memeorandum: Donald Trump's fake rejection of Project 2025 has angered his biggest fans (Amanda Marcotte/Salon)

10:15 AM ET, July 11, 2024

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Scoop: Schumer open to dumping Biden in 2024 … - Over the last 12 days, Schumer has been listening to donors' ideas and suggestions about the best way forward for the party, according to three people familiar with the matter. — The majority leader is one of several Democrats …

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Peter Welch / Washington Post:

Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country — The stakes this November could not be higher. — Peter Welch, a Democrat, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate. — I have great respect for President Biden. He saved our country from a tyrant.

Tim Miller / The Bulwark:

The Bonfire of the Democrats — We were really hoping to make today's newsletter squarely about the implications of the Law of the Sea Treaty but, you know, this Biden storyline! And so, we've decided to dutifully keep covering it, with a mix of some fresh reporting, exclusive focus group data …

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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:

Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win — Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. — The outcome of the presidential campaign, Republicans believed, was a fait accompli. “Donald Trump was well on his way to a 320-electoral-vote win,” …

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Washington Post:

Most Democrats want Biden to drop out, but overall race is static, poll finds — More than half of Democrats say Biden should end his candidacy. Overall, 2 in 3 adults say the president should step aside, including more than 7 in 10 independents. — Most Democrats nationwide …

Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian and Althouse

J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

How Current Presidential Polling May Impact House Races — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — On Monday, Rep. Angie Craig (D, MN-2) became the first House Democrat from a marginal district to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection effort. — With Biden intent on continuing …

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Politico:
Playbook: What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Ultimate power broker: House Democrats turn to Pelosi to strong-arm Biden

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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice: Kevin Kruse on the Democratic crisis of confidence

NOTUS: The Congressional Black Caucus Has Biden's Back — Publicly

Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
C'mon, Man — Never underestimate the destructive power of a stubborn old narcissist with something to prove.

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Stacey Abrams / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Biden is still best bet against Trump

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Washington Post:
Biden should provide evidence he can beat Trump, Democratic leaders say

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat won't commit to voting for Biden

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Ian Ward / Politico:
Conservatives See a Conspiracy Around Joe Biden's Stumbles

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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Democrats criticize Biden privately, back him publicly. Sound familiar?

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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dems fear Biden's fundraising is ‘cratering’

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New Republic:
Trump's Lead Just Got Scarier—but This Dem Still Sees a Path for Biden

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Dave Seminara / City Journal:
What Do You Do with a Failed Coup? — If President Biden holds on, as he looks determined to do …

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Peter Baker / New York Times:

NATO on the Edge: Biden Praises and Trump Denigrates a 75-Year Alliance — As leaders gathered in Washington to mark the anniversary of the organization, they heard starkly different messages from two American presidents on NATO's future. — As NATO leaders gathered in Washington this week …

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Politico:
'You're worried if he knows which direction he's going': Nervous world leaders greet Biden at NATO

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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
A death knell for NATO: Project 2025 calls for Trump to “restructure” US foreign policy

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Erin Banco / Politico:
Trump considering cutting back intel sharing with Europe, officials warn

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Wall Street Journal:

The Night President Biden Lost George Clooney's Support — Hollywood fundraiser meant to turbocharge the president's re-election bid was the beginning of the end for one of his staunchest supporters — Less than four weeks ago, George Clooney stood on a stage in downtown Los Angeles …

Rachael Bade / Politico:

What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden — Two of the party's most prominent figures have served as sounding boards for people seeking to push the president aside. — Two of the Democratic Party's most powerful and popular personalities have assumed quiet, behind-the scenes roles …

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Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says 'it wouldn't hurt' for Biden to take cognitive test — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday “it wouldn't hurt” for President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test, a move that could quell mounting concerns over his mental fitness following a poor debate performance in June.

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New York Times:

Is Unfit to Lead Donald Trump Is Unfit to Lead — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists — Next week, for the third time in eight years, Donald Trump will be nominated as the Republican Party's candidate for president of the United States.

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Raw Story:

Trump's ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested — Retribution is at the center of Donald Trump's third presidential election campaign. — “I am your warrior,” Trump proclaimed earlier this year. “I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.”

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Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online: Trump's ‘Secretary of Retribution’ compiles hit list for ‘vigilante death warrant’: Who's on it?

Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:

IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers — The IRS announced Thursday that it has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part …

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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Project 2025 Reported to IRS Over ‘Violations’

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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:

Trump/Thomas 2024 — History books will tell you that the Republican Party's 1996 ticket was Bob Dole and Jack Kemp. And it's certainly true that if Dole had won, Kemp would've been sworn in as Vice President. But for campaign purposes, those of us who were involved in the effort …

Jeff Cox / CNBC:

Inflation falls 0.1% in June from prior month, helping case for lower rates … WATCH NOW — The monthly inflation rate dipped in June for the first time in more than four years, providing further cover for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates later this year.

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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:

Donald Trump's fake rejection of Project 2025 has angered his biggest fans — Far-right trolls Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes don't seem to get Trump is only pretending to be more moderate — Steve Bannon has been in prison just over a week, and already one can see the strain on MAGA world …

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Popular Information:

How Trump played the media on abortion — Donald Trump has created a powerful political base of supporters, many of whom are attracted to his swashbuckling style. But much of Trump's policy agenda is deeply unpopular — particularly with swing voters. There is little support for enacting tax cuts …

Discussion: Media Matters for America, New York Times and Boston Herald