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Jared Kushner accused of ‘casual racism’ after claiming Trump’s policies work but black ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:26:40 GMT

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has earned heavy criticism for a seemingly insensitive comment stating that black Americans can be successful under Donald Trump’s policies, but only if they “want to be.”

“President Trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than that they want to be successful,” Kushner said in a viral clip grabbed from a Monday morning Fox & Friends interview.

Kushner also said more high profile black Americans, including rapper Ice Cube, want to work with the president because he gets “results,” unlike politicians who he said have been in positions of power for decades, but have not addressed issues in black communities.

Jared Kushner on the Black community: "President Trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than that they want to be successful." pic.twitter.com/SX9vWiAfag
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020

The comment that black people must “want” to be successful was quickly seized upon by Trump critics and called out by liberals on social media as “condescending” and an example of “casual racism.”

“Born on third base, thinks he hit a triple,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Virginia) tweeted, adding, “we will remember his casual racism.”

“Jared Kushner is a condescending douchebag,” actor and liberal activist George Takei tweeted to an even shorter clip from the interview.

Jared Kushner is a condescending douchebag. https://t.co/J8y3KzDxtJ
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 26, 2020

You have to hand it to Jared Kushner, because that's the only way he's ever achieved or accomplished anything his whole life.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) October 26, 2020

NEWS: Jared Kushner says Black people must "want to be successful" in order for his father-in-law's policies to help them.

(Kushner was born into wealth, of course.)https://t.co/dgIUs6ChF6
— Alex Wayne (@aawayne) October 26, 2020

In his fuller comments, Kushner slammed Democratic activists for “virtue signaling” on issues affecting black communities following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

“You saw a lot of people who were just virtue signaling. They’d go on Instagram and cry or they would put a slogan on their jersey or write something on a basketball court and, quite frankly, that was doing more to polarize the country than it was to bring people forward,” he said. He added that Trump’s ‘Platinum Plan’, which would designate the Ku Klux Klan as a terrorist organization and invest billions in black-owned businesses, is a practical solution to help black Americans.

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Ice Cube, who consulted on the Platinum Plan, said he previously requested to meet with both the Trump administration and Biden’s campaign, but was told the former vice president would only meet with him after the election.

When @icecube approached both presidential campaigns with ideas for empowering Black Americans, Biden's campaign told him to wait until “after the election.”

President Trump’s campaign “listened, heard what I had to say, and pumped up their plan and presented it to the people.” pic.twitter.com/X9aG4kLCkf
— Trump War Room - Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 25, 2020

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‘So cringeworthy’: Kamala Harris accused of ‘pandering’ after doing a promo about her ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:25:12 GMT

Kamala Harris garnered quite a few haters after “going sneaker shopping” with a pop culture outlet as a campaign promotional event, with viewers seeing the move as unserious and “pandering.”

Harris was probed about her footwear in a video released on Monday by lifestyle outlet Complex.

“I love my chucks,” the California senator said of her Chuck Taylor sneakers, a fashion choice often lauded in liberal circles on social media. “I think it’s a statement about who we really are,” she added by way of explanation.

Senator and Democratic nominee for Vice President @KamalaHarris joins @JLaPuma on the latest episode of “Sneaker Shopping”

WATCH: https://t.co/Ai6aGpj51c pic.twitter.com/6jcgcVnQ65
— Complex Sneakers (@ComplexSneakers) October 26, 2020

Despite a policy-free intro, the 10-minute discussion was overwhelmingly focused on it. Harris spoke about her running mate Joe Biden’s plans for small business financial relief programs, and potential mandates to prevent the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus.

However, a fashion-titled video published on a pop-culture channel was, perhaps, not the ideal media space for a vice presidential candidate to occupy during a pandemic and an economic crisis. Many online users thought it was simply a substance-less ad, designed to “pander” to a younger audience on a cultural level.

“Why didn’t they play the greatest rapper alive, Tupac Shakur while shopping?” one commenter jokingly pondered, referring to the time Harris seemed to not know the musician was long dead while trying to prove her hip-hop cred.

The pandering lmao so cringeworthy
— Oscar ???? (@Bullsfan107) October 26, 2020

This GIF applies here better than ever pic.twitter.com/X5wS8MWf8h
— albertisisisisisimo (@albertisisisis1) October 26, 2020

Her public appearances have all been borderline cringe worthy
— Alec (@alecwoj) October 26, 2020

Why didn’t they play the greatest rapper alive, Tupac Shakur while shopping?
— SDV (@SDV1988) October 26, 2020

Some users cut to the chase, voicing issues with Harris’ prosecutorial record.

Kamala’s a cop pic.twitter.com/RGWvCoYbs0
— deepcut la croix (@BuckFotzy) October 26, 2020

Harris’ defenders, however, also seemed to ignore her policy proposals, simply saying she looked “cool” and “ballin.”

Look at how cool she is????????
— KP (@lilkiddprofit) October 26, 2020

pic.twitter.com/od1PVcng98
— Mark Sweeney (@MSween10) October 26, 2020

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Make America neutral again: Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen wants to turn USA into a large, ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:03:26 GMT

She may have no chance of getting her hands on the keys to the White House next month, but a growing number of Americans are coming around to her limited government, anti-interventionist, decentralized vision for the US.

Jo Jorgensen feels Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scared to debate her. The Libertarian candidate points to her party’s burgeoning popularity and direct policies as two of the reasons for the two big hitters’ reluctance to let her on the podium.

Speaking to RT on the way to a campaign event in Milwaukee, she said: “They are the ones in power and they will do anything they can to keep from giving it up. They don’t want me on the debate stage and they’re not putting me in the media, as they know that I’ll be the only real choice. Both of those candidates and parties want to spend our money and make our decisions for us, neither one has an answer to our healthcare problem.”

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Echoing another third-party candidate Don Blankenship, Dr. Jo is frustrated by how the system has prevented her from being part of the televised debate, alongside her Republican and Democratic rivals. She also claims the mainstream media are apprehensive to feature the other candidates – maybe why Dr. Jo doesn’t once mention Trump or Biden by name during our interview.

“Our 2016 candidate was included in the polls to get on the debate stage and if he had gotten 15 percent, he could have been there. At one point, he got as high as 13.6 percent, so this time around they didn’t even include my name. They thought ‘uh oh, they are getting kinda close, so we’ve got to really lock them out’. This time as I wasn’t in the polls, there was no way for me to be on the debate stage,” she said.

Despite the blockade, a grassroots effort and legal challenges means the Libertarian Party is on the ballot in all 50 states plus DC. And by their own estimates, they could potentially touch 12 percent of the American population. They even may have an appeal to more progressive elements by offering up Jo, a woman, while the main two parties again run two elderly, white men.

