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March 1, 2024
Immigration
Politics

Biden, Harris Never Met with Border Patrol Chief in Nearly 2 Years.

Raul Ortiz, the former chief of Border Patrol, has stated he had no encounters with either President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris during his entire tenure from August 2021 until June 2023.

“I’ve made it perfectly clear, when I was the Chief, I never once met with the President or the Vice President. And I think it’s long overdue that they sit down and roll up their sleeves and start coming up with some solutions,” Ortiz said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Your World.”

Ortiz stressed that it is essential for the President to hold meetings with Border Patrol officials to gain a deep understanding of the issue and develop viable remedies. He drew attention to the heightened activity in Tucson, San Diego, and El Paso, describing them as the busiest regions along the southwest border. He advocated for direct communication between the White House and Border Patrol officials as a source of firsthand information.

Ortiz’s comments came in response to a visit to Texas by Joe Biden this week that observers say was little more than a photo op. The Biden regime continues to face widespread criticism for its mishandling of the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Raul Ortiz, the former chief of Border Patrol, has stated he had no encounters with either President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris during his entire tenure from August 2021 until June 2023. show more
February 29, 2024
Election 2024

Kamala Says U.S. Govt Will Give College Kids Taxpayer Cash to Register Voters.

Vice President Kamala Harris has declared that the United States government will compensate college students for registering voters and working as ‘nonpartisan’ poll workers. The funding for this initiative will come from the federal work-study program.

“We have been doing work to promote voter participation for students,” Harris said during the announcement, adding: “And for example, we have under the federal work-study program now allows students to get paid through federal work-study, to register people, and to be nonpartisan poll workers.” The Vice President said the Biden government was focused on activating young leaders to strengthen communities through increased voter engagement.

The Department of Education, which manages the federal work-study scheme, has confirmed the program’s funds are aimed at supporting students with their everyday college expenses. However, these benefits are to be earned through a work-study job. A policy memo issued by the Department of Education announced that voter registration employment would fulfill the work-study job requirement. “The Department is today clarifying that FWS funds may be used for employment by a Federal, State, local, or Tribal public agency for civic engagement work that is not associated with a particular interest or group,” read the memo.

The move by the Biden government is just the latest in a series of dubious decisions that critics fear are intended to impact the 2024 presidential election outcome. The National Pulse previously reported that a Biden appointee at the Department of Homeland Security has led the legal efforts to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has declared that the United States government will compensate college students for registering voters and working as 'nonpartisan' poll workers. The funding for this initiative will come from the federal work-study program. show more
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February 28, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Obama Staffers Say Biden’s Age, Mental State Are a ‘Very Real Issue.’

Top aides who served under former President Barack Obama say voter concerns regarding President Joe Biden’s age, health, and cognitive state are a very real problem for the 81-year-old’s re-election effort. Now hosts of the popular progressive podcast Pod Save America, Obama speechwriters Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett argue Biden has visibly declined compared to just a few years ago.

“If you watch Joe Biden speak, oftentimes he sounds frail, and he sounds more frail than he used to, even in 2019 and 2020,” Favreau noted before adding: “The voice sounds frail, and he shuffles more because of the arthritis in his back.”

Lovett contends, however, that the White House staff needs to get Biden out in public more, even if it means risking increased gaffes. The two Obama speechwriters agreed that the lack of public and press events is more likely to fuel voter concerns regarding Biden’s age than the gaffes.

“I’m sure that going out there means more missteps … more gaffes that start circulating, but if you don’t view Biden being out there as a net positive, then the argument he shouldn’t be running is right,” Lovett said. Favreau, in agreement with Lovett, added: “When world events seem like they are overtaking him and he’s not out there enough forcefully, that’s what’s getting people concerned.”

Another former Obama White House aide echoed the concerns of Favreau and Lovett. Former Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer recently told the Courier that Biden’s age has become a “very real issue.” He said: “If Biden can’t assuage, particularly among his voters from 2020, then I don’t think he can win the election — so in some ways, it’s the crux for his campaign.”

