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BUSTED: Women for Trump founder slapped with election fine two months ago — and still hasn't paid
April 22, 2021
On Thursday, Rantt Media reported that Amy Kremer, the founder of Women for Trump and Women Vote Smart PAC, was fined by the Federal Election Commission two months ago for disclosure violations — and is delinquent on payment.
"Amy Kremer, treasurer and founder of Women Vote Smart, the PAC operating her Women for Trump project, has been assessed a fine in the amount of $6,541 for non-filing, according to a letter sent by the FEC to Kremer on February 18, 2021. Payment of the fine, which was due within 30 days of Kremer receiving the letter, has not been made," reported Nancy Levine.
"The FEC issued five warning letters for 'Notice of Failure to File' to Kremer in her capacity as treasurer of the Women Vote Smart PAC," continued the report. "The first warning letter from the Commission was sent to Kremer in May last year, as Rantt Media first discovered."
Kremer's groups helped bankroll the "Save America" rally that fueled the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol on January 6. She has also held a fundraising event with the infamous far-right, pro-QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
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More details continue to emerge about the Trump-Pence administration.
The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) said new documents show then-VP Mike Pence showed "bad judgment" during the coronavirus pandemic.
"While coronavirus cases surged to record levels late last December, Vice President Mike Pence went on a ski vacation in Vail, Colorado. The trip came with a massive bill to taxpayers, with Secret Service protection alone costing $757,527.85, according to documents obtained by CREW. At the time of his holiday travel, Pence was the head of the White House coronavirus task force, which put out dire warnings after Thanksgiving as the CDC recommended that Americans stay home over the holidays in order to limit the spread of the virus. Clearly, Pence did not follow the government's advice, and in the process put dozens of Secret Service agents at heightened risk of infection," the group said on Thursday.
"Pence's trip extended from December 23rd to January 1st, and reportedly included a Secret Service entourage of at least 48 agents, contributing to both the high cost and the risk of infection.The agents stayed at several different hotels in the Vail area and rented 77 cars for the trip. The charges included more than $270,000 at the Marriott Vail Mountain and more than $80,000 at the Ritz Carlton," the group reported.
"This also is not the first time Mike Pence stuck taxpayers with huge bills for his travel. Back in 2019, he traveled to Ireland for government business in Dublin, but stayed overnight at Donald Trump's resort on the other side of the country in Doonbeg. Travel costs for that were more than half a million dollars, and also resulted in the Secret Service spending more than $15,000 at Trump's resort," the group noted. "While Pence's December trip to Vail was less nakedly corrupt than his trip to Doonbeg, it showed another kind of bad judgment, by putting many government workers tasked with keeping him safe at risk in the midst of a raging pandemic. We would hope that the head of the coronavirus task force would know better."
NEW: Then-VP Mike Pence went on a ski trip in late December, when COVID rates were surging and the CDC recommended… https://t.co/BApS4VESYM— Noah Bookbinder (@Noah Bookbinder)1619129100.0
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Andrew Yang tried to get an LGBTQ group’s endorsement so he talked about wanting to visit a lesbian bar: NYT
April 22, 2021
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who was a surprising breakout success but suffered criticisms about "tone," and continues to, is running to become New York City's next mayor. He's currently the frontrunner in the very early race but once again, as The New York Times reports, his inability to build support among minority groups is hurting him.
Yang spoke to the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, a top LGBTQ organization, on Wednesday.
"It did not go particularly well," the Times reports.
Yang's approach and the way he treated LGBTQ people was seen as "outdated," according to Stonewall's president, Rose Christ.
"Yang cited gay members of his staff as apparent evidence of his openness to the club's concerns, and expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of visiting Cubbyhole, a storied New York lesbian bar, participants said," the Times reveals.
"He proactively talked about resurrecting the city's Pride March, but failed to pay sufficient heed to more substantive issues they were actually concerned about, including homelessness and affordable housing, they said."
“When I see a candidate come in just with Michael Scott levels of cringe and insensitivity, it either tells me Andrew Yang is in over his head or is not listening to his staff," said Alejandra Caraballo, a member of the organization, referring to the character played by Steve Carell on “The Office." “Those are both radioactive flashing signs that say he is not prepared to be mayor of New York."
Yang also repeatedly referred to LGBTQ people as a "community," telling members of the Stonewall Democratic Club how much he cares about "your community."
“I genuinely do love you and your community," Yang told members. “You're so human and beautiful. You make New York City special. I have no idea how we ever lose to the Republicans given that you all are frankly in, like, leadership roles all over the Democratic Party."
Filmmaker and Stonewall member Harris Doran said Yang “kept calling us 'Your community,' like we were aliens."
“We have, like, this incredible secret weapon," Yang also said. “It's not even secret. It's like, we should win everything because we have you all."
“Gay, gay, gay. Wow," one person wrote in the chat accompanying the forum, which was later shared with The New York Times. “More to us than just that."
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