Dr. Jo, 63, revealed: “Polls put Libertarian people at about 40 million, they think they should be able to make their own choices and decide how to spend their own money – not the special interest groups, politicians or bureaucrats in Washington. But they don’t know about our party, or they are only shown the other two parties, or think ‘if I vote for you, you’re not going to get elected’ but if all the people got together, then I would get elected.”

Dr. Jo is softly spoken, the daughter of Danish immigrants to the US she made her name working for IBM before joining Clemson University in South Carolina where she has lectured in psychology since 2006. But despite her quiet, academic demeanor, she and her party have some radical plans. Their main priority is to end American involvement in foreign affairs and that includes curtailing all aid. She explained: “Americans are very generous and if they want to send money to other people around the world, they are free to do that. But there’s no reason why the government should pick who gets our money and who doesn’t.”

Her first act in office would be to sign an order to bring home the military. “That is something I could do as commander-in-chief,” she continued, “I want to turn America into one giant Switzerland, armed and neutral. We absolutely have to protect our shores and border but there’s no reason for us to be in 150 countries around the globe. We spend more on the military than the next seven countries combined, that’s insane. If we just defended our own country, we wouldn’t be spending all that money. The money is bad enough but being everywhere in the world is making us less safe, not more safe – and the job of the military is to make us safer.”

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A commonly held view of the American population is that they lack awareness, or are disinterested in matters outside their borders, something Dr. Jo agrees with saying: “A lot of Americans don’t realise we’re being seen as bullies. We wouldn’t like it if Iraq or Iran came to our country and started taking over cities, we wouldn’t like it at all. We only see if from our standpoint and we really need to start being good neighbours.”

As the name of the party suggests, a theme of Dr. Jo’s policies is to chop down the size of the government and then hand executive power to local communities.

“We need less government across the board, but especially at the federal level. For instance, we have a Department of Education that is a ‘one size fits all’ for the entire country. We didn’t have it before the 1970s, it was up to the locality and each city or town to decide how to run their own schools. Education should be decided on by parents, teachers and students,” she said.

“It’s the same with policing. We shouldn’t be telling police departments how to do their job and we shouldn’t be giving them leftover military tanks either, it just makes the problem worse.

The average person shouldn’t have much interaction with the federal government at all. America is a large country, we’ve got rural areas, we’ve got huge cities, we’ve got a lot of places in between – it should be up to each area to decide what serves them best.”

One big issue where the Libertarian Party’s standpoint isn’t clear, is energy.

America is wedded to oil, with its dependence on cars and planes along with being home to major oil corporations. The sensitivity was shown during last week’s presidential debate when commentators leapt on Biden’s statement that he would “transition” away from oil.

“We need to see what is most efficient. Right now, the Democrats and the Republicans give $15 billion a year in subsidies to fossil fuel companies. Instead we need a level playing field, where the government isn’t picking the winners and losers. Let the American people decide what sort of energy they want,” Dr. Jo said.

“When the government hands out money or gives subsidies, what they are doing is having the companies be loyal to them. We’ve got all these companies trying to do the right thing for Members of Congress and not for the consumer. I want companies to have to work hard for my business.

We should be able to decide which companies stick around and which go bankrupt [through the free market]. We should decide which companies serve us better, not Congress.”

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While there is no chance of Dr. Jo being unveiled as the 46th president next month, she does point out how many political activists are flocking to her party from the big two.

“Right now, 75 percent of our volunteers are from outside the party, so that shows that a lot of people are unhappy with the system. No matter what happens, I’m going to stay in the Libertarian Party and fight for individual rights, and if nothing else I hope to get us on the ballot, so next time they don’t have to spend thousands of dollars getting signatures and suing the states. So I do expect some type of victory from this election,” she concluded.

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‘People are getting comfortable in their homes’: Chicago mayor defends curfew, calls on ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:48:52 GMT

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the strict restrictions put forth recently in her city are partly for private homes too because people are getting too “comfortable.”

In a Monday morning interview with CNN’s ‘New Day’, Lightfoot said the lockdown procedures in her city meant to discourage social gatherings should extend to people’s homes too.

“It’s not just what you do outside of your home, it’s also what you do inside your home, and making sure that you don’t invite people in that are not part of your immediate family,” she said when defending the controversial 10pm curfew for non-essential businesses. Other lockdown restrictions put in place this week include limiting public gatherings to six people, banning alcohol sales past 9pm, banning bars without food licenses from conducting indoor business, and requiring face coverings in all public settings.

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“People are getting comfortable in their homes, and they’re having social gatherings,” the mayor said, claiming such behavior is a “huge” contributing factor to the spread of Covid-19. Lightfoot says only immediate family and essential people, like home care workers, should be allowed in people’s homes.

.@chicagosmayor says Chicagoans should extend her 10 PM closing time for bars to their homes: “It’s not just what you do outside of your home, it’s also what you do inside your home, and making sure that you don’t invite people in that are not part of your immediate family" pic.twitter.com/ldfWgssFIG
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 26, 2020

Lightfoot’s newly-announced curfew has already earned her plenty of pushback, especially from conservative pundits already highly critical of the controversial mayor.

‘Ledger Report’ host Graham Ledger blasted her as a “rogue politician” pushing “unconstitutional” edicts.

Just like in California, residents of Chicago must defy unconstitutional edicts from rogue politicians! https://t.co/wAyGcc3CwD
— Graham Ledger (@GrahamLedger) October 24, 2020

Chicago has a 10pm curfew....this city is laughable.
— Ramblin' Ray (@ramblin_ray) October 23, 2020

Failed Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the PERFECT example of why elected officials should be chosen based on more than just their race and gender.
— Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) October 24, 2020

Chicago has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the last week. The city is experiencing over 600 cases a day. The new restrictions will be in place for two weeks to fight off what Lightfoot describes as a second “surge.”

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What happened to redemption? Sarah Silverman says cancel culture turns people ‘to the DARK ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:05:49 GMT

Comedian Sarah Silverman has come out swinging against ‘cancel culture’ for supposedly denying people “redemption” and leading them into the embrace of “the dark side,” earning herself both praise and scorn on social media.

Silverman gave her take on the ‘cancel culture’ phenomenon in a segment on her podcast at the weekend.

“When you take someone, you found a tweet they wrote seven years ago … you expose it and you say, ‘This person should be no more. Banish them forever.’ They’re going to find some place where they are accepted,” Silverman mused.

That place, she added, “is the motherf**king dark side.”

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Silverman cited the real-life example of her “friend” Christian Picciolini, a former neo-Nazi who, having developed a support system, turned towards deradicalizing other hate group members.

The progressive comedian insisted that there should be a path for a person to be changed, so that they aren’t frozen “in a moment we found on the internet from 12 years ago.”

