2020 Vision: Democratic candidates raise funds off 'Send her back' chant at Trump rally

"When President Trump's supporters broke into a “Send her back” chant aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar at his rally in North Carolina, the Somali-born Minnesota Democrat was having dinner with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and a small group of other progressive members of Congress at a Washington, D.C., Chinese restaurant.

The next day, amid bipartisan outrage over the chant and Trump’s strategy of stoking the country’s racial division, Sanders, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, and other Democratic groups used the episode in their fundraising pitches".

http://news.yahoo.com/2020-vision-democrats-fundraise-off-send-her-back-chant-at-trump-rally-184831037.html

Democrats' 'Medicare For All' Debate Is Starting To Get Ugly

"The fight over health care in the Democratic primaries took a turn for the nasty this week when former Vice President Joe Biden said that proponents of the idea were, like Republicans, intent on “getting rid of” the Affordable Care Act.

The primary target of the attack was rival presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont and longtime champion of “Medicare for All.” Sanders quickly responded, first through aides and then in a speech that basically accused Biden of lying, although he never mentioned the former vice president by the name".


http://news.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-biden-110000635.html


Bulletpoint: Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Have A Base

"As my editors will tell you, I have a bad habit of leaving stories half-finished. Sometimes it’s because I get bored or busy, but sometimes it’s because the subject gets less and less newsworthy as I’m in the process of finishing a story.

That’s the case with a story I’ve been working on about Beto O’Rourke, who has become less relevant to the Democratic primary now that he’s polling at only about 3 percent. But the story may help to explain why O’Rourke has struggled so much, so I’m going to resurrect it in brief, bullet-point form".

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/bulletpoint-beto-orourke-doesnt-have-a-base/

I knew from day one that this young man wasn't going to get too far in his presidential bid. He is just and is a place holder. This is one thing I've never understood about the Democrats. They know from day one who the strongest two or three are. Knowing this, why does 20 have to jump in already knowing who the strongest two or three are? They have to know that they are going to wind up dropping out.

Trump fumes over Ilhan Omar's 'welcome home' crowd

"After claiming he wasn’t happy that his supporters broke into a “send her back” chant at his rally in North Carolina, President Trump on Friday fumed over the media coverage of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s return to Minnesota, where she was greeted by a crowd cheering “Welcome home".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-fumes-over-media-coverage-of-omars-welcome-home-134635880.html

Mueller's testimony poses risk for Trump, but also Democrats

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress will depend not so much on what he says, but that he's even saying it at all.

For Democrats, the special counsel's appearance Wednesday creates a moment many have been waiting for: Mueller finally speaking out, piercing the public consciousness about President Donald Trump's response to the Russia investigation and whether anything should be done about it".

http://news.yahoo.com/muellers-testimony-poses-risk-trump-172331138.html

Trump Gives Awkward Response To Yazidi Woman Whose Family Was Killed By ISIS

"President Donald Trump’s meet-and-greet with a group of refugees who faced religious persecution quickly turned awkward when Trump asked a Yazidi woman where her family was moments after she had told them they were murdered by the Islamic State".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-awkward-response-yazidi-woman-killed-isis-004302516.html

Panel orders federal judge to reconsider Trump appeal

"WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday ordered a federal judge to reconsider letting Justice Department lawyers immediately appeal a case that accuses President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.

The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued the order, which included a reprimand of U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan for not adequately addressing key legal questions before him and thereby abusing his discretion to deny the appeal merely because the case would proceed quickly".

http://www.apnews.com/d03c253c53be44b9ac59275260401db9

Trump Donates His Salary. But Where Does It Go?

"President Trump is a billionaire, by all accounts. He is not in need of the $400,000 a year salary paid to presidents, and committed to donating his salary on a quarterly basis to the federal government. So, where is that money going?"

http://www.countable.us/articles/2721-trump-donates-salary-does-go

How about he applies the $400,000 to the cost of his frequent field trips to the golf course.

Donating some money to causes that don’t even exist, yet?...and giving to parks that he plans to drill on?

Trump Lies About Congresswomen Of Color Referring To 'Evil Jews'

"President Donald Trump on Friday continued his attack on four progressive congresswomen of color by falsely claiming they had talked about “evil Jews.”

Speaking to reporters in front of the White House, the president accused Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota of being racist and anti-Semitic".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-lies-congresswomen-evil-jews-212113786.html

Trump’s Skimpy Health Insurance Plans, Coming to a Market Near You

" Trump’s efforts to rein in prescription drug prices aren’t going very well. His attempts to erode the Affordable Care Act are going just fine.

