westernjournal--2020-11-09--Fred Weinberg: Let Me Tell You About the Fox News Call I Got After the Election

A few days after Election Day , I was driving home from the dentist ( it ’ s a fairly long drive ) and I got a call in my capacity as the CEO of the USA Radio Networks from one of our group affiliate owners .
“ What , ” he asked , “ do I need to do to get your news ?
I just told Fox to go eff themselves.
” ( By way of explanation , he takes some of our other programming but not our news . )
I got a few similar calls since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far the most colorful .
Fox got caught with its corporate panties down around its corporate ankles by this election — led by Chris Wallace , who is still trying to wear his late father ’ s shoes , which are too big for him .
Apparently the offspring of Rupert Murdoch are significantly less conservative than their father .
The first clue should have been when they jettisoned Bill O ’ Reilly .
They decided to “ call ” the election for Joe Biden , which is silly , because the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Electoral College on Dec. 14 .
And the lawsuits have just begun .
They decided to “ call ” Arizona for Biden with only 73 percent of the vote in .
TRENDING : Trump Dramatically Closes Gap in AZ , Half-Percent Away from Biden with Count Ongoing From the viewpoint of someone who has been in the media for more than 50 years , it ’ s just not their job — or the job of any media .
The media ’ s job — again in my experienced opinion — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guess what is going to happen or make bets on the results .
Now I need to be clear .
After all of the legal votes are counted , it is possible that Biden could actually win .
If he wins , then , just like Barack Obama , he will be my president as well as yours .
I always have said that no matter who is our president , he or she deserves our support writ large and the first duty of any citizen is if your president asks you to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter of national security , your answer — no matter who you are — should be “ yes sir ” or “ yes ma ’ am.
” We ’ re not talking about masks or the politics of energy here .
We ’ re talking about national security .
We want our president to succeed on the world stage .
We can disagree about political issues .
That doesn ’ t mean we must agree about things like climate change and other issues that are largely political .
But when a national security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different .
That said , where politics is concerned , how wrong can 71,000,000 American voters be ?
The voters who voted for Biden must realize that if things end as they are now — and that ’ s still an if — then roughly half of the nation disagrees with him .
RELATED : Mary Beth Brown : Former Rep. Bachmann Says It 's Time To Mobilize an Army for Just 1 Purpose Our good friend Chris Wallace brought Mitt Romney on his Sunday show to suggest that President Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loser from 2012 who doesn ’ t understand and has never understood that close races ( in which he has never been ) that have lots of irregularities are worth questioning .
Worse , for the Democrats and the NeverTrumpers , the Republicans did pretty well in the Nov. 3 election .
The pollsters had the Republicans crawling home from Washington with “ loser ” tattooed on their butts .
It didn ’ t happen .
In fact , the Republicans actually gained seats in the House .
The only tattoos are on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even the Democrats may never trust the media again .
Which makes those 71,000,000 Trump votes even more important because it appears that many of those voters went ahead and voted GOP in congressional races .
How mad do you want to make them in 2022 and 2024 ?
What if Trump loses this year and sets his sights on 2024 ?
How mad does Biden want to make those swing voters if that were to happen ?
As they say in Philadelphia , enquiring minds want to know .
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A few days after Election Day, I was driving home from the dentist (it’s a fairly long drive) and I got a call in my capacity as the CEO of the USA Radio Networks from one of our group affiliate owners.
“What,” he asked, “do I need to do to get your news? I just told Fox to go eff themselves.” (By way of explanation, he takes some of our other programming but not our news.)
I got a few similar calls since election night, but his was by far the most colorful.
Fox got caught with its corporate panties down around its corporate ankles by this election — led by Chris Wallace, who is still trying to wear his late father’s shoes, which are too big for him. Apparently the offspring of Rupert Murdoch are significantly less conservative than their father. The first clue should have been when they jettisoned Bill O’Reilly.
They decided to “call” the election for Joe Biden, which is silly, because the only “call” that counts is made by the Electoral College on Dec. 14. And the lawsuits have just begun. They decided to “call” Arizona for Biden with only 73 percent of the vote in.
From the viewpoint of someone who has been in the media for more than 50 years, it’s just not their job — or the job of any media. The media’s job — again in my experienced opinion — is to report the news, not guess what is going to happen or make bets on the results.
Now I need to be clear. After all of the legal votes are counted, it is possible that Biden could actually win.
If he wins, then, just like Barack Obama, he will be my president as well as yours.
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I always have said that no matter who is our president, he or she deserves our support writ large and the first duty of any citizen is if your president asks you to help him achieve a goal as a matter of national security, your answer — no matter who you are — should be “yes sir” or “yes ma’am.”
We’re not talking about masks or the politics of energy here. We’re talking about national security. We want our president to succeed on the world stage.
We can disagree about political issues. That doesn’t mean we must agree about things like climate change and other issues that are largely political.
But when a national security issue comes along, that’s different.
That said, where politics is concerned, how wrong can 71,000,000 American voters be?
The voters who voted for Biden must realize that if things end as they are now — and that’s still an if — then roughly half of the nation disagrees with him.
Our good friend Chris Wallace brought Mitt Romney on his Sunday show to suggest that President Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous.
Bullcrap.
Romney is a loser from 2012 who doesn’t understand and has never understood that close races (in which he has never been) that have lots of irregularities are worth questioning.
Worse, for the Democrats and the NeverTrumpers, the Republicans did pretty well in the Nov. 3 election.
The pollsters had the Republicans crawling home from Washington with “loser” tattooed on their butts.
It didn’t happen. In fact, the Republicans actually gained seats in the House.
The only tattoos are on the fake news media pollsters’ butts. Even the Democrats may never trust the media again.
Which makes those 71,000,000 Trump votes even more important because it appears that many of those voters went ahead and voted GOP in congressional races. How mad do you want to make them in 2022 and 2024?
What if Trump loses this year and sets his sights on 2024?
How mad does Biden want to make those swing voters if that were to happen?
As they say in Philadelphia, enquiring minds want to know.
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Dr. Ben Carson Tests Positive for COVID

Dr. Ben Carson Tests Positive for COVID

A spokesman for Dr. Ben Carson reported the secretary of housing and urban development was “ in good spirits ” after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday .
According to ABC News , Coalter Baker — Carson ’ s deputy chief of staff — said the secretary “ feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery.
” Baker said Carson , 69 , took a test at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda , Maryland , prompted by coronavirus symptoms but was not hospitalized .
ABC News reported that Carson attended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House on Election Day as President Donald Trump ’ s chief of staff , Mark Meadows , who Bloomberg News reported tested positive for COVID-19 the day after the election .
Although Meadows , 61 , did not speak to Bloomberg , the news outlet asserted he might have been asymptomatic and kept the news among a few co-workers .
TRENDING : Trump Dramatically Closes Gap in AZ , Half-Percent Away from Biden with Count Ongoing CNBC weighed in on Carson ’ s diagnosis Monday , attributing it to “ large gatherings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous officials and others who work there , including Trump , ” testing positive since September .
CNN chimed in that Carson was “ spotted maskless ” at a rally for Trump in Michigan on Oct. 30 , prior to his election night exposure to Meadows .
Bloomberg Sr. White House Reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted Monday that Carson was in the company “ of other members of the Trump cabinet ” during the watch party .
Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams said in a Monday tweet that he had spoken with Carson , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said he was praying “ for the millions who celebrated over the weekend and may have exposed themselves to COVID-19.
” RELATED : Biden Just Unveiled His COVID Advisory Board , and It Contains a Worrying Name Others on social media , however , mocked Carson ’ s diagnosis .
Carson was a renowned neurosurgeon before retiring from medicine in 2013 .
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A spokesman for Dr. Ben Carson reported the secretary of housing and urban development was “in good spirits” after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
According to ABC News, Coalter Baker — Carson’s deputy chief of staff — said the secretary “feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery.”
Baker said Carson, 69, took a test at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, prompted by coronavirus symptoms but was not hospitalized.
ABC News reported that Carson attended the same election watch event at the White House on Election Day as President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who Bloomberg News reported tested positive for COVID-19 the day after the election.
Although Meadows, 61, did not speak to Bloomberg, the news outlet asserted he might have been asymptomatic and kept the news among a few co-workers.
