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Exclusive - Cliff Sims: 'Really Shocked' to See the 'DEI Office' and 'Politicization of the Intelligence Community' in the CIA Building

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices should be "abolished" within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the intelligence community, Cliff Sims, who served as the deputy director of national intelligence under former President Donald Trump, said during an interview on Breitbart News Saturday, adding that he was surprised to see the DEI office in the CIA headquarters and by the "politicization" inside the intelligence community.

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George Conway: Hope Hicks' Testimony Was a 'Devastating Hammer Blow' to Trump

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Attorney George Conway said Friday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks' testimony was a "devastating hammer blow" to former President Donald Trump.

The post George Conway: Hope Hicks’ Testimony Was a ‘Devastating Hammer Blow’ to Trump appeared first on Breitbart.

Maher: Trump Was a More Pro-Israel President than Biden Is

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that while President Joe Biden is pro-Israel and 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump has been critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the past week,

The post Maher: Trump Was a More Pro-Israel President than Biden Is appeared first on Breitbart.

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Jeff Daniels: Midwesterners Are Done with Trump's 'Lack of Decency'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Actor Jeff Daniels said Friday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that he believed midwesterners were done with former President Donald Trump's "lack of decency."

The post Jeff Daniels: Midwesterners Are Done with Trump’s ‘Lack of Decency’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Survey: A Trump Conviction Would Not Result in More Votes for Biden

President Joe Biden would not receive more votes if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a crime, a recent survey by Leger found.

The post Survey: A Trump Conviction Would Not Result in More Votes for Biden appeared first on Breitbart.

Hostin: Tim Scott VP Pick Would Not Help Trump With Black Voters

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Sunny Hostin told her co-hosts Friday on ABC's "The View" that if Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) were chosen as the Republican vice-presidential running mate, it would not help former President Donald Trump with black voters.

The post Hostin: Tim Scott VP Pick Would Not Help Trump With Black Voters appeared first on Breitbart.

'The Guy Is a Monster': Robert de Niro Says Trump's Rise Is Like Hitler's

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Actor Robert De Niro said Thursday on MSNBC's "The 11th Hour" that former President Donald Trump's rise was like that of Adolf Hitler's in 1930s Germany.

The post ‘The Guy Is a Monster’: Robert de Niro Says Trump’s Rise Is Like Hitler’s appeared first on Breitbart.

Poll: Potential Trump Conviction Would Not Lift Biden's Lagging Support

President Joe Biden's historically low polling numbers would not receive a boost if former President Donald Trump is potentially found guilty in any legal case against him, a poll shows.

The post Poll: Potential Trump Conviction Would Not Lift Biden’s Lagging Support appeared first on Breitbart.

Arrests Hit 2000+ as Anti-Israel Protests Continue to Roil U.S. Campuses

Anti-Israel protests have rocked college campuses across the United States in past weeks and now protester arrest numbers are rising as authorities try to end the disruption.

The post Arrests Hit 2000+ as Anti-Israel Protests Continue to Roil U.S. Campuses appeared first on Breitbart.

Poll: Plurality Says Joe Biden Is 'Getting Worse' as President

A plurality believes President Joe Biden is "getting worse" as president, April's survey from Harvard-Harris found.

The post Poll: Plurality Says Joe Biden Is ‘Getting Worse’ as President appeared first on Breitbart.

Anti-Trump Media Denounce 'Migrant Detention Camps'

The establishment media are trying to scare swing voters away from President Donald Trump's popular, normal, and beneficial promise to guard the nation's borders.

The post Anti-Trump Media Denounce ‘Migrant Detention Camps’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Exclusive: ‘America First’ Trump Supporter Seeks to Unseat Florida Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Former Republican congressional candidate Bryan E. Leib has officially entered the 2024 GOP primary in the Sunshine State’s 25th District, advocating for fresh leadership in Congress to uphold “common sense,” Judeo-Christian values, and Trump's “America First” agenda; he is challenging long-serving Democrat Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The post Exclusive: ‘America First’ Trump Supporter Seeks to Unseat Florida Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared first on Breitbart.

‘Make Government Work’

President Joe Biden says, “I know how to make government work!”

You’d think he’d know. He’s worked in government for 51 years.  

But the truth is, no one can make government work.  

Biden hasn’t.

Look at the chaos at the border, our military’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, the rising cost of living, our unsustainable and record-high debt …

In my new video, economist Ed Stringham argues that no government can ever work well, because “even the best person can’t implement change. … The massive bureaucracy gets bigger and slower.”

I learned that as a consumer reporter watching bureaucrats regulate business. Their rules usually made life worse for consumers.

