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| Democrats on the attack after Trump tax return revelations – US politics live | Democrats on the attack after Trump tax return revelations – US politics live |
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| Biden campaign ad compares tax paid by Trump to that paid by nurses, teachers and firefighters | Biden campaign ad compares tax paid by Trump to that paid by nurses, teachers and firefighters |
| The polls have been looking good for Joe Biden, with him nationally ahead by seven or eight points, and with a lead in several key swing states. However, the polls didn’t predict a Donald Trump Electoral College victory in 2016, and Tom McCarthy reports for us today: can we trust them this time around? | |
| Of course, one thing they will still struggle to factor in this year is voter behaviour during a pandemic, especially when the view of the American public about the coronavirus outbreak – and the steps they are taking to mitigate it – have become so partisan. | |
| Read it here: US election polls look good for Joe Biden. But can they be trusted? | |
| Away from taxes for a second, NBC News have a story this morning about an overheard phone call from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield where he appeared to be raising concerns about Dr. Scott Atlas. They report: | |
| Prior joining the White House team reacting to the pandemic Atlas had been a frequent guest on Fox News where he had pushed to reopen the country, and as NBC News put it, “espoused views that more closely align with Trump’s opinions during the health crisis.” | |
| There were 267 new coronavirus deaths and 37,332 new Covid cases reported in the US yesterday. The country has been averaging around 43,000 new cases per day during the last week, a level which is a 23% increase on where the country stood a fortnight ago. | |
| Read it here: NBC News – Redfield voices alarm over influence of Trump’s new coronavirus task force adviser | |
| I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more from the president about his taxes in the days to come. But it has become one of those truisms that whatever this president does while in office, he will have previously complained on Twitter about his predecessor doing something similar. Tax, it turns out, is no exception. | I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more from the president about his taxes in the days to come. But it has become one of those truisms that whatever this president does while in office, he will have previously complained on Twitter about his predecessor doing something similar. Tax, it turns out, is no exception. |
| In among the tax details revealed yesterday, was the claim that on one hand Donald Trump’s companies were writing off losses because they were paying “consultancy fees” on deals, and on the other hand, a consultancy co-owned by Ivanka Trump was profiting from, yes, you’ve guessed it, consultancy fees that seem to be from the same deal. | In among the tax details revealed yesterday, was the claim that on one hand Donald Trump’s companies were writing off losses because they were paying “consultancy fees” on deals, and on the other hand, a consultancy co-owned by Ivanka Trump was profiting from, yes, you’ve guessed it, consultancy fees that seem to be from the same deal. |
| That’s not the only Ivanka Trump revelation floating around today, as this morning the Washington Post report that a new book will suggest that Donald wanted Ivanka to be his VP pick in 2016. The paper reports that the claim is in a forthcoming book by Trump’s deputy campaign manager Rick Gates. Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger write: | That’s not the only Ivanka Trump revelation floating around today, as this morning the Washington Post report that a new book will suggest that Donald wanted Ivanka to be his VP pick in 2016. The paper reports that the claim is in a forthcoming book by Trump’s deputy campaign manager Rick Gates. Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger write: |
| Gates book is set to be published on 13 October. | Gates book is set to be published on 13 October. |
| Read it here: Washington Post – Trump suggested naming his daughter Ivanka as his running mate in 2016, according to new book by Rick Gates | Read it here: Washington Post – Trump suggested naming his daughter Ivanka as his running mate in 2016, according to new book by Rick Gates |
| It’s not just going to be all about Trump’s taxes today. Oregon’s Gov. Kate Brown has asked authorities to review “any alleged incidents” involving their officers after video emerged which appeared to show a physical assault on a journalist in Portland, a city which has seen months of continuous protest for racial justice. | It’s not just going to be all about Trump’s taxes today. Oregon’s Gov. Kate Brown has asked authorities to review “any alleged incidents” involving their officers after video emerged which appeared to show a physical assault on a journalist in Portland, a city which has seen months of continuous protest for racial justice. |