CNBC weighed in on Carson’s diagnosis Monday, attributing it to “large gatherings” at the White House with “numerous officials and others who work there, including Trump,” testing positive since September.
CNN chimed in that Carson was “spotted maskless” at a rally for Trump in Michigan on Oct. 30, prior to his election night exposure to Meadows.
Bloomberg Sr. White House Reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted Monday that Carson was in the company “of other members of the Trump cabinet” during the watch party.
Ben Carson, who has coronavirus, was at the White House for the election night watch party on Tuesday, along with other members of the Trump cabinet, including Bill Barr, Steve Mnuchin, Alex Azar, David Bernhardt, etc. — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 9, 2020
Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams said in a Monday tweet that he had spoken with Carson, who was “doing extraordinarily well.”
Spoke with my brother Dr. Carson earlier and he is doing extraordinarily well. He is so grateful to have access to powerful therapeutics. We also pray for the millions who celebrated over the weekend and may have exposed themselves to COVID19. — Armstrong Williams (@Arightside) November 9, 2020
Williams also said he was praying “for the millions who celebrated over the weekend and may have exposed themselves to COVID-19.”
Others on social media, however, mocked Carson’s diagnosis.
Ben Carson of all people is well aware how contagious Covid-19 is, yet he refused to follow safety protocols. He’s as dumb that fraud who refuses to concede. — SW (@SCWatt) November 9, 2020
Ben Carson has coronavirus, according to ABC News. He caught it at Donald Trump’s election night party. As I’ve said, I wouldn’t wish this awful virus on anyone. But these clowns did it to themselves. — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 9, 2020
Guess now we’re gonna find out if Ben Carson has gifted lungs. — Travon Free (@Travon) November 9, 2020
TV: “Breaking news: Ben Carson has tested positive for Coronavirus”
Me: HAAAAA. HA HA. — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 9, 2020
Carson was a renowned neurosurgeon before retiring from medicine in 2013.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Bongino-Backed Alternative to Big Tech Becomes #1 App Worldwide

The blossoming social media company Parler , which is partially owned by conservative commentator Dan Bongino , became Apple ’ s most downloaded app over the weekend , less than a week after Tuesday ’ s election .
As of Sunday , Parler was edging out Tik Tok , YouTube , Instagram and Facebook as the most downloaded application .
Bongino announced the news on his Twitter page .
“ Liberal lunatics have awakened a sleeping giant .
We gave a collective middle finger to the tech tyrants just now as Parler became the NUMBER ONE most downloaded app in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Rudy Giuliani : Trump Campaign Has the Evidence To Change PA Election Results That ’ s a big message to the unelected leftists who essentially own the manner in which online conversations are conducted .
Despite the monopoly Twitter , Facebook and Google/YouTube hold over the tech world , their acts of blatant suppression leading up to and following last week ’ s national disgrace of an election have left people hungry for the right to express themselves .
The election of course was , and is , a disgrace to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not supposed to talk about it .
No matter if the media and Big Tech ’ s preferred candidate , Democrat Joe Biden , is ultimately certified as the winner or if President Donald Trump is successful in litigation proving massive alleged fraud , the lack of transparency from officials in key states rightfully has disenfranchised millions of people with regard to election integrity .
The establishment media and Silicon Valley have further contributed to the skepticism by quickly acting to discredit any questioning of the results , which goes against everything they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s 2016 election .
Many of these people just spent four years telling us Trump was an illegitimate president who stole an election from Hillary Clinton with the help of shadowy Russians .
Now , the media and Big Tech want election results skeptics to shut up and take a loss , despite valid questions about election integrity .
RELATED : GSA Says No Way to Biden Power Transfer They aren ’ t being very subtle about it , either .
Currently , Twitter is censoring President Donald Trump and conservatives on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are capable of counting middle of the night mail-in ballots .
Facebook has also engaged in blatant censorship for some time .
As a result , a number of prominent conservatives are attempting to lead an exodus away from the censorship ad toward Parler , and people are responding .
Parler , if you haven ’ t joined yet , offers a forum for people to share ideas without the fear of censorship , shadow banning or being kicked off .
“ Speak freely and express yourself openly , without fear of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Engage with real people , not bots .
Parler is people and privacy-focused , and gives you the tools you need to curate your Parler experience , ” it says on its website .
As Bongino noted on Twitter , there is so much enthusiasm for Parler , the app is adjusting to an influx of new users .
“ All , Can ’ t thank you enough for making Parler the # 1 app in the country .
I ’ m asking for your patience while we deal with the exponential growth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re working around the clock to improve the experience & add features .
My apologies for the glitches , ” Bongino wrote .
Parler was already gaining steam in the months leading up to Tuesday ’ s quagmire .
Now , it ’ s the most download app in the world .
Amid the roller coaster of emotions many of us are experiencing following the election , people are seeking a platform to discover and share truth .
This doesn ’ t mean conservatives should just concede the internet to Big Tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right now is arguably the most crucial time to have our voices heard on those platforms .
We also want to avoid creating two dueling social media echo chambers .
But it ’ s nice that an alternative exists to let Silicon Valley and the media know that people are serious about being able to express themselves freely online .
No matter the ultimate outcome of the election , there is some solace to be taken from that .
The fight for free speech and expression online is just beginning .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

The blossoming social media company Parler, which is partially owned by conservative commentator Dan Bongino, became Apple’s most downloaded app over the weekend, less than a week after Tuesday’s election.
As of Sunday, Parler was edging out Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook as the most downloaded application.
Bongino announced the news on his Twitter page.
“Liberal lunatics have awakened a sleeping giant. We gave a collective middle finger to the tech tyrants just now as Parler became the NUMBER ONE most downloaded app in the world. Thank you!”
Liberal lunatics have awakened a sleeping giant. We gave a collective middle finger to the tech tyrants just now as Parler became the NUMBER ONE most downloaded app in the world. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/OfYMSoMvIZ — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) November 8, 2020
That’s a big message to the unelected leftists who essentially own the manner in which online conversations are conducted.
Despite the monopoly Twitter, Facebook and Google/YouTube hold over the tech world, their acts of blatant suppression leading up to and following last week’s national disgrace of an election have left people hungry for the right to express themselves.
The election of course was, and is, a disgrace to the country, and we’re not supposed to talk about it.
Do you plan to join Parler? Yes No
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No matter if the media and Big Tech’s preferred candidate, Democrat Joe Biden, is ultimately certified as the winner or if President Donald Trump is successful in litigation proving massive alleged fraud, the lack of transparency from officials in key states rightfully has disenfranchised millions of people with regard to election integrity.
The establishment media and Silicon Valley have further contributed to the skepticism by quickly acting to discredit any questioning of the results, which goes against everything they’ve stood for since Trump’s 2016 election.
Many of these people just spent four years telling us Trump was an illegitimate president who stole an election from Hillary Clinton with the help of shadowy Russians.
Big Tech never censored such commentary.
Now, the media and Big Tech want election results skeptics to shut up and take a loss, despite valid questions about election integrity.
They aren’t being very subtle about it, either.
The majority of Trump’s recent tweets are currently censored. I don’t care how misleading or even false they are. That’s not for Twitter to arbitrate. People cheering this power-grab by unelected tech officials are authoritarian dupes pic.twitter.com/ctSJbaJ5RC — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) November 6, 2020
Currently, Twitter is censoring President Donald Trump and conservatives on the platform as quickly as Philadelphia election officials are capable of counting middle of the night mail-in ballots.
Facebook has also engaged in blatant censorship for some time.
As a result, a number of prominent conservatives are attempting to lead an exodus away from the censorship ad toward Parler, and people are responding.
As Twitter attempts to silence my views and opinions, I invite you to follow me on Parler, and please subscribe to my free newsletter at Gingrich360.https://t.co/69Duasv4Hzhttps://t.co/3TVV2SJ62C — Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) November 5, 2020
Parler is exploding. I went from 500,000 followers there a couple of weeks ago to 1.2 million currently. This is the hip new platform where the air is free and you can speak your mind. Follow me there! — Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) November 9, 2020
Hurry & follow me at Parler. Join me there as I may not stay at FB/Twitter if they continue censoring me & one day I’ll have left their platforms. Parler is a wonderful alternative & is growing, & we need you there ASAP. It believes in truly open speechhttps://t.co/3RnjMoknfj pic.twitter.com/CxLAxdjJbo — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) November 9, 2020
Wouldn’t it be a shame if @realDonaldTrump switched to @parler_app? And just like that – @Twitter would be irrelevant and @Jack couldn’t interfere with the election or censor Trump supporters anymore. You can follow me there @ Katrina ?? — Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) November 6, 2020
Make sure to create an account over @parler_app and follow me ?? pic.twitter.com/GwGNVfqvSw — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 8, 2020
Parler, if you haven’t joined yet, offers a forum for people to share ideas without the fear of censorship, shadow banning or being kicked off.
