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Trump’s post-presidency has ‘twisted the GOP into a pretzel’ as he pushes the ‘Big Lie’: Jim Acosta
February 26, 2021
President Donald Trump's insistence on continuing to push his "Big Lie" about election fraud is creating chaos within the GOP as hardliners gather in Orlando for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
"This chaotic post-presidency has twisted the GOP into a pretzel," CNN's Jim Acosta reported. "With Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) saying he could support another Trump campaign, even though he just condemned the former president right after his impeachment trial."
<p>Acosta also warned about how the "Big Lie" was being pushed at CPAC.</p><p>"And we should note, there are sessions at this conference dedicated to advancing Trump's 'Big Lie' that he won the election," Acosta explained. "We should also note that Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was defending his role and his attempts to overturn the election results -- he got a standing ovation for that."</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8b807dd67518817a06e7a08b919a0bd8" id="4dfed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365428885836472323"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump plans to resurrect Big Lie about the election before true believers at CPAC @Acosta reports https://t.co/I7Ot3igYnp</div> — The Lead CNN (@The Lead CNN)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/statuses/1365428885836472323">1614378589.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Biden admin wants to charge reporters $170 each time they enter the White House: report
February 26, 2021
Joe Biden's administration is seeking to charge reporters a $170 fee to do their jobs covering the White House.
"Reporters who cover the White House may soon be paying what amounts to an admission fee to do their jobs. Starting Monday, the White House's press office said it will start charging journalists for coronavirus tests, which are required for anyone entering the White House grounds," The Washington Post reports. "With dozens of journalists at the White House each day, the fees could add up to tens of thousands of dollars flowing from newsrooms, many of them small and cash-strapped, into government coffers."
<p>The plan has alarmed journalists.</p><p>"The plan has alarmed the White House Correspondents' Association, which represents reporters in issues affecting the presidential press corps. The organization has objected to the proposal because of the financial burden it would impose on news organizations, especially smaller ones for whom a $170 daily fee would be onerous," the newspaper reported. "The fees would add up quickly for larger news organizations, too. The TV networks send as many as eight people a day to the White House grounds to report, produce and operate cameras and equipment. It would cost $1,360 a day to test an eight-person crew under the White House plan."</p><p>Read the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/white-house-press-covid-tests/2021/02/26/d623f316-7855-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html" target="_blank">full report</a>.</p><p><br/></p>
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Four of the Republican Party's most extreme House lawmakers have submitted signed letters claiming they must vote by proxy due to the ongoing health crisis, the coronavirus pandemic. But as CNN's Manu Raju reports, all four are in sunny Florida attending or even speaking at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.
"Several Republicans in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they couldn't attend 'due to the ongoing public health emergency.' But those members are scheduled to be at CPAC," Raju reports.
<p>"The members include Rep. Matt Gaetz," Raju <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1365396577762873346" rel="noopener" target="_blank">adds</a>, "as well as some of Trump's staunchest defenders who are listed as speakers, like Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Ted Budd of North Carolina."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
The letters say: "I am unable to physically attend proceedings in the House Chamber due to the ongoing public health emergency."
The House has had several votes on Friday and is scheduled to take up the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill in the evening<br/>
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1365396869707411463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>Here's Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday at CPAC, apparently unconcerned about the coronavirus as he walks maskless in the halls laughing with supporters:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">
Rep. Matt Gaetz taking pictures with fans <a href="https://t.co/jBQ0DSYOQe">pic.twitter.com/jBQ0DSYOQe</a><br/>
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/1365115320218882051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>Republicans were initially vehemently opposed to voting by proxy when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approved it. But now they are abusing the procedure, and apparently lying to invoke it.</p>
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