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Deep State, Media, and Democrat Collusion: The Three Greatest Scandals of the 21st Century [WATCH]
Deep State, Media, and Democrat Collusion: The Three Greatest Scandals of the 21st Century [WATCH]
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Deep State, Media, and Democrat Collusion: The Three Greatest Scandals of the 21st Century [WATCH]

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Victor Davis Hanson argued that three controversies stand out among the biggest political scandals of the 21st century, pointing to the Russia investigation surrounding Donald Trump, the handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election, and questions over former President Joe Biden’s ability to continue serving in office.

Hanson opened by describing the investigation into possible connections between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia as the first of the three controversies.

“There’s been three great scandals in the 21st century. The first was the Russian collusion hoax that was prompted by Hillary Clinton and facilitated by the Obama administration on its way out, that almost destroyed the Trump campaign, sabotaged his transition, and ate up 22 months of his first two years,” Hanson said.

The official record surrounding the Russia investigation is more complicated than Hanson’s characterization.

A bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee investigation concluded that Russia conducted an extensive campaign to interfere in the 2016 election and sought to damage Hillary Clinton while helping Trump politically.

The committee also found significant flaws in the FBI’s treatment of the Steele dossier, saying the bureau gave it unjustified credibility before validating important elements of the material.

Separate congressional investigations also documented serious problems with the FBI’s handling of surveillance applications connected to the investigation.

Senate Judiciary Committee records highlighted the FBI’s continued reliance on Steele-related material even after questions had emerged about one of his primary sources.

Hanson then turned to the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the final weeks of the 2020 presidential campaign.

“The second was the Biden, FBI, and CIA, but especially the CIA and the intelligence agencies got 51 people, former intelligence authorities, to lie to the American people on the eve of the second debate to affect the 2020 election and claim falsely that Donald Trump was lying about the laptop of Biden, Hunter Biden, that it was fake, that it was a Russian production, and Donald Trump then was colluding again with the Russians,” Hanson said.

The controversy centered on a public letter signed by former intelligence officials who said the laptop story had characteristics resembling a Russian information operation.

The letter did not establish that the material was Russian disinformation, and subsequent reporting and federal court proceedings confirmed that significant portions of data associated with Hunter Biden’s laptop were authentic.

Hanson argued that the public was misled about the laptop’s provenance.

“That was a complete lie. It was Hunter’s laptop. We know because the FBI had it in its possession and authenticated it,” Hanson said.

His final example focused on Biden’s condition while serving as president and the extent to which Democratic officials and news organizations understood concerns about his performance before they became a dominant public issue.

“And finally, the great scandal that the Democratic Party and the obsequious media knew that Joe Biden was non compos mentis,” Hanson said.

Questions about Biden’s age and performance became particularly prominent following his June 27, 2024 debate against Trump.

His showing triggered widespread concern among Democrats and intensified scrutiny of whether he should remain the party’s nominee. Biden ultimately ended his reelection campaign the following month.

Hanson went further, arguing that Biden had been unable to adequately fulfill the responsibilities of the presidency and that people around him had concealed the extent of the problem.

“He was not cognitively able to fulfill the office of president, the presidency, and they kept that from the American people until they could no longer keep it when he finally challenged Donald Trump to a debate and melted before our very eyes, sort of like the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz,” Hanson said.

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Ex-DSA Insider: The Socialists Just Borrowed the CCP’s Playbook for America [WATCH]
Ex-DSA Insider: The Socialists Just Borrowed the CCP’s Playbook for America [WATCH]
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Ex-DSA Insider: The Socialists Just Borrowed the CCP’s Playbook for America [WATCH]

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Mehek Cooke argued that Democrats have failed to change course after recent political losses and instead are embracing candidates and activists associated with the Democratic Socialists of America, warning that the movement is becoming increasingly focused on ideological control.

During an exchange with Rich Edson, the discussion turned to whether Democrats would reconsider nominating candidates associated with the DSA despite divisions inside the party.

Those tensions have become increasingly visible ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with Reuters reporting disputes between progressive and establishment Democrats in several battleground states.

“Either house of Congress here, given how favorable the political positioning is for them, do you think they’re going to take a hard look at some of these candidates, these DSA-associated candidates that they nominated this round?” Edson asked.

Cooke said she does not expect Democrats to retreat from their current direction.

“Rich, I don’t, because the Democrat Party had a massive opportunity after losing the White House, the Senate, and Congress, and they refuse,” Cooke said.

“They have actually doubled down on these radical positions.”