“Speak freely and express yourself openly, without fear of being ‘deplatformed’ for your views. Engage with real people, not bots. Parler is people and privacy-focused, and gives you the tools you need to curate your Parler experience,” it says on its website.
As Bongino noted on Twitter, there is so much enthusiasm for Parler, the app is adjusting to an influx of new users.
“All, Can’t thank you enough for making Parler the # 1 app in the country. I’m asking for your patience while we deal with the exponential growth. I personally assure you that we’re working around the clock to improve the experience & add features. My apologies for the glitches,” Bongino wrote.
All,
Can’t thank you enough for making Parler the # 1 app in the country. I’m asking for your patience while we deal with the exponential growth. I personally assure you that we’re working around the clock to improve the experience & add features. My apologies for the glitches. pic.twitter.com/xaO4BHP9MO — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) November 9, 2020
Parler was already gaining steam in the months leading up to Tuesday’s quagmire.
Now, it’s the most download app in the world.
Amid the roller coaster of emotions many of us are experiencing following the election, people are seeking a platform to discover and share truth.
This doesn’t mean conservatives should just concede the internet to Big Tech leftists and quit Facebook and Twitter.
Right now is arguably the most crucial time to have our voices heard on those platforms.
We also want to avoid creating two dueling social media echo chambers.
But it’s nice that an alternative exists to let Silicon Valley and the media know that people are serious about being able to express themselves freely online.
No matter the ultimate outcome of the election, there is some solace to be taken from that.
The fight for free speech and expression online is just beginning.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Lindsey Graham Sends Crucial Election Warning as Trump Ramps Up Legal Fight

Fresh off a victory that proved how wrong the polls and the mainstream media can be when it comes to election forecasts , U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham had some spot-on advice for President Donald Trump when it comes to the still-undecided presidential contest : Don ’ t give up .
The future can ’ t afford it .
“ The media doesn ’ t decide who becomes president .
If they did , you would never have a Republican president for forever , so we ’ re discounting them , ” Graham said .
TRENDING : Rudy Giuliani : Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election Results The senator from South Carolina obviously knows a thing or two about how safe the mainstream media can be when it comes to coverage of national issues .
Besides being a Republican target of liberal attacks himself , he was a front-row witness as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2018 when the unholy alliance of Democratic politicians and utterly unscrupulous reporting for major outlets like The New York Times attempted to destroy Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a character assassination carried out in full view of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past few months month , Graham was portrayed as on the losing end of some poll numbers to his well-funded Democratic challenger , Jaime Harrison , a former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party .
Harrison , who collected a mind-blowing $ 57 million in the final quarter of his campaign against Graham , according to CNN , was widely viewed in polls and the mainstream media as a good chance to drive the veteran GOP senator out of office .
Democrats had a target on Graham because of his defense of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s the chairman of the Judiciary Committee , his successfully shepherding the nomination of now-Justice Amy Coney Barrett through the process .
But when Election Day rolled around , despite the jaw-dropping spending by liberals , and despite polls that showed him roughly even with Harrison , Graham cruised to a 10-point win , according to The New York Times .
So Graham knows what tough elections look like .
He knows what relentless attacks from the mainstream media look like – much as Trump does .
And he knows the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the reasons to keep fighting — even if the major news networks and The Associated Press are working to convince Americans otherwise by calling the races as Biden ’ s for good .
“ If Republicans don ’ t challenge and change the U.S. election system , there ’ ll never be another Republican president elected again .
President Trump should not concede.
” RELATED : GSA Says No Way to Biden Power Transfer It was a line spoken in the third-person , as though Graham were simply commenting on the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see that he was sending a message directly to the White House , too .
“ We ’ re down to less than 10,000 votes in Georgia .
He ’ s going to win North Carolina .
We ’ ve gone from 93,000 votes to less than 20,000 votes in Arizona , where [ there are ] more votes to be counted .
“ Keep fighting for every legal and live vote.
” That “ live vote ” wasn ’ t a joke .
Graham cited Pennsylvania as one state where cemeteries are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a “ glitch ” in a computer program used in Michigan that literally switched Republican votes to Democratic votes .
Boss Tweed ’ s Tammany Hall machine would be envious .
“ We have evidence of six people in Pennsylvania registering after they died and voting after they died , ” Graham told Bartiromo .
“ To my Republican colleagues out there : We have to fight back or we will accept our fate .
I want Pennsylvania to explain to the American people how six people , after they died , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I want the computer systems in Michigan that flipped votes from Republicans to Democrats to be looked at .
And the software was used all over the country .
“ There ’ s a lot of shenanigans going on here.
” Nothing in the year 2020 has been certain , of course , since the coronavirus migrated from China to wreak havoc on the world — and the American presidential election .
But Graham is right .
No matter how many networks “ call ” the election , and no matter how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intoning the words “ President-elect Joe Biden , ” the election isn ’ t over until the Electoral College votes in December , and the House of Representatives certifies that vote in January .
Until that happens , the winner of the 2020 vote is not certain , and Trump and his supporters should remember the words of Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the vote : “ Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances.
” There ’ s vote-counting to complete .
There is the possibility of recounts in tight states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be decided .
There is , in short , plenty of time for developments to occur that could well swing this election around and put Trump in the White House for four more years .
It ’ s what the country ’ s economy needs .
As the recent , remarkable progress toward peace in the Middle East has shown , it ’ s what the world needs .
And now isn ’ t the time to give it up — not by a long shot .
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Fresh off a victory that proved how wrong the polls and the mainstream media can be when it comes to election forecasts, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham had some spot-on advice for President Donald Trump when it comes to the still-undecided presidential contest:
Don’t give up. The future can’t afford it.
“This is a contested election,” Graham told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“The media doesn’t decide who becomes president. If they did, you would never have a Republican president for forever, so we’re discounting them,” Graham said.
The senator from South Carolina obviously knows a thing or two about how safe the mainstream media can be when it comes to coverage of national issues.
Besides being a Republican target of liberal attacks himself, he was a front-row witness as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2018 when the unholy alliance of Democratic politicians and utterly unscrupulous reporting for major outlets like The New York Times attempted to destroy Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a character assassination carried out in full view of the watching public.
As recently as the past few months month, Graham was portrayed as on the losing end of some poll numbers to his well-funded Democratic challenger, Jaime Harrison, a former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party.
Harrison, who collected a mind-blowing $57 million in the final quarter of his campaign against Graham, according to CNN, was widely viewed in polls and the mainstream media as a good chance to drive the veteran GOP senator out of office.
Democrats had a target on Graham because of his defense of Kavanaugh in 2018 and, now that he’s the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, his successfully shepherding the nomination of now-Justice Amy Coney Barrett through the process.
But when Election Day rolled around, despite the jaw-dropping spending by liberals, and despite polls that showed him roughly even with Harrison, Graham cruised to a 10-point win, according to The New York Times.
So Graham knows what tough elections look like. He knows what relentless attacks from the mainstream media look like – much as Trump does.
And he knows the stakes involved in continuing to fight — and the reasons to keep fighting — even if the major news networks and The Associated Press are working to convince Americans otherwise by calling the races as Biden’s for good.
“If Republicans don’t challenge and change the U.S. election system, there’ll never be another Republican president elected again. President Trump should not concede.”
It was a line spoken in the third-person, as though Graham were simply commenting on the situation. But it’s easy to see that he was sending a message directly to the White House, too.
“We’re down to less than 10,000 votes in Georgia. He’s going to win North Carolina. We’ve gone from 93,000 votes to less than 20,000 votes in Arizona, where [there are] more votes to be counted.
“There are allegations of system failure, fraud.
“Keep fighting for every legal and live vote.”