A federal judge on Friday upheld an administration rule that expands the availability of short-term health-insurance plans that don’t have to abide by Obamacare regulations.The ruling is excellent news for companies that sell those plans; they’ll feel more confident in expanding their offerings and marketing. It’s not positive for just about everyone else, potentially saddling more people with shoddy insurance and making good coverage more expensive than it already is",

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-skimpy-health-insurance-plans-175227762.html

As Trump Supporters Chant ‘Send Her Back,’ Ilhan Omar Says She’ll ‘Rise’ In Face Of Hate

"As supporters of President Donald Trump chanted Wednesday to “send” U.S. citizen and congresswoman Ilhan Omar “back” to where she came from, the Democrat from Minnesota affirmed she would “rise” in the face of hate".

http://news.yahoo.com/ilhan-omar-send-her-back-chant-maya-angelou-030234341.html

Angela Merkel on Trump tweets: 'This is something that contradicts the strength of America'

"WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's "go back" tweets about four Democratic congresswomen of color, saying that the president's tweets contradict "the strength of America".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/19/angela-merkel-trump-tweets-stand-solidarity-squad/1780005001/

Trump employs familiar tactic in attacks on 'Squad': Distract and shift spotlight using racial rhetoric

"WASHINGTON – Less than two hours after a trove of documents shed new light Thursday on the effort to pay off a former porn star who alleged an affair with President Donald Trump, White House aides hastily called reporters into the Oval Office.

As news outlets flashed alerts about evidence of Trump's involvement in the hush-money scheme to quiet Stormy Daniels, the president revisited another furor he had set into motion days earlier: A series of attacks aimed at four progressive congresswomen of color".

http://news.yahoo.com/distracter-chief-donald-trump-draws-234254353.html;_ylt=AwrC1zGeSjJd_g4A9CjQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTEyMHIyajQ1BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM0BHZ0aWQDQjgzMjBfMQRzZWMDc3I-

Trump Bets Race Tweets Energize GOP While Independents Unmoved

"(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s attacks on four minority congresswomen have stoked a backlash in the media and condemnation in Congress. But he’s betting the political benefits are worth it -- and that the comments fire up his base more than they drive away independents.

One reason: Trump’s insults raise the profile of the most liberal members of the Democratic Party, playing into his hopes of making the 2020 campaign in key battleground states like Wisconsin into a referendum on socialist policies. Polls show that the term “socialism” is a big loser for Democrats.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-19/trump-s-squad-attacks-may-work-to-stoke-race-socialist-fears

By Republican Standards, Almost Nothing Is Racist

"Most of the time, conservatives and Republicans want the bar for what constitutes bigotry to be set extremely high. When President Donald Trump tweeted last weekend that four nonwhite Democrats in Congress should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” he offered a textbook example of racism. Trump’s own Equal Employment Opportunity Commission uses the phrase Go back to where you came from as one of its examples of discrimination based on national origin. Yet Trump insisted that “those Tweets were NOT Racist”—even as he doubled down on them by launching an attack on Representative Ilhan Omar that prompted rally-goers in North Carolina on Wednesday night to chant “Send her back!"

http://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/republicans-standards-nothing-racist/594223/

More of that far-right conspiracy theory. Made up as you go. Straight from the lie starters mouth.


Republicans distance themselves from Trump’s ‘Spygate’ conspiracy theory

"Reporting from Washington — The air seems to be going out of “Spygate.”
While President Trump still touts the unfounded claim that the Obama administration improperly spied on his 2016 campaign, senior Republican lawmakers have steered clear of the conspiracy theory since they received classified briefings last week on the role of an FBI confidential informant in an investigation aimed at unmasking Russian interference in the election.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-spygate-20180530-story.html

Top Republicans dismiss President Trump's 'Spygate' claims

"Two top Republican allies of President Donald Trump have thrown cold water on his claims that the Obama administration used a spy to infiltrate his 2016 presidential campaign, an unsubstantiated theory he and some conservative allies have dubbed "Spygate".

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-republicans-dismiss-president-trumps-spygate-claims/story?id=55529987

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts Omar's words on terrorism

"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of expressing pride in terrorists and misrepresented the record on the economy and health care in his freewheeling North Carolina rally".

http://www.apnews.com/e6690d5b6e8c496580e2dc0cc78c2f17

We're better than that': Leading Democrat rips Homeland Security head over Trump's child separation policy

"WASHINGTON — Democrats blamed the Trump administration, Republicans blamed Democrats and the Department of Homeland Security blamed Congress for what all parties agreed, at a tense and sometimes contentious hearing on Thursday, was an intractable crisis on the U.S. border with Mexico".

