Warren: Country ‘Broken’ Before Trump — ‘America that Elected Him’ a ‘Country with Serious Problems’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said on Saturday at the MoveOn Big Ideas Forum in San Francisco that the United States had “serious problems” before Trump was in the White House because of the people who voted for him.

“A lot of people want to talk about the guy in the White House,” Warren said. “We need to talk about an America that was broken long before he arrived there — the America that elected him — that is a broken country, that is a country with serious problems.”

“But here’s the deal,” Warren said. “We have the chance in 2020 to take it all and make this country work.”

Warrens “big idea” at the forum had to do with another problem she sees in Washington: corruption.

“I want an America that doesn’t just work for a thin slice at the top,” Warren said. “I want to build an America that works for all of us.”

Warren said the federal government works well in helping pharmaceutical companies, “for-profit” prisons, and “giant oil companies.”

“That’s corruption plain and simple, and you need to call it out for what it is,” Warren said.

Warren’s plan to fight corruption includes putting an end to lobbying, prohibit former members of Congress from lobbying, end “the “revolving door between Wall Street and Washington,” enforce “ethics” at the United States Supreme Court, and create more bureaucracy.

“We need an ethics agency, scoop it all up and seriously enforce out conflicts of interest,” Warren said.

Warren also spoke about “racial justice” and her proposition to build three million housing units across the country. The people whom she said were harmed by past loan practices that discriminated against blacks would get federal assistance to purchase those homes.

https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/01/warren-country-broken-before-trump-america-that-elected-him-a-country-with-serious-problems/

Bernie at Move On: Slash Military Spending and Move ‘Toward Global Community’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said on Saturday at the MoveOn Big Ideas Summit in San Francisco that the United States should stop “endless wars,” cut military spending, and “move toward a global community.”

“When we end endless wars, we can finally be able to ask ourselves how do we move toward a global community?” Sanders said.

Sanders said that “global community” would be one that guaranteed “decent jobs, adequate food, clean water, education, health care, and the housing that they need.”

He did not address how global community benefits would be paid for, but Sanders did say that the U.S. should cut military spending and use the money for other purposes, including fighting climate change to “save the planet.” Sanders said the some of the funds redirected from the Pentagon could also be used to get rid of fossil fuels.

Sanders said the troops President Donald Trump proposes to send to the Middle East in response to Iran’s recent aggression are designed to “confront Iran” and that he would “do everything in my power to stop a war with Iran.”

Sanders started his remarks by listing the policies he wants to put in place if he is elected president in 2020: universal health care or Medicare for All, forgiving all student loan debt, free college tuition, and raising the minimum wage.

Sanders also called for immigration reform and stated that he would “as quickly as possible” and by any means necessary, including an executive order, give legal status to all DACA and Dreamer illegal migrants currently protected by a Barack Obama executive order, and all the other estimated 12 million in the country illegally a pathway to citizenship.

Sanders also called President Trump a “racist” and a “bigot.”

https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/01/bernie-at-move-on-slash-military-spending-and-move-toward-global-community/

Switzerland: Pompeo and Kissinger join Bilderberg Group meet in Montreux

Syrian air defenses confront Israeli attack on countryside of Damascus and Quneitra

Damascus, SANA_ Syrian air defenses have confronted an Israeli attack targeted some sites in southwestern Damascus and Quneitra, a military source said .

The the aggression resulted in the martyrdom of three soldiers and the injury of seven others.

The source told SANA that at 03,22 o’ clock on Sunday at dawn, some hostile aerial targets appeared coming from the direction of the occupied Golan; immediately our air defenses confronted them and downed hostile missiles were targeting our positions in the southwestern Damascus.

The source added that at 04,10 o’clock at dawn, the Zionist enemy renewed its aggression by firing several missiles on the eastern countryside of Quneitra; the aggression resulted in the martyrdom of three soldiers and the injury of seven others in addition to some material losses.”

On May 17th, Syrian air defenses confronted hostile targets were coming towards Quneitra.

https://sana.sy/en/?p=166717

IDF strikes Syria, killing 3, after rockets fired at Golan Heights

Airstrikes target Syrian military positions near border and south of Damascus, including anti-aircraft battery, as Israel blames Assad regime for attacks on its territory

Israel attacked several military targets in Syria early Sunday morning in response to two rockets which were fired from Syria at the Golan Heights on Saturday night.

Israel Defense Forces helicopters and planes attacked several targets connected to the Syrian army, including two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence outposts, and an SA-2 type air defense battery, the IDF said in a statement.

The observation and intelligence targets were located near the Israeli border, while the artillery and anti-aircraft batteries were south and south-west of Damascus, the IDF said.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-reports-airstrike-near-damascus-claims-to-shoot-down-incoming-missiles/