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OH NO: Trump Caught on NEW Recording Demanding Election Theft
There is yet another leaked audio tape of former President Trump pressuring Georgia election officials to change the outcome of the 2020 race. This is a separate call from the January 2nd exchange with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wherein Trump asked officials to find “11,780 votes.” In the newly released tape, Trump is speaking to Frances Watson, the chief investigator in Raffensperger's office. The then-president sounded pathetic as ever, telling her that he won Florida, Ohio, and Alabama and that he is positive he won Georgia as well by hundreds of thousands of votes. Trump criticized the state’s signature matching process and alleged voter fraud taking place in Fulton County specifically, which contains the majority-minority city of Atlanta.
In the waning days of his presidency, Donald Trump was dedicated to subverting the 2020 election results full-time. This was a crucial period for developing a vaccine distribution plan but instead Trump was focused solely on keeping power for power’s sake. The former president has been criticized for months over the “big lie” but it’s efforts like these that may have gone too far from a legal standpoint. Investigators in Georgia are looking into Trump’s calls with state election officials over a possible attempt at election fraud. This story could drag out for months or even years, as prosecutors decide whether or not to pursue a case.
BREAKING: House & Senate Pass COVID Relief with ZERO Republicans
Democrats have finally passed their $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill though Congress and it’s ready for President Biden to sign into law. The House of Representatives yesterday passed the same bill that the Senate approved over the weekend. The legislation got zero support from Republican lawmakers in the two chambers. Polling shows that three-quarters of the country support the bill and yet not a single Republican legislator would vote for it. GOP lawmakers were fine approving stimulus deals under a president in their party but now they want to grandstand and obstruct because Biden and the Democrats are in charge. Getting this win on the board is crucial in demonstrating that Democrats can act without a single Republican helping them out.
The nearly two trillion dollar American Rescue Plan Act is filled with excellent provisions that will do a lot to get working and middle-class Americans back on their feet. It includes checks up to $1,400 for people earning up to $80,000 per year. There will be enhanced unemployment benefits of $300 per week through September 6th. The child tax credit will increase to $3,000 per child and $3,600 for kids 5 and younger. In addition, the bill will provide $350 billion for state, local, and tribal governments and $130 billion for primary and secondary schools. There are also funds to deal with the virus itself, including $14 billion for vaccine distribution. This is arguably the biggest legislative achievement for Joe Biden and Democrats since taking power and now they can focus on the next agenda items.
From yesterday’s show:
Tucker Carlson Says Listening to Doctors is Gay
One of the oldest, most tired, and unsophisticated tropes of the right is calling anything nuanced, intellectual, or even simply science-based “gay.” People who are trying to be more sophisticated about it may tone the rhetoric down a bit and use words like “delicate, timid, and effeminate” instead. These are exactly the words Tucker Carlson used on his show this week to describe Americans who listen to Dr. Fauci and coronavirus guidelines. Carlson did a segment on “the feminization of Chinese boys” and how the country is trying to combat it. He compared a supposed decline of masculinity in China with people adhering to COVID restrictions in the US. The Fox propagandist’s commentary basically boils down to “wearing masks and social distancing is gay” and yet somehow he has the top-rated show in cable news.
--More on the show:
--Nicole Perlroth, award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Times and author of "This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race," joins David to discuss hacking, cybersecurity, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3qzOcEV
--The world is shocked and appalled by the delusional pro-gun rants that took place on the floor of the House of Representatives immediately following the vote to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill
--Notable discussions from The David Pakman Show subreddit, including about Donald Trump's wall, Andrew Cuomo, and much more
--Donald Trump essentially forces his way back on Twitter by publishing tweet-like letters which are then screenshotted and published to Twitter by Trump's family and friends, which is in practice a ban evasion
--Fox News reporter Peter Doocy continues to desperately confront Joe Biden's White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, this time about school COVID safety guidelines
--Voicemail caller points out that Republican hypocrisy on sexual assault goes back well beyond Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo
--On the Bonus Show: Milo Yiannopoulos now claims to be "ex-gay," Idaho ends Powerball fearing foreign participation, Arkansas passes near-total abortion ban, much more...
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