On Wednesday, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox News with host Martha MacCallum to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
During the segment, Conway brought up New York and the city’s Democratic mayor, Bill de Blasio.
<blockquote>I do have to say because we&#8217;re all talking about New York as being the epicenter, that’s the New York metropolitan area at this point – many more cases and deaths than, say, the suburbs of New Jersey and Long Island and the like, and you had Mayor de Blasio on last night and just, he said – he lied to America. He said that he&#8217;s been on top of this from the beginning.
On March 2, he said because “I&#8217;m encouraging New Yorkers to go on with their lives and get out on the town despite coronavirus,” and then he told everybody what show to go see. That was on March 2. On March 16th, he went to a gym. On March 5, he&#8217;s taking the subway, telling people – it&#8217;s totally irresponsible, and it is the epicenter now, and I think it shows you the contrast in leadership when you have feckless leaders, or you have a president who&#8217;s publicly-facing every single day giving people information engagement they need. That&#8217;s why the president is at 60% approval on the coronavirus.</blockquote>
MacCallum pushed back on Conway’s contrast between the early response of Mayor de Blasio versus the early response of President Trump.
“I think that&#8217;s absolutely true, and I think that last night he demonstrated that he is not giving people a very positive message in terms of, you know, how he&#8217;s going to guide the city through all of this,” MacCallum said. “And I think that that &#8230; stood out, I think, to a lot of people last night in our discussion. But in terms of the things that you&#8217;re mentioning, you could probably match up some of those early-March statements from him with also similarly optimistic statements from President Trump, although they&#8217;ve handled it very differently since then.”
Conway hit back. “There’s no comparison between the two leaders. There’s no comparison.”
The host pressed further: “In terms of get out, and live your life, and go ahead and do what you&#8217;re doing, back in early March?”
Conway continued, stating why she wouldn’t compare Trump to de Blasio:
<blockquote>Well, I will tell you, in this White House, my very chief of staff started doing meetings on this on January 12. There have been groups meeting on this all along, and in fact, today is the one-month anniversary of, I think, the task force being announced &#8230; so, we&#8217;ve been on top of this, and I will not compare Mayor de Blasio to President Trump, and neither do Americans &#8230; he has high marks because he&#8217;s handling a health crisis that came out of nowhere and people appreciate the fact that every single day they&#8217;re hearing from the task force.</blockquote>
MacCallum cleared the air, noting that she wasn’t making an overall comparison, but one in the early stages of the outbreak: “Let me just be clear that I&#8217;m referring to sort of early statements about, you know, get out there, keep living your life &#8230; not the handling of the crisis overall by any means of imagination.”
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As documented by Conway, Mayor de Blasio’s actions and statements, including his March 2 tweet about New Yorkers getting on with their lives, have been the subject of much scrutiny.
President Trump has been under intense scrutiny by the press as well, with reporters and media outlets criticizing the president for his demeanor during the coronavirus task force briefings, as well as his tendency to compare COVID-19 with the seasonal flu.
During a March 2 Coronavirus Task Force meeting, the president <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-members-coronavirus-task-force-meeting-pharmaceutical-companies/">stated</a>:
<blockquote>The White House Coronavirus Task Force, led by Vice President Mike Pence, has been meeting daily and coordinating closely with the state and local governments. Mike had a call today with 53 governors, and I heard it was a very good call, and everybody is very well coordinated. And the governors and the states – all of them, I can’t think of an exception – they’ve been really working closely with us. It’s been a very good relationship. We will confront this challenge together, and we will continue to do exactly what we’re doing. And we’re going to be very successful. A lot of things are happening. A lot of very exciting things are happening, and they’re happening very rapidly.</blockquote>
