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CNN:
Trump doubles down on divisive messaging in speech to honor Independence Day — (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered another deeply divisive speech to mark Independence Day on Saturday, comparing the US's fight against Nazis and terrorists to his efforts to defeat “the radical left” …
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Washington Post:
Trump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him — President Trump's unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the legacy of white domination, crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore …
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Townhall, Redstate, Twitchy, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mother Jones and Political Wire
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Trump's new version of American carnage, the threat isn't immigrants or foreign nations. It's other Americans. — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — In his inaugural address, President Trump sketched the picture of “American carnage” …
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American Greatness and Twitchy
New York Times:
At Mt. Rushmore and the White House, Trump Updates ‘American Carnage’ Message for 2020 — His ominous remarks were a concession to his political standing: trailing in the polls, lacking a booming economy or a positive message to campaign on, and leaning on culture wars to buoy his loyalists.
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump at South Dakota's 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration |
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Trump got his crowd and his fireworks, and peddled his fiction
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The Root and The Mahablog
Baltimore Sun:
Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy brought down, tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor — A crowd of shouting protesters yanked down the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy, dragged it to the edge of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and rolled it with a splash into the water …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne — The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. — The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide …
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Raw Story
DCist:
Live Updates: Protesters, Trump Supporters Clash In Front Of The Washington Monument As Fireworks Exploded Overhead | DCist — 9:49 p.m.: In the red, white, and blue glare of fireworks, a group of protesters and Trump supporters faced off near the Washington Monument.
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Trump defends US history, blasts ‘radical left’ in ‘Salute to America’ celebration
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The Hill
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Appears To Claim Desert Storm Happened In Vietnam In 4th of July Disaster — During his Fourth of July Speech, Trump claimed that Operation Desert Storm happened in the jungles of Vietnam. — Trump said, “In the fields and jungles of Vietnam, they delivered a swift and swiffian …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump and Biden in close race in Georgia — Democrat Joe Biden is narrowly preferred over President Donald Trump in a new Fox News survey of Georgia registered voters. — Neither candidate receives majority support in the head-to-head presidential matchup, as Biden garners 47 percent to Trump's 45 percent.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
We Now Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Convention Programming — Instead of the usual media circus, this summer's made-for-TV political confabs will have a whole lot less TV. — Forget the luxury-suite studios soaring above the convention stage. Or the morning-show stars flown in for an on-scene dispatch.
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Raw Story
Rebecca Tan / Washington Post:
A Confederate statue is toppled in rural Maryland, then quietly stored away — After the Confederate statue was vandalized, toppled, and removed, all that was left was an empty pedestal paying tribute to the Montgomery County, Md., “heroes” who fought in the Civil War.
Business Insider:
An antifa hoax about a ‘peaceful flag burning to resist police’ riled up right-wing groups in Gettysburg for no reason — Foto: Andrew Lichtenstein/ Corbis via Getty Images Various alt-right groups including militias, the oath keepers, a scattering of klansmen, and confederate flag advocates …
Elizabeth Kolsky / Washington Post:
It is time to reconsider the global legacy of July 4, 1776 — American independence helped further colonialism and white supremacy — As the country prepares to celebrate the anniversary of its formal declaration of independence from Britain on July 4, 1776, we must, once again, reckon with two dark historical truths.
David Siders / Politico:
Biden builds lead as Trump goes from trailing to flailing — As recently as one month ago, Donald Trump was merely losing. Now he is flailing, trudging into the Independence Day weekend at the nadir of his presidency, trailing by double digits in recent polls and in danger of dragging the Republican Senate down with him.
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