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February 18, 2025
Raheem J. Kassam
Exclusive

Amb Ric Grenell Has a Stark Message for Europe.

Speaking to the Vice President’s traveling press pool in Munich late last week, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell had a stark message for his European colleagues and counterparts: you’re doing it again.

The “it,” as he put it, represents “missing the boat” in terms of tough dealing, with much of Europe adopting a supine prostration towards the Chinese Communist Party’s global efforts, rather than confronting it as an authoritarian regime.

“Look, I’m a German expert because I used to be the ambassador here,” he told The National Pulse from the basement of the Commerzbank in Munich, “And what makes me very pleased is to hear the Germans say, ‘we should have done this years ago,’ [with regards to NATO]. Holding myself back from saying, ‘I told you so.’ Donald Trump was right.

“But I’m shocked that there is an actual belief, and it’s now being articulated, not just something that they think, but an actual articulation that they should have done these things a long time ago.

“I think that within the foreign policy establishment of Europe, there is an inward look to say, did we bring this war on ourselves? Were we too close to Russia? I’ve said this publicly many times, but in my conversations with Chancellor Merkel, early, long time ago, 2019-ish, she said, look, the problem with you Americans is you don’t understand that we Germans have a different relationship with the Russians. We can control them. That was not true.

“And whether it’s Nord Stream 2, Iran sanctions, or NATO spending, Donald Trump was right on all these. And so it’s nice to see the Europeans kind of inwardly say, yeah, we should have done it.

“Now I quickly switch the ground on them and say, and you’re doing it on China now. You missed the boat on Russia before and you’re doing it. You’re missing it on China now. Clean it up, get focused on it now.”

Grenell’s warnings will be music to the ears of China hawks around the United States, and will doubtless set tongues further wagging in Europe, following Vice President J.D. Vance’s extraordinary intervention on the subjects of mass migration, free speech, and conscience issues last week at the Munich Security Forum.

Grenell, who was one of the favorites to be President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee, is now set to run the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as well as informally advise on a number of high-level diplomatic issues.

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Speaking to the Vice President's traveling press pool in Munich late last week, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell had a stark message for his European colleagues and counterparts: you're doing it again. show more
January 17, 2025
William Upton
Exclusive

EXC: San Francisco Settles With Judicial Watch, Will End Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Guaranteed Income Program.

The City of San Francisco is settling a taxpayer lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch regarding a guaranteed-income program preferencing “biological black and Latino men who identify as women” and funded through the public’s tax dollars. In a seven-to-three vote on Friday, the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors authorized a settlement agreement that ends the racially and transgender-identity-biased program, commits the city not to allow similar new programs, and pays $3,250 in attorney’s fees.

“This settlement is a huge victory for taxpayers who oppose taxpayer-funded woke racism and transgender extremism,” Judicial Watch’s President, Tom Fitton, told The National Pulse in a statement. He continued: “This settlement agreement puts a stop to the illegal use taxpayer money to hand out free cash to transgender individuals based on race and sex in blatant violation of California’s constitution.”

Consequently, the ordinance enacted by the Board of Supervisors and signed by San Francisco Mayor London Breed states: “The Settlement Agreement provides: (1) payment of $3,250 in attorney’s fees and costs; and (2) injunctive relief agreeing that the City will not continue the guaranteed income program that Paul Wildes and Reed Sandberg alleged to be unlawful beyond September 2024 and an agreement that the City will not create a new guaranteed income program with the same eligibility criteria.”

In January last year, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of San Francisco taxpayers against Mayor Breed, City Treasurer Jose Cisneros, the director of the city’s Office of Transgender Initiatives, and City Administrator Carmen Chu. Subsequently, the legal watchdog group charged that Mayor Breed’s 2022-initiated Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) program’s preference-based qualification criteria violated the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution. According to the Mayor’s Office, GIFT would “provide low-income transgender San Franciscans with $1,200 each month, up to 18 months to help address financial insecurity within trans communities.”

Image by Gabriel Classon.

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The City of San Francisco is settling a taxpayer lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch regarding a guaranteed-income program preferencing "biological black and Latino men who identify as women" and funded through the public's tax dollars. In a seven-to-three vote on Friday, the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors authorized a settlement agreement that ends the racially and transgender-identity-biased program, commits the city not to allow similar new programs, and pays $3,250 in attorney’s fees. show more
October 18, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Exclusive

EXCLUSIVE: Bannon Prison Statement – ‘Biden-Harris Are Illegally Holding Me Past My Release Date.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Trump White House Chief Advisor Stephen K. Bannon has issued a blistering statement, sent to The National Pulse, explaining how the Biden-Harris regime is holding him illegally, refusing to accept his First Step Act eligibility, and incarcerating him longer than required in order to swing the election.

