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July 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
UK

Far-Left UK Foreign Secretary Refuses to Apologize for Calling Trump a Neo-Nazi Sympathizer.

Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is refusing to apologize for calling former President Donald J. Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath” and “tyrant.” He argues, “You’re going to struggle to find any politician who has not had things to say about Donald Trump in his first term, particularly on Twitter.”

Asked if his very public attacks on Trump, now the favorite to win the November presidential elections, will undermine the “special relationship” between Britain and America, the Labour politician told the BBC, “The truth is… Donald Trump has the thickest of skins.”

Lammy then completely reversed his past characterization of Trump, whom he has directly compared to Adolf Hitler, admitting, “There is a lot of rhetoric, but look at the action. He was the first to give Javelins to Ukraine after 2015. He talked about withdrawing from NATO; he actually increased troops to NATO.”

Lammy, who pushed far-left identity politics for years in opposition, has also charged Trump with “grotesque racism” and branded him a “wannabe despot” and a “racist KKK and Nazi sympathizer. ” He derided Trump’s supporters as a “cult of white supremacists.”

As a backbench Member of Parliament (MP), he lobbied against then-President Trump being invited to Britain for a state visit in 2017, arguing the British government should instead “be putting [Trump] on a watch list and barring him from entry to our country” while asking the FBI to investigate him for “inciting hatred” on social media.

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Britain's new Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is refusing to apologize for calling former President Donald J. Trump a "neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath" and "tyrant." He argues, "You're going to struggle to find any politician who has not had things to say about Donald Trump in his first term, particularly on Twitter." show more
July 19, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Politics
World

ICYMI: Populist Slovak Prime Minister Who Survived May Shooting Blames Anti-Trump Media for Assassination Attempt.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May, has drawn comparisons between his experience and the recent attack on former President Donald J. Trump. The Slovak populist believes the media and political left stoking hatred fueled both incidents.

Fico criticized Slovak media outlets, referring to them as “adversary media,” “anti-Slovak press,” and “[George] Soros’s herd of pigs,” for inspiring his shooting.

“If Donald Trump’s attacker had spoken Slovak, after reading [Slovak newspapers], it would have been enough to incite him to ‘set things right’ with the former U.S. president,” Fico wrote.

Fico predicted Trump‘s enemies will now begin pushing a discourse “about the necessity of reconciliation, pacification, and forgiveness,” echoing the media rhetoric following his own assassination attempt.

Liberal media, celebrities, and others in the United States and the wider West have demonized President Trump for years.

BBC presenter David Aaronovitch recently called on President Joe Biden to “hurry up and have Trump murdered on the basis that he is a threat to America’s society” in a supposedly satirical post responding to a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Many media publications have directly compared Trump to Adolf Hitler, including the New Republic, The Washington Post, and Germany’s Stern magazine.

Nigel Farage has also blamed the media for feeding into hysteria regarding Trump, saying, “It’s so unpleasant, that I think it almost encourages this type of behavior.”

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May, has drawn comparisons between his experience and the recent attack on former President Donald J. Trump. The Slovak populist believes the media and political left stoking hatred fueled both incidents. show more
July 19, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
Politics

Whistleblowers: Secret Service Understaffed During Trump Rally.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), has revealed that whistleblowers are saying the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) was understaffed during the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump in Pennsylvania, due to commitments to the NATO summit that was ongoing at the same time.

“Americans deserve answers,” Jordan wrote on X, releasing a letter he sent to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray calling for answers regarding the failings that nearly led to the assassination of President Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks on July 13.

Jordan poses 12 questions to Wray, including how many personnel the FBI has dedicated to the investigation into the failure, and why it took authorities so long to identify Crooks as a threat.

Some law enforcement officials say Crooks was identified as suspicious nearly half an hour before the shooting.

The FBI recently announced they had cracked Crooks’s cell phone and discovered another phone in his home. Jordan questions the FBI about what material was found on the devices and whether the FBI investigation is limited to the motivation of Crooks or if it encompasses the security failures as well.

Alongside the dozen questions, Jordan demanded the FBI hand over documentation including all communication between the USSS and the FBI regarding the Butler, PA rally.

Much of the criticism has been laid at the feet of USSS Director Kimberly Cheatle, who claimed that no one was posted on the roof from which Crooks opened fire because its slightly sloped roof made it unsafe.

