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A new Fox News poll finds just 38% of voters approve of the job the Supreme Court is doing, down 3 points from April 2023 (41%) and down 20 points from a high of 58% in March 2017.

Biden Campaign’s Rapid Response to Trump’s VP Pick: Vance Will ‘Enable Trump’s Extreme Right Agenda’

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 Pensito Editors

“Vance will do what Mike Pence wouldn’t on January 6; bend over backwards to enable Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda, even if it means breaking the law and no matter the harm to the American people.”

Jen O’Malley Dillon, who chairs President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, said in a statement released within minutes after Trump announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, will be his running mate.

Biden Admits He’s Old, But Remains Defiant

July 16, 2024 Buck Banks

“I’m old. But I’m only three years older than Trump, No. 1. And No. 2, my mental acuity’s been pretty damn good. I’ve gotten more done than any president has in a long, long time in 3½ years. So I’m willing to be judged on that.”

— Joe Biden, in an interview with NBC News.

Kinzinger: Vance Pick Celebrated in Moscow

July 16, 2024 Buck Banks

“They are celebrating that choice, both in Milwaukee tonight and in Moscow.”

— Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), quoted by The Hill, on Donald Trump’s pick of J.D. Vance as his running mate.

Musk to Donate $45 Million a Month to Trump

July 16, 2024 Buck Banks

$45 million

“Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump’s presidential run,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Formed in June, America PAC is focused on registering voters and persuading constituents to vote early and request mail-in ballots in swing states.”

Bullets in Butler

July 15, 2024August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

Donald Trump is a bully, a predator, an uncouth.
He’s addicted to lies and allergic to the truth.
But we learned Saturday
At the shooting in PA:
He might be Teflon-coated, but he ain’t bulletproof.

Odds of a Biden Win Growing Longer

July 13, 2024 Buck Banks

27%

Nate Silver updated his election forecast and finds Joe Biden has a 27% chance of winning the electoral vote. His chances were 35% just before the presidential debate.

Major Dem donors want to get rid of Joe Biden.
His stubborn obstinacy has sorely tried ’em.
So they’ll withhold $90 million,
To see if that will compel ‘im.
As D.J. Trump might say, if you can’t dissuade ’em, bribe ’em.

Meidas Touch: Three Minutes of Trump Confusing Names, Cities He’s in

July 12, 2024 Pensito Editors

Here are 3 minutes straight of Donald Trump confusing and forgetting people's names, the names of cities he is in and more pic.twitter.com/OJSixOIBR9

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 19, 2024

Here are 3 minutes straight of Donald Trump confusing and forgetting people’s names, the names of cities he is in and more.

38%

A new Fox News poll finds just 38% of voters approve of the job the Supreme Court is doing, down 3 points from April 2023 (41%) and down 20 points from a high of 58% in March 2017.

“Vance will do what Mike Pence wouldn’t on January 6; bend over backwards to enable Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda, even if it means breaking the law and no matter the harm to the American people.”

Jen O’Malley Dillon, who chairs President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, said in a statement released within minutes after Trump announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, will be his running mate.

“I’m old. But I’m only three years older than Trump, No. 1. And No. 2, my mental acuity’s been pretty damn good. I’ve gotten more done than any president has in a long, long time in 3½ years. So I’m willing to be judged on that.”

— Joe Biden, in an interview with NBC News.

“They are celebrating that choice, both in Milwaukee tonight and in Moscow.”

— Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), quoted by The Hill, on Donald Trump’s pick of J.D. Vance as his running mate.

— Punchbowl News

$45 million

27%

Nate Silver updated his election forecast and finds Joe Biden has a 27% chance of winning the electoral vote. His chances were 35% just before the presidential debate.

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.