westernjournal--2020-01-28--Fiery Rand Paul Blisters Schumer’s ‘Scurrilous’ Remarks in Real Time, Says Trump Should Sue for Defa

Fiery Rand Paul Blisters Schumer’s ‘Scurrilous’ Remarks in Real Time, Says Trump Should Sue for Defamation

Chuck Schumer might have finally gone too far .
The infamously partisan Senate minority leader has spent President Donald Trump ’ s administration playing a heckler ’ s role , pretending to tears over the plight of immigrant children when cameras were rolling and maliciously jeering the undeniable successes of the economy during the Trump presidency .
But in a Tuesday morning news conference , the career political hack from New York City took his criticism of Trump further than ever , insinuating without a shred of evidence that the president ’ s family had profited personally from deals made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House .
In an interview only moments later , a clearly agitated Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky had a suggestion that might finally shut down Schumer : Trump , he said , should take Schumer to court for defamation .
TRENDING : CBS Gives Warren Another Chance To Address Angry Dad , She Digs an Even Deeper Hole “ You know , I ’ m offended and shocked that Schumer would be so scurrilous as to accuse the president and his children of making money illegally off of politics when the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money off this have been Hunter Biden and Joe Biden , ” Paul told Fox News ’ Ed Henry on “ America ’ s Newsroom , ” referring to the former vice president and his son .
“ So Hunter Biden makes a million dollars a year , that ’ s documented , but Schumer simply creates and makes up and says , ‘ Oh , maybe the president ’ s kids are making money , ’ ” Paul said .
“ [ Former National Security Adviser ] John Bolton is making money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already gotten the several-million-dollar advance for this book .
He ’ s making money by testifying against the president.
” “ There is nothing in the record about the president ’ s kids , ” he added .
“ So Schumer just has created this whole thing out of whole cloth and said , ‘ Oh , well , why don ’ t we go after the president ’ s kids ?
We don ’ t know yet whether or not the president ’ s dealings with the Chinese president have something to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He just made it up !
Completely made it up !
“ That is defamation of character and he ought to go to court and be sued for it.
” ’ Paul was responding to a news conference Schumer gave late Tuesday morning where he suggested out of the blue that the president ’ s offspring had benefited from Trump ’ s foreign policy .
The Schumer move was “ transference , ” Paul told Henry — an attempt by Democrats to divert the attention of the American public away from the millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s son “ earned ” as a board member of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma .
According to The Daily Caller , Hunter was making $ 50,000 a month from the gig from 2014 to 2019 despite having no experience in the field or an understanding of the Ukrainian language — not bad work if you can get it .
RELATED : Rand Paul 's Gov't Waste Report : $ 22M on Serbian Cheese , $ 500K on 'Operation Golden Potty ' & Millions More It ’ s a job Hunter Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” never would have gotten if his father hadn ’ t been the No .
2 man of President Barack Obama ’ s administration .
Yet , to Schumer , the documented fact that Biden ’ s son was making millions as a corporate stooge for a foreign company while his father was vice president is hardly worth mentioning compared with the mere possibility — that appears to be entirely made up by Schumer — that Trump family members were making money from the administration ’ s foreign policy decisions .
Specifically , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump family payoff from Chinese President Xi Jinping , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban .
“ Several members of the administration had concerns about the president ’ s dealings with autocrats , particularly Xi of China and Erdogan of Turkey .
Did the president have financial interests at stake when he was talking to Edogan , Orban , Xi and others ?
Maybe his kids had some economic interests at stake , ” Schumer said , apparently speaking from notes .
“ And did it impact our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries ?
” It was a suggestion without evidence — on a par with the accusation floated in 2012 by former Sen. Harry Reid , Schumer ’ s predecessor as the Senate Democratic leader , that then-Republican presidential nominee had not paid his taxes .
It ’ s the kind of slimeball politics in which Democrats excel — as any American who witnessed the attempted character assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh could attest .
But one difference between Reid ’ s meritless accusation ( he admitted in 2015 that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without-evidence assertion Tuesday is that Reid made a point of hurling his accusations from the floor of the Senate .
Members of Congress are immune to legal action for statements made in the course of legislative business .
Schumer ’ s news conference statement likely wouldn ’ t qualify for that immunity , though a lawyer would probably argue he was only raising the possibility of corruption , not actually accusing anyone of anything .
( That would be Slimeball Politics 101 . )
Whether the president or his family would take Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the remarks is a separate question , of course .
But the point is , Democrats under the leadership of Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have spent three years dragging American politics into the gutter because of the panic Trump has induced among the Democratic-media establishment that he is , in fact , working to drain the swamp of a morally corrupt Washington .
They ’ ve attacked Trump at every stage , used almost unbelievably brutal tactics on appointees like Kavanaugh and gotten away with it because of a simpering mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the role of lapdog to the Obama White House and has been snapping ever since Trump ’ s 2016 election victory upended the cozy relationship between the government and media powers in the nation ’ s capital .
But with Tuesday ’ s “ scurrilous ” attack — one by all appearances made up out of whole cloth — Chuck Schumer might have finally gone too far .
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Chuck Schumer might have finally gone too far.
The infamously partisan Senate minority leader has spent President Donald Trump’s administration playing a heckler’s role, pretending to tears over the plight of immigrant children when cameras were rolling and maliciously jeering the undeniable successes of the economy during the Trump presidency.
But in a Tuesday morning news conference, the career political hack from New York City took his criticism of Trump further than ever, insinuating without a shred of evidence that the president’s family had profited personally from deals made during Trump’s time in the White House.
In an interview only moments later, a clearly agitated Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky had a suggestion that might finally shut down Schumer:
Trump, he said, should take Schumer to court for defamation.
“You know, I’m offended and shocked that Schumer would be so scurrilous as to accuse the president and his children of making money illegally off of politics when the only people we know who have actually made money off this have been Hunter Biden and Joe Biden,” Paul told Fox News’ Ed Henry on “America’s Newsroom,” referring to the former vice president and his son.
“So Hunter Biden makes a million dollars a year, that’s documented, but Schumer simply creates and makes up and says, ‘Oh, maybe the president’s kids are making money,’” Paul said.
“[Former National Security Adviser] John Bolton is making money as we speak. He has probably already gotten the several-million-dollar advance for this book. He’s making money by testifying against the president.”
And Paul wasn’t finished.
“There is nothing in the record about the president’s kids,” he added. “So Schumer just has created this whole thing out of whole cloth and said, ‘Oh, well, why don’t we go after the president’s kids? We don’t know yet whether or not the president’s dealings with the Chinese president have something to do with the Trumps making money.’ He just made it up! Completely made it up!
“That is defamation of character and he ought to go to court and be sued for it.”’
Paul was responding to a news conference Schumer gave late Tuesday morning where he suggested out of the blue that the president’s offspring had benefited from Trump’s foreign policy.
The Schumer move was “transference,” Paul told Henry — an attempt by Democrats to divert the attention of the American public away from the millions of dollars former Vice President Joe Biden’s son “earned” as a board member of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
According to The Daily Caller, Hunter was making $50,000 a month from the gig from 2014 to 2019 despite having no experience in the field or an understanding of the Ukrainian language — not bad work if you can get it.
It’s a job Hunter Biden himself has publicly admitted he “probably” never would have gotten if his father hadn’t been the No. 2 man of President Barack Obama’s administration.
Yet, to Schumer, the documented fact that Biden’s son was making millions as a corporate stooge for a foreign company while his father was vice president is hardly worth mentioning compared with the mere possibility — that appears to be entirely made up by Schumer — that Trump family members were making money from the administration’s foreign policy decisions.
Specifically, Schumer cited the alleged potential for a Trump family payoff from Chinese President Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban.
“Several members of the administration had concerns about the president’s dealings with autocrats, particularly Xi of China and Erdogan of Turkey. Did the president have financial interests at stake when he was talking to Edogan, Orban, Xi and others? Maybe his kids had some economic interests at stake,” Schumer said, apparently speaking from notes.
“And did it impact our nation’s foreign policy with those countries?”
It was a suggestion without evidence — on a par with the accusation floated in 2012 by former Sen. Harry Reid, Schumer’s predecessor as the Senate Democratic leader, that then-Republican presidential nominee had not paid his taxes.
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It’s the kind of slimeball politics in which Democrats excel — as any American who witnessed the attempted character assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh could attest.
But one difference between Reid’s meritless accusation (he admitted in 2015 that it was a lie) and Schumer’s without-evidence assertion Tuesday is that Reid made a point of hurling his accusations from the floor of the Senate. Members of Congress are immune to legal action for statements made in the course of legislative business.
Schumer’s news conference statement likely wouldn’t qualify for that immunity, though a lawyer would probably argue he was only raising the possibility of corruption, not actually accusing anyone of anything. (That would be Slimeball Politics 101.)
Whether the president or his family would take Paul up on the suggestion and sue over the remarks is a separate question, of course.
But the point is, Democrats under the leadership of Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have spent three years dragging American politics into the gutter because of the panic Trump has induced among the Democratic-media establishment that he is, in fact, working to drain the swamp of a morally corrupt Washington.
They’ve attacked Trump at every stage, used almost unbelievably brutal tactics on appointees like Kavanaugh and gotten away with it because of a simpering mainstream media that was content when it played the role of lapdog to the Obama White House and has been snapping ever since Trump’s 2016 election victory upended the cozy relationship between the government and media powers in the nation’s capital.
But with Tuesday’s “scurrilous” attack — one by all appearances made up out of whole cloth — Chuck Schumer might have finally gone too far.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Dick Morris: Bolton Is Using Impeachment To Sell His Book

