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  • After Russian Probe Ends, Trump Celebrates By Hitting Democrats Right Where It Hurts

    After Russian Probe Ends, Trump Celebrates By Hitting Democrats Right Where It Hurts

    The Trump-Russia collusion lies spread by the Democrats are falling apart.

    After a lengthy investigation, the House Intelligence Committee closed its probe into the Russia mess. Republicans realized that their efforts were pointless. They weren’t going to uncover anything else because there was nothing else to learn. There was no collusion.

    President Trump is triumphant.

    “THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HAS, AFTER A 14 MONTH LONG IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION OR COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND RUSSIA TO INFLUENCE THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,” he tweeted Monday.

    Democrats look foolish. They have wasted a massive amount of time and resources trying to prove that there was something sordid in President Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin.

    “We found perhaps some bad judgment, inappropriate meetings, inappropriate judgment in taking meetings — but only Tom Clancy could take this series of inadvertent contacts, meetings, whatever, and weave that into some sort of a spy thriller that could go out there,” Rep. Mike Conway said in a statement.

    In fact, the House investigation found that it was Hillary Clinton, not Trump who conspired with the Russians.

    “We will say that there was an attempt to use foreign sources with respect to the Clinton campaign” Conway said.

    “It was clear that if there was — at least Steele and however much he talked and didn’t talk to Russians — that’s foreigners and that information was paid for by the DNC and the Clinton campaign.”

    That’s right. It’s Clinton who should have been the focus of the investigation. Democrats, however, would never accept that. They’re not even willing to accept the results of the House probe clearing President Trump. On Monday a flurry of Democrats complained about the Intelligence Committee’s findings.

    House Democrats plan to release their own counter-report. Both reports will eventually be released to the public.

    (Source: Daily Mail)

  • Is Melania A Big Improvement Over Michelle As A 1st Lady?

    Is Melania A Big Improvement Over Michelle As A 1st Lady?

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    Yes, this is a real question.

    Is Melania a big improvement over Michelle as FLOTUS?

    The current First Lady with her chic sense of style, fluency in 5 languages, commitment to family, and gratitude to be a naturalized U.S. citizen?

    Or…

    The former First Lady that said that the White House was built by slaves, wasn’t ‘proud’ of her country until her husband was elected, lost all ‘hope’ when Donald Trump was elected, lectured on nutrition constantly and pushed a disastrous school lunch program, and half the time dressed like her personal shopper had a seeing-eye dog?

    I think this one is a no-brainer.

    Unless you’re on the Left.

    But then, I guess, it’s still a ‘no-brainer’, amirite?

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    Melania is always stunning.

    Here are a couple of photos from her recent trip to China:

    Gorgeous.

    She was an absolute vision in red, white, and blue for her trip to France earlier this year:

    And she was just as beautiful in Poland with the President when she wore a stylish color-block dress:

    Could anyone forget the vision that she was in her powder blue Inauguration Day outfit:

    And here’s Michelle in uh… something:

    And rocking a… WWE belt?

    She apparently wore this garish dress on purpose:

    Though her expression here makes it look like someone made her do this:

    But… she likes big bows and she cannot lie:

    In the course of preparing the article, Michelle’s poor taste in clothing made it difficult to determine if it was an actual outfit of hers or photoshopped.

    Because you’d certainly think that this was:

    We know that this one was not photoshopped because even the darkest minds couldn’t do this to a political enemy:

    Yeah.

    We know it isn’t about looks, but isn’t it nice to have someone represent our country that doesn’t look like a frumpy mess and is proud to be American?

    This really seems like a no-brainer.

    Speaking of… check out the new shirt available in the Clash Store.

    There’s one thing that increasingly unites men and women these days. We can both agree that Liberals are losing their ever-loving minds. Now there’s a shirt that says just that. 

    Conveniently available in Both Ladies…

    AND Men’s versions.

