Author: Robert Leonard
Trump’s feud with twitter escalates
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 29, 2020Trump’s feud with Twitter has escalated: he is expected to sign an executive order targeting social media. Unfortunately, there are (as of this writing) no details about the content of that executive order. But it doesn’t really matter––Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said that he will continue to fact check any information related to elections. …
Read MoreTrump’s COVID response is causing his disapproval rating to fall
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 27, 2020Donald Trump’s 2020 chances aren’t looking great. As of Memorial Day, Trump’s disapproval rating is at a whopping 53.5%, and his approval rating is down to 42.7%. According to a different poll, 53% of Americans disapproved “strongly” or “somewhat” with Trump’s handling of COVID. But you don’t even have to look at polls to know, …
Read MoreBiden begins Trump attack ad campaign
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 26, 2020When Trump wasn’t president, but just some crackpot on twitter, he loved to criticize Obama for golfing, which Obama rarely did. Now that we’ve all entered the twilight zone and Trump is president, we’ve witnessed one of the greatest switcheroos of all time. Trump. Golfs. Constantly. His golf bill has cost the tax payer millions …
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell’s civil suit testimony delayed
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 24, 2020Ghislaine Maxwell was supposed to answer questions in a civil suit alleging she participating in the sexual battery of a teenage girl, but she’s been granted a delay. The delay was granted because of the ongoing federal investigation into Epstein. That investigation is getting very interesting. A former police protection officer said that Ghislaine Maxwell …
Read MoreLori Laughlin pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 22, 2020Two months ago, Lori Loughlin, the former “Full House” star who is accused of bribing her children’s way into college, has finally agreed to plead guilty. For her attempt to circumvent what little meritocracy is left in higher education, she’ll have to pay $150,000 in fines (a fraction of her initial bribe…so…yeah), spend two months …
Read MoreCell phone data suggests lockdown protests are spreading COVID far and wide
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 20, 2020Cell phone data suggests that anti-lockdown protestors are traveling across state lines to gather and protest, potentially spreading COVID to places that have seen little activity until now. Images from a recent rally––tweeted by Trump––show hundreds of pro-Trump supporters in close quarters and not wearing masks. That makes contracting COVID much more likely. Although Trump is …
Read MoreTrump says he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine, Fox commentator panics
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 19, 2020President Trump said that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure against COVID. A Fox News commentator basically panicked when he heard that, warning viewers not to try that, saying: “It was a test on patients there, and those who took it in a vulnerable population, including those with respiratory or other conditions, …
Read MoreEric Trump blames Dems for COVID while his dad steals anything not nailed down
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 18, 2020Eric Trump is blaming Democrats for so-called COVID hysteria. He asserts that after the 2020 election, COVID will “magically all of a sudden go away and disappear” and the country will reopen. It’s kind of ironic that Eric is accusing the Democrats of making political hay of COVID, meanwhile, his father and his cronies have …
Read MoreTrump megadonor’s company gets $27m in grant money
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 17, 2020A major Republican donor and supporter of Donald Trump has received a $27 million grant for his private jet company. Because it’s a grant, it does not need to be repaid. Ashford Hospitality Trust, a real estate investment trust, along with some of its subsidiaries, gobbled up around $30m of Paycheck Protect Program funding, making it …
Read MoreRepublicans fear losing Senate due to Trump’s bungling
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 11, 2020Republican insiders are beginning to vocalize concerns about losing the Senate in 2020. With a handful of states vulnerable, including Maine and North Caroline, the Senate could swing blue. They’re right to worry. President Trump’s approval rating has fallen one percent from April, while his disapproval rating has risen two percent to 51%. Approval ratings for …
Read MoreMore White House officials test positive for COVID
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 11, 2020Late last week, Katie Miller, Mike Pence’s spokesperson has tested positive for COVID. Miller is also Stephen Miller’s wife. More White House officials tested positive for COVID after Miller, including Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant and one of Trump’s personal valets. This will not be good for public perception of the White House. A recent poll …
Read MoreCuomo draws line in sand, says its “absurd” to open economy and sacrifice lives
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 8, 2020New York governor Andrew Cuomo says that he refuses to open up New York’s economy if it means sacrificing lives, calling the calculus absurd. Meanwhile President Trump continues to push for opening the U.S. economy regardless of the cost. A recent poll shows that citizens in all 50 states think their governors are handling the …
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