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Top aides who served under former President Barack Obama say voter concerns regarding President Joe Biden's age, health, and cognitive state are a very real problem for the 81-year-old's re-election effort. Now hosts of the popular progressive podcast Pod Save America, Obama speechwriters Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett argue Biden has visibly declined compared to just a few years ago. show more
February 23, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

WaPo: Kamala as VP Was ‘Most Consequential Mistake’ of Biden’s Life.

Veteran columnist George Will says President Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as Vice-President was the most consequential mistake of his presidency. The Washington Post columnist compares Harris with Henry Wallace, the second man to serve as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s number two. Before Roosevelt died in office, Wallace was infamously demoted to Commerce Secretary in favor of Harry S. Truman due to his eccentric thoughts on mysticism and pro-Soviet Union political stances.

Harris, who would take over as President of the United States should something happen to the 81-year-old Joe Biden, is deeply unpopular among Americans. According to FiveThirtyEight’s approval aggregate, Harris has only a 36.4 percent approval rating as of February 20th, while Biden’s is slightly higher at 39.5 percent.

Before her elevation to the Vice-Presidency, Harris served as a Democratic Senator for the State of California. As a lawmaker, Harris staked out progressive positions deeply out of alignment with the majority of the American people. As Vice President, she was tapped to oversee the Biden government’s U.S. border policy, which has devolved into a crisis, driving voter anger with Biden.

The California Democrat’s penchant for public gaffes, narcissism, and progressive politics have led some in the Democrat Party to call for her to be replaced as Biden’s 2024 Vice-Presidential nominee. They point to California Governor Gavin Newsom, a political rival of Harris, as a more tolerable choice.

In her rise to political power, Harris has been accused of engaging in unethical behavior, including carrying on a sexual relationship with former Speaker of the California Assembly Willie Brown. The relationship allegedly played a role in her appointment as District Attorney for Alameda County and to several state boards.

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Veteran columnist George Will says President Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as Vice-President was the most consequential mistake of his presidency. The Washington Post columnist compares Harris with Henry Wallace, the second man to serve as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's number two. Before Roosevelt died in office, Wallace was infamously demoted to Commerce Secretary in favor of Harry S. Truman due to his eccentric thoughts on mysticism and pro-Soviet Union political stances. show more
February 22, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

Trump Trounces Biden, Kamala, AND Newsom in Pennsylvania Poll.

Polling from the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, where Donald Trump currently leads Joe Biden, suggests the Democrats may not have any better alternatives to the 81-year-old incumbent.

Biden, dogged by concerns about his age and failing memory, trails Trump by two points in a head-to-head in the Keystone State, 45 to 43 — and by five points when third-party candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jill Stein are included.

Swapping Biden out for a younger model does not improve the Democrats’ fortunes, however. Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, trails Trump by an even greater nine points, 40 to 49.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, 56, who ran a shadow presidential campaign culminating in a debate against failed Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis in 2023, is still further behind Trump, trailing him by 15 points. This suggests the Democrats face issues finding a viable alternative to Biden well beyond any particular problems with his perennially unpopular running mate.

The Pennsylvania polling mirrors similar national polling, with Trump beating Harris by a greater margin than Biden and Newsom by a greater margin than Harris.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who has also been peddled as an alternative to Biden and his Vice President, polls even worse than Newsom against Trump.

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Polling from the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, where Donald Trump currently leads Joe Biden, suggests the Democrats may not have any better alternatives to the 81-year-old incumbent. show more
February 21, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics

Senator Tells Kamala to Come Preside Over Mayorkas Impeachment Trial.

Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla) has written to Vice President Kamala Harris inviting her to preside over the Senate trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom the House of Representatives impeached for having “willfully and systematically refused to comply with Federal immigration laws” and “breached the public trust.”

Scott noted that while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants President Pro Tempore Patty Murray to preside over the Cuba-born Homeland Security Secretarty’s trial, it would be constitutionally proper for Harris to do so in her official role as President of the Senate.

Scott further noted that Joe Biden appointed Harris as his “border czar” in 2021, so she should be “keenly interested in learning whether a high-ranking member of your administration” is one of the “root causes” of the border crisis she promised to tackle.

