A report card on the Biden administration

[Sandy Shanks]

However, there has been no information on the evaluation of the Director of National Intelligence. There is no indication the DNI told President Biden with "High Confidence" that the Afghan army would fold at the first sign of trouble.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley insisted at a Wednesday press conference that U.S. intelligence did not predict the collapse of the Afghan government in less than two weeks. “There was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army in this government in 11 days,” he said

Some have accused Biden of not listening to his intelligence and military advisors.

This is who Biden did listen to.

Even with the current chaos in Kabul and the Kabul airport which has been seen every day on every network ever since plus the barrage of finger pointing at our President, a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult and Politico between Aug. 13 and Aug. 16, the day after the Taliban completed its takeover of Kabul, found that 49 percent of American voters still support President Biden’s decision to pull troops from the country.

Significantly and prior to the current chaos, 69 percent expressed support for the exit in an April survey by the same firms.

As a Presidential candidate, Biden campaigned on a withdrawal from Afghanistan. Obviously, voters agreed with him.

Getting back to the August poll, The Hill reports. "Thirty-seven percent of voters [one assumes Republicans] polled in August said they opposed the president’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, which was more than double the 16 percent opposition recorded in April.

"Sixty-nine percent of Democrats approved the president’s decision to pull troops from Afghanistan in the new poll, down from 84 percent in April."

"Over the past 20 years, Americans’ support for the war in Afghanistan has consistently waned. So much so that despite the Taliban taking over the country in a matter of days this past week — after the United States spent a trillion dollars and thousands of lives to prevent such a thing — very few people are second-guessing the need to withdraw, though many debate how the withdrawal has been executed by the Biden administration," the Washington Post.

The Taliban captured Kandahar and Kabul on the weekend and within hours the Afghan security forces folded without firing a shot, hence the chaos we are seeing now

There is no possible way Biden and his military advisors could anticipate that.

To say otherwise assumes the President and/or the Joint Chiefs decided to create a trap for American troops and civilians in Afghanistan, knowing the debacle that would follow.

To say otherwise makes absolutely no sense.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

A commander, in this case, the President of the United States, can only make decisions on the basis of the information available to him. He cannot predict the future.

The situation in Afghanistan today is a consequence of the successes of the enemy, not American failure.

The enemy does not always do what you want him to do.

Did the Trump administration have anything to do with the current situation in Afghanistan?

The reader may decide.

Did Trump know he was going to lose his reelection? Did he want to hamstring his Democratic successor?

CNN reports, "Robert Crews, a historian at Stanford University specializing in Afghanistan and central Asia, said he believes the Trump administration's deal with the Taliban last year played a role in the group's takeover of the country.

"The agreement struck last year laid out a 14-month timetable for the withdrawal of "all military forces of the United States, its allies and coalition partners." The US agreed to withdraw troops and release some 5,000 Taliban prisoners, while the Taliban agreed to take steps to prevent any group or individual, including al Qaeda, from using Afghanistan to threaten the security of the US or its allies."

The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have violated a last-minute congressional prohibition.

The reduction could complicate matters for the incoming Biden administration, which must determine how to handle a Trump administration commitment to the Taliban to remove all U.S. military, intelligence and contractor personnel from Afghanistan by May as a move to spur peace negotiations. Those talks are in an early stage.

Pentagon says US has dropped to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have violated a last-minute congressional prohibition.

apnews.com

The article is dated Jan. 15, 2021. Trump is still President.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Are the Democrats really going to mess this up?

Because the media and millions of Americans are blaming our President because the Afghan army fled without firing a shot, resulting in chaos as our military tries desperately to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies, President Biden's approval rating is plummeting.

Put a different way, Biden is badly in need of some good news as is our nation. Such good news could come in the form of infrastructure legislation. It is right there for the taking. Only the Democrats can blow it.

They are doing their best to do just that just that.

Earlier this month the Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives. It is the largest piece of legislation of its kind since the New Deal. The vote was 69 to 30 with 19 Republicans thinking it was a good idea, including Mitch McConnell, the hard bitten senate minority leader.

But hold on, the progressives in the House are saying wait just a minute. or months, or never, and the speaker is agreeing them. Pelosi has said for weeks that she wouldn’t bring the infrastructure bill to the House floor until the Senate passes the broader budget package.

The $3.5 trillion package of healthcare, education and climate policies lacks GOP backing and could take months to complete, and that is assuming the legislation will pass the 50/50 Senate. Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema and possibly others are opposed to $3.5 trillion package as written.

