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WHOA: Trump Turns On Ivanka, Says She "Checked Out" After 2020 Election
Donald Trump has turned on his daughter Ivanka, saying she “checked out” after the 2020 election and that her opinion about voter fraud isn’t valid. Ivanka testified on video before the January 6th committee, and part of her testimony was aired on day one of the hearings on Thursday. She said on tape that when Bill Barr said Trump’s claims were bogus, “it affected my perspective. I respect Attorney General Barr, so I accepted what he was saying.” Trump took to Truth Social to complain about this, posting, “Ivanka Trump was not involved in looking at, or studying, Election results. She had long since checked out and was, in my opinion, only trying to be respectful to Bill Barr and his position as Attorney General (he sucked!).” Ivanka can now be added to the exhaustively long list of people whom Trump has turned on over the years.
Fox News Runs Interference For Trump During Jan 6 Hearings
Fox News ran interference for Donald Trump and his allies during day one of the January 6th hearings last Thursday. Rather than air the hearing like every other news channel, Fox decided not to play the audio and instead to have Tucker Carlson do his regular show. Tucker said the hearing was “deranged,” “insulting,” and that he refused to “play along” like other networks were." Lower third graphics during the show read, “JAN 6 CMTE FUELS FALSE NARRATIVES AS SHAM INVESTIGATION DRAGS ON” and “OUR LEADERS ARE FOCUSING ON JAN. 6 WHILE IGNORING THE REAL THREATS.” Fox also chose not to go to commercial breaks during the broadcast, as that would have provided an opportunity for viewers to change the channel. They clearly didn’t want people to come across the hearings and learn a thing or two about exactly what happened on January 6, 2021.
From over the weekend:
Leading GOP Candidate ARRESTED Over Alleged Jan 6 Involvement
The leading Republican candidate in the Michigan gubernatorial race has been arrested by the FBI in connection with his alleged involvement in the January 6th Capitol riots. His name is Ryan Kelley and and he was arrested last Thursday at his home in Allendale, Michigan. Kelley is being charged with committing violence against a person or property on restricted grounds, damaging federal property, disorderly conduct, and entering a restricted building or grounds without permission. All four charges are misdemeanors. Videos from the riots appear to show Kelley participating in the attacks and encouraging others in attendance to storm the Capitol. The candidate has responded to the charges by sending out a message that simply said “political prisoner.” We’ll see if Kelley’s ultimatley found guilty on these charges and how all of this will impact the race.
From over the weekend:
Unhinged Republican Claims Prayer is Solution to Gun Violence
While Democrats are trying to do something tangible when it comes to gun control measures in this country, Republicans like Louis Gohmert are calling for more prayers in the wake of recent mass shootings. The Texas congressman went on the House floor recently and decried folks who say they don’t want to hear about social media and violent video games being the causes of gun violence. He said, “they sure don’t want to hear anymore about prayers. They’re disgusted hearing about prayers. Don’t want to hear anymore about fatherlessness, drug use. Look — maybe if we heard more prayers from leaders of this country instead of taking god’s name in vain, we wouldn’t have the mass killings like we didn’t have before prayer was eliminated from school.” The problem isn’t that some people choose to pray in response to mass shootings. What is a problem is when right-wing politicians and media figures pretend as though prayer will be the solution for the killings, when we know that time and time again it hasn’t worked to put a stop to the violence.
More on the show:
–Producer Pat Ford fills in for David today
–Ten Senate Republicans agree to support a comprehensive bill regarding gun control and mental health funding
–The new CPI data shows year-over-year inflation at 8.6% and the national average for gas prices reaches $5 per gallon
–Truth Social is reportedly censoring users’ posts about the January 6th hearings in an epic display of hypocrisy for the supposed “free speech” social media platform
–Congressman Matt Gaetz says Representative Jamie Raskin shouldn’t be on the January 6th committee because the trauma from losing his son will “cloud his judgement”
–The decision about whether to indict Trump in the Georgia election fraud case should be coming in the next couple of weeks
–Kyle Rittenhouse announces he’s going to Texas A&M University, but the school disagrees and says he hasn’t been admitted there
–OAN cuts to a generic viagra commercial after doing a fluff piece about Donald Trump in a hilariously awkward transition
–Sarah Palin advances to the second round of voting in her race to represent Alaska in the US House of Representatives
–On the Bonus Show: What to expect on day two of the January 6th hearings, Fox News plans to broadcast the hearings, and much more…
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