westernjournal--2020-07-07--ABC Tweet Claims BLM Protester Died from ‘Luxury Car’ Hit, Excludes Fact That Driver Was Black

Liberal activists , especially those in the media , are masters at skewing language in order to further their narratives .
Guns , for example , are often the “ killers ” in homicides where the alleged perpetrator or perpetrators are among race or class groups which are inconvenient in furthering those narratives .
That is especially true if the victims of the crimes are also among the media ’ s desired demographic — which includes racial or other minorities .
As a former establishment media social media manager , I know the rules .
There is an unspoken general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : If a minority person commits a crime , the reporter more often than not focuses on the weapon that was used in crafting the story .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' If a potentially dangerous criminal is on the lam , omit a description if that suspect happens to be non-white .
In similar crimes , ones where the perpetrators of violence are white , it is the individual , or the individual and the object , who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are personified through subtle language when headlines are crafted , and it is done to tell you a story about how dangerous white Americans , especially white American males , are .
That logic now also applies to cars , or so it seems .
ABC News demonstrated that on Twitter this past weekend .
Two demonstrators , who were participating in a Black Lives Matter protest and who found an interstate in Washington state an appropriate place to demand justice for perceived social and racial inequities , were struck by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24-year-old Summer Taylor and 32-year-old Diaz Love were struck by 27-year-old Dawit Kelete in the early hours of July 4 while both protesters were standing on I-5 in Seattle , according to The Associated Press .
Taylor later died , and Kelete has been arrested and was being held on bail .
But the apparent problem for ABC News is that Kelete is a black man .
What did the fine people running the far-left legacy network ’ s Twitter account do ?
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“ A young protester has died from injuries she suffered when a luxury car plowed into her and another woman during a Black Lives Matter protest Saturday on a Seattle freeway that has been shut down for days due to the civil unrest , police said , ” ABC News tweeted Sunday .
The car was described as a “ white Jaguar ” in an ABC News story linked in the Twitter post .
In the absence of a white driver , or a weapon to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the car .
Is there anything more privileged than a white Jaguar ?
The social media caption was so blatantly skewed that ABC News was roundly criticized by those who saw right through it .
“ Black man strikes white protesters who were standing in the middle of an interstate ” wouldn ’ t have helped to shape any opinions in favor of the left ’ s endorsement of the Black Lives Matter movement .
It is difficult to even find an image of Kelete posted online by a verified Twitter account .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , though journalist Andy Ngo did : The social media caption ABC decided on was also more than likely no error .
Maybe the network hoped its followers would associate luxury cars with wealthy white males .
Perhaps the Disney-owned activist news organization hoped those simply skimming the post would make such an assumption .
The media , broadly speaking , wants to tell you a story .
It ’ s just not always the real story .
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Liberal activists, especially those in the media, are masters at skewing language in order to further their narratives.
Guns, for example, are often the “killers” in homicides where the alleged perpetrator or perpetrators are among race or class groups which are inconvenient in furthering those narratives.
That is especially true if the victims of the crimes are also among the media’s desired demographic — which includes racial or other minorities.
As a former establishment media social media manager, I know the rules.
There is an unspoken general rule for social media managers in newsrooms: If a minority person commits a crime, the reporter more often than not focuses on the weapon that was used in crafting the story.
If a potentially dangerous criminal is on the lam, omit a description if that suspect happens to be non-white.
In similar crimes, ones where the perpetrators of violence are white, it is the individual, or the individual and the object, who are guilty.
Objects used to hurt other people are personified through subtle language when headlines are crafted, and it is done to tell you a story about how dangerous white Americans, especially white American males, are.
That logic now also applies to cars, or so it seems.
ABC News demonstrated that on Twitter this past weekend.
Two demonstrators, who were participating in a Black Lives Matter protest and who found an interstate in Washington state an appropriate place to demand justice for perceived social and racial inequities, were struck by the driver of a car.
Authorities say 24-year-old Summer Taylor and 32-year-old Diaz Love were struck by 27-year-old Dawit Kelete in the early hours of July 4 while both protesters were standing on I-5 in Seattle, according to The Associated Press.
Taylor later died, and Kelete has been arrested and was being held on bail.
But the apparent problem for ABC News is that Kelete is a black man.
What did the fine people running the far-left legacy network’s Twitter account do?
It looks very much like they improvised.
“A young protester has died from injuries she suffered when a luxury car plowed into her and another woman during a Black Lives Matter protest Saturday on a Seattle freeway that has been shut down for days due to the civil unrest, police said,” ABC News tweeted Sunday.
A young protester has died from injuries she suffered when a luxury car plowed into her and another woman during a Black Lives Matter protest Saturday on a Seattle freeway that has been shut down for days due to the civil unrest, police said. https://t.co/4VN3VeDMcK — ABC News (@ABC) July 5, 2020
The car was described as a “white Jaguar” in an ABC News story linked in the Twitter post.
In the absence of a white driver, or a weapon to sensationalize, the network narrowed in on the car.
Is there anything more privileged than a white Jaguar?
Here are two pictures of the suspect vehicle that struck two protesters on I-5 this morning. Investigation into motive and point of entry in to I-5 are still under investigation. pic.twitter.com/gU1QH6TFTu — Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) July 4, 2020
The social media caption was so blatantly skewed that ABC News was roundly criticized by those who saw right through it.
I guess ABC used “luxury” car because they couldn’t say Black driver hits White BLM protester — Black, White & Grey (@NBfromLB) July 5, 2020
If the driver was white you can bet they wouldn’t have written “luxury car”. When they can’t use race they use class to add fire to their narrative. So unbelievably biased. — Kevin Hermes (@bluemangos) July 5, 2020
If you can’t divide through race, divide through class, status, or money. — Matthew Wilson (@mtwilsonlaw) July 5, 2020
“Black man strikes white protesters who were standing in the middle of an interstate” wouldn’t have helped to shape any opinions in favor of the left’s endorsement of the Black Lives Matter movement.
It is difficult to even find an image of Kelete posted online by a verified Twitter account.
ABC News certainly hasn’t posted one, though journalist Andy Ngo did:
Summer Taylor, a non binary Black Lives Matter activist who was hit by a car while protesting on the I-5 freeway in Seattle, has died. Dawit Kelete, who is black, is accused of being the driver & was arrested. pic.twitter.com/Lr6Jp3BkzO — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 5, 2020
The social media caption ABC decided on was also more than likely no error.
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Maybe the network hoped its followers would associate luxury cars with wealthy white males.
Perhaps the Disney-owned activist news organization hoped those simply skimming the post would make such an assumption.
It isn’t that far-fetched.
The media, broadly speaking, wants to tell you a story.
It’s just not always the real story.
They want to tell you a story that is framed in a way that furthers their narratives and their interests.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--House Dems Find Way To Target Confederate Statues in New Spending Bill

Confederate statues would be removed from the Capitol under a provision in the Democrat House Appropriations Committee ’ s 2021 legislative spending bill draft released Monday .
The nearly $ 4.2 billion funding proposal would mandate the removal of monuments to Confederate generals and would also call into question those statues of people who have “ unambiguous records of racial intolerance , ” according to a news release from the Appropriations Committee .
The architects of the bill consider 19th-century vice president John Calhoun , as well as Roger Taney , the 5th chief justice of the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and called for their statues to be returned to donor states , the release said .
House Democrats have also set their sights on removing statues of early-20th-century North Carolina Gov .
Charles Aycock and former Arkansas Senator James Paul Clark .
The statues , all located within Capitol bounds , would be returned to the states that contributed them , according to the bill .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' The 2021 funding bill also includes a nearly $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and employees , a $ 1.5 million payout to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and $ 464 million to Capitol Police — the same as the current budget year — with the stipulation that they increase transparency .
Language in the proposed bill allows for the hiring of DACA recipients in the legislative wing of the House , according to the release .
“ Finally , I am especially proud that this funding bill allows DACA recipients to work in the halls of Congress , ” Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in the release .
“ The United States is the only country Dreamers have ever known .
These young people deserve to work here , and the House of Representatives will be a better institution because of their service.
” The 2021 funding proposal is $ 207 million , 5.2 percent higher than 2020 ’ s Appropriations Committee budget , according to the release .
President Donald Trump has roundly condemned the removal of Confederate monuments .
Dozens of monuments have been torn down or vandalized across the country , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Trump Admin Delivers Formal Notice of Withdrawal from WHO House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last month ordered portraits of former officials with Confederate ties to be removed from the Capitol .