There is a standoff between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and a group of centrist House Democrats who want a vote on infrastructure now, not months from now. The impasse was headed to a showdown early this week, beginning with a procedural step Monday night whose outcome was uncertain hours before the vote.

In the meantime, the badly needed infrastructure bill ready for plucking for a sure victory for everyone remains in limbo, maybe for months.

And maybe never if the progressives have their way.

 

[toobfreak]

I'll settle for politics becoming boring again.

Gee. That only lasted less than half a year! Politics SHOULDN'T ever be boring. It should be about good news for the people every day like better jobs, higher wages, better trade, lower crime, vaccines to save lives, ending wars, getting bad guys, and enforcement of our borders!

Joe finally made politics unboring, but only by creating a nightmare of humanitarian crisis shaking the world endangering millions, arming terrorists, and appalling all our allies.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK JOE

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Gee. That only lasted less than half a year! Politics SHOULDN'T ever be boring.

Why are you unable to deal with the issues in this thread?

 

[toobfreak]

Why are you unable to deal with the issues in this thread?

I am. The issue is whether Bidden's report card is going well or not, and it was said that Joe was a boring (safe) politician and I merely pointed out that Joe is boring no longer.

Try to read better and keep up next time.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

In the meantime, the badly needed infrastructure bill ready for plucking for a sure victory for everyone remains in limbo, maybe for months.

And maybe never if the progressives have their way.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the progressives backed down.

Reader, please note the difference between a resolution, or rule, and a bill. A resolution is where the House, in this case, is resolving something. A resolution cannot become law. A bill can. In this scenario the House resolved to write a bill -- the party-line budget bill -- which is expected to take months.

Back to Pelosi and the progressives, NBC reports, "House Democrats voted Tuesday to move forward with President Joe Biden's top legislative priorities after resolving a standoff between leadership and centrist rebels, who threatened to block the multitrillion-dollar [party-line budget bill].

"The House voted 220 to 212 to pass the "rule" [meaning resolution] and instruct committees to write the $3.5 trillion bill, which can pass both chambers without any Republican support. To placate the centrist Democratic holdouts, Speaker Nancy Pelosi committed to a Sept. 27 deadline to vote on the $550 billion Senate-passed infrastructure bill.

"Although the procedural vote was a win for Biden, the last-minute clash provided a glimpse into the challenges that await Democrats as they aim to write a sprawling spending bill and pass it with wafer-thin majorities in both chambers. They have three votes to spare in the House and none in the Senate.

"The centrist Democrats, led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., torpedoed Pelosi's plans to vote to Monday. They wanted to separate the bipartisan infrastructure bill from the party-line budget bill, and to make sure the former wouldn't be held up for months while the party sorted out its plan for the other bill on the $3.5 trillion dollar budget and tax hikes."

As seen, the moderate Democrats got their wish. Pelosi will put the jobs and infrastructure bill up for a vote on or before Sept. 27.

Matters are improving rapidly in Afghanistan. The rescue operation in Kabul is the largest non-combatant evacuation in US history. All of this is a win/win for the American people.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

The Times reports, "The United States has been battling the Taliban and their militant partners in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda and the Haqqani network, for 20 years.

"But the biggest immediate threat to both the Americans and the Taliban as the United States escalates its evacuation at the Kabul airport before an Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline is a common rival that is lesser known: Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, the terrorist group’s affiliate in Afghanistan.

"Created six years ago by disaffected Pakistani Taliban, ISIS-K has carried out dozens of attacks in Afghanistan this year. American military and intelligence analysts say threats from the group include a bomb-laden truck, suicide bombers infiltrating the crowd outside Hamid Karzai International Airport and mortar strikes against the airfield."

Many beg to differ. Terrorists do not provide a warning to their targets beforehand.

However, terrorist organization have been known to issue meaningless threats so that their enemy scrambles, trying to figure out what is going to happen next. The baseless threats have the added advantage of causing concern among the infidel populations in their homes as the media is quick to grab onto such story.

In six days the enemy, meaning American troops, is about to leave Afghanistan. Why in the world would ISIS-K jeopardize that?

Most say they wouldn't.

Incidentally, CNN reports, "Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are approximately 1,500 people who may be Americans left in Afghanistan as the United States' presence on the ground nears its end.

"The State Department has made contact with 500 people and is "aggressively" attempting to reach the other thousand as it continues evacuations from the now-Taliban controlled capital of Kabul."

Whatever can be done for our Afghan friends will be done soon. Essentially, all this will be over for Americans in a week.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Many beg to differ. Terrorists do not provide a warning to their targets beforehand.

