westernjournal--2020-10-08--Dem Texas House Candidate Hasn’t Lived in Texas for Years, Downplays Ties to Blue State – Report

A Democratic candidate for Texas ’ 3rd Congressional District is facing scrutiny after it was revealed that her only real connection to voters in North Texas seems to be her parents ’ home address in Dallas .
Helane “ Lulu ” Sawsan Seikaly is taking on incumbent GOP House Rep. Van Taylor , who assumed office just last year .
Texas Monthly would have you believe that the Democrat is just another Texas girl seeking to shatter the proverbial glass ceiling for Democratic women in a district that includes the wonderful city of Plano .
“ The daughter of Lebanese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ native and labor and employment lawyer .
The 2020 campaign marks her first step into politics .
She survived a close Democratic primary in March — when she took first place in a field of three by just 514 votes — before handily winning the two-candidate runoff election , ” Texas Monthly reported .
But all roads in the Democrats ’ quest to turn Texas blue Nov. 3 might lead to Northern California , at least in this race , according to The Washington Free Beacon .
TRENDING : Joe Biden Caught Red-Handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Given Clemency While He Was VP While the Democrat is bidding to represent voters in suburban Dallas , Seikaly apparently has spent a curious amount of time in the Golden State , where she passed the bar to become an attorney in 2014 , according to The Free Beacon .
Citing public records , the outlet reported that the Democrat still voted in the Texas district in both 2016 and 2018 .
During that time , however , Seikaly worked as a professor at the University of California , Davis , and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firm until as recently as this year — facts that she has downplayed .
“ My parents came to North Texas in the late 80s when I was a year old .
It ’ s been home ever since , ” she wrote in a questionnaire for The Dallas Morning News earlier this year , according to The Free Beacon .
The Democrat made no mention of her committed ties to California education or the Churchwell White LLP law firm in Sacramento , where she worked from January 2015 until just seven months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , Seikaly was introduced as the “ deputy city attorney ” for Atwater , California , in January 2019 , which was right around the time her Republican opponent , Taylor , began serving in the House .
Both Seikaly and her husband are also linked to two different addresses in the community of Roseville , California , while the husband is a registered voter in Placer County , The Free Beacon reported .
The outlet said Seikaly ’ s campaign did not respond to a request for comment .
These revelations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas girl ” written all over them for Seikaly .
RELATED : Poll : Considering ACB Before Inauguration Is More Popular Than Packing the Court In fact , her campaign ’ s apparent effort to conceal these connections to liberal California screams of deception .
This is even more troubling given that a September poll commissioned by her campaign showed Seikaly trailing Taylor by a single point in the Texas race .
In a reliably conservative district , Seikaly is within striking distance of Taylor in a campaign that could have implications for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House come January .
It looks like the race is being run under false pretenses for the Democratic challenger .
Democrats have proved this year that there is no low with regard to how they will behave to seize power , and this , as always , includes shamelessly lying to the electorate .
But in North Texas , voters should take a second look at Seikaly ’ s campaign and her roots in an area of California that is the polar opposite to Texas when it comes to taxation , gun rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has more in common with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi than she does with the communities she seeks to represent .
On Seikaly ’ s website , she embraces the Affordable Care Act and criticizes the country ’ s immigration policies as “ cruel ” and “ racist.
” Her Second Amendment stance is even more troubling for North Texans .
“ Weapons of war have no place on our streets .
We must ban assault weapons , ” Seikaly declares on her site , while also taking aim at gun lobbyists and proposing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas values .
The Democrat also supports unrestricted abortion access , focuses on “ climate change ” and champions “ emphasizing diversity ” in education “ by recruiting diverse , highly-qualified teachers and school staff.
” She also promotes using “ culturally competent educational materials ” for teachers .
The campaign language looks like something that could have been written by Pelosi herself .
Seikaly left Texas years ago so that she could live and work in California while holding on to that essential address in the Lone Star State .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state and seize power by taking a congressional seat held by a man in Taylor who has spent almost two years fighting for Texans .
The American people deserve honesty from their government , and Texans should demand transparency from Seikaly .
Plano has law firms , courts and public education , just like California does .
Why didn ’ t Seikaly begin her career and spend years working in the state she claims is her home ?
Should she win , it ’ s hard to make an argument that the Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trojan representing a district routinely named one of the best and safest places to live in the country .
If Seikaly , Pelosi and the Democrats get their way , there goes the neighborhood .
The country has seen what can become of areas run by Democrats so far this year .
The last things Texans need right now is a Pelosi plant not only living among them but representing them in the House .
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A Democratic candidate for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District is facing scrutiny after it was revealed that her only real connection to voters in North Texas seems to be her parents’ home address in Dallas.
Helane “Lulu” Sawsan Seikaly is taking on incumbent GOP House Rep. Van Taylor, who assumed office just last year.
Texas Monthly would have you believe that the Democrat is just another Texas girl seeking to shatter the proverbial glass ceiling for Democratic women in a district that includes the wonderful city of Plano.
“The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Seikaly is a North Texas native and labor and employment lawyer. The 2020 campaign marks her first step into politics. She survived a close Democratic primary in March — when she took first place in a field of three by just 514 votes — before handily winning the two-candidate runoff election,” Texas Monthly reported.
But all roads in the Democrats’ quest to turn Texas blue Nov. 3 might lead to Northern California, at least in this race, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
While the Democrat is bidding to represent voters in suburban Dallas, Seikaly apparently has spent a curious amount of time in the Golden State, where she passed the bar to become an attorney in 2014, according to The Free Beacon.
Citing public records, the outlet reported that the Democrat still voted in the Texas district in both 2016 and 2018.
During that time, however, Seikaly worked as a professor at the University of California, Davis, and she was an attorney for a Sacramento-based law firm until as recently as this year — facts that she has downplayed.
“My parents came to North Texas in the late 80s when I was a year old. It’s been home ever since,” she wrote in a questionnaire for The Dallas Morning News earlier this year, according to The Free Beacon.
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The Democrat made no mention of her committed ties to California education or the Churchwell White LLP law firm in Sacramento, where she worked from January 2015 until just seven months ago.
In fact, the report said, Seikaly was introduced as the “deputy city attorney” for Atwater, California, in January 2019, which was right around the time her Republican opponent, Taylor, began serving in the House.
Both Seikaly and her husband are also linked to two different addresses in the community of Roseville, California, while the husband is a registered voter in Placer County, The Free Beacon reported.
The outlet said Seikaly’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
These revelations don’t appear to have “Texas girl” written all over them for Seikaly.
In fact, her campaign’s apparent effort to conceal these connections to liberal California screams of deception.
This is even more troubling given that a September poll commissioned by her campaign showed Seikaly trailing Taylor by a single point in the Texas race.
BREAKING: A new poll has us in a ??????????? ???! This race is going to come down to the wire. Will you rush in a $3 contribution to flip #TX03 and turn Texas blue? ➡ https://t.co/H2pok5XyN4 pic.twitter.com/0LfzeuWKpz — Lulu Seikaly (@LuluForTexas) September 17, 2020
In a reliably conservative district, Seikaly is within striking distance of Taylor in a campaign that could have implications for which party holds the majority in the House come January.
It looks like the race is being run under false pretenses for the Democratic challenger.
Democrats have proved this year that there is no low with regard to how they will behave to seize power, and this, as always, includes shamelessly lying to the electorate.
But in North Texas, voters should take a second look at Seikaly’s campaign and her roots in an area of California that is the polar opposite to Texas when it comes to taxation, gun rights and overall values.
The candidate probably has more in common with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi than she does with the communities she seeks to represent.
On Seikaly’s website, she embraces the Affordable Care Act and criticizes the country’s immigration policies as “cruel” and “racist.”
Her Second Amendment stance is even more troubling for North Texans.
“Weapons of war have no place on our streets. We must ban assault weapons,” Seikaly declares on her site, while also taking aim at gun lobbyists and proposing universal background checks.
These are not Texas values.
The Democrat also supports unrestricted abortion access, focuses on “climate change” and champions “emphasizing diversity” in education “by recruiting diverse, highly-qualified teachers and school staff.” She also promotes using “culturally competent educational materials” for teachers.
