thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--Laurene Powell Jobs’s Ties to China May Be Behind Insidious Trump Hit Piece In The Atlantic

As the hit piece by far left “ magazine ” , The Atlantic , regarding comments Trump never actually said about the military , continues to make the rounds , it ’ s since been revealed that Laurene Powell Jobs , heir to Steve Jobs ’ s fortune , is a majority owner in The Atlantic and also a huge donor to democrat candidates , including Biden .
But that only explains part of the possible reason for the fake news article .
The widowed Jobs also retains huge amounts of stock in Apple and Disney , both of which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China .
Trump ’ s tough-on-China policies are cutting into the elitist billionaries ’ fortunes , Mrs. Jobs included .
While it ’ s unclear exactly how much of her fortune currently resides in Apple and Disney stock , which is what she initially inherited when Steve Jobs died in 2011 .
At one point she owned 38.5 million shares of Apple .
Earlier in the year it was revealed that the bleeding heart billionaire laid off 68 employees at the Atlantic , shortly before the Covid shutdowns took effect .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland Antifa ( VIDEOS ) She also inherited billions of dollars in Disney stock .
So what does this have to do with China ?
Everything .
Much of Apple ’ s manufacturing relies on cheap Chinese labor .
Earlier this year , Manufacturing Global published an article about Apple ’ s assembly lines taking a hit from the coronavirus scare : Apple Inc. ’ s major suppliers in China , including iPhone-maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. , plan to resume full-scale production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus that has infected thousands and limited travel .
Foxconn ’ s Hon Hai , the most important manufacturer for the U.S. company , said Tuesday it still expects to be able to restart facilities throughout China on schedule , according to a text message sent to Bloomberg News .
Suppliers such as Quanta Computer Inc. , Inventec Corp. and LG Display Co. also said they would go back to work next week in China .
While Chinese officials and companies have targeted Feb. 10 as the date to resume work in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the timing have grown in recent days as the virus death toll rises , workers find themselves stuck in municipal lockdowns and the transport of people and goods has been hampered .
More than 20,000 people have been infected with the virus and more than 400 have died .
Virtually all of the world ’ s iPhones are made in China , primarily by Hon Hai at its so-called iPhone City in Zhengzhou and by Pegatron Corp. at an assembly site near Shanghai .
Each of those locations is more than 500 kilometers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the epicenter of the viral outbreak .
Not only that , but several articles over the years have chronicled the sweatshop-like conditions in these Chinese factories .
For example , USA Today did a story last year that accompanied the announcement of the latest iPhone : Ahead of Apple ’ s new iPhone unveiling set for Tuesday , a New York-based watchdog group released a report accusing the tech giant and its partner Foxconn of breaking Chinese labor laws to build its upcoming smartphones .
Apple denies most of the allegations .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released a lengthy report Sunday alleging that the latest “ iPhone 11 ” – the exact name of the new phone hasn ’ t been released – was “ illegally produced in China.
” “ Several investigators were employed at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory , and one of the investigators worked there for over four years , ” CLW said in the report .
“ Because of the long investigation period , this report reveals many details about the working and living conditions at the Foxconn factory.
” CLW says that the factory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of the largest iPhone factories in the world .
Apple ’ s factory is accused of underpaying workers and forcing them to work in harsh conditions .
One of the most glaring laws broken involved temporary employees or “ dispatch workers , ” according to the report .
Chinese laws require that only 10 % of the company ’ s employee base be dispatch workers ; however , Foxconn ’ s labor force was made up of about 50 % .
Unlike full-time employed workers , dispatch workers do not receive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical expenses , CLW said .
The report also accused Apple ’ s factory of paying base wages “ insufficient to sustain the livelihood for a family ” living in the area .
The article goes on to accuse Apple and Foxconn of exposing workers to toxic chemicals .
Apple also stands to lose bigly from Trump clamping down on Chinese owned apps that serve , in part , to spy on US citizens .
Bloomberg reported last month : Apple Inc. spent years building China into a $ 44 billion growth driver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cast all that in doubt .
IPhone loyalists across China are now reconsidering their attachment to the device after Donald Trump issued an executive order last week barring U.S. companies from doing business with WeChat , the super-app that has become integral to everyday life in the country .
Scheduled to come into effect in roughly five weeks , the ban threatens to turn iPhones into expensive “ electronic trash , ” said Hong Kong resident Kenny Ou , who sees WeChat as one of the most essential software on his handset .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ post-earnings conference call stressed they believed the ban applied only to WeChat in the U.S. and shouldn ’ t affect its Chinese cousin , known as Weixin .
But they added that they themselves were still seeking clarity , and the sweeping language of Trump ’ s order means it could still spell trouble for Apple .
The U.S. company has just come off a strong quarter in China , its most important international market and where it is facing intensifying competition from local Android rivals like Huawei Technologies Co. — which , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are free to either offer WeChat directly or allow their users access to download it themselves .
The Cupertino company ’ s strategy of tapping first-time buyers and wooing back consumers with cheaper devices like the iPhone SE could be entirely derailed if it can ’ t offer WeChat and U.S.-China trade tensions continue to worsen .
If Apple was forced to remove the service from its global app stores , iPhone annual shipments will decline 25 % to 30 % while other hardware , including AirPods , iPad , Apple Watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % -25 % , TF International Securities analyst Kuo Ming-chi estimated in a research note .
Apple didn ’ t immediately respond to Bloomberg News ’ requests for comment .
A survey on the twitter-like Weibo service asking consumers to choose between WeChat and their iPhones has drawn more than 1.2 million responses so far , with roughly 95 % of participants saying they would rather give up their devices .
“ The ban will force a lot of Chinese users to switch from Apple to other brands because WeChat is really important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who works in fintech in Hong Kong and originally hails from Xi ’ an .
“ My family in China are all used to WeChat and all our communication is on the platform.
” When the Trump administration issued executive orders on Aug. 6 that would essentially ban the Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok over national security concerns , executives at TikTok were quick to distance themselves from any user anxiety over the social media phenomenon ’ s relationship with the mother country and authorities there .
WeChat was less quick to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tencent Holdings Ltd. , the company that owns WeChat , has for years worked to keep the app aligned with the values of China ’ s ruling Communist Party .
The day after the ban was announced , Tencent—which has a market cap of more than $ 660 billion—simply said it was “ reviewing the potential consequences ” of the executive order ; it later tried to make a distinction between the app ’ s Chinese and overseas versions but didn ’ t address U.S. security allegations .
It was the Chinese government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done repeatedly over the past few years when the U.S. has gone after companies from the mainland—with foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin telling reporters on Aug. 7 that it was “ nothing short of bullying.
” He said , “ The U.S. side has put selfish interests above market principle and international rules to the detriment of American users and companies.
” Political manipulation and oppression “ will only end up with its demoralization , eroded national image , and trust deficit.
” All the platforms are expected to toe the party line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cross any of Beijing ’ s red lines , ” Ryan says .
Article 28 of China ’ s 2017 cybersecurity law says , “ Network operators shall provide technical support and assistance to public security organs and national security organs that are safeguarding national security and investigating criminal activities in accordance with the law.
” In a regular press conference with foreign media on Sept. 1 , foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said it was the U.S. rather than China that had turned apps into surveillance systems to spy on the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibit “ any transaction ” by U.S. individuals and entities with WeChat and TikTok , but the administration ’ s sweeping language seemed to indicate the ban might extend well beyond their use in the U.S.—leaving investors confused and trying to figure out the orders ’ definition of transactions as it applied to Chinese companies .
Did it include the use of the apps outside the U.S. and specifically in China where WeChat is ubiquitous and essential to business ?
Zhou Fengsuo , a former student leader during the Tiananmen Square protests of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. , says his WeChat account has been temporarily suspended numerous times over the past seven years .
“ WeChat censorship is so obvious that people are no longer sensitive about it , ” he says .
“ My account is dealt with in the same way as Chinese accounts , which are under surveillance all the time.
” Shortly after Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo died in 2017 , Zhou says he couldn ’ t commemorate Liu by sharing photos of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and his wife with friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s semi-public feed .
Wired would go on to elaborate on Apple ’ s interesting position with China : “ There ’ s a confusion about China , ” Cook said a couple of years ago at the Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou , pushing back against the notion that Apple assembles products there to save money .
Instead , he argued , China ’ s deep tech ecosystem makes it the only country capable of providing the right mix of expertise , suppliers and labour at the scale Apple needs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have intensified , Apple ’ s reliance on China has become as much a source of weakness as strength .
In the US , it risks being attacked by Trump for its reliance on China – hence the very public nature of Cook ’ s factory visit with Trump .
Meanwhile , China ’ s government always has the option of using Apple as a bargaining chip , especially if trade talks with the US break down once again , for instance by restricting access to the crucial rare earth metals needed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apple ’ s Chinese sales too , as patriotic consumers turn to domestic brands , giving a bump to Huawei in particular .
Apple ’ s role as an employer provides a measure of political protection : it says its activities “ support ” more than five million Chinese jobs , more than twice as many as in the US .
Yet this did not stop it running into trouble with Beijing in October 2019 , when it was pressured to remove the mapping app HKmap.live from its app store , following its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The ongoing trade tensions are now forcing Apple to consider still more drastic scenarios , in particular what would happen if greater technological “ decoupling ” between the US and Chinese economies forced it to shift large portions of its supply chain away from China .
Combined with Trump ’ s tariffs and sanctions , along with the always-contentious currency battle , Apple stands to lose bigly without a weak , China-first , anti-America president .
In all-out-war mode , Apple ’ s biggest stock holders need to pull out every stop to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to profit .
Similarly , Disney , Mrs. Jobs ’ s other big stock asset set , has also been going out of their way to work with China .
The Drum ran a story in 2017 titled “ Walt Dynasty : Why Disney ’ s long-term focus is on China “ : Will China be all ears as the House of Mouse comes calling ?
While Disney ’ s history is rooted in American culture , its focus for future growth lies outside of the United States .
The company makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in it , operating 110 Disney channels around the world .
Most of all , it thinks it can win in China .
Disney ’ s advance into China has been a model of diplomacy , stealth and long-term planning .
Barely a year after opening its doors , Shanghai Disneyland is already China ’ s largest amusement park , attracting 12 million visitors .
“ There were 18 years between first setting foot on the property in Pudong and cutting the ribbon with government officials of China to officially open Shanghai Disneyland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bob Iger .
The most challenging aspect of the project , he says , was to build something that “ would be viewed by the people of China as a great experience and enable them to have a sense of pride in it and ownership of it , meaning they felt like it was their theme park ” .
However , it hasn ’ t always been this way .
Andy Bird , chairman of Walt Disney International , says that when he joined Disney 13 years ago the strategy was to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to overseas markets : “ Like many multinational companies we were in the export business and a large proportion of everything we produced was produced here .
It was literally one size fits all.
” In 2016 , The New York Times published a story about Disney ’ s convenient affair with the Chinese Communist Party :

