The Fall of the Democratic Party: A Closer Look

“We Shall Overcome”: Eighty Percent of the Public Opposed Green’s Conduct But Only Five Percent of Democratic Members Voted to Censure Him

The Fall of the Democratic Party: A Closer LookJonathan Turley – The Democratic Party seemed to rush to embrace its utter obsolescence in disrupting the censure process of Rep. Al Green (D., Tx.). After Green disrupted the joint session address of President Donald Trump, Democrats responded by refusing to clear the well and singing “We shall overcome” over the voice of Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) — forcing him to put the house in recess. Polling indicates that the Democrats have a great deal to overcome as a CNN poll shows 80 percent of Americans disapprove of Green’s conduct.

CNN polling also found that 69 percent had a very or somewhat positive view of Trump’s speech. Other polls showed the same result, including a CBS News/YouGov survey showing 76 percent approval and only 23 percent disapproval. Continue reading

Trump Asserts Executive Privilege on House Democrats

trumpTTN – President Trump has finally asserted executive privilege over the Mueller report. This comes in response to House Democrat’s requests for an unredacted Mueller report (which is prohibited by law) and all of the evidentiary documentation.

According to CNBC:

President Donald Trump will assert executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report and materials used to prepare it in a dispute  with House Democrats, seeking to keep those materials out of Congress’s hands, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The move came as House Democrats continued to press for the Justice Department to turn over the full Mueller report and other background material used to put it together.

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