Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined a chorus of Democrats praising President Donald Trump for wearing a mask on a visit to Walter Reed Army Hospital Saturday, calling the effort an &#8220;admission&#8221; that masks work to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/politics/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-mask-wearing-cnntv/index.html">Speaking to CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash</a> on the network&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; Sunday, Pelosi used the event to criticize the president for failing to recognize the utility of mask-wearing until months into the pandemic.
&#8220;I&#8217;m so glad that he obeyed the rules of the Walter Reed. You can&#8217;t go see our veterans who are there without wearing a mask. Now, he&#8217;s crossed a bridge,&#8221; Pelosi said.
She added,  &#8220;That&#8217;s an admission that if you&#8217;re going to see our soldiers, you have to wear a mask. If you&#8217;re going to be with our children, you have to wear a mask. If we want to stop the spread of the coronavirus, you have to wear a mask.&#8221;
Pelosi and other Democrats have been chastising those who fail to wear a mask as &#8220;right-wing&#8221; dissenters from a clear virus prevention policy and have used the measure &#8212; which only became part of serious efforts to control the virus in May, months after the pandemic began &#8212; as a way of demonstrating that their political opponents lack seriousness in their approach to the coronavirus.
Pelosi told CNN that she hoped the president&#8217;s actions Saturday would force Republicans to reconsider their stance on masking.
&#8220;So hopefully by his example, he will change his attitude, which will be helpful in stopping the spread of the coronavirus,&#8221; she said.
Pelosi, of course, is just the latest in a string of left-leaning political figures to issue backhanded praise for the president. Joe Biden&#8217;s used the Walter Reed event to attack the president Saturday night.
&#8220;Donald Trump spent months ignoring the advice of medical experts and politicizing wearing a mask, one of the most important things we can do to prevent the spread of the virus,&#8221; Andrew Bates said in a statement to media.
The president had, until Saturday, largely refused to wear a mask in public, despite reported &#8220;pleading&#8221; from his aides, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/politics/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-mask-wearing-cnntv/index.html">according to CNN</a>.
&#8220;Even after the federal government recommended Americans wear masks in places where social distancing is impossible, Trump declared he was unlikely to ever wear one himself. And even as some of his aides gently encouraged him to be seen following his own government&#8217;s advice, Trump insisted wearing a mask would make him appear weak and give off the impression that he wasn&#8217;t controlling the pandemic,&#8221; the network noted.
But as many Americans have pointed out, directives on masking have changed considerably since the early days of the pandemic, when many of the country&#8217;s most vocal experts weighed on in the issue against the idea of covering up. Both the United States Surgeon General and Dr. Anthony Fauci, a respected member of the president&#8217;s coronavirus task force, initially said that masks were not required to prevent the spread of the virus and cautioned against purchasing masks.
Since then, the government&#8217;s directives have changed considerably, with the Surgeon General and others admitting that early recommendations against masking were designed to preserve stores of personal protective equipment for individuals on the front lines of fighting the virus.
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Nancy Pelosi: Trump Wearing A Mask Is ‘An Admission’ Measure Works To Stop Spread Of Coronavirus

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After President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of former adviser Roger Stone, Democrats went apoplectic.
On Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she would support a bill that would limit a president’s pardoning abilities. Stone had been sentenced to three years in prison for witness tampering and lying to Congress. He was also arrested in an infamous early morning bust with multiple armed police raiding the 67-year-old’s home as CNN filmed.
After commuting Stone’s sentence, the White House released <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-commutes-sentence-of-roger-stone">a statement</a> calling the former adviser “a victim of the Russia Hoax.”
“The collusion delusion spawned endless and farcical investigations, conducted at great taxpayer expense, looking for evidence that did not exist. As it became clear that these witch hunts would never bear fruit, the Special Counsel’s Office resorted to process-based charges leveled at high-profile people in an attempt to manufacture the false impression of criminality lurking below the surface. These charges were the product of recklessness borne of frustration and malice,” the White House statement read.
Pelosi and Democrats, however, want to make sure presidents can’t pardon allies, calling Trump’s actions “an act of staggering corruption.”
&#8220;Congress will take action to prevent this type of brazen wrongdoing. Legislation is needed to ensure that no president can pardon or commute the sentence of an individual who is engaged in a cover-up campaign to shield that President from criminal prosecution,&#8221; Pelosi said, as <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Pelosi-plans-bill-to-limit-pardons-in-wake-of-15401567.php">reported</a> by The Times-Union.
The outlet noted, however, that such a bill would never become law with a Republican-controlled Senate and White House. “The bill would also likely face legal challenges were it to become law,” the Times-Union reported.
Trump had every right to pardon Stone, even if some don’t like it. Two former prosecutors – Brett L. Tolman and Arthur Rizer – penned <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/roger-stone-romney-trump-brett-tolman-arthur-rizer">an op-ed</a> for Fox News saying Stone was “a relative bit player” sentenced to justify Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.
“The Stone prosecution is just the latest example of a well-documented phenomena: the way special prosecutors, desperate to justify their commissions, end up charging marginal players with tangential crimes — often related obstruction of the investigation itself,” the two wrote.
Journalist and author Andrew McCarthy, too, defended Trump’s actions and <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/trump-spares-stone-from-imprisonment-sparking-howls-from-amnesiac-democrats/">pointed out</a> multiple pardons from Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama that Democrats defended.
“<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/the-clintons">President Bill Clinton</a> pardoned his own brother for felony distribution of cocaine. And a key witness in the Whitewater scandal for which he and Hillary Clinton were under investigation. And three others convicted in independent counsel Ken Starr’s probe. And Marc Rich, in what was a straight-up political payoff. And his CIA director. And his HUD secretary. And eight people convicted in an investigation of his Agriculture Department,” McCarthy wrote.
“Obama also commuted the sentence of a U.S. soldier who passed top-secret information to WikiLeaks. He pardoned his former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman, who’d been convicted of making false statements about a leak of classified information to The New York Times,” McCarthy added.
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After Stone Commutation, Pelosi Planning Bill To Limit Presidential Pardons

