2020 presidential elections
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday said he won't release his list of prospective Supreme Court nominees until he is elected, giving off a set of reasons he believes "could influence that person's decision" ahead of the November election despite pressure from both sides for him to do so. During his 25 minute remark […]
President Trump during a town hall from the battleground state of Pennsylvania hosted by ABC, said the coronavirus pandemic has been the most difficult challenge of his presidency. The final question of the Tuesday night town hall asked Trump "what has been the most difficult part of your presidency? And what have you learned from […]
President Trump on Wednesday unveiled a new slate of 20 potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees, pledging to nominate one of those names listed if the opportunity arises to fill a third and possibly fourth vacancy if re-elected a second term. In the last-minute press conference Wednesday afternoon unveiling the names of his new judicial appointments, […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden responded to new revelations from a forthcoming book by Washington Post columnist Bob Woodward, slamming President Trump for "knowingly and willingly lied" about the threat of coronavirus pandemic weeks before it ripped through the nation. “We’ve just learned from the Washington Post columnist Bob Woodward that the President admitted on […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White blasted calls from Democrats to defund the police during a time of uncertainty and gave an emphatic defense of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. “Before the pandemic, President Trump built the greatest economy in our nation’s history and created opportunities for all Americans like no one before him,” […]
President Trump on Wednesday weighed in on the newly anointed vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) calling her "very weak on facts" and predicting she will be a “big failure” as Joe Biden’s running mate. “I read today, that she’s very short on facts. I think she’s going to be a big failure,” Trump […]
Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate, the first Black woman ever tapped on a major party's presidential ticket “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants […]
A group of over 100 Black male leaders featuring rappers, activists, preachers and celebrities penned an open letter to Joe Biden, calling on the presumptive Democratic nominee to name a Black woman as his running mate and failure to do so “means you will lose the election.” “As someone who has said throughout the campaign that […]
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Monday said he is putting Russia and other foreign governments “on notice,” vowing if elected swift retaliation by treating foreign interference attempting to interfere in the U.S. elections as “adversarial act.” “Today, I am putting the Kremlin and other foreign governments on notice,” Biden said in a lengthy statement. […]
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich is reported to speak on behalf of Democratic presumptive nominee Joe Biden at next month's Democratic National Convention. The plans for Kasich to speak at the Democratic convention were first reported by the Associated Press Monday morning. It is unknown if Kasich, a staunch critic of President Trump will explicitly endorse […]
The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) announced Wednesday it is endorsing President Trump re-election campaign, citing his “steadfast and very public support” during a “time of unfair and inaccurate opprobrium being directed” at law enforcement officers. “Our endorsement recognizes your steadfast and very public support for our men and women on the front lines, […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) predicted if the compromised Democrat policy recommendations crafted by the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces are implemented would make the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden the "most progressive president" since Franklin D. Roosevelt. "I was glad to work with the vice president informing six separate task forces, which have some of the most […]
Former 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina revealed in a new podcast interview that she will vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president in November, saying she can’t vote or “support Donald Trump” “I’ve been very clear that I can’t support Donald Trump. And, you know, elections are binary choices,” Fiorina said in […]
Former President Barack Obama joined his former vice president Joe Biden in a virtual fundraiser Tuesday evening, promising that “help is on the way” and urging supporters not to be “complacent or smug” declaring that “whatever you’ve done so far is not enough.” “I am here to say the help is on the way if […]
The DNC launched its first 2020 general election offensive ad against President Trump, tying the president’s five-year anniversary announcing his presidency to the decline of America. Titled 'Descent,' the DNC ad begins with the images of Trump descent down the golden escalator at Trump Tower and tying it to the decline of American jobs, health […]
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) said the requirements from the Trump campaign to require attendees to sign a medical waiver for the upcoming Tulsa rally on Saturday is a “pretty good clue” that President Trump shouldn’t be holding a large-scale rally. "The president, on the other hand, obviously is desperate and worried about the upcoming election […]