“It’s righteousness porn,” Silverman concluded, a phrase she has used to describe ‘cancel culture’ before.

Dipping my toe into a take on cancel culture in episode 2.#SarahSilvermanPodcast eps 1-5
Here: https://t.co/qNnHEngHbF… pic.twitter.com/9v65pd9nIV
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 24, 2020

Quite a few online were in full agreement with the comedian’s insight, saying that people need to allow others to change in order to be truly righteous, and that “shame is a terrible motivator for change.”

What a good word! We need a path to redemption. If we feel so righteous as a progressive then we must allow others to progress. https://t.co/yJlRvEYe1Q
— Julie Ratiani (@julieratiani) October 26, 2020

This is some excellent insight.
If we continue to shut people down, provide no path to redemption, they will seek out others who will listen.
.
Shame is a terrible motivator for change. https://t.co/bW0S9dxPHU
— Margaret Clegg (@MIGlutenFreeGal) October 25, 2020

The discourse was not all flowery and spiritualistic, though. Many rushed to point out that Silverman herself was currently ‘cancelled’ for donning blackface in a 2007 satirical sketch on her comedy show ‘The Sarah Silverman Program’.

Did she do this in blackface?
— Featherskill (@Featherskill) October 25, 2020

She got cancelled last year though. Hun, you're still cancelled! No one forgot but you and your zoom buddies.
— Angela (@Angelolz87) October 25, 2020

Those who didn’t know Silverman had already been cancelled, meanwhile, implied that she probably should be.

By the lefts rules she should be canceled, fired and blacklisted. @megynkelly was for asking an ignorant but innocent question about blackface. While we’re at it let’s cancel @TedDanson @WhoopiGoldberg @SarahKSilverman pic.twitter.com/Z9f0zec2eS
— Dan Kimbler (@DanKimbler) October 26, 2020

1. Cancel culture isn't real. It's holding people accountable for their actions.

2. Sarah Silverman has given us every single reason to never take her seriously, ever.
— DEFUND AND ABOLISH THE POLICE (@WilliamPecota) October 25, 2020

Some accused Silverman, a vocal liberal herself, of being part of the group of ‘cancelers’ she was trying to critique.

What is she talking about? She is part of the crowd canceling people...
— Jack Battier (@OneEyeBlackJack) October 25, 2020

Everything she said was right, but it rings hollow coming from someone who herself has taken part in the process.
— Floplag (@floplag) October 25, 2020

Others took issue with the concept of “redemption,” saying that it is entirely subjective and, coming from Silverman, would probably mean “accepting all the leftist political positions.”

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Kamala Harris bursts out laughing when asked if she’ll push for ‘progressive’ policies, ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:52:00 GMT

Kamala Harris has stirred up some bipartisan outrage after having another laughing fit, this time when asked if she would push for left-wing policies should Joe Biden win the November presidential election.

The fit of laughter came as Harris was questioned about whether she was “the most liberal United States senator” in a Sunday interview on CBS’ ‘Sixty Minutes’ with host Norah O'Donnell, who was referring to the results of a GovTrack analysis conducted last year.

In response, the vice presidential hopeful burst out laughing and quickly tried to disown the label, claiming it was Vice President Mike Pence who used the term about her in an attempt to make the California senator unpalatable to conservative voters.

A second bout of laughter came when O’Donnell asked if Harris would bring a “socialist or progressive perspective” into Joe Biden’s potential Democratic administration.

“No,” Harris scoffed, adding that she would instead bring the perspective of a woman “who grew up a black child in America, who was also a prosecutor” and someone who “likes hip-hop.”

If elected, would Kamala Harris advocate for Medicare for All, a plan Joe Biden doesn’t support?

“I would not have joined the ticket if I didn't support what Joe was proposing,” says Senator Harris. https://t.co/8ne3USJZqO pic.twitter.com/dFDf0GBFk9
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 26, 2020

O’Donnell then made a last-ditch attempt at getting a more substantive answer from the vice presidential candidate, asking Harris if she would push Biden to support ‘Medicare for All’, a mandatory universal healthcare plan that would replace private health insurance. Harris dodged the question, refusing to give a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, instead saying she supports “expanding” on the current system.

The moment drew a slew of social media criticism from both sides of the US political divide.

Leftists said the segment was “infuriating” and slammed the senator for laughing at the idea of pushing for progressive policies. Some called her an opportunist for “not believing in much of anything” and “sprinting away from the real solutions” to the country’s problems.

Everything about this clip is infuriating. The right wing framing of the questions and Kamala sprinting away from the real solutions to our problems pic.twitter.com/6sUoOgj3aS
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) October 26, 2020

Right wingers will interpret Kamala's nervous laughter as covering her true belief in progressive values. Truth is it's to cover her not believing in much of anything. https://t.co/DZ19PVWzM4
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) October 26, 2020

Conservatives, however, suggested that Harris’ laughter showed she was lying when she said she would not push progressive policies. The laughter is her “tell,” some argued. Another called the senator out for supposedly being a disingenuous politician who “will say or do anything for power”.

Someone needs to tell Kamala, that she has a tell. She does it every time, when she is lying, she breaks out in laughter. That says it all. https://t.co/bo812baETu
— Icantbefrench (@icantbefrench) October 26, 2020

She is Hillary Clinton and will say or do anything for power
— Fun Guy (@DailySportsTalk) October 26, 2020

Others countered that genuine socialists were not fans of Harris and her policies, a sign that she is more centrist than the Trump campaign and Republicans like to suggest.

The idea that Kamala Harris is a socialist is pretty surprising to those of us who have spent the past year seeing what socialists have to say about Kamala Harris on this hell site.
— Charlotte Clymer ????️‍???? (@cmclymer) October 26, 2020

Others ignored the political substance but picked up on Harris’ tendency to laugh a lot during interviews. “Has anyone seen Kamala and the Joker in the same room together?” one commenter quipped.

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'He couldn't remember my name': Trump mocks Biden for confusing him with George Bush, accuses ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:46:37 GMT

Donald Trump has ridiculed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for apparently confusing him with former President George Bush during a virtual media event and accused journalists of helping “cover” for him.

“Joe Biden called me George yesterday. Couldn’t remember my name,” Trump tweeted on Monday morning. The president also accused “The Fake News Cartel” of being in cahoots with the Democrats and “working overtime” to cover the incident up.

Joe Biden called me George yesterday. Couldn’t remember my name. Got some help from the anchor to get him through the interview. The Fake News Cartel is working overtime to cover it up!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2020

Biden made the gaffe during Sunday’s online ‘I Will Vote’ concert. “What kind of country are we going to be? Four more years of George, um… George, um…” Biden said with his wife Jill sitting beside him and somewhat awkwardly looking at the camera.

