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Trump Campaign Sues The Washington Post

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President Trump’s reelection campaign announced on Tuesday they have filed a lawsuit against the Washington Post for libel with regards to two stories they published alleging Russian connections with the campaign.

The suit was filed against the paper on Monday and wants “compensatory damages in the millions of dollars, according to proof; ii. Presumed damages according to proof; iii. Punitive damages according to proof; iv. Costs of suit; and v. Such other and further relief as the Court may deem proper.”

The two articles the campaign are suing over includes an article from July 2019 by Paul Waldman, “which contains the defamatory statement ‘who knows what sort of aid Russia and North Korea will give to the Trump campaign, now that he has invited them to offer their assistance?'”

“The statement in the June 20 Article is false and defamatory. There has never been any statement by anyone associated with the Campaign or the administration ‘inviting’ Russia or North Korea to assist the Campaign in 2019 or beyond. There also has never been any reporting that the Campaign has ever had any contact with North Korea relating to any United States election,” the campaign says in the lawsuit. (Read more from “Trump Campaign Sues The Washington Post” HERE)

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Donald Trump Donates Fourth Quarter Salary to Health and Human Services to Fight Coronavirus; World Health Organization: ‘Fear and Panic’ over Coronavirus ‘Dangerous’; ‘Calm Down’

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By Breitbart. President Donald Trump on Tuesday donated his fourth-quarter salary to the Department of Heath and Human Services on Tuesday to help fight coronavirus.

The news was announced by White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on Twitter. . .

The president donated his first-quarter salary to the Department of Homeland Security, the second-quarter salary to the Surgeon General, and his third-quarter salary to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health. (Read more from “Donald Trump Donates Fourth Quarter Salary to Health and Human Services to Fight Coronavirus” HERE)

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World Health Organization: ‘Fear and Panic’ over Coronavirus ‘Dangerous’; ‘Calm Down’

By Breitbart. World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that the “stigma” surrounding coronavirus was “more dangerous” than the illness itself, and advised people to “calm down.”

“Stigma, to be honest, is more dangerous than the virus itself. Fear and panic are dangerous,” he said, as reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune. “It’s fine to be concerned and worried, but let’s calm down and do the right things.”

Officials were optimistic about the global effort to contain the spread of the illness:

Of the 62 countries affected by COVID-19, 55 have fewer than 100 cases. Only four countries have more than 1,000 cases, Tedros said.

WHO officials said it is rare to see a respiratory pathogen like this virus that can spread widely in the community but can also be contained. The flu cannot be as easily contained, officials said.

(Read more from “World Health Organization: ‘Fear and Panic’ Over Coronavirus ‘Dangerous’; ‘Calm Down’” HERE)

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WATCH: Fox News Laughs at Trump’s Antics at CPAC

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President Donald Trump ducked behind his lectern on Saturday while giving a political speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland.

Fox News personality Bret Baier interviewed former White House official Mercedes Schlapp, who was the director of strategic communication before leaving to work on Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign.

Schlapp described one of her “favorite moments” at the CPAC conference, which is run by her husband, Matt Schlapp.

Baier interrupted her description to play of Trump ducking behind his lectern.

(Read more from “WATCH: Fox News Laughs at Trump’s Antics at CPAC” HERE)

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U.S. Places New Restrictions on Chinese Journalists

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In a briefing to reporters on Monday, senior Trump administration officials announced a set of restrictions to be placed on Chinese journalists operating in the United States.

Why it matters: The unprecedented restrictions are aimed at upholding “reciprocity” in U.S.-China relations amid a deteriorating media environment in China, the officials said.

Details: U.S. administration officials said that two types of restrictions will be put into place in the coming weeks.

The administration will place a duration of stay on all Chinese nationals who are in the United States on I visas, the visa type given to foreign media workers. They will be eligible to request extensions when their visas expire.

The five Chinese state-run media outlets that were recently designated by the State Department as “foreign missions” will now face a limit on the total number of Chinese nationals working for them in the United States at any given time.

(Read more from “U.S. Places New Restrictions on Chinese Journalists” HERE)

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Trump Trolls Biden for Suggesting Half Our Country Killed in Gun Violence

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By Breitbart. During his March 2, 2020, North Carolina rally President Trump trolled Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden for suggesting half our country was killed in gun violence.

Trump said, “Did you see…[where Joe Biden said] 150 million people were killed by guns in our country. 150 million? That means 50 percent of our country. That’s a big story.”

Biden made the claim during the February 25, 2020, Democrat debate, while criticizing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. That act shields gun makers from frivolous lawsuits in scenarios where the gun in question was legally made and legally sold. (Read more from “Trump Trolls Biden for Suggesting Half Our Country Killed in Gun Violence” HERE)

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Trump Sets His Sights on Biden as Democratic Endorsements Roll in

By NBC News. As key Democratic figures coalesced behind Joe Biden, President Donald Trump lobbed an extended attack at the former vice president at a rally here hours before the Super Tuesday contest.

Seeking to raise doubts about Biden’s acumen, Trump seized on his most recent gaffes, like slipping and referring to Super Tuesday as “super Thursday,” claiming 150 million people were killed by guns since 2007, and saying he was running for Senate rather than the presidency.

“Maybe he gets in because he’s a little more moderate,” Trump said of Biden. “But he’s not going to be running it, other people are going to. They’re going to put him into a home and other people are going to be running the country and they’re going to be super left radical crazies.”

