Chris Christie Makes Wild Claims about His Ousting from Trump’s Inner Circle

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Chris Christie Makes Wild Claims about His Ousting from Trump’s Inner Circle

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey and once a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, falsely claimed during a recent CNN town hall to have been a close confidant and adviser to the president throughout his term in office, despite evidence to the contrary.

Christie described the pivotal moment in which he fled the Trump campaign amid the serious allegations of election interference. The exact moment, said Christie, occurred when Trump declared victory in the early hours of the election morning.

Christie, responding to a question from a college student who asked about his message to Republicans who strongly believe the election was swayed for Joe Biden, claimed he had not seen the evidence of voter irregularities and election interference.

He said, “If I see the evidence, I’m happy to support fighting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and beyond. But there’s no evidence.”

In reality, Christie had not been close to Trump since serving as transition chair for the president-elect—a crucial position that ultimately installed several people who undermined the Washington outsider from very early on.

Christie himself was passed over for a Cabinet position after lobbying heavily for attorney general, and shortly thereafter began positioning himself as a Trump critic in order to curry favor with mainstream media networks.

Christie’s claims about the 2020 election, of course, dismiss the effect of the censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, the multi-million-dollar involvement of Mark Zuckerberg in swing counties and multiple Republican-led investigations that question the results of the 2020 election.

The former New Jersey governor, who is barely polling at 9 percent for the GOP nomination president, further claimed that Trump’s repeated allegations of fraud, such as the assertions of bringing boxes of ballots into Fulton County, Georgia, were damaging.

Trump torched Christie’s 2024 presidential bid, unleashing a hilarious fat-shaming bomb against the former embattled governor. Christie left the New Jersey governor’s mansion with an embarrassingly low approval rating as his tenure was filled with scandal in relation to the 2013 “Bridgegate” incident.

Christie emphasized that people wanted to believe the president, even if they didn’t agree with him, and that Trump’s assertions eroded that trust. He shared, “And so, if they’re telling us something — and that’s when it was over for me with Donald when he stood behind the seal of the president in the East Room of the White House at 2:30 in the morning on election morning and said the election was stolen.”

Christie likened Trump’s reaction to that of a child trying to deflect blame for a bad grade. Christie, however, for most of Trump’s presidency cheered for the president.

Biden Admin Hijacked AIDS Program to Push Abortions in Africa

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Biden Admin Hijacked AIDS Program to Push Abortions in Africa

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) The Biden administration is allegedly using a George W. Bush-era program that delivers AIDS relief to Africa — titled PEPFAR — to promote its pro-abortion agenda there.

“President Biden has brazenly hijacked this foreign aid program in order to promote the killing of unborn children by poison, starvation and dismemberment,” Congressman Chris Smith, R-N.J., said.

Smith is the prime sponsor of the 2018 PEPFAR reauthorization bill that was enacted into law, Breitbart reported.

In the letter sent to his colleagues on Capitol Hill last week, Smith stated that Village Reach and Population Services International [PSI], two organizations that have a record of pushing abortion, have received $10.1 million and $96.5 million within the last few years from PEPFAR.

“PSI proudly proclaims it provides abortion and lobbies to eliminate pro-life laws,” he wrote. “PSI provides comprehensive abortion and post-abortion care services in nearly 20 countries throughout the world.”

Smith then said that Village Reach used the funds to “promote abortion in Malawi and lobby for changes in pro-life laws” and “establish a government-funded hotline in Malawi,” even though the organization provides neither counsel nor “abortion services.”

“Village Reach and Planned Parenthood used PEPFAR funding through the DREAMS Innovation Challenge to create a manual containing a whole module on ‘unsafe abortion and young people,’” he wrote in the letter.

“Items covered include the need to change pro-life laws to provide ‘services that young people need.'”

Smith also said that a third group, Pathfinder International, also received $5 million in PEPFAR funding since Joe Biden got into the Oval Office.

“[The group] lobbies to weaken or eliminate pro-life laws in nations around the world,” he wrote. “Pathfinder is explicit in its promotion of abortion in other countries, stating that it is ‘committed to expanding access to… safe abortion.’”

As evidence of the Biden administration expanding the program to include the promotion of abortion, Smith cited a 2022 PEPFAR report that lists “reproductive health rights and services” twice under the section that discusses “strategic pillars” of the plan.

