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CPAC Vice Chairman Resigns, Demands Investigation into Matt Schlapp.

Charlie Gerow – a long-time ally of Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) chairman Matt Schlapp – has now resigned from his position as Vice Chairman of CPAC’s parent organization, the American Conservative Union (ACU), as pressure continues to mount on Schlapp over his alleged sexual misconduct and financial irregularities in the group.

His resignation follows several recent resignations of other officers and directors of ACU/CPAC/ACUF, including Treasurer Bob Beauprez, who described a “cancer” metastasizing inside the once-esteemed conservative conference host, exclusively revealed by The National Pulse less than three months ago.

Gerow said on Friday: “It is with deep sadness and true regret that I have joined several of my colleagues in resigning from the Board of ACU/CPAC. I have consistently exercised my fiduciary duties to the organization and always done my very best to fulfill all of my responsibilities to this very vital organization. I know I have done the right things.

“It was a great honor to serve the conservative movement in my leadership roles at CPAC/ACU/ ACUF and I will continue to pray that the difficulties they are encountering will be dealt with openly and honestly.

“Although I will not now be able to participate in the August Board meeting, I am calling on my former colleagues to authorize an independent investigation into the charges against Matt Schlapp, to conduct an independent forensic audit of the organizations finances, to obtain a written opinion of counsel that the organization is in full compliance with its own by-laws and all applicable law and to thoroughly review all the exit interviews of the large number of staff who have recently left CPAC/ACU/ACUF.”

The National Pulse has previously revealed that Schlapp has “gatekept” the CPAC stage, giving friends, allies, and benefactors more prominence and even creating a “do not invite” list that included the Trump family. Schlapp and his wife Mercedes are reported to have discussed reneging on their support for Donald Trump over his position on immigration. The National Pulse also exposed his six-figure donation from a Soros-linked fund.

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Charlie Gerow – a long-time ally of Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) chairman Matt Schlapp – has now resigned from his position as Vice Chairman of CPAC's parent organization, the American Conservative Union (ACU), as pressure continues to mount on Schlapp over his alleged sexual misconduct and financial irregularities in the group.

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Regular readers and long-time Raheem readers will be able to chant along with me, on this one: “I told you so!” Yes, that has become my favorite phrase
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Post-Debate Poll Shows NO CHANGE, Despite Trump Absence.

A post-debate poll from Morning Consult shows former President Trump losing no ground after the declining to participate in the first Republican primary debate earlier this week. According to the poll, Trump’s position remains unchanged with 58 percent support among the Republican electorate before the debate and 58 percent support after. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis comes in a distant 2nd place with only 14 percent support – also unchanged from before the debate.

The only two candidates seeing any shift in support were tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Both candidates saw a one percent bump in support, polling at 11 percent and four percent post-debate respectively.

Morning Consult quizzed over 1,256 potential Republican primary voters, with an unweighted margin of error of up to +/-3 percentage points.

In Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaswamy was the candidate who appeared to garner the most press attention. The energetic debater traded barbs with nearly every candidate on stage – having especially heated exchanges with former Governor Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. At least one betting odds bookmaker has Ramaswamy now as the 2nd place favorite for the Republican presidential nomination following his debate performance.

The Morning Consult poll offers little in the way of good news for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Ramaswamy is now only three points back from over taking the Florida Governor for second place. The trend does not bode well for the Florida Governor’s campaign, with several polls over the past two weeks showing the tech entrepreneur and political neophyte Ramaswamy having already pushed DeSantis out of 2nd place contention for the nomination.

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A post-debate poll from Morning Consult shows former President Trump losing no ground after the declining to participate in the first Republican primary debate earlier this week. According to the poll, Trump's position remains unchanged with 58 percent support among the Republican electorate before the debate and 58 percent support after. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis comes in a distant 2nd place with only 14 percent support – also unchanged from before the debate. show more

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Meanwhile, the DeSantis campaign is pushing a poll by their in-house “POS Strategies” pollster, which doesn’t go into the “cross tabs” i
Meanwhile, the DeSantis campaign is pushing a poll by their in-house “POS Strategies” pollster, which doesn’t go into the “cross tabs” i show more
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Biden, Still Vacationing, Went to Pilates & Got BOOED.