Yet politicians want government to do more!

Remember the unveiling of Obamacare’s website? Millions tried to sign up. The first day, only six got it to work.

As vice president then, Biden made excuses: “Neither [Barack Obama] and I are technology geeks.”

Stringham points out, “If they can’t design a basic simple website, how are they going to manage half the economy?”

While bureaucrats struggled with the Obamacare site, the private sector successfully created Uber and Lyft, platforms like iCloud, apps like Waze, smartwatches, etc.  

The private sector creates things that work because it has to. If businesses don’t serve customers well, they go out of business.

But government is a monopoly. It never goes out of business. With no competition, there’s less pressure to improve.  

Often good people join government. Some work as hard as those in the private sector.

But not for long. Because the bureaucracy’s incentives kill initiative.

If a government worker works hard, he might get a small raise. But he sits near others who earn the same pay and, thanks to archaic civil service rules, are unlikely to get fired even if they’re late, lazy, or stupid.

Over time, that’s demoralizing. Eventually government workers conclude, “Why try?”

In the private sector, workers must strive to make things better. If they don’t, competitors will, and you might lose your job.  

Governments never go out of business.

“Companies can only stay in business if they always keep their customer happy,” Stringham points out. “Competition pushes us to be better. Government has no competition.”

I push back.

“Politicians say, ‘Voters can vote us out.’”

“With a free market,” Stringham replies, “The consumer votes every single day with the dollar. Under politics, we have to wait four years.”

It’s another reason why, over time, government never works as well as the private sector.

Year after year, the Pentagon fails audits.

If a private company repeatedly does that, they get shut down. But government never gets shut down.

A Pentagon spokeswoman makes excuses: “We’re working on improving our process. We certainly are learning each time.”

They don’t learn much. They still fail audits.

“It’s like we’re living in ‘Groundhog Day,’” Stringham jokes.

When COVID-19 hit, politicians handed out almost $2 trillion in “rescue” funds. The Government Accountability Office says more than $100 billion were stolen.

“One woman bought a Bentley,” laughs Stringham. “A father and son bought a luxury home.”

At least Biden noticed the fraud. He announced, “We’re going to make you pay back what you stole!”

No. They will not. Biden’s Fraud Enforcement Task Force has recovered only 1% of what was stolen.

Even without fraud, government makes money vanish. I’ve reported on my town’s $2 million toilet in a park. When I confronted the parks commissioner, he said, “$2 million was a bargain! Today it would cost $3 million.”

That’s government work.

More recently, Biden proudly announced that government would create “500,000 [electric vehicle] charging stations.”

After two years, they’ve built … seven. Not 7,000. Just seven.

Over the same time, greedy, profit-seeking Amazon built 17,000.

“Privatize!” says Stringham. “Whenever we think something’s important, question whether government should do it.”

In Britain, government-owned Jaguar lost money year after year. Only when Britain sold the company to private investors did Jaguar start turning a profit selling cars that people actually like.

When Sweden sold Absolut Vodka, the company increased its profits sixfold.

It’s ridiculous for Biden to say, “I know how to make government work.”  

No one does.

Next week, this column takes on Donald Trump’s promise: “We’ll drain the Washington swamp!”

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Scarborough: If You Are 'Too Stupid' to See Campus Protests Hurting Biden, Change the Channel

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Thursday on his show "Morning Joe" that viewers should change the channel if they were too stupid to realize that the protests on college campuses are hurting President Joe Biden's chances of winning in November.

The post Scarborough: If You Are ‘Too Stupid’ to See Campus Protests Hurting Biden, Change the Channel appeared first on Breitbart.

Trump Casts Doubt on Palestinian State, Given 'Hatred' Against Jews

Former President Donald Trump cast doubt on the possibility of a Palestinian state this week, given the hatred that Palestinians have displayed against Israel and Jews, and with which they have indoctrinated their children.

The post Trump Casts Doubt on Palestinian State, Given ‘Hatred’ Against Jews appeared first on Breitbart.

J.D. Vance: Idea that Trump Endangered Lives on January 6 Is 'Absurd'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) said Wednesday on CNN's "The Source" that it was "absurd" to claim former President Donald Trump endangered lives on January 6, 2021.

The post J.D. Vance: Idea that Trump Endangered Lives on January 6 Is ‘Absurd’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Trump’s Business Records Trial Resumes with More Witness Testimony

Donald Trump returns to a New York City courtroom Thursday as his business records trial resumes. Testimony is expected from a lawyer who represented two women who allege they had sexual encounters with the former president.

