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Chelsea Clinton used her large Twitter platform of 2.5 million followers to claim that former President Barack Obama warned President Donald Trump about a “ novel virus ” pandemic and then attacked Trump, saying he really screwed up, wasn’t prepared and “ did not get out in front of this.” Hillary Clinton’s daughter highlighted a post by a former Obama cabinet appointee in her attempt to praise Obama for something he didn’t do and further politicize the coronavirus crisis. “ The Obama team warned Trump’s staff about a possible pandemic. Whether it was lack of preparation or staff turnover, the necessary work wasn’t done to get in front of this ,” tweeted Chelsea.  She added this post by former Obama White House cabinet secretary Chris Wu: “ BREAKING: A week before Inauguration Day 2017, Trump team participated in a tabletop exercise with outgoing Obama team about preparing for a ‘major domestic incident.’ One incident discussed was a pandemic. I participa...

The Yale University psychiatrist who attacked President Trump’s mental state in December is refusing to comment on Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness. In  an interview  with Salon last year, Bandy X. Lee called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “submit” President Trump “to an involuntary evaluation.” Lee has repeatedly diagnosed Trump’s mental health as being deficient, despite never meeting with him personally. Thegatewaypundit.com  reports: Now that Joe Biden has become an increasing cause for concern, due to his aging mind, Bandy Lee refuses to offer a diagnosis of Biden. Washington Monthly  reports: Brandy X. Lee, one of the mental health professionals who has been very vocal about Trump’s unfitness for office, explained why a declination to diagnose Biden is in keeping with professional standards. I do not diagnose without examination and do not speak about public figures in general, unless there is evidence of such pro...

Former President Barack Obama has been silent so far on the firestorm surrounding Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer and major Democratic donor who was accused last week of three decades' worth of sexual harassment. And as Republicans and Twitter users continued to  blast him  Monday for not commenting, a few brought up a unique connection the ex-president has to Weinstein: His daughter just interned for him. \ Malia Obama, 19, landed an internship at the Weinstein Company right after her dad left office earlier this year,  according to  The Hollywood Reporter . Working in the New York City office, she was doing more than fetching coffee— TMZ  reported  that Malia Obama was "ensconced in the production/development department," tasked with "reading through scripts and deciding which ones move on to Weinstein brass." Related: Where is Malia Obama? Her internship has come under new scrutiny in the wake of a  New York Times ...