westernjournal--2020-10-18--Kristen Welker, the Next Debate Moderator, Got Busted Tipping Off Team Hillary in 2016

I knew , shortly after scheduled debate moderator and C-SPAN anchor Steve Scully claimed to have been hacked , that it was all over for him .
Scully , who had been tapped by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host the second showdown between President Trump and Joe Biden before its cancelation , was criticized on Twitter by President Trump as being a NeverTrumper .
Scully , a veteran of a cable network beloved by wonks and political geeks alike , could have just about asked anyone orbiting the Beltway to advise him what to .
Naturally , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NeverTrumper by asking onetime White House communications director and all-around human joke Anthony Scaramucci how to handle it : “ @ Scaramucci should I respond to trump , ” he tweeted in what was apparently intended to be a private message .
Scully quickly claimed he was hacked and took his tweets private .
As anyone who remembers the downfall of Anthony “ Carlos Danger ” Weiner can attest , if you ’ ve made a digital oopsie and need to cover your tracks , saying you ’ ve been hacked is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying you ’ d mixed Vicodin , Klonopin and eight shots of Bacardi and had no memory of tweeting that sucker .
This is because , unlike claiming you ’ d ingested a dangerous cocktail of intoxicants and then decided to take to social media , it doesn ’ t take much forensic work to disprove that you were hacked .
According to CNN , Scully issued an apology last week , saying he ’ d made “ errors in judgment.
” He ’ s currently on “ administrative leave , ” meaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls on “ Washington Journal , ” much less moderating any debates .
Next up to the plate when it comes to debate moderators is Kristen Welker , an NBC News White House correspondent .
Welker is in charge of questioning during this week ’ s debate , scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Thursday at Belmont University in Nashville , Tennessee .
Now , remember , Steve Scully — a soporific non-entity for the oatmeal of cable political channels , a man even C-SPAN watchers could only probably identify after they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of looks like Lindsey Graham if you squint — turned out to be a biased mess .
Welker is a reporter for the most left-leaning of the major broadcast networks in an era where White House correspondents are expected to behave in the combative mold of Jim Acosta .
What are the odds she turns out to be less partisan ?
Probably not great , but she ’ d prefer you not know that .
Welker , famous for tipping off Hillary Clinton ’ s spokeswoman on camera about a question she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deactivated her Twitter account in the wake of Scully ’ s scandal .
Welker , who has over 160,000 followers , decided to deactivate her account on Oct. 9 in the wake of the Scully/Mooch debacle , according to Fox News .
It was later restored .
Deleting the account wouldn ’ t actually have made things much easier for Welker , who , the New York Post , points out has “ deep Democrat ties.
” She was a registered Democrat in Rhode Island in 2004 and Washington , D.C. , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
Nor should it be a surprise that , as the Post reported , “ [ h ] er mother , Julie Welker , a prominent real estate broker in Philadelphia , and father , Harvey Welker , a consulting engineer , have donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and close to $ 20,000 to Barack Obama alone.
” They ’ ve also donated to Joe Biden ‘ s campaign this year .
When it comes to Donald Trump , meanwhile , here are the kind of questions she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Mr .
President , yes or no .
… have you ever worked for Russia .
Yes or no ?
” Meanwhile , here she is talking with Jen Palmieri of Hillary Clinton ’ s campaign during the 2016 Democratic primary process : RELATED : Brit Hume Says Biden 's 'Obvious ' 'Senility ' Could Cost Dems the Election “ Go ahead , you ’ re live.
” Translation : Don ’ t let on this interview is less than candid .
The incident took place right after a debate between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Michigan , in March 2016 .
It may seem minor in hindsight , but it wasn ’ t at the time .
At the time , Sen. Sanders was hanging around longer than the Clinton campaign , which was expecting a coronation , had anticipated .
The debate in Flint was meant to highlight the water crisis in the city and underscore key differences in the candidates ’ messages : Clinton ’ s positioning as a realist who could get things done in Washington against Sanders ’ rhetoric on economic inequality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the win would become one of the first signs the insurgent candidacy was going to be more nettlesome than originally predicted .
The fact that Welker was going along to get along with Clinton ’ s people was unsurprising , even though it should have been disqualifying .
The same spirit was also in evidence during the 2016 debates , which might have been part of the reason why Welker didn ’ t want her Twitter account up : “ Anyone who ’ s ever dealt with Welker knows she ’ s an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House press team views her the same way they would AOC or Pelosi if they walked in the office , ” the New York Post quoted a senior White House official as saying .
According to the Washington Examiner , NBC has pointed to Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller saying Welker is “ very fair in her approach ” and “ a good choice for the third debate.
” That sounds a lot like a pro forma statement , however — and the president doesn ’ t concur : Given the tenor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Cincinnatus as moderator would likely raise some eyebrows .
After Chris Wallace ’ s disastrous outing during the first exchange , we had l ’ affaire Scully and then the dueling town halls , where NBC ’ s Savannah Guthrie was apparently under the impression that “ moderator ” and “ prosecutor ” were synonyms while Joe Biden was given questions only slightly more difficult than what his favorite movie was .
( That ’ d be “ Chariots of Fire “ , by the way , just in case you needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t be more basic . )
So now , we have a registered Democrat who straight-up asked the president whether he worked for Russia and was willing to tip off Hillary Clinton ’ s people during an interview four years ago about what questions she ’ d be asking them .
Forget pining for Chris Wallace , Savannah Guthrie or Steve Scully .
Depending on how much of a dumpster fire this turns out to be , we all might actually have been better off settling for Anthony Scaramucci .
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I knew, shortly after scheduled debate moderator and C-SPAN anchor Steve Scully claimed to have been hacked, that it was all over for him.
Scully, who had been tapped by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host the second showdown between President Trump and Joe Biden before its cancelation, was criticized on Twitter by President Trump as being a NeverTrumper. Scully, a veteran of a cable network beloved by wonks and political geeks alike, could have just about asked anyone orbiting the Beltway to advise him what to.
Naturally, what he did was confirm he was a NeverTrumper by asking onetime White House communications director and all-around human joke Anthony Scaramucci how to handle it: “@Scaramucci should I respond to trump,” he tweeted in what was apparently intended to be a private message.
Scully quickly claimed he was hacked and took his tweets private. As anyone who remembers the downfall of Anthony “Carlos Danger” Weiner can attest, if you’ve made a digital oopsie and need to cover your tracks, saying you’ve been hacked is the worst possible explanation — and this includes saying you’d mixed Vicodin, Klonopin and eight shots of Bacardi and had no memory of tweeting that sucker. This is because, unlike claiming you’d ingested a dangerous cocktail of intoxicants and then decided to take to social media, it doesn’t take much forensic work to disprove that you were hacked.
According to CNN, Scully issued an apology last week, saying he’d made “errors in judgment.” He’s currently on “administrative leave,” meaning he won’t be fielding prank calls on “Washington Journal,” much less moderating any debates.
Next up to the plate when it comes to debate moderators is Kristen Welker, an NBC News White House correspondent. Welker is in charge of questioning during this week’s debate, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Thursday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Now, remember, Steve Scully — a soporific non-entity for the oatmeal of cable political channels, a man even C-SPAN watchers could only probably identify after they were told he’s the one that kind of looks like Lindsey Graham if you squint — turned out to be a biased mess. Welker is a reporter for the most left-leaning of the major broadcast networks in an era where White House correspondents are expected to behave in the combative mold of Jim Acosta. What are the odds she turns out to be less partisan?
Probably not great, but she’d prefer you not know that. Welker, famous for tipping off Hillary Clinton’s spokeswoman on camera about a question she would ask during an interview, briefly deactivated her Twitter account in the wake of Scully’s scandal.
The moderator for third Presidential debate, Kristen Welker , has deleted/deactivated her entire twitter account. pic.twitter.com/PFpbxxOWA0 — *Sentinel* (@MCOSentinel) October 10, 2020
Welker, who has over 160,000 followers, decided to deactivate her account on Oct. 9 in the wake of the Scully/Mooch debacle, according to Fox News. It was later restored.
Deleting the account wouldn’t actually have made things much easier for Welker, who, the New York Post, points out has “deep Democrat ties.”
She was a registered Democrat in Rhode Island in 2004 and Washington, D.C., in 2012 (though she “has been unaffiliated with a party since 2016,” District of Columbia Board of Elections spokesman Nick Jacobs told FactCheck.org). Neither of these should surprise you. Nor should it be a surprise that, as the Post reported, “[h]er mother, Julie Welker, a prominent real estate broker in Philadelphia, and father, Harvey Welker, a consulting engineer, have donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and close to $20,000 to Barack Obama alone.” They’ve also donated to Joe Biden‘s campaign this year.
When it comes to Donald Trump, meanwhile, here are the kind of questions she’s asked as White House correspondent: “Mr. President, yes or no. … have you ever worked for Russia. Yes or no?”
