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Monday, May 15, 2023

Migrants Tell Reporters They Came Specifically Because of Biden’s Immigration Policy

Townhall: CNN suddenly ended an interview after a migrant said he illegally crossed the border because of the recent expiration of Title 42. As a CNN reporter strolled the streets near the U.S.-Mexico border, he stopped to ask a migrant, “Were you aware of Title 42 and that they were going to open the border like before the pandemic?” In response, the migrant said “yes,” telling the reporter that he heard the southern border would be wide open following the Biden Administration’s decision to lift the Trump-era policy and decided to make the trip. The CNN reporter then abruptly thanked the man and quickly ended the interview (Townhall). RNC Research: CNN: “Were you aware of Title 42 and that they were gonna open the border like before the pandemic?” “Yes.” CNN: “That’s why you came?” “Yes” (Twitter). Graham Allen: Illegal immigrants are PRAISING Biden for making it EASIER to come into the United States ILLEGALLY (Twitter)! Townhall: Republican Mayra Flores criticized the Biden Administration for “ignoring the border crisis” and allowing Title 42 to expire. Flores is warning President Joe Biden that his lax open border policies will enable dangerous Mexican cartels to wreak havoc on the country further. “They don’t want to fix this issue because they want to continue using the immigration issue every election cycle to get support from the Hispanic community. Then, once they get the support from the Hispanic community, they toss them aside,” she continued (Townhall).

Border Patrol Agents Arrest Afghan on FBI’s Terror Watch List Who Crossed Border Illegally Near San Diego

Fox News: Border Patrol agents arrested an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist after he crossed into the U.S. illegally Wednesday in California. The Afghan national crossed the border with a group of migrants near Otay Mesa, California, the sources said. Border Patrol agents took the migrants to a processing station, where a fingerprint scan determined the Afghan was a match on the Terrorist Screening Database. The FBI was then notified, confirmed the results, and began an investigation (Fox News). Citizen Free Press: Afghan national arrested crossing East of San Diego is a match on the FBI’s terror watchlist (Twitter).

Treasure Official Claims President Biden “Didn’t Wait” to Negotiate the Debt Ceiling

Daily Wire: A leading Treasury Department official refuses to admit President Joe Biden waited until the threat of a historic default became imminent to negotiate the debt ceiling. CNN anchor Dan Bash pressed Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the issue on Sunday, weeks ahead of what could be an unprecedented government default. He argued that Biden “didn’t wait” because he proposed a budget in March to reduce the debt by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade (Daily Wire). RNC Research: “If the threat from default is so dire, why did the president wait until this month to have real negotiations?” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo: “The president didn’t wait” (Twitter).

President Biden: "The most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is white supremacy”

Daily Wire: President Joe Biden ginned up racial tensions at the graduation ceremony for Howard University on Saturday, claiming that America’s greatest threat comes in the form of “white supremacy.” Biden gave the commencement address for the historically black college and university (HBCU) at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. In the speech, the president took a pessimistic view of America’s fight against racism, claiming that it is “a battle that’s never really over.” Then, Biden told graduates to be on guard for what he views as the greatest threat to our nation (Daily Wire). Breaking911: BIDEN AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY: “The most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is white supremacy — and I’m not saying this because I’m at a Black HBCU. I say it wherever I go” (Twitter).

James Comer States Whistleblowers on Biden Family Being Intimidated by White House, Nine of Ten are Missing

Newsweek: Representative James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, admitted on Sunday that his fellow Republicans lost track of a key witness in an investigation about the Biden family being involved in an alleged bribery scheme (Newsweek). Charlie Kirk: Really chilling clip. James Comer, Chair of House Oversight, says 9 of the 10 whistleblowers that they’ve identified are missing! They’re either currently in court, they’re currently already jail, or they’re missing. He also says he knows who is intimidating them (Twitter).

