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Monday, November 25, 2024

Canadian Protesters: “Death to Canada! Death to the United States! And death to Israel!”

Daily Mail: Anti-Israel protestors took to the streets of Montreal on Friday night setting cars on fire, smashing up shop windows and burning an effigy in the middle of the street of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the protests quickly turned violent as protestors hurled small explosive devices and pieces of metal were thrown at police officers. Others set about committing acts of wanton vandalism smashing up store fronts using hammers and planks of wood while also cars ablaze. At one point protesters marched through the city with many carrying Palestinian flags and banners while releasing red smoke bombs into the crowd to create a sense of anarchy and chaos (Daily Mail). Dr. Maalouf: Radical pro-Hamas Islamists in Canada: “Death to Canada! Death to Canada! This is a revolution! We must destroy this settler colony!” Canada has a huge problem (X). Commentator Michael Khieu: 1000s Protest In Montreal, Canada against NATO, the West and for Palestine. Communists and Antifa came out in large numbers. This is Trudeau’s Canada (X). Newsweek: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned violent protests in Montreal Friday night as the city hosted delegates for the annual parliamentary assembly of NATO (X).

Adam Schiff (D-CA) Compares Trump to a Dictator

Mediaite: Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-CA) accused President-elect Donald Trump of speaking like a “dictator” during a Sunday interview with NBC News when asked if he feels Trump will seek retribution against him. On Meet the Press, anchor Kristen Welker spoke to Trump’s longtime Democratic House opponent about the incoming president’s campaign trail language, likening his political adversaries to enemies within (Mediaite). Kevin Dalton: Adam Schiff still desperately pushing the lie that Trump wants to be a dictator (X).

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Claims Tulsi Gabbard is a “Russian Asset”

Townhall: On Sunday, Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) warned viewers on CNN that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is “compromised” and is like a “Russian asset.” Host Dana Bash asked Duckworth, who served with Gabbard in the House, what she thought of the former Democrat, accusing her of promoting Russian propaganda… She claimed that the U.S. Intelligence community has identified Gabbard of having “troubling relationships with America’s foes,” accusing her of not being able to pass a background check (Townhall). Johnny Maga: Tammy Duckworth calls current Army Lt. Colonel Tulsi Gabbard “compromised” and implies she’s a “Russian asset.” Tulsi should sue this disgusting liar for defamation (X). Charlie Kirk: Sen. Markwayne Mullin BLASTS Sen. Tammy Duckworth for slandering Tulsi Gabbard as a “Russian asset,” a smear invented by Hillary Clinton, who also invented the Russia Hoax about Trump: “Tammy is absolutely dead wrong and she should retract those words” (X).

Trump Picks Former Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) as CDC Director

Newsmax: President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., to serve as the director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during his incoming administration… Weldon served in Congress from 1995 to 2009 representing Florida’s 15th Congressional District. An Army veteran and medical doctor, Weldon served on several committees, including Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Education and Labor, and Science (Newsmax). Donald Trump: Americans have lost trust in the CDC and in our Federal Health Authorities, who have engaged in censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation,” he said in a statement. “Given the current Chronic Health Crisis in our Country, the CDC must step up and correct past errors to focus on the Prevention of Disease (Truth Social).

Sebastian Gorka Named as Senior Director for Counter Terrorism

Hill: President-elect Trump named Sebastian Gorka to join his national security team, specifically as the deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counter terrorism. Gorka, who Trump noted in his announcement, is a “legal immigrant,” and has more than 30 years of national security experience. Gorka was born in the United Kingdom. Gorka is a British-Hungarian American. He’s a media host and commentator that appears on Salem Radio Network and Newsmax. He served previously in the Trump administration. In July 2020, Trump chose Gorka to serve on a national security advisory board. Before that, he advised Trump on counterterrorism matters, as he will do now (Hill). Sebastian Gorka: Honored beyond words to serve President Donald Trump once again, in what will be the greatest Administration of the modern age (X).

Trump Nominates Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture

National Review: President-elect Donald Trump nominated Brooke Rollins as his secretary of agriculture on Saturday, rounding out his cabinet just weeks after he won the presidential election. Rollins, who grew up on a farm, is the co-founder and president of the America First Policy Institute, a non-profit launched in 2021 to keep alive Trump’s policy agenda. She was formerly the director of the Office of American Innovation and the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council during Trump’s first administration…If confirmed, Rollins will oversee the Department of Agriculture’s $430 billion-plus budget, and will likely work with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump’s pick for Department of Health and Human Services secretary, to reform agriculture policy and “make America healthy again” (National Review). Townhall: Rollins has been a staunch critic of President Joe Biden, launching a $10 million campaign against him in 2021. When other Republicans abandoned the incoming president’s side, Rollins stood up for him, criticizing former staffers who threw him under the bus. “For every one former Trump official or staffer that now says negative things, you have hundreds that worked for him, that worked in the White House and in the administration that would love the opportunity to go back and work for him again, and would do so in a heartbeat,” Rollins stated (X).