Meanwhile, here she is talking with Jen Palmieri of Hillary Clinton’s campaign during the 2016 Democratic primary process:
“Go ahead, you’re live.” Translation: Don’t let on this interview is less than candid.
The incident took place right after a debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in Flint, Michigan, in March 2016. It may seem minor in hindsight, but it wasn’t at the time.
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At the time, Sen. Sanders was hanging around longer than the Clinton campaign, which was expecting a coronation, had anticipated. The debate in Flint was meant to highlight the water crisis in the city and underscore key differences in the candidates’ messages: Clinton’s positioning as a realist who could get things done in Washington against Sanders’ rhetoric on economic inequality. Sanders would eventually take the state and the win would become one of the first signs the insurgent candidacy was going to be more nettlesome than originally predicted.
The fact that Welker was going along to get along with Clinton’s people was unsurprising, even though it should have been disqualifying.
The same spirit was also in evidence during the 2016 debates, which might have been part of the reason why Welker didn’t want her Twitter account up:
“Anyone who’s ever dealt with Welker knows she’s an activist, not a reporter. The White House press team views her the same way they would AOC or Pelosi if they walked in the office,” the New York Post quoted a senior White House official as saying.
According to the Washington Examiner, NBC has pointed to Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller saying Welker is “very fair in her approach” and “a good choice for the third debate.”
That sounds a lot like a pro forma statement, however — and the president doesn’t concur:
She’s always been terrible & unfair, just like most of the Fake News reporters, but I’ll still play the game. The people know! How’s Steve Scully doing? https://t.co/uS3EWzfFPy — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2020
Given the tenor of the recent debates, anyone short of Cincinnatus as moderator would likely raise some eyebrows. After Chris Wallace’s disastrous outing during the first exchange, we had l’affaire Scully and then the dueling town halls, where NBC’s Savannah Guthrie was apparently under the impression that “moderator” and “prosecutor” were synonyms while Joe Biden was given questions only slightly more difficult than what his favorite movie was. (That’d be “Chariots of Fire“, by the way, just in case you needed more evidence the Democratic nominee couldn’t be more basic.)
So now, we have a former registered Democrat who straight-up asked the president whether he worked for Russia and was willing to tip off Hillary Clinton’s people during an interview four years ago about what questions she’d be asking them.
Forget pining for Chris Wallace, Savannah Guthrie or Steve Scully. Depending on how much of a dumpster fire this turns out to be, we all might actually have been better off settling for Anthony Scaramucci. Heaven knows the man needs the work.
UPDATE, Oct. 22, 2020: This article has been updated to clarify that while Welker was a registered Democrat in the past, she “has been unaffiliated with a party since 2016,” according to District of Columbia Board of Elections spokesman Nick Jacobs.
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westernjournal--2020-10-17--Conservatives Staging Free Speech Rally Attacked, Event Organizer Left Bloody Mess

A free speech demonstration staged by conservative activists quickly fell apart in downtown San Francisco on Saturday after several hundred counterprotesters surged the area , outnumbering and attacking those gathered , including knocking one in the mouth .
A photographer working for The Associated Press witnessed a Trump supporter being taken away in an ambulance and an injured San Francisco police officer on the ground by San Francisco ’ s United Nations Plaza .
A group called Team Save America organized the rally to protest Twitter , which it said squelches conservative speech .
Members of the group wore red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign hats and carried pro-police “ Thin Blue Line ” flags and U.S. flags .
Philip Anderson , the organizer of the event , posted photos to social media of his bloody mouth with a front tooth missing and another hanging loosely .
“ Antifa tried to kill us all , ” he wrote .
Anderson took the stage at about 1 p.m. and was greeted by chants and plastic water bottles and glass bottles thrown over police barricades .
The event was canceled , although both sides lingered in the area into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video contains strong language that may be offensive to some readers .
The San Francisco Police Department said three officers were injured when they were assaulted with pepper spray and caustic chemicals .
One officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment , the department said .
No arrests were made , the department said .
Anderson called the counterprotesters hypocrites and said they are the reason why he ’ s voting for President Donald Trump .
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A free speech demonstration staged by conservative activists quickly fell apart in downtown San Francisco on Saturday after several hundred counterprotesters surged the area, outnumbering and attacking those gathered, including knocking one in the mouth.
A photographer working for The Associated Press witnessed a Trump supporter being taken away in an ambulance and an injured San Francisco police officer on the ground by San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza.
A group called Team Save America organized the rally to protest Twitter, which it said squelches conservative speech. Members of the group wore red “Make America Great Again” Trump campaign hats and carried pro-police “Thin Blue Line” flags and U.S. flags.
Philip Anderson, the organizer of the event, posted photos to social media of his bloody mouth with a front tooth missing and another hanging loosely.
Antifa attacked me for no reason. pic.twitter.com/kDajqqyQ78 — Philip Anderson (@TeamSaveAmerica) October 17, 2020
“Antifa tried to kill us all,” he wrote.
Anderson took the stage at about 1 p.m. and was greeted by chants and plastic water bottles and glass bottles thrown over police barricades.
The event was canceled, although both sides lingered in the area into the afternoon.
Warning: The following video contains strong language that may be offensive to some readers.
Antifa attacked me for literally no reason.
pic.twitter.com/xS99JCICbK — Philip Anderson (@TeamSaveAmerica) October 18, 2020
The San Francisco Police Department said three officers were injured when they were assaulted with pepper spray and caustic chemicals.
One officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment, the department said.
Joe Biden, do you still think that Antifa is “just an idea” ? pic.twitter.com/UECmU39Tx6 — Philip Anderson (@TeamSaveAmerica) October 17, 2020
No arrests were made, the department said.
Anderson called the counterprotesters hypocrites and said they are the reason why he’s voting for President Donald Trump.
“I love America, I love this country and I love free speech,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-10-17--‘Home Improvement’ Actor Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for Alleged Assault and Strangulation

Zachery Ty Bryan , the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sitcom “ Home Improvement , ” was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault .
The Eugene Police Department said officers were dispatched to a North Eugene apartment Friday night on a report of a physical dispute .
They found Bryan , 39 , sitting outside and his girlfriend , 27 , at a neighboring apartment .
Bryan reportedly assaulted the victim , impeded her breathing , and took her phone away when she tried to call 911 , police said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after 1 a.m. Saturday .
Efforts to obtain a comment from Bryan representative were unsuccessful .
It wasn ’ t immediately known if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf .
Law enforcement was “ dispatched to report of a physical dispute at a north Eugene home after neighbors called , ” a spokesperson for Eugene Police Department told E !
News .
“ An investigation found that during the dispute , Bryan is reported to have assaulted the victim , impeded her breathing , and taken the victim ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to call 911 , ” the spokesperson added .
“ The victim declined medics .
Bryan was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail.
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News , the night of the alleged assault , the actor shared a post on his Instagram where he wrote “ Good night.
” The actor ’ s account appears to have since been disabled or removed from the platform .
On Oct. 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his longtime wife , Carly Matros .
“ Home Improvement ” was a huge hit with television audiences for much of its 1991-1999 run , and helped launch the career of Tim Allen , one of the few outspoken conservatives in the entertainment world .
In a 2018 interview with “ Fox & Friends , ” Bryan said conservatives in Hollywood stay under the radar in the largely liberal industry .
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Zachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sitcom “Home Improvement,” was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault.
The Eugene Police Department said officers were dispatched to a North Eugene apartment Friday night on a report of a physical dispute.
They found Bryan, 39, sitting outside and his girlfriend, 27, at a neighboring apartment.
Bryan reportedly assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and took her phone away when she tried to call 911, police said.
The woman declined medical assistance.
Bryan was booked into Lane County jail after 1 a.m. Saturday.
Efforts to obtain a comment from Bryan representative were unsuccessful.
It wasn’t immediately known if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
Law enforcement was “dispatched to report of a physical dispute at a north Eugene home after neighbors called,” a spokesperson for Eugene Police Department told E! News.
#HomeImprovement star Zachery Ty Bryan is in police custody for allegedly strangling his 27-year-old girlfriend. https://t.co/c9d2I6hP2T pic.twitter.com/1CmXQ0CKwj — E! News (@enews) October 17, 2020
“An investigation found that during the dispute, Bryan is reported to have assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and taken the victim’s phone from her when she tried to call 911,” the spokesperson added.
“The victim declined medics. Bryan was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail.”
According to E! News, the night of the alleged assault, the actor shared a post on his Instagram where he wrote “Good night.”
The actor’s account appears to have since been disabled or removed from the platform.
On Oct. 1, Bryan had announced his separation from his longtime wife, Carly Matros.
“Home Improvement” was a huge hit with television audiences for much of its 1991-1999 run, and helped launch the career of Tim Allen, one of the few outspoken conservatives in the entertainment world.
In a 2018 interview with “Fox & Friends,” Bryan said conservatives in Hollywood stay under the radar in the largely liberal industry.