http://news.yahoo.com/were-better-than-that-leading-democrat-rips-homeland-security-head-over-trumps-child-separation-policy-220500613.html

A kennel for dogs': Lawmakers hammer acting DHS chief Kevin McAleenan over migrant detention facilities

"WASHINGTON – Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was hammered for hours by a congressional panel that pressed him on overcrowding in migrant detention facilities and other issues involving his department".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/18/border-dhs-head-kevin-mcaleenan-testifies-migrant-facilities/1753342001/

Acting Border Chief Doesn't Think Trump Admin's Asylum Rule Will Survive Court

"The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that a new rule virtually ending asylum protections for Central American migrants is actually starting out as a small “pilot.”

http://www.yahoo.com/news/border-chief-mark-morgan-asylum-000102420.html

All of the Mueller report’s major findings in less than 30 minutes

"When Robert Mueller broke his silence in May, his main point was that his long-awaited report spoke for itself. But the report is 448 pages long. So Lisa Desjardins and William Brangham decided to dig into what the findings say – and what they don't. Here, in less than 30 minutes, are all of the most important points from the Mueller report".

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/all-of-the-mueller-reports-major-findings-in-less-than-30-minutes

Former Sen. Jeff Flake on why Republicans aren’t disavowing Trump’s ‘awful’ words

"It's been a tumultuous week in Washington, amid fallout from President Trump’s racist attacks on four members of Congress, all women of color. On Thursday, Trump held a rally in North Carolina, where his words -- and the crowd’s -- took the controversy to a new level. Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what he calls Trump’s "awful" rhetoric and the Republican response".

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-sen-jeff-flake-on-why-republicans-arent-disavowing-trumps-awful-words

What Americans think of Trump’s ‘go back’ to your country tweets

"After a week of public sparring with four minority congresswomen, set off by a series of tweets, President Donald Trump took his attacks to the campaign trail on Wednesday night.

The crowd loved it, even echoing words from his tweet. “Send her back,” the crowd chanted after Trump criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar during his speech".

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-americans-think-of-trumps-go-back-to-your-country-tweets

The second 2020 Dem debate matchups are set: Which candidates will face off in Detroit?

"WASHINGTON – Democrats will face off on the debate stage later this month, and the lineup for the two-night event was revealed Thursday.

Twenty Democratic presidential candidates were divvied up between two nights during a live draw on CNN Thursday evening. The second Democratic primary debate takes place on July 30 and 31 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/18/second-2020-dem-debate-which-candidates-face-off-detroit/1772571001/

Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ after criticism by Biden

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders vigorously defended his signature “Medicare for All” proposal on Wednesday while hitting back at his critics who say his push amounts to both bad politics and bad policy".

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sanders-defends-medicare-for-all-after-criticism-by-biden

I am disgusted’: New Yorkers react to Trump telling congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their countries

"New Yorkers, like much of the country, have some strong opinions about the latest controversy engulfing President Trump.

“I am disgusted at the Republicans,” said Randi, of Manhattan. “I can’t believe no one stands up to him. I thought of myself as independent, and I’m forced into being a Democrat".


http://news.yahoo.com/i-am-disgusted-new-yorkers-react-to-trump-telling-congresswomen-to-go-back-to-their-countries-201411213.html

Fact check: Trump’s false claims about Rep. Ilhan Omar

"President Donald Trump accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of professing a “love” for al Qaeda and talking about “how great” and “how wonderful” al Qaeda is. That is false".

"Trump also misleadingly claimed polls showed Omar only has 8% support, not mentioning that a similar figure is from a poll of white likely general-election voters without a bachelor’s degree.

Responding to press questions about his tweets on July 14 telling four progressive Democratic congresswomen known as “the squad” to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested [countries] from which they came,” Trump doubled down, claiming the women “hate our country” and that “if they’re not happy here, they can leave".

http://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1764862001

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ilhan_Omar

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts Omar's words on terrorism

"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of expressing pride in terrorists and misrepresented the record on the economy and health care in his freewheeling North Carolina rally.

A look at some of his claims from Wednesday night".

http://www.apnews.com/e6690d5b6e8c496580e2dc0cc78c2f17

Biden looks to overturn Trump's undoing of Obama's foreign policy legacy, but Iraq remains a question mark

"Since he became president, Donald Trump has seemed singularly focused on undoing the accomplishments of his predecessor, Barack Obama, especially when it comes to foreign policy. He withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact and the Iran nuclear deal — all key Obama-era policies. In turn, when the 2020 candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination talk about foreign policy, they’ve promised to overturn Trump’s own legacy".

http://news.yahoo.com/biden-looks-to-overturn-trumps-undoing-of-obamas-foreign-policy-legacy-but-iraq-remains-a-question-mark-090000168.html

More obstruction.

