Former president and current GOP front-runner Donald Trump made news last night with his take on the Israel-Hamas war. With hundreds of Jewish families slaughtered and Israeli airstrikes bombarding Gaza, Trump criticized Israel’s leaders, beginning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for not participating in the drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Trump also referred to Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Islamist group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. in 1997, as “very smart.” https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1712271024941891984 https://twitter.com/warinukraineua/status/1712427636859830306 Hamas terrorists have murdered over 1,300 Israeli citizens in the southern part of the country since Saturday and fired thousands of rockets…
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Senator Bob Menendez’s legal woes have gotten worse. The Justice Department has announced additional charges against New Jersey’s senior United States senator and his wife for conspiracy to act as a foreign agent. Thursday’s superseding indictment alleges Menendez “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.” Menendez and his wife, Nadine, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges last month. Federal prosecutors indicted the couple on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Menendez participated in the…
The creator of arguably the most popular news show for millennials and Gen Z is running for president. Progressive commentator Cenk Uygur, founder of “The Young Turks” (TYT), announced on Wednesday’s episode of the TYT that he intends to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary. Uygur begrudgingly thanked Biden for winning the 2020 presidential election before tearing into the Democratic Party establishment. A visibly agitated Uygur said that the chances for Biden to win reelection were slim to none. He added that time was running out for Democrats to prevent Donald Trump from retaking the White House. (RELATED:…
A new Emerson College poll finds former President Donald Trump leading by a significant 9-point margin over President Joe Biden in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. The numbers suggest Trump’s message of economic growth and job creation resonates with Pennsylvanian voters. Still, 11% of respondents said they’d vote for someone else, and 8% are undecided, showing significant dissatisfaction with the candidates. Among those who have already made their decision between Trump and Biden, the former president leads 45% to 36%. And voters hold strongly entrenched opinions of both men. (RELATED: New Poll Confirms Severity Of Democratic Party’s Chronic Headache)…
“Aircraft Penetration Alerts” over Northern Israel caused by error… UPDATE: Israel Defense Forces have confirmed the “Aircraft Penetration Alerts” reported minutes ago were the result of an error and that no drones, paragliders or hostile aircraft have crossed the border from Lebanon. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1712150052011942279 ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Residents in Northern Israel are being urged to take shelter as the Israel Defense Forces report a suspected infiltration from Lebanon amid the ongoing war with Hamas in the south of the country. Reports of a “large-scale” drone and rocket attack and Hezbollah terrorists crossing the border via paraglider have gone viral. https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1712132029276393960 The prospect…
The Governator is flummoxed, to say the least. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a moderate Republican in today’s GOP, sounded like a hardcore MAGA supporter during a recent interview. Amid a lengthy conversation with fellow celebrity Rob Lowe, the former A-list movie star-turned-charismatic politician shared his concern that the Democratic Party has made a pastime of ruining once-great American cities. Schwarzenegger, who was married to Maria Shriver, the niece of John F. Kennedy, stated that he was puzzled by the way Democrats were acting and couldn’t understand their motives. Mediaite’s Caleb Howe chronicled Schwarzenegger’s interview on the “Literally! With Rob Lowe” podcast, beginning…
They include stealing the identities and credit cards of donors… Embattled Congressman George Santos (R-N.Y.) has been hit with 10 new felony charges. The U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York had already charged the Long Island Republican with 13 counts. The new charges include conspiracy, wire fraud, false statements and identity theft. Yesterday’s court filing alleged Santos and his then-campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, falsified financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission in order to obtain greater support from the Republican Party. Upon leaving a House Republican meeting Tuesday night, Santos denied knowledge of the additional charges,…
The White House has confirmed that Hamas has taken an unknown number of American citizens hostage since the Palestinian terrorist group launched a surprise cross-border raid against Israel on Saturday. At least 14 American citizens have died in the fighting. According to Jake Sullivan, the White House’s national security adviser, the administration estimates 20 Americans are missing. In televised remarks from the White House, President Joe Biden called the attack “pure unadulterated evil.” “This is terrorism,” Biden told the nation: https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1711818240618348872 It’s unclear how many hostages have perished thus far. Elon Musk has allowed graphic video footage of medieval executions…
Los Angeles Dodgers great Steve Garvey is running for the United States Senate in California. In 1981, Garvey helped the Dodgers win the World Series. Awarded Most Valuable Player in the National League (NL) in 1974, he was a gifted first baseman. He later earned the NL Championship Series MVP award in 1978 and 1984. Baseball player Steve Garvey with umbrella, watching rain fall at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles [Photo Credit: Joe Kennedy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons] Some think Garvey’s celebrity status can help him win in California following the passing of Dianne Feinstein,…
Will Hurd, a former congressman from Texas, has decided to suspend his presidential campaign. An outspoken critic of former President Trump, Hurd relentlessly criticized the GOP front-runner despite his magnetic hold on the Republican Party. In a lengthy statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), the retired CIA clandestine officer-turned-politician announced the end of his campaign: “While I appreciate all the time and energy our supporters have given, it is important to recognize the realities of the political landscape and the need to consolidate our party around one person to defeat both Donald Trump and President Biden,” Hurd wrote. “I urge…