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President Trump Shares Misleading Video, Falsely Calls Into Question Ballot Collection In California
Nov. 11 - President Donald Trump tweeted a misleading and previously fact-checked video on Wednesday, falsely calling into question ballot collection in Los Angeles.
The clip shows Los Angeles County election workers legally collecting ballots from an authorized drop box on Nov. 4, the day after Election Day, which county election officials said was standard procedure. They noted all drop boxes were closed and locked at 8 p.m. on Election night.
PolitiFact last week debunked a headline attached to the same video, which went viral on TikTok. The headline said the clip showed evidence of election "cheating," in California.
When Trump shared the video today, he suggested there was wrongdoing by adding: "You are looking at BALLOTS! Is this what our Country has come to?"..
...A TikTok video on Nov. 4, the day after Election Day, suggested there was "cheating" for Joe Biden in California because some ballots weren’t collected until he had already been declared the winner in that state over President Donald Trump on Election Night.
The viral video was headlined: "This video was just taken (11/04) by a friend in California. The cheating is unreal!!!"
California did collect ballots on Nov. 4. But it was standard procedure, not any sign of cheating, to collect and then process ballots from drop boxes on that day.
Notably, California accepts mail-in ballots up to 17 days after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3. source
Nov. 11 - President Donald Trump tweeted a misleading and previously fact-checked video on Wednesday, falsely calling into question ballot collection in Los Angeles.
The clip shows Los Angeles County election workers legally collecting ballots from an authorized drop box on Nov. 4, the day after Election Day, which county election officials said was standard procedure. They noted all drop boxes were closed and locked at 8 p.m. on Election night.
PolitiFact last week debunked a headline attached to the same video, which went viral on TikTok. The headline said the clip showed evidence of election "cheating," in California.
When Trump shared the video today, he suggested there was wrongdoing by adding: "You are looking at BALLOTS! Is this what our Country has come to?"..
...A TikTok video on Nov. 4, the day after Election Day, suggested there was "cheating" for Joe Biden in California because some ballots weren’t collected until he had already been declared the winner in that state over President Donald Trump on Election Night.
The viral video was headlined: "This video was just taken (11/04) by a friend in California. The cheating is unreal!!!"
California did collect ballots on Nov. 4. But it was standard procedure, not any sign of cheating, to collect and then process ballots from drop boxes on that day.
Notably, California accepts mail-in ballots up to 17 days after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3. source
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Campaign 2020
Washington Post Discussion on the Election
Washington Post hosted a virtual discussion with Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) on the 2020 election results. The senators discussed elections results in Pennsylvania and what they mean for the commonwealth moving forward. Sen. Casey called the Trump Campaign’s legal challenges in Pennsylvania “desperate” and said the president is “engaged in a racist attack on Philadelphia.” Sen. Toomey discussed potential Biden Administration legislative goals and the timeline of the transition.
Campaign 2020
Washington Post Discussion on the Election
Washington Post hosted a virtual discussion with Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) on the 2020 election results. The senators discussed elections results in Pennsylvania and what they mean for the commonwealth moving forward. Sen. Casey called the Trump Campaign’s legal challenges in Pennsylvania “desperate” and said the president is “engaged in a racist attack on Philadelphia.” Sen. Toomey discussed potential Biden Administration legislative goals and the timeline of the transition.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media in Wilmington, Delaware, on Nov. 10
And the Top Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet Are…
Biden’s final picks could ultimately hinge on two runoff Senate races in Georgia, which will determine who controls the upper chamber.
Nov. 11 -Even as U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to concede his loss in the 2020 election—and even appears to be preparing for a second term in office—President-elect Joe Biden is carrying forward with plans for a transition to the White House in January.
Over the course of a contentious election cycle, Biden made clear his direction for the country on the global stage if he won the presidency, signaling a return to multilateralism and repairing relationships with some of Washington’s closest historic allies. How he does so depends a lot on how he staffs his administration. (As the old adage in Washington goes, personnel is policy.)
Whom he’s able to get through Senate confirmation hinges in large part on who controls the Senate, and Republican control of the chamber depends on two heated runoff races in Georgia in January. “They shouldn’t have to factor in at all, but they will. I think we’re still so polarized that the Georgia runoff will have more effect on immediate nominations than might otherwise be the case in normal times,” said one Democratic foreign-policy insider, speaking on condition of anonymity.
If Democrats win a majority in the Senate, Biden will likely face more pressure from the left flank of his party to tap progressives to lead the State Department and other federal agencies. But if Republicans keep the Senate, it’s unlikely they would confirm such nominees, leaving Biden with a likelier pool of more centrist candidates for top jobs. No position is set in stone, and neither Biden nor Harris has spoken publicly about specific names for cabinet-level positions and other senior posts. And the Top Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet Are…
Biden’s final picks could ultimately hinge on two runoff Senate races in Georgia, which will determine who controls the upper chamber.
Nov. 11 -Even as U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to concede his loss in the 2020 election—and even appears to be preparing for a second term in office—President-elect Joe Biden is carrying forward with plans for a transition to the White House in January.
