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Trump Promises Christians He Will End Elections If He Wins

July 27, 2024 Pensito Editors

Trump, July 26, 2024: “Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.”

The Hill: “Christians, get out and vote, just this time,” Trump exclaimed to a cheering crowd in West Palm Beach, Fla, [on July 26, 2024]. “You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians” he added. “I love you Christians. I’m a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again, we’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote,” Trump said.

All Sales Final

July 26, 2024August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

They might take a do-over if they had the chance,
Now that everybody’s looking at him kind of askance.
We’ve all felt it, of course,
That thing called buyer’s remorse.
And the Republican Party’s got it bad over JD Vance.

U.S. Economy Grew Faster than Expected in Q2

July 26, 2024 Buck Banks

2.8%

“Economic activity in the U.S. was considerably stronger than expected during the second quarter,” CNBC reports. “Real gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced during the April-through-June period, increased at a 2.8% annualized pace adjusted for seasonality and inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for growth of 2.1% following a 1.4% increase in the first quarter.”

If the Stigma Fits …

July 25, 2024August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

Some say we shouldn’t call Trump a “felon,”
‘Cause it “stigmatizes” criminals by the millions.
That kind of logic, we insist,
Applied to “racist” and “fascist,”
Also accurately “stigmatizes” millions of Republicans.

Vance’s Convention Bump Is Minus Six Points

July 24, 2024 Buck Banks

-6 points

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is making history as the least liked vice presidential nominee since 1980 following his party’s nominating convention, CNN reports. He’s also the first to have a net negative favorable rating.

Most Americans Want Trump Gone from the Campaign

July 23, 2024 Buck Banks

57%

A new AP-NORC poll shows 57% of Americans want Trump to drop out of the race: 51% of Independents, 86% of Democrats, and 26% of Republicans. The survey also showed that just 21% of Americans believe Trump is honest.

Snatched from the Jaws of Victory …

July 23, 2024 Buck Banks

“Trump has never been closer to losing than at this moment.”

— GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, on X, on the 2024 presidential race.

Harris Campaign Smashes Fundraising Record

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 Buck Banks

$81 million

Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to step aside, reported the Associated Press. In total, Harris’ team raised more than $81 million in the 24-hour period since Biden’s announcement, campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said Monday.

Harris Campaign Brings Surge in Volunteers

July 23, 2024 Buck Banks

28,000

“The Biden campaign said that more than 28,000 people signed up to volunteer for the first time after President Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris,” the New York Times reports.

Harris Says She Knows Trump’s Type

July 23, 2024 Buck Banks

“I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.”

— “Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her past as a prosecutor on Monday in her first campaign appearance since President Biden dropped his re-election bid, saying her law enforcement background would help her defeat a rival who is a convicted criminal,” the New York Times reports.

2.8%

-6 points

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is making history as the least liked vice presidential nominee since 1980 following his party’s nominating convention, CNN reports. He’s also the first to have a net negative favorable rating.

57%

A new AP-NORC poll shows 57% of Americans want Trump to drop out of the race: 51% of Independents, 86% of Democrats, and 26% of Republicans. The survey also showed that just 21% of Americans believe Trump is honest.

“Trump has never been closer to losing than at this moment.”

— GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, on X, on the 2024 presidential race.

$81 million

28,000

“The Biden campaign said that more than 28,000 people signed up to volunteer for the first time after President Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris,” the New York Times reports.

“I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.”

— “Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her past as a prosecutor on Monday in her first campaign appearance since President Biden dropped his re-election bid, saying her law enforcement background would help her defeat a rival who is a convicted criminal,” the New York Times reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.