#scorns

Trump scorns his own scientists over virus data

A public scolding of the C.D.C. chief was only the latest but perhaps the starkest instance when the president has rejected not just the policy advice of his public health officials but the facts and information that they provided.

  — NYT: Peter Baker

With Echoes of Trump, Boris Johnson Scorns the BBC

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LONDON — The British Broadcasting Corporation has long been one of Britain’s most revered institutions. But after an election campaign in which it faced charges of bias, the media organization finds its future in the hands of some of its biggest critics.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, coming off a resounding victoryfor his Conservative Party, raised questions during the campaign about the…

Syria’s Assad Said To Be In ‘Good’ Mood, Scorns US Weaponry After Airstrikes

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Assad, in a meeting with Russian lawmakers, told reporters that he was in a “good mood”

Beirut:  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised Russian weaponry on Sunday as his government celebrated victory over rebels in the town where an alleged chemical attack took place, triggering U.S. airstrikes over the weekend.

Assad made the comments during a meeting in…

Pelosi scorns ‘five white guys’ on immigration

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WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and immigration (all times local):

1:25 a.m.

Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi says an immigration working group is just “five white guys.”

Pelosi’s talking about a group of lawmakers that’s blessed by President Donald Trump. They’re trying to find a deal to protect young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

The…