The post Trump’s Business Records Trial Resumes with More Witness Testimony appeared first on Breitbart.

MSNBC's Wallace: If Trump Wins in November Freedom of the Press Could End

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on "Deadline" that freedom of the press could end if former President Donald Trump wins re-election in November.

The post MSNBC’s Wallace: If Trump Wins in November Freedom of the Press Could End appeared first on Breitbart.

Trump Vows to End Biden's 'Insane Electric Vehicle Mandate': Would 'Kill Michigan's Economy'

Former President Donald Trump vowed to end President Joe Biden's electric vehicle (EV) mandate, which he says would "kill" Michigan's economy and benefit China, if elected while speaking in Freeland, MI, on Wednesday night.

The post Trump Vows to End Biden’s ‘Insane Electric Vehicle Mandate’: Would ‘Kill Michigan’s Economy’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Donald Trump to Speak at Libertarian Party National Convention

The Libertarian Party revealed that former President Donald Trump would be speaking at its national conference at the end of May.

The post Donald Trump to Speak at Libertarian Party National Convention appeared first on Breitbart.

Polls Show Mike Johnson’s Betrayals Have Fueled Historic Approval Plummeting Among Republicans, Surge Among Democrats

Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will face a historic vote next week in the House of Representatives to remove his gavel and strip him of the Speakership, is plummeting among Republicans and supporters of former President Donald Trump and surging among Democrats and supporters of Democrat President Joe Biden.

The post Polls Show Mike Johnson’s Betrayals Have Fueled Historic Approval Plummeting Among Republicans, Surge Among Democrats appeared first on Breitbart.

Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Freeland, Michigan

Former President Donald Trump will speak to supporters at a rally in Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday, May 1.

The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Freeland, Michigan appeared first on Breitbart.

Donald Trump Vows to Trash 'Bidenomics,' Reinstate 'MAGAnomics'

Former President Donald Trump vowed in Wisconsin to trash President Joe Biden's so-called "Bidenomics" and reinstate "MAGAnomics" upon victory in November. 

The post Donald Trump Vows to Trash ‘Bidenomics,’ Reinstate ‘MAGAnomics’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Poll: Donald Trump Widens Lead Against Joe Biden

Former President Donald Trump's lead against President Joe Biden is widening, according to April's Harvard-Harris survey.

The post Poll: Donald Trump Widens Lead Against Joe Biden appeared first on Breitbart.

Time Magazine Interview: Trump Renews Pledge to Purge Administrative State 

Former President Donald Trump renewed his pledge on Tuesday to purge the unaccountable administrative state that creates and directs vast amounts of far-left policy in the federal government.

The post Time Magazine Interview: Trump Renews Pledge to Purge Administrative State  appeared first on Breitbart.

Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Former President Donald Trump will speak to supporters at a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, May 1.

The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin appeared first on Breitbart.

Exclusive: Wesley Hunt Presents Bill to Ensure Lifelong Protection for Presidents

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is introducing legislation to permanently guarantee Secret Service protection for all former U.S. presidents, ensuring it remains unaffected by personal or political biases.

The post Exclusive: Wesley Hunt Presents Bill to Ensure Lifelong Protection for Presidents appeared first on Breitbart.

Trump’s NY Prosecution Is a Bogus Case by a Bogus Prosecutor

There are many reasons why legal experts are questioning the legitimacy of the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But the major reason is that the main claim in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case—that Trump’s $130,000 settlement payment of a potential claim by Stormy Daniels was a campaign-related expense—is totally bogus. 

Here’s a quick tutorial on why Bragg doesn’t have a legal leg to stand on—call it “Federal Campaign Finance Law for Dummies 101”—an apropos title, given what’s going on.

Daniels claims that she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, fully 10 years before the 2016 presidential election, which Trump denies. For the payment, Daniels agreed to sign a nondisclosure agreement, which is a standard provision in many settlement agreements of personal injury cases and other claims.

Bragg contends that Trump falsified business records, a misdemeanor, when this payment was listed as legal expenses instead of a campaign expense.

Supposedly, according to Bragg, that converted the misdemeanors into felonies because Trump was concealing another crime. That other crime, according to prosecutors, is a violation of Section 17-152 of New York law, which makes it a misdemeanor to “promote … the election of any person to public office by unlawful means.”

Besides the fact that it’s very strange to allege that the commission of a misdemeanor for the purpose of covering up the commission of another misdemeanor is enough to allege a felony, the only plausible theory that Bragg is pushing for the alleged “unlawful means” was a violation of federal law by concealing a campaign-related payment. 

With me so far? 