    Either Liberals just don’t get it, or they are sick in the head. Probably both. Think about it: They want to have all of the blessings that come with living in a capitalist society such as modern medicine and technology. But they believe in socialism, which stifles innovation and progress.

    They want to be protected by the police and the military, but they attack and criticize the men and women who protect us. They call conservatives “racists,” but it’s their own identity politics that have created race problems in the first place. After all, Democrats were the party of slavery!

    They attack hunters, but have no problem wearing leather shoes or owning cars with leather upholstery! And of course, they believe guns kill people. Not the people that pull the trigger.

    Well, here’s a shirt that sums it perfectly. Liberalism is a… MENTAL DISORDER.

    And the best part? This shirt is made in the USA, printed in the USA, on an American-Made t-shirt press!

    Ladies, get yours here.

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    Does your grandpa go off on paltry politicians, whether they be Democrats or Republicans? Does he get misty eyed when he talks about God and Country and America’s future? And have you ever heard him scream, ‘Awww … Hell no!’ when Rosie O’Donnell starts yapping on television? If you answered yes to one, or all of the above, then your gramps will love Doug Giles’ latest book, My Grandpa Is A Patriotic Badass.

    Don’t be fooled by the title — this ain’t just for Grandpa.
    The Snowflake Generation — and the rest of America — needs a good ol’ dose of ‘Grandpa wisdom’.
    Especially if that Grandpa is Doug Giles.
    You’ll love My Grandpa Is A Patriotic Badass just as much as Grandpa will.

    Share if you think that there’s no real contest here

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    https://clashamerica.com/melania-big-improvement-michelle-1st-lady/

  • Covington Kids’ Attorney Lists Potential Libel Lawsuit Targets, and It’s Fantastic

    Covington Kids’ Attorney Lists Potential Libel Lawsuit Targets, and It’s Fantastic

    Attorney Robert Barnes is representing several students from Covington Catholic High School who he says were libeled in the aftermath of the incident at the Life for March.

    And, in an appearance on Fox News over the weekend, he listed the individuals he would be going after.

    First, those who are in the clear: Rep. Ilhan Omar, who posted a tweet that claimed the students told a woman, “It’s not rape if you enjoy it” and who took the side of the Black Hebrew Israelite sect harassing the students, saying they were harassing the sect instead. Barnes said they asked her to retract the tweet and she did.

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    Also on that list was comedian Kathy Griffin, who retracted tweets which were aimed at doxing the students.

    Then there those facing possible suits. The first mentioned was Reza Aslan, the former CNN host who’s known for his frequently profane rants against anything that has to do with Donald Trump or conservatives.

    Here was his take, not retracted, seeming to call for violence against a minor:

    Honest question. Have you ever seen a more punchable face than this kid’s? pic.twitter.com/jolQ7BZQPD

    — Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) January 20, 2019

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    In an interview Saturday with Fox News Jesse Watters, Barnes said Aslan is one possible target of a lawsuit.

    Another potential target is Matthew Dowd, the ABC News analyst who first lambasted the kids and then clung to the idea that the fuller video showed them to be racists.

    Folks, let us not let these kids, their parents, and their school off the hook. Regardless of what led up to this, this is awful. @secupp @JohnJHarwood https://t.co/YUNunjQymw

    — Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2019

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    Check the footage. All of it. These students were exhibiting awful behavior and bigotry.

    — Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2019

    Those tweets were still up late Monday morning, which means Dowd was looking at a possible lawsuit.

    The New York Daily News is another potential target for their article mistaking a Covington Catholic “blackout game” for an instance of blackface.

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    As Watters pointed out, however, libel lawsuits can be difficult to win.

    “From my limited understanding of the law — I did not go to law school — it’s a very high bar, the slander and the libel,” Watters said. “I mean, you have to show malicious intent and knowingly that something is wrong and defamatory. It doesn’t always work in court. Are you confident you’re going to be able to secure judgments?”