Trump’s attacks came as a flock of current and former Democratic Party officials threw their support behind Biden Monday following his weekend victory in South Carolina, partly in an effort to block Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. from securing the nomination.

“You see what’s happening right there now, it’s being rigged against Crazy Bernie,” Trump said, repeating a common Twitter theme he often deploys in an effort to stoke dissent among Democrats. (Read more from “Trump Sets His Sights on Biden as Democratic Endorsements Roll in” HERE)

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No Surprise, Utah GOP Decides Not to Censure Romney

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Instead of censuring Sen. Mitt Romney for his vote to impeach President Donald Trump, the Utah Republican State Central Committee decided Saturday simply to praise the president’s acquittal. . .

The 136 party leaders present from around the state, as part of five-hour meeting at the Salt Lake Board of Realtors building, debated proposals as extreme as calling for Romney’s resignation to as lenient as not even mentioning Romney as it expressed support for Trump.

The middle ground it actually took was passing a watered-down version of a resolution that now says “with zero evidence of a federal crime committed that rises to the level of removal of office, the U.S. Senate voted to fully acquit President Trump; Sen. Mike Lee voted to acquit while Sen. Mitt Romney voted to remove President Trump.”

The resolution expressed support for Trump’s acquittal, and thanked by name Lee and Utah GOP Reps. Chris Stewart, Rob Bishop and John Curtis for supporting the president. It added — in bold lettering — that, “We strongly disagree with the vote cast by Sen. Romney.”

It also added, “The Utah Republican Party calls on all Utah elected Republicans to work with President Trump to implement the conservative policies of the America First agenda that are helping our country succeed.” (Read more from “No Surprise, Utah GOP Decides Not to Censure Romney” HERE)

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WATCH: Congressman Threatens to Beat Up Trump Jr. for Claiming Democrats Want Coronavirus Pandemic

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Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) lashed out at presidential scion Donald Trump Jr. for claiming Democrats seemingly want the coronavirus to kill “millions of people” so they can end President Donald Trump’s “streak of winning,” threatening a “serious altercation” on Friday morning if the first son got near him.

With financial markets tanking amid growing fears over the coronavirus, Team Trump and right-wing media have trained their attention on complaining about how Democrats and mainstream media have reacted to the Trump administration’s disjointed response to the crisis. During a Friday morning Fox & Friends appearance, Trump Jr. insisted that Democrats were rooting for a massive disaster.

“For them to try to take a pandemic and seemingly hope that it comes here and kills millions of people so that they can end Donald Trump’s streak of winning is a new level of sickness,” he bellowed.

Appearing on MSNBC shortly thereafter, Garamendi was asked by host Hallie Jackson to react to those remarks. He immediately puffed his chest.

“He should not be near me when he says that,” the congressman seethed. (Read more from “WATCH: Congressman Threatens to Beat Up Trump Jr. for Claiming Democrats Want Coronavirus Pandemic” HERE)

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Trump to Renominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence

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President Trump is renominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to become the next director of national intelligence. . .

Trump had previously nominated the Texas Republican to replace Dan Coats as the director last summer, but Ratcliffe was forced to withdraw, blaming what he described as a partisan nomination process after senators, including Republicans, questioned his credentials. He was also accused of overstating his professional record regarding the prosecution of Hamas terrorists.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who at the time said the congressman was only qualified because he was “blindly loyal” to the president, also sounded off on his renomination in a statement later on Friday.

“Replacing one highly partisan operative with another does nothing to keep our country safe. At a time when the Russians are interfering in our elections, we need a nonpartisan leader at the helm of the Intelligence Community who sees the world objectively and speaks truth to power, and unfortunately neither Acting Director Grenell nor Rep. Ratcliffe comes even close to that,” he wrote. (Read more from “Trump to Renominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence” HERE)

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Ignoring Leftist Outrage, Village People Say Trump Welcome to Play Their Music at Rallies (VIDEO)

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Iconic disco group Village People issued a statement on Monday declaring that President Donald Trump is welcome to their music at his rallies after left-wing activists demanded the group ban him from using their music.

Village People’s classic song “Macho Man” played as Trump entered a raucous rally in Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on Monday. The president has also previously used the band’s iconic 1978 hit “Y.M.C.A” at various campaign events.

Amid demands from left-wing agitators online screeching that the group ban Trump from using their music, Village People took to Facebook to say that anyone is allowed to use their songs no matter what their political persuasion.

“We have received numerous requests demanding that we prevent or ban President Donald Trump’s use of our songs, particularly ‘Y.M.C.A.’ and ‘Macho Man,’” the group wrote. “With the latest use of ‘Macho Man’ in India, we are being inundated and can no longer remain silent. Since our music is not being used for a specific endorsement, the President’s use is ‘perfect[ly]’ legal.”

“He has remained respectful in his use of our songs and has not crossed the line; if he or any other candidate were to use any of our songs in a manner that would suggest our endorsement, or in a promotional advertisement, that would cross the line,” they added.

(Read more from “Ignoring Leftist Outrage, Village People Say Trump Welcome to Play Their Music at Rallies (VIDEO)” HERE)

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WATCH: Who Would You Rather Hang out With — Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders?

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If you had the chance to hang out with President Donald Trump or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — who would you pick?

(Read more from “WATCH: Who Would You Rather Hang out With — Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders?” HERE)

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