As the hit piece by far left “magazine”, The Atlantic, regarding comments Trump never actually said about the military, continues to make the rounds, it’s since been revealed that Laurene Powell Jobs, heir to Steve Jobs’s fortune, is a majority owner in The Atlantic and also a huge donor to democrat candidates, including Biden.
But that only explains part of the possible reason for the fake news article.
The widowed Jobs also retains huge amounts of stock in Apple and Disney, both of which are dependent on national policies that appease China. Trump’s tough-on-China policies are cutting into the elitist billionaries’ fortunes, Mrs. Jobs included.
While it’s unclear exactly how much of her fortune currently resides in Apple and Disney stock, which is what she initially inherited when Steve Jobs died in 2011. At one point she owned 38.5 million shares of Apple.
Earlier in the year it was revealed that the bleeding heart billionaire laid off 68 employees at the Atlantic, shortly before the Covid shutdowns took effect.
Amazing to see someone with a net worth of more than $20 billion, who's been in a multi-year cost-is-no-object hiring spree, turn around and tell precisely 68 people that their jobs are no longer financially justifiable — Tom Scocca (@tomscocca) May 21, 2020
She also inherited billions of dollars in Disney stock.
So what does this have to do with China? Everything.
Much of Apple’s manufacturing relies on cheap Chinese labor. Earlier this year, Manufacturing Global published an article about Apple’s assembly lines taking a hit from the coronavirus scare:
Apple Inc.’s major suppliers in China, including iPhone-maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., plan to resume full-scale production in the country February 10, despite the coronavirus that has infected thousands and limited travel. Foxconn’s Hon Hai, the most important manufacturer for the U.S. company, said Tuesday it still expects to be able to restart facilities throughout China on schedule, according to a text message sent to Bloomberg News. Suppliers such as Quanta Computer Inc., Inventec Corp. and LG Display Co. also said they would go back to work next week in China. While Chinese officials and companies have targeted Feb. 10 as the date to resume work in much of the country, doubts about the timing have grown in recent days as the virus death toll rises, workers find themselves stuck in municipal lockdowns and the transport of people and goods has been hampered. More than 20,000 people have been infected with the virus and more than 400 have died. Virtually all of the world’s iPhones are made in China, primarily by Hon Hai at its so-called iPhone City in Zhengzhou and by Pegatron Corp. at an assembly site near Shanghai. Each of those locations is more than 500 kilometers away from Wuhan in central China, the epicenter of the viral outbreak.
Not only that, but several articles over the years have chronicled the sweatshop-like conditions in these Chinese factories. For example, USA Today did a story last year that accompanied the announcement of the latest iPhone:
Ahead of Apple’s new iPhone unveiling set for Tuesday, a New York-based watchdog group released a report accusing the tech giant and its partner Foxconn of breaking Chinese labor laws to build its upcoming smartphones. Apple denies most of the allegations. The non-profit China Labor Watch (CLW) released a lengthy report Sunday alleging that the latest “iPhone 11” – the exact name of the new phone hasn’t been released – was “illegally produced in China.” “Several investigators were employed at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory, and one of the investigators worked there for over four years,” CLW said in the report. “Because of the long investigation period, this report reveals many details about the working and living conditions at the Foxconn factory.” CLW says that the factory is dubbed “iPhone City” and is one of the largest iPhone factories in the world. Apple’s factory is accused of underpaying workers and forcing them to work in harsh conditions. Trending: Newt Gingrich Issues Stark Warning on Trump Georgia Indictment (Video) One of the most glaring laws broken involved temporary employees or “dispatch workers,” according to the report. Chinese laws require that only 10% of the company’s employee base be dispatch workers; however, Foxconn’s labor force was made up of about 50%. Unlike full-time employed workers, dispatch workers do not receive paid sick leave and social insurance for medical expenses, CLW said. The report also accused Apple’s factory of paying base wages “insufficient to sustain the livelihood for a family” living in the area.
The article goes on to accuse Apple and Foxconn of exposing workers to toxic chemicals.
Apple also stands to lose bigly from Trump clamping down on Chinese owned apps that serve, in part, to spy on US citizens. Bloomberg reported last month:
Apple Inc. spent years building China into a $44 billion growth driver. Then the U.S. president last week cast all that in doubt. IPhone loyalists across China are now reconsidering their attachment to the device after Donald Trump issued an executive order last week barring U.S. companies from doing business with WeChat, the super-app that has become integral to everyday life in the country. Scheduled to come into effect in roughly five weeks, the ban threatens to turn iPhones into expensive “electronic trash,” said Hong Kong resident Kenny Ou, who sees WeChat as one of the most essential software on his handset. On Wednesday, Tencent executives on a post-earnings conference call stressed they believed the ban applied only to WeChat in the U.S. and shouldn’t affect its Chinese cousin, known as Weixin. But they added that they themselves were still seeking clarity, and the sweeping language of Trump’s order means it could still spell trouble for Apple. The U.S. company has just come off a strong quarter in China, its most important international market and where it is facing intensifying competition from local Android rivals like Huawei Technologies Co. — which, unlike Apple and its locked-down app stores, are free to either offer WeChat directly or allow their users access to download it themselves. The Cupertino company’s strategy of tapping first-time buyers and wooing back consumers with cheaper devices like the iPhone SE could be entirely derailed if it can’t offer WeChat and U.S.-China trade tensions continue to worsen. If Apple was forced to remove the service from its global app stores, iPhone annual shipments will decline 25% to 30% while other hardware, including AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac computers, may fall 15%-25%, TF International Securities analyst Kuo Ming-chi estimated in a research note. Apple didn’t immediately respond to Bloomberg News’ requests for comment. A survey on the twitter-like Weibo service asking consumers to choose between WeChat and their iPhones has drawn more than 1.2 million responses so far, with roughly 95% of participants saying they would rather give up their devices. “The ban will force a lot of Chinese users to switch from Apple to other brands because WeChat is really important for us,” said Sky Ding, who works in fintech in Hong Kong and originally hails from Xi’an. “My family in China are all used to WeChat and all our communication is on the platform.”
Regarding WeChat, Bloomberg reported in a separate article:
When the Trump administration issued executive orders on Aug. 6 that would essentially ban the Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok over national security concerns, executives at TikTok were quick to distance themselves from any user anxiety over the social media phenomenon’s relationship with the mother country and authorities there. WeChat was less quick to push back. That’s because Tencent Holdings Ltd., the company that owns WeChat, has for years worked to keep the app aligned with the values of China’s ruling Communist Party. The day after the ban was announced, Tencent—which has a market cap of more than $660 billion—simply said it was “reviewing the potential consequences” of the executive order; it later tried to make a distinction between the app’s Chinese and overseas versions but didn’t address U.S. security allegations. It was the Chinese government that assailed the U.S. move—as it has done repeatedly over the past few years when the U.S. has gone after companies from the mainland—with foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin telling reporters on Aug. 7 that it was “nothing short of bullying.” He said, “The U.S. side has put selfish interests above market principle and international rules to the detriment of American users and companies.” Political manipulation and oppression “will only end up with its demoralization, eroded national image, and trust deficit.” All the platforms are expected to toe the party line and ensure content doesn’t “cross any of Beijing’s red lines,” Ryan says. Article 28 of China’s 2017 cybersecurity law says, “Network operators shall provide technical support and assistance to public security organs and national security organs that are safeguarding national security and investigating criminal activities in accordance with the law.” In a regular press conference with foreign media on Sept. 1, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said it was the U.S. rather than China that had turned apps into surveillance systems to spy on the public. Trump’s two orders would prohibit “any transaction” by U.S. individuals and entities with WeChat and TikTok, but the administration’s sweeping language seemed to indicate the ban might extend well beyond their use in the U.S.—leaving investors confused and trying to figure out the orders’ definition of transactions as it applied to Chinese companies. Did it include the use of the apps outside the U.S. and specifically in China where WeChat is ubiquitous and essential to business? Zhou Fengsuo, a former student leader during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and a naturalized American citizen living in the U.S., says his WeChat account has been temporarily suspended numerous times over the past seven years. “WeChat censorship is so obvious that people are no longer sensitive about it,” he says. “My account is dealt with in the same way as Chinese accounts, which are under surveillance all the time.” Shortly after Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo died in 2017, Zhou says he couldn’t commemorate Liu by sharing photos of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and his wife with friends on WeChat, or on the app’s semi-public feed.
Wired would go on to elaborate on Apple’s interesting position with China:
“There’s a confusion about China,” Cook said a couple of years ago at the Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou, pushing back against the notion that Apple assembles products there to save money. Instead, he argued, China’s deep tech ecosystem makes it the only country capable of providing the right mix of expertise, suppliers and labour at the scale Apple needs. Even so, as US-China trade tensions have intensified, Apple’s reliance on China has become as much a source of weakness as strength. In the US, it risks being attacked by Trump for its reliance on China – hence the very public nature of Cook’s factory visit with Trump. Meanwhile, China’s government always has the option of using Apple as a bargaining chip, especially if trade talks with the US break down once again, for instance by restricting access to the crucial rare earth metals needed for smartphone production. Trade ructions have hit Apple’s Chinese sales too, as patriotic consumers turn to domestic brands, giving a bump to Huawei in particular. Apple’s role as an employer provides a measure of political protection: it says its activities “support” more than five million Chinese jobs, more than twice as many as in the US. Yet this did not stop it running into trouble with Beijing in October 2019, when it was pressured to remove the mapping app HKmap.live from its app store, following its use by protesters in Hong Kong. The ongoing trade tensions are now forcing Apple to consider still more drastic scenarios, in particular what would happen if greater technological “decoupling” between the US and Chinese economies forced it to shift large portions of its supply chain away from China.
Combined with Trump’s tariffs and sanctions, along with the always-contentious currency battle, Apple stands to lose bigly without a weak, China-first, anti-America president. In all-out-war mode, Apple’s biggest stock holders need to pull out every stop to make sure Trump loses so they can continue to profit.
Similarly, Disney, Mrs. Jobs’s other big stock asset set, has also been going out of their way to work with China. The Drum ran a story in 2017 titled “Walt Dynasty: Why Disney’s long-term focus is on China“:
Will China be all ears as the House of Mouse comes calling? While Disney’s history is rooted in American culture, its focus for future growth lies outside of the United States. The company makes more TV shows outside the US than in it, operating 110 Disney channels around the world. Most of all, it thinks it can win in China. Disney’s advance into China has been a model of diplomacy, stealth and long-term planning. Barely a year after opening its doors, Shanghai Disneyland is already China’s largest amusement park, attracting 12 million visitors. “There were 18 years between first setting foot on the property in Pudong and cutting the ribbon with government officials of China to officially open Shanghai Disneyland,” says chairman and chief executive Bob Iger. The most challenging aspect of the project, he says, was to build something that “would be viewed by the people of China as a great experience and enable them to have a sense of pride in it and ownership of it, meaning they felt like it was their theme park”. However, it hasn’t always been this way. Andy Bird, chairman of Walt Disney International, says that when he joined Disney 13 years ago the strategy was to create products in the US and then sell to overseas markets: “Like many multinational companies we were in the export business and a large proportion of everything we produced was produced here. It was literally one size fits all.”
In 2016, The New York Times published a story about Disney’s convenient affair with the Chinese Communist Party:
Mr. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, took a corporate jet to Shanghai in February 2008 to meet with the city’s new Communist Party boss, Yu Zhengsheng. Over dinner at a state guesthouse, Mr. Iger offered a more conciliatory approach, setting the tone for the next phase of talks. After that, Disney substantially dialed back its demands. In addition to handing over a large piece of the profit, the control-obsessed company would give the government a role in running the park. Disney was also prepared to drop its longstanding insistence on a television channel. For Disney, such moves were once unthinkable. Giving up on the Disney Channel meant abandoning the company’s proven brand-building strategy. “We’re kidding ourselves if we think we’re going to get everything we want,” Mr. Iger recalled saying at the time.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--Judge Jeanine and Dr. Robert Hariri Confirm Gateway Pundit Reporting from Last Week – Only 9,210 Ame

