Author: Tod Nace

On Sunday, Adam Schiff blamed President Trump for the clashes that have occurred between some of his supporters and protesters demonstrating against police brutality, saying that the president is “willfully fanning the flames” of violence.

Schiff’s comments come less than 24 hours after one person was shot and killed in Portland, Ore., amid a series of altercations between a large caravan of Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters.

“The president is willfully fanning the flames of this fire,” Schiff said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “They believe this is helpful to him.”’

Schiff added: “The president is only motivated by one thing: what is in it for him. He sees this violence and his ability to agitate more of it as useful to this campaign. What it does to the country, the loss of life, he doesn’t care.”’

Regarding Portland, it wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was confronted by counter-demonstrators in the city’s downtown, as Fox News reported.

Police said the caravan had left the area around 8:30 p.m., and officers heard gunshots at about 8:46 p.m., according to a statement. Officers arrived at the shooting scene “within a minute,” police said, but the man who was shot did not survive.

An Associated Press freelance photographer heard three gunshots and then observed police medics working on the body of the victim, who appeared to be a white man. The freelancer said the man was wearing a hat bearing the insignia of Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group whose members have frequently clashed with left-wing protesters in Portland in the past.

Police said the man was shot in the chest. He was not immediately identified. It’s unclear who shot him.

Portland has been the site of nightly protests for more than three months since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, died while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Many of them end in vandalism and violence, and hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested by local and federal law enforcement since late May.

Trump has been vocal in his criticism of the protesters and in his support of the caravan, tweeting on Sunday morning “GREAT PATRIOTS” alongside a video or the caravan.

“That is the sad and tragic truth about this and also of Trump’s presidency more generally,” Schiff said, adding that Trump “believes the violence helps him.”

Senator Amy Klobuchar appeared on “This Week” this morning and blamed President Trump for an increase in hate crimes.

“I have long condemned looting, violence, threats,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar said. “Joe Biden also condemned them,” she added.

Klobuchar said that this “is happening under Donald Trump’s watch” and “we are not safe in Donald Trump’s America.”

“Not only have we seen an increase in hate crimes, not only have we seen increases in crime, but we have seen 3,600 people die during the Republican Convention, Jonathan. Now over 180,000 people that died from this coronavirus.” she added.

“So, No, we are not more safe,” Senator Klobuchar said in anger.

“I think Joe Biden has a very strong case to make, about the changes he would make to make this country more safer,” she added.

“We have not seen this with this President,” she blasted the President again.

Rep. Mac Thornberry, who has announced his retirement, is not committing to voting for President Donald Trump, citing that “a lot of folks” are uncomfortable with some of his posts on social media.

Speaking to KFDX, the 13th district lawmaker said “I hear it all the time. President Trump is very popular in our area, but a lot of folks are uncomfortable with some of the tweets and the way he talks and so forth.”

He added “And my suspicion is that a lot of those Republicans have similar concerns.”

KFDX reported that “Thornberry did not say whether he plans to vote for President Trump in November, but he said he has voted for Democrats in the past though, saying he, like many voters, look for the best person for the job.”

Along with Rep. Adam Smith, Thornberry recently issued a statement against Trump’s comments about potentially pardoning Edward Snowden.

“Edward Snowden did enormous harm to our national security and he must stand trial for his actions. President Trump and Secretary Esper have both decried harmful leaks from the Department of Defense and elsewhere in the federal government.”

“To pardon Snowden now would completely undermine this Administration’s position and mock our national security workforce who take immense caution in their work to keep us safe.”

“It would be a serious mistake to pardon anyone who is charged under the Espionage Act, who admits to leaking sensitive information, and who has spent years since then as a guest of the Putin regime. Not only would it mean that Snowden cannot be held accountable for his crimes, but it would send a dangerous message to others who are contemplating espionage and the adversaries who would support them.”

“This is the reason why I am voting Republican for the first time,” said civil rights attorney Leo Terrell on Fox News last night.

He was talking about the mobs who harassed and threatened Rand Paul and his wife, along with dozens of other people leaving the White House grounds.

“What you just saw last night with Rand Paul and Vernon Jones — it doesn’t make a difference what color your skin color, as these are thugs out there attacking law-abiding citizens,” he said.

“The Democrats are now lying, saying that ‘we are in favor of law and order.’ They have let cities burn for four to five months and President Trump has offered help and they have refused. This is outright shocking.”

He’s right, as we all know. Just this week the mayor of Portland Ted Wheeler refused federal aid after rioters came to his condo and threatened him.

And well, Terrell – and a whooole lot of other folks – are darn sick and tired of that kind of mess.

“And this form allowing these criminals to run rampant in the streets without any recourse is going to haunt the Democrats and that is why the polls are shifting, and that’s why they are going to vote for the law and order president,” said Terrell.

