Tag: Former President Donald Trump

Donald Trump Projected Winner of 2024 Presidential Election

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump. GOP Convention

Former President Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States after being projected to win 270 votes in the Electoral College DecisionDesk HQ just after midnight on November 6, making him the President-elect of the United States. He will serve alongside Senator JD Vance, who was elected to serve as vice president. 

At the time the race was called by DecisionDesk, Trump was additionally expected to win the popular vote against Vice President Kamala Harris, representing the first time a Republican presidential candidate won the popular vote since 2004.

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Trump Leads Harris, McCormick Ties Casey in Pollster’s Final Pennsylvania Survey Before Election Day

Tom Pappert
PA Close Races

Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris in the final poll of Pennsylvania voters published by Emerson College Polling prior to Election Day, while the pollsters found the race between Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is now tied.

Published on Monday, the poll found Trump narrowly leading Harris with the support of 49.3 percent of Pennsylvania voters, with the vice president trailing with the support of 48.4 percent of the commonwealth’s voters.

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Trump Says He Can Expand Swing State Victories to Virginia, New Mexico, and New Jersey

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that he can win more than the seven expected swing states, offering Virginia, New Mexico, and New Jersey as states that may offer possible victories on Election Day despite his campaign’s relative lack of resources spent there.

Trump on Sunday predicted the possible victories after to NBC News reporter Dasha Burns raised an outlier poll of Iowa voters that found Vice President Kamala Harris winning the state.

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Woke Media Caves to the Power of X: NewsChannel 5 Broadcasts Trump-Themed Ads for DT McCall’s

Tom Pappert
Shawn Farash, DT MCcalls ad

The Tennessee Star learned Friday that Scripps Media, Inc., the corporate owner of NewsChannel 5 in Nashville, agreed to broadcast an advertisement for Tennessee retailer D.T. McCall & Sons that includes an impersonator of former President Donald Trump.

The decision comes after the Tennessee retailer told The Star earlier this week that both NewsChannel 5 and Cumulus Media, which owns SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, refused different ads featuring a Trump impression just days prior to Election Day.

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Tennessee U.S. Rep Steve Cohen Predicts ‘Chaos,’ ‘Blood’ If Trump Loses, Reveals Democrats Plan to Install Fences in D.C.

Tom Pappert
Steve Cohen

U.S. House Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) predicted “blood” and “chaos” will follow should former President Donald Trump be declared to have lost the presidential election but dispute the election results, and revealed House Democrats already have plans to install security fences in Washington, D.C. before the next president is inaugurated.

Cohen made the remarks during an appearance on NewsNation in remarks to host Dan Abrams on Monday, after predicting Vice President Kamala Harris will win both the popular and Electoral College votes on November 5.

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Claims Fraudulent Voter Registration Schemes Discovered, ‘Defeated’ in Four Counties

Tom Pappert
Michele Henry

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry on Thursday confirmed at least four counties in the commonwealth had “defeated” fraudulent voter registration schemes after multiple counties went public with their findings.

The attorney general, a Democrat who was nominated to the position by Governor Josh Shapiro after his election in 2022, confirmed “[a]pparent attempts to submit fraudulent voter registration forms in Berks, Lancaster, Monroe, and York Counties,” in a press release posted to her office’s website.

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Arizona U.S. Senate Race Statistically Tied as Dueling Polls Show Lake and Gallego Leading

Tom Pappert
Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake

The Arizona race for U.S. Senate between Kari Lake and Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03) is statistically tied, according to dueling polls that each show the Republican or Democrat leading by less than 1 percent in the race to fill the seat being vacated by Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).

First, a survey released by Data Orbital on Tuesday found Lake with the support of 45.2 percent of likely voters, leading Gallego by 0.7 percent, with the Democrat at 44.5 percent. The pollsters found an additional 5.8 percent were undecided, while 1.6 percent plan to vote for Green Party candidate Eduardo Quintana.