But Trump was running for president. The raising and spending of money for campaigns for president and Congress is governed by federal law, the Federal Election Campaign Act, not state law. Any wrongdoing related to federal campaign financing falls under the enforcement authority of federal officials, not a local prosecutor like Bragg. 

In fact, the Federal Election Commission, on which I served as a commissioner, has civil enforcement authority and the U.S. Department of Justice has criminal enforcement authority over violations of this law.

For the nuisance-value settlement payment to Daniels to fit within Bragg’s rickety legal structure, it would have to be a crime under federal law. In other words, it would have to be considered a campaign-related expense that was falsely reported under the Federal Election Campaign Act. 

If you want an example of such a violation, just look at the $113,000 civil penalty the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee agreed to pay in 2022. They listed the payments for the opposition research that formed the basis for the infamous Steele dossier, which fabricated the entire Trump-Russia collusion hoax, as legal expenses instead of opposition research.

But opposition research on the opposing candidate is obviously a campaign-related expense under applicable federal law, so the FEC had authority to investigate and enforce the law against this deception.

That’s not the case with the Daniels’ payment. For starters, the incident in question that led to the payment is alleged to have happened 10 years before the 2016 campaign. More importantly, the payment fails the test the FEC applies to determine whether an expense is campaign-related.

Under federal law and corresponding regulations, the FEC applies the “irrespective test” to “differentiate legitimate campaign and officeholder expenses from personal expenses.” As the FEC explains on its website, under the irrespective test, “personal use is any use of funds … to fulfill a commitment, obligation, or expense of any person that would exist, irrespective of the candidates’ campaign.” 

In other words, if the expense would exist even if the individual were not a candidate, then it’s personal and not a campaign expense.

The payment to Daniels clearly fails that test. Trump was a celebrity long before he ran for office, and celebrities get these kinds of nuisance claims all the time. In fact, the prosecution’s first witness in the New York case, David Pecker, said he had helped settle similar claims to avoid legal costs and embarrassment by suppressing stories for numerous other celebrities, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tiger Woods.   

The easiest way to understand this test is to take the example of a personal injury claim.

Candidate A has a car accident several years before he runs for Congress that injures another driver. After the campaign has started, the candidate decides to settle the personal injury claim made by the other driver by paying that driver $130,000 in exchange for a nondisclosure agreement. 

Settling and paying the claim may help the candidate in his campaign by avoiding personal embarrassment. But that doesn’t make it a campaign expense. It’s a claim that would exist even if the candidate were not running for office and is thus considered a personal expense under federal law. 

Daniels’ claim is also a personal claim that existed long before Trump ran for the presidency and, given his celebrity status, would have continued to exist even if he never ran for president.

That’s no doubt why neither the FEC nor the Justice Department ever filed an enforcement action against the Trump campaign or Trump personally over the payment; specifically, because it was not a campaign-related expense. 

You know what would have led to enforcement actions? If Trump had actually claimed this was a campaign-related expense and had used campaign funds to make the payment, I have no doubt he would have been prosecuted by the feds for the illegal use of campaign funds to pay a personal expense.

That’s what former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., went to prison for after he pleaded guilty in 2013 to spending $750,000 on personal expenses.

Keep in mind that Bragg’s entire manufactured case of 34 counts of falsifying business records depends entirely on the legitimacy of his contention that the settlement payment should have been listed as a campaign-related expense.

It shouldn’t because it wasn’t. 

And all of the other testimony from the prosecution’s witnesses about this payment and other settlement payments that are obviously intended to blacken the character of the former president and prejudice the jury doesn’t change the fact that none of these payments were campaign-related expenses. Period. End of story—or at least it should be.

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Michael Moore: Biden Is Losing Youth Vote, Likely He Won't Be Reelected

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore said Monday on CNN's "The Source" that the college protests were a danger to President Joe Biden being re-elected in November.

The post Michael Moore: Biden Is Losing Youth Vote, Likely He Won’t Be Reelected appeared first on Breitbart.

Trial-Free Day Releases Trump for Return to Campaign Trail

Donald Trump's business records trial will not be heard in Manhattan on Wednesday, freeing him to use the one-day break to greet voters at rallies in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan.

The post Trial-Free Day Releases Trump for Return to Campaign Trail appeared first on Breitbart.

WaPo Claims Biden Does Not Know About Federal Funds Going to Rent Assistance for Migrants

Glenn Kessler, the so-called "fact checker" for the Washington Post, claimed that Joe Biden cannot be held responsible for what his deputies are spending on migrants as he worked to refute Donald Trump's slam on rent assistance programs.

The post WaPo Claims Biden Does Not Know About Federal Funds Going to Rent Assistance for Migrants appeared first on Breitbart.

