Trump tweets video with “white power”

He took it down but didn’t disown the “white power” sentiment. He’s a racist.

The WH press secretary is saying Pres Trump tweeted out a video of Trump supporters chanting “white power” because those supporters are often “demonized.”

Note: Shouting white power is unequivocally racist and something that would lead to someone being rightly demonized. https://t.co/SI89NI7nEx
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 29, 2020

Why you shouldn't believe Trump missed a guy chanting 'white power' in the video he sharedhttps://t.co/woZ6sEhdqv pic.twitter.com/JEIbrKnT8r
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 28, 2020

Stories that note Trump deleted his tweet really should note that it was up for hours after being called out. What took so long to delete? If you accidentally posted something like that, and it was quickly brought to your attention, how long would it take you to remove? Hours?
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 28, 2020

He didn’t get briefed on the bounties. He didn’t hear the white power statement. Nobody told him about the virus before February. He takes “no responsibility at all.”
— W Foster (@pittsburghtx) June 28, 2020

White House says Trump did not hear the “white power” shout near the beginning of the video he retweeted: "President Trump is a big fan of The Villages. He did not hear the one statement made on the video. What he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters."
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 28, 2020

I bet this is a lie.

Trump promotes video of a supporter saying "white power" https://t.co/x57TsW6NmR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 28, 2020

Anyone interviewing a Trump administration official—especially anyone giving them live air time—should insist that they respond to this Tweet, and should refuse to continue the interview unless they do.

“No comment, let’s move on [to my talking points]” should not be an option. https://t.co/G1dR0VoSOw
— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) June 28, 2020

Politicizing masks is hurting everyone

More people are getting sick and dying because of right wing extremists who object to masks. Trump is being a poor role model. Everyone should wear a mask when they are not at home. It’s not hard.

The IHME model projects that 33,000 fewer Americans would die over the next 14 weeks if everyone wore a mask, so that should give you a sense. https://t.co/IiCC1cZqpM
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) June 25, 2020

Over the last 2 weeks, cases have risen by 84% in states that don't require wearing masks in public. In states where mask wearing is mandatory, cases have fallen by 25%. https://t.co/VJkKe7yEQ3 pic.twitter.com/2iXgg3ZwZ8
— John Duchneskie (@jduchneskie) June 24, 2020

Perspective: Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time https://t.co/GErqrSnkMq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020

Masks are to protect other people, not you.

This isn’t hard. https://t.co/oqbrwt5BIm
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 26, 2020

If the decision to wear a mask is about “personal freedom,” why do these people get *so angry* at someone’s free choice to wear one? https://t.co/YKD5WXxm0k
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) June 26, 2020

Fox News is all in with Trump's propaganda campaign to make coronavirus disappear. A remarkable roundup of nonstop Fox depravity from @MattGertz:https://t.co/JY9hus3tJX
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 26, 2020

Historians are going to be really puzzled trying to understand how the US let the Coronavirus get out of control because GOP governors and public health officials wanted to avoid hurting Donald Trump's feelings and because Americans refused to wear masks to "own the libs."
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) June 26, 2020

😳 https://t.co/RqpRzc3kqD
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) June 26, 2020

It should be a simple concept – covering your face for the common good – but… pic.twitter.com/aK9I61hdCp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 26, 2020

My col: Wear a mask. No excuses. U.S is losing lives, jobs & sports, too, 'cause millions are bad teammates. Drunk on politics or party hearty? Anti-science or selfish? Doesn't cut it. We have 16 TIMES the new cases as Europe. Take 1 for the team -America. https://t.co/Mq0FTT98Wr
— Thomas Boswell (@ThomasBoswellWP) June 25, 2020

This is how it all ends. https://t.co/0t0OrU46fQ
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) June 24, 2020

Floridians angrily claiming masks are the work of the devil because “they want to throw God’s wonderful breathing system out the door.” pic.twitter.com/5pDzU8ncwY
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (@aravosis) June 24, 2020

A great project for data folks is to start monitoring masking policies in US. We are seeing the same phenomenon –state by state, ratcheting up — in masking as we did with closures. Tonight, both St. Petersburg and Hillsborough County (Tampa) went from recommended to required. https://t.co/fhrsRQpkIh
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) June 23, 2020

While politicians spar over the topic and opponents have staged protests against wearing masks, a growing number of scientific studies support the idea that masks are a critical tool in curbing the spread of the coronavirus. https://t.co/pxYNvyBvuP
— NPR (@NPR) June 21, 2020

When I hear people say “it’s a free country, do what you want” when it comes to mask wearing, it makes me insane.

