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March 18, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Breaking
News

Trump Blasts Media Over Bloodbath Hoax.

President Donald Trump blasted the “fake news media” on Monday morning after a weekend of fresh hoax attacks on him over his use of the word “bloodbath” in a speech in Ohio.

”The Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners in the destruction of our Nation, pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH, even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“The United Auto Workers, but not their leadership, fully understand what I mean. With the Electric Car Mandate being pushed by Biden, there soon won’t be any cars made in the USA – UNLESS I’M ELECTED PRESIDENT, IN WHICH CASE AUTO MANUFACTURING WILL THRIVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!! MAGA2024,” he concluded.

The bloodbath hoax was originally peddled by MeidasTouch bloggers and laundered into the corporate media on Saturday.

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President Donald Trump blasted the “fake news media” on Monday morning after a weekend of fresh hoax attacks on him over his use of the word “bloodbath” in a speech in Ohio. show more
March 17, 2024
Election 2024
Media

‘A Very Good Day for Donald Trump’ – Jeffrey Toobin Admits Fani Willis Case ‘Going Nowhere.’

Jeffrey Toobin, former CNN legal analyst, returned to the network recently to comment on the Georgia case against Donald Trump, asserting it was “going nowhere,” likening the day to a triumph for the former president. Toobin, who previously served as a federal prosecutor, was joined by DeKalb County’s former district attorney, Gwen Keyes, on CNN’s discussion panel.

Toobin’s assessment was stark, remarking, “It’s an embarrassment… this case is going nowhere very quickly.” He also suggested the unlikelihood of the case reaching trial before the fall elections, given the lengthy jury selection process seen in other Georgia racketeering cases.

Georgia Judge’s recent ruling mandated that Willis either distance herself from the Trump case or dismiss special prosecutor Nathan Wade, due to allegations of an inappropriate romantic relationship. Following the ruling, Wade tendered his resignation.

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Jeffrey Toobin, former CNN legal analyst, returned to the network recently to comment on the Georgia case against Donald Trump, asserting it was "going nowhere," likening the day to a triumph for the former president. Toobin, who previously served as a federal prosecutor, was joined by DeKalb County’s former district attorney, Gwen Keyes, on CNN’s discussion panel. show more
March 17, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Election 2024
Fact Check

The ‘Bloodbath’ Hoax.

Legacy media outlets alongside Joe Biden’s presidential campaign are peddling a fresh hoax about the 45th President, Donald Trump, after a rally speech in Ohio on Saturday.

During the address, Trump remarked there would be a “bloodbath” in the car manufacturing industry if Joe Biden were to be re-elected. POLITICO and others immediately began misrepresenting the comments, claiming “it was unclear what the former president meant exactly,” while the Biden campaign falsely accused the former president of “doubl[ing] down on his threats of political violence.”

Trump was clearly referring to a looming economic bloodbath for the American car industry, with it being impossible to interpret his comments any other way without malice.

“China now is building a couple of massive plants where they’re going to build the cars in Mexico… they think that they’re going to sell those cars into the United States with no tax at the border,” Trump said during his speech in Ohio.

“[I]f you’re listening, President Xi – and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal – those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now, and you think… you’re going to not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the cars to us? No,” he pledged.

“We’re going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going be able to sell those cars – if I get elected,” Trump explained. “Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath,” he added.

The 45th President was, therefore, clearly referring to an economic bloodbath, in line with one of the dictionary definitions of the term, and not political violence, as Biden and the media alleged.

On Sunday morning, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi peddled the hoax, unchallenged, on CNN, even claiming Trump said he would “exact a bloodbath” if he wasn’t re-elected.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this article.

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Legacy media outlets alongside Joe Biden’s presidential campaign are peddling a fresh hoax about the 45th President, Donald Trump, after a rally speech in Ohio on Saturday. show more
March 16, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Election 2024
Exclusive
Immigration

‘Justice for Laken!’ Trump to Demand ‘Not One More Death from Migrant Crime’ in Ohio Speech Saturday.

President Donald J. Trump will address an Ohio crowd at 4 PM ET, and is expected to demand that “[n]ot one more American life should be lost to migrant crime.” He will add: “When I am President of the United States, I will demand Justice for Laken [Riley],” in reference to the 22-year-old Georgia student murdered by an illegal migrant who remained in America as a result of Joe Biden’s open border policies.

“Now in Venezuela, the murder rate is down by almost 66 percent,” Trump will explain, “while violent crime in America is way up. All over the world, crime is way down because they’re sending their criminals, their perverts, their murderers, their terrorists, their human traffickers, their drug dealers—they’re all pouring into the United States because of Joe Biden.”

“Laken Riley would be alive today if Biden had not unleashed this savage into America—but instead of apologizing to Laken’s family, Joe Biden apologized to the killer for calling him an illegal — he said he should have called him undocumented,” Trump will state, going on to tell the crowd: “In the Republican Party, we believe that Laken’s killer is an illegal alien criminal, he is an illegal alien monster, he should never have been in our country, and he would never have been in our country under the Trump policy.”