Trump’s response instantly drew its own criticism, as many recalled times when he himself has mixed up the names of various high profile people.

“Tim Apple has entered the chat,” quipped one commenter, referring to the president famously calling Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple”.

Now you know how Tim Apple felt!
— So very tired of the chaos (@justBecka) October 26, 2020

:Tim Apple has entered the chat: https://t.co/tZdh85Q0xn
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 26, 2020

Biden is not alone when it comes to mistaking Trump for former president Bush. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has referred to the sitting president as “Bush” on a number of occasions in recent years.

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‘Four more years of George’: Biden mistakes Trump for Bush during campaign event (VIDEO)

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:55:41 GMT

Former US Vice President Joe Biden appeared, awkwardly, to have mistaken his rival Donald Trump for George Bush as he delivered an address to his supporters over the weekend.

Speaking at the ‘I Will Vote’ concert on Sunday, Biden touched upon the importance of the upcoming presidential vote on November 3. He then stumbled, seemingly forgetting Trump’s name.

“The character of the country, in my view, is literally on the ballot. What kind of country are we going to be? Four more years of George, um… George, um…” Biden said as he appeared seated next to his wife Jill.

Joe Biden confuses President Trump with George W. Bush: “because of who I’m running against…George, ah, George” pic.twitter.com/ujAni2Q7Gh
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 26, 2020

“If Trump gets elected, we’re going to be in a different world,” Biden said, finishing the sentence after a brief pause.

The Trump campaign quickly spotted Biden’s mistake and posted a clip of it on its social media account.

In 1988, Biden sought the Democratic Party nomination to run against 41st President George H.W. Bush, but he was forced to drop out of the race due to plagiarism allegations. Bush’s son, George W. Bush, served as the 43rd president between 2001 and 2009. So who knows which one of them was on the tip of Biden’s tongue?

Biden has been repeatedly plagued by misspeaking or seemingly forgetting words, which prompted his opponents to question his mental fitness to hold the highest office in the country. Multiple ‘blooper reels’ from Biden’s speeches have been circulating online.

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‘F**k Sleepy Joe!’ Rapper Lil Pump records VIDEO endorsing Trump & blasting Biden’s ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:33:27 GMT

Rapper Lil Pump has backed the ‘Trump 2020’ message in an emotional, profanity-laden video, while seemingly taking issue with Joe Biden’s plan to increase some of the tax rates if elected president.

The 20-year-old hip hop star, who released his second studio album, ‘Harverd Dropout’, last year, made his endorsement in a short clip posted on social media.

“What I gotta say is ‘Trump 2020’, b***h!” the artist said is an expletive-ridden tirade. He referred to Biden as ‘Sleepy Joe’ – a nickname for the former vice president coined by Trump.

????????????????????????

Even cough syrup sipping sound cloud rappers like @lilpump are waking up to the reality that @JoeBiden is about to rape their wallets pic.twitter.com/3FRyoMKEr6
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) October 26, 2020

“F**k, I look like paying an extra 33 [percent] in taxes for Biden,” Lil Pump said, apparently referring to Biden’s supposed campaign promise to raise some of the tax rates.

Lil Pump was less keen on the incumbent president in the past, as he tweeted “F**K DONALD TRUMP” in November 2016 when Trump won the election.

Rapper 50 Cent caused a stir last week when he tweeted about his displeasure with Biden’s purported tax plan and wrote, “vote for Trump.” Responding to criticism, he said “I don’t want to be 20cent,” and that he has “never liked” Trump.

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Woman boasts her DYING pro-Trump dad voted for Biden because ‘it matters to his girls’, but ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:28:00 GMT

A TikToker has said her critically ill dad was going to vote for Donald Trump, but went for Joe Biden to please his kids after “intense exchanges” over politics. The supposedly inspirational message was lost on many, however.

A video blogger that goes by the nickname “Erleepen” on TikTok, shared an emotional story about her father, who she says has few months to live at the most, voting for the Democratic presidential candidate instead of his pick - Trump - after his own children prodded him to change his mind.

THIS!!! Wait for it ????❤️???? pic.twitter.com/RFgzU4wyWm
— Jay Arnold ???? (@jadedcreative) October 25, 2020

"My 55 year-old conservative dad has never voted Democrat in his life. He's dying of Aplastic Anemia [a condition that occurs when a body stops producing enough new blood cells]," state the cards the blogger flashes in the video.

"We've had some intense exchanges about him voting for Trump this year, which has been painful, since we'll almost certainly lose him in the next few weeks/months. He has 6 daughters who love him dearly,” the next couple of cards read.

The blogger, who is teary-eyed and visibly distraught at that point of the video, then brightens up and smiles as she shows a card, announcing that “yesterday” her father “was so excited to tell me he’d just voted for Biden/Harris 2020.”

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“Erleepen” says that he father told her that he cast a ballot for Biden - apparently while casting aside his own political beliefs in the process - because “it matters to my girls and my girls matter to me.”

The short clip ends with the woman calling on her followers to jump on the Democratic train.

“Vote for the guy who respects women! If my very Republican dad can...So. Can. You.”

The bizarre pro-Biden message has struck a chord with many of the former VP ardent supporters on Twitter, serving a source of inspiration for some.

One self-avowed member of Trump resistance said that the clip “inspired” him to text his sister, who is pro-life and plans to vote for Trump, but refuses to talk about her choice with her outspokenly pro-Biden brother.

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“How would you feel, if I died today, knowing that you never talked to me? That you couldn't bring yourself to have a conversation about something that is extremely important to me. A matter of life and death…How would you feel, for the rest of your life, if I was all of a sudden gone? Well, if I never hear from you, I will know,” the message he had sent supposedly read.

.....A future for OUR children. How would you feel, for the rest of your life, if I was all of a sudden gone? Well, if I never hear from you, I will know."
— Joan Lenny (@joan_lenny) October 25, 2020

Another commenter said that he was sending the video to all his “e-mail pals & some Trump supporters”, calling it a “good one to pass around.”

I sent this video 2 all my e-mail pals & some Trump supporters. It's a good one 2 pass around.I too cannot understand anyone,especially women, who would vote for a man like Trump,who berates &disrespects women. a man who doesn't see the value of women is a disgrace
— LetMePutNMy2Cents (@MonicaWhitfie14) October 25, 2020

However, not everybody has been enthusiastic about the message, deeming it made in poor taste and even cruel.

“Shaming your father while he’s on his deathbed and fighting with him until he changes his vote is hardly the inspirational message you think it is,” journalist Sophia Narwitz opined.

Shaming your father while he’s on his deathbed and fighting with him until he changes his vote is hardly the inspirational message you think it is. ????pic.twitter.com/TUm2JdH0BP
— Sophia (train conductor) Narwitz (@SophNar0747) October 25, 2020

“Imagine being the sort of person who spends their last moments with their father arguing about politics? This poor man,” a commenter tweeted.