Poll: Most Agree Democrats Are Using Legal System to Take Out Political Opponents

Most voters agree that Democrats are using the legal system to take out their political opponents -- namely, former President Donald Trump -- April's Harvard-Harris survey found.

The post Poll: Most Agree Democrats Are Using Legal System to Take Out Political Opponents appeared first on Breitbart.

Donald Trump Can Attend Son Barron's Graduation, Judge Says

The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's business records trial will allow him to attend his son Barron's high school graduation.

The post Donald Trump Can Attend Son Barron’s Graduation, Judge Says appeared first on Breitbart.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Praised Obama as ‘Good’ President

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once praised former President Barack Obama as a "good" president, which serves as a reminder for voters ahead of the presidential election.

The post Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Praised Obama as ‘Good’ President appeared first on Breitbart.

Whoopi Goldberg to Donald Trump: There Is No Anti-White Feeling in the U.S.

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC's "The View" that former President Donald Trump was incorrect about a "definite anti-white feeling in the country."

The post Whoopi Goldberg to Donald Trump: There Is No Anti-White Feeling in the U.S. appeared first on Breitbart.

Behar to Protesters: 'Don't Displace Dissatisfaction with a Dictatorship'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC's "The View" that those participating in the anti-Israel college campus protests across the country should be careful because they could help elect former President Donald Trump.

The post Behar to Protesters: ‘Don’t Displace Dissatisfaction with a Dictatorship’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Poll: Cases of Lawfare Against Trump Not Helping Biden

Cases of lawfare against former President Donald Trump are not helping President Joe Biden, a survey from Harvard-Harris reveals.

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Judge Merchan Holds Donald Trump in Criminal Contempt for Gag Order Violations, Threatens Jail Time

New York County Judge Juan Merchan has ruled that former President Donald Trump violated a gag order during his trial, holding him in criminal contempt and threatening him with jail time for any further infractions.

The post Judge Merchan Holds Donald Trump in Criminal Contempt for Gag Order Violations, Threatens Jail Time appeared first on Breitbart.

Donald Trump's Business Records Trial Resumes in New York

Former President Donald Trump will be back in a New York City courtroom Tuesday as his business records trial resumes.

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MSNBC's Wallace: 'As with Racists, All the Conspiracy Theorists Are Republicans'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on her show "Deadline" that it was not accurate to say everyone in the Republican Party is a conspiracy theorist but "as with racist, all of the conspiracy theorists are Republicans."

The post MSNBC’s Wallace: ‘As with Racists, All the Conspiracy Theorists Are Republicans’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Donny Deutsch: Trump Is 'Neutered, Powerless' -- 'He Looks Beat Up'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

MSNBC commentator Donny Deutsch said Monday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that former President Donald Trump looked beat up while attending the New York City business records trial.

The post Donny Deutsch: Trump Is ‘Neutered, Powerless’ — ‘He Looks Beat Up’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Watch: Pelosi Accuses MSNBC’s Katy Tur of Being 'an Apologist for Donald Trump'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Monday on MSNBC's "Katy Tur Reports" that she believed host Katie Tur was an "apologist" for former President Donald Trump.

The post Watch: Pelosi Accuses MSNBC’s Katy Tur of Being ‘an Apologist for Donald Trump’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Biden Administration Lets Another PPE Factory Languish, Leaving U.S. Dependent on China

The Biden administration is letting yet another factory languish that was meant to provide America with critical medical supplies instead of relying on China in the event of another national emergency.

The post Biden Administration Lets Another PPE Factory Languish, Leaving U.S. Dependent on China appeared first on Breitbart.

Poll: Just 26% Believe Trump Will Be Convicted in Criminal Trial

Less than half adamantly believe that former President Donald Trump will be convicted of a crime in his criminal trial at the hands of Democrat District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a recent survey from the Economist/YouGov found.

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Leftist Reporters Pretend They’re Not Partisan News Squashers

Eight years ago, the leftist media took great offense to being dismissed by Donald Trump as “fake news,” but they never seemed to grasp this is exactly how they painted the conservative media, as truth-defying propaganda outlets.

When the Trump trial turned to the National Enquirer, we could find national unity that the Enquirer defines “fake news.” The lefties are very excited to remind voters how the Enquirer was a Trump-allied tabloid full of garbage stories. But the liberal media spread some of them.

In May 2016, the Enquirer uncorked some garbage that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had cheated on his wife. ABC, CBS, and NBC spent a combined 15-and-a-half minutes spreading the word of this character assassination campaign.