However, terrorist organization have been known to issue meaningless threats so that their enemy scrambles, trying to figure out what is going to happen next. The baseless threats have the added advantage of causing concern among the infidel populations in their homes as the media is quick to grab onto such story.

In six days the enemy, meaning American troops, is about to leave Afghanistan. Why in the world would ISIS-K jeopardize that?

Obviously, I was wrong about that. I gave ISIS-K too much credit. They made a huge mistake.

All ISIS had to do was wait five more days, and their enemy would have been gone. Now our President has vowed to hunt them done.

"We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," President Biden.

CNN reports, "Twelve US service members were killed and 15 more were injured following an attack near Kabul's airport, Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, head of the US Central Command, announced Thursday at a briefing.

"In total, more than 60 people were killed and at least 140 were injured, according to an Afghan public health official. McKenzie confirmed US service members were killed and injured in the attack, saying, "it's a hard day today."

"McKenzie said the attack included two suicide bombers followed by gunmen opening fire. There were at least two explosions near a gate at the Kabul airport today. They came as the US and other countries race to evacuate people ahead of President Biden's Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline."

Similar to the sudden surrender of the Afghan army which caused all the chaos, Republicans are quick to blame President Biden for the ISIS attack.

"Joe Biden has blood on his hands," tweeted Rep. Elise Stefanik, the no. 3 House Republican. "This horrific national security and humanitarian disaster is solely the result of Joe Biden's weak and incompetent leadership. He is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief."

Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain tweeted: "Americans are dying at the hands of President Biden's catastrophic withdrawal from #Afghanistan."

Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn said five top US officials — Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley — "should all resign or face impeachment and removal from office."

 

[Sandy Shanks]

FACT A: Nearly two weeks ago the Afghan army collapsed without firing a shot. The Taliban captured Kandahar and Kabul while acquiring billions of dollars of American military equipment. The current chaos surrounding the Kabul airport ensued.

FACT B: According to most media sources, our President is to blame.

To blame our President, the media leaves out a lot crucial information. Instead of reminding viewers that the current chaos was a consequence of the Afghan army's sudden surrender, they concentrate on the current chaos and present sad stories about the Afghan people who are still living in the Middle ages.

Although the dominant forces in medieval Afghanistan are pure evil -- the Taliban, Haqqani Network, ISIS, ISIS-K, al Qaeda, and others -- this is rarely mentioned, although we got our fill of ISIS-K yesterday after they murdered thirteen Americans and 170 Afghans.

Despite that environment, some media geniuses insist after 20 years, 6,294 dead American troops and contractors, and $2 trillion that we should stay in Afghanistan because of imagined terrorist fears. Because of our heightened security due to 9/11, no terrorist organization has attacked America in 20 years, and they have only done it twice in our history. A group of jihadist terrorists attacked New York’s World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.

When insisting that we stay in Afghanistan for these perceived threats, none of this information is recalled by the media.

The media is also remiss in keeping Americans updated on the successes of the Biden operation while under extremely hazardous conditions.

NPR made this report in mid-July. "During the 20-year war in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghan citizens served as interpreters, provided intelligence and assisted the U.S. and its coalition partners as drivers, security guards and in other roles.

"Roughly 18,000 Afghan nationals, along with tens of thousands of their family members, have applied for special immigrant visas to the U.S.

"Under the effort, called Operation Allies Refuge, as many as 70,000 Afghans will be flown out of Afghanistan to one or more third countries while they await visa processing."

105,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since mid-Aug. Renewed evacuation efforts ramped up a day before the militant group entered the Afghan capital on Aug. 15. Since the end of July, about 110,600 have been evacuated.

Approximately 4,500 of those people are Americans. Do the math. The rest are Afghans.

Only 500 Americans who wish to leave are left.

You won't hear any of this on the six o'clock news.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

THE WAR IS OVER

After 20 years, 6,294 dead Americans, over 20,000 wounded, and $2 trillion the Afghan War is finally over, and it involved the largest airlift in American history. It was estimated in July that 70,000 Afghans would have to be evacuated (see post above). 122,000 people were evacuated, 6,000 of which were Americans.

President Obama wanted to end the war in Afghanistan. He failed.

President Trump wanted to end the war in Afghanistan. He failed.

President Biden wanted to end the war in Afghanistan. Biden succeeded.

USA Today reports, "The final U.S. troops in Afghanistan flew out of Kabul Monday at 3:29 p.m. EDT, ending a costly 20-year occupation that started after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and leaving a war-torn country now run by the Taliban.

"The withdrawal, announced by the Pentagon, came one minute before Aug. 31 Kabul time, keeping the U.S. in the country right up until a deadline set by President Joe Biden's administration."