John Bolton chose his moment in the sun carefully , making sure to milk it for every last dollar .
He could have dropped his bomb at any time during the impeachment process and done it any way he wanted to .
But you don ’ t get paid $ 2 million for testimony before Congress or for an appearance on Fox and Friends .
Unless the charges are wrapped in a book with a hefty advance attached , you don ’ t profit from making them .
So Bolton waited , craftily building suspense about what he might say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS Gives Warren Another Chance To Address Angry Dad , She Digs an Even Deeper Hole Only when he was at the very center of the national stage did he let it fly .
And then he did so not in a lawyerly brief or even a news release but in an excerpt from his book .
Just step right up and pay your $ 32 ( from which John makes 15 percent ) and read it right here .
And what is it that Bolton is peddling ?
A conversation in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included an order , in so many words , to withhold aid to Ukraine .
If he testifies , Bolton will circle the English language trying to twist the request into a direct order ( Bolton ’ s view ) or an expression of rage and frustration ( Trump ’ s view ) .
But even if it were an order , it was likely not illegal , just politically problematic .
As Henry II said , “ Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest ?
” If the mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — Sens .
Collins and Murkowski — to join Trump-hater Romney in voting to call witnesses , perhaps Ted Cruz ’ s proposal of “ witness reciprocity ” is the way to go .
RELATED : Backer on Dems : Those Who Scream Loudest on Corruption Are Often the Most Corrupt While the Texas senator opposes calling any witnesses , he says that if we have to have them , we should trade Bolton for Hunter Biden .
Bolton ’ s testimony will result in an inconclusive “ he said/he said ” with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testimony would be filled with land mines for the Democrats and might leave their only real alternative to Bernie Sanders twisting slowly in the wind .
It might be a good trade if we are going to have to hear Bolton reading from his collected works previewing his book .
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John Bolton chose his moment in the sun carefully, making sure to milk it for every last dollar.
He could have dropped his bomb at any time during the impeachment process and done it any way he wanted to.
But you don’t get paid $2 million for testimony before Congress or for an appearance on Fox and Friends.
Unless the charges are wrapped in a book with a hefty advance attached, you don’t profit from making them.
So Bolton waited, craftily building suspense about what he might say to maximize his exposure.
Only when he was at the very center of the national stage did he let it fly.
And then he did so not in a lawyerly brief or even a news release but in an excerpt from his book.
Just step right up and pay your $32 (from which John makes 15 percent) and read it right here.
And what is it that Bolton is peddling?
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A conversation in the Oval that may or may not have included an order, in so many words, to withhold aid to Ukraine.
If he testifies, Bolton will circle the English language trying to twist the request into a direct order (Bolton’s view) or an expression of rage and frustration (Trump’s view).
But even if it were an order, it was likely not illegal, just politically problematic.
As Henry II said, “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?”
If the mainstream media manages to convince the Republican Nervous Nellies — Sens. Collins and Murkowski — to join Trump-hater Romney in voting to call witnesses, perhaps Ted Cruz’s proposal of “witness reciprocity” is the way to go.
While the Texas senator opposes calling any witnesses, he says that if we have to have them, we should trade Bolton for Hunter Biden.
Bolton’s testimony will result in an inconclusive “he said/he said” with the president, but Biden’s testimony would be filled with land mines for the Democrats and might leave their only real alternative to Bernie Sanders twisting slowly in the wind.
It might be a good trade if we are going to have to hear Bolton reading from his collected works previewing his book.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--LGBT Crowd Celebrates Super Bowl Ad Exposing Nation to Drag Queens: ‘Ready, Cracker?’

A cultural divide between the National Football League and heartland America continues to grow , with a new commercial underscoring how far apart the two have drifted .
The commercial , which will play in front of millions of families across the country during the Super Bowl , features two drag queens who were previously on “ RuPaul ’ s Drag Race , ” a reality show that is centered around drag culture .
Kim Chi and Miz Cracker are the two drag queens who will appear in the commercial , among other personalities .
“ Ready , Cracker ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sabra brand hummus the entire commercial seems to be intended to sell .
“ Chickpeas , I was born ready , ” Cracker responds before attempting to put a football helmet on .
TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 While the commercial is likely to catch many unaware families off guard , the LGBT crowd is overjoyed about their lifestyle choices being normalized and broadcast to millions .
LGBTQ Nation celebrated the fact that more than “ 100 million people will see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them for the first time.
” PinkNews , another LGBT-centric publication , claimed that the cross-dressing duo “ will make herstory.
” While the quips between the two may entertain the LGBT crowd , the connection to hummus will be largely lost on many Americans who may struggle to understand why drag queens are needed to sell a snack food .
Thankfully , there are some answers .
“ We ’ re bringing a diverse group of personalities to the table and demonstrating just how incredibly versatile , relevant and relatable hummus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marketing officer for Sabra , told AdWeek .
“ We think we ’ ve got something for everyone.
” Along with the drag queens , the commercial will feature rapper T-Pain and two women from “ The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
” The ad is set to debut during Super Bowl LIV Sunday .
Watch a 15-second preview of the full commercial below .
RELATED : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 While there have been plenty of controversial Super Bowl commercials before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drag queens to this major sports event will not go unnoticed .
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A cultural divide between the National Football League and heartland America continues to grow, with a new commercial underscoring how far apart the two have drifted.
The commercial, which will play in front of millions of families across the country during the Super Bowl, features two drag queens who were previously on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality show that is centered around drag culture.
Kim Chi and Miz Cracker are the two drag queens who will appear in the commercial, among other personalities.
“Ready, Cracker?” Chi asks, while eating the Sabra brand hummus the entire commercial seems to be intended to sell.
“Chickpeas, I was born ready,” Cracker responds before attempting to put a football helmet on.
While the commercial is likely to catch many unaware families off guard, the LGBT crowd is overjoyed about their lifestyle choices being normalized and broadcast to millions.
LGBTQ Nation celebrated the fact that more than “100 million people will see drag queens on TV – many of them for the first time.”
PinkNews, another LGBT-centric publication, claimed that the cross-dressing duo “will make herstory.”
While the quips between the two may entertain the LGBT crowd, the connection to hummus will be largely lost on many Americans who may struggle to understand why drag queens are needed to sell a snack food.
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Thankfully, there are some answers.
“We’re bringing a diverse group of personalities to the table and demonstrating just how incredibly versatile, relevant and relatable hummus is today,” Jason Levine, chief marketing officer for Sabra, told AdWeek.
“We think we’ve got something for everyone.”
Along with the drag queens, the commercial will feature rapper T-Pain and two women from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
The ad is set to debut during Super Bowl LIV Sunday. Watch a 15-second preview of the full commercial below.
While there have been plenty of controversial Super Bowl commercials before this one, the addition of two drag queens to this major sports event will not go unnoticed.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Backer on Dems: Those Who Scream Loudest on Corruption Are Often the Most Corrupt

