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Media, Democrats Declare Trump Rally Plans Racist

Democrats and the media united Thursday to declare President Donald Trump’s plans for future speeches in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Jacksonville, Florida, racist — simply because of the locations chosen, and the dates on the calendar.

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Trump on Seattle: ‘If We Have to Go in, We’re Going to Go in’

During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel released on Thursday, President Trump stated that he won’t allow Seattle to “be occupied” and “If we have to go in, we’re going to go in.” Trump also urged Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) to use the National Guard, but stated that “one way or the other, it’s going to get done. These people are not going to occupy a major portion of a great city.

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Schiff: I Worry Trump Will Leave People Vulnerable to COVID and Keep ‘Mishandling’ Protests

During an interview on MSNBC on Thursday, House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) expressed his concern that President Trump will continue his “terrible mishandling” of both the coronavirus pandemic, and “of the protests in our streets,” that Trump will “further leave Americans vulnerable to becoming ill and dying” from the coronavirus, and that the president will continue “contesting the results of the election.” Schiff further accused the president of encouraging a “more militaristic” police response to protests.

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The Complex Funding and Ideology of Black Lives Matter

Political and corporate support for Black Lives Matter has become ubiquitous over the past week. Everyone’s email inbox is bulging with messages of support from corporate sponsors, every website is covered with Black Lives Matter logos, and the group has benefited from numerous fundraisers and charity sales. Many people might not realize that Black Lives Matter is a distinct political organization, not just a slogan or social media hashtag, and it has both enormous funding and a wide-ranging political agenda.

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Hickenlooper: I Believe Reade’s Allegations ‘To a Large Extent,’ ‘I Still Support Joe Biden’

During Wednesday’s Colorado Senate debate hosted by the Colorado Sun, CBS4 and PBS12, 2020 Democratic Senate candidate former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said that he believes Tara Reade’s allegations against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden “To a large extent,” but he still supports Biden’s presidential campaign.

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