Hiding in basement more dangerous for many

Oct. 6, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement reacting to President Trump’s ongoing Covid recovery at the White House:

“President Donald Trump’s return to the White House provides Americans hope that Covid is not a death sentence, with mortality down per capita since the spring. This does not mean that people in high risk categories should spend the next three months going to every party they can find. What it does mean is that individuals should behave according to their own risk tolerance with full knowledge that the likelihood of dying from the virus has been significantly declining given advances in effective treatments.

“Two things can be drawn from this fact: President Trump’s policy of flattening the curve so treatments and capacity could catch up to virus worked; and that the President’s ability to come back from the disease in a very public way should provide assurance to the American people that they can begin resuming life because lockdowns are not sustainable. The sad truth is that for people with depression and drug and alchol addiction, lockdowns are far more dangerous than the Covid virus ever will be. In short, hiding in your basement for many is much more dangerous than the virus will ever be.”

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Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump returning to the White House from Walter Reed Medical Center:

“It is truly great news that the President of the United States is returning to the White House where he will continue to receive outstanding medical care. The successful treatment of the President to date demonstrates just how far we’ve come in understanding how to defeat this virus, giving hope to millions of people. It is fitting President Trump has been leading the fight for flattening the curve, ensuring that hospital space, ventilators and testing have been made available to anyone who needs them, and his progress is Exhibit A of the successful effort to significantly reduce the Covid death rate.

“Obviously every life lost is a tragedy but without President Trump’s determination in expediting treatments and future vaccines, the only hope would be self-incarceration. In April, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo famously exclaimed that Covid ‘is death’ as his policies to intermingle Covid patients with the most vulnerable populations led to that horrific result. Today, President Trump proves that Covid is being defeated and the American people no longer have to live in abject fear for their own lives.”

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President Trump just came outside Walter Reed to greet supporters from his motorcade pic.twitter.com/64fVd3j5I0

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) October 4, 2020

Presidents can’t hide in their basement

Oct. 5, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump greeting supporters outside of Walter Reed Medical Center from the safety of his limousine:

“The President made exactly the right choice when he left Walter Reed Medical Center to ride in an enclosed limousine so the public and the press could see him undaunted by the virus. By doing this, he ensured the world that the President of the United States was fully engaged in leading the country. With irresponsible rumors that the President’s health was much worse than reality, it was essential for the country to know the truth about his status.

“This simple drive sent a message to China, Iran and others that the President is full in control and threatening our allies will not be tolerated. Additionally, the financial markets are now reassured that there is no crisis in the executive branch. Sometimes being President means acting like the leader of the free world, rather than hiding in one’s basement. President Trump showed how a leader who understands the role of the President acts, while his opponent, Biden, continues to cower in fear of the Covid virus.”

Attachments:

“President Trump acted decisively to save lives from Covid—when it mattered the most,” By Robert Romano, Oct. 2, 2020 at http://dailytorch.com/2020/10/president-trump-acted-decisively-to-save-lives-from-covid-when-it-mattered-the-most/

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Oct. 2, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement on the latest jobs numbers and urging Congress to conclude its negotiations on phase four legislation:

“America is in one the midst of one of the most rapid economic recoveries in history, with 14.1 million jobs recovered since April, and it is in large part thanks to the leadership of President Trump in pushing Congress to act early in the pandemic to shore up the economy. But there is still a lot more to do.

“As of August, 7.6 million additional Americans found themselves unemployed year-over-year as a result of the state-led Covid lockdowns, 5.1 million of whom live in states with Democratic governors. In other words, more than two-thirds of the jobs left to be recovered are in Blue States, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s failure to come to a deal sooner looms large. She is punishing her own people and holding them hostage to extract more out of the negotiations. Small business funding ran out on Aug. 8. Critical industry funding including airlines just ran out now, and massive layoffs are ensuing.

“Now with today’s jobs numbers, while positive in the establishment survey with 661,000 jobs recovered, is concerning on the household side with 879,000 Americans leaving the labor force altogether. Those are Americans who predominantly live Democratic-run states and for who there is no recovery, and there will not be one for some time if the recovery stalls. We still have a way’s to go to get back all the jobs lost.

“Senate Republicans have had legislation for months that would extend the unemployment, small business and critical industry funding programs and shore up the miraculous recovery seen the past five months, with 14.1 million jobs recovered in the household survey. Ironically, the Senate plan disproportionately helps Blue States since that is where the businesses are shut down and employees remain stranded due to Democrat Governor shutdowns. Since both the White House, Senate and House of Representatives already are largely in agreement on extending unemployment along with small business and critical industry funding programs, Congress should get these items done now. Anything left over can be the subject of the election debate.”

Attachments:

“14.1 million more jobs recovered since April as Trump economy continues reopening on eve of election,” By Robert Romano, Oct. 2, 2020 at http://dailytorch.com/2020/10/14-1-million-more-jobs-recovered-since-april-as-trump-economy-continues-reopening-on-eve-of-election/

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Fairfax, Va. – Rick Manning, president of Americans for Limited Government, issued the following statement in response to the editor of a Chinese state-run media outlet mocking President Trump and first lady Melania Trump following their positive coronavirus tests:

“The Communist Chinese government affirmatively decided to export the Chinese virus to the world through their lying about the transmission of the virus and continuing international flights from Wuhan while ending domestic flights from the region where the virus originated. They have proven that they are among the most despicable leaders on the face of the Earth and enemy number one for the United States in the world. As if forced organ harvesting, child- and slave-labor, millions in concentration camps, and a social credit score system which denies work and travel to those who don’t toe the communist line is not enough, now they are attacking President Trump as he and his family deal with the effects of the disease they unleashed. It adds insult to injury.

