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Brad Parscale launches 'American Greatness' super PAC to push Trumpism in 2022 midterms: report
March 01, 2021
Former Donald Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has founded two new organizations allowing him to raise political funds.
"The groups will allow Parscale himself to back candidates aligned with Donald Trump ahead of the 2022 midterms. They could also be used to deploy his new political data firm and harvest vital voter information for other clients," Axios reported Monday. "Parscale's formations of American Greatness PAC and the nonprofit American Greatness Fund coincide with his return to Trump's inner circle as the former president plots his future political strategy."
<p>The Axios report comes less than one-week after Politico reported a different former Trump campaign manager, Corey Lewandowsi, would be <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-super-pac/" target="_blank">tapped to run a super PAC for Trump</a>.</p>
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Trump blasted by CNN doctor for 'completely insane' decision to hide getting a vaccine
March 01, 2021
On CNN Monday, Dr. Jonathan Reiner tore into former President Donald Trump following reports that he secretly received a COVID-19 vaccine in his final month of office, without publicizing it.
"In a similar fashion to the politicization of masks, we've seen the same thing now to a little bit of a lesser degree, but nonetheless there with the vaccines," said Reiner. "Another poll by the Gallup Organization last week asked people if a vaccine was available for them right now would they take it? And 91 percent of Democrats said yes. 51 percent of Republicans said yes. So we must close that gap. So what an opportunity for the most respected Republican, the former president of the United States, to make a big statement, to be publicly seen getting vaccinated. Yet he did not do that. Why would he not do that?"
<p>"It gives him a chance to brag," interjected anchor Brianna Keilar. "Two of these were approved under his watch."</p><p>"Right. Take a victory lap," said Reiner. 'So why wouldn't the former president do that? It is either something like he didn't want to estrange the vaccine denier population of his base, or something completely insane, which is he didn't want to roll up his sleeve in public? The net result is incredibly destructive. We saw what happened when he cast doubt on the utility of masks last year. Without the president's very visible assent to vaccines, it has just a devastating result on the acceptance of vaccines in people who doubt it right now."</p><p>
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Dem congresswoman says Cuomo 'must resign' after third #MeToo allegation includes shocking photo
March 01, 2021
The New York Times on Monday reported on a third allegation of sexual harassment by NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- and included a shocking photo.
Anna Ruch described an incident at a wedding.
<p>"Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruch's bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday. When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed 'aggressive' and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer," the newspaper <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/cuomo-harassment-anna-ruch.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p>
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<p>"I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed," said Ruch. "I turned my head away and didn't have words in that moment."</p><p><span></span>Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), a former federal and state prosecutor, said it is time for Cuomo to step-down.</p><p>"The time has come. The Governor must resign," Rice posted to Twitter.</p>
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