Presidents of the United States

Donald Trump Farewell Video Features Four Years Of Lowlights

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Now with Trump's presidency officially ended, Favale Media has captured the last four years of lowlights in a commemorative video featuring Radiohead's "Creep".

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  • Now with Trump's presidency officially ended, Favale Media has captured the last four years of lowlights in a commemorative video featuring Radiohead's "Creep".
  • "Regardless of political affiliation, every presidency in modern history has been fodder for comedy," said Vinnie Favale.
  • Comedians had a field day in 1952 with Vice President Nixon's "checkers" speech.
  • Favale says "Unfortunately old the expression 'it's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt...then it's hilarious" never applied to Trump.

Latinx Voters Confident About Incoming Biden Administration; Pandemic & Economic Recovery Among Top Priorities, According to New Research

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Friday, January 15, 2021

Two in five said they have lost wages, work, or a job, and have struggled to pay for rent, mortgage, groceries, student loans, and other bills.

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  • Two in five said they have lost wages, work, or a job, and have struggled to pay for rent, mortgage, groceries, student loans, and other bills.
  • "I've personally met with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' teams who will be tackling COVID-19 through the lens of equity, which is critically important.
  • "Trump has left a bad taste in the mouths of many Latinx voters, especially among our young people, who care about racial and social justice," said Kumar.
  • In collaboration with Voto Latino, Change Research polled 1,029 registered Latinx voters in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin from December 11-17, 2020.

SumOfUs Delivers Message to Jack Dorsey: BAN TRUMP

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Saturday, January 9, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two days after a mob of far-right extremists stormed the Capitol, campaigning group SumOfUs has docked a 30-foot boat outside Jack Dorseys home in the Bay area with a massive Ban Trump Banner urging Twitter to remove President Trump from the platform permanently.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two days after a mob of far-right extremists stormed the Capitol, campaigning group SumOfUs has docked a 30-foot boat outside Jack Dorseys home in the Bay area with a massive Ban Trump Banner urging Twitter to remove President Trump from the platform permanently.
  • On Tuesday during the height of the violent protests, Trump tweeted about Pences lack of courage to do what is necessary -- egging on supporters to stay strong as they violently stormed the Capitol.
  • They need to ban him for good and then fix the algorithms that grew this terrorist movement.
  • SumOfUS is an advocacy nonprofit organization and online community with nearly 17 million members worldwide.

Stop Hate For Profit Coalition Calls on Twitter and All Social Media Platforms to #BanTrumpSaveDemocracy After Donald Trump Incites Violent Attack on U.S. Capitol

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Friday, January 8, 2021

If platforms do not remove Donald Trump by the presidential inauguration on January 20, when there must be a peaceful transition, the Coalition will call on companies to stop advertising on those platforms.

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  • If platforms do not remove Donald Trump by the presidential inauguration on January 20, when there must be a peaceful transition, the Coalition will call on companies to stop advertising on those platforms.
  • As the entire world witnessed on Wednesday, President Trump has profoundly eroded our trust in democracy by using social media to relentlessly spread his big lie about a "stolen election."
  • This Wednesday, the platforms unconscionably permitted the president to catalyze violence and promote sedition in our nation's capital.
  • Stop Hate for Profit includes: ADL, Color of Change, Common Sense Media, Free Press, LULAC, Mozilla, NAACP, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and Sleeping Giants.

Aurora Institute Statement on the Violent Storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

The actions, and their antecedents in violent rhetoric, cast a dark shadow over an American tradition that has played out peacefully for two centuries.

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  • The actions, and their antecedents in violent rhetoric, cast a dark shadow over an American tradition that has played out peacefully for two centuries.
  • They toppled barricades, scaled walls, broke windows, looted member offices, and, in many instances, removed American flags and replaced them with Trump flags.
  • For a brief period, members of Congress were in lockdown or trapped as security attempted to usher them to safety.
  • Aurora has a national and global view of education innovation and lifts up promising policies and practices that yield improved outcomes for students.

CAIR Condemns Attack on U.S. Capitol as 'Violent Insurrection,' Calls on President Trump to Resign or Face Impeachment

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Make no mistake: the armed Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol are violent insurrectionists.

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  • Make no mistake: the armed Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol are violent insurrectionists.
  • "We pray for the safety of everyone under siege on Capitol Hill, including lawmakers and their staff.
  • We call on our government to protect those in harm's way, and we urge Congress to demand that President Trump, who is responsible for every act of seditious violence committed today, resign or face impeachment."
  • CONTACT:CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected] ; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]

FiscalNote Announces Acquisition of FactSquared

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Receiving timely and accurate read-outs of comments made by our public officials is a crucial service to our clients, said FiscalNote founder and CEO, Tim Hwang.

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  • Receiving timely and accurate read-outs of comments made by our public officials is a crucial service to our clients, said FiscalNote founder and CEO, Tim Hwang.
  • FactSquared gained national attention for running Factba.se , a website that transcribes and analyzes every word spoken publicly by President Trump.
  • Mary-Sara Camerino, FactSquareds COO, will work with FiscalNote to help integrate the business and continue FactSquareds legacy of innovation.
  • FiscalNote is a global technology company focused on delivering timely and relevant political and regulatory intelligence in a complex and evolving world.

Statement by John C. Danforth (U.S. Senator, R-MO, 1976-1995) Concerning Challenges to the Votes of the Electoral College

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Monday, January 4, 2021

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Citing my support for Josh Hawley's campaigns, a number of people have asked me to comment on his decision to challenge votes of the electoral college.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Citing my support for Josh Hawley's campaigns, a number of people have asked me to comment on his decision to challenge votes of the electoral college.
  • Lending credenceto Trump's false claim that the election was stolen is a highly destructiveattack on our constitutional government.
  • It is the opposite of conservative; it is radical.
  • As one friend asked me, "What are my grandchildren to think of America if they are told that elections are fraudulent?"

The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) Applauds Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Legislation

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Monday, January 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Earlier today, the Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) released statements applauding the passing of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 into law.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Earlier today, the Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) released statements applauding the passing of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 into law.
  • 6395 became law on January 1, 2021 without President Trump's vote after Congress successfully passed override measures after the President's veto of the defense bill.
  • "To best defend our national security, America must protect our service members and our civil servants who keep our citizens safe."
  • The EEO reforms, which the C4C recommended and the late Representative Cummings introduced, are a part of this historic law."

Election integrity group meets with legislators from contested states

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

AMHERST, Va., Jan. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Got Freedom?, a 501(c)4 nonprofit election integrity watchdog group, conducted an exclusive national briefing today at the request of state legislators from Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to review the extensive evidence of irregularities and lawlessness in the 2020 presidential election.

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  • AMHERST, Va., Jan. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Got Freedom?, a 501(c)4 nonprofit election integrity watchdog group, conducted an exclusive national briefing today at the request of state legislators from Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to review the extensive evidence of irregularities and lawlessness in the 2020 presidential election.
  • Nearly 300 state lawmakers and others participated in the briefing, which also featured an address by President Trump.
  • The evidence discussed includes unprecedented public-private partnerships that created a two-tiered election system in the states that determined the winner of the Electoral College.
  • The private monies paid the salaries of election workers and funded the purchase of election equipment, but came with strict conditions on the conduct of elections in jurisdictions that accepted the money.