Americans now recognize impeachment as a partisan sham , but Democratic elites simply refuse to let it go .
California Rep. Adam Schiff , for one , remains committed to the imaginary exposing of “ the full extent of the president ’ s misconduct.
” The road to this unprecedented partisan impeachment sham is hardly straightforward .
What impeachment lacks in actual crimes , misdemeanors or “ Russian collusion ” it makes up for with the Ukrainian strain of Trump Derangement Syndrome .
Impeachment ’ s 2016 roots may be mired in corruption , but not on the part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ routinely urges her fellow Democrats to “ keep going ” until President Trump is taken down , orchestrated an $ 84-million money-laundering scheme in 2016 — the largest campaign finance scandal in U.S. history .
It was so brazen even Federal Election Commission lawyers called for action .
The Clinton machine raised excessive , six-figure contributions from Democratic mega-donors like fashion icon Calvin Klein and “ Family Guy ” creator Seth MacFarlane , before laundering it through the Hillary Victory Fund to dozens of Democratic state parties acting as straw men , over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of Clinton ’ s campaign .
TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 The Clinton campaign then illegally paid millions of dollars to its law firm , Perkins Coie , which secretly funded the creation of the infamous “ Steele Dossier.
” Her campaign and the DNC effectively accepted something of value from a foreign national , Christopher Steele , in the form of anti-Trump opposition research ( from Russian intelligence sources , no less ) .
The DNC itself tasked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or derogatory information ” about President Trump and his campaign staffers directly from Ukrainian government contacts .
Democrats violated the laws protecting our democracy again and again and again .
Meanwhile , there ’ s also the Democrats ’ 2020 frontrunner , Joe Biden , whose daily diatribes are filled with anti-Trump smears .
Good ol ’ Joe admitted , on camera , to explicitly holding up aid to Ukraine to force the government to fire corruption investigator Victor Shokin — after Shokin looked into Biden ’ s son and his ties to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , the son of a then-sitting vice president , was receiving $ 50,000 per month to sit on the board of a foreign company , for which he lacked any relevant qualifications or experience .
Hunter Biden ’ s big-money payday was essentially an insurance policy against precisely the kind of corruption investigation Burisma was worried about — and it worked for the Bidens .
That sure sounds like corruption to me — exactly the kind of corruption by powerful politicos we ought to investigate .
Yet Democrats have made their key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a bid to fight such blatant corruption here and abroad , asked for cooperation from a country that relies on American aid .
Seriously ?
Good for President Trump , and shame on the Democrats for enriching themselves at the expense of American taxpayers and Ukrainian oil and gas tycoons — and for covering it up .
What a long , strange year 2019 was .
Fortunately , the American people aren ’ t so easily misled .
For months , public polling has revealed impeachment to be decidedly unpopular , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recent Michigan poll , most voters still oppose impeachment , even after House Democrats spent weeks flooding the airwaves with pro-impeachment propaganda .
RELATED : Dick Morris : Bolton Is Using Impeachment To Sell His Book Between President Trump ’ s strong stance against terrorism and an even stronger U.S. economy , the Democrats are no closer to bringing down the Trump presidency than they were on Inauguration Day .
But perhaps President Trump ’ s greatest strength is the absolute moral bankruptcy of his Democratic opposition .
The same Democrats who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” have no problem abusing their own when it becomes politically expedient or profitable .
Remember : Those who scream the loudest about corruption are often the most corrupt .
Rather than scrubbing the stain of corruption within their own party , Democrats are chasing after a sitting president for the “ sin ” of calling them out on it .
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Americans now recognize impeachment as a partisan sham, but Democratic elites simply refuse to let it go.
California Rep. Adam Schiff, for one, remains committed to the imaginary exposing of “the full extent of the president’s misconduct.”
The road to this unprecedented partisan impeachment sham is hardly straightforward. What impeachment lacks in actual crimes, misdemeanors or “Russian collusion” it makes up for with the Ukrainian strain of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Impeachment’s 2016 roots may be mired in corruption, but not on the part of President Trump.
Hillary Clinton, who routinely urges her fellow Democrats to “keep going” until President Trump is taken down, orchestrated an $84-million money-laundering scheme in 2016 — the largest campaign finance scandal in U.S. history. It was so brazen even Federal Election Commission lawyers called for action.
The Clinton machine raised excessive, six-figure contributions from Democratic mega-donors like fashion icon Calvin Klein and “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, before laundering it through the Hillary Victory Fund to dozens of Democratic state parties acting as straw men, over to the Democratic National Committee and into the hands of Clinton’s campaign.
The Clinton campaign then illegally paid millions of dollars to its law firm, Perkins Coie, which secretly funded the creation of the infamous “Steele Dossier.” Her campaign and the DNC effectively accepted something of value from a foreign national, Christopher Steele, in the form of anti-Trump opposition research (from Russian intelligence sources, no less).
The DNC itself tasked operative Alexandra Chalupa with “obtaining incriminating or derogatory information” about President Trump and his campaign staffers directly from Ukrainian government contacts.
Democrats violated the laws protecting our democracy again and again and again.
Meanwhile, there’s also the Democrats’ 2020 frontrunner, Joe Biden, whose daily diatribes are filled with anti-Trump smears. Good ol’ Joe admitted, on camera, to explicitly holding up aid to Ukraine to force the government to fire corruption investigator Victor Shokin — after Shokin looked into Biden’s son and his ties to a corrupt Ukrainian energy company.
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Hunter Biden, the son of a then-sitting vice president, was receiving $50,000 per month to sit on the board of a foreign company, for which he lacked any relevant qualifications or experience. Hunter Biden’s big-money payday was essentially an insurance policy against precisely the kind of corruption investigation Burisma was worried about — and it worked for the Bidens.
That sure sounds like corruption to me — exactly the kind of corruption by powerful politicos we ought to investigate.
Yet Democrats have made their key thrust on impeachment that President Trump, in a bid to fight such blatant corruption here and abroad, asked for cooperation from a country that relies on American aid.
Seriously? Good for President Trump, and shame on the Democrats for enriching themselves at the expense of American taxpayers and Ukrainian oil and gas tycoons — and for covering it up.
What a long, strange year 2019 was. Fortunately, the American people aren’t so easily misled. For months, public polling has revealed impeachment to be decidedly unpopular, especially in key battleground states. According to a recent Michigan poll, most voters still oppose impeachment, even after House Democrats spent weeks flooding the airwaves with pro-impeachment propaganda.
Between President Trump’s strong stance against terrorism and an even stronger U.S. economy, the Democrats are no closer to bringing down the Trump presidency than they were on Inauguration Day. But perhaps President Trump’s greatest strength is the absolute moral bankruptcy of his Democratic opposition.
The same Democrats who complain about imaginary “abuses of power” have no problem abusing their own when it becomes politically expedient or profitable.
Remember: Those who scream the loudest about corruption are often the most corrupt. Rather than scrubbing the stain of corruption within their own party, Democrats are chasing after a sitting president for the “sin” of calling them out on it.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Kobe Bryant and Wife Vanessa Reportedly Made ‘Deal’ To Never Fly in Helicopter Together