Israeli Rabbi Found Murdered in UAE

Wall Street Journal: A missing Jewish community leader found dead in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday was abducted and killed in an “act of antisemitic terrorism,” Israel said. Israeli-Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, 28, went missing from Dubai on Thursday afternoon, prompting an investigation by Israel’s Mossad spy agency after suspicions were raised that he was abducted in an act of terrorism. Kogan, a rabbi, was an emissary of the Jewish Chabad movement to Abu Dhabi, where he lived with his wife. Israel said on Sunday morning that Emirati authorities had found Kogan’s body, confirming fears in the local Jewish community (Wall Street Journal). National Review: Kogan, 28, is believed to have been kidnapped in Dubai last week before his body was found in Al Ain, an Emirati city bordering Oman. The rabbi is a Hasidic member of the Orthodox Jewish organization Chabad, and worked to “establish and expand Jewish life in the Emirates” (National Review). NBC: Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested three individuals in connection with the murder of an Israeli Moldovan rabbi who was found dead in the country (NBC).

ICE Warns Democrat Leaders Against Protecting Illegals While Arresting Violent Illegal Immigrant

Townhall: As President-elect Donald Trump is poised to initiate the nation’s largest deportation, blue-led states are putting up a fight after years of welcoming millions of illegal immigrants to wreak havoc on their communities… Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) took jabs at Hochul while announcing the arrest of a wanted illegal immigrant in upstate New York. The Brazilian national had many charges against him in the U.S. and his home country. The illegal alien was wanted for strangulation and endangering the welfare of a child in the U.S. and is under investigation in Brazil for several crimes, including homicide. The arrest of the criminal noncitizen was the second one within days of one another and had a final order of removal (Townhall). Reporter Bill Melugin: ICE Buffalo takes a shot at NY Governor Hochul while announcing the arrest of a criminal Brazilian illegal alien: “Regardless of what the Governor of New York says, we will not be deterred by politicians putting votes over protecting the citizens of this nation” (X).

VP Kamala Harris Has Been Absent Since the Election

Fox News: Vice President Kamala Harris has kept a low profile since losing the election to President-elect Trump, vacationing in Hawaii with second gentleman Doug Emhoff since last week. Harris arrived in Kalaoa, Hawaii, on Tuesday for what is expected to be a weeklong trip, a break from the rigorous campaign schedule she kept over the last couple of months but also from her duties as vice president, where she retains her tie-breaking vote as president of the Senate during the last few months of President Biden’s administration. The timing of the vice president’s trip has generated questions, with some noting that many DNC staffers are uncertain about their futures while others had been surprised by sudden layoffs. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the Harris vacation during a Thursday briefing, arguing there was nothing “wrong” with the vice president taking a vacation (Fox News). Eric Daugherty: Karine Jean-Pierre says Kamala Harris, the sitting vice president who has not been seen since the election, “deserves some time to spend with her family.” “She has worked very hard over the last 4 years” (X).

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Former County Treasurer in Arizona Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $38 Million of Taxpayer Money

New York Times: As the elected treasurer in Santa Cruz County, Ariz., for more than a decade, Elizabeth Gutfahr’s job was to safeguard public funds for one of the state’s smallest counties. But while that money was meant for libraries, fire districts, schools and the like, Ms. Gutfahr siphoned off $38 million to acquire about two dozen vehicles — including Cadillacs and a Mercedes — buy real estate and renovate her family ranch, the Justice Department said this week. Ms. Gutfahr, 62, who held the post from 2013 through early 2024, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tucson to one felony count each of embezzlement by a public official, money laundering and tax evasion. She could face up to 35 years in prison when she is sentenced in February (New York Times). Washington Post: Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona is looking for ways to recoup the millions that were meant for the public’s benefit, and local officials are also suing the state for allegedly failing for years to properly audit Gutfahr’s books… Court documents detailed how Gutfahr embezzled the funds over the course of approximately 187 wire transfers while she was county treasurer. She made illegal wire transfers from the county’s bank account, which she controlled, to personal accounts under phony identities, court records said. She then covered her tracks by producing false financial reports… Chase Bank alerted the county in April about unusual transactions in the treasurer’s accounts. Gutfahr was suspended the same week and sued by the county less than four months later (Washington Post).