“The buck stops with me,” Cheatle has claimed, though she is refusing to resign.

On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson told the media that he has contacted the White House and encouraged Joe Biden to fire Cheatle.

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), has revealed that whistleblowers are saying the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) was understaffed during the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump in Pennsylvania, due to commitments to the NATO summit that was ongoing at the same time. show more
July 19, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

Populist Right and Populist Left Set to Beat Establishment Parties in State Election.

The German state of Brandenburg will hold state elections on September 22, with a significant political shift underway. According to the latest survey conducted by the opinion research institute INSA, the right-populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to be the strongest party, with 24 percent of the vote. The left-populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is also rapidly gaining strength, and is now nearly on par with the establishment right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the leftist Social Democrats (SPD).

The survey indicates that the BSW has surged to 17 percent support in the polls. The party was launched earlier this year by Sahra Wagenknecht, formerly of the Left (Die Left) party. Like the AfD, it is highly critical of mass migration. BSW also rejects net zero policies and wants to halt weapons shipments to Ukraine.

The governing SPD, under Brandenburg Minister President Dietmar Woidke, is currently polling at 19 percent, down from 26.2 percent in the previous state election. Many other parties on the left of the political spectrum have also seen decreases in popularity.

The rise in popularity of populist parties is a trend seen across Europe, including France, where Marine Le Pen’s National Rally nearly doubled their seats in the French parliament earlier this month.

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The German state of Brandenburg will hold state elections on September 22, with a significant political shift underway. According to the latest survey conducted by the opinion research institute INSA, the right-populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to be the strongest party, with 24 percent of the vote. The left-populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is also rapidly gaining strength, and is now nearly on par with the establishment right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the leftist Social Democrats (SPD). show more
peter navarro
July 18, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Lawfare
News
Politics

WATCH: Navarro Delivers Speech in Milwaukee After Heading Straight to RNC from Prison.

Peter Navarro, former top trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump, was released from federal prison on Wednesday after completing a four-month sentence for defying the corrupt January 6 Committee. Navarro, aged 75, headed directly to the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee to support the former president.

News of Navarro’s release was shared on social media by his staff, who optimistically wrote, “The best is yet to come.”

At the convention, he delivered a speech saying the committee had demanded he “betray” Donald Trump and break the law, and Joe Biden’s “Department of Injustice” punished him for refusing to do so.

“They did not break me, and they will never break Donald Trump,” he declared.

In September, Navarro was found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 Committee. A leftist federal judge in Washington sentenced him to four months in prison and a $9,500 fine.

A three-judge appeals court panel in Washington rejected Navarro’s request to delay his sentence. Subsequently, he sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court, but Chief Justice John Roberts denied his initial request to remain free during his appeal. The full Supreme Court later declined a renewed effort by Navarro.

Navarro became the first former White House official to serve prison time following a contempt of Congress conviction.

Stephen K. Bannon, former White House chief strategist, is currently serving a four-month sentence in a federal prison in Connecticut for similarly defying the January 6 Committee.

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Peter Navarro, former top trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump, was released from federal prison on Wednesday after completing a four-month sentence for defying the corrupt January 6 Committee. Navarro, aged 75, headed directly to the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee to support the former president. show more
July 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

France One Week On: Internal Conflicts Create Opportunities for Macron.

France has yet to form a new government after last week’s snap legislative elections, which saw President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble bloc lose its majority. Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, but no one has emerged as a likely replacement. The Macronist bloc in the National Assembly has the second-largest share of seats, behind the far-left New Popular Front (NFP), but this faction also has too few lawmakers to govern alone.

THE LEFT DIVIDED. 

The New Popular Front is a coalition of communist, socialist, and green parties, mired in internal conflicts. So far, it has put forward six candidates for Prime Minister and cannot agree to unite behind any of them.

Its major issue is that it has no real leader. The anti-NATO, pro-Palestinian Jean-Luc Melenchon is its leading figure, and his France Unbowed party is its largest faction. However, the Macronists are determined to exclude Melenchon and France Unbowed from any deal with the far left.

Internally, the Socialist Party has rejected all of France Unbowed’s proposed prime ministerial candidates, including Melenchon, suggesting their own leader, Olivier Faure, should get the job.

POPULISTS SEEK INFLUENCE. 

