“No....not Vegas....” (spoken in low toned raspy voice, and a thousand yard stare, accompanied with heavy breathing), “Just some wonderful places I visited all over the world...” (shit-eating grin slowly emerges on face)
Pres. George W. Bush, asked by @hodakotb (NBC morning show host) to describe today's Republican Party: "I would describe it as isolationist, protectionist and to a certain extent nativist." Hoda: Are you disappointed? Bush: It's not exactly my vision. But I'm just an old guy they put out to pasture.
Trump administration awarded a firm $1.3 billion to make Covid vaccine syringes. Where are the syringes? The Covid vaccines are here, but the ApiJect syringe is not yet approved by federal regulators and a new factory in North Carolina is not yet built. By Andrew W. Lehren and Laura Strickler April 21, 2021, 4:31 AM EDT The U.S. awarded a firm $1.3 billion to make syringes. Where are they? excerpt: "WASHINGTON — A year after a Connecticut company was awarded almost $1.3 billion in federal loans and contracts to supply an essential syringe for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, no syringes have been made. The syringe hasn't received even the first of a series of approvals it needs from the federal government before it can be manufactured, and a factory promising 650 jobs remains unbuilt. ApiJect Systems Corp. positioned itself as the company that would make the difference between a stumbling rollout and delivery of lifesaving vaccines. But as the U.S. vaccine rollout hits full stride, with about half of adults in the U.S. having already received at least one injection, the need for ApiJect's device has waned, leaving the contracts and loans in question."
In the current protectionist mindset of the GOP, Bush is also obligated to sacrifice his life to the coronavirus to protect the stock market.
Congressman Madison Cawthorn should propose a comprehensive 'Donument Act' that creates a mini museum at the U.S. Capitol that showcases in glass booths Trump's twisted endeavors, including: A model of the sections of his partly finished border wall. Partly finished vaccine syringes that never made it to market. Pieces of the rubble of his failed casino that was finally demolished in 2021. A Dominion voting machine whose innards were supposedly stolen to steal the election from him. A model of the food truck that allegedly smuggled in tens of thousands of illegal ballots for Biden. Mangled poles of American flags that were used by Trump's rioters to 'hug and kiss' police officers at the Capitol.
Andrew Giulani to meet with Trump at GOP headquarters (Mar-a-Lago) Andrew Giuliani to meet with Trump as he preps NY gubernatorial bid By Gabby Orr, CNN Updated 1:28 PM ET, Wed April 21, 2021 Andrew Giuliani to meet with Trump as he preps NY gubernatorial bid - CNNPolitics excerpt: "Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former public liaison official inside the Trump White House, will meet with the former President at Mar-a-Lago next week as he finalizes his plans to launch a campaign for New York governor. "I will be down there next week for a two to three-day swing where we'll be meeting with donors, interviewing potential staff and speaking to the former President," Giuliani, who has spoken with Trump three times since news of his gubernatorial ambitions first broke earlier this month, told CNN in an interview Tuesday. "From a self-interest standpoint, I want the President to be as involved as he wants to be, but I would still advise him to keep his powder dry and not make a decision on who to support until we get to the fall or next winter," he added."
Lofgren: Capitol Police official being investigated for directions to pursue only 'anti-Trump' protesters Jan. 6 An investigation found an official's radio transmission to "all outside units' attention" that they should not be "looking for any pro-Trump in the crowd," according to Lofgren. A Capitol Police official denies her account. By KYLE CHENEY 04/21/2021 03:48 PM EDT Updated: 04/21/2021 06:33 PM EDT Lofgren: Capitol Police official being investigated for directions to pursue only 'anti-Trump' protesters Jan. 6 excerpt: "Although the details are still disputed, Lofgren's comments are the first insight into specific concerns about the conduct of Capitol Police on the day of the insurrection. Neither Lofgren nor the department identified the official. The Capitol Police have acknowledged ongoing investigations — including the fact that six officers were suspended for their particular actions — but have provided no updates since they began months ago. Many Democratic lawmakers expressed alarm after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that some of the Capitol Police officers appeared to either wave the crowd through or pose for selfies with them. The reality has been more complex. About 138 Capitol Police and DC police officers were assaulted on Jan. 6, some receiving severe injuries. One died hours later of apparent strokes and two took their own lives in the days and weeks after the attack. Footage from the riot shows at times savage hand-to-hand combat in which outnumbered police were attacked and beaten, pepper sprayed and bludgeoned with poles, batons and even a hockey stick and a skateboard. Inside the building, rioters often confronted police, and in other cases police were reduced to bystanders as the crowd patrolled Capitol hallways. Outside the House and Senate chambers, however, it was a different story, as police beat back fierce crowds attempting to breach the rooms where lawmakers were being evacuated."
Donald Trump says all the states that voted for him had no election fraud excerpts: "Months before the 2020 election, Trump claimed that he would only lose if massive fraud altered the vote. Trump lost the 2020 election by over 7 million popular votes and 74 electoral votes. Ever since, Trump and his supporters have claimed that he lost due to an unprecedented national conspiracy of voter fraud that occurred in the states that didn't vote for him. After losing the election, the Trump campaign and Republican officials mounted legal challenges in seven states where Trump lost: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Nearly every legal challenge was either dismissed or withdrawn due to lack of evidence." "Worries of "fraud" have also compelled Republican legislators in 43 states to introduce at least 253 bills tightening voting requirements, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, a liberal-leaning legal institute at New York University."
The U.S. coronavirus daily death toll climbed from Nov. 2020 to mid-January 2021. It reached 4,442 on January 20, 2021, the day Trump left office. Trump was still president during the worst period of the virus, yet some of his following blame Biden for the winter surge that spilled over into his administration. The U.S. daily death toll has decreased significantly since January 20 and has been below about 1,000 per day during the past couple weeks.
This virus has humbled a lot of people but there is still an equal number of people who refuse to either believe it’s real or believe the cure (the vaccine) is more harmful.
Trump's biggest scam yet? Trump administration awarded a firm $1.3 billion to make Covid vaccine syringes. Where are the syringes? A year after a Connecticut company was awarded almost $1.3 billion in federal loans and contracts to supply an essential syringe for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, no syringes have been made. The syringe hasn't received even the first of a series of approvals it needs from the federal government before it can be manufactured, and a factory promising 650 jobs remains unbuilt. ApiJect Systems Corp. positioned itself as the company that would make the difference between a stumbling roll out and delivery of lifesaving vaccines. But as the U.S. vaccine roll out hits full stride, with about half of adults in the U.S. having already received at least one injection, the need for ApiJect's device has waned, leaving the contracts and loans in question. The company said in a statement to NBC News that it "is working with several vaccine pharmaceutical companies to conduct the testing and regulatory reviews of Covid-19 vaccines in the ApiJect syringe." When the Pentagon announced the ApiJect contract, it said the contract would "enable the manufacture of more than 100 million prefilled syringes for distribution across the United States by year-end 2020." ApiJect's plant is supposed to be built in an industrial park in North Carolina, but Morgan Weston, a spokesperson for the foundation that runs the park, said that the plant hasn't been built yet.
To be fair... They did make a difference. It was a "stumbling roll out".... wasn't it? Mission accomplished, I'd say.
Shouldn't an absurd statement like that ring false with the tens of millions of people that support his delusions about a 'rigged' election? Taken literally, isn't he saying that he actually won all 50 states? That he couldn't possibly lose an election unless the other side cheated? It's not just Democrats. In 2016, Trump said Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican primary over him by rigging the election. Okay, Trumpies, we understand that you support the guy, but doesn't common sense come into play at all?