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Sen. Lindsey Graham faces ethics complaint over call to top election official in Georgia about ballots
Sen. Lindsey Graham was the target of an ethics complaint after his phone call with an election official in Georgia over how the state counts ballots. Your browser does not support this video Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused Graham earlier this week of pressuring him to find ways to exclude or invalidate legally cast absentee ballots and reverse Trump’s loss in the state, an accusation the South Carolina Republican called "ridiculous." Graham said he had also spoken with Arizona's Republican Gov.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was the target of an ethics complaint after his phone call with an election official in Georgia over how the state counts ballots. Your browser does not support this video Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused Graham earlier this week of pressuring him to find ways to exclude or invalidate legally cast absentee ballots and reverse Trump’s loss in the state, an accusation the South Carolina Republican called "ridiculous." Graham said he had also spoken with Arizona's Republican Gov. Although many Black Lives Matter leaders publicly supported Biden ’s candidacy, several still consider him a flawed statesman who is unwilling to push for meaningful reforms that they say would significantly improve black people’s lives . For instance, Mr. Biden has said he is “totally opposed to defunding
alleged that Biden " capitalized on our efforts to defund the police , and then tried to condemn week, several Black Lives Matter leaders lambasted Democrats for not supporting the defund the Black Lives Matter Los Angeles was protesting the reports that Garcetti was in contention for a
A founding member of the Black Lives Matter Global Network said President-elect Joe Biden “capitalized” off of the group’s efforts to defund the police.
© Provided by Washington Examiner Biden “capitalized on our efforts to defund the police, and then tried to condemn the words at the same time,” Dr. Melina Abdullah said last week, according to the Daily Wire.
“We want to be very clear that as we happily usher out the Trump regime, we will not accept liberal white supremacy in the White House in the form of Joe Biden,” Abdullah said.
Abdullah is the lead organizer of the BLM Los Angeles chapter and made the remarks outside of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home during a protest.
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The president-elect already knows many of the players on the world stage – from Vladimir Putin to Angela Merkel to Benjamin Netanyahu.“I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy,” Bush told reporters at a joint news conference, in what turned out to be an embarrassing misconception. “I was able to get a sense of his soul. Biden breaks with Black Lives Matter to oppose defunding police . “ Policing matters for sure, but the investments in our youth are foundational,” New York Protesters and members of Black Lives Matter have been demanding to “ defund the police ” at national rallies against Floyd’s May 25 killing.
Our pain, our cries, and our need to be seen and heard resonate throughout this entire country. We demand acknowledgment and accountability We call for a national defunding of police . We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.
“It doesn’t matter to me that Kamala Harris is your vice president if you’re using her black woman body to usher in oppressive systems and oppressive people like Eric Garcetti,” she continued.
Abdullah’s comments come as rumors swirl that Biden will pick Garcetti to serve in his Cabinet, prompting large and repeated protests.
"Hundreds showed up in front of @MayorOfLA's to tell @JoeBiden we don't want the worst mayor in the nation setting national policy," Black Lives Matter's Los Angeles chapter tweeted last week. "DON'T APPOINT GARCETTI TO ANYTHING!"
DAY 3 of our #BlockGarcetti effort.
Hundreds showed up in front of @MayorOfLA’s to tell @JoeBiden we don’t want the worst mayor in the nation setting national policy. DON’T APPOINT GARCETTI TO ANYTHING!
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— #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) November 26, 2020Mr. Biden ’s effort to address the calls of protesters while supporting law enforcement comes after gruesome videos Asked by the CBS host Norah O’Donnell on Monday if he supported defunding the police , Mr Several young black leaders said Mr. Biden should pursue a criminal justice overhaul
She and other Democratic congressional leaders introduced a police overhaul package Monday that would "But what it does mean is that right now we seem to try to solve all of our society's problems by As Trump rallies his base against calls to " defund the police " and Biden distances himself from
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge tossed out a lawsuit on Friday, dismissing the last election-related case pending in Arizona. Your browser does not support this video © Getty Images Legal claim against Tucson police settled. Judge Margaret Mahoney did not elaborate on her reasoning for throwing out the case at the end of the hearing but said she would issue an order in writing. Whatever Mahoney decided, the case — involving only two ballots — would not have changed the outcome of the election.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles takes issue with Garcetti for "disappearing on the city in pursuit of personal gains” amid a rising homeless population in the city, among other issues, and has built a social media campaign coupled with protests to help block him from a potential role under Biden.
Abdullah added during the one protest that Biden would be “doubling down on liberal white supremacy” with a Garcetti appointment.
Other Black Lives Matter leaders have celebrated Biden’s victory, with the group’s co-founder Patrisse Cullors saying in a letter, “In short, Black people won this election.”
“Black people can neither afford to live through the vitriol of a Trump-like Presidency, nor through the indifference of a Democrat-controlled government that refuses to wrestle with its most egregious and damnable shame,” she added.
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Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis distanced themselves from Trump team lawyer Sidney Powell. Joe Biden will tap Antony Blinken as secretary of state.Be sure to refresh this page often to get the latest information on the election and the transition. Black Lives Matter activists would be much happier if they lived in the world that Republicans described on the first night of the Republican National Convention — a world where Democrats yearn to defund the police . From beginning to end, the Republican speakers at last night’s convention painted
Joe Biden has changed his story three times on defunding police , while Donald Trump's support for public safety is The city was a safer and better place for his efforts . The far left wants to defund police . Defunding the police will embolden criminals, making our streets, our homes, our families
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