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Several days after vandals toppled a Christopher Columbus statue and then tossed it into Baltimore’s inner harbor near Little Italy, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) seemingly tried to present the act of destruction as a fact of life.
Pelosi made the remarks during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z8yhQMTIiI">press conference</a> on Thursday after a reporter questioned whether she felt it was appropriate for mobs to topple statues instead of having governments follow the appropriate legal process, reports The Hill.
“Respectfully, shouldn’t that be done by a commission or the city council, not a mob in the middle of the night throwing it into the harbor,” the reporter asked Pelosi.
“People will do what they do,” Pelosi responded. “I do think that from a safety standpoint, it would be a good idea to have it taken down if the community doesn’t want it.”
The speaker subsequently went on a tangent about how statues are actually not as important as looking forward to the future, took an unrelated jab at Confederate statues, then promptly ended the press conference and left the room without taking additional questions.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded to Pelosi&#8217;s comments about the Columbus statue on Twitter, saying her &#8220;job is to write laws. Instead, she encourages mobs to break them.&#8221; He also accused her of being &#8220;complicit with criminal activity.&#8221;
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Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s job is to write laws. Instead, she encourages mobs to break them.
She is complicit with criminal activity. <a href="https://t.co/eNJdLpAZRZ">https://t.co/eNJdLpAZRZ</a>
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/1281277438471933955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/activists-reportedly-topple-christopher-columbus-statue-in-baltimore-toss-it-into-water?%3Futm_source=twitter">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported, a group of vandals celebrated Fourth of July in Baltimore by tearing down a statue of Christopher Columbus, dedicated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, and then tossed the pieces into the nearby inner harbor.
The statue’s destruction, which was cheered on by onlooking protestors, received little condemnation that night from City Council President Brandon Scott, who actually released a statement to <a href="https://www.wbaltv.com/article/demonstrators-remove-christopher-columbus-statue-columbus-park-baltimore-little-italy/33183205">WBAL-TV</a> distancing himself from the 15th century explorer.
“I suggested that the last administration remove this statue when they removed the Confederate monuments. I support Baltimore’s Italian-American community and Baltimore’s indigenous community. I cannot, however, support Columbus,” said Scott, who is running for mayor.
On Thursday, however, Mayor Jack Young issued a strong warning to the people who toppled the statue, remarking that “if we identify them, they will be brought to justice,” reports <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-columbus-inner-harbor-baltimore-20200709-whmutg2ggjbdtna7kgew4undvi-story.html">The Baltimore Sun</a>.
The news agency reports that the Democratic mayor’s reaction is now the strongest his administration has been on the incident.
A spokesperson for the mayor previously referred to the statue’s destruction as part of a “re-examination taking place nationally and globally around some of these monuments and statues that may represent different things to different people,” reports the news agency.
Lester Davis, an aide to the mayor, told The Baltimore Sun at the time of the incident that the “dynamics” in the city were “part of a national narrative,” and that the city understands “the frustrations.”
“What the city wants to do is serve as a national model, particularly with how we’ve done with protesting. We’ve seen people who have taken to the streets, we have supported them. We are going to continue to support it. That’s a full stop,” he said.
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Speaker Pelosi Holds Weekly News Conference

After Columbus Statue Destroyed, Pelosi Says ‘People Will Do What They Do.’ McCarthy Responds.

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House Democrats are looking to add a provision requiring the United States Capitol to remove busts of controversial historical figures, including a handful of known supporters of the Confederacy, from the building to a spending bill designed to fund the legislative branch.
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/506068-house-democrats-seek-to-use-spending-bill-to-remove-confederate-statues-from">The Hill reports</a> that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and a team of Democratic leaders unveiled the measure Monday and will bring the bill, which otherwise authorizes Congress to spend money on infrastructure, staffing, and other necessary items of upkeep, to a vote on Friday.
Democrats are specifically interested in removing a bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who authored the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which determined that &#8220;all people of African descent, free or enslaved, were not United States citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court,&#8221; <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case">per History.com</a>.
Although Taney has other accomplishments to his name, the Dred Scott decision was instrumental in inspiring abolitionists &#8212; and particularly abolitionist legislators &#8212; to press for an end to slavery in the United States.
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) is leading the charge to have Taney booted from the Capitol building.
&#8220;I think in this moment more people are beginning to recognize the nature of racism and how these people fought to continue enslaving people,” the head of the Congressional Black Caucus said last week.
Pelosi also ordered portraits of four previous House Speakers who also served in the Confederacy or Confederate army removed from the Capitol building late last month, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/503383-pelosi-orders-removal-of-confederate-portraits-in-capitol">per The Hill</a>.
The new measure would target statues and other permanent fixtures in the Capitol.
&#8220;The bill released Monday would order the Architect of the Capitol to remove all statues of people who served in the Confederate states&#8217; government or in its armed forces during the Civil War and place them into storage,&#8221; The Hill says. &#8220;It also specifically orders the removal of the Taney bust and the statues of Charles Aycock, who served as North Carolina governor in the early 20th century; John Calhoun, the former vice president and member of Congress who was a proponent of slavery; and James Paul Clarke, a former senator and governor of Arkansas who advocated for white supremacy.&#8221;
A separate bill, authored by Democratic majority leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) would replace Taney&#8217;s bust with one of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve in that role.
A statue of long-time Democrat leader, Robert Byrd, who served as a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan and as the &#8220;Kleagle and Exalted Cyclops&#8221; of his local branch of the notorious hate group (and who, despite distancing himself from the Klan in later years, used racial slurs in public interviews as late as 2001), is not mentioned among the targets.
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House Dems Pin Removal Of Confederate Statues In Capitol To Appropriations Measure

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House Democrats stepped in to save 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden from an embarrassing explanation of his historical support for restricting federal funding for abortions by pulling efforts to undo the Hyde Amendment from all 2020 spending bills according to a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/hyde-amendment-abortion-democrats-348272">report in Politico</a> Sunday.
Joe Biden has been struggling to walk the line between his position on abortion while in Congress &#8212; a position that, at one time, amounted to a nearly &#8220;pro-life&#8221; platform and the Democratic Party&#8217;s increasingly extreme position on the issue &#8212; a position that now includes support for abortion up until the moment of birth, as well as full Federal funding for abortion services.
As recently as June of 2019, according <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/447023-biden-2020-campaign-confirms-he-supports-controversial-abortion-rule-report">to The Hill</a>, Biden&#8217;s campaign claimed they supported the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer money from going to directly fund abortions &#8212; a provision that prevents many taxpayers from taking an active role in what they view as a morally abhorrent procedure.
Just weeks later, though, <a href="https://www.vox.com/2019/6/22/18713603/joe-biden-hyde-amendment">Vox News recounts</a>, Joe Biden, under fire from far-left competitors for the 2020 presidential nod, flipped on the issue, declaring his full-throated support for abolishing the Hyde Amendment and claiming that the measure &#8220;was designed to try to split the difference here, to make sure women still had access, you can’t have access if everyone’s covered by federal policy.&#8221;
&#8220;If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone&#8217;s zip code,&#8221; Biden added at a Democratic fundraiser.
More recently, Biden appears to have moved even further left on the issue of abortion, endorsing the brutal procedure &#8220;under any circumstance&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-endorses-abortion-under-any-circumstance-in-statement-after-scotus-ruling">in a statement issued</a> following the Supreme Court ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo, in which the nation&#8217;s highest court struck down a Texas law requiring doctors who work at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Fortunately for Biden, though, he will be able to dodge questions on the matter at any future debates and will be insulated from progressives&#8217; criticism on the issue, as House Democrats made the decision to pull efforts to abolish the Hyde Amendment from all spending bills presented to the floor during the remainder of the 2020 session.
&#8220;Democratic leaders ultimately decided to keep the language to avoid a brutal fight they were unlikely to win with a GOP-led Senate, according to multiple aides and lawmakers,&#8221; Politico reports. &#8220;Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democrats ultimately agreed it wasn&#8217;t the right time to make the push, with the party potentially just one election away from controlling the House, Senate and White House and able to enact more sweeping policy changes.&#8221;
&#8220;Pelosi held a conference call Wednesday with several leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus, including Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CP), to discuss the decision, according to several Democratic aides. A draft of the appropriations bill that includes the Hyde language is expected to be unveiled Monday,&#8221; the outlet continued.
Clearly, the party hopes Biden will succeed in November, making it far easier to strip the Hyde Amendment from future spending bills.
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On Thursday, apparently bristling after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had said she should condemn protesters who knocked down the Golden Gate Park statue of St. Junipero Serra in her own district in San Francisco, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi snapped, “I&#8217;m trying to save the world from coronavirus,&#8221; in remarks she reportedly made to the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pelosi-slams-mccarthy-over-statue-desecration-charges">Washington Examiner</a>.
Pelosi continued, &#8220;I have no interest in McCarthy, who hasn&#8217;t had the faintest idea of our dynamic in our district,&#8221; the Examiner added.
McCarthy had stated on Wednesday, “Given that today is the Feast Day of Saint Junipero Serra, her condemnation of mob violence would be especially timely. Today should be a day for celebration. Instead, we’ve recently seen a violent leftwing mob tear down the statue of St. Serra in Speaker Pelosi’s district in San Francisco, California.”
Last week, in an <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2020/06/26/transcript-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-conversation-with-robert-costa/">interview</a> with The Washington Post’s Robert Costa, Pelosi stated of statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson: “Subject everything to scrutiny and make a decision.”
Costa asked, “Beyond the Confederate statues and paintings in the Capitol, which you&#8217;ve taken the lead on addressing in Congress, should art depicting slave owners, including our nation&#8217;s founding fathers, come down in the country?”
Pelosi initially seemed to negate the idea of removing statues and/or monuments to the founding fathers, answering, “Are you talking about the patriarch of our country, George Washington? The author of our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson? No, I don&#8217;t think they should come down.”
After opining that paintings of members of the Confederacy who served as House Speaker should come down, she continued, “I do think that in the Capitol, where we have statues of the President of the Confederacy, the Vice President of the Confederacy, along with what they said about people in our country, I think they should come out. But it&#8217;s not about one issue of at the time did they own slaves. It&#8217;s about what did they do about it.”
Costa pressed, “So then to follow up, what&#8217;s your message to some activists who say the founding fathers, there needs to be a reckoning of some sort, whether it&#8217;s tearing down their images or just having a conversation? How should this nation handle the issue of slave owners in our founding fathers moving ahead?”
Pelosi replied, “I would say rather than tearing down and defacing, why don&#8217;t we just have a review? Have a review in terms of let&#8217;s take it down safely so that we&#8217;re not hurting anybody when the statue comes down or costing more money to get rid of it or get rid of the defacing of something that might not&#8211;maybe shouldn&#8217;t have been.”
She added, “But I think that this&#8211;I&#8217;m all for it. Let&#8217;s review this. Why are we glorifying the sins of the past? That doesn&#8217;t mean that because Thomas Jefferson or George Washington or others were slave owners that we should undermine what they did for our country. These Confederates&#8211;Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens&#8211;they committed treason against the United States in the name of slavery. I think that&#8217;s a different story. But you know what? Subject everything to scrutiny and make a decision, but I do think we should do it in a safer way rather than a more dangerous way.”
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McCarthy To Pelosi: Condemn Rioters Who Knocked Down Saint’s Statue. Pelosi Sneers: ‘I’m Trying To Save The World From Coronavirus’