The president also spoke about the flu, and noted that coronavirus had infected far fewer people than the flu at that time. However, the president added that he hoped the illness would stay “small,” but that the task force was “prepared for anything.”
<blockquote>You know, interestingly, we were discussing – and a question I get asked a lot by people is, on average, you lose from 26,000 to 70,000 or so and even some cases more from the flu. We lose – we have deaths of that per year. Worldwide, it’s hundreds of thousands of deaths from the common flu. And they ask, you know, what’s the difference and how does this differ, and I guess there are things that are similar and things that are different. Every one of them is different.
It might not be a bad question to ask. Because I get that all the time. So, so far we have six here. You have, in other countries, very – I mean, China, obviously, got hit the hardest. I noticed that South Korea is hit very hard. Italy is being hit very hard.
&#8230;from around 26-, 27,000, up to 60- or 70,000 deaths per year.  That’s a lot of deaths.  And here we’re talking about a much smaller range. Now, hopefully, it stays at a much smaller range. And, again, we’re prepared for anything.</blockquote>
During a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/?utm_source=link&amp;utm_medium=header">press briefing</a> on March 10, the president once again brought up the flu and compared the deaths from COVID-19 to those from the flu, but stressed that the administration was “taking this unbelievably seriously.”
<blockquote>Look, right now, I guess we’re at 26 deaths, and if you look at the flu – the flu, for this year – we’re looking at 8,000 deaths. And, you know, hundreds of thousands of cases, but we have 8,000 deaths. So you have 8,000 versus 26 deaths, at this time.
With all of that being said, we’re taking this unbelievably seriously, and I think we’re doing a really good job. And, again, the task force, headed up by the Vice President, has been fantastic.</blockquote>
When asked by a reporter about potential economic damage, the president replied in part:
<blockquote>Well, this was unexpected. This was something that came out of China, and it hit us and many other countries. You look at the numbers; I see the numbers with just by watching you folks. I see it – it’s over 100 different countries. And it hit the world.
And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.
We want to protect our shipping industry, our cruise industry, cruise ships. We want to protect our airline industry – very important. But everybody has to be vigilant and has to be careful. But be calm. It’s really working out. And a lot of good things are going to happen. The consumer is ready, and the consumer is so powerful in our country with what we’ve done with tax cuts and regulation cuts and all of those things. The consumer has never been in a better position than they are right now.</blockquote>
The day before on March 9, President Trump tweeted:
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So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life &amp; the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
On Tuesday, during a virtual town hall with Fox News, President Trump again brought up the seasonal flu when asked about when to reopen the economy, <a href="https://youtu.be/wy3NrqNN9uU">saying in part</a>: “We lose thousands and thousands of people a year to the flu. We don’t turn the country off. I mean, every year. When I heard the number, you know, we average 37,000 people a year. Can you believe that? &#8230; we lose thousands of people a year to the flu. We never turn the country off. We lose much more than that to automobile accidents. We didn’t call up the automobile companies and say, &#8216;Stop making cars, we don’t want any cars anymore.’ We have to get back to work. Now, with all of that being said, it’s incredible what the American people have done.”

