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On Tuesday, a female Democratic Ohio state representative endorsed President Trump for reelection. Bernadine Kennedy Kent, representing the 25th District located in Columbus, Ohio, wrote, “Today, following in the bold first step of Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones, I am both honored and humbled to be the second Democrat State Representative to publicly announce my endorsement of President Donald J. Trump.” Ohio Democratic lawmaker Bernadine Kennedy Kent endorses Trump; has been feuding with fellow Democrats. https://t.co/lKYOHnlwd5 — Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) September 29, 2020 “From my perspective as a lawmaker who was elected for the first time in 2016, following a lifetime as an educator and child advocate, I have admired President Trump’s dedication to law and order and his respect for our Constitution,” Kent continued. “His strong leadership and willingness to fight for educational and economic empowerment for minorities has brought unprecedented hope to

As part of its “fact check” of the first presidential debate, CNN claimed President Donald Trump’s accusation that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called his China travel ban “xenophobic” at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic was “lacking context.” “Defending his response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump referenced the travel restrictions his administration imposed on foreign nationals who had been in China, then attacked Biden for remarks he had made the same day,” CNN wrote. “Addressing his opponent, Trump said, ‘I closed it, and you said, ‘He’s xenophobic. He’s a racist and he’s xenophobic,’ because you didn’t think I should have closed our country.’” To explain how Trump’s claim lacked context, CNN reported: It’s not clear Biden even knew about Trump’s China travel restrictions when he called Trump xenophobic on the day the restrictions were unveiled; Biden has never explicitly linked his accusation of xenophobia to these travel restrictions. The cam

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday that a suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a horrific ambush attack that left two LA Sheriffs deputies seriously wounded. The Sheriff’s Department announced, at a press conference Wednesday afternoon, that charges were filed against 36-year-old Deonte Lee Murray, and that he was taken into custody following a “standoff” in Lynwood, California more than a week ago. At the time, Murray was a suspect in a carjacking, the Los Angeles Times reports, and it was only later that the Sheriff’s office discovered his connection to the September 12th shooting. NBC Los Angeles reported last week that “multiple law enforcement sources say detectives in Lynwood are increasingly confident that a suspected carjacker, who led Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies on a high-speed chase Tuesday is connected with last weekend’s attack on two transit patrol deputies who were shot while seated in a patrol car in

On Wednesday night, after the first presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had come to its conclusion, actor James Woods summed up the debate in one hilarious tweet, indirectly referring to moderator Chris Wallace’s penchant during the second half of the debate for challenging President Trump while leaving Biden’s remarks unaddressed, a performance that left many people highly critical of Wallace. Woods wrote, “President Trump crushed his opponent Chris Wallace head to head in the debate. There was also another fellow wandering around muttering to himself.” President Trump crushed his opponent Chris Wallace head to head in the debate. There was also another fellow wandering around muttering to himself. — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) September 30, 2020 Biden had moments when he did seem to be talking in a vacuum, such as when he insisted, “The party is me. Right now, I am the Democratic Party.” When Biden repeated, “I am the Democratic P

Tuesday night’s debate between President Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden likely didn’t change any minds, but it did prompt some Americans to ponder their choice of homeland. Google searches for “how to apply for Canadian citizenship” began spiking at 10:32 p.m., right at the end of the contentious debate. But apparently, a lot of people couldn’t sleep after the debate, as the search hit 100 (the maximum number) at 4:24 a.m., according to Google. Then everyone went to sleep, as the searches dropped to zero until 7:28 a.m, when they soared again. The search was most popular in Massachusetts, Michigan, and New York, followed Illinois, Washington state, and Biden’s home state of Pennsylvania. “‘How to move to Canada’ and ‘move to Canada‘ also experienced a surge in searches during the debacle of a debate, which was fraught with interruptions, unfinished points and nasty attacks,” the New York Post reported. Some Twitterers were supportive, others not so much. “Cheering you

President Trump butted heads with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace early in Tuesday night’s debate over healthcare policy, prompting the president to go after Wallace for attempting to join the debate rather than moderate it. Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden, former vice president of the United States, met on a debate stage in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday night for the first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign. Early in the night, Wallace struggled to get a question out over Trump’s plan for healthcare policy after Trump has heavily criticized the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, passed under former President Barack Obama and Biden. “You promised to repeal and replace Obamacare but you have never in these four years come up with a plan, a comprehensive plan to replace Obamacare …,” Wallace began before Trump interrupted. “Of course I have. I got rid of the individual mandate,” Trump said over Wallace as the moderator struggled to get his question out. “That is absol

