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August 13, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

DeSantis PAC Chair: MAGA Are ‘Degenerates’, ‘ I Wouldn’t Piss On Trump If He Was on Fire’.

One of the Iowa county chairmen announced by Ron DeSantis’s Super PAC this week has declared that Trump supporters are “degenerates” and that he “wouldn’t piss on Donald Trump if he was on fire!”

Matt Wells, who boasts of having spent “the whole day” with Governor DeSantis in Iowa, was even more explicit about his disdain for the 45th President and his supporters, in yet another embarrassing saga for the botched DeSantis campaign:

“He could be burning to death, I would find a bathroom five miles away,” seethed Wells, a supposedly committed Christian who chairs the Never Back Down PAC in Washington County, in comments to the far left Huffington Post.

Wells had been infuriated after an airplane carrying a banner reading ‘Be Likable, Ron!’ had passed over an event where the Floridian was speaking.

“Trump people are degenerates,” he told POLITICO.

Figures like Wells seem unlikely picks to be able to win over MAGA conservatives that DeSantis has been courting.

Wells was a fierce Never Trumper in 2016, leaving the GOP altogether after the election and vowing he would never support Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds in 2017 – although he is now once again a GOP official, and white-knighting for Reynolds on social media due to her perceived alignment with DeSantis.

The fact Wells was chosen by Never Back Down as a leader of its high-profile ground campaign speaks to the failure of DeSantis, long billed as “Trump without the baggage,” to win over MAGA converts, forcing his surrogates to rely on unreconstructed Never Trumpers and a handful of questionable mega-donors to campaign.

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One of the Iowa county chairmen announced by Ron DeSantis’s Super PAC this week has declared that Trump supporters are "degenerates" and that he "wouldn’t piss on Donald Trump if he was on fire!" show more

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In their haste to make an announcement of something positive this week, it looks like Team DeSantis has put together quite the questionable group of Iowa county chairs
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August 11, 2023
Jake Welch
News
Politics

House GOP Prepares to Subpoena Entire Biden Family.

The House Oversight Committee is preparing to subpoena President Joe Biden and his family if they do not willingly testify before Congress over the family’s ‘crooked‘ foreign financial affairs.

Chairman of the Oversight Committee James Comer (R-KY) announced the plan after the GOP-majority committee released bank statements earlier this week showing the Biden’s accepted at least $20 million from countries including Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.

“This is always going to end with the Bidens coming in front of the committee. We are going to subpoena the family,” Comer stated.

“We know that this is going to end up in court when we subpoena the Bidens. So we’re putting together a case, and I think we’ve done that very well. We’ve shown the bank records… We have put together a case that I think would stand up in any court of law in America,” Comer added.

Members of the committee have already been in contact with “three or four” of the family’s associates, such as Hunter Biden’s former best friend, Devon Archer, and will continue to build the case against the family in the near future; meaning, in spite of the overwhelming evidence against the Bidens, it is likely to be some time before any subpoena is issued.

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The House Oversight Committee is preparing to subpoena President Joe Biden and his family if they do not willingly testify before Congress over the family's 'crooked' foreign financial affairs. show more
August 11, 2023
William Upton
Breaking
News
Politics

BREAKING: Biden AG Names ‘Sweetheart Deal’ Special Counsel in Hunter Case.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has been named Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation of President Joe Biden’s son and alleged business partner, Hunter Biden. Weiss has already been overseeing the DOJ probe into Hunter Biden’s business dealings since 2019.

The DOJ order elevating Weiss to special counsel will allow him to “… conduct the ongoing investigation described above, as well as any matters that arose from that investigation or may arise… ” as well as  “…prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from the investigation of these matters.” Attorney General Garland told members of the press that he was informed by Weiss that “…in his judgment, his investigation has reached a stage at which he should continue his work as Special Counsel and he asked to be so appointed.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), blasted Attorney General Garland’s appointment of Weiss as special counsel, stating:

This is part of the DOJ’s efforts to attempt a Biden family coverup in light of our Committee’s mounting evidence of President Joe Biden’s role in his family’s schemes selling “the brand” for millions of dollars to foreign nationals.

