Author: Freedom Watch
Days before Europeans warned Iran of nuclear deal violations, Trump secretly threatened to impose 25% tariff on European autos if they didn’t By John Hudson Washington Post January 15, 2020 A week before Germany, France and Britain formally accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration issued a private threat to the Europeans that shocked officials in all three countries. If they refused to call out Tehran and initiate an arcane dispute mechanism in the deal, the United States would impose a 25 percent tariff on European automobiles, the Trump officials warned, according to European…
Chris Wallace: Why Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment delay was not a total failure By Talia Kaplan Fox News January 15, 2020 “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to withhold the articles of impeachment against President Trump for one month was not a total failure since some Republicans have gone on the record to say that they will consider calling witnesses in the Senate trial. Wallace told “Outnumbered Overtime” host Harris Faulkner that Pelosi’s delay in sending over the articles of impeachment can be seen in two ways. “If the purpose was…
For 3: Clemson stuns Duke days after historic win at UNC ESPN.com January 15, 2020 Everything the Clemson athletic program has done over the past few days has been riveting. From the men’s basketball team winning for the first time in history at North Carolina, to losing the national championship game in football to, well, read on … 3 things from Tuesday Clemson rules Tobacco Road For a team that lost at home to Stephen F. Austin, the Duke Blue Devils were held in high esteem before Tuesday night. Mike Krzyzewski’s group entered the evening ranked No. 3…
Rand Paul pledges to force Hunter Biden vote if GOP backs Dem impeachment witnesses By Jordain Carney TheHill January 14, 2020 Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sent a public warning shot on Monday night, saying that if Republicans support Democrats’ impeachment witness requests, then he will force votes during the trial on calling witnesses conservatives want to hear from. “My colleagues can’t have it both ways. Calling for some, while blocking others,” Paul tweeted, referencing a Politico report on a similar private warning he gave his GOP colleagues against supporting Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) request that former…
Vince Vaughn faces liberal outrage after he was seen with Trump during national championship game By David Aaro Fox News January 14, 2020 Vince Vaughn is facing outrage on social media after a video emerged on Twitter showing him with President Trump during the national championship game. Movie star Vince Vaughn, a self-described libertarian who has supported Republican candidates in the past, is facing backlash on social media after a video emerged on Twitter showing him with President Trump during the national championship game Monday in New Orleans, La. Vaughn was seen chatting and laughing in a private…
Iran state TV sees at least 2 news anchors quit: ‘Forgive me for the 13 years I told you lies’ By Louis Casiano Fox News January 14, 2020 At least two Iranian journalists at a state-owned media outlet reportedly resigned from their jobs, with one of them apologizing to viewers for “the 13 years I told you lies.” As Tehran continues to grapple with the fallout from protests stemming from a cover-up of its accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner, TV anchor Gelare Jabbari addressed her viewers on an Instagram post that appears to have been deleted. “It…
MSNBC Bosses Eye Shakeup–and Talk to Shep Smith The Daily Beast January 14, 2020 MSNBC talent and staffers are bracing for a major 2020 shakeup amid discussion of moving ratings-challenged Chuck Todd to a morning slot and execs talking with Fox News escapee Shepard Smith. The goal of any reshuffle would be to shed ratings dead weight in the lead-up to the election. Sources at the network cautioned that a new look for the lineup is still up in the air, but brass have been batting around several options. One of those is new blood in the form…
Muslim groups denounce Trump retweet of fake Pelosi-Schumer photo NBC News January 14, 2020 NEW YORK — President Donald Trump circulated a fake image on Monday depicting congressional Democrats’ top-ranked leaders in traditional Muslim attire in front of the Iranian flag, drawing criticism that he was promoting Islamophobic tropes. The manipulated photo retweeted by Trump showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in Muslim garb with the caption: “The corrupted Dems trying their best to come to the Ayatollah’s rescue #NancyPelosiFakeNews.” Trump, a Republican, had previously faulted Democrats for criticizing his administration’s targeted killing…
By Ronn Blitzer Fox News January 13, 2020 Rich Edson reports from the State Department on the new images being taken from the protests against the regime in Iran. President Trump retweeted a photoshopped image depicting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in Muslim headwear with a backdrop of the Iranian flag, in the midst of a Monday morning Twitter spree in which he shared a number of posts accusing Democratic leadership of supporting the Iranian government. The president’s political opponents have blasted him for ordering the drone strike against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who…
Bernie Sanders goes on the attack, reviving memories of 2016 By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann NBC News January 13, 2020 WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is now in the lead in Iowa — albeit within the margin of error. And what does he do with that lead three weeks before the first Democratic nominating contest? He and his supporters are on the attack. It’s Bernie vs. the World, as NBC’s Gary Grumbach puts it. On Saturday night — a day after the Des Moines Register poll showed Sanders narrowly leading the Dem race — his campaign…