PEPFAR’s Regional Operational Plan Guidance for 2023 also stated that the program works with “organizations advocating for structural, systemic and institutional reforms in law and policy regarding sexual, reproductive and economic rights of women.”

Pre-Schoolers Indoctrinated w/ ‘Nonbinary Identities’ LGBT Propaganda

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Pre-Schoolers Indoctrinated w/ ‘Nonbinary Identities’ LGBT Propaganda

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A recently-hired LGBTQ education “specialist” for the Department of Education in Minnesota called for teachers to indoctrinate preschoolers by explaining “nonbinary identities.”

In an unearthed 2019 EDTalks public lecture, Jason Bucklin called for children to learn about sexual orientation and “nonbinary identities” as young as pre-school. He additionally recommended projects for older students to learn that “gender” is a social construct.

Since then, he became one of the major promoters of LGBT curriculum and policies in schools throughout the state, according to the Daily Caller.

“A couple of assumptions that get sometimes made when I’m talking about Out4Good, people might assume it’s a relatively new program and that the work is primarily for high schoolers. We really see the work as starting as early as pre-K,” he said.

His talk was part of an “inclusive classrooms” series that was put on by a local educational organization, Achieve Twin Cities.

In 2019, Bucklin was the LGBTQ program director for Minneapolis Public Schools, as it is indicated on his LinkedIn. This role was tied to Out4Good, a program run by MPS to support LGBT students, staff and families.

Bucklin’s previous job’s salary was about $99,000 annually for a position that involved “[helping] schools create LGBTQ school inclusion policies and practices using a racial equity lens to create a safer and more affirming learning environment for LGBTQ students.”

The job also involved implementing the policy initiatives of the LGBT activist group, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network [GLSEN], including “comprehensive policy, educator support, student-led clubs and inclusive curriculum.”

During the lecture, Bucklin promoted several LGBT-themed books for kids, including one on “nonbinary gender identities.”

“We’ve been having questions about how we explain nonbinary identities to our preschoolers. If a teacher doesn’t identify as a boy or a girl, how do we explain that to preschoolers who are just learning that there are only boys and girls?” he said.

Newsom Proposes Rolling Back Police Transparency to Balance Budget

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Newsom Proposes Rolling Back Police Transparency to Balance Budget

(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit.

The proposal has prompted strong criticism from a coalition of criminal justice and press freedom groups, which spent years pushing for the disclosure rules that were part of a law Newsom signed in 2021.

The law allows the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to investigate and decertify police officers for misconduct, such as use of excessive force, sexual assault and dishonesty.

It requires the commission to make public the records of decertification cases.

Newsom now wants to get rid of that transparency element. The commission says the public could still get the records from police departments.

The coalition of more than 20 groups opposing the new proposal, including the American Civil Liberties Union, also accused the Democratic governor of abusing the budget process to push through his proposal introduced in April.

Carmen-Nicole Cox, director of government affairs for ACLU California Action, said Newsom’s proposal should have gone through the traditional legislative process, instead of being put into the budget.

Democratic Sen. Steven Bradford, who authored the 2021 landmark bill, declined to comment on the proposed change.

The governor’s office referred questions to the commission, whose spokesperson said the proposed change is a cost-saving measure that would still allow the public to access information on decertification cases from local police departments.

California is facing a nearly $32 billion budget deficit this year and the proposal is one of many of Newsom’s cost-cutting measures.

Neither the governor’s office nor the commission shared how much money the state could save under the proposal.

According to a May budget request, the commission estimated it will handle up to 3,500 decertification cases each year. That’s about 4% of all officers in California. The commission, which has suspended or decertified 44 police officers so far this year, requested an additional $6 million to handle the large number of complaints.

“Because of the substantial fiscal implications, as well as the need to urgently implement these cost-saving measures into law, the budget process is the most appropriate avenue for this,” commission spokesperson Meagan Poulos said in a statement.

The state Legislature passed its own version of the state budget Thursday to meet its deadline without including Newsom’s proposed change to the decertification process. Legislative leaders and the governor’s office will continue negotiations to finalize the budget by the end of the month.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

DNA Drive Postponed Due to Privacy Concerns

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DNA Drive Postponed Due to Privacy Concerns

(Headline USA) The public collection of DNA samples to help law enforcement solve crimes and identify human remains was postponed Saturday following objections of privacy advocates.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement that she postponed “DNA Drive Day” because of privacy concerns.