Imagine being the sort of person who spends their last moments with their father arguing about politics?

This poor man.
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) October 25, 2020

Others argued that it was tone-deaf from the blogger to use her dying father to push for votes, be it “for Trump, Biden, the Pope or God himself.”

Has nothing to do with who she wanted him to vote for. Using her dying father to push for more votes is a fucked up thing to do. Doesn't matter if it's for Trump, Biden, the Pope or God himself. It's cruel, and fucked. I seriously hope you don't treat your own family like she did
— LM - Louisiana Mom ???????????? (@louisanamom) October 26, 2020

While the message was supposed to drum up support for Biden, it apparently had an opposite effect on some voters.

“These things make me want to vote for Trump and I hate Trump,” a commenter tweeted.

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Reddit censors alleged Hunter Biden ‘sex tape’ shared on video hosting subsidiary of ...

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 22:46:04 GMT

Social media websites, including Reddit, have taken to censoring the sharing of an alleged Hunter Biden sex tape published on the platform of a Chinese media company connected to Steve Bannon.

Joe Biden’s son Hunter has become even more of a focus for critics after an alleged sex tape involving "crack" usage was published on Saturday night.

The video, along with several images, were put out through GTV, a subsidiary of GTV Media Group, which was founded in April of this year by Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, a fugitive in China for fraud, and Steve Bannon, a former advisor to President Donald Trump.

Bannon's apparent link is notable as he's one of the people who reportedly has had access to the infamous hard drive allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden. The drive allegedly includes not only more sexually explicit and drug-use images, but also emails that suggest the former vice president was involved in foreign business dealings with his son while in office, something he has long claimed is not true.

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Reportedly edited in the video is the text saying Joe Biden is “100% controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.”

Stories about Hunter’s alleged hard drive were already heavily censored on social media platforms, especially the original report from The New York Post, put together in cooperation with Bannon and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

This new ‘sex tape’ is now also being heavily censored, with some claiming even posts on Reddit simply discussing its content have been taken down. Multiple moderators of channels have reported to their users that they have been contacted by Reddit administrators about policing any content that shares any part of the video as it equates to “involuntary pornography,” which violates their content policies.

Moderators for the r/conspiracy channel warned their users about posting about the video and said even future posts related to the video will depend on “further instructions” from Reddit.

Other social media sites have been similarly censoring the video, with Twitter even taking to banning accounts that post screenshots from the video, though copies have still been leaking through on platforms despite the efforts to target accounts sharing the content.

Both Bannon and Giuliani have promised there is more Hunter Biden material to come, with Giuliani even claiming to have seen images of underage girls on Hunter’s abandoned laptop, which he says he turned over to police.

.@RudyGiuliani tells Newsmax that Hunter Biden had numerous pictures of "underage girls" on the laptop that reportedly belonged to him and that he has turned them over to the Delaware State Police.pic.twitter.com/pu6rNYTlV9
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 21, 2020

While many mainstream media outlets have ran stories casting doubt on the credibility on the information being released, a former business partner of Hunter’s, Tony Bobulinski, came forward this week corroborating allegations of Joe Biden’s office being used to leverage foreign business dealings and he turned over multiple phones to the FBI he claims confirm his accusations.

Trump has called the laptop that led to the data released through the Post the “laptop from Hell.” Biden, meanwhile, has only called stories about his son a “smear campaign.”

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‘Hazmat’-clad entomologists DESTROY first confirmed ‘murder hornet’ nest in the US ...

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 22:27:00 GMT

The first-ever nest of invasive Asian giant hornets discovered on US soil has been successfully removed by pest control specialists during a large-scale operation involving futuristic equipment – and a vacuum cleaner.

On Sunday, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) said it dismantled the nest that had been discovered near Blaine earlier this week.

“The WSDA Pest Program vacuumed numerous specimens out of the nest located in a tree cavity,” the department said in a short statement posted on Facebook, promising to provide a further update on Monday.

Washington State Department of Agriculture workers disconnect hoses from a cannister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Blaine, Wash. © AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

The images that have since been released show the hornet colony being treated with more precautions than a never-before-seen alien specimen in a sci-fi movie. The team, clad in thick full-body protective suits, wrapped the infested tree with a plastic membrane before sucking the insects out with a giant vacuum cleaner.

Sven Spichiger, Washington State Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Blaine, Wash © AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

All the insects found inside the nest were safely contained in a large transparent tube, video footage shared by WSDA shows.

The WSDA specialists first received reports of the invasive hornets last December, and finally managed to capture several specimens this week. The captive hornets were fitted with miniature tracking devices, leading the researchers to the nest. The Asian giant hornet is considered an invasive pest, so officials were anxious not to allow the insects to get a foothold in the US.

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Asian giant hornets are the largest species of hornet in the world, boasting a wingspan of 7cm (3in) and a 0.6cm (quarter of an inch-long) venomous stinger. They can kill a human, if one is unlucky enough to disturb a nest and get stung repeatedly, but they are routinely dangerous for honey bees. The hornets invade beehives, decapitating their inhabitants with their powerful mandibles before claiming the nest as their own. Unlike their Asian relatives, the European honey bee that’s made its home in the US failed to develop defense tactics against these killing machines in the course of their evolution.

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‘Rocks’ & punches thrown as anti-Trump protesters CLASH with ‘Jews for Trump’ ...

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:55:03 GMT

A massive car parade of Jewish Donald Trump supporters was met with violent resistance in New York City, with counter-protesters throwing projectiles at cars and trading punches with the conservative demonstrators.

The cars, many of which sported American, Israeli, and pro-Trump flags, all crossed the Brooklyn Bridge and, at one point, passed Trump Tower, honking repeatedly as they passed the building.

Happening now in front of Trump tower!!!#JewsForTrump rally@realDonaldTrump #Trump2020 pic.twitter.com/4A98LnI9gC
— Ushi Teitelbaum (@ushi_teitel) October 25, 2020

We've never seen anything like it, Brooklyn Bridge covered with Trump cars, we're coming out in force, stay home if you don't like what you see, NYC is coming home baby!!! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/J0rZfWDhld
— Mark Kennedy ???????? (@RealMarkKennedy) October 25, 2020

Reporters on the scene indicated the lines of vehicles may have stretched for several miles.

This isn’t Pensacola or even Pennsylvania. This is just 10 seconds of a Trump car parade on NEW YORK CITY’s FDR Drive today that stretched miles from Midtown all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge. Unbelievable enthusiasm for @realDonaldTrump ???????? pic.twitter.com/CqZ92bMMJj
— Joe Shikhman (@JoeShikhman) October 25, 2020

While many appear to have gathered on the streets to applaud the effort, some showed their opposition by launching projectiles at the vehicles.