“Kamala Harris is the ‘Queen of Mass Incarcerations’,” Bannon told The National Pulse, “detested by black and hispanic men who are refusing to turn out and vote for her. She has done nothing to implement President Trump’s heroic First Step Act, in fact welcoming hundreds of thousands of hardened illegal migrant criminals while allowing US citizens eligible for early release to rot in prison. No mass deportations, but continual mass incarcerations.”

On August 29, 2024, Bannon filed a motion to reimpose bail or impose a period of supervised release. The government’s response to Mr. Bannon’s en banc petition has been pending for over 75 days. His lawyers say, “the Court should grant Mr. Bannon’s motion for bail pending completion of Supreme Court review, and order the Bureau of Prisons to release Mr. Bannon immediately.”

Bannon continued: “Harris will lose this election on her inability to get black and hispanic men to vote for her in Philadelphia, Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. The four years she did nothing for family reunification of American citizen prisoners while genuflecting to illegal alien criminals is coming back to bite her. Her Indian heritage surely taught her: Karma is a Bitch.”

He concluded: “The Harris Bureau of Prisons is illegally holding me past my legal release date–trying to eliminate one of President Trump’s strongest advocates–these criminals reek of desperation.”

The First Step Act passed in December 2018 aims to reform the federal prison system by reducing sentences for non-violent offenders and focusing on rehabilitation. A key provision allows inmates to earn time credits through participation in educational and vocational programs, potentially leading to early release into pre-release custody, such as halfway houses or home confinement. The law also expands compassionate release for elderly or terminally ill prisoners.

Bannon is expected to be released on October 29th, though qualified for First Step Act early release last month.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Trump White House Chief Advisor Stephen K. Bannon has issued a blistering statement, sent to The National Pulse, explaining how the Biden-Harris regime is holding him illegally, refusing to accept his First Step Act eligibility, and incarcerating him longer than required in order to swing the election. show more
June 12, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
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EXC: Leftist Report on Voter ID Laws Actually Suggests They Impact Very Few Americans.

A new survey pushed by the Brennan Center for Justice—a Democrat-aligned dark-money lawfare group—claims that nearly one in 10 Americans cannot quickly access proof of citizenship. The National Pulse analyzed the data—intended to undermine voter I.D. requirements and other measures to prevent noncitizens from voting—and found that it is far less startling when the population sample used for the survey is examined.

The Brennan Center for Justice—along with VoteRiders, Public Wise, and the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) at the University of Maryland—partnered with the survey firm SSRS to determine what segment of the U.S. population lacks access to government-issued I.D.

However, SSRS acknowledges their survey includes “…oversamples of 18-24-year-olds, Black respondents, Hispanic respondents, Black and Hispanic 18-24-year olds, and individuals with income less than $30,000 per year.”

These demographics are most likely to lack a government-issued form of identification, meaning that even with juiced numbers, the SSRS survey could only find “nearly one in 10” U.S. citizens who lack identification. Another concern with the survey sampling is its over-reliance on pre-paid cell phone contacts, again likely resulting in further oversampling of demographics that lack identification documents.

Despite the glaring issues with the survey’s methodology, the far-left Guardian newspaper cites the data in a story arguing that Republican efforts to strengthen voter I.D. laws and ensure noncitizens are not voting in state and federal elections “could disenfranchise millions.” The far-left newspaper claims that former President Donald J. Trump and Republican lawmakers “have exaggerated the threat of [noncitizen] voting—which is already illegal and rare—and have pushed for federal legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.”

In actuality, access to government-issued identification has become increasingly easier for American citizens in recent years. Additionally, The National Pulse has reported extensively on the very real issue of noncitizen voters—documenting numerous instances where ineligible immigrants have either received voter registration forms or voted in state and federal elections.

