Trump in the news not presented Wednesday at the RNC!

** Where is national leadership on these dual crises **

+ America crossed a milestone today with 180,000 COVID-19 deaths – no day of mourning, no flag at half-staff, no Presidential empathy for the affected families of the deceased. Rather today is an anointment of a despotic king!

+ Laura makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, with ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge for SW Louisiana – a storm to change the map

** Stories belying Trump’s ‘Law & Order’ plans **

Vindman brother files whistleblower complaint alleging retaliation by Trump Administration

FBI official: No evidence of ‘coordinated’ mail-in voter fraud

Fewer voters say they’re voting by mail amid uproar over USPS changes

Pompeo faces probe after brazen RNC speech

Pompeo’s RNC Speech Violated His Own Ethics Guidelines for the State Department

Schiff says FBI hasn’t probed national security risks of Trump’s foreign financial ties [yet!]

Analysis: The president evidently sees strength in deception. Voters seem to be growing wary of the gap between his reality and theirs.

Reminder: The anonymous White House official who wrote ‘A Warning‘ about the Trump administration said in 2019, “Trump will hear from me, in my own name, before the 2020 election“

WaPo: As a sale of the National Enquirer collapses, some wonder if the tabloid is too hot to handle [longtime publisher and Trump champion is David Pecker]

The rabbi who is neighbor to Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out: ‘They are bullies’

‘Judge not’: priest rejects RNC speaker’s [Lou Holtz] attack on Biden’s faith

I Am a Farmer’s Daughter, and I Don’t Buy Trump’s Promises to Family Farms

Trump losing 2020 is key to “future of civilization,” says ex-Trump insider

Trump admin asks Supreme Court to reinstate abortion drug restrictions [Ed. Note: And this man says he supports women, REALLY???]

Right-Wing Reporter With No Known Health Expertise Is Given Senior Post at FDA

FDA chief’s misstatement erodes trust in public health, experts say

WaPo: The White House abruptly ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending coronavirus tests for many people exposed to covid-19 infections, alarming health experts.

WAPo: President Trump has repeatedly complained that the country’s infection rates would look better if fewer Americans got tests.

WaPo: The CDC also warned shop workers that they could face threats and violence from customers upset over mask requirements, and advised employees not to argue with barefaced patrons.

CDC’s New Testing Guidelines Appear to Follow Trump’s Call to “Slow the Testing”

** Trump’s “law and order” message undermined by his own officials **

Former Trump Homeland Security Official Elizabeth Neumann Blasts President As a Threat to America: ‘We Are Less Safe Today’

Former chief of staff at Trump’s Department of Homeland Security, Miles Taylor, explains very serious allegations against Trump [CLICK HERE for the video]

Reminder: The anonymous White House official who wrote ‘A Warning‘ about the Trump administration said [this] in 2019, “Trump will hear from me, in my own name, before the 2020 election“