“I and other Democrats are going to vote for Trump because we want law and order, we want school choice, we want the good things that President Trump articulated in his acceptance speech.”

“One last point: You didn’t hear a single word about the democratic programs and policies last week at their DNC convention. Why? Because it’s pure socialism. It’s a case of keeping are American values versus having our American values destroyed by these wicked, wicked, extreme Democrats,” he said.

GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s wife, Kelley Paul, described her “terrifying” experience with demonstrators as she and her husband were leaving the RNC at the White House.

They were among several convention attendees accosted by demonstrators Thursday night as they left the event. The next morning, Rand Paul gave a detailed account, telling “Fox & Friends” he believes they “would not be here today” were it not for two police officers who helped escort him and his wife to safety.

The couple appeared together on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Friday to discus their experience.

“It was absolutely terrifying,” Mrs. Paul told Fox News host Tucker Carlson. “I have never experienced anything like that in my life. I hope no one else ever has to. We felt completely powerless. Before some of the video that I think you have shown where the police with the bikes were kind of creating a moving barricade for us, in the minutes before the police with the bikes showed up, we were completely encircled and surrounded. Pressed up against two cops who we were surrounded by people who were screaming in our faces, yelling that they were going to ‘f us up,’ screaming ‘say her name.’”

“At first I was trying to look in their eyes and trying to have any kind of reason or to see someone as a human being and I realized they did not see us as human beings,” she continued. “We were Trump supporters so they absolutely despised us.”

Mrs. Paul also said that believes they “could have had agreement” on some issues had they been able to sit down and talk about her husband’s “background on criminal justice reform” and the things she has “spoken out on.”

“But in that moment it was just like this bloodthirsty mob,” she said. “I really thought that we were going to lose our lives. I thought someone was going to throw a brick. It was the most terrifying moment of my entire life.”

Paul got emotional responding to Carlson’s question about the media labeling the mob’s actions as “peaceful protest.”

“I am furious,” she exclaimed. “I’m furious that Biden and Kamala Harris are not denouncing this. You tell me if you are surrounded by a mob, that will not let you move, that is screaming in your face, that is holding you completely hostage, and you cannot walk to your hotel and you are on a dark street, you tell me that’s not violence. You tell me that is not an attack.”

Rand Paul, who introduced the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act in June that would place a near-total ban on so-called “no-knock” warrants, later went into more detail about their experience, describing police as “incredibly brave.”

“The police saved our lives because these thugs would have killed us,” he said. “They would have stomped us, and killed us.”

Trump made fun of the conspiracy theory that he loses his balance on ramps and walkways when approaching the podium for his New Hampshire rally on Friday night.

Trump pretended – in a very obvious joke – to lose his balance on the flat surface. He then pinned a tail on the joke by saying the floor was like ice. The crowd laughed. It was funny. And it was obvious.

Liberal media didn’t wait long to blast the President, assuming that he almost triped.

“Trump almost trips walking towards the stage in NH. Says “they put a floor in like an ice skating rink,” said one tweet.

“Trump seemed to have some difficulty making him way to the podium before his speech in New Hampshire.”

“There’s something seriously wrong with Trump’s health: his trouble walking, the constant slurring, the way he drinks water,” said another tweet. “The American people need to know what’s going on.“

The RNC responded.

You can notice how few retweets the RNC one has from blue check journos. Even Paula Reid from CBS realized it was a joke and said so, but that didn’t get any attention either.

It appears that there’s nothing they won’t lie about. Or anything too stupid for them to believe.

Filmmaker Michael Moore is sounding the alarm on the upcoming election in a new Facebook post and clearly fears a 2016 repeat with Donald Trump winning against long odds again.

Moore was one of the few Hollywood Democrats to have given President Trump a serious chance of winning in 2016 and he was proven right.

In his new post, Moore writes “Sorry to have to provide the reality check again, but when CNN polled registered voters in August in just the swing states, Biden and Trump were in a virtual tie.”

“In Minnesota, it’s 47-47. In Michigan, where Biden had a big lead, Trump has closed the gap to 4 points.”

Moore then asks “Are you ready for a Trump victory? Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again? Do you find comfort in your certainty that there is no way Trump can win? Are you content with the trust you’ve placed in the DNC to pull this off?”

“The Biden campaign just announced he’ll be visiting a number of states— but not Michigan.”

He continues “Sound familiar? I’m warning you almost 10 weeks in advance.”

Moore then warns “The enthusiasm level for the 60 million in Trump’s base is OFF THE CHARTS! For Joe, not so much. Don’t leave it to the Democrats to get rid of Trump. YOU have to get rid of Trump. WE have to wake up every day for the next 67 days and make sure each of us are going to get a hundred people out to vote. ACT NOW!”

