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UTUSN

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Wed Apr 8, 2020, 10:54 AM Apr 2020

We don't need MORE steenking lists of SHITLER's atrocities but here's a cogent update

The excerpts here are just a skeleton, don't do justice to the fleshed out article - a veritable Bill of Particulars - are you out there, House?!

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Top+Stories%29

Chaos rocks Trump White House on virus' most tragic day

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

.... * To begin with, Trump sparked concern that he will prevent oversight of the disbursement of economic rescue funds by removing a watchdog official responsible for overseeing the $2 trillion package. ... ....

* Trump's acting Navy secretary quit ...

* Then Trump insisted he hadn't seen January memos by a top White House official warning ...

* He also announced he was placing a "very powerful hold" on funding for the World Health Organization, ... ....

* ... Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham was moved out, without ever having given a briefing, ... ....

* ... Kudlow admitted that a small business rescue program was off to "a bad start" ... ....

* ... President presided over an unchained news conference ... ....

In many ways, it was just another inexplicable day of the Trump presidency. ....

* ... removed Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine from a post monitoring the stimulus funds. ....

* The move prompted Democrats to warn that Trump is seeking to oversee the package himself. ...

* ... the latest swipe against the structures of government meant to hold him accountable ... ....

* ... attacked a Health and Human Services inspector general ...

* ... fired the intelligence community inspector general ... ...,

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We don't need MORE steenking lists of SHITLER's atrocities but here's a cogent update (Original Post) UTUSN Apr 2020 OP
*Not* self-indulgence: Kicking'cause I spent a LOT of time editing this down, thankee very much!1 UTUSN Apr 2020 #1
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