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A new survey pushed by the Brennan Center for Justice—a Democrat-aligned dark-money lawfare group—claims that nearly one in 10 Americans cannot quickly access proof of citizenship. The National Pulse analyzed the data—intended to undermine voter I.D. requirements and other measures to prevent noncitizens from voting—and found that it is far less startling when the population sample used for the survey is examined. show more
May 28, 2024
William Upton
Exclusive

EXC: Anti-Trump TX House Speaker Arrested for Drunk Driving, Refused Breathalyzer, Records Reveal.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is facing off against David Covey in today’s primary run-off election, was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in 1999, newly released court records obtained by The National Pulse have revealed.

Phelan infamously appeared to be intoxicated on the floor of the state legislature last year shortly before the anti-Trump Republican pursued an impeachment action against the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton.

According to the records, Phelan was arrested in Travis County, Texas, in October 1999 for drunk driving. The future Texas House Speaker refused a breathalyzer test. As a result, Phelan — then 24 years old — had his driver’s license suspended and was ordered to complete the Texas Drug and Alcohol Driving Awareness Program. Despite having his license suspended, Phelan applied for and received an occupational driver’s license, allowing him to drive between the hours of 7AM and 7PM for his work as a real estate agent.

Phelan is perhaps best known as the Texas Republican who led the impeachment against the state’s conservative Attorney General Ken Paxton, a staunch ally of former President Donald J. Trump. Despite the Texas Speaker’s best efforts, Paxton survived the dubious impeachment after the case against him collapsed during the trial in the State Senate.

Several witnesses brought by Phelan’s impeachment managers either recanted their prior statements entirely or admitted that they had no evidence of the accusations they leveled against Paxton. Attorney General Paxton credited The National Pulse with helping expose the false charges against him.

In addition to his attacks on Paxton, Phelan has also scuttled several conservative legislative efforts undertaken by Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX). In one instance, he blocked a 2023 effort to enact school choice despite it being a top issue for Abbott and receiving the backing of the Republican-controlled State Senate.


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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is facing off against David Covey in today's primary run-off election, was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in 1999, newly released court records obtained by The National Pulse have revealed.

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May 25, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
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EXC: Trump to Pledge Commutation of Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentence at Libertarian Convention.

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump is expected to call for the commutation of the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht during his speech at the Libertarian Party convention in Washington, DC on Saturday evening, The National Pulse can exclusively reveal.

President Trump is expected to say the sentence should be commuted to time served. A significant number of delegates are handing out “FREE ROSS” signage.

Ulbricht was sentenced to double life plus 40 years with no parole as a result of his involvement in the dark web site.

The news comes via a source familiar with Trump’s remarks this evening, on a night where libertarian delegates have expressed both excitement and scrutiny over Trump’s appearance.

At the time of publication, the event hall at the Washington Hilton was at capacity, with Trump due up at 8pm EST.

This story is developing.

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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump is expected to call for the commutation of the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht during his speech at the Libertarian Party convention in Washington, DC on Saturday evening, The National Pulse can exclusively reveal. show more
May 17, 2024
William Upton
Data
Exclusive

EXC: Trump Pollster Shows Blake Masters Surging Ahead of Hamadeh in AZ Congressional Race.

New polling data seen exclusively by The National Pulse shows technology entrepreneur and former U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters pushing a double-digit lead over Abe Hamadeh in Arizona‘s 8th Congressional District Republican primary. The primary election, which has drawn a crowded field, will see voters head to the polls on July 30.

In January this year, polling from Trump-world pollster Fabrizio, Lee & Associates found Masters and Hamadeh in a tight race, tied at 24 percent. However, their new May poll shows Masters now well ahead at 28 percent to Hamadeh’s 16 percent.

The January survey found Masters’s favorability among Republican voters at 47 percent, while Hamadeh’s was 38 percent. Since then, Masters has increased his favorability to 56 percent, with just 24 percent holding an unfavorable view. Hamadeh, on the other hand, has seen his favorability drop to 34 percent, with 23 percent saying they view him unfavorably.

MASTERS ADS HIT HAMADEH.

Hamadeh’s decline in popularity may be directly tied to a series of political ads run by the Masters campaign that highlights the former Attorney General candidate’s support for a myriad of pet liberal issues. The ad alleges Hamadeh’s support for amnesty, the claim that his parents were illegal immigrants, his ostensible support for abortion, and a strange claim allegedly made by Hamadeh that “America was founded on Islamic principles.”

“This poll shows voters see the truth clearly: I am the strongest candidate, the most MAGA candidate, and the strongest supporter of President Trump,” Blake Masters told The National Pulse. He continued: “This race is all about who’s going to have Trump’s back and actually stop illegal immigration? And that is clearly me, not my opponent. We’re going to keep the pedal to the metal and finish this race strong.”

