Florida 'has not been hacked': Trump election claim crumbles as states start to speak up

President Donald Trump's grand claims of a Chinese conspiracy to undermine U.S. elections in 2020 is already falling apart, according to a new report. Twelve out of the 15 states listed as "compromised" in documents declassified by the president "said officials never notified them of a data breach," The Washington Post reported on Thursday.“Florida voter registration data has not been hacked,” Gretl Plessinger, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of State, led by a Republican appointee, told the Post. "The states’ responses and newly declassified intelligence reports suggest China obtained voter data from other sources," the report states, "such as political parties or companies that compile and combine it with other information to target voters or consumers."This contradicts Trump's claims, made during a primetime address earlier this month, that he had proof China interfered in the election by obtaining voter information. Experts reviewing the evidence said these activities "appeared aimed at collecting data on Americans for intelligence purposes, not interfering with voting."Verified Voting chief Pamela Smith bluntly told The Post, “They haven’t changed data. They haven’t modified data. They haven’t deleted data. They just have some data.”This is not the first time Trump's new election fraud claims have faced fact checks. Even as he delivered his speech, experts pointed out the documents Trump was declassifying didn't indicate any substantial foreign plot to compromise voting systems.

Donald Trump and Wars of Choice

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Trump pick face-plants in first major address: 'Exactly what you don’t want'

President Donald Trump's handpicked chair of the Fed is off to a rough start after a major economic face-plant on Wednesday, according to a new report.Kevin Warsh's second news conference as Federal Reserve chairman was met with dismay as he lectured reporters about the Fed's commitment to fighting inflation and financial markets immediately called his bluff, the New York Times reported Thursday."We are going to be judged by how we perform," said Warsh. He attempted to frame the central bank's role in performative terms as he announced Fed held rates would be held steady at between 3.5 to 3.75 percent, the Times reported.That's when the $28 trillion U.S. government bond market delivered a swift and humiliating verdict."Long-term government borrowing costs shot higher as Mr. Warsh spoke, with the 30-year bond notching its largest one-day increase in more than a year," the Times reported. "Trading around 5.22 percent, it is at the highest level since 2007," the report noted. "The 10-year Treasury yield, which serves as the benchmark for borrowing costs around the world, also rose alongside expectations about inflation over a longer time horizon."Lael Brainard, who served as Fed vice chair before joining the Biden administration argued Warsh had made a simple mistake. "The markets initially interpreted the price stability tough talk as someone who was willing to take the necessary action to address inflation and then was surprised that there wasn't follow through," she said. Mark Cabana, an interest rate strategist at Bank of America, elaborated on that and offered a more brutal assessment to the Times. "As a central banker, this is exactly what you don't want," he said. "You don't want the market questioning your inflation credibility."

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'What happens now?': Trump reportedly caught flat-footed by GOP revolt

President Donald Trump's thought Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche would face smooth sailing to replacing fired AG Pam Bondi — and he's been shaken by a rare GOP revolt, according to a new report. The White House inner circle was not prepared for the pushback being led by Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) with more GOP lawmakers now raising questions about the president's former lawyer, MS NOW reported Thursday. According to the report, Blanche may never be confirmed. Trump seemed convinced Blanche's confirmation would be routine, telling reporters, "All I can say is Todd Blanche is outstanding, and I thought it was pretty routine because he's so good."MS NOW reporting that White House insiders are also "surprised."However, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed Thursday's scheduled vote after Republicans made clear they lacked the votes to advance Blanche. Cornyn and Tillis, both departing Congress at year's end, are wielding their lame-duck independence as a weapon against Trump's agenda.Blanche's path beyond the committee is equally treacherous. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is demanding answers about the anti-weaponization fund and IRS provisions. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (R-AK) declined to comment on her position—a deafening silence that signals skepticism, MS NOW reported."If the committee votes to advance Blanche next Tuesday, the earliest Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., could move to the nomination on the floor is Wednesday," the report stated. "Without time agreements, senators would be voting on cloture — a procedural motion to end debate — on Friday, which is the same day the Senate is scheduled to leave for its August recess," wrote MS NOW's Mychael Schnell. "But what happens now is anyone’s guess."

Stephen Miller Goes Off on Dr. Fauci After Explosive Senate Hearing (VIDEO)

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