The pro-Biden “media reporters” were still upset last week about the Enquirer and how it played “catch and kill” with Trump accusers, squelching stories that might embarrass Trump. NPR’s David Folkenflik complained to MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace that burying salacious stories is “not a journalistic impulse, it’s not even a tabloid gossip impulse, this is essentially a partisan or propagandistic arm of the Trump campaign in all but name.”

This is coming from NPR, which aggressively trashed the Hunter Biden laptop story as a “pure distraction.” Folkenflik engaged with the story only to dismiss it as “a story marked more by red flags than investigative rigor.”

When The New York Times and The Washington Post published stories acknowledging Hunter’s laptop was real in March and April 2022, Folkenflik didn’t file a story with his regrets. He just kept attacking Fox News, his usual bread and butter.

So on the Hunter laptop, we can throw it back in Folkenflik’s face—NPR’s suppression was not a journalistic impulse, and NPR was essentially a propagandistic arm of the Biden campaign in all but name.

Worse yet, we fund it with our taxes. That gravy train should end.

Ex-CNN reporter Brian Stelter said the same thing on Joy Reid’s MSNBC show about the Enquirer: “It has nothing to do with journalism.” David Pecker’s “not a news man. He’s an advertiser! He’s a marketer, and his product was Donald Trump.” Thanks, Sherlock Stelter. Nobody should define Pecker as a news man.

Like Folkenflik, Stelter squashed the Hunter Biden laptop in 2020 as a Murdoch plot, or as a Russian disinformation campaign, because CNN’s a marketer and its product was anyone but Trump (meaning President Joe Biden).

Stelter also showed up on Alex Wagner’s MSNBC show. Wagner was hopping mad, asking what’s the point of a gag order on Trump when you have a “media-industrial complex that is effectively acting as a public defense line” for Trump? Once again, Wagner can’t imagine MSNBC acting as a “media-industrial complex” for the Democrats.

So, does Wagner wish the judge could issue a gag order for the entire conservative media landscape? No criticism allowed of the get-Trump prosecutors and judge? I thought this was a democracy.

Stelter broke out the usual bravado that the liberals live on “Earth One,” and they must see what’s happening on “Earth Two,” which is an alternative universe of hallucinations. Stelter claimed, “For Jesse Watters, Trump is God, and that is the programming every hour of every day on these other networks.”

That sounds like some crazy religion. Would Stelter survive a little fact-check on whether Fox and Newsmax perpetually pray hourly to the Orange Lord and Savior? Both sides suggest the other side of the media is fake. But both sides are slinging a lot of opinionated hot takes, and Stelter can certainly flip a flapjack on that skillet.

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CBS Poll: Half of Swing State Voters Say Economy Got Worse Under Biden

With the economy ranked as the top 2024 issue, Biden's poor marks in key swing states is terrible news for the president's reelection hopes. 

The post CBS Poll: Half of Swing State Voters Say Economy Got Worse Under Biden appeared first on Breitbart.

Exclusive -- AZ State Rep. Travis Grantham: 'I Think Donald Trump Will Win Arizona'

Former President Donald Trump will likely win the swing state of Arizona in November, Arizona State Rep. Travis Grantham (R) said during a Monday appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

The post Exclusive — AZ State Rep. Travis Grantham: ‘I Think Donald Trump Will Win Arizona’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Norm Eisen: Trump Likely Headed for Conviction, Possible Jail Time

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Brookings Institution senior fellow Norm Eisen said Sunday on ABC's "This Week," that former President Donald Trump will likely be convicted in the New York business document trial.

The post Norm Eisen: Trump Likely Headed for Conviction, Possible Jail Time appeared first on Breitbart.

Report: Trump and DeSantis Meet in Miami, Talk Fundraising

Former President Donald Trump and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly met in Miami on Sunday where they settled their political differences and discussed fundraising.

The post Report: Trump and DeSantis Meet in Miami, Talk Fundraising appeared first on Breitbart.

Kaine on 2016: Hillary Faced 'Continuing Existence of a Double Standard for Women'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that the treatment 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton received on the campaign trail as presidential candidate showed a "continuing existence of a double standard for women."

The post Kaine on 2016: Hillary Faced ‘Continuing Existence of a Double Standard for Women’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Luttig: Supreme Court Fiddling While Trump Is an 'Existential Threat to America's Democracy'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Retired Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig said Sunday on MSNBC's "Velshi" that the Supreme Court was fiddling as former President Donald Trump's immunity claims are an "existential threat to America's democracy."