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Woke Cumulus Media, NewsChannel 5 Refuse to Air Trump-Inspired Ads for Tennessee Retailer DT McCall’s

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump ad

Tennessee retailer D.T. McCall and Sons told The Tennessee Star on Monday that Cumulus Media refused to broadcast advertisements inspired by former President Donald Trump on the company’s Nashville radio station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, even after a disclaimer was added to the ads.

The offending ads feature a narrator performing an impression of the former president while extolling the virtues of D.T. McCall & Sons and excoriating nameless competitors at “the lumber yards.”

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Supreme Court Takes Rapid Action in Appeal to Remove Noncitizens from Virginia Voter Rolls

Tom Pappert
Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday docketed the appeal filed Sunday by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares after a federal appeals court declined to overrule a lower court’s decision to force Virginia to add approximately 1,600 noncitizens back to its voter rolls.

According to the Supreme Court’s online portal, the case was docketed on Monday after Virginia submitted its appeal for the high court to reverse a lower court’s decision on Sunday.

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Soros-Backed Philadelphia D.A. Krasner Brands Musk’s Pro-Constitution Petition an ‘Illegal Lottery’ in Lawsuit to Kill $1 Million Giveaways

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Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner, Elon Musk

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday filed a civil lawsuit accusing Elon Musk and his new America PAC of violating Pennsylvania laws with the political action committee’s daily giveaways of $1 million to those who sign a petition declaring support for the First Amendment and Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Musk launched the giveaways through America PAC earlier this month, but his political action committee began in July, after the billionaire behind X, Tesla, and SpaceX endorsed former President Donald Trump following the July 13 attempt to assassinate the former president.

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Biden-Harris Released at Least 10 Iranian Illegal Immigrants into U.S. Before Iran’s Reported Threats to Assassinate Trump

Tom Pappert
Illegal Immigrant

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Biden-Harris administration released 10 illegal immigrants from Iran over a six-month period in just its New Orleans Area of Responsibility, according to data reported by the agency’s Enforcement and Removal Operations – Law Enforcement Systems and Analysis unit, and released this week by the Tennessee Attorney General.

The documents reveal ten citizens of Iran were paroled into the United States after being transferred to ICE’s New Orleans Area of Responsibility between August 2022 and January 2023, with the last release of an Iranian national from ICE facilities included within the report recorded on February 24, 2023.

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New Crypto PAC Releases Pennsylvania Ads Endorsing Trump, McCormick

Tom Pappert
Bitcoin Ad

A political action committee organized to support candidates friendly to cryptocurrency, the Bitcoin Voters PAC, released a new advertisement to run in Pennsylvania ahead of the election. The group supports former President Donald Trump and Republican Senate nominee Dave McCormick.

After suggesting cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, could be as significant to Pennsylvania’s economy as steel, the ad highlighted past statements by Trump and McCormick offering support to the industry.

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Vivek Ramaswamy Accuses Kamala Harris of Fanning ‘Flames of Political Violence,’ Demands Apology for ‘Insane’ Anti-Trump Speech

Tom Pappert
Vivek Speaking

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told The Tennessee Star on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris must apologize after she fanned the “flames of political violence” in her remarks, delivered earlier that day from the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., comparing former President Donald Trump to genocidal dictator Adolf Hitler.

Ramaswamy described Harris’ speech as “insane” and “irresponsible” in a statement provided exclusively to The Star.

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Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly ‘Frustrated’ Trump Could Win 2024, Admits Former President ‘Resonates with People’

Tom Pappert
Mark kelly

Arizona U.S. Senator Mark Kelly admitted he is “[a]bsolutely frustrated” by the odds former President Donald Trump will regain the White House on Election Day during an appearance on “Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos” on KTAR News 92.3.

Kelly told the Phoenix radio station he is currently, “Absolutely frustrated that this guy’s back and has a chance,” to be elected to a second term on November 5.

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Dave McCormick Leads Sen. Bob Casey in Two Pennsylvania Polls as Fact Checkers Rip Democrat’s New Ad

Tom Pappert
Dave McCormick and Bob Casey

Dave McCormick is polling ahead of Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) in two surveys of Pennsylvania voters as fact checkers push the senator on the false claims about McCormick made in his latest ad, and as the Democrat seeks to distance himself from the Biden-Harris administration.

