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November 28, 2023
William Upton
Politics

Nikki Haley Takes Big Koch Endorsement.

Anti-Trump billionaire Charles Koch’s vast political network is backing former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s bid to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The myriad of groups under the Koch Network plan to spend tens-of-millions in support of Haley and against former President Donald Trump, the dominant front-runner for the Republican nomination.

A leaked memo from the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity outlined the network’s primary election plan. “AFP Action is proud to throw our full support behind Nikki Haley, who offers America the opportunity to turn the page on the current political era, to win the Republican primary and defeat Joe Biden next November,” the memo reads.

The Koch group memo continues: “Nikki Haley is in the best position to defeat Donald Trump in the primaries. Between her surging to second place in the polls since August and being well-positioned amongst supporters of the other candidates, she is in a strong position to gather more support.”

The Koch endorsement of Haley comes as a serious blow to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who had previously been the darling of the network’s billionaire backer. Earlier this year, Charles Koch blew through $70 million in donor cash in an effort to ostensibly boost DeSantis and stop former President Trump from winning the 20204 nomination. With the DeSantis campaign’s efforts falling flat, Charles Koch has moved on to a new candidate in the former Governor of South Carolina and Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley.

Despite the cash injection for Haley, former President Trump remains by-and-large the favorite to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. He continues to lead with nearly 50 percent support in early primary state polls and has nearly double the signed voter commitment cards as DeSantis heading in to the Iowa Caucus on January 15th, 2024.

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Anti-Trump billionaire Charles Koch's vast political network is backing former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley's bid to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The myriad of groups under the Koch Network plan to spend tens-of-millions in support of Haley and against former President Donald Trump, the dominant front-runner for the Republican nomination. show more
November 27, 2023
Politics

DATA: Trump More Popular Than Beyonce, DeSantis Less Liked Than Kamala (According to Ron’s Own Pollster).

A recent NBC News poll indicates that the right to kill babies in the womb as well as the abstract notion of protecting America’s “democracy” are the two foremost concerns for single-issue voters, ostensibly ranking higher than immigration and the border, and indeed the economy.

According to the survey, 19 percent of single-issue voters declared that safeguarding democracy or constitutional rights was their paramount issue. The closely trailing concern was the right to abortion, with 18 percent citing it as their primary single-issue.

The poll, which surveyed 1,000 voters between November 10-14, revealed that besides democracy and abortion rights, the only other concern to exceed 10 percent was immigration or border security, reported by 14 percent of those polled. Gun rights stood at nine percent.

Popularity Contest.

The poll also found a massive disapproval rating for Biden and his economy, foreign policy, and discovered that a record 76 percent of voters do not feel confident about leaving the country in a better shape for their children.

Thirty-six percent of people feel positive about Biden, the same number as Donald Trump. Kamala Harris has a 29 percent positive rating, polling higher than Ron DeSantis who is on 27 points. By comparison to so-called “popular celebrities”, Taylor Swift has a 40 percent positive rating, with Beyonce on just 33 percent.

Israel is popular with 47 percent of Americans, with “Palestine” only drawing support from one in five (20 percent).

The poll was conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies (POS), the latter of which is closely affiliated with the DeSantis campaign, making the Florida Governor’s unpopularity in the data even more humiliating.

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A recent NBC News poll indicates that the right to kill babies in the womb as well as the abstract notion of protecting America's "democracy" are the two foremost concerns for single-issue voters, ostensibly ranking higher than immigration and the border, and indeed the economy. show more
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November 27, 2023
William Upton
Politics

Trump Has Nearly Twice As Many Iowa Caucus Pledges as DeSantis.

Sunday marked 50 days to go until Iowa Republicans will gather to make their choice for their party’s 2024 presidential nomination. The Republican Caucus is doubtless an existential contest for both Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, both hoping to keep their long-shot campaigns alive as former President Donald Trump holds a commanding national lead over the primary field. But where, precisely, do the campaigns stand on the metric that matters in Iowa? Caucus commitments.

The Trump campaign told The National Pulse on Monday that it has secured over 50,000 signed voter commitment cards. This is almost double the DeSantis campaign’s number, with the Florida Governor’s campaign boasting just 30,000 signed commitments. In 2016, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) narrowly won the Iowa Republican Caucus with 51,666 votes to Donald Trump’s 45,429.

