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May 27, 2019
We asked Dem presidential candidates to honor the true meaning of today. Here is what they sent.
https://twitter.com/votevets/status/1132946340428886016
May 27, 2019
JFC, close it down.
3rd horse in 9 days dies at California's Santa Anita racetrack, marking 26 fatalities in 6 months
Another horse died at Southern California's prominent Santa Anita racetrack over the weekend, marking the third thoroughbred fatality at the facility in the last nine days, and the 26th fatality since December.
A 9-year-old horse named Kochees sustained a fatal injury to its left front leg during a 5 1/2-furlong race on Saturday, adding to the embattled racetrack's worries as it works to implement reforms.
"Every attempt was made to save him, but he was euthanized earlier today," Mike Willman, a track spokesman, told ABC's Los Angeles station KABC on Sunday.
A pair of 3-year-old geldings sustained fatal injuries in two separate incidents last weekend.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/3rd-horse-days-dies-californias-santa-anita-racetrack/story?id=63297287&cid=social_twitter_abcn
A 9-year-old horse named Kochees sustained a fatal injury to its left front leg during a 5 1/2-furlong race on Saturday, adding to the embattled racetrack's worries as it works to implement reforms.
"Every attempt was made to save him, but he was euthanized earlier today," Mike Willman, a track spokesman, told ABC's Los Angeles station KABC on Sunday.
A pair of 3-year-old geldings sustained fatal injuries in two separate incidents last weekend.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/3rd-horse-days-dies-californias-santa-anita-racetrack/story?id=63297287&cid=social_twitter_abcn
JFC, close it down.
May 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1132991521719033861
Trump backs Kim Jong Un attack on VP Biden, said he views NK missile strikes "differently"
Source: ABC News
President Donald Trump said he’s not concerned by North Korea’s recent missile tests and endorsed brutal dictator Kim Jong Un's attack on fellow American and former Vice President Joe Biden in a press conference in Toyoko Monday.
"Kim Jong-Un made a statement that Joe Biden is a low IQ individual. He probably is based on his record. I think I agree with him on that," Trump said.
Trump was asked if he is siding with a dictator over a fellow citizen and former U.S. vice president. Trump responded that he doesn’t take sides and, on foreign soil, went on to call the Obama administration a "disaster."
“I can tell you that Joe Biden was a disaster, his administration with President Obama, they were basically a disaster when it came to so many things," the president said. "Whether it was economy, whether it was military, defense, no matter what it was. They had a lot of problems. So I'm not a fan."
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-backs-kim-jong-attack-vp-biden-views/story?id=63299933&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_hero_hed
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1132991521719033861
May 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1131998267007537155
Woman facing eviction gets help from Arnold Schwarzenegger
A 102-year-old woman facing eviction from her California home of nearly 30 years is getting help from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Los Angeles Times reports Thelma Smith was given until June 30 to move out by landlords who say their daughter needs a place to live.
Los Angeles' rent control law provides relocation assistance for elderly and disabled.
But Smith, a retired secretary for the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation, lives in an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, just outside the city limits. The law doesn't apply there.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-facing-eviction-arnold-schwarzenegger-63280536?cid=social_twitter_abcn
The Los Angeles Times reports Thelma Smith was given until June 30 to move out by landlords who say their daughter needs a place to live.
Los Angeles' rent control law provides relocation assistance for elderly and disabled.
But Smith, a retired secretary for the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation, lives in an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, just outside the city limits. The law doesn't apply there.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-facing-eviction-arnold-schwarzenegger-63280536?cid=social_twitter_abcn
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1131998267007537155
May 26, 2019
4 year old, Madison has some thoughts for Princess Jasmine:
4 year old, Madison has some thoughts for Princess Jasmine:
“ A princess doesn’t need a prince to rescue her, she can rescue herself”
"Jasmine needs to go see the world by herself...Jasmine can just go by herself,
" "You don't need a boy to take you to see the whole world”
https://twitter.com/K_JeanPierre/status/1132576923790512129
“ A princess doesn’t need a prince to rescue her, she can rescue herself”
"Jasmine needs to go see the world by herself...Jasmine can just go by herself,
" "You don't need a boy to take you to see the whole world”
https://twitter.com/K_JeanPierre/status/1132576923790512129
May 26, 2019
Man, Joy and some of her guests really skewered Nancy Pelosi this morning.
E.J. Dionne was the voice of reason at the end, imo.
May 26, 2019
Pete Buttigieg on Trump's proposal to pardon some service members accused of war crimes:
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1132637728858787844
May 26, 2019
Unbelievable.
Trump, North Korean leader 'agree in their assessment of Biden,' Sarah Sanders says
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Sunday that President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "agree in their assessment" of former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
"I think they agree in their assessment of former Vice President Joe Biden," Sanders said on NBC's "Meet The Press." "Again, the president's focus in this process is the relationship he has and making sure we continue on the path towards denuclearization."
Host Chuck Todd pressed Sanders on what "message" Trump is sending by taking Kim's words about his potential 2020 challenger.
"The president doesn't need somebody else to give him an assessment of Joe Biden," Sanders responded. "He's given his own assessment a number of times."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445575-trump-north-korean-leader-agree-in-their-assessment-of-biden-sarah
"I think they agree in their assessment of former Vice President Joe Biden," Sanders said on NBC's "Meet The Press." "Again, the president's focus in this process is the relationship he has and making sure we continue on the path towards denuclearization."
Host Chuck Todd pressed Sanders on what "message" Trump is sending by taking Kim's words about his potential 2020 challenger.
"The president doesn't need somebody else to give him an assessment of Joe Biden," Sanders responded. "He's given his own assessment a number of times."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445575-trump-north-korean-leader-agree-in-their-assessment-of-biden-sarah
Unbelievable.
May 26, 2019
Democratic senator says McCain listed off names of dictators during Trump inaugural
The late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) listed off the names of dictators while watching President Trump's inauguration, according to Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
HuffPost reports that during a campaign event in Iowa, the 2020 Democratic presidential contender told the crowd of more than 200 about sitting next to McCain and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during Trump's inaugural address.
“I sat on that stage between Bernie and John McCain, and John McCain kept reciting to me names of dictators during that speech because he knew more than any of us what we were facing as a nation,” she said. “He understood it. He knew because he knew this man more than any of us did.”
The new story from Klobuchar adds to a list of extensive criticism from McCain, who was one of few Republican senators to regularly oppose the president.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/445574-democratic-senator-says-mccain-listed-off-names-of-dictators-during-trump-inaugural
HuffPost reports that during a campaign event in Iowa, the 2020 Democratic presidential contender told the crowd of more than 200 about sitting next to McCain and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during Trump's inaugural address.
“I sat on that stage between Bernie and John McCain, and John McCain kept reciting to me names of dictators during that speech because he knew more than any of us what we were facing as a nation,” she said. “He understood it. He knew because he knew this man more than any of us did.”
The new story from Klobuchar adds to a list of extensive criticism from McCain, who was one of few Republican senators to regularly oppose the president.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/445574-democratic-senator-says-mccain-listed-off-names-of-dictators-during-trump-inaugural
May 25, 2019
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi moves into the empty space available in Donald Trump's head - and negotiates
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi moves into the empty space available in Donald Trump's head - and negotiates a life-time, rent-free lease.
https://twitter.com/PaulLeeTicks/status/1132361743458455552
https://twitter.com/PaulLeeTicks/status/1132361743458455552
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