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WATCH: Kellyanne Conway Slams De Blasio, Defends Trump Over Early COVID-19 Response

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On Thursday night, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is currently out of a job since his presidential campaign came to a halt, tried a new path, hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, where he took the opportunity to mock President Trump. Because of the threat of the coronavirus, the normal studio audience was absent, prompting Buttigieg to sneer, “When you don’t have a real audience, you have to fake one. Just like Trump’s inauguration.”
Buttigieg had preceded that potshot at Trump during his opening monologue by asserting:
<blockquote>Now this is a strange night for us; not only because this is my first time hosting a talk show, but because we are doing it without a regular studio audience due to public health concerns over the coronavirus. We have canceled the studio audience tonight. But a few kind Kimmel staffers and some friends, my husband Chasten, all here instead. We’re gonna have a great time. Everyone is spread apart at the CDC recommended distance. This was not our plan; we just decided this a few hours ago.</blockquote>
He added later, “The only way we’re going to get through this crisis is with unity. So let’s do this together. Who’s with me?”
The screen cut to a vast audience cheering.
Buttigieg continued, “Full disclosure: None of those people are here. But when you don’t have a real audience, you have to fake one. Just like Trump’s inauguration.”
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Pete Buttigieg just hosted Jimmy Kimmel live. 10/10. Knew he’d do well, yet still exceeded expectations. Amazing performance. <a href="https://t.co/f9NnelIzUb">pic.twitter.com/f9NnelIzUb</a>
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Buttigieg’s mockery of Trump and a non-audience was ironic considering the Center for Popular Democracy Action, a group that supports Sen. Bernie Sanders, claimed that Buttigieg’s campaign allegedly edited applause into a video clip from a CNN town hall.
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteButtigieg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeteButtigieg</a> inserts artificial audience applause into <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeteOnCNN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PeteOnCNN</a> videos <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SneakyPete?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SneakyPete</a> (video by <a href="https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rafaelshimunov</a>) <a href="https://t.co/LyxrcYstGH">pic.twitter.com/LyxrcYstGH</a>
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In February, when he was still riding high and waiting for the results of the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, Buttigieg boasted regarding Trump, “I don’t think he can figure out what to do with me, and that’s fine by me. I’m not that focused on this president’s approach because they always do the same thing. He’s going to find a vulnerability, and if he can’t, he’ll make one up,” as the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7991973/Pete-Buttigieg-claims-Donald-Trump-attacked-vulnerability.html">Daily Mail </a>reported.
At a campaign rally, when a voter yelled out “F***” as Buttigieg mentioned President Trump, Buttigieg smilingly agreed, “Well said,” also stating, “The President thinks we are suckers. And this is our chance to send a completely different message that he will hear.”
Prior to that, Buttigieg had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-buttigieg-ill-go-directly-into-the-backyard-of-senators-if-they-deny-my-white-house">boasted</a> what he would do from “my White House,” puffing:
<blockquote>So to me, the best use of that big blue-and-white airplane that comes with the Oval Office that the president uses mostly for the purpose of traveling among golf courses with his name on them — I don&#8217;t even golf so that&#8217;s not going to be how I use that airplane. I&#8217;m going to use that airplane to go directly into the backyard of senators who are not just defying my White House but defying their own voters, their own constituents, and require them to explain to the people who sent them to Washington why they refuse to enact the basic legislation that meets the expectation of their own voters.</blockquote>
Now he’s hosting late-night talk shows.

Pete Buttigieg Holds Watch Party Event On Night Of Iowa Caucus

Buttigieg Hosts For Kimmel, Mocks Trump. Here’s Something He Didn’t Mention.

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Speaking at a South Carolina townhall on Wednesday night, Senator Elizabeth Warren seized on a question from CNN’s vehemently anti-Trump anchor Don Lemon about how she would handle the coronavirus by attacking President Trump’s “racist wall.”
Lemon triggered Warren’s vitriol by asking, “Just tonight, President Trump detailed the administration’s response to the spread of the Coronavirus. And I want to tell you what it includes: it includes stopping non-U.S. citizens from coming to the U.S. from China, screening people from coming into the country from infected areas; quarantining those infected, and developing a vaccine. Do you think that response is sufficient, senator?”
Warren answered, “No. But let’s start — this really is serious. And we have a lot to talk about here. We know that with any virus that develops the most vulnerable will be our children, seniors, people with compromised immune systems, or undergoing treatment. So this one is tough. So the way I think about this is first we think about allocation — our overall approach. I’m going to be introducing a bill tomorrow to take every dime that the president is now spending on his racist wall at our southern border and divert it to work on the coronavirus.”
Warren is used to calling Trump a racist by now; last July, interviewed by CNN’s Manu Raju, she <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/elizabeth-warren-weirdly-refuses-to-call-trump-a-racist-after-calling-him-a-racist-many-times/">insinuated as much</a>, saying, “I just think what the president said is appalling, and he’s trying to stir up as much hatred and dissension in this country as possible … because it serves his political ends, he thinks if he can set American against American, that somehow he prospers. But I’ll tell you, the United States suffers.”
Raju asked, “Is the president racist?”
Warren responded, “Look at his remarks. He’s made racist remarks, and he’s been racially hateful to people. That’s what matters.”
Raju persisted, “But is he racist?”
Warren dodged, “I don’t have to look at his heart, that’s not the point. He behaves, look at what he’s done, it’s racist. What he’s done, over and over and over, it’s not the first time.”
But days later, after Trump criticized the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, Warren decided to stop insinuating, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/elizabeth-warren-racist-donald-trump-attack-elijah-cummings-1451458">snapping,</a> &#8220;Donald Trump, once again, is a racist who makes ever-more outrageous, racist remarks, It is insulting, both to the congressman and to the people he represents.&#8221; She called Trump&#8217;s tweets &#8220;racist,&#8221; adding that his criticisms of Cummings were &#8220;beyond insulting&#8221; and &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;
The very next month, Warren called Trump a white supremacist. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/us/politics/beto-elizabeth-warren-trump-white-supremacist.html">The New York Times</a> reported:
<blockquote>Asked in a brief interview with The New York Times if she thought Mr. Trump was a white supremacist, Ms. Warren responded without hesitation: “Yes.” “He has given aid and comfort to white supremacists,” Ms. Warren said during a campaign swing in western Iowa. “He’s done the wink and a nod. He has talked about white supremacists as fine people. He’s done everything he can to stir up racial conflict and hatred in this country.”</blockquote>
Warren added, “Donald Trump has a central message. He says to the American people, if there’s anything wrong in your life, blame them — and ‘them’ means people who aren’t the same color as you, weren’t born where you were born, don’t worship the same way you do.”

Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren Campaigns In South Carolina Ahead Of Primary

Warren, Asked About Coronavirus, Attacks Trump’s ‘Racist Wall’

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On Friday, Rev. Franklin Graham, who is not only the son of the late iconic pastor Rev. Billy Graham but has millions of followers of his own, slammed the magazine his late father founded, Christianity Today, for an editorial titled &#8220;Trump Should Be Removed From Office.&#8221;
Christianity Today <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december-web-only/trump-should-be-removed-from-office.html?fbclid=IwAR1QmIBzofs4nlUKqNZGl7USRbDN38jNTcAMa-tNKECzVyxKqkUfhMNuT_c">wrote</a>, “In our founding documents, Billy Graham explains that Christianity Today will help evangelical Christians interpret the news in a manner that reflects their faith. The impeachment of Donald Trump is a significant event in the story of our republic. It requires comment … the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents. That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.”
The magazine then launched a personal attack on Trump:
<blockquote>The reason many are not shocked about this is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration. He has hired and fired a number of people who are now convicted criminals. He himself has admitted to immoral actions in business and his relationship with women, about which he remains proud. His Twitter feed alone—with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders—is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.</blockquote>
The editorial stated further, “To use an old cliché, it’s time to call a spade a spade, to say that no matter how many hands we win in this political poker game, we are playing with a stacked deck of gross immorality and ethical incompetence … The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see. This damages the institution of the presidency, damages the reputation of our country, and damages both the spirit and the future of our people. None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character.”
Graham, the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan&#8217;s Purse, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FranklinGraham/">responded on Facebook</a>:
<blockquote>Christianity Today released an editorial stating that President Trump should be removed from office—and they invoked my father’s name (I suppose to try to bring legitimacy to their statements), so I feel it is important for me to respond. Yes, my father Billy Graham founded Christianity Today; but no, he would not agree with their opinion piece. In fact, he would be very disappointed. I have not previously shared who my father voted for in the past election, but because of this article, I feel it is necessary to share it now. My father knew Donald Trump, he believed in Donald Trump, and he voted for Donald Trump. He believed that Donald J. Trump was the man for this hour in history for our nation.</blockquote>
Graham continued:
<blockquote>For Christianity Today to side with the Democrat Party in a totally partisan attack on the President of the United States is unfathomable. Christianity Today failed to acknowledge that not one single Republican voted with the Democrats to impeach the President. I know a number of Republicans in Congress, and many of them are strong Christians. If the President were guilty of what the Democrats claimed, these Republicans would have joined with the Democrats to impeach him. But the Democrats were not even unanimous—two voted against impeachment and one voted present. This impeachment was politically motivated, 100% partisan. Why would Christianity Today choose to take the side of the Democrat left whose only goal is to discredit and smear the name of a sitting president? They want readers to believe the Democrat leadership rather than believe the President of the United States.</blockquote>
Graham pointed out, “The President has been a staunch defender of religious freedom at home and around the world—and Christianity Today wants us to ignore that? Also the President has appointed conservative judges in record number—and Christianity today wants us to ignore that?”
He concluded, “Christianity Today said it’s time to call a spade a spade. The spade is this—Christianity Today has been used by the left for their political agenda. It’s obvious that Christianity Today has moved to the left and is representing the elitist liberal wing of evangelicalism. Is President Trump guilty of sin? Of course he is, as were all past presidents and as each one of us are, including myself. Therefore, let’s pray for the President as he continues to lead the affairs of our nation.&#8221;
President Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/christianity-today-calls-for-trumps-removal-trump-responds">responded</a> to Christianity Today’s editorial on Friday, tweeting: “A far left magazine, or very ‘progressive,’ as some would call it, which has been doing poorly and hasn’t been involved with the Billy Graham family for many years, Christianity Today, knows nothing about reading a perfect transcript of a routine phone call and would rather have a Radical Left nonbeliever, who wants to take your religion &amp; your guns, than Donald Trump as your President. No President has done more for the Evangelical community, and it’s not even close. You’ll not get anything from those Dems on stage. I won’t be reading ET again!”
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A far left magazine, or very “progressive,” as some would call it, which has been doing poorly and hasn’t been involved with the Billy Graham family for many years, Christianity Today, knows nothing about reading a perfect transcript of a routine phone call and would rather&#8230;..
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1207997316424187905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8230;.have a Radical Left nonbeliever, who wants to take your religion &amp; your guns, than Donald Trump as your President. No President has done more for the Evangelical community, and it’s not even close. You’ll not get anything from those Dems on stage. I won’t be reading ET again!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1207997319821615105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, appeared on CNN, where he said he he disagrees with Trump “on about seven or eight different levels,&#8221; called his magazine &#8220;centrist,&#8221; and admitted he is soon leaving his post, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-graham-christianity-today-remove-billy-franklin-impeach">Fox News</a>. He added that Christianity Today is not read by &#8220;far-right evangelicals.&#8221;
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Rev. Franklin Graham Brings Evangelical Message To California Before Primary