President Biden remains on vacation in Lake Tahoe, Nevada – where he has spent much of the past week at radical environmentalist and billionaire Tom Steyer’s home. The official White House pool report from Friday says Biden arrived at Pelodog Pilates and Cycle around 11am this morning to enjoy a pilates class with his family.

It isn’t the first visit from the first family, with Pelodog’s Instagram account boasting of their visit just a few days ago. Today, when he left the pilates location, the public were scarcely supportive:

Per the Wall Street Journal‘s Annie Linskey, serving as today’s White House pool reporter, the drive from Steyer’s  mansion to the pilaties studio came with “…stunning views of Lake Tahoe.”

Last month, The National Pulse reported that Joe Biden has spent 39 percent of his presidency on vacation. Biden has often been away during international or domestic emergencies, choosing, for example, to vacation during the international crisis of the fall of Kabul in August 2021.

Biden’s most recent vacation was only briefly interrupted when the President and First Lady took a day to travel to the Hawaiian island of Maui to save face after his government offered almost no public comment or support in the three weeks since wildfires ravaged the communities there – killing at least 115 people.

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President Biden remains on vacation in Lake Tahoe, Nevada – where he has spent much of the past week at radical environmentalist and billionaire Tom Steyer's home. The official White House pool report from Friday says Biden arrived at Pelodog Pilates and Cycle around 11am this morning to enjoy a pilates class with his family. show more
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SPLIT SCREEN: Trump Persecuted by State, DeSantis Roleplays on ‘Field of Dreams’ Movie Set.

While former President Donald Trump was being booked and having his mugshot taken at the Fulton County jail facility, one of his primary opponents, Ron DeSantis, stood in the “Field of Dreams” in Iowa, making for a dramatic “split screen” moment where one candidate is being actively persecuted by the state, while the other – the Florida governor – plays catch on a movie set.

DeSantis was pressed by CBS News reporter Aaron Navarro about President Trump’s arrest, with DeSantis flippantly responding, “Well I’m glad I’m at the Field of Dreams. I’m happy to be here.”

The gaffe is just the latest in a string of tone-deaf responses his campaign has given regarding the Biden government’s political prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Jeff Roe, chief strategist for the pro-DeSantis SuperPAC Never Back Down, responded to question in recent interview regarding the numerous DeSantis campaign restarts stating, “Well, I guess we’ll have as many restarts as they have indictments… I guess is how that will go…” – ‘they’ referring to former President Trump.

The National Pulse has reported on an alarming trend among Ron DeSantis and his campaign surrogates of bashing Trump and his fans – including an incident earlier this week were DeSantis called Trump supporters “listless vessels“. In Iowa, a county chairman for Never Back Down refereed to Trump voters as “degenerates” and said he wouldn’t piss on the former President even if he were on fire.

On social media, a cadre of pro-DeSantis trolls have been celebrating Donald Trump’s arrest – one troll even threatening journalist and National Pulse’s editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam that his own indictment was “coming soon” due to this website’s critical reporting of DeSantis.

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While former President Donald Trump was being booked and having his mugshot taken at the Fulton County jail facility, one of his primary opponents, Ron DeSantis, stood in the "Field of Dreams" in Iowa, making for a dramatic "split screen" moment where one candidate is being actively persecuted by the state, while the other – the Florida governor – plays catch on a movie set. show more

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I think at this point being indicted might be a badge of honor, anyway
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The (Mug)Shot Heard Around The World.

Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has once again been arrested and booked, this time in perhaps the most brazenly political prosecution yet – a tall order given the litany of ludicrous charges which have already befallen the ex-Commander in Chief.

Trump, 77, arrived in Georgia on Thursday evening just one day after trouncing his own party’s ratings with an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson. At the same time, his futile challenger Ron DeSantis played baseball, instead of protesting the arrest of the man he once claimed to be a “pitbull defender” for, while begging for votes in his home state.