Judge Jeanine and Dr. Robert Hariri Confirm Gateway Pundit Reporting from Last Week – Only 9,210 Americans Died from COVID-19 Alone – the Rest Had Serious Co-Morbid Conditions

On Saturday night Judge Jeanine and Dr. Robert Hariri discussed COVID related deaths and the percent of those with serious co-morbidies .
This was first reported by The Gateway Pundit last week .
Last Saturday we dropped a direct hit on the Democrat Party , their mainstream media and their coronavirus narrative and all hell broke loose .
We ’ ve never seen anything quite like this .
Democrats , their fake news media and their ‘ fact checker ’ allies were completely outraged over our post reporting that only 9,210 Americans died from the coronavirus alone .
The rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the CDC had different serious illnesses and co-morbidities .
The other tens of thousands of COVID-19 deaths reported by the CDC in the US had on average 2.6 other health conditions .
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland Antifa ( VIDEOS ) Twitter took down a tweet on these statistics .
CNN slandered President Trump and the Gateway Pundit and encouraged Twitter to take down a tweet based on our post that the President retweeted .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t want Americans to know the full truth about the COVID-19 pandemic .
Saturday we posted an article about COVID-19 – SHOCK REPORT : This Week CDC Quietly Updated COVID-19 Numbers – Only 9,210 Americans Died From COVID-19 Alone – Rest Had Different Other Serious Illnesses The gist of the article was that COVID-19 is not nearly as deadly as first projected by the WHO in January and then by Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx in March .
Based on CDC numbers this past week only 6 % of all deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only factor in the individual ’ s death was COVID-19 .
For all the other deaths reported by the CDC linked to COVID-19 , the individuals who passed away had 2-3 other serious illnesses or co-morbidities .
This comes from actual data from the CDC ( as posted above ) .
But on Sunday Twitter took down a related tweet by Mel Q and suspended her account .
Twitter notified her that actual CDC data “ violated their policy on misleading information about COVID-19.
” Her account was suspended from posting for 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece this report , the President ’ s retweet and our article entitled – Twitter removes QAnon supporter ’ s false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted They also tweeted out their work : Of course they never approached us about their garbage post .
CNN assumed that we were saying none of the other 94 % of deaths classified as COVID-19 deaths were caused by COVID-19 .
This is not what we reported as you can read for yourself .
What we did say is that only 9,210 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone .
The rest of the deaths pinned to the China coronavirus are attributed to individuals who had other serious issues going on.
” The rest of the media and social media went into a frenzy as well .
Others shared tweets related to our post : But other media outlets published reports on Sunday and Monday rehashing our report with numbers from the CDC .
ABC , CBS and FOX all posted articles that supported the position in our post – yep , we were right .
But Democrats and the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact checker allies at Facebook came after us as well – not one , not two… but six of them !
On Saturday night Judge Jeanine Pirro invited Dr. Robert Hariri on to discuss these same numbers released by the CDC .
Dr. Robert Hariri agreed entirely with our assessment .
Dr. Hariri : What we know is that the vast majority of people that die from this disease are from a very advanced age or they have more than one serious life threatening condition .
These co-morbid conditions can be be characterized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like diabetes , high blood pressure , pre-existing cardiac disease , immunology disease , and it shouldn ’ t be a surprise to anyone that these people are at risk of dying regardless of the precipitating factor .
These are the people who unfortunately pass away during a heat wave or just when they ’ re exposed to things like seasonal flu .
So what ’ s striking though is that the CDC data really suggests that had we paid more attention to the pre-existing diseases and had we used that as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in other words , we know who ’ s got diabetes and hypertension and heart disease .
And if we knew that and focused our isolation measures and protective measures on them and allowed the rest of the population to go about their business we might be in a very different position today .
Judge Jeanine and Dr. Hariri could not have supported our position any better .
The China coronavirus really affects a slight part of our population , the sickest Americans the worst .
What is very concerning is that our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diagnosing the prescribing an intelligible and accurate plan for our country .
Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx have not served the American public in its best interest .

