Townhall – American Political Report https://americanpoliticalreport.com There's a thin line between ringing alarm bells and fearmongering. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:42:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-Square-32x32.jpg Townhall – American Political Report https://americanpoliticalreport.com 32 32 237576155 Ex-MSNBC Analyst Nails Who’s Responsible for the Hunter Biden Pardon Fiasco https://americanpoliticalreport.com/ex-msnbc-analyst-nails-whos-responsible-for-the-hunter-biden-pardon-fiasco/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/ex-msnbc-analyst-nails-whos-responsible-for-the-hunter-biden-pardon-fiasco/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:42:36 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/ex-msnbc-analyst-nails-whos-responsible-for-the-hunter-biden-pardon-fiasco/ The Hunter Biden pardon is a done deal. He’s been issued a blanket pardon by his father, Joe, for any crimes that may have been committed between 2014 and 2024. It’s a trainwreck decision for multiple reasons for Democrats who now have no recourse regarding painting this man as a saint. It’s not about addiction—Hunter lied about the influence-peddling operation, as did his father. He was found guilty of federal gun charges and pleaded guilty to his tax issues this year. When the June gun convictions were handed down, Joe Biden was already thinking of a pardon despite what he was telling the media.

Biden reaffirmed that the justice system operates differently for the wealthy and well-connected. It also bolstered Trump’s ‘drain the swamp’ mantra. Bringing back Trumpism stronger than ever, wrecking the country, and making sure his corrupt son didn’t go to jail will be his legacy.

Former MSNBC analyst Mark Halperin spoke about responsibility and accountability since those are two words liberals liked to throw around before they got embarrassed by the president with this pardon. He was very direct: We wouldn’t even be talking about this decision if Joe had made the responsible decision not to run again.

Joe Biden lied in the debate about whether Hunter got money from China. Joe Biden lied about whether he went to meetings with Hunter’s business associates. Joe Biden lied about his family receiving money. He chose to run knowing his son had an addiction problem, and that this would put a spotlight on his past activities that he knew about, and lied about whether he knew about them.

Dan Turrentine, a Democratic operative who was with Sean Spicer on this segment, added that Jill Biden and Joe’s inner circle shoulder some blame for pushing the president to run again when he clearly couldn’t hack it and had this albatross around his neck concerning his son. […]

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Here’s What You Need to Know About the First-Ever SCOTUS Case on the Medical Mutilation of ‘Trans’ Minors https://americanpoliticalreport.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-first-ever-scotus-case-on-the-medical-mutilation-of-trans-minors/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-first-ever-scotus-case-on-the-medical-mutilation-of-trans-minors/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:59:00 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-first-ever-scotus-case-on-the-medical-mutilation-of-trans-minors/ For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider restrictions on so-called “transgender care” for gender dysphoric minors.

SCOTUS is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a major case weighing a state ban on the medical mutilation and chemical castration of “transgender”-identifying children.

The case, United States v. Skrmetti, centers on a Tennessee law that prohibits pediatric “gender-transitioning treatments,” such as puberty blockers and hormone replacement. Specifically, the legislation (Tennessee SB1) penalizes healthcare providers in the state who continue to perform such procedures on adolescents, subjecting violators to fines, lawsuits, and other forms of legal liability.

Now, the critical question before the highest court in the land is whether the state law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as the petitioners are arguing. The state of Tennessee says the law does not discriminate on the basis of gender; rather, it simply sets parameters around age- and use-based regulations.

The case is brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which sued to overturn the Tennessee law on behalf of the parents of three “transgender” teenagers, and a Memphis-based doctor who “treats” patients of the like. Earlier this year, the Biden administration joined the side of the petitioners under a federal law that allows federal intervention in certain cases certified by the attorney general to be of “general public importance.” […]

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Nate Silver Totally Melted Down Over the Hunter Biden Pardon https://americanpoliticalreport.com/nate-silver-totally-melted-down-over-the-hunter-biden-pardon/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/nate-silver-totally-melted-down-over-the-hunter-biden-pardon/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:01:01 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/nate-silver-totally-melted-down-over-the-hunter-biden-pardon/ Nate Silver isn’t holding back regarding President Joe Biden’s pardoning of Hunter Biden. Silver has done well to irritate both sides of the political spectrum. He was bullish on Donald Trump’s chances of winning the 2024 election, which angered liberals. He then gave good chances for Kamala, which drove conservatives up the wall. The statistician played it safe with his predictions but seemed to lose it regarding the Hunter Biden pardon.

He went on a tear against Biden, calling him a selfish and senile old man before saying that no one should vote for any Democrat in 2028 who didn’t voice their outrage over this shameless blanket pardon that covers all illegal activities that occurred between 2014-2024.