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westernjournal--2020-10-20--Trump Calls Out Biden at AZ Rally: He’s Hiding Under the Garbage Lid All Week While I’m Here

The Trump campaign seems to be building its eleventh-hour strategy around efforts to highlight contrasting energies between the president and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
President Donald Trump called out Biden on Monday afternoon at a rally in the swing state city of Prescott , Arizona , hammering the former vice president in front of an audience of thousands for an unconventionally stationary ground game .
“ Can you believe it ?
He ’ s going lid , ” Trump said .
“ You know what lid means ?
” “ Lid means a politician goes into , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something .
The lid .
They put the lid on it .
Right ?
I guess , I don ’ t know , maybe it ’ s something else , ” the president added .
“ That means he ’ s going to stay in the basement all day.
” With little more than two weeks remaining until Election Day , Biden on Monday morning called a lid scheduled to last until Thursday , when he will face off with Trump in the second and final presidential debate .
It was not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officially put on hold all travel and event operations this cycle , with the Biden campaign reportedly calling at least nine such stoppages last month , according to The Federalist .
Polling aggregates from RealClearPolitics indicate the frequent lids have done little to move the dial against Biden , however , as Trump trails by roughly 9 percentage points nationally .
Biden also leads the most recent polling in each of the must-win battleground states — but the president has gained no shortage of ground in recent weeks , with margins under 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina and Pennsylvania .
Trump was quick to dismiss such polling Monday , reminding the Northern Arizona crowd he had similarly trailed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , by every metric , throughout the course of the 2016 presidential election .
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” Trump asked .
“ No , we ’ re in first place in Arizona.
” “ Same thing happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was crazy .
And last time , I never did it before .
So , I believed them .
Then what happened is we had the day and I was down in nine states that I had to win .
Right ?
I was down in all nine on Election Day and we won all nine , right ?
” Trump said .
“ They said , ‘ This will be a very poor day for Donald Trump .
This is going to be a rough day for Donald Trump , down in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
He just won Wisconsin .
He just won Michigan .
He just won Arizona .
He just won Pennsylvania .
What ’ s going on ?
’ “ They were not having a good day , ” the president added .
Conservative campaign operatives have leaned heavily on such claims throughout the cycle , suggesting the polls had failed , at every turn , to account for varying levels of energy and excitement between the two candidates and their respective bases .
Spokeswoman Emma Hall , for her part , told The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Monday rally in Prescott was an example of just that , energizing swing-state voters with yet another personal visit and messaging tailored specifically to them .
“ President Trump is once again bringing his case directly to Arizona voters with his sixth trip to the Grand Canyon State this cycle , ” Hall said .
“ A far cry from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ’ 11th-hour visit that drew zero supporters.
” “ From securing the border , cutting taxes , and negotiating historic trade deals that put Americans first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed through on his promise to Make America Great Again and will soundly re-elect him come November , ” she added .
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The Trump campaign seems to be building its eleventh-hour strategy around efforts to highlight contrasting energies between the president and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
President Donald Trump called out Biden on Monday afternoon at a rally in the swing state city of Prescott, Arizona, hammering the former vice president in front of an audience of thousands for an unconventionally stationary ground game.
“Can you believe it? He’s going lid,” Trump said. “You know what lid means?”
“Lid means a politician goes into, I guess, a garbage can or something. The lid. They put the lid on it. Right? I guess, I don’t know, maybe it’s something else,” the president added.
“That means he’s going to stay in the basement all day.”
President Trump lands in Phoenix, Arizona—next stop, Prescott! pic.twitter.com/ZJXDRXoECj — Dan Scavino??? (@DanScavino) October 19, 2020
With little more than two weeks remaining until Election Day, Biden on Monday morning called a lid scheduled to last until Thursday, when he will face off with Trump in the second and final presidential debate.
It was not the first time the former vice president has officially put on hold all travel and event operations this cycle, with the Biden campaign reportedly calling at least nine such stoppages last month, according to The Federalist.
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Polling aggregates from RealClearPolitics indicate the frequent lids have done little to move the dial against Biden, however, as Trump trails by roughly 9 percentage points nationally.
Biden also leads the most recent polling in each of the must-win battleground states — but the president has gained no shortage of ground in recent weeks, with margins under 4 percent in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
The Biden campaign has called a lid until Thursday. — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 19, 2020
Trump was quick to dismiss such polling Monday, reminding the Northern Arizona crowd he had similarly trailed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, by every metric, throughout the course of the 2016 presidential election.
“We’re in second place in Arizona?” Trump asked. “No, we’re in first place in Arizona.”
“Same thing happened last time, only worse. It was crazy. And last time, I never did it before. So, I believed them. Then what happened is we had the day and I was down in nine states that I had to win. Right? I was down in all nine on Election Day and we won all nine, right?” Trump said.
“They said, ‘This will be a very poor day for Donald Trump. This is going to be a rough day for Donald Trump, down in nine states … Oh, my God! He just won Wisconsin. He just won Michigan. He just won Arizona. He just won Pennsylvania. What’s going on?’
“They were not having a good day,” the president added.
Just arriving in Prescott, what a crowd! I love Arizona!! pic.twitter.com/qssvOznppz — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 19, 2020
WOW! Thank you ARIZONA! Departing Nevada now, and will see you all soon. Together, we are going to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/gsFSgh2KPc pic.twitter.com/x4UKcXH7fr — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 19, 2020
Conservative campaign operatives have leaned heavily on such claims throughout the cycle, suggesting the polls had failed, at every turn, to account for varying levels of energy and excitement between the two candidates and their respective bases.
Spokeswoman Emma Hall, for her part, told The Western Journal in a statement that Trump’s Monday rally in Prescott was an example of just that, energizing swing-state voters with yet another personal visit and messaging tailored specifically to them.
“President Trump is once again bringing his case directly to Arizona voters with his sixth trip to the Grand Canyon State this cycle,” Hall said.
“A far cry from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ 11th-hour visit that drew zero supporters.”
“From securing the border, cutting taxes, and negotiating historic trade deals that put Americans first, Arizonans know that President Trump has followed through on his promise to Make America Great Again and will soundly re-elect him come November,” she added.
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westernjournal--2020-10-20--Ben Shapiro Announces He Is Voting for Trump After Not Voting for Him in 2016 – Here’s Why

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro still does not quite approve of the man who is America ’ s president , but he will vote for him because retaining President Donald Trump in office is necessary for America .
“ I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016 .
I am voting for Donald Trump in 2020 , ” he said in a video released on Twitter .
“ There are three reasons I ’ m going to vote for Donald Trump in 2020 when I didn ’ t four years ago .
First , I was simply wrong about Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t really wrong about Donald Trump on character , but whatever damage he was going to do has already been done and it ’ s not going to help if I don ’ t vote for him this time , ” Shapiro said .
Shapiro said his third reason was the most important of all : “ Democrats have lost their f***ing minds.
” Shapiro said that since his election , Trump met his policy standards .
“ Donald Trump has governed pretty conservatively .
I thought he would not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just wrong on that .
Donald Trump radically cut regulation .
He actually saw reductions in the number of man-hours dedicated to dealing with regulation for the first time in a long time under Donald Trump , ” he said .
Shapiro also said the Trump ’ s judicial appointments have been another positive , as have Trump ’ s efforts to reduce unemployment and grow the economy .
Trump ’ s fight abortion against abortion and his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord also drew a thumbs-up from Shapiro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president of my lifetime to not start any new wars , which is a kind of a big thing , ” he said .
Closer to home , Trump has “ resisted using the federal government to control everybody ’ s life during COVID .
That ’ s a big thing .
This is the biggest government power grab of my lifetime and Trump refused to do it , ” Shapiro said .
Shapiro also noted that failure to re-elect Trump would empower Democrats , whose agenda is a dire threat to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be allowed the mechanisms of power , ” he said .
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“ The Democratic Party is now the party of radicals , ” he said .
“ They believe that you should be forced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it conflicts with their social views.
” “ They say that unborn babies aren ’ t babies , and that men can be women and if you disagree with them , then you ’ re a bigot , a homophobe , and a terrible person , ” he said .
Shapiro said Trump ’ s return to the White House was essential .
“ Here ’ s the deal , I ’ m voting for Trump , ” Shapiro said .
“ You don ’ t have to love Trump ’ s character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like his Twitter account to vote for him .
You don ’ t have to approve of the crazy or bad things he says , or the way he often acts .
But if you care about the Constitution , and economic freedom , and the security of the United States , you really don ’ t have a whole hell of a lot of choice.
” “ You should vote for Trump .
You should certainly vote against Joe Biden and the Democratic Party running completely off the rails , and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are given the levers of power , ” he said .
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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro still does not quite approve of the man who is America’s president, but he will vote for him because retaining President Donald Trump in office is necessary for America.
“I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016. I am voting for Donald Trump in 2020,” he said in a video released on Twitter.