The campaign language looks like something that could have been written by Pelosi herself.
Seikaly left Texas years ago so that she could live and work in California while holding on to that essential address in the Lone Star State.
Now, the Democrat wants to return to the state and seize power by taking a congressional seat held by a man in Taylor who has spent almost two years fighting for Texans.
The American people deserve honesty from their government, and Texans should demand transparency from Seikaly.
Plano has law firms, courts and public education, just like California does.
Why didn’t Seikaly begin her career and spend years working in the state she claims is her home?
Should she win, it’s hard to make an argument that the Democrat would be little more than a leftist Trojan representing a district routinely named one of the best and safest places to live in the country.
If Seikaly, Pelosi and the Democrats get their way, there goes the neighborhood.
The country has seen what can become of areas run by Democrats so far this year.
The last things Texans need right now is a Pelosi plant not only living among them but representing them in the House.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Video: McCloskeys Indicted on Multiple Felony Charges, Fire Back Against ‘Leftist’ St. Louis

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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Top GOP Senators Sound the Alarm on CIA Director Stonewalling Obama Admin ‘Collusion’ Documents

A long-brewing showdown over the Russia “ collusion ” investigation is breaking into the open .
In a remarkably blunt letter published Wednesday , GOP Sens .
Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin demanded CIA Director Gina Haspel cough up any documents the agency is holding regarding the investigation of claims that the Trump presidential campaign “ colluded ” with Russian intelligence back in 2016 .
The story was part of an information warfare strategy by the Hillary Clinton campaign that metastasized into an FBI investigation called “ Crossfire Hurricane ” and then grew into an obsession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that plagued the first years of President Donald Trump ’ s time in office .
The Democratic conspiracy theory collapsed like a house of cards with the release of the Mueller report in spring of 2019 — and special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s cringe-inducing appearance on Capitol Hill in July of that year — but has never been fully laid to rest .
TRENDING : Joe Biden Caught Red-Handed Misleading Americans About the Number of People Given Clemency While He Was VP In the letter , Grassley , chairman of the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Senate Homeland Security Committee , noted that they had given Haspel a list of documents they wanted to see that could pertain to the CIA ’ s role in the Trump investigation .
So far , Haspel has turned over none of them .
“ For example , although we have requested all intelligence reporting provided or made available to the FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane team , we have not received any responsive documents .
Yet we know that such information exists and recent revelations from them are disturbing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This can not continue — the American public has a right to know about the rampant mistakes and biased decisions that occurred during the Obama administration that undermined a peaceful transition of power .
With 26 days to go before the Nov. 3 election , Grassley and Johnson have lost patience — demanding an answer by literally tomorrow .
The documents being sought , Grassley and Johnson ’ s letter makes clear , go back to the last year of the Obama administration , when Trump and Clinton engaged in an epic battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have a right to know the full extent of official action taken by federal officials during the 2016 campaign , the presidential transition , and into the Trump administration , ” the two senators wrote .
“ The information that has already been made public reveals what might be the most outrageous abuse of power in U.S. history against a presidential candidate and sitting president .
Unfortunately , many of the puzzle pieces remain hidden , and some of that information rests within your agency .
We are concerned that your agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full to our oversight requests .
“ We expect full compliance with our July 28 , 2020 , letter and request that it be done no later than October 9 , 2020 .
If the material is classified , it can be produced in an appropriate setting .
Further delay is unacceptable.
” According to the Daily Caller News Foundation , a CIA spokeswoman ’ s comment Wednesday was noncommittal — and noncooperative .
RELATED : Poll : Considering ACB Before Inauguration Is More Popular Than Packing the Court “ We ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we intend on responding as quickly as possible , ” CIA spokeswoman Nicole de Haay told the outlet .
With almost every passing day , more information comes to light regarding the foul origins of the Trump investigation — and more is almost certainly to come , regardless of what Haspel does .
On Tuesday , Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified 2016 notes taken by then-CIA Director John Brennan that “ asserted that Clinton had approved a plan to link Trump to Russia ’ s interference efforts in order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email server , ” as the Daily Caller News Foundation reported .
The notes showed Brennan had briefed then-President Barack Obama on the information as well , bringing evidence of Obama ’ s knowledge about the plot against Trump .
( As if there were any doubt . )
And to top it off , Trump on Tuesday authorized declassifying all documents related to the Russia “ collusion ” smear , which he branded — with justification — as “ the single greatest political CRIME in American history.
” There ’ s no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revelations are going to affect the Nov. 3 election — if at all .
But according to a report Monday , there ’ s a very good chance that how the election plays out will directly affect the investigation of the “ collusion ” investigators .
The report is headlined “ Intel Sources : CIA Director Gina Haspel Banking On Trump Loss To Keep Russiagate Documents Hidden.
” In it , Sean Davis , co-founder of the news and commentary website The Federalist , cited two anonymous sources who claimed that Haspel and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congressional Republicans in hopes that Democrat Joe Biden will defeat Trump .
If that happened , the shadows could close again on the deep state ’ s effort to overturn the results of the 2016 election .
That might be OK with Democratic fanatics , the lickspittle mainstream media that covers for them , and the no-accounts that make up the vast majority of the Hollywood-industrial complex .
But sane Americans understand that letting a cabal of character assassins decide who will fill the White House , rather than the electorate empowered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the darkness of despotism .
Grassley and Johnson are bringing one part of the battle into the light .
Come Nov. 3 , American voters will have to do their part to bring the rest into the open — and the only way to do that is to make sure Donald Trump is the man taking the oath of office next year .
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A long-brewing showdown over the Russia “collusion” investigation is breaking into the open.
And CIA stonewalling is taking center stage.
In a remarkably blunt letter published Wednesday, GOP Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin demanded CIA Director Gina Haspel cough up any documents the agency is holding regarding the investigation of claims that the Trump presidential campaign “colluded” with Russian intelligence back in 2016.
The story was part of an information warfare strategy by the Hillary Clinton campaign that metastasized into an FBI investigation called “Crossfire Hurricane” and then grew into an obsession that resulted in a special counsel investigation that plagued the first years of President Donald Trump’s time in office.
The Democratic conspiracy theory collapsed like a house of cards with the release of the Mueller report in spring of 2019 — and special counsel Robert Mueller’s cringe-inducing appearance on Capitol Hill in July of that year — but has never been fully laid to rest.
In the letter, Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, noted that they had given Haspel a list of documents they wanted to see that could pertain to the CIA’s role in the Trump investigation. So far, Haspel has turned over none of them.
“For example, although we have requested all intelligence reporting provided or made available to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane team, we have not received any responsive documents. Yet we know that such information exists and recent revelations from them are disturbing,” the two senators wrote.
“This cannot continue — the American public has a right to know about the rampant mistakes and biased decisions that occurred during the Obama administration that undermined a peaceful transition of power.
With 26 days to go before the Nov. 3 election, Grassley and Johnson have lost patience — demanding an answer by literally tomorrow.
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The documents being sought, Grassley and Johnson’s letter makes clear, go back to the last year of the Obama administration, when Trump and Clinton engaged in an epic battle for the presidency.
“The American people have a right to know the full extent of official action taken by federal officials during the 2016 campaign, the presidential transition, and into the Trump administration,” the two senators wrote.
“The information that has already been made public reveals what might be the most outrageous abuse of power in U.S. history against a presidential candidate and sitting president. Unfortunately, many of the puzzle pieces remain hidden, and some of that information rests within your agency. We are concerned that your agency has thus far failed to respond in full to our oversight requests.
“We expect full compliance with our July 28, 2020, letter and request that it be done no later than October 9, 2020. If the material is classified, it can be produced in an appropriate setting. Further delay is unacceptable.”
According to the Daily Caller News Foundation, a CIA spokeswoman’s comment Wednesday was noncommittal — and noncooperative.
“We’ve received the letter, and of course, we intend on responding as quickly as possible,” CIA spokeswoman Nicole de Haay told the outlet.
(That sounds like spokeswoman-ese for “talk to the hand.”)