| Associated press report that a videos from the demonstration in downtown Portland showed police grabbing a news photographer and pushing him to ground, as he was trying to document them tackling and detaining a person on a sidewalk | Associated press report that a videos from the demonstration in downtown Portland showed police grabbing a news photographer and pushing him to ground, as he was trying to document them tackling and detaining a person on a sidewalk |
| In a series of tweets last night, Brown said: | In a series of tweets last night, Brown said: |
| In the incident, freelance photographer John Rudoff was wearing a helmet with “PRESS” stickers affixed to it. He told the Oregonian/Oregon Live on Sunday that he’s “physically OK but am quite annoyed”. One video appears to show an officer push a journalist into a tree, causing the journalist to drop the camera. | In the incident, freelance photographer John Rudoff was wearing a helmet with “PRESS” stickers affixed to it. He told the Oregonian/Oregon Live on Sunday that he’s “physically OK but am quite annoyed”. One video appears to show an officer push a journalist into a tree, causing the journalist to drop the camera. |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Editor Anna Griffin retweeted the video, writing, “I’d also love to hear elected officials explain why a reporter from my organization was subject to violence at the hands of law enforcement when judges have made it very clear this is not acceptable.” | Oregon Public Broadcasting Editor Anna Griffin retweeted the video, writing, “I’d also love to hear elected officials explain why a reporter from my organization was subject to violence at the hands of law enforcement when judges have made it very clear this is not acceptable.” |
| Another online video showed an officer apparently deploying a chemical spray in the face of a man who was yelling at police and waving a sign toward them. | Another online video showed an officer apparently deploying a chemical spray in the face of a man who was yelling at police and waving a sign toward them. |
| Several arrests were made and an unlawful assembly was again declared by the authorities. Sheriff’s spokesperson Chris Liedle told the Oregonian/Oregon Live that anyone who believes officers acted unjustly or excessively can file a complaint with the agency or corresponding review board. | Several arrests were made and an unlawful assembly was again declared by the authorities. Sheriff’s spokesperson Chris Liedle told the Oregonian/Oregon Live that anyone who believes officers acted unjustly or excessively can file a complaint with the agency or corresponding review board. |
| David Smith in Washington had this analysis for us of what the Trump tax revelations might mean in the longer term. Will the Democratic party be able to get as much energy around “but his taxes…” as the phrase “but her emails…” reverberated for the Trump campaign in 2016 against Hillary Clinton? | David Smith in Washington had this analysis for us of what the Trump tax revelations might mean in the longer term. Will the Democratic party be able to get as much energy around “but his taxes…” as the phrase “but her emails…” reverberated for the Trump campaign in 2016 against Hillary Clinton? |
| Read it here: Will the New York Times taxes report sink Donald Trump? | Read it here: Will the New York Times taxes report sink Donald Trump? |
| Other comments from the progressive wing of the Democratic wing of the party have attempted to make the Trump taxes issue not so much about him personally, but about the structure of the US economy and tax regime. | Other comments from the progressive wing of the Democratic wing of the party have attempted to make the Trump taxes issue not so much about him personally, but about the structure of the US economy and tax regime. |
| Senator Elizabeth Warren said that Trump was “taking advantage of a broken, corrupt, and unequal system that’s built for people like him to do what he did.” | Senator Elizabeth Warren said that Trump was “taking advantage of a broken, corrupt, and unequal system that’s built for people like him to do what he did.” |
| Bernie Sanders returned to a consistent theme of which he has provided many examples over the years, that wealthy individuals and corporates love “corporate socialism” for themselves, but prescribe “rugged capitalism for everyone else”. | |
| Congresswoman Ilhan Omar also had a very simple comment on the situation go viral. She needed no words to make her point – just the number 750. | |
| Not unexpectedly, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the Democratic figures who has weighed in on Trump’s taxes overnight, comparing his $750 bill with the taxes she paid in the same years while working as a bartender. | Not unexpectedly, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the Democratic figures who has weighed in on Trump’s taxes overnight, comparing his $750 bill with the taxes she paid in the same years while working as a bartender. |