The post Luttig: Supreme Court Fiddling While Trump Is an ‘Existential Threat to America’s Democracy’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Brazile: Supreme Court Close to Election Interference, 'Justice Delayed Is Democracy Denied'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Democratic strategist Donna Brazile said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that after listening to oral arguments, the Supreme Court was close to "election interference" with their consideration of former President Donald Trump's immunity claim.

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Exclusive: Rep. Andy Harris Blasts Biden DOJ’s ‘Third-World’ Lawfare Tactics Against Trump, Warns All Conservatives ‘Targets’

The unprecedented “lawfare” being waged against former President Donald Trump by the Biden Department of Justice “goes well beyond” the former president and actually targets “anybody” who supports Trump or is conservative. That was the warning from Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris, who cautioned against the use of “third-world tactics” that have no place in the U.S., as well as how many on the left would likely “deny the outcome” of a democratically-elected Trump in 2024.

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Biden Roasts Trump at WHCD: 'I'm a Grown Man Running Against a Six-Year-Old'

President Joe Biden roasted former President Donald Trump while addressing celebrities and journalists attending the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday evening.

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CNN Poll: Majority of Americans Doubt a Fair Trump Trial Outcome

The poll confirms a widely held belief that Trump will not receive a fair criminal trial in Manhattan. President Joe Biden won more than 86 percent of the Manhattan vote in 2020.

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'Keep Biden in the Basement and Trump on Trial': Jim Jordan Says Trump Trial 'Driven by Politics'

Friday, during an appearance on FNC's "Hannity," Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, criticized the political motivations behind the Trump trials underway in New York State.

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Karl Rove: Biden, Trump Debate Would Be 'Most Important' Since 1980

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove said Friday on Fox News Channel's "The Story" that a debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden would be the most significant in decades.

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Raskin: Supreme Court Should Be Moved 'Over to the RNC Headquarters'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Thursday on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" that the Supreme Court should be moved to the Republican National Committee (RNC) headquarters after their questions during the oral arguments on immunity for former President Donald Trump.

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Biden Wishes He Could’ve Met Trump ‘Head to Head’ ‘In the Neighborhood’

President Joe Biden suggested Friday he would have liked to fight former President Donald Trump when they were children, echoing similar rhetoric he has used, fantasizing about a physical confrontation with his rival.

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Tribe: Shameful Supreme Court 'Has Gone Along with the Trump Strategy of Delay, Delay Delay'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Harvard Law professor emeritus Laurence Tribe said Friday on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports" that he believes the Supreme Court is following former President Donald Trump's "strategy of delay, delay."

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CNN Poll: Only 13% Say Trump Treated Same as Other 'Criminal Defendants'

The survey appears to confirm former President Trump's argument that efforts to bankrupt and throw him in jail are politically motivated by the White House. 

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Justice Samuel Alito Questions if Criminal Prosecution of Former President 'Destabilizes the Functioning of Our Country'

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday questioned if the criminal prosecution of an incumbent — who narrowly lost an election — could lead to the destabilization of the country as a whole as opposed to the incumbent knowing he could leave office peacefully.

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Donald Trump Wishes to Celebrate Melania Trump's Birthday but is 'at a Courthouse for a Rigged Trial'

Former President Donald Trump wished to celebrate Melania Trump's birthday in Florida on Friday, but he is unable to spend the day with her due to his "rigged" criminal trial in Manhattan, he told reporters.

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'Sopranos' Star Drea de Matteo: People in Hollywood Want to Fight Against Biden But 'Are Petrified'

Emmy-winning actress and "The Sopranos" star Drea de Matteo told Donald Trump Jr. that she knows from personal experience that many Hollywood stars "want to fight" against the "divisive" Biden administration implementing a social agenda, but "are petrified" to go against the leftists in control.

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Glaude on Trump Immunity Case: 'This Is Really American Democracy in the Balance'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. said Thursday on MSNBC's "José Díaz-Balart Reports" that the Supreme Court considering arguments in Donald Trump's presidential immunity case was "really American democracy in the balance."

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Dem Rep. Lofgren: Supreme Court Looked Like 'Partisan Hacks' During Trump Immunity Argument

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said Thursday on CNN's "The Lead" that the Supreme Court acted like "partisan hacks" during the oral arguments on Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution.

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Brinkley: Justice Alito's 'Irresponsible' SEAL Team 6 Comments 'Mocking Our Military'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said Thursday on MSNBC's "The Beat" that Justice Samuel Alito's comments about SEAL Team 6 were "mocking our military" during the Supreme Court oral arguments on former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution.