President Trump announced Wednesday that he is restarting his campaign rallies since the coronavirus pandemic next Friday at a "beautiful new venue" in Oklahoma. Trump told reporters the Oklahoma rally would take place in Tulsa on June 19 in a "beautiful new venue,” and named three other states — North Carolina, Arizona and Florida as places […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says his relationship with Democratic nominee Joe Biden is “better” than what he had with his former 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. “I think the difference now is that, between you and me. I have a better relationship with Joe Biden than I had with Hillary Clinton, and that Biden has […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said the remarks President Trump made earlier on Friday by invoking George Floyd’s name while touting May unemployment numbers were "despicable." "Before I speak to the economic situation, I have to take a moment to address something that the president said this morning. Toward the end of his remarks, […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Trump of abusing his power as commander in chief by instructing military personnel to clear the protesters outside the White House in order so he could “stage a photo op at a noble church.” “When peaceful protestors are dispersed by the order of the President from the […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in his first in-person campaign event in more than two months pledged if elected president he will address "institutional racism" in his first 100 days as he spoke with African American leaders to address the outrage and protests surrounding George Floyd's death. “We’re going to make sure that the […]
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said he “cringed” when he heard presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's controversial remarks “you ain’t black” regarding black voters unsure about whether to support him or President Trump. “I cringed, no question about that,” Clyburn said during Tuesday’s appearance on ABC’s “The View” when asked about Biden’s remarks he […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a call with black business leaders said he “should not have been so cavalier” with his controversial remarks for insinuating that black voters unsure about whether to support him or President Trump "ain't black." "I should not have been so cavalier. I've never, never, ever taken the African […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a contentious Friday morning interview with a nationally syndicated hip-hop radio show defended his record on race, arguing that black voters who are undecided and have a “problem figuring out” on whether to vote for him or President Trump, then they “ain’t black.” Towards the end of the […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed if elected president he will appoint a “truly independent non-partisan Inspector General” on his first day to investigate every single coronavirus stimulus loan given to any “big company or political insider.” “Let me issue a warning right now to anyone who participates in a corrupt giveaway with President Trump […]
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams officially endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency on Tuesday, calling him the "leader America needs." “Vice President Biden is the leader America needs — a leader who will restore dignity, competence, and compassion to the Oval Office while restoring America’s […]
President Trump’s re-election efforts slightly outraise the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the month of April by about $1 million, according to both campaign fundraising reporting statements released Monday. The Trump campaign combined with the Republican National Committee (RNC) raked in $61.7 million in the month of April, while Biden and the Democratic National […]
A federal judge late Tuesday evening ordered election officials in New York State to restore the Democratic presidential primary in June and reinstate all the former candidates previously removed from the ballot. In a 30-page ruling, District Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York, an Obama appointee wrote that New York State […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) officially endorsed Joe Biden Wednesday morning, the third biggest endorsement the former vice president scored this week. The former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate tweeted out her endorsement with a video message, noting there was "too much at stake." "Joe Biden has spent nearly his entire life in public service," Warren said […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) addressed the recent sexual assault allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by a former Senate staffer, saying the silence from the Democratic Party is "a form of gaslighting" and a conversation about his allegation is "legitimate to talk about." During an online conversation with The Wing, a networking and community […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) officially endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday, five days after suspending his own campaign for the Democratic Party nomination. "We have to make Trump a one-term president and we need you in the White House," Sanders said on a livestream video with Biden on Monday. "Today, I […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) drops out of the 2020 presidential race, ceding the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden and a general election showdown with President Trump. “Today I am suspending my campaign,” Sanders wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning. “But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on.” Sanders made the announcement first in […]
Podcaster host Joe Rogan said he would “rather vote” for President Trump than the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, saying he don’t “think Biden can handle anything.” “This is the real issue with the Democratic Party. They’ve essentially made us all morons with this Joe Biden thing,” Rogan said Friday on his podcast show “Joe […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he “doubts” the Democratic National Committee would have its convention that is currently scheduled to be held in Milwaukee in the middle of July, suggesting the party is “gonna have to move into August” amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I doubt whether the Democratic convention is going to be […]
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that New York's Democratic presidential primaries scheduled for April 28 will be postponed until June 23, aligning it with the states congressional and legislative already scheduled primaries. “We’re supposed to have a presidential primary election that’s coming up on April 28th. I don’t think it’s wise to bring a […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden responded to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) campaign request about a potential debate in April saying, "We’ve had enough debates, I think we should get on with this." When asked by a reporter about the Vermont senator announcing that he plans to participate in the Democratic presidential debate in April […]