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    Barnes pointed out, however, there was a “unique exception.”

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    “When there is a defamation and libel of private citizens, particularly minors, then the legal standard goes way down,” Barnes said. “So you no longer have to prove actual malice or malevolent intent. All you have to prove is that a false statement was made — or in Kentucky, the law is even broader, ‘an unflattering impression given and a person’s impression in a false light’ — and otherwise … that it just be negligent to do so.”

    That, Barnes explained, is why the families gave individuals a 48-hour window to retract or delete their statements.

    “If they still refuse to do so, it’s clearly negligent for them to keep false statements up.”

    And that’s not something I think the left particularly wants. At least at this point, the media is able to pass the kerfuffle off as a cultural Rorschach test: You see what you want to.

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    If it gets into a court of law and journalists who should have known better are clearly shown to have not known better, that’s not only going to drag this on — it’s more than likely to move this into a stage where news organizations are going to try to dig up dirt on minors to defend themselves or admit they were desperate to keep the narrative alive.

    It’ll likely show, in a very public forum, how they denigrated and villainized underage kids for clicks and ratings.

    That’s not a fate anyone who rushed to judgment on this case wants. The longer their arguments are out in the sun of public scrutiny, the more they wither and putrefy — and to a jury, that could look like a large cash award.

    We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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    https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/covington-kids-attorney-lists-potential-libel-lawsuit-targets-fantastic/

  • Congress Wants To Cut Social Security, Medicare—Look What Trump Just Did!Patriot Journal

    Congress Wants To Cut Social Security, Medicare—Look What Trump Just Did!Patriot Journal

    President Donald Trump promised to cut taxes and reduce the deficit, but it’s not as easy as that sounds.

    While the federal government could use with some belt-tightening, it looks like Congress refuses to go on a diet.

    They love spending your money on frivolous programs that benefit few.

    When it comes time to cut back, they are unwilling to make the tough choices that will save American tax payers billions.

    So they went to the President, demanding that he agree to go back on his promise and cut Social Security and Medicare.

    Trump proceeded to give them a piece of his mind.

    The Washington Times:

    Office of Management and Budget chief Mick Mulvaney said he went back to Mr. Trump recently and said they had to look at cutting entitlement spending, and the president rebuffed him.

    “He said, look, I’m still not going to do it, but happy to have a conversation,” Mr. Mulvaney said on “Fox News Sunday.” Same thing we — discussion we had in the spring, I promised people I wouldn’t change Social Security. I’m not going to do it…”

    Mr. Mulvaney said the White House suggested $54 billion in cuts to discretionary spending this year — programs such as environment, education, federal law enforcement and the like — but Congress has agreed to only about $4 billion.

    That leaves entitlements, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps as the other targets — and, analysts said, the biggest drivers of the rising debt.

    But Mr. Trump promised during the campaign he wouldn’t touch those big programs, and appears to be holding to that vow.

    It’s funny how Congress always want to cut the programs Americans paid into. Bloated costs they fight to keep, but Social Security is always on the chopping block.

    Hey Congress, how about you reduce spending for those big fat paychecks–including all those leeches that work in your offices? I’m sure you find plenty of cash there!

    Instead the frauds in D.C. want to punish American tax payers who paid into the system for decades, denying them their S.S. Maybe they can cut back on programs that help illegal aliens, criminals, and others who exploit our government.

    Trump’s determination to protect Social Security and Medicare will force Congress to make cuts in other places. Hmm, maybe they’ll be forced to actually work for a change.

    Source

    http://patriotjournal.com/congress-cut-social-security-trump/

  • Trump Unveils Brand New 2019 Slogan

    Trump Unveils Brand New 2019 Slogan

    President Donald Trump has unveiled a brand new slogan for 2019 that everyone should support.

    Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to unveil his new slogan for the border wall as he pushed Democrats to strike a deal on the barrier and to reopen the federal government.