It was billed as the first such event in Massachusetts in which people could voluntarily submit DNA samples to aid law enforcement investigators.

DNA samples provided to genealogy databases already have helped law enforcement solve cold cases and resolve missing person cases.

Ryan said her office will work with the privacy advocates to resolve any concerns.

“We believe that the community will best be served by further conversation,” she said.

Saturday’s outdoor event at Newton City Hall would have allowed people to provide a sample to FamilyTree DNA.

The DNA submissions would be uploaded free of charge to a pair of genealogy databases, FamilyTree DNA and GEDmatch, where the data could help investigators, officials said.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Secretary of State on First Trip to China Under Biden

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Secretary of State on First Trip to China Under Biden

(Headline USA) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool exploding tensions between America and China, in the first visit to China by such a high-ranking American official since Biden took office on Sunday.

Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by a working dinner. He’ll have additional talks with Qin, as well as China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping, on Monday.

Neither Blinken nor Qin made any substantive comments to reporters as they began the meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Prospects for any significant breakthroughs are slim. Animosity and recriminations have steadily escalated over a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability.

The controversy laden Blinken is the highest-level American official to visit China since Joe Biden took office and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years.

Biden and Xi agreed to Blinken’s trip early at a meeting last year in Bali.

It came within a day of happening in February but was delayed by the diplomatic and political tumult brought on by the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon flying across America that was eventually shot down.

The list of disagreements and potential conflict points is long, ranging from trade with Taiwan, human rights conditions in China and Hong Kong to Chinese military assertiveness in the South China Sea and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Shortly before leaving, Blinken emphasized the importance of America and China establishing and maintaining better lines of communication. The U.S. wants to make sure “that the competition we have with China doesn’t veer into conflict” due to avoidable misunderstandings, he told reporters.

Biden and Xi had made commitments to improve communications “precisely so that we can make sure we are communicating as clearly as possible to avoid possible misunderstandings and miscommunications,” Blinken said Friday.

Biden told White House reporters Saturday he was “hoping that over the next several months, I’ll be meeting with Xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have, but also how … to get along.”

Chances for such a meeting could come at a Group of 20 leaders’ gathering in September in New Delhi and at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November in San Francisco that the United States is hosting.

The few meetings between America and China that have taken place have been punctuated by bursts of angry rhetoric from both sides over the Taiwan Strait, their broader intentions in the Indo-Pacific region, China’s refusal to condemn Russia for its war against Ukraine, and U.S. allegations from Washington that Beijing is attempting to boost its worldwide surveillance capabilities, including in Cuba.

Earlier this month, China’s defense minister rebuffed a request from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for a meeting on the sidelines of a security symposium in Singapore, a sign of continuing discontent.

Austin said Friday he was confident that he and his Chinese counterpart would meet “at some point in time, but we’re not there yet.”

Underscoring the difficulties, China rejected a report by a U.S. security firm, that blamed Chinese-linked hackers for attacks on hundreds of public agencies, schools and other targets around the world, as “far-fetched and unprofessional”

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson repeated accusations that Washington carries out hacking attacks and complained the cybersecurity industry rarely reports on them.

That followed a similar retort earlier in the week when China said Qin had in a phone call with Blinken urged the United States to respect “China’s core concerns” such as the issue of Taiwan’s self-rule, “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs, and stop harming China’s sovereignty, security and development interests in the name of competition.”

Meanwhile, the national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines held their first joint talks Friday and agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation, in part to counter China’s growing influence and ambitions.

This coincides with America inking an agreement with Australia and Britain to provide the first with nuclear-powered submarines, with China moving rapidly to expand its diplomatic presence, especially in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific island nations, where it has opened, or has plans to open, at least five new embassies over the next year.

The agreement is part of an 18-month-old nuclear partnership given the acronym AUKUS — for Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

China’s spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, issued a statement of cautious optimism as Blinken started his first day of meetings in Beijing.

“Hope this meeting can help steer China-U.S. relations back to what the two Presidents agreed upon in Bali,” she said in a statement on Twitter.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Federal Judge: First Amendment Requires Drag Shows in Public Parks

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Federal Judge: First Amendment Requires Drag Shows in Public Parks

(Headline USA) The city of St. George must issue a permit for a Utah-based group that organizes drag queen performances to host an all-ages drag show in a public park, a federal judge ruled, calling the city’s attempt to stop the show unconstitutional discrimination.