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The leaders of the Democratic Party in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are so dedicated to seeking justice for Floyd Taylor —wait — George Taylor —George Kirby — wait — just whom are they seeking justice for?
According to Schumer, it’s Floyd Taylor. According to Pelosi, it’s George Kirby, as can be seen below:
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerPelosi</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/chuckschumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chuckschumer</a>, you are doing such an honorable job of honoring Floyd Taylor, I mean, George Taylor, um I mean, George Kirby&#8230;&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/14ilSGrrtH">pic.twitter.com/14ilSGrrtH</a>
&mdash; Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/1276560108328235009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Unable to process the name of George Floyd, in whose name she has championed protests across the nation, Pelosi apparently was referring to the great comedian and superb impressionist George Kirby, who came to fame in the 1960’s and appeared on shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, and The Tonight Show with Johnny Cason.
As for Schumer, it’s unlikely that he was referencing the real-life blues singer Floyd Taylor; it’s more likely he was conflating the names of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police offer knelt on his neck, and Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers in March.
One might think that Pelosi and Schumer might remember George Floyd’s name more easily; after all, here are some statements from the two Democrat power brokers:
Earlier this week, Pelosi <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-republicans-george-floyd">ranted</a> of Senate Republicans:
<blockquote>For something to happen, they&#8217;re going to have to face the realities of police brutalities, the realities of the need for justice in policing, and the recognition that there&#8217;s many good people in law enforcement, but not all. And that we have to address those concerns. So, when they admit that, and have some suggestions that are worthy of consideration — but so far they were trying to get away with murder, actually — the murder of George Floyd.</blockquote>
On Wednesday, Schumer was asked, “What’s your reaction, do you think it was appropriate for Speaker Pelosi to say that Republicans are quote, getting away with murder of George Floyd?”
Schumer <a href="https://grabien.com/story.php?id=294995">answered</a>, “Pelosi’s answered that question herself and whatever — what she said was fine with me.”
Another <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/62520-0">statement</a> as recently as Thursday from Pelosi : “Madam Speaker, exactly one month ago, George Floyd spoke his final words, ‘I can&#8217;t breathe,’ and changed the course of history in our nation.  I’ll never forget that, nor will many others.  I also will never forget his calling out for his mama right there at the end.”
Last September, speaking at her weekly press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi elicited laughs from reporters when she used air-quotes to describe President Trump’s mind. While discussing gun control, a reporter asked, “Have you spoken with him? What do you think he’s wrestling with?”
Pelosi replied, “You want me to tell you what goes on in the president’s ‘mind?&#8217;” She made air-quotes with the fingers of both hands.
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House And Senate Democrats Unveil Policing Reform And Equal Justice Legislation

WATCH: Pelosi, Schumer Can’t Remember George Floyd’s Name

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Democratic Senators have blocked a Republican police reform bill, leaving the legislation dead on the floor of Congress and likely defeating any Federal attempt to address police reform as a whole.
The bill failed before its text ever made it to the floor. Democrats were able to marshal their caucus to defeat a vote designed to bring the issue to the floor for debate and killed the bill 55-45. A total of 60 votes would have been necessary to move the bill forward.
&#8220;Republicans had 53 votes, but not enough Democrats joined them,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-gop-police-reform-bill-fails">Fox News reports</a>. Only Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), and Sen. Angus King (I-ME) crossed partisan lines.
Democrats fought the Republican bill, led by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), which they said did not go far enough in addressing critical issues at the crux of police reform. The bill did not ban the use of chokeholds outright, preferring instead to warn departments to craft their own policies against the practice or risk losing federal funds. The bill also shied away from outlawing so-called &#8220;no-knock&#8221; warrants, preferring instead to establish a national database to track those warrants&#8217; use and abuse.
The House of Representatives, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), has its own bill which the Democratic caucus plans to bring to the floor there on Thursday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was apoplectic about the situation in an interview that took place just after the procedural vote failed.
“The Senate was supposed to officially take up police reform on the floor today. Instead, our Democratic colleagues are poised to turn this routine step into a partisan impasse,” he told reporters, adding that the bill could have been the subject of debate and compromise, but Democrats refused to come to the bargaining table.
McConnell called Democrats&#8217; strategy in proposing the bill &#8220;bizarre,&#8221; particularly given that they refused to even agree to debate the measure.
“They don’t want a debate, they don’t want amendments, they&#8217;ll filibuster police reform from even reaching the floor of the Senate unless the majority lets the minority rewrite the bill behind closed doors in advance,” McConnell said.
The lead up to Wednesday&#8217;s vote has been acrimonious, sometimes to a shocking degree. Speaking late Tuesday, Pelosi accused Republicans, including Scott &#8212; the first black man to serve in both the House and Senate &#8212; of &#8220;trying to get away with murder, actually – the murder of George Floyd.&#8221;
When pressed on the fact that her statement could be considered racially charged, Pelosi refused to apologize.
On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) attacked McConnell directly, warning the ranking Republican that he did not have &#8220;Civil Rights leaders&#8221; on his side.
Since it is unlikely that the Senate will take up any House bill on the issue of police reform, it&#8217;s likely that efforts have ended to pass federal legislation on the matter, despite a nationwide movement.
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Democrats Block Republican Police Reform Bill, Kill Hope Of Passing Legislation Amid Protests