McCormick led Casey by 1.2 percent in a survey released this week by Atlas Intel, leading the Democrat 48.3 percent to 47.1 percent. This, first survey showing McCormick ahead was conducted October 12-17, meaning respondents were questioned both before and after Casey and McCormick met for their second debate.

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Warden Admits Biden-Harris DOJ Has Illegally Imprisoned Steve Bannon Since October 19

Tom Pappert
Stephen K. Bannon

The Tennessee Star on Monday obtained a letter sent by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to Steve Bannon, wherein the federal agency acknowledged it is holding him the former White House chief strategist in violation of the First Step Act (FSA) of 2018.

Bannon’s attorneys filed the letter as part of an effort to secure an earlier release but it was sent to Bannon’s lawyers by the Acting Warden at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Danbury, Connecticut, where Bannon is serving a four-month sentence after he was convicted in 2022 for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena from the House select committee that investigated January 6.

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Trump Slams ‘Unprecedented’ Prison Sentences Biden-Harris DOJ Handed Allies Bannon, Navarro, Vows ‘I Won’t Be Doing That’

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump vowed not to repeat the “unprecedented” prosecutions of political opponents seen during the Biden-Harris administration during a Saturday interview with Matthew Boyle of Breitbart News.

Responding to claims by Vice President Kamala Harris that Trump intends to weaponize the government against his political adversaries, the former president told Boyle it is actually Democrats who resort to such tactics, and confirmed he “won’t be doing that” should he be returned to the White House in November.

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BOP Refuses to Verify Steve Bannon’s First Step Act Eligibility Amid Allegation of ‘Illegally Holding’ Former Trump Strategist

Tom Pappert
Steve Bannon

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on Monday declined to confirm to The Tennessee Star that Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist for the Trump administration, was evaluated for possible reductions in his prison sentence in accordance with the First Step Act of 2018.

Bannon, who is now serving a four-month prison sentence after he was convicted in 2022 for his refusal to comply with a Congressional subpoena by the House January 6 committee, stated on Friday to The National Pulse, “The Harris Bureau of Prisons is illegally holding me past my legal release date–trying to eliminate one of President Trump’s strongest advocates–these criminals reek of desperation,” and called Vice President Kamala Harris the “Mass Incarceration Queen” for the White House’s failure to implement the Trump-era First Step Act (FSA).

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Biden-Harris Admin Has Illegally Imprisoned Steve Bannon for More Than a Week, Possibly a Month

Tom Pappert
Stephen K. Bannon

The Biden-Harris administration failed to uphold the First Step Act of 2018 when implementing the four-month prison sentence handed to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who remains scheduled for release from the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Danbury, Connecticut on October 29.

Bannon raised the issue in his Friday statement, when he condemned Vice President Kamala Harris as the “Mass Incarceration Queen” for the failure of her administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to uphold the Trump-era criminal justice reform in his case.

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Sen. Bob Casey Releases Ad Claiming He ‘Bucked Biden’ Despite Campaigning with Democrat President

Tom Pappert
Bob Casey

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a campaign advertisement on Friday featuring surrogates who claimed he “bucked” President Joe Biden on key policies, while backing former President Donald Trump on others, in an apparent attempt to create distance from the Biden-Harris administration despite Casey campaigning with the president earlier this month.

The new ad features Casey and two purported supporters of the Pennsylvania Democrat who revealed themselves to be a politically divided couple, as one spouse is registered Republican and the other Democratic, who are able to find common ground politically through their mutual support of Casey.

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Steve Bannon Says ‘Queen of Mass Incarcerations’ Kamala Harris Has Prolonged His Prison Sentence, Failed to Uphold ‘First Step Act’

Tom Pappert
Stephen K Bannon, Danbury FCI

Former Trump administration White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told The National Pulse on Friday the Biden-Harris administration prolonged his prison sentence by failing to uphold the First Step Act of 2018, branding Vice President Kamala Harris the “mass incarceration queen” as her administration keeps a former adviser to her political opponent behind bars.

