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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't be making a final lap around Europe after all. His European was scrapped on Tuesday after Luxembourg's foreign minister and European Union officials refused to meet with him. According to Business Insider, a series of diplomats snubbed Pompeo. One diplomatic source says that America's European allies were 'embarrassed' by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week. A day after the siege, Asselborn publicly called President Donald Trump a 'criminal' and a 'political pyromaniac who should be sent to criminal court.'
The State Department seemed to be getting a bit ahead of itself on its website on Monday. That's when the department published a bizarre notice on its website saying President Trump’s term was ending a full nine days ahead of schedule. According to Gizmodo, the notice gave rise to speculation that something was going on at the agency. However, two current-serving diplomats with knowledge of the situation reported the erroneous notice was the result of a disgruntled employee. For at least an hour, the State Department’s biography page for Donald J. Trump claimed his presidency is ending in matter of hours, at approximately 5:40 p.m. Later, the same page redirected to a 404 page saying the site was 'currently experiencing technical difficulties.'
White House coronavirus task force officials publicly disagreed on Monday. The disagreement was over California's new stay-at-home orders. Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN that the state didn't have "any choice" but to impose the restrictions. Yet Brett Giroir raised concerns on Fox News about "overly restrictive" measures not supported by the science." California Govorner Gavin Newsom announced the latest orders on Sunday, says Business Insider. Newsom is shutting down non-essential businesses due to increased COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Having grudgingly green-lit the peaceful transfer of power, President Donald Trump is now perfectly poised to proceed with a parade of pardons. Trump has already commuted the sentence of his informal adviser Roger Stone. But what about Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is still in home confinement serving out his prison sentence? Even more to the point, what about Trump himself? Trump has repeatedly asked aides about pardons for himself and his family members--and whether he could issue them preemptively. CNN reports the question of self-pardoning may be moot. If Trump faces any criminal charges, they'll be at the state level, not federal. US Presidents are not immune from any state charges.
Dr. Deborah Birx one of the White House's most senior coronavirus advisers, issued a dire warning on November 2. Dr. Birx her warned the Covid-19 pandemic is going to get much, much worse before it gets any better. Birx said: "We are entering the most concerning and most deadly phase of this pandemic". Dr. Birx went on to warn that the coming weeks and months could lead to an increased mortality rate from the virus. Dr, Birx warned that the US could see more than 100,000 new cases per day this week. Birx cautions that as hospitals fill up, we could see a return to hospitals operating at capacity and rationing ventilators.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounces the 'harassment' of US State Department in the Trump impeachment probe during a diplomatic visit to Greece to underline support for a NATO ally and reinforce cooperation. SOUNDBITE
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