Subscribe View in browser No Matter Who’s Pushing for Masks, This GOP Gov Says No By Hunter Woodall “I don’t think there’s any good political reason not to have a mandate,” said Dale Bratzler, the chief COVID officer for the University of Oklahoma. “I just don’t get it.” CDC Flooded With ‘Insane’ Number of COVID Conspiracy Calls By Erin Banco, Will Sommer Promoted by the Trump campaign and the increasingly unhinged QAnon conspiracy cult, a bogus COVID-19 statistic briefly took root—and tied up CDC officials. Trump and Wisconsin: If He Loses It, He Could End Up in Jail By Molly Jong-Fast Trump didn’t do anything especially outrageous in Kenosha, except for the fact of going there in the first place. Listen to today's Cheat Sheet PLAY NOW Advertisement Top WH Officials Want Lid on Talk of Election Threats By Erin Banco, Asawin Suebsaeng For months senior White House officials have discussed the idea of limiting in-person congressional briefings in order to prevent leaks to the media. I’ve Resisted Calling Trump a Fascist. Not Anymore. By Dean Obeidallah His defense of Kyle Rittenhouse and the paintball-shooting Portland horde make it official. Fascism is a specific thing, and Donald Trump is it. Advertisement GOP Rep. Bragged About USPS Rescue, Didn’t Support It Rep. Mike Garcia wasn’t even in Congress when one of the bills he touted passed—but nearly all of his Republican colleagues voted against it. MAGA Fans Back Teen Vigilante During Trump Visit to Kenosha “If he wouldn't have shot them guys it would have been him,” one Trump supporter said of Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of murder at a recent protest in the troubled city. Feds Tip FB to Russian Troll Campaign That Targeted Biden Russia’s troll farm paraded as a nonprofit news organization, using unsuspecting freelancers and AI profile photos to criticize Biden from the left. Advertisement 1. Trump Told Sanders ‘Take One for the Team’ After Kim’s Wink ‘I WAS STUNNED’ Sanders claims that, during a summit in 2018, the North Korean leader winked at her. 2. Blocked Intel Memo: Russia Will Attack Biden’s Mental Health SOUNDS FAMILIAR It echoes one of the attack lines most used by Trump and his re-election campaign. 3. This Fabric Shaver Made My Couch Look Brand New Again CLEAN SHAVEN It’s like an electric razor for couches is extremely satisfying to use. © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. |