You do NOT have the right to infringe on others’ rights.

Wearing a mask isn’t about you getting sick. It’s about protecting the most vulnerable among us.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 20, 2020

The new surge in COVID-19 cases

Do people fully appreciate the economic implications of the new Covid-19 surge? And how it interacts with policy? It's pretty grim 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020

.@Chrislhayes on surge in U.S. coronavirus cases: “We could have found our way to some form of normal life. But our leaders did not do what was necessary to get there. So, we are stuck — back with the same horrible choice we had 14 weeks ago.” https://t.co/QNAaSOMBWm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020

#BREAKING: Florida reports 9,585 new coronavirus cases, setting a daily record during statewide surge https://t.co/MXbfn3TRhC
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) June 27, 2020

Live updates: As coronavirus cases surge, Texas governor says he let bars reopen too early https://t.co/dhdq48SO1e
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020

Federal courts in Houston, Galveston close amid surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/4OuXdngIoA
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 27, 2020

U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 45,000 as states roll back reopenings https://t.co/vCHZxgQH5S
— Abdullah Al-Sharabi, MD (@Dr_Sharabi) June 27, 2020

Florida counties fight coronavirus surge by closing beaches, mailing out masks. https://t.co/M58ecA82Kw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2020

The initial surge in NY and vicinity reflected a combination of bad luck and policy mistakes. What's going on now is pure bad policy; Sunbelt politicians did this to their constituents pic.twitter.com/yVOJ7uB6II
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020

For everyone claiming that protests caused the #COVID19 surge, here’s the case curve in D.C., site of some of the biggest protests.

Meanwhile, Tom Cotton thinks D.C. isn’t responsible enough to be a state. So let’s check in on Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/whea4v4KrI
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) June 26, 2020

“What went wrong? The simple answer is states started to relax the restrictions and reopen their economies — giving employers, employees, and their patrons a chance to go back out into the world and interact, fueling new cases.” https://t.co/Z3GNAnXQU5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2020

"It didn't have to happen this way," Rep. Veasey says about Texas' surge in coronavirus cases. "We have some of the leading epidemiologists and allergists and infectious disease experts in the state of Texas … and [Gov. Abbott] absolutely ignored all of their warnings." pic.twitter.com/vw7KMRzQl1
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge to a record, the Trump administration's top doctor says some places likely opened up too early https://t.co/4OFygcxP0Q
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) June 27, 2020

Texas reported nearly 6,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a single-day record for the state.

The Texas Medical Center warned that intensive care units are near capacity — and have the potential to be overwhelmed.https://t.co/HpvstRwLuS
— NPR (@NPR) June 27, 2020

For a White House in denial, the events of last few days have made it impossible to fully ignore the fact that the pandemic Trump insisted was winding down has done just the opposite. ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/PPSFVWUrND
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 27, 2020

It turns out ignoring a pandemic is not the best way to stop it. https://t.co/Y5Kz8nwp9s
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 29, 2020

Some advertisers are boycotting Facebook because it allows hate and lies to be posted

Good for them. Facebook should be ashamed of their policies.

“The advertiser boycott of Facebook took a toll on the social media giant, but it may have caused more damage to the company’s reputation than to its bottom line.” https://t.co/NBVKYrDg8T
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 2, 2020

Inspiring to see so many companies standing up to Facebook to demand it stop spreading racism and hate.

Who's next?!@benandjerrys @MagnoliaPics @eddiebauer @patagonia @REI @thenorthface @Arcteryx @dashlane @Upwork @360i #StopHateForProfit https://t.co/0e2jJKzOJU
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) June 24, 2020

Facebook's advertiser boycott is getting even bigger.