From the Federal Correctional Institute at Danbury in Connecticut, the former Trump adviser told The National Pulse,  “The Harris Bureau of Prisons is illegally holding me past my legal release date–trying to eliminate one of President Trump’s strongest advocates–these criminals reek of desperation.”

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Independent Senate Candidate Pamela Moses Blasts Dem Party and Senate Nominee Gloria Johnson for Cultural Appropriation

Tom Pappert
Pamela Moses and Gloria Johnson

Pamela Moses, the independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, accused State Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) and Tennessee Democrats of cultural appropriation after she was not invited to speak at the Wednesday debate held by The Tennessee Holler and MLK50: Justice Through Journalism.

Though the debate organizers invited both Johnson and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to the debate, Johnson was the only candidate to appear, which Moses told The Tennessee Star prompted her to attend the debate in a bid to participate, largely due to her past involvement with MLK50, a local media organization that began in Memphis.

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Head of Operations for UK Labour Party Sends Nearly 100 Foreign Nationals to Campaign for Kamala Harris in Battleground States

Tom Pappert
Sofia Patel with Joe Biden

The Head of Operations for the United Kingdom’s left wing Labour Party confirmed in multiple posts to social media that she recruited nearly 100 foreign nationals to travel to the United States and campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in the final months prior to Election Day.

Sofia Patel, the Head of Operations for the Labour Party, wrote in a post to the professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday she successfully arranged for “nearly 100” past and present Labour Party activists to travel to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, in a post where she revealed more opportunities were available.

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Man Wrongly Convicted for Murder by Kamala Harris Demands She Face Questions About Men ‘Framed for Murder Under Her Watch’

Tom Pappert
Jamal Trulove

A man wrongly convicted of murder in San Francisco while Vice President Kamala Harris served as the city’s district attorney issued a call for the presidential candidate to face questions about those “framed for murder under her watch” during her interview with radio host Charlamagne tha God.

Jamal Trulove was wrongly convicted of murder in 2008, but by 2015 was freed and later secured a $13.1 million settlement from the City of San Francisco over his wrongful conviction. After previously endorsing the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020, Trulove in August announced his endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

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Fetterman Warns ‘Incredibly Popular’ Musk ‘Has An Appeal’ with Voters ‘Democrats Have Struggled’ to Reach

Tom Pappert
Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said Elon Musk remains “incredibly popular” among Americans in the wake of his endorsement of former President Donald Trump, and added that the billionaire is able to “appeal to a demographic that Democrats have struggled” to reach with a political message.

Fetterman on Sunday also suggested Musk’s unique celebrity status and ability to reach voters makes his endorsement unique during his appearance on “The Hill Sunday,” where the senator called it a “situation” Democrats “have to acknowledge” as Musk continues to support Trump.

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Democrats Launch Pennsylvania Ads Targeting Green Party Candidate Jill Stein for Not Being ‘Sorry She Helped Trump Win’

Tom Pappert
Jill Stein

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday unveiled a new advertisement targeting Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, condemning the independent presidential candidate for her lack of regret over former President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016.

A DNC press released said the ad targeting Stein will broadcast in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and on national cable stations. Stein’s campaign submitted its signatures to qualify for ballot access in Pennsylvania in June.

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Second Survey Shows Dave McCormick Tied with Sen. Bob Casey After Senate Debate in Pennsylvania

Tom Pappert
Dave McCormick and Bob Casey

Dave McCormick is statistically tied with Senator Bob Casey among Pennsylvania voters, according to a Thursday poll released after their first debate on October 3, indicating the race may be tightening in the final weeks before Election Day.