With almost every passing day, more information comes to light regarding the foul origins of the Trump investigation — and more is almost certainly to come, regardless of what Haspel does.
On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified 2016 notes taken by then-CIA Director John Brennan that “asserted that Clinton had approved a plan to link Trump to Russia’s interference efforts in order to distract from her use of a private email server,” as the Daily Caller News Foundation reported.
The notes showed Brennan had briefed then-President Barack Obama on the information as well, bringing evidence of Obama’s knowledge about the plot against Trump. (As if there were any doubt.)
And to top it off, Trump on Tuesday authorized declassifying all documents related to the Russia “collusion” smear, which he branded — with justification — as “the single greatest political CRIME in American history.”
I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions! https://t.co/GgnHh9GOiq — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020
There’s no telling at this late date how the revelations are going to affect the Nov. 3 election — if at all.
But according to a report Monday, there’s a very good chance that how the election plays out will directly affect the investigation of the “collusion” investigators.
The report is headlined “Intel Sources: CIA Director Gina Haspel Banking On Trump Loss To Keep Russiagate Documents Hidden.” In it, Sean Davis, co-founder of the news and commentary website The Federalist, cited two anonymous sources who claimed that Haspel and FBI Director Christopher Wray were both stonewalling congressional Republicans in hopes that Democrat Joe Biden will defeat Trump.
If that happened, the shadows could close again on the deep state’s effort to overturn the results of the 2016 election.
That might be OK with Democratic fanatics, the lickspittle mainstream media that covers for them, and the no-accounts that make up the vast majority of the Hollywood-industrial complex.
But sane Americans understand that letting a cabal of character assassins decide who will fill the White House, rather than the electorate empowered by the Founders, is a huge stride into the darkness of despotism.
Grassley and Johnson are bringing one part of the battle into the light.
Come Nov. 3, American voters will have to do their part to bring the rest into the open — and the only way to do that is to make sure Donald Trump is the man taking the oath of office next year.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--‘WJ Live’: Did Mike Pence Dodge a Pro-Life Question?

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On this episode of “ WJ Live , ” Josh Manning , Joe Setyon and George Upper discuss whether Sen. Kamala Harris is less likable than Hillary Clinton , did Vice President Mike Pence completely dodge a pro-life question during the debate and why is the Commission on Presidential Debates changing the rules … again ?
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“ Don ’ t go after her likability .
Don ’ t go after her smug expressions .
Go after the fact that she is a dishonest , dishonest , really bad politician.
” — Joe Setyon [ 00:04:27 ] “ [ Kamala Harris ] is dishonest , because she ’ s running away from a record that is not progressive and she ’ s trying to make herself out to be a progressive icon while also fitting with the sort of establishment Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she stands for.
” — Joe Setyon [ 00:06:43 ] “ I think the left honestly believes now that they are in an election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
” — George Upper [ 00:09:09 ] “ That ’ s evidence that [ the establishment media ] still , after four years of trying to learn everything they can about the man , they haven ’ t figured him out.
” — Josh Manning [ 00:31:21 ] “ It ’ s like the media ’ s out on the football field and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tackle one of them .
It ’ s because he ’ s playing by a different set of rules .
The public realizes it ’ s a different set of rules .
And what ’ s funny is the media even made that set of rules for him.
” — Josh Manning , our resident sports expert [ 00:33:03 ] RELATED : 'WJ Live ' : Did Trump 's COVID Tweet Win Him the Election ?
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On this episode of “WJ Live,” Josh Manning, Joe Setyon and George Upper discuss whether Sen. Kamala Harris is less likable than Hillary Clinton, did Vice President Mike Pence completely dodge a pro-life question during the debate and why is the Commission on Presidential Debates changing the rules … again?
In this episode:
0:44 — Is Kamala Harris less likable than Hillary Clinton?
10:22 — Did Mike Pence intentionally dodge a pro-life question?
24:22 — Will a virtual debate help Joe Biden?
Quotes from this episode:
“Don’t go after her likability. Don’t go after her smug expressions. Go after the fact that she is a dishonest, dishonest, really bad politician.” — Joe Setyon [00:04:27]
“[Kamala Harris] is dishonest, because she’s running away from a record that is not progressive and she’s trying to make herself out to be a progressive icon while also fitting with the sort of establishment Democrats. She doesn’t know what she stands for.” — Joe Setyon [00:06:43]
“I think the left honestly believes now that they are in an election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.” — George Upper [00:09:09]
“That’s evidence that [the establishment media] still, after four years of trying to learn everything they can about the man, they haven’t figured him out.” — Josh Manning [00:31:21]
“It’s like the media’s out on the football field and they’re offended that Trump dared tackle one of them. It’s because he’s playing by a different set of rules. The public realizes it’s a different set of rules. And what’s funny is the media even made that set of rules for him.” — Josh Manning, our resident sports expert [00:33:03]
Relevant sources:
Megyn Kelly slams Kamala Harris | The Western Journal
The New York Times’ fact checks on the vice presidential debate | The New York Times
Margaret Sanger’s racist past | The Western Journal
Trump says he won’t debate virtually | Fox News
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Trump To Host on Rush Limbaugh Show

Trump To Host on Rush Limbaugh Show

Conservative talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh announced Thursday that President Donald Trump will be taking the reins of his show on Friday .
“ I ’ m thrilled to announce that our commander-in-chief , President Donald Trump , will be right here tomorrow hosting the largest virtual rally in radio history , ” Limbaugh said in a recorded message to his audience .
“ Be sure to tune in .
You don ’ t want to miss this .
It will be special .
And I am really looking forward to it , ” he said .
Limbaugh said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tune in daily over the stretch of his three-hour program .
Talkers.com puts the average listening audience at 15.5 million , making it the top-rated talk radio program in the country .
TRENDING : Fact Check : Harris Lies to the American People During Debate by Repeating 'Very Fine People ' Hoax Limbaugh did not make it clear if he will be joining Trump on the air Friday .
He encouraged his listeners to go to his website to submit their questions for the president .
Limbaugh explained that his absence on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ongoing treatment for lung cancer .
“ This is treatment week , and I need some additional rest under doctor ’ s orders , ” he said .
Limbaugh closed his message thanking people for their prayers for him .
“ Oh — and , folks , thank you again for all of your continued prayers .
I am so moved by your support , ” he said .
“ You know that I know and believe that they work .
And I can not tell you how appreciative my family and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , again , very much.
” In February , Trump invited Limbaugh to the State of the Union address , where the president announced he was awarding the conservative icon and philanthropist the Medal of Freedom .
On Thursday , Trump told Fox Business Network ’ s Maria Bartiromo , in his first post-COVID-19 diagnosis interview , that he was looking forward to holding in-person rallies once again .
“ I ’ m ready to go except for the quarantine situation that you have for a little while after you get tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m ready to do and I look forward to doing the rallies , ” he said .
The president also indicated he does not plan to participate in a virtual debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 15 .
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the move to a virtual event on Thursday in light of the president ’ s recent COVID-19 illness .
“ I ’ m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate , ” Trump said .
“ That ’ s not what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued .
“ You sit behind a computer and you do a debate and then they cut you off whenever they want.
” The president also described the host slated for the second debate , Steve Scully of C-SPAN , as a NeverTrumper .
Scully tweeted a New York Times Op-Ed titled , “ No , not Trump , Not Ever ” in March 2016 .
Scully also interned for Biden while a college student and later worked on the late Sen. Ted Kennedy ’ s 1980 presidential campaign , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a picture of himself and Biden at the “ Biden Beach Bash ’ 16.
” So there is good reason to believe Trump would not get a fair shake if Scully moderates the debate , particularly in the more controlled virtual context .
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said that rather than participate in the “ sad excuse to bail out Joe Biden , ” the president will hold a rally instead , CNBC reported .
In the meantime , it will be fun to see how the president ’ s turn on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Conservative talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh announced Thursday that President Donald Trump will be taking the reins of his show on Friday.
“I’m thrilled to announce that our commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, will be right here tomorrow hosting the largest virtual rally in radio history,” Limbaugh said in a recorded message to his audience.
“Be sure to tune in. You don’t want to miss this. It will be special. And I am really looking forward to it,” he said.