    “BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL! This is the new theme, for two years until the Wall is finished (under construction now), of the Republican Party. Use it and pray!” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning.

    The president followed that up with another tweet: “BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!”

    The slogan would replace the old, “BUILD THAT WALL,” which was chanted by many Trump supporters at rallies and events over the past few years.

    The president’s tweets come amid a 34-day partial government shutdown, and there’s no end in sight given Democrats have refused all of Trump’s deals and will not offer any funding for the wall.

    On Thursday, it was reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is finally prepared to offer Trump a $5 billion government shutdown deal, but it can’t be used for a wall.

    Instead, the Democrats plan will “include at least $5 billion for border protection efforts like new technology and more law enforcement agents, according to multiple aides.”

    The money could only be used for more border agents, immigration judges, small-time fixes to ports of entry, and technology updates.

    The funds cannot be used for any sort of border barrier, which is what Trump and a vast majority of his supporters want.

    Here’s more from the report on the Democrats’ planned $5 billion offer:

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to formally unveil the proposal Thursday evening, after the Senate takes up its own dueling funding measures to reopen the government. Both are partisan bills that are predicting to fall short of the necessary 60 votes.

    House Democratic leaders are trying to show movement as some cracks in their caucus begin to show in the unprecedented 33rd day of shuttered government operations.

    A handful of moderate Democrats have begun to speak out against Pelosi’s strategy of refusing to negotiate until the government is reopened. A small group, led by freshman Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, began circulating a letter this week pressing Pelosi to counter Trump’s proposal with her own potential compromise.

    Despite historic obstruction from Democrats, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll reveals that approval for Trump’s proposed wall has soared in popularity with American voters across the board, especially with swing-state voters.

    The poll also shows that there’s an increase in support for the wall among nearly all demographic groups across the country.

    The first immigration poll of the year also spells bad news for Democrats.

    According to a Economist/YouGov survey, 93 percent of Americans say illegal immigration is a problem.

    The poll found that just 7 percent of the overall public say illegal immigration is “not a problem” facing the nation.

    While Democrats have refused to strike a deal to reopen the government and fund the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, it appears an overwhelming majority agrees with Trump on the immediate need to secure the border.

    Source: ilovemyfreedom.org

  • WATCH: Border Patrol Agent Shocks CBS By Echoing Trump; ‘This Is The Worst Crisis I’ve Ever Seen’

    WATCH: Border Patrol Agent Shocks CBS By Echoing Trump; ‘This Is The Worst Crisis I’ve Ever Seen’

    Lawmakers in direct opposition to President Trump and his policies have tried in every way to convince Americans that a border wall is unnecessary despite their previous support for such measures.

    Not too long ago, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said, “I have never supported a border wall, and I challenge anyone on the hard right to find a time that I—or any expert—has supported a wall.”

    He clearly must have forgotten the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which was passed by a Republican Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, which authorized about 700 miles of fencing along certain stretches of land between the border of the United States and Mexico.

    According to Politifact, at the time the act was being considered, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Chuck Schumer were all members of the Senate — they all supported this measure.

    Or this, which was earlier reported by ILMF:

    Back in 2013 Democratic Senators such as Chuck Schumer, Mazie Hirono, and Elizabeth Warren voted yes to protect the border along the United States and Mexico in a bipartisan effort in immigration reform.

    Included was about 700 miles of fencing along the border and efforts to end chain migration and the visa lottery.

    Flash forward to 2019 and these same type of Democrats are no longer supporting immigration reform strategies proposed by President Donald Trump.

    While top Democrats continue to claim there is no CRISIS at the border, those on the front lines tell a much different story.

    While filming a segment on Border Security CBS did an interview with  top ranking Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent Fernando Grijalv. During his interview Grijalv echoed the concerns The President is trying to convey to the American People.

    According to CBS, a group of 180 migrants were apprehended by Arizona border agents Wednesday morning.