That “live vote” wasn’t a joke. Graham cited Pennsylvania as one state where cemeteries are apparently also voting precincts, as well as a “glitch” in a computer program used in Michigan that literally switched Republican votes to Democratic votes. Boss Tweed’s Tammany Hall machine would be envious.
“We have evidence of six people in Pennsylvania registering after they died and voting after they died,” Graham told Bartiromo.
“To my Republican colleagues out there: We have to fight back or we will accept our fate. I want Pennsylvania to explain to the American people how six people, after they died, can register and vote in Pennsylvania.
“I want the computer systems in Michigan that flipped votes from Republicans to Democrats to be looked at. And the software was used all over the country.
“There’s a lot of shenanigans going on here.”
Nothing in the year 2020 has been certain, of course, since the coronavirus migrated from China to wreak havoc on the world — and the American presidential election.
Do you believe President Donald Trump can still win this election? Yes No
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But Graham is right. No matter how many networks “call” the election, and no matter how many television and radio broadcasters insist on intoning the words “President-elect Joe Biden,” the election isn’t over until the Electoral College votes in December, and the House of Representatives certifies that vote in January.
Until that happens, the winner of the 2020 vote is not certain, and Trump and his supporters should remember the words of Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the vote: “Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances.”
There’s vote-counting to complete. There is the possibility of recounts in tight states. And there are court challenges to be decided.
There is, in short, plenty of time for developments to occur that could well swing this election around and put Trump in the White House for four more years.
It’s what the country’s economy needs. As the recent, remarkable progress toward peace in the Middle East has shown, it’s what the world needs.
And now isn’t the time to give it up — not by a long shot.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Social Worker Charged with 134 Felony Counts of Election Fraud

A Texas woman has been charged with 134 counts of election fraud after she allegedly acted to register nursing home residents , many of whom were mentally incapacitated , to vote in the 2020 election .
Kelly Reagan Brunner , a social worker in the Lone Star State community of Mexia , is accused by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of acting as an agent for 67 residents at the Mexia State Supported Living Center .
According to a complaint from the state AG ’ s office , Brunner took advantage of the residents by registering them to vote without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Paxton , was to use her position as a proponent for those with disabilities to acquire mail-in ballots so she could vote on their behalf .
“ I strongly commend the Limestone County District Attorney ’ s Office , Sheriff ’ s Office , and Elections Office , as well as the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General for their outstanding work on this case and their commitment to ensuring a free and fair Presidential election in the face of unprecedented voter fraud , ” Paxton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Rudy Giuliani : Trump Campaign Has the Evidence To Change PA Election Results He added , “ Registering citizens to vote or to obtain mail ballots without their consent is illegal.
” The Texas Attorney General ’ s Office said the alleged fraud was uncovered through a collaborative investigation involving its election fraud unit , the Limestone County Sheriff ’ s Office , the Limestone County district attorney and other agencies .
The news release from the Texas AG accused Brunner of submitting “ voter registration applications for 67 residents without their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to act as their agent.
” The release noted that facilities such as the Mexia State Supported Living Center “ serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
” “ In Texas law , only a parent , spouse or child who is a qualified voter of the county may act as an agent in registering a person to vote , after being appointed to do so by that person , ” it said .
The release added , “ None of the SSLC patients gave effective consent to be registered , and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentally incapacitated by a court , thereby making them ineligible to vote in Texas.
” Paxton referenced the importance of free and fair elections when commenting on Brunner ’ s case .
RELATED : Here 's What Trump Reportedly Told Advisers About Running in 2024 The Texas AG vowed to use every resource available to him to fight election fraud .
“ It is particularly offensive when individuals purport to be champions for disability rights , when in reality they are abusing our most vulnerable citizens in order to gain access to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
“ My office is prepared to assist any Texas county in combating this insidious form of fraud , ” Paxton concluded .
KWTX-TV reported Brunner was arrested on Nov. 2 and bonded out that same day .
The establishment media declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of Tuesday ’ s presidential election over the weekend despite looming recounts and questions about fraud and the counting of ballots in several hotly contested states .
Paxton commented on the contested election on Twitter on Friday .
“ We must have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have no republic .
I support @ realDonaldTrump in his actions to make sure every vote is counted legally .
America deserves that , ” Paxton tweeted .
Critics of President Donald Trump ’ s decision to contest the election results have broadly dismissed the possibility of election fraud .
The president ’ s attorneys are expected to begin presenting their evidence showing voting irregularities in a number of key states this week .
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A Texas woman has been charged with 134 counts of election fraud after she allegedly acted to register nursing home residents, many of whom were mentally incapacitated, to vote in the 2020 election.
Kelly Reagan Brunner, a social worker in the Lone Star State community of Mexia, is accused by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of acting as an agent for 67 residents at the Mexia State Supported Living Center.
According to a complaint from the state AG’s office, Brunner took advantage of the residents by registering them to vote without their consent.
Her ultimate plan, according to Paxton, was to use her position as a proponent for those with disabilities to acquire mail-in ballots so she could vote on their behalf.
“I strongly commend the Limestone County District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, and Elections Office, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General for their outstanding work on this case and their commitment to ensuring a free and fair Presidential election in the face of unprecedented voter fraud,” Paxton said in a news release.
He added, “Registering citizens to vote or to obtain mail ballots without their consent is illegal.”
The Texas Attorney General’s Office said the alleged fraud was uncovered through a collaborative investigation involving its election fraud unit, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, the Limestone County district attorney and other agencies.
The news release from the Texas AG accused Brunner of submitting “voter registration applications for 67 residents without their signature or effective consent, while purporting to act as their agent.”
In Texas, we will prosecute voter fraud to the fullest extent of the law. #electionfraud pic.twitter.com/SKH42ZeFRI — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 7, 2020
The release noted that facilities such as the Mexia State Supported Living Center “serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”
“In Texas law, only a parent, spouse or child who is a qualified voter of the county may act as an agent in registering a person to vote, after being appointed to do so by that person,” it said.
The release added, “None of the SSLC patients gave effective consent to be registered, and a number of them have been declared totally mentally incapacitated by a court, thereby making them ineligible to vote in Texas.”
Paxton referenced the importance of free and fair elections when commenting on Brunner’s case.
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The Texas AG vowed to use every resource available to him to fight election fraud.
“It is particularly offensive when individuals purport to be champions for disability rights, when in reality they are abusing our most vulnerable citizens in order to gain access to their ballots and amplify their own political voice,” he said.
“My office is prepared to assist any Texas county in combating this insidious form of fraud,” Paxton concluded.
KWTX-TV reported Brunner was arrested on Nov. 2 and bonded out that same day.
The establishment media declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election over the weekend despite looming recounts and questions about fraud and the counting of ballots in several hotly contested states.
Paxton commented on the contested election on Twitter on Friday.
“We must have fair and ethical elections. Without this we have no republic. I support @realDonaldTrump in his actions to make sure every vote is counted legally. America deserves that,” Paxton tweeted.
We must have fair and ethical elections. Without this we have no republic. I support @realDonaldTrump in his actions to make sure every vote is counted legally. America deserves that. ?? #ElectionResults2020 #ElectionSecurity — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 6, 2020
Critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to contest the election results have broadly dismissed the possibility of election fraud.
The president’s attorneys are expected to begin presenting their evidence showing voting irregularities in a number of key states this week.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Mary Beth Brown: Former Rep. Bachmann Says It’s Time To Mobilize an Army for Just 1 Purpose

An urgent call to prayer from former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann went out Friday and the letter is being shared with her permission to thousands , and possibly millions of Christians “ who are prayerfully concerned about our nation.
” Bachmann ’ s letter includes “ five strategic prayer points ” to make it easy for people to know how to specifically pray .
I have already received Bachmann ’ s letter a couple of times from people who neither know each other nor have the same circle of friends .
They also live in different regions of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that it is traveling around the nation .
“ In the aftermath of the election , ” writes Bachmann , “ what is going on in the battleground states of Pennsylvania , Michigan , Wisconsin , Georgia , North Carolina , Arizona , and Nevada is nothing short of wicked.
” As a word of encouragement , she adds , “ Just tonight Arizona was moved from the ‘ blue ’ column to the ‘ white ’ toss-up column .
Our prayers are availing much !
It is now up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Rudy Giuliani : Trump Campaign Has the Evidence To Change PA Election Results Another ray of hope came later on the day that Bachmann posted her letter , when Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an emergency order stating that ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day in Pennsylvania are to be “ segregated and secured.