The Emerson College survey of 1,000 likely Pennsylvania voters found the U.S. Senate race in a dead heat, with Casey leading at 47.7 percent and McCormick narrowly trailing at 46 percent.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro Confirms Elon Musk Considering Investment in Pennsylvania After Billionaire Spoke at Trump Rally in Butler

Tom Pappert
Shapiro and Musk

Governor Josh Shapiro confirmed on Thursday that he spoke with Elon Musk about potential investments in Pennsylvania after the billionaire executive spoke at the rally held by former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Shapiro explained to NBC News that Musk was attending a Pittsburgh Steelers game with entrepreneur Thomas Tull, who called the governor to connect him with the world’s richest man.

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Mick Mulvaney Blasts Biden Administration Extralegal Regulatory Overreach

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Mick Mulvaney

Former Trump administration White House Chief of Staff and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney released an op-ed last Thursday, skewering the Biden-Harris administration for its “extralegal” regulatory overreach, offering specific examples of how the White House forced illegal regulations on Americans.

Mulvaney cited regulatory overreach as a key contrast between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, offering examples from the Biden-Harris administration that indicate the types of regulation Harris would seek to impose on Americans if elected in November.

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Inflation Remains Top Concern for Most Pennsylvania Voters as Poll Shows Trump Leads Harris on Issue

Tom Pappert
Family Grocery Shopping

Polling released on Tuesday found nearly all Pennsylvanians are lowering their standard of living due to the inflation and higher prices that have characterized the Biden-Harris administration.

The data was released on the heels of a national survey that found the majority of Americans trust former President Donald Trump more than Vice President Kamala Harris on every economic issue, including the cost of living.

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Fetterman Calls Musk Appearance at Trump Rally ‘Big Deal’ for ‘Very Close’ Pennsylvania

Tom Pappert
Sen John Fetterman

U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) on Sunday said the appearance by Elon Musk at the Saturday rally held in Butler, Pennsylvania by former President Donald Trump is a “big deal” for the Republican in a “very close” election.

Fetterman appeared on “Fox News Sunday” with Shannon Bream and once again predicted a “very competitive” race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, and acknowledged the Republican understands the outsized influence of Pennsylvania on the 2024 election, after acknowledging the impact of Elon Musk joining Trump on stage.

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Elon Musk Taunts Sen. Mark Kelly over Claim Endorsement of Trump Tied to Tax Cuts

Tom Pappert
Elon Musk, Sen. Mark Kelly CNN interview

Elon Musk taunted Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in a post to his social media platform, X, after the Democrat suggested the Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink boss is motivated to support former President Donald Trump by the tax cuts enacted under Trump’s first administration.

Kelly received the taunt after claiming the comments Musk made at the rally held by former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday were “hypocritical.”

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Trump’s Butler Rally to Feature Comperatore Family, July 13 Rally First Responders, Elon Musk

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump on Friday announced the guest list for his Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin on July 13.

The Trump campaign announced the former president “will return to Butler, Pennsylvania to hold a rally on the very same ground where he took a bullet for democracy less than three months ago.” It included a list of more than 50 “special guests” who will be in attendance.

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Trump Widens Georgia Lead over Harris as More Voters Now Hold Positive View of Former President, Quinnipiac Poll Shows

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump has widened his lead in Georgia over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to data released by Quinnipiac pollsters on Wednesday that also shows more Georgians now hold a favorable view of the Republican than his Democratic opponent.

The Quinnipiac University Poll data for Georgia found Trump now leads with the support of 50 percent of likely voters in the Peach State, while Harris trailed at 44 percent, with an additional 3 percent supporting other candidates.

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Harris-Walz Court Georgia’s Black Farmers Months After Court Blocks Biden Ag Program Exclusively Aiding Minority Farms

Tom Pappert

The Harris-Walz campaign reportedly drew more than 100 black farmers and supporters in Byromville, Georgia on Sunday as it targets rural voters in the Peach State in a bid to repeat the party’s 2020 victory.

Huffington Post deputy editor Philip Lewis reported the Harris-Walz occurred at Jibb’s Vineyard, which he described as a black-owned vineyard, and said it focused “on rural Black farmers.”