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Confederate statues would be removed from the Capitol under a provision in the Democrat House Appropriations Committee’s 2021 legislative spending bill draft released Monday.
The nearly $4.2 billion funding proposal would mandate the removal of monuments to Confederate generals and would also call into question those statues of people who have “unambiguous records of racial intolerance,” according to a news release from the Appropriations Committee.
The architects of the bill consider 19th-century vice president John Calhoun, as well as Roger Taney, the 5th chief justice of the United States, to be emblematic of racial intolerance, and called for their statues to be returned to donor states, the release said.
House Democrats have also set their sights on removing statues of early-20th-century North Carolina Gov. Charles Aycock and former Arkansas Senator James Paul Clark.
The statues, all located within Capitol bounds, would be returned to the states that contributed them, according to the bill.
The 2021 funding bill also includes a nearly $255 million salary boost to House officers and employees, a $1.5 million payout to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and $464 million to Capitol Police — the same as the current budget year — with the stipulation that they increase transparency.
Language in the proposed bill allows for the hiring of DACA recipients in the legislative wing of the House, according to the release.
“Finally, I am especially proud that this funding bill allows DACA recipients to work in the halls of Congress,” Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee chairman, said in the release.
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“The United States is the only country Dreamers have ever known. These young people deserve to work here, and the House of Representatives will be a better institution because of their service.”
The 2021 funding proposal is $207 million, 5.2 percent higher than 2020’s Appropriations Committee budget, according to the release.
President Donald Trump has roundly condemned the removal of Confederate monuments.
Very sad to see States allowing roving gangs of wise guys, anarchists & looters, many of them having no idea what they are doing, indiscriminately ripping down our statues and monuments to the past. Some are great works of art, but all represent our History & Heritage, both…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2020
Dozens of monuments have been torn down or vandalized across the country, according to a list compiled by The Hill.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last month ordered portraits of former officials with Confederate ties to be removed from the Capitol.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Cal Thomas: To the Left, Patriotism Is ‘Divisive’

As near as I can tell it began in 1995 , when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years and captured a Senate majority .
By “ it ” I mean the accusation that Republicans and especially conservatives ( not always the same ) are “ divisive.
” One reads and hears this from every media outlet and Democrats in Congress .
President Donald Trump is dividing America .
Talk radio is divisive .
The right wing is undermining our “ unity.
” What is really meant by the “ divisive ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take it anymore .
They are pushing back , and the biggest push-backer of all is the president .
Only the latest example : The president on Saturday gave what was mostly a patriotic Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota .
He reminded us of what used to be widely accepted as traditional American principles .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' Predictable media reaction was summarized by a Wall Street Journal editorial : The president was accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture war ” ( Los Angeles Times ) , delivering a “ divisive culture war message ” ( The New York Times ) , “ push ( ing ) racial division ” ( The Associated Press ) and delivering a “ dark speech ” ( The Washington Post ) .
Is this a conspiracy , or is it just the latest example of groupthink in a media industry that constantly promotes “ diversity ” but not ideological diversity ?
On his radio program Monday , Rush Limbaugh asked , how it is divisive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but therein lies the problem .
We live in an era when truth is subjective , if it exists at all .
There is no truth , except the “ truth ” of the left .
Where is it written that the left gets to control the political and cultural agenda and conservatives must bow to its ideology when , in fact , it is liberalism that has brought the nation to near cultural ruin ?
Which ideology is responsible for 60 million abortions , the welfare state and entitlement mentality , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be conjured up in the most twisted of minds , family breakup , drugs , the teaching of a false American history , failing inner-city public schools and much more ?
When conservatives oppose these cultural revisionists , they are called divisive .
Conservatives have little to defend .
They should be holding the left accountable for the destruction caused by their ideology .
On a related topic , why do “ reporters ” never ask demonstrators where they come from ?
Do they hold jobs ?
Who made their signs ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and if so , by whom ?
If they are from out of town and staying overnight to demonstrate and pull down statues the next day , who is paying for their hotel and food ?
Democrats tolerated Republicans when they mostly surrendered to their legislative demands and judicial rulings .
When Republicans began to realize they no longer had to take it lying down , that ’ s when allegations of “ divisiveness ” began .
RELATED : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Other 98 % Karl Marx wrote : “ Revolution in general — the overthrow of the existing power and dissolution of previous relations — is a political act .
Socialism can not be realized without a revolution .
But when its organizing activity begins … its soul comes forward , then socialism casts aside its political cloak.
” We are experiencing the result of a new American revolution , one that seeks to impose socialism — and worse — on the nation .
It is not divisive to push back against those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into their political and social image , as Joe Biden has promised to do if he becomes president .
Pushing back against this toxic tide was once known as patriotism .
Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors @ tribpub.com .
Look for Cal Thomas ’ new book “ America ’ s Expiration Date : The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States ” ( HarperCollins/Zondervan ) .
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As near as I can tell it began in 1995, when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years and captured a Senate majority.
By “it” I mean the accusation that Republicans and especially conservatives (not always the same) are “divisive.”
One reads and hears this from every media outlet and Democrats in Congress. President Donald Trump is dividing America. Talk radio is divisive. The right wing is undermining our “unity.”
What is really meant by the “divisive” slur is that conservatives decided not to take it anymore. They are pushing back, and the biggest push-backer of all is the president.
Only the latest example: The president on Saturday gave what was mostly a patriotic Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He reminded us of what used to be widely accepted as traditional American principles.
Predictable media reaction was summarized by a Wall Street Journal editorial: The president was accused of “stok(ing) a culture war” (Los Angeles Times), delivering a “divisive culture war message” (The New York Times), “push(ing) racial division” (The Associated Press) and delivering a “dark speech” (The Washington Post).
Is this a conspiracy, or is it just the latest example of groupthink in a media industry that constantly promotes “diversity” but not ideological diversity?
On his radio program Monday, Rush Limbaugh asked, how it is divisive when one tells the truth?
Ah, but therein lies the problem. We live in an era when truth is subjective, if it exists at all. There is no truth, except the “truth” of the left.
Where is it written that the left gets to control the political and cultural agenda and conservatives must bow to its ideology when, in fact, it is liberalism that has brought the nation to near cultural ruin?
Which ideology is responsible for 60 million abortions, the welfare state and entitlement mentality, the promotion of any human relationship that can be conjured up in the most twisted of minds, family breakup, drugs, the teaching of a false American history, failing inner-city public schools and much more?
When conservatives oppose these cultural revisionists, they are called divisive. Conservatives have little to defend. They should be holding the left accountable for the destruction caused by their ideology.
On a related topic, why do “reporters” never ask demonstrators where they come from? Do they hold jobs? Who made their signs? Are they being paid to be there, and if so, by whom? If they are from out of town and staying overnight to demonstrate and pull down statues the next day, who is paying for their hotel and food?
Democrats tolerated Republicans when they mostly surrendered to their legislative demands and judicial rulings. When Republicans began to realize they no longer had to take it lying down, that’s when allegations of “divisiveness” began.
Karl Marx wrote: “Revolution in general — the overthrow of the existing power and dissolution of previous relations — is a political act. Socialism cannot be realized without a revolution. But when its organizing activity begins … its soul comes forward, then socialism casts aside its political cloak.”
We are experiencing the result of a new American revolution, one that seeks to impose socialism — and worse — on the nation.
It is not divisive to push back against those who would “fundamentally transform America” into their political and social image, as Joe Biden has promised to do if he becomes president.
Pushing back against this toxic tide was once known as patriotism.
Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. Look for Cal Thomas’ new book “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan).
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Ohio Police Officer Leaves Gut-Wrenching Final Message for Family After Fatal Shooting

In four words , Toledo , Ohio Police Chief George Kral summed up the sacrifice made by officer Anthony Dia : “ He died protecting Toledo.
” Yes , he did .
Those words speak powerfully to who he is .
It ’ s Dia ’ s last words , however , that should tell you just what the loss of another officer means : Dia died on the Fourth of July when he was shot while checking on an intoxicated man in a Home Depot parking lot , according to Fox News .
He spoke his last words over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When the 26-year-old officer “ approached the male to check his safety , ” the suspect began walking away , according to witness accounts .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' According to Shalene Houke , who saw the shooting happen , Officer Dia asked the man to stop .
He kept walking , however , and Dia followed him behind the store ’ s plant racks .
Then the suspect turned around , shooting at him .
