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Donald Trump continued his attacks on the Georgia state leadership past midnight last night as he was enraged by officials’ refusal to consider his lies about the US elections.
The president tweeted a clip from the fake news channel OAN, which he has promoted as an alternative to Fox News, while warning the governor, Brian Kemp, that “Georgia is watching.” He also attacked Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan as “silly.”
The tantrum occurred after Georgia re-certify Joe Biden’s election victory after two recounts. The president-elect, meanwhile, has continued to add names to his incoming cabinet; Last on the list is reportedly retired Army General Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense.
Over 1,000 lawyers call for Giuliani’s ‘strike force’ to be disqualified for electoral fraud conspiracies
Nearly 1,500 attorneys on Monday urged US bar associations to launch an investigation and take action against Donald Trump’s legal team, including his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who are leading voter fraud lawsuits.
They argued that Trump’s legal team’s attempts are “indefensible” and should be sanctioned.
“It is indefensible for lawyers to falsely proclaim widespread electoral fraud, file a pattern of frivolous lawsuits, and actively seek to undermine the faith of citizens in the integrity of our elections. We condemn this conduct without reservation, ”the letter said.
Jon sharman8 December 2020 09:32
‘Now is the time’: Biden faces pressure to cancel student debt – here’s how he could do it
Without major intervention from the White House or Congress, millions of Americans with student loan debt could be forced to repay student loan payments, and garnished wages and collections would resume after the moratorium ends during a pandemic that still continues.
In March, the Department of Education was ordered to suspend payments on student loan debt, stop the accrual of interest, and stop collecting delinquent federal loans. writes Alex woodward.
The Donald Trump administration extended the suspension until late January, days after President-elect Joe Biden took office, while relief proposals from the democratically-controlled House stalled with a Republican Senate.
Jon sharman8 December 2020 09:13
Beijing warns of ‘strong countermeasures’ to new sanctions
Beijing has vowed to strike back at the United States after the Donald Trump administration imposed new sanctions on 14 Communist Party of China officials.
The restrictions, which include a travel ban, are linked to China’s ongoing crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong, where elected opposition politicians were disqualified.
Washington’s sanctions targeted the vice presidents of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), the highest decision-making body in the Chinese legislature.
Hua Chunying, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told a news conference on Tuesday that Beijing would take “strong countermeasures against malicious actions by the United States to safeguard our sovereignty, security and development rights.”
He also urged Trump to withdraw the decision.
Jon sharmanDecember 8, 2020 8:54 AM
Joe Biden Elects Retired General for Defense Secretary Who Would Be First Black Man to Hold Office: Reports
The Biden administration named Lloyd Austin, a retired army general, as their pick for secretary of defense, CNN and Politico reported Monday: writes Josh marcus.
If confirmed, Austin, who under the Obama administration led US military operations in the Middle East as head of the US Central Command, would be the first black man to hold the post.
Austin has also served as a senior commander in Iraq and was the Army’s first deputy chief of black staff, the second-highest-ranking officer in the service.
Jon sharmanDecember 8, 2020 8:35 AM
‘The People Have Spoken’: Michigan Judge Dismisses Sidney Powell’s Election Lawsuit
Donald Trump’s unauthorized attorney, Sidney Powell, suffered a pair of court losses in Michigan and Detroit in her bid to reverse the president’s electoral defeat.
A Michigan federal judge ruled that the conservative attorney’s lawsuit was littered with “theories, speculation and speculation” when he dismissed it.
US District Judge Linda V Parker ruled against the lawsuit, which asked the state to grant its electoral votes to Trump even though he lost there by nearly 155,000 votes.
Jon sharmanDecember 8, 2020 8:16 AM
Doctor Who Criticized Trump’s Covid-19 Caravan Fired At Walter Reed Hospital
The ER doctor who criticized Donald Trump for greeting supporters at a parade while still sick with Covid-19 reportedly missed his shifts at Walter Reed Hospital.
CBS News reported that James Phillips, a specialist in disaster medicine, is no longer on the hospital’s schedule, as of January.
After Trump exposed his Secret Service bodyguards to the virus by demanding passage from the vehicle, Dr. Phillips tweeted: “Every person … in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary presidential ‘passage’ now has to be put in Quarantine for 14 days. They can get sick. They can die. For the political theater. Ordered by Trump to risk their lives for the theater. This is crazy. “
He has since deleted the tweet.
Jon sharmanDecember 8, 2020 7:57 AM
Trump throws a nighttime tantrum on Twitter
Donald Trump continued his attacks on Georgia officials late into the night while enraging their refusal to take his baseless claims of voter fraud seriously.
He warned Brian Kemp, the governor, Geoff Duncan, the lieutenant governor, and Brad Raffensperger, the secretary of state, that “Georgia is watching.”
Trump also mocked Duncan as “foolish or corrupt” due to his lack of support for electoral conspiracies.
Yesterday Georgia re-certified Joe Biden’s victory in the state after two recounts confirmed the result.
The president tweeted several clips of television shows whose hosts have endorsed him. He also continues to state in public that he won the election, which he did not.
Jon sharmanDecember 8, 2020 7:41 AM