In one video, a counter-protester can be seen throwing what is described as “rocks” from a bridge under which the pro-Trump vehicles are driving. He does not appear to have caused any damage, however.

More rocks thrown at #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy in Brooklyn. @realDonaldTrump @NYPDnews @TrumpWarRoom pic.twitter.com/SIOmFETQN7
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020

Another can be seen throwing eggs at passing vehicles in the parade.

Eggs thrown on #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/IvMC4uGXKN
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020

Things got more violent in Manhattan, where anti-Trump protesters began ripping signs off vehicles and throwing paint at them. The situation devolved from there, with multiple pro-Trump protesters violently clashing with counter-demonstrators, and brawling in the street.

Police can also be seen ordering the counter-protesters to disperse. They detained a large number of people.

BREAKING IN MANHATTAN. Anti-Trump protesters rip flags off vehicles part of the #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy. Throw red paint on vehicles, punch Trump supporters. @realDonaldTrump @TrumpWarRoom pic.twitter.com/qbCeMKWWl9
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020

More from brawl in Manhattan when anti-Trump protesters attack #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy pic.twitter.com/KUPratW4Mf
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020

Woman arrested for spraying pepper spray at the #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy on 5 Avenue in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/kfrwaLTJgT
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020

Other videos of New York show liberals screaming at the cars as they traverse Brooklyn Bridge, and another again shows a cyclist punching a window of one vehicle, but failing to cause any damage.

This man is so upset that a #JewsForTrump vehicle convoy practically shut down the Brooklyn Bridge while heading to Manhattan, that he began punching vehicles. @NYPDnews @realDonaldTrump @TrumpWarRoom pic.twitter.com/6kSZKUoa0F
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) October 25, 2020

Hey Liberals we're not intimidated by you any more its time we take back NY from you haters. pic.twitter.com/qguDhoFRst
— Mark Kennedy ???????? (@RealMarkKennedy) October 25, 2020

According to the event’s schedule, the vehicles will converge at Marine Park for a Trump rally from 5pm local time, where people such as Jewish Voices for Trump Co-chair Boris Epshteyn and Americans Against Antisemitism founder Dov Hikind will be among the speakers.

New York For #Trump Car Parade.

Join the biggest car parade in #NYC , which will take place tomorrow.

Read the schedule???????????? pic.twitter.com/qbeU5KzQgH
— Heshy Tischler (@HeshyTischlerNY) October 24, 2020

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VIDEO of NYPD officers blaring ‘Trump 2020’ through patrol car loudspeaker SETS OFF liberals

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:00:16 GMT

Critics are taking to social media to express outrage over a video showing three NYPD cops in Brooklyn using their patrol vehicle to say “Trump 2020,” behavior that would be prohibited for an officer.

Multiple videos show the incident, which appeared to involve at least three officers, on Saturday night from multiple angles.

An officer can be seen blocking a crosswalk with his vehicle in one video taken from a distance. He says “Trump 2020” through the car’s loudspeaker and encourages people to record him and post it to their social media. A man can be heard cursing at the officer, as the cop calls him a “tough guy” through the loudspeaker. Two other officers stand outside the vehicle.

A second video recorded closer to the car shows the person to whom the officer was talking. The man recording the footage tells the officer to say “Trump 2020” again, and the cop eventually complies, leading the videographer to call him a “f**king fascist.”

Police officer in Brooklyn uses a loudspeaker to say "Trump 2020" while on the job pic.twitter.com/ZujQIfqonH
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) October 25, 2020

Officers are prohibited from endorsing any political candidates or expressing political views while on duty.

The video has set off Trump critics on social media, with some even trying to identify and dox the cops.

“This officer should be fired,” pundit Kurt Bardella tweeted.

“Meanwhile, NYPD is using taxpayer dollars to blast ‘Trump 2020’ from their loudspeakers,” activist Matt Sutton added.

Make him famous, y'all.

Pretty sure NYPD cops are not supposed to endorse political candidates over their squad car loudspeaker while on duty.@NYPDShea, care to weigh in? https://t.co/95jgGxKmSK
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 25, 2020

Whoever's in vehicle #3703 will be lucky to have a job by the end of the night. It's against city policy for an officer to endorse a political candidate while on duty or in uniform. pic.twitter.com/jAE9wUyDRh
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) October 25, 2020

My tax dollars did not pay for NYPD officers to broadcast Trump 2020 from their cruiser. pic.twitter.com/CTLi655hpA
— gregarious (@mistergeezy) October 25, 2020

How the NYPD rolling up in Black communities these days (on my block): “Trump 2020. Put it on YouTube. Put it on Facebook...”
Aight MFers... it’s on TWITTER TOO! BI-DEN! ????????????#Vote #nypdfinest #bidenharris2020 pic.twitter.com/hmXdY8ivbM
— Brandon K Hines (@thumpio) October 25, 2020

The New York City Police Department has announced that they are investigating the incident as officers “must remain apolitical.”

We are aware of this video and it is under investigation by our Brooklyn South Investigation Unit.

Police officers must remain apolitical. https://t.co/a3XyWCNceb
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 25, 2020

New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea called the video “unacceptable” in his own statement.

One hundred percent unacceptable. Period.

Law Enforcement must remain apolitical, it is essential in our role to serve ALL New Yorkers regardless of any political beliefs.

It is essential for New Yorkers to trust their Police.

Updates to follow after initial investigation. https://t.co/C4zyVYWZvN
— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) October 25, 2020

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Slate calls for Mozart & Beethoven to be referred to by their full names to fight ‘sexism ...

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:44:26 GMT

Calling famous classical music composers just by their last names can be “harmful” nowadays, according to an article published in US liberal magazine Slate. The piece was instantly mocked online.

Writing for Slate, Chris White, an assistant professor of music theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, took issue with how some composers, like Beethoven or Mozart, are often referred to just by their last names, while others are not. In fact, continuing to use such mononyms today could be seen as "outdated and harmful," he argued.

When we say, 'Tonight, you'll be hearing symphonies by Brahms and Edmond Dede,' we're linguistically treating the former as being on a different plane than the latter, a difference originally created by centuries of systematic prejudice, exclusion, sexism, and racism.

To change the situation, the author urged people to use the composers' full names so "we can focus more on their music rather than on the past cultural practices that elevated straight white men at the expense of everyone else."

The piece was immediately ridiculed online, with many feeling its take was far-fetched and too much even for a liberal magazine. "I want to sit in on one of your pitch meetings. The stories that don't make the cut, have to be better than what you publish," one reader tweeted. "Stop making fun of Slate," another jokingly remarked.