Iranian-Backed Militia Fired Drone that Killed US Contractor from Iraq

Wall Street Journal: An Iranian-backed militia in northern Iraq was behind the drone attack that killed a U.S. military contractor in northeast Syria on March 23 and wounded more than two dozen American civilian and military personnel, according to U.S. officials. The Iraqi origin of that attack has not been previously reported but was acknowledged by a senior U.S. military official Saturday in response to questions from The Wall Street Journal. It was one of four attempted drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory by Iranian-backed militias against U.S. forces outside the country since August. The cross-border strikes illustrate the difficulties the Biden administration faces in the Middle East as it shifts its military focus to deterring China and Russia. It also highlights the challenges the U.S. faces in developing a policy to deal with Iraq 20 years after toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein. The U.S. has 2,500 troops in Iraq advising local forces battling remnants of Islamic State (Wall Street Journal).

Russia Loses Two Military Commanders, Bomb Missile Strike Civilian Buildings

Reuters: Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that two of its military commanders were killed in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces renewed efforts to break through Russian defenses in the embattled city of Bakhmut. In a daily briefing, the ministry said that Commander Vyacheslav Makarov of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade and Deputy Commander Yevgeny Brovko from a separate unit were killed trying to repel Ukrainian attacks. It also said Ukrainian forces waged attacks in the north and south of Bakhmut over the past 24 hours, but that they had not broken through Russian defenses. “All attacks by units of Ukraine’s armed forces have been repelled,” it said (Reuters). Wall Street Journal: Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, said the Russian missile strikes Saturday night and Sunday morning had hit civilian buildings, not military targets. Ternopil—a western Ukrainian regional capital that has suffered little damage during the war—was hit around the time that a band from the city, Tvorchi, took the stage representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest with a tune about the defense of Mariupol. Two people were injured in the strike, according to local officials (Wall Street Journal).

Gavin Newsom Balks on Reparations Due to Mass Deficit in California

Newsom was just touting a $90 billion surplus and promising reparations. When his reparations council comes up with a massive price tag, he turns around and tells them California does not have the budget. In fact, the Golden State is in the hole $32 billion. Townhall: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif) is backtracking on slavery reparations proposed by his task force after months of silence on the issue. Earlier this week, Newsom argued that the legacy of slavery “is about more than cash payments” and refused to endorse recommendations made by the task force, which include handing out up to $1.2 million in reparations to the state’s black residents (Townhall). Associated Press: California’s budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday as he announced a plan that would cover the shortfall this year while potentially leaving the state with multibillion-dollar deficits in the future. His plan would cut spending by about $10.6 billion while covering the rest of the deficit through a combination of borrowing and delaying some spending while shifting other expenses to different sources (Associated Press).

Daniel Penny’s Legal Defense Crowd Fund Garners $1.4 Million from 23,000 Donors

Unilad: Penny, a former U.S. Marine, killed Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway train on 1 May, after putting the man into a chokehold. It all started when Neely behaved erratically and threatened the passengers before Penny came to others’ rescue and subdued him. Due to Neely’s death, Penny now faces a second-degree manslaughter charge, but was released on $100,000 bail on Friday. An impressive sum of $1,400,314 had been raised by Saturday night thanks to the contributions of over 23,000 donors, who chipped in an average of $821 per minute. The surge went up to more than $1,100 per minute before the site servers became jammed and locked for the users (Unilad). Townhall: Supporters of Penny flooded the comments section of the donation page, praising Penny and denouncing Bragg’s woke prosecution. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) also announced that he stands by the former Marine, saying, “America’s got his back.” Penny’s attorney Thomas Kenniff is “confident” that the 24-year-old “will be absolved of any wrongdoing,” adding that “Daniel swore an oath to defend his country” (Townhall).

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Dan Snyder to Sell Washington Commanders NFL Team to Harris Group for $6.05 Billion

Fox News: Dan Snyder has officially agreed to sell the Washington Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris. The deal needs approval from the other NFL owners. Twenty-four of them must approve it before it’s final. The new ownership group includes Harris, his longtime business partner David Blitzer and NBA legend Magic Johnson. Snyder has been under fire in recent years and has faced pressure to sell the team. The team changed its original nickname following racial unrest in 2020, and the organization was fined $10 million following an investigation into alleged workplace misconduct (Fox News). ESPN: The deal, with the sale price of $6.05 billion, must be approved by the NFL. The earliest Harris could be voted in would be at the league meetings May 22-24 in Minneapolis. Harris is poised to inherit a franchise that went 164-220-2 in Snyder’s 24 seasons; only five teams had worse records during that period (ESPN).