Comment on Six Days of Trump Lies About Hurricane Helene

“Republicans’ faith in the accuracy of the election results nationwide has sunk 16 points since the 2020 election, now registering 28%. This follows an 11-point decline to 44% in 2020 from 55% in 2016, the last time a majority of Republicans were confident,” Gallup reports. USA Today: “Nearly half of Republicans say they won’t accept the results of the presidential election if their candidate loses, and some of them say they would ‘take action to overturn’ the results… Only 29% of Republicans said that the electoral process is free from corruption, compared to 56% of Democrats.”

“If you think the lies and distortions and know-nothing takes about FEMA are bad, just wait until this time next month.” — Tim Alberta, on X, warning about the misinformation ahead in the presidential campaign.

“President Joe Biden is planning a pair of economic announcements — including new student loan debt relief — before departing for a trip to Germany and Angola as the White House seeks to harness momentum from recent positive economic data,” Bloomberg reports. “Biden is set to announce next week that he’s expanding student debt relief for public workers… He’s also expected to reveal federal actions as part of his administration’s efforts to replace the nation’s lead pipes within a decade.”

Wall Street Journal: “Some executives in the largely pro-Trump oil industry are worried the former president, if re-elected, would side with conservative lawmakers who want to gut the IRA. They fear losing tax credits vital for their investments in renewable fuel, carbon capture and hydrogen, costly technologies requiring U. S.

Georgia Democrats trolled Donald Trump at yesterday’s Georgia-Auburn game.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told NBC News that special counsel Jack Smith’s recent filing on the election interference case against Donald Trump “was a temper tantrum from a deranged fanatic.” He added: “This is professional misconduct.”