Some even vowed to only use Mozart's "complete" baptismal name from now on, which consists of four different names.

only using mozart's complete name from now on, because I hate racism that much pic.twitter.com/ivow29Zepd
— jollyspruce (@jollyspruce) October 25, 2020

People tried to school the author on why mononyms stick to particular composers in the first place. "If there were a well-known Bob Beethoven or Jimmy Wagner, we would make the distinction. We include Edmond Dede's first name because he is not as well known," a person wrote.

"What silliness at Slate!" one tweet read. "Dede isn't the musical equal of Beethoven. Fame not racism allows us to identify the composer by surname alone. That goes for Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, too. And artists and scientists like Picasso and Einstein, also."

Another Twitter user added that it is the "same with people who are so famous they can go by their first name, which include a lot of women and people of color: Oprah, Beyonce, Ellen, Kanye, Chappelle, Kobe, Hillary, LeBron."

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Photo of smiling Melania Trump reignites ‘BODY DOUBLE’ conspiracy theory, setting Twitter ablaze

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 07:26:35 GMT

A photo of US First Lady Melania Trump looking relaxed and smiling on board Marine One has added fuel to a wild conspiracy theory. Adherents say President Donald Trump must be campaigning alongside his wife’s body double.

The theory that the White House uses an impersonator in place of the real Melania Trump has been around since at least 2017. A picture of the US presidential couple taken on Sunday poured some gasoline on the conspiratorial fire.

Yeah ok, but um, why the Melania double?
Paging @SWWCreative ... https://t.co/nqbA0LOWaH pic.twitter.com/2dadMjXxEV
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) October 25, 2020

The only thing I'll miss from this administration is them swapping in new Melanias and just pretending we won't notice like a 4-year-old with a guppy pic.twitter.com/8J0A4E9z5H
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) October 25, 2020

That definitely isn’t Melania and it’s not the first time either. pic.twitter.com/gKAcNMqlo9
— #AKF & #YANA SPN FAN (@Phoenix_Ranger) October 25, 2020

With public opinion ‘settled’ that the real First Lady would never ever smile, the discussion focused on who could be in her place.

Some said the grin definitely belonged to beloved (and sadly dead) male star of the romcom Bewitched, Dick Sargent. Others suggested it must be the actor most famous for adopting fake personae for comical effect, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Is that Dick Sargent? pic.twitter.com/dMufMh34QQ
— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) October 25, 2020

Plot twist: It's actually Sacha Baron Cohen dressed as Melania. pic.twitter.com/v7AMTtggwq
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) October 25, 2020

And a few people seemed to take the ‘fake Melania’ thing all too seriously, seeing it as an opportunity for political commentary. Well, it is less than 10 days until the election, so no surprise there.

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Pence’s chief of staff tests positive for Covid-19, VP not infected – spokesman

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:08:00 GMT

Marc Short, known as Mike Pence’s closest aide, has been infected with coronavirus, the vice president’s spokesman has confirmed, adding that Pence himself tested negative and is not planning to halt his campaign.

"Vice President Pence and Mrs. Pence both tested negative for Covid-19 today, and remain in good health,” spokesman Devin O’Malley reported on Saturday evening as he confirmed that the VP's right-hand man, Short, had contracted the virus.

Pence is not expected to cancel any of his scheduled events in light of his top aide’s illness, O’Malley noted, adding that his boss “will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.”

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The decision for Pence to continue his public engagements was made “in consultation with the White House Medical Unit,” the spokesman said.

Short, who served as director for legislative affairs in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018 and, since March 2019, has been Pence’s chief of staff, is considered to be a “close contact” of the vice president.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for “critical infrastructure workers” who have been potentially exposed to the coronavirus state that such workers can go on with their duties as long as they don’t display any symptoms, are under regular monitoring, and “wear a mask at all times while in the workplace for 14 days after last exposure.”

Short has become yet another high-profile White House official to have contracted the virus. US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and their teenage son Barron all tested positive for the virus in early October. Shortly after his diagnosis, Trump was transported to Walter Reed medical facility, where he spent four days being treated with an experimental drug cocktail and oxygen.

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After his discharge from hospital on October 5, Trump immediately resumed his public engagements, and has been busy campaigning ever since.

Apart from Trump, an array of White House officials were treated for coronavirus, including his senior advisers Stephen Miller and Hope Hicks, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, and a number of GOP officials and lawmakers.

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‘Rigged Election?’ Trump seizes on Biden's latest gaffe, boasting about 'most extensive and ...

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:37:00 GMT

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's remark that his party has created “the most extensive voter fraud organization” has reinforced the former VP’s “gaffe machine” status, giving the Republicans a free ‘gotcha moment’.

Wait... What?
pic.twitter.com/rsbm7Wn7gF
— Tyler Cardon (@TyCardon) October 24, 2020

"We're in a situation where we have put together – and you guys did it for our admi . . ., the president, Obama's administration before this – we have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics," Biden says in the video, which began circulating on social media on Saturday.

The apparent verbal flub, made just 10 days out from the Nov. 3 election, has caught the attention of the former VP’s detractors, including that of US President Donald Trump.

“What a terrible thing for Biden to say! Rigged Election?,” Trump tweeted, reposting the viral clip.

What a terrible thing for Biden to say! Rigged Election? https://t.co/jQXxeQCZU9
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2020

While Democrats and much of the mainstream media have brushed off concerns over a potential voter and election fraud in a year when mail-in voting will be used on a far larger scale than usual, Trump has repeatedly taken aim at universal mail-in voting, deeming it highly vulnerable to abuse and errors. The president even went as far as to allege that the system could tip the scales in the 2020 election - a notion, which the Democrats have vehemently rejected.

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Biden’s blunder provided comic relief for conservatives on Twitter, many portraying the lapse a "Freudian slip."

#LyingBiden actually told the TRUTH for once. It sure is a great voter fraud organization that he, Barry Hussein, and others put together during the previous administration. ????????
— Christine Sarracino (@ChrisMSarracino) October 24, 2020

Freudian slip right there pic.twitter.com/t6vgsfAoAa
— Nutella Rice (@RiceNutella) October 24, 2020

“Seems that Joe Biden has some explaining to do,” Mike Kelly, Republican Representative for Pennsylvania's 16the congressional district, tweeted.

Seems that Joe Biden has some explaining to do. He’s taking responsibility for putting together "the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.” What? pic.twitter.com/We7hT8Ojcv
— Mike Kelly for Congress (@MikeKellyforPA) October 24, 2020

????????????

Biden: “We have put together the most extensive and inclusive VOTER FRAUD organization in the history of American politics”

pic.twitter.com/iKomDfhBPJ
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) October 25, 2020

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Kanye tells Rogan it’s his ‘calling’ from God to be president – but if not, he’s ...