Dia returned fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with a friend , rushed to help the officer .
“ He was young , and he was scared , ” Houke told the Toledo Blade .
“ He bled out , pretty much .
They did what they could with lifesaving measures , but there was nothing they could do , ” Jayme Dia , the officer ’ s wife , said .
Dia left a gut-wrenching message for his family , according to his wife : “ The last thing he said over the radio was , ‘ Tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He lived for his family , and he loved , just loved , being a police officer , ” she said .
The accused murderer , 57-year-old Edward Henry , died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after running into a forest area .
He had three bench warrants out for an incident last August in which he allegedly exposed himself to a woman and threatened her to keep her from calling police .
Dia wasn ’ t just a family man who died for Toledo ; he also brought a unique perspective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had such a passion for it , and he cared .
He really cared , ” said family friend Barbie Rudess .
“ With him being Muslim , he experienced some tough times , but he loved all .
It did not matter what race , what anything .
He just loved all and loved everyone.
” “ He was not only therefore one of Toledo ’ s bravest and best police officers , he ’ s also someone who contributes to the diversity that makes our country and our city so great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The mayor added that “ to my dying day , I will never forget the sight of Officer Dia being wheeled out of the hospital on a gurney , his body wrapped in an American flag , flanked by about 30 Toledo police officers saluting and weeping.
” “ It is our nation ’ s birthday , ” the mayor said .
“ And our nation ’ s motto is , ‘ E pluribus unum.
’ From many , come one .
We live in divided times .
We must come together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family , one American family , and one Toledo family .
And today our family is in mourning due to the loss of one of our family members.
” Officer Dia is the kind of man you want your children to emulate , allegedly killed by a man who was everything we should condemning .
There were plenty of officeholders willing to sing his praises .
But where was the outrage beyond that ?
Where were the celebrations of a short life well lived , of a man who left behind two young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unpopular right now because police are unpopular right now .
Nobody particularly hates a dead cop , but they just shrug aimlessly .
But we ’ re willing to portray them as cold-blooded killers , usually killers who prey upon unarmed minorities for sport .
Yet this is who the police are .
We can point to Dia as a man who was an exemplar of what a police officer should be .
He was a man who took on a great responsibility and died so that the citizens of Toledo could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hero , ” said his father , Younes “ Tony ” Dia , according to WTOL-TV .
“ And if he was given a choice , ‘ Hey , do you want to die in bed sick , do you want to die in a car accident , or do you want to die like this — a martyr — Anthony would choose this box .
One hundred percent .
He wouldn ’ t want to go out any other way.
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In four words, Toledo, Ohio Police Chief George Kral summed up the sacrifice made by officer Anthony Dia: “He died protecting Toledo.”
Yes, he did. Those words speak powerfully to who he is. It’s Dia’s last words, however, that should tell you just what the loss of another officer means:
“Tell my family I loved them.”
Dia died on the Fourth of July when he was shot while checking on an intoxicated man in a Home Depot parking lot, according to Fox News. He spoke his last words over police radio after he was hit.
When the 26-year-old officer “approached the male to check his safety,” the suspect began walking away, according to witness accounts.
According to Shalene Houke, who saw the shooting happen, Officer Dia asked the man to stop.
He kept walking, however, and Dia followed him behind the store’s plant racks. Then the suspect turned around, shooting at him. Dia returned fire, but he was hit.
Houke, along with a friend, rushed to help the officer.
“He was young, and he was scared,” Houke told the Toledo Blade.
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Dia slipped into unconsciousness while Houke watched.
“He bled out, pretty much. They did what they could with lifesaving measures, but there was nothing they could do,” Jayme Dia, the officer’s wife, said.
Dia left a gut-wrenching message for his family, according to his wife: “The last thing he said over the radio was, ‘Tell my family I love them.’”
“He lived for his family, and he loved, just loved, being a police officer,” she said.
The accused murderer, 57-year-old Edward Henry, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after running into a forest area. He had three bench warrants out for an incident last August in which he allegedly exposed himself to a woman and threatened her to keep her from calling police.
Dia wasn’t just a family man who died for Toledo; he also brought a unique perspective to the Toledo police.
“He had such a passion for it, and he cared. He really cared,” said family friend Barbie Rudess. “With him being Muslim, he experienced some tough times, but he loved all. It did not matter what race, what anything. He just loved all and loved everyone.”
“He was not only therefore one of Toledo’s bravest and best police officers, he’s also someone who contributes to the diversity that makes our country and our city so great,” Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said.
The mayor added that “to my dying day, I will never forget the sight of Officer Dia being wheeled out of the hospital on a gurney, his body wrapped in an American flag, flanked by about 30 Toledo police officers saluting and weeping.”
“It is our nation’s birthday,” the mayor said. “And our nation’s motto is, ‘E pluribus unum.’ From many, come one. We live in divided times. We must come together as one. We are one human family, one American family, and one Toledo family. And today our family is in mourning due to the loss of one of our family members.”
Officer Dia is the kind of man you want your children to emulate, allegedly killed by a man who was everything we should condemning.
There were plenty of officeholders willing to sing his praises. But where was the outrage beyond that? Where were the celebrations of a short life well lived, of a man who left behind two young children and a wife?
@GovMikeDeWine starting today’s briefing honoring Toledo Police Officer, Anthony Dia. The 26 year-old, father of 2 was killed in the line of duty July, 4. pic.twitter.com/WKHnMcubMD — Megan O’Rourke (@Megan247Now) July 7, 2020
Dia is unpopular right now because police are unpopular right now. Nobody particularly hates a dead cop, but they just shrug aimlessly.
A policeman as a hero? The horrors.
But we’re willing to portray them as cold-blooded killers, usually killers who prey upon unarmed minorities for sport.
Yet this is who the police are. We can point to Dia as a man who was an exemplar of what a police officer should be. He was a man who took on a great responsibility and died so that the citizens of Toledo could be safe.
“My son died a hero,” said his father, Younes “Tony” Dia, according to WTOL-TV.
“And if he was given a choice, ‘Hey, do you want to die in bed sick, do you want to die in a car accident, or do you want to die like this — a martyr — Anthony would choose this box. One hundred percent. He wouldn’t want to go out any other way.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Tucker Carlson Asks the Ultimate Question: How Can Democrats Run the US When They Hate It?

It ’ s the question every American should be asking heading into November , but Tucker Carlson said it out loud .
It wasn ’ t polite .
It wasn ’ t politically correct .
But it ’ s an answer every voter should know before casting a ballot on Election Day : How can Americans trust liberals to lead the country when they ’ ve spent the past months proving how much they loathe it ?
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Besides delivering a paean to the greatness of American history and the figures who created it — white and black , male and female — Trump slammed the Black Lives Matter riots that have taken place across the country .
The anarchy under the guise of what the mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peaceful protests ” has the ostensible aim of targeting alleged “ systemic racism ” — but the real target is the United States as a whole .
“ Make no mistake , this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution , ” the president said .
“ In so doing , they would destroy the very civilization that rescued billions from poverty , disease , violence and hunger , and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement , discovery and progress .
“ To make this possible , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , symbol and memory of our national heritage.
” And for Carlson , those words said it all .
“ Trump is the most dangerous to his enemies when he tells the truth , ” the Fox News host said .
“ In fact , they ’ re his enemies precisely because sometimes he does tell the truth and he did the other day.
” Check out his full monologue here .
It ’ s about 13 minutes long , but for anyone who missed it Monday night , it ’ s well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s own paean to the country , reminders of exactly why the United States is the place countless millions born elsewhere want to live .
About the 10:30 mark , Carlson zeroed in on Joe Biden , the man who spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate before going on to another eight years as vice president .
Biden should be overflowing with gratitude for the country that has given him and his family a life in politics probably far better than he could ever have earned in the honest world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s sewn up the Democratic nomination for president offer in a speech supposedly celebrating this great nation ’ s birthday ?
“ A full-throated attack on the United States , ” Carlson said .
Then he played a clip of Biden ’ s Independence Day message .
“ Our country was founded on an idea , ‘ We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created.
’ We never lived up to it , ” the Democrat said .
“ Jefferson himself didn ’ t .
He held slaves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no fairy tale .
It ’ s been a constant push and pull between two parts of our character .
The idea that all men and women and all people are created equal , and the racism that has torn us apart .
… “ We have a chance to rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country.
” If it weren ’ t so laughable , it would be enraging .
