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May 21, 2024
Culture
Politics

Iranian Director’s Anti-Trump Film Featuring Ivana Rape Scene Gets 11-Minute Ovation in Cannes.

Iranian director Ali Abbasi premiered his anti-Trump film “The Apprentice” at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. The film stars Disney-Marvel actor Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump striving to make his mark in New York City under the influence of Roy Cohn, portrayed by Jeremy Strong of “Succession” fame, and includes a scene in which Trump rapes his then-wife Ivana. Following the screening, Abbasi left little doubt that his intent was to create a work of pure anti-Trump propaganda.

“When we did this movie, everyone said, why do you want to make a movie about Trump? If you want to tell something about the world, do it in a nice way, in a metaphorical way,” Abbasi said, adding: “There is no nice metaphorical way to deal with the rising wave of fascism.”

The Trump campaign announced its intention to sue the “pretend filmmakers” responsible for the movie, which includes a highly controversial and disturbing scene depicting “Trump raping his wife and asking: ‘Did I find your g spot?'” according to the Daily Mail.

“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” said Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung. “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked,” Cheung continued.

“This ‘film’ is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire,” he said.

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Iranian director Ali Abbasi premiered his anti-Trump film "The Apprentice" at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. The film stars Disney-Marvel actor Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump striving to make his mark in New York City under the influence of Roy Cohn, portrayed by Jeremy Strong of "Succession" fame, and includes a scene in which Trump rapes his then-wife Ivana. Following the screening, Abbasi left little doubt that his intent was to create a work of pure anti-Trump propaganda. show more

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May 21, 2024
Politics

J.D. Vance Says U.S. Could Learn THESE Lessons From Viktor Orbán…

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) highlighted the potential lessons the U.S. could take from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regarding university management. During an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Vance criticized American universities as “controlled by left-wing foundations.” He suggested incorporating aspects of Orbán’s policies might address this bias.

“They’re not controlled by the American taxpayer and yet the American taxpayer is sending hundreds of billions of dollars to these universities every single year,” Vance observed.

“Universities are part of a social contract in this country,” said Vance. “But if they’re not educating our children well, and they’re layering the next generation down in mountains of student debt, then they’re not meeting their end of the bargain. I think it’s totally reasonable to say there needs to be a political solution to that problem,” he continued.

Regarding Orbán‘s policies, Vance said, “I do think that he’s made some smart decisions there that we could learn from in the United States.”

Vance’s remarks echo comments he made in a February interview. “I think [Orbán’s] way has to be the model for us: not to eliminate universities, but to give them a choice between survival or taking a much less biased approach to teaching,” he said.

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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) highlighted the potential lessons the U.S. could take from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regarding university management. During an interview on CBS's “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Vance criticized American universities as "controlled by left-wing foundations." He suggested incorporating aspects of Orbán’s policies might address this bias. show more
May 20, 2024
Politics

Biden Champions DEI at Detroit NAACP Dinner.

Speaking at the Detroit NAACP Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner on Sunday night, Joe Biden lauded diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as the “core strength of America.” Biden touted his administration’s diversity, which he claims to be the most diverse in the United States’ history. He emphasized the role of DEI in tapping into the full range of talents in staffing his government.

“Look, the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are the core strength of America,” Biden stated. “That’s why I’m proud to have the most diverse administration in history to tap into the full talents of our country. I promised you when I was elected I would have an administration that looked more like America. We have more African-American [sic], more women, more minorities in our administration than any other administration in all of history. That’s why we’re doing so damn well.”

Contrary to Biden’s claims of success, recent polling by the New York Times and Siena College indicates that voters prefer returning former President Donald J. Trump to the White House in November rather than the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent. The Biden government has struggled to bring high prices under control, and recent economic indicators suggest inflation is even re-accelerating.

DEI RUN AMOK. 

Additionally, the diversity Biden touts in his government has resulted in several federal employees and political appointees being arrested for crimes ranging from espionage to theft. A DEI initiative implemented in hiring Secret Service agents appears to have even resulted in the training of an underqualified and mentally unsound individual who served on Kamala Harris’s detail.  In April, the National Pulse reported that the agent engaged in a fistfight with superiors before Harris arrived at Andrews Air Force Base. Days later, it was revealed the agent had even thrown menstrual pads at her colleagues during the confrontation.