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President Donald J. Trump will address an Ohio crowd at 4 PM ET, and is expected to demand that "[n]ot one more American life should be lost to migrant crime." He will add: "When I am President of the United States, I will demand Justice for Laken [Riley]," in reference to the 22-year-old Georgia student murdered by an illegal migrant who remained in America as a result of Joe Biden's open border policies. show more
March 15, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

RNC Working With Scott Presler On Ballot Chasing Initiative.

The RNC says it is ramping up efforts to ensure election integrity and maximize voter turnout for former President Donald Trump as he seeks to defeat President Joe Biden, the Democrat incumbent, in November. In an interview with Benny Johnson, newly elected RNC co-chair Lara Trump spoke in detail regarding the national Republican group’s 2024 election efforts. Republican election activist Scott Presler, who has been working to register and drive Republican turnout on his own, appears slated to join the RNC’s efforts officially.

“We have the first-ever election integrity division,” Lara Trump said, adding: “This is an entire wing of the building dedicated solely to that.” She continued: “Right now, you just talked about a lawsuit we have in Michigan; we have in twenty-three states seventy-eight lawsuits single-handedly to address this issue. To make it easier to vote and harder to cheat in 2024.” The former President’s daughter-in-law said the RNC’s goal is to undo the election–law changes made by Democrats in many states during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Shifting to proactive steps the RNC will take to drive up turnout for Donald Trump, she said the group is implementing a “legal ballot harvesting” program which will involve the work of activist Scott Presler. “I’m going to have a call very soon with Scott Presler, who is an amazing vote registerer,” Lara Trump told Johnson. She continued: “He has registered so many people in this country. I think he’s fantastic. I want him on our legal ballot harvesting division.”

 

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The RNC says it is ramping up efforts to ensure election integrity and maximize voter turnout for former President Donald Trump as he seeks to defeat President Joe Biden, the Democrat incumbent, in November. In an interview with Benny Johnson, newly elected RNC co-chair Lara Trump spoke in detail regarding the national Republican group’s 2024 election efforts. Republican election activist Scott Presler, who has been working to register and drive Republican turnout on his own, appears slated to join the RNC’s efforts officially. show more
March 15, 2024
William Upton
Economy
Election 2024

Biden Declares Opposition to Japan’s Takeover of U.S. Steel.

President Joe Biden announced that he opposes the takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel company. Biden had not previously taken a stance on the buyout, which was announced in December 2023. In January, former President Donald Trump said he’d block the deal if he defeats Biden in the 2024 election.

The Nippon Steel takeover has become a significant election issue in several critical swing states — including Pennsylvania, which it would directly impact. Headquartered in the crucial swing state, US Steel also has operations in Michigan, Ohio, and Minnesota.

While meeting with the Teamsters Union in January, former President Trump — who leads Biden in most swing-state polls — said he’d “block it instantaneously,” referring to the Japanese company’s proposed buyout. “We saved the steel industry. Now, U.S. Steel is being bought by Japan. So terrible,” he added.

The former president has emphasized the success of his foreign tariffs in revitalizing U.S. industry during his first term in office. Trump has promised to continue the policy if re-elected, outlining what he called “Patriotic Protectionism” in a campaign speech in Michigan in September of last year.

For his part, Biden released a statement announcing his opposition to Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel. “It is important that we maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steelworkers,” the Democrat incumbent said. He added: “I told our steelworkers I have their backs, and I meant it. US Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated.”

Along with former President Trump, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was one of the first and only lawmakers on Capitol Hill to oppose the U.S. Steel takeover.

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President Joe Biden announced that he opposes the takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel company. Biden had not previously taken a stance on the buyout, which was announced in December 2023. In January, former President Donald Trump said he’d block the deal if he defeats Biden in the 2024 election. show more

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March 15, 2024
NatSec
World

Trump Authorized CIA ‘Troll’ Campaign to Undermine China’s Xi.

Former President Donald Trump authorized a covert CIA operation against China during his time in office. Set into motion in 2019, the CIA operatives were tasked with disseminating negative narratives about the Chinese government on social media platforms to sway Chinese public opinion against the regime. The campaign primarily focused on corruption within the ruling Communist Party and criticisms of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

After officials substantiated the veracity of the narratives used in the campaign, they were secretly released to the Chinese public using pseudonymous internet identities to stir suspicion among Chinese leadership and divert valuable resources to counter the cyber propaganda.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the operation, stating it represented the U.S.’s propensity to leverage media platforms and public opinion as tools for disseminating false information. The strategically planned operation by the CIA was a counter to China’s covert operations aimed at enhancing its global influence.

The impact of the covert campaign remains unknown. It is also unclear whether President Joe Biden has continued the program.

The news of the CIA’s covert program comes on the heels of the adoption of legislation in the House of Representatives that could force the sale of or ban the Chinese-controlled social media app TikTok. TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have been accused of collecting data on Americans on behalf of the Chinese state.

