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President Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski teed off on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after they recorded a video plug urging Americans to register to vote and Harry urged Americans to “reject hate speech.”

“As we approach this November, it’s vital that we reject hate speech, misinformation, and online negativity,” said Harry – in a line some observers in Britain and the U.S. immediately took to be a plug for Joe Biden and a slap at President Trump.

It’s well known Meghan and Harry despise President Trump.

“Meghan made her stance on the 2020 presidential race clear when she addressed viewers at the When All Women Vote Couch Party — an online event organized by non-profit organization When We All Vote, which was founded by ‘her friend’ Michelle Obama,” Daily Mail reports.

Harry was caught getting duped by Russian pranksters. He thought he was speaking with climate kid Greta Thunberg. However, what he said about Trump says it all.

The British prince said Trump has “blood on his hands” for pushing the interests of the coal industry, adding: “Trump will want to meet you to make him look better but he won’t want to have a discussion about climate change with you because you will outsmart him.”

The disgraced royals have made themselves front and center when it comes to the 2020 election.

That’s why Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski had enough when the British press confronted him about the fame-seeking pair.

“They made Britain great again by leaving, I hope they do the same for us,” Lewandowski told the Daily Mail on Wednesday after Harry and Meghan’s comments in a Time 100 video message made waves on both sides of the Atlantic.

Lewandowski wasn’t the only one who thought Meghan and Harry were interfering with an election.

“Prince Harry poking his woke nose into the US election and effectively telling Americans to vote against President Trump is completely unacceptable behavior for a member of the Royal Family,” said Daily Mail editor Piers Morgan.

Americans also blasted the disgraced royals on social media.

“Prince, hero, formerly much loved former military man turned soy boy should take a look at cuckold Jerry Falwell, Jr. and get a clue,” tweeted Laura Wood.

“So now we have a world-class gold-digger and her foreign national patsy preaching to us about non-existent hate speech and imaginary misinformation. The clowning continues,” tweeted Christopher Anderson.

The Justice Department granted over $100 million to state, local, and tribal community organizations, charities, and law enforcement to bolster the fight against human trafficking.

“The scourge of human trafficking is the modern-day equivalent of slavery, brutally depriving victims of basic human rights and essential physical needs as it erodes their sense of dignity and self-worth,” said Attorney General William Barr.

“The Department of Justice is relentless in its fight against the perpetrators of these heinous crimes. Working with state and local law enforcement and community victim service providers, we will continue to bring these criminals to justice and deliver critical aid to survivors.”

One-third of the funds will be used to provide therapy, employment training, and transitional housing assistance to victims. The DOJ also allocated $22.7 million to “develop and strengthen” human trafficking task forces.

Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow spoke along with AG Barr at Monday’s panel in Atlanta, explaining that his dedication to the fight against human trafficking.

“You know, the reason why we got into this was because eight years ago, my dad was preaching in a remote country, and there were four girls that he was next to that were being sold. And he took out all the money out of his wallet, which was $1,250, and he bought those four girls. And then he called me and said, ‘I just bought four girls and not really sure what to do now,’ and I said, ‘That’s OK, dad. We’ve got your back,’” Tebow said.

The Tim Tebow Foundation physically rescues victims of sex trafficking and provides long-term physical, mental, and pastoral care for survivors of sex trafficking.

First daughter Ivanka Trump told attendees of the event that President Trump was “committed to combating this crime, committed to bringing justice to the victims ― to their families ― and committed to holistic healing that is so necessary for the brave survivors.”

It’s being reported that President Donald Trump announced a new executive order at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast protecting babies born alive from failed abortions.

The Catholic News Agency reported that Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are born alive after failed abortion attempts.

“Today I am announcing that I will be signing the Born-Alive Executive Order to ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve. This is our sacrosanct moral duty,” said Trump while speaking in a pre-recorded video address during the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast virtual even.

The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act has been introduced several times in Congress, but has failed to become law. The bill stalled in the House of Representatives in 2019-2020 because an insufficient number of members signed a discharge petition which would have triggered a vote on the bill.

The full text of the executive order has yet to be released, but is expected to mirror the attempted federal legislation on the issue.

The President also announced that his administration would be “increasing federal funding for neonatal research, to ensure that every child has the very best chance to thrive and to grow.” September is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Awareness month.

The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast had been rescheduled from March 30 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and was held as an online broadcast. This was Trump’s first time speaking at the event, although administration officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, have addressed the breakfast in past years.

“I want to express my deep gratitude everyone who prays for me, for the First Lady, and for our great country,” Trump said.

He also spoke of how he grew up near a Catholic church in the New York City borough of Queens, and had seen for himself the “incredible work” the Church does for the marginalized.