Cooke pointed to the departure of a DSA member she identified as Jake Altman, arguing that his criticism of the organization showed what she sees as a disturbing change in its priorities.

“And my gosh, I applaud Altman today, a DSA member that has left, and he’s actually telling us something very troubling,” Cooke said.

“He’s actually telling us that the DSA now has the CCP blueprint.”

Cooke compared the movement’s internal culture to tactics she associates with the Chinese Communist Party, particularly when it comes to dissent and ideological conformity.

“That’s exactly what they’re doing in our country. They’re silencing any type of dissent. They’re making sure that they no longer want anybody that refuses to go along with this ideology,” Cooke said.

The DSA describes itself as the largest socialist organization in the United States and says it seeks democratic control over the economy and society.

Its current priorities include labor organizing, housing, healthcare, environmental policy and electoral politics.

Cooke, however, argued that the organization has moved beyond economic policy.

“They were about economics, but now they’re all about control,” she said.

“That’s exactly what the CCP does, and they hate America, another CCP propaganda line.”

That comparison represents Cooke’s characterization of the organization rather than the DSA’s stated description of its goals.

Cooke also referenced progressive political figures and commentators who have remained connected to the broader socialist movement, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Hasan Piker.

Piker has appeared alongside DSA-backed candidates and participated in DSA events, while Ocasio-Cortez has long been associated with the organization’s political movement.

“Even Hasan Piker has come out, and AOC is cheering that she’s part of this DSA populist movement today,” Cooke said.

She then argued that Republicans could appeal to people who have become disillusioned with the DSA or no longer agree with the direction of its economic and political agenda.

“So, I think if anything, Republicans have an opportunity for any DSA members that feel lost and confused because they don’t like the economic policies of this movement, join the Republican Party, because we don’t silence, we don’t stop you from holding your beliefs and your values to live the American dream,” Cooke said.

Cooke concluded that Democrats have failed to respond to criticism of their progressive wing and predicted that the party would continue along the same path.

“But this is very troubling,” Cooke said.

“Democrats will not learn. They haven’t learned in the past. They won’t learn in the future.”

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The DSA has continued expanding its political activity in recent years, with members and affiliated candidates holding elected office across the country and the organization maintaining an active role in campaigns, organizing and policy debates.

Sanctuary City Politicians Won’t Work With ICE, Then Pretend to Be Shocked When Things Go Wrong [WATCH]
Sanctuary City Politicians Won’t Work With ICE, Then Pretend to Be Shocked When Things Go Wrong [WATCH]
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Sanctuary City Politicians Won’t Work With ICE, Then Pretend to Be Shocked When Things Go Wrong [WATCH]

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna called for greater cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities following an ICE-related shooting in Austin, Texas, arguing that sanctuary-city policies can make already difficult enforcement situations more complicated.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin on Sunday following what local authorities described as a brief foot pursuit.

The man was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, and federal authorities are investigating the incident. Austin officials have also called for local and state law enforcement participation in the investigation.

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Luna said the full circumstances surrounding the encounter are not yet known and emphasized that the incident requires a thorough investigation.

At the same time, she argued that stronger cooperation between ICE and local authorities could help prevent similar situations and improve the response when enforcement actions occur.

“Look, the facts are is that in many sanctuary cities that there is a fail to cooperate with local law enforcement with ICE, and so if they genuinely believe that ICE is behaving in an aggressive fashion, which has been the perceived, you know, talking points from a majority of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle in Washington, then it would be in their best interest to have local law enforcement interface and work directly with residents as well as the city and then the federal agency,” Luna said.

Luna argued that refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities creates unnecessary gaps between local agencies, residents, and ICE.

“But the fact is, is that there is a failure to cooperate, and so when instances like this happen, had the local law enforcement been cooperating and working with ICE, it could have been avoided, and then also, two, then you have, you know, immediate response,” she said.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said available information about the shooting remained preliminary, while Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called for an investigation involving authorities outside ICE to provide additional transparency.

Federal officials said Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from the FBI, was examining the incident.

Luna cautioned against reaching conclusions before investigators establish the facts.

“And so what I would say is that I’m not trying to make this partisan. Obviously, we don’t know what happened, and that will be a very thorough investigation, especially with Markwayne heading up the DHS agency,” Luna said.

She said cooperation should not be viewed solely as a benefit to federal officers.

According to Luna, coordination between agencies could also provide protections and clearer communication for people detained during immigration operations.

“But what I would also like to point out is that there has to be cooperation for not just the officers at ICE, but also, two, for the individuals that are being detained, if that is a concern for the city that ICE is operating in,” she said.