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Speaking at the Detroit NAACP Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner on Sunday night, Joe Biden lauded diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as the “core strength of America.” Biden touted his administration’s diversity, which he claims to be the most diverse in the United States' history. He emphasized the role of DEI in tapping into the full range of talents in staffing his government. show more
May 20, 2024
Election 2024
Politics

Biden Tells Black Graduates They Are Being ‘Killed In The Streets.’

During a commencement address at historically black Morehouse College on Sunday, Joe Biden said it was natural for black people to question American democracy because they are being “killed in the streets.”

“It’s natural to wonder if Democracy you hear about actually works for you,” Biden said. “If Black men are being killed in the street. What is democracy?”

“The trail of broken promises that still leave Black communities behind,” Biden continued. “What is democracy? If you have to be 10 times better than anyone else to get a fair shot.”

In the same speech, Biden described Trump supporters as racist insurrectionists, referencing the January 6 Capitol riots, and insinuated election integrity laws are racist too.

“Today in Georgia, they won’t allow water to be available to you while you wait in line to vote in an election. What in the hell is that all about? And then the constant attacks on Black election workers who count your vote,” Biden said.

“Insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol with Confederate flags are called ‘patriots’ by some. Not in my house,” he continued. “Black police officers and Black veterans protecting the Capitol were called another word. I never thought when I was graduating in 1968, I’d be president at a time when there’s a national effort to ban books and erase history. Graduates, this is what we’re up against,” he claimed.

Biden’s incendiary comments appear to be an effort to shore up black voter support ahead of the 2024 election. Historically a reliable demographic for Democrats, Biden’s mishandling of the border crisis and poor economic management have led to hemorrhaging support among black voters.

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During a commencement address at historically black Morehouse College on Sunday, Joe Biden said it was natural for black people to question American democracy because they are being "killed in the streets." show more
May 20, 2024
Politics

Biden Thinks He Was VP During COVID.

Joe Biden appeared to insinuate that he was serving as Vice President of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the latest moment of confusion for the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent. Biden’s claim — which came during a Sunday address at the NAACP’s Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, Michigan — has renewed concerns that he may be suffering from cognitive decline and is mentally unfit to serve as commander-in-chief.

“When I was vice president, things were kinda bad during the pandemic,” he said, causing confusion among the dinner attendees. The octogenarian Democrat continued: “And what happened was Barack [Obama] said to me, ‘Go to Detroit and help fix it.’ Well, poor Mayor, he spent more time with me than he ever thought he was going to have to, God love you.” It appears Biden may have confused his role as Vice President to Barack Obama in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis with the 2019 pandemic when he was not in office.

BIDEN’S COGNITIVE STRUGGLES.

Biden has increasingly displayed moments of confusion as the 2024 presidential election cycle begins in earnest. In early February, the Democrat incumbent — when angrily responding to allegations of cognitive decline made by special counsel Robert Hur — confused the presidents of Mexico and Egypt. He also insinuated that Mexico borders the Gaza territory in the Middle East.

In mid-April, Biden told the press that his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, was shot down during World War II and eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea. In reality, the plane Finnegan was a passenger on suffered mechanical failure and crashed just off the island’s coast.

Additionally, Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC) is alleging he has evidence that Biden was given a performance-enhancing substance before delivering his State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. This has prompted the Trump campaign to request Biden take a drug test before an upcoming June presidential debate.

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Joe Biden appeared to insinuate that he was serving as Vice President of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the latest moment of confusion for the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent. Biden's claim — which came during a Sunday address at the NAACP's Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, Michigan — has renewed concerns that he may be suffering from cognitive decline and is mentally unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. show more
May 20, 2024
News
Politics

Trans Singer Calls for Biden’s Assassination Over Israel.

Transgender singer-songwriter Ethel Cain has seemingly called for the assassination of members of the Biden government and Joe Biden himself in a post on Instagram. Cain reposted an image graphic from Democracy Now regarding the Biden government’s $1 billion weapons sale to Israel, adding the comment: “We need to bring back assassinations.” He then posted a black square image while tagging Biden’s official government Instagram account with the message: “@joebiden bitch”

In a follow-up post, Cain became more irate, stating: “feel like i’m taking crazy pills living in america in this day and age. billionaires and politicians should be strung up in the street because what the hell is going on. and we can’t even have a revolution because our terroristic military would crush us in a heartbeat if we tried to revolt.”

