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Trump Blames Gold Star Families for Infecting Him with COVID
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Again, they all suck, every damn one of them at that level. Cheating, slimy, see what they can get away with, make millions with minimal salaries, how does that happen? Good investments ?? :mj07::mj07:
But you avoided what i boldfaced for you, which was media giving him positive writeups/coverage if he did something right. Spin Doctor.
Too funny a picture of yourself "blindly" kissing Gary's ass at every comment he makes.
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Here, since this has become the cut and paste forum.....
2oThe deregulation efforts will save American households an estimated $3,100 per year.oPresident Trump took action to increase transparency in Federal agencies and protect Americans from administration abuse. oThe Administration formed the Governors? Initiative on Regulatory Innovation which aims to better align state and Federal efforts to cut additional unnecessary regulations and costs. Coronavirus Response President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force are leading an unprecedented, comprehensive, and aggressive whole of America approach to slow the spread of the virus.?The Administration?s response began early. In January 31, President Trump declared the coronavirus a public health emergency andsuspended entry into the U. S to help stop the spread. ?President Trump, the CDC, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, headed by Vice President Pence, released guidelines for all Americans to follow. ?On March 13, President Trump declared a national emergency which granted access to $42 billion to fight the coronavirus. ?For the first time, President Trump declared that a major disaster exists within all 50 states at once.?The White House announced President Trump donated his fourth quarter salary to fight the coronavirus.?U.S. tax filing deadline was moved to July 15.?On March 27, President Trump signed the bipartisan $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The CARES Act is providing much needed relief to our small businesses and workers and helped stabilize the economy. Highlights: oDirect assistance to families and workers through recovery checks. Individuals were eligible for checks up to $1,200 and married couples filing jointly are eligible for checks up to $2,400, with an extra $500 for each child.▪Millions ofAmericans received Economic Impact Payment checks.oThe CARES Act strengthens and expands unemployment insurance for Americans who cannot work due to the coronavirus disaster.oIncluded in theCARES Act was the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a billion-dollar program that provides 8 weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses. ▪The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) saved millions of jobs and delivered over 4.2 million loans totaled at over $670 billion.▪Many economists credited the PPP with helping to jumpstart our great American comeback. oAdditional funding in the CARES Act: ▪$17 billion in small business debt relief.▪$45 billion for the FEMA disaster relief fund.▪$19 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs to support our veterans.
3▪$100 billion for hospitals and health care providers.▪$16 billion for personal protection equipment (PPE), ventilators, and medical supplies.▪$4.3 billion for the CDC.?The President built the strongest economy in the world and he will do so again.?Over 18million tests have been completed in the United States, far more than any other country. ?Vaccine candidates and therapeutics are rapidly being developed. The President cut red tape and launched ?Operation Warp Speed?to develop a vaccine as quickly as possible.?The FDA approved an antibody test. ?President Trump has led the largest national mobilization since World War II to deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and supplies.oMore than 90 million N-95 maskso126 million surgical maskso9 million face shieldso21 million surgical gownso993 million glovesoAn additional 15,400 pieces of PPE were sent to nursing homes. o100,000 ventilators will be manufactured in 100 days.No American who has needed a ventilator has gone without one. oThe Army Corps of Engineers built temporary field hospitals including one at the Javits Center in New York City. They also constructed alternative care sites in states across the country.oThe U.S. Navy deployed the USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy hospital ships.o100Project Airbridge flights arrived in the U.S. carrying nearly 750 million pieces of PPE and other medical supplies. oAnswering President Trump?s call, private sector companies including Ford Motor Company, Apple, Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, 3M, and others stepped up to produce PPE and medical supplies. oWe have strengthened the strategic national stockpile for any challenge.?The Trump Administration will distribute $12 billion in Provider Relief Fund payments to 395 hospitals across the country.?President Trump has taken steps to protect our nation?s seniors and the most vulnerable.oThe Administration raised the infectious disease standards at nursing homes.oSupplies and critical assistance continues to be delivered to our seniors.oHHS announced nearly $1 billion in grants to assist older adults providing necessary services.?The USDA worked to deliver 1 million meals per week to rural kids out of school.?Ivanka Trump and Secretary Perduelaunched the $3 billion Farmers to Families FoodBoxprogram.?President Trump took important measures to secure the border and keep our nation safe. oThe President quickly issued atravelnotice for China and increased airport screening before there was a case in the U.S.