“Our states and cities face an ongoing and widespread crisis due to the flood of illegal immigrants streaming across our southern and northern borders and moving freely within the interior of the homeland. As the President of the Senate, you are the appropriate constitutional presiding officer to oversee the impeachment trial,” Scott concluded.

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Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla) has written to Vice President Kamala Harris inviting her to preside over the Senate trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom the House of Representatives impeached for having "willfully and systematically refused to comply with Federal immigration laws" and "breached the public trust." show more

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Here is Scott’s letter to Harris in full: Dear Vice President Harris: As you are aware, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has been impeached by the House of Representatives
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February 12, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Kamala Declares: ‘I Am Ready to Serve!’ As Democrats Panic Over Biden’s Mental State.

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing increasing scrutiny following reports that her boss, President Joe Biden, is displaying “diminished mental faculties” and is an “elderly man with a poor memory.” Just two days before a Department of Justice (DOJ) report regarding Biden’s handling of classified documents dropped, the Vice President was asked by the press aboard Air Force Two whether she needed to prove her leadership skills to voters in the event she is needed to replace Biden as the Democrat presidential nominee.

“I am ready to serve,” Harris said, adding: “There’s no question about that.” Defending her ability to lead, the Vice President said anyone who has worked with her “…walks away fully aware of my capacity to lead.”

White House staff are believed to have had access to the DOJ report as much as a week prior to its release, meaning Harris would have known of its contents when making her comments.

Questions over the 81-year-old Biden’s ability to run for re-election have sparked speculation as to who might replace him. Names like Michelle Obama and even Oprah have been floated. The most likely scenario is that the President would be replaced by his Vice-President, Kamala Harris.

Harris, who is over two decades younger than Biden at 59, will have to assuage Democrat leadership’s concerns over her own history of gaffes and outlandish statements. Republicans, for their part, are looking to take advantage of the void in leadership created by concerns about Biden’s health and uncertainty that Harris can handle the presidency. On the campaign trail, they’ve emphasized that a ‘vote for Biden is a vote for Harris.’

The Vice President has recently seen a bump in day-to-day work as part of the Biden government and appearances on the campaign trail. Increasingly, she has leaned into the abortion issue in her campaign rhetoric – one of the few policy areas Harris appears most comfortable discussing. Should Harris have to replace Biden as the nominee, she is likely to try and make 2024 a referendum on women’s health – with abortion being the core issue of her campaign.

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Vice President Kamala Harris is facing increasing scrutiny following reports that her boss, President Joe Biden, is displaying "diminished mental faculties" and is an "elderly man with a poor memory." Just two days before a Department of Justice (DOJ) report regarding Biden's handling of classified documents dropped, the Vice President was asked by the press aboard Air Force Two whether she needed to prove her leadership skills to voters in the event she is needed to replace Biden as the Democrat presidential nominee. show more
January 15, 2024
William Upton
Politics

Kamala’s Own 2020 Campaign Staff Declare of VP: ‘This Person Should Not be President.’

A former staffer on Kamala Harris’s 2020 campaign has harsh words for the prospect of a Harris presidency: “This person should not be president of the United States,” said the staffer.

The blunt assessment of Harris is reported in the upcoming book The Truce: Progressives, Centrists and the Future of the Democratic Party, by Hunter Walker and Luppe B Luppen.

This isn’t the first time Harris, who has been plagued by accusations of toxic pettiness, ineptness, and dysfunction, has been criticized by former staffers.

“Game of Thrones,” were three words used by another staffer in the VP’s office to describe Kamala Harris’s management style, according to the book which will be published later this month. The book details in part the internal schisms created by Harris’s most loyal adherents and her detractors — including First Lady Jill Biden who reportedly pushed her husband not to select Harris as VP.

Former Harris staffers emphasized her inability to move beyond her personal narrative and discuss policy in concrete detail. Harris’s story of growing up the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants is compelling, though as one staffer put it: “But you’ve got to back that up with: ‘What are you going to do?'”