“Public spaces are public spaces. Public spaces are not private spaces. Public spaces are not majority spaces,” U.S. District Judge David Nuffer wrote in a Friday ruling granting the preliminary injunction requested by the group. “The First Amendment of the United States Constitution ensures that all citizens, popular or not, majority or minority, conventional or unconventional, have access to public spaces for public expression,” he erroneously asserted.

Southern Utah Drag Stars and its CEO, Mitski Avalōx, sued the city of St. George in May after the city denied the group permits for an all-ages show it aimed to host in a public park in April. A complaint filed in federal court accused city officials of “flagrant and ongoing violations of their free speech, due process, and equal protection rights,” and asked for St. George to reverse its decision and authorize a drag show at the end of June.

“Public officials take an oath to ‘support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Utah,’” Nuffer wrote. “They do not merely serve the citizens who elect them, the majority of citizens in the community, or a vocal minority in the community.”

The city now may not enforce any new advertising prohibitions against the group or its show, Nuffer ruled, ordering that the performance must “take scheduling precedence over any other event.”

The lawsuit marked the most recent development in a fight over drag shows in St. George, Utah, a conservative city 111 miles (179 kilometers) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Since HBO filmed a drag show in a public park last year for an episode of its series “We’re Here,” the city has emerged as a flashpoint in the nationwide battle over drag performances as they’ve garnered newfound political scrutiny in Republican-controlled cities and states.

Public events like drag queen story hours and the ‘all-ages’ event that Avalōx intended to put together have been increasingly scrutinized in legislatures throughout the country who seek to ensure children are not shown lewd material. In May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a ban on minors attending drag shows, and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a ban on people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries.

In Utah, a proposal from a St. George Republican to require warning notices for events like drag shows or pride parades in public places stalled after advancing through the state House of Representatives in March. The proposal stemmed from the pushback that resulted from the HBO-produced drag show in St. George.

City officials issued permits for the show over the objection from some council members and community activists. City Manager Adam Lenhard resigned months later after writing councilmembers to say that he could not legally deny the show permits, according to emails obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

 

Joe Rogan Rips Pro-Vaccine Professor in Explosive Vaccine Showdown

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Joe Rogan Rips Pro-Vaccine Professor in Explosive Vaccine Showdown

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) In a recent Twitter exchange, popular podcast host Joe Rogan issued a bold challenge to a pro-COVID-19 vaccine professor who took to Twitter to throw a hissy fit over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s interview with Rogan.

Dr. Peter Hotez, a vivid supporter of annual COVID vaccines, accused Rogan of spreading so-called misinformation by inviting RFK Jr., a Democratic candidate for president, to speak about his candidacy, including his position against government vaccine mandates.

“[I]t’s clear many actually believe this nonsense,” Hotez claimed on Saturday, in reaction to the interview.

Rogan fired back with an offer, stating, “Peter, if you claim what RFKjr [sic] is saying is ‘misinformation’ I am offering you $100,000.00 to the charity of your choice if you’re willing to debate him on my show with no time limit.”

However, Hotez’s response was rather vague, simply claiming that he was always available to speak with Rogan without directly addressing the challenge.

 

Expressing his disappointment, Rogan called Hotez’s reply a “non answer” and questioned the professor’s commitment to his beliefs. “I challenged you publicly because you publicly quote tweeted and agreed with that dogshit vice article,” Rogan added.

 

Rogan’s call for an open debate quickly gained attention, with his initial tweet garnering nearly 19 million views.

To further emphasize his point, Rogan shared a compilation video titled “The Great Double-Taking Vaccine Scientist,” created by video journalist Matt Oarfalea.

The video showcased instances of Hotez advocating for unlimited doses of the controversial COVID vaccine.

Exposed: Key Prosecutor in Trump’s DOJ Case Donated to Biden, Obama

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Exposed: Key Prosecutor in Trump’s DOJ Case Donated to Biden, Obama

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has exposed a starling donations scandal involving a high-ranking prosecutor implicated in the Biden administration-led indictment of former President Donald Trump.

