“We Shall Overcome”: Eighty Percent of the Public Opposed Green’s Conduct But Only Five Percent of Democratic Members Voted to Censure Him
Jonathan 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
TTN – 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.
Sean Adl-Tabatabai – On April 30th Rep. Brad Wenstrup joined Bill Hemmer on America’s Newsroom to discuss how low House Democrats are stooping to harass President Trump.