Trump won’t rename military bases named after Confederates

This is terrible. The military was open to considering this. Trump just cares about the bigots who are a large part of his base. Biden should form a panel to come up with names for the bases that would be implemented on January 20, 2021 if Biden wins. Trump is an impediment to progress.

Predictably, the president of The United States stands firmly on the side of white supremacy https://t.co/9DFmzG0ZFD
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) June 10, 2020

Things President Trump is against:

– changing Confederate names of U.S. Army bases

– removing Confederate statues and monuments

– athletes silently protesting police brutality and racial injustice

– putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 10, 2020

NEW: President Trump says he opposes efforts to remove Confederate commanders' names from military bases https://t.co/XrOSQ3I8wE pic.twitter.com/Mm3zeFpTl2
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 10, 2020

People around the president have described this as his worst moment since Charlottesville in 2017. Here's the president invoking the same argument he did back then. https://t.co/kawSjNxrFp
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 10, 2020

The president digging into "heritage" as he did in 2017 after Charlottesville, telling his advisers it was a good fight for him. https://t.co/kawSjNxrFp
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 10, 2020

for Trump. racism = heritage

It has been suggested that we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2020

Bigot!

.@nielslesniewski asks @PressSec if Trump would veto a measure renaming a fort for “a general who won the Civil War.”

Answer is yes.
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) June 10, 2020

I thought Trump liked winners

McEnany: "To suggest these forts are somehow inherently racist and their names need to be changed is a complete disrespect to the men and women, who the last bit of American land they saw before they went overseas and lost their lives were these forts" pic.twitter.com/4pMAJe5fsd
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) June 10, 2020

nonsense!

Kayleigh McEnany then reads it, says it is “directly from President. He spent a good bit of time working on that.” https://t.co/rLZbwIWmDA
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) June 10, 2020

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who is open to removing Confederate leaders’ names from military bases, was just in the Capitol meeting with senators about defense appropriations. He ignored a question from @tedbarrettcnn about Trump’s opposition to removing the Confederate names
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 10, 2020

In 2019 @PRRIpoll, 90% of Republicans who rely mostly on Fox, 91% of Repub evangelical Christians AND about 3/4 of both non-Fox and non-evangelical Rs said confederate flag was a symbol of Southern pride, not of racism. A reminder of how central these issues are to Trump-era GOP. https://t.co/zOGWXkiD2x
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 10, 2020

“We do not live in a country to which Braxton Bragg, Henry L. Benning, or Robert E. Lee can serve as an inspiration.” A remarkable call from David Petraeus to rename the 10 Army installations that honor Confederates https://t.co/6IGmMOZSCP
— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) June 9, 2020

Black Journalists encounter racism in the media

"…our newsrooms do not reflect the world outside of them—which does not bode well for accurately representing the breadth of stories playing out every day…" https://t.co/yk66PFFxSE
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) August 29, 2020

"Newsroom diversity is still awful," @JemeleHill says, and "it has remained a consistent problem in our business." pic.twitter.com/hg0D01xJ79
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 7, 2020

The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette straight up did what a lot of news organizations imply. Whiteness is considered the default; “unbiased.” Black journalists have to jump through hoops and do a lot of unnecessary whataboutism in order to seem neautral https://t.co/JfVBof6oKE
— Jonquilyn Hill (@jonquilynhill) June 7, 2020

What's been unfolding at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "has underscored one of the fundamental challenges American media faces with its coverage: a lack of diverse voices, including of black journalists, in newsrooms…" https://t.co/ctZpAysiDQ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 7, 2020

Black journalists reporting during this difficult time: we see you and we thank you. Deeply grateful for the work you are doing every day. https://t.co/t2LtnfNFDx
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 7, 2020

.@trymainelee spoke to @washingtonpost’s @ElaheIzadi & @farhip on what it’s like to report on the national civil unrest as a black journalist for @MSNBC and his new podcast #IntoAmerica which often explores the racial inequalities in America. Listen here: https://t.co/W4dpo3mBnU pic.twitter.com/HFUvDxESqx
— MSNBC Public Relations (@MSNBCPR) June 2, 2020

“The attack on press freedom is disheartening on its own — but imagine the terror of wearing both a press badge and black skin in this country at the same time.” https://t.co/mE31sp77Oy
— Elahe Izadi (@ElaheIzadi) June 2, 2020

Trump has been terrible to Yamiche Alcindor

How absurd. Yamiche has never made it about herself. She has asked tough questions that deserve answers. Just because WH officials or the president can’t or won’t answer, doesn’t change that. Now everyone, don’t forget to pre-order her book when it’s available. https://t.co/xLrW4LTTuf
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 7, 2020

The actual “process”: Alcindor calmly asks good question, the president attacks her without cause, Alcindor calmly persists.