Trump administration invokes privilege again, blocks intel committees from classified Mueller docs

"The Trump administration has been quietly engaged in an escalating tug-of-war with the House and Senate intelligence committees over sensitive documents from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, the latest in a series of attempts to stymie Congress with claims of executive privilege, sources have told ABC News".

http://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-administration-invokes-privilege-again-blocks-intel-committees-183600791.html

Trump 2020 Spokesperson Gets A Brutal Fact-Check On Live TV: 'How Dare You

"President Donald Trump’s campaign spokesperson tried to repeat his racist talking points on CNN on Wednesday evening.

Someone serious needs to step up and primary Trump

"I won’t spend a lot of time this week talking about President Trump’s attack on four nonwhite women in Congress. Plenty’s been said about that already, and the more we in the media hyperventilate over stuff like this, the happier Trump is.

The simple fact is that Trump doesn’t know what makes someone American, literally or philosophically. That’s an odd thing to say about a president, but it’s where we are".

http://news.yahoo.com/someone-serious-needs-to-step-up-and-primary-trump-090000970.html


New Cohen documents reveal calls with Trump, National Enquirer publisher before payment

"Even though Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s closest aides, may have had detailed knowledge of the scheme to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels, federal prosecutors decided privately that they didn’t have the evidence to charge Hicks with a crime, sources revealed to ABC News for the first time today".



It didn’t go well.

Kayleigh McEnany, press secretary for Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, defended the president’s repeated call for “the squad” of four Democratic lawmakers he doesn’t like ― all women of color ― to leave the country.

“If you hate this country so much, by all means, exit,” McEnany said of one of them ― Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) ― before she was cut off by former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D)".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/kayleigh-mcenany-081136675.html

Disgusted.' How Republicans are reacting to 'send her back' chants at Donald Trump's rally

"WASHINGTON – Several Republican lawmakers distanced themselves Thursday from chants of “send her back” that erupted at a North Carolina rally when President Donald Trump attacked a black Democratic lawmaker.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., posted on Twitter that he woke up "disgusted" by the chant, which he described as “ugly".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/18/donald-trump-rally-chant-send-her-back-draws-gop-criticism/1766868001/

Trump perpetuates falsehoods on hurricane aid as scandal rocks Puerto Rico's government

"President Trump on Thursday continued to spread misinformation about government aid to Puerto Rico after it was devastated by a 2017 hurricane.

“A lot of bad things are happening in Puerto Rico. The Governor is under siege,” he tweeted amid protests throughout the U.S. territory calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. A political crisis has taken hold of the Puerto Rican government after hundreds of leaked messages showed the governor, Cabinet members and top aides mocking political opponents, allies and celebrities".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-perpetuates-falsehoods-on-hurricane-aid-as-scandal-rocks-puerto-ricos-government-171709384.html

New Cohen documents reveal calls with Trump, National Enquirer publisher before payment

"Even though Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s closest aides, may have had detailed knowledge of the scheme to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels, federal prosecutors decided privately that they didn’t have the evidence to charge Hicks with a crime, sources revealed to ABC News for the first time today".

http://abcnews.go.com/US/cohen-documents-reveal-series-calls-trump-team-national/story?id=64414673


Arrested reporter slams conditions at US detention centers

"MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Spanish-language reporter who was recently released from immigration custody said Wednesday he was held for 15 months in detention centers that were plagued by insects and he had to bathe with cold water from water hoses.

During a news conference, Manuel Duran discussed what he called inhumane conditions at immigration detention facilities in Louisiana and Alabama. Duran was released from an Alabama facility on bail last week as immigration courts consider his request for asylum".

http://www.apnews.com/94922c138317491ea175194147c94c19

Trump and the National Debt

"During the 2016 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Donald Trump promised he would eliminate the nation’s debt in eight years. Instead, his budgets would add $9.1 trillion during that time. It would increase the U.S. debt to $29 trillion according to Trump's budget estimates".

http://www.thebalance.com/trump-plans-to-reduce-national-debt-4114401

Trump Falsely Accuses Ilhan Omar of Proclaiming ‘How Great Al Qaeda Is’

"President Trump on Monday defended his tweets suggesting that four Democratic members of Congress “go back” to the countries they came from by assailing one, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for what he said were remarks she had made about Al Qaeda".

http://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/us/politics/trump-fact-check-ilhan-omar.html

Trump tests love-it-or-leave-it campaign message

"Trump tested his latest campaign message at a Wednesday rally in Greenville, N.C., thrusting the four freshmen Democratic congresswomen he’s been insulting to the forefront of the 2020 election and saying of critics of his administration: “If they don’t love [America], tell them to leave it".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-greenville-rally-004028147.html

You know those amendments to the Constitution?
They were proposed and voted on by Americans who wanted to improve the country. They didn’t leave, they stayed and made the country better.