Luna also said she intends to use her congressional oversight role to examine the incident once lawmakers return.

“And so, I will continue to obviously ensure that there’s oversight and accountability. I sit on that committee, and I’m sure that this will be brought up, you know, as soon as we return after the elections,” Luna said.

The Austin shooting quickly intensified an existing dispute over immigration enforcement in the city.

Local officials have demanded more information about what happened, while demonstrations formed near the scene after news of the shooting spread.

Authorities have stressed that significant questions surrounding the encounter remain unresolved.

Luna closed by defending ICE’s broader enforcement mission while again cautioning that there is not yet enough information to determine precisely what happened in Austin.

“But again, you know, ICE does go after a majority of the time some of the worst of the worst, and so we just don’t know enough facts to really determine what really happened here right now,” Luna said.

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Mullin Blasts Dem Rep Jayapal Latest Claim About Who DHS Arrests [WATCH]
Mullin Blasts Dem Rep Jayapal Latest Claim About Who DHS Arrests [WATCH]
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Mullin Blasts Dem Rep Jayapal Latest Claim About Who DHS Arrests [WATCH]

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin rejected Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s claim that the “majority of people” arrested by the Department of Homeland Security pose “absolutely no threat to public safety.”

Mullin called the Washington Democrat’s characterization of federal immigration enforcement “political.”

Speaking on “Saturday in America,” Mullin said DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement remain focused on dangerous individuals and protecting American communities.

He also criticized Biden administration border policies while highlighting 16 consecutive months of zero releases under current enforcement.

Mullin argued that national security requires the government to know who has entered the United States.

He said people who entered illegally should not be released back into American communities once authorities identify them.

“If we’re going to have national security in this country, we [need to] know everybody that’s entered this country. And so, I’m not going to release you back into the public once we know that you entered this country illegally,” Mullin said.

“It’s time for you to go home.”

The Homeland Security secretary also pointed to families who have lost loved ones because of crimes committed by illegal aliens.

He argued that those tragedies could have been prevented if the offenders had not been in the country.

“All the angel families that lost their loved ones at the hands of an illegal is 100% preventable, because that illegal shouldn’t be in our country to begin with,” Mullin said.

Jayapal serves as the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.

A vocal ICE critic, she contended that immigration enforcement under the Trump administration has increasingly targeted immigrants who do not have criminal convictions.

“For the first time this summer, the majority of people that DHS arrested were people who pose absolutely no threat to public safety, and the number of people with criminal convictions who are arrested by ICE actually decreased, decreased, not increased,” Jayapal said during a hearing last week.

Jayapal also criticized the use of Homeland Security Investigations personnel in immigration operations.

She argued that using agents for street sweeps and local traffic stops makes the public less safe by diverting them from investigations involving serious crime and human trafficking.

“That’s because when DHS expends all of its energy to go after parents, longtime friends, neighbors, when [Homeland Security Investigations] agents who are supposed to investigate serious crime and human trafficking are instead being moved to street sweeps and riding along with local police for random traffic stops, we are less safe, not more safe,” she added.

DHS reported that ICE arrested nearly 51,000 illegal aliens nationwide in August. According to the department, that marked the highest monthly arrest total in the agency’s history.

The department also said ICE has deported more than 2,000 known or suspected terrorists since Trump took office.

DHS regularly publicizes arrests and deportations involving illegal aliens convicted of murder, child pornography, sexual assault and drug trafficking.

Mullin rejected efforts to distinguish illegal entry from other criminal conduct and described the debate as politically driven.

He also cited fatal incidents involving people who entered the country illegally as examples of the consequences for American families.

“When you have a car accident, and you came… into this country legally, and the Democrats want to say, you’re not a criminal, and you kill somebody. Yes, you were a criminal and now… you ruined somebody else’s life, and now you’re a murderer at the same time,” Mullin said.

“It’s political for them. They want to say this every day,” he added.

Mullin maintained that violating immigration law by crossing either the southern or northern border remains criminal conduct.

“You’re still a criminal. We’re still gonna arrest you,” the DHS chief said.

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The clash left a sharp divide between Jayapal’s criticism of ICE operations and Mullin’s defense of continued arrests, detention, and deportation of people who entered the country illegally.

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Rep. Brandon Gill Unloads on Hasan Piker After Vile Attack on His Wife
Rep. Brandon Gill Unloads on Hasan Piker After Vile Attack on His Wife
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Rep. Brandon Gill Unloads on Hasan Piker After Vile Attack on His Wife

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Rep. Brandon Gill, a Texas Republican, responded forcefully after radical communist streamer Hasan Piker attacked his wife, Danielle D’Souza Gill.