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Influx of Haitians to Charleroi, Pennsylvania Subject of New Documentary as Trump, McCormick Reference Migrants

Tom Pappert
Haitians in PA

A nonpartisan nonprofit is releasing a documentary about the influx of Haitian migrants to Charleroi, the rural Pennsylvania community referenced by both former President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick after it was subjected to a 2,000 percent increase to its number of migrants.

The America 2100 nonprofit posted what senior advisor Nate Hochman said is a trailer for the upcoming release of a documentary about the small town “that’s been flooded with thousands of Haitian immigrants over the past two years.”

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White House Silent After Commerce Secretary Declares Trump Should be ‘Extinguished for Good’

Tom Pappert
Gina Raimondo

The Biden-Harris White House has yet to issue a response after Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said former President Donald Trump should be “extinguished for good” during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program known to be a favorite of President Joe Biden.

Raimondo told “Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski that Trump should be “extinguished” after he promised to protect women if elected in November in remarks made after the network clarified the commerce secretary appeared in her personal capacity.

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Fetterman Declares Question ‘So Strange’ When Asked About Harris’ Fracking Flip Flop

Tom Pappert
John Fetterman on Meet the Press

U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Sunday repeatedly dodged questions about the past opposition to fracking expressed by he and Vice President Kamala Harris, who campaigned on banning the practice in 2020 but now claims to support it.

Fetterman similarly pushed to ban fracking from 2016 until 2022, when began supporting fracking, and told NBC News host Kristen Welker questions about the flip-flop are “strange.” He deflected by referencing President Donald Trump’s remarks about dogs and cats reportedly being eaten by Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik Predicts ‘Trump is Going to Win Virginia’ at Rally as Poll Shows Race Tied

Tom Pappert
Rep Elise Stefanik

Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) on Saturday predicted former President Donald Trump will win Virginia during a Women for Trump rally in Charlottesville.

Stefanik made her remarks at the Women for Trump rally held at the Trump Winery in Charlottesville by Rally Virginia amid the release of polling that shows a statistical tie between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, who has sought to reverse the loss of Democratic support in Virginia that reportedly helped prompt President Joe Biden to drop his bid for reelection.

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Pennsylvania Poll Shows Republicans Trump, McCormick Tied with Democrats Harris, Casey amid Bipartisan Support for Fracking

Tom Pappert
PA Races

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are statistically tied in Pennsylvania, according to a poll released on Thursday that also shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate tied with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), the three-term Democrat he hopes to unseat in November.

Commissioned and conducted by The Washington Post, the pollsters found Harris was supported by 48 percent of respondents, including both likely voters and registered voters. Trump had the support of 47 percent of respondents.

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McCormick Says Voters Support ‘Underdog’ over ‘Out of Step’ Sen. Bob Casey as Campaign Highlights Police Union Support

Tom Pappert
Casey and McCormick

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick on Wednesday argued Pennsylvania voters are willing to support an “underdog” candidate like him against his three-term incumbent, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), but ultimately attributed the recent tightening in polling data to the Democrat being “out of step” with his constituents.

McCormick on Wednesday appeared on “Fox & Friends,” where said his race to unseat Casey is gaining momentum, driven by both his status as a “challenger” and “an underdog,” but also by Casey’s alleged distance from his constituents.

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Polish President Andrzej Duda to Reportedly Join Trump for Pennsylvania Event After Latest Blinken Meeting

Tom Pappert
Trump and Polish President

Former President Donald Trump will reportedly be joined for a Pennsylvania event by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who has served as the country’s president since 2015.

The Pennsylvania Daily Star confirmed on Wednesday Trump and Duda will both attend an event at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on Sunday, but did has not determined whether the former president will meet with the Polish leader.

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Trump Leads Harris in Arizona as Kari Lake Narrowly Trails Rep. Ruben Gallego in Race Called ‘Essential’ for Democrats

Tom Pappert
Kari Lake with Donald Trump

A poll released Sunday found former President Donald Trump continues to hold a slim lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of their debate last week.

