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orban trump
July 18, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
World

European Parliament Refuses to Condemn Attempted Assassination of Trump.

The European Parliament has dismissed a proposal from the populist Patriots for Europe group to debate the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the escalating political violence in Europe.

The Patriots for Europe group, spearheaded by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, sought a debate and resolution condemning the violence following the Trump shooting. However, the proposal was overwhelmingly rejected, with 337 votes against, 119 in favor, and 15 abstentions.

Support for the Patriots came primarily from the populist Europe of Sovereign Nations and European Conservatives and Reformists groups. The former is led by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, while the latter is led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni‘s Brothers of Italy (FdI) party.

Reacting to the vote outcome, Kinga Gál, the First Vice-President of the Patriots for Europe and an MEP from Orbán‘s Fidesz party, criticized the parliament’s refusal to address the attempted assassination, accusing them of ignoring violence against patriotic politicians.

Patriots member Tom Vandendriessche echoed this sentiment, denouncing the decision as hypocritical and highlighting what he sees as selective outrage over attacks on democracy within the European Union (EU).

Formed just last month, Patriots for Europe is now the third-largest group in the European Parliament, comprising MEPs from parties associated with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and France’s Marine Le Pen.

Political violence against populist and anti-establishment politicians has become a common occurrence across Europe, including the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico earlier this year.

Members of Alternative for Germany have also been subject to violent attacks, such as Heinrich Koch, who was stabbed in Mannheim last month while confronting a person pulling down political posters.

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The European Parliament has dismissed a proposal from the populist Patriots for Europe group to debate the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the escalating political violence in Europe. show more
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July 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
1A
Media
World

Government Bans Pro-Trump Magazine for Criticizing Multiculturalism.

Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has unilaterally banned the right-wing, pro-Donald J. Trump Compact Magazin, accusing the publication of fostering “hatred” of migrants and ethnic diversity. “The ban shows that we are also taking action against the intellectual arsonists who stir up a climate of hatred and violence against refugees and migrants and want to overcome our democratic state,” Minister Faeser said.

“Our signal is very clear: We will not allow ethnic definitions of who belongs to Germany and who does not,” she added.

Several people associated with the magazine, including publisher Jürgen Elsässer, had their homes raided following the ban on July 16. Police also seized the magazine’s assets.

Compact is well-known for its links to the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which lawmakers in Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, are also trying to get banned. The magazine is also noted for being skeptical of Western involvement in the Ukraine war, blaming NATO expansion for the conflict.

Brandenburg state interior minister Michael Stübgen, a member of the so-called “center-right” Christian Democratic Union (CDU) formerly led by Angela Merkel, has said all of Compact‘s social media channels will be scrubbed from the Internet, with their content deleted and revenue confiscated.

Earlier this year, Minister Faeser, who previously wrote for far-left Antifa publications, announced the government would be banning anyone declared a far-right extremist from owning firearms. The government will also trace people who donate to allegedly far-right individuals and groups.

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Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has unilaterally banned the right-wing, pro-Donald J. Trump Compact Magazin, accusing the publication of fostering "hatred" of migrants and ethnic diversity. "The ban shows that we are also taking action against the intellectual arsonists who stir up a climate of hatred and violence against refugees and migrants and want to overcome our democratic state," Minister Faeser said. show more
July 15, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

The European Right Remains Divided. Here Are the Newest Factions.

A new populist bloc, the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), has emerged in the European Parliament, announced by its freshly elected leader on Wednesday. The alliance, comprising 25 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), is spearheaded by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and Poland’s Confederation party.

ESN also includes members from Bulgaria’s Revival, France’s Reconquête (Reconquest), Slovakia’s Republic Movement, Hungary’s Our Homeland Movement, Lithuania’s People and Justice Union, and the Czech Republic’s Freedom and Direct Democracy.

On Monday, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz united to establish the Patriots for Europe group, replacing the disbanded Identity & Democracy group. The group has 84 MEPs.

Patriots for Europe saw Spain’s VOX, who left the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, join as well.