Coca-Cola, Hershey, Honda and 120 companies have joined the boycott, urging Facebook to stop knowingly allowing political misinformation and hate speech on its platform.https://t.co/NQX1XTYQWy
— Open Culture (@openculture) June 27, 2020

Very cynical take: ad budgets are shrinking already during the pandemic. Why not get some applause for it? https://t.co/jrbgYKiTJ9
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) June 26, 2020

Coca-Cola has announced a 30-day pause on social media advertising as more and more companies join in a Facebook boycott over what many see as lax policing of hate speech on the platformhttps://t.co/Q1wXel7x3X
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 27, 2020

"Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook"
https://t.co/sySINHQjnf
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 26, 2020

More than 90 brands are halting advertising on Facebook in July in a campaign to force the company to crack down on harmful content.

Unilever is going further by doing so "through the end of the year" and extending its boycott to Twitter.
https://t.co/PdoOwXnN7f
— NPR (@NPR) June 27, 2020

These are the companies that spend the most $ on Facebook ads.

Will you join the boycott and tell Facebook to stop spreading racism and hate?!@ProcterGamble @Walmart @Microsoft @Target @amazon @HomeDepot @Diageo_News @nytimes @dominos @BestBuy #StopHateForProfit
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) June 26, 2020

An advertising boycott against Facebook has hurt the company's stock and raised pressure on Mark Zuckerberg https://t.co/VO26ty8c1Z
— Bloomberg (@business) June 27, 2020

Brands including Upwork, Patagonia, REI and The North Face will stop buying ads on Facebook and Instagram as part of the #StopHateforProfit campaign https://t.co/Z8igLXWgjM
— POLITICO (@politico) June 22, 2020

Verizon, Unilever, REI, The North Face, Honda and Coca-Cola are among the growing list of companies saying they'll join an advertising boycott on Facebook https://t.co/ntef18Z75g
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2020

Facebook boycott grows—which companies are stopping advertising, and why https://t.co/wamNipju0Y
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 26, 2020

The Pizzagate conspiracy theory is back

I can’t imagine how anyone could believe this nonsense. The right wing will never stop attacking Hillary Clinton.

TikTok teens have become obsessed with Pizzagate, with the conspiracy theory racking up nearly 70 million views on the app. https://t.co/GlPwPrLoFb
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) June 22, 2020

NEW: How PizzaGate Returned. New audiences and a dangerous daisy-chain of social media giving it new life. The harms are real: death threats into Comet on the rise: w/ @sheeraf https://t.co/uVoCYF5sTm
— CeciliaKang (@ceciliakang) June 27, 2020

Looks like the @nytimes ripped off my TikTok Pizzagate story a week later, then buried a tiny credit to @thedailybeast on the 23rd (!) paragraph https://t.co/GlPwPrLoFb https://t.co/QhaaL91EgZ
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) June 27, 2020

Well-reported deep dive on the ugly legacy of Pizzagate and the real, law-abiding citizens that it dogged.https://t.co/GEL8TaSeyP
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) February 16, 2021

Tom Cotton’s terrible behavior when he blocked Obama nominee Cassandra Butts

This is back in the news because of Cotton’s opposition to DC statehood. We should never forget what a terrible racist person he is.

Tom Cotton once told Cassandra Butts that he was blocking her nomination to be an ambassador because he knew she was Obama’s friend, and knew it would hurt Obama.

She spent 835 days waiting, and then died of leukemia.

That’s who @TomCottonAR is. https://t.co/HgGWT9grOI
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 25, 2020

Tom Cotton is shamelessly racist in his belief that mostly white states have more right to statehood than more diverse populations like Washington DC.

He wears that racism like a badge of pride.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) June 25, 2020

No need, @Cererean, to be so crass. Ms Butts died suddenly in 2016 after a brief illness. Obama chose her in 2014 for the ambassadorship. It appears neither Obama nor Ms Butts was aware at the time that she was terminally ill.https://t.co/YMcrV8UtL2
— Colleen Kennealy (@colleenkennealy) June 25, 2020

Miss her a lot. But this headline bothered me then and now. Nothing, certainly not that Senator, crushed Cassandra Butts. Was honored to serve w her at USUN. As were we all. https://t.co/acWUUAnDMQ
— Sarah Mendelson (@SarahMendelson) June 26, 2020

Ah yes, @TomCottonAR has been entirely consistent when it comes to denouncing prominent political bullies over the last few years.

Also, remember when, just to spite Obama, you held up Cassandra Butts's nomination to be an ambassador for so long that she died? https://t.co/WJ4dWUqtg8 pic.twitter.com/Q27TpSLOB4
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 25, 2021

Phony conspiracy theory about Black Lives Matter

This is why Facebook is dangerous. They let this happen.

