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Republican Leaders Reject Trump Hedging On Transfer Of Power In War Over Confide : NPR

No votes have been counted in the election of 2020, but a battle is already raging over the integrity of the tally and the process that will follow.

President Trump suggested he might not accept the election results if Democratic nominee Joe Biden is declared the winner.

"We're going to have to see what happens. You know that," he said on Wednesday evening in response to a question about whether he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power.

 

Trump Campaign Is Reportedly Plotting to “Bypass” a Biden Win | Vanity Fair

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Trump Campaign Is Reportedly Plotting to “Bypass” a Biden Win | Vanity Fair

Now the Trump campaign is said to be considering another, even more outrageous approach: In a thorough and deeply disconcerting piece about the constitutional crisis that may await us between November 3 and the inauguration in January, the Atlantic’s Barton Gellman reports that the Trump campaign has been discussing “contingency plans to bypass the election results and appoint local electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority.” Citing the president’s baseless claims of fraud, Team Trump could ask GOP-controlled state governments to choose electors, completely ignoring an unfavorable or uncertain popular vote, state and national Republican sources told Gellman.

In your guts you know he's nuts. Can you imagine the political backlash if a state even tried to do that? Or the court challenges that would raise? That power may exist but I can't imagine anybody wanting to touch that. 

Inside Michael Caputo’s time at HHS – POLITICO

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‘It just created a public relations nightmare’: Inside Michael Caputo’s time at HHS – POLITICO

After it became clear in mid-April that his administration’s response to Covid-19 was threatening his reelection, President Donald Trump considered a leadership shake-up within a health department whose rivalries and battles with the White House had hampered efforts to contain the virus.

Instead, Trump made a different move: He personally intervened to place his campaign aide Michael Caputo — a confidant of disgraced operative Roger Stone who had himself come under scrutiny for his ties to top Russian officials — as assistant Health and Human Services secretary for public affairs. Trump — not HHS Secretary Alex Azar — approached Caputo about the job, and Caputo has repeatedly emphasized that he works for the president, health officials told POLITICO.

Be critical of your party 🐴🐘

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Be critical of your party 🐴🐘

It annoys me when people reel from criticism of Joe Biden or poking fun of the man. When Joe Biden does creepy, unethical things or has a problematic record it should be pointed out and discussed.

Criticism of Joe Biden isn’t a vote for Donald Trump. It’s a legitimate discussion of our future with some humor interjected. While I do think Biden is more competent and a better leader, I’m not going to defend his shortcomings or hide from the truth.

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Politics Over Black Lives Matter Protests After Ferguson Influenced Settlements : NPR

In the counties that voted for Clinton, there were 61 fatal incidents. Twenty of those cases settled for a total of more than $50 million, or about $2.6 million per case. Most of the settlements were for more than $1 million.

In the counties that voted for candidate Donald Trump, there were 31 deaths. Eight of those cases were settled, for a total of $14 million – about $1.8 million per case. Three settlements topped $1 million.