“I grew up next to a Catholic church in Queens, New York and I saw how much incredible work the Catholic Church did for our community. These are amazing people. These are great, great people,” the president said.

“Catholics of all backgrounds share the love of Christ with the most vulnerable, as they care for the elderly, the homeless, and neighbors in need. Our nation is strong because of Catholics and all people of faith,” he added.

This bill really should have passed Congress. Democrats don’t want to vote for it and don’t want to be seen not voting for it, so they killed the bill. While I’m sure Trump’s EO won’t be nearly as good as a new law would be, we’ll take what we can get and hope that Republicans can win back Congress in November and pass a law that goes even further, to fully protect the life of the unborn. Until then, kudos to President Trump for continually trying to protect the life of the unborn.

Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz called for an investigation into billionaire Mike Bloomberg for “potentially engaging in bribery and vote buying in the state of Florida.”

Rep. Gaetz argued that Blooomberg is paying the “debts of felons in exchange for their votes. Not every felon…it’s just those that they specifically identified as the Biden voters.”

As reported by TCO and Axios, Michael Bloomberg has raised more than $16 million, which includes $5 million from the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition in an effort to help black and latino convicted felons in Florida to vote.

In order to be eligible, the voter needed to be black and latino, already registered to vote and have debts of less than $1,500.

White felons were not eligible.

A spokesperson for Biden said “The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and no American should be denied that right.”

According to Forbes, the initiative “has already assisted 32,000 people weeks before Election Day.”

Joel Pollack of Breitbart writes “Florida voters passed a constitutional amendment restoring the right to vote to convicted felons, though the legislature made that conditional on the payment of all outstanding fines to the state. There are some 775,000 felons who still owe money.”

He adds “Theoretically, a white felon who wished to see his or her voting rights restored could challenge Bloomberg’s effort on the grounds of racial discrimination. Florida civil rights law bans discrimination on the basis of race.”

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Scarborough and his crew tried their best to get General HR McMaster to criticize President Trump but he just wouldn’t take the bait.

In fact in the video from the interview, which President Trump tweeted, McMaster praises Trump on how he handled Russia.

The context of this clip was Trump choosing not to answer a question on Putin’s government poisoning Alexei Navalny.

Scarborough was trying to get McMaster to criticize the President for it, and the reason the video cut off where it did is because Scarborough cut McMaster off and tried again to get him to criticize Trump.

In another part of the interview, when the issue of China was brought up, McMaster actually credited Trump for taking China seriously when previous administrations would not.

If you keep watching that clip you’ll hear Willie Geist ask McMaster, on the issue that Russia and China considers America to be weak, how much Trump has contributed to that.

But once again McMaster won’t do that, noting that none of that started with Trump.

Rapper Cardi B., her sister Hennessy Carolina, and model Michelle Diaz are facing a lawsuit after they had a clash with Trump supporters at the beach.

The beachgoers are suing Carolina for assault, battery, defamation, and civil rights violations after a confrontation that took place on September 6th on Smith Point Beach. Their lawyer says Cardi B. and Diaz are also named in the lawsuit for defamation.

Cardi B. shared a video on Twitter that appears to shows part of the clash. The “WAP” hitmaker wrote “You wanna know why joe gotta talk to me Candice cause I have the #1 song & yet my sister can’t go to the beach in the Hampton’s wit out trump supporters harassing cause they were by themselves & Santa Claus was harassing my sis GF all because they are a Afro/Hispanic gay couple.”

John Ray said, the attorney’s for the beachgoers said “These peaceful Suffolk County residents were quietly enjoying a Sunday at the Smith Point beach with their families, when rap celebrity Hennessy Carolina suddenly approached them, raging, spitting, insulting, assaulting, defaming and threatening them, all the while videotaping them because one of them wore a MAGA hat.”

Peter Caliendo, one of the beachgoers represented by Ray said “It happened so fast. We’re just sitting there relaxing like we always do and all at once we’re being attacked.”

ABC News reported that the Caliendos had a Trump flag on their car and Alarcon was wearing a MAGA hat.

They say Hennessy Carolina’s girlfriend Michelle Diaz pulled up and blocked some cars in.

“Very nicely said, you must not be from here because you don’t know the etiquette of the beach,” Peter Caliendo said.

The three also said that out of nowhere they saw Carolina running at them from the water, screaming with her cell phone recording.

Manuel Alarco, who was wearing the MAGA hat during the incident said “I had no idea of who they are, how they are, no clue. To me, they were just two girls with a dog, that was it and they parked in front of me. It’s a shame that it had to go to a level like this. I don’t deserve this. This is not something people should go through.”

