“It Makes No Sense! It Makes No Sense! We Must Open Our City!” – Las Vegas Hero Mayor Calls for Hotels and Casinos to Reopen

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman called for casinos and hotels to reopen in a recent city council meeting.

The Democrat Mayor called the current closures in Las Vegas “total insanity.”

FOX5 reported:

Mayor of Las Vegas Carolyn Goodman on Wednesday called the closure of nonessential businesses in the city “total insanity.”

While opening Wednesday’s City Council Meeting, Mayor Goodman said that “this shutdown has become one of total insanity.” Adding, “For there is no backup of data as to why we are shutdown from the start. No plan in place how to move through the shutdown or how to even come out of it.”

Mayor Goodman said that according to experts who she has spoken to, the coronavirus is “not going away.”

“It’s not going to be going away this month, next month, and much like the flu and other viruses that have impacted populations around the world, this virus, or a derivative there of, will be part of what we work through going forward,” Mayor Goodman said.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/04/makes-no-sense-makes-no-sense-must-open-city-las-vegas-hero-mayor-calls-hotels-casinos-reopen-video/

Trump Says Guidelines Would Allow Some States To Reopen "Tomorrow"

Update (1900ET): President Trump definitely hasn't shied away from rambling tonight, though he's also remained pretty poised in the face of some pretty tough questioning.

But one thing he said is that he believes there are about 29 states that he expects will be reopening "soon", though he refused to name them.

When the time comes, it'll be "up to the governors" Trump said.

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Update (1830ET): One of the first questions for President Trump was if the new federal guidelines would replace the old federal guidelines that called for social distancing, school closures and WFH to remain in place at least until the end of the month. Trump replied that they did. So, could a state like, say, Montana reopen tomorrow, if it wanted?

"Sure," Trump said.

The press corp. didn't seem to happy with that, as they pressed Trump to discuss which states he felt were on track to reopen, and when.

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Update (1840ET): If you're looking for a copy of all of the slides shared by Dr. Birx during Thursday evening's press conference, they're included in the White House report which, as we noted earlier, was leaked to the New York Post shortly before the press conference started.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-live-president-trump-unveils-plan-reopen-america

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Abortion During Coronavirus ‘Is Life Sustaining’

The governor of Michigan said Thursday that abortion is “life sustaining.”

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, discussed abortion in times of the coronavirus pandemic during David Axelrod’s Axe Files podcast posted Thursday. Whitmer, who has drawn criticism for the coronavirus restrictions she’s implemented, noted that while Michigan has put a hold on performing all elective surgeries, abortions can still be performed in the state and are considered essential.

“We stopped elective surgeries here in Michigan,” she said. “Some people have tried to say that that type of a procedure is considered the same and that’s ridiculous,” she added, referring to abortion.

“A woman’s healthcare, her whole future, her ability to decide if and when she starts a family is not an election, it is a fundamental to her life,” Whitmer said. “It is life sustaining and it’s something that government should not be getting in the middle of. ”

Whitmer’s comments come after many states have temporarily banned elective medical procedures. Multiple governors have declared abortions as nonessential and temporarily banned the procedures.

Abortion advocates, led by Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights, have struck back at such bans through legal measures.

The National Abortion Right’s Action League accused President Donald Trump and Republicans of using the coronavirus to limit abortion access in a Wednesday ad. The Trump campaign responded, saying the abortion lobby’s attempts to use coronavirus to promote abortion are “disgusting.”

“President Trump is the most pro-life president in American history,” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh told the Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday evening.

He added: “It’s disgusting, but not surprising, that the extreme abortion lobby would try to use a global health crisis to promote the killing of unborn children.”

Whitmer did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.

https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/16/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-coronavirus-abortion/

PRAY FOR EACH OTHER

June 2017 US Intel Report Indicated 2 People Associated with Russian Intel Knew About Dossier Research – Same Month Rosenstein Signed FISA Warrant

CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge obtained newly declassified footnotes in IG Horowitz’s report showing multiple warnings to the FBI about Hillary’s phony Russia dossier but they used it anyway to spy on Trump’s campaign and to sabotage his presidency.

As TGP previously reported, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee Ron Johnson and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Chuck Grassley Tuesday sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr asking him to declassify four footnotes in Horowitz’s report on FISA abuse.

The Senators stated that the classified footnotes contradict what is publicly available in Horowitz’s report related to Crossfire Hurricane, the CI investigation opened into Trump’s campaign in July of 2016.

One of the declassified footnotes revealed in early June of 2017, US intel was aware 2 individuals associated with Russian intel were knew of Christopher Steele’s “election investigation” in July of 2016, 3 months before the FBI used the dossier to obtain FISA warrants on Carter Page.

“..[A]n early June 2017 USIC (US Intelligence Community) report indicated that two persons affiliated with RIS (Russian Intelligence Services) were aware of Steele’s election investigation in early July 2016,” the footnote said. “The Supervisory Intel Analyst told us he was aware of these reports, but that he had no information as of June 2017 that Steele’s election reporting source network had been penetrated or compromised.”

The timing of this intel report is significant because then-DAG Rosenstein used the dossier as a pretext to spy on President Trump that same month!

In June of 2017, Rod Rosenstein, along with FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, signed the fourth and final FISA application on Carter Page.

The exact date of the FISA application along with 20 additional pages are still redacted.

Screenshot of Rosenstein’s signature on June 2017 FISA renewal app:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/04/june-2017-us-intel-report-indicated-2-people-associated-russian-intel-knew-dossier-research-month-rosenstein-signed-fisa-warrant/