4oThe Administration secured the border and issued criticaltravelrestrictions which slowed the spread.oPresident Trump announced the U.S. is putting a 60 day pause on immigration to ensure our workers are protected.?The State Department brought home more than 50,000 Americans stranded overseas as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions. ?President Trump ordered the Department of Energy to purchase oil for the strategic petroleum reserve. ?The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy announced a public-private consortium to advance coronavirus research and provide access to computing technology for researchers. ?The Trump Administration is providing health and economic support tounderservedcommunities impacted by coronavirus.o$2 billion has been invested in community health centers.oPresident Trump delivered $1 billion to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and other minority serving institutions impacted by the coronavirus.oThe Federal Government is helping cover the cost of the treatment for uninsured Americans. ?President Trump is putting America First and holding the World Health Organization (WHO) accountable for the mismanagement of the coronavirus.?President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force released guidelines for opening America safely.o?Opening Up America? is a data-driven approach that empowers our nation?s governors to make decisions based on the situation on the ground.oGovernors across the country are creatingroadmaps to reopen their states.oCoronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes was established.Immigration President Trump is working to secure our border. ?President Trump is fulfilling his promise to build a border wall, with sizable portions already finished or under construction.oIt?s expected that 450 miles will be finished by the end of 2020. o222 miles of border wall have already been completed. o333 miles of border wall are under construction. o183 miles of border wall are under pre-construction. ?Under President Trump, the U.S. Border Patrol has arrested hundreds of members of dangerous gangs.?The President has strongly enforced our nation?s immigration laws by cracking down on illegal immigration and taken aim at ?sanctuary cities.??President Trump has called on Congress to close dangerous loopholes such as ?Catch and Release,? end chain migration, and end the visa lottery program which enables illegal immigration.
5?The Administration is looking to close the Flores Settlement Agreementthat requires the government to release families into the country after 20 days. This loophole has been exploitedby smugglers who use children as pawns to enter our country.?We are closing asylum loopholes ?recently, the Administration instituted a new rule requiring migrants who come to our border to have previously applied and been denied to a country they passedthrough. ?President Trump was successful in his efforts to get Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries to step up and help stop the crisis at the border. oPresident Trump?s successful negotiations led to border apprehensions falling more than 70% from May (the peak of the crisis) to November 2019. ?In May 2019, President Trump announced a new immigration proposal that would modernize our system and secure the border. ?The Administration has made it a priority to end human trafficking and is using many resources to do so. oNine pieces of legislation aimed at combatting human trafficking and modern slavery have been signed into law by President Trump. oThe Administration provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline. oThe Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged in ACTeam districts. oPresident Trump became the first ever sitting president to attend the annual meeting of the President?s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.oPresident Trump signed an executive order to establish a position in the White House policy office that is solely devoted to work on combatting human trafficking. Foreign PolicyPresident Trump has restored our nation?s standing in the world and is standing up to bad actors. ?The United States has successfully decimated ISIS. ?Under President Trump, the number one terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was taken out. ?President Trump ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran?s elite Quds Force and an evil, ruthless, and deadly terrorist.?President Trump fulfilled his promise to name Jerusalem Israel?s capital city and moved the U.S. Embassy. oThe President removed the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council due to the group?s blatant anti-Israel bias. ?President Trump released a bold vision for peace in the Middle East. ?President Trump held two historic summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, further demonstrating the Administration?s commitment to a denuclearized Korean peninsula.