Joe Biden is talking about a chance to rip up the “ roots of systemic racism ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who ’ s spent his entire life in American government .
Biden spent the early parts of his career kissing up to the arch-segregationists who were the power of his party for so long , and now he ’ s spending the last years of it sucking up to the new segregationists of the Black Lives Matter movement .
If there were systemic racism to be ripped up , Biden had a lifetime to work on it .
In the vice president ’ s office , he had eight years working with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — so it really should have come up , if it were present .
But it wasn ’ t and it ’ s not .
It ’ s another liberal lie that ’ s being used as a weapon to undermine the country at its foundations — exactly what could be expected from a group that has moved from political opposition to one doing its damndest to teach Americans to hate themselves .
Joe Biden and the modern Democratic Party that ’ s trying to install him in the White House can talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ love ” this country , but their deeds show the exact opposite .
And Tucker Carlson called it out .
“ It ’ s long been considered out-of-bounds to question a person ’ s patriotism .
It ’ s a very strong charge , and we try not ever to make it , ” Carlson said .
“ But in the face of all of this , the conclusion can ’ t be avoided — these people actually hate America .
There ’ s no longer a question about that .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they desperately want to control America more than anything.
” Those are strong words , but the behavior of the Democratic Party and its supporters merit them .
There was a time when this all could have been chalked up to fanatical opposition to the administration .
The lies of Rep. Adam Schiff that led up to the ludicrous impeachment trial , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s Maleficient-level treatment of Trump , the endless propaganda of the mainstream media , was all rough stuff , but it was politics , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What the country has witnessed over the past month has been something different , and far more malevolent .
It ’ s the difference between “ opposition ” and “ resistance.
” The Democratic Party chose the latter at the beginning of the Trump presidency , and the country is now seeing the fruits of that decision .
The fact is , the indefensible death of a man in police custody in Minneapolis has been used to unleash the worst , basest instincts of a sizable group of Americans twisted by their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love .
The Democratic Party has chosen them as a vessel to return to power in the White House and in doing so has betrayed its own apparent loathing for America itself — an imperfect country they will never forgive for its imperfections .
There are still months to go before Election Day , and it ’ s entirely possible there will be an epiphany of some kind on the Democratic side that puts a stop to the party ’ s descent into nihilism .
( Contrary to all evidence , there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misguided enough to identify as Democrats .
You might even know a few . )
But it ’ s still a question every American voter needs to ask and answer before casting a ballot in November : How can Americans trust liberals to lead the country when they ’ re bent on proving to the country and each other how much they loathe it ?
And Tucker Carlson asked it out loud .
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It’s the question every American should be asking heading into November, but Tucker Carlson said it out loud.
It wasn’t polite. It wasn’t politically correct. But it’s an answer every voter should know before casting a ballot on Election Day:
How can Americans trust liberals to lead the country when they’ve spent the past months proving how much they loathe it?
It’s as simple as that https://t.co/pZoyoj7WnL — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 7, 2020
In his monologue Monday night, the Fox News host, who has had his own share of run-ins with the violent left, used liberals’ own words and actions to back up his point, and contrasted them with President Donald Trump’s speech Friday at Mount Rushmore to drive it home.
Besides delivering a paean to the greatness of American history and the figures who created it — white and black, male and female — Trump slammed the Black Lives Matter riots that have taken place across the country. The anarchy under the guise of what the mainstream media blithely refer to as “mostly peaceful protests” has the ostensible aim of targeting alleged “systemic racism” — but the real target is the United States as a whole.
“Make no mistake, this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution,” the president said.
“In so doing, they would destroy the very civilization that rescued billions from poverty, disease, violence and hunger, and that lifted humanity to new heights of achievement, discovery and progress.
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“To make this possible, they are determined to tear down every statue, symbol and memory of our national heritage.”
And for Carlson, those words said it all.
“Trump is the most dangerous to his enemies when he tells the truth,” the Fox News host said. “In fact, they’re his enemies precisely because sometimes he does tell the truth and he did the other day.”
Check out his full monologue here. It’s about 13 minutes long, but for anyone who missed it Monday night, it’s well worth the time.
It contained Carlson’s own paean to the country, reminders of exactly why the United States is the place countless millions born elsewhere want to live.
About the 10:30 mark, Carlson zeroed in on Joe Biden, the man who spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate before going on to another eight years as vice president. Biden should be overflowing with gratitude for the country that has given him and his family a life in politics probably far better than he could ever have earned in the honest world.
And what did the man who’s sewn up the Democratic nomination for president offer in a speech supposedly celebrating this great nation’s birthday?
“A full-throated attack on the United States,” Carlson said.
Then he played a clip of Biden’s Independence Day message.
“Our country was founded on an idea, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created.’ We never lived up to it,” the Democrat said.
“Jefferson himself didn’t. He held slaves. Women were excluded.
“American history is no fairy tale. It’s been a constant push and pull between two parts of our character. The idea that all men and women and all people are created equal, and the racism that has torn us apart. …
“We have a chance to rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country.”
If it weren’t so laughable, it would be enraging.
Joe Biden is talking about a chance to rip up the “roots of systemic racism” in this country”? This is a man who’s spent his entire life in American government.
Biden spent the early parts of his career kissing up to the arch-segregationists who were the power of his party for so long, and now he’s spending the last years of it sucking up to the new segregationists of the Black Lives Matter movement.
If there were systemic racism to be ripped up, Biden had a lifetime to work on it. In the vice president’s office, he had eight years working with the country’s first black president — so it really should have come up, if it were present.
But it wasn’t and it’s not. It’s another liberal lie that’s being used as a weapon to undermine the country at its foundations — exactly what could be expected from a group that has moved from political opposition to one doing its damndest to teach Americans to hate themselves.
Joe Biden and the modern Democratic Party that’s trying to install him in the White House can talk all they want about how much they “love” this country, but their deeds show the exact opposite. And Tucker Carlson called it out.
“It’s long been considered out-of-bounds to question a person’s patriotism. It’s a very strong charge, and we try not ever to make it,” Carlson said.
“But in the face of all of this, the conclusion can’t be avoided — these people actually hate America. There’s no longer a question about that. And yet paradoxically, at the same time, they desperately want to control America more than anything.”
Those are strong words, but the behavior of the Democratic Party and its supporters merit them.
There was a time when this all could have been chalked up to fanatical opposition to the administration.
The lies of Rep. Adam Schiff that led up to the ludicrous impeachment trial, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Maleficient-level treatment of Trump, the endless propaganda of the mainstream media, was all rough stuff, but it was politics, and politics is no game of beanbag.
What the country has witnessed over the past month has been something different, and far more malevolent. It’s the difference between “opposition” and “resistance.” The Democratic Party chose the latter at the beginning of the Trump presidency, and the country is now seeing the fruits of that decision.
The fact is, the indefensible death of a man in police custody in Minneapolis has been used to unleash the worst, basest instincts of a sizable group of Americans twisted by their own ignorance into despising the country they should love.
The Democratic Party has chosen them as a vessel to return to power in the White House and in doing so has betrayed its own apparent loathing for America itself — an imperfect country they will never forgive for its imperfections.
There are still months to go before Election Day, and it’s entirely possible there will be an epiphany of some kind on the Democratic side that puts a stop to the party’s descent into nihilism. (Contrary to all evidence, there are still millions of decent men and women misguided enough to identify as Democrats. You might even know a few.)
But it’s still a question every American voter needs to ask and answer before casting a ballot in November:
How can Americans trust liberals to lead the country when they’re bent on proving to the country and each other how much they loathe it?
And Tucker Carlson asked it out loud.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Don Lemon Admits Black Lives Matter Movement Isn’t About All Black Lives

CNN host Don Lemon said the Black Lives Matter movement is not about the lives of all black Americans during an interview with actor Terry Crews on Monday night .
Crews , who is skeptical of the organization ’ s inconsistency regarding black-on-black crime as well as its political motives , sparred with Lemon about the true stance of the Black Lives Matter movement .
The actor , who is black , is under fire from the left for recent tweets he posted critical of the BLM movement .
On June 30 , Crews warned of the group ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you are a child of God , you are my brother and sister .
I have family of every race , creed and ideology .
We must ensure # blacklivesmatter doesn ’ t morph into # blacklivesbetter , ” he wrote on Twitter .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' He later vowed to not back down from his position .
When appearing on “ CNN Tonight , ” Crews defended his position but was repeatedly talked over by Lemon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anti-police Black Lives Matter movement .