“There are three reasons I’m going to vote for Donald Trump in 2020 when I didn’t four years ago. First, I was simply wrong about Donald Trump on policy. Second, I wasn’t really wrong about Donald Trump on character, but whatever damage he was going to do has already been done and it’s not going to help if I don’t vote for him this time,” Shapiro said.
Shapiro said his third reason was the most important of all: “Democrats have lost their f***ing minds.”
.@BenShapiro: I did not vote for @realDonaldTrump in 2016. I am voting for Donald Trump in 2020. pic.twitter.com/Yx9zxdu9Q1 — The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) October 19, 2020
Shapiro said that since his election, Trump met his policy standards.
“Donald Trump has governed pretty conservatively. I thought he would not be conservative in his governance. I was just wrong on that. Donald Trump radically cut regulation. He actually saw reductions in the number of man-hours dedicated to dealing with regulation for the first time in a long time under Donald Trump,” he said.
Shapiro also said the Trump’s judicial appointments have been another positive, as have Trump’s efforts to reduce unemployment and grow the economy.
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Trump’s fight abortion against abortion and his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord also drew a thumbs-up from Shapiro.
“Donald Trump is the first president of my lifetime to not start any new wars, which is a kind of a big thing,” he said.
Closer to home, Trump has “resisted using the federal government to control everybody’s life during COVID. That’s a big thing. This is the biggest government power grab of my lifetime and Trump refused to do it,” Shapiro said.
Shapiro also noted that failure to re-elect Trump would empower Democrats, whose agenda is a dire threat to the nation.
“These people must not be allowed the mechanisms of power,” he said.
“The Democrats are no longer the party of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, they’re the party of Bernie Sanders and they’re hiding behind the mask of Joe Biden,” he said.
“The Democratic Party is now the party of radicals,” he said. “They believe that you should be forced by law to violate your religious beliefs if it conflicts with their social views.”
“They say that unborn babies aren’t babies, and that men can be women and if you disagree with them, then you’re a bigot, a homophobe, and a terrible person,” he said.
Shapiro said Trump’s return to the White House was essential.
“Here’s the deal, I’m voting for Trump,” Shapiro said. “You don’t have to love Trump’s character, you don’t have to like his Twitter account to vote for him. You don’t have to approve of the crazy or bad things he says, or the way he often acts. But if you care about the Constitution, and economic freedom, and the security of the United States, you really don’t have a whole hell of a lot of choice.”
“You should vote for Trump. You should certainly vote against Joe Biden and the Democratic Party running completely off the rails, and now threatens the integrity of the republic if they are given the levers of power,” he said.
Ben Shapiro became the youngest syndicated columnist in America when he was 17. His column runs weekly in The Western Journal.
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westernjournal--2020-10-20--Christian Leader Who Prophesied God Being with Trump in 2016 Tells Him He Will Get ‘Second Win’

Denise Goulet , senior associate pastor of the International Church of Las Vegas , told President Donald Trump during a church service Sunday that he will experience a “ second win.
” In October 2016 , Goulet said to then-GOP presidential candidate Trump , “ Lord , I thank you that you have prepared him for such a time as this .
Lord , you have your hand on this man and I thank you for it.
” On Sunday , the pastor shared with Trump and the members of ICLV what she believes God told her regarding the upcoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] , the Lord said to me , ‘ I am going to give your president a second win , ’ ” she said .
“ You will be the president again.
” Goulet also believes God is giving Trump a “ second wind , ” like runners experience sometimes in a race , which allows them to finish strong .
“ He has made your lungs , your body , your spirit , your strength — he has made it in such a way that you have been trained in such high-pressured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even before that , and the Lord said , ‘ He is ready for the next four years and I am giving him a second win . '
” “ And there ’ s also this : A second wind , if you add ‘ d , ’ is the Holy Spirit , ” Goulet continued .
“ And the Lord showed me today that you were coming to get a second wind , another infilling of the Holy Spirit , because the Holy Spirit makes you able to finish , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ He is protecting you like he is protecting the ancient foundations of our nation , ” Goulet said .
“ God wants to be in the middle of our nation.
” ICLV associate pastor Pasqual Urrabaz affirmed Goulet ’ s statement that Trump would win a second term .
“ I believe this is what ’ s happening .
There might have been a little bit of a setback , but that was nothing , ” Urrabaz said , perhaps referring to Trump ’ s recent bout with COVID-19 .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back .
A double win .
I decree and declare that right now , in Jesus ’ name.
” Urrabaz prayed the Bible ’ s Isaiah 11:2 over Trump , that the Spirit of God would rest upon him , “ the spirit of wisdom and of understanding and of counsel and might.
” RELATED : Trump Calls Out Biden at AZ Rally : He 's Hiding Under the Garbage Lid All Week While I 'm Here The pastor also commended Trump ’ s statement at a rally in North Carolina last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the most famous person in the world .
“ Mr .
President , because you said that and you honored the Lord … you said He ’ s your boss .
I believe that you came here today , yes for a second wind , but for a double portion .
And only God can double that up.
” ICLV senior pastor Paul Goulet , Denise ’ s husband , preached on the subject of “ Rebuild and Reset , ” drawing from Nehemiah , chapter 3 .
The pastor also sought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is due ” by listing several accomplishments of the president ’ s first term .
They included giving a “ voice to the unborn , ” not enforcing the Johnson Amendment , appointing conservative judges , moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem , negotiating peace agreements in the Middle East , supporting school choice and overseeing an economic boom that created a record number of jobs .
Trump told the congregation before leaving that he was honored to be with them for the service .
“ I go to many churches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said .
“ We are with you 100 percent.
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Denise Goulet, senior associate pastor of the International Church of Las Vegas, told President Donald Trump during a church service Sunday that he will experience a “second win.”
In October 2016, Goulet said to then-GOP presidential candidate Trump, “Lord, I thank you that you have prepared him for such a time as this. Lord, you have your hand on this man and I thank you for it.”
On Sunday, the pastor shared with Trump and the members of ICLV what she believes God told her regarding the upcoming election.
“At 4.30 [a.m.], the Lord said to me, ‘I am going to give your president a second win,’” she said. “You will be the president again.”
Goulet also believes God is giving Trump a “second wind,” like runners experience sometimes in a race, which allows them to finish strong.
“He has made your lungs, your body, your spirit, your strength — he has made it in such a way that you have been trained in such high-pressured places in the last four years, and even before that, and the Lord said, ‘He is ready for the next four years and I am giving him a second win.'”
“And there’s also this: A second wind, if you add ‘d,’ is the Holy Spirit,” Goulet continued. “And the Lord showed me today that you were coming to get a second wind, another infilling of the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit makes you able to finish, to take this to the end Mr. President.”
“The Lord said to me I’m going to give our President a second win.” President Trump attends the International Church of Las Vegas service in Nevada with Hope Hicks and Kayleigh McEnany. They aren’t wearing masks. pic.twitter.com/d9mFDJVplG — The Hill (@thehill) October 18, 2020
“He is protecting you like he is protecting the ancient foundations of our nation,” Goulet said. “God wants to be in the middle of our nation.”
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ICLV associate pastor Pasqual Urrabaz affirmed Goulet’s statement that Trump would win a second term.
“I believe this is what’s happening. There might have been a little bit of a setback, but that was nothing,” Urrabaz said, perhaps referring to Trump’s recent bout with COVID-19. “It was a setup for the come back. A double win. I decree and declare that right now, in Jesus’ name.”
Urrabaz prayed the Bible’s Isaiah 11:2 over Trump, that the Spirit of God would rest upon him, “the spirit of wisdom and of understanding and of counsel and might.”
The pastor also commended Trump’s statement at a rally in North Carolina last week when the president referred to Jesus Christ as the most famous person in the world.
Goulet agreed.
“Mr. President, because you said that and you honored the Lord … you said He’s your boss. I believe that you came here today, yes for a second wind, but for a double portion. And only God can double that up.”
ICLV senior pastor Paul Goulet, Denise’s husband, preached on the subject of “Rebuild and Reset,” drawing from Nehemiah, chapter 3.
The pastor also sought “to give honor to whom honor is due” by listing several accomplishments of the president’s first term.
They included giving a “voice to the unborn,” not enforcing the Johnson Amendment, appointing conservative judges, moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, negotiating peace agreements in the Middle East, supporting school choice and overseeing an economic boom that created a record number of jobs.
Goulet is now holding up a flag he says he saw “hanging out on the fence of the White House.” “My message today is the Bible says that he’ll do exceedingly, abundantly, more than you can ever ask or think. So, Mr. President, I came to encourage you today,” Goulet says. pic.twitter.com/xgg4xPLcEn — Megan Messerly (@meganmesserly) October 18, 2020
Trump told the congregation before leaving that he was honored to be with them for the service.
We attended church in Las Vegas, Nevada with President @realDonaldTrump yesterday @ICLV. It was amazing! ?? Photo via @shealahDCphoto pic.twitter.com/MSAUW3ie2x — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) October 19, 2020
“I go to many churches and I love going to churches,” he said. “We are with you 100 percent.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-19--Trump Takes His Biggest Shot at Fauci Yet: The Guy’s a ‘Disaster’

President Donald Trump on Monday lambasted Dr. Anthony Fauci , whose advice helped set national policy in the administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Trump spoke about Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , during a call with his campaign staff .