Marine Le Pen‘s populist National Rally (RN) came first by share of the popular vote but third by share of lawmakers, compared to the far-left and Macronist party coalitions. Nevertheless, hers is the single largest party in the National Assembly following the elections.

On Tuesday, Le Pen called on all parties to be allowed to participate in the functioning of the parliament.

Jean-Noël Barrot, Attal’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, surprisingly echoed her comments on X, saying that excluding parties who won millions of votes will undermine the legislature’s legitimacy.

“Let us fight extremes tirelessly, but without ever weakening institutions,” he said.

The National Rally also faces judicial hurdles, with prosecutors confirming they have launched an investigation into the party shortly after the elections concluded.

MACRONISTS SEEK TO RETAIN POWER.

President Macron is advising his lawmakers to try and forge a majority coalition or make a pact to allow legislation to go through. This would likely involve attempting to peel the Socialists and other parties besides France Unbowed away from the New Popular Front.

Macron’s bloc could also appeal to some members of Les Republicains (LR), an establishment-right faction that contains some RINO-like politicians that may be open to supporting an anti-populist coalition.

Republican lawmaker Philippe Juvin confirmed on Tuesday that his party is in discussions with the Macronists, and that the Republicans will also oppose any prime ministerial candidates from France Unbowed.

Such a “rainbow coalition” of the Macronists, far-left defectors, and the establishment right would lack democratic legitimacy. Still, it could allow Macron to snatch a form of victory from the jaws of electoral defeat.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report. 

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France has yet to form a new government after last week's snap legislative elections, which saw President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble bloc lose its majority. Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, but no one has emerged as a likely replacement. The Macronist bloc in the National Assembly has the second-largest share of seats, behind the far-left New Popular Front (NFP), but this faction also has too few lawmakers to govern alone. show more
July 16, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics

French Populists Accuse Establishment of ‘Dirty Tricks’ in Snap Election.

Voters who backed Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally (RN) party in the French snap elections are accusing establishment parties of using “dirty tricks” to steal victory earlier this month. “Nine parties had to join together to beat one, which still increased its number of [lawmakers],” RN activist Luna Aimé told the BBC in a recent interview.

Jordan Bardella, the president of the RN, slammed the globalist-progressive bloc aligned with President Emmanuel Macron for allying with an extreme left coalition to stop an RN victory. “An unnatural alliance prevented the French people from freely choosing a different type of politics,” Bardella said.

RN placed first by share of the popular vote, but third behind the far-left bloc and globalist blocs by share of National Assembly seats.

On Monday, the Macron-allied Renaissance party in the French parliament vowed to block the RN from taking any key positions in the National Assembly. However, the group’s members also agreed to do the same to the far-left France Unbowed (LFI), which won the most seats of any individual party in the far-left bloc.

Macron’s outgoing Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, convened the meeting where these policies were decided to, ensure unity among the ‘Macronist’ faction and prevent RN and LFI from gaining significant roles.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, has predicted the differences between the far left and the Macronists will lead to chaos in the legislature, with the possibility of another snap election in the not-too-distant future as they fail to agree a government program.

The corporate media, the left, and even the justice system have been on the attack against the RN since the election.

Prior to the election, deep state officials banded together to declare that they would defy Le Pen and her party if they won the election outright and formed a government.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report. 

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Voters who backed Marine Le Pen's populist National Rally (RN) party in the French snap elections are accusing establishment parties of using "dirty tricks" to steal victory earlier this month. "Nine parties had to join together to beat one, which still increased its number of [lawmakers]," RN activist Luna Aimé told the BBC in a recent interview. show more
IRS
July 16, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Corruption
NatSec
Politics

Trump Tax Returns Thief Reveals Stealing Americans’ Records Is ‘Easy.’

Charles Littlejohn, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor convicted of stealing former President Donald J. Trump’s tax returns, has revealed he could access sensitive taxpayer information easily. Littlejohn, who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton and possessed an IRS-issued email address and laptop, admitted to being able to retrieve tax returns of any American without impediment.

In a deposition on March 19, Littlejohn disclosed that he pilfered tax returns from approximately 7,500 wealthy individuals and shared some of the data with journalists. “I was able to access tax returns at will,” he bragged.

Before the deposition, the Department of Justice (DOJ) informed the judge in the case that Littlejohn had taken the job in question solely so he would have access to Trump’s tax returns.