Lemon told the “ Brooklyn Nine-Nine ” star that he had “ stepped in it ” by expressing his opinion on Twitter .
“ I have a skin that ’ s tough as an armadillo , ” the CNN host said , adding , “ Maybe you should adapt that.
” “ Other black people who are talking about working with other whites and other races , they ’ re being viewed as sellouts or called ‘ Uncle Toms.
’ You start to understand that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not being treated as loved .
You ’ re actually being controlled .
Someone wants to control the narrative , ” he said .
The TV star warned he believes the current Black Lives Matter movement is bordering on demanding “ supremacy ” over equality and complained of its “ dangerous self-righteousness.
” Crews also attempted to point out what he sees as an inconsistency with regard to a lack of outrage when black people , including children , are killed by other black people .
He asked why the Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black-on-black homicides , but he was interrupted by Lemon .
“ What does that have to do with equality , Terry ?
” Lemon asked , blaming black-on-black crime on “ gun culture.
” Crews said he believes that the black community should hold itself accountable for such violence .
“ It ’ s got to be ‘ All Black Lives Matter , ’ ” the actor said .
“ The Black Lives Matter movement was started because it was started about police brutality , ” Lemon responded .
“ If you want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talks about gun violence in communities including black communities , then start that movement with that name.
” “ But that ’ s not what Black Lives Matter is about , ” the CNN host said .
While Lemon insisted the Black Lives Matter movement is focused only on police brutality , Crews corrected him .
“ But when you look at the organization , police brutality is not the only thing they ’ re talking about , ” the actor said .
“ I agree , but that ’ s not what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Terry .
Black Lives Matter is about police brutality and about criminal justice , ” Lemon said .
“ It ’ s not about what happens in communities when it comes to crime .
Black-on-black crime .
People who live near each other , black people , kill each other .
Same as whites , ” he continued .
“ Eighty-something percent of white people are killed by white people , ” Lemon added , before quickly ending the interview .
Crews posted a tweet Tuesday morning that was an apparent reference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m truly your equal , I can discuss my concerns with you- but if I ’ m not- all my concerns are perceived as threats , ” he wrote .
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CNN host Don Lemon said the Black Lives Matter movement is not about the lives of all black Americans during an interview with actor Terry Crews on Monday night.
Crews, who is skeptical of the organization’s inconsistency regarding black-on-black crime as well as its political motives, sparred with Lemon about the true stance of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The actor, who is black, is under fire from the left for recent tweets he posted critical of the BLM movement.
On June 30, Crews warned of the group’s potential to spread racial divisiveness.
“If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology. We must ensure #blacklivesmatter doesn’t morph into #blacklivesbetter,” he wrote on Twitter.
If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology. We must ensure #blacklivesmatter doesn’t morph into #blacklivesbetter — terry crews (@terrycrews) June 30, 2020
He later vowed to not back down from his position.
Are all white people bad? No. Are all black people good? No. Knowing this reality- I stand on my decision to unite with good people, no matter the race, creed or ideology. Given the number of threats against this decision- I also decide to die on this hill. — terry crews (@terrycrews) July 4, 2020
When appearing on “CNN Tonight,” Crews defended his position but was repeatedly talked over by Lemon, who acted as a spokesman for the anti-police Black Lives Matter movement.
Lemon told the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star that he had “stepped in it” by expressing his opinion on Twitter.
“I have a skin that’s tough as an armadillo,” the CNN host said, adding, “Maybe you should adapt that.”
Crews refused to relent.
“Other black people who are talking about working with other whites and other races, they’re being viewed as sellouts or called ‘Uncle Toms.’ You start to understand that you are now being controlled. You’re not being treated as loved. You’re actually being controlled. Someone wants to control the narrative,” he said.
The TV star warned he believes the current Black Lives Matter movement is bordering on demanding “supremacy” over equality and complained of its “dangerous self-righteousness.”
Crews also attempted to point out what he sees as an inconsistency with regard to a lack of outrage when black people, including children, are killed by other black people.
He asked why the Black Lives Matter movement does not focus on disproportionate black-on-black homicides, but he was interrupted by Lemon.
“What does that have to do with equality, Terry?” Lemon asked, blaming black-on-black crime on “gun culture.”
Crews said he believes that the black community should hold itself accountable for such violence.
“It’s got to be ‘All Black Lives Matter,’” the actor said.
“The Black Lives Matter movement was started because it was started about police brutality,” Lemon responded. “If you want an All Black Lives Matter movement that talks about gun violence in communities including black communities, then start that movement with that name.”
“But that’s not what Black Lives Matter is about,” the CNN host said.
While Lemon insisted the Black Lives Matter movement is focused only on police brutality, Crews corrected him.
“But when you look at the organization, police brutality is not the only thing they’re talking about,” the actor said.
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“I agree, but that’s not what the Black Lives Matter movement is about, Terry. Black Lives Matter is about police brutality and about criminal justice,” Lemon said.
“It’s not about what happens in communities when it comes to crime. Black-on-black crime. People who live near each other, black people, kill each other. Same as whites,” he continued.
“Eighty-something percent of white people are killed by white people,” Lemon added, before quickly ending the interview.
Crews posted a tweet Tuesday morning that was an apparent reference to his CNN interview.
If I’m truly your equal, I can discuss my concerns with you- but if I’m not- all my concerns are perceived as threats. — terry crews (@terrycrews) July 7, 2020
“If I’m truly your equal, I can discuss my concerns with you- but if I’m not- all my concerns are perceived as threats,” he wrote.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Pro-Cop Activists Change Meaning of ‘Defund the Police’ Mural with Just 1 Letter

Being a police officer has always dangerous , physically demanding and emotionally draining , but recently , anti-police sentiment has made it thankless work .
At least in Milwaukee , however , a small change cleverly turned an act of vandalism into a pro-police message .
Recently , violent riots and calls to defund police departments have persisted in the weeks following the death of George Floyd , whose neck was knelt on by a Minneapolis police officer for nearly nine minutes during a May 25 arrest .
Besides toppling statues and defacing monuments , protesters have vandalized public property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where they painted “ Defund the Police ” in large block letters along the street which runs in front of Milwaukee City Hall , according to Urban Milwaukee .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' But at least one anonymous patriot changed that demoralizing message to an encouraging one with a simple tweak .
The letter “ u ” was painted over with the letter “ e ” so the mural would instead read “ Defend the Police.
” Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the better : A group of approximately 30 vandals had painted the original slogan on Wednesday .
The backlash was swift , as Milwaukee Alderman Robert Donovan shared an aerial image of the mural on Thursday with the words “ Defund the Police ” completely crossed out and replaced on the photo with the “ thin blue line ” which separates the rest of society from utter chaos .
“ Fixed it for you , folks !
” Donovan said .
Donovan ended up paying the price for his pro-police stance , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home Thursday and scribbled “ Black Lives Matter , ” “ Defund the Police ” and other slogans on the concrete , according to photos posted on his Facebook page .
The change to the actual mural occurred Friday , although WITI-TV reported that another painter had changed it back to the original message within hours of it being altered .
Nevertheless , it is clear that at least one citizen , many supporters on Twitter and a city leader have stood up for police in the face of public protests and ridicule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed or even encouraged demonstrators to scrawl messages against police or the slogan “ Black Lives Matter ” all over streets and buildings with little resistance as protests have dragged on for weeks .
Ironically , this kind of property destruction and anti-police vandalism demonstrates exactly why officers on the streets are necessary , but sadly does not register as such with the spineless politicians in charge .
Largely unimpeded , mobs instead destroy public property and paint messages denigrating the brave men and women who protect and serve their cities .
Sadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a street mural showed more support for Milwaukee ’ s finest more than the city ’ s own council , which last month approved a proposal that could eventually slash the police department budget by 10 percent .
If officials have no interest in stopping unlawful and disrespectful actions against public property and police , at least there are folks willing to paint over a single letter to show appreciation for the city ’ s police officers — and sometimes , that ’ s all it takes .
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Being a police officer has always dangerous, physically demanding and emotionally draining, but recently, anti-police sentiment has made it thankless work.
At least in Milwaukee, however, a small change cleverly turned an act of vandalism into a pro-police message.
Recently, violent riots and calls to defund police departments have persisted in the weeks following the death of George Floyd, whose neck was knelt on by a Minneapolis police officer for nearly nine minutes during a May 25 arrest.