Limbaugh said in May that an estimated 43 million listeners tune in daily over the stretch of his three-hour program.
Talkers.com puts the average listening audience at 15.5 million, making it the top-rated talk radio program in the country.
Limbaugh did not make it clear if he will be joining Trump on the air Friday.
He encouraged his listeners to go to his website to submit their questions for the president.
Limbaugh explained that his absence on Thursday’s program was due to his ongoing treatment for lung cancer.
“This is treatment week, and I need some additional rest under doctor’s orders,” he said.
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Limbaugh closed his message thanking people for their prayers for him.
“Oh — and, folks, thank you again for all of your continued prayers. I am so moved by your support,” he said.
“You know that I know and believe that they work. And I cannot tell you how appreciative my family and I are for all of you. Thank you, again, very much.”
In February, Trump invited Limbaugh to the State of the Union address, where the president announced he was awarding the conservative icon and philanthropist the Medal of Freedom.
WATCH: First Lady Melania Trump presents Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during #SOTU address https://t.co/IH7Hjbc9oN pic.twitter.com/4yXVahxrV5 — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 5, 2020
On Thursday, Trump told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, in his first post-COVID-19 diagnosis interview, that he was looking forward to holding in-person rallies once again.
“I’m ready to go except for the quarantine situation that you have for a little while after you get tested or whatever the procedure is, but I’m ready to do and I look forward to doing the rallies,” he said.
The president also indicated he does not plan to participate in a virtual debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 15.
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the move to a virtual event on Thursday in light of the president’s recent COVID-19 illness.
“I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate,” Trump said.
“That’s not what debating is all about,” he continued. “You sit behind a computer and you do a debate and then they cut you off whenever they want.”
The president also described the host slated for the second debate, Steve Scully of C-SPAN, as a NeverTrumper.
Scully tweeted a New York Times Op-Ed titled, “No, not Trump, Not Ever” in March 2016.
No, Not Trump, Not Ever https://t.co/PFvHTeQSZu — Steve Scully (@SteveScully) March 18, 2016
Scully also interned for Biden while a college student and later worked on the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s 1980 presidential campaign, according to a Marie Claire profile story.
He tweeted a picture of himself and Biden at the “Biden Beach Bash ’16.”
This is the guy @debates wants in control of @realDonaldTrump‘s mic at the next debate. https://t.co/qlUQ9fp44g — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 1, 2020
So there is good reason to believe Trump would not get a fair shake if Scully moderates the debate, particularly in the more controlled virtual context.
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said that rather than participate in the “sad excuse to bail out Joe Biden,” the president will hold a rally instead, CNBC reported.
In the meantime, it will be fun to see how the president’s turn on Limbaugh’s show goes.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--ICE Arrests Violent Gang Leader at Large Under New York Sanctuary Policies

Officials arrested a self-identified gang leader who was previously arrested and released under New York sanctuary policies , Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday .
Federal officers arrested 25-year-old Fernando Olea-Prado , leader of the Sureños gang , on Oct. 1 in Corona , New York , according to an ICE statement .
“ Where is the concern for the safety of the citizens that these local politicians were elected to protect ?
” ICE New York field office director Thomas R. Decker said .
“ It ’ s reprehensible that local politicians passed a law that allows a twice-removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released from custody to commit more violence in this city.
” Olea-Prado , an illegal immigrant , was arrested and charged by local law enforcement with three counts of robbery , assault , criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property on Sept. 11 .
TRENDING : Fact Check : Harris Lies to the American People During Debate by Repeating 'Very Fine People ' Hoax Olea-Prado was deported twice in August 2013 for illegally entering the United States .
Although ICE placed a detainer order on Olea-Prado , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When you have a criminal alien , like Olea-Prado , who flouts U.S. immigration laws , coupled with his gang membership , and the safe haven granted by local politicians , it creates a dangerous situation for New York City residents , ” Decker said .
“ That ’ s why ICE officers must continue removing violent criminals like Olea-Prado.
” New York ’ s sanctuary policies prevent local law enforcement from collaborating with ICE operations aimed at maintaining public safety , Decker said .
Olea-Prado remains in ICE custody pending an immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Officials arrested a self-identified gang leader who was previously arrested and released under New York sanctuary policies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday.
Federal officers arrested 25-year-old Fernando Olea-Prado, leader of the Sureños gang, on Oct. 1 in Corona, New York, according to an ICE statement.
“Where is the concern for the safety of the citizens that these local politicians were elected to protect?” ICE New York field office director Thomas R. Decker said.
“It’s reprehensible that local politicians passed a law that allows a twice-removed, violent street gang member to be released from custody to commit more violence in this city.”
Olea-Prado, an illegal immigrant, was arrested and charged by local law enforcement with three counts of robbery, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property on Sept. 11.
Olea-Prado was deported twice in August 2013 for illegally entering the United States.
#DidYouKnow Sanctuary policies force ICE officers out of local jails and into corresponding communities. Learn more about non-cooperation policies and immigration detainers. Learn more https://t.co/2vGny206gd pic.twitter.com/DEaRbo6925 — ICE (@ICEgov) October 7, 2020
Although ICE placed a detainer order on Olea-Prado, he was released by local law enforcement.
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“When you have a criminal alien, like Olea-Prado, who flouts U.S. immigration laws, coupled with his gang membership, and the safe haven granted by local politicians, it creates a dangerous situation for New York City residents,” Decker said.
“That’s why ICE officers must continue removing violent criminals like Olea-Prado.”
New York’s sanctuary policies prevent local law enforcement from collaborating with ICE operations aimed at maintaining public safety, Decker said.
Olea-Prado remains in ICE custody pending an immigration judge’s ruling on his removal.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Fact Check: Harris Lies to the American People During Debate by Repeating ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax

A tired and widely discredited left-wing narrative reared its ugly head once again at the 2020 vice presidential debate Wednesday night .
Sparring with incumbent Vice President Mike Pence on the issue of race in the criminal justice system , Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California went low , dredging up allegations that President Donald Trump referred to white supremacists as “ fine people ” shortly after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville , Virginia .
“ We are talking about an election in 27 days where last week , the president of the United States took the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans and refused to condemn white supremacists , ” Harris said .
“ This is a part of a pattern of Donald Trump.
” “ On the issue of Charlottesville — where people were peacefully protesting the need for racial justice , where a young woman was killed and on the other side there were neo-Nazis carrying tiki torches , shouting racial epithets , anti-Semitic slurs — Donald Trump , when asked about it , said there were ‘ fine people ’ on both sides , ” she said .
“ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States , and America , you deserve better.
” TRENDING : Joe Biden Caught Red-Handed Misleading Americans About the Number of People Given Clemency While He Was VP Pence was quick to cut in , firmly arguing the statement was “ not true ” as Harris persisted , her remarks in direct contradiction with a number of topical fact checks released by PolitiFact and the centrist Annenberg Public Policy Center ’ s FactCheck.org over the years .
The presidential remarks in question were made in the wake of a high-profile protest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2017 , that turned violent and resulted in the death of a 33-year-old local , Heather Heyer .
Fully contextualized , however , Trump ’ s remarks in response to the incident reveal a swift admonishment of any and all political violence , and eventually a direct condemnation of neo-Nazi and white supremacist actors .
“ We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred , bigotry and violence , on many sides .
On many sides , ” the president said on the day of the event .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop , and must stop right now .
We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation and true affection.
” Just two days later , Trump would declare , “ Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs — including the KKK , neo-Nazis , white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.
” In follow-up statements , the president would reiterate that his “ very fine people ” remark was intended solely for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charlottesville , some of whom , it seems , may have arrived in support of their respective political cause ignorant to the fact that hate groups were getting involved at the event .
“ You had some very bad people in that group , but you also had people that were very fine people , on both sides , ” Trump said during a news conference Aug. 15 , 2017 .
“ You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of , to them , a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name.
” RELATED : Rioters Were Smashing Home Windows as Kamala Harris Praised Their Movement He added , “ And you had people — and I ’ m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally .
But you had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists .
OK ?
“ And the press has treated them absolutely unfairly.