    Grijalva said the area has become a hotbed for illegal crossing.

    “I’ve seen six different presidents at the time that I’ve been with the Border Patrol and this is the worst crisis that I’ve seen,” he said.

    Despite not being paid because of the shutdown, Grijalva said patrols are dangerous, but that hasn’t stopped him or other agents from doing their jobs.

    “They know that we have a job to do,” he said.

    WATCH:

    CBP agent to CBS: “this is the worst crisis I’ve seen” in decades-long career protecting the borderhttps://t.co/Z6JfKP1prL pic.twitter.com/UVHSD5rvkz

    — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 25, 2019

    Source: ilovemyfreedom.org

  • BREAKING: Mike Pence Makes Powerful Statement About Trump – Media Stunned

    BREAKING: Mike Pence Makes Powerful Statement About Trump – Media Stunned

    Vice President Mike Pence wrote a powerful opinion piece for Fox News celebrating the success of President Trump’s first six months in office.

    “It is the greatest privilege of my life to serve as Vice President to a president who is fighting every single day to restore an America of freedom, prosperity, and opportunity for all,” said the Vice President recounting the numerous successes of the Trump administration in half a year. (via )

    Mike Pence draws a stark parallel between President Trump and former President Obama. While America stagnated under Obama, it is flourishing thanks to President Trump.

    The former President relied on the non-elected bureaucracy to push his agenda on the American people, while President Trump uses his constitutional authority. He has signed over 40 bills into law and issued almost 40 executive orders.

    This administration’s decisive actions have kick-started the American economy. President Trump has cut more red tape than any president in American history saving companies up to $18 billion per year.

    Additionally, President Trump is committed to ending our reliance on foreign energy, and he has approved the Keystone XL pipeline and the Dakota Access pipeline to meet our energy needs.

    The economy was at a stand still when President Trump took office, but his business-friendly administration has restored confidence creating over 800,000 new jobs since January.

    And the economy is only going to continue to soar as President Trump unveils his plan to make the tax code flatter and fairer for everyone.

    Vice President Pence went on the praise President Trump’s success reviving the military. Finally, the president is showing the military the respect they deserve. ISIS is on the ropes and has almost been completely destroyed since President Trump took office.

    At home, President Trump has secured our borders and has taken the handcuffs off federal immigration agents. As a result, illegal border crossing have dropped at least 60 percent, and dangerous criminals are being taken off our streets.

    All of this and more has been achieved despite obstructionist Democrats in Congress and a hostile mainstream media.

    “President Trump’s accomplishments are nothing short of historic. But as the president likes to say, at this White House that’s just what we call a good start.” Pence concluded.

    Do you agree with Mike Pence? Please share the story on Facebook and tell us what you think because we want to hear YOUR voice!

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    http://www.angrypatriotmovement.com/pence-statement-trump-media/

  • Trump Presents NCAA Champs With Fast Food Feast

    Trump Presents NCAA Champs With Fast Food Feast

    Trump stacked silver platters with fast food for his White House guests — yes, really

    In celebration of their national college football championship win, Trump had the Clemson Tigers NCAA team to the White House for dinner. Only because of the ongoing government shutdown, most of the White House kitchen staff is on furlough and couldn’t prepare a meal. So what did Trump do? He ordered in a massive amount of fast food, arranged it on a bunch of silver platters, and fed it to his elite athlete guests.

    Trump called the spread “great American food.” It reportedly included items from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, and Domino’s.

    Image via Chris Kleponis – Pool/Getty Images

    Image via Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images

    “Because of the shutdown, as you know, we have the great Clemson team with us,” Trump said, according to Buzzfeed. “So we went out and we ordered American fast food paid for by me. Lots of hamburgers, lots of pizza, I think they’d like it better than anything we could give. And so, we’ll have a little fun.”

    Great being with the National Champion Clemson Tigers last night at the White House. Because of the Shutdown I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamburgers etc. Within one hour, it was all gone. Great guys and big eaters!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2019

    “I paid.” Like, how is this real life?

