On Wednesday, award-winning actress and Goop lifestyle brand founder Gwyneth Paltrow discussed the creation of a $75 candle she&#8217;s selling that apparently smells like her &#8220;vagina.&#8221;
According to the actress, the name started as a joke, but stuck as a statement against women being &#8220;shamed&#8221; for their bodies.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a candle, and, um, so, it&#8217;s called, &#8216;This Smells Like My Vagina,'&#8221; Paltrow awkwardly said during an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.&#8221;
&#8220;So, it sort of started as a joke. I was with &#8216;the nose&#8217; Douglas Little for his brand Heretic and we were sort of messing around and I smelled this beautiful thing and I was like, &#8216;This smells like my vagina!'&#8221; she told host Seth Meyers. &#8220;And I was kidding, obviously.&#8221;
&#8220;And, we were on mushrooms,&#8221; Paltrow joked. &#8220;We weren&#8217;t, we weren&#8217;t! We weren&#8217;t on mushrooms!&#8221;
“I think women, a lot of us have grown up feeling certain degrees of shame around our body or whatever,” the actress said. “So this is just a little bit of, you know, a subversive candle for all of us out there.”
As noted by The Daily Wire earlier this month, Goop&#8217;s website explained that Paltrow first came across a scent that she said reminded her of the smell of her own vagina. The scent was then finalized for the “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle, which reportedly sold out within hours of its test run.
“This candle started as a joke between perfumer Douglas Little and [Paltrow] — the two were working on a fragrance, and she blurted out, ‘Uhhh … this smells like a vagina,&#8217;” <a href="https://shop.goop.com/shop/products/this-smells-like-my-vagina-candle?country=USA&amp;variant_id=74552&amp;nrtv_cid=2b30193b5bd053776f65ccc2f130d7d4ae0300008af063f3cf6663cddb6efca2&amp;utm_source=narrativ&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=nymag&amp;clickid=Sh5WiPzSNxyOTv1wUx0Mo38WUknR7dVwE31sX80&amp;irgwc=1&amp;utm_campaign=376373_Goop%20Shop%20Ad&amp;utm_source=impactradius&amp;utm_medium=affiliate">Goop</a> outlined.
The smell then “evolved into a funny, gorgeous, sexy, and beautifully unexpected scent,” according to the company.
“That turned out to be perfect as a candle — we did a test run … and it sold out within hours,” the lifestyle website says. “It’s a blend of geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed that puts us in mind of fantasy, seduction, and a sophisticated warmth.”
In 2018, Paltrow&#8217;s nontraditional wellness company settled a six-figure lawsuit surrounding their “vagina eggs,” which were promoted to help regulate females’ hormones and negate menstrual cramps.
“It turns out, contrary to Goop’s advice, shoving a large egg made out of a porous mineral into the recesses of your lady-regions may not be the best treatment for conditions like endometriosis,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gwyneth-paltrows-goop-brand-settles-six-figure-emily-zanotti">The Daily Wire</a> reported. “Apparently, Goop knew — or, according to a complaint filed by the California consumer protection office, Goop should have known before they marketed this product, as well as a ‘flower essence’ they claimed treated depression, to consumers on their website.”
“The health and money of Santa Clara County residents should never be put at risk by misleading advertising,” the attorney for the California consumer protection office said in a statement. “We will vigilantly protect consumers against companies that promise health benefits without the support of good science … or any science.”
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gywneth-paltro-is-selling-a-candle-that-smells-like-her-vagina">Gywneth Paltrow Is Selling A Candle That Smells Like Her Vagina</a>

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WATCH: Gwyneth Paltrow Says ‘This Smells Like My Vagina’ Candle Is Pushback Against Women Being Body-Shamed

Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, duke and duchess of Sussex, have already stumbled upon a snag in Canadian living.
The exiting royals issued a cease and desist letter to British media outlets threatening legal action following Meghan and baby Archie being photographed in a public park in Canada, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/21/meghan-markle-cease-desist-letter-photos-archie-canada-paparazzi-legal-action/">TMZ</a> reported Tuesday.
In England, Harry and Meghan were protected from being photographed in public outside of official appearances, TMZ noted.
“There are serious safety concerns about how the paparazzi are driving and the risk to life they pose,” the cease and desist letter reads, according to the outlet.
The couple’s legal team claimed in the letter that the photographs of Meghan and her infant son were taken while photographers hid in the bushes. “The letter took special issue with the commentary around the pictures that suggested they had been taken with Meghan’s consent,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/world/canada/meghan-and-archie-photos.html">The New York Times</a> reported.
According to the Times, The Daily Mail and The Sun posted the photos in question.
“Harry and Meghan have taken their privacy very seriously from the start of their relationshp, and even sued a UK tabloid last year for alleged misuse of private information,” TMZ reported. “In England, strict privacy laws protect even the Royals from being photographed in public when they’re not making official appearances.”
According to privacy law specialist David Elder, the couple could potentially bring a lawsuit forward under the under British Columbia’s Privacy Act, the Times reported. However, Elder noted, “the legislation contains many exemptions intended for news media, as does Canada’s constitution, and that Canadian courts have generally ruled that people in public places and public figures have little expectation of privacy.”
The privacy law specialist added that it “is unlikely to be a slam-dunk and, in fact, may be a difficult claim to make out successfully.”
Earlier this month, Harry and Meghan announced their intentions to step away from their royal duties and become financially independent.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” the couple announced in a joint statement.
On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth II, Harry’s grandmother, pulled the trigger on the exiting royals, outing the new conditions of the split. For example, “His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness” titles from Harry and Meghan were stripped and the couple will be financially cut off from royal funds, effective this spring.
“Harry, Meghan, and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” the Queen said in a statement, noting her support for their “independent” life.
According to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/duke-duchess-sussex-longer-working-members-royal-family/story?id=68372425&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn">ABC News</a>, “Prince Harry is losing his military titles and patronages including Captain General Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant Royal Air Force Honington and Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command: Commodore in Chief. He will also no longer be a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. Harry and Meghan will keep their roles at the Queen’s Commonwealth Truth – Harry serves as president and Meghan is vice-president.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghans-sister-rips-her-for-destroying-royals-treatment-of-father-chasing-fame-and-fortune">Meghan’s Sister RIPS Her For Destroying Royals, Treatment Of Father: CHASING ‘FAME AND FORTUNE’</a>