The group also contains Matteo Salvini’s League (Italy), Chega (Portugal), Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (Czech Republic), Oath and Motorists (Czech Republic), Christian Democratic People’s Party (Hungary), Freedom Party (Austria), Party for Freedom (Netherlands), Vlaams Belang (Belgium), Danish People’s Party, Voice of Reason (Greece), and Latvia First.

CAUSES OF DIVISION. 

ESN aims to take a more radical stance compared to the Patriots and came about after members of the AfD, the largest party in the group, were kicked out of the former Identity & Democracy group over alleged scandals involving AfD MEP Maximilian Krah, just prior to the European Parliament elections.

Krah himself is not a member of the ESN but remains a member of the AfD in the parliament.

However, globalist and left-wing blocs intend to impose a cordon sanitaire on both groups, aimed at limiting their influence over legislation for the next five years.

Despite their small sizes, one of the group leaders will attend the influential Conference of Presidents meetings, shaping the Parliament’s agenda and managing internal affairs.

Christine Anderson, an AfD MEP chosen as the group’s chief whip, described the founding meeting in Brussels as highly successful.

René Aust of the AfD emphasized the group’s commitment to shaping Europe’s future through strategic and decisive actions, stating, “We embark on this path not because it’s easy, but because it’s necessary to realize our vision of a strong, united, and forward-looking Europe of Fatherlands.”

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A new populist bloc, the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), has emerged in the European Parliament, announced by its freshly elected leader on Wednesday. The alliance, comprising 25 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), is spearheaded by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and Poland’s Confederation party. show more
July 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
UK

‘Ready for Business’ – Farage and Allies Being Sworn Into Parliament.

Nigel Farage and four other Reform Party representatives are being sworn in at the Palace of Westminster, alongside hundreds more Members of Parliament (MPs) elected on July 4. The Brexit leader says his team are “ready for business.”

MPs are sworn in by offering a traditional oath of allegiance to the monarch, over or while holding the Holy Bible or another religious text:

I swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.

A “solemn affirmation” can be offered in place of a sworn oath; an option initially instituted for Quakers and other Christians who do not swear oaths. It is now most popular with atheist politicians:

I do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare and affirm, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law.

Among the Reform contingent, former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson is the only one with previous experience in Parliament, with Farage joking, “If anything goes wrong today, it’s down to Lee Anderson!”

Farage made his first comments in the House of Commons as members were invited to endorse Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker—typically a less partisan position than in the United States.

He backed the incumbent while chastising his predecessor, John Bercow, for “besmirching” the office by seeking to overturn the Brexit vote after 2016.

Image taken by @IncMonocle. 

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Nigel Farage and four other Reform Party representatives are being sworn in at the Palace of Westminster, alongside hundreds more Members of Parliament (MPs) elected on July 4. The Brexit leader says his team are "ready for business." show more
July 8, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Fact Check
Media
World

WATCH: Populists Are Winning Big, But Not as Big as Expected. Kassam Asks, ‘Who Is Creating The False Expectations?’

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, believes historic breakthroughs by populist parties in Britain and France in recent days may have been deliberately undercut by the left and the corporate media setting unrealistic expectations.

In Britain, Nigel Farage’s Reform Party placed third in the national vote and returned five Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons, including, for the first time, Farage himself. However, some suggest Reform underperformed, as a post-election exit poll had put them on as many as 13 seats.

Similarly, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally placed first in the French elections in terms of the popular vote and greatly increased its seats in the National Assembly—but many politicians and commentators are suggesting the election was a failure because she did not win a legislative majority.

“It’s the same thing [as] when you had the Reform Party get that exit poll minutes [after] the UK general election wrapped, and they said, ‘Oh, they’re going to win 13 seats.” And then, of course, by the morning, it was down to five seats,” Kassam told War Room host Ben Harnwell.

“Who is creating the false expectations here? In a lot of cases, it is the left; it is the corporate media. They do this on purpose, and then they can say, ‘Oh, look, these parties are not succeeding in the way they thought they were going to succeed,'” he explained.

“Well, no, it was their expectations that were not met.”