The metric matters in part due to how different Iowa is to other states in picking their Republican nominee, and how DeSantis strategist Jeff Roe – who led Ted Cruz’s victory in the state – often boasts of his ability to outfox the Trump campaign in the Hawkeye State.

The news comes as newly published data shows DeSantis and his Iowa Governor endorser Kim Reynolds now rank as two of the least popular governors in America.

DeSantis’s own campaign has recently switched to downplaying his Iowa expectations, suggesting instead that a “strong second” is enough to keep him in the race.

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Sunday marked 50 days to go until Iowa Republicans will gather to make their choice for their party's 2024 presidential nomination. The Republican Caucus is doubtless an existential contest for both Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, both hoping to keep their long-shot campaigns alive as former President Donald Trump holds a commanding national lead over the primary field. But where, precisely, do the campaigns stand on the metric that matters in Iowa? Caucus commitments. show more
November 27, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Politics

RANKED: DeSantis & Reynolds Now 2 of the LEAST Popular Governors in America.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds are now among the worst-rated state leaders in the U.S., ranking 44th and 49th out of 50 respectively.

DeSantis, endorsed by Reynolds against the backdrop of a dodgy financial quid quo pro, has an approval rating of 51 percent against a disapproval rating of 45 percent. Reynolds’s approval and disapproval ratings are both 48 percent. Only Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi rates, lower, at 45-46, in dead last.

The Morning Consult polling virtually vindicates Donald Trump on Kim Reynolds, who recently said the Iowan had become “the most unpopular governor in America.”

The DeSantis campaign pushed back against this claim, insisting Reynolds was “a VERY POPULAR governor” who could boost his hopes in Iowa. Since Reynolds’s endorsement, however, neocon Nikki Haley has tied DeSantis for second place.

The polling contains some good news for largely forgotten Republican presidential hopeful Doug Burgum. The North Dakotan was the 6th-highest-rated governor in the country.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds are now among the worst-rated state leaders in the U.S., ranking 44th and 49th out of 50 respectively. show more

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November 27, 2023
William Upton
Politics

WATCH: Michael Cohen Panics, Claims Trump Will Send Opponents ‘to Guantanamo Bay’.

Convicted felon and disgraced lawyer Michael Cohen claims Donald Trump will use “brown shirts” to round up political enemies and send them to the U.S. military prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

“All of a sudden, you’re going to have someone knock down your door and it’s going to be Trump ‘brown shirts’ pulling you out and sending you to Guantanamo Bay,” Cohen said on his ‘Mea Culpa’ podcast hosted by the left-wing political group, ‘MeidasTouch’.

“A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for the end of democracy,” Cohen said, adding: “And I know that sounds hyperbolic, but I know him so well, I know what’s on his mind, and I know what he intends to do.”

WATCH:

MeidasTouch, the host-site for Cohen’s podcast is a Democrat PAC which masquerades as a news site. Formed to oppose Trump’s candidacy, MeidasTouch has been at the center of recent attacks on the 45th President. Desperate to gain traction in the polls, even Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has used false claims peddled by MeidasTouch, including the recent “Hezbollah hoax“.

Democrats, fretting Joe Biden’s poll numbers, have doubled down their attacks on Trump as a “threat to democracy“.

Cohen himself potentially faces a new felony charge of lying to Congress after testimony he gave in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial contradicted his sworn deposition before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2019. A slew of 2018 felonies, including lying to Congress and campaign finance violations, resulted in Cohen being disbarred as an attorney in the State of New York.

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Convicted felon and disgraced lawyer Michael Cohen claims Donald Trump will use "brown shirts" to round up political enemies and send them to the U.S. military prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. show more

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RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Don’t threaten us with a good time, Mikey! Also – have I ever told you guys the story of when Cohen was staying at the Loews Regency in Manhattan (I think he still does), and I had the great displeasure of bumping into him in an elevator? At the time, he was still calling around looking for friends on the political right
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Don’t threaten us with a good time, Mikey! Also – have I ever told you guys the story of when Cohen was staying at the Loews Regency in Manhattan (I think he still does), and I had the great displeasure of bumping into him in an elevator? At the time, he was still calling around looking for friends on the political right show more
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November 27, 2023
William Upton
Politics

Trump Explains It SLOWLY for Media/DeSantis Fans: Obama Runs WH, Not Biden.

Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform to slowly and clearly explain his penchant for substituting “Obama” for “Biden” during campaign speeches – after corporate media outlets and masses of online Ron DeSantis supporters accused the 45th President of having dementia as a result.

“Whenever I sarcastically insert the name Obama for Biden as an indication that others may actually be having a very big influence in running our Country, Ron DeSanctimonious and his failing campaign apparatus, together with the Democrat’s Radical Left ‘Disinformation Machine,’ go wild saying that ‘Trump doesn’t know the name of our President, (CROOKED!) Joe Biden. He must be cognitively impaired,'” Trump posted early on Monday: “No, I know both names very well, never mix them up, and know that they are destroying our Country.”

Trump has interchanged Obama and Biden a number of times this year during campaign speeches, in a move that his most ardent supporters have understood to be an indication of who is really pulling the strings at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Former President Barack Obama has exercised an unprecedented level of influence over the Biden White House. The National Pulse previously reported Obama has overseen White House policy on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent months. Many in Washington, D.C. are beginning to acknowledge Obama has in fact secured a third term in office; going so far as influencing the staffing the Biden White House and handing down recommendations from his home in the D.C’s exclusive Kalorama neighborhood.

Last week, Donald Trump’s doctor released a statement giving the former President a clean-bill of health. “His physical exams were well within the normal range and his cognitive exams were exceptional,” Dr. Bruce Aronwald, D.O. said, before adding: ” It is my opinion that President Trump is currently in excellent health, and with his continued interest in preventative health monitoring and maintenance, he will continue to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle for years to come.”

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Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform to slowly and clearly explain his penchant for substituting "Obama" for "Biden" during campaign speeches – after corporate media outlets and masses of online Ron DeSantis supporters accused the 45th President of having dementia as a result. show more

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November 26, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

Pro-Abortion Groups Seek to Trigger Referendums in Another 9 States.

Abortionists and abortion advocates are pushing to trigger referendums on liberalizing terminations in a further nine states, building on their successes in states such as Ohio in recent months.

“We’ve already seen the power of direct democracy in seven states where campaigns to protect or restore abortion rights won resoundingly,” boasted the CEO of the political arm of Planned Parenthood, Alexis McGill Johnson. “Across the country, voters are eager to fight the tide of anti-abortion policies pushed by politicians,” she claimed.

Pro-abortion activists are even pushing for referendums in states like Nevada, where the abortion limit is currently set at around 12 weeks with exceptions for cases involving incest, rape, and danger to the life of the mother. They want to increase the limit to the point of so-called “fetal viability,” around 24 weeks – despite the fact babies born as early as 21 weeks have survived.

Donald Trump has long warned Republicans against pushing too far, too fast in terms of abortion restrictions, suggesting bans from the point of conception or as early as six weeks, sometimes with no exceptions, lack broad public support, and will result in leftists being able to weaponize abortion to win political power and push through extreme anti-life policies.

“[W]e have to win elections. I can take a view, I can tell you my view is a strong view, but we have to win elections,” Trump told National Pulse editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam in a recent interview.

“[T]he Democrats are the radicals because they’re willing, remember, I said during my debate with Hillary… [to] rip the baby out of the womb in the seventh, eighth, ninth month,” he explained, warning Republicans against allowing the left to “make you be the radical.”

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Abortionists and abortion advocates are pushing to trigger referendums on liberalizing terminations in a further nine states, building on their successes in states such as Ohio in recent months. show more
November 25, 2023
Politics

Pierre Defecto! — Romney Backs Democrats, DeSantis, or Haley Over Trump or Vivek.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) — best known for backing Black Lives Matter, losing elections, and having a fake Twitter account by the name of “Pierre Delecto” — has claimed he would vote for a Democratic candidate over former President Donald Trump or businessman Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2024 general election.

Speaking to CBS news host Norah O’Donnell during a discussion of a failed new book about himself, Delecto turned Defecto by essentially claiming he’d be open to supporting Democrats or other GOP challengers such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley, labelling them acceptable to the globalist regime.