    In this video, you can literally hear the team talking about how ridiculous this is. One mentions that they thought it was a joke.

    Clemson’s championship athletes cannot believe that Trump actually served them a ton of junk food at the White House.

    They said so out loud in this video.

    Donald Trump says he doesn’t exercise, because he thinks it is unhealthy.#mondaythoughts pic.twitter.com/YbgwT3vycR

    — Grant Stern (@grantstern) January 15, 2019

    POTUS serving only the best in fast food. “Our nutrionist must be having a fit” Clemson player says pic.twitter.com/7MXRpvIkIA

    — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) January 14, 2019

    What’s more is that the president announced that, because of the shutdown, he was paying for all the fast food himself. How generous of him, to personally pay for the cheapest prepared food you can get in this country. But hey, he put it on the nice silver trays. He also put out the white linens and lit the White House candelabras, because if the food is gonna suck, you gotta go for some atmosphere, I guess.

    I can’t get over how Trump’s fast food feast with Clemson was candlelit. And served on legit White House China. This is such a Donald Trump thing to do. Mister Rich Guy Donald couldn’t shell out a few thousand bucks for a catered dinner? What a broke classless ogre. Embarrassing.

    — Scott Dworkin (@funder) January 15, 2019

    Oh, and this classy event wouldn’t be complete without a super douchey dig at Melania. The president reportedly told his guests that he didn’t want to feed them anything made by the First Lady, so he ordered fast food instead. Because telling a crowd of guests and reporters that fast food is better than anything his wife can make is something our president does now. MAGA, amirite?

    Image via Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images

    Image via Chris Kleponis – Pool/Getty Images

    If this were kindergartners and the president invited them over for Happy Meals, it would be pretty darn adorable. But these are adults. More than that, they are world class athletes who train daily and follow a strict nutritional plan. But sure, give ’em platters of Big Macs and Domino’s pizza.

    McDonald Trump owns a restaurant in DC but decided to give top athletes fast food.

    This describes his whole presidency.

    — Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) January 15, 2019

    — UDONTEVENKNOWMYREALNAMEIMTHE[bleep]LIZARDKING™ (@UnoCincoUno) January 14, 2019

    Can you imagine? You’re a guest to the White House. You show up and see white linens and lit candelabras. And then you’re served silver trays of food that turns out to be from goddamn McDonald’s. WTF.

    “I thought the White House was ‘sposed to be ‘fancy’..” pic.twitter.com/if5DvcU8Qo

    — a вlade oғ мarмora (@BarkyBoogz) January 15, 2019

    Imagine going to the White House to meet the President and Trumpito is standing there waiting to hand you a 4 for 4 pic.twitter.com/rtQwQBi3gD

    — Lil Wifi/New Mane (@VanRidd) January 14, 2019

    If it weren’t for all the photos, we’d think this story was fake. It’s that ridiculous. But nope, it really happened. America in 2019, y’all.

    Source

    https://www.scarymommy.com/trump-fast-food-white-house-ncaa/

  • ‘Black Muslims’ Made My Son Do It, Says Mother of Pro-Trump Boy Who Mocked Native American Veteran

    ‘Black Muslims’ Made My Son Do It, Says Mother of Pro-Trump Boy Who Mocked Native American Veteran

    The mother of one of the Trump-supporting, MAGA hat-wearing boys filmed mocking Native American veteran Nathan Phillips has accused “black Muslims” of creating the situation while also suggesting the former soldier who fought in Vietnam had provoked the group of students.

    “Shame on you! Were you there? Did you hear the names the people where (sic) calling these boys? It was shameful. Did you witness the black Muslims yelling profanities and video taping trying to get something to futher (sic) your narrative of hatred??,” the mother wrote in an email to news site Heavy.