6oThe Administration has maintained tough sanctions on North Korea while negotiations have taken place.?President Trump?s maximum pressure campaign is countering Iran?s influence and pressuring the regime to abandon its malign activities. oPresident Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Agreement and instituted the toughest sanctions in history to drive the regime?s oil exports to zero.oPresident Trump authorized crippling sanctions on the Iranian regime. ?The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on Russian entities and individuals previously indicted for their roles in Russian interference in our election. ?To better promote democracy across the globe, President Trump imposed sanctions on regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. ?President Trump reversed the previous administration?s policy on Cuba. ?President Trump urged NATO members to increase defense spending. Trade President Trump is delivering on his promise to correct trade imbalances.?The Trump Administration had taken unprecedented steps to modernize and improve trading practices and negotiate freer, fairer, and reciprocal trade agreements with our global allies. ?President Trump has kept his promise to deliver a modern and rebalanced trade deal to replace NAFTA. The United States ?Mexico ?Canada Agreement (USMCA) ?President Trump negotiated a new United States-Japan trade deal with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japan is one of our strongest economic partners and thistradedeal builds on that partnership. It is a big win for American farmers, ranchers, workers, and businesses.?The Administration revised the United States -Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) to make it more beneficial to American workers. ?The President and European Union President Juncker agreed to a new trade deal that strengthens and reforms our trade relationship. The agreement: oWorks toward zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers, zero subsidies on non-automotive industrial goods. oMakes it easier for the EU to purchase liquefied gas.oReduces trade and bureaucratic obstacles between the U.S. and the EU. oAddresses unfair trade practices. ?President Trump signed a historic phase one trade deal with China that includes key commitments from China on stopping unfair trading practices and increasing purchases of U.S. goods. ?President Trump withdrew the United States from the flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership.?President Trump has forced our allies to recommit to NATO. Judicial President Trump continues to reshape the Federal judiciary at a record pace and is following through on his promise to appoint judges who will uphold the Constitution and rule of law.?President Trump continues to reshape the Federaljudiciaryat a record pace.
7?President Trump has installed more federal court judges than any president in the past four decades. ?The President is following through on his promise to appoint judges who will uphold the Constitution and rule of law for generations to come.?President Trump has nominated, and the Senate has confirmed a grand total of 200 Article III judges.o2 Supreme Court Justices ?Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh.o53Circuit Court judges.o143District Court judges.o2 Court of International Trade Judges ?President Trump?s judicial confirmations have ?flipped? 3 ?2nd, 3rd, 11thCircuits -federal appeals courts to Republican. ?Not a single circuit court vacancy exists anywhere in the nation for the first time in at least 40 years. ?In 2018, President Trump broke the record for the most circuit court of appealsjudges(29) confirmed in the first 2 years of a presidency.Law Enforcement President Trump?s policies are supporting our brave law enforcement officers and making our communities safer. ?President Trump has supported our law enforcement officers and their families. ?President Trump has pledged to not defund the police. ?A new commission was established to evaluate best practices for recruiting, training, and supporting law enforcement officers.?Violent crime fell in 2017 and 2018 after rising each of the two years prior to President Trump taking office. ?President Trump signed theSafe Policing for Safe CommunitiesExecutive Order to encourage and incentivize local police department reforms while maintaining his commitment to law and order.oThis historic EO will help implement best practices on use of force and improve information sharing.oPresident Trump?s EO will ban chokeholds?President Trump signed the historic FIRST STEP Act into law, making our communities safer and reformed our criminal justice system fairer. ?President Trump and his administration have promoted second chance hiring. ?The administration revived Project Safe Neighborhoods, which brings together prosecutors, police, sheriffs, and citizens groups to put the most dangerous violent crime offenders behind bars.?The President signed legislation that permanently funds the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. ?President Trump signed the Fix NICS Act into law in 2018, strengthening the background check system to ensure we keep guns out of the hands of criminals.?President Trump signed STOP School Violence Act and created a Commission on School Safety to examine ways to make our schools safer.