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On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC, where she was given the opportunity to apologize for her outrageous remark on Tuesday saying Senate Republicans were “trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd.’
Pelosi refused.
The MSNBC host said, “When you were speaking yesterday, you said that Republicans are &#8216;trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd.&#8217; Senate Republicans are demanding an apology for that statement. Will you apologize?”
Pelosi snapped, “Absolutely, positively not. The fact is — people say — I think, you, frankly, in the press have given them far too much credit for a bill that does nothing. They’re saying, ‘Well, you have their bill; they have theirs.’ Yeah, our bill does something; theirs does nothing.” With all due respect —&#8221;
MSNBC anchor, referencing the “Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act” (JUSTICE Act) that was introduced by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, stated, “Is Tim Scott working in good faith? I guess.”
Pelosi, giggling, “I’m sorry? We would hope —”
MSNBC anchor, pressing, “Is Tim Scott working in good faith? Is this a good starting point?”
Pelosi deflected from discussing Scott, turning to the Senate Majority Leader: “I’m talking about Mitch McConnell. I’m talking about Mitch McConnell.”
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Nancy Pelosi asked if she will apologize for her despicable comment that Senate Republicans are &quot;trying to get away with murder, actually &#8212; the murder of George Floyd.&quot; 
Pelosi: Absolutely, positively not. <a href="https://t.co/GXo5pt2rNh">pic.twitter.com/GXo5pt2rNh</a>
&mdash; America Rising (@AmericaRising) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericaRising/status/1275811995774849030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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 After Democrat Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) tweeted on Wednesday, “The GOP policing reform bill fails across the board. It wouldn’t ban the chokehold that killed Mr. Garner; or allow George Floyd’s parents to sue the officers that killed him in federal court; or stop the no-knock entry that killed Breonna Taylor. It’s a nonstarter,” Scott fired back: “Total misinformation here. The House bill does the same thing on chokeholds for state and police as the #JUSTICEAct. The House bill doesn’t ban state/local no knocks. Federal bans wouldn’t have saved Mr. Garner or Ms. Taylor. Now —let’s vote to debate the #JUSTICEAct.&#8221;
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Total misinformation right here. The House bill does the same thing on chokeholds for state and local police as the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a>. The House bill doesn’t ban state/local no knocks. Federal bans wouldn’t have saved Mr. Garner or Ms. Taylor.
Now &#8211; lets vote to debate the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a> <a href="https://t.co/COZLtaI26u">https://t.co/COZLtaI26u</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1275814982920347648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Later on Wednesday, Scott noted, “Ahead of today’s vote, I offered to include an amendment for every concern that was presented. They didn’t stick around for that meeting. This vote is an opportunity to say yes to those folks who are waiting for leadership to stand up and be counted.”
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Ahead of today&#39;s vote, I offered to include an amendment for every concern that was presented. They didn’t stick around for that meeting. This vote is an opportunity to say yes to those folks who are waiting for leadership to stand and be counted. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a> <a href="https://t.co/N56EwrSx0V">pic.twitter.com/N56EwrSx0V</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1275821000014389250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Pelosi said on Tuesday, “For something to happen, they’re going to have to face the reality of in terms of police brutality, the reality of the need for justice and policing, and then recognition that there are many, many good people in law enforcement, but not all, and that we have to address those concerns. So when they admit that and then have some suggestions that are worthy of consideration — but so far they were trying to get away with murder, actually; the murder of George Floyd.&#8221;
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Nancy Pelosi, rhetorical arsonist. 
Pelosi accuses Republican senators of &quot;trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ip1C2S9ocH">pic.twitter.com/ip1C2S9ocH</a>
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Pelosi Won’t Apologize For Saying Senate GOP ‘Trying To Get Away With Murder.’ ‘Absolutely, Positively Not.’

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Tim Scott

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed on Tuesday that Republicans were &#8220;trying to get away with&#8221; the &#8220;murder of George Floyd.&#8221; The claim is not supported by any factual realities as Democrats control nearly everything pertaining to the area where Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
In an interview with CBS Radio host Steve Futterman, Pelosi claimed that there were Republicans not wanting to go as far as Democrats in terms of police reform legislation because &#8220;they were trying to get away with murder actually, the murder of George Floyd.&#8221;
Futterman did not offer any push back over the highly controversial statement from Pelosi, which is not backed up by any evidence considering the fact that Minnesota&#8217;s governor is a Democrat and the city of Minneapolis is largely controlled by Democrats.
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Nancy Pelosi, rhetorical arsonist. 
Pelosi accuses Republican senators of &quot;trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ip1C2S9ocH">pic.twitter.com/ip1C2S9ocH</a>
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PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT:
<blockquote>CBS HOST STEVE FUTTERMAN: I think I’d like to start off with the idea of having some police reform legislation. Is there any hope that something’s going to pass because I know the Republicans have introduced something in the Senate which seems to be something that Democrats don’t even want to deal with.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI: What we have put together in the House of Representatives will make a difference, make a difference in justice in policing, make a difference in reducing brutality in terms of interactions with police and minority communities especially. We’re very proud of the work that we did, that we have done, and will pass on Thursday in the House of Representatives. What the Senate did as was said by Senators Schumer, Booker, and Harris is unsalvageable. It used words, but it doesn’t take action, so it doesn’t make any difference. It’s unfortunate. They’re just going to have to up their ante in terms of their sincerity in trying to make a change, get a job done.
FUTTERMAN: Is there any hope that two sides can reach some compromise? I mean, you’ve been in this business long enough I think you know when things might be able to work out and I think you also know frankly when things can not be worked out. Is there someway that the two sides could reach some compromise to at least get something passed?
PELOSI: Well, you be the judge. We’re saying no chokeholds, they’re saying maybe, you know, they’re not saying no chokeholds. I mean there’s a big difference there. What’s the compromise? Some chokeholds? I don’t see what the compromise is. We’re saying no racial profiling, maybe some. So, the point Steve, is the following: they understand that there’s a need to get something done. The press has given them so much play for this bare [inaudible] unsalvageable piece of legislation and then say well can’t you compromise with that? No, because it is no and we are yes. It isn’t maybe. And so, in other words, for something to happen, they’re going to have to face the realities of police brutality, the realities of a need for justice in policing, and the recognition that there are many, many good people in law enforcement, but not all, and we have to address those concerns. So, when they admit that and have some suggestions that are worthy of consideration, but so far they were trying to get away with murder actually, the murder of George Floyd.</blockquote>

Speaker Pelosi Briefs Press In Weekly News Conference

Pelosi: Senate GOP Is ‘Trying To Get Away With’ The ‘Murder Of George Floyd’. CBS Offers No Pushback.

