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Earlier this evening, Donald Trump held a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan (indoors, this time) to a huge crowd. It was the first rally he held with his Vice Presidential running mate J.D. Vance (who got in a pretty good dunk on Kamala Harris during his speech), so the enthusiasm of the audience was extremely high to see them together after the recently concluded Republican National Convention. For the most part, Trump delivered his standard stump speech. Many have commented over the past week how Trump seemed changed, more reserved and presidential, after his literal brush with an assassin's bullet...

We won’t pretend to know if this claim true, but there are what we will call 'rumors' going around that Director of the Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle will resign as soon as Monday. And it is easy to believe that it will happen because it clearly should happen. But as we said just this morning in the context of Joe Biden possibly resigning or being removed, just because something should happen, doesn’t mean it will happen. In any case, while many people are posting the reports of such an incoming resignation, the original source of this claim appears to be...

We don't know about you, but watching the Left flailing to come to terms with their frail candidate and the bump in support for former President Trump following the attempt to assassinate him is, frankly, hilarious. They don't know how to cope. An assassin's bullet tried to kill Trump and ended up finishing off the Biden campaign instead. Over the past few days, they've been spinning themselves into an insane frenzy because they don't have a detailed medical report on the damage to Trump's ear. Did MSNBC just equate the Trump campaign not yet releasing information about Trump’s ear (which...

The attendees of the Republican National Convention were blessed with an appearance by 98-year-old World War II veteran, William 'Bill' Pekrul, a man who knows first-hand what it's like to fight Nazis. There were looks of awe, shows of respect, and a few tears as Pekrul described his service, the country he loves, and his desire that Trump return to the White House. Sgt William Pekrul (Ret.) pic.twitter.com/ZJWQoPfs7V — Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) July 18, 2024 People like Sgt. Pekrul and those who cheered him this evening are the same people Democrats call Nazis. Bless this WWII vet Sgt William Pekrul...

Search... Mayor of East Palestine Slams Biden at the RNC: Biden Administration Has Been a Train Wreck FuzzyChimp FuzzyChimp 9:15 PM on July 17, 2024 AP Photo/Matt Freed For a week in February 2023 the small town of East Palestine, Ohio drew the focus of the nation when a Norfolk Southern train derailed in the town, leaking hazardous chemicals and burning a toxic cloud for days. Any visible sign of action by Mayor Pete and Joe Biden also seemed to be derailed, resulting in widespread criticism of the administration's handling of the catastrophe. A year and a half later, the...

(How is that for an iconic picture?) As surely you know by now, someone attempted to assassinate Trump last night and did succeed in shooting him in the ear. We covered an eyewitness who said he saw the shooter setting up. He says he tried to warn the Secret Service and law enforcement, but he was ignored. And of course, we have much, much more coverage than that. Just keep scrolling. However, Chaya Raichik, a.k.a. Libs of TikTok, is one of many people who is pointing out an uncomfortable fact tonight: Biden said to “put Trump in a bullseye." A...

This is a big victory in Israel's war against Hamas. We're sure the American Left will be mourning, but apparently Muhammad Deif -- the Hamas chief of staff and second in command to Yahya Sinwar -- has been bombed back into the stone age: 🚨 Muhammad Deif eliminated #2 pic.twitter.com/wsF40J0PK2 — Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) July 13, 2024 The music made us chuckle, not gonna lie. Pieces be upon him and various rooftops https://t.co/Xuda9OG4LZ — Holz10: Ho Bot Whisperer (@HolzRevivified) July 13, 2024 THIS made us laugh out loud. Bravo @IDF Go Get "em https://t.co/TL1Sas1ssj — Onwume Okonkwor-Nwaubor (@nwaubor) July 13,...

Yesterday actor and Dem cheerleader George Clooney had an op-ed published in the New York Times in which he said that the President Biden he saw and heard during a mid-June L.A. fundraiser was the same person who we all saw at the presidential debate just days later. In other words, Biden's supporters were just fine with his cognitive state until it became obvious to the rest of the country, so now it's a problem: But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden...

The Biden administration keeps telling the economy is great -- the best ever, Jack! -- and we're just not looking in the right places to see it. The problem is, Americans are looking in the right places -- gas, groceries, mortgages -- while the political class has decided to ignore those very big things. And here's another big of bad news for Bidenomics: Salaries have fallen by an average of 8.2% in the last five years, per Moneywise. Despite this, house prices have risen by an average of 56% in the last 5 years. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 1, 2024...

At this point it's generally agreed in all but the most loyal of Biden superfan circles that the president lost Thursday night's debate, and badly. Let’s say it right now: Donald Trump might have won the 2024 election tonight. You’d think President Joe Biden would have at least a good performance for one-third or even two-thirds of the debate. That never happened. Biden was incapable of delivering cogent and coherent remarks about the cornerstones of his presidency. He was incapable of defending what little legislative wins he clinched during his first term and was lost trying to pivot and deflect...

