The president is back to business as usual, 3 months after bowing to the realities of a pandemic that has killed more Americans than several major wars.
Donald Trump
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Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case a ‘gross abuse’ of power
Former U.S. District Judge John Gleeson says in a filing that the government ‘has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the President.’
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Maine Voices: Trump rights a wrong by reopening marine monument to fishing
Though Maine vessels don’t routinely fish Seamounts, the process that created the monument raised important issues.
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Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections
The president’s Maine visit shows how his ‘open up’ rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
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Trump praises Guilford workers, jabs at Mills in visit that draws supporters, protesters
The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine’s fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.
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Our View: To President Trump: You should resign now
He lacks the character, maturity and judgment to lead the country in a perilous time.
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Republican Sen. Murkowski says she’s struggling with supporting Trump
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said Thursday that she was ‘thankful’ for retired Gen. James Mattis’ extraordinary rebuke of Trump for politicizing the military.
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Bill Nemitz: An open letter from Maine to the president who isn’t
Donald Trump’s looming visit to Piscataquis County, another in a long line of ego trips, cannot be over soon enough.
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
The former president holds a virtual town hall event in the midst of the pandemic and protests over race and police brutality.
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Sheriff urges protesters, Trump supporters to keep it peaceful for president’s visit to Maine
In a Facebook post, Piscataquis County Sheriff Robert Young also said he was shocked and dismayed by the death of a black man being detained by police in Minneapolis.