” In her call to prayer , Bachmann asks Christians the question : “ What if we mobilize a mighty intercessory prayer army to storm the gates of heaven on behalf of the voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bachmann does not mince words , saying , “ If God has chosen to pronounce judgement on our nation and let it fall under the weight of its own wicked devices , then so be it.
” Michele Bachmann is a former Republican member of Congress with two law degrees .
She represented Minnesota from 2007-2015 , calling for the strict application of constitutional principles and restrictions on the size and power of the federal government .
While in Congress , she rose to the national spotlight fighting the Obama administration .
Bachmann @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2010 , and the next year , she ran for president .
Bachmann ’ s call-to-prayer letter was posted online three days after the election .
“ The prayer strategy is simple , ” says Bachmann , calling fellow believers in Christ to join together in “ praying through the prayer petitions.
” She explains that their next step is to forward the “ email to at least 10 friends who are prayerfully concerned about this nation and the integrity of our electoral system.
” RELATED : Fred Weinberg : Let Me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I Got After the Election She writes that “ [ i ] n only 6 generations ” of people forwarding the letter , it has the potential “ to reach 20 million prayer warriors !
” In her letter , Bachmann reminds Christians of a Bible verse : “ This is the confidence we have toward Him , that if we seek anything according to His will , He hears us.
” ( 1 John 5:14 ) Bachmann ’ s core convictions stem from her Christian faith .
In her 2011 autobiography , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and faith , supported by family and fellow citizens , together we can do much.
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An urgent call to prayer from former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann went out Friday and the letter is being shared with her permission to thousands, and possibly millions of Christians “who are prayerfully concerned about our nation.”
Bachmann’s letter includes “five strategic prayer points” to make it easy for people to know how to specifically pray.
I have already received Bachmann’s letter a couple of times from people who neither know each other nor have the same circle of friends. They also live in different regions of the country — Arizona and Virginia — so I know that it is traveling around the nation.
“In the aftermath of the election,” writes Bachmann, “what is going on in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada is nothing short of wicked.”
As a word of encouragement, she adds, “Just tonight Arizona was moved from the ‘blue’ column to the ‘white’ toss-up column. Our prayers are availing much! It is now up to the Body of Christ to step up.”
Another ray of hope came later on the day that Bachmann posted her letter, when Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an emergency order stating that ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day in Pennsylvania are to be “segregated and secured.”
In her call to prayer, Bachmann asks Christians the question: “What if we mobilize a mighty intercessory prayer army to storm the gates of heaven on behalf of the voters of these states?”
However, Bachmann does not mince words, saying, “If God has chosen to pronounce judgement on our nation and let it fall under the weight of its own wicked devices, then so be it.”
Michele Bachmann is a former Republican member of Congress with two law degrees.
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She represented Minnesota from 2007-2015, calling for the strict application of constitutional principles and restrictions on the size and power of the federal government.
While in Congress, she rose to the national spotlight fighting the Obama administration. Bachmann founded the Tea Party Caucus in Congress in 2010, and the next year, she ran for president.
Bachmann’s call-to-prayer letter was posted online three days after the election.
“The prayer strategy is simple,” says Bachmann, calling fellow believers in Christ to join together in “praying through the prayer petitions.”
She explains that their next step is to forward the “email to at least 10 friends who are prayerfully concerned about this nation and the integrity of our electoral system.”
She writes that “[i]n only 6 generations” of people forwarding the letter, it has the potential “to reach 20 million prayer warriors!”
In her letter, Bachmann reminds Christians of a Bible verse: “This is the confidence we have toward Him, that if we seek anything according to His will, He hears us.” (1 John 5:14)
Bachmann’s core convictions stem from her Christian faith. In her 2011 autobiography, she said, “Armed with values and faith, supported by family and fellow citizens, together we can do much.”
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Trump Fires Key Cabinet Member, Names Acting Replacement

The decision , which could unsettle international allies and Pentagon leadership , injects another element of uncertainty to a rocky transition period as Joe Biden prepares to assume the presidency .
Presidents who win re-election often replace Cabinet members , including the secretary of defense , but losing presidents have kept their Pentagon chiefs in place until Inauguration Day to preserve stability in the name of national security .
Trump announced the news in a tweet , saying that “ effective immediately ” Christopher Miller , the director of the National Counterterrorism Center , will serve as acting secretary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist .
“ Chris will do a GREAT job !
” Trump tweeted .
“ Mark Esper has been terminated .
I would like to thank him for his service.
” TRENDING : Rudy Giuliani : Trump Campaign Has the Evidence To Change PA Election Results Trump ’ s abrupt move to dump Esper triggers questions about what the president may try to do in the next few months before he leaves office , including adjustments in the presence of troops overseas or other national security changes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ appoint as defense chief , but is widely rumored to be considering naming the first woman to the post — Michele Flournoy .
Flournoy has served multiple times in the Pentagon , starting in the 1990s and most recently as the undersecretary of defense for policy from 2009 to 2012 .
She is well known on Capitol Hill as a moderate Democrat and is regarded among U.S. allies and partners as a steady hand who favors strong U.S. military cooperation abroad .
Miller has most recently served as the director of the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deputy assistant Defense Secretary and top adviser to Trump on counterterrorism issues .
He has a long background with the military , having served as an enlisted infantryman in the Army Reserves and after that as a special forces officer .
He also served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq .
After his retirement from the military , Miller worked as a defense contractor .
RELATED : Here 's What Trump Reportedly Told Advisers About Running in 2024 Esper ’ s strained relationship with Trump came close to collapse last summer during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within the administration over the proper role of the military in combating domestic unrest .
Esper ’ s opposition to using active-duty troops to help quell protests in Washington , D.C. , infuriated Trump and led to wide speculation that the defense chief was prepared to quit if faced with such an issue again .
During his roughly 16-month tenure , Esper generally supported Trump ’ s policies but more recently he was widely expected to quit or be ousted if Trump won re-election .
Presidents historically have put a high priority on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Since the creation of the Defense Department and the position of defense secretary in 1947 , the only three presidents to lose election for a second term — Gerald Ford , Jimmy Carter and George H.W .
Bush — all kept their secretary of defense in place until Inauguration Day .
Esper , who was the official successor to former Marine Gen. James Mattis , routinely emphasized the importance of keeping the military and the Defense Department out of politics .
But it proved to be an uphill struggle as Trump alternately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and denigrated top Pentagon leaders as war-mongers devoted to drumming up business for the defense industry .
Trump soured on his first defense secretary , Mattis , who resigned in December 2018 over Trump ’ s abrupt decision — later rescinded — to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria , and then on Esper .
The splits reflected Trump ’ s fundamentally different views on America ’ s place in the world , the value of international defense alliances and the importance of shielding the military from domestic partisan politics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentagon has often at the center of the tumult , caught in a persistent and erratic debate over the use of American forces at war in Iraq , Syria and Afghanistan , and on U.S. soil , at the Mexico border and in cities roiled by civil unrest and rocked by the coronavirus .
Esper ’ s departure has appeared inevitable ever since he publicly broke with Trump in June over the president ’ s push to deploy military troops in the streets of the nation ’ s capital in response to civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Esper publicly opposed Trump ’ s threats to invoke the two-centuries-old Insurrection Act , which would allow the president to use active-duty troops in a law enforcement role .
And Trump was furious when Esper told reporters the Insurrection Act should be invoked “ only in the most urgent and dire of situations , ” and , “ We are not in one of those situations now.
” The June civil unrest initially drew Esper into controversy when he joined a Trump entourage that strolled from the White House to nearby St. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo op featuring Trump hoisting a Bible .
Critics condemned Esper , saying he had allowed himself to be used as a political prop .
Esper said he didn ’ t know he was heading into a photo op , but thought he was going to view the damage at the church and see National Guard troops in the area .
He was accompanied by Gen. Mark Milley , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , who later expressed public regret at having been present in uniform .
Trump hinted at Esper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making a snide response to a reporter ’ s question about whether he still had confidence in Esper ’ s leadership .
“ Mark ‘ Yesper ’ ?
Did you call him ‘ Yesper ?
’ ” Trump said , in what appeared to be an allusion to suggestions that Esper was a yes man for the president .