We're sure this is fine. Let's keep doing Bidenomics and not trying anything else. The typical salary required nationwide for homeownership is now $106,500 — a 61% increase from the $59,000 required just four years ago, according to Zillow. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 25, 2024 A Community Note points out that's not a 61%, but 80.5%. Even better. We're literally screwed pic.twitter.com/BecnnCa8jE — Pumponomics (@ClownPeasant) June 25, 2024 Very screwed. High home prices are due to rampant inflation on literally everything, combined with lockdown-induced supply chain disruptions, massive insurance and utility spikes and, of course, historically high property taxes. All...

As Twitchy reported Monday, CNN's Kasie Hunt cut off her interview with Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt after Leavitt brought up debate moderator Jake Tapper's previous comparisons of Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler. Hunt went on X to defend it, saying, "You come on my show, you respect my colleagues. Period." But Clay Travis brought receipts: a video of Tapper and co-moderator Dana Bash likening Trump's rhetoric to that of Hitler. Former CNN analyst Chris Cillizza famously tweeted that reporters don't root for a side. That doesn't seem to be the case with CNN, which hosted drag queen Brigitte Bandit to...

Kudos to Sen. Ted Cruz for sharing this thread as we're not sure we would have seen it if he hadn't. And clearly, it's a very important thread. Seems Biden's DHS planned to target Trump supporters as domestic extremists. Oh we know, Biden basically said as much out loud during his fascist-like speech in Philadelphia long ago but still, seeing it in black and white is insane. Take a look at this from America First Legal: /1🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨 Internal docs from Biden’s DHS show their plans to target Trump supports as domestic extremists. The Brennan-Clapper intel group discussed how “most of...

As Twitchy reported earlier, Sen. John Kennedy broke out the puppets and crayons to explain the difference between boys and girls to his Democratic colleagues. Kennedy's work wasn't done yet. He called out Biden appointee Judge Julia M. Lipez over her categorization of a convicted child molester as having "a lot of good in him." A monster molested 4- and 9-year-old girls. Lipez called him “a person who has a lot of good in him” and suspended half of his jail sentence, giving him only 6 years behind bars. Pres. Biden wants to put Lipez on the court of appeals...

Back on June 10, we told you the story of Eithan Haim, who blew the whistle on Texas Children's Hospital performing "gender-affirming" surgeries on minors, 1) after the hospital had claimed to have shut down the program, and 2) after Texas passed laws banning such surgeries for minors. We remember when the Left thought whistleblowers were heroes. Agents from the Department of Health and Human Services knocked at his door and said he was under investigation for violating HIPAA, legislation that makes it illegal to share protected health information. And as we reported Tuesday, a second whistleblower from Texas Children's...

Democrats and the media have been in full DEFCON-1 mode when it comes to trying to convince people they didn't really see the videos of President Biden that they clearly saw with their own eyes. The new Dem/media talking point it "cheap fake," and the media's running with it dutifully. It started with videos of Biden in France and then later at a California fundraiser when Barack Obama led the president off stage after his campaign got rich celebs with more money than brains to open up their checkbooks. Here's the next video that's going around that the media might...

File this one under 'you just can't make this stuff up'. The people acting as President of the United States on Joe Biden's behalf issued a proclamation that June 15 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This feels like a cry for help. pic.twitter.com/vvgfzHMUnj — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) June 16, 2024 The White House wants us to respond better to 'elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect'. We're pretty sure that means don't vote for Joe Biden. At least, that's how we took it. "Releasssssssse meeeeeee" pic.twitter.com/7DeefF01kf — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) June 16, 2024 Maybe, in one of his lucid...

Search... Donkey Identifies as an Elk - Everyone Says 'Awww!' Gordon K 7:30 PM on June 12, 2024 Hit Radio FFH/dpa via AP Left, right or center, everyone loves a cute nature story. Is it a metaphor? Does it contain messages about transgenderism or unity? Who cares? This is adorable on its own merits. Four years ago a donkey named Diesel went missing in Wyoming. He's now part of an elk community pic.twitter.com/6bxaGxBRIK — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 12, 2024 This is a heartwarming story about a donkey who got lost last year and found his home among the wild elk...

The other day, we talked about how the Daily Mail had gotten a copy of at least some Audrey Hale’s (a.k.a. the Nashville Transgender Shooter) so called manifesto. And, today, Matt Walsh has more of it. Except before we dig in, we think we have to correct the record. What this actually seems to be is writings in a diary, as opposed to a well-thought-out document that tells you specifically why she did this. Such a document can give you a strong idea why she did it, it’s not the same thing as a document that says “this is why...

Just six months into his term, we're running out of accolades for Argentinian President Javier ' El Loco' Milei, but as long as he keeps governing the way he campaigned -- a.k.a, by taking a chainsaw to wasteful and pointless government agencies -- we'll keep a Thesaurus handy to congratulate him even more. In March, Milei announced plans to fire 70,000 government workers. By April, he had already fired more than 24,000, and all recent signs indicate that he has every intention of following through on his promise. The latest agency to feel the chainsaw's cut? Argentina's Ministry of Women,...