Category: Politics

President Trump’s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, joined FOX and Friends this morning to give an update on President Donald Trump’s health and recovery.

During the interview Mark Meadows also announced President Trump had ordered him to release requested documents from the Deep State Spygate scandal.

Chief of Staff Mark Meadows: “He’s already tasked me with getting some declassification rolling in a follow up to some of the requests Devin Nunes and others have made.”

Mark Meadows is referring to the classified interviews with former Brookings Institute researcher Igor Danchenko who is the source for the bogus Steele dossier.

The primary “source” for the anti-Trump dossier authored by ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele “was a Russian spy, and our FBI [director] James Comey… knew it the entire time. Comey ran with the spying on the Trump campaign knowing the entire investigation was based on a lie.”

FBI Director Chris Wray and CIA Director Gina Haspel are sitting on this evidence and refuse to work with congressional investigators.

First Lady Melania Trump provided a positive update on the status of her COVID-19.

The First Lady wrote “My family is grateful for all of the prayers & support! I am feeling good & will continue to rest at home.”

“Thank you to medical staff & caretakers everywhere, & my continued prayers for those who are ill or have a family member impacted by the virus,” she added.

Trump supporters on social media replied with positive messages of love.

“We love you @FLOTUS and @realDonaldTrump All of our prayers are for both of you!!!!”

” You are the Greatest First Lady we have had and a TRUE American”

“WE LOVE YOU & glade your feeling better, stay well & God Bless you and your family.”

Senator Tom Cotton appeared on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo and argued that 3 Republican Senators contracting COVID-19 won’t stop the confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Cotton said “What I can say is that everyone is eager to be at work when they need to be at work.”

“They’re on the Judiciary Committee a week from tomorrow either in person or virtually to have the confirmation hearings for Judge Barrett, and then to have the vote on Judge Barrett this month.”

He continued “none of this should have any impact on schedule of the Senate, either on the Judiciary Committee or the Senate as a whole,” he added.

“No doubt about it, Maria,” he said.

Cotton also predicted Barrett would be confirmed by the end of October and noted that senators in past years have voted despite serious ailments.

“There is a long tradition of ill or medically infirm senators being wheeled in to cast critical votes on the Senate floor,” Cotton said.

“Most recently, (late West Virginia Democratic Sen.) Robert Byrd in 2009 repeatedly rolled in, in a wheelchair, just months before his death to vote for Obamacare,” Cotton continued.

“I’m confident that every senator will be in attendance when his or her vote is needed,” he added.

Dr. James P. Phillips, MD, an attending physician at Walter Reed trashed President Trump for greeting supporters outside the medical facility Sunday in a motorcade.

Phillips wrote “that Presidential SUV is not only bulletproof, but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. The risk of COVID19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is astounding.”

“My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play.”

He added in a separate tweet “every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential “drive-by” just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die. For political theater. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater. This is insanity.”

In response to the backlash, White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump’s trip “was cleared by the medical team as safe to do.”

The President also announced in a video he shared on social media he is getting “great reports” from his doctors.

“So it’s been a very interesting journey. I learned a lot about Covid,” President Trump said.

“I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isn’t the let’s read the book school and I get it. And I understand it. And it’s a very interesting thing. I’m gonna be letting you know about it. In the meantime, we love the USA and we love what’s happening,” he added.

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s reaction to President Trump getting COVID-19 “rather disgusting.”

McCarthy denounced Nancy Pelosi’s reaction, saying “This is uncalled for, especially in this time and place.”

He added “Other nations are watching America. This is the one time we could unite together…”

“[Trump] is sitting here trying to work with this speaker to get a COVID relief package together and these are the comments that she makes?” McCarthy asked.

“It’s really unbecoming of that position,” Kevin McCarthy added.

Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC where she reacted to President Trump and First Lady Melania testing positive for COVID-19.

“This is tragic. It’s very sad.” Pelosi said “but it also is something that, again, going into crowds unmasked and all the rest was sort of a brazen invitation for something like this to happen.”

Court-packing is a popular idea with Democrats right now, and therefore with the mainstream media.