“ Every time he goes on television there ’ s always a bomb , but there ’ s a bigger bomb if you fire him , ” Trump said on the call , according to Axios .
Trump said Americans are weary of lockdowns and endless , often contradictory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ People are tired of COVID , ” Trump said .
“ I have the biggest rallies I ’ ve ever had , and we have COVID.
” “ People are saying ‘ whatever .
Just leave us alone.
’ They ’ re tired of it .
People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots .
These people .
These people who have gotten it wrong , ” Trump continued .
“ Fauci is a nice guy .
He ’ s been here for 500 years .
He ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not follow Fauci ’ s advice to the letter .
“ If I listened to him , we ’ d have 500,000 deaths , ” he said .
Later in the call , Trump upped that figure to as high as 800,000 deaths .
The media was given access to the call , a point to which Trump alluded .
“ If there ’ s a reporter on , you can have it just the way I said it , I couldn ’ t care less , ” Trump said .
“ Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t allow him to do television , and yet I saw him last night on @ 60Minutes , and he seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late , great , Bob Hope .
All I ask of Tony is that he make better decisions .
He said ‘ no masks & let China in.
’ Also , Bad arm !
” RELATED : Pelosi Points to Election as Reason for 48-Hour Deadline on Stimulus Deal Trump was later asked about Fauci when he arrived in Arizona Monday afternoon for rallies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very nice man , but we let him do what he wants to do .
He gets a lot of television .
He loves being on television , and we let him do it .
Sometimes he says things that are a little bit off , and they get built up , unfortunately , ” Trump said .
“ But he ’ s a nice guy .
I like him .
But he ’ s called a lot of bad calls .
He said don ’ t wear a mask and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They were bad calls .
He admits that .
And I don ’ t hold that against him .
If I did , I wouldn ’ t have him .
I think he ’ s a nice a guy , ” Trump said .
Asked why he did not fire Fauci , Trump replied , “ I don ’ t want to .
I don ’ t want to hurt him .
He ’ s been there for about 350 years .
I don ’ t want to hurt him.
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President Donald Trump on Monday lambasted Dr. Anthony Fauci, whose advice helped set national policy in the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump spoke about Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a call with his campaign staff.
“Every time he goes on television there’s always a bomb, but there’s a bigger bomb if you fire him,” Trump said on the call, according to Axios.
Trump said Americans are weary of lockdowns and endless, often contradictory advice from health and political officials.
“People are tired of COVID,” Trump said. “I have the biggest rallies I’ve ever had, and we have COVID.”
“People are saying ‘whatever. Just leave us alone.’ They’re tired of it. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots. These people. These people who have gotten it wrong,” Trump continued.
“Fauci is a nice guy. He’s been here for 500 years. He’s a disaster.”
Trump said that he did not follow Fauci’s advice to the letter.
“If I listened to him, we’d have 500,000 deaths,” he said. Later in the call, Trump upped that figure to as high as 800,000 deaths.
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The media was given access to the call, a point to which Trump alluded.
“If there’s a reporter on, you can have it just the way I said it, I couldn’t care less,” Trump said.
Trump later tweeted about Fauci.
“Dr. Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes, and he seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late, great, Bob Hope. All I ask of Tony is that he make better decisions. He said ‘no masks & let China in.’ Also, Bad arm!”
Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes, and he seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late, great, Bob Hope. All I ask of Tony is that he make better decisions. He said “no masks & let China in”. Also, Bad arm! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 19, 2020
Trump was later asked about Fauci when he arrived in Arizona Monday afternoon for rallies there.
“Dr. Fauci is a very nice man, but we let him do what he wants to do. He gets a lot of television. He loves being on television, and we let him do it. Sometimes he says things that are a little bit off, and they get built up, unfortunately,” Trump said.
“But he’s a nice guy. I like him. But he’s called a lot of bad calls. He said don’t wear a mask and he said don’t ban China. They were bad calls. He admits that. And I don’t hold that against him. If I did, I wouldn’t have him. I think he’s a nice a guy,” Trump said.
Asked why he did not fire Fauci, Trump replied, “I don’t want to. I don’t want to hurt him. He’s been there for about 350 years. I don’t want to hurt him.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-19--Ted Cruz Introduces Major Constitutional Amendment

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas , along with other GOP senators , has introduced a constitutional amendment that , if it were to pass , would prevent court packing on the Supreme Court .
Additionally , the Texas senator is pushing a separate proposal to forever block Democrats , should they regain control of the Senate , from passing any legislation to add additional justices to the high court .
The amendment proposal states simply , “ the Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices.
” That amendment is known as the “ Keep Nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the proposal shared on the Cruz Senate website .
The legislative proposals pushed by Cruz are supported by GOP Sens .
Thom Tillis of North Carolina , Kelly Loeffler of Georgia , Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi , and Martha McSally of Arizona .
“ Make no mistake , if Democrats win the election , they will end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court , expanding the number of justices to advance their radical political agenda , entrenching their power for generations , and destroying the foundations of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement on his website .
“ We must take action before Election Day to safeguard the Supreme Court and the constitutional liberties that hang in the balance , ” the senator added .
“ That ’ s why I ’ m proud to introduce these two commonsense proposals , which will prevent either party from adding or contracting the number of justices on the bench for political advantage.
” McSally , who is engaged in a close race with Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in Arizona , said , “ Threats by Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court and add liberal activist judges is disturbing and dangerous.
” “ On top of that , some Democrats reluctance to even answer whether they would pack the Court proves a far more frightening reality , ” she added .
The other GOP senators in support of the proposals all agreed that an amendment is needed to keep the Supreme Court at nine justices .
The media briefing added , “ Before President Trump had even nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett , Senate Democrats had already pledged their opposition to her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as well as Democratic Sens .
Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , Mazie Hirono of Hawaii , and Kamala Harris of California as evidence Democrats intend to pack the court , should they take power after the November election .
Harris and Biden have both notably refused to answer court-packing questions multiple times each in recent weeks .
Biden told a reporter in Nevada a week ago that voters do not “ deserve ” to know what Democrats intend to do with the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next month ’ s election .
RELATED : Supreme Court Will Decide if President Is Allowed To Exclude Illegal Immigrants from Census Harris , even pressed about the issue by Vice President Mike Pence during the vice-presidential debate earlier this month , declined to answer questions about court packing .
The proposals shared by Cruz and fellow members of the GOP caucus face significant challenges .
A constitutional amendment must be passed with a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate and would need to be ratified by the legislatures in 38 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ratified within seven years .
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Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, along with other GOP senators, has introduced a constitutional amendment that, if it were to pass, would prevent court packing on the Supreme Court.
Additionally, the Texas senator is pushing a separate proposal to forever block Democrats, should they regain control of the Senate, from passing any legislation to add additional justices to the high court.
The amendment proposal states simply, “the Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices.”
That amendment is known as the “Keep Nine” amendment, according to a text of the proposal shared on the Cruz Senate website.
The legislative proposals pushed by Cruz are supported by GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, and Martha McSally of Arizona.
“Make no mistake, if Democrats win the election, they will end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court, expanding the number of justices to advance their radical political agenda, entrenching their power for generations, and destroying the foundations of our democratic system,” Cruz said in a statement on his website.
“We must take action before Election Day to safeguard the Supreme Court and the constitutional liberties that hang in the balance,” the senator added. “That’s why I’m proud to introduce these two commonsense proposals, which will prevent either party from adding or contracting the number of justices on the bench for political advantage.”
McSally, who is engaged in a close race with Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in Arizona, said, “Threats by Democrats to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court and add liberal activist judges is disturbing and dangerous.”
“On top of that, some Democrats reluctance to even answer whether they would pack the Court proves a far more frightening reality,” she added.
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The other GOP senators in support of the proposals all agreed that an amendment is needed to keep the Supreme Court at nine justices.
The media briefing added, “Before President Trump had even nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Senate Democrats had already pledged their opposition to her confirmation.”
The media briefing cites statements made by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as well as Democratic Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, and Kamala Harris of California as evidence Democrats intend to pack the court, should they take power after the November election.
Harris and Biden have both notably refused to answer court-packing questions multiple times each in recent weeks.
Biden told a reporter in Nevada a week ago that voters do not “deserve” to know what Democrats intend to do with the Supreme Court, should voters choose them in next month’s election.
Asked if voters deserve to know if he would pack the Supreme Court, Biden says “No, they don’t deserve” to. pic.twitter.com/uig5d14tsH — Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) October 10, 2020
Harris, even pressed about the issue by Vice President Mike Pence during the vice-presidential debate earlier this month, declined to answer questions about court packing.
VP Pence calls out Kamala Harris on not answering whether Joe Biden would pack the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/WQaKuVPRpI — Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 8, 2020
The proposals shared by Cruz and fellow members of the GOP caucus face significant challenges.
