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Obama Cancels ‘Cancel Culture’: ‘That’s Not Activism’
BARACK OBAMA
Trump, Lifelong New Yorker, Declares Himself A Resident of Florida
Former President Barack Obama has made an appeal to Americans not to see “compromise” as a bad thing. He hit out at Twitter outrage and “cancel culture,” saying it was “not activism.” The for- mer president was speaking at an Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago on Tues- day, HuffPost reports, and he urged Americans to stop seeking ideological purity.
“This idea of purity, and you’re never compromised, and you’re always politically
woke and all that stuff. You should get over that quickly,” Obama said. “The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws.” He went on to say that young people in particular are are risk of mis- taking being judgmental about people as activism. “You know, that’s not ac- tivism” he said. “That’s not bringing about change. If all you’re doing is casting stones, you’re probably not going to get that far.”
He came of age in Queens, built Trump Tower, starred in “The Apprentice,” bankrupted his businesses six times, and drew cheering crowds and angry protesters to Fifth Av- enue after his election. Through it all, President Trump — rich, bombastic and to many Americans the epit- ome of a New Yorker — was in- tertwined with the city he called his lifelong home.
No longer.
In late September, Mr.
Trump changed his primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach, Fla., according to documents filed with the Palm
Changing his primary resi- dence could carry significant tax implications for President Trump.
Beach County Circuit Court. Melania Trump, the first lady, also changed her resi-
dence to Palm Beach in an identical document.
Each of the Trumps filed a “declaration of domicile” say- ing that the Mar-a-Lago Club, Mr. Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, will be their permanent residence.
The president confirmed the decision on Twitter after The New York Times reported on the move, saying that he would “be making Palm Beach, Florida, our Permanent Resi- dence.”
“I cherish New York, and the people of New York,” he added, “and always will.”
Biden Reaps $5.3M Online Donation Surge Amid Trump Attacks
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden raised $5.3 million through a surge of online contributions in October that rolled in after President Donald Trump launched unfounded attacks against the former vice president over his son’s Ukrainian dealings.
The swell of cash came from 182,000 donations, with $28 being the average amount given, according to figures provided to The Asso- ciated Press by the cam-
JOE BIDEN
paign, which did not include money that Biden raised through big-dollar fundrais-
ers. It comes after his inter- net fundraising operation stumbled over the summer, leading critics to suggest he lacked grassroots support.
“All of the Trump attacks have started to catalyze. More people understand what is at stake,” deputy campaign manager Pete Ka- vanaugh said in an inter- view. “People out there are seeing Joe Biden getting at- tacked day after day. They understand he needs to fight back.”
Democrats Prep Next Impeachment Phase Amid Likely White House Defiance
House investigators, brac- ing for more witnesses to defy their demands at the be- hest of the White House, are now signaling they are pre- pared to begin the next phase of their impeachment inquiry even if their subpoenas are ignored across the board.
Democrats have teed up an ambitious schedule next week and are eager to secure the testimony of former na- tional security adviser John Bolton, who was concerned about the push for Ukraine to investigate President Don- ald Trump's political rivals at a time when vital aid to the country had been held up by the White House, according to sworn testimony from key witnesses.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
But the testimony of Bolton and at least 10 other key witnesses is far from as- sured, forcing Democrats to make a decision: Fight to se- cure testimony that could add more evidence to their case and will take time to play out, or urgently take the mat- ter to the public as they begin
their historic pursuit to po- tentially make Trump just the third President in history to get impeached.
A number of House De- mocrats told CNN that it's time for that next step, saying they've already built enough evidence to advance the pro- ceedings to the public stage.
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