Facebook’s @nick_clegg tells @brianstelter that fact-checked content like this is “massively downgraded” in news feed. Then why on Earth was this lie the #3 post on Facebook on Friday? https://t.co/5008R4E6ZL
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 28, 2020

Trump won’t stop Russia from harming the US

Trump does nothing to stop his pal Putin

Keep in mind that AFTER being briefed on this intelligence, Trump once again pushed to have Russia readmitted into the G8. https://t.co/C8T1fUYWSg
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) June 26, 2020

Stop for one second and read this.

Donald Trump was briefed in MARCH that PUTIN had put a "BOUNTY" on U.S. troops -$$$ for killing US troops – and Trump has done NOTHING for THREE MONTHS about it.

SOLDIERS/VETERANS/MILITARY FAMILIES WHO CHEER AT TRUMP EVENTS…WAKE THE FUCK UP! https://t.co/NLWQzW92GQ
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 26, 2020

A Russian hacking group with ties to Russian intelligence (aptly named Evil Corp) is deploying new ransomware and officials are warning that it could be used to wreak havoc on election infrastructure.https://t.co/UJu1bsMCXm
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) June 26, 2020

Russia reportedly made the proposals during peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban https://t.co/NaXFH7PjPc
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 26, 2020

The most consistent feature of Trump’s foreign policy is an unwillingness to confront Russia. He’s gone back and forth on North Korea, even China, and has had occasional conciliatory words for Iran, but has never wavered on Russia. https://t.co/CRdqRpyXeA
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 26, 2020

Why does Trump suck up to Putin? I assume he owes Russia a lot of money.

Just so I have the white supremacy straight,

a black football player respectfully kneeling is TREASON, but a white President allowing a fucking BOUNTY on US soldiers is PATRIOTIC?
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 27, 2020

The public supports wearing masks

Except for Trump and his cult.

From the Yahoo article lined to in the second tweet below:

“Yet support for mandatory mask measures — which one study estimates have already prevented as many as 450,000 COVID-19 cases in the states that have enacted them — breaks sharply along partisan lines. While 86 percent of Democrats and 65 percent of independents back the idea, most Republicans (54 percent) oppose it. Among those who intend to vote for Trump in November, the number who say masks should not be mandatory is even higher: 63 percent.”

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans (89%) who left their home in the last week said they wore a face mask or a face covering, compared to only 11% who said they did not, new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/pHGJiyR4Oq
— ABC News (@ABC) June 26, 2020

Two-thirds of Americans say masks should be mandatory, siding with Biden over Trump – #COVID19 #Coronavirus #trump #Biden #pandemic #socialdistancing #virus #hotspot #mask https://t.co/zNHyb3Kc5u
— Hotpage News (@Hotpage_News) June 26, 2020

Another bad Trump appointee

Where does he find these anti-science bigots?

Trump announces intent to nominate William Perry Pendley to lead Bureau of Land Management https://t.co/lVed42Afvw
— Dan Berman (@DHBerman) June 26, 2020

This guy was officially nominated to head the Bureau of Land Management today.https://t.co/MrR0poN6tU pic.twitter.com/jiWMqY5ncm
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 26, 2020

JFC ENOUGH!

Bureau of Land Management proposes drilling on most of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. https://t.co/blYgsv73Em
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) June 25, 2020

Trump has (finally) named Wm Perry Pendley director of Bureau of Land Management even though Pendley doesn't believe in federal lands. He has pushed for more mining, oil exploration, grazing, recreation. Here's what I wrote earlier @StevenMufson https://t.co/NL7MpSUr7B
— Steven Mufson (@StevenMufson) June 26, 2020

Trump just announced his intent to nominate William Perry Pendley to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

Why's that bad? Well, check out Pendley's own words full of:
❌Climate-denial
❌Anti-environmental stance
❌Horrible takes on diversity https://t.co/SyQdJK12ch
— The Wilderness Society 🌳 (@Wilderness) June 26, 2020

Usually when public comments are filed with a federal agency, they are made, well, public.

But not so for the Bureau of Land Management. https://t.co/n50xRSHvYi
— Bloomberg Law: Environment (@environment) June 24, 2020