Politico labeled Sen. Kamala Harris as Biden's running mate… that he chose on August 1 (4 days from now).
https://twitter.com/MarkBednar/status/1288217151632007172
Politico published an article claiming Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, and announced it August 1. It’s since been changed, and scrubbed from the piece.
Original on the left. Current version on the right.
https://twitter.com/dhookstead/status/1288222085735743489
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In Huge Shakeup, Trump Moves To Withdraw 12,000 US Troops From Germany
Earlier this summer President Trump directed the Pentagon to withdraw some ten thousand US troops from Germany by September, following years of the administration severely criticizing lack of enough military spending from its European ally. This inevitably set up a fight and push back from both hawks and Congress and some among the defense establishment. It also came out of 'America First' related promises made going back to the campaign trail wherein the president vowed to stop being the world's global policeman and to ultimately "bring to troops home" from far flung stations. Cited as still angry that Germany is "taking advantage" and "not paying their NATO fees" Trump has moved to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany, Bloomberg reports.
Though the Pentagon has cautioned the drawdown process could take "years", Bloomberg now reports: "The U.S. plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany, with some redeploying to other European nations and a little more than half returning to the U.S., a defense official said." The AP is describing it has a significant "shakeup" sought by Trump, and notes that an estimated 6,400 will be sent back home - or rather bases on US soil - while 5,400 will be restationed to other countries. Trump is making good on prior threats meant to pressure Germany to pay more for NATO as a condition for keeping a large American military troop presence. But it will be interesting to see how far it goes in practical terms, given that Germany is a major training hub for US forces across Europe and beyond - all of which is rumored to be on the chopping block as part of the pressure campaign on the NATO ally. Even US Africa Command is headquartered in Germany.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/huge-shakeup-trump-moves-withdrawing-12000-us-troops-germany
Report: Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of flight with President Trump
WASHINGTON (KXAN) — Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert has COVID-19, according to a report by Politico. Politico’s Jake Sherman first reported the diagnosis, saying Rep. Gohmert found out about the positive test during a pre-screening procedure Wednesday morning. Gohmert has been adamant about not wearing a mask around Capitol Hill, telling CNN on Monday, “I don’t have the coronavirus, turns out as of yesterday I’ve never had it. But if I get it, you’ll never see me without a mask.” Rep. Gohmert was scheduled to fly Wednesday with President Donald Trump to Midland and Odessa.
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/report-texas-rep-louie-gohmert-tests-positive-for-covid-19/