Asked if he was considering firing Esper , the president said , “ At some point , that ’ s what happens.
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President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday.
The decision, which could unsettle international allies and Pentagon leadership, injects another element of uncertainty to a rocky transition period as Joe Biden prepares to assume the presidency.
Presidents who win re-election often replace Cabinet members, including the secretary of defense, but losing presidents have kept their Pentagon chiefs in place until Inauguration Day to preserve stability in the name of national security.
Trump announced the news in a tweet, saying that “effective immediately” Christopher Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will serve as acting secretary, sidestepping the department’s No.2-ranking official, Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist.
“Chris will do a GREAT job!” Trump tweeted. “Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.”
I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
…Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
Trump’s abrupt move to dump Esper triggers questions about what the president may try to do in the next few months before he leaves office, including adjustments in the presence of troops overseas or other national security changes.
Biden has not said who he would appoint as defense chief, but is widely rumored to be considering naming the first woman to the post — Michele Flournoy.
Flournoy has served multiple times in the Pentagon, starting in the 1990s and most recently as the undersecretary of defense for policy from 2009 to 2012.
She is well known on Capitol Hill as a moderate Democrat and is regarded among U.S. allies and partners as a steady hand who favors strong U.S. military cooperation abroad.
Miller has most recently served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center and before that was a deputy assistant Defense Secretary and top adviser to Trump on counterterrorism issues.
He has a long background with the military, having served as an enlisted infantryman in the Army Reserves and after that as a special forces officer. He also served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. After his retirement from the military, Miller worked as a defense contractor.
Esper’s strained relationship with Trump came close to collapse last summer during the civil unrest that triggered a debate within the administration over the proper role of the military in combating domestic unrest.
Esper’s opposition to using active-duty troops to help quell protests in Washington, D.C., infuriated Trump and led to wide speculation that the defense chief was prepared to quit if faced with such an issue again.
During his roughly 16-month tenure, Esper generally supported Trump’s policies but more recently he was widely expected to quit or be ousted if Trump won re-election.
Do you think Christopher Miller will be a good as secretary of defense? Yes No
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Presidents historically have put a high priority on stability at the Pentagon during political transitions. Since the creation of the Defense Department and the position of defense secretary in 1947, the only three presidents to lose election for a second term — Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush — all kept their secretary of defense in place until Inauguration Day.
Esper, who was the official successor to former Marine Gen. James Mattis, routinely emphasized the importance of keeping the military and the Defense Department out of politics.
But it proved to be an uphill struggle as Trump alternately praised what he called “his generals” and denigrated top Pentagon leaders as war-mongers devoted to drumming up business for the defense industry.
Trump soured on his first defense secretary, Mattis, who resigned in December 2018 over Trump’s abrupt decision — later rescinded — to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria, and then on Esper.
The splits reflected Trump’s fundamentally different views on America’s place in the world, the value of international defense alliances and the importance of shielding the military from domestic partisan politics.
During Trump’s tenure, the Pentagon has often at the center of the tumult, caught in a persistent and erratic debate over the use of American forces at war in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, and on U.S. soil, at the Mexico border and in cities roiled by civil unrest and rocked by the coronavirus.
Esper’s departure has appeared inevitable ever since he publicly broke with Trump in June over the president’s push to deploy military troops in the streets of the nation’s capital in response to civil unrest following the death of George Floyd.
Esper publicly opposed Trump’s threats to invoke the two-centuries-old Insurrection Act, which would allow the president to use active-duty troops in a law enforcement role.
And Trump was furious when Esper told reporters the Insurrection Act should be invoked “only in the most urgent and dire of situations,” and, “We are not in one of those situations now.”
The June civil unrest initially drew Esper into controversy when he joined a Trump entourage that strolled from the White House to nearby St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo op featuring Trump hoisting a Bible. Critics condemned Esper, saying he had allowed himself to be used as a political prop.
Esper said he didn’t know he was heading into a photo op, but thought he was going to view the damage at the church and see National Guard troops in the area.
He was accompanied by Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who later expressed public regret at having been present in uniform.
Trump hinted at Esper’s shaky status in August, making a snide response to a reporter’s question about whether he still had confidence in Esper’s leadership.
“Mark ‘Yesper’? Did you call him ‘Yesper?’” Trump said, in what appeared to be an allusion to suggestions that Esper was a yes man for the president.
Asked if he was considering firing Esper, the president said, “At some point, that’s what happens.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Democrat Who Admitted To Revenge Porn Wins Election

A Democrat who has admitted to sending revenge porn images of a naked 13-year-old won election to the Kansas Legislature on Tuesday , leading him to send a tweet that has some in his party trying to distance themselves from him .
Aaron Coleman , 20 , won the contest for the 37th House District in Kansas , getting 3,496 votes .
His was the only name on the ballot after he defeated incumbent Democratic state Rep. Stan Frownfelter in an August primary in which his margin of victory was 14 votes .
TRENDING : Trump Dramatically Closes Gap in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Count Ongoing His general election margin was wider .
Although Frownfelter ran a write-in campaign , only 2,013 write-in votes were cast , according to the Wyandotte County Board of Elections .
On the day after the election , in a since-deleted tweet , Coleman wrote Kansas Gov .
Laura Kelly would face an “ extremely bloody ” Democratic primary in two years and that “ I ’ m not playing around .
People will realize one day when I call a hit out on you it ’ s real , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he meant to use the term “ political hit.
” “ Obviously I should have moved away from the word ‘ hit , ' ” he said .
“ There are people out there who will intentionally try to misinterpret anything you say , ” Coleman said .
“ It ’ s fine .
I ’ m not worried about it .
Really , at this point , nobody can really stop me.
” But Democrats might still try .
Kelly spokeswoman Lauren Fitzgerald fired back at the Coleman tweet about a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coleman is unfit to serve in the Legislature.
” Coleman is not the least concerned .
“ My tweets were a political call for action for progressives to run against establishment candidates , ” he said , according to The New York Times .
“ Many of my constituents have agreed with the statement and actually read my tweets in their whole context.
” RELATED : Democrat Who Released Nude Photo of 13-Year-Old Girl Reverses Course Yet Again But some have said they have already had enough .
“ Kansas House Democrats will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not seated in the Legislature , ” Sawyer said .
“ With Republican cooperation , I believe we can resolve this issue and find a replacement who is competent , stable and principled to serve the 37th District.
” But there is a process for such things , Richard E. Levy , a professor of constitutional law at the University of Kansas , told The Times .
That begins with a complaint , and then an investigation , and then a two-thirds House vote , which would require Republicans to join forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible that he could make his case to the House of Representatives that he should not be removed or expelled based on conduct that occurred some time in the past , ” he said .
“ And ultimately it would just depend on the vote.
” Coleman said he will not be booted .
“ Until I break the public ’ s trust and I break my oath of office , you know , you can not undo the results of democracy , ” he said .
The 20-year-old has also issued a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda and mocking his critics .
Coleman first garnered national political attention when , after his primary win , it was revealed that he had admitted to harassing girls in middle school and had circulated a nude photo of one 13-year-old girl .
He has also said he would “ giggle ” if a former Republican state legislator who is now a radio show host were to die from COVID-19 .
Kati Hampton , 20 , of Kansas City , Kansas , who said she was the individual whose nude photo was disseminated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ send him more pictures , has said Coleman does not belong in office .
“ I don ’ t think somebody who ’ s done what he ’ s done needs to be in any position of power , ” she said , according to The Times .
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A Democrat who has admitted to sending revenge porn images of a naked 13-year-old won election to the Kansas Legislature on Tuesday, leading him to send a tweet that has some in his party trying to distance themselves from him.
Aaron Coleman, 20, won the contest for the 37th House District in Kansas, getting 3,496 votes.
Now that all advance ballots have been counted, a victory of the working class in District 37 appears almost certain. People’s Democracy has returned to the free state of Kansas after 110 years. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/JvTEqGxFy1 — Rep.-elect Aaron Coleman ? (@Aaron4KS37) November 4, 2020
His was the only name on the ballot after he defeated incumbent Democratic state Rep. Stan Frownfelter in an August primary in which his margin of victory was 14 votes.
His general election margin was wider. Although Frownfelter ran a write-in campaign, only 2,013 write-in votes were cast, according to the Wyandotte County Board of Elections.