If you live in a place that has horrible traffic , at one point or another you ’ ve probably imagined how great it would be to be able to just fly where you needed to go .
For most of us , that ’ s a pipe dream , and we ’ re left to deal with our daily automobile commute realities .
Irked by the amount of time wasted sitting in traffic , Bryant opted for a less common method of travel : helicopter .
“ I was sitting in traffic and I wound up missing like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 .
“ I had to figure out a way where I could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time.
” TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 “ So that ’ s when I looked into helicopters , to be able to get down and back in 15 minutes , and that ’ s when it started.
” The reason he initially looked into this novel means of transportation was because he wanted to spend more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how important it was to be there for his kids , even for the everyday mundane chats , and wanted to minimize his time spent alone traveling .
“ Being a father is the thing I am most proud of in this world ; it ’ s my greatest accomplishment , ” he told Maria Shriver ’ s Sunday Paper last year , as People reported .
“ I ’ ve learned so much , but perhaps the most profound thing has been the fierce , unconditional love you have for your children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m blessed to have had that experience four times now and there ’ s nothing more powerful in this world.
” “ One of the biggest things he was looking forward to after retiring from the NBA [ in 2016 ] was getting to spend more time with his family , ” a family friend explained to People .
“ He was a very hands-on dad and , like any other father , saw such bright futures for all of his daughters.
” So much of what he did was for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed his own life and his daughter ’ s occurred while they were flying to a basketball game with two of Gianna ’ s teammates and members of their families .
RELATED : These Are the Nine Victims in the Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant Perhaps as a precaution and to ensure that , in the worst case scenario , someone would be left to care for their children , Kobe and Vanessa reportedly made a pact , according to a source who spoke to People .
“ He and Vanessa had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a helicopter together , ” the source claimed .
While the loss of the nine lives aboard that helicopter is tragic , Vanessa could have made that terrible list , too , if it weren ’ t for the promise she and her husband had reportedly made .
That source also said Ara Zobayan , the pilot , was the only pilot Bryant trusted and used .
While Zobayan was generally regarded as an experienced pilot and trainer , the cause for the crash — which happened during fog that kept other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It ’ s an extremely difficult and devastating time for Vanessa and the whole family , ” a source and family friend told People .
Many fans have voiced their condolences or placed items at a makeshift memorial outside the Bryants ’ home .
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If you live in a place that has horrible traffic, at one point or another you’ve probably imagined how great it would be to be able to just fly where you needed to go.
For most of us, that’s a pipe dream, and we’re left to deal with our daily automobile commute realities.
For Kobe Bryant, flying was reality.
Irked by the amount of time wasted sitting in traffic, Bryant opted for a less common method of travel: helicopter.
“I was sitting in traffic and I wound up missing like a school play,” he said in 2018. “I had to figure out a way where I could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time.”
“So that’s when I looked into helicopters, to be able to get down and back in 15 minutes, and that’s when it started.”
A clip of Kobe explaining why he took helicopters to places that were not necessarily extremely far driving distances. He started doing so when LA traffic got so bad that it caused him to miss time w/ his family. Video from @BarstoolBigCat and @AROD. RIP to a great family man. pic.twitter.com/feocU5LsYy — Lim (@Lim_Burner) January 27, 2020
The reason he initially looked into this novel means of transportation was because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
He stressed how important it was to be there for his kids, even for the everyday mundane chats, and wanted to minimize his time spent alone traveling.
“Being a father is the thing I am most proud of in this world; it’s my greatest accomplishment,” he told Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper last year, as People reported. “I’ve learned so much, but perhaps the most profound thing has been the fierce, unconditional love you have for your children when you become a parent. I’m blessed to have had that experience four times now and there’s nothing more powerful in this world.”
“One of the biggest things he was looking forward to after retiring from the NBA [in 2016] was getting to spend more time with his family,” a family friend explained to People. “He was a very hands-on dad and, like any other father, saw such bright futures for all of his daughters.”
So much of what he did was for his kids. Even the horrible crash that claimed his own life and his daughter’s occurred while they were flying to a basketball game with two of Gianna’s teammates and members of their families.
Perhaps as a precaution and to ensure that, in the worst case scenario, someone would be left to care for their children, Kobe and Vanessa reportedly made a pact, according to a source who spoke to People.
“He and Vanessa had a deal that they would never fly on a helicopter together,” the source claimed.
While the loss of the nine lives aboard that helicopter is tragic, Vanessa could have made that terrible list, too, if it weren’t for the promise she and her husband had reportedly made.
That source also said Ara Zobayan, the pilot, was the only pilot Bryant trusted and used.
While Zobayan was generally regarded as an experienced pilot and trainer, the cause for the crash — which happened during fog that kept other helicopters grounded — is under investigation.
“It’s an extremely difficult and devastating time for Vanessa and the whole family,” a source and family friend told People.
Many fans have voiced their condolences or placed items at a makeshift memorial outside the Bryants’ home.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Firefighters Pull Off Incredible Rescue After 3-Month-Old Puppy Gets Head Stuck in Rim of Wheel

Young creatures of all species are very good at finding ways to get into trouble , and an inordinate amount of those situations revolve around getting their heads stuck in things .
Why they can ’ t pick a less vital limb for exploring too-small spaces is a mystery , but it ’ s a well-documented phenomenon that includes even children getting their heads stuck in staircase railings , chair rungs and other ridiculous spots .
One space that seems especially inviting to curious young canines is the center of loose car wheels .
The tires themselves are rarely the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rims with their invitingly sized gaps that seem to be the culprit .
On Wednesday , a 3-month-old Australian cattle dog pup named Lana from Riverside , California , did not mind the gap and found herself stuck in a spare wheel .
TRENDING : CBS Gives Warren Another Chance To Address Angry Dad , She Digs an Even Deeper Hole When Riverside County Animal Services Officer Jose Cisneros showed up after the owner allegedly called in the situation , the puppy was well and truly stuck , and could not be removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough that her neck had begun to swell , making extrication even more complicated , according to the RivCOanimalsPIO YouTube caption .
Even a bit of oil — which might have helped in other cases — wasn ’ t enough to wiggle the puppy free from the hunk of metal .
Next , the cattle dog was taken to veterinarians at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus , where they assessed the poor critter and gave her a sedative to keep her calm and prevent her from causing further harm to herself .
Unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called in the professionals : Riverside County Fire Station Number 69 .
Two firefighters , Tony Bribiesca and Virgil Messer , carefully used a reciprocating saw to remove enough of the wheel so that the pup could slip out .
According to CNN , Lana is doing well and is back where she belongs with her owner — sans wheel .
She does have a new nickname , though : “ Wheelie Pup.
” Riverside County Animal Care Technician David Hough expressed his relief over the way the situation resolved .
RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Office , Curls Up and Hides Behind Her Computer “ It was so worrying to me , ” he told CNN .
“ I was trying to imagine how the heck she got put in that position and you just got to remember that puppies will be puppies .
Just curiosity.
” “ There was probably food on the other side of it or something , she just crammed her head right through.
” “ She ’ s totally fine now , ” he added .
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Young creatures of all species are very good at finding ways to get into trouble, and an inordinate amount of those situations revolve around getting their heads stuck in things.
Why they can’t pick a less vital limb for exploring too-small spaces is a mystery, but it’s a well-documented phenomenon that includes even children getting their heads stuck in staircase railings, chair rungs and other ridiculous spots.
One space that seems especially inviting to curious young canines is the center of loose car wheels. The tires themselves are rarely the issue, it’s the wheel rims with their invitingly sized gaps that seem to be the culprit.
On Wednesday, a 3-month-old Australian cattle dog pup named Lana from Riverside, California, did not mind the gap and found herself stuck in a spare wheel.
When Riverside County Animal Services Officer Jose Cisneros showed up after the owner allegedly called in the situation, the puppy was well and truly stuck, and could not be removed.
The dog had been stuck long enough that her neck had begun to swell, making extrication even more complicated, according to the RivCOanimalsPIO YouTube caption.
Even a bit of oil — which might have helped in other cases — wasn’t enough to wiggle the puppy free from the hunk of metal.
Next, the cattle dog was taken to veterinarians at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, where they assessed the poor critter and gave her a sedative to keep her calm and prevent her from causing further harm to herself.
Unable to free her, the vets soon called in the professionals: Riverside County Fire Station Number 69. Two firefighters, Tony Bribiesca and Virgil Messer, carefully used a reciprocating saw to remove enough of the wheel so that the pup could slip out.
According to CNN, Lana is doing well and is back where she belongs with her owner — sans wheel. She does have a new nickname, though: “Wheelie Pup.”
Riverside County Animal Care Technician David Hough expressed his relief over the way the situation resolved.
“It was so worrying to me,” he told CNN. “I was trying to imagine how the heck she got put in that position and you just got to remember that puppies will be puppies. Just curiosity.”
“There was probably food on the other side of it or something, she just crammed her head right through.”
“She’s totally fine now,” he added. “She doesn’t look fazed by it at all.”
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--After Astronaut Husband Died in Challenger Explosion in 1986, Wife Found Valentine’s Day Card in His

After Astronaut Husband Died in Challenger Explosion in 1986, Wife Found Valentine’s Day Card in His Briefcase

Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy which unfolded on Jan. 28 , 1986 , killing all seven crew members when the shuttle exploded during take-off .
Families of the astronauts watched in shock and horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and burst into pieces 73 seconds after launching on its highly publicized 10th mission .
Kathie Scobee Fulgham , daughter of shuttle commander Dick Scobee , was 23 at the time , according to a 2006 ABC News report .
TRENDING : CBS Gives Warren Another Chance To Address Angry Dad , She Digs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crew quarters , awaiting details about the explosion when her family made a discovery that would stay with them for the rest of their lives .
“ My dad ’ s briefcase was in his room , ” Fulgham told People in 2016 , remembering the 30th anniversary of the shuttle disaster .
Decades later , Fulgham could still recall precisely what was inside her father ’ s briefcase — including a sentimental item that Dick Scobee had presumably planned to give to his wife .
“ Mom opened it , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belongings : a wallet , his keys , pictures of his family , shuttle souvenir pins , business cards , astronomy charts , flight manuals and an unsigned Valentine ’ s Day card for my mom .
[ There ] was a scrap of paper bearing his handwriting.
” On the handwritten scrap paper was a quote from author Ben Bova , words that left Fulgham , her mother , June Scobee Rodgers , and brother , Richard Scobee , with a measure of hope during such a traumatic moment .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have new worlds to build .
We have a solar system to roam in , ” the note read .
“ And if only a tiny fraction of the human race reaches out toward space , the work they do there will totally change the lives of all the billions of humans who remain on Earth , just as the striving of a handful of colonists in the new world totally changed the lives of everyone in Europe , Asia and Africa.
” RELATED : Kobe Bryant and Wife Vanessa Reportedly Made 'Deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fulgham , now in her 50s with four children of her own , told People her family could only speculate as to why her father had tucked the quote away in his briefcase .
“ Maybe he was planning on using it for a speech .
Maybe he just liked it , ” she said .
“ But that message served as a beacon to us about why Dad chose the path he chose as an explorer .
It gave us hope for the future — our future.
” Fulgham has honored her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generations of Americans about space exploration .
“ All the families want their work to continue , ” Fulgham said of the Challenger space crew .
“ If the work didn ’ t continue , what would be the point of their deaths ?
” Fulgham told People that if any of her children expressed interest in becoming an astronaut , she would “ absolutely ” encourage them to try .
“ Absolutely .
I will support my kids in anything they want to do , and I would be proud for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proud , ” she said .
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Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy which unfolded on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members when the shuttle exploded during take-off.
Families of the astronauts watched in shock and horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and burst into pieces 73 seconds after launching on its highly publicized 10th mission.
Kathie Scobee Fulgham, daughter of shuttle commander Dick Scobee, was 23 at the time, according to a 2006 ABC News report.
34 years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger was lost 73 seconds into its 10th flight, killing all the astronauts on board. pic.twitter.com/SFrgiyceVb — NBC News (@NBCNews) January 28, 2020
Fulgham was in the crew quarters, awaiting details about the explosion when her family made a discovery that would stay with them for the rest of their lives.
“My dad’s briefcase was in his room,” Fulgham told People in 2016, remembering the 30th anniversary of the shuttle disaster.
Decades later, Fulgham could still recall precisely what was inside her father’s briefcase — including a sentimental item that Dick Scobee had presumably planned to give to his wife.
“Mom opened it,” Fulgham said. “Among his personal belongings: a wallet, his keys, pictures of his family, shuttle souvenir pins, business cards, astronomy charts, flight manuals and an unsigned Valentine’s Day card for my mom. [There] was a scrap of paper bearing his handwriting.”
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On the handwritten scrap paper was a quote from author Ben Bova, words that left Fulgham, her mother, June Scobee Rodgers, and brother, Richard Scobee, with a measure of hope during such a traumatic moment.
“We have whole planets to explore. We have new worlds to build. We have a solar system to roam in,” the note read.
“And if only a tiny fraction of the human race reaches out toward space, the work they do there will totally change the lives of all the billions of humans who remain on Earth, just as the striving of a handful of colonists in the new world totally changed the lives of everyone in Europe, Asia and Africa.”
#OTD in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. pic.twitter.com/BBwKpDLyEv — AP Images (@AP_Images) January 28, 2020
Fulgham, now in her 50s with four children of her own, told People her family could only speculate as to why her father had tucked the quote away in his briefcase.
“Maybe he was planning on using it for a speech. Maybe he just liked it,” she said. “But that message served as a beacon to us about why Dad chose the path he chose as an explorer. It gave us hope for the future — our future.”
Fulgham has honored her father’s legacy by educating future generations of Americans about space exploration.
“All the families want their work to continue,” Fulgham said of the Challenger space crew. “If the work didn’t continue, what would be the point of their deaths?”
Fulgham told People that if any of her children expressed interest in becoming an astronaut, she would “absolutely” encourage them to try.
“Absolutely. I will support my kids in anything they want to do, and I would be proud for them to go into space exploration. Very proud,” she said.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--WHO Sets Global Risk Level to ‘High’ as Nearly 1 in 4 Infected End Up Dead or in Severe Condition

The World Health Organization has changed the status of the novel coronavirus , raising its threat level to “ high ” amid increasing global transmission and mounting deaths .
The WHO made the announcement Sunday , saying the previous declaration of “ moderate ” global risk was an error .
According to a release from the organization , the threat level is now “ very high in China , high at the regional level and high at the global level.
” The designation comes as new information about the virus shows an increasingly precarious situation for world health .
Ma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s director , confirmed that the virus can be spread during its incubation period .
This renders global efforts to detect and halt the spread , which rely heavily on temperature checks , largely ineffective .
TRENDING : CBS Gives Warren Another Chance To Address Angry Dad , She Digs an Even Deeper Hole Because of this nasty trait , quarantine efforts in China have done little to contain the virus .
Even with tens of millions now behind some sort of travel restriction in the communist nation , the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Beijing and Shanghai have so far evaded a total lockdown .
Worldwide , the situation isn ’ t looking any better .
What started as a few confirmed cases in the United States has turned into over 100 suspected infections , all being monitored by the CDC .
Although originally painted as an illness that only posed a danger to the elderly and those who are already sick , the latest data from China show nearly a quarter of those infected end up as a “ severe ” case or dead .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ infancy , more time is needed to get a handle on how deadly this pathogen really is .
While the official numbers from the Chinese government remain high , there is speculation that the communist regime is either suppressing the true totals or is woefully unprepared for an epidemic of this scale .
Considering the long incubation time and possible lack of symptoms , it ’ s likely that many in China have the virus and are not even aware .
The virus ’ origins are still shrouded in mystery , with many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ originated in a wet market that contained wild and exotic game meat .
Reports of people simply collapsing inside the quarantine zone , backed up by video , also seem to hint that there is much more to this coronavirus than the public is aware of .
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The World Health Organization has changed the status of the novel coronavirus, raising its threat level to “high” amid increasing global transmission and mounting deaths.
The WHO made the announcement Sunday, saying the previous declaration of “moderate” global risk was an error.
According to a release from the organization, the threat level is now “very high in China, high at the regional level and high at the global level.”
The designation comes as new information about the virus shows an increasingly precarious situation for world health.
Ma Xiaowei, the National Health Commission of China’s director, confirmed that the virus can be spread during its incubation period. This renders global efforts to detect and halt the spread, which rely heavily on temperature checks, largely ineffective.
Because of this nasty trait, quarantine efforts in China have done little to contain the virus.
Even with tens of millions now behind some sort of travel restriction in the communist nation, the coronavirus continues to spread. Major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai have so far evaded a total lockdown.
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Worldwide, the situation isn’t looking any better.
What started as a few confirmed cases in the United States has turned into over 100 suspected infections, all being monitored by the CDC.
Although originally painted as an illness that only posed a danger to the elderly and those who are already sick, the latest data from China show nearly a quarter of those infected end up as a “severe” case or dead.
The total number of confirmed cases of the 2019 novel #coronavirus reported from mainland China ?? to date is 4,515. This includes 976 severe cases and 106 people who have died.#nCoV #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV pic.twitter.com/i9VyDHq9DR — World Health Organization Western Pacific (@WHOWPRO) January 28, 2020
With the coronavirus outbreak still in its infancy, more time is needed to get a handle on how deadly this pathogen really is.
While the official numbers from the Chinese government remain high, there is speculation that the communist regime is either suppressing the true totals or is woefully unprepared for an epidemic of this scale.
Considering the long incubation time and possible lack of symptoms, it’s likely that many in China have the virus and are not even aware.
WHO Director-General @DrTedros today met President Xi Jinping of #China?? in Beijing. They shared the latest information on the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and reiterated their commitment to bring it under control. https://t.co/IIOB7xSrut pic.twitter.com/vuVj55eU1z — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 28, 2020
The virus’ origins are still shrouded in mystery, with many casting doubt on Chinese claims that it originated in a wet market that contained wild and exotic game meat.
Reports of people simply collapsing inside the quarantine zone, backed up by video, also seem to hint that there is much more to this coronavirus than the public is aware of.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Ilhan Omar’s Call for Support Against Trump Admin’s New Immigration Rule Backfires

