memeorandum: Fauci rips new Trump campaign ad, says it uses his comments ‘out of context’ (NBC News)

5:20 PM ET, October 11, 2020

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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:

CNN exclusive: Fauci says he was taken out of context in new Trump campaign ad touting coronavirus response — (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci did not consent to being featured in a new advertisement from the Trump campaign touting President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, TMZ.com, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Mediaite

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of the president — “I can't imagine that anybody could be doing more.” — Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, misleadingly quoted in a Trump campaign ad released Oct. 10

Discussion: CNN and Political Wire

NBC News:

Fauci rips new Trump campaign ad, says it uses his comments ‘out of context’ — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he was “taken out of context” in a new Trump campaign ad that features his comments “without my permission.”

Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and NBC New York

Axios:
Eric Trump says his father “got hit hard” by the coronavirus

Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Beast, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and Daily Kos

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic: Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test

Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Twitter Flags Trump's Tweet About Now Being ‘Immune’ to Virus

Discussion: Forbes, Political Wire, Mediaite, KVIA-TV, The Daily Beast, Fox News and CleanTechnica

Mike Allen / Axios:

New book by John McCain's closest aide details reaction to Trump's war hero attack — “The Luckiest Man: Life With John McCain,” out Tuesday, is a fascinating reminiscence by Mark Salter, who was the late senator's closest aide for 18 years, and collaborated with him on seven books.

Discussion: PBS NewsHour

Politico:

How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett's nomination — Immediately after paying their respects to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden huddled in the Capitol to make sure their party was united in the campaign against her successor.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, NPR and One America News Network

Todd Young / Indianapolis Star:

Judge Amy Coney Barrett deserves a fair hearing — Watch Video: Supreme Court nomination: What to know about Amy Coney Barrett — The Senate Judiciary Committee begins its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett this week. My hope is that they will be informative and productive …

Discussion: Reuters

Iris Samuels / Associated Press:

Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate — HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, clashed over the response to the pandemic and the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in the last debate of Montana's U.S. Senate race.

Discussion: Breitbart, Townhall, Washington Times, Twitchy and Occupy Democrats

Beth Baumann / Townhall:
'It's Not Unconstitutional': Jake Tapper Shreds Kate Bedingfield Over Biden's Take on the Supreme Court

Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller

Jane Chong / The Atlantic:
Senate Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With the Court's Legitimacy

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and The American Independent

Cristian Farias / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Should Grill Amy Coney Barrett

Discussion: IJR, New York Post, Washington Post, Raw Story, Fox News, Forbes, Talking Points Memo, Florida Politics and ABC11

Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Harris faces spotlight at Supreme Court hearing

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CNN:
READ: Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement to Senate Judiciary Committee

Discussion: National Review, Politico and Fox News

Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Coons says that confirming Barrett ‘constitutes court-packing,’ Sasse responds that's ‘obviously’ incorrect

Discussion: Redstate, CNN, National Review, The Hill and Breitbart

Dante Chinni / NBC News:

Republicans risk losing Texas, Florida & Arizona state races … WASHINGTON — The 2020 campaign isn't just about the White House or even the Congress. Across the country, seats in 86 legislative chambers in 44 states will be on the ballot as well. And those elections will have also consequences …

Discussion: Political Wire

Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column

Discussion: Raw Story

Robert F. Bukaty / National Journal: Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen

Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen

Discussion: Dallas Morning News, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNN, Raw Story, The Guardian and Forbes

Politico:

POLITICO Playbook: He raised what? — DRIVING THE DAY — BONKERS, CRAZY, WHATEVER SUPERLATIVE YOU WANT TO USE: JAIME HARRISON, the Democrat running against Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.), raised $57 million in the third quarter. JAMES ARKIN called the sum “staggering” and reminds us that …

Discussion: Washington Post, Mother Jones and Vox

Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA: Kamala Harris Refuses To Personally Attend Lindsey Graham's COVID Infected SCOTUS Hearing

Axios:
Kudlow says Trump may offer larger stimulus than Democrats' proposal

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Politico, Forbes, Washington Times, UPI, Political Wire, Washington Post, Associated Press and Bloomberg

Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump chooses denial and recklessness as he's set to resume campaign rallies

Discussion: KVIA-TV, ABC News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Times

Gary Langer / ABC News:

Powered by trust on the pandemic, Biden leads by 12 points nationwide: POLL — Nearly 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump has handled the coronavirus outbreak. — Visual Tracking: COVID-19 and the White House — At least 34 people connected to the White House have tested positive for COVID-19 …

Discussion: Reuters, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Slate, Mediaite, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, The Guardian, The Hill, Townhall and Fox News

Fadel Allassan / Axios:
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show

Discussion: Washington Post

Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead nationally over Trump

Discussion: Forbes, Townhall, Politico, The Guardian, American Thinker, Fox News, KLAS, CNN, Big League Politics, Bloomberg and Associated Press

CBS News:

Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll — Most voters in the battleground states of Michigan, Nevada and Iowa feel President Trump set a bad example for the nation during his own recent battle with the coronavirus, handling things in a way they call irresponsible.

Discussion: Vox, The Hill, CNN, Bloomberg and Instapundit

Politico:

Amateur hour at the Trump White House — Nearly everyone remembers the old cliché: If you can't trust someone to get the little things right, how can you ever count on them to do the big things? — President Donald Trump had better hope that bromide, invoked everywhere …

Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg, One America News Network and Raw Story

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Twitter buries GOP ‘scumbag liar’ Ronna McDaniel for claiming ‘82% of Americans’ make over $400,000/year — Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chairperson of the Republican National Committee, on Sunday faced backlash after suggesting that “82% of Americans” make more than $400,000 per year.

Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:

QAnon Is Thriving in Germany. The Extreme Right Is Delighted. — As the U.S. conspiracy theory goes global, it has found fertile ground in the putsch fantasies and anti-Semitic tropes long popular on Germany's far-right fringe. Counterterrorism officials worry.

Fadel Allassan / Axios:

Jaime Harrison smashes Senate fundraising record in race with Lindsey Graham — South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison's campaign announced Sunday it raised $57 million in the third quarter of 2020, shattering the quarterly fundraising record for a Senate race set by Beto O'Rourke in 2018 by almost $20 million.

Discussion: New York Times, Reuters, Politico, The Hill, Washington Post, Vox, Eschaton, ABC News, ABC11, Forbes and Daily Kos

Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Jaime Harrison breaks record for biggest fundraising quarter by any Senate candidate ever

Discussion: Washington Post and The Daily Caller

Detroit Free Press:

13 men charged in alleged kidnapping plot, many with troubled pasts — A wide-ranging Free Press investigation into the defendants found many who vented their anger at government in Michigan both online and in person. — Detroit Free Press staff, Detroit Free Press — Show caption Hide caption

New York Times:

For Trump, Defying Mideast Truisms Produced Breakthroughs and Backfires — Disregarding norms and accepted wisdom, President Trump went his own way in the Middle East and, in some cases, got what he wanted. — JERUSALEM — He moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem …

Jennifer Campbell-Hicks / KUSA-TV:

1 dead, security guard in custody after shooting near dueling Denver rallies — A “Patriot Rally” and a “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” took place at Civic Center Saturday afternoon. — DENVER — A private security guard is being held as a suspect in a deadly shooting near the Denver Art Museum …