On Saturday night Judge Jeanine and Dr. Robert Hariri discussed COVID related deaths and the percent of those with serious co-morbidities. This was first reported by The Gateway Pundit last week.
Last Saturday we dropped a direct hit on the Democrat Party, their mainstream media and their coronavirus narrative and all hell broke loose.
We’ve never seen anything quite like this. Democrats, their fake news media and their ‘fact checker’ allies were completely outraged over our post reporting that only 9,210 Americans died from the coronavirus alone. The rest of the coronavirus victims in the US according to the CDC had different serious illnesses and co-morbidities.
The other tens of thousands of COVID-19 deaths reported by the CDC in the US had on average 2.6 other health conditions.
Twitter took down a tweet on these statistics. CNN slandered President Trump and the Gateway Pundit and encouraged Twitter to take down a tweet based on our post that the President retweeted.
It is very clear that Democrats and their media don’t want Americans to know the full truth about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday we posted an article about COVID-19 – SHOCK REPORT: This Week CDC Quietly Updated COVID-19 Numbers – Only 9,210 Americans Died From COVID-19 Alone – Rest Had Different Other Serious Illnesses
The gist of the article was that COVID-19 is not nearly as deadly as first projected by the WHO in January and then by Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx in March. Based on CDC numbers this past week only 6% of all deaths attributed to COVID-19 were deaths where the only factor in the individual’s death was COVID-19.
From the CDC website.
For all the other deaths reported by the CDC linked to COVID-19, the individuals who passed away had 2-3 other serious illnesses or co-morbidities. This comes from actual data from the CDC (as posted above).
But on Sunday Twitter took down a related tweet by Mel Q and suspended her account. Twitter notified her that actual CDC data “violated their policy on misleading information about COVID-19.” Her account was suspended from posting for 12 hours.
Then CNN wrote an hit piece this report, the President’s retweet and our article entitled – Twitter removes QAnon supporter’s false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted
They also tweeted out their work:
Twitter has taken down a tweet containing a false claim about coronavirus death statistics that was made by a supporter of the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory — a post that President Trump retweeted earlier in the day https://t.co/QL65Bjw0Fe — CNN (@CNN) August 30, 2020
Of course they never approached us about their garbage post. CNN assumed that we were saying none of the other 94% of deaths classified as COVID-19 deaths were caused by COVID-19.
This is not what we reported as you can read for yourself.
What we did say is that only 9,210 deaths were “completely due to the coronavirus alone. The rest of the deaths pinned to the China coronavirus are attributed to individuals who had other serious issues going on.”
The rest of the media and social media went into a frenzy as well. Others shared tweets related to our post:
6% — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 30, 2020
Candice Owens tweeted:
The CDC now claims that 94% of all coronavirus deaths were supplementary, meaning, the person had co-morbidities. Less than 10,000 Americans have died from Covid-19 alone. #Coronavirus is and always has been a hoax. Democrats masked & impoverished America to rig an election. — Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) September 1, 2020
Donald Trump Jr responded to a tweet attacking our post:
The data came from the CDC!!!
Are you fricken kidding me with this spin??? https://t.co/kZx6WXt7Jo — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 1, 2020
But other media outlets published reports on Sunday and Monday rehashing our report with numbers from the CDC. ABC, CBS and FOX all posted articles that supported the position in our post – yep, we were right.
But Democrats and the media could not have it. So the fact checker allies at Facebook came after us as well – not one, not two… but six of them!
On Saturday night Judge Jeanine Pirro invited Dr. Robert Hariri on to discuss these same numbers released by the CDC.
Dr. Robert Hariri agreed entirely with our assessment.
Dr. Hariri: What we know is that the vast majority of people that die from this disease are from a very advanced age or they have more than one serious life threatening condition. These co-morbid conditions can be be characterized as bad health. They include things like diabetes, high blood pressure, pre-existing cardiac disease, immunology disease, and it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that these people are at risk of dying regardless of the precipitating factor. These are the people who unfortunately pass away during a heat wave or just when they’re exposed to things like seasonal flu. So what’s striking though is that the CDC data really suggests that had we paid more attention to the pre-existing diseases and had we used that as a factor in who we should protect, in other words, we know who’s got diabetes and hypertension and heart disease. And if we knew that and focused our isolation measures and protective measures on them and allowed the rest of the population to go about their business we might be in a very different position today.
Judge Jeanine and Dr. Hariri could not have supported our position any better. The China coronavirus really affects a slight part of our population, the sickest Americans the worst. What is very concerning is that our medical elites made mistake after mistake in diagnosing the prescribing an intelligible and accurate plan for our country. Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx have not served the American public in its best interest.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--Big Pharma Is Colluding in an Attempt to Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Production

Reuters announced on Friday Big Pharma is colluding to prevent the timely production of a COVID-19 vaccine .
Many believe this is an effort to embarrass President Trump who has promised a vaccine as soon as possible .
Trump is the first president to confront and take on the pharmaceutical industry in decades .
So this appears to be another group hostile to President Trump interfering with the US election and at the same time costing American lives who are victims of the disease .
Several COVID-19 vaccine developers , including Pfizer Inc , Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to seek government approval until their vaccine candidates are proven to be safe and effective , the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday .
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland Antifa ( VIDEOS ) The companies would pledge to adhere to high scientific and ethical standards in the conduct of clinical studies and in their manufacturing processes , the Journal report here said , citing the draft of a joint statement that is still being finalized .
The companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early next week , the report added , citing two people familiar with the matter .
The news comes amid rising concerns that political pressure ahead of the Nov. 3 election could weigh on the safety and effectiveness of a potential vaccine for the respiratory illness .
This agreement by Big Pharma may actually be good news for President Trump .
Over the past half a year Americans have learned much about Big Pharma and its devious actions related to vaccines and have watched the inept , if not totally corrupt , actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they destroyed the US economy and many Americans ’ life savings with their predictions and recommendations .
Now most Americans are unwilling to take a coronavirus vaccine according to bgr.com : All this back-and-forth over vaccine development seems to have impacted the public ’ s opinion .
Scientists warned that public trust in this sort of therapy is critical for the success of vaccination campaigns .
Previous polls showed that one-third of Americans said they wouldn ’ t get the vaccine when it ’ s available .
The new data from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two-thirds of the 1,000 voters surveyed last weekend say they won ’ t try to get the vaccine when it becomes available .
A quarter of respondents said they ’ ll never get it .
The difference between those figures , or 44 % of the voters surveyed , will not take the vaccine until others have tried it .
One Trump supporter tweeted this out today : Luckily , as reported earlier , the coronavirus may be fizzling out .
Deaths reported by the CDC show this : In addition it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 % of the tests showing individuals testing positive were inaccurate according to a New York Times report ( of all places ) .
Big Pharma can try and embarrass the President because of his efforts to stop their pillaging of the American people but this too will backfire .
Americans finally have a president who cares about their wellbeing .

Reuters announced on Friday Big Pharma is colluding to prevent the timely production of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Many believe this is an effort to embarrass President Trump who has promised a vaccine as soon as possible. Trump is the first president to confront and take on the pharmaceutical industry in decades. So this appears to be another group hostile to President Trump interfering with the US election and at the same time costing American lives who are victims of the disease.
Reuters reported:
Several COVID-19 vaccine developers, including Pfizer Inc, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc, plan to issue a public pledge not to seek government approval until their vaccine candidates are proven to be safe and effective, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The companies would pledge to adhere to high scientific and ethical standards in the conduct of clinical studies and in their manufacturing processes, the Journal report here said, citing the draft of a joint statement that is still being finalized. The companies might issue the pledge as soon as early next week, the report added, citing two people familiar with the matter. The news comes amid rising concerns that political pressure ahead of the Nov. 3 election could weigh on the safety and effectiveness of a potential vaccine for the respiratory illness.
This agreement by Big Pharma may actually be good news for President Trump.
Over the past half a year Americans have learned much about Big Pharma and its devious actions related to vaccines and have watched the inept, if not totally corrupt, actions of the elites in the medical community as they destroyed the US economy and many Americans’ life savings with their predictions and recommendations.
Now most Americans are unwilling to take a coronavirus vaccine according to bgr.com:
All this back-and-forth over vaccine development seems to have impacted the public’s opinion. Scientists warned that public trust in this sort of therapy is critical for the success of vaccination campaigns. Previous polls showed that one-third of Americans said they wouldn’t get the vaccine when it’s available. The new data from the USA Today/Suffolk poll shows a worrying trend. Two-thirds of the 1,000 voters surveyed last weekend say they won’t try to get the vaccine when it becomes available. A quarter of respondents said they’ll never get it. The difference between those figures, or 44% of the voters surveyed, will not take the vaccine until others have tried it.
One Trump supporter tweeted this out today:
Nice. But I would say about 90% of your base do not want a COVID vaccine and wouldn’t take any. I would stop pushing the vaccine.
We want you to win. — DeAnna Lorraine 🇺🇸 (@DeAnna4Congress) September 6, 2020
Luckily, as reported earlier, the coronavirus may be fizzling out. Deaths reported by the CDC show this:
In addition it’s now reported that more than 90% of the tests showing individuals testing positive were inaccurate according to a New York Times report (of all places).
Big Pharma can try and embarrass the President because of his efforts to stop their pillaging of the American people but this too will backfire.
Americans finally have a president who cares about their well being.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--PARTY OF SCIENCE! Kamala Harris Won’t Take Trump’s Word On A Vaccine For COVID-19 (VIDEO)

Democrats love to pretend they are the party of science .
Joe Biden and other Democrats are always saying that they will listen to scientists , and everyone must follow science .
But according to Joe Biden ’ s running mate Kamala Harris , science suddenly doesn ’ t matter as long as Trump is still the president .
She recently said in an interview that she wouldn ’ t take Trump ’ s word on a vaccine for COVID-19 .
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump not credible on possible COVID-19 vaccine In an interview excerpt broadcast by CNN on Saturday , Harris said Trump had a track record of suppressing expert opinion about the coronavirus pandemic and that she worried that might happen again in the case of a prospective vaccine .
“ I would not trust Donald Trump , ” Harris said , saying she would be convinced of the efficacy of a vaccine only if someone credible were vouching for it as well .
“ I will not take his word for it.
” At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak , which has taken 187,833 lives , according to a Reuters tally .
With the government ’ s handling of the world ’ s worst outbreak of the disease under close scrutiny , Trump has dangled the possibility that a vaccine might be ready ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election .
See the video below : In other words , this is all about politics .
Biden and Harris don ’ t care about that .
They only care about winning .