“Now, our 20-year military presence in Afghanistan has ended," Biden said in a statement, calling it the "unanimous recommendation of the Joint Chiefs and of all of our commanders on the ground to end our airlift mission as planned."

The sudden surrender by the Afghan army complicated matters for Biden as did an Afghan suicide bomber who murdered thirteen Americans and 170 Afghans.

USA Today continued, "The pullout capped a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops that was upended after the Taliban quickly took over the Afghan government this month. It turned deadly when a terrorist attack killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 160 Afghan civilians on Thursday as the U.S. scrambled to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies in the final days."

"Tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation, but also the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began in Afghanistan shortly after September 11, 2001." said Maj. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr.

While 6,000 Americans were able to get out, apparently 250 didn't get the memo. They are still in Afghanistan and, supposedly, they want out. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken promises to work with the Taliban to get those Americans and others out. There is an economic advantage for the Taliban to work with the U.S. and its allies. The Taliban needs us more than we need them.

President Biden deserves a pat on the back for a job well done.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

President Obama wanted to end the war in Afghanistan. He failed.

President Trump wanted to end the war in Afghanistan. He failed.

President Biden wanted to end the war in Afghanistan. Biden succeeded.

President Biden deserves a pat on the back for a job well done.

While President Biden was dealing with an unpopular withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the sudden surrender of the Afghan army and a Afghan suicide bomber who killed thirteen Americans, he was dealing with a rapidly expanding pandemic which is killing nearly 1,300 Americans every day.

At the same time those matters were talking place, our President had to deal with a Category 4 hurricane that slammed into the southern states causing major damage to large and small cities from New Orleans to Youngstown, Ohio.

For those who have been highly critical of Biden, you might want to cut the man some slack.

There is a lot Monday morning quarterbacking going on. We are being dazzled by all kinds of ideas concerning what our President should have done.

Caused by his predecessor's withdrawal, the President had only 2,500 troops to work with. Where were all those suggestions before the sudden surrender of the Afghan army and the immediate collapse of the Afghan government on a weekend?

I will answer that question. Nowhere to be found. Total silence from his loud critics now.

Come on, give the man a break.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Is this what Texans want? That's hard to believe.

The Texas Tribune reports, "The Republican majorities in the House and Senate are expected to soon sign off on the final version of Senate Bill 1 and send it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. They are setting new rules for voting by mail, boosting the role of partisan poll watchers and rolling back local initiatives meant to make it easier to vote — specifically those championed by Harris County (Houston, the 4th largest city in the U.S.) while expanding access in more conservative, lowly populated rural areas.

Do Texans want more restrictions on the right to vote? Why are Republicans afraid of Americans voting?

The Times reports, "A Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy went into effect on Wednesday after the Supreme Court did not act on a request to block it, ushering in the most restrictive abortion measure in the nation and prompting clinics in the state to turn away women seeking the procedure."

I am told that many times women don't even know they are pregnant within six weeks.

The Texas law makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from incest or rape.

Do Texans want severe restrictions imposed by the state on their health decisions?

Is this what Texas women want? The state or some stranger making decisions regarding their bodies?

On the other hand, Texans voted for the Republican legislature and the Republican government responsible for these draconian laws. It could be a lack of awareness concerning what is happening around them.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Do Texans want severe restrictions imposed by the state on their health decisions?

Is this what Texas women want? The state or some stranger making decisions regarding their bodies?

As expected, no reaction from Republicans to this report. However, that is not surprising. Republicans avoid the issues contained in this thread. They largely avoid what their party is doing. They far prefer talking about Biden and the Democrats.

They certainly do not want to discuss this aspect of the Texas abortion law.

The Texas law makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from incest or rape.

What does that mean exactly? The horrible prospect of carrying a rapist's seed is bad enough, but how about incest?

Conservative judges on the Supreme Court, the Republican legislature in Texas, and the Republican governor of Texas have decided in the case of incest that a young woman must carry her brother or sister to birth.

Quite frankly, that is obscene, and it is the will of the Republican Party.

 

[struth]

At this point the report card is a resounding F.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Conservative judges on the Supreme Court, the Republican legislature in Texas, and the Republican governor of Texas have decided in the case of incest that a young woman must carry her brother or sister to birth.

Quite frankly, that is obscene, and it is the will of the Republican Party.

Have Trump Republicans lost their minds?

The Times reports, "Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, has threatened to retaliate against any company that complies with the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, after the panel asked dozens of firms to preserve the phone and social media records of 11 far-right members of Congress who pushed to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

"In preservation orders the special committee sent to 35 technology firms this week, members of the panel included the names of hundreds of people whose records they might want to review, among them some of Donald J. Trump’s most ardent allies in Congress.