Following his admission, Littlejohn reached a plea agreement with the IRS. He is due for release from the Marion Federal Correctional Institution in Illinois on July 13, 2028.

The case raises significant concerns about the security of taxpayer data held by federal agencies.

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Farage Trump
July 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Media
Politics

Farage: Media Fed Anti-Trump Hysteria Prior to Assassination Attempt, Including BBC.

Nigel Farage has criticized the “mainstream media narrative” against former President Donald J. Trump following the assassination attempt against him in Pennsylvania. “The narrative that is put out there about Trump, by these liberals that oppose him, is so nasty, it’s so unpleasant, that I think it almost encourages this type of behavior,” he said. “There are some things that are said on social media that aren’t acceptable. But there is also a mainstream media narrative and I’m afraid it’s very, very one-sided.”

Farage said the BBC, Britain’s state broadcaster, “is a part of this,” citing the way it has encouraged hatred against him, as well. “One of the many times that I had a drink thrown at me, a so-called comedian on a BBC show said, ‘Well, why not battery acid?'”

Farage also recalled recent comments by Joe Biden that “Trump must be put in the bullseye,” suggesting such rhetoric has contributed to a dangerous political environment.

Farage also referenced BBC presenter David Aaronovitch making a supposedly satirical social media post calling for Biden to “hurry up and have Trump murdered.”

While media and politicians have mostly condemned the shooting, MSNBC had to pull its flagship show, Morning Joe, on Monday, reportedly over fears one of its anti-Trump hosts or guests may say something inappropriate.

Prior to the shooting, a litany of celebrities, journalists, and politicians have called for violence against Trump, some even calling for him to be killed.

Chris Tomlinson contributed to this report. 

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Nigel Farage has criticized the "mainstream media narrative" against former President Donald J. Trump following the assassination attempt against him in Pennsylvania. "The narrative that is put out there about Trump, by these liberals that oppose him, is so nasty, it's so unpleasant, that I think it almost encourages this type of behavior," he said. "There are some things that are said on social media that aren't acceptable. But there is also a mainstream media narrative and I'm afraid it's very, very one-sided." show more
July 15, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

The European Right Remains Divided. Here Are the Newest Factions.

A new populist bloc, the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), has emerged in the European Parliament, announced by its freshly elected leader on Wednesday. The alliance, comprising 25 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), is spearheaded by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and Poland’s Confederation party.

ESN also includes members from Bulgaria’s Revival, France’s Reconquête (Reconquest), Slovakia’s Republic Movement, Hungary’s Our Homeland Movement, Lithuania’s People and Justice Union, and the Czech Republic’s Freedom and Direct Democracy.

On Monday, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz united to establish the Patriots for Europe group, replacing the disbanded Identity & Democracy group. The group has 84 MEPs.

Patriots for Europe saw Spain’s VOX, who left the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, join as well.

The group also contains Matteo Salvini’s League (Italy), Chega (Portugal), Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (Czech Republic), Oath and Motorists (Czech Republic), Christian Democratic People’s Party (Hungary), Freedom Party (Austria), Party for Freedom (Netherlands), Vlaams Belang (Belgium), Danish People’s Party, Voice of Reason (Greece), and Latvia First.

CAUSES OF DIVISION. 

ESN aims to take a more radical stance compared to the Patriots and came about after members of the AfD, the largest party in the group, were kicked out of the former Identity & Democracy group over alleged scandals involving AfD MEP Maximilian Krah, just prior to the European Parliament elections.

Krah himself is not a member of the ESN but remains a member of the AfD in the parliament.

However, globalist and left-wing blocs intend to impose a cordon sanitaire on both groups, aimed at limiting their influence over legislation for the next five years.

Despite their small sizes, one of the group leaders will attend the influential Conference of Presidents meetings, shaping the Parliament’s agenda and managing internal affairs.

Christine Anderson, an AfD MEP chosen as the group’s chief whip, described the founding meeting in Brussels as highly successful.

René Aust of the AfD emphasized the group’s commitment to shaping Europe’s future through strategic and decisive actions, stating, “We embark on this path not because it’s easy, but because it’s necessary to realize our vision of a strong, united, and forward-looking Europe of Fatherlands.”

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A new populist bloc, the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), has emerged in the European Parliament, announced by its freshly elected leader on Wednesday. The alliance, comprising 25 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), is spearheaded by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and Poland’s Confederation party. show more