Biden did two things: made the Democratic Party look ridiculous, which isn’t a tough task, and ripped the rug from under its army of supporters who lauded the president for declaring he wouldn’t pardon his son. To those who aren’t mentally challenged, we knew this was coming—there’s too much dirt on Hunter and Joe to let this play out. That being said, I’m not unhappy regarding the consequences of Joe’s actions. It’s what happens when the Left tries to think they’re better than us, taking these moral superiority positions in a business where hypocrisy cycles like the tides. It’s what it is—and Democrats have for too long thought they were better than everyone else for numerous reasons. Now, they’re enduring what happened to Icarus. In one swoop, it’s neutralized anything Democrats and liberals were bound to whine about regarding Donald Trump using the pardoning power.

Joe laughably said that politicizing the justice system led to him making this decision that he had drafted long ago. Also, it was Biden who politicized the Justice Department, ordering them to interfere in federal investigations into his son’s reportedly felonious activities. […]

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MSNBC’s Future a ‘Big Concern’ Among Staffers https://americanpoliticalreport.com/msnbcs-future-a-big-concern-among-staffers/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/msnbcs-future-a-big-concern-among-staffers/#respond Sat, 23 Nov 2024 02:37:39 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/msnbcs-future-a-big-concern-among-staffers/ MSNBC staffers are hitting the panic button after news Comcast plans to abandon the liberal news outlet from NBCUniversal.

In a shocking decision, Comcast announced it would spin most of its cable networks into a separate company. This move could drastically change the landscape of legacy media, as streaming appears to be the future. This move includes MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and the Golf Channel, a company separate from the NBC broadcast network.

Although the spinoff, temporarily dubbed “SpinCo,” won’t require approval from the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the company will need to find a partner to make its way through the post-cable viewing environment. It is unclear whether the incoming Trump Administration will make it easy on the network.

During his radio show last week, Trump ally Steve Bannon unleashed an all-out-war on liberal cable news networks, warning them that they “better be worried” and to “lawyer up.”

“There are only two media entities that Donald Trump dislikes more than CNN. One is MSNBC, and the other is NBC,” Craig Moffett, founder of MoffettNathanson, said in a phone interview with CNN. […]

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The Number of Americans Who Get Their News From Social Media Influencers Is Eye-Opening https://americanpoliticalreport.com/the-number-of-americans-who-get-their-news-from-social-media-influencers-is-eye-opening/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/the-number-of-americans-who-get-their-news-from-social-media-influencers-is-eye-opening/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:54:46 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/the-number-of-americans-who-get-their-news-from-social-media-influencers-is-eye-opening/ During Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign, she enlisted the help of social media influencers to garner support.

According to The Washington Post, these “content creators” were using their platforms to target young voters of color to go out and vote for Harris (via the Post):

Those creators — and the campaigns and outside groups that hope to tap into their audiences this cycle — believe such efforts will help reach potential voters who are less likely to pay attention to traditional media or campaign advertising.

A third of adults ages 18-29 say that they regularly get their news from TikTok, one reason both Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have accounts on the platform.

This week, a study published by Pew Research Center showed that about one-in-five Americans, 21 percent, say they regularly get news from influencers on social media (via Pew Research):

This is especially common among younger adults: 37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they regularly get news from influencers. But there are minimal differences between Republicans and Democrats on this question.

In the survey, among Americans who get news from news influencers on social media, 65 percent of them say news influencers have helped them better understand current events and civic issues.

In addition, these Americans said that they get a variety of different types of information. This ranges from basic facts and opinions to funny posts and breaking news. When it comes to opinions, 30 percent say they mostly agree with what they see, compared to 2 percent who say they see opinions they mostly disagree with. […]

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Medical Examiner Makes Stunning Admission During Daniel Penny Trial https://americanpoliticalreport.com/medical-examiner-makes-stunning-admission-during-daniel-penny-trial/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/medical-examiner-makes-stunning-admission-during-daniel-penny-trial/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:24:02 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/medical-examiner-makes-stunning-admission-during-daniel-penny-trial/ The medical examiner who deemed Jordan Neely’s death was a homicide caused by Daniel Penny placing him in a chokehold made a stunning admission on the witness stand Friday: she didn’t wait for the toxicology report; the viral video alone of Penny subduing Neely on the New York City subway was what convinced her that Penny killed Neely.

“No toxicological result imaginable was going to change my opinion,” the prosecution’s last witness, Dr. Cynthia Harris of the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office, testified during Penny’s trial, per NBC News reporters present in the courtroom.

So, the forensic pathologist based the autopsy report, in part, off of the footage itself of the fatal encounter, which Harris said she saw was clear-cut evidence ruling out that Neely had died of a drug overdose.