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On Thursday, as part of her effort to “appropriately observe Juneteenth&#8221; on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of House Speakers who had served in the Confederacy.
Actor James Woods, whose disdain for Pelosi has been on display many times before, fired a salient question at her, tweeting, “How about your buddy, KKK leader Robert Byrd?”
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How about your buddy, KKK leader Robert Byrd? <a href="https://t.co/8DmX8YVyOX">https://t.co/8DmX8YVyOX</a>
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Byrd, the longest-serving senator and member of Congress in U.S. history, served as Senate Majority Leader between January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989and Senate Minority Leader between January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987. Once a member of the KKK, he wrote in 1944, &#8220;I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side &#8230; Rather I should die a thousand times and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.&#8221;
The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062801241.html">Washington Post</a> noted after Byrd died, “As a young man, Mr. Byrd was an ‘exalted cyclops’ of the Ku Klux Klan. Although he apologized numerous times for what he considered a youthful indiscretion, his early votes in Congress&#8211;notably a filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act&#8211;reflected racially separatist views.”
The Senate issued a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Painting_32_00052.htm">statement</a> in 2007 saying, “The U.S. Senate Commission on Art announces the unveiling of a new painting of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd  (D-WV) at a ceremony in the historic Old Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. The portrait, painted by Tennessee artist Michael Shane Neal, is part of the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/common/slideshow/leadershipportraits.htm">U.S. Senate Leadership Portrait Collection</a>, which honors Senate leaders.&#8221;
After Byrd died in 2010, Pelosi lauded him in a <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-statement-on-the-passing-of-senator-robert-byrd">statement</a> in which she said:
<blockquote>Senator Robert Byrd’s extraordinary life has been shaped by service to his state, love of his country, and commitment to the common good. Throughout his historic career in the House and Senate, he never stopped working to improve the lives of the people of West Virginia. While some simply bore witness to history, Senator Byrd shaped it – and strove to build a brighter future for us all …
Senator Byrd took pride in his status as Congress’ foremost scholar on the Constitution, on the Senate, and on the institutions of our democracy. He never hesitated to speak truth to power. He was a voice of reason during times of war and economic hardship. He was always a gentleman, capable of charming any friend or foe. And he always stood on principle, even when others did not.</blockquote>
As Fox News noted, “Pelosi <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/20200618_Letter_ClerkofUSHouseofRep.pdf">sent a letter</a> to the House Clerk Cheryl Johnson requesting the removal of four previous House Speakers to honor Juneteenth, which is observed June 19 and commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States.”
Pelosi wrote, “To appropriately observe Juneteenth this year, I write today to request the immediate removal of the portraits in the U.S. Capitol of four previous Speakers who served in the Confederacy: Robert Hunter of Virginia (1839-1841), Howell Cobb of Georgia (1849-1851), James Orr of South Carolina (1857-1859), and Charles Crisp of Georgia (1891-1895) … The portraits of these men are symbols that set back our nation’s work to confront and combat bigotry.”
“Pelosi is also trying to remove 11 Confederate statues from the Capitol but needs others to sign off,” Fox News pointed out.
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Pelosi Orders Removal Of Portraits Of House Speakers Who Served In Confederacy. James Woods Fires One Question at Her.

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Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) requested on Thursday that the House Clerk remove the portraits of four past speakers who joined the Confederacy of the American Civil War.
“Tomorrow, Americans will mark Juneteenth, a beautiful and proud celebration of freedom for African Americans. Very sadly, this day comes during a moment of extraordinary national anguish, as we grieve for the hundreds of Black Americans killed by racial injustice and police brutality, including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others,” said Pelosi in a statement.
The list of names includes three congressmen who served in the position before the Civil War: Speaker Robert Hunter, a Whig who joined the Democratic party after his speakership from 1839-1841, Speaker Howell Cobb, a Democrat who left his two-year stint as speaker in 1851 to serve as governor of South Carolina, and Speaker James Orr, a Democrat who served as speaker from 1857-1859.
Pelosi also requested that the portrait of Congressman Charles Crisp, who served as speaker between 1891 and 1895 and continued to serve in Congress as a Democrat until his death in 1896, be removed from display in the Capitol building. Crisp, who was 16-years-old at the outbreak of the Civil War, joined the Confederacy and was <a href="https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000908">commissioned</a> as a lieutenant in Company K of the 10th Virginia Infantry.
According to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/18/nancy-pelosi-removes-paintings-of-confederate-leaders-328476">Politico</a>, Pelosi has said that she didn’t know their portraits were on display in the Capitol until she was informed of them. The three speakers who served in the position before the Civil War all held prominent political positions in the Confederacy.
During the Civil War, Hunter was the Secretary of State for the Confederacy before he became the President Pro Tempore of the Confederate Senate, where he served as a senator from Virginia. Cobb served as the president of the Confederate States Provisional Congress for one year before joining the Confederate Army. Orr served in the Confederate Senate for South Carolina.
“As I have said before, the halls of Congress are the very heart of our democracy,” Pelosi told the House Clerk in a letter on Thursday. “There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor for memorializing men who embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy.”
“We cannot honor men such as James Orr, who swore on the House Floor to ‘preserve and perpetuate’ slavery in order to ‘enjoy our property in peace, quiet, and security,’ or Robert Hunter, who served at nearly every level of the Confederacy, including in the Confederate Provincial Congress, as Confederate Secretary of State, in the Confederate Senate and in the Confederate Army. The portraits of these men are symbols that set back our nation’s work to confront and combat bigotry,” said Pelosi.
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Pelosi Orders Removal Of House Portraits For Four Speakers Who Served In Confederacy

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) renewed her commitment to anti-coronavirus measures Wednesday afternoon, ordering the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House to require all Members to wear face masks when conducting committee meetings or risk being barred from the House chambers.
&#8220;The Democratic leader has issued an order requiring all lawmakers to wear masks in committee hearings, which are often held in smaller rooms where social distancing is not practical,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-pelosi-face-maks-congress-20200617-np7cb6co4beyflxpy7fhflwmzq-story.html">New York Daily News</a> reported Wednesday after news of the order leaked. &#8220;Pelosi said she has ordered the Sergeant at Arms to enforce the rule strictly and to deny entry to any violators.&#8221;
Pelosi&#8217;s order follows concerns that Members of Congress may have been exposed to coronavirus after Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) tested positive for the virus after not wearing a mask during committee hearings. Rice did maintain the requisite six feet of &#8220;social distance&#8221; from other Members, however.
The Congressional physician also recommended, late Tuesday, that Members wear a mask whenever they are “in a limited enclosed space, such as a committee hearing room, for greater than 15 minutes.” The guidance “cites new studies that speak to the broad scientific consensus on the effectiveness of mask-wearing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.&#8221;
Pelosi&#8217;s Wednesday order makes that mandatory. The Sergeant-at-Arms is also charged with enforcing the order, barring entry to committee rooms if Members don&#8217;t comply with the rule. They will still be allowed on the House floor without a mask because it is possible to maintain &#8220;social distancing&#8221; in the large chamber.
The new rule is guaranteed to run afoul of at least a few Republican lawmakers, including Rice, who objected to wearing masks during work hours and questioned the need for anti-coronavirus measures altogether. Pelosi, who issued the order Wednesday, has also failed to abide by a number of anti-coronavirus measures, marching with thousands of others last week in memory of George Floyd, a black man who died while in the custody of Minneapolis police.
Democrats and Republicans have drawn new battle lines in the fight over coronavirus prevention measures after thousands took to the streets over the past several weeks to protest racism and police brutality. Democratic lawmakers joined many of the protests, often despite concerns that the novel coronavirus can spread easily in large groups of people.
Many of those same Democrats have now suddenly regained respect for coronavirus prevention, speaking out against President Donald Trump&#8217;s plan to hold a 20,000-person rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
That rally will go ahead as planned, according to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign, but because of coronavirus-related concerns, attendees will be temperature-checked and given face masks.
House members have only appeared in Washington, D.C., a handful of times since Congress returned to session in early May. On Wednesday, only the House Judiciary Committee met, and most attendees did not have to be reminded of Pelosi&#8217;s edict.
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Nancy Pelosi Orders Every Member Of The House To Wear Masks Or Risk Being Locked Out