Democrats love to pretend they are the party of science. Joe Biden and other Democrats are always saying that they will listen to scientists, and everyone must follow science.
But according to Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris, science suddenly doesn’t matter as long as Trump is still the president.
She recently said in an interview that she wouldn’t take Trump’s word on a vaccine for COVID-19.
Reuters reports:
Kamala Harris says Trump not credible on possible COVID-19 vaccine In an interview excerpt broadcast by CNN on Saturday, Harris said Trump had a track record of suppressing expert opinion about the coronavirus pandemic and that she worried that might happen again in the case of a prospective vaccine. “I would not trust Donald Trump,” Harris said, saying she would be convinced of the efficacy of a vaccine only if someone credible were vouching for it as well. “I will not take his word for it.” At least 6.2 million people have been infected in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, which has taken 187,833 lives, according to a Reuters tally. With the government’s handling of the world’s worst outbreak of the disease under close scrutiny, Trump has dangled the possibility that a vaccine might be ready ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election.
See the video below:
BASH: “Let's just say there is a vaccine that is approved and even distributed before the election. Would you get it?" HARRIS: “I would not trust Donald Trump… I will not take his word for it."pic.twitter.com/7NIp1F8WkB — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 5, 2020
In other words, this is all about politics.
These people are actually rooting against a vaccine before the election because they fear that it would help Trump. They aren’t even trying to hide it. Kamala Harris is a terrible person. Democrats are unfit to rule a dog pound, much less this country. https://t.co/0RdkOYwX5p — Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) September 5, 2020
There are going to be Americans who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris convinced them not to. https://t.co/kRie9IZXZL — Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) September 5, 2020
Biden and Harris don’t care about that.
They only care about winning.
Cross posted from American Lookout.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--INSANE VIDEO: Portland Rioter Throwing Molotovs at Police Accidentally Hits Fellow Leftist, Lights H

INSANE VIDEO: Portland Rioter Throwing Molotovs at Police Accidentally Hits Fellow Leftist, Lights Him on Fire

On the 100th night of riots in Portland , one of the far-left militants threw a Molotov cocktail in an @ @ @ @ @ lit his fellow rioter on fire instead .
Ironically , police officers had to step @ @ @ @ @ it out .
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After @ @ @ @ @ By Portland Antifa ( VIDEOS ) After the man dances away from the explosion with @ @ @ @ @ fellow rioters can be heard telling him to “ stop , drop , and roll @ @ @ @ @ take his shoes off .
The rioters have been taking their chaos and mayhem to @ @ @ @ @ night of terror .
The riot is ongoing and Gateway Pundit will be providing updates @ @ @ @ @

On the 100th night of riots in Portland, one of the far-left militants threw a Molotov cocktail in an attempt to hit police… but lit his fellow rioter on fire instead.
Ironically, police officers had to step in to help them put it out.
Graphic: #Antifa rioters throw a Molotov cocktail in direction of police in SE Portland. It lands next to people, setting one on fire. Video by @TaylerUSA. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/NJfEURKfkC — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 6, 2020
A man just got lit on fire. Chaotic night in Portland already #PortlandRiots #Portland pic.twitter.com/iWOP0is6MQ — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 6, 2020
After the man dances away from the explosion with his feet on fire, fellow rioters can be heard telling him to “stop, drop, and roll” and urging him to take his shoes off.
The rioters have been taking their chaos and mayhem to residential areas for their 100th night of terror.
The riot is ongoing and Gateway Pundit will be providing updates as the situation unfolds.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--Denver Black Lives Matter Mobs Swarming Restaurants, Harassing Diners With Their Tantrums… AGAIN (VI

Denver Black Lives Matter Mobs Swarming Restaurants, Harassing Diners With Their Tantrums… AGAIN (VIDEO)

For a second night in a row , a Black Lives Matter mob is roaming through Denver and harassing restaurant @ @ @ @ @ has becoming increasingly less focused on protesting police , and more interested in harassing the @ @ @ @ @ EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered @ @ @ @ @ ) Approximately 75 rioters also entered Union Station to scream at people who were dining @ @ @ @ @ reporter Marc Sallinger wrote on Twitter that the “ group is moving out from Larimer @ @ @ @ @ got into some small yelling confrontations with people eating dinner at restaurants outside , yelling @ @ @ @ @ BLM .
Larimer St is filled with expensive restaurants which all have tables outside now @ @ @ @ @ the Denver militants also harassed people in the restaurant district .

For a second night in a row, a Black Lives Matter mob is roaming through Denver and harassing restaurant patrons.
Black Lives Matter has becoming increasingly less focused on protesting police, and more interested in harassing the general public.
Denver larpers taking over restaurant. 👀👀https://t.co/l1XnZcdfe1 — Simulation Warlord🇺🇸 (@zerosum24) September 6, 2020
“Dinner & a Show” has taken on a whole new meaning in #JoeBidensAmerica as #BLM terrorists in Denver, Colorado invade a restaurant in Larimer Square& demand that diners get “out of the bars& into the streets”
Re-elect @realDonaldTrump 2restore #LawAndOrderpic.twitter.com/NK9ij5SxvI — DrConservaMom🇺🇸🐸🌐 (@ConservaMomUSA) September 6, 2020
Approximately 75 rioters also entered Union Station to scream at people who were dining and having drinks.
Protesters have gone inside Union Station yelling, “no justice, no peace.” Lots of people eating dinner outside and having drinks inside. Again, this is a small group of about 75 people going around Denver tonight #9News pic.twitter.com/MBseHbXQaj — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) September 6, 2020
Local reporter Marc Sallinger wrote on Twitter that the “group is moving out from Larimer Square now. Some people got into some small yelling confrontations with people eating dinner at restaurants outside, yelling asking them if they support BLM. Larimer St is filled with expensive restaurants which all have tables outside now”
Group is moving out from Larimer Square now. Some people got into some small yelling confrontations with people eating dinner at restaurants outside, yelling asking them if they support BLM. Larimer St is filled with expensive restaurants which all have tables outside now #9News pic.twitter.com/BJjqzAxFnm — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) September 6, 2020
On Friday night, the Denver militants also harassed people in the restaurant district.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--EXCLUSIVE: Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporte

EXCLUSIVE: Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland Antifa (VIDEOS)

A member of the Proud Boys is hospitalized with severe injuries from being hit by a car after attending a memorial for Aaron “ Jay ” Danielson , the President Donald Trump supporter who was murdered by Antifa in Portland .
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio told The Gateway Pundit that the victim is bleeding from his brain , damaged his left temporal lobe , has a concussion and is suffering from amnesia and can not remember the incident .
The Proud Boys are a pro-Trump male social group that frequently stands against Black Lives Matter and Antifa militants — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the left .
The Gateway Pundit has been asked to only identify the victim by his first name , Shane , at this time .
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland Antifa ( VIDEOS ) Following Danielson ’ s memorial in Vancouver , Washington , a group of Proud Boys went to a bar down the street , according to Tarrio .
He said that a man who appeared to be a member of Antifa began taking photos and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who witnessed the incident , Rex Fergus , told the Gateway Pundit that the man “ started walking around the bar and recording us , putting his phone in our faces , supposedly for doxing.
” “ As he was doing that , one of our guys confronted him and said ‘ hey , get out of here , we don ’ t want you filming us .
This is a private establishment and we ’ re not in public.
’ The man continued to try to pick fights with people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security finally kicked him out of the bar , ” Fergus said .
As the man was kicked out of the bar , there were several Proud Boys in the parking lot smoking cigarettes and just arriving from the memorial service .
Fergus explained that the man had also become combative with them , so Shane pulled his phone out and started filming him back .
“ Once the guy started his vehicle up and started to drive off , he hit Shane , ” Fergus said .
“ Shane tried to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ran him over.
” Fergus said that Shane ’ s body went up on to the roof of the truck and his head hit the concrete when he fell .
“ Immediately he was unconscious .
After he hit him , the driver of the truck gassed it and left the parking lot , leaving Shane on the ground , bleeding out of his ears , ” Fergus said .
Luckily , a surgeon happened to be at the bar and helped them get control of the situation until the paramedics arrived .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to identify the man , who has now been arrested .
Tarrio tells Gateway Pundit that he was arrested , but we have not yet been able to confirm the driver ’ s name .
Fergus Provided the Gateway Pundit with videos he took of the aftermath .
A GoFundMe has been launched for Shane ’ s medical expenses .
Danielson , the man whose memorial they were attending , was shot and killed by Antifa member Michael Forest Reinoehl , in cold blood , last week .
When the U.S. Marshall Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not surrender and was subsequently killed .
Many have speculated that Reinoehl did not act alone .
Portland Police were searching for another suspect from the shooting and arrested him on Saturday night .
In a press release , the Portland Police thanked the public for helping to identify him .
In an interview with Vice News in the hours prior to being shot and killed , Reinoehl said that “ I see a civil war right around the corner.
” “ That that shot felt like the beginning of a war , @ @ @ @