The threats by Cain mark the latest escalation in progressive political criticism of Biden — dubbed ‘Genocide Joe‘ — and the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. Former President Donald J. Trump holds a significant polling lead in the 2024 presidential election over the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent. The Biden re-election campaign has struggled to shore up support among Arab American, Muslim, and progressive voters amidst his government’s ongoing aid and weapons sales to Israel.

According to 18 US Code § 871, making threats against the President of the United States is categorized as a Class E felony. Those found guilty of making threats could face a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.

The National Pulse previously reported that earlier this month, the Peruvian government passed a resolution categorizing transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals as “mentally ill.”

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Transgender singer-songwriter Ethel Cain has seemingly called for the assassination of members of the Biden government and Joe Biden himself in a post on Instagram. Cain reposted an image graphic from Democracy Now regarding the Biden government's $1 billion weapons sale to Israel, adding the comment: "We need to bring back assassinations." He then posted a black square image while tagging Biden's official government Instagram account with the message: "@joebiden bitch" show more
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May 20, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Analysis
Politics

Biden Issues Lengthy Reply to Debate Drug Test Demand. Still Won’t Give a Straight Answer.

Biden spokesman Andrew Bates released a lengthy comment to POLITICO discussing whether or not his boss would agree to a drug test before a debate against President Trump this summer.

The statement, however, contained no actual information pertaining to the potential test, nor answered any questions related to it.

Per POLITICO, Bates babbled:

“It’s telling that Republican officials are unable to stop announcing how intimidated they remain by [the] President’s State of the Union performance. But after losing every public and private negotiation with President Biden — and after seeing him succeed where they failed across the board, ranging from actually rebuilding America’s infrastructure to actually reducing violent crime to actually outcompeting China — it tracks that those same Republican officials mistake confidence for a drug.”

So neither an outright denial, nor a response as to whether or not Biden would submit to a doping test. Telling…

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Biden spokesman Andrew Bates released a lengthy comment to POLITICO discussing whether or not his boss would agree to a drug test before a debate against President Trump this summer. show more
May 17, 2024
Politics

GOP Congressman Claims Evidence Biden Was Under Influence During State of the Union.

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) is alleging he has evidence that Joe Biden was given a performance-enhancing substance before delivering his State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. The North Carolina Republican made the revelations during an appearance on Fox Business, telling host Maria Bartiromo that he was certain Biden was under the influence of some drug cocktail that hid his cognitive and physical decline.

“I’ll just be very plain and simple. I was at the State of the Union address, and Joe Biden must have been jacked up on something that day,” Rep. Murphy said. He continued: “I absolutely believe that from a medical viewpoint, and have a good bit of knowledge that happened. He can’t stand, and he can’t stand under the lights for that long, and I don’t think he can keep a concept in his brain for that long.”

Murphy, a practicing surgeon, told Bartiromo that he did not believe the 81-year-old Biden could stay under the lights for the duration of the address or maintain focus on his concepts without aid. “I believe they gave him something to sustain the lights and sustain the vigor that he had. That was not Joe Biden. I was in there. He screamed for two hours,” he said. Murphy added: “I think I can have some evidence that shows that he was given something before.”

When asked if he’d present the evidence on-air, the North Carolina Congressman demurred, though he did offer to share it “offline.”

‘HE WAS ALL JACKED UP.’

In April, former President Donald Trump suggested Biden was high on cocaine during the State of the Union address and called on him to take a drug test before any presidential debates between the two. “I watched this State of the Union, and he was all jacked up at the beginning,” said Trump. “There’s something going on there. I want to debate. And I think debates, with him, at least, should be drug tested. I want a drug test,” he continued.

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Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) is alleging he has evidence that Joe Biden was given a performance-enhancing substance before delivering his State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. The North Carolina Republican made the revelations during an appearance on Fox Business, telling host Maria Bartiromo that he was certain Biden was under the influence of some drug cocktail that hid his cognitive and physical decline. show more
May 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Politics

Billionaire Elites Funding Campus Gaza Chaos Also Funding Dem Reps and Candidates.