The clash began with Gill criticizing Piker’s remarks about America before Piker turned his attention toward the congressman’s family.

Gill reacted Friday to an Axios interview with Piker. During the interview, Piker claimed, among other things, that “pound for pound,” America conducts more terror around the world than al-Qaeda.

Gill answered with a blistering assessment of the streamer and his background.

He argued that Piker represented the case for ending birth tourism in the United States.

“Hasan Piker is the poster child for why we need to end birth tourism. He was born in America to Turkish nationals, was raised back in Turkey to hate western civilization, and now spends his time working to make America weaker and our enemies stronger.”

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Gill’s message centered on Piker’s birth in America, his upbringing in Turkey, his hostility toward Western civilization, and his political advocacy.

The congressman also accused Piker of working to strengthen America’s enemies while weakening the country.

Rather than addressing Gill’s criticism directly, Piker attacked Danielle D’Souza Gill.

The personal attack drew an immediate response from Gill, who defended his wife’s citizenship, patriotism, and love for American culture.

Danielle is the daughter of author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza and Dixie Brubaker.

Gill emphasized that his wife was born in the United States to American citizens, drawing a sharp distinction between her background and Piker’s.

“My wife is an American, born in America to American citizens. She deeply loves our nation and its culture.”

Gill did not stop with that defense of his wife.

He turned the criticism back on Piker, contrasting Danielle’s affection for the United States with the streamer’s communist advocacy and affluent lifestyle.

“You, on the other hand, were born to foreign invaders and want to turn America into the third world culture you were raised in, while advocating for communism at your $3 million mansion in between electrocuting your dog.”

The response highlighted the contradiction Gill saw between Piker’s promotion of communism and his residence in a costly mansion.

Gill also repeated his argument that Piker seeks to import the culture in which he was raised into the United States.

Danielle’s father also entered the dispute and challenged Piker over the attack.

Dinesh D’Souza invoked his daughter’s faith, birthplace, and family before demanding that Piker show the public his own relatives.

“She’s Christian, born in America, and her mom is white. Care to show us a picture of your family?”

The confrontation comes as Piker plays a visible role in supporting Abdul El-Sayed, a radical left Michigan Senate Democrat candidate.

Piker is described as one of El-Sayed’s main cheerleaders in the Senate contest.

El-Sayed has repeatedly faced questions about whether he would disavow comments made by the communist influencer.

Those comments include Piker’s assertion that “America deserved 9/11.”

Instead of disavowing that statement, El-Sayed defended it by suggesting that it had been taken “out of context.”

He also blamed “gocha politics” and “cancel culture” for the controversy surrounding Piker’s remark.

That defense kept the focus on El-Sayed’s association with Piker and the streamer’s inflammatory statements about the United States.

It also added a political dimension to the increasingly personal exchange involving Gill, his wife, and her father.

The episode began with Piker’s claim about American conduct around the world and escalated after Gill condemned his background and political advocacy.

Once Piker targeted Danielle, Gill and D’Souza responded with their own pointed attacks, leaving the mansion-dwelling communist with plenty of questions to answer.

Michele Tafoya Blasts Minnesota Democrats Over Welfare Fraud as Senate Race Hits Dead Heat [WATCH]
Michele Tafoya Blasts Minnesota Democrats Over Welfare Fraud as Senate Race Hits Dead Heat [WATCH]
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Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya is hammering Lieutenant Gov. Peggy Flanagan over alleged welfare fraud in the state, turning accountability into a central issue as their November contest remains exceptionally close.

Tafoya, a former NFL reporter, won a crowded Republican primary last month.

She is now challenging Flanagan for Minnesota’s vacant Senate seat, with the latest Real Clear Politics poll showing the Democrat ahead by only 1.8 points.

During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Tafoya urged Minnesota voters to “not give [Flanagan] a promotion” after the alleged fraud that occurred during Flanagan’s tenure.

Tafoya offered a much different recommendation for the lieutenant governor.

“She really needs a pink slip,” Tafoya said.

The Republican candidate focused particular attention on questions surrounding billions of dollars that left Minnesota.

Tafoya raised concerns about where the money went and how it was allowed to exit the state while Flanagan served as lieutenant governor.

The latest alleged fraud occurred in Hennepin County, where Minneapolis is located.

About $2 million reportedly was designated for businesses affected by ICE raids, but businesses received only one quarter of the available money.

The state received 300 legitimate applications for that fund, according to the report.

