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Press photographers have been barred from Defense Department briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were deemed “unflattering.” Continue reading “Pentagon Bars Press Photographers Over ‘Unflattering’ Pics Of Hegseth”
Eventually, they all say the quiet part out loud. Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account today to boast that his administration had struck down the new tolls for midtown Manhattan drivers to raise funds for the city’s aging mass transit system. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD,” he wrote. “Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” Continue reading “Donald Trump Declares Himself ‘King’ On Social Media Post”
Donald Trump went off on a rant during an interview with conservative radio host Todd Starnes complaining that the national media paid too much attention to Hurricane Ida on Sunday instead of his “great agreement” with the Taliban. Continue reading “Trump Complains Media Focused On Hurricane Instead Of His ‘Great Agreement’”
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In the case of [Health and Human Services Secretary] Alex Azar, he did go to the president in January. He did push past resistance from the president’s political aides to warn the president the new coronavirus could be a major problem. There were aides around Trump – Kellyanne Conway had some skepticism at times that this was something that needed to be a presidential priority.
But at the same time, Secretary Azar has not always given the president the worst-case scenario of what could happen. My understanding is he did not push to do aggressive additional testing in recent weeks, and that’s partly because more testing might have led to more cases being discovered of coronavirus outbreak, and the president had made clear – the lower the numbers on coronavirus, the better for the president, the better for his potential reelection this fall.
You can listen to the chat via NPR below. Diamond’s remarks referenced above happen around the 29:20 mark.