    “Did you know that this ‘man’ came up to this one boy and drummed in his face? Shame on you. Only reporting what you want. More fake news,” she added, echoing President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on media coverage that he does not feel is positive.

    The group of students from the all-male Covington Catholic High School was in Washington on Friday to participate in an anti-abortion March for Life rally when they came across a march for indigenous peoples’ right. The teenagers were filmed and went viral as they jeered at Phillips while he sang a native chant and beat a drum. In response, the boys chanted “build the wall, build the wall,” a phrase that has become a catch-all for Trump supporters’ dislike of darker-skinned or culturally different Americans. 

    In a separate video posted after the incident, the veteran pointed out the disturbing irony of the boys actions. “This is indigenous lands, we’re not supposed to have walls here,” he said, showing visible emotion after the confrontation. “We never did.”

    Many politicians and pundits were quick to condemn the actions of the boys. Democratic Representative Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo tribe, who became one of the first two Native American woman elected to Congress in November, slammed the students for their “blatant hate, disrespect, and intolerance” on Twitter.

    “The behavior shown in that video is just a snapshot of what indigenous people have faced and are continuing to face,” Representative Ruth Buffalo, a North Dakota state lawmaker and member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, said in response to the videos that circulated widely on social media, according to The Independent.

    Responding swiftly to the backlash, the Catholic high school and the Diocese of Covington issued an apology and condemnation of the the students’ behavior.

    “We extend our deepest apologies to Mr. Phillips. This behavior is opposed to the church’s teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person,” they said. “The matter is being investigated and we will take appropriate action, up to and including expulsion.”

    When told by Heavy that her angry email would be reported as part of the story, the mother lashed out with another angry response.

    “I want nothing to do with helping perpetuating (sic) your hate. I do not want to be a part of your story. You are ruining a boys life for fake news. Hate spreads like wildfire. I pray for you,” she wrote.

    Source

    https://www.newsweek.com/black-muslims-made-son-do-it-mother-maga-hat-boy-native-veteran-1298609

  • Ivanka Trump’s Perfume Rises to Bestseller on Amazon

    Ivanka Trump’s Perfume Rises to Bestseller on Amazon

    Although there is some evidence showing that Ivanka’s product sales have taken a hit recently, her perfume has jumped to the top spot on Amazon.

    Ivanka Trump’s brand of clothing, shoes and accessories has been at the center of a tempest since her father was elected president. On the left, calls to boycott retailers that carried merchandise bearing the Trump name crescendoed as a way to protest President Trump. Earlier this month, the brand took its latest hit after Nordstrom became the latest retailer to drop Ivanka Trump-branded items.

    But on Amazon.com this week, the brand reclaimed a small victory: Ivanka Trump’s perfume suddenly jumped to the top spot on the list of the online retailer’s best-selling fragrances, as first reported Thursday by conservative news site Townhall.

    A bevy of new reviews for the perfume also appeared on the product page. While some were apolitical, many indicated they had purchased the product — or at least were posting about it — in support of the president and his daughter.

    The sales jump appears to be driven in part by a backlash to a boycott of Trump-branded merchandise. Since last fall, the Grab Your Wallet campaign has persistently encouraged consumers to boycott retailers that carry Trump-branded items. Stores that have said they would drop such merchandise have included Neiman Marcus, Kmart and Sears.

    Panjiva, a global trade data company, says that imports of products that bear the Ivanka Trump name were 54.4 percent lower in the three months ended Jan. 31 compared with the three months that ended Sept. 30, the period that represents the peak of imports of that brand in Panjiva’s records.

    Most notably, earlier this month Nordstrom said it would no longer carry Ivanka Trump-branded clothing and shoes. The department store said it was dropping the line because of flagging sales, not politics. Read more…

    I think the reason her perfume has done so well is that Amazon is so accessible to so many people that it’s an easy way for people to show their support. While her other products may not be as easy to purchase if they’re not being sold at a store near you, her perfume is easy to buy through Amazon.