Trump Campaign Didn’t Expect Level of Blowback On Tulsa Juneteenth Rally Decision

Posted on by Zoe Richards

President Trump was aware of Juneteenth’s history when the date was selected for the relaunch of his reelection campaign rallies, but, according to the Associated Press, he did not expect the level of opposition that ensued after announcing the decision. 

“Just to be clear, campaign officials very much knew that it was Juneteenth when they selected that date,” Associated Press reporter Jonathan Lemire told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts on Monday. “They expected some blowback, they were caught off guard by the intensity of it. The president eventually bowed to pressure and moved it from the 19th to the 20th, Saturday.”

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DC Public Safety Officials Challenge Barr’s Denial Forcible Removal Of Protesters Was For Photo-Op

Posted on by Cristina Cabrera

Attorney General Bill Barr has insisted the U.S. Park Police’s forcibly removal of peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square on June 1 was part of a pre-planned operation to extend the perimeter around the White House, not a means to clear a path for President Donald Trump’s unannounced photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church.

But accounts from D.C. public safety and National Guard officials indicate otherwise.

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Status Of Pilot Unknown After Air Force Jet Crashes Into North Sea

Posted on by David Taintor

LONDON (AP) — A U.S. Air Force fighter plane with one pilot on board crashed into the North Sea on Monday. The status of the pilot wasn’t known.

The F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing was on a routine training mission from RAF Lakenheath when it crashed at 9:40 a.m. The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear.

U.K. search and rescue authorities are taking part in the search of the crash site. Coast guard officials said in a statement that they received reports the plane went down 74 nautical miles off Flamborough Head on the Yorkshire coast.

A helicopter and lifeboats have been deployed.

“Other vessels nearby are heading to the area,” the coast guard said in a statement.

Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force base that hosts the U.S. Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing, known as the Liberty Wing. The base is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of London.

The wing has more than 4,500 active-duty military members.

Russia Sentences American To 16 Years In Prison On Spying Charges

Posted on by David Taintor

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced an American security executive to 16 years in prison on spying charges, a verdict that drew an angry response from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who denounced the man’s treatment by Russian authorities as “appalling.”

The Moscow City Court read out the conviction of Paul Whelan on charges of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security prison. The trial was held behind closed doors because authorities said that was needed for the trial to consider sensitive data.

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Tulsa World Editorial Board Slams Trump’s Upcoming Rally: ‘This Is The Wrong Time’

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The editorial board at the daily paper Tulsa World decried President Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma in a searing op-ed published on Sunday.

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Trump’s Niece Helped NYT Expose His Massive Tax Fraud Schemes

Posted on by Cristina Cabrera

Mary Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump’s eldest brother Fred Trump Jr., is slated to publish a tell-all book in which she reveals her crucial role in helping the New York Times’ blockbuster report on the President and the rest of his family’s tax schemes.

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GOPers Aren’t Fazed By The High Risk Of COVID-19 Spread At Trump’s Tulsa Rally

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Three Republicans on Sunday appeared to be full-steam ahead when asked about President Trump’s first re-election campaign rally in three months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “GOPers Aren’t Fazed By The High Risk Of COVID-19 Spread At Trump’s Tulsa Rally” →

Carson Won’t Back Trump’s Claim That He’s ‘Done More For Black Community’ Since Lincoln

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Sunday wouldn’t say whether he agrees with President Trump’s claim that he’s “done more for the black community than any other president” since Abraham Lincoln left office in 1865. Continue reading “Carson Won’t Back Trump’s Claim That He’s ‘Done More For Black Community’ Since Lincoln” →

Tim Scott: Ending Qualified Immunity In Police Reform Bill Would Be ‘Poison Pill’ For GOPers

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Sunday warned that limiting qualified immunity for police officers would be a “poison pill” for Republicans as congressional efforts to pass police reform legislation continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Continue reading “Tim Scott: Ending Qualified Immunity In Police Reform Bill Would Be ‘Poison Pill’ For GOPers” →

GOP Sen Breaks From Trump’s Refusal To Rename Bases Honoring Confederate Generals

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Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) on Sunday said that he supports renaming military bases honoring Confederate generals, contradicting President Trump’s tweet last week that he will “not even consider” changing bases.

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