t even necessarily the biggest thing going wrong for Trump right now.Donald Trump tried yesterday to get Turkey to stop the slaughter that he had just green lighted a week ago, and Turkey responded by merely offering to back off for 120 hours. Donald Trump is falling to pieces by the minute.
© 1996 - 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC. On this new bizarro version of Earth, apparently, where the President of the United States is the weakest schmuck in this entire land of confusion.Trump currently has no Secretary of Energy, no Homeland Security Director, no Director of National Intelligence, no Deputy Director of National Intelligence, no ICE Director, no Deputy ICE Director, no FEMA Director, and no White House Chief of Staff. “Our hearts go out to the Blake family and the other families who’ve been impacted by the tragic events in Kenosha,” he said, before shifting to the administration’s usual line on the protests calling for racial justice and police reform. Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Donald Trump has lost two cabinet members in the past week. WATCH: Trump blasts Biden, defies pandemic on White House stageWATCH: Ivanka Trump’s full speech at the 2020 Republican National ConventionWATCH: Rudy Giuliani’s full speech at the 2020 Republican National ConventionShields and Brooks on Trump’s RNC message, the politics of protestsKenosha police union gives its version of Blake shootingHow Trump’s RNC acceptance speech distorted the truthMore Americans disapprove of Trump now than at any other time in his presidencyJudge delays extradition hearing for teen charged in Kenosha killings‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43Activists reflect on 1963 March on Washington amid renewed calls to address racial injusticeMGM Resorts lays off a quarter of its 70,000 American staff amid pandemicHouse readies contempt resolution as Pompeo defies subpoenasKenosha police union gives its version of Blake shootingCDC director attempts to clarify controversial COVID-19 testing guidelinesHurricanes and wildfires are compounding the risks of the pandemicWATCH: Trump amplifies convention warnings about Biden at New Hampshire rallyWhy you can thank Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. for doctors washing their handsJudge delays extradition hearing for teen charged in Kenosha killingsTop general says no role for military in presidential vote
“Joe Biden is weak,” Trump asserted.
Overall, 54 percent of U.S. adults disapprove of the job Trump is doing in office, compared to 39 percent who approve, according to a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist Poll from August.
“But the results speak for themselves.”Ivanka’s speech was one of several during the convention that sought to humanize the president and seemed targeted toward women specifically, a group with which Trump has been losing favor, according to recent polling, and which will be critical to his reelection effort.
It also reached No. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton zeroed in on China, saying China is “rooting” for Biden and alleging that Biden “aided and abetted China’s rise for 50 years with terrible trade deals that closed our factories and laid off our workers.”Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani continued to It’s a frequent talking point for Republicans, but a tricky argument to navigate when the violence they criticize is taking place now, with Trump in the White House.
“Joe Biden is weak,” Trump asserted. 8 in the Netherlands.The music was written by the band, while the lyrics were written by guitarist Mike Rutherford. Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.The crowd, decorations and chants were familiar for a convention, but the location was unprecedented. One of them was only in the role in an acting capacity to begin with, and the other appears likely to testify against him in the House impeachment inquiry.
Blake was hospitalized after an officer shot him in the back seven times.In a convention that regularly alluded to the largely peaceful protests around the country, which were characterized as violent riots, looting and lawlessness, Blake’s name was noticeably absent from the conversation in the first few days. The majority of … But what Trump’s address lacked was any attempt to level with his critics by acknowledging missteps of his presidency — including on the pandemic — or presenting a plan for improvement in his second term.Candice Norwood is a digital politics reporter for the PBS NewsHour.
And the United States is stuck in a nightmare limbo until it finally happens.Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report “America is great when we behave greatly,” Carson said.Trump’s address praised law enforcement and made no mention of Blake; it also falsely accused Democrat-led cities of promoting violence and looting, despite multiple Democratic leaders, including Biden, speaking out against the acts of violence that drew attention in otherwise peaceful protests.The limited mentions of Blake or the grievances at the center of the protests were a missed opportunity for the campaign to show more understanding to people of color disproportionately affected by excessive use of force by police. His own people are tripping over each other to testify against him.
So unnecessary.
“I recognize that my dad’s communication style is not to everyone’s taste. The words of his speech were familiar criticisms of China, immigration, terrorism and Democratic leadership.
The song was the third track on the album and was the third track released as a single, reaching No.
But our kids loved it from the start,” she said.