Magazine Billy Graham Founded Calls For Trump’s Removal. Franklin Graham Denounces Them.

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A bombshell <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/icig-complaint-ukraine-whistleblower">new report</a> from Fox News&#8217; Gregg Re reveals that a second intelligence community whistleblower has <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/read-complaint-to-icig-regarding-ukraine-whistleblower">formally alleged</a> that the now-infamous initial intelligence community <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-report-whistleblower-worked-for-the-c-i-a">whistleblower</a> may have violated federal law. Specifically, according to Re, the second whistleblower, in the complaint filed with the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG), &#8220;may have violated federal law by indirectly soliciting more than a quarter-million dollars from mostly anonymous sources via a GoFundMe page.&#8221;
Legally, the second whistleblower complaint alleges that these indirect solicitations through a GoFundMe page constitute &#8220;gifts&#8221; in violation of both regulatory and statutory law. The complaint cites both <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2635.203" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-reader-unique-id="16">5</a> CFR 2635.203 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 208-209 as possible areas of violation. Fox News has uploaded the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/read-complaint-to-icig-regarding-ukraine-whistleblower">full complaint</a>, which was provided courtesy of the second whistleblower&#8217;s law firm, Tully Rinckey PLLC.  The law firm has not revealed the identity of the new whistleblower, though Fox News reports that &#8220;the individual is the holder of a top-secret SCI security clearance and has served in government.&#8221;
&#8220;The most concerning allegation that my client believes is that the federal employee you [ICIG] are protecting and their attorneys apparently have strategically weaponized their alleged whistleblowing activities into a very lucrative money-making enterprise using a charity incorporated under a different name than the trade name it is using for fund-raising purposes, which would appear to my client to be a clear abuse of the federal employee&#8217;s authority and access to classified information,&#8221; the Tully Rinckey PLLC-authored <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/read-complaint-to-icig-regarding-ukraine-whistleblower">document</a> reads. &#8220;We are requesting you investigate whether [criminal statutes or regulations have] been violated by the federal employee you are protecting when they reportedly requested an investigation into a matter that they had no direct personal knowledge of, and on account of which they were able to obtain sizeable gifts from unknown persons because of their official duty,&#8221; it continues.
The complaint is dated as of four days ago.
Tully Rinckey PLLC&#8217;s managing partner Anthony Gallo told Fox News: &#8220;I have not seen anything on this scale. It’s not about politics for my client — it’s whistleblower-on-whistleblower, and [my client&#8217;s] only interest is to see the government ethics rules are being complied with government-wide.&#8221;
The initial whistleblower&#8217;s attorney, Andrew Bakaj, responded in a statement also provided to Fox News: &#8220;Any fundraising efforts for the Intelligence Community Whistleblower have complied with federal laws, including ethics requirements. Should any governmental agency properly inquire we would, of course, cooperate.&#8221;
As noted by <a href="https://www.redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2019/11/12/new-second-whistleblower-filed-complaint-icig-eric-ciaramellas-alleged-fundraising-solicitations/">RedState</a>, the Bakaj and Mark Zaid, each of the Compass Rose Law firm, have been working with a non-profit called Whistleblower Aid. The duo had initiated the GoFundMe page fundraising campaign in conjunction with Whistleblower Aid.
Per Fox News, the <a href="https://www.oge.gov/web/OGE.nsf/All%20Advisories/9D4E04812177E26C852583A2005856F0/%24FILE/LA-19-01.pdf?open">Office of Government Ethics</a> actually took the step earlier this year of explaining to all federal government employees that they &#8220;may not accept any gift given because of the employee&#8217;s official position&#8221; — or, in other words, the gift is legally unacceptable if the gift would &#8220;not have been given had the employee not held the status, authority, or duties associated with the employee&#8217;s federal position.&#8221;