The poll found Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03) with a comparable lead over former newswoman Kari Lake in Arizona’s race for the U.S. Senate, after a Democratic strategist called the race “essential” for the party to retain its senate majority.

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Latest Bush Admin Official to Endorse Harris is Former A.G. Alberto Gonzales, Now Dean of Belmont Law, Who Resigned After Democrats Demanded Perjury Inquiry

Tom Pappert
Alberto Gonzales

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Thursday endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Kamala Harris, making the current Belmont University College of Law Dean the latest Bush administration official to back the Democrat over former President Donald Trump.

In his endorsement, published by German-owned Politico, Gonzales noted he is “the only lawyer in American history to serve both as White House counsel and as attorney general,” but did not note that he resigned from the latter position as prominent Democrats demanded he face a perjury inquiry due to his claims before Congress.

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Poll Shows Jewish Voters in Pennsylvania Breaking for Trump After October 7 Attacks, Campus Protests

Tom Pappert
Trump Supporters

Greater numbers of Jewish voters living in Pennsylvania are reportedly planning to vote Republican in November, with  former President Donald Trump seeing a double-digit increase in his support since 2020, according to a poll conducted by the Teach Coalition and Honan Strategy group and released by the New York Post on Wednesday.

Pollsters reported that Vice President Kamala Harris ahead with Jewish voters in Pennsylvania, with 49 percent of their vote. However, they found the former president was within single digits of the Democratic nominee, with Trump receiving the support of 42 percent of Pennsylvania’s Jewish voters.

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Pennsylvania Poll Finds Sen. Bob Casey Tied with Republican Challenger Dave McCormick as Voters Focus on Economy

Tom Pappert
Dave McCormick and Bob Casey

A poll released Wednesday found Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) tied with his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick, as a plurality of Pennsylvania voters said the state of the economy was their most important issue.

The polling, released by SRSS and CNN on Wednesday, found Casey and McCormick both with the support of 46 percent of likely voters, tying the men in a race the Democrat previously dominated for months.

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Pennsylvania Poll Shows Trump Leading Harris, Suggests Democrat Loses Votes to Third Party Candidates After Exit of RFK Jr.

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Pittsburgh

A Monday poll of Pennsylvania voters found former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris tied in a head-to-head race, but the former president with a narrow lead when voters were given the options of Green Party and Libertarian Party presidential candidates.

In a head-to-head contest, pollsters at Wick Insights reportedly found Harris and Trump tied, each with 49 percent of the vote.

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Youngkin Declares ‘Virginia Is Competitive’ for Trump Campaign Despite Biden-Harris Swap

Tom Pappert
Glenn Youngkin, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump

Governor Glenn Youngkin said on Wednesday that Virginia remains competitive for former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) despite President Joe Biden dropping out of the race in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been credited with making up ground lost under Biden.

Youngkin made the remarks during an appearance on The Brian Kilmeade Show, initially acknowledging the recent poll results that showed Harris narrowly leading Trump within the survey’s margin of error.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to Attend Atlanta Fundraiser for Trump as Harris-Walz Rally in Savannah

Tom Pappert
Brian Kemp and Donald Trump

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will reportedly be in Atlanta on Thursday to attend a fundraiser benefiting former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance (R-OH) in their campaign to recapture the White House for the Republican Party.

Kemp’s appearance at the Atlanta fundraiser, revealed on Tuesday, will be the first since he and Trump publicly set aside their feud. It will occur as a Democratic bus tour featuring Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz reaches Savannah.

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Trump Campaign, Blackburn Hit Biden Administration over Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

Peter D'Abrosca
Joe Biden

As the third anniversary of the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 American soldiers dead and hundreds of Americans stranded nears, both former President Donald Trump’s campaign and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) criticized Democrats for the failed operation.

“On this day 3 years ago, Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss of Tennessee was tragically killed because of Biden & Harris’ colossal failure in pulling out of Afghanistan,” Blackburn said on X. “May we never forget the 13 brave servicemembers who lost their lives because of this administration’s negligence.”

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