The Justice Department’s misconduct and politicization in the Biden criminal investigation already allowed the statute of limitations to run with respect to egregious felonies committed by Hunter Biden. Justice Department officials refused to follow evidence that could have led to Joe Biden, tipped off the Biden transition team and Hunter Biden’s lawyers about planned interviews and searches, and attempted to sneakily place Hunter Biden on the path to a sweetheart plea deal.

Let’s be clear what today’s move is really about. The Biden Justice Department is trying to stonewall congressional oversight as we have presented evidence to the American people about the Biden family’s corruption.

Recently, Weiss and the DOJ came under intense scrutiny from U.S. district judge Maryellen Noreika for what critics argued was a sweetheart plea deal for President Biden’s son, Hunter – a crack-cocaine addict suspected of abusing the public trust along with his father in order enrich themselves and other members of the Biden family. Judge Noreika rejected the proposed language and after an attempt to renegotiate the agreement failed, Hunter Biden entered a plea of “Not Guilty” in the federal district court.

In addition to the sweetheart plea deal, Weiss has also received criticism for his proximity to allies of President Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Alexander Mackler, a long time friend and associate of Hunter Biden, worked as a prosecutor under Weiss in Delaware U.S. Attorney’s office during the earliest stages of the Biden probe. In texts between the two, Mackler would often refer to Hunter Biden as “buddy” or “brother”.

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has been named Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Department of Justice's ongoing investigation of President Joe Biden's son and alleged business partner, Hunter Biden. Weiss has already been overseeing the DOJ probe into Hunter Biden's business dealings since 2019. show more
ken paxton
August 11, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

Federal Grand Jury Seated in Texas, Hearing Witnesses Against TX AG Ken Paxton.

A federal grand jury has been seated by federal prosecutors in San Antonio, Texas to review evidence and witness testimony against embattled conservative Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Last week it was revealed that Paxton was the subject of an ongoing federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for his involvement with Texas real estate developer, Nate Paul – also the target of a federal investigation.

Despite the media leaks revealing that prosecutors were bringing witnesses to testify to the grand jury, Paxton’s legal team has been unable to confirm that this is in fact the case. Dan Cogdell, Paxton’s attorney said, “All I know is that no one from either the DOJ or the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been able to answer my most basic questions about any possible ongoing investigation regarding Ken.”

Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives and suspended from office this past May after an exceptionally nasty and public conflict with powerful Republican legislative leaders in the state. They accused Paxton of accepting bribes from Paul among other illegal acts while servings as Texas Attorney General. The Texas State Senate will convene on September 5th to determine whether or not to remove Paxton from office. The removal vote will require a two-thirds vote of the Texas State Senate’s 31 members.

In the aftermath of his suspension from office Paxton raised $1.7 million in just two-weeks, something his team called it a “personal post-session fundraising record”, indicating that the conservative firebrand still has strong grassroots support in the state – a fact that could play a critical role in whether the State Senate decides to move forward with removing him from office.

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A federal grand jury has been seated by federal prosecutors in San Antonio, Texas to review evidence and witness testimony against embattled conservative Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Last week it was revealed that Paxton was the subject of an ongoing federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for his involvement with Texas real estate developer, Nate Paul – also the target of a federal investigation. show more
iowa
August 11, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

Trump is Taking DeSantis’s Own Florida Colleagues to Iowa With Him.

On Saturday, former President Donald Trump will head to the Iowa State Fair with nine members of the Florida Congressional delegation who have endorsed him over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Representatives Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Cory Mills, Anna Paulina Luna, Greg Steube, Gus Bilirakis, Carlos Gimenez, Brian Mast, and Mike Waltz will all accompany Trump throughout the day.

The Trump campaign intends to deliver a message to Iowa voters that even in DeSantis’s home state of Florida, Republican leaders prefer Trump to DeSantis for the Republican presidential nomination. Ron DeSantis will also be in attendance at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday.

One stop President Trump will not be making is Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’s ‘fire side chat’ event with various Republican presidential candidates. Reynolds has come under increasing criticism from Trump for her displays of public favoritism towards Ron DeSantis despite a long standing tradition of Iowa’s Republican governors remaining neutral in Republican presidential primary contests in the state. Reynolds has insisted she will not endorse a candidate during the primary, but has publicly fawned over DeSantis for months, leading to him floating her as a Vice Presidential pick in front of a crowd of tens.