8?President Trump and his administration have taken critical steps to end human trafficking. oThe Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act was signed into law. The legislation tightens criteria for whether countries are meeting standards for eliminating trafficking. Health Care President Trump led a bold response to COVID-19,reduced the cost of health care,andhastaken significant steps to fight the opioid epidemic. ?Since January, President Trump has led a bold,aggressive, anddecisive responseto the coronavirus pandemic. ?President Trump has prioritized fixing our brokenhealth caresystem and worked with Congress to implement a system that works for all Americans.?The President has made it clear patients with preexisting conditions will be protected. ?The individual mandate penalty has been eliminated. ?Association Health Plans have been expanded. ?Short-term, limited duration insurance plans have been extended. ?President Trump is working to implement his plan tolower prescription drugs. ?Under the Trump Administration, we have seen thefirst ever declineof average benchmark premiums on the federalhealth careexchange.?The President signed an Executive Order to improve seniors? healthcare and improve the fiscal sustainability of Medicare.?Reforms to expand Medicare Advantageoptions and Health Reimbursement Accounts have been expanded.?President Trump mobilized his entire Administration to address the drug addiction and opioid abuse by declaring a Nationwide Public Health Emergency. ?President Trump signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to fight the opioid epidemic. ?The Administration launched FindTreatment.gov a public resource to help combat substance abuse. ?President Trump signed an Executive Order that increases price and quality transparency. ?President Trump announced additional action to provide more affordable insulin options through Medicare.?By 2021, many seniors enrolled in participating enhanced Part D plans will have access to a broad set of insulins at a maximum $35 copay for a month?s supply.?The Administration has committed to ending surprise billing. ?HHS is finalizing a rule that will require hospitals to make prices publicly available online and in a more consumer-friendly format. ?The Administration has proposed a rule to require insurance companies and group health plans to provide enrollees with cost estimates. ?The Trump Administration has promoted innovation and solutions to expand treatment options for Americans living with disease including HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, pediatric cancer, Alzheimer?s, and more.
9?The Administration launched a program to provide the HIV prevention drug PrEP to uninsured patients for free. ?Signed the bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act to raise the nationwide age for purchasing tobacco and vaping products to 21 years old.?Costly Obamacare taxes were repealed including the ?Cadillac tax? and the Medical Device Tax.Environment President Trump is promoting a clean and healthy environment for all Americans.?The President and the Administration are continuing to pursue policies that encourage environmental protection while promoting economic growth.oSince 2005, our energy related carbon emissions have declined more than any other country. This is expected to decrease in 2019 and 2020. ?Our nation?s environmental record isone of the strongest in the world.oAccording to the White House, from 1970 to 2018, the combined emissions of the most common air pollutants fell 74% while the economy grewover 275%. ?We have the cleanest air on record and remain a global leader for access to clean drinking water.The President has taken important steps to restore, preserve, and protect our land, air, and waters.oThe Save our Seas Act was signed into law in 2018. This law reauthorized the NOAA Marine Debris Program, promoting international action to reduce marine debris and authorizing cleanup and response actions that may be needed.oThe EPA has taken significant steps to clean up our contaminated sites and hazardous sites.oThe EPA is more efficiently implementing air quality standards that will better protect the environment and human health.?President Trump announced the U.S. will join the 1 trillion trees initiative. ?The President?s management of our nation?s lands promotes conservation while encouraging good stewardship and expanding recreational opportunities.oJust this year, President Trump signed legislation designating 1.3 million new acres of wilderness -the largest public lands legislation ina decade.oThe Department of the Interior proposed to open more than 1 million acres of land for expanded hunting and fishing access.oThe President took important action to improve management of forests to help prevent devastating forest fires.?President Trump issued changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to reduce regulation and allow for infrastructure and transportation projects to move forward. EnergyPresident Trump?s policies have begun to unleash our nation?s energy potential. ?President Trump signed an Executive Order to expand offshore oil and gas drilling and open more leases to develop offshore drilling. ?The U.S. is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world.
Can you give me an example of something he did right that the media didn't give him positive coverage of?
The "they all suck" is a false equivalency argument. Nobody's perfect, but Trump is an absolutely horrible person.
Well, you got me there. It's only being covered by these little known media outlets:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...a26bd0-0e3e-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yemen-...l-gidada-remains-of-bilal-fateen-in-exchange/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/houthi-american-hostages.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54547474
But, but, but........I know. You're a fool.
Did that slap to the face hurt? Media haystack, lol. Washington Post, NY Times, CBS, BBC.
You've had 4 years so far to bask in his success, and all you've done is piss and moan.
I wonder why?
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