6. We are reopening now. 7. Governors were not ready for the pandemic. 8. The federal stockpile had been reduced before me. 9. You soon will see vaccines pouring out, more than you would have. "V V soon." 10. We respected NC and came. Democrats didn't go to WI.
11. CSPAN gets a plug! POTUS says it was only place he could see and hear the roll call. (That or OAN.) 12. We are not taking "God" out of the pledge. 13. My poll numbers went up during Dem convention. (Daily approval, Rasmussen, went up 4 pts to 51%.)
PRES. TRUMP:
14. Democrats' use of mail-in ballots is one of greatest scandals ever. (Note: POTUS at times was clear, at others seemed to confuse and combine the idea of mailed-out ballots w/ absentee request forms.) 15. Democrats are trying to steal the election.
PRES. TRUMP:
16. Democrats' voters don't have any enthusiasm. 17. Bobby Knight and Coach Holtz are great. (Indiana riff.) 18. Implies it's unfair to send ballots to voters who aren't enthusiastic.
19.The Dem base is more enthusiastic about Bernie than Biden. Bc trade.
PRES. TRUMP:
20. Whoever wins in November may get as many as 5 Supreme Court openings. 21. We fixed NAFTA and blocked the TransPacific Partnership. 22. We stood up to China. 23. We got the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipeline's approved. 24. We "knocked out" Obamacare
PRES. TRUMP:
25. Nobody gives to politicians more than big Pharma. 26. We are going to fully fund police. 27. We are going to do school choice. 28. I funded HBCU's, criminal justice reform - no president has done as much for Af-Americans since Abraham Lincoln.
PRES. TRUMP:
29. We will be the first on Mars. Let's see if that happens. 30. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 31. We have the greatest base of support anytime, anywhere. 32. This will be the most important election. 33. NC, I love you very much! Thank you!
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NEW:
- some 2000 perm. federal workers in US to be laid off - RIF’d - at USAID
- nearly all USAID workers to be placed on administrative leave starting midnight.
- this, per email sent to agency workers in past hour or so shared with me from mult. sources.
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USAID shuttering - real time:
- All USAID direct hires to be put on leave tonight, with exceptions of an unknown # designated as necessary for "mission-critical functions"
- Not clear what functions that includes.
- Those RIF'd are to receive notice today, per the email.
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What about USAID workers assigned overseas?
- Per email, the agency "intends" to launch a program to pay for their return home, if they wish.
- Details TBD.
- They will keep access to systems and security until they return home.
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