Two decades after becoming a citizen herself , Rep. Ilhan Omar still doesn ’ t get it .
The controversial Somalia-born lawmaker who represents Minnesota in Congress was apparently outraged over a Supreme Court ruling released Monday that , according to The Associated Press , allows a Trump administration policy to into effect requiring new immigrants to show they won ’ t be a burden on U.S. taxpayers if they are allowed residency in the country .
To most Americans , that kind of requirement might seem like a matter of common sense , but to open-borders advocates in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country ’ s back on its traditional promise of the potential for a better life .
In a tweet Monday , Omar sought support on social media from those whose ancestors came to the United States poor .
But some answers she got were definitely not the kind she was looking for .
TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 Naturally , Omar kicked off her tweet with the quote on the Statue of Liberty from the Emma Lazarus poem “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tired , your poor , Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free , ” she wrote .
Then the kicker : “ Retweet if your immigrant ancestors wouldn ’ t be let in if this means tested immigration policy was in place then.
” Omar was doubtless aiming for Democrats who think turning the country into the world ’ s largest open-air welfare state is what the Framers had in mind when they wrote the Constitution .
With 1.9 million followers , she got some of the benighted to be on board .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than talking points from a Democratic agenda .
Some were from immigrants themselves .
RELATED : FBI and ICE Probing Whether Ilhan Omar Married Her Own Brother in Immigration Scheme : Report And many were from Americans who had the good fortune to have forebears with the courage and will to leave their home countries for a new one — a country where they never expected to be given their livelihood , just the chance to make a better life for themselves and their descendants .
There were more , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who would begrudge any immigrant from the outside world a chance to live in this country are vanishingly few , and not a major part of any political movement .
What matters to Americans is that the immigrants who come here — regardless of race or creed — are the kinds of people who will contribute to the building of the country , not living off its largesse .
It would seem logical that a woman whose own family escaped the hell-hole of a Somalia wracked by civil war would have more appreciation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the kind of country any family should be grateful to be able to join .
But that logic apparently doesn ’ t apply to Omar , who is reportedly facing a federal probe for allegedly skirting the immigration laws of her adopted country through a sham marriage with her own brother .
There might well come a day when Democrats free themselves of the left wing that seems so ascendant in the party today , rogue lawmakers such as Omar and her “ squad ” mates — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Ayanna Pressley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start with getting Omar voted out of office .
According to a 2018 Associated Press report about her immigration troubles , Omar became a citizen in 2000 at the age of 17 .
Yet her official congressional biography doesn ’ t bother to even mention an event that should have been of surpassing importance .
Two decades after becoming a citizen , and even after holding a federal office , she still doesn ’ t get what it ’ s all about .
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Two decades after becoming a citizen herself, Rep. Ilhan Omar still doesn’t get it.
The controversial Somalia-born lawmaker who represents Minnesota in Congress was apparently outraged over a Supreme Court ruling released Monday that, according to The Associated Press, allows a Trump administration policy to into effect requiring new immigrants to show they won’t be a burden on U.S. taxpayers if they are allowed residency in the country.
To most Americans, that kind of requirement might seem like a matter of common sense, but to open-borders advocates in the Democratic Party, it smacks of turning the country’s back on its traditional promise of the potential for a better life.
In a tweet Monday, Omar sought support on social media from those whose ancestors came to the United States poor.
But some answers she got were definitely not the kind she was looking for.
Naturally, Omar kicked off her tweet with the quote on the Statue of Liberty from the Emma Lazarus poem “The New Colossus.”
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” she wrote.
Then the kicker: “Retweet if your immigrant ancestors wouldn’t be let in if this means tested immigration policy was in place then.”
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” Retweet if your immigrant ancestors wouldn’t be let in if this means tested immigration policy was in place then. https://t.co/tfUQK0kphz — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 27, 2020
Omar was doubtless aiming for Democrats who think turning the country into the world’s largest open-air welfare state is what the Framers had in mind when they wrote the Constitution.
With 1.9 million followers, she got some of the benighted to be on board.
But many spoke to the real issues rather than talking points from a Democratic agenda.
Some were from immigrants themselves.
~ Stop with the BS, I am an Immigrant and I came here legally, and I Didn’t expect Anyone else to pay for me to make a living! — Ani (@EgryAni) January 28, 2020
And many were from Americans who had the good fortune to have forebears with the courage and will to leave their home countries for a new one — a country where they never expected to be given their livelihood, just the chance to make a better life for themselves and their descendants.
My family immigrated here in ‘68. There were NO hand outs. EVER. They hit the ground running. Taking any job available to non English speaking ppl. They became business owners within 3 yrs. That’s the kind of ppl they were allowing in then, that’s what we need now. Period. #MAGA — ?? ELISABETH ?? (@Elisabeth242) January 28, 2020
Poor doesn’t equal using public services. My parents came here, got work, had 14 kids and never used the system. They understood the beauty of the free country they now lived had plenty of opportunities for our family. Living in America is a privilege and blessing! — Pistol (@pita_guns) January 28, 2020
They came without any promise of welfare or food stamps or free healthcare. Only the promise of living freely in the greatest nation on earth pic.twitter.com/O0tTsIJa3q — Legal Immigrant – Revered like Elvis (@1776Legal) January 28, 2020
When my ancestors arrived, government welfare was not a choice. They came over and worked to build a nice life with blood, sweat, and tears. Immigrants should not come here expecting hard working Americans to support them. — book_nerd (@merelypresent) January 27, 2020
My immigrant ancestors had to be sponsored to come to the US, which meant they were required to have jobs. Not just “show up, hope and get free benefits”. In my ancestors cases they were coal miners who worked in hard conditions so their children would have a better life. — MAZ (@mzanolli) January 27, 2020
There were more, but the idea was the same.
The Americans who would begrudge any immigrant from the outside world a chance to live in this country are vanishingly few, and not a major part of any political movement.
What matters to Americans is that the immigrants who come here — regardless of race or creed — are the kinds of people who will contribute to the building of the country, not living off its largesse.
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It would seem logical that a woman whose own family escaped the hell-hole of a Somalia wracked by civil war would have more appreciation for the laws that helped make it the kind of country any family should be grateful to be able to join.
But that logic apparently doesn’t apply to Omar, who is reportedly facing a federal probe for allegedly skirting the immigration laws of her adopted country through a sham marriage with her own brother.
There might well come a day when Democrats free themselves of the left wing that seems so ascendant in the party today, rogue lawmakers such as Omar and her “squad” mates — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.
But they can start with getting Omar voted out of office.
According to a 2018 Associated Press report about her immigration troubles, Omar became a citizen in 2000 at the age of 17. Yet her official congressional biography doesn’t bother to even mention an event that should have been of surpassing importance.
Two decades after becoming a citizen, and even after holding a federal office, she still doesn’t get what it’s all about.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Huckabee: Too Bad Romney’s Not President — Then He Could Be Impeached

