“Moving forward from the Trump vs. Biden election debate.”
Stuart N. Brotman of the Boston Herald
Major media organizations unite to commit Democrats and Republicans to forcing presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump to participate in multiple televised debates, according to Stuart N. Brotman It is said that they are asking for it. But most Americans will be “locked in” to one or the other by the end of the summer. Debate performance is “unlikely” to flip many voters. News organizations should devote “significant resources” to “more worthy activities” such as voter registration and encouraging early voting.
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“'Donald Trump Did This': How to Beat MAGA on Border Security”
Jill Lawrence “Bulwark”
Jill Lawrence said there's “never been a more opportune or more urgent time” for President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats to “seize the opportunity to solve our immigration and border security problems.” talk. Immigration remains “people's number one concern” in opinion polls. Democrats tell Trump that 'blatantly political' sabotage of bipartisan border deal will work, undermining campaign plan as 'savior' to save us from 'border chaos' “You should force yourself to own” what you were clearly afraid of.
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“The United States had every right to force the sale of TikTok.”
Tim Wu of the New York Times
Tim Wu said the US has “every right” to direct ByteDance to sell TikTok to a new owner “not under the control of the Chinese state.” Threatening to ban the app comes at a time when democracies have flagged “blatant and obvious” violations of internet freedoms, such as recently ordering Apple to “block downloads of WhatsApp, Threads, and Signal within its borders.” This sends a message to the Chinese government that we are taking this seriously. Free nations “have been doing despicable things for far too long.”
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“Hey, SCOTUS — your hypocrisy is showing.”
The Hill's Austin Surratt
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Donald Trump's immunity case last week, but “it wasn't a good day for American democracy,” says Austin Surratt. “The conservative majority is ready to abandon its ownist interpretations and ignore the grave threat that former President Trump's election denialism and efforts to block the peaceful transfer of power pose to our constitutional republic. Let's hope the justices “come to their senses” and reject President Trump's “unprecedented” plea for immunity.
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