A constitutional amendment must be passed with a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate and would need to be ratified by the legislatures in 38 of the 50 states. Cruz’s amendment proposal requests validity as part of the Constitution within seven years after the date of submission for ratification.
CORRECTION, Oct. 20, 2020: This article previously claimed a proposed constitutional amendment must be ratified within seven years. While Sen. Cruz’s amendment proposal includes a seven-year deadline for ratification after submission — an extremely common time limit included in such proposals — there is no set deadline for the ratification of constitutional amendments.
According to the Supreme Court, ratification must simply occur “some reasonable time after the proposal.” We apologize to our readers for any confusion we may have caused.
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westernjournal--2020-10-19--Fox News Hosts Gets Biden Surrogate To Make Shock Admission About Hunter Biden Email Scandal

A surrogate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden admitted to Fox News on Sunday that the Biden campaign can not dispute the legitimacy of documents that purport to link Biden to a massive corruption scandal .
As the country ’ s most powerful institutions have banded together to ignore , discredit or outright censor reports linking Biden to his son ’ s foreign business dealings , the campaign has notably not commented on the authenticity of files obtained by the New York Post , Fox News and other outlets .
Although Biden did refer to the scandal that connects him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deals in Ukraine and China as a “ smear campaign ” over the weekend , he did not comment directly on files apparently unearthed from a computer that once belonged to his son .
In fact , in the five days since the country first learned of Biden ’ s reported connection to his son ’ s overseas business activities , only social media giants Twitter and Facebook , Democrats and the establishment media have challenged the authenticity of those documents .
Twitter told us the files the Post shared in its bombshell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us .
The establishment media on TV from Wednesday to Thursday spent less than ten minutes collectively talking about the scandal .
But on Sunday , Biden surrogate Jenna Arnold essentially told Fox News host Leland Vittert that nobody knows the answer to the question of if the files which came from Hunter Biden ’ s hard drive , as is reported by the Post and now Fox News , indeed belonged to the younger Biden .
On “ America ’ s News HQ ” Sunday , Vittert said , “ What ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still have not answered the fundamental question , which is , ‘ Can anyone say that these emails are inauthentic ?
’ “ And so far , I haven ’ t heard anybody say that , ” the host said .
Arnold then dropped a bombshell in her own right .
“ Yeah , I think that ’ s fair .
I don ’ t think anybody is saying they are inauthentic or not , ” the Biden surrogate said .
RELATED : Biden Bragged About Union 'Overwhelmingly ' Endorsing Him , But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter unilaterally decided to finally enforce its own online privacy rules in order to block out a huge report that might hurt the Democrats ’ candidate for the White House .
First , Twitter told us that the files were damaging because they violated the company ’ s rules regarding sharing hacked materials .
But the files weren ’ t hacked according to every account of how they were obtained .
They were reportedly abandoned by Biden ’ s adult son and became the property of the Delaware man he asked to fix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within 90 days to pick it up .
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey then said his company ’ s all-out censorship campaign was about protecting emails and other confidential information .
The CEO said that blocking the report , which was of great importance to the public , was “ unacceptable.
” Despite that explanation , Twitter has never engaged in such a campaign of censorship to protect the information of conservatives who have been doxxed .
Hollywood has-been actor Tom Arnold tweeted out the personal phone number of White House adviser Hope Hicks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier this month .
Arnold apparently voluntarily deleted the tweet containing the personal number of an adviser to President Donald Trump , the Washington Times reported .
He did share a story from Fox News apparently bragging about his actions .
Arnold is still on Twitter right now harassing polite society , and was apparently never suspended .
But White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany , the Trump campaign and numerous other accounts were suspended by Twitter last week for having the audacity to share a story on the platform from the Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest newspapers — and there is still no valid reason as to why .
Twitter engaged in blatant censorship by selectively enforcing its rules in an unprecedented way .
Facebook suppressed circulation of the Post ’ s reporting , citing the need for third-party fact-checker authentication of the reporting .
The Big Tech giants told us they were looking out for us by trying to shut down an uncorroborated story that might be “ unsafe ” for us .
It appears more and more that they were simply afraid the bombshell reporting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s overseas paydays , would be unsafe toward the Biden campaign .
Big Tech and the media certainly didn ’ t synch up with the Biden campaign before it crossed a censorship line which it can never come back from .
If you ask the Biden campaign , or specifically , Biden surrogate Jenna Arnold , which Vittert did , even those closest to Hunter Biden can ’ t dispute the validity of the Post ’ s reporting .
If what Arnold told Fox is true , there was and is no valid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elicited such a universal campaign to censor and smear the story .
Arnold is either the most inept and unprepared campaign surrogate in the history of presidential politics , or she ’ s telling the truth , which is that the campaign is in no position to dispute what is on the reported Hunter Biden hard drive .
It appears Big Tech and the media pre-emptively acted alone to protect Biden , while Biden ’ s campaign couldn ’ t even throw Silicon Valley a lifeline .
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A surrogate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden admitted to Fox News on Sunday that the Biden campaign cannot dispute the legitimacy of documents that purport to link Biden to a massive corruption scandal.
As the country’s most powerful institutions have banded together to ignore, discredit or outright censor reports linking Biden to his son’s foreign business dealings, the campaign has notably not commented on the authenticity of files obtained by the New York Post, Fox News and other outlets.
Although Biden did refer to the scandal that connects him and his son Hunter Biden to shady deals in Ukraine and China as a “smear campaign” over the weekend, he did not comment directly on files apparently unearthed from a computer that once belonged to his son.
In fact, in the five days since the country first learned of Biden’s reported connection to his son’s overseas business activities, only social media giants Twitter and Facebook, Democrats and the establishment media have challenged the authenticity of those documents.
Rep. Adam Schiff of California screamed RUSSIA!
Twitter told us the files the Post shared in its bombshell report were potentially “unsafe” for us.
.@Twitter falsely labels @NYPost story on Biden corruption as being “spammy” or “unsafe.” pic.twitter.com/NCqBtKCzdS — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 14, 2020
The establishment media on TV from Wednesday to Thursday spent less than ten minutes collectively talking about the scandal.
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But on Sunday, Biden surrogate Jenna Arnold essentially told Fox News host Leland Vittert that nobody knows the answer to the question of if the files which came from Hunter Biden’s hard drive, as is reported by the Post and now Fox News, indeed belonged to the younger Biden.
On “America’s News HQ” Sunday, Vittert said, “What’s interesting is I feel like you still have not answered the fundamental question, which is, ‘Can anyone say that these emails are inauthentic?’
“And so far, I haven’t heard anybody say that,” the host said.
Arnold then dropped a bombshell in her own right.
“Yeah, I think that’s fair. I don’t think anybody is saying they are inauthentic or not,” the Biden surrogate said.
What?
So, Twitter unilaterally decided to finally enforce its own online privacy rules in order to block out a huge report that might hurt the Democrats’ candidate for the White House.
First, Twitter told us that the files were damaging because they violated the company’s rules regarding sharing hacked materials.
But the files weren’t hacked according to every account of how they were obtained.
They were reportedly abandoned by Biden’s adult son and became the property of the Delaware man he asked to fix his computer after he failed to return within 90 days to pick it up.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey then said his company’s all-out censorship campaign was about protecting emails and other confidential information.
The CEO said that blocking the report, which was of great importance to the public, was “unacceptable.”
Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable. https://t.co/v55vDVVlgt — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020
Despite that explanation, Twitter has never engaged in such a campaign of censorship to protect the information of conservatives who have been doxxed.
Hollywood has-been actor Tom Arnold tweeted out the personal phone number of White House adviser Hope Hicks after she tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month.
Arnold apparently voluntarily deleted the tweet containing the personal number of an adviser to President Donald Trump, the Washington Times reported.
He did share a story from Fox News apparently bragging about his actions.
Tom Arnold shares Hope Hicks’ cell phone number after she tests positive for coronavirus https://t.co/iQggZ1wItb #FoxNews — Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) October 2, 2020
Arnold is still on Twitter right now harassing polite society, and was apparently never suspended.
But White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, the Trump campaign and numerous other accounts were suspended by Twitter last week for having the audacity to share a story on the platform from the Post — one of the country’s largest newspapers — and there is still no valid reason as to why.
Twitter engaged in blatant censorship by selectively enforcing its rules in an unprecedented way.
Facebook suppressed circulation of the Post’s reporting, citing the need for third-party fact-checker authentication of the reporting.
The Big Tech giants told us they were looking out for us by trying to shut down an uncorroborated story that might be “unsafe” for us.
It appears more and more that they were simply afraid the bombshell reporting, which connected Biden to his son’s overseas paydays, would be unsafe toward the Biden campaign.
Big Tech and the media certainly didn’t synch up with the Biden campaign before it crossed a censorship line which it can never come back from.
If you ask the Biden campaign, or specifically, Biden surrogate Jenna Arnold, which Vittert did, even those closest to Hunter Biden can’t dispute the validity of the Post’s reporting.