” In spite of these facts , the narrative has managed to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the modern American political consciousness , frequently forwarded by opportunistic Democratic politicians and rarely checked by an uncritical left-wing establishment media .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , for instance , has been quick to weaponize the narrative , claiming the incident itself sparked his will to run for president and even employing the false narrative in last week ’ s presidential debate .
Often a better defender of the president than the president himself , however , Pence was unwilling to let such remarks stand Wednesday night , addressing the facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manipulation of Trump ’ s original statement .
“ I think that ’ s one of the things that makes people dislike the media so much in this country , ” the vice president said .
“ That you selectively edited , like Senator Harris did , comments that President Trump and I , and others on our side of the aisle , make.
” “ Senator Harris conveniently omitted , after the president made comments about people on either side of the debate over monuments , he condemned the KKK , neo-Nazis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeatedly , ” he said , going on to remind Harris and the American people that some of the president ’ s closest family members and in-laws are Jewish .
“ Your concern that he doesn ’ t condemn neo-Nazis — President Trump has Jewish grandchildren , ” Pence said .
“ This is a president who respects and cherishes all of the American people.
” This was not the only standoff in which Harris misled debate viewers Wednesday night , however .
Independent fact checks and sharp eyes across the social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handful of mistruths in the Democratic vice presidential hopeful ’ s performance .
The laundry list included everything from Harris ’ strange claims that President Abraham Lincoln did not nominate Supreme Court justices during election years to the widely debunked allegation that Trump at one point referred to COVID-19 as a “ hoax , ” according to CNN .
These , too , were not the worst of it , largely eclipsed late in the debate as Harris suggested a Biden administration would not ban American hydraulic fracturing for fossil fuels — an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ histories of public support for a fracking ban .
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A tired and widely discredited left-wing narrative reared its ugly head once again at the 2020 vice presidential debate Wednesday night.
Sparring with incumbent Vice President Mike Pence on the issue of race in the criminal justice system, Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California went low, dredging up allegations that President Donald Trump referred to white supremacists as “fine people” shortly after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
“We are talking about an election in 27 days where last week, the president of the United States took the debate stage in front of 70 million Americans and refused to condemn white supremacists,” Harris said. “This is a part of a pattern of Donald Trump.”
“On the issue of Charlottesville — where people were peacefully protesting the need for racial justice, where a young woman was killed and on the other side there were neo-Nazis carrying tiki torches, shouting racial epithets, anti-Semitic slurs — Donald Trump, when asked about it, said there were ‘fine people’ on both sides,” she said.
“This is who we have as the president of the United States, and America, you deserve better.”
Kamala Harris: “There were neo-Nazis carrying tiki torches, shouting racial epithets, anti-Semitic slurs, and Donald Trump, when asked about it, said ‘they were fine people on both sides’ … America you deserve better.” #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/vDUOqo61pZ — The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) October 8, 2020
Pence was quick to cut in, firmly arguing the statement was “not true” as Harris persisted, her remarks in direct contradiction with a number of topical fact checks released by PolitiFact and the centrist Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org over the years.
The presidential remarks in question were made in the wake of a high-profile protest against Confederate monument removal on Aug. 12, 2017, that turned violent and resulted in the death of a 33-year-old local, Heather Heyer.
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Fully contextualized, however, Trump’s remarks in response to the incident reveal a swift admonishment of any and all political violence, and eventually a direct condemnation of neo-Nazi and white supremacist actors.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides. On many sides,” the president said on the day of the event. “The hate and the division must stop, and must stop right now. We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation and true affection.”
Just two days later, Trump would declare, “Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs — including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.”
In follow-up statements, the president would reiterate that his “very fine people” remark was intended solely for the nonviolent demonstrators on both sides in Charlottesville, some of whom, it seems, may have arrived in support of their respective political cause ignorant to the fact that hate groups were getting involved at the event.
“You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides,” Trump said during a news conference Aug. 15, 2017. “You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name.”
He added, “And you had people — and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally. But you had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists. OK?
“And the press has treated them absolutely unfairly.”
https://t.co/tz3EF5mivF — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 8, 2020
In spite of these facts, the narrative has managed to live on as something of an accepted reality in the modern American political consciousness, frequently forwarded by opportunistic Democratic politicians and rarely checked by an uncritical left-wing establishment media.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, for instance, has been quick to weaponize the narrative, claiming the incident itself sparked his will to run for president and even employing the false narrative in last week’s presidential debate.
Often a better defender of the president than the president himself, however, Pence was unwilling to let such remarks stand Wednesday night, addressing the facts of the incident and calling out widespread manipulation of Trump’s original statement.
“I think that’s one of the things that makes people dislike the media so much in this country,” the vice president said. “That you selectively edited, like Senator Harris did, comments that President Trump and I, and others on our side of the aisle, make.”
Vice President Mike Pence fact-checks Sen. Kamala Harris’s claim that President Trump said there were “fine people on both sides” in the Charlottesville white supremacist riots in real-time. pic.twitter.com/o4FxuyQA99 — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 8, 2020
“Senator Harris conveniently omitted, after the president made comments about people on either side of the debate over monuments, he condemned the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists and has done so repeatedly,” he said, going on to remind Harris and the American people that some of the president’s closest family members and in-laws are Jewish.
“Your concern that he doesn’t condemn neo-Nazis — President Trump has Jewish grandchildren,” Pence said. “This is a president who respects and cherishes all of the American people.”
This was not the only standoff in which Harris misled debate viewers Wednesday night, however.
Independent fact checks and sharp eyes across the social media sphere were quick to point out a handful of mistruths in the Democratic vice presidential hopeful’s performance.
The laundry list included everything from Harris’ strange claims that President Abraham Lincoln did not nominate Supreme Court justices during election years to the widely debunked allegation that Trump at one point referred to COVID-19 as a “hoax,” according to CNN.
These, too, were not the worst of it, largely eclipsed late in the debate as Harris suggested a Biden administration would not ban American hydraulic fracturing for fossil fuels — an outright lie given both candidates’ long histories of public support for a fracking ban.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Rioters Were Smashing Home Windows as Kamala Harris Praised Their Movement

As Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris heaped praise on “ peaceful ” protesters who demonstrated against law enforcement in the wake of several high-profile police-involved shootings and deaths , more-violent activists were busy breaking home windows and terrorizing residential streets .
Harris ’ praise came Wednesday night as she faced off against Vice President Mike Pence in a debate at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City .
Given a question about the March police shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville , Kentucky , the California senator quickly shifted the conversation to demonstrations organized by or inspired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ People around our country of every race , of every age , of every gender , perfect strangers to each other , marched shoulder to shoulder , arm in arm , fighting for us to finally achieve that ideal of equal justice under law , ” Harris said of demonstrations following the May death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
“ And I was a part of those peaceful protests , ” she said .
TRENDING : Joe Biden Caught Red-Handed Misleading Americans About the Number of People Given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disavowed violence , demonstrators on the streets of Wauwatosa , Wisconsin , stirred up trouble and destruction nonetheless .
They were protesting a decision to drop charges against Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah , who fatally shot an armed suspect , 17-year-old Alvin Cole .
Video from the ground in Wauwatosa showed the wanton violence rioters inflicted on businesses .
RELATED : Fact Check : Harris Lies to the American People During Debate by Repeating 'Very Fine People ' Hoax Kumon , a business that had its windows smashed in by rioters , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s unclear what connection , if any , the business has with Mensah or Cole .
This destruction didn ’ t stop at the learning center , either .
Protesters eventually began down a residential road .
Agitators from the group threw rocks and smashed windows of homes along the street as their fellow demonstrators urged them to move on .
Although Harris has disavowed violent protests , she shilled for a bail fund focused specifically on springing demonstrators who get caught causing trouble .
Alleged burglars , robbers and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the fund pushed by Harris .
With Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in charge , it doesn ’ t seem too far-fetched to expect Wauwatosa-style unrest in even more parts of America .
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As Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris heaped praise on “peaceful” protesters who demonstrated against law enforcement in the wake of several high-profile police-involved shootings and deaths, more-violent activists were busy breaking home windows and terrorizing residential streets.