UPDATES ON SHANE MOON’S CONDITION AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S REFUSAL TO NAME THE ATTACKER CAN BE FOUND HERE.
UPDATE #2: A fundraiser has been created on the Christian platform GiveSendGo, since GoFundMe is unreliable when raising money for conservatives.
A member of the Proud Boys is hospitalized with severe injuries from being hit by a car after attending a memorial for Aaron “Jay” Danielson, the President Donald Trump supporter who was murdered by Antifa in Portland.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio told The Gateway Pundit that the victim is bleeding from his brain, damaged his left temporal lobe, has a concussion and is suffering from amnesia and cannot remember the incident.
The Proud Boys are a pro-Trump male social group that frequently stands against Black Lives Matter and Antifa militants — which has made them a hated target of the left.
The Gateway Pundit has been asked to only identify the victim by his first name, Shane, at this time.
Following Danielson’s memorial in Vancouver, Washington, a group of Proud Boys went to a bar down the street, according to Tarrio. He said that a man who appeared to be a member of Antifa began taking photos and recordings of the people inside.
Rex Fegus says “people target me all the time” due to the polo shirt he’s wearing, says Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer are not racist orgs; “The news media has been selling that story to ppl because that’s what ppl want to hear, ppl want conflict. Peace doesn’t sell.” pic.twitter.com/t4PVYKeZ3o — Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) September 6, 2020
A man who witnessed the incident, Rex Fergus, told the Gateway Pundit that the man “started walking around the bar and recording us, putting his phone in our faces, supposedly for doxing.”
“As he was doing that, one of our guys confronted him and said ‘hey, get out of here, we don’t want you filming us. This is a private establishment and we’re not in public.’ The man continued to try to pick fights with people in the bar at the time, until security finally kicked him out of the bar,” Fergus said.
As the man was kicked out of the bar, there were several Proud Boys in the parking lot smoking cigarettes and just arriving from the memorial service. Fergus explained that the man had also become combative with them, so Shane pulled his phone out and started filming him back.
“Once the guy started his vehicle up and started to drive off, he hit Shane,” Fergus said. “Shane tried to get out of the way and the guy ran him over.”
Fergus said that Shane’s body went up on to the roof of the truck and his head hit the concrete when he fell.
“Immediately he was unconscious. After he hit him, the driver of the truck gassed it and left the parking lot, leaving Shane on the ground, bleeding out of his ears,” Fergus said.
“We immediately ran over and start doing everything we could to stabilize him. He was not conscious, but he was breathing,” Fergus said. “Blood was pouring out of his ears and his nose. His eyes were completely bloodshot.”
Luckily, a surgeon happened to be at the bar and helped them get control of the situation until the paramedics arrived.
Tarrio tells Gateway Pundit that that the attacker was arrested, but we have not yet been able to confirm the driver’s name or any charges.
Fergus Provided the Gateway Pundit with a video he took of the aftermath.
A GoFundMe has been launched for Shane’s medical expenses.
Danielson, the man whose memorial they were attending, was shot and killed by Antifa member Michael Forest Reinoehl, in cold blood, last week. When the U.S. Marshall Service went to arrest him, he did not surrender and was subsequently killed.
An emotional moment from the Aaron “Jay” Danielson memorial today Michelle Dawson, a Yacolt city councilor, says she met Jay at Patriot Prayer events “I never did imagine that just turning on a live video, that I would watch the murder and execution of our friend.” pic.twitter.com/TL0mDdZfs9 — Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) September 6, 2020
Many have speculated that Reinoehl did not act alone. Portland Police were searching for another suspect from the shooting and arrested him on Saturday night.
This “possible” accomplice of Michael Reinoehl can be seen in the middle of photo(just behind Pappas)with female tailing Pappas & Danielson(as Reinoehl lie in wait behind a partition with right hand on the ready to draw his weapon). pic.twitter.com/xXl5y26NWF — badboylimi (@LIMUELMARTINE) September 5, 2020
In a press release, the Portland Police thanked the public for helping to identify him.
Press Release: Detectives located unidentified person – grateful for community help in case (Photo)
Link: https://t.co/H1rtJD3XdH pic.twitter.com/AITgbneDER — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) September 6, 2020
In an interview with Vice News in the hours prior to being shot and killed, Reinoehl said that “I see a civil war right around the corner.”
“That that shot felt like the beginning of a war,” Reinoehl said.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--“I Thought I was Going to Die!” – UPDATE: #WalkAway Founder Attacked by BLM in Dallas – Mob Hurls Bo

“I Thought I was Going to Die!” – UPDATE: #WalkAway Founder Attacked by BLM in Dallas – Mob Hurls Bottles at Brandon Straka, Chases His Group Down Street (VIDEO)

Brandon Straka and his # WalkAway movement held a massive rally in Dallas , Texas today .
Hundreds of Trump supporters came out to hear former Democrats tell their stories about how they walked about from the Democrat Party .
During the rally local Black Lives Matter activists stormed the stage .
One young BLM activist put his fist in the security guard ’ s face when he was forcibly removed from the stage area .
The entire event was caught on video .
That ’ s when the black security guard leveled the BLM terrorist and tossed him away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested the # WalkAway security guard .
WTH ?
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland Antifa ( VIDEOS ) Following the rally Brandon Straka went to the police station to see about his security guard who was arrested for clearing the stage and smashing a BLM leader on the ground .
Brandon and his associates were attacked again by the BLM mob .
The BLM rioters were hurling bottles at them and chased them down the street .
We reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally .
He was clearly shaken after the incident outside the police station .
Brandon told The Gateway Pundit he was afraid they were all going to die .
There was a mob of around 40 BLM activists who mobbed him and chased him and his crew for three blocks .
Brandon and his group were only safe after they made it to police officers parked a few blocks away .
This is criminal activity by the left .
They continue to assault conservatives who are following the law and peacefully gathering .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice and Attorney General Bill Barr on this ?

Brandon Straka and his #WalkAway movement held a massive rally in Dallas, Texas today.
Hundreds of Trump supporters came out to hear former Democrats tell their stories about how they walked away from the Democrat Party.
During the rally local Black Lives Matter activists stormed the stage. One young BLM activist put his fist in the security guard’s face when he was forcibly removed from the stage area.
The entire event was caught on video.
That’s when the black security guard leveled the BLM terrorist and tossed him away from the area.
Police came and arrested the #WalkAway security guard.
WTH?
FOLLOWERS I NEED YOUR HELP!!!
BLM agitator infiltrated stage area of today’s rally then put his fist into security’s neck when being removed. @DallasPD ARRESTED THE SECURITY AGENT!! He’s been held for over 4 hours! Dallas PD not releasing security agent.
RT &DEMAND his release!! pic.twitter.com/ghMwZa4lFi — Brandon Straka (@BrandonStraka) September 5, 2020
Following the rally Brandon Straka went to the police station to see about his security guard who was arrested for clearing the stage and smashing a BLM leader on the ground.
Brandon and his associates were attacked again by the BLM mob.
The BLM rioters were hurling bottles at them and chased them down the street.
This was insane!
Holy crap!
This was the most terrifying moment of my life. My team &I went to the police to check on detained security agent. 30-40 BLM began throwing bottles at us & chasing us. They stole my employee’s phone &smashed it. We had to run for 4-5 blocks. All Dallas news stations were there. pic.twitter.com/84ZWXtPo93 — Brandon Straka (@BrandonStraka) September 6, 2020
We reached out to Brandon Straka tonight after the rally. He was clearly shaken after the incident outside the police station. Brandon told The Gateway Pundit he was afraid they were all going to die. There was a mob of around 40 BLM activists who mobbed him and chased him and his crew for three blocks. Brandon and his group were only safe after they made it to police officers parked a few blocks away. This is criminal activity by the left. They continue to assault conservatives who are following the law and peacefully gathering.
Where the hell is the Department of Justice and Attorney General Bill Barr on this?


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-06--Criminal Who Was Bailed Out of Jail by Nonprofit Funded by Biden’s Staffers Violently Assaults Man,

Criminal Who Was Bailed Out of Jail by Nonprofit Funded by Biden’s Staffers Violently Assaults Man, Leaves Him with Traumatic Brain Injury and Fractured Skull

A 32-year-old accused felon committed another violent assault against an innocent man after being bailed out by the nonprofit funded by Biden ’ s staffers .
The Minnesota Freedom Fund received $ 35 million in donations during the George Floyd riots and Biden ’ s campaign staffers were among the people who made substantial donations .
Lionel Timms was bailed out of jail in July thanks to the Minnesota Freedom Fund touted by Biden ’ s running mate Kamala Harris .
TRENDING : EXCLUSIVE : Militant Leftist Attempts to Kill Conservative Activist After Memorial for Trump Supporter Murdered By Portland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in August and faces one felony count of third-degree assault — causing substantial bodily harm , after he repeatedly kicked a man in the head .
The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury , a fractured skull and brain bleed all because Kamala Harris and Biden ’ s staffers helped bail Timms out of jail .
A 32-year-old Minneapolis man , who was bailed out of jail by the Minnesota Freedom Fund in July after an alleged assault , is accused in another assault that left the victim with a traumatic brain injury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Office , Lionel Timms faces one felony count of third-degree assault — causing substantial bodily harm — in connection to the Aug. 14 incident .
The morning of the incident , Timms allegedly punched and kicked a victim in an alley located on the 300 block of Hennepin Avenue East .
Witnesses reported seeing the victim being kicked while on the ground .
Timms was arrested in the early afternoon after the report of a suspicious person , the complaint said .
The victim is being treated at Hennepin Healthcare for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skull and a brain bleed .
The victim also needed stitches .
The Minnesota Freedom Fund said Timms ’ violent assault against an innocent man is the government ’ s fault .
“ We paid his bail after working to first ensure that Mr. Timms would be provided with housing and other necessary support as Mr. Timms requested , ” the Minnesota Freedom Fund said .
“ Delays in the government ’ s processing of his release prevented him from receiving that assistance , setting the stage for the subsequent tragedy.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system failed in this case , but it “ didn ’ t do enough to mitigate that damage ” by giving Timms the support he needed , reported Minnesota CBS .
Timms is currently in custody and is facing 5 years in prison and up to a $ 10,000 fine .

Lionel Timms
A 32-year-old accused felon committed another violent assault against an innocent man after being bailed out by the nonprofit funded by Biden’s staffers.
The Minnesota Freedom Fund received $35 million in donations during the George Floyd riots and Biden’s campaign staffers were among the people who made substantial donations.
Lionel Timms was bailed out of jail in July thanks to the Minnesota Freedom Fund touted by Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris.
If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota. https://t.co/t8LXowKIbw — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 1, 2020
Timms was rearrested in August and faces one felony count of third-degree assault — causing substantial bodily harm, after he repeatedly kicked a man in the head.
The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury, a fractured skull and brain bleed all because Kamala Harris and Biden’s staffers helped bail Timms out of jail.
Minnesota CBS reported:
A 32-year-old Minneapolis man, who was bailed out of jail by the Minnesota Freedom Fund in July after an alleged assault, is accused in another assault that left the victim with a traumatic brain injury. According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, Lionel Timms faces one felony count of third-degree assault — causing substantial bodily harm — in connection to the Aug. 14 incident. The morning of the incident, Timms allegedly punched and kicked a victim in an alley located on the 300 block of Hennepin Avenue East. Witnesses reported seeing the victim being kicked while on the ground. Timms was arrested in the early afternoon after the report of a suspicious person, the complaint said. The victim is being treated at Hennepin Healthcare for a traumatic brain injury, a fractured skull and a brain bleed. The victim also needed stitches.
The Minnesota Freedom Fund said Timms’ violent assault against an innocent man is the government’s fault.
“We paid his bail after working to first ensure that Mr. Timms would be provided with housing and other necessary support as Mr. Timms requested,” the Minnesota Freedom Fund said. “Delays in the government’s processing of his release prevented him from receiving that assistance, setting the stage for the subsequent tragedy.”
The Minnesota Freedom Fund says the criminal justice system failed in this case, but it “didn’t do enough to mitigate that damage” by giving Timms the support he needed, reported Minnesota CBS.
Timms is currently in custody and is facing 5 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.


