Trump becomes first administration in history to designate a white supremacist organization as terrorists

Headline: Trump Administration First In History To Label A White Supremacist Group Terrorists

What's Up: In an historic move, the Trump administration became the first ever to designate a white supremacist group as terrorists. The group also happens to be, wait for it, Russian.

Quote: "This is the first time the United States has ever designated white supremacists as terrorists, and this illustrates how seriously this administration takes the white supremacist terrorist threat. We are doing things no previous administration has done to counter this threat." — State Department counterterrorism coordinator, Ambassador Nathan Sales

The First take: This deals a serious blow to the narrative that Trump is both a racist and pro-Russia. That's because the terrorist group, while not officially sanctioned by the Kremlin, is "tolerated" by the Russian government. So Trump kills two narratives with one stone, so to speak. It comes on the heels a couple weeks ago of Trump standing up at a press conference and supporting Asian-Americans and other Asian minorities, saying that any racist remarks or actions against them as a result of the virus should cease immediately. It remains to be seen, though, if the Left will still run with the "Trump is racist" mantra. (You probably don't have to guess where we've bet our money.)

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Did you already have the virus in the fall and not know it?

Headline: Fact check: Could your December cough actually have been coronavirus? Experts say more research is needed

What's Up: Anecdotes have been circulating on social media from people who, from November to December, had a severe upper respiratory disease that their doctors couldn't explain. It's led many to believe that the coronavirus was circulating in the U.S. earlier than believed and that some already have built up an immunity.

Quote: "I believe at the end of this, when we do look back – and we will – we will probably find that this disease was here earlier than we thought." — Dr. Georges Benjamin

The First take: What's fascinating about this story is that USA Today set out to do a fact check of the claim that the virus was here earlier and that some people already had it and didn't know it, and their ultimate conclusion was: Yeah, it's possible, but we can't say for sure either way. We know plenty of people who fit into this category, including at least one on our staff. Once the antibodies test can be performed, it will be fascinating to see. Do you think you may have had the virus in the fall? Let us know at ideas@thefirsttv.com.

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Hollywood actress gets a lesson in hypocrisy

Headline: Rose McGowan Calls Alyssa Milano A #MeToo Fraud For Supporting Joe Biden After Sexual Assault Allegation

What's Up: Prominent #MeToo activist Rose McGowan is trashing one of her fellow actresses as a "fraud." McGowan is taking aim at Alyssa Milano — who has said we need to believe all women when it comes to sexual assault — for supporting Joe Biden despite allegations of sexual assault against him.

Quote: "You are a fraud. This is about holding the media accountable. You go after Trump & Kavanaugh saying Believe Victims, you are a lie. You have always been a lie. The corrupt DNC is in on the smear job of Tara Reade, so are you. SHAME." — McGowan

The First take: Milano's stance was revealed in a radio interview, which you really have to experience. That's because the hypocrisy is thick. Milano does intellectual gymnastics to defend her position supporting Biden while explaining why she opposed Justice Kavanaugh. According to her, the starting point should be to believe the accusations, and then let due process play out. Which is ironic because in our justice system you are innocent until proven guilty. Well, at least if you're Joe Biden.

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Another senator's stock purchases look very bad

Headline: Georgia senator bought stock in personal protective equipment maker on day of coronavirus briefing: report

What's Up: Another Georgia senator, this time Sen. David Perdue (R), is in the news for reportedly buying $65,000 worth of stock in a personal protection equipment company the day of a private coronavirus briefing on Capitol Hill in January. In all, the senator purchased nearly $185,000 between then and March 2.

Quote: "Since coming to the U.S. Senate in 2015, Sen. Perdue has always had an outside adviser managing his personal finances, and he is not involved in day-to-day decisions." — Sen. Perdue spokeswoman

The First take: This doesn't look good. The defense is that the senator doesn't manage the day-to-day operations of his portfolio, and we are sure that is true. But we've been around Washington long enough to know that specificity and words matter. The senator's office is going through pangs to emphasize the "day-to-day operations" part. They haven't said he has absolutely no hand in it. That means we could easily see a scenario where the senator doesn't give specific orders to purchase X amount of shares in X company, but he could have given a general order to his advisers saying, "Hey, be sure to diversify my portfolio by investing in a PPE company," and left it at that. That's not "day-to-day operations." See how his works? Listen, we hope we're wrong. Truly. But something just smells about this and the other politicians who have "coincidentally" benefited financially from this crisis.

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