An additional event to keep an-eye-on on Saturday will be the Iowa State Fair Straw Poll. The Iowa Secretary of State will be conducting an unofficial straw poll of fair-goers – the event being a semi-replacement for the defunct Iowa Straw Poll last held in Ames Iowa in 2011.

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On Saturday, former President Donald Trump will head to the Iowa State Fair with nine members of the Florida Congressional delegation who have endorsed him over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Representatives Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Cory Mills, Anna Paulina Luna, Greg Steube, Gus Bilirakis, Carlos Gimenez, Brian Mast, and Mike Waltz will all accompany Trump throughout the day. show more
desantis poll
August 10, 2023
Jake Welch
News
Politics

POLL DIVE: DeSantis at 10 Points, Now in 3rd Place Behind Vivek.

Ron DeSantis has collapsed to just 10 percent, per a new presidential primary poll of 2,000 likely voters, with a margin of error of just 2.6 percent. The Florida Governor now finds himself in third place behind outsider Vivek Ramaswamy, suggesting that the recent strategic changes and numerous campaign shake-ups have had no effect on the Florida Governor’s precipitous decline in support.

National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam predicted that DeSantis would soon be polling at “10 percent,” in an interview with Human Events’ Jack Posobiec conducted in June.

DeSantis has hemorrhaged 19 points since March this year, with the majority of his losses being shared between Ramaswamy – currently polling at 11 percent, and former President Donald Trump, who has consolidated his lead to 53 percent, the survey from Cygnal found. It is worth noting that Cygnal VP Brock McCleary is also the Ramaswamy campaign pollster.

The Florida Governor is trailing Ramaswamy in several key demographics, including among black voters and independents. DeSantis has just two percent support among black voters and six percent from independents, whereas Ramaswamy receives 15 percent support from black voters and 13 percent from independents. DeSantis is also behind Ramaswamy amongst college-educated voters.

DeSantis has struggled to make anything of his beleaguered presidential campaign, with several of his biggest donors and supporters having abandoned the cause, calling him a “flawed candidate.” The most recent delegate votes forecast had him at his lowest-ever total of just 159: 2,000 behind Donald Trump.

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Ron DeSantis has collapsed to just 10 percent, per a new presidential primary poll of 2,000 likely voters, with a margin of error of just 2.6 percent. The Florida Governor now finds himself in third place behind outsider Vivek Ramaswamy, suggesting that the recent strategic changes and numerous campaign shake-ups have had no effect on the Florida Governor's precipitous decline in support. show more

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August 9, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

NYT: Don’t Televise Trump Trials Because It Might Sway Public Opinion.

The New York Times has warned that allowing the public to watch Donald Trump’s Jan 6 trial on television may lead to a shift in public opinion in the former President’s favor. Instead, the paper insists Americans should get their information on the proceedings through “experts”, echoing former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s ludicrous claims after the release of the Hillary Clinton e-mails in 2016.

Author Nick Ackerman, a New York lawyer, claims the former president “could, through gestures or well-timed outbursts, try to use the broadcast to sway public opinion” – as if it would be wrong for a presidential challenger who believes his prosecution is politically motivated to make his case to the public – and undermine the trial’s supposed “solemnity”.

“Televising the Trump trials is no substitute for contemporaneous expert legal reporting and analysis to provide the public with real transparency,” he argues, suggesting that, rather than being able to watch the trial unfold directly and make their own judgments, the American people should have their information on it filtered through various partisan talking heads on networks like CNN and MSNBC – and perhaps New York Times guest essayists like himself, too.

Ackerman also cited his experience trying “mafia and organized crime cases” as a reason not to televise the trial, harping on themes such as “witness intimidation”.

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The New York Times has warned that allowing the public to watch Donald Trump's Jan 6 trial on television may lead to a shift in public opinion in the former President's favor. Instead, the paper insists Americans should get their information on the proceedings through "experts", echoing former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo's ludicrous claims after the release of the Hillary Clinton e-mails in 2016. show more
desantis donations
August 9, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

FEC Tells DeSantis 29% of His Donations Can’t Be Used in GOP Primary.

Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has been informed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that $2.6 million of his donations have been incorrectly labeled for use in the presidential primary, and must instead be only used for general election funds. This strips almost another 30 percent of campaign cash away from the Florida Governor’s coffers, already threatened by overspending and a drying up of donations.

The financial state of Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has many political observers wondering if the Florida Governor can even make it to the Iowa Caucuses in January.

According to FEC data, the DeSantis campaign had just over $9 million cash-on-hand at the beginning of July. However, the FEC letter detailing the incorrectly labeled donations also showed that actual cash-on-hand number was much lower, around $6.6 million – and there are some indications that the number may yet be even lower than that.

The lack of cash only compounds the set backs the DeSantis campaign has suffered over the past few weeks, culminating in the demotion of campaign manager Generra Peck on Tuesday, who is replaced by a 35-year-old Rubio-world lawyer who has never run a political campaign before.

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Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign has been informed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that $2.6 million of his donations have been incorrectly labeled for use in the presidential primary, and must instead be only used for general election funds. This strips almost another 30 percent of campaign cash away from the Florida Governor's coffers, already threatened by overspending and a drying up of donations. show more
illegal migrants
August 8, 2023
Jake Welch
Immigration
News
Politics

Almost HALF A MILLION Illegal Migrants in U.S. Colleges.

Almost half a million illegal migrants are enrolled in American colleges and other higher education facilities, comprising two percent of the total student population, according to a new report by the American Immigration Council.

The majority of the migrants studying arrived in the United States as children or teenagers as part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program introduced by the Obama administration, which prohibited a large number of children – known as “Dreamers” – from being deported from the US.

A whopping 75 percent of the students reside in just four states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. The report explains that illegal migrants “represent a heterogeneous population in higher education,” with 46 percent being Hispanic, 27 percent being Asian-American Pacific Islanders, around 14 percent black, and ten percent of them being white.

The total number of illegal migrant students has, however, fallen by 4.2 percent since 2019. This can be attributed to “pandemic and economic pressures, as well as factors that specifically impact undocumented individuals,” the report states.

There are an estimated 11.39 million illegal migrants living in the United States as of June 2023, with around five million from Mexico. Last month, Democrats in Illinois pushed through legislation that allows illegal migrants to become police officers, permitting migrants to carry firearms and even arrest American citizens.

Earlier this year The National Pulse uncovered video of DeSantis campaign chief Christina Pushaw declaring her “support” for “Dreamers” and claiming they should all be made citizens.

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Almost half a million illegal migrants are enrolled in American colleges and other higher education facilities, comprising two percent of the total student population, according to a new report by the American Immigration Council. show more
desantis donors
August 8, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

FEC Reports Just 22 DeSantis Donors in Iowa.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC), which enforces campaign finance law in the United States, currently lists just 72 contribution entries for the Ron DeSantis for President committee and the Draft DeSantis 2024 Fund SuperPAC, from a mere 22 individual donors in the state of Iowa.

The gap between DeSantis and Donald Trump is gargantuan, with over 3,000 entries listed for the Donald Trump for President 2024 committee alone. Widening the search net on the FEC’s contributor database to include Team DeSantis 2024 and Jeff Roe’s Never Back Down PAC fails to yield any additional entries. .

While donors who contribute under $200 per cycle to federal political committees are not logged in the FEC database, and it is possible that a few remain to be added as of the time of publication, it is emphatically not the case that a full account of such small-dollar donors would improve DeSantis’s position relative to the former president.

In fact, the Floridian is in eighth place in small-dollar donations, behind not only Trump – who is very comfortably in first place – but also Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, and obscure CIA man Will Hurd.

All told, small-dollar donations account for 82 percent of Trump’s war chest but just 17 percent of DeSantis’s, increasing the Floridian’s reliance on the largesse of plutocrats like Muneer Satter, who has also bankrolled Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, and even former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a Democrat who works for President Joe Biden’s administration and previously served as Barack Obama’s chief of staff.

Will Upton contributed to this report.

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The Federal Election Commission (FEC), which enforces campaign finance law in the United States, currently lists just 72 contribution entries for the Ron DeSantis for President committee and the Draft DeSantis 2024 Fund SuperPAC, from a mere 22 individual donors in the state of Iowa. show more