It’s the idea of expanding the number of justices and then filling those seats with your own kind while you have the power to do it.

In other words, to seize power at the soonest opportunity in the hopes of never surrendering it back to the voters.

Standard traditional Democrat values, as one would say.

CNN contributors think that’s just as fine as cream gravy.

Sen. Ted Cruz has been all over the Dems on this, and he wasn’t about to let this slip by.

He said this on Fox the other day:

“If the Democrats win the presidency and they win the Senate, within a couple of weeks, [Senate Democratic Leader] Chuck Schumer will act to end the filibuster and I’ll tell you, I served with these Democrats.”

“They have the votes. They will abolish the filibuster, which means the minority would not be able to stop any of their radical objectives.”

Sen. Ted Cruz is also going to be on with Mark Levin tonight to share his thoughts on the subject.

Friday, MSNBC anchor Joy Reid revealed to her followers on Twitter that she has a cell phone full of texts from people who doubt whether President Trump actually has COVID-19.

Joy Reid wrote “Here’s how wrecked Trump’s credibility is at this point: I’ve got a cellphone full of texts from people who aren’t sure whether to believe Trump actually has covid.”

“‘He lies so much,’ one friend just texted. “’s he just doing this to get out of the debates?’ others are texting,” the MSNBC anchor added.

Jack Posobiec replied sarcastically “As usual, only Joy Reid was smart enough to see through Trump’s COVID ruse”

Another Twitter user replied “Yet she’s consistent in basing her information on what is equivalent to middle school gossip.”

Another Twitter user joked “She’s slipping. She could have at least worked in Putin somewhere in that tweet.”

Friday, CNN’s Jim Acosta posted a photo of President Donald Trump on the way to Walter Reed Medical Center via Marine Force One.

The CNN host known for his contentious exchanges with the President added “Trump did not stop for questions.”

Several Trump supporters on social media responded to the post, not appreciating the sentiment.

JT Lewis replied “Could have something to do with the fact that he has Coronavirus…”

He added “Jim Acosta tweeted this hoping to get people worked up and… it worked.”

Kelb Hull replied “Jim, are you not aware that he has COVID-19 orrrr?”

Robby Starbuck replied “Uh yeah he’s sick you moron. Beyond that if he stopped for questions you’d call for attempted murderer charges.”

Buzz Patterson replied “He is going to the hospital to be treated for COVID-19. He owes you absolutely nothing. What a disgrace of a tweet.”

Donald Trump Jr. appeared on Fox News with Tucker Carlson, and provided an update to his father’s condition.

“You know I spoke to him this morning.” Don Trump Jr. told host Tucker Carlson.

“Obviously he’s taking it seriously but really it’s business as usual with my father,” he said.

The President’s eldest son continued “I’ve known him for a long time. I’m 42 years old. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen him sick.”

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him have the flu or anything like that,” Don Trump Jr. said.

“So he’s obviously taking it seriously but he’s a fighter, he’s still working, I know he’s speaking to various Senators about stimulus package today.”

“He’s gonna take it seriously, but if anyone can beat this, it’s him,” Don Trump Jr. added.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham blasted those saying negative things about President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump after it was announced that they had both tested positive for COVID-19.

“I’m disgusted by those wishing ill on the President and First Lady. It’s truly shameful,” Sen. Graham said in several tweets Friday.

“President Woodrow Wilson caught the Spanish Flu in 1919. I doubt the people of his time wished him ill. Stay strong Mr. President and First Lady!”

“The president was in good spirits this morning when I spoke with him and very engaged in the upcoming hearing regarding Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Barrett,” Graham said in another tweet.

Many people on Twitter have been saying they hope Trump dies from the virus, including former Barrack Obama staffer Zara Rahim, who said in a now deleted tweet: “It’s been against my moral identity to tweet this for the past four years, but, I hope he dies.”

Barrett met with Graham, who is the Senate Judiciary Chairman, Tuesday before her confirmation hearings, which are scheduled for mid-October.

So far, more than 3 Democratic senators have said they refuse to meet with Barrett before the hearings. Those senators include New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono.

Democrats have continued to try and delay Barrett’s confirmation.