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Former President Donald Trump authorized a covert CIA operation against China during his time in office. Set into motion in 2019, the CIA operatives were tasked with disseminating negative narratives about the Chinese government on social media platforms to sway Chinese public opinion against the regime. The campaign primarily focused on corruption within the ruling Communist Party and criticisms of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. show more
March 15, 2024
William Upton
NatSec
TECH

TikTok Lobbyist Kellyanne Conway: ‘Trump Did NOT Tell Congress to Vote Against a Ban.’

Kellyanne Conway, a former adviser and campaign manager for Donald Trump, had admitted the former President has not told Congress to oppose efforts to force Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok or face a ban on the social media app in the U.S.

“I don’t know a single Member of Congress that Donald Trump called and said, ‘Please vote against this ban,’” Conway said on POLITICO’s Playbook Deep Dive podcast. Conway has recently been retained as a lobbyist for the China-owned TikTok via the establishment ‘Club for Growth’, which Trump correctly refers to as the Club for China Growth.

The former White House adviser said she believes Trump is concerned that addressing the issue of TikTok without tackling abuses by domestic technology companies will only empower Big Tech barons like Mark Zuckerberg. Conway highlighted the Trump 2016 campaign’s strategic use of social media to counter Hillary Clinton’s financial and advertising advantage. She added that figures like Mark Zuckerberg took a lot of heat for not shutting down Trump’s 2016 social media strategy and eventually moved to counter it during the 2020 presidential election — unfairly disadvantaging the former President.

“He feels if Zuckerberg or even another social media company consolidates that power, we’re creating tech barons by having Mark Zuckerberg potentially in charge of Facebook, Instagram, and now Tiktok,” Conway told POLITICO, underscoring Trump’s concern that the forced TikTok sale could serve to benefit the Facebook founder.

While there has been speculation that Facebook could attempt to purchase TikTok from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, other investors have come forward with their own purchase proposals. Microsoft — one of the buyers for TikTok considered during the Trump Treasury Department’s efforts to force ByteDance’s divestment of the app — is believed to be still interested in the purchase. Likewise, former Trump Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin announced he’s assembling a group of investors to make a play for TikTok as well should ByteDance agree to divestment.

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Kellyanne Conway, a former adviser and campaign manager for Donald Trump, had admitted the former President has not told Congress to oppose efforts to force Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok or face a ban on the social media app in the U.S. show more

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March 15, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Corruption
Crime
News

Judge Who Ruled Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Case Donated to Her in 2020.

Judge Scott McAfee, who ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting her RICO case against Donald Trump, donated to her in 2020.

Willis faced being disqualified from the case after it emerged that she conducted a lengthy sexual affair with the lead prosecutor she hired, Nathan Wade. It was alleged during a series of dramatic court hearings that Willis lied about the affair and its timing and benefited financially from hiring Wade, with whom she enjoyed several lavish vacations.

McAfee ruled she can remain on the case despite the “appearance of impropriety,” however, as long as Wade is dismissed. There was a widespread expectation she would not receive such a favorable ruling, considering the evidence that emerged during the hearings. The fact that McAfee previously donated $150 to Willis in 2020 — the year she was elected — is now being flagged as a possible conflict of interest.

“Judge McAfee ruled that Fani Willis can keep prosecuting President Trump’s case in Fulton County, Georgia. McAfee has also donated to Fani Willis. This is unreal,” commented investigative reporter Laura Loomer.

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Judge Scott McAfee, who ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting her RICO case against Donald Trump, donated to her in 2020. show more
March 14, 2024
News

The View: Trump Was Bribed to Flip Flop on TikTok Ban.

Joy Behar has suggested that former President Donald Trump was bribed to take a different position on TikTok.

On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Behar voiced skepticism over Trump’s unexpected shift in his stance and suggested his reversal might be the result of a bribe.

“The one thing that interests me about this topic, and it’s very boring to me. I have to say….I’m interested that Donald Trump was against TikTok because he was against China. And they wanted to appear tough on China. Right? But now he’s against [banning] TikTok. So my question is, who’s paying him?” Behar mused.

During his presidency, Trump pursued a ban against the popular video-sharing app TikTok, as its Chinese parent company ByteDance has direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party. This week, however, Trump appeared to voice opposition to a new bipartisan bill passed by the House of Representatives that requires ByteDance to sell its interest in TikTok in the next six months or risk the app’s ban in the U.S. The bill is designed to curtail Chinese influence in American tech and the security risks it entails.

Trump’s apparent pivot away from his previous stance is due to the potential for the new legislation to strengthen Facebook’s grip on social media. The former President clarified his position on Thursday, suggesting he was not opposed to a TikTok ban but that Facebook and its parent company Meta — both U.S.-based — also need to be regulated for their blatant interference in U.S. elections.

Since last week, Trump has moderated his calls to not ban TikTok, suggesting the U.S. can tackle both Facebook and the Chinese Communist Party app.

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Joy Behar has suggested that former President Donald Trump was bribed to take a different position on TikTok. show more