“After watching it, I had no further questions as to why he was dead,” Harris said.

Penny’s defense attorneys questioned Harris about her initially writing “inconclusive” for the cause of death on Neely’s death certificate. One day after Neely’s death, the finding on May 2, 2023, said “pending further study.” The doctor said she eventually decided on asphyxiation, consistent with compression of the neck, upon reviewing the video in question depicting Neely “dying.” […]

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Eric Adams Dropped Truth Bombs on The View https://americanpoliticalreport.com/eric-adams-dropped-truth-bombs-on-the-view/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/eric-adams-dropped-truth-bombs-on-the-view/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:50:54 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/eric-adams-dropped-truth-bombs-on-the-view/ Finally, someone had the guts to tell off the ladies of The View and their constant attacks on President-elect Donald Trump.

Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams told the hosts of The View to “tone it down” regarding their criticism of Trump. The heated exchange began after co-host Sunny Hostin questioned Robert F. Kennedy’s qualifications to serve as the next Department of Health and Human Services secretary in the Trump Administration.

“RFK Jr. … RFK Jr. ate some pork, and now he has a brain worm,” Hostin said. “Is he the person that should be in charge of that … of our food?”

Co-host Ana Navarro echoed similar remarks, prompting Adams to stop inciting fear in America with their violent rhetoric about the incoming president.

The mayor told the ladies that the majority of people don’t care about the left’s persistent claims that Trump is a threat to democracy. […]

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One Hollywood Celeb Said That Her Family Moved Out of the ‘Scary’ and ‘Dystopian’ US https://americanpoliticalreport.com/one-hollywood-celeb-said-that-her-family-moved-out-of-the-scary-and-dystopian-us/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/one-hollywood-celeb-said-that-her-family-moved-out-of-the-scary-and-dystopian-us/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:01:37 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/one-hollywood-celeb-said-that-her-family-moved-out-of-the-scary-and-dystopian-us/ Hollywood actress and film producer Eva Longoria said in an interview this month that she has moved her family out of the United States because it is “dystopian.”

Longoria, a Democrat, made the revelation in an interview with Marie Claire. The interview took place two days after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election.

For context, Longoria campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August.

“The shocking part is not that he won,” she told the outlet. “It’s that a convicted criminal who spews so much hate could hold the highest office.”

“I would like to think our fight continues,” she continued, adding that the country “is a scary place.” […]

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How Joe Biden Got His Revenge on the Democrat Party https://americanpoliticalreport.com/how-joe-biden-got-his-revenge-on-the-democratic-party/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/how-joe-biden-got-his-revenge-on-the-democratic-party/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:09:04 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/how-joe-biden-got-his-revenge-on-the-democratic-party/ A part of me wonders if Joe Biden was more cogent than he let on in public. It’s not exactly like that classic SNL skit with Phil Hartman, who played an aloof Ronald Reagan in front of the cameras but a commanding political force behind the scenes around the time Iran-Contra was in the news. For sure, he’s lost more than a step, but this seems to be a tale of the ultimate political revenge.

As they whine on social media about their blowout loss to Donald Trump, Democrats are also preparing to shank one another over who shoulders most of the blame for the 2024 election loss. Biden and Harris’ camps are at each other’s throats, the media is trying to torch everyone, and this civil war could be epically entertaining. The first chapter is the revenge of Joe Biden, who got pushed out of the race in July, only to nuke the Democrats’ plans for a mini-primary. He wasn’t supposed to endorse Kamala so soon. He did so anyway (via NYT): […]

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Is All That Money Spent on ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast Why Harris Is in Debt? https://americanpoliticalreport.com/is-all-that-money-spent-on-call-her-daddy-podcast-why-harris-is-in-debt/ https://americanpoliticalreport.com/is-all-that-money-spent-on-call-her-daddy-podcast-why-harris-is-in-debt/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:58:59 +0000 https://americanpoliticalreport.com/is-all-that-money-spent-on-call-her-daddy-podcast-why-harris-is-in-debt/ Despite outraising President-Elect Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris still found her campaign experiencing plenty of campaign debt, as Leah covered earlier this week. A new report from the Washington Examiner is revealing some possible insight, given that Harris’ spending priorities, like her priorities in other areas, don’t seem to have been in the right place.

That report from Gabe Kaminsky and screenshots of it have been circulating over X, especially when it comes to the amount of money blown on a set for the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, based on sexual discussions and, of course, Harris’ favorite topic of abortion.

As one part of the report mentioned:

A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner that the Harris campaign spent six figures on building a set for Harris’s appearance on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast with host Alex Cooper. The interview came out in October and was reportedly filmed in a hotel room in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Harris campaign on the podcast-related matter but did not hear back in time for publication. […]

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