Besides toppling statues and defacing monuments, protesters have vandalized public property with their messages, including in Milwaukee, where they painted “Defund the Police” in large block letters along the street which runs in front of Milwaukee City Hall, according to Urban Milwaukee.
A view from above, and more info https://t.co/4PPCXwIATs — Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) July 2, 2020
But at least one anonymous patriot changed that demoralizing message to an encouraging one with a simple tweak.
The letter “u” was painted over with the letter “e” so the mural would instead read “Defend the Police.”
Someone in Milwaukee changed the “Defund The Police” street mural to “Defend The Police” pic.twitter.com/KFnkOShUXf — Amy (@MaybeAmes) July 4, 2020
Many Twitter users thought the change was for the better:
Proof that patriotism is the counterculture now. — Joshua Landesman ?? ?? ?? (@jjl207) July 4, 2020
The backlash is gathering force…. — hal78 (@hal7810) July 5, 2020
That’s the American spirit I know! — Kellie Mann (@kelliegeiger) July 4, 2020
Well done mystery patriot! — Nikki (@graphitti_girl) July 4, 2020
A group of approximately 30 vandals had painted the original slogan on Wednesday.
The backlash was swift, as Milwaukee Alderman Robert Donovan shared an aerial image of the mural on Thursday with the words “Defund the Police” completely crossed out and replaced on the photo with the “thin blue line” which separates the rest of society from utter chaos.
“Fixed it for you, folks!” Donovan said.
Donovan ended up paying the price for his pro-police stance, as protesters showed up in front of his home Thursday and scribbled “Black Lives Matter,” “Defund the Police”and other slogans on the concrete, according to photos posted on his Facebook page.
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The change to the actual mural occurred Friday, although WITI-TV reported that another painter had changed it back to the original message within hours of it being altered.
Nevertheless, it is clear that at least one citizen, many supporters on Twitter and a city leader have stood up for police in the face of public protests and ridicule.
City officials throughout the nation have allowed or even encouraged demonstrators to scrawl messages against police or the slogan “Black Lives Matter” all over streets and buildings with little resistance as protests have dragged on for weeks.
Ironically, this kind of property destruction and anti-police vandalism demonstrates exactly why officers on the streets are necessary, but sadly does not register as such with the spineless politicians in charge.
Largely unimpeded, mobs instead destroy public property and paint messages denigrating the brave men and women who protect and serve their cities.
Sadly, that one lone letter change on a street mural showed more support for Milwaukee’s finest more than the city’s own council, which last month approved a proposal that could eventually slash the police department budget by 10 percent.
If officials have no interest in stopping unlawful and disrespectful actions against public property and police, at least there are folks willing to paint over a single letter to show appreciation for the city’s police officers — and sometimes, that’s all it takes.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Mt. Rushmore Protest Leader Hit with Plethora of Charges After Blocking Highway

One of the leaders of the protest that shut down the highway to Mount Rushmore last Friday prior to President Donald Trump ’ s Fourth of July celebration at the monument is facing five criminal charges .
On Monday , Nick Tilsen was charged with second-degree robbery and simple assault for allegedly stealing a shield and assaulting a law enforcement officer , the Rapid City Journal reported .
The Porcupine resident and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is also charged with three misdemeanors for impeding a highway , unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct .
If he is convicted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison — 10 years for the robbery charge and two years for the simple assault .
The charges at the Pennington County Courthouse in Rapid City , South Dakota , come days after 150 demonstrators used vans and their bodies to shut down the road and a checkpoint to Mount Rushmore to protest the president ’ s visit to the monument .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' “ The biggest message that we have been trying to send this entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symbol of white supremacy and racial injustice in this country and that the four faces carved on that mountain are the four faces of colonizers who have committed genocide on Indigenous people , ” Tilsen told the Rapid City Journal on July 3 .
“ To have their faces carved on our sacred lands is why it ’ s an extreme injustice.
” He said that his group took action “ because white supremacy will not be dismantled if we merely bow down.
” Tilsen was one of 15 people who were purposely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their cause .
He was released on Monday afternoon after posting a $ 2,000 bond .
His lawyer and family say that Tilsen was targeted because “ he ’ s been identified as someone who had a leadership role.
” “ There ’ s a long history of persecuting leadership and trying to separate leadership away from the groups they work with , ” his father , Mark , said .
Tilsen wrote an NBC News Op-Ed published on July 3 criticizing the president ’ s visit to the area .
“ Make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an attack on Indigenous people , ” he wrote .
He added that the Black Hills are “ the site of death , violence and war.
” “ They are home to Mount Rushmore — a monument to white colonizers carved by a Ku Klux Klan sympathizer into land stolen from us by the U.S. government in 1877 , ” Tilsen wrote .
“ Trump ’ s visit to Mount Rushmore , timed to America ’ s celebration of the Fourth of July , was almost a natural sequel to his rally in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He is taking his campaign from the site of one of the United States ’ most horrific acts of racism to another place with long histories of oppression and state-sanctioned violence.
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One of the leaders of the protest that shut down the highway to Mount Rushmore last Friday prior to President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July celebration at the monument is facing five criminal charges.
On Monday, Nick Tilsen was charged with second-degree robbery and simple assault for allegedly stealing a shield and assaulting a law enforcement officer, the Rapid City Journal reported.
The Porcupine resident and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is also charged with three misdemeanors for impeding a highway, unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct.
If he is convicted, Tilsen faces up to 12 years in prison — 10 years for the robbery charge and two years for the simple assault.
The charges at the Pennington County Courthouse in Rapid City, South Dakota, come days after 150 demonstrators used vans and their bodies to shut down the road and a checkpoint to Mount Rushmore to protest the president’s visit to the monument.
“The biggest message that we have been trying to send this entire time is that Mount Rushmore is a symbol of white supremacy and racial injustice in this country and that the four faces carved on that mountain are the four faces of colonizers who have committed genocide on Indigenous people,” Tilsen told the Rapid City Journal on July 3.
“To have their faces carved on our sacred lands is why it’s an extreme injustice.”
He said that his group took action “because white supremacy will not be dismantled if we merely bow down.”
Tilsen was one of 15 people who were purposely arrested in order to bring attention to their cause.
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He was released on Monday afternoon after posting a $2,000 bond.
His lawyer and family say that Tilsen was targeted because “he’s been identified as someone who had a leadership role.”
“There’s a long history of persecuting leadership and trying to separate leadership away from the groups they work with,” his father, Mark, said.
Tilsen wrote an NBC News Op-Ed published on July 3 criticizing the president’s visit to the area.
“Make no mistake, this divisive visit was an attack on Indigenous people,” he wrote.
He added that the Black Hills are “the site of death, violence and war.”
“They are home to Mount Rushmore — a monument to white colonizers carved by a Ku Klux Klan sympathizer into land stolen from us by the U.S. government in 1877,” Tilsen wrote.
“Trump’s visit to Mount Rushmore, timed to America’s celebration of the Fourth of July, was almost a natural sequel to his rally in Tulsa — originally coinciding with Juneteenth. He is taking his campaign from the site of one of the United States’ most horrific acts of racism to another place with long histories of oppression and state-sanctioned violence.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Over 100,000 Legal Crossings Per Day Fueling Spike in COVID Cases at US-Mexican Border

The United States and Mexico announced last month they were extending an agreement to halt nonessential border crossings into each country amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Nonetheless , some of the hottest coronavirus hot spots in the U.S. right now are in border counties , and there appears to be a clear reason : Over 100,000 people per day are crossing legally into California alone .
Imperial County is at the top of that state ’ s list with approximately 3,900 cases per 100,000 residents , which is over three times more than any other county in California .
Imperial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is located on the border just to the east of San Diego County .
Abutting it to the south is Mexicali , Mexico , population 1.1 million , which has been experiencing a severe COVID-19 outbreak .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' “ Now we have a surge [ of coronavirus ] in the Imperial Valley because the situation is so severe in Mexicali , ” Carmela Coyle , president of the California Hospital Association , told The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by The Western Journal , Coyle shared with hospital CEOs around the state that the medical facilities in Mexicali , as of late May , were full and “ using crisis standards of care.
” In response , people were coming over the border into the U.S .
Both hospitals in Imperial County — El Centro Regional Medical Center and Pioneers Memorial Hospital — “ have been overwhelmed with COVID patients , ” Coyle said .
El Centro Regional is a small community hospital with 20 emergency room beds , 20 intensive care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pioneers Memorial , about 15 miles to the north of El Centro , has 107 beds total .