If what Arnold told Fox is true, there was and is no valid reason why the Post’s reporting elicited such a universal campaign to censor and smear the story.
Arnold is either the most inept and unprepared campaign surrogate in the history of presidential politics, or she’s telling the truth, which is that the campaign is in no position to dispute what is on the reported Hunter Biden hard drive.
It appears Big Tech and the media pre-emptively acted alone to protect Biden, while Biden’s campaign couldn’t even throw Silicon Valley a lifeline.
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westernjournal--2020-10-19--Biden Bragged About Union ‘Overwhelmingly’ Endorsing Him, But Here’s the Pro-Trump Truth

During an ABC town hall appearance in Philadelphia Thursday , Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden boasted that the Pennsylvania Boilermakers Local 154 endorsed him in the 2020 presidential election .
To paraphrase the former vice president : That ’ s a lie , Jack .
Since the Boilermakers union covers workers vital to fracking — the controversial method for breaking apart rock deep in the earth to extract fossil fuels — Biden was asked about his repeated claims , and subsequent retractions , that he would ban it .
“ As you know , it ’ s an important issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your denial , ” moderator George Stephanopoulos began , trying to sound like an impartial journalist .
Citing a recent New York Times article , Stephanopoulos confronted Biden with the words of the Pittsburgh local union executive board member Shawn Steffee who said Biden had “ flip-flopped so many times , and President Trump has embraced fossil fuels , natural gas and coal.
” “ What do you say to people like Shawn who doubt your denial because they think you want to keep that promise on fossil fuels ?
” Stephanopoulos asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boilermakers overwhelmingly endorse me .
Okay ?
” Biden responded .
“ So , the Boilermakers Union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership exactly what I would do , ” he said before pivoting into how he would eventually “ transitioning ” away from fossil fuels .
Unfortunately for Biden , none of that ever happened — certainly not from the International Boilermakers Union , which has endorsed neither candidate , nor from the Local 154 , which actually endorsed his Republican opponent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced its support for Trump in a Sept. 2 letter that former Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta tweeted as a friendly reminder .
“ Boilermaker jobs specifically rely on coal-fired power generation and we strongly encourage the advancement of Carbon Capture technologies which can secure future jobs for our members , ” the union ’ s business manager John Hughes wrote .
“ It is with great honor that I write this letter to endorse your campaign as you run for re-election of the President of the United States , ” he continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” of the union and wishing his campaign luck .
RELATED : Fox News Hosts Gets Biden Surrogate To Make Shock Admission About Hunter Biden Email Scandal Barletta , who had worked with Hughes , was incredulous when he heard Biden ’ s bold claim .
“ I couldn ’ t believe it when Joe Biden blatantly lied at a town hall right here in Pennsylvania and said he was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Boilermakers , ” Barletta said in a Trump campaign news release .
Hughes himself also weighed in further after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The other day I ’ m watching the debate and I see Joe Biden tell everybody that the Boilermakers endorsed him and that is not true , and I would like somebody to tell me who — he said he talked to somebody — I ’ d like to know who he talked to in the Boilermakers because anybody I talk to did not endorse him , ” Hughes said , adding that the international organization endorsed neither candidate .
“ We did not endorse Obama and Joe Biden last time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hughes said .
It ’ s hard to tell whether Biden was lying or having one of those “ senior moments ” that so often plague the candidate .
Regardless , this union is not backing him because a Biden/Harris administration would kill the industry .
That ’ s no secret , because leftists have been threatening to do just that for years .
The idea that renewable energy will seamlessly replace fossil fuels by subsidizing the former and starving the latter is another delusional fever-dream fantasy the left pedals to its base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fracking sounds scary to them , or maybe is just too successful at solving the energy crisis in America , but the left wants to regulate it into a grinding halt .
However , to pander to the swing state voters before him and those watching at home , Biden flat out lied .
It doesn ’ t matter , of course , because the establishment media let him get away with it .
They buried or dismissed the bombshell story about his son Hunter Biden ’ s alleged emails revealing his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even bother to ask about it during the town hall ) .
The media allow him to dodge questions about court packing , basically letting him say “ no thanks ” to their questions without further follow-up .
And they perpetuate the lie about his support for the Green New Deal , which would kill much more of America ’ s economy and energy production than fracking .
The media treat him like a child , allowing him to put a “ lid ” on his campaign whenever he feels like retreating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks out from the election .
“ Joe Biden called a ‘ lid ’ on any appearances until Thursday ( with only 15 days to go ) … This is the work ethic of a person who has been dependent on government for 47 years , ” President Trump ’ s son Eric Trump tweeted Monday .
Meanwhile , Trump has faced a nonstop barrage of attacks from the establishment media with everything from phony international scandals to repeatedly requiring him to denounce white supremacy if more than three seconds passed since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media prevail at covering for Biden and allowing him to do whatever it takes to win in November , the truth is undeniable : Biden is a doddering old liar who is unfit for dog catcher , let alone president .
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During an ABC town hall appearance in Philadelphia Thursday, Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden boasted that the Pennsylvania Boilermakers Local 154 endorsed him in the 2020 presidential election.
To paraphrase the former vice president: That’s a lie, Jack.
Since the Boilermakers union covers workers vital to fracking — the controversial method for breaking apart rock deep in the earth to extract fossil fuels — Biden was asked about his repeated claims, and subsequent retractions, that he would ban it.
“As you know, it’s an important issue here in Pennsylvania; not everyone buys your denial,” moderator George Stephanopoulos began, trying to sound like an impartial journalist.
Citing a recent New York Times article, Stephanopoulos confronted Biden with the words of the Pittsburgh local union executive board member Shawn Steffee who said Biden had “flip-flopped so many times, and President Trump has embraced fossil fuels, natural gas and coal.”
“What do you say to people like Shawn who doubt your denial because they think you want to keep that promise on fossil fuels?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“I would tell them the Boilermakers overwhelmingly endorse me. Okay?” Biden responded.
“So, the Boilermakers Union has endorsed me because I sat down with them and went into great detail with leadership exactly what I would do,” he said before pivoting into how he would eventually “transitioning” away from fossil fuels.
Unfortunately for Biden, none of that ever happened — certainly not from the International Boilermakers Union, which has endorsed neither candidate, nor from the Local 154, which actually endorsed his Republican opponent President Donald Trump.
Boilermakers Local 154 announced its support for Trump in a Sept. 2 letter that former Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta tweeted as a friendly reminder.
Someone should tell @JoeBiden that here in PA the Boilermakers he claims are overwhelmingly supporting him endorsed President @realDonaldTrump last month. pic.twitter.com/yWhB5PKTlx — Lou Barletta (@LouBarletta_PA) October 16, 2020
“Boilermaker jobs specifically rely on coal-fired power generation and we strongly encourage the advancement of Carbon Capture technologies which can secure future jobs for our members,” the union’s business manager John Hughes wrote.
“It is with great honor that I write this letter to endorse your campaign as you run for re-election of the President of the United States,” he continued, calling Trump a “true friend” of the union and wishing his campaign luck.
Barletta, who had worked with Hughes, was incredulous when he heard Biden’s bold claim.
“I couldn’t believe it when Joe Biden blatantly lied at a town hall right here in Pennsylvania and said he was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Boilermakers,” Barletta said in a Trump campaign news release.
Hughes himself also weighed in further after witnessing Biden’s town hall whopper.
“The other day I’m watching the debate and I see Joe Biden tell everybody that the Boilermakers endorsed him and that is not true, and I would like somebody to tell me who — he said he talked to somebody — I’d like to know who he talked to in the Boilermakers because anybody I talk to did not endorse him,” Hughes said, adding that the international organization endorsed neither candidate.
“We did not endorse Obama and Joe Biden last time because of their energy issues,” Hughes said.
It’s hard to tell whether Biden was lying or having one of those “senior moments” that so often plague the candidate.
Regardless, this union is not backing him because a Biden/Harris administration would kill the industry. That’s no secret, because leftists have been threatening to do just that for years.
The idea that renewable energy will seamlessly replace fossil fuels by subsidizing the former and starving the latter is another delusional fever-dream fantasy the left pedals to its base to appeal to the global warming alarmists.
Fracking sounds scary to them, or maybe is just too successful at solving the energy crisis in America, but the left wants to regulate it into a grinding halt.
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However, to pander to the swing state voters before him and those watching at home, Biden flat out lied.
It doesn’t matter, of course, because the establishment media let him get away with it.
They buried or dismissed the bombshell story about his son Hunter Biden’s alleged emails revealing his corrupt business dealings (Stephanopoulos didn’t even bother to ask about it during the town hall).
The media allow him to dodge questions about court packing, basically letting him say “no thanks” to their questions without further follow-up.
And they perpetuate the lie about his support for the Green New Deal, which would kill much more of America’s economy and energy production than fracking.