On the day after the election, in a since-deleted tweet, Coleman wrote Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly would face an “extremely bloody” Democratic primary in two years and that “I’m not playing around. People will realize one day when I call a hit out on you it’s real,” according to The Associated Press.
Coleman said he meant to use the term “political hit.”
“Obviously I should have moved away from the word ‘hit,'” he said.
“There are people out there who will intentionally try to misinterpret anything you say,” Coleman said. “It’s fine. I’m not worried about it. Really, at this point, nobody can really stop me.”
But Democrats might still try.
Kelly spokeswoman Lauren Fitzgerald fired back at the Coleman tweet about a “hit,” saying, “Aaron Coleman is unfit to serve in the Legislature.”
Democratic Kansas House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer called the tweet “threatening the governor.”
Coleman is not the least concerned.
“My tweets were a political call for action for progressives to run against establishment candidates,” he said, according to The New York Times. “Many of my constituents have agreed with the statement and actually read my tweets in their whole context.”
But some have said they have already had enough.
“Kansas House Democrats will take every necessary step to ensure Coleman is not seated in the Legislature,” Sawyer said. “With Republican cooperation, I believe we can resolve this issue and find a replacement who is competent, stable and principled to serve the 37th District.”
But there is a process for such things, Richard E. Levy, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Kansas, told The Times.
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That begins with a complaint, and then an investigation, and then a two-thirds House vote, which would require Republicans to join forces with Democrats.
“It’s possible that he could make his case to the House of Representatives that he should not be removed or expelled based on conduct that occurred some time in the past,” he said. “And ultimately it would just depend on the vote.”
Coleman said he will not be booted.
“Until I break the public’s trust and I break my oath of office, you know, you cannot undo the results of democracy,” he said.
The 20-year-old has also issued a stream of post-election tweets promoting his socialist agenda and mocking his critics.
Never forget: 3,500+ people and 63% of my community said it loud and proud that full-socialism is awesome. Here’s my platform, same as it was throughout the election. The people knew what they were voting for. I say, trust the people. https://t.co/eztwM36h85 — Rep.-elect Aaron Coleman ? (@Aaron4KS37) November 6, 2020
Laura Kelly is going to oust herself by refusing to support #gnd and #m4a. she hates gen Z. — Rep.-elect Aaron Coleman ? (@Aaron4KS37) November 6, 2020
oust me? sorry. Progressives are on the up and up. “Moderate” democrats lose races — progressives win them. Run a better candidate against me in 2022. — All i can say is someone who supports #M4A & #GND will be running for governor to defeat Laura Kelly. https://t.co/zAhCAsUCFx — Rep.-elect Aaron Coleman ? (@Aaron4KS37) November 6, 2020
Coleman first garnered national political attention when, after his primary win, it was revealed that he had admitted to harassing girls in middle school and had circulated a nude photo of one 13-year-old girl.
He has also said he would “giggle” if a former Republican state legislator who is now a radio show host were to die from COVID-19.
Kati Hampton, 20, of Kansas City, Kansas, who said she was the individual whose nude photo was disseminated online by Coleman when she would not send him more pictures, has said Coleman does not belong in office.
“I don’t think somebody who’s done what he’s done needs to be in any position of power,” she said, according to The Times.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Abby Johnson Goes After Joe Biden: He Is ‘Leading So Many People Astray’

The oft-times complex intersection of faith and politics will continue to spark important discussions and debates .
Pro-life advocate Abby Johnson is among those who have delivered pointed words on the matter .
Johnson , an outspoken Catholic and the host of the “ Politely Rude With Abby Johnson ” podcast , expressed dismay last week over some politicians ’ penchant for selectively using faith to strategically advance political support .
She delivered a particularly tough assessment of Joe Biden ’ s faith positioning on the latest episode of “ Politely Rude , ” explaining why she believes he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is leading people astray when it comes to matters of faith and policy .
“ It ’ s such a contradiction for people to wave around their religion when it ’ s convenient for them , ” Johnson said .
TRENDING : Rudy Giuliani : Trump Campaign Has the Evidence To Change PA Election Results “ [ Biden ] is actually not a practicing Catholic … by his public pronouncements against Catholic Church teaching he has , in a sense , excommunicated himself from the Catholic Church and is not a Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explore matters of faith and politics on “ Politely Rude ” : And she wasn ’ t done there , adding her belief that the former vice-president is “ leading so many people astray.
” In the end , Johnson said she believes political posturing and misrepresenting biblical truth will have profound consequences for those partaking .
“ I believe that leaders will be accountable for that when they stand in judgment , ” she said .
Extending outside of the political realm , Johnson also discussed the importance of understanding what “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noting that too many people prioritize happiness above anything else — and that this position is deeply misguided .
“ Life with Christ is not about happiness .
Life with Christ is about holiness , and holiness does not always equal happiness , ” she said .
“ Holiness often equals sacrifice .
Sacrifice does not often equal happiness .
When I sacrifice , I ’ m often not happy.
” RELATED : Here 's What Trump Reportedly Told Advisers About Running in 2024 In the end , Johnson said it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Listen to the entire episode over at the “ Politely Rude ” podcast on the Edifi app .
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The oft-times complex intersection of faith and politics will continue to spark important discussions and debates.
Pro-life advocate Abby Johnson is among those who have delivered pointed words on the matter.
Johnson, an outspoken Catholic and the host of the “Politely Rude With Abby Johnson” podcast, expressed dismay last week over some politicians’ penchant for selectively using faith to strategically advance political support.
She delivered a particularly tough assessment of Joe Biden’s faith positioning on the latest episode of “Politely Rude,” explaining why she believes he’s “not a practicing Catholic” and is leading people astray when it comes to matters of faith and policy.
“It’s such a contradiction for people to wave around their religion when it’s convenient for them,” Johnson said.
“[Biden] is actually not a practicing Catholic … by his public pronouncements against Catholic Church teaching he has, in a sense, excommunicated himself from the Catholic Church and is not a Catholic in good standing.”
Listen to Johnson explore matters of faith and politics on “Politely Rude”:
And she wasn’t done there, adding her belief that the former vice-president is “leading so many people astray.”
In the end, Johnson said she believes political posturing and misrepresenting biblical truth will have profound consequences for those partaking.
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“I believe that leaders will be accountable for that when they stand in judgment,” she said.
Extending outside of the political realm, Johnson also discussed the importance of understanding what “life with Christ” truly means, noting that too many people prioritize happiness above anything else — and that this position is deeply misguided.
“Life with Christ is not about happiness. Life with Christ is about holiness, and holiness does not always equal happiness,” she said.
“Holiness often equals sacrifice. Sacrifice does not often equal happiness. When I sacrifice, I’m often not happy.”
In the end, Johnson said it’s all about having respect for God.
Listen to the entire episode over at the “Politely Rude” podcast on the Edifi app.
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westernjournal--2020-11-09--Conservatives Call for Dumping Fox News After Early AZ Call for Biden

It ’ s Monday morning as I type this , almost a week after I was marked safe from talk of a “ blue wave.
” Every establishment media outlet called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday .
What ’ s interesting , though , is that quite a few of them still haven ’ t called the state of Arizona , where Biden ’ s lead was under 17,000 votes as of Monday morning .
According to the Arizona Republic , there were still at least 70,000 votes outstanding in the state as of Sunday night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
ABC News hasn ’ t , either .
No one would question the ideological drifts in those newsrooms , which make the version of Edward R. Murrow ’ s CBS News evoked in “ Good Night and Good Luck ” look like a model of disinterested impartiality .
Meanwhile , Fox News called Arizona and called it early , you may recall .
In fact , the network called it almost earlier than any other network , and for Biden .
We ’ re not supposed to question the ideological drift there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed to consist of fire-breathing Father Coughlin types .
TRENDING : Trump Dramatically Closes Gap in AZ , Half-Percent Away from Biden with Count Ongoing Conservatives tend to gravitate toward Fox News .
The reason behind that decision depends on who you ask .
We ’ re either worse than those fire-breathing Father Coughlin types ( that ’ s the left ’ s explanation ) or we don ’ t like being told we ’ re worse than those fire-breathing Father Coughlin types by the CNNs of the world ( don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s my reason as a conservative ) .
And yet , Fox News ’ early Arizona call makes many of us question what , exactly , is going on at the network .
No , it doesn ’ t affect the outcome of the election in any substantive way .