Former Arkansas Gov .
Mike Huckabee took Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah to task , accusing the one-time GOP presidential nominee of only caring about himself , and not the good of the country .
Romney has stated multiple times that he would be interested in hearing the testimony of former National Security Advisor John Bolton in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump , particularly after The New York Times published a story on Bolton ’ s upcoming book .
In the book , according to The Times , the former White House staffer writes that Trump was holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that its government would open an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden ’ s shady dealings in the corruption-ridden country .
“ What is it that [ Romney ] wants out of this ?
” Huckabee asked during a Monday appearance on “ The Todd Starnes Show.
” “ Does he want to be able to sit down on the table with ‘ Morning Joe ’ and be celebrated and beloved by that crowd ?
” TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not elected president in 2012 , so he could get the same treatment Trump is receiving now from Democrats .
“ It would ’ ve been good that he became president just so he could be impeached , ” Huckabee said .
“ This is so disappointing , not surprising , but disappointing that Mitt Romney feels like he ’ s got to now be the contrarian .
He wants to be the fly in the ointment — the guy that sides with the Democrats and their absolutely sloppy and horrible treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying that Romney has shown no gratitude to Trump , who endorsed the Utah Republican in his successful 2018 Senate run .
Instead , Starnes said , Romney has turned around and stabbed the president in the back .
Huckabee noted there is no evidence Trump has engaged in an impeachable offense .
The phone transcript of Trump ’ s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky itself offers no indication of a quid pro quo .
Trump made no demands in order to have the aid released and in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s tough to have a quid pro quo demand if the other side does not even know what you want .
In fact , Trump in mid-September released the $ 391 million in aid after multiple senators , including Republican Sens .
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rob Portman of Ohio urged him to do so .
Ukraine did not open an investigation into the Bidens or make any public statements that it intended to launch one .
Further , both Zelensky and Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple occasions they felt no pressure to open a Biden probe .
RELATED : Huckabee Tweets Epic Video of Man Trying To Steal Electrified Trump Sign Trump has categorically denied telling Bolton that the Ukraine aid was tied to the country opening investigations .
“ I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats , including the Bidens .
In fact , he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination .
If John Bolton said this , it was only to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday .
Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz , arguing on behalf of the president before the Senate on Monday night , said even if everything Bolton reportedly writes in his yet-to-be-released book is true , it is still not an example of an impeachable offense .
“ That is clear from the language of the Constitution , ” Dershowitz contended , noting that the nation ’ s founding document requires a conviction for “ treason , bribery , or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
” Huckabee concluded that Romney “ has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the Republicans and that the Democrats are purists who just really want to protect the Constitution — or he ’ s in this all for himself.
” “ And I think I know the answer to the question , and it ’ s not because he really is smarter than the other Republicans and thinks the Democrats are protecting America.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee took Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah to task, accusing the one-time GOP presidential nominee of only caring about himself, and not the good of the country.
Romney has stated multiple times that he would be interested in hearing the testimony of former National Security Advisor John Bolton in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, particularly after The New York Times published a story on Bolton’s upcoming book.
In the book, according to The Times, the former White House staffer writes that Trump was holding up military aid to Ukraine in hopes that its government would open an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden’s shady dealings in the corruption-ridden country.
“What is it that [Romney] wants out of this?” Huckabee asked during a Monday appearance on “The Todd Starnes Show.”
“Does he want to be able to sit down on the table with ‘Morning Joe’ and be celebrated and beloved by that crowd?”
The former governor also lamented that Romney was not elected president in 2012, so he could get the same treatment Trump is receiving now from Democrats.
“It would’ve been good that he became president just so he could be impeached,” Huckabee said. “This is so disappointing, not surprising, but disappointing that Mitt Romney feels like he’s got to now be the contrarian. He wants to be the fly in the ointment — the guy that sides with the Democrats and their absolutely sloppy and horrible treatment of this elected president.”
Starnes responded saying that Romney has shown no gratitude to Trump, who endorsed the Utah Republican in his successful 2018 Senate run. Instead, Starnes said, Romney has turned around and stabbed the president in the back.
Huckabee noted there is no evidence Trump has engaged in an impeachable offense.
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The phone transcript of Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky itself offers no indication of a quid pro quo. Trump made no demands in order to have the aid released and in fact did not mention the funds at all.
It’s tough to have a quid pro quo demand if the other side does not even know what you want.
In fact, Trump in mid-September released the $391 million in aid after multiple senators, including Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rob Portman of Ohio urged him to do so.
Ukraine did not open an investigation into the Bidens or make any public statements that it intended to launch one.
Further, both Zelensky and Ukraine’s foreign minister have stated on multiple occasions they felt no pressure to open a Biden probe.
Trump has categorically denied telling Bolton that the Ukraine aid was tied to the country opening investigations.
“I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book,” Trump tweeted Monday.
Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, arguing on behalf of the president before the Senate on Monday night, said even if everything Bolton reportedly writes in his yet-to-be-released book is true, it is still not an example of an impeachable offense.
“Nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power or an impeachable offense. That is clear from the history. That is clear from the language of the Constitution.” – @AlanDersh pic.twitter.com/UMyaU6ipZi — Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) January 28, 2020
“That is clear from the language of the Constitution,” Dershowitz contended, noting that the nation’s founding document requires a conviction for “treason, bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
Huckabee concluded that Romney “has to believe that he’s smarter than the Republicans and that the Democrats are purists who just really want to protect the Constitution — or he’s in this all for himself.”
“And I think I know the answer to the question, and it’s not because he really is smarter than the other Republicans and thinks the Democrats are protecting America.”
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--These Are the Nine Victims in the Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant

The world was shocked to hear of the accident that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant and his daughter , Gianna , on Sunday .
In a matter of moments , a basketball star and icon was stolen away from the world , and many who were impacted by his career have been hit hard by the news .
Bryant was 41 and his daughter was 13 at the time of the crash .
The “ Black Mamba ” was known not only for his skills on the court , but for his work in film and other areas as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catchphrase known all around the world , and even those who never knew him personally feel connected to him and his impressive achievements .
TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 While Gianna “ Gigi ” Bryant was carrying on her father ’ s legacy in the sport he championed , he made sure she knew his love of her was not based on how well she measured up in the game , according to an interview he gave to CBS News last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published highlighting Bryant ’ s deeds , career and life , and remembering his daughter and all the promise she showed — but there are also other families and friends grieving for the seven other people who were aboard the same flight .
John , Keri and Alyssa Altobelli — father , mother and daughter , respectively — all perished in the crash .
Alyssa , Gianna ’ s teammate , was another promising basketball player .
As head baseball coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa , California , John leaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ athletes achieve their goals .
“ John was a tremendous coach and an even better friend , ” Jason Kehler , the OCC athletics director , said , according to CBS News .
“ Beyond that , he was an amazing mentor to all of the students and athletes that he taught and coached .
He treated them all like family and his impact will live on forever.
” “ It ’ s hard to put into words what this loss means to the college and the athletics department.
” RELATED : Kobe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' To Never Fly in Helicopter Together Sarah and Payton Chester were another mother and daughter aboard the doomed flight .
Payton was a promising player on the same team as Gianna and Alyssa .
“ Sarah and Payton were the lights of our family , ” the grieving family said , according to People .
“ Payton had a smile and personality that would light any room , and a passion for the game of basketball .
She found joy on any court and loved all of her teammates and coaches.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the glue of our family .
She was a tireless force in support of her family .
The love we feel from so many today is a testament to the community she created for us.
” Another coach , Christina Mauser , was well-loved by her young players .
She was an assistant coach for the team Gianna played on , and leaves behind three young children and her husband , who taught at the same school she did .
“ She was incredibly witty , funny , funny like nobody you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ She was warm , she was incredibly bright , she was technologically incredibly savvy .
She could figure out anything.
” “ I got three small kids , and I ’ m trying to figure out how to navigate life with three kids and no mom .
I ’ m scared .
I think more than anything I ’ m a little scared about the future.
” The pilot , who also died in the crash , was Ara Zobayan .
According to The Orange County Register , not only had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ d been a ground instructor since 2008 .
Friends of the pilot told The Register that he was “ very safe , very skilled , very talented pilot ” and “ very by-the-book.
” Any air travel carries with it the inherent risk of an accident , as this tragedy proves .
Many have been using this surprising loss as an opportunity to comfort the grieving families as well as tell those they hold dearest how much they love them .
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The world was shocked to hear of the accident that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, on Sunday.
In a matter of moments, a basketball star and icon was stolen away from the world, and many who were impacted by his career have been hit hard by the news.
Bryant was 41 and his daughter was 13 at the time of the crash. The “Black Mamba” was known not only for his skills on the court, but for his work in film and other areas as well.
His first name became a catchphrase known all around the world, and even those who never knew him personally feel connected to him and his impressive achievements.
While Gianna “Gigi” Bryant was carrying on her father’s legacy in the sport he championed, he made sure she knew his love of her was not based on how well she measured up in the game, according to an interview he gave to CBS News last year.
Article after article has been published highlighting Bryant’s deeds, career and life, and remembering his daughter and all the promise she showed — but there are also other families and friends grieving for the seven other people who were aboard the same flight.
Their lives bear honoring, too.
John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli — father, mother and daughter, respectively — all perished in the crash. Alyssa, Gianna’s teammate, was another promising basketball player.
As head baseball coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, John leaves a legacy of fostering players and helping athletes achieve their goals.
“John was a tremendous coach and an even better friend,” Jason Kehler, the OCC athletics director, said, according to CBS News. “Beyond that, he was an amazing mentor to all of the students and athletes that he taught and coached. He treated them all like family and his impact will live on forever.”
“It’s hard to put into words what this loss means to the college and the athletics department.”
Sarah and Payton Chester were another mother and daughter aboard the doomed flight. Payton was a promising player on the same team as Gianna and Alyssa.
“Sarah and Payton were the lights of our family,” the grieving family said, according to People. “Payton had a smile and personality that would light any room, and a passion for the game of basketball. She found joy on any court and loved all of her teammates and coaches.”
“Sarah was full of life and the glue of our family. She was a tireless force in support of her family. The love we feel from so many today is a testament to the community she created for us.”
Another coach, Christina Mauser, was well-loved by her young players.
She was an assistant coach for the team Gianna played on, and leaves behind three young children and her husband, who taught at the same school she did.
“She was extraordinary,” Matt Mauser told NBC’s “Today.”
“She was incredibly witty, funny, funny like nobody you’ve ever met,” he added. “She was warm, she was incredibly bright, she was technologically incredibly savvy. She could figure out anything.”
“I got three small kids, and I’m trying to figure out how to navigate life with three kids and no mom. I’m scared. I think more than anything I’m a little scared about the future.”
The pilot, who also died in the crash, was Ara Zobayan.
According to The Orange County Register, not only had Zobayan been flying for around two decades, he’d been a ground instructor since 2008.
Friends of the pilot told The Register that he was “very safe, very skilled, very talented pilot” and “very by-the-book.”
Any air travel carries with it the inherent risk of an accident, as this tragedy proves.
Many have been using this surprising loss as an opportunity to comfort the grieving families as well as tell those they hold dearest how much they love them.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--Harvard Professor Arrested at His Office for Allegedly Hiding Close Ties with China

