Author: Freedom Watch

By Quint Forgey POLITICO July 28, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday dismissed dubious medical advice President Donald Trump shared on Twitter the previous evening, vowing to continue in his role as the country’s top infectious disease expert despite a new salvo of attacks from the White House. In an interview Tuesday morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Fauci promoted best practices for combating the coronavirus and repeatedly contradicted the president, who tweeted more than a dozen times Monday night in defense of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19. One of the messages Trump retweeted featured a video of…

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By Zack Budryk TheHill July 28, 2020 Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said early Tuesday that he had not misled Americans “under any circumstances” after President Trump suggested that he had. Asked on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about Trump retweeting a post claiming Fauci has “misled the American public on many issues,” Fauci responded: “‘I have not been misleading the American public under any circumstances.” Trump has also called Fauci “a little bit of an alarmist,” but both men have said their relationship remains “very good.” Continue Reading…..

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By Martin Pengelly the Guardian July 28, 2020 Dr Anthony Fauci insisted on Tuesday he had “not been misleading the American public under any circumstances” — countering a claim by Donald Trump that he had. The director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases has become a trusted public voice on the coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking the morning after Sinclair, an influential broadcaster with links to the US president, dropped an interview on a widely syndicated TV show in which the researcher behind the Plandemic conspiracy theory claimed Fauci made the coronavirus and sent it to…

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By Justine Coleman TheHill July 27, 2020 President Trump lashed out at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute on Sunday following a report that it had requested the Trump campaign stop using former President Reagan’s name and image in fundraising. Trump made the remarks in a tweet that also shared a post pointing out that the Reagan Foundation’s chairman, Frederick Ryan Jr., is the publisher and CEO of The Washington Post. In his tweet, Trump also hit Fox News over recent polls that have showed him trailing Joe Biden, his Democratic presidential rival. “So the Washington Post is…

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‘I think he is a racist,’ John Lewis says of Trump By Connor O’Brien POLITICO July 27, 2020 Rep. John Lewis on Sunday said he believes President Donald Trump is a racist in the wake of racially charged remarks the president reportedly made last week about people coming to the United States from “shithole” countries. “I think he is a racist,” Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and icon of the civil rights movement, said on ABC’s “This Week.” Lewis was asked by moderator George Stephanopoulos how he reconciled remarks Trump made Friday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with…

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Richy Werenski wears ‘Blue Lives Matter’ wristband at 3M Open outside Minneapolis Golfweek July 26, 2020 Richy Werenski’s return to the PGA Tour after injuring his wrist in 2019 has been one of the better stories in the golf world. The native of Springfield, Massachusetts, has made all four cuts since golf returned from its lengthy pandemic break, and Werenski’s rise reached a crescendo in Blaine, Minnesota, this week as he was in the final pairing on Sunday for the 3M Open. Werenski made an interesting statement, however, when he chose to wear a “Blue Lives Matter” wristband…

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Mike Ditka Against Anthem Kneeling In New Football League, Leave the Country! TMZ July 26, 2020 “If you cant respect our national anthem, get the hell out of the country,” Ditka said. “That’s the way I feel. Of course, I’m old fashioned, so I’m only going to say what I feel.” Colin Kaepernick and others have said the kneeling protests have nothing to do with military or the flag … they’ve continuously claimed the demonstrations are all about raising awareness for social justice and police brutality in America. Some high-profile people like Drew Brees have changed their stance…

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Washington Post July 26, 2020 After facing intense scrutiny for planning to air a baseless conspiracy theory that infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci helped to create the coronavirus, conservative TV broadcaster Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Saturday that it will delay the segment to edit the context of the claims. Sinclair, which has 191 stations across the country, received backlash this week after “America This Week” host Eric Bolling interviewed Judy Mikovits, a former medical researcher featured in the debunked “Plandemic” conspiracy online film. Continue Reading…..

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