Another 200 applications were flagged for potential fraud, adding another troubling episode to Tafoya’s argument that Minnesota officials have failed to impose consequences.

“They know they have a place here in Minnesota where they can commit this fraud,” Tafoya said.

“Because no one has been held accountable. It’s remarkable.”

Tafoya argued that the only accountability stemming from Minnesota’s fraud problems came when Governor Tim Walz decided against seeking a third term.

She is using the issue to press voters for a broader political cleanup beginning with the Senate race.

“We’ve got a clean house, and it’s going to start with the top of the ticket, and that’s the US Senate, where people are,” Tafoya said.

“We’re now in a toss-up race here in Minnesota. We’ve been trending in the right direction, and that is good news for all of us and for the US Senate.”

Tafoya also hopes to gain support from voters without college degrees, a group that favors Republicans over Democrats by 16 percentage points.

She called those voters the “heart of the Trump coalition” as her campaign looks for the turnout needed to overcome Flanagan’s narrow polling advantage.

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Political consultant Kellyanne Conway said those voters are dealing with economic concerns that could shape whether they participate.

The challenge, according to Conway, is less about which candidate they prefer and more about whether they decide to cast a ballot.

“They are feeling some economic grievance and uncertainty and pressure,” Conway said.

“For them, the question is not for whom to vote; it’s whether they’re going to bother at all.”

Tafoya maintained that the choice between her campaign and Flanagan’s “could not be clearer.”

She portrayed the contest as a stark decision between what she calls common sense and the policies represented by her Democratic opponent.

“It’s common sense versus crazy or chaos or communism or whatever kind of alliteration you want to use,” Tafoya said.

“We are a common sense campaign that is looking to restore what Minnesota loves, which is the value of the dollar, not being stolen from, not having our leaders be untrustworthy.”

Minnesota voters have not elected a Republican to represent the state in the Senate since 2002.

Tafoya nevertheless believes the North Star State is strongly “purple,” and she points to the tight polling and favorable movement in the race as reasons for Republican optimism.

The general election will take place in November, when Tafoya and Flanagan face each other for the vacant Senate seat.

With Flanagan holding a 1.8-point edge in the latest Real Clear Politics poll, the fight is positioned as a genuine toss-up rather than another easy Democratic walk.

Austin Erupts After ICE Shoots Venezuelan Illegal Alien With Final Deportation Order [WATCH]
Austin Erupts After ICE Shoots Venezuelan Illegal Alien With Final Deportation Order [WATCH]
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Austin Erupts After ICE Shoots Venezuelan Illegal Alien With Final Deportation Order [WATCH]

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An ICE officer shot a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after what police described as a brief foot pursuit, prompting angry demonstrators to gather near the scene.

Video showed people yelling, whistling, waving flags, recording with phones and shouting obscenities.

Department of Homeland Security sources confirmed to Fox News that the man is an illegal alien from Venezuela with a final order of removal.

His lawyer identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.

Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said her client entered the United States lawfully and previously held a valid work permit.

“We are actively working to obtain additional information and clarify the circumstances surrounding the matter.”

“We do not want to speculate or provide information that has not yet been confirmed,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said.

“What we do understand is that he previously held a valid work permit and that, based on the information available to us, he entered the United States lawfully.”

Police said preliminary information indicated Garces Perez was shot once in the torso during the brief pursuit.

He was hospitalized in serious but stable condition following the shooting.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis and Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz provided preliminary details during a Sunday afternoon news conference.

The officials repeatedly emphasized that the available information remained limited.

Luckritz said Austin-Travis County EMS was notified at approximately 12:56 p.m. and arrived in less than five minutes.

The man was removed from the scene within nine minutes and transported to a local trauma center.

Davis said she had not yet received a briefing from federal authorities.

“From what I’m hearing, there was a small foot pursuit,” she said.

“But again, this is all very preliminary,” Davis added.

Watson similarly described the information available to city officials as “extremely preliminary.”

Watson said officials wanted to make themselves available quickly when they had information.

He also warned against rushing to conclusions based on early claims circulating through TikTok, X and other social media platforms.

The Austin Police Department was not involved in the shooting and assisted only with traffic control, according to Watson.

Davis said the department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Texas Rangers will work together to investigate the incident.

“The city of Austin deserves answers,” Davis said.

“We’re going to get all those questions answered, and we’ll be as transparent as we can be.”

Watson said he was “very angry” and “extremely unhappy” about the shooting.

He accused ICE of creating fear and chaos in Austin and other cities while questioning the agency’s ability to investigate itself without local involvement.