“It is not surprising that the Communist government with its strong ties to both Joe Biden (through his son) and Kamala Harris (through her husband) is involving itself into U.S. electoral politics. What is mildly surprising is that American media has so readily ignored these dangerous connections.  Their current see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil stance when it comes to real penetration into the highest levels of our political system is unacceptable and complicit.

“Make no mistake America, China has a side in this election and right now Americans will get to pick their side.  And to the Chinese,  get out of our politics.”

Oct. 2, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement sending prayers to President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump who have tested positive for COVID-19:

“Our prayers are with the First Family today for a speedy recovery from the Chinese-originated virus. Prayer works. Today our entire nation, no matter their political affiliation should join together in praying for their rapid recovery. Get well Mr. President and First Lady, get well.”

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Sept. 30, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement responding to former Vice President Joe Biden’s refusal to answer the question about court-packing and eliminating the filibuster at the first presidential debate of 2020:

“Joe Biden revealed that there will be no place for competing points of view should he become President when he refused to denounce Senate Democrats’ plan to end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court.

“It is no surprise that the Senate would plan to eliminate the filibuster rule they have used to thwart President Trump’s legislative agenda. The abuse of this process is one of the primary reasons why our budget deficit is out of control with dramatic increases in spending under the threat of shutting down the government. If they win, they don’t want to be constrained by the filibuster the same way Trump and Senate Republicans were.

“While ending the filibuster could at least be rationalized, packing the Supreme Court would be a wholesale attack on the independence of the Judiciary. The message from Joe Biden is clear, he will pick as many Supreme Court Justices as it takes to get the judicial outcomes that he demands. For Biden, as someone who spent a lifetime in the Senate, including his stint at the Senate Judiciary Committee, to so cavalierly dismiss judicial independence is shocking and revealing about his true character. While some claim that they didn’t learn anything at the debates, the sad truth is, we learned that a Joe Biden presidency will not be constrained by the fundamental minority rights that were set forth by the Constitution and James Madison.”

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Sept. 29, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in response to former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim in the first debate that “The Green New Deal is not my plan,” noting that on JoeBiden.com, his official campaign website, it clearly states “Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face”:

“Joe Biden is lying. Right on Joe Biden’s website, it says, ‘Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face,’ promising to cut carbon emissions in half by 2035. While it’s little wonder why Biden would want to run away from an idea that ultimately endorses eliminating the internal combustion engine plus coal and other fossil fuels as a source of electricity, it is beyond belief that the former Vice President is not familiar with his own campaign’s economy-killing policy proposals. Maybe it really is the Harris-Biden campaign.”

Campaign website archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20200929034026/https://joebiden.com/climate-plan/

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Fairfax, Va. – Rick Manning, president of Americans for Limited Government, issued the following statement in reaction to tonight’s presidential debate in which President Trump told Joe Biden, “China ate your lunch, Joe” in reference to Biden’s China First policies.

“For almost 50 years Biden has supported policies that have benefitted China and hurt American workers.

“As a senator twenty years ago, Biden supported giving communist China most favored nation trade status by voting for permanent normalized trade relations with Beijing.

“He supported policies that sent U.S. manufacturing jobs overseas. In fact, entire plants have been uprooted and moved to China in search of cheap labor, while Biden mouthed the words fed to him by the multi-national companies who most benefitted from outsourcing America’s manufacturing sector and the jobs it created.

“Biden has been silent about the child and slave labor findings of the U.S. Department of Labor, ignoring that the cheap labor he has advocated is really provided in many cases by children and oppressed minorities and political prisoners in one of the most oppressive countries in the world.

“Rather than being concerned about the American job drain to China, Biden negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding in 2013 with China giving Chinese companies access to the U.S. capital markets without conforming to American laws on transparency. This single act has led to billions upon billions of dollars being transferred to China, allowing them to engage in almost unprecedented military build-up that threatens the United States and our pacific allies. In addition, because there is no way to know the true value of these companies, American investors are vulnerable to fraud.

“The financial link between former vice president Biden and China is obvious, though relatively unreported. After traveling to China aboard Air Force Two with his father, Hunter Biden walked away with a billion-dollar investment deal funded by the Chinese. The investment company is supposed to find U.S. assets for China to buy and generally make it easier for U.S. capital to flow to China.  A great deal for the Chinese and the younger Biden which should excite those who believe in Biden’s China First policies.

“When ‘Lunch Bucket Joe’ dismissed concerns about unfair Chinese competition, by saying, “Come on, man!” he is either willfully ignorant, corrupt to the core, or stuck in a twentieth century foreign policy that has no relevance to the challenges and Sino-American relations today.

To view press release online, go to: https://getliberty.org/?p=8847&preview=true