Harris’ praise came Wednesday night as she faced off against Vice President Mike Pence in a debate at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Given a question about the March police shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, the California senator quickly shifted the conversation to demonstrations organized by or inspired by Black Lives Matter and similar groups.
“People around our country of every race, of every age, of every gender, perfect strangers to each other, marched shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, fighting for us to finally achieve that ideal of equal justice under law,” Harris said of demonstrations following the May death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
“And I was a part of those peaceful protests,” she said.
Kamala Harris and Mike Pence were asked to weigh in on whether “justice was done” in the case of Breonna Taylor. “I don’t believe so,” Harris said. “The family of Breonna Taylor has our sympathies,” Pence said. “But I trust our justice system.” https://t.co/rJxLDwGfa0 #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/fXvqaRbdWS — ABC News (@ABC) October 8, 2020
While Harris disavowed violence, demonstrators on the streets of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, stirred up trouble and destruction nonetheless.
They were protesting a decision to drop charges against Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah, who fatally shot an armed suspect, 17-year-old Alvin Cole.
BREAKING: Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah will not be charged in the fatal shooting of teenager Alvin Cole https://t.co/RlD1YGhcjN — TMJ4 News (@tmj4) October 7, 2020
Video from the ground in Wauwatosa showed the wanton violence rioters inflicted on businesses.
On the ground in Wauwatosa for @townhallcom and some in the BLM crowd are smashing storefront windows. pic.twitter.com/rYwNrlmtMq — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 8, 2020
Kumon, a business that had its windows smashed in by rioters, is an educational facility for young children. It’s unclear what connection, if any, the business has with Mensah or Cole.
This destruction didn’t stop at the learning center, either.
Protesters eventually began down a residential road. Agitators from the group threw rocks and smashed windows of homes along the street as their fellow demonstrators urged them to move on.
Some rioters in Wauwatosa, WI are now smashing windows of homes. People in the crowd tried to stop them from targeting homes. pic.twitter.com/vIiDQDPzTr — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 8, 2020
Although Harris has disavowed violent protests, she shilled for a bail fund focused specifically on springing demonstrators who get caught causing trouble.
Alleged burglars, robbers and even people charged with sexual assault have benefited under the fund pushed by Harris.
With Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in charge, it doesn’t seem too far-fetched to expect Wauwatosa-style unrest in even more parts of America.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Pelosi Floats Plot To Remove Trump: Tomorrow ‘We’re Going To Be Talking About the 25th Amendment’

Will the over-the-top antics of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi directed against President Donald Trump never end ?
On Thursday , she told Capitol Hill reporters to be ready for another story .
“ Tomorrow , by the way , tomorrow , come here tomorrow , ” Pelosi said .
“ We ’ re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment.
” The 25th Amendment addresses the removal of a president from office for incapacity due to health or other reasons .
Pelosi referenced an interview President Donald Trump gave with Fox Business Network ’ s Maria Bartiromo earlier in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about feeling good after his bout with COVID-19 .
TRENDING : Joe Biden Caught Red-Handed Misleading Americans About the Number of People Given Clemency While He Was VP “ When we hear people saying , ‘ I ’ m young and I ’ m a perfect specimen , ’ instead of addressing the fact that , what , 50,000 people were reported to be infected yesterday and nearly 1,000 people died , ” the speaker said .
“ What are we talking about here ?
” Pelosi questioned .
Bartiromo commented during her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was “ back in such strong form.
” “ How did that happen ?
” she asked , then noting his treatment with Regeneron , which the president described on Wednesday as a “ cure.
” Trump , responded clearly tongue-in-check , saying , “ I ’ m back because I ’ m a perfect physical specimen .
“ And I ’ m extremely young , ” the 74-year-old added , eliciting a chuckle from Bartiromo .
“ So I ’ m lucky in that way.
” “ Seriously , I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t have diabetes .
I don ’ t have any of problems that you read about , ” which have been identified as risk factors in handling COVID-19 .
“ Perhaps a couple pounds we could lose here and there , but , you know , there ’ s a lot of people in that category , ” Trump conceded .
So the president ’ s tone was definitely jocular , which is appropriate , given just a week ago he tested positive for COVID and did not know what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center .
Now , a reality check for Pelosi regarding invoking the 25th Amendment .
It takes a declaration from the vice president and a majority of either the heads of the executive departments ( i.e .
the Cabinet ) “ or of such other body as Congress may by law provide ” to remove the president from office .
That body could perhaps be a panel of medical experts that renders an opinion on the president ’ s fitness , NPR explained .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaker and the president pro tempore of the Senate .
First problem for Pelosi : Vice President Mike Pence will not sign off on such a declaration , unless the president truly became incapacitated , nor would Trump ’ s Cabinet .
The next is while there is little doubt Pelosi could gin up the votes to impanel a “ body ” to review the president ’ s fitness in the House ( the Democrats impeached him on the flimsiest of grounds earlier this election year , after all ) , good luck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi is rolling out another of her silly political stunts , which has been her nonstop MO throughout her speakership .
After Trump made it clear he would move quickly to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s death , fulfilling his constitutional duty , the speaker would not rule out initiating another impeachment against him .
Here ’ s hoping Republicans win back the House in November and remove the gavel from Pelosi ’ s hand .
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Will the over-the-top antics of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi directed against President Donald Trump never end?
On Thursday, she told Capitol Hill reporters to be ready for another story.
“Tomorrow, by the way, tomorrow, come here tomorrow,” Pelosi said. “We’re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment.”
The 25th Amendment addresses the removal of a president from office for incapacity due to health or other reasons.
Pelosi referenced an interview President Donald Trump gave with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo earlier in the day, during which he joked about feeling good after his bout with COVID-19.
.@SpeakerPelosi: “Tomorrow, by the way, tomorrow, come here tomorrow. We’re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment.” Full video here: https://t.co/5q4HIglmaZ pic.twitter.com/8Jeim87yJM — CSPAN (@cspan) October 8, 2020
“When we hear people saying, ‘I’m young and I’m a perfect specimen,’ instead of addressing the fact that, what, 50,000 people were reported to be infected yesterday and nearly 1,000 people died,” the speaker said.
“What are we talking about here?” Pelosi questioned.
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Bartiromo commented during her interview with Trump that she was amazed he was “back in such strong form.”
“How did that happen?” she asked, then noting his treatment with Regeneron, which the president described on Wednesday as a “cure.”
Trump, responded clearly tongue-in-check, saying, “I’m back because I’m a perfect physical specimen.
“And I’m extremely young,” the 74-year-old added, eliciting a chuckle from Bartiromo. “So I’m lucky in that way.”
“Seriously, I don’t have heart problems. I don’t have diabetes. I don’t have any of problems that you read about,” which have been identified as risk factors in handling COVID-19.
“I’m back because I’m a perfect physician specimen,” Trump claims, before falsely describing Regeneron as “a cure” pic.twitter.com/UjecdXEC4F — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 8, 2020
“Perhaps a couple pounds we could lose here and there, but, you know, there’s a lot of people in that category,” Trump conceded.
So the president’s tone was definitely jocular, which is appropriate, given just a week ago he tested positive for COVID and did not know what the days ahead of him held when he was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Now, a reality check for Pelosi regarding invoking the 25th Amendment.
It takes a declaration from the vice president and a majority of either the heads of the executive departments (i.e. the Cabinet) “or of such other body as Congress may by law provide” to remove the president from office.
That body could perhaps be a panel of medical experts that renders an opinion on the president’s fitness, NPR explained.
The declaration would then be sent to the speaker and the president pro tempore of the Senate.
First problem for Pelosi: Vice President Mike Pence will not sign off on such a declaration, unless the president truly became incapacitated, nor would Trump’s Cabinet.
The next is while there is little doubt Pelosi could gin up the votes to impanel a “body” to review the president’s fitness in the House (the Democrats impeached him on the flimsiest of grounds earlier this election year, after all), good luck getting that through the Republican-controlled Senate.
Pelosi is rolling out another of her silly political stunts, which has been her nonstop MO throughout her speakership.