Now, Trump has been booked in, with the following mugshot heard around the world produced by the Fulton County jail in Georgia, at the behest of political prosecutor Fani Willis.

On Wednesday night, DeSantis campaign chief joked along with corporate media, mocking the 45th president for his endless persecution by the state.

Asked about the number of resets the DeSantis campaign has been through, Roe glibly shot back: “Well, I guess we’ll have as many restarts as they have indictments… I guess is how that will go.”

Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, suggested the mugshot will soon become iconic, turned into t-shirts and posters, and will even hang in college dorm rooms.

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Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has once again been arrested and booked, this time in perhaps the most brazenly political prosecution yet – a tall order given the litany of ludicrous charges which have already befallen the ex-Commander in Chief. show more

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By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world show more
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GOP ‘Unserious’ If It Doesn’t Impeach Biden, Says Gaetz.

House Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) argued that the Republican-led House of Representatives would risk appearing ‘unserious’ if they fail to bring articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden over his crooked financial dealings with his son Hunter, stating further that an increasing number of House Members would support the measure.

Gaetz explained that even some of the more ‘moderate’ members of the Republican Conference have suggested that they would at least back an impeachment inquiry, adding: “I was heartened by the full-throated support for that position that we received from our Judiciary colleagues.”

He insisted that impeachment proceedings would merely follow the evidence brought to public attention by the Chair of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, such as the millions the Biden family received from foreign nationals and companies and the proximity it had to Chinese government officials.

Chairman Comer recently announced that he is preparing to subpoena the entire Biden family if they are unwilling to testify before Congress over their financial affairs, explaining: “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.”

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House Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) argued that the Republican-led House of Representatives would risk appearing 'unserious' if they fail to bring articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden over his crooked financial dealings with his son Hunter, stating further that an increasing number of House Members would support the measure. show more
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DeSantis’s Twitter Trolls Celebrate Trump Indictment, Threaten Others.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s social media troll army is celebrating former President Trump reporting to Georgia for yet another political indictment. Wedding DJ and always-online DeSantis booster Chris Nelson said of Trump’s surrender Thursday night: “Enjoy IndictmentFest 3!” He also bizarrely suggested to The National Pulse’s editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam that his own indictment “is coming soon!”

Within minutes, Nelson’s tweet had been seen by over 10,000 users on X (formerly Twitter). Voter exposure to the cavalier online behavior of some of DeSantis’s most ardent supporters appears to be a major factor in the Florida Governor’s collapse in Republican primary polls. MAGA voters within the Republican Party represent a significant political block that any serious presidential hopeful would want to capture, yet DeSantis trolls like Nelson have routinely gone out of their way to disparage and alienate them.

Another DeSantis campaign troll, infamous internet celebrity and alleged scam-artist, Bill Mitchell, used AI generated images to portray MAGA voters as a ‘redneck’ stereotype, while DeSantis himself blasted them as “listless vessels”.

Multiple national and state primary polls now show DeSantis falling from second place to third, and in one poll even fourth in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination. Both the FiveThirtyEight and the RealClearPolitics polling averages show a steady decline in support for Governor DeSantis since he officially announced his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Nelson himself has a checkered past. In 2017, his ex-wife filed a restraining order against Nelson, whom she accused of domestic battery. It appears Nelson has been legally barred from owning a firearm under the Baker Act due to drug and alcohol abuse, as well as mental health issues. He currently spends much of his time tweeting late into the night about his fandom of DeSantis, and occasionally DJing at weddings.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's social media troll army is celebrating former President Trump reporting to Georgia for yet another political indictment. Wedding DJ and always-online DeSantis booster Chris Nelson said of Trump's surrender Thursday night: "Enjoy IndictmentFest 3!" He also bizarrely suggested to The National Pulse's editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam that his own indictment "is coming soon!" show more
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AUDIO: DeSantis Fans *CRY* Before Debate, Endorse Forfeit to Biden Over Trump.