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BOMBSHELL: Another Whistleblower Comes Forward, Files Complaint Against Ukraine Whistleblower For Soliciting Illicit Donations, Report Suggests

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A college in Florida had an interesting idea: build a replica of a segment of the infamous Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany for 44 years. The wall was scheduled to be destroyed with sledgehammers by students on Friday to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the actual Berlin Wall.
But the professor who organized the project at New College in Florida, Lauren Hansen, apparently has another message she also wants to impart. According to <a href="https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2019/11/7/remembering-the-berlin-wall">Sarasota Magazine</a>, she wants the fall of the wall to represent “national and international experiences of separating groups of people, cities and countries.”
Hansen stated about the replica wall, “It has become a place where students and faculty from the entire university can come to discuss borders and the divisiveness we encounter today in the U.S. and other parts of the world.”
Sarasota Magazine reported:
<blockquote>The project was organized by professor Lauren Hansen, who is currently teaching a course called The Berlin Wall in German Literature and Film. In January, Hansen led an independent study about the portrayal of the Berlin Wall in German literature, and the idea for the replica wall was created by her small group of students. While other universities have created replica walls in the past, New College students also reenacted historical speeches, presented film screenings, and held graffiti sessions and poster presentation sessions. Creating the wall also turned into a timely project about national and international experiences of separating groups of people, cities and countries, notes Hansen.</blockquote>
The replica stands eight feet tall and 16 feet wide and was placed so that students would be forced to walk around it to get to class. As radio host Rod Thomson <a href="https://therevolutionaryact.com/mangling-truth-berlin-wall/">cogently noted </a>regarding the college&#8217;s project:
<blockquote>Germany was formally divided in 1949 and the wall went up in 1961. The East German communist party never had popular support, distrusted its citizens and ruled with an iron fist. Refugees left East Germany for economic and political reasons, causing a brain drain. In the intervening years, more than 3 million East Germans “voted with their feet” by moving to West Germany.
To equate that wall to our border wall would have meant the West Germans would have put up the Berlin Wall to keep the East Germans out. But it was the East Germans who did so, to stem the flow out of East Berlin. There’s a fundamental difference between a wall that locks people in like a prison wall and the Berlin Wall, and a wall that protects and establishes legal borders, such as movie theaters, sporting events, Disney and national borders.</blockquote>
The New College of Florida states on its <a href="https://news.ncf.edu/news/with-public-event-new-college-students-will-commemorate-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall/">website</a>:
<blockquote>New College of Florida has educated intellectually curious students for lives of great achievement since its founding in 1960. As the State of Florida’s designated honors college, New College provides an exceptional education that transforms students’ intellectual curiosity into personal accomplishment. The 110-acre campus on Sarasota Bay is home to more than 800 students and 80 full-time faculty engaged in interdisciplinary research and collaborative learning.</blockquote>

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