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Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

Jennifer Harper wrote the daily Inside the Beltway column for The Washington Times.

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President Trump's campaign released a 25-question survey to his followers on Thursday about mainstream media and accountability. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Trump’s media accountability survey

President Trump continues to bypass major pollsters. He has been conducting his own surveys for a while. A news and entertainment guy himself, President Trump has been polling his followers about campaign issues, popular sentiment and media performance since his campaign days in 2015. This week is no exception. Mr. Trump's campaign issued a new 25-question "Mainstream Media Accountability Survey" on Thursday — and it is specific, indeed. A few sample questions reveal the campaign is still very much in touch with the concerns of Trump voters:

August 6, 2020
The Great American Outdoors Act, signed this week by President Trump, allocates $9.5 billion to restore and protect the nation's public parks and lands in the next five years. (U.S. Forest Service via Associated PRess)

Inside the Beltway: Trump saves the Great Outdoors

It is good news for the fruited plain, not to mention the purple mountain majesties. President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act this week, which allocated $9.5 billion to restore and protect that nation's public parks and lands in the next five years.

August 5, 2020
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at Fox News in New York. The fever over sexual misconduct involving media figures began in the summer of 2016 with Gretchen Carlson's accusations against Fox News Channel founder Ailes. Within two weeks, Ailes was out of a job. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)

Inside the Beltway: New documentary on Roger Ailes: ‘The Man in the Arena’

Everyone should take note of Roger Ailes, the movie. The late founder and CEO of Fox News, media visionary and GOP strategist is now the subject of "Man in the Arena," a meticulous and carefully crafted documentary which aims to offer an accurate and candid portrait of the man -- with the message that all views and political beliefs should be a part of news coverage. The film also addresses the heavy price that those who value free speech can pay when they champion it.

August 4, 2020
Kraft Heinz — the food giant — is now offering its iconic macaroni and cheese as a breakfast dish as lockdowns and social interruptions continue to plague families, particularly those with cranky or bored children. (IMAGE COURTESY OF KRAFT HEINZ)

Iconic Kraft Mac & Cheese gets rebranded as a breakfast food

The Kraft Heinz Company -- the food-making giant -- is now offering its iconic macaroni and cheese as a breakfast dish as lockdowns and social interruptions continue to plague families, particularly those with cranky or bored children.

August 4, 2020
With a presidential proclamation for the month of August 2020, President Trump has offered an extensive tribute to Americans who favor target and competitive shooting — a sport which includes skeet, trap and clay targets; blackpowder shooting and even "cowboy action" fare. (Image courtesy of the National Sports Shooting Foundation).

Trump offers tribute to the ‘cherished tradition’ of shooting sports

President Trump has offered an extensive tribute to Americans who favor target and competitive shooting -- a sport which includes skeet, trap and clay targets, blackpowder shooting and even "cowboy action" fare. August, in fact, marks National Shooting Sports Month, which Mr. Trump frames in historical terms.

August 1, 2020
A new poll finds President Trump has a 5 percentage point lead over presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Reality check: Trump has 5% lead over Biden

A sizable poll offers promising news for President Trump. He's got a 5 percentage point lead over Joseph R. Biden in a survey of over 11,000 respondents. It's not a gigantic lead, but it is a lead nonetheless. Here are the straightforward numbers: 34% want Mr. Trump to remain in the White House, 29% would like to see Mr. Biden take up residence. Another 16% are still undecided, while over one-fifth - 22% - "do not plan to vote."

July 29, 2020
A statue honoring Ronald Reagan was vandalized on July 14 in Dixon, Illinois. It is one of 183 damaged or toppled following social unrest. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Another one: Reagan statue vandalized

At least 183 monuments, memorials, statues, and major historical markers have been defaced or toppled since civil unrest began in May, says Jonah Gottschalk, a contributor to The Federalist who assembled a list of damaged sites — which included those devoted to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Hiawatha, Union Army soldiers and Ronald Reagan.

July 23, 2020
Some wonder if Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden's "double-digit" lead over President Trump is beginning to fade. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Joe Biden’s ‘big lead’ now on a slow fade

The news media has been fixated with the idea that Joseph R. Biden has a spectacular "double-digit" lead over President Trump in the 2020 race. The coverage produced narratives suggesting voters were now enamored by Mr. Biden's slow and reliable pace. There was much talk that the coronavirus pandemic, the flagging economy and social unrest had taken its toll on Mr. Trump's popularity. But a few other narratives are emerging.

July 22, 2020
President Trump wore a mask last week. His wearing one "has nothing to do with politics," according to press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Politics: You and your mask

Masks are a given part of the daily wardrobe for most Americans. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of 900 registered U.S. voters finds that 74% always wear a mask in public; 14% sometimes wear one. Another 6% say they rarely wear a mask and 5% skip it altogether.

July 21, 2020
President George Washington, as painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796, now in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Ben Shapiro stands up for founding vaules, Founding Fathers

There was a time when the Founding Fathers garnered respect and admiration from the public without question. New cultural perspectives coupled with revised school curriculums and hostile media coverage of the Founders has tarnished their image. That phenomenon would have been unheard of among members of the "Greatest Generation," or even the restless baby boomers who followed.

July 20, 2020