A stunning 66% of Spanish-speaking Americans said President Donald Trump won the first 2020 presidential debate between POTUS and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, a Telemundo poll revealed Tuesday night. By comparison, only 34% of poll participants thought the former vice president bested Trump. Immediately following the debate, Telemundo announced the results of the social media poll on-air. In a statement to Newsweek, Telemundo emphasized that the poll was not a “scientific survey,” but a sampling from their followers online in an effort to gage immediate reaction. “Like other news organizations, Noticias Telemundo conducted a Twitter opinion poll last night to capture instant online reaction to the first presidential debate,” a Telemundo spokesperson said. “When the final results were announced on air, Noticias Telemundo prefaced the results by explaining the numbers did not reflect a scientific survey, but instead a real-time online poll among Twitter users.” Telemundo viewers sa

Democratic nominee Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump during Tuesday night’s first 2020 presidential debate, telling POTUS to “shut up” and calling him a “clown” and a “racist.” Ironically, Biden also chided Trump for not being “presidential” in the same breath he told the president to “shut up.” When Biden was being questioned by debate moderator Chris Wallace over whether he would pack the Supreme Court with additional justices if he were to win the election, the former Vice President refused to answer and told the president to “shut up” when Trump pressed him. “Are you gonna pack the court?” Trump asked Biden. “Why won’t you answer that question?” “I’m not gonna answer the question,” Biden admitted, telling Trump: “Will you shut up, man?” WATCH: Biden refuses to answer if he will pack the Supreme Court if elected: "I'm not gonna answer the question…" "Will you shut up, man?" pic.twitter.com/eocJwy3t5I — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) Septembe

Fox News host Chris Wallace, a registered Democrat, faced intense backlash on Tuesday night for what was widely deemed as bias in the debate in the favor of Democrat Joe Biden and against Republican President Donald Trump. One of the issues that Wallace was called out for the most was how he appeared to let Biden interrupt Trump but would jump in to interrupt Trump when Trump would talk over Biden. Fox News host Brian Kilmeade even noted the discrepancy and called it out on social media, writing: “Why is @JoeBiden allowed to interrupt? @realDonaldTrump is not.” Why is @JoeBiden allowed to interrupt? @realDonaldTrump is not — Brian Kilmeade (@kilmeade) September 30, 2020 Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy wrote: “I love Chris Wallace, but he should get out of the way.” I love Chris Wallace, but he should get out of the way. — Andy McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) September 30, 2020 McCarthy added: “Biden doesn’t support the Green New Deal. Oh, Wallace got that out of him? N

The Philadelphia Firefighters’ and Paramedics’ Union broke from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and “proudly” endorsed President Trump for re-election, citing the overwhelming support for the president among members. “The Philadelphia Firefighters’ and Paramedics’ Union, Local 22 of the International Association of’ Fire Fighters proudly endorses President Trump for re-election,” the union announced on Tuesday, hours ahead of the first presidential debate. “The members of Local 22 respectfully break with the undemocratic IAFF endorsement of Joe Biden and pledge our full support to President Donald J. Trump,” President Mike Bresnan said in a statement, explaining that IAFF’s endorsement of Biden was done “without a canvas of local unions and the consideration of the rank and file IAFF membership.” Local 22 members, which represent over 4,700 current and retired first responders, were surveyed and “overwhelmingly” chose the president, Bresnan said, adding that IA

School overreach on guns has led to numerous students getting punished for non-threatening incidents, including students simply pointing finger guns. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, students are facing punishments for what they have in their homes that can be seen by teachers during online classes. In Louisiana, nine-year-old Ka Mauri Harrison was in his bedroom taking a test over a video stream when his teacher began waving at him, The Washington Post reported. Since he was taking a test, Harrison’s computer was muted so he didn’t know why his teacher seemed upset. He moved to unmute her, but the livestream ended. The reason Harrison’s teacher was waving is because she saw an unloaded BB gun in his bedroom and reported him to the school. Harrison faced expulsion, the Post reported, but his sentence was reduced to a suspension after a hearing last week. “This is an injustice. It’s a systemic failure,” family attorney Chelsea Cusimano told the Post. “They’re applying on-campus rules t