Fox could have projected it for Kanye West and brought on a cadre of analysts who told us he carried it because of an untapped demographic of those among us who are still , in 2020 , keeping up with the Kardashians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for President Donald Trump or for Biden , no matter how much the Murdoch kids like Kanye ’ s “ Gold Digger.
” It does rather delegitimize what we think of how the 2020 election was covered , however — particularly given how badly every other network missed due to systemic media biases .
It also means conservatives are pretty miffed at how the network handled the Arizona call and are taking it out on Fox News on social media .
But wait , I can hear my friends on the left say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systemic media bias , are we going to neglect this is the network that ensured Tucker Carlson was , until recently , the owner of a nearly $ 4 million home in Northwest Washington , D.C. ?
Yes , well , about that .
As Just the News noted , the man helming the network ’ s decision network on election night was Arnon Mishkin , a Democratic Party operative who worked for the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign and is a frequent donor to Democratic candidates .
The Trump campaign was also unhappy with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would Mishkin put his finger on the scale for Joe Biden before so many votes are counted ?
” the campaign said in a Thursday afternoon statement .
“ Mishkin is a registered Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 , worked as a Democrat political consultant , and has a long record of donating to Democrats , including the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign , ” it said .
RELATED : GSA Says No Way to Biden Power Transfer “ As the votes are counted , President Trump continues to cut into Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Five major election decision organizations have refused to follow Mishkin ’ s lead and call the race in Arizona , because they know what the Arizona Republic knows : ‘ Trump received almost the exact share he would need to charge back to win Arizona ’ s 11 electoral votes and potentially reelection . '
” It ’ s not just the Trump campaign that thought this was a premature statement : Also , it ’ s worth noting Mishkin didn ’ t just whiff on making the Arizona call so early .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Examiner , noted that Fox also wrongly projected that the Democrats would gain at least five seats in the House .
Neither were many other observers : RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan may have put it best : This isn ’ t to say Biden won ’ t end up winning Arizona , of course .
It ’ s a state with a changing electorate and where the down-ballot races didn ’ t help draw out conservatives who might not necessarily be Trump fans .
That said , Fox News ’ models clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was .
Almost a week later , even as the establishment media have called the election , Arizona still remains undecided .
Given that Fox News called it on election night , that ’ s a problem for conservatives — as well it should be .
As for how this augurs going forward , satirical site The Babylon Bee has an idea : We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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It’s Monday morning as I type this, almost a week after I was marked safe from talk of a “blue wave.”
Every establishment media outlet called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday.
What’s interesting, though, is that quite a few of them still haven’t called the state of Arizona, where Biden’s lead was under 17,000 votes as of Monday morning. According to the Arizona Republic, there were still at least 70,000 votes outstanding in the state as of Sunday night.
CNN hasn’t called it. ABC News hasn’t, either. No one would question the ideological drifts in those newsrooms, which make the version of Edward R. Murrow’s CBS News evoked in “Good Night and Good Luck” look like a model of disinterested impartiality.
Meanwhile, Fox News called Arizona and called it early, you may recall. In fact, the network called it almost earlier than any other network, and for Biden. We’re not supposed to question the ideological drift there, where even the news division is supposed to consist of fire-breathing Father Coughlin types.
Conservatives tend to gravitate toward Fox News. The reason behind that decision depends on who you ask. We’re either worse than those fire-breathing Father Coughlin types (that’s the left’s explanation) or we don’t like being told we’re worse than those fire-breathing Father Coughlin types by the CNNs of the world (don’t know about yours, but that’s my reason as a conservative).
And yet, Fox News’ early Arizona call makes many of us question what, exactly, is going on at the network.
No, it doesn’t affect the outcome of the election in any substantive way. Fox could have projected it for Kanye West and brought on a cadre of analysts who told us he carried it because of an untapped demographic of those among us who are still, in 2020, keeping up with the Kardashians. It’ll still either get called for President Donald Trump or for Biden, no matter how much the Murdoch kids like Kanye’s “Gold Digger.”
It does rather delegitimize what we think of how the 2020 election was covered, however — particularly given how badly every other network missed due to systemic media biases. It also means conservatives are pretty miffed at how the network handled the Arizona call and are taking it out on Fox News on social media.
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But wait, I can hear my friends on the left say. When we’re talking about systemic media bias, are we going to neglect this is the network that ensured Tucker Carlson was, until recently, the owner of a nearly $4 million home in Northwest Washington, D.C.?
Yes, well, about that. As Just the News noted, the man helming the network’s decision network on election night was Arnon Mishkin, a Democratic Party operative who worked for the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign and is a frequent donor to Democratic candidates.
The Trump campaign was also unhappy with Mishkin’s decision.
“Why would Mishkin put his finger on the scale for Joe Biden before so many votes are counted?” the campaign said in a Thursday afternoon statement.
“Mishkin is a registered Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, worked as a Democrat political consultant, and has a long record of donating to Democrats, including the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign,” it said.
“As the votes are counted, President Trump continues to cut into Joe Biden’s lead in Arizona. Five major election decision organizations have refused to follow Mishkin’s lead and call the race in Arizona, because they know what the Arizona Republic knows: ‘Trump received almost the exact share he would need to charge back to win Arizona’s 11 electoral votes and potentially reelection.'”
It’s not just the Trump campaign that thought this was a premature statement:
538’s Nate Silver on Arizona: “I sure as heck don’t think the state should have been called by anyone, and I think the calls that were previously made should be retracted now.” cc @AP @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/eTOSoQqqIZ — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) November 5, 2020
Also, it’s worth noting Mishkin didn’t just whiff on making the Arizona call so early.
Jerry Dunleavy, a reporter with the Washington Examiner, noted that Fox also wrongly projected that the Democrats would gain at least five seats in the House.
Fox projects Democrats will retain control of the House and will expand their majority by at least 5 seats. — JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) November 4, 2020
Democrats definitely not going to expand their majority in the House. Along with the very quick Arizona projection, this is another big question mark for the Fox News decision desk. https://t.co/uU7ExSyIYj — JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) November 9, 2020
Conservative lawmakers weren’t impressed either.
Fox News & AP both made a HUGE mistake calling Arizona for Biden. Before the votes were counted. Trump still has a real path to win AZ. So does McSally. Even CNN admits it. https://t.co/Hwm7vliLSR — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 5, 2020
Is Fox News still seeing the desert mirage of a Biden victory in Arizona? — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 5, 2020
Neither were many other observers:
Would not know. I have not turned them on since they called that state BLUE – just so wrong! Thanks Matt for all you do for Florida and the US of A! — MEG Audit WI MI PA NV AZ NC GA (@MEGNightHawkQN) November 5, 2020
Fox has turned a corner. — Joe Fox (@foxyorthodoxy) November 9, 2020
What happened to Fox News??? — Rob Hill (@Hilla_Good) November 6, 2020
Fox has gone rogue. And we have switched to Newsmax. — RL (@I_should_know_) November 7, 2020
RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan may have put it best:
It doesn’t matter if Fox’s call of AZ ends up being correct in the end. It was totally unnecessary to call it as early as they did. And the fact they jumped to call it, after waiting hours to call FL when 97% was in and Trump up 3+points is an awful double standard. — Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) November 6, 2020
This isn’t to say Biden won’t end up winning Arizona, of course. It’s a state with a changing electorate and where the down-ballot races didn’t help draw out conservatives who might not necessarily be Trump fans.
(This marked the second straight election Sen. Martha McSally, who lost to Democrat Mark Kelly, was defeated in a Senate election. Not only that, she was outperformed by Trump. As impressive as you may find McSally’s CV — and it is impressive, given she was a colonel in the Air Force and a U.S. representative — it may have been a wiser idea for Republicans to look elsewhere on the depth chart when McSally was appointed to fill the late John McCain’s seat shortly after she lost to Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2018.)
That said, Fox News’ models clearly had Arizona being much more Biden-friendly than it was.
Almost a week later, even as the establishment media have called the election, Arizona still remains undecided.
Given that Fox News called it on election night, that’s a problem for conservatives — as well it should be.
As for how this augurs going forward, satirical site The Babylon Bee has an idea:
Fox News Preemptively Calls Arizona For Biden In 2024 https://t.co/OE5SyQirln — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) November 6, 2020
Sounds about right.
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