Category: 2020 Election

Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Rebukes Twitter for Censorship of Trump

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny chastised Twitter at length for permanently banning President Donald Trump. Navalny barely survived an alleged poison attack from Russian agents after spending more than a month in the hospital in August last year. He started a Twitter thread by saying that the censorship imposed on the president is an “unacceptable act.”…


Mayor Bowser Urges People to Not Travel to DC for Presidential Inauguration

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday said Americans shouldn’t travel to her city for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. “We are all focused on preparing for the upcoming presidential inauguration. Our goals right now are to encourage Americans to participate virtually and to protect the District of Columbia from a repeat of the violent…


Mayor Bowser Urges People to Avoid DC for Presidential Inauguration

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Jan. 11 that Americans shouldn’t travel to her city to take part in the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. “We are all focused on preparing for the upcoming presidential inauguration. Our goals right now are to encourage Americans to participate virtually and to protect the District of Columbia from…


Republican Blocks House From Bringing up 25Th Amendment Bill

Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) on Monday blocked Democrats from introducing a resolution to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump. The Democrat-backed resolution calls on Pence and the cabinet to “declare what is obvious to a horrified Nation: That the President is unable to successfully discharge the…


Republican Blocks House From Bringing up 25th Amendment Resolution

Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) on Monday blocked Democrats from introducing a resolution via unanimous consent to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump. The Democrat-backed resolution calls on Pence and the cabinet to “declare what is obvious to a horrified Nation: That the President is unable to…


Chancellor Merkel: Trump Twitter Ban Is ‘Problematic’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that banning President Donald Trump from Twitter is “problematic,” said her spokesman on Monday. Twitter permanently removed Trump’s account last week on Friday, saying that his recent posts were “in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy.” Trump was also removed from several other platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch,…


Germany’s Merkel Considers Twitter Ban of Trump ‘Problematic’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that banning President Donald Trump from Twitter is “problematic,” her spokesman said on Jan. 11. Twitter permanently removed Trump’s account last week, saying that his recent posts were “in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy.” Trump has since been removed from several other platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, Stripe,…


Taking Stock of President Donald Trump

It is too early to render a final judgment on the Trump administration.  For one thing, it’s not quite over yet. For another, the Director of this entertainment is still trying to decide between two or three very different endings for the President’s latest reality show. Impeachment? Resignation? Gary-Cooper-in High-Noon-like disgusted departure on Jan. 20? No…


Biden to Nominate William Burns as CIA Director

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said he is nominating William Burns for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Burns, 64, was a deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration and held a number of positions in the George W. Bush administration. He was also an ambassador to Jordan during the administrations of…


Biden Names William Burns as Pick for CIA Director

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden said on Jan. 11 that he will nominate veteran U.S. diplomat William Burns to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Burns, 64, was a deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration and held a number of positions in the George W. Bush administration. He was also an ambassador…