thegatewaypundit--2020-09-07--BLM Chaos and the Need for a History Lesson

George Santayana is credited with first speaking the aphorism , “ Those who can not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
” And it was Winston Churchill that offered up a slight modification , to wit–Those that fail to learn from history , are doomed to repeat it.
” Put succinctly–if you can ’ t learn or won ’ t learn from history you are in a heap of trouble .
Count me as an optimist who believes fervently that past events have bits of wisdom and insight relevant to modern life .
So let us look to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second four star General of the Army after George Washington and the 18th President of the United States .
The superficial and uninformed version of “ Sam ” Grant ’ s legacy is built around the meme of drunkenness , corruption and butchery .
But that account is unfair and grossly misleading .
Grant , along with Abraham Lincoln , played the decisive role in bringing former slaves into the U.S. military and using the power of the Federal Government to combat the racial jihad unleashed against black Americans in the wake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racists .
TRENDING : `` F*ck the Police ! ''
- Families OUTRAGED After Assistant High School Principal Films Himself Marching with BLM and Cussing Police at Rochester Riots Anyone who accuses America of systemic racism betrays him or herself as inexcusably ignorant .
There is no room for middle ground on this .
The facts of history condemn their advocacy of this nonsense .
Yes , horrific examples of racist conduct , including rape and murder of black men and women , tattoo parts of the tapestry of American life , telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are counter balanced by heroic deeds from true patriots unwilling to ignore or tolerate those who barbarically attacked people because of the color of one ’ s skin .
While it is true that Abraham Lincoln began his Presidency in 1861 ambivalent about eliminating slavery and preserving the Union at all cost , he quit equivocating in September 1862 following the Union ’ s bloody victory over Robert E. Lee ’ s Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam ( aka Sharpsburg ) and embraced freeing the slaves in the south as an essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emancipation Proclamation .
It took effect on January 1 , 1863 and within months former slaves were flocking to Union lines and presenting themselves to bewildered Union Generals .
In early March 1863 , then General In Chief of the Union Armies , Henry Halleck , issued an order allowing Union Generals to arm the freed slaves .
Ulysses S. Grant , who commanded the Army of Tennessee , was one of the first to enthusiastically embrace the order : Ron Chernow ’ s account of General Grant ’ s implementation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of many current claims attempting to paint the United States and all Caucasians as inveterate racists ( see Chapter 13 , GRANT by Ron Chernow ) : In late March , Lincoln had dispatched Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas , adjutant general of the U.S. Army , to confer with Grant about the plight of liberated slaves—the so-called freed people—and aid the recruitment of black troops , a policy that formed a natural sequel to the Emancipation Proclamation .
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.On April 11 , when he arrived in camp , he was bowled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself “ a Grant man all over.
” In cobbling together black regiments , Thomas displayed a crusading style , delivering rousing speeches to counter deeply rooted racial prejudice endemic in the northern army .
The bigotry was so ingrained that one Ohio soldier warned northern soldiers “ would lay down their arms and unbuckle their swords ” if Washington persisted in arming blacks .
By year end , Thomas had plucked twenty thousand young black men from contraband camps in the Mississippi Valley and absorbed them into African American regiments .
Grant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into coaxing his commanders to flesh out these new regiments .
All the while , Grant maintained his enthusiastic backing of Chaplain John Eaton , the general superintendent in the Mississippi Valley , who provided education , shelter , medical care , and employment to people in contraband camps , where disease and despair proliferated and mortality rates often ran high .
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“ Just how much Grant would support the newly emancipated slaves became evident at a fertile spot called Davis Bend , located on a Mississippi River peninsula , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Davis “ and his rich brother Joseph had owned huge slave plantations there .
When Joseph fled in 1862 , his slaves invaded the mansion house and divided clothing and furniture among themselves .
Even before Union troops came on the scene , the onetime slaves already operated the plantation .
Grant spied a prime opportunity to create a model community for blacks that would showcase their industry and self-reliance .
As Eaton recalled , “ It was General Grant ’ s desire that these plantations should be occupied by the freedmen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ become a Negro paradise.
’ ” Grant wasn ’ t responding to a Washington directive but undertook this on his own initiative .
The end of the Civil War in April of 1865 did not mark the denouement for slavery and racism .
Many Southern leaders deluded themselves into believing they had won the war and furiously resisted treating former slaves as fellow citizens and Americans .
It is true that the original version of the Ku Klux Klan rose up in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bedford Forrest .
This secret cabal claimed the lives of thousands of black Americans and white Republicans who had gone south to work on behalf of former slaves .
Yet , in the midst of this new horror for the African American community , General Grant and then President Grant took decisive to fight for the rights of the former slaves .
As General of the Army , Grant authorized martial law in Southern states and removed from office Southern Democrat politicians who had presided over riots and murders of black citizens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disgraceful reign of the unrepentant racist Andrew Johnson–he moved symbolically and substantively to ensure the equal treatment of black Americans under the law ( See Chernow , Chapter 29 ) : Grant appointed Ebenezer D. Bassett as minister to Haiti , making him the first African American diplomat in American history .
The grandson of a slave , the Yale-educated Bassett had been principal of the Philadelphia Colored High School , where he joined with Frederick Douglass in enlisting thirteen black regiments during the war .
In soliciting Grant for the job , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a representative colored man .
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by recently enfranchised colored citizens , as a marked recognition of our new condition in the Republic and an auspicious token of our great future.
” Frederick Douglass , who had entertained hopes for the Haitian post , graciously conceded defeat .
“ Your appointment , ” he told Bassett , “ is a grand achievement for yourself and for our whole people.
” Two years later “ Grant expanded this precedent by naming James Milton Turner as minister to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts transcended high-profile appointments as he named a record number of ordinary blacks to positions during his first term in office .
During the 1872 presidential campaign , Frederick Douglass toted up black employees sprinkled throughout the federal bureaucracy , citing customs collectors , internal revenue assessors , postmasters , clerks , and messengers , and was simply staggered by their numbers : “ In one Department at Washington I found 249 , and many more holding important positions in its service in different parts of the country.
” Grant integrated the executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stable chief and coachman ; he also cared for a Grant menagerie that included dogs , gamecocks , and a raucous parrot .
For his personal servants , Grant picked George W. “ Bill ” Barnes and John Henry Whitlow .
The able Barnes had been a runaway slave who showed up when Grant was in Cairo in 1861 and had turned himself into an indispensable valet.
” Grant took on the Klan with U.S. Attorney General , Amos Akerman , as his point man .
Akerman had fought for the South and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But that did not make him a racist .
While in office as the U.S. Attorney General , he fought doggedly for the rights of black Americans and pursued the Ku Klux Klan without mercy ( see Chernow , Chapter 32 ) : “ On October 12 , the anti-Klan assault entered a new phase when Grant , at Akerman ’ s bidding , issued a proclamation calling upon “ combinations and conspiracies ” in nine South Carolina counties to disperse and retire peacefully to their homes within five days .
Five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not disarm , Grant suspended habeas corpus there .
Akerman explained to Grant the legal rationale for doing so : it was impossible to prosecute Klan members if witnesses dreaded reprisals .
With habeas corpus suspended , those threatening reprisals could be held in custody long enough to protect witnesses and obtain convictions .
Akerman greeted Grant ’ s move , saying blacks can “ sleep at home now.
” By late November , he informed the cabinet that “ he had taken two thousand prisoners in South Carolina for violating the Ku @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s inspired leadership , federal grand juries , many interracial , brought 3,384 indictments against the KKK , resulting in 1,143 convictions .
The conviction rate was even better than it sounded .
The federal court system was burdened with cases and many federal judges , appointed before Grant , didn ’ t sympathize with the anti-Klan crusade .
Furthermore , the act that created the Department of Justice had reduced the federal legal staff by a third and curbed its ability to hire outside lawyers as needed .
With witnesses offered protection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stripping off the secret veil that cloaked their activities .
Many Klansmen , facing arrest , fled their states .
Several hundred pleaded guilty in exchange for suspended or lenient sentences .
Sixty-five Klansmen wound up in the federal penitentiary in Albany , New York .
The goal was not mass incarceration but restoring law and order .
To his district attorneys , Akerman made plain that more than convictions were at stake : “ If you can not convict , you , at least , can expose , and ultimately such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shielding the crime.
” With the 2020 Presidential election drawing nearer , the Democrats have gone into desperation mode to portray Donald Trump as the reincarnation of the Klan ’ s first leader , Nathan Bedford Forrest .
The Democrats want you to ignore the tangible facts that under Trump ’ s economic stewardship the unemployment rate for African Americans fell to historical lows .
The Democrats want you to ignore the fact that Donald Trump , not Joe Biden or Barack Obama , pushed for and signed off on legislation that turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and disproportionately hit black Americans .
And Democrats especially want you to forget that it was Donald Trump who pardoned Alice Johnson ( no relation ) from an excessively punitive prison term and reunited her with her children and grand children .
Most importantly , the Democrats want you to ignore the hellish conditions that blacks inhabit in Democrat ruled cities .
The parallels of these Democrat controlled urban wastelands with the Democrat run plantations that enslaved blacks in the aftermath of the Civil War is eerie and haunting .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought the Republican party back to its Civil War roots .
In word and in deed it is acting to ensure equality and freedom for black Americans .
The ghosts of Lincoln and Grant must be rooting for him .