After Trump made it clear he would move quickly to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, fulfilling his constitutional duty, the speaker would not rule out initiating another impeachment against him.
Here’s hoping Republicans win back the House in November and remove the gavel from Pelosi’s hand.
She clearly does not have the maturity to wield it.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--California Invades Private Property To Take Down ‘Trump’ Sign in LA

A large Hollywood-style “ Trump ” sign that was erected overnight from Monday to Tuesday on a private hillside near the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles was quickly dismantled by transit workers .
California is overwhelmingly liberal , but even in Los Angeles , President Donald Trump has his supporters .
It isn ’ t known who put up the Trump sign , but it definitely took some work , and of course it had a uniquely southern California vibe .
The Los Angeles Times reported that beginning at sunrise , drivers on the freeway were greeted by the sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pass hillside .
TRENDING : Fact Check : Harris Lies to the American People During Debate by Repeating 'Very Fine People ' Hoax The stretch of highway connects the San Fernando Valley with greater LA , and it is heavily traveled .
Kudos to those who put the time and effort into campaigning for the president while using the iconic Hollywood sign as a muse .
But , as creative as the sign-making was , ultimately it was still put up in California , where liberals run amok and Democrats control just about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sepulveda Pass was targeted by public officials quickly Tuesday , and they sent workers onto private property to take it down , according to the Times .
The California Department of Transportation ensured the sign was taken down by around 9 a.m .
The excuse given for going onto private property to take down the letters of a sign supporting a sitting Republican president was that the sign wasn ’ t safe .
RELATED : Over 2,000 Mail-In Ballots in LA County Have 1 Fatal Flaw : There 's No Way To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life and safety issue because there were concerns about distracted driving , ” Lauren Wonder , chief public information officer for the California Department of Transportation , told the Times .
The sign was not completely removed , but workers with the agency did damage it enough to ensure it wouldn ’ t be visible from the highway .
Wonder added the workers merely “ laid [ the sign ] down so it wasn ’ t a visual distraction.
” That answer is more than a little disingenuous .
If you ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly down the 405 in the Sepulveda Pass , you know there ’ s plenty of signage along that stretch of highway .
Apparently the billboards in the area are just fine .
The California Department of Transportation didn ’ t seem all that bothered by the safety issues of Black Lives Matter activists standing on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles this past summer : In other areas of the city , the homeless will literally impede traffic in attempts to hector you into giving them money .
There ’ s no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , but it ’ s certainly fair to wonder if targeting the Trump sign was about politics .
Perhaps the only safety issue was that the sign emotionally triggered the right people — California ’ s liberals .
Some of these people truly believe language they do not agree with equates to violence .
Violating private property rights and stifling free political expression may very well have been the remedy to that in this case .
For all of its physical beauty , the Los Angeles area sure is an ugly place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal now publishes some content in Spanish as well as English , for international audiences ?
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A large Hollywood-style “Trump” sign that was erected overnight from Monday to Tuesday on a private hillside near the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles was quickly dismantled by transit workers.
California is overwhelmingly liberal, but even in Los Angeles, President Donald Trump has his supporters.
It isn’t known who put up the Trump sign, but it definitely took some work, and of course it had a uniquely southern California vibe.
The Los Angeles Times reported that beginning at sunrise, drivers on the freeway were greeted by the sign, which was erected on the Sepulveda Pass hillside.
The stretch of highway connects the San Fernando Valley with greater LA, and it is heavily traveled.
Kudos to those who put the time and effort into campaigning for the president while using the iconic Hollywood sign as a muse.
The sign was beautifully crafted.
A Trump sign was erected on the hillside along the 405 Freeway near the Sepulveda Pass. It’s unclear who put it there ?: Sky5 pic.twitter.com/ac71WxbYW2 — KTLA (@KTLA) October 6, 2020
But, as creative as the sign-making was, ultimately it was still put up in California, where liberals run amok and Democrats control just about everything.
The Trump sign erected along the Sepulveda Pass was targeted by public officials quickly Tuesday, and they sent workers onto private property to take it down, according to the Times.
Even property rights in California aren’t sacred.
The California Department of Transportation ensured the sign was taken down by around 9 a.m.
The excuse given for going onto private property to take down the letters of a sign supporting a sitting Republican president was that the sign wasn’t safe.
“This was a life and safety issue because there were concerns about distracted driving,” Lauren Wonder, chief public information officer for the California Department of Transportation, told the Times.
The sign was not completely removed, but workers with the agency did damage it enough to ensure it wouldn’t be visible from the highway.
‘TRUMP’ SIGN TAKEN DOWN: Workers were on a hillside along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass by 9 a.m. to take down the letters, which were put up sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. https://t.co/efgS57LgnH pic.twitter.com/4CUbo51lUC — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) October 6, 2020
Wonder added the workers merely “laid [the sign] down so it wasn’t a visual distraction.”
That answer is more than a little disingenuous.
If you’ve ever driven in Los Angeles, or particularly down the 405 in the Sepulveda Pass, you know there’s plenty of signage along that stretch of highway.
Apparently the billboards in the area are just fine.
The California Department of Transportation didn’t seem all that bothered by the safety issues of Black Lives Matter activists standing on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles this past summer:
BREAKING: Black Lives Matter protest in downtown LA for #GeorgeFloyd is spilling onto the 101 freeway and all lanes of traffic are being blocked. @FOXLA live overhead right now. pic.twitter.com/5XKwHdZ5vX — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 28, 2020
In other areas of the city, the homeless will literally impede traffic in attempts to hector you into giving them money.
There’s no way to know for sure, of course, but it’s certainly fair to wonder if targeting the Trump sign was about politics.
Perhaps the only safety issue was that the sign emotionally triggered the right people — California’s liberals.
Some of these people truly believe language they do not agree with equates to violence.
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Violating private property rights and stifling free political expression may very well have been the remedy to that in this case.
For all of its physical beauty, the Los Angeles area sure is an ugly place.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Mainstream Media Gets Distracted by Fly, Blows Off Pence’s Most Powerful Debate Moment

For the liberal media , apparently , a fly in the room is more important than a dead human being — if it can help defeat Donald Trump .
That ’ s the damning takeaway from Wednesday night ’ s vice presidential debate , where a fly landing on the head of Vice President Mike Pence has generated more attention than more crucial topics — like the responsibility of a presidential administration to protect the lives of American citizens .
That ’ s a topic the mainstream media doesn ’ t dwell on in its post-debate coverage , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller are painfully familiar with .
In one of the most powerful moments of the debate , Pence delivered a summation of the Trump administration ’ s foreign policy strengths — its movement of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and its destruction of the Islamic State group ’ s sham “ caliphate ” that had defied the Obama-Biden administration with impunity , among others .
Then Pence got to the return to the United States on Wednesday of two men charged in Mueller ’ s death .
TRENDING : Fact Check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During Debate by Repeating 'Very Fine People ' Hoax A young American woman who traveled to Syria in 2013 to do humanitarian work , according to The New York Times , Kayla Mueller was kidnapped by Islamic State group terrorists and held until her death in 2015 , possibly as a result of Jordanian airstrikes on the Islamic State .
As Pence pointed out Wednesday , if it had not been for the fecklessness of the Barack Obama-Joe Biden administration , Kayla Mueller might have been rescued and reunited with her parents — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence ’ s support .
“ You know when President Trump came into office , ISIS had captured an area of the Middle East , the size of Pennsylvania .
President Trump unleashed the American military , and our armed forces destroyed the ISIS Caliphate and took down their leader al Baghdadi without one American casualty , ” Pence said .
The Islamic State group ’ s leader , Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , “ was responsible for the deaths of thousands .
But notably , America ’ s hearts today are with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of which are here with us tonight in Salt Lake City , ” Pence said .
“ The reality is that when Joe Biden was vice president , we had an opportunity to save Kayla Mueller .
Breaks my heart to reflect on it , but the military came into the Oval Office presented a plan .
They said they knew where Kayla was .
“ Baghdadi had held her for 18 months , abused her mercilessly before they killed her .
But when Joe Biden was vice president , they hesitated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finally went in , it was clear she ’ d been moved two days earlier .