WATCH:

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Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, believes historic breakthroughs by populist parties in Britain and France in recent days may have been deliberately undercut by the left and the corporate media setting unrealistic expectations. show more
July 7, 2024
Jack Montgomery
World

Will Macron Resign After The French Elections? Some Say Yes. He Says No.

The Ensemble bloc of globalist and progressive parties, centered on Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, came a distant third in the first round of the French legislative elections, behind Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) and the far-left New Popular Front coalition.

Ensemble is likely to fare a little better in the second round on July 7, with many far-left candidates stepping aside in districts where the Macronists have a better chance of defeating RN. However, a third-place finish for Ensemble is still highly likely, as is a first-place finish for the populists—with an outright legislative majority for Le Pen still possible.

Macron, who has his own mandate as President, insists he will not resign until the end of his second term in 2027. “It’s not the National Rally that writes the Constitution nor the spirit of it,” he says, declaring, “The institutions are clear, and so is the place of the President, whatever the [legislative] result.”

However, some speculate that having to appoint a far-left or populist lawmaker as Prime Minister could compel him to resign. Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath notes the New Popular Front—”a miserable alliance of the extreme Left, socialists, communists, greens and assorted misfits”– wants “an immediate €50 billion (~$54 billion) a year tax increase and at least €106 billion extra a year in spending” if it takes over the government.

It also wants to “introduce gender self-ID, liberalize immigration, slap an embargo on arms sales to Israel, and back the scandalous international court cases against the Jewish state.”

While Macron backs the New Popular Front over National Rally, he has said either group gaining government power could spark “civil war.” He may resign rather than enable either group.

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The Ensemble bloc of globalist and progressive parties, centered on Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party, came a distant third in the first round of the French legislative elections, behind Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) and the far-left New Popular Front coalition. show more
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July 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
UK

Trump Congratulates Farage on Election Breakthrough: ‘A Man Who Truly Loves His Country!’

Donald Trump has congratulated Nigel Farage on winning a seat in the House of Commons in Britain’s snap election, writing, “Congratulations to Nigel Farage on his big WIN of a Parliament Seat Amid Reform UK Election Success,” on Truth Social. “Nigel is a man who truly loves his Country!”

Trump and Farage are longtime allies. The Brexit leader campaigned for the America First leader following his win in the 2016 European Union referendum. After he became President-elect, Trump hosted Farage at Trump Tower, alongside Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, and other prominent Brexit campaigners.

Speaking to Kassam after his election win, Farage reiterated his support for Trump, saying, “My success in ’16 was good news for Donald. I hope it is again. Go, Donald, go!”

The Brexit leader’s Reform Party has earned four parliamentary seats in total, but placed second in dozens of constituencies (electoral districts) and finished third in terms of overall vote share. It is a seismic shift in British politics, and Farage believes he can use his parliamentary “bridgehead” to challenge the incoming Labour government in 2029.

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Donald Trump has congratulated Nigel Farage on winning a seat in the House of Commons in Britain's snap election, writing, "Congratulations to Nigel Farage on his big WIN of a Parliament Seat Amid Reform UK Election Success," on Truth Social. "Nigel is a man who truly loves his Country!" show more
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July 4, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
Politics
World

New Dutch Government Promises to Slash Mass Migration.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof delivered his inaugural address to parliament on Wednesday, expressing a commitment to curbing immigration. Schoof, who ascended to the prime minister’s office after months of negotiations between populist and center-right political parties to form a government, stated: “The biggest of those concerns is asylum and migration. That is the crux of the matter, no matter how you look at it.”

Schoof, 67, is a former chief of Dutch intelligence and counterterrorism. His appointment occurred amidst the formation of a new coalition government following the collapse of the previous governing coalition on July 7 of last year. The anti-mass migration Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders, secured the largest number of seats in the country’s November 2023 election. However, it took 223 days to establish a four-party coalition, as opposition from other coalition partners prevented Wilders from obtaining the premiership.

The governing coalition includes Wilders‘ Party for Freedom (PVV), former Prime Minister Mark Rutte‘s center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, the populist Farmer Citizen Movement, and the New Social Contract party. Its guiding document, ‘Hope, Courage, and Pride,’ outlines stringent asylum measures, abolishes family reunification (chain immigration) for refugees, and aims to decrease the number of international students in the Netherlands.