Lincoln-Goldfinch said Garces Perez was released from the hospital and is believed to be in ICE custody.

She said hospital attorneys at Dell Seton Medical Center confirmed that he had been released from the hospital.

“After he was held for approximately six hours, officers declined to provide his wife with meaningful information about his status or circumstances,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said.

She added that his family had not received a meaningful update about his condition or whereabouts.

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Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, said on X that ICE had shot someone in Austin and demanded a full independent investigation and the immediate release of body camera footage.

“Over and over, ICE has shot people and then lied about what happened,” Casar wrote.

“We will demand truth, transparency and accountability,” Casar wrote.

During the news conference, he called the shooting part of a “disturbing pattern” and declared, “This has got to stop.”

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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, offered a sharply different response, saying he had been told the “shooter” was a Venezuelan national in the country illegally with a final order of removal.

“The war is the one being waged against Americans through mass legal & illegal immigration,” Roy wrote.

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The Austin investigation unfolded amid heightened tensions over federal immigration enforcement operations across the country.

Protesters previously clashed with authorities outside New Jersey’s Delaney Hall immigration detention center after defying an order to move to a designated demonstration area.

Federal immigration operations also drew scrutiny in Minnesota following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Here Are Three Major Reasons CNN and MS NOW’s Tears After WH Ban Mean Nothing [WATCH]
Here Are Three Major Reasons CNN and MS NOW’s Tears After WH Ban Mean Nothing [WATCH]
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Benny Johnson criticized CNN and MSNBC reporters over their response to losing White House press credentials, arguing that their objections over press freedom conflict with how those same networks responded when President Donald Trump and conservative voices faced restrictions on major online platforms.

Reporters from CNN and MS NOW were denied White House access after Trump announced the restrictions.

Johnson said the controversy should be viewed in the context of how the press handled restrictions during the previous administration.

“CNN and MSNBC reporters were crying outside of the White House gate this morning because they had their press credentials revoked because Donald Trump has now banned fake news from the White House,” Johnson said.

“And here are three reasons why those tears shouldn’t affect you.”

Johnson first accused the Biden administration of restricting access for reporters who might have asked difficult questions.

“Reason number one: Joe Biden banned 500 different reporters from the White House, mainly center-right or conservative reporters that might ask uncomfortable questions about the single most rigged presidency of our lifetime,” Johnson said.

He also criticized the number and structure of Biden’s press appearances.

“Joe Biden did a grand total of like seven press conferences his entire time as the resident of the White House, and they banned the media from asking him questions,” Johnson said.

“They pre-scripted questions. This has been proven, and no reporters had any problem with that.”

Johnson then turned to the argument that restricting White House access raises First Amendment concerns.

He contrasted the current reaction with the media response when Trump was removed from major social media platforms.

“Reporters from CNN and MSNBC are screaming that this is a First Amendment issue, but they were nowhere to be found when Donald Trump was banned from the biggest platforms on Earth: YouTube, Facebook, all Meta properties, X, Twitter at the time,” Johnson said.

Johnson listed additional platforms from which he said Trump was removed and accused reporters of celebrating those restrictions.

“Donald Trump was stripped off of, I think, Etsy, Instagram, LinkedIn. Did Donald Trump even get a chance to be on LinkedIn?” Johnson said.

“They raided his house. They kicked in his door. They canceled his bank accounts. And these reporters didn’t say anything.”

According to Johnson, the reaction went beyond silence.

“In fact, they danced like goblins on that decision, and they loved it,” Johnson said.

“They thought it was a win for democracy and civility.”

Johnson also accused the networks of hypocrisy over their previous decisions not to carry Trump rallies live. He argued that outlets demanding greater access to Trump now had previously chosen not to provide their viewers with uninterrupted coverage of his remarks.

“These exact same reporters and these networks refused to ever take President Trump’s rallies live,” Johnson said.

“If they cared so much about getting access to President Trump, they cared so much about their viewers being able to see what Donald Trump has to say, why didn’t they take the rallies live?”

Johnson specifically recalled CNN explaining why it would not broadcast Trump rallies in their entirety.

“And you know, I remember specifically multiple times when CNN would go on air and say, this is the reason why; it was always Jake Tapper. Here’s the reason why we’re not going to broadcast President Trump’s rally live,” Johnson said.

“We’ll just bring you the updates. We’ll interrupt the president. They do this constantly.”

Johnson argued that the dispute is ultimately about access rather than restrictions on what journalists are permitted to say.

“The entire argument here collapses on its face because they don’t care about the First Amendment,” Johnson said.

