Sunday shows – Leaked audio of Trump’s sister reverberates

by The Hill staff - 08/23/20 11:45 AM ET

Multiple figures close to President Trump appeared on the Sunday political talk shows and dismissed leaked audio in which his sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, said the president “has no principles” and lies.

A $25B Democratic bill that passed the House on Saturday to fund the U.S. Postal Service and this week’s Republican National Convention were also discussed

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Meadows on leaked audio from Trump’s sister: ‘Just another day and another attack’

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the leaked audio from President Trump’s sister is “just another day and another attack” on the commander-in-chief.

Meadows told ABC’s “This Week” that the recording of Maryanne Trump Barry slamming her younger brother, which was obtained by The Washington Post, represents “politics as usual.”

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Trump campaign adviser dismisses leaked Maryanne Trump Barry recording as ‘sibling rivalry’

By JOHN BOWDEN

“Sibling rivalries are nothing new in the world. It’s been going on since the beginning of time, in fact, we heard some pretty pointed commentary from Malik Obama about former President Barack Obama,” Jason Miller said. “And so, this is something unfortunately when you get to the White House you have family members who sometimes decide to voice their sibling rivalries or frustrations.”

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Trump coronavirus therapeutic announcement intended to put the ‘heat’ on bureaucrats, Meadows says

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that President Trump’s planned announcement regarding a “breakthrough” coronavirus therapeutic Sunday evening is intended to put the “heat” on bureaucrats.

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Meadows: Democrats’ Postal Service funding bill meant to make a political statement

By ZACK BUDRYK

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Sunday decried Democratic leaders’ legislation on U.S. Postal Service funding, calling it a “political statement.”

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Scaramucci says Trump will display ‘classic narcissism’ at Republican convention

By JOHN BOWDEN

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Sunday that his former boss will display his “classic narcissism” by dominating the stage every night during this week’s Republican National Convention.

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Buttigieg says differences between Biden and Trump are ‘almost punching us in the face’

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that the differences between Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Trump are so stark that they are “almost punching us in the face.”

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GOP chairwoman dismisses health concerns stemming from Republican convention

By ZACK BUDRYK

“We tested everybody before they came to Charlotte, we tested everybody onsite,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We are doing things that allow people to live their lives, have a convention and do it in a healthy and safe way, which most Americans are doing.”

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Pelosi hits Trump, White House over stalled coronavirus negotiations

By JOHN BOWDEN

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ripped President Trump on Sunday over the lack of progress made on negotiations for another coronavirus relief package, accusing him of being uninterested in the plan’s larger details.

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Economist Moore predicts ‘exuberance’ in financial markets if coronavirus cases decline, schools reopen

By J. EDWARD MORENO

Economist Stephen Moore said a potential decline in coronavirus cases and the reopening of schools could lead to an “exuberance” in financial markets.

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Deputy campaign manager says Biden has not been tested for COVID-19

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

Kate Bedingfield told ABC’s “This Week” that Biden has not been tested after the campaign declined to answer this week whether or not he received a test.

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Acting DHS chief says he has no authority to send agents to polling stations after Trump comments

By JUSTIN WISE

Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Sunday that DHS has no authority to send federal agents to oversee polling locations in November, despite President Trump’s vow to have a federal law enforcement presence at the polls on Election Day.

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Top DHS official denies Trump avoided Russian election interference talks

By JOHN BOWDEN

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf fired back against reports indicating that President Trump had avoided conversations about or pressured aides not to bring up Russian election meddling during White House briefings.

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Top Senate Intel Democrat worried Americans may ‘unwittingly’ promote Russian disinformation campaign

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday he is worried that Americans may “unwittingly” be promoting a Russian disinformation campaign designed to interfere with the 2020 presidential election.

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Comey: Bannon in ‘a world of trouble’

By ZACK BUDRYK

Former FBI director James Comey said Sunday that former White House strategist Steve Bannon was in “a world of trouble” following his indictment on fraud charges.

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