If Trump didn’t want to raise her profile, he could have just treated her with respect. https://t.co/jC9NyMm6Uc
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 7, 2020

Seeing black journalists tweet their experiences in newsrooms may feel a bit like inside baseball but it’s relevant to all because so many of the stories you’re finally getting now have been pitched for years but dismissed by editors who questioned our news judgement.
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) June 10, 2020

“…the resignation of Executive Editor and Vice President Stan Wischnowski following an insensitive headline does not fix the structural race problems that exist at the Inquirer.” via ⁦@solomonjones1⁩ https://t.co/54Ypm5llQ0
— Helen Ubiñas (@NotesFromHeL) June 9, 2020

Swabs had to be destroyed because of Trump’s photo op

All because he was too selfish and stupid to wear a mask

Trump toured a facility that makes swabs for coronavirus testing, but the swabs made during his unmasked visit will have to be thrown in the trash. Meanwhile "nearly a third of Maine nursing homes reported they had no nasal swabs to collect specimens."https://t.co/byvWbWtH4F
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 6, 2020

My tweet didn't convey the ambiguity surrounding Puritan Medical Products's decision to discard swabs made on the day of the president's visit.

I called the spokeswoman quoted by USA Today (https://t.co/9HdC9WjGMF), and she declined to comment.

I'll update if I hear back. pic.twitter.com/ETJiGlMI6M
— David Gura (@davidgura) June 7, 2020

Because @realDonaldTrump wore no mask, no protective gear and put one of their products near his nose, the Maine swab manufacturer that Trump visited today, must throw out all product manufactured during his visit.https://t.co/5Z5RsJl14M
— Rosalind Garcia (@GarciaRosalind) June 6, 2020

Texas Republican Party racists

All Republicans aren’t racists but there sure are lots of them. Disgusting!

A dozen Texas GOP county chairs shared George Floyd conspiracy theories and racists memes https://t.co/3tpcmgoybu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 6, 2020

The Republican chairs of four Texas counties are sharing unfounded conspiracy theories about George Floyd's death https://t.co/UFQtvNqoys pic.twitter.com/tws3FhDAm5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 6, 2020

Sid Miller falsely says George Soros orchestrated George Floyd protests | The Texas Tribune https://t.co/QTS3QJPQ6f
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 6, 2020

A Texas Republican county chair-elect won't assume office amid backlash for posting a controversial image of an MLK quote with a banana https://t.co/G0Jg4CV8Bl pic.twitter.com/HrLr9ARWZx
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 7, 2020

Does suburban white collar Texas look at this and say: yes these are the people I belong with! https://t.co/2goGNJILDv
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 6, 2020

People are still gargling with bleach because of Trump’s dangerous comment

DALLAS – Following 46 cases of bleach ingestions in the North Texas Poison Center region since the start of August, experts are again warning people that drinking the chemical won’t prevent COVID-19.”

(h/t @DrEricDing⁩) https://t.co/qH9giISBkA
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) August 25, 2020

Gargling with bleach? Americans misusing disinfectants to prevent coronavirus, survey finds https://t.co/VyFIzSGNW2 pic.twitter.com/IpdmcjybiS
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 5, 2020

CDC: Some Americans are misusing cleaning products — including drinking them — in effort to kill coronavirus https://t.co/Lt1gPMKBXx
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 5, 2020

New CDC report: One-third of survey respondents engaged in “high-risk practices”—like using “bleach on food products,” “applying cleaning and disinfectant products to skin,” and “inhaling or ingesting cleaners”—in an effort to prevent COVID-19 infection.https://t.co/ZK55RgCIPf
— Olivia Messer 🌻 (@OliviaMesser) June 5, 2020

OMG! Putting bleach on their food. Washing their bodies w/ household cleaning & disinfectant products. Inhaling and sometimes even gargling w/ bleach or disinfectants — A 3rd of Americans surveyed by the CDC admit to risky cleaning behaviors like these during #COVID19 pandemic.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) June 5, 2020

Unemployment was down but not for black workers

Black people have been more likely to die from Covid. Black businesses were more likely to be excluded from government relief. Black workers are more likely to be unemployed and less likely to be rehired. Structural racism at every level. https://t.co/kshZrdLsFf pic.twitter.com/fsbOxRK5Hb
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 4, 2020

Workers who returned to restaurants, dentist offices and retail stores helped boost the employment figures.