On Wednesday, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA) gifted Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, a folded, encased American flag during a photo-op.
The House Speaker posted the images to her Facebook page and notified the public that the flag she gifted Philonise was &#8220;the flag that flew over the Capitol on the day of his brother’s murder.&#8221;
&#8220;Philonise Floyd’s heart-wrenching testimony to the House Judiciary Committee left its mark on us all,&#8221; the high ranking Democrat captioned the photo, along with two others. &#8220;May this flag, which flew over the Capitol on the day of his brother’s murder, serve as a symbol of our shared commitment to securing justice for George and all victims of police violence.&#8221;
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Folded American flags, known as burial flags, are often given to the families of our fallen United States Military members or first responders.
&#8220;A United States flag is provided, at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased Veteran who served honorably in the U. S. Armed Forces,&#8221; the government website for <a href="https://www.va.gov/opal/nac/sdc/faqBurialFlags.asp#q002">Veterans Affairs</a> says. &#8220;It is furnished to honor the memory of a Veteran’s military service to his or her country.&#8221;
According to the VA, here are some examples of who is eligible for the burial flags:
<blockquote>1. Veteran who served during wartime 
2. Veteran who died on active duty after May 27, 1941 
3. Veteran who served after January 31, 1955 
4. Peacetime Veteran who was discharged or released before June 27, 1950 after serving at least one enlistment, or for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty 
5. Certain persons who served in the organized military forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while in service of the U.S. Armed Forces and who died on or after April 25, 1951 
6. Certain former members of the Selected Reserves</blockquote>
&#8220;Generally, the flag is given to the next-of-kin, as a keepsake, after its use during the funeral service,&#8221; the site adds. &#8220;When there is no next-of-kin, VA will furnish the flag to a friend making request for it.  For those VA national cemeteries with an Avenue of Flags, families of Veterans buried in these national cemeteries may donate the burial flags of their loved ones to be flown on patriotic holidays.&#8221;
George Floyd died last month after a police officer had his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck for over eight minutes during an arrest, according to viral video footage. The officer at the center of the arrest, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder.
Not everyone was pleased with the photo-op, specifically the gifting of the flag. Pelosi&#8217;s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NancyPelosi/posts/10158995565189384">Facebook post</a> was riddled with comments ripping the Democrat. Here are some examples:
<blockquote>&#8220;All Veterans should be angry with this action and she should be voted out of office. After serving as the Noncommissioned Officer In Charge of a six and three man burial teams and having to present the Flag to a family member of the deceased, this is a disgrace to all Military personal who have passed in the serve to their country. This man, as far as I know, did not [serve] in the Military&#8230;&#8221;
&#8221; Proving you have no idea what a service flag represents.&#8221;
&#8220;So wrong&#8230;.trying to get votes.&#8221;
&#8220;Pelosi You are a horrible woman. You have now trivialized the meaning of the US Flag. That presentation is for members of the US armed forces and veterans. Not a political game of pandering.&#8221;</blockquote>
Currently, many elected Democrats publicly support national anthem protests and the &#8220;defunding&#8221; of police departments, though the definition of &#8220;defund&#8221; apparently varies.
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George Floyd&#8217;s Brother Testifies Before House On Policing And Law Enforcement Accountability

SEE IT: Nancy Pelosi Gifts George Floyd’s Brother Folded American Flag; Outrage Erupts Online

Key Democrat legislators, including socialist Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and members of the Congressional Black Caucus, are pushing back on calls to &#8220;defund the police,&#8221; Politico reports Tuesday, even as progressives are pushing forward with the plan in cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Los Angeles, California.
In <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/bernie-sanders-is-not-done-fighting">a New Yorker profile</a> published Tuesday, Sanders, whose campaign platform included calls for massive social and political change, said he opposes defunding and disbanding police departments and is, instead, committed to &#8220;transforming&#8221; most police departments by providing officers with better resources to handle calls involving individuals suffering from mental illness or deprivation.
&#8220;Do I think we should not have police departments in America? No, I don’t,&#8221; Sanders told The New Yorker. &#8220;There’s no city in the world that does not have police departments. What you need are—I didn’t call for more money for police departments. I called for police departments that have well-educated, well-trained, well-paid professionals.&#8221;
Sanders suggested making law enforcement jobs higher paid and more appealing to those with higher levels of education, but as for abolishing police departments? &#8220;I don’t agree,&#8221; Sanders said.
It seems other key Democrats agree. The <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/08/nancy-pelosi-defund-police-question/">Daily Caller reports</a> that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) refused to respond to questions about defunding police departments at a press conference yesterday, instead referring reporters to legislation proposed early Monday.
&#8220;On if they support Defund the Police movement, @speakerpelosi, and @RepKarenBass don’t say directly but say they have more legislation coming that deals with ‘jobs and justice,'&#8221; NBC News reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell tweeted, adding that the Speaker, particularly, was eager to pass the buck. &#8220;Pelosi says they need to &#8216;rebalance some of our funding&#8217; and have those debates at the local level.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/08/defund-police-democrats-307766">Politico reports Tuesday</a> that even members of the Congressional Black Caucus, largely the driving force behind anti-racism and law enforcement reform efforts at the federal level, are pressing back on progressive calls to defund the police.
&#8220;I think it can be used as a distraction and that’s my concern,” Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the CBC&#8217;s chairwoman told reporters. “I think the intent behind it is something that I support — the idea that communities need investments.”
“We’re keeping our eyes on the prize, and that needs to be the story. State and local will do what state and local needs to do,” Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE.), another member of the CBC added. “We are the Congress. What we’re doing here today is our role.”
Rep. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who has a solid reputation as a more moderate Democrat legislator, put it more bluntly, according to Politico: “You can’t defund the police, that’s stupid, it’s crazy and anyone who talks about that is nuts,” he said. “You have to have the police.”
Since the bumper sticker slogan surfaced at anti-racism protests last week, even progressives have tried to water down calls for &#8220;defunding,&#8221; arguing that the phrase means simple &#8220;reforms&#8221; or &#8220;community reinvestment,&#8221; while refusing to alter the term.
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Bernie Sanders, Key Dems Pushing Back On ‘Defund The Police’ As Progressives Press Forward

