NEW: Ahead of 3rd debate, Vivek Ramaswamy unveils "No to Neocons" pledge:
1. Avoiding WW3 is a vital national objective;
2. War is never a preference, only a necessity;
3. The sole duty of U.S. policymakers is to U.S. citizens.
Says all appointees in his admin would take it.
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@VivekGRamaswamy
Vows 'Nixonian Realism' on Russia, China, and Taiwan
Says American commitment to defend Taiwan would change once semiconductor manufacturing rebuilt at home.
"These are naked views that you're not supposed to share in public."
BREAKING:
On the heels of the Durham Report, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has written Merrick Garland demanding answers about an ongoing special counsel probe of Trump.
BREAKING: Rep. Jordan subpoenas FTC over Twitter.
This follows a report accusing FTC of a politicized approach to Twitter under Musk:
"The timing, scope, and frequency of the FTC’s demands to Twitter suggest a partisan motivation to its actions."
SPACES:
@VivekGRamaswamy
defends "merit-based legal immigration" against what he describes as a current of anti-legal immigration sentiment among Republicans.
Strong agreement from legal immigrant Elon Musk.
@DarrenJBeattie
There's a growing army of natural leaders, scientists, and wordsmiths being smugly handed brooms and mops by real or spiritual Boomers.
@RebeccaAVelo
@greg_price11
"I'm sorry, you've also exceeded your allotment of opinions for today. But a few carbon credits could buy you an opportunity to object."
NEW: Trump 24's
@kleavittnh
calls the Biden administration Trans Day of Visibility declaration for Easter part of "the Biden Administration’s years-long assault on the Christian faith."
After years of letters, Comer prepares to use a subpoena to learn what John Kerry is up to:
"Envoy Kerry and his office are refusing to be transparent about their activities, spending, and staffing with the Committee—and the American people."
NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy responds to McCarthy losing speakership.
"Is a little chaos such a bad thing?... [Everybody asks] 'What's the plan to replace the speaker?'... Here's what I say: Who cares until we have a plan" for the deficit, debt, border, crime, dependence on China.
BREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy condemns Trump indictment.
"The federal police state is outright arresting Trump."
The 2024 hopeful's communications director confirmed to me today that he has categorically rejected taking a VP slot or cabinet role under a future Pres. Trump.
NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy backs civic duty voting for Americans.
18-year-olds would have to complete public service or pass a civic knowledge test to be able to vote.
The franchise opens to all citizens at age 25. 🔑
NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy dismisses Hunter Biden plea deal
"It’s no accident that the farcical Hunter Biden ‘plea deal’ comes right after the Trump indictment: it’s the perfect fig leaf to pretend that ‘no one is above the law,’ while absolutely putting certain people above the law."
Here's the choir director's account:
"Do you mean to tell me that a choir of children may not sing the national anthem in the capitol of the Unied States?"
"No, they may not."
Choir director says USCP called it a "demonstration."
USCP hasn't disputed this to me.
NEW: A failed cancellation, a rehabilitation, & major new books show conservatives are standing against anti-white discrimination. It could matter in a future Trump admin.
"To speak of anti-white racism is no longer universally taboo" -
@realJeremyCarl
NEW: Trump Calls to 'Revamp the RNC' If Debates Continue
It comes after Roger Stone, Byron Donalds, and other Trump allies have criticized RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel.
Vivek Ramaswamy has asked McDaniel to step down.
NEW: House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green reacts to new Senate deal on dedense/border:
"I will vehemently oppose any agreement that legitimizes or normalizes any level of illegal immigration."
An under-reported element of Trump's Agenda 47:
"There should be a 7-year cooling-off period before any employee of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, DHS, or DOD is allowed to take a job at a company possessing vast quantities of U.S. user data."
Good morning from South Shore, Chicago!
2024 hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy will be speaking with residents of Michelle Obama's childhood neighborhood after they protested the siting of migrants in their community
They're worried about the demographic displacement of black Americans
Massive protest in South Shore, Chicago against new illegals arriving
One of their concerns? These new arrivals will diminish the black vote
“Politically, having over 500 people in our community will completely wipe out any interests we have”
NEW: The U.S. Capitol Police apologized for silencing a children's choir singing The Star-Spangled Banner in the U.S. Capitol.
"It is not accurate we told them the song could be offensive," they tell The Epoch Times
STORY COMING SOON
Republicans Praise Wisconsin’s New Anti-'Zuckerbucks’ Measures
The RNC and WI's GOP lauded the amendments, which voters approved on April 2.
The state's Democratic Party, which opposed them, has remained silent.
Big turnout at this California MAGA event at the CA GOP convention.
One speaker: "If those crazy people in California can hold the line, there's hope..."
SIOUX CITY, IOWA- After speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition event in Vegas where his former VP dropped out, President Trump will be speaking at the Orpheum Theater, a Jazz Age monument here in northwest Iowa.
It's filling up with Trump fans.
TRUMP IN SIOUX CITY:
Ben Carson speaks ahead of his former boss.
"Our allies are under attack...
They're trying to throw God out of our country...
We have millions of illegals crossing our border."
After the debate, on the beer-soaked streets of Milwaukee, two GOP functionary types are walking next to a homeless guy, who calls Trump a "gangster."
They agree, saying they "hope we can get someone else" before the man adds that Trump is a "gangster of love."
Rapper
@ForgiatoBlow47
praises Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as VP, saying it shows an openness to people once critical of him.
