The US reported +2,309 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 305,082. The 7-day moving average rose to 2,479 per day.
The US had +220,298 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 16.5 million. The 7-day moving average rose to nearly 217,000 per day.
1) There certainly was foreign interference in the 2016 election. It involved hacking crimes for which several people were charged.
2) Whether Trump's campaign had any involvement is unproven.
3) There is no evidence the interference involved altering actual vote counts.
4) Donald Trump was legitimately elected President, under the Constitution's rules, in 2016, though he did not have the political mandate that comes from winning the most votes nationwide.
5) He did not win, under those same rules, in 2020.
6) Many people were distraught at Trump's election in 2016 and some spoke loosely of an "illegitimate" victory.
7) No one of any stature made any effort to prevent Trump from taking office or exercising its powers.
1. I have an announcement - and a kind of invitation - to make for all of you who, whatever your background, who are interested in US-China relations.
2. Every year, for the past six years, I have taught a practical class in US-China negotiations at @ColumbiaSIPA.
3. 16-20 students, from the US, China, and elsewhere, were broken into 4 diverse teams and negotiated in class on a variety of "ripped from the headlines" topics I gave them.