The media treat him like a child, allowing him to put a “lid” on his campaign whenever he feels like retreating, even as close as roughly two weeks out from the election.
“Joe Biden called a ‘lid’ on any appearances until Thursday (with only 15 days to go) … This is the work ethic of a person who has been dependent on government for 47 years,” President Trump’s son Eric Trump tweeted Monday.
Joe Biden called a “lid” on any appearances until Thursday (with only 15 days to go)… This is the work ethic of a person who has been dependent on government for 47 years. #HeIsTired — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) October 19, 2020
Meanwhile, Trump has faced a nonstop barrage of attacks from the establishment media with everything from phony international scandals to repeatedly requiring him to denounce white supremacy if more than three seconds passed since the last time he did.
Even if the media prevail at covering for Biden and allowing him to do whatever it takes to win in November, the truth is undeniable: Biden is a doddering old liar who is unfit for dog catcher, let alone president.
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westernjournal--2020-10-19--President Trump Attacked for Giving Offering While at Church in Las Vegas

The act of giving to God or the church isn ’ t just uncontroversial , it ’ s expected of Christians .
Tithing — the act of donating one-tenth of one ’ s earnings — appears rather early in the Bible , in Genesis 14 .
( For the benefit of our liberal readership , that ’ s the first book of the Bible , the one with Adam , Eve , Noah , Cain , Abel and most of the other figures in the Good Book you can probably identify who aren ’ t named Jesus . )
Over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donations from individuals large and small have kept houses of worship operating , fed the poor , established hospitals and maintained missionary activities in foreign lands .
In short , as most churchgoers know , money from believers is what takes care of material needs so religious organizations , no matter what their faith , can attend to the spiritual .
I mention all this background because social media is now all ( pardon the pun ) atwitter about the fact President Donald Trump gave money at a church .
Trump had made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Las Vegas before a Carson City , Nevada , campaign stop in the battleground state , according to Fox News .
Here was Trump putting the money into the collection bucket : The fact that this was news was probably the biggest piece of news from this non-event .
But lo , the devils of social media came round about us , and the ingloriousness of their faux outrage shone round about us : A lot of the hilarity seemed to hinge on the fact that the president was counting the money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only given $ 20 or $ 40 ) : RELATED : Fox News Hosts Gets Biden Surrogate To Make Shock Admission About Hunter Biden Email Scandal Wait , wasn ’ t he either not paying and/or cheating on his taxes ?
I could have sworn that was the official line as of , say , three hours ago .
Or does that not even matter anymore ?
Did it even matter in the first place ?
Some of these insults barely even make sense and some of them were callbacks to Trump jokes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you either forgot and/or missed it , “ hamberders ” is a reference to a deleted tweet from January of 2019 , after the lunch where Trump ’ s White House served the then-college football national champion Clemson University Tigers hamburgers but misspelled it in the original tweet .
The Hill being what it is — a liberal-leaning Beltway publication with a large , liberal-leaning readership — the vast , vast majority of responses were slamming Trump along lines more or less as intelligent as those above .
But the president did have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Twitter feed .
Every one of those defenders had a point .
From the early morning of Nov. 9 , 2016 , when Trump won the presidency , through the almost-four years that have followed , Democrats on Capitol Hill , and hideously biased mainstream media reporters have taken every opportunity to attack him in an effort to stain the legitimacy of his victory .
Anything close to bad news is hyped with breathless abandon — does anyone remember when his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki , Finland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his presidency ?
That was in 2018 .
On the other hand , anything that a sane person would consider good news is ignored or downplayed , like the roaring economy that , prior to the coronavirus pandemic , was setting employment records on a regular basis , especially among the groups that liberals claim to care about , like blacks and Hispanics .
So it ’ s not surprising that a president who has regularly donated his salary to the country ’ s good — helping veterans , fighting opioid addiction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a donation to a place of worship .
None of this should matter .
The fact that it did should tell us everything we need to know about the left .
As that last Twitter post put it , if Trump walked on water , liberals would say he couldn ’ t swim .
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The act of giving to God or the church isn’t just uncontroversial, it’s expected of Christians.
Tithing — the act of donating one-tenth of one’s earnings — appears rather early in the Bible, in Genesis 14. (For the benefit of those who don’t know, that’s the first book of the Bible, the one with Adam, Eve, Noah, Cain, Abel and most of the other figures in the Good Book you can probably identify who aren’t named Jesus.)
Over the centuries of the Christian era, donations from individuals large and small have kept houses of worship operating, fed the poor, established hospitals and maintained missionary activities in foreign lands. In short, as most churchgoers know, money from believers is what takes care of material needs so religious organizations, no matter what their faith, can attend to the spiritual.
I mention all this background because social media is now all (pardon the pun) atwitter about the fact President Donald Trump gave money at a church.
Trump had made a Sunday visit to the International Church of Las Vegas before a Carson City, Nevada, campaign stop in the battleground state, according to Fox News.
Here was Trump putting the money into the collection bucket:
WATCH: President Trump gives money during services at the International Church of Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/ZJIKpHm2Sr — The Hill (@thehill) October 18, 2020
The fact that this was news was probably the biggest piece of news from this non-event. But lo, the devils of social media came round about us, and the ingloriousness of their faux outrage shone round about us:
You can tell in his body language that he’s both extremely uncomfortable parting with his money, and he’s literally never been in a situation where he had to do this. — ±???_???????± (@Doc_Moulton) October 18, 2020
He will count that as an expense to the campaign. Thinking about how to do sleight of hand. pic.twitter.com/04ZvcfXUPv — Georgene Redmann (@gmredmann) October 18, 2020
A lot of the hilarity seemed to hinge on the fact that the president was counting the money (or claims that he’d only given $20 or $40):
Love a supposed billionaire who drops a $20 in the collection plate, then asks for change. — Natalie Danford (@NatalieDanford) October 18, 2020
A “billionaire” who can only donate $20. Such charity. Wow! — Liberal Wombat in TX (@LiberalWombat) October 18, 2020
Of course he’s counting, he needs to claim the amount on his taxes. — F O (@frankovi2) October 18, 2020
Wait, wasn’t he either not paying and/or cheating on his taxes? I could have sworn that was the official line as of, say, three hours ago. Or does that not even matter anymore? Did it even matter in the first place?
Some of these insults barely even make sense and some of them were callbacks to Trump jokes that were profoundly old:
“I really don’t think these two tens I grabbed from the collection plate will help. But, what the hell…” — Andrea Fed #BidenHarris2020Landslide ? (@andreafed) October 18, 2020
“I know they gave this to me to put in the collection plate, but I really want to use it on hamberders ☹” — Pin Young (@PinYoungActress) October 18, 2020
In case you either forgot and/or missed it, “hamberders” is a reference to a deleted tweet from January of 2019, after the lunch where Trump’s White House served the then-college football national champion Clemson University Tigers hamburgers but misspelled it in the original tweet.
The Hill being what it is — a liberal-leaning Beltway publication with a large, liberal-leaning readership — the vast, vast majority of responses were slamming Trump along lines more or less as intelligent as those above.
But the president did have his defenders, even on The Hill’s Twitter feed.
Let’s be real. If Mr. President pulled out a wad of hundos instead, every armchair atheist in the country would be bitching about him doling out tax dollars to Christians. There is no amount of money large or small that he could have pulled out that would’ve satisfied everyone. — GunsNGunpla (@GunsNGunpla) October 19, 2020
Looks like he took a large chunk of cash out (between $80-$100) and counted it LITERALLY just to know how much it was. Didnt put any back. Maybe it was every thing he had on him. Why is this even an issue LOL — molly ✝ (@aquatzke) October 19, 2020
And he gives his salary too.. kept a dollar to stay legal..gave his whole pay back into education, national parks..and wrote personal checks to victims of hurricanes while standing in front of what use to be their house. He was always a giver. — Lady Of The Kingdom (@Chlanandria) October 18, 2020
Oh please, if he’d given a wad of cash, you lot would say it was for publicity! Face it, he could walk on water and you’d say it’s because he couldn’t swim — Missy (@missy_131) October 18, 2020
Every one of those defenders had a point.
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From the early morning of Nov. 9, 2016, when Trump won the presidency, through the almost-four years that have followed, Democrats on Capitol Hill, and hideously biased mainstream media reporters have taken every opportunity to attack him in an effort to stain the legitimacy of his victory.
Anything close to bad news is hyped with breathless abandon — does anyone remember when his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, was supposed to be the end of his presidency? That was in 2018.
On the other hand, anything that a sane person would consider good news is ignored or downplayed, like the roaring economy that, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, was setting employment records on a regular basis, especially among the groups that liberals claim to care about, like blacks and Hispanics.
So it’s not surprising that a president who has regularly donated his salary to the country’s good — helping veterans, fighting opioid addiction, battling the coronavirus — is mocked for a donation to a place of worship.
None of this should matter. The fact that it did should tell us everything we need to know about the left.
As that last Twitter post put it, if Trump walked on water, liberals would say he couldn’t swim.
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