Though only 8 percent of black voters chose President Trump during the 2016 presidential election, he’s been outspoken in his support for this community throughout his time in office.

According to Monique Worthy, a former 2020 Republican congressional candidate for Texas’s 13th Congressional District, it’s because “he legitimately cares.”

“Is Donald Trump really a racist? Naw, I can’t say that he is,” the video began with Worthy asking. “I ain’t never heard of him being racist prior to him running to be president. But that’s just me, though.”

“I mean, because any two ways you look at it, the man won his presidency without the black vote. What he need it for? What he need us for? Tell me what he need me for. He don’t need me. But for some reason, he always get up on that stage talking about how low black unemployment is,” she explained.

“He don’t need to do that. He just do it because he legitimately cares. You never heard Obama get on stage and talk about black unemployment. He couldn’t, because for the first two years we had a Democrat Congress, it doubled.”

“Black unemployment under Barack Obama doubled. How many of ya’ll know that? It doubled. It literally doubled. It went from eight percent to 16 percent. How do you get around that, no media say anything about that?” Worthy continued.

It’s true that black unemployment doubled from 8 percent in early 2009 to roughly 16 percent by 2010. By 2012, however, black unemployment gradually began to decline, til it reached about 7.5 percent when Trump took office.

Three years later, by the start of 2020, black unemployment had collapsed to a record low of 5.5 percent under the president’s leadership. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, it skyrocketed this past spring but is finally beginning to trend downward again.

“Like I said, he don’t need us. He does not need the black vote. The black vote didn’t put him in office, the black vote ain’t gonna take him out of office. But the fact that he gets up there on them stages every chance he get, and tells us how we are doing,” Worthy continued.

“Because we … I ain’t gon’ say that, we too crazy to realize it ourselves, you know what I’m saying? He ain’t got to do that. He ain’t got to get up there when he was running for president, talking about, ‘What do you have to lose? Vote for me!’”

“You know, it’s some smart folks out there that happen to be darker skin like me. Mmm-hmmm. You just gotta find them. See a lot of them scared to say something because they scared somebody gon’ say something back to them,” she said.

“Me, umma step. Wasup? You got something to say about Donald Trump? What? I ain’t got no MAGA hat. My damn head too damn big to try to wear a MAGA hat, so I can’t wear no MAGA hat. But I got a MAGA sweater that I wear. I wore it to work, and nobody said nothing. I’m a big ol’ b—h. They betta not say nothing,” she concluded.

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Many Pro-Trump celebrities praised the woman on social media and shared her video with their followers.

Other social media users also praised her and showed their support for the video.

How does she feel about the feedback? She just feels joy at knowing that, assuming President Trump has been paying attention to Twitter, he now knows her face.

If the president also reads News Metropolis, he also now knows her name: Monique Worthy. #SayHerName

Rep. Jim Banks has released a new bill that would strip convicted rioters of unemployment benefits as well as make them pay for the policing of riots.

“Due to enhanced federal benefits, taxpayers are giving wages to jobless rioters that are destroying our communities,” Jim Banks said. “We need to cut them off from their funding and make them feel the full financial consequences of their actions.”

Banks wrote on Twitter “Threatening the life of a US Senator is a felony.”

“Under my bill, the Support Peaceful Protest Act, Sen. Paul’s attackers would be forced to cover the cost of policing the protests & lose access to federal benefits. Enough already!” He added.

Tweeting a link to Breitbart’s coverage of his bill, Banks also wrote that American taxpayers are paying for the rioters from thier hard earned money.

“It’s not just George Soros or any other big leftwing group paying these rioters to burn down our cities and destroy America. You are,” posted Banks.

“My bill would stop it,” he added.

Nick Sandmann, one of the surprise stars of the recent RNC has landed a paid job with Senator Mitch McConnell’s campaign.

McConnell campaign manager Kevin Golden confirmed that they are excited to have Sandmann on board.

In a statement Golden said “along with our already strong team, his efforts to bring people together all across Kentucky will be critical to Senator McConnell’s victory this November.”

During his RNC speech, Sandmann called on voters to reelect President Trump, hailing him as the man who would keep media coverage honest.

“My life changed forever in that one moment. The full war machine of the mainstream media revved up into attack mode,” he said of the infamous video.

“They did so without ever researching the full video of the incident; without ever investigating Mr. Philips’ motives; or without ever asking me for my side of the story. And do you know why? Because the truth wasn’t important.”

“In November, I believe this country must unite around a president who calls the media out and refuses to allow them to create a narrative instead of reporting the facts,” he said. “No one in this country has been a victim of unfair media coverage more than President Donald Trump.”