Coyle made an appeal to California hospitals to accept patients from the border region .
In a tweet late last month , California Gov .
Gavin Newsom acknowledged the dire situation and announced he was working to reinstate a shutdown order for Imperial County .
What he did not mention in the tweet is the reason COVID-19 cases are spiking in Imperial County is patients coming over the border .
Mediaite columnist John Ziegler responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ map of California .
The Western Journal spoke with a doctor working at the El Centro Regional Medical Center who confirmed many of the patients the hospital is treating are believed to be Mexicali residents .
“ What ’ s annoying about it is they ’ re saying , ‘ OK , Imperial County is the highest per capita and shame on you , you haven ’ t gotten your numbers under control .
We need to go back to stage 1 , and you guys just need to close everything down again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who agreed to be interviewed on a condition of anonymity .
“ But what they ’ re not recognizing is that we ’ re drawing from a population of 1.1 million.
” “ According to a nurse who lives in Mexicali , she said on the social media they were basically saying , ‘ If you have COVID , don ’ t even bother going to the hospital in Mexicali .
Go across to the U.S. , ' ” the doctor said .
By California law , hospitals are not permitted to ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The people whom El Centro Regional is treating , many of whom speak only Spanish , could have both Mexican and U.S. citizenship , while others are Mexicali residents who have work permits to enter the U.S .
The towns of El Centro and nearby Calexico are big agricultural communities , so many Mexicans cross the border to work in that industry and others deemed essential .
The doctor recounted that Newsom came down to the area last month and made the decision rather than surge medical capacity into the region , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state , both by air and land .
Janette Angulo , director of the Imperial County Public Health Department , testified before a California Senate committee June 30 that over 500 patients had been shipped out of the county over the previous two weeks to other hospitals .
“ The logical question is what is causing the surge of cases and hospitalizations in our county ?
” she asked .
“ Without a doubt , Imperial County is a highly mobile population .
Even with international crossing restrictions , over 20,000 people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Calexico on a daily basis for work , health care and other business , ” Angulo said .
Susan Fanelli , with the California Department of Public Health , testified that 10 to 15 patients are being transferred daily out of Imperial County .
Fanelli also highlighted that the 1.1 million population of Mexicali is contributing to the COVID-19 spike .
“ We have about 25,000 traveling across the border in every day… in their essential workforce has put a big strain on Imperial County , ” she said .
Neighboring San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its much larger hospital infrastructure , but it is also seeing a larger influx of 75,000 to 80,000 border crossings per day and many new coronavirus cases , according to Fanelli .
The health expert said 60 to 70 percent of the county ’ s hospital admissions for COVID-19 in areas close to the border are those who traveled to Mexico or were connected to a family member who went to Mexico .
San Diego County took about half the hospital transfers initially from Imperial County .
“ The impact of the border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Imperial and San Diego counties , Fanelli said .
The doctor from El Centro Regional told The Western Journal that San Diego County has dried up as a place to send the hospital ’ s COVID-19 patients , and now they are being sent as far away as San Francisco and Sacramento by life flights , costing up to $ 100,000 each .
“ We send them there , but we don ’ t tell them how they can get back again , ” the physician said .
It creates many issues , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family nearby with whom to confer .
The doctor does not blame Mexicans for seeking treatment in the U.S. but argued that rather than seeding all California with new cases , a better solution would be to surge capacity at the border , as was done in New York City .
Tim Thompson , founding pastor of 412 Murrieta Church in Riverside Country ( which is adjacent to Imperial ) , reached out to Samaritan ’ s Purse to see if the aid organization would be able to set up either in Mexicali @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not that I don ’ t want these people to get help .
People need held , they need help , ” he told The Western Journal .
“ If we ’ re a position to be able to help them , we should .
“ But you don ’ t help by stripping them away from their family , putting them on a plane or helicopter and saying , ‘ We ’ re going to take you somewhere else , ’ and they don ’ t even know where they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get back.
” Samaritan ’ s Purse confirmed by email to The Western Journal that it sent an assessment team to Mexicali and El Centro , but it said that , per policy , it would not reveal the details of discussions with authorities and why no green light was given to move forward .
Adolphe Edward , CEO of El Centro Regional , told The Western Journal he would be glad to have the Christian aid organization set up a field hospital in the area .
He indicated the state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up an alternate care site in the Imperial Valley with an 80-bed capacity to help with overflow from both El Centro and Pioneers hospitals .
“ If I were king for a day , I would actually make sure that we have the 80 beds at the alternate care site staffed to keep family members here in the county or close to the Mexicali border , if they live across , and care for them here , ” Edward said .
“ I don ’ t really want to transfer anybody out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care for the patients closer to home.
” Last week , Thompson interviewed Dr. Jeff Barke for the pastor ’ s online program , “ Our Watch , ” during which they discussed the situation at the California-Mexico border and in the Golden State generally .
Thompson argued it is not fair to Imperial County and others , including potentially Riverside , to shut them down , because cases are increasing there , in part , because of border crossings .
“ If we have to shut down everything here , then shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told it ’ s shut down , ” he said .
Imperial County is not alone in experiencing a cross-border COVID-19 influx .
In Arizona , the county with the highest rate of cases per 100,000 residents is Santa Cruz , with more than 4,300 .
Like Imperial County , the entire population of Santa Cruz , 46,000 , is dwarfed by the Mexican border city immediately to the south , Nogales , Sonora , with 212,000 residents .
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The United States and Mexico announced last month they were extending an agreement to halt nonessential border crossings into each country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nonetheless, some of the hottest coronavirus hot spots in the U.S. right now are in border counties, and there appears to be a clear reason: Over 100,000 people per day are crossing legally into California alone.
Imperial County is at the top of that state’s list with approximately 3,900 cases per 100,000 residents, which is over three times more than any other county in California.
Imperial, with a population of just 181,000, is located on the border just to the east of San Diego County.
Abutting it to the south is Mexicali, Mexico, population 1.1 million, which has been experiencing a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
“Now we have a surge [of coronavirus] in the Imperial Valley because the situation is so severe in Mexicali,” Carmela Coyle, president of the California Hospital Association, told The New York Times.
In an email obtained by The Western Journal, Coyle shared with hospital CEOs around the state that the medical facilities in Mexicali, as of late May, were full and “using crisis standards of care.”
In response, people were coming over the border into the U.S.
Both hospitals in Imperial County — El Centro Regional Medical Center and Pioneers Memorial Hospital — “have been overwhelmed with COVID patients,” Coyle said.
El Centro Regional is a small community hospital with 20 emergency room beds, 20 intensive care unit beds and 161 beds overall.
Pioneers Memorial, about 15 miles to the north of El Centro, has 107 beds total.
Coyle made an appeal to California hospitals to accept patients from the border region.
In a tweet late last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged the dire situation and announced he was working to reinstate a shutdown order for Imperial County.
NEW: Yesterday CA conducted over 76k #COVID19 tests. Positivity rate: 5.7% over 7 days. That rate in Imperial County, however, is at 23%. Hospitals there are overwhelmed. So today we’re working with the county to reinstate a stay at home order. We have to take this seriously. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 26, 2020
What he did not mention in the tweet is the reason COVID-19 cases are spiking in Imperial County is patients coming over the border.
Mediaite columnist John Ziegler responded to Newsom’s tweet with a map of California.
Uh, perhaps King @GavinNewsom and his subjects should look on a map to where Imperial County is, and he should be forced to admit what is clearly actually happening there… https://t.co/cbGRXscOm2 pic.twitter.com/XYoZY8NXDz — John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) June 26, 2020
The Western Journal spoke with a doctor working at the El Centro Regional Medical Center who confirmed many of the patients the hospital is treating are believed to be Mexicali residents.
“What’s annoying about it is they’re saying, ‘OK, Imperial County is the highest per capita and shame on you, you haven’t gotten your numbers under control. We need to go back to stage 1, and you guys just need to close everything down again,'” said the physician, who agreed to be interviewed on a condition of anonymity.
“But what they’re not recognizing is that we’re drawing from a population of 1.1 million.”
“According to a nurse who lives in Mexicali, she said on the social media they were basically saying, ‘If you have COVID, don’t even bother going to the hospital in Mexicali. Go across to the U.S.,'” the doctor said.
By California law, hospitals are not permitted to ask questions regarding citizenship, the physician said.
The people El Centro Regional is treating, many of whom speak only Spanish, could have both Mexican and U.S. citizenship, while others are Mexicali residents who have work permits to enter the U.S.