“Migration puts too much pressure on social services and social cohesion. The asylum and migration figures are high and so is the pressure on society,” Schoof told lawmakers.

Conversely, opposition leader Frans Timmermans—of the social democrat-green alliance—harshly criticized the new government, labeling the Party for Freedom-inspired policies “racist.” He also announced plans to submit a motion of no-confidence against two cabinet members from Wilders‘ party.

In response, Wilders denied any allegations of “Nazi racist theories” among his party colleagues.

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Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof delivered his inaugural address to parliament on Wednesday, expressing a commitment to curbing immigration. Schoof, who ascended to the prime minister's office after months of negotiations between populist and center-right political parties to form a government, stated: "The biggest of those concerns is asylum and migration. That is the crux of the matter, no matter how you look at it." show more
July 3, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
UK

‘Conservatives’ Compare Farage’s ‘Un-British’ Mega Rallies to Nazi Germany.

Nigel Farage’s rival from Britain’s governing Conservative (Tory) Party in the Clacton constituency (electoral district) is complaining his mega rallies are “reminiscent of the big rallies at Nuremberg” under Adolf Hitler.

“It’s a personality cult that’s been created. There may be no evil intent, but it feels wrong and bad,” Conservative candidate Giles Watling whined, apparently unable to conceive of a politician popular enough with the public to draw a substantial crowd.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, attended a “massive, Trump-style rally” for Nigel Farage and his Reform Party in Birmingham, England’s second city, over the weekend, describing it as “incredible” and observing that “this sort of thing doesn’t really happen in England.”

Watling concurs, but considers the idea of a politician capable of attracting mass support “chilling” and claims the rallies are a “very un-British way of doing things.”

Farage is defending his supporters, chastising Watling for having “contempt for the thousands of decent people who turned up in Birmingham… and those who come to my rallies in Clacton.”

“They are decent, law-abiding citizens. How dare he insult them like that?” he said.

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Nigel Farage's rival from Britain's governing Conservative (Tory) Party in the Clacton constituency (electoral district) is complaining his mega rallies are "reminiscent of the big rallies at Nuremberg" under Adolf Hitler. show more
July 2, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Fact Check
Media

FACT CHECK: Did Farage Say Le Pen Will Be a ‘Disaster’ for France? No…

Brexit leader Nigel Farage was quoted on Monday as having called France’s Rassemblement National leader a “disaster” for France. The National Pulse checked the veracity of the comments first published by the neoliberal ‘UnHerd’ website, which has since altered its reporting.

On Monday, UnHerd claimed Farage said, “Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN) will be a ‘disaster’ if elected in France.” Farage, however, pushed back against the framing of his comments, telling The National Pulse: “I am very unhappy with the UnHerd headline. Whilst I do not agree with the Le Pen economics, I have said for ten years that she will become the French president.”

“On matters of sovereignty, border controls, and defending national culture, she stands up for people who have been treated with contempt by the elites,” he continued, predicting National Rally “will do very well on Sunday.”

The original UnHerd headline.

At the time of publication, UnHerd had altered its headline and first paragraph to reflect the change, though the falsely framed story also had a knock-on effect, with the Telegraph and Express newspapers also claiming Farage had slammed Le Pen ahead of her second round of voting on Sunday.

The edited UnHerd copy.

National Rally won the first round of the French elections on June 30, with President Emmanuel Macron‘s Ensemble bloc falling to third place behind a far-left coalition. Macron and the far-left are mulling a joint “republican front” to block the populists in the second round, but the establishment right Les Republicains (Republicans) are, for the first time, declining to support an anti-populist alliance.

The Telegraph’s original headline, before edits occurred late Monday.

Farage hopes to make his own political breakthrough in the British snap election on July 4.

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Brexit leader Nigel Farage was quoted on Monday as having called France's Rassemblement National leader a "disaster" for France. The National Pulse checked the veracity of the comments first published by the neoliberal 'UnHerd' website, which has since altered its reporting. show more

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