The week in whoppers: Chuck Schumer dodges Epstein – Latest News
Diary of disturbing disinformation and harmful delusions
This response:
“When you don’t want something like that released, when even a whole lot of Republicans are calling for the release, his own party members, people ask the question: What’s he hiding?” — Sen. Chuck Schumer, Monday, attacking President Trump
We say: What the heck? The query posed to Schumer was why President Joe Biden by no means launched the Epstein recordsdata — and, implicitly, why Democrats by no means pushed him to.
Chuck modified the subject as a result of he and his get together now faux it’s all some GOP coverup of materials that might embarrass Trump — who plainly has nothing to cover, since he simply signed a invoice to release the recordsdata.
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This declare:
“This is a city of international law, and. . . . that means upholding the warrants from the International Criminal Court . . . [I won’t] create my own laws.” — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Sunday
We say: Mamdani was justifying his vow to arrest Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu if he steps foot in NYC.
But the town follows American law, not worldwide law, not to mention faux worldwide law like that ICC warrant: The United States explicitly selected to not acknowledge ICC jurisdiction.
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Nor does Mamdani have any authority to implement worldwide law: Creating his own legal guidelines is exactly what he’d be doing by arresting Bibi.
This gripe:
“The highest income people . . . just got a 2.6% tax cut from Donald Trump.” — state Sen. John Liu, Nov. 14
We say: Liu (D-Queens) is referring to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which stored the best personal-income tax fee at 37%, as an alternative of letting it rise to 39.6%.
But stopping a tax hike isn’t a “tax cut,” and it’s definitely not justification for slapping metropolis residents with yet one more native tax hike, as Liu needs.
This situation:
“If you want Democratic votes for a budget, it . . . [mustn’t] destroy our democracy.” — Sen. Chris Murphy, Sunday
We say Huh? The “budget” Murphy (D-Conn.) was referring to was the “continuing resolution” invoice to easily keep the established order and keep the federal government operating; Democrats opposed it, shutting federal operations.
Was “our democracy” being destroyed earlier than the vote?
Nor is it being wrecked now, though Democrats ended their shutdown charade and let the federal government reopen.
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