Among the other candidates, former Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ) — who held the Arizona 8th Congressional District from 2003 to 2017 — sits just behind Hamadeh at 14 percent in May’s Fabrizio, Lee & Associates poll. Ben Toma, who was once considered a serious contender for the nomination, only musters eight percent support. With Masters now out to a healthy lead and former Rep. Franks gaining momentum, Hamadeh could soon slip into third place in the race with just two months before voters head to the polls.

“This race has changed over the past four months, as Masters has become the clear frontrunner,” said Tony Fabrizio, principal at Fabrizio, Lee & Associates.

Before entering politics, Masters was a close colleague of billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel. Masters served as the Thiel Foundation’s president and the chief operating officer for Thiel’s investment operation, Thiel Capital. Abe Hamadeh, meanwhile, was the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona Attorney General and a former prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

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New polling data seen exclusively by The National Pulse shows technology entrepreneur and former U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters pushing a double-digit lead over Abe Hamadeh in Arizona's 8th Congressional District Republican primary. The primary election, which has drawn a crowded field, will see voters head to the polls on July 30. show more
May 2, 2024
William Upton
Exclusive

EXC: Fake Trump Endorsements Rock GOP Race.

A slate of candidates for the Virginia Republican Party‘s state central committee is touting a fake endorsement from former President Donald J. Trump ahead of a local party convention on Saturday, The National Pulse can reveal. Although claiming to be grassroots conservatives backed by Trump, the candidates have extensive ties to special interest lobbies and anti-Trump political campaigns. One candidate is allegedly an outright Never Trumper.

The fake Trump endorsement appears on a mailer for candidates David Botkins, Lauren Keiser, and Chris Winslow. The National Pulse spoke to sources close to former President Trump, who indicated that the 2024 Republican presidential nominee has not endorsed in the Virginia Republican Party central committee race.

DAVID BOTKINS.

David Botkins, one of the Virginia GOP central committee candidates, is a Dominion Energy lobbyist who actively pushed Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary against former President Trump. A photo of Botkins posted on Facebook in August of 2023 shows the corporate lobbyist proudly wearing a button promoting Glenn Youngkin for President in 2024. In addition, Harry Kelso — who served as one of Nikki Haley‘s 2024 Virginia presidential primary campaign co-chairs — has acted as a surrogate for Botkins at several local Republican Party events.

FEC records suggest the Dominion Energy lobbyist never contributed to Trump’s presidential campaign in either the 2016 or 2020 cycles. One campaign that Botkins supported, however, was the short-lived congressional campaign of Taylor Keeney.

The National Pulse was able to review some of Keeney’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) in which she expressed opposition to Trump’s 2016 candidacy. Keeney instead backed Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). In one post, Keeney appears to quote her husband, Carter, stating: “Trump said the same thing I did yesterday about (topic), so I’m probably wrong.”

LAUREN KEISER.

Lauren Keiser is a communications and market coordinator with the Virginia Manufacturers Association. Multiple sources who spoke with The National Pulse describe Keiser as one of the most left-wing Republicans with whom they’ve ever worked. In an email to her supporters, former Virginia State Senator and stalwart conservative Amanda Chase alluded to Keiser being a staunch Never Trumper. Sources have confirmed this accusation with The National Pulse, noting that Keiser has locked down her social media presence after receiving pushback for her opposition to Trump from fellow Virginia Republicans.

CHRIS WINSLOW.

A former member of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, Chris Winslow is a Virginia lawyer with a long history of work in the state’s House of Delegates. Winslow, Botkins, and Keiser are backed by the Republican Party of Virginia’s first vice-chair, Kristi Way. Way previously served as chief of staff to former Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA). Conservative Tea Party candidate Dave Brat ousted Cantor from office during the 2014 Republican primary.

Anti-Trump candidates pretending to have Trump endorsements is scarcely new, though this slate is amongst the worst offenders of the fraudulent behavior.

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A slate of candidates for the Virginia Republican Party's state central committee is touting a fake endorsement from former President Donald J. Trump ahead of a local party convention on Saturday, The National Pulse can reveal. Although claiming to be grassroots conservatives backed by Trump, the candidates have extensive ties to special interest lobbies and anti-Trump political campaigns. One candidate is allegedly an outright Never Trumper. show more
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April 26, 2024
William Upton
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EXC: Gaetz Uncovers How YOUR Cash is Funding Biden Regime Disinfo.