A Harvard University professor has been charged with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he received from the Chinese government for research , federal officials said Tuesday .
Charles Lieber , chair of the department of chemistry and chemical biology , is accused of hiding his involvement in China ’ s Thousand Talents Plan , a program designed to recruit people with access to and knowledge of foreign technology and intellectual property .
Lieber was arrested early Tuesday at his office at the Ivy League university , officials said .
He was expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney didn ’ t immediately respond to an email seeking comment .
TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 Authorities also announced charges against a researcher at Boston University , who is accused of lying about her ties to the Chinese military .
Yanqing Ye , who prosecutors say is a lieutenant in the People ’ s Liberation Army , did work on behalf of the military while studying at the university , like conducting research and sending documents and information to China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney listed for Ye in court documents .
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called the charges “ a small sample of China ’ s ongoing campaign to siphon off America ’ s technology and know-how for its country ’ s gain.
” “ No country poses a greater , more severe or long term threat to our national security and economic prosperity than China , ” Boston FBI agent Joseph Bonavolonta said .
“ China ’ s communist government ’ s goal , simply put , is to replace the U.S. as the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law to get there.
” Under Lieber ’ s Thousand Talents program contract , prosecutors say , he was paid $ 50,000 a month by the Wuhan University of Technology in China and living expenses up to $ 158,000 .
He was also awarded more than $ 1.5 million to establish a research lab at the Chinese university , prosecutors said .
Lieber has been placed on administrative leave , Harvard officials said .
“ The charges brought by the U.S. government against Professor Lieber are extremely serious .
Harvard is cooperating with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Health , and is conducting its own review of the alleged misconduct , ” the school said in a written statement .
The case underscores Justice Department concerns about Chinese programs that recruit scientists with access to cutting-edge technology in the U.S. and encourage them to conduct research for Beijing ’ s gain and even to steal the work of American academics .
In recent years , according to a Senate subcommittee report issued last fall , the programs have been exploited by scientists who have downloaded sensitive research files before returning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. research , lied on grant applications and failed to disclose money they had received from Chinese institutions .
The Associated Press , relying on hundreds of pages of documents obtained through public records requests , reported last year that the FBI had been reaching out to colleges and universities across the countries to warn them of the threat of economic espionage on their campuses .
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A Harvard University professor has been charged with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he received from the Chinese government for research, federal officials said Tuesday.
Charles Lieber, chair of the department of chemistry and chemical biology, is accused of hiding his involvement in China’s Thousand Talents Plan, a program designed to recruit people with access to and knowledge of foreign technology and intellectual property.
Lieber was arrested early Tuesday at his office at the Ivy League university, officials said.
He was expected to appear in court later Tuesday.
His attorney didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Authorities also announced charges against a researcher at Boston University, who is accused of lying about her ties to the Chinese military.
Yanqing Ye, who prosecutors say is a lieutenant in the People’s Liberation Army, did work on behalf of the military while studying at the university, like conducting research and sending documents and information to China, officials said.
There was no attorney listed for Ye in court documents.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called the charges “a small sample of China’s ongoing campaign to siphon off America’s technology and know-how for its country’s gain.”
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“No country poses a greater, more severe or long term threat to our national security and economic prosperity than China,” Boston FBI agent Joseph Bonavolonta said. “China’s communist government’s goal, simply put, is to replace the U.S. as the world superpower, and they are breaking the law to get there.”
Under Lieber’s Thousand Talents program contract, prosecutors say, he was paid $50,000 a month by the Wuhan University of Technology in China and living expenses up to $158,000.
He was also awarded more than $1.5 million to establish a research lab at the Chinese university, prosecutors said.
Lieber has been placed on administrative leave, Harvard officials said.
“The charges brought by the U.S. government against Professor Lieber are extremely serious. Harvard is cooperating with federal authorities, including the National Institutes of Health, and is conducting its own review of the alleged misconduct,” the school said in a written statement.
The case underscores Justice Department concerns about Chinese programs that recruit scientists with access to cutting-edge technology in the U.S. and encourage them to conduct research for Beijing’s gain and even to steal the work of American academics.
In recent years, according to a Senate subcommittee report issued last fall, the programs have been exploited by scientists who have downloaded sensitive research files before returning to China, filed patents based on U.S. research, lied on grant applications and failed to disclose money they had received from Chinese institutions.
The Associated Press, relying on hundreds of pages of documents obtained through public records requests, reported last year that the FBI had been reaching out to colleges and universities across the countries to warn them of the threat of economic espionage on their campuses.
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westernjournal--2020-01-28--CDC Expands Coronavirus Screening for Travelers Entering US, Institutes ‘Quarantine Stations’ Around

CDC Expands Coronavirus Screening for Travelers Entering US, Institutes ‘Quarantine Stations’ Around Country

U.S. health officials are expanding their checks of international travelers for signs of a worrisome new virus from China .
So far , they say the risk to Americans is very low .
For “ the individual American , this should not be an impact on their day-to-day life , ” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters Tuesday .
TRENDING : Sex Offender Defends His Child Porn Collection by Claiming To Identify as Girl , 8 So far , there are five confirmed cases of this new virus in the U.S .
There is no sign that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone around them .
Reports from China suggest that people there may have spread the illness before showing symptoms .
However , Dr. Robert Redfield stressed there is no evidence of that in the U.S. And while some other viruses are known to occasionally spread before symptoms are obvious — such as the flu — health officials say that ’ s far less of a concern than the obviously contagious patients .
The CDC already has been checking arrivals at five U.S. airports that once had direct flights from the hardest-hit section of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel bans , people who had been in other parts of China still may be arriving via other countries .
The CDC is now beefing up screening at 15 more “ quarantine stations ” around the country , airports and other places where health workers regularly check arriving travelers for signs of illness .
But travelers may not be sick right then , CDC ’ s Dr. Nancy Messonnier said .
The screenings also are an opportunity to educate travelers that if they develop symptoms — such as fever or a cough — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they should contact their doctor , she said .
That ’ s exactly what the first two U.S. patients did .
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U.S. health officials are expanding their checks of international travelers for signs of a worrisome new virus from China.
So far, they say the risk to Americans is very low.
For “the individual American, this should not be an impact on their day-to-day life,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters Tuesday.
So far, there are five confirmed cases of this new virus in the U.S.
There is no sign that they have spread the respiratory illness to anyone around them.
Reports from China suggest that people there may have spread the illness before showing symptoms.
However, Dr. Robert Redfield stressed there is no evidence of that in the U.S.
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And while some other viruses are known to occasionally spread before symptoms are obvious — such as the flu — health officials say that’s far less of a concern than the obviously contagious patients.
The CDC already has been checking arrivals at five U.S. airports that once had direct flights from the hardest-hit section of China.
While China has instituted broad travel bans, people who had been in other parts of China still may be arriving via other countries.
As the death toll from coronavirus rises above 100, companies are restricting travel to China for their employees. HSBC banned all staff travel to Hong Kong and mainland China, while Facebook too announced a travel suspension https://t.co/hF95A9sq0S pic.twitter.com/3yZ2OkcNX5 — Reuters (@Reuters) January 28, 2020
The CDC is now beefing up screening at 15 more “quarantine stations” around the country, airports and other places where health workers regularly check arriving travelers for signs of illness.
But travelers may not be sick right then, CDC’s Dr. Nancy Messonnier said.
The screenings also are an opportunity to educate travelers that if they develop symptoms — such as fever or a cough — after returning from the outbreak zone, they should contact their doctor, she said.
That’s exactly what the first two U.S. patients did.
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