Author: Freedom Watch
‘Fox & Friends’ Calls Donald Trump ‘Weak,’ Tries to Goad Him Into War With Iran The Daily Beast June 21, 2019 The Fox & Friends morning crew was fired up Friday morning, ditching their usual white sofa for a red-backed war room set to discuss President Trump’s last-minute abandoning of airstrikes against Iran overnight. Hosts Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt were at odds about what the news meant. An unusually dovish Earhardt insisted Trump “knows more than we do” and that “something’s happening behind the scenes, there’s a reason he hunkered down.” Kilmeade instead seemed to goad the…
Steyer airing impeachment ad on ‘Fox & Friends’ By Tal Axelrod TheHill June 21, 2019 Billionaire Tom Steyer will air a new commercial on “Fox & Friends” Friday and Monday advocating for impeachment. Politico reports that Steyer’s group Need to Impeach is putting $700,000 behind the ad and timed the commercial’s airing with the hope that President Trump, a frequent viewer of the Fox News show, will see it. “Right now, Donald Trump is committing crimes in the open,” Steyer says in the ad, citing Trump’s vow to fight congressional subpoenas and declaration that he would listen to…
Daily Wire June 21, 2019 Far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) repeatedly advocated for Iran — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — on Thursday, tweeting multiple times that the United States should not take action against Iran, even as Iran has repeatedly attacked cargo ships in the area and shot down a U.S. military drone this week. “‘To carry out such wars, American leaders have contrived pretexts to justify American aggression,” Omar said in a tweet that included a link to a news article. “That’s what Donald Trump’s administration—and especially its national security adviser, John Bolton—is doing now…
Hannity promises Trump would ‘bomb the hell out of’ Iran following downing of US drone By John Bowden TheHill June 21, 2019 Fox News host Sean Hannity opened his show Thursday with a vow that President Trump would soon declare war on Iran unless Iran’s leader take a “small opportunity” for peace. Hannity said Thursday night that if the “Mullahs are smart enough” they will take a quickly disappearing option to negotiate peace with the U.S. following the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone overnight Wednesday. If not, Hannity said, Trump would proceed to “bomb the hell out…
Washington Examiner June 20, 2019 Ilhan Omar retweeted a video clip Thursday in which from CNN contributor Angela Rye argued that the United States is on a path that will lead to “death camps.” Rye’s comments were made during a Tuesday night debate with fellow contributor and Trump supporter Steve Cortes. The two of them were arguing over comments made by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alleging that the migrant camps housing detained immigrants are the equivalent of “concentration camps.” It’s not enough to say what’s happening at the border is a damn shame. It’s not enough to…
By Katelyn Polantz CNN June 20, 2019 Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors in a new court filing Thursday allege that longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone has violated his gag order in his criminal case with recent social media posts. “In the past several days, Stone posted statements on social media about this case and the special counsel’s investigation and appears to have specifically targeted those posts at major media outlets,” prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday. “On or about June 18 and 19, 2019, the defendant posted to Instagram and Facebook, commenting about this case and inviting news organizations…
Hicks told House panel Trump is serious about foreign help in elections By Reuters Editorial Reuters June 20, 2019 Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong in accepting derogatory information about political opponents from a foreign government, panel Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Thursday. “Ms. Hicks made clear that she understood the president to be serious when he said that he would accept foreign interference in our elections,” Nadler said in a statement for a hearing on former Special Counsel…
Iran Shoots Down a U.S. Drone, Escalating Tensions By Daniel Victor and David D. Kirkpatrick New York Times June 20, 2019 Iran shot down a United States surveillance drone early Thursday, both nations said, but they differed on the crucial issue of whether the aircraft had violated Iranian airspace, in the latest escalation in tensions that have raised fears of war between the two countries. Iranian officials said that the drone was over Iran, which the American military denied — an important distinction in determining who was at fault — and each side accused the other of being…
‘It’s a farce’: Dems livid as Hope Hicks dodges questions By Kyle Cheney, Andrew Desiderio POLITICO June 20, 2019 House Democrats erupted Wednesday at the White House’s repeated interference in their nearly eight-hour interview with Hope Hicks, a longtime confidante of President Donald Trump who was a central witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s obstruction of justice investigation. Several House Judiciary Committee members exiting the closed-door interview said a White House lawyer present for her testimony repeatedly claimed Hicks had blanket immunity from discussing her tenure as a top aide to the president, including during the presidential transition…
McAuliffe signs on as CNN commentator after forgoing 2020 bid TheHill June 20, 2019 Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) announced Tuesday that he will be joining CNN as a contributor starting Wednesday night after forgoing a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. “Super excited to be joining @CNN as a commentator,” he wrote. “Start tomorrow night – talking politics and the economy. Will be MUST WATCH TV. Game on!” McAuliffe also promoted an opinion piece he wrote for the network offering advice for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Continue Reading…..