But the unemployment rate among black workers increased. https://t.co/g9w29gIMtH
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 5, 2020

The unemployment rate for African Americans went UP in May, a month the president just called “a tribute to equality.” White unemployment fell.
— Tony Dokoupil (@tonydokoupil) June 5, 2020

Dear @realDonaldTrump

You left this part out of your bullshit press victory tour today. "What do you have to lose?" Remember that?

Black unemployment hits highest rate in more than a decade https://t.co/0uA05o8O5m
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 5, 2020

The unemployment rate, which had climbed to a stunning 14.7% in April, dropped to 13.3% in May.

But the unemployment rate for black workers (and particularly black women) rose from April to May. https://t.co/Amx3jIzOXD pic.twitter.com/oGe5ydXDQr
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) June 5, 2020

Trump refuses to answer a question about increased unemployment for black Americans pic.twitter.com/7ZvVCHTt80
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 5, 2020

Black unemployment rose in May while white unemployment fell. In a mere few months, all of the hard-won employment gains of the past decade among black workers have been wiped out.

Black Americans are suffering the most from the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/q0hViXuf9B
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 9, 2020

More than 36 million Americans are unemployed in the aftermath of nationwide pandemic shutdowns. 1.7 million Black women who were working pre-coronavirus and want to continue working have been left without a job. From The New York Times: https://t.co/KTb3IHaFsZ
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) July 4, 2020

More police brutality has been filmed

I’m not saying most or all cops are bad but there sure seem to be a lot of them. They know they’re being filmed and they still do terrible things.

Now you’ve seen that America’s police are:

▪️brutal, cruel, barbarians
▪️liars even w/video proof
▪️falsify reports
▪️work w/white nationalists
▪️give a shit abt Rights

And that’s with WHITE folks in broad daylight.

What you think they’ve been doing to us when no ones looking?
— Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) June 5, 2020

I don’t understand why they come out swinging like this. https://t.co/Xn4Rh1g5X3
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) June 5, 2020

Perspective: Police are reacting to protests against police violence with more violence https://t.co/uPRPGrDeJk
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 5, 2020

Well, they wanted a riot, they got a riot. A POLICE RIOT! Oh, to be back in the F.B.I. running a civil rights squad for just one week. I’d keep my agents busy for the next three years. https://t.co/X3TLdN3Eqp
— DCGomez (@AllThingsNatSec) June 5, 2020

I guess the Erie police were trying to keep up with the Philadelphia police…..https://t.co/cidkz6q8D5
— Facts Do Matter (@WilDonnelly) June 5, 2020

This is just an astonishing video from Philadelphia, which shows police clubbing a nonviolent group of people in a park. https://t.co/MT2Y17ENWF
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) June 5, 2020

This video from Philly today is absolutely sickening. They’re literally cracking skulls with clubs. pic.twitter.com/mIRzI2SgXI
— Billy Fleming (@JooBilly) June 5, 2020

Another man on the sidewalk. Bleeding from his head. This time in Brooklyn. What. The. Fuck.

pic.twitter.com/xHi6fGERoz
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 5, 2020

“Not aggressive enough: 18%”

Again, Joe Biden saying that only 10-15 of the population are not good people is way lowballing it https://t.co/lNKRGcFkZX
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) June 5, 2020

In the past several days, @NYTMetro journalists embedded in protests have reported that officers had charged at demonstrators with seemingly little provocation, shoved them onto sidewalks, struck them with batons and used other aggressive tactics.https://t.co/Az1xAFfnlT
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) June 5, 2020

the police aren't just rioting against accountability, they are rejecting the right of the people to hold them accountable outright. https://t.co/4dFFPOdSaO
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) June 5, 2020

not to mention his extensive bleeding from the ear https://t.co/yywSZyvtIL pic.twitter.com/FbWfPdrALi
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2020

This one guy is swinging that baton like he's playing baseball. These cops are out of control. https://t.co/rownrDxkUm
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 5, 2020

So between Philly, Buffalo and DC, we’ve seen some seriously violent reactions by law enforcement against protestors and journalists. All on video, contradicting department press releases.