On Monday, prominent House and Senate Democrats took a knee à la Colin Kaepernick in an attempt to show solidarity with the radical Black Lives Matter movement as they announced police reforms in a bill dubbed the &#8220;Justice in Policing Act.&#8221;
Wearing African kente cloth scarfs, top Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and former presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), took a knee together for eight minutes and 46 seconds, a nod to the death of George Floyd.
Floyd, who is black, died last month after a police officer had his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds during an arrest, as shown in viral video footage.
Since the incident, all four officers involved in the arrest have been fired, investigations from the FBI and state law enforcement have been opened, and the officer at the center of the incident was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder The three other officers involved have since been <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/george-floyd-officers-charges/index.html">charged</a>, too.
Blexit founder Candace Owens quickly reacted to the &#8220;photo op,&#8221; hitting Democrats for stopping at &#8220;nothing&#8221; for the &#8220;black vote.&#8221;
&#8220;I have to say— I thought there was at least one or two things that the Democrats wouldn’t stoop to for the black vote, but there is a apparently nothing,&#8221; Owens mocked. &#8220;Dressing in African garb and getting on their knees for a photo op because it’s Monday, &amp; only 4 months to November.&#8221;
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I have to say— I thought there was at least one or two things that the Democrats wouldn’t stoop to for the black vote, but there is a apparently nothing. 
Dressing in African garb and getting on their knees for a photo op because it’s Monday, &amp; only 4 months to November. <a href="https://t.co/ZbEjor2R89">pic.twitter.com/ZbEjor2R89</a>
&mdash; Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/1270145201726685186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Owens has been a vocal critic of the media narrative surrounding Floyd&#8217;s death. Last week, the conservative commentator released an explosive video explaining why she does “not support George Floyd and the media depiction of him as a martyr for black America.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-i-do-not-support-george-floyd-and-the-media-depiction-of-him-as-a-martyr-for-black-america?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter">The Daily Wire</a> reported: &#8220;During her at-times impassioned video post, Owens, who is African-American, criticizes what she describes as the African-American community &#8216;cater[ing] to the bottom denominator of our society&#8217; by &#8216;demand[ing] support and justice for the people in our community that are up to no good.&#8217; The holding up of Floyd as a &#8216;martyr for black America,&#8217; she suggests, is an example of this trend that she forcefully rejects.&#8221;
During the kneeling event, House Speaker Pelosi was sure to speak.
“The martyrdom of George Floyd gave the American experience a moment of national anguish as we grieve for the black Americans killed by police brutality today,&#8221; she said.
“This moment of national anguish is being transformed into a movement of national action as Americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to injustice,” Pelosi added. “Today, with the justice and policing at the Congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action.”
As noted by The Daily Wire&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-house-and-senate-democrats-kneel-as-they-unveil-justice-in-policing-act-to-rein-in-cops">Emily Zanotti</a>, the unveiling of the &#8220;Justice in Policing Act&#8221; &#8220;marked the first time that House and Senate legislators have met together in months since the start of a coronavirus-related lockdown which kept Congressional legislators working from home.&#8221;
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House and Senate Democrats kneel in silence in Emancipation Hall for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in remembrance of George Floyd <a href="https://t.co/RwRF3r3dVK">https://t.co/RwRF3r3dVK</a> <a href="https://t.co/clQwQEBgxk">pic.twitter.com/clQwQEBgxk</a>
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A group of House and Senate Democrats knelt in solidarity with anti-racism protesters Monday as they unveiled a sweeping police reform bill called the &#8220;Justice in Policing Act&#8221; at a morning press conference.
After an opening prayer from Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Democrats, led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), took a knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds &#8212; the length of time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on George Floyd&#8217;s neck, leading to Floyd&#8217;s death.
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House and Senate Democrats kneel in silence in Emancipation Hall for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in remembrance of George Floyd <a href="https://t.co/RwRF3r3dVK">https://t.co/RwRF3r3dVK</a> <a href="https://t.co/clQwQEBgxk">pic.twitter.com/clQwQEBgxk</a>
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“Today we gather here in solemn reverence to not just mark his tragic death but to give honor to his life,” Booker said in his opening prayer. After the silence, Booker added the names of several black individuals killed in confrontations in recent weeks.
“George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor. May we honor those dead by protecting all who are alive,” Booker said.
House and Senate Democrats worked over the weekend on sweeping law enforcement reforms aimed, they say, at curbing police violence. The bill, unveiled Monday morning, would ban chokeholds and so-called &#8220;no-knock&#8221; warrants on a federal level, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pelosi-top-democrats-unveil-police-reform-bill-n1227376">according to NBC News</a>.
The bill takes its cue from bipartisan criminal justice reform efforts on the table for nearly a decade and also requires &#8220;local police departments to send data on the use of force to the federal government,&#8221; creates a grant program to fund state-level use of force and police misconduct investigations, and makes it easier for &#8220;people to recover damages when police departments violate their civil rights,&#8221; per the outlet.
“They, like so many Americans, want to do something,” Booker told media. “And we all know we&#8217;re all working on legislation but the conversations that led to this was because people feel, in my opinion, that we need to do more.”
&#8220;For all of us, this would be a moment of solidarity and sort of sharing common spirited grief so it was very moving to me to see everyone,” he added.
Nancy Pelosi, not one to miss an opportunity to speak, added that &#8220;[t]he martyrdom of George Floyd gave the American experience a moment of national anguish as we grieve for the black Americans killed by police brutality today.&#8221;
&#8220;This moment of national anguish is being transformed into a movement of national action as Americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to injustice,&#8221; Pelosi said. &#8220;Today, with the justice and policing at the Congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action.&#8221;
The bill&#8217;s unveiling marked the first time that House and Senate legislators have met together in months since the start of a coronavirus-related lockdown which kept Congressional legislators working from home.
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Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she wants out-of-state military troops gone from the city.
&#8220;The very first thing is we want the military — we want troops from out-of-state out of Washington, D.C.,&#8221; Bowser stated, as reported by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/dc-mayor-federal-troops-floyd-protests/index.html?utm_source=twCNNp&amp;utm_term=image&amp;utm_content=2020-06-05T01%3A03%3A59&amp;utm_medium=social">CNN</a>. She added that there were &#8220;federal military assets that we did not request that we understand are under direction of Attorney General (William) Barr.&#8221;
Bowser also promoted an open letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent to President Trump Thursday expressing &#8220;concern&#8221; about the &#8220;increased militarization&#8221; in response to the wave of riots sweeping the nation. Bowser tweeted Thursday: &#8220;Thank you [Speaker Pelosi] for standing with DC as we push back on uninvited military, out-of-state National Guard [and] unidentifiable federal officials amassing on our streets for the glorification of one man who sits afraid/alone If it can happen in DC, what jurisdiction is next?&#8221;
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Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerPelosi</a> for standing with DC as we push back on uninvited military, out-of-state National Guard &amp; unidentifiable federal officials amassing on our streets for the glorification of one man who sits afraid/alone
If it can happen in DC, what jurisdiction is next? <a href="https://t.co/MT56Rl2vGs">pic.twitter.com/MT56Rl2vGs</a>
&mdash; Muriel Bowser #StayHomeDC (@MurielBowser) <a href="https://twitter.com/MurielBowser/status/1268602692290609162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Bowser has no authority over the D.C. National Guard. On Monday, the D.C. National Guard was activated and entered the White House complex with military trucks. Bowser stated, &#8220;When they pushed out onto a DC street, that is too far and that is what we push back on.”
By Thursday, over 4,500 National Guard Members, who had been requested by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, had been deployed to D.C. from various states including Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.