Over the course of a contentious election cycle, Biden made clear his direction for the country on the global stage if he won the presidency, signaling a return to multilateralism and repairing relationships with some of Washington’s closest historic allies. How he does so depends a lot on how he staffs his administration. (As the old adage in Washington goes, personnel is policy.)
Whom he’s able to get through Senate confirmation hinges in large part on who controls the Senate, and Republican control of the chamber depends on two heated runoff races in Georgia in January. “They shouldn’t have to factor in at all, but they will. I think we’re still so polarized that the Georgia runoff will have more effect on immediate nominations than might otherwise be the case in normal times,” said one Democratic foreign-policy insider, speaking on condition of anonymity.
But based on conversations with nearly a dozen outside advisors to Biden’s campaign, Democratic foreign-policy experts, and other former officials, here are the top contenders for key administration posts in a Biden administration. continue to read
Susan Rice. Rice, once a top contender for Biden’s running mate, has been a mainstay in Democratic foreign-policy circles since the Clinton administration. During the Obama administration, she served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during President Barack Obama’s first term and then as national security advisor for much of his second term. Rice was in the running to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state but withdrew her name from consideration following the controversies surrounding the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attacks. Democratic foreign-policy insiders describe her as a top pick for secretary of state but concede she could face a difficult confirmation process if Republicans retain control of the Senate. source
Fox Reporter: ‘We’re Just Not Sure’ If Biden Or Trump Will Be Inaugurated In January
Nov. 11 - “Objective” White House correspondent John Roberts pretended that Donald Trump might have won the election, even though Fox called it for Joe Biden, no evidence of voter fraud has been found and Trump’s legal efforts have failed and are not expected to prevail in the future.
During his report, Roberts did his best to play up the possibility that Trump won. He reported that Trump is “driving this process forward” in challenging the results, “collecting affidavits and sworn statements from witnesses that they say is evidence that there were voting irregularities that happened last Tuesday and in the vote counting after that.”
Roberts kinda sorta admitted there’s no case while nevertheless suggesting otherwise. “What they really need to do,” Roberts said about the Trump team, is “get their hands on some of these ballots so that they can examine themselves and present that in a court of law or they need to have a body like the Supreme Court say, you know what, in Pennsylvania, the law stated that all ballots that come in after eight o’clock on Election night are invalid, therefore they would need to throw out the entire tranche of ballots if they really hope to make a difference.”
Roberts also hinted at how poorly the legal challenges have gone, while still suggesting that Trump is a victim of wrongdoing, saying, “What they really need to do” Roberts also said, is “catch a break in court.” continue to read
Nov. 11 - “Objective” White House correspondent John Roberts pretended that Donald Trump might have won the election, even though Fox called it for Joe Biden, no evidence of voter fraud has been found and Trump’s legal efforts have failed and are not expected to prevail in the future.
During his report, Roberts did his best to play up the possibility that Trump won. He reported that Trump is “driving this process forward” in challenging the results, “collecting affidavits and sworn statements from witnesses that they say is evidence that there were voting irregularities that happened last Tuesday and in the vote counting after that.”
Roberts kinda sorta admitted there’s no case while nevertheless suggesting otherwise. “What they really need to do,” Roberts said about the Trump team, is “get their hands on some of these ballots so that they can examine themselves and present that in a court of law or they need to have a body like the Supreme Court say, you know what, in Pennsylvania, the law stated that all ballots that come in after eight o’clock on Election night are invalid, therefore they would need to throw out the entire tranche of ballots if they really hope to make a difference.”
Roberts also hinted at how poorly the legal challenges have gone, while still suggesting that Trump is a victim of wrongdoing, saying, “What they really need to do” Roberts also said, is “catch a break in court.” continue to read
Dems and GOP worry about Facebook and Google political ad bans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs
Nov. 11 - Both Democrats and Republicans are worried social media platform bans on political ads could hinder them as they try to reach voters ahead of the Georgia Senate runoffs, report CBS News associate producers Sarah Ewall-Wice and Ellee Watson.
Facebook and Google both banned political and social issue ads in the wake of the November election in an attempt to prevent abuse of their platforms, disinformation and confusion about the results.
On Wednesday, Facebook confirmed its post-election ban on these ads will continue amid ongoing vote counting and legal efforts in some states."Advertisers can expect this to last another month, though there may be an opportunity to resume these ads sooner," the social network said in a statement. continue to read
Nov. 11 - Both Democrats and Republicans are worried social media platform bans on political ads could hinder them as they try to reach voters ahead of the Georgia Senate runoffs, report CBS News associate producers Sarah Ewall-Wice and Ellee Watson.
Facebook and Google both banned political and social issue ads in the wake of the November election in an attempt to prevent abuse of their platforms, disinformation and confusion about the results.
On Wednesday, Facebook confirmed its post-election ban on these ads will continue amid ongoing vote counting and legal efforts in some states."Advertisers can expect this to last another month, though there may be an opportunity to resume these ads sooner," the social network said in a statement. continue to read
