Trump's pandemic failing is now directly impacting his campaign

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-campaign-testing/index.html

The President's response to a miserable 48 hours was typical -- an all-out attack. His targeting of Biden and the Democrats, demonstrating his ferocious tenacity in a way that also hinted at concern in his inner circle.

Trump fired off a series of searing claims on Twitter -- that have no basis in fact -- that mail-in voting being considered by many states will lead to massive fraud and foreign interference in November's election.

 

Seattle to end police-free protest zone after shootings

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53146258

Seattle's mayor has said the city plans to take back a district that is being occupied by armed protesters, after three people were shot at the weekend.

John Bolton: Jared Kushner is the most powerful person in Trump's White House

https://www.salon.com/2020/06/22/john-bolton-jared-kushner-is-the-most-powerful-person-in-trumps-white-house/

 

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton revealed in an interview with ABC News broadcast Sunday that the most powerful person in the White House was Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.

"Next to the president, who held the most power in the White House?" ABC News' Martha Raddatz asked Bolton. 

"It varied from time to time," Bolton responded. "The sustained answer to that question . . . is Jared Kushner."

Top NYC Prosecutor, Who Led Investigation of Trump Allies, Steps Down After Feud With Justice Department

https://time.com/5856478/justice-department-berman-barr-trump-allies-refuses-resign/

 An extraordinary standoff between the Justice Department and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that his investigations into allies of President Donald Trump would not be disturbed.

The announcement capped two days of conflicting statements, allegations of political interference in prosecutions, and defiance from Berman. On Saturday, Attorney General William Barr said Berman’s refusal to resign under pressure prompted Trump to fire him. Trump tried to distance himself from the dispute, telling reporters the decision “was all up to the attorney general.”

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Florida’s Covid-19 surge shows the state's reopening plan is not working

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/20/florida-covid19-surge-reopening-governor-desantis-coronavirus

As counties end the second week of Governor Ron DeSantis’ ‘safe, smart, step-by-step’ policy, the state marks a record high in daily cases

 

Florida closing in on 100,000 coronavirus infections after adding 3,494 cases Sunday

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/06/21/florida-closing-in-on-100000-coronavirus-infections-after-adding-3494-cases-sunday/

Florida’s coronavirus cases continued to climb Sunday, with the number of people infected nearing 100,000.

The daily update, released by the state Department of Health, reported an additional 3,494 new cases on Sunday. Combined with a surge of nearly 4,700 new cases reported Saturday, the number of positive coronavirus infections in Florida now sits at 97,291.

 

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Mismanaging the US Economy: How Trump Defeats Himself

https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-covid19-unemployment-2020-presidential-elections/

Whatever Donald Trump’s grievous failings on fact-based, empathetic leadership or his various failures on managing the coronavirus pandemic and displaying compelling leadership by mitigating racial division, it is another lost opportunity that is the only one that is truly surprising.

Trump’s economic short-sightedness

Trump’s failure to craft an effective economic response to the COVID 19 pandemic is extremely short-sighted for a politician who is otherwise so focused on the importance of a solid economic performance.

 

But Trump’s real challenge is the separate and far more consequential erosion of public confidence in his skills as ship’s captain.

The odds that Mr. Trump can convince voters to book tickets on a second voyage he would command yet again despite careening the previous one onto the rocks are diminishing

GOPS Steve Schmidt & Michael Steele can't stop laughing at Trump claims 'He employs The best"

Berman Plays Bill Barr like a Fiddle. And a Surprise Glimmer of Hope?