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‘Loser’ Trump brutally mocked after lashing out at ‘disloyal’ GOP senator: ‘Stupidest possible move’
March 07, 2021
Former president Donald Trump issued a statement on Saturday night attacking Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
"I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, Lisa Murkowski," Trump told Politico.
<p>"She represents her state badly and her country even worse. I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be -- in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator."</p><p>Murkowski was one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial last month. The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-murkowski-alaska/2021/03/03/1c097b8e-7c3f-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html" target="_blank">has reported</a> that Murkowski "is higher on [Trump's] list of enemies than other senators and lawmakers."</p><p>"Some people in his circle doubt, though, that he will be as much of a potent force in the race because traveling to campaign against her would require such a long flight, which Trump generally avoids," The Washington Post added.</p><p>Many commentators also expressed doubt that the GOP senator had any reason to fear Trump.</p><p>"This is a dumb place for Trump to show his strength," tweeted Mediaite columnist John Ziegler.<a href="https://twitter.com/Zigmanfreud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p><p><br/></p>
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Obviously Sarah Palin makes the most “sense,” but Murkowski might b… https://t.co/tqGVHZco3n</div> — John Ziegler (@John Ziegler)
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<div style="margin:1em 0">Considering @lisamurkowski is the only Senator in recent memory not named Strom Thurmond to win via write-in after… https://t.co/9RPwKVCWTa</div> — Andrew Feinberg (@Andrew Feinberg)
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<div style="margin:1em 0">Murkowski, a 3+ term sitting senator and the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, is a "failed candid… https://t.co/HZwRH2r75O</div> — Chris D'Angelo 🌎 (@Chris D'Angelo 🌎)
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<div style="margin:1em 0">In the weirdness that is Alaskan politics this will help make sure that Murkowski wins again. As many Alaskan Democ… https://t.co/t22oOiUqgT</div> — Zach D Roberts (@Zach D Roberts)
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The 100 U.S. counties with the highest death rates from COVID-19 voted for former President Donald Trump by 18 points, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The list of the top 100 counties was compiled by ACASignups.net as of March 6.
<p>Trump won 70 of the top 100 counties, while President Joe Biden won 13. ACASignups.net labeled five of the counties as "swing districts." The overall advantage for Trump was 18 points.</p><p>Jerauld County, South Dakota had the highest death rate in the country, with 79.4 deaths per every 1,000 residents. Foard County, Texas had the second highest death rate at 77.9 deaths per every 1,000 residents.</p><p>Read the <a href="https://acasignups.net/21/03/06/weekly-update-which-counties-have-highest-capita-rates-covid19-cases-and-deaths">entire report here</a>.</p>
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Security was bolstered in Washington, D.C., on March 4 after intelligence uncovered a possible plot to "breach the Capitol" by adherents of QAnon, who reportedly believed that Donald Trump would return to power on that date.
Some followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory believed Trump was cheated out of a second term and that March 4 would mark his victorious return to power to confront a secret global cabal of satanist liberals.
<p>"We have obtained intelligence that shows a possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group on Thursday, March 4," the US Capitol Police said in a statement.</p><p><span></span>A handful of conspiracy theorists <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/qanon-followers-fly-from-california-to-dc-watch-trump-inauguration-2021-3" target="_blank">reportedly did show up</a> to watch what they believed would be Trump's "true inauguration." But there was no large gathering of QAnon supporters and the day passed without serious incident. A <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/07/qanon-trap-violence-474034" target="_blank">new report in Politico</a> sheds light on why.<br/></p><p>In the days leading up to March 4, many influential voices in the QAnon movement warned that stories of Trump's true inauguration were a set up and a potential "false flag" operation.</p><p>"FOR ALL YOU SHILLS, MSM LURKERS AND NORMIES VISITING TODAY - Q HAS TOLD US MARCH 4 IS A TRAP," a user posted on GreatAwakening.win, an online forum associated with QAnon. "THEREFORE ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IS NOT US!!"</p><p>The conspiracy theory about March 4 actually <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88akpx/qanon-thinks-trump-will-become-president-again-on-march-4" target="_blank">came from another conspiratorial movement</a>: sovereign citizens.</p><p>"The entire thing was based on a misreading of a law from 1871, and even major QAnon influencers weren't buying into it, actively trying to persuade their followers that it was a hoax designed to make their movement look bad," Mike Rothschild, a QAnon researcher, explained to Politico. "It really had nothing in common with the January 6 insurrection — that was the culmination of years of Trump conspiracy theories that voter fraud was the only way Democrats could win the election."</p><p>The acting US House Sergeant at Arms, Timothy Blodgett, reportedly sent a memo to members of Congress last week advising them of potential protests surrounding March 4.</p><p>He said in the memo, however, that the significance of the date "has reportedly declined among various groups in recent days" and that violent protests are no longer anticipated.</p><p>But the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security saw the threat as serious enough to issue a joint bulletin Tuesday night warning of potential unrest on March 4 and March 6, DHS senior official Melissa Smislova testified to Congress.</p><p><em>With additional reporting from AFP</em></p>
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