“ And her family says — with a heart that broke the heart of every American — that if President Donald Trump had been president , they believe Kayla would be alive today.
” Now , there ’ s no question that if Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris had brought up the parents of murdered American hostages who blamed the Trump administration , the mainstream media would have a field day .
RELATED : Poll : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Than Packing the Court Retrospectives would explain the story post-debate , talking heads would issue weighty pronouncements about how women voters in particular should pay attention to a story so deeply tied to American womanhood , ABC ’ s George Stephanopoulos might not have needed to talk nonsense about Pence ’ s “ mansplaining.
” But Pence was talking about the grim reality of the world Trump inherited from the spineless Obama administration – a world he remade with the use of American military force and diplomatic muscle .
There is no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for instance .
There is no more Iranian terror general named Qassem Soleimani .
Pence was making the point that Americans are safer in the world because of President Donald Trump — and a Biden administration would mean a return to the cavalier cowardice of President Barack Obama , and the equally irresponsible Joe Biden .
And that , of course , is a topic the mainstream media has no interest in .
It only involves the lives and deaths of Americans — not furthering a radical leftist goal The errant fly got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mueller ’ s memory .
Fortunately , the mainstream media no longer monopolize the American conversation .
Readers who look through the replies to those first two will see plenty of snark from liberals , who love social media almost as much as President Trump .
They ’ ll see references to more than 200,000 American deaths attributed to COVID-19 .
They ’ ll see accusations that Pence is politicizing the death of a young woman .
They ’ ll see references to the fly at the debate .
What they won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is an acknowledgment that Pence ’ s point is the truth — and that it should not be just one deciding factor in this upcoming presidential election , but the deciding factor .
As much as Democrats want to pretend responsibility for the health care of every individual American somehow rests at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. , that ’ s not how the Founders set up the country .
What the United States president is chiefly responsible for is foreign policy — ensuring the country ’ s safety and security in a dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years proving — over the objections of the Democratic Party , the mainstream media and Washington ’ s foreign policy establishment — that he understands that , and that he ’ s more effective than any Democrat could ever hope to be .
Kayla Mueller ’ s parents have said , with very good reason , that if Trump had been president when their daughter was kidnapped , Kayla would have survived the ordeal .
In a world of real journalism , in the context of Wednesday night , that would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counselor Kellyanne Conway put it — as the “ most searing moment ” of the debate .
But it was a moment that would have hurt the Biden-Harris ticket .
It was a moment that would have helped Trump ’ s re-election effort .
And it was a moment with a lesson for all Americans .
And for the mainstream media , a fly is way more important .
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For the liberal media, apparently, a fly in the room is more important than a dead human being — if it can help defeat Donald Trump.
That’s the damning takeaway from Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate, where a fly landing on the head of Vice President Mike Pence has generated more attention than more crucial topics — like the responsibility of a presidential administration to protect the lives of American citizens.
That’s a topic the mainstream media doesn’t dwell on in its post-debate coverage, but it’s one the parents of Kayla Mueller are painfully familiar with.
In one of the most powerful moments of the debate, Pence delivered a summation of the Trump administration’s foreign policy strengths — its movement of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and its destruction of the Islamic State group’s sham “caliphate” that had defied the Obama-Biden administration with impunity, among others.
Then Pence got to the return to the United States on Wednesday of two men charged in Mueller’s death.
A young American woman who traveled to Syria in 2013 to do humanitarian work, according to The New York Times, Kayla Mueller was kidnapped by Islamic State group terrorists and held until her death in 2015, possibly as a result of Jordanian airstrikes on the Islamic State.
As Pence pointed out Wednesday, if it had not been for the fecklessness of the Barack Obama-Joe Biden administration, Kayla Mueller might have been rescued and reunited with her parents — who attended the vice presidential debate in Pence’s support.
Vice President @Mike_Pence: Kayla Mueller’s family says that if President @realDonaldTrump had been in office when Joe Biden was, they believe Kayla would still be alive today#VPDebate pic.twitter.com/WZ1w1Hzj6f — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 8, 2020
“You know when President Trump came into office, ISIS had captured an area of the Middle East, the size of Pennsylvania. President Trump unleashed the American military, and our armed forces destroyed the ISIS Caliphate and took down their leader al Baghdadi without one American casualty,” Pence said.
The Islamic State group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, “was responsible for the deaths of thousands. But notably, America’s hearts today are with the family of Kayla Mueller, the parents of which are here with us tonight in Salt Lake City,” Pence said.
“The reality is that when Joe Biden was vice president, we had an opportunity to save Kayla Mueller. Breaks my heart to reflect on it, but the military came into the Oval Office presented a plan. They said they knew where Kayla was.
“Baghdadi had held her for 18 months, abused her mercilessly before they killed her. But when Joe Biden was vice president, they hesitated for a month. And when armed forces finally went in, it was clear she’d been moved two days earlier.
“And her family says — with a heart that broke the heart of every American — that if President Donald Trump had been president, they believe Kayla would be alive today.”
Now, there’s no question that if Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris had brought up the parents of murdered American hostages who blamed the Trump administration, the mainstream media would have a field day.
Retrospectives would explain the story post-debate, talking heads would issue weighty pronouncements about how women voters in particular should pay attention to a story so deeply tied to American womanhood, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos might not have needed to talk nonsense about Pence’s “mansplaining.”
But Pence was talking about the grim reality of the world Trump inherited from the spineless Obama administration – a world he remade with the use of American military force and diplomatic muscle.
There is no more Islamic State group “caliphate,” for instance. There is no more Iranian terror general named Qassem Soleimani. Pence was making the point that Americans are safer in the world because of President Donald Trump — and a Biden administration would mean a return to the cavalier cowardice of President Barack Obama, and the equally irresponsible Joe Biden.
And that, of course, is a topic the mainstream media has no interest in. It only involves the lives and deaths of Americans — not furthering a radical leftist goal
The errant fly got more buzz than Pence’s invocation of Mueller’s memory.
Fortunately, the mainstream media no longer monopolize the American conversation.
.@VP leads the most searing moment of the #VPDebate Brilliantly recounting the failure of @joebiden to save Kayla Mueller and the success of @realdonaldtrump in destroying the ISIS caliphate and extermination of al-Baghdadi & Soleimani under @realDonaldTrump — Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) October 8, 2020
America will never forget. https://t.co/690GjI7ueF — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 8, 2020
Pence highlights the fact that Trump’s foreign policy and military plan destroyed the ISIS caliphate, killed the ISIS leader, and just today brought the killers of Kayla Mueller to justice. And he reminds that Obama and Biden had a chance to save Mueller, and then did nothing. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 8, 2020
God Bless Kayla Mueller and her family May She Rest In Peace ?? pic.twitter.com/zmyy8j0jAx — Prezzy91 (@Prezzy91Parler) October 7, 2020
Readers who look through the replies to those first two will see plenty of snark from liberals, who love social media almost as much as President Trump.
They’ll see references to more than 200,000 American deaths attributed to COVID-19. They’ll see accusations that Pence is politicizing the death of a young woman. They’ll see references to the fly at the debate.
What they won’t see from liberals, though, is an acknowledgment that Pence’s point is the truth — and that it should not be just one deciding factor in this upcoming presidential election, but the deciding factor.
As much as Democrats want to pretend responsibility for the health care of every individual American somehow rests at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., that’s not how the Founders set up the country.
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What the United States president is chiefly responsible for is foreign policy — ensuring the country’s safety and security in a dangerous world.
Donald Trump has spent almost four years proving — over the objections of the Democratic Party, the mainstream media and Washington’s foreign policy establishment — that he understands that, and that he’s more effective than any Democrat could ever hope to be.
Kayla Mueller’s parents have said, with very good reason, that if Trump had been president when their daughter was kidnapped, Kayla would have survived the ordeal.
In a world of real journalism, in the context of Wednesday night, that would have been cast — as former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway put it — as the “most searing moment” of the debate.
But it was a moment that would have hurt the Biden-Harris ticket. It was a moment that would have helped Trump’s re-election effort. And it was a moment with a lesson for all Americans.
And for the mainstream media, a fly is way more important.
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