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 22:44:51 GMT

In a wide-ranging interview with Joe Rogan, rapper and independent presidential candidate Kanye West says it is his calling “to be the leader of the free world,” but he’s also open to being governor of California.

Though he’s running for president, former Donald Trump supporter West says taking over a smaller, though still significant, political office has also “been an idea people throw at me.”

Briefly discussing Ronald Reagan’s journey from California governor to president, West said the office could be an option for him.

“I believe that my calling to be leader of the free world, but if it’s in God’s plan that part of my path is to be governor then that’s fine,” the rapper said.

Rogan, a frequent critic of Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, was encouraging of the idea and said, “anybody would be better than this guy.”

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“Give it a shot. Open things up again,” he said.

Rogan is one of many public figures to make a recent move out of California. He now lives in Austin, Texas.

Talking more about his “calling,” West said the idea of being president was “something God put in my heart back in 2015.”

West, whose independent run for president this year has been highly criticized by Democrats looking to unseat Trump, says after announcing his intentions, many took it as a “joke” and tried to discourage his ever running, including major Democrat Party donor Oprah Winfrey.

West said Trump winning the presidency in 2016 though proved people “coming from outside of politics” could make it to the Oval Office.

“There couldn’t be a better time to put a visionary in the captain’s chair,” he said of the potential of him as president.

“I listen and I’m empathetic. I feel the entire Earth and I feel us as a species, the human race,” he continued, adding he wants “world peace” and that it’s time for the US to “innovate.”

Since announcing his candidacy over the summer, West has faced accusations of running a spoiler campaign to hurt Joe Biden’s chances at defeating Trump, something he has denied on multiple occasions.

The rapper has made multiple state ballots, including Tennessee and Colorado, but he is a write-in candidate in most states, making the likelihood of his winning a major longshot. He has, however, claimed he can beat Biden “off of write-ins.”

HOW TO WRITE IN KANYE WEST pic.twitter.com/lY4BVdTmdm
— ye (@kanyewest) October 23, 2020

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‘I had to remind him that he was a BLACK PERSON’: Chelsea Handler WHITESPLAINS blackness to ...

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 19:58:51 GMT

Comedian Chelsea Handler may have thought she was scoring political points by telling ex-boyfriend 50 Cent that, as a black person, he “can’t vote for Donald Trump.” Instead, her advice got her scolded for its racist undertones.

"I had to remind him that he was a black person, so he can't vote for Donald Trump, and that he shouldn't be influencing an entire swath of people who may listen to him because he's worried about his own personal pocketbook," Handler said on Friday, in an interview on the "Tonight Show."

On Friday’s #FallonTonight, @50cent’s ex-girlfriend, @ChelseaHandler, scolded him: “I had to remind him that he was a black person, so he can’t vote for Donald Trump.” If he denounces Trump, “I might be willing to go for another spin, if you know what I’m talking about” pic.twitter.com/bILbTsK7R0
— Brent Baker (@BrentHBaker) October 24, 2020

Handler’s comments were made in reference to 50 Cent’s declaration on Monday that he would vote for President Trump’s re-election after seeing how high his tax rate would be under Democrat candidate Joe Biden’s fiscal plans (which Handler dismisses as a lie). “I don’t care [if] Trump doesn’t like black people,” the rapper said. “62% – are you out of ya f***ing mind?”

????WHAT THE F*CK! (VOTE ForTRUMP) IM OUT, ????‍♂️????F*CK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. ????????‍♂️I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya fucking mind. ???? pic.twitter.com/uZu02k2Dlz
— 50cent (@50cent) October 19, 2020

The surprise Trump endorsement triggered a scornful reaction on the left. For instance, journalist David Leavitt called 50 Cent “a selfish piece of s***” for “choosing his personal wealth over the health of the nation.”

But Handler took the criticism to another level, seemingly suggesting that black people don’t have the capacity to make independent decisions on what’s best for them. Her comments echoed Biden himself, who said in a May interview with black radio host Charlamagne tha God that, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”

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Handler’s statement got full support and a laugh from ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon, but on Twitter she was quickly pronounced “racist,” while Fallon was scolded for failing to point out the offensive implication of her comments. Conservative commenters were quick to suggest that it reflects the Democrat supporters’ attitude in general.

So this white, democrat voting woman wants to deny a black man the right to think for himself, and to vote in what he considers to be his own best interest.

Yep, just one more example of how it is that the democratic mindset has never changed.
— Jerry Baker (@fbfields211) October 24, 2020

“This is how racist and condescending the left is,” conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza tweeted Saturday.

This is how racist and condescending the Left is.

Chelsea Handler explains shaming of Trump-backer 50 Cent: 'I had to remind him that he was a Black person' | Fox News https://t.co/b2RALgZqvr
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) October 24, 2020

One observer was left stunned, saying, “The stupidity of that statement, the inherent racism in that point of view… no words, just no words.”

Just stunned. The stupidity of that statement, the inherent racism in that point of view...no words, just no words.
— Truelark (@truelark) October 24, 2020

“I’m voting for Biden – my personal choice. I don’t agree with 50, but how the heck are you going to tell 50 or anyone who they can vote for?” a black commenter wrote, adding, “I assure you that he does not need to be reminded that he is black.”

Another black Twitter user added, “Just found out last week that I’m not black anymore. Lol!”

Just found out last week that I'm not black anymore! Lol! Black people are free to vote for whoever we want!
— Jermaine Deese (@DeeseJermaine) October 24, 2020

With Trump’s popularity among black voters rising, Biden’s supporters have become increasingly sensitive to what they see as disloyal behavior by prominent African Americans. Polling by Rasmussen Reports showed that Trump’s job-approval rating among black voters shot up to 46 percent on Friday, after his final debate with Biden, from 25 percent on Monday.

The Left is learning the hard way that African-Americans want LOW gasoline and energy prices same as anyone else.
— Jeffery Myers: UNLEASHED (@jefferymyers) October 23, 2020

Democrats have relied on dominating the black vote to underpin their electoral success. Trump won just eight percent of the black vote in 2016, but that was relatively high for a Republican. Mitt Romney garnered just six percent in 2012.

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'I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people': Rapper 50 Cent says 'Vote Trump' reacting to Biden's tax hike plan

Another black rapper, Ice Cube, was hit with blowback last week, after merely agreeing to work with Trump on a plan to invest $500 billion in black communities. CNN published an opinion piece on "Why Ice Cube's political logic is so dangerous." He was forced to defend himself, saying he was willing to work with “whoever is in power” to help black Americans.

The pushback apparently hasn’t swayed 50 Cent, a New York native who was born Curtis Jackson. “I’m packing my bags” if Biden wins, he said on Tuesday. “Everybody that has money is gonna move.”

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