“They never cared about the First Amendment when it was something that didn’t apply to them.”

He also pointed to his own experience with online restrictions.

“They didn’t care about the president’s speech being canceled. They didn’t care about the multitude of us, including myself, that were banned from social media, shadow-banned,” Johnson said.

“They cheered it on.”

Johnson accused the networks of working to restrict conservative voices while presenting Trump inaccurately.

“And then they do everything in their power to make sure that our voices get canceled, to make sure that the president is taken out of context, or they just straight-up lie about the president of the United States,” Johnson said.

He concluded by drawing a distinction between controlling what journalists say and deciding who receives access to White House grounds.

“The ultimate point is that Donald Trump isn’t coming in over the top and telling them what they can and cannot say,” Johnson said.

“He is limiting access.”

Johnson argued that White House access itself is not guaranteed by the First Amendment.

“That’s not something you’re entitled to. There’s no right to access in the First Amendment,” Johnson said.

“You don’t have a right to sit there on the campus of the White House and scream at the president every single day.”

“That is not a right that is found in the First Amendment,” Johnson continued.

“So you can yell all you want from the outside, but you know, hard to hate from outside the club: you can’t even get in.”

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Marching for “Justice,” Voting for Tyranny: The Sad Truth About Modern Activism [WATCH]
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Chad O. Jackson argued that the American republican system can be weakened when powerful institutions and experts manipulate public opinion to expand government authority.

Jackson began by drawing a distinction between a republic and other forms of government, saying citizens in a republic have a greater role because they can vote and influence political leadership.

“We live in a republic. A lot of people call it a democracy, but it’s a republic,” Jackson said.

He contrasted that system with monarchies and dictatorships, where he said elites have traditionally exercised greater direct influence over government.

“The interesting thing about a republic is, unlike a monarchy or a dictatorship, where you have your oligarchs inside of your dictatorship, and you have your nobility inside of a monarchal government,” Jackson said.

“The oligarchy and the nobility have the most influence over the leadership in terms of pushing the nation or the kingdom in the way that they want it to go.”

Jackson said ordinary citizens have less influence under those systems.

“In a dictatorship, the subjects don’t really have much say in the matter. In a monarchy, the subjects don’t have as much say in the matter,” Jackson said.

He acknowledged that rebellions and uprisings can occur under such governments but said public opinion plays a more formal role in a republic.

“Sure you can have insurrections and rebellions and things of this nature, but as far as the government framework, the public opinion is not as considered as it is in a republic where everybody can cast a vote,” Jackson said.

He said politicians in a republic must appeal directly to voters in order to gain office.

“Politicians are made to campaign and convince you why you should vote for them, and so on and so forth,” Jackson said.

Jackson said that arrangement appears attractive in theory.

“So on paper, it sounds good. It sounds like the republic should be the most desired form of government,” he said.

But Jackson argued that elites do not disappear simply because a country adopts a republican system. Instead, he said, they change roles and institutions.

“The problem is that the oligarchy or the nobility don’t go away,” Jackson said.

“They just kind of rebrand themselves into the bureaucracy.”

He said that influence also extends into academia and professional institutions.

“They rebrand themselves into professors, into the expert class, with the objective being to shape public opinion,” Jackson said.

Jackson argued that because public opinion matters in a republic, political influence increasingly depends on shaping what citizens believe and how they respond to social disputes.

“Because now that we have to consider what the public say, how can we contort and manipulate public opinion in such a way that they are in the streets thinking that they’re marching for justice, thinking that they’re marching for equality, but all the marching results in is more legislation that expands the role of government, moving us closer and closer back into a dictatorship or to a monarchy,” Jackson said.

He argued that monarchy is no longer the likely destination for such a shift.

“It won’t be a monarchy because we’re long past the days of monarchs, so the only thing that we’re left with is a dictatorship,” Jackson said.

Jackson then focused on identity-based grievances, arguing that anger over race, sex, or other personal characteristics can be manipulated into demands for government intervention.

“The more that we feel that like, man, this person doesn’t like me because I’m Black, and that’s all it is, it’s because I’m Black, or it’s because I’m a woman, or it’s because I’m short, or whatever the case may be, to the extent that you are embittered through the manipulation of public opinion to believe that there must be a government solution to this problem that I’m told to be angry about, you’re losing your republic, and you’re marching headfirst into dictatorship,” Jackson said.

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Jackson’s argument centers on the idea that a republic can be weakened not only through direct attacks on elections or political institutions, but also through sustained efforts to influence public opinion in ways that encourage greater government control.