"This is not about somebody who just thinks that I'm the best person in the world," he told me.
Scenes from a Kari Lake event outside Phoenix, which was bumped to a brewery from a Moose lodge at the last minute.
"I'm still willing to go out there and vote. I know it's not a perfect system... We gotta swamp 'em." -
@KariLake
NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy comes to South Shore, Chicago on May 19.
The announcement comes as residents of Michelle Obama's childhood neighborhood protest the siting of migrants in their community, citing demographic displacement of black Americans.
Massive protest in South Shore, Chicago against new illegals arriving
One of their concerns? These new arrivals will diminish the black vote
“Politically, having over 500 people in our community will completely wipe out any interests we have”
BREAKING: House Republicans (and many Democrats) want to "Save Our Stoves" from the Department of Energy.
It follows a gas stove bill that passed the House yesterday with a similar margin. That one targeted the Consumer Procut Safety Commission.
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MI CAUCUS: Trump is already cleaning up in the first districts reporting totals in their presidential caucus vote, according to these unofficial results.
All three over 94 percent for Trump.
Haley could easily wind up with no delegates out of here.
Tim Scott comes on stage with Trump here in Concord, New Hampshire.
"We need a president who will close our Southern border today. We need Donald Trump," Scott says--again, the border is out front.
Breaking News: Brazil has ousted President Jair Bolsonaro, rebuking the far-right incumbent and electing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former leftist leader known as Lula.
NEW: Ramaswamy advocates adding physical fitness section to SAT.
"It’s a fact that those who perform well on math & reading tests tend to perform more poorly on the 1-mile run, and vice versa."
In my experience, the academic types do track and CC more than other sports.
Now that the Supreme Court finally ended affirmative action, colleges will only further deprioritize SAT scores in favor of subjective factors because of large racial disparities in test results. There’s a simple way forward that will drive excellence and diversity of talent
JD Vance pitched himself as a fighter for the forgotten corners of the American nation--and "nation" is the right word.
The view from the RNC with
@janicehisle
TRUMP IN SIOUX CITY
Amid LeBron James jokes, President Trump vows to sign an executive order targeting critical race theory and similar ideologies in schools.
He also claims he'll withhold federal money from schools with mask or vaccine mandates.
NEW: 2024 hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy responds to judge barring Biden admin from contacting social media companies:
"If it’s state action in disguise, the Constitution still applies."
At a mall in Henderson, Nevada, Michael Rodriguez told me that Hispanic Americans he knows from work who went for Biden in 2020 are in the tank for Trump this time.
"I'm old school. He's a leader... I will be voting for Trump."
Photo by
@johnfredricks
@JoyceCarolOates
At a public school in the suburbs of Milwaukee, yes, we pledged allegiance.
The flag commanded less respect at the private school for the children of billionaires, tenured radicals, and architects of our Current Year--the powerful.
I wonder why the kulaks are getting restless!
The rear view mirror view of JD Vance’s Michigan presser:
While he isn't the speaker that Trump is, he handled media well, even scoring points with them as he did so by taking questions from locals
His Walz stolen valor comments have prompted a deeper look at the gov's claims
Trump says Michigan will be the "biggest beneficiary" of his trade policies.
He says Michigan will build plants at a higher rate than they have in half a century.
NEW: House Republicans want to show they're serious about bringing the administrative state to heel--and protecting gas stoves from a feared ban.
Here's what they teed up in the Rules Committee today.
@RichardHanania
Family’s still number one for Japan and Singapore.
I wonder if there were translation issues. Hard to dispute the sense of duty to family in East Asia, and "meaning" could sound a little individualistic, self-indulgent.
JD Vance delivered a crisp defense of former President Donald Trump’s America First policies
While both Vance and Gov. Tim Walz were plainspoken and civil, Walz’s performance was marked by some gaffes--e.g., his talk of befriending school shooters
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NEW: Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, exploring a third-party presidential run, speaks out against Biden administration lifting oil sanctions on Venezuela:
"It makes no sense at all to reward bad actors before they actually take the action you want. We tried that with Iran."
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA: Kyle Robinson came all the way from Omaha to hear Trump
He's a "front row Joe," saying he's been to almost a dozen events like this one.
"Our borders are out of control... It's priority number one."
Green Bay: A man here described the line for President Trump’s speech later today as "a long, cold wait."
It's in the thirties, with high winds, rain, even a little hail. Wisconsin isn't for the faint of heart.
Christie on Trump says his "conduct... beneath the office" of pres. even if legal.
Ramaswamy says Trump was "best president of the 21st century," drawing cheers.
He accuses Christie of "grievance" in his anti-Trump presidential campaign. Christie booed when he says Ramaswamy
Dr. Ben Carson gets a call while on stage at this Marion, Iowa church, stumping for Trump.
"It's the FBI," he quips. Laughter and applause.
The three-letter agencies are becoming less and less popular with the GOP electorate.
The debate made one thing clear: a Trump-free Republican Party wouldn't necessarily fall to names like Pence, Haley, or even DeSantis.
This could be Vivek G's GOP.
Jason Smith, who leads the House Ways and Means Committee, says he, Jordan (Judiciary), and James Comer (Oversight) believe President Joe Biden is "the most corrupt and compromised president in the history of this country."
Vivek Ramaswamy, on Trump’s VP shortlist, calls on voters "to officially end this GOP primary and send Donald J. Trump back to the White House so that we can actually bring back manufacturing to this country."