| The New York congresswoman also highlighted the hypocrisy of her critics over the amount she spent styling her hair compared to that spent by Donald Trump. She pointed to this part of the New York Times report: | The New York congresswoman also highlighted the hypocrisy of her critics over the amount she spent styling her hair compared to that spent by Donald Trump. She pointed to this part of the New York Times report: |
| Here’s that attack ad from Joe Biden over Donald Trump’s taxes which was posted overnight. It seeks to unfavourably compare the $750 which the New York Times claims is what Donald Trump paid in federal taxes in the year he was elected president, with the taxes paid by teachers, firefighters and nurses that same year. It has already had over 1 million views on social media. | Here’s that attack ad from Joe Biden over Donald Trump’s taxes which was posted overnight. It seeks to unfavourably compare the $750 which the New York Times claims is what Donald Trump paid in federal taxes in the year he was elected president, with the taxes paid by teachers, firefighters and nurses that same year. It has already had over 1 million views on social media. |
| Donald Trump has dismissed the whole New York Times story as “fake news”, saying: | Donald Trump has dismissed the whole New York Times story as “fake news”, saying: |
| Good morning, and welcome to what is no doubt set to be a lively day on the US politics blog following a weekend of bombshell revelations about the president’s finances. | Good morning, and welcome to what is no doubt set to be a lively day on the US politics blog following a weekend of bombshell revelations about the president’s finances. |
| The New York Times published Trump’s tax returns. The self-proclaimed billionaire paid just $750 in federal income taxes in the year he was elected. | The New York Times published Trump’s tax returns. The self-proclaimed billionaire paid just $750 in federal income taxes in the year he was elected. |
| Overnight senior Democratic figure have sought to press home the revelations, with Joe Biden comparing what Trump paid to the tax paid by teachers, firefighters and nurses in a video which has already gained over one million views on social media. | Overnight senior Democratic figure have sought to press home the revelations, with Joe Biden comparing what Trump paid to the tax paid by teachers, firefighters and nurses in a video which has already gained over one million views on social media. |
| Trump has dismissed the New York Times revelation of his tax information as “fake news”. He said he didn’t know the story was going to be published, although his attorney is on record in the NYT piece. | Trump has dismissed the New York Times revelation of his tax information as “fake news”. He said he didn’t know the story was going to be published, although his attorney is on record in the NYT piece. |
| Trump said overturning Roe v Wade would be ‘possible’ with his nominee Amy Coney Barrett on supreme court. The 1973 ruling made abortion legal in the US. | Trump said overturning Roe v Wade would be ‘possible’ with his nominee Amy Coney Barrett on supreme court. The 1973 ruling made abortion legal in the US. |
| Trump stepped up his wild attacks on Joe Biden ahead of tomorrow’s opening debate. Without any evidence, the president accused his rival of using ‘performance enhancing drugs’. | Trump stepped up his wild attacks on Joe Biden ahead of tomorrow’s opening debate. Without any evidence, the president accused his rival of using ‘performance enhancing drugs’. |
| A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration order banning video-sharing app TikTok from Apple and Google stores. | A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration order banning video-sharing app TikTok from Apple and Google stores. |
| A Kentucky legislator who was arrested during demonstrations over the Breonna Taylor case has accused Louisville police of detaining her and about 20 allies on false pretences. | A Kentucky legislator who was arrested during demonstrations over the Breonna Taylor case has accused Louisville police of detaining her and about 20 allies on false pretences. |
| The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children. | The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children. |
| Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is in Greece today as part of a mini-tour which will also see him visit Italy, the Vatican and Croatia. | Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is in Greece today as part of a mini-tour which will also see him visit Italy, the Vatican and Croatia. |
| The only thing in the president’s diary for today is that Donald Trump is due to give an update on the US coronavirus testing strategy from the White House at 2pm. | The only thing in the president’s diary for today is that Donald Trump is due to give an update on the US coronavirus testing strategy from the White House at 2pm. |
| I’m Martin Belam – you can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com | I’m Martin Belam – you can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com |