Her lack of direction and rambling public speeches have made Harris a figure of derision among some Democrats and many Republicans. However, the VP has forged a tenuous political alliance with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, leading some to believe they’re eyeing a Harris-Buttigieg ticket for 2028.

Whether now in 2024 — should Joe Biden, 81, be forced to bow out due to declining health — or later in 2028, Harris appears determined to make another run for the White House. And despite her being deeply unpopular amongst voters — there may be little the Democrats can do to head off a Harris candidacy.

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A former staffer on Kamala Harris's 2020 campaign has harsh words for the prospect of a Harris presidency: "This person should not be president of the United States," said the staffer. show more
January 9, 2024
William Upton
News

Kamala Harris Bought THOUSANDS of Her Own ‘Signature Scent’ Candles As Gifts for Foreign Dignitaries.

Vice President Kamala Harris has her very own personalized scent of candles, with up to 5,000 of them produced so far, according to her friend and candlemaker Melanie Apple Fields. The jasmine-scented candles even bear the seal of the Office of the Vice President and are often given as gifts to dignitaries, special guests, and friends of Harris. Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, and King Abdullah II of Jordan were reportedly given one of Harris’s scented candles as a gift.

Apple Fields, who owns the Voyage et Cie candle shop in Los Angeles, produces the gifts for the Vice-President. When Harris’s successor, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), wanted to order 125 candles with the same “personalized” scent as Harris’s, Apple Fields contacted the Vice-President’s office for permission. According to the candlemaker, Harris’s office said the Senator was fine to produce his own similar candle but couldn’t copy the Vice-President’s “scent.”

“They’re just exclusively hers, and they’re really beautiful looking,” Apple Fields said in a recent interview, revealing she’s sold “definitely over 2,000” candles to Harris, adding that number may top 5,000.

The L.A. creative also makes a “unique” candle for First Lady Jill Biden, again at taxpayer expense. Sen. Padilla’s office claims he was more interested in the candle’s “look” than the specific scent.

When asked during an interview if she would produce a “special” candle for former President Donald Trump, Apple Fields said she would not. “I think he’s a mean guy. I would do it for [Utah Sen.] Mitt Romney, but I wouldn’t do it for Trump. I have to like the person,” she said.

The Vice President apparently brought in Apple Fields to “scent” the Vice President’s Residence when she first took office and even had to be released from a non-disclosure agreement to discuss her candle work for Harris.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has her very own personalized scent of candles, with up to 5,000 of them produced so far, according to her friend and candlemaker Melanie Apple Fields. The jasmine-scented candles even bear the seal of the Office of the Vice President and are often given as gifts to dignitaries, special guests, and friends of Harris. Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, and King Abdullah II of Jordan were reportedly given one of Harris's scented candles as a gift. show more
November 30, 2023
Jack Montgomery
TECH

Kamala Says ‘Many’ of Her Family Are on TikTok, Ignore Her Requests to Stop.

Vice President Kamala Harris has confirmed “many” people in her family are on the Chinese Communist Party-linked TikTok platform. She has also confirmed she cannot persuade them to leave it.

In a recent interview, Harris was asked: “What should happen to TikTok?” She immediately derailed the conversation, rambling about “Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.” Brought back to the topic at hand, she was asked if she had “a specific view on TikTok itself” and refused to comment. Asked if she was on TikTok, she said no – “but many of the young people in my family are, I’ll tell you that.”

“And you tell them to get off?” her interviewer asked.

“You know, you can tell young people in your family all kinds of things to do,” she replied, cackling nervously.

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has similar issues. In the GOP primary debates, she has attacked rival Vivek Ramaswamy for establishing a presence on TikTok to reach younger voters. It later emerged her own daughter uses the platform.

Haley was incensed when Ramaswamy raised this at one of the debates, branding him “scum”. Fellow primary candidate Ron DeSantis backed her, saying Ramaswamy’s comments were not “appropriate”.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has confirmed "many" people in her family are on the Chinese Communist Party-linked TikTok platform. She has also confirmed she cannot persuade them to leave it. show more