The folks who cheer on the Durham probe are quiet about this. Shocking, I know.
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) June 5, 2020

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson invited Bernie Kerik on to downplay the idea of systemic racism. Kerik offered some data, but missed the important comparison. https://t.co/i00tcCi7DH pic.twitter.com/2D2u8gCOO7
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 4, 2020

Important story: A Florida officer who knocked over a seated protester just before a peaceful protest against police abuse turned violent has been reviewed by internal affairs for using force 79 times in his roughly three-and-half years on the force. https://t.co/9jh8pVdQlB
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 4, 2020

Polling highlights a stark gap in trust of police between black and white Americans https://t.co/145fKjBXeL pic.twitter.com/KB73yUHmyI
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 3, 2020

Philadelphia police inspector accused of beating a Temple student and abusing other protesters is under investigation and off the streets https://t.co/LuK2huTTcW
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) June 5, 2020

What a clear example of the wrong thing to do. This is a week for good police across the country to take a stance for justice and fairness, to understand they work for he public, and to renew their oath to serve and protect. Buffalo police officers resign. https://t.co/DKtRCHaGLn
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 5, 2020

I am working on something similar. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist your effort. This is critically needed to create real change.

Also, it's vital that this have a "red flag" system for complaints against cops. #DerekChauvin had 18 serious complaints. https://t.co/AkkDefuUMe
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 5, 2020

Shocking uses of force by police captured on video. @jasoncarrollcnn reports https://t.co/2WOAtxcjDQ pic.twitter.com/aSllIBx37Q
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 5, 2020

How policing policies contribute to ‘us vs. them’ mentality. Charles Ramsey @darnell_hunt discuss pic.twitter.com/coN7MXI1O0
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 5, 2020

"In the past several days, New York Times journalists covering the protests have seen officers repeatedly charge at demonstrators after curfew with seemingly little provocation…" https://t.co/B629DP6aUG
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 5, 2020

Trump lies about using tear gas

There’s proof it was used. Trump and his staff just lie and lie and lie.

The government finally admitted the truth today. I am sick of all of the lies.

6/13 – finally admitting the truth

Secret Service issues a new statement correcting their claim that no pepper spray was used in Lafayette Park. As we all know, it was used. And this statement confirms that. https://t.co/bAa74z16jl
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 13, 2020

NEW: Park Police spokesman acknowledges chemical agents used on Lafayette Square protesters are similar to tear gas by @CarolLeonnig https://t.co/HJmeSFhUWQ
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) June 5, 2020

US Park Police: It was a “mistake” to say no tear gas was used in Lafayette Square. "It was a mistake on our part for using ‘tear gas’ because we just assumed people would think CS or CN [two common forms of tear gas] "https://t.co/B6UHIyoosw via @AlexWardVox
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 5, 2020

President Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the White House this week. An @APFactCheck finds evidence that they did. https://t.co/tu7oopN80u
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 4, 2020

The Trump campaign demanded numerous retractions from media outlets for accurately reporting on the presence of tear gas.https://t.co/KH1qOtfouH
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 5, 2020

Here are the pictures of the tear gas canisters deployed at Lafayette Square on June 1.

The administration has tried to say there was no tear gas used.

That is demonstrably false based on hard evidence from ⁦@wusa9⁩ https://t.co/RxaHgu5xNF
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) June 4, 2020

Despite claims to the contrary, federal police did tear gas protesters to make way for President Trump's awkward Bible photo op. Reporting by the local CBS affiliate https://t.co/58a68HCrSh
— American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) June 4, 2020

Trump defenders spent much of the week dismissing the events in Lafayette Square by insisting that no tear gas had been used. It was never a strong case, and it just collapsed completely. https://t.co/f1Ecu3PAwl
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 5, 2020

White House violates federal social distancing guidelines

The White House moved the chairs together so Trump could make a political point. He’s a disgrace.

.@whca on today’s “news conference” in the Rose Garden pic.twitter.com/nTOLCRPsst
— jonkarl (@jonkarl) June 5, 2020

The news conference was initially set up for social distancing. Then the WH rearranged the chairs. Before and after pics from our @abdallahcnn pic.twitter.com/jxKAneAZsy
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 5, 2020

Members of the White House press corps became the latest political prop in President Trump's quest to reopen the country on Friday. Full story with @betsy_klein https://t.co/mnPCfVuYQ9
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 5, 2020

Trump’s authoritarianism in courts

Here’s my @PostOpinions essay with @jgeltzer, @neal_katyal, and @jentaub. I’m proud to be joined by so illustrious a trio as President Trump moves ever closer to authoritarian positions in the U.S. federal courts as well as on America’s streets https://t.co/4uaLngxAxd.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 4, 2020