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In a interview with the Washington Examiner, Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested Republicans vote out Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski if they follow through on siding with Democrats on not voting for a replacement for Justice Ginsburg until after the election.

“If Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are going to withhold their vote for the president’s nominee, then Republicans in those states should withhold their votes from them,” Gaetz said.

“What good are Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski if we can’t count on them to fulfill their obligation to advise and consent during the term in which they’ve been elected,” he added.

Gaetz also put pressure on Senate Majority Mitch McConnell to deliver on his promises, stating “The court is his legacy. So if the court is McConnell’s legacy, he sure as hell better deliver on the president’s nominee.”

Monday evening, Senator Lindsey Graham said “We’ve got the votes to confirm” Justice Ginsburg’s replacement before the election “and that’s what’s coming.”

Senator Chuck Grassley and Cory Gardner have now also said they would not oppose moving forward to fill the vacancy this year.

Senator Mitt Romney, one of the last hopes for the Democrats on stalling the filling of Ginsburg’s vacancy until next year, also announced he will move forward with Trump’s nominee

“The View” co-host Joy Behar said Tuesday that Republicans had already won the battle for control of the Supreme Court.

Joy Behar made the comment during a segment of ABC’s “The View,” adding that Democrats should be moving on to fights they might be able to win, such as control of the Senate.

“We were talking about the replacement for Justice Ginsburg,” Whoopi Goldberg began. “Joy, what’s your feeling?”

“You know, I was thinking about the Supreme Court, because we’ve lost that battle,” Behar said. “I don’t want to talk about the Republicans anymore. We’ve lost the battle. That doesn’t mean we lost the Senate. These are the states up for grabs Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.”

“Arizona too,” Meghan McCain cut in.

“Arizona too. Thats right. So those states could become Democratic, help the Democrats win the Senate,” Behar continued, arguing that she was “privileged” enough that the balance of the court was not likely to impact her on a personal level.

“I don’t have to worry about the Supreme Court that much because I’m white. Because I’m post menopausal so I can’t get pregnant, thank God. I happen to be straight. I have money because I’ve been working on ‘The View’ for so many years,” Behar explained, adding, “It’s for those people who are not privileged that we have to worry about. That is who you’re voting for. It’s like you wear the mask for someone else and you want the Supreme Court to be a steady force in America for someone else, not for you when you’re privileged.”

Goldberg agreed with Behar, saying that she also thought it best to focus on the things that she could control — like encouraging people to get out and vote.

She also mentioned Judge Amy Coney Barrett — who has been held up numerous times as a potential replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

“Well, here’s what I’ll say about — you know, talking about the woman who has the seven kids,” Goldberg said. “She’s up for becoming a justice. You know, you can’t really Kavanaugh her because Kavanaugh was Kavanaughed because he was accused of rape and people wanted to make sure that that wasn’t the case. No one’s going to accuse her of anything. And I haven’t really seen people going after her for her religion.”

Senator Mitt Romney, one of the last hopes for the Democrats on stalling the filling of Ginsburg’s vacancy until next year has announced his decision.

Romney writes “The Constitution gives the President the power to nominate and the Senate the authority to provide advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees.”

“Accordingly, I intend to follow the Constitution and precedent in considering the President’s nominee,” said Romney.

“If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications,” he added.

Romney’s decision follows Senators Cory Gardner and Chuck Grassley also agreeing to move forward with Trump’s nominee.

Democrats reacted with anger on social media. They blasted Mitt Romney full throttle.

Cher wrote “Mitt Romney MUST BE HELD PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE 4 NO HEALTHCARE,END OF SOCIAL SECURITY,END OF ALL REGULATIONS PROTECTING”

John Pavlovitz wrote “I hope whatever you received for your soul was worth it. If hell exists, you’re a shoo-in.”

President Trump last week called two hospitalized Los Angeles County deputies, who were shot in an ambush-style attack earlier this month, police said.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department transit services bureau announced on Twitter that the president called the injured law enforcement personnel to “wish them a speedy recovery” and ensure the shooter will be brought to justice.

“So grateful 4 the kindness & support from all over the world shown to our deputies. This week @realDonaldTrump called our heroes 2 check on them, wish them a speedy recovery & assure them the coward who att. 2 murder them WILL be brought 2 justice!” the department wrote in a tweet.

Photos released by the department show the female deputy in a hospital gown with multiple casts and her husband by her side.

She was reportedly unable to speak and another deputy relayed her response to the president, a tweet detailed.

The two deputies were shot while sitting in a patrol car on Sept. 13, according to an LASD bulletin.

They were shot in the face and limbs but were declared to be in stable condition shortly after the attack, according to ABC 7.

The suspect, who has yet to be identified by law enforcement, is described as a black male between the ages of 28 and 30, according to reports.