A supporter of Ron DeSantis began crying at the thought of former President Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, even admitting they would prefer having no nominee and gifting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris another four years in office as the Florida Governor’s campaign continues to collapse.

The woman in question is a regular participant in pro-DeSantis X (formerly Twitter) Spaces discussions alongside staunch DeSantis accounts, including ‘KaladinFree’ and Bill “Biff” Mitchell. Just before Wednesday night’s debate, she broke down:

“We have a chance to get out from under Trump and MAGA, and I know a lot of people give [KaladinFree] a hard time… but this is important, like I know people give me a hard time, sometimes [KaladinFree] a hard time, but this is our defining moment, and Trump cannot be the nominee.”

“I’m with [KaladinFree] in that I would rather him just not have a nominee than let Trump continue this destruction on the hope of our party,” she added.

Crying has not been absent from the DeSantis campaign after the Florida Governor himself almost broke down on Fox News last month after being asked what was going wrong with his anemic presidential campaign.

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A supporter of Ron DeSantis began crying at the thought of former President Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, even admitting they would prefer having no nominee and gifting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris another four years in office as the Florida Governor's campaign continues to collapse. show more
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‘N*ggas 4 Trump’ Activist Says Trump Charges ‘BS’ and ‘Puppet’ Fani Willis ‘Full of Sh*t’.

A black Donald Trump supporter in a ‘N*ggas 4 Trump’ shirt made a bizarre splash outside the Fulton County Jail Thursday, ahead of the former president’s arrest and mugshot. The man – who would initially only describe himself as a “n*gga for Trump” – blasted Democrat prosecutor Fani Willis as “full of shit”, and revealed that his sister used to go to school with the Georgia prosecutor.

“Fani Willis, she went to school with my sister. She’s full of shit. She was full of shit then. She’s a puppet for the white liberal that is controlling everything; she’s in front but the white liberal back there is pulling those strings, telling her what to do,” said Derrick Gibson, who later identified himself as a former NY political candidate.

Asked why he was there protesting in favor of Trump, the man said: “You wanna know why I’m here to support President Trump? Because they done did a black man like this for decades. Making up charges. I know Trump is innocent. I support Trump against this corrupt two-tier justice system, that’s why I’m here to show my support as a black man for Trump, and I’m wearing my shirt ‘Niggas 4 Trump 2024’ – and I mean that,” he said.

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A black Donald Trump supporter in a 'N*ggas 4 Trump' shirt made a bizarre splash outside the Fulton County Jail Thursday, ahead of the former president's arrest and mugshot. The man – who would initially only describe himself as a "n*gga for Trump" – blasted Democrat prosecutor Fani Willis as "full of shit", and revealed that his sister used to go to school with the Georgia prosecutor. show more

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Trump Mugshot ‘Will Be On Posters In Dorm Rooms’, Says Daughter-in-Law.

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, said the family plans to celebrate his upcoming mugshot and predicted the photo would become popular as a poster in dorm rooms and on t-shirts. Lara Trump described it as “the most famous mugshot in the history of the world” and said it would be seen as a symbol of support for Donald Trump.

Former President Trump, along with Rudy Giuliani and 17 other associates, was indicted in Georgia earlier this month on charges related to alleged election interference. Trump is facing 13 charges, including engaging in a conspiracy to replace public officials with fake electors and altering the vote count.

The mugshot of former President Donald Trump, as he prepares to turn himself in to face charges of election interference in Georgia, is expected to become an historic moment. Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 and comes with certain conditions, including a prohibition on intimidating co-defendants, witnesses, or victims.

Despite his legal troubles, Trump remains on the campaign trail and in pole position in the GOP primary. Recent polls also show him defeating Joe Biden in 2024.

The Georgia indictment is the fourth criminal case brought against him since March, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. In addition to state charges in Georgia and New York, Trump has also been hit with federal charges in Florida and Washington DC.

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Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, said the family plans to celebrate his upcoming mugshot and predicted the photo would become popular as a poster in dorm rooms and on t-shirts. Lara Trump described it as "the most famous mugshot in the history of the world" and said it would be seen as a symbol of support for Donald Trump. show more