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Trump AT WAR with Republicans, Says DON'T DONATE!
There is a fascinating war developing between Donald Trump and the Republican Party and it has the makings of exactly the type of chaos that could endanger the political futures of both going into the 2022 and 2024 elections. The rift between Trump and Republicans appeared to have subsided after the former president’s CPAC speech last week. Trump said he did not want to start a third party, acknowledging that it would split the conservative vote and help Democrats win. He expressed an interest in playing the kingmaker of Republican Party politics for the next few years and suggested he would make a return to the presidential race in 2024. However, now there is a sign that the relationship between Trump and the party isn’t as cozy as was suggested during that speech.
Donald Trump has sent the GOP a cease and desist letter saying they can no longer use his name and likeness to raise money. The ex-president recently created a PAC, ostensibly to raise money for pro-Trump candidates, but likely just as a way to funnel money into his pockets. Trump knows there’s a limited amount of money conservatives are willing to donate and he wants all of it. The Republican Party is pushing back, saying they have the right to use Trump’s name and likeness. So what we have is a former Republican president saying not to donate to his party but to donate to him instead when he isn’t even running yet. This is such a transparent grift, but it’s one that’s likely to work since more right-wingers are loyal to Trump than to the GOP. This could severely hamper Republican fundraising ability and leave the right fighting a two-front war that Democrats can capitalize on.
BREAKING: CDC Clears Vaccinated People for Indoor Gatherings
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued new guidelines for people who have been fully vaccinated from coronavirus. CDC Director Rochelle Wolinski announced, “fully vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people in small gatherings indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.” She went on to explain how the advice gets a bit more complicated when a fully vaccinated person is coming into contact with an unvaccinated person. According to the recommendations, vaccinated people can gather indoors unmasked with unvaccinated people, assuming the unvaccinated people are at low risk of getting a life-threatening COVID case. The CDC still does not recommend gatherings with multiple households and traveling even when people are fully vaccinated.
The science is increasingly clear on how effective these vaccines are at preventing serious illness, hospitalizations, and deaths. There is also more and more evidence that the vaccines are effective at reducing transmissibility, although that is still being studied. The CDC said on Monday that a growing body of evidence suggests that people who are fully vaccinated are less likely to have asymptomatic infections and are “potentially less likely to transmit the virus that causes COVID-19 to other people.” Now with three vaccines on the market and 2-3 million shots being administered per day, the United States is finally on track to defeating the virus and having a somewhat normal summer.
From yesterday’s show:
Jen Psaki DESTROYS Trump in 48 Seconds
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dismissed Donald Trump in glorious fashion during a recent press conference. CBS reporter Weijia Jiang told Psaki that illegal border crossings are up, which has some Americans concerned like the former president. In hilarious fashion, Psaki said, “we don’t take our advice or counsel from former President Trump on immigration policy which was not only inhumane but ineffective over the last four years. We’re going to chart our own path forward and that includes treating children with humanity and respect and ensuring they’re safe when they cross our borders.” The dismal greatly triggered the right wing but it was exactly the correct approach by the press secretary. If Americans liked how Trump was handling matters like immigration policy, they would have reelected him. President Biden does not have to listen to Trump’s take on immigration policy, nor should he.
--More on the show:
--Jonathan Berman, professor, National Co-Chair of the 2017 March for Science, and author of "Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement," joins David to discuss the origins of vaccine skepticism, how to deprogram anti-vaxxers, and much more
--COVID cases, deaths, and hospitalizations continue to decline, cases now down 77% from their peak, and deaths down 53%
--The Supreme Court says no to Donald Trump's absolute last and final attempt at stealing the 2020 election from Joe Biden
--Newsmax host appears to set a record for most lies and distortions in 90 seconds during a segment about so-called "cancel culture"
--Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw decided that the pandemic was the perfect time to start trading stocks and delay disclosing those stock trades
--Regular voicemail caller The Eggman says that freedom of religion is "BS" and doesn't apply to all religions equally
--On the Bonus Show: British royal family in chaos after explosive interview, George Floyd jury selection delayed, 78% hospitalized with COVID overweight or obese, much more...
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