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Trump is “becoming alarmingly good at corrupting the government.”

Are you better off now than 4 years ago?
Credit: Nick Anderson, Washington Post, July 27, 2020.

“Trump tells us to ignore what our hearts and minds and eyes tell us is the truth, and to only believe him. He has obliterated civil discourse and unleashed racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and disrespect for the rule of law and separation of powers. He puts in peril the fundamental principles on which our nation was founded.”

  • Editor’s note: These stories in recent days underscore Wine-Banks’ warning:

WaPo: Yes, Trump is incompetent. But he’s becoming alarmingly good at corrupting the government.

MSNBC: Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe says says the president is trying to make the election ‘look chaotic’ and mentions a ‘fail safe’: if a 2020 result isn’t decided by January 20, President Nancy Pelosi.

WaPo: A president ignored: Trump’s outlandish claims increasingly met with a collective shrug

WaPo: A damning new article reveals how Trump enables Russian election interference

[Trump’s own appointed Office of the Director of National Intelligence] ODNI says Russia is trying to boost Trump’s candidacy

Russian election interference finds ready conduit in GOP senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Lawmakers plead with Trump admin to declassify more about 2020 meddling

Watchdogs Alarmed by Changes to Postal Service Under Trump’s Postmaster General

NRA Promises to Pour Money Into Trump’s Campaign Following Major Lawsuit

Trump antagonizes GOP megadonor Adelson in heated phone call

‘An insidious ploy’: Trump admin’s decision to cut census short could have dire consequences

I was a Republican, and I drew my red line too late. I’ll answer for my choices for years to come. By Beth Fukumoto, who served three terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives and is a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

If Congress doesn’t act, the size of the coming eviction wave is simply mind-blowing

WaPo: A president ignored: Trump’s outlandish claims increasingly met with a collective shrug

As Trump falters, Democrats and Biden eye an elusive prize: Texas

Posted by Steve on August 10, 2020 at 2:01 pm | Permalink

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  1. For all of the above links: Ugh!!

    For all of the posts on social media especially Facebook: I AM TIRED OF ALL OF THE UN-VETTED POSTS CLAIMING TRUTH !! CHECK THE SOURCES!!!!

    Comment by Carlos Perez on August 10, 2020 at 6:14 pm

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