Guest post by Larry Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
George Santayana is credited with first speaking the aphorism, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” And it was Winston Churchill that offered up a slight modification, to wit–Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.”
Put succinctly–if you can’t learn or won’t learn from history you are in a heap of trouble. Count me as an optimist who believes fervently that past events have bits of wisdom and insight relevant to modern life.
So let us look to the life of Ulysses S. Grant, the second four star General of the Army after George Washington and the 18th President of the United States. The superficial and uninformed version of “Sam” Grant’s legacy is built around the meme of drunkenness, corruption and butchery. But that account is unfair and grossly misleading. Grant, along with Abraham Lincoln, played the decisive role in bringing former slaves into the U.S. military and using the power of the Federal Government to combat the racial jihad unleashed against black Americans in the wake of the Civil War by unrepentant Southern racists.
Anyone who accuses America of systemic racism betrays him or herself as inexcusably ignorant. There is no room for middle ground on this. The facts of history condemn their advocacy of this nonsense. Yes, horrific examples of racist conduct, including rape and murder of black men and women, tattoo parts of the tapestry of American life, telling one tragic tale. But these accounts are counter balanced by heroic deeds from true patriots unwilling to ignore or tolerate those who barbarically attacked people because of the color of one’s skin.
While it is true that Abraham Lincoln began his Presidency in 1861 ambivalent about eliminating slavery and preserving the Union at all cost, he quit equivocating in September 1862 following the Union’s bloody victory over Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam (aka Sharpsburg) and embraced freeing the slaves in the south as an essential policy of his Government and announced the Emancipation Proclamation. It took effect on January 1, 1863 and within months former slaves were flocking to Union lines and presenting themselves to bewildered Union Generals.
In early March 1863, then General In Chief of the Union Armies, Henry Halleck, issued an order allowing Union Generals to arm the freed slaves. Ulysses S. Grant, who commanded the Army of the Tennessee, was one of the first to enthusiastically embrace the order:
“At least three of my Army Corps Commanders take hold of the new policy of arming the negroes and using them against the rebels with a will . . . You may rely on my carrying out any policy ordered by proper authority to the best of my ability.”
Ron Chernow’s account of General Grant’s implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation is profoundly relevant in light of many current claims attempting to paint the United States and all Caucasians as inveterate racists (see Chapter 13, GRANT by Ron Chernow):
In late March, Lincoln had dispatched Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas, adjutant general of the U.S. Army, to confer with Grant about the plight of liberated slaves—the so-called freed people—and aid the recruitment of black troops, a policy that formed a natural sequel to the Emancipation Proclamation. . . .On April 11, when he arrived in camp, he was bowled over “by Grant and soon confessed himself “a Grant man all over.” In cobbling together black regiments, Thomas displayed a crusading style, delivering rousing speeches to counter deeply rooted racial prejudice endemic in the northern army. The bigotry was so ingrained that one Ohio soldier warned northern soldiers “would lay down their arms and unbuckle their swords” if Washington persisted in arming blacks. By year end, Thomas had plucked twenty thousand young black men from contraband camps in the Mississippi Valley and absorbed them into African American regiments. Grant placed the full weight of his prestige into coaxing his commanders to flesh out these new regiments. All the while, Grant maintained his enthusiastic backing of Chaplain John Eaton, the general superintendent in the Mississippi Valley, who provided education, shelter, medical care, and employment to people in contraband camps, where disease and despair proliferated and mortality rates often ran high. . . . “Just how much Grant would support the newly emancipated slaves became evident at a fertile spot called Davis Bend, located on a Mississippi River peninsula, about twenty-five miles below Vicksburg. Jefferson Davis “and his rich brother Joseph had owned huge slave plantations there. When Joseph fled in 1862, his slaves invaded the mansion house and divided clothing and furniture among themselves. Even before Union troops came on the scene, the onetime slaves already operated the plantation. Grant spied a prime opportunity to create a model community for blacks that would showcase their industry and self-reliance. As Eaton recalled, “It was General Grant’s desire that these plantations should be occupied by the freedmen, and, to quote his own words, ‘become a Negro paradise.’” Grant wasn’t responding to a Washington directive but undertook this on his own initiative.
The end of the Civil War in April of 1865 did not mark the denouement for slavery and racism. Many Southern leaders deluded themselves into believing they had won the war and furiously resisted treating former slaves as fellow citizens and Americans. It is true that the original version of the Ku Klux Klan rose up in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War as a secret marauding army, headed by Nathan Bedford Forrest. This secret cabal claimed the lives of thousands of black Americans and white Republicans who had gone south to work on behalf of former slaves.
Yet, in the midst of this new horror for the African American community, General Grant and then President Grant took decisive to fight for the rights of the former slaves. As General of the Army, Grant authorized martial law in Southern states and removed from office Southern Democrat politicians who had presided over riots and murders of black citizens.
When Grant became President[–following the disgraceful reign of the unrepentant racist Andrew Johnson–he moved symbolically and substantively to ensure the equal treatment of black Americans under the law (See Chernow, Chapter 29):
Grant appointed Ebenezer D. Bassett as minister to Haiti, making him the first African American diplomat in American history. The grandson of a slave, the Yale-educated Bassett had been principal of the Philadelphia Colored High School, where he joined with Frederick Douglass in enlisting thirteen black regiments during the war. In soliciting Grant for the job, Bassett wrote that his appointment “as a representative colored man . . . would be hailed . . . by recently enfranchised colored citizens, as a marked recognition of our new condition in the Republic and an auspicious token of our great future.” Frederick Douglass, who had entertained hopes for the Haitian post, graciously conceded defeat. “Your appointment,” he told Bassett, “is a grand achievement for yourself and for our whole people.” Two years later “Grant expanded this precedent by naming James Milton Turner as minister to Liberia. ” “Grant’s efforts transcended high-profile appointments as he named a record number of ordinary blacks to positions during his first term in office. During the 1872 presidential campaign, Frederick Douglass toted up black employees sprinkled throughout the federal bureaucracy, citing customs collectors, internal revenue assessors, postmasters, clerks, and messengers, and was simply staggered by their numbers: “In one Department at Washington I found 249, and many more holding important positions in its service in different parts of the country.” Grant integrated the executive mansion, appointing Albert Hawkins as his stable chief and coachman; he also cared for a Grant menagerie that included dogs, gamecocks, and a raucous parrot. For his personal servants, Grant picked George W. “Bill” Barnes and John Henry Whitlow. The able Barnes had been a runaway slave who showed up when Grant was in Cairo in 1861 and had turned himself into an indispensable valet.”
Grant took on the Klan with U.S. Attorney General, Amos Akerman, as his point man. Akerman had fought for the South and was a Colonel in the Confederate Army. But that did not make him a racist. While in office as the U.S. Attorney General, he fought doggedly for the rights of black Americans and pursued the Ku Klux Klan without mercy (see Chernow, Chapter 32):
“On October 12, the anti-Klan assault entered a new phase when Grant, at Akerman’s bidding, issued a proclamation calling upon “combinations and conspiracies” in nine South Carolina counties to disperse and retire peacefully to their homes within five days. Five days later, when the groups did not disarm, Grant suspended habeas corpus there. Akerman explained to Grant the legal rationale for doing so: it was impossible to prosecute Klan members if witnesses dreaded reprisals. With habeas corpus suspended, those threatening reprisals could be held in custody long enough to protect witnesses and obtain convictions. Akerman greeted Grant’s move, saying blacks can “sleep at home now.” Trending: Newt Gingrich Issues Stark Warning on Trump Georgia Indictment (Video) By late November, he informed the cabinet that “he had taken two thousand prisoners in South Carolina for violating the Ku Klux Klan Act. Under Akerman’s inspired leadership, federal grand juries, many interracial, brought 3,384 indictments against the KKK, resulting in 1,143 convictions. The conviction rate was even better than it sounded. The federal court system was burdened with cases and many federal judges, appointed before Grant, didn’t sympathize with the anti-Klan crusade. Furthermore, the act that created the Department of Justice had reduced the federal legal staff by a third and curbed its ability to hire outside lawyers as needed. With witnesses offered protection, Klansmen began to name other Klansmen, stripping off the secret veil that cloaked their activities. Many Klansmen, facing arrest, fled their states. Several hundred pleaded guilty in exchange for suspended or lenient sentences. Sixty-five Klansmen wound up in the federal penitentiary in Albany, New York. The goal was not mass incarceration but restoring law and order. To his district attorneys, Akerman made plain that more than convictions were at stake: “If you cannot convict, you, at least, can expose, and ultimately such exposures will make the community ashamed of shielding the crime.”
With the 2020 Presidential election drawing nearer, the Democrats have gone into desperation mode to portray Donald Trump as the reincarnation of the Klan’s first leader, Nathan Bedford Forrest. The Democrats want you to ignore the tangible facts that under Trump’s economic stewardship the unemployment rate for African Americans fell to historical lows. The Democrats want you to ignore the fact that Donald Trump, not Joe Biden or Barack Obama, pushed for and signed off on legislation that turned back the punitive criminal penalties that unfairly and disproportionately hit black Americans. And Democrats especially want you to forget that it was Donald Trump who pardoned Alice Johnson (no relation) from an excessively punitive prison term and reunited her with her children and grand children.
Most importantly, the Democrats want you to ignore the hellish conditions that blacks inhabit in Democrat ruled cities. The parallels of these Democrat controlled urban wastelands with the Democrat run plantations that enslaved blacks in the aftermath of the Civil War is eerie and haunting.
Let’s face it. Donald Trump has now brought the Republican party back to its Civil War roots. In word and in deed it is acting to ensure equality and freedom for black Americans. The ghosts of Lincoln and Grant must be rooting for him.