His warning is that citizens can believe they are demanding justice or equality while, in his view, supporting policies that steadily expand state power.

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Steven Eugene Kuhn argued that the Democratic National Committee’s financial troubles are connected to the disruption of international funding networks that he claims previously moved American taxpayer money through foreign aid programs, nonprofits and contractors before ultimately influencing politics and public discourse inside the United States.

Kuhn began by recounting a conversation with a person he said had been tasked with freezing USAID accounts and recovering funds around the world.

“I sat with the guy whose job it was flying around the world freezing USAID accounts and repatriating the money,” Kuhn said.

“He showed me the files, locations, amounts, all of it. It was mind-blowing.”

Kuhn described one example involving an AIDS hospital in Africa that he said was receiving substantially more money than the facility required to operate.

“He told me about an AIDS hospital in Africa pulling 30 million a year,” Kuhn said.

“He asked the doctor how she’ll keep the lights on without it. And she says, What do you mean? I only need 174,000 a year to run the whole hospital over here.”

Kuhn said the discrepancy raised questions about where the remaining funds were going.

“Remember, 30 million. So he asked, like, Well, where does the rest go? And she goes, I have no idea. Everywhere except for here,” Kuhn said.

“That’s just one hospital. He showed me the whole map.”

Kuhn argued that the shutdown of USAID funding disrupted a much larger financial network involving NGOs, nonprofits and contractors. USAID’s inspector general has documented investigations into fraud, corruption and diversion involving U.S.-funded foreign assistance programs.

“So, what’s happening? USAID shut down tens of billions a year through NGOs and nonprofits and contractors worldwide just get stopped,” Kuhn said.

He also cited Sierra Leone as another example before turning to what he described as drug-related funding routes involving Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.

“Sierra Leone’s own auditors couldn’t account for 30% of their Ebola money. That’s just two examples out of hundreds,” Kuhn said.

“Then the narco money routes get cut off by Trump.”

Kuhn claimed those financial flows had previously moved through apparently legitimate sources before being disrupted.

“Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Trump stops that money flooding overseas through legitimate-looking sources. Just simply cut it off,” he said.

Kuhn then connected those developments to the financial condition of the Democratic National Committee.

“The result? The DNC is broke. They always had all the money, remember? And now they don’t,” Kuhn said.

He pointed to a $15 million loan involving the committee as evidence of that financial pressure.

Federal Election Commission records show the DNC reported $15 million in loans received during the current two-year reporting period.

“In October, the Democratic Committee even had to leverage its own headquarters building as collateral on a $15 million loan,” Kuhn said. “And they can’t even pay their invoices until after the midterms.”

Kuhn argued that American taxpayers had unknowingly financed a system that eventually produced political pressure inside their own country.

“So in the end, for years, the American taxpayer funded the machine working against us, our money out the door coming back as pressure on our own lives,” Kuhn said.

He connected that claim to political messaging and unrest.

“Remember the propaganda, the organized outrage, the riots in the streets,” Kuhn said.

“We paid for that ourselves through USAID and foreign narco funding that went out and came right back around.”

Kuhn said he believes those financial pipelines have now been closed.

“Love him or hate him, that pipeline’s closed,” Kuhn said.

“Does your life get better? Let’s see. That remains to be seen. But the pipeline is closed.”

He also criticized mainstream media coverage, arguing that organizations affected by the changes are responding loudly because their previous sources of support have disappeared.

“Every outfit drinking from it is screaming, and you’re reading the screaming every morning, and somebody calls it news,” Kuhn said.

“That’s what the mainstream is doing. Loud is cheap. Loud is what you do when you’re out of options.”

Kuhn tied that criticism to the upcoming congressional elections.

“And they need Trump to lose the Congress, so they will do anything to make him look bad,” Kuhn said.

“There’s your culprit.”

He concluded by encouraging people to become involved in local government rather than focusing exclusively on national politics.

“Look, it’s time that we pick up the torch, isn’t it? Get involved for real where you live,” Kuhn said.

He directed listeners to jointab.us and encouraged them to look for open positions in their local communities.

“Go to jointab.us, hit the tools menu at the top, click find your seat, drop in your zip code, and look at what seats are open in your county and take it: school board, water board, planning commission, whatever,” Kuhn said.

Kuhn argued that local offices directly affect property taxes, neighborhoods, and daily life, yet often attract little competition.

“The stuff that touches your street and your property bill. And most of those seats have only one person running,” Kuhn said.

“That’s how it stays loud up there and empty down here. Lead where you live. Support us at jointab.us.”

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