Gun control activist David Hogg condemned violence on Monday before backtracking and apologizing for suggesting his comments included violent acts committed by non-white people. Hogg, a co-founder of the gun control advocacy group March For Our Lives, called for a “nonviolent political revolution” and said that movements pushed through “violence and hate” are counterproductive. His comments came after a summer of Black Lives Matter protests that spawned hundreds of riots across major American cities. “Young people can stage a nonviolent political revolution over the coming decade but it will require all of us voting in consistently high # EVERY election, protesting, organizing and running for office and most importantly the persistence, love and community to overcome setbacks,” Hogg tweeted on Monday morning. “To do so we must all practice the humility, kindness and grace to be the political leaders we need to be in order to create such change.” “We must not fall for the slander esp

Elon Musk wears a lot of hats. He’s a billionaire business magnate, industrial designer and engineer as the founder of SpaceX and the CEO and product architect of Tesla. Now he’s added an amateur immunologist hat to the rack. Musk, 49, says he won’t be taking a vaccine for COVID-19 anytime soon, saying it’s just not for him or his family. In a podcast by The New York Times opinion section, host Kara Swisher asked Musk whether he or his family would get a COVID-19 vaccine when one is ready. “No, I’m not at risk for COVID. Nor are my kids,” the father of six said. Swisher also asked Musk about lockdowns intended to stem the spread of the virus. The entrepreneur said that he opposed them because they did not “serve the greater good.” “It has diminished my faith in humanity, the whole thing… the irrationality of people in general,” the South African said. “Essentially, the right thing to do would be to not have done a lockdown for the whole country but to have, I think, anyone who’s

A campaign report reveals philanthropist George Soros is funding efforts to replace Los Angeles County’s district attorney with a more progressive alternative in November. The New York billionaire recently made a $1.5 million contribution to a political action committee backing the reform-minded challenger, according to the Friday filing. Soros previously bankrolled the same PAC during the 2018 election cycle when it had targeted several other prosecutor races in California. Prominent organizers and national donors who favor sweeping criminal justice reforms are involved with the L.A. County contest. The election will determine the direction of the largest prosecutor’s office in the United States. With more than ten million residents, L.A. is the nation’s most populous county. It is also home to America’s biggest jail system. George Soros $$$ news: the megadonor drops $1.5 million to back LA district attorney challenger @GeorgeGascon , as a Soros-linked PAC drops $500,000 worth of T

A new ad comes to the defense of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, slamming Democrats and “liberal extremists” for their anti-Christian attacks on the Catholic mother of seven. The ad, released Tuesday by Judicial Crisis Network, highlights the controversial questioning of Barrett by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Dirk Durbin (D-IL) during the judge’s confirmation hearing to be a federal appeals judge in 2017. Both Feinstein and Durbin were hit with charges of anti-Catholic bigotry for pressing Barrett about her personal religious views, most notably when Feinstein told the judge, “the dogma lives loudly with you.” “Democrats and liberal extremists are attacking Amy Coney Barrett for her faith,” the voiceover in the ad starts. “It’s shameful bigotry, but it’s not new.” The ad then cuts to a clip of Durbin pressing Barrett on whether she is an “orthodox Catholic,” and then shows a clip from Feinstein saying, “The dogma lives loudly within you, and that’s of concern.”

After Fox News reported that during negotiations for tonight’s presidential debate the Biden camp had wanted breaks in the debate every 30 minutes, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany fired a tweet at the Biden camp: “There are no breaks when you’re leader of the free world, Joe!” Biden is asking for a break every 30 minutes during tonight’s debate! There are no breaks when you’re leader of the free world, Joe! https://t.co/2lMiKAHD7Q — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) September 29, 2020 McEnany was responding to tweets from Pat Ward of Fox News, who not only indicated that the Biden camp wanted a break every thirty minutes during the debate but they also had not yet consented to the Trump camp’s request that a third party inspect the ears of the debaters for electronic devices or transmitters. Ward wrote: FOX News has learned new details about debate negotiations between the Biden and Trump campaigns ahead of tonight’s debate: The Trump campaign wants the Biden ca