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says the taxpayer-funded international news outlet Voice of America (VOA) is promoting disinformation against publicly elected U.S. officials—including himself—through its “fact-checking” site Polygraph.info. In a letter to the Biden government-backed news outlet’s acting director, John Lippman, the Florida Republican details how VOA broke their own “Journalistic Code” in publishing their attack on him.

“The VOA has a clear ‘Journalistic Code,’ a public statement of its alleged principles, which were clearly violated in this case, and I ask you to take down this demonstrably false “fact check” by Polygraph.info,” Rep. Gaetz wrote to Lippman. He continued: “In fact, the sources you do cite in the piece, contrary to your Journalistic Code, clearly do not have firsthand knowledge of the facts on the ground, and worse, you don’t report any disagreement here.”

Last week, Rep. Gaetz published a detailed report on the current status of American troops in the African country of Niger. The Congressman conducted multiple interviews with U.S. active-duty personnel stationed in the county who outlined the deteriorating state of equipment and resources.

“Since the U.S.-trained Nigerien coup leaders took control of the country in mid-2023, there has been a cessation of diplomatic overflights. This has left the Department of Defense unable to execute planned troop rotations, in addition to being unable to deliver critical medical supplies, equipment, and other routine materials,” Gaetz reported in his investigation into the matter.

According to the Congressman, Polygraph.info‘s published “fact check” claims there are “continuing talks” between U.S. and Niger officials, which Gaetz details as categorically false. Additionally, Gaetz informs Lippman that no one from Polygraph.info ever contacted his office regarding the “fact check.”

“At root, I find it amazing that the U.S. government is paying an entity to put out misinformation about U.S. policy and labeling that propaganda outfit as a “fact checking” organization. Do better,” Gaetz concludes. The Congressman asks Lippman to respond by May 1, 2024, and remove the false Polygraph.info “fact check.”

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Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says the taxpayer-funded international news outlet Voice of America (VOA) is promoting disinformation against publicly elected U.S. officials—including himself—through its "fact-checking" site Polygraph.info. In a letter to the Biden government-backed news outlet's acting director, John Lippman, the Florida Republican details how VOA broke their own "Journalistic Code" in publishing their attack on him. show more
April 5, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
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EXC: ‘J6 Praying Grandma’ Facing 3 Years in Jail Will Appeal ‘Guilty’ Verdict

Rebecca Lavrenz, the 71-year-old great-grandmother charged by the Department of Justice for her peaceful participation in the January 6, 2021, rally in Washington DC, plans to appeal the Thursday verdict that could see her locked up for three years, in a statement sent to The National Pulse.

“I am in utter disbelief by [the] verdict. Never in my life did I imagine that my own government would charge me as a criminal for exercising my religious liberties and rights to free speech, which are guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,” Lavrenz said.

“While I disagree with the jury’s decision today, I plan to appeal this verdict at the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Lavrenz is a mother of four, grandmother of seven, and great grandmother of one. She maintains her attendance at the January 6, 2021 was to “peacefully assemble” and pray for our nation. She spent about ten minutes inside the Capitol building, which is usually open to the public, after police moved aside and allowed protesters in.

Almost two years after the rally, Lavrenz — who has no criminal record or any history of violence — was charged by Joe Biden’s Department of Justice on four federal criminal misdemeanor counts:

1) Entering and remaining in a restricted building;

2) disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds;

3) disorderly conduct in a capitol building;

4) parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol.

With sentencing in August, Lavrenz face up to three years in prison and over a quarter of a million dollars in fines.

Lavrenz was forced to surrender to the FBI where she was turned over to the U.S. Marshals at the United States District Court in Denver, Colorado.

“After being handcuffed, with a belly chain around her waist and chains around her ankles, this great-grandmother was held in a federal prison. After hours of confinement, Rebecca was brought before the court in shackles and read her charges. Her passport was surrendered, and she was released on probation until her jury trial on March 25, 2024.”

The NCLU has currently raised around $43,000 out of a prospective $100,000 for her legal defense.

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Rebecca Lavrenz, the 71-year-old great-grandmother charged by the Department of Justice for her peaceful participation in the January 6, 2021, rally in Washington DC, plans to appeal the Thursday verdict that could see her locked up for three years, in a statement sent to The National Pulse. show more