The towns of El Centro and nearby Calexico are big agricultural communities, so many Mexicans cross the border to work in that industry and others deemed essential.
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The doctor recounted that Newsom came down to the area last month and made the decision rather than surge medical capacity into the region, patients would be sent all over the state, both by air and land.
Janette Angulo, director of the Imperial County Public Health Department, testified before a California Senate committee June 30 that over 500 patients had been shipped out of the county over the previous two weeks to other hospitals.
“The logical question is what is causing the surge of cases and hospitalizations in our county?” she asked.
“Without a doubt, Imperial County is a highly mobile population. Even with international crossing restrictions, over 20,000 people are still crossing the international border from Mexicali into Calexico on a daily basis for work, health care and other business,” Angulo said.
Susan Fanelli, with the California Department of Public Health, testified that 10 to 15 patients are being transferred daily out of Imperial County.
Fanelli also highlighted that the 1.1 million population of Mexicali is contributing to the COVID-19 spike.
“We have about 25,000 traveling across the border in every day… in their essential workforce has put a big strain on Imperial County,” she said.
Neighboring San Diego County is faring better because of its much larger hospital infrastructure, but it is also seeing a larger influx of 75,000 to 80,000 border crossings per day and many new coronavirus cases, according to Fanelli.
The health expert said 60 to 70 percent of the county’s hospital admissions for COVID-19 in areas close to the border are those who traveled to Mexico or were connected to a family member who went to Mexico.
San Diego County took about half the hospital transfers initially from Imperial County.
“The impact of the border is great in both areas” of Imperial and San Diego counties, Fanelli said.
The doctor from El Centro Regional told The Western Journal that San Diego County has dried up as a place to send the hospital’s COVID-19 patients, and now they are being sent as far away as San Francisco and Sacramento by life flights, costing up to $100,000 each.
“We send them there, but we don’t tell them how they can get back again,” the physician said.
It creates many issues, including potential end-of-life decisions, with no family nearby with whom to confer.
The doctor does not blame Mexicans for seeking treatment in the U.S. but argued that rather than seeding all California with new cases, a better solution would be to surge capacity at the border, as was done in New York City.
Tim Thompson, founding pastor of 412 Murrieta Church in Riverside County (which is adjacent to Imperial), reached out to Samaritan’s Purse to see if the aid organization would be able to set up either in Mexicali or El Centro.
“It’s not that I don’t want these people to get help. People need held, they need help,” he told The Western Journal. “If we’re a position to be able to help them, we should.
“But you don’t help by stripping them away from their family, putting them on a plane or helicopter and saying, ‘We’re going to take you somewhere else,’ and they don’t even know where they are going and how they’re going to get back.”
Samaritan’s Purse confirmed by email to The Western Journal that it sent an assessment team to Mexicali and El Centro, but it said that, per policy, it would not reveal the details of discussions with authorities and why no green light was given to move forward.
Adolphe Edward, CEO of El Centro Regional, told The Western Journal he would be glad to have the Christian aid organization set up a field hospital in the area.
He indicated the state of California is in the process of setting up an alternate care site in the Imperial Valley with an 80-bed capacity to help with overflow from both El Centro and Pioneers hospitals.
“If I were king for a day, I would actually make sure that we have the 80 beds at the alternate care site staffed to keep family members here in the county or close to the Mexicali border, if they live across, and care for them here,” Edward said.
“I don’t really want to transfer anybody out of the county. My preference is to care for the patients closer to home.”
Last week, Thompson interviewed Dr. Jeff Barke for the pastor’s online program, “Our Watch,” during which they discussed the situation at the California-Mexico border and in the Golden State generally.
Thompson argued it is not fair to Imperial County and others, including potentially Riverside, to shut them down, because cases are increasing there, in part, because of border crossings.
“If we have to shut down everything here, then shut the border down, like we were told it’s shut down,” he said.
Imperial County is not alone in experiencing a cross-border COVID-19 influx.
In Arizona, the county with the highest rate of cases per 100,000 residents is Santa Cruz, with more than 4,300.
Like Imperial County, the entire population of Santa Cruz, 46,000, is dwarfed by the Mexican border city immediately to the south, Nogales, Sonora, with 212,000 residents.
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westernjournal--2020-07-07--Pentagon Officials Working on a Confederate Flag Ban for All Military Bases

Pentagon leaders circulated a draft policy on Monday that would prohibit displaying the Confederate flag at military bases as President Donald Trump questioned NASCAR ’ s decision to ban the flag at races and venues .
The policy has not yet been finalized or signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper , but military personnel are reviewing how to ensure the ban could be properly enforced , a defense official directly familiar with the document told CNN .
If the draft Pentagon policy is approved , it would bring the other branches of the military in line with the Marine Corps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ displayed on its bases in June , The Associated Press reported .
“ The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremist and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps , ” the United States Marine Corps said in a statement posted on Twitter on June 5 .
TRENDING : Leftist Harvard Grad Weeps After Losing Job for Vowing to Stab Anyone Saying 'All Lives Matter' “ The Marine Corps shall remove the Confederate battle flag form all installation public spaces and work areas in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure unit cohesion and security , and preserve good order and discipline.
” Other military services were ready to follow suit , but Esper wanted to review the matter and come up with a department policy .
The proposed policy , obtained by the AP , says that the military “ must cultivate an environment in which we trust one another completely and treat each other with dignity and respect .
Unlike the United States flag , the Confederate battle flag tends to promote division not unity , among our people.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ input on the planned policy or if he will make a move to stop it .
In a Monday tweet , the president said that NASCAR ’ s decision to ban the Confederate flag has caused the “ lowest ratings EVER !
” The decision was made after what appeared to have been a noose was found in Bubba Wallace ’ s garage .
Wallace is the NASCAR Cup series ’ only full-time black driver .
An FBI investigation found that “ the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall.
” “ This was obviously well before the 43 team ’ s arrival and garage assignment , ” NASCAR said in a statement .
When asked about the tweet during a news conference later that day , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was not taking a stance on NASCAR ’ s decision to ban the flag .
“ I spoke to him this morning about this , and he said he was not making a judgment one way or the other , ” McEnany said .
“ The intent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the men and women of NASCAR and the fans and those who have gone , and this rush to judgment of the media to call something a hate crime when , in fact , the FBI report concluded this was not an intentional racist act.
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Pentagon leaders circulated a draft policy on Monday that would prohibit displaying the Confederate flag at military bases as President Donald Trump questioned NASCAR’s decision to ban the flag at races and venues.
The policy has not yet been finalized or signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, but military personnel are reviewing how to ensure the ban could be properly enforced, a defense official directly familiar with the document told CNN.
If the draft Pentagon policy is approved, it would bring the other branches of the military in line with the Marine Corps, which banned the flag from being displayed on its bases in June, The Associated Press reported.
“The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremist and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps,” the United States Marine Corps said in a statement posted on Twitter on June 5.
Today, the Marine Corps released guidance on the removal of public displays of the Confederate battle flag. MARADMIN 331/20: https://t.co/WLW4m70LW1 pic.twitter.com/TKoYJUL7Vo — U.S. Marines (@USMC) June 6, 2020
“The Marine Corps shall remove the Confederate battle flag form all installation public spaces and work areas in order to support our core values, ensure unit cohesion and security, and preserve good order and discipline.”
Other military services were ready to follow suit, but Esper wanted to review the matter and come up with a department policy.
The proposed policy, obtained by the AP, says that the military “must cultivate an environment in which we trust one another completely and treat each other with dignity and respect. Unlike the United States flag, the Confederate battle flag tends to promote division not unity, among our people.”
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It is unclear if Trump will have any input on the planned policy or if he will make a move to stop it.
In a Monday tweet, the president said that NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag has caused the “lowest ratings EVER!”
The decision was made after what appeared to have been a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage. Wallace is the NASCAR Cup series’ only full-time black driver.
An FBI investigation found that “the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall.”
“This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment,” NASCAR said in a statement.
Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
When asked about the tweet during a news conference later that day, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was not taking a stance on NASCAR’s decision to ban the flag.
“I spoke to him this morning about this, and he said he was not making a judgment one way or the other,” McEnany said.
“The intent of the tweet was to stand up for the men and women of NASCAR and the fans and those who have gone, and this rush to judgment of the media to call something a hate crime when, in fact, the FBI report concluded this was not an intentional racist act.”
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