“I’d be happy to vote for a number of Democrats,” said the would-be defector, stating he views this as superior to a vote for Trump, though he did not specify which Democratic candidates he had in mind.

In the same interview, Romney, who was the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee, lauded President Biden for his charm and engagement. The Utah Senator lamented to O’Donnell about the Republican Party’s shift towards populism and away from globalist elitism.

The resurfaced comments quickly circulated among Trump supporters online, with Ramaswamy describing Romney’s remarks as “not surprising”. Conservative commentator Monica Crowley decried Romney as a “uniparty loser” on her social media, also noting that he is the uncle of Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel who has faced criticism for the party’s performance in recent elections.

 

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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) — best known for backing Black Lives Matter, losing elections, and having a fake Twitter account by the name of “Pierre Delecto” — has claimed he would vote for a Democratic candidate over former President Donald Trump or businessman Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2024 general election. show more
November 25, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

Corrupt Judge Engoron Is Upset About Being Called Mean Names.

Arthur Engoron, the Democrat donor judge overseeing a civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, is upset members of the public are insulting him and “co-judge” Allison Greenfield. Court officials have filed affidavits arguing a gag order preventing Donald Trump from criticizing Engoron should not be lifted, supposedly to reduce the number of insults.

Court Officer-Captain Charles Hollon alleged Trump violated the gag order with remarks alleging “[Chuck] Schumer’s girlfriend, Allison R. Greenfield, is running this case against me.”

“When Mr Trump violated the gag orders, the number of threatening, harassing and disparaging messages increased,” claimed Hollon.

He provided transcripts of voicemails left for Engoron, describing the judge as a “little fruit cake” and a “fagot [sic] dork”. Other messages suggested Greenfield, his Democrat-linked law clerk, fellates his “micro penis”.

Some of the messages were anti-Semitic in character, though in others the caller said they “love Jewish [p]eople.” Some of the messages appeared threatening, suggesting Engoron “should be killed,” but others said he should “not [be] assassin executed… But [after] trial executed for your crimes.”

“The messages received by Justice Engoron and his staff every day [have] created an ongoing security risk for the judge, his staff and his family,” Hollon claimed, insisting the gag order reduced the volume of supposed threats.

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Arthur Engoron, the Democrat donor judge overseeing a civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, is upset members of the public are insulting him and "co-judge" Allison Greenfield. Court officials have filed affidavits arguing a gag order preventing Donald Trump from criticizing Engoron should not be lifted, supposedly to reduce the number of insults. show more
November 24, 2023
William Upton
War
World

U.S. & Germany Push Zelensky To Negotiate, Ceding Territory to Russia.

The U.S. and German governments now believe the Ukrainian military is incapable of retaking territory lost to Russia in the course of the latter’s invasion.  According to the German news outlet BILD, the two governments hope Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will come to realize the need for negotiations with Russia. A German government source told the outlet, “Zelensky should come to the realization that things cannot go on like this.”

The failure of Ukraine’s counter-offensive has left U.S. and German officials concluding additional weapons shipments to the country should only be in quantities needed to hold the war front and prevent further Russian territorial gains. “He should address his nation of his own free will and explain that negotiations need to be carried out,” the government source said.

Earlier this month The National Pulse reported General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), conceded Ukraine’s long-anticipated counter-offensive has “most likely” failed, with his men having advanced only a little over ten miles in months. Zaluzhny said an “attritional trench war” could “wear down the Ukrainian state,” and aides to President Volodymyr Zelensky have already expressed concern over the average age of a Ukrainian soldier having risen to 43 – especially as these middle-aged fighters “aren’t that healthy”.

Zelensky has continued to push Western governments for more lethal aid in his country’s conflict with Russia. In early November, Zelensky extended an invitation to former President Donald Trump — the 2024 U.S. presidential front runner — to visit Ukraine for a briefing on why the war must continue.

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The U.S. and German governments now believe the Ukrainian military is incapable of retaking territory lost to Russia in the course of the latter’s invasion.  According to the German news outlet BILD, the two governments hope Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will come to realize the need for negotiations with Russia. A German government source told the outlet, “Zelensky should come to the realization that things cannot go on like this.” show more