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MSNBC Broadcast Interrupted with Fake News Sign, Chants

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Thursday on MSNBC's coverage of former President Donald Trump’s immunity case in the Supreme Court, one unidentified man in a hoodie with a sign loudly chanted behind host Andrea Mitchell and legal analysts Joyce Vance and Neal Katyal sitting outside the court.

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NY Union Leader: My Members Back Trump 3:1 over Biden; Leftist Policies Driving Voters to Right

A New York union leader says that Democrat policies are pushing voters toward Republicans and that the vast majority of his 9,000 members back former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden.

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Trump Faces 34 Felonies at Trial. But Was There a Crime?

I can’t tell you how many people I know who do not like former President Donald Trump yet nonetheless smell prosecutorial overreach in Manhattan.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged the former president with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty.

The case began with Michael Cohen, Trump’s onetime fixer, making a “hush money” payment to the former adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels to keep her from revealing information about an alleged sexual relationship with Trump in 2006. Bragg used the fact that Cohen paid $130,000 to Daniels in 2016, when Trump was running for president, as a pretext to turn a moldy misdemeanor offense into a felony.

But is it even illegal? This trial showcases something rich men and big corporations have been doing for years—paying off mistresses or wronged staffers with cash settlements with little public scrutiny, thanks to nondisclosure agreements.

I don’t like it, but it’s not a crime.

On Tuesday, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified that during a 2015 meeting in Trump Tower, he told Trump, Cohen, and campaign stalwart Hope Hicks that he wanted to help the Trump campaign, if behind the scenes.

What followed was “catch and kill,” the term for the scheme of paying to get dirt on a public figure, then killing the story, as happened with another alleged Trump gal pal, Karen McDougal. The National Enquirer paid her $150,000 for a story that never ran.

Trump has denied that anything extramarital occurred with McDougal and Daniels. But as Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told CNN, “You don’t pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you.”

Back to Cohen. He’s a flawed witness to be sure, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to charges that included tax evasion and lying to Congress when he testified about Trump, his former master. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison.

Then, last year, Cohen claimed that he lied when he admitted to tax evasion. A more careful prosecutor would not hang a case on an accomplished liar.

Given his capacity for self-pity and self-sabotage, it’s no surprise that Trump told reporters after the second day of trial, “I’m not allowed to defend myself.”

Trump also continued to throw shade at Judge Juan Merchan, whose gag order, Trump maintained, robbed him of his “right to free speech.” Trump also offered that Merchan “should recuse himself.”

Pecker testified that he was glad to help by running “positive stories about Mr. Trump,” as well as negative stories about his campaign rivals. I’m guessing many Big Media hotshots feel the same way—about President Joe Biden.

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Donald Trump Rallies NYC Union Workers Shouting 'We Love Trump ... USA' 

Former President Donald Trump made an early morning surprise appearance at a New York City construction site on Thursday to rally union workers before appearing for trial.

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Bloomberg Poll: Trump Maintains Lead in 6 of 7 Swing States

Former President Donald Trump leads in six of the seven 2024 swing state races, a Morning Consult/Bloomberg poll found Wednesday, signifying Trump's continued dominance over President Joe Biden.

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Armenian Organizations Accuse Biden of Supporting Genocide of Christians

Armenian organizations were outraged by President Joe Biden’s Armenian Remembrance Day statement on Wednesday because he did not mention modern genocide against Armenian Christians of the Nagorno-Karabakh region completed this year by the conquering armies of Muslim Azerbaijan.

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Weissmann: Arizona Indictments Mean Kenneth Chesebro Likely Cooperating

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Weissmann said Wednesday on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" that Donald Trump's former Attorney Kenneth Chesebro is likely cooperating with the Arizona prosecutors who indicted 17 individuals in an election case.

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Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump Loyalists Are Becoming 'Bodies Around Him'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, said Wednesday on CNN's "The Source" that it was really sad that people who are loyal to former President Donald Trump end up as "bodies around him" while discussing  Arizona indicting 17 individuals including her former boss in an election case.

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Barr: 'Republicans Have to Win' Because VP Harris Is in the 'Batting Circle'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday on Fox Business Network's "Kudlow" that Republicans had to win the November elections because Vice President Kamala Harris was in the "batting circle with Joe Biden."

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Chris Christie: 'Pretty Stupid' that Joe Biden Has Not Reached Out to Me

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said it was "stupid" of President Joe Biden not to reach out to him since he declared he was not supporting former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

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Report: Anti-Trump Lawyers, Media Pundits Hold Secret Weekly Strategy Calls on Trump Legal Cases

A group of anti-Trump lawyers and media analysts are secretly convening weekly via Zoom to discuss and strategize over former President Donald Trump's legal cases, according to a report.

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