George Soros and his Open Society Foundations, alongside the Rockefeller family and the Pritzker family — owners of Hyatt Hotels Corporation — are funding House Democrats and Democratic House candidates in competitive races, according to analysis of Federal Election Commission data by RealClear Politics. They are also financing student groups involved in the Gaza campus chaos across the U.S., either directly or through secondary foundations, suggesting Democrats’ reluctance to challenge the protestors may be a result of financial conflicts of interest.

The three donor families have gifted a total of $856,858 to thirty House Democrats, including Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and 12 candidates for the Democrats in competitive districts received a further $139,000.

The groups stoking disorder on U.S. college campuses, also funded by Soros, Rockefeller, and Pritzker families, include the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Jewish Voice for Peace, and IfNotNow.

The National Pulse previously reported how the plutocrat dynasties have funded groups fueling the campus crisis, such as the Tides Foundation.

The news they are funding so many Democratic politicians and candidates piles further conflict of interest issues onto the party, which has been paralyzed by the need to appeal to voters opposed to the protests and younger and Muslim voters who sympathize with the protests.

Biden has been forced to adopt a position that there are fine people on both sides of the dispute, but this has not stopped many anti-Israel progressives and Muslims and progressives from branding him “Genocide Joe” and turning away from him.

The House Democrats include:

  • Mary Peltola
  • Mike Levin
  • Yadira Caraveo
  • Johana Hayes
  • Eric Sorensen
  • Frank Mrvan
  • Sharice Davids
  • Jared Golden
  • Hillary Scholten
  • Angie Craig
  • Don Davis
  • Chris Pappas
  • Gabe Vasquez
  • Susie Lee
  • Steven Horsford
  • Paty Ryan
  • Marcy Kaptur
  • Susan Wild
  • Matt Cartwright

The House Democratic candidates include:

  • Kirsten Engel
  • Adam Gray
  • George Whitesides
  • Will Rollins
  • Lanon Baccam
  • Tony Vargas
  • Lauren Gillen
  • Mondaire Jones,
  • Josh Riley
  • Ashley Ehasz
  • Michelle Vallejo

 

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George Soros and his Open Society Foundations, alongside the Rockefeller family and the Pritzker family — owners of Hyatt Hotels Corporation — are funding House Democrats and Democratic House candidates in competitive races, according to analysis of Federal Election Commission data by RealClear Politics. They are also financing student groups involved in the Gaza campus chaos across the U.S., either directly or through secondary foundations, suggesting Democrats' reluctance to challenge the protestors may be a result of financial conflicts of interest. show more
May 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Politics

RFK’s Far-Left ‘Pay to Play’ Running Mate Nicole Shanahan Injects ANOTHER $8m Into Campaign.

Nicole Shanahan, the Silicon Valley investor and running mate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is putting an additional $8 million into their independent presidential campaign. The Wednesday night donation, during a comedy fundraiser in Nashville, brings her total contributions to $10 million. There are concerns Shanahan is essentially a “pay to play” running mate. Sources say her money is essential to RFK Jr.’s efforts to secure ballot access, but she “lacks the qualifications to actually do the job.”

Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, also gave $4 million to American Values 2024, a Super PAC supporting Kennedy, for a Super Bowl advertisement prior to being made running mate.

She is a lawyer and advocate for “criminal justice reform,” with a San Francisco Magazine profile saying she has been “devoted” to this cause “for years, long before the Black Lives Matter movement.”

Before backing Kennedy, Shanahan was a donor to Joe Biden — she gave $30,000 to his reelection campaign — as well as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue.

Allies of Donald Trump, including Donald Trump Jr., believe Kennedy, himself a lifelong Democrat, is a “plant” to hurt the Trump campaign.

While RFK Jr. appears to take support from both Trump and Biden, some data indicates he hurts the former president more than the incumbent, and has attracted the support of many more Trump donors than Biden donors.

Trump has indicated he understands the threat, which National Pulse editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam has outlined at length on multiple occasions.

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Nicole Shanahan, the Silicon Valley investor and running mate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is putting an additional $8 million into their independent presidential campaign. The Wednesday night donation, during a comedy fundraiser in Nashville, brings her total contributions to $10 million. There are concerns Shanahan is essentially a "pay to play" running mate. Sources say her money is essential to RFK Jr.'s efforts to secure ballot access, but she "lacks the qualifications to actually do the job." show more