"McCarthy asserted, without citing any law, that it would be illegal for the technology companies to cooperate with the inquiry, even though congressional investigations have obtained phone records before. He said that if his party won control of the House, it would use its power to punish any that did."

These are the words of a Trump Republican leader. Then we have the Republican legislature and governor of Texas.

CNN reports, "A new pro-gun law in Texas that went into effect Wednesday allows most Texans who legally own a firearm to carry it openly in public without obtaining a permit or training, a measure that experts say will make it more challenging for law enforcement to protect the public from gun violence.

"The controversial "constitutional carry" legislation is the latest in a series of pro-gun bills that state lawmakers passed this year as gun violence incidents rise in Texas and across the country.

"The number of shootings in Texas, not including suicides, increased 14% this year with roughly 3,200 shootings compared to the same period in 2020, which recorded roughly 2,800 shootings, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). Gun violence incidents this year represent a 50% increase over the same period in 2019, which saw 2,100 shootings, the data shows."

Is this what grassroots Republicans want? Hard to believe Republicans in general want this.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Conservative judges on the Supreme Court, the Republican legislature in Texas, and the Republican governor of Texas have decided in the case of incest that a young woman must carry her brother or sister to birth.

It is, indeed, our bad fortune that the worst President in modern American history was allowed to appoint three Supreme Court Justices.

We will pay the price for that misfortune for a very long time.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Conservative judges on the Supreme Court, the Republican legislature in Texas, and the Republican governor of Texas have decided in the case of incest that a young woman must carry her brother or sister to birth.

Have Trump Republicans lost their minds?

It is, indeed, our bad fortune that the worst President in modern American history was allowed to appoint three Supreme Court Justices.

I am totally amazed. Absolutely no reaction from Trump Republicans. They are so inept they can't even defend their political party.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Who is out to destroy President Biden's agenda? Answer: Democrats.

At least two Senate Democrats oppose the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, and House Progressives have said they will kill the popular bipartisan infrastructure bill that easily passed in the Senate.

Roll Call explains. "Democrats should “hit the pause button” on their still-developing $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, according to one of the party’s key swing votes, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III.

"He cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the initial economic recovery that led to inflation spikes, and the recent U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as reasons to hold off on spending another $3.5 trillion when the national debt is already approaching $29 trillion."

Manchin could add the billions of dollars in damages in the South and Northeast caused by category 4 Hurricane Ida. Unlike past hurricanes, Ida didn't lose her punch once she made landfall.

“We’re running out of tools for the toolbox if we get hit. … There’s an awful lot of things we need to be considering,” Manchin said at the chamber summit, accusing his fellow Democrats of “basically being shortsighted right now” with their plans to pass a $3.5 trillion partisan spending bill."

“I would ask my colleagues and all of the Senate to hit the pause button on the $3.5 [trillion],” he added. “Let’s sit back. Let’s see what happens. We’ve got so much on our plate. … That would be the prudent, wise thing to do.”

The Senator appears to have a point. It seems reasonable.

But not to progressives in the House.

"Manchin’s call for a pause is likely to further exacerbate intraparty tensions between moderates like him, concerned about the size of the reconciliation bill, and progressives who want to spend more," Roll Call.

Roll Call continues, "House progressives have sought to pressure Democratic moderates like Manchin and Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who also opposes spending $3.5 trillion, by threatening to oppose the [popular, badly needed] bipartisan infrastructure bill they helped negotiate. Progressives have said they’ll only support the infrastructure bill if the Senate passes a “robust” reconciliation bill that fulfills their priorities on climate, health care, affordable housing, child care, immigration and more.

Biden badly needs a win, but it appears the Democrats don't want to give it to him. I suppose they prefer a Republican President in 2024.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Progressives have said they’ll only support the infrastructure bill if the Senate passes a “robust” reconciliation bill that fulfills their priorities on climate, health care, affordable housing, child care, immigration and more.

For many Democrats there is little love lost for the dreamy, politically immature progressives ever since they were responsible for Donald Trump's election win in 2016.

In Wisconsin 51,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump. Trump won Wisconsin by 22,000.

In Michigan 47,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump. Trump won Michigan by 10,000.

In Pennsylvania 116,000 Sanders supporters voted for Trump. Trump won Pennsylvania by 44,000.

Bernie Sanders voters helped Trump win and here's proof

Without those votes in those three key states, Trump would have lost. To see more, click on the link.

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