The prosecutor in question, Karen E. Gilbert, has been revealed to have made substantial contributions to the Biden 2020 campaign, Obama-affiliated organizations and the Democratic National Committee, according to Fox News. Gilbert’s history included an embarrassing resignation from the DOJ in 2009 after her tenure forced an apology from the DOJ and a $600,000 settlement.

Without delay, Gaetz swiftly took action by sending a scathing letter to Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding the preservation and disclosure of all records from Special Counsel Smith’s office. The letter blasted the alleged irregularities and seemingly partisan targeting of Trump, who is running for the 2024 presidency, by the Office of Special Counsel.

Suggesting a pattern of partisan influence, Gaetz said, “[I]t is of such concern that the Department of Justice has fielded multiple requests of Congress, from individual member offices and full Committees  My office alone fields numerous calls of constituents asking about the Special Counsel, his authorities, and how his office is structured.”

Gaetz also highlighted Gilbert’s alleged misconduct in the letter, adding, “Karen Gilbert, resigned in 2009 from her position as head of the narcotics section of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida after misconduct which DOJ stated it ‘deeply regrets’ and which cost the American taxpayer over $600,000 in a settlement.” 

The revelation of Gilbert’s substantial donations to Democratic campaigns and organizations raises questions about the impartiality of the prosecutors involved in the case against Trump’s administration. Gaetz cited these donations as sufficient reasons for issuing the letter Garland. According to Fox News, Gilbert donated $2,000 to the campaigns of Biden and former President Barack Obama.  

Moreover, Gaetz expressed concerns about a potential cover-up of prosecutorial misconduct, referring to instances where devices used in the Mueller probe were unlawfully wiped clean. He demanded General Garland ensure compliance with recordkeeping laws and to provide his office with copies of all notices and training provided to Special Counsel Smith’s staff.

“Please take care to comply with all applicable recordkeeping laws,” Gaetz concluded in the letter.

Illegal Aliens Cost Taxpayers Billions in Medical Bills, Damning Report Exposes

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Illegal Aliens Cost Taxpayers Billions in Medical Bills, Damning Report Exposes

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A bombshell report has shed light on the staggering financial burden inflicted on American taxpayers by illegal aliens, attributed to President Joe Biden’s open-border policies and Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The report, released by the Republican-led House Committee on Homeland Security, exposed the significant costs incurred by both federal and state governments due to the unprecedented surge in illegal immigration.

“Hospital and emergency room care for illegal aliens is one of the most significant expenses,” the scathing report highlighted. “Illegal aliens, most of whom have no form of health insurance, often rely on emergency rooms and services as a source of free or cheap health care. Consequently, this has led to significant costs for hospitals because providers are often not reimbursed for these services.”

According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state alone faces a burden of approximately $62 and $90 million annually for unpaid emergency room visits. The report further disclosed that Texas state hospitals incurred uncompensated costs ranging from $597 million to $717 million between 2006 and 2008.

The financial impact extends beyond Texas, as evidenced by Florida’s hospitals facing costs of $312 million, with only $103 million in reimbursements.

Illinois has also encountered substantial challenges, with a state program providing health benefits to undocumented adults exceeding initial estimates by a wide margin. Officials now estimate a need for over $1.1 billion to sustain the program due to unexpectedly high usage.

Local governments have been severely impacted by the Biden administration’s border crisis. The report highlighted the case of Yuma County, Arizona, where Sheriff Leon Wilmot testified that the county spent $70,000 on portable toilets to prevent illegal aliens from contaminating agricultural fields with human waste.

Yuma County plays a critical role in supplying nearly 90 percent of the nation’s leafy greens during winter, emphasizing the national significance of crop preservation and sanitation.

Similarly, Kinney County, Texas, has suffered significant damage to farms and ranches due to the influx of illegal aliens, resulting in torn fences, damaged houses, and substantial amounts of left-behind trash. Repair costs alone have reached $30,000 for the county.

Homeland Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., torched the Biden administration’s open border policies in a press release announcing the report, stating, “In just over two years of Secretary Mayorkas’ leadership, the number of encounters at our Southwest border has doubled compared to the previous administration. More than 1.5 million known gotaways have entered our country. The drug cartels control our Southwest border and are flooding our communities with fentanyl.”

Green added, “[T]he American people have been forced to face the devastating costs of his failure.”

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