Bowser has been at odds with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who stated that he had spoken with Mark Esper and notified Bowser’s office, adding that Bowser did not object to the suggestion to call in the National Guard, as the <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-hogan-bowser-guard-20200604-f3d4ja46r5h7dm2xnpl5lvh7my-story.html">Baltimore Sun</a> reported. Bowser responded, “I have not talked to Governor Hogan,” asserting, &#8220;If I wanted troops from Maryland to come into the district, we are a member of a compact, which allows me to make that request specifically to any state National Guard to do that. I have not done that for any state.&#8221;
Mike Ricci, a spokesman for Hogan, said on Thursday, “While the Mayor does not have the authority to approve or reject the mission, we conferred with her office prior to moving forward.” The Baltimore Sun added, “About 1,300 Maryland National Guard members have been serving <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-national-guard-coronavirus-20200320-lt6uxco7gfdzlp72pxso7oa5sm-story.html">as part of the state’s coronavirus response</a>, performing tasks such as distributing free meals, helping run testing sites and distributing tests to nursing homes. They have not been deployed in relation to largely peaceful protests in Baltimore and elsewhere around the state, though Guard trucks have been used to transport city police officers.”
Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee responded to Bowser’s statement that she wants out-of state troops out of the city by tweeting, “Just heard that Mayor Bowser is kicking the Utah National Guard out of all DC hotels tomorrow. More than 1200 troops from 10 states are being evicted. This is unacceptable. These brave men and women have risked their lives protecting DC for three days. Rioting, looting, arson, and vandalism have all disappeared bc these soldiers served. And now they are being kicked to the curb by an ungrateful mayor. This must be stopped.&#8221;
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Just heard that Mayor Bowser is kicking the Utah National Guard out of all DC hotels tomorrow. More than 1200 troops from 10 states are being evicted. This is unacceptable. 1/2
&mdash; Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1268756501516050432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
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These brave men and women have risked their lives protecting DC for three days. Rioting, looting, arson, and vandalism have all disappeared bc these soldiers served. And now they are being kicked to the curb by an ungrateful mayor. This must be stopped. 2/2 <a href="https://t.co/YYyctKvUqN">pic.twitter.com/YYyctKvUqN</a>
&mdash; Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1268756694252863488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
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After rampant claims by the mainstream media that police in Washington, D.C., used tear gas to disperse protesters so that President Trump could visit St. John’s Episcopal Church on Monday, pushback began, with a Park Police source asserting “tear gas was never used — instead smoke canisters were deployed, which don’t have an uncomfortable irritant in them.”
On Wednesday, appearing on MSNBC’s &#8220;Morning Joe,&#8221; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/03/nancy-pelosi-admits-to-msnbc-maybe-they-didnt-have-tear-gas/">made a statement</a> indicating that she wasn’t sure the claims of tear gas being used were accurate, admitting, “Maybe they didn’t have tear gas, I don’t know.” On Tuesday, Pelosi had stated, “We would hope that the president of the United States would follow the lead of so many other presidents and be a healer in chief and not a fanner of the flame,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/politics/trump-congress-protesters-tear-gas.html?auth=login-email&amp;login=email">The New York Times</a> reported.
On Tuesday, Mollie Hemingway of <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/02/media-falsely-claimed-violent-riots-were-peaceful-and-that-tear-gas-was-used-against-rioters/">The Federalist</a> cited numerous media outlets which reported tear gas was used. She wrote:
<blockquote>After thousands of false tweets, print stories, and broadcast stories to the contrary, local journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/AugensteinWTOP/status/1267791336146636800">Neal Augenstein of WTOP reported</a> that a Park Police source said “tear gas was never used — instead smoke canisters were deployed, which don’t have an uncomfortable irritant in them.” Further, the source said the crowd was dispersed because of projectiles being thrown by the “peaceful protesters” at the Park Police and because “peaceful protesters” had climbed on top of a structure in Lafayette Park that had been burned the prior night.</blockquote>
Sgt. Eduardo Delgado, the public information officer for the Park Police, said the Park Police had not utilized tear gas.  United States Park Police acting Chief Gregory T. Monahan <a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/uspp/6_2_20_statement_from_acting_chief_monahan.htm">issued a statement</a> on Tuesday reading:
<blockquote>On Monday, June 1, the USPP worked with the United States Secret Service to have temporary fencing installed inside Lafayette Park. At approximately 6:33 pm, violent protestors on H Street NW began throwing projectiles including bricks, frozen water bottles and caustic liquids. The protestors also climbed onto a historic building at the north end of Lafayette Park that was destroyed by arson days prior. Intelligence had revealed calls for violence against the police, and officers found caches of glass bottles, baseball bats and metal poles hidden along the street.
To curtail the violence that was underway, the USPP, following established policy, issued three warnings over a loudspeaker to alert demonstrators on H Street to evacuate the area. Horse mounted patrol, Civil Disturbance Units and additional personnel were used to clear the area. As many of the protestors became more combative, continued to throw projectiles, and attempted to grab officers’ weapons, officers then employed the use of smoke canisters and pepper balls. No tear gas was used by USPP officers or other assisting law enforcement partners to close the area at Lafayette Park. Subsequently, the fence was installed.</blockquote>
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On Wednesday, having watched rioters and looters burn and pillage through America as Democrat politicians refrained from condemning them, actor James Woods summed up the Democrats’ hypocrisy in one tweet, writing, “Democrats were literally arresting Americans for opening their businesses, but now are silent as protesters burn them down. You were fined for worshipping in your church, but now cheered for marching in screaming crowds.”
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Democrats were literally arresting Americans for opening their businesses, but now are silent as protesters burn them down. You were fined for worshipping in your church, but now cheered for marching in screaming crowds.
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1268201526448685056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Woods has not been alone in calling out Democrats for their unwillingness to condemn the rioters and looters. This week, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/doug-collins-why-arent-democrats-calling-out-rioters">called out</a> House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for their statement which did not even mention the violence and riots terrifying Americans. Asked why Pelosi and Schumer had eschewed any mention of the violence and riots, Collins stated:
<blockquote>That’s a great question for the media to ask them. Why will they not call out police officers for being shot? Where are they with the family of the Las Vegas police officer who was shot in the head and is on life support right now? Peaceful protests need to happen; that’s part of our culture; it’s part of who we are, and change needs to happen, but you cannot call out Antifa and these agitators and anarchists who are in the middle of these peaceful protests who have now made them into something that is very damaging? You know what is damaging to our culture? It’s when the people do not feel safe on the streets because people who want to use the death of someone to actually just go in and steal something. That never should be allowed. Where is their outrage there instead of their outrage at a president that they thoroughly dislike?</blockquote>
Josh Kraushaar, writing in the <a href="https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/707162?unlock=LQ60B2WEYHL2ZO2D">National Journal</a>, stated on May 30:
<blockquote>I was surprised to see Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, fail to make even a pro forma exhortation against rioting in his heartfelt speech Friday when he called for police reforms and racial reconciliation. It probably wasn’t an accident: President Obama, his old boss, didn’t address the violence raging across Minneapolis <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/us/politics/george-floyd-trump-biden-obama.html">in his statement</a>, either. (The only reference to violence Biden made seemed to apply to Trump’s ominous Twitter threat that looting will lead to shooting: “This is no time for incendiary tweets. This is no time to encourage violence.”)</blockquote>
Kraushaar spoke to Kamala Harris’s former presidential campaign spokesman Ian Sams, asking him if Democrats might face a backlash for not condemning the riots. Sams responded, “The riots are obviously unfortunate, but are an outward manifestation of desperate anger that the system is failing large communities of people. White people need to step up here and speak out against the way that systemic racism is allowing police officers to kill innocent unarmed black men in this country without consequence.”
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