We've crossed a line here folks. Once you take away the freedom and the right to have dissenting opinions, America ceases to be a democracy. Once we are forced/pressured to follow and agree to the dominant opinion, we no longer have FREEDOM.

When you disagree with how the country is being run, you don't have to leave it. You can work to try and make it better. Do you think the suffragettes loved everything about the USA? Of course not! They didn't leave. They stayed and fought, and now women have the right to vote. Did everyone love the Jim Crow laws? Of course not! But they didn't leave. They fought for civil rights and integration.

I don't like how the "squad" handles their issues. I think they are young and inexperienced and don't know how to conduct themselves like dignified professionals. They need to stop pushing so hard, some of their ideas are too extreme. But 45 has no business telling them to "leave." You can still love your country while disagreeing with how some issues are handled. That doesn't mean you need to leave, it just means you can work to change it.

U.S. House votes to set aside impeachment resolution against Trump

"WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to table an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump, effectively killing the measure for now but not burying the issue that has divided Democrats".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-democrats-vote/house-votes-to-set-aside-impeachment-resolution-against-trump-idUSKCN1UC2PC

If you look at this as a Trump win, You're wrong. All of this will eventually go to a Federal Court. There are many subpoenas that have gone unanswered. Because of Trump's obstruction. And telling aids and others to ignore subpoenas. Because of this obstruction by Trump and those in his cabinet, it will eventually go to a Federal Court. That's when everyone will start to sing. None of them will take a Federal rap just for Trump's sake.

Eric Trump: ‘95 percent’ of Americans agree with my father

"Eric Trump on Wednesday heralded his father, President Donald Trump, as “the greatest fighter in the world,” and claimed that “95 percent” of people in the U.S. support his political message even as the president has worked to beat back criticism of racist rhetoric he leveled against members of Congress".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/17/trumps-racist-tweets-eric-trump-says-95-americans-agree/1754998001/

Through this Golden Door has come millions of men and women. These families came here to work. Others came to America and often harrowing conditions. They didn’t ask what this country could do for them but what they could do to make this refuge the greatest home of freedom in history. They brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again." -Ronald Reagan

He is right that 95% of Americans love their country, but he is wrong in trying to then portray that as a partisan issue. Patriotism and love of country are not controversial, partisan sides of the debate. HOW to implement a vision that demonstrates those, however, are.

In rare rebuke, dozens of Republicans hit Trump over 'racist' tweets

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After initial hesitation, a growing number of Republicans in the U.S. Congress - including almost half the Ohio delegation in the House - have openly criticized President Donald Trump over his racially charged attacks on four Democratic lawmakers".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-republicans/in-rare-rebuke-dozens-of-republicans-hit-trump-over-racist-tweets-idUSKCN1UB2RJ

Fox viewers skeptical of calling people 'racist', and other takeaways from the USA TODAY/Ipsos poll on Trump's tweets

"WASHINGTON – A new USA TODAY/Ipsos poll finds that a majority of Americans think President Donald Trump's tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen to "go back" to other countries are "un-American".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/17/trumps-racist-tweets-more-takeaways-usa-today-ipsos-poll/1754532001/

McConnell says Trump is 'not a racist' and calls for Washington to 'tone down' rhetoric

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he doesn’t believe Donald Trump is a racist despite the president’s calls for four Democratic lawmakers to “go back” to the “crime-infested places from which they came".

http://news.yahoo.com/mc-connell-says-trump-is-not-a-racist-and-calls-for-washington-to-tone-down-rhetoric-201808308.html

McConnell wants Washington to tone down the rhetoric? Perhaps he should tell Mr. Trump.

The silence of Republicans not condemning Trump's remarks indicate they either agree with everything he's said or they won't speak up because they fear backlash from their constituents by acting on their consciences and showing moral integrity. The timing of Trump's tweets wasn't a fluke he was celebrating Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee on Saturday. It was a nod to his father a clansman and his constituency.

The biggest baggage weighing down the top 7 presidential hopefuls in the Democratic field

"Just as in past cycles, each of the presidential hopefuls in the 2020 Democratic field enters the race with political baggage in tow. How a given candidate deals with it will help determine the party’s eventual nominee as well as whether he or she will prevail in the general election".

http://news.yahoo.com/the-biggest-baggage-weighing-down-the-top-7-presidential-hopefuls-in-the-democratic-field-154038919.html