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Harry And Meghan Already Find Snag In Canadian Living, Take Legal Action

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On Wednesday night, transgender activist Jessica Yaniv was arrested and charged with assault against Canadian reporter Keean Bexte.
In video recorded by The Rebel&#8217;s Bexte last week, Yaniv appears to shove and punch the journalist outside the B.C. courts.
According to the reporter, Yaniv, famous for suing women who would not wax his genitals, &#8220;spent time behind bars on the charge of assault,&#8221; <a href="https://www.thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jessica-yaniv-arrested-charged-with-assault/">The Post Millennial</a> noted. The activist is reportedly facing up to five years behind bars.
&#8220;Bexte, being the alleged victim in this particular case, was able to confirm the arrest Wednesday afternoon,&#8221; the outlet reported.
“Yaniv has been ordered to cease all contact with me, both directly and indirectly,&#8221; the reporter said. &#8220;I can’t wait for the day when Yaniv is put away for the long haul. He is dangerous and unpredictable.”
“J. Yaniv just punched me in the back of the head. Just spoke to police. Luckily there are two security cameras directly overhead at the courthouse. I need an advil,&#8221; Bexte captioned the video of the alleged assault, last week.
“Following Yaniv’s court appearance at the courthouse in Surrey I approached him outside – where filming was allowed. I had one question, I wanted to know if he would be pleading guilty or not,” the reporter told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-transgender-jessica-yaniv-allegedly-attacks-reporter-outside-court-house?itm_source=parsely-api">The Daily Wire</a>. “Within several seconds, Yaniv charged me and punched the back of my head while holding me down. Police have been reluctant to charge him before, and so I’m speaking to legal council to figure out my options to make sure this menace sees justice.”
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J. Yaniv just punched me in the back of the head. Just spoke to police. Luckily there are two security cameras directly overhead at the courthouse. I need an advil. <a href="https://t.co/3hfm2CfYhq">pic.twitter.com/3hfm2CfYhq</a>
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Yaniv made headlines in 2019 when the activist filed at least 15 human rights complaints against female estheticians in Canada for refusing to wax his male genitals, as chronicled by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-woman-suing-female-estheticians-refusing-wax-amanda-prestigiacomo">The Daily Wire</a>.
However, in October, the <a href="https://www.jccf.ca/aestheticians-justified-in-refusing-to-handle-male-genitals-against-their-will-bc-human-rights-tribunal/">Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms</a>, a group that represented five of the women being targeted by Yaniv, announced that the activist’s cases against their clients had been tossed by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Moreover, Yaniv was instructed to pay $2,000 each to at least three of the women.
“The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is pleased to announce that the BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of home estheticians’ right to refuse to handle male genitalia against their will,” a press release from JCCF said, <a href="https://www.thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jessica-yaniv-loses-cases-against-women-who-wouldnt-wax-her-balls/">The Post Millennial</a> reported.
“According to the group, the tribunal’s decision said that ‘human rights legislation does not require a service provider to wax a type of genitals they are not trained for and have not consented to wax,&#8217;” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-activist-loses-cases-against-female-estheticians-who-refused-to-wax-male-genitals">The Daily Wire</a> noted. “Moreover, it was noted that Yaniv ‘engaged in improper conduct’ and ‘filed complaints for improper purposes.’ The activist’s testimony, according to the ruling, was ‘disingenuous and self-serving,’ and Yaniv was ‘evasive and argumentative and contradicted herself.&#8217;”
Over the summer, Yaniv was pressed by Irish broadcaster Niall Boylan on “The Niall Boylan Show” about the quest to have female estheticians wax male genitals. The activist seemingly hung up mid-interview.
“Now, you believe in God; I respect the fact that you believe in God. And I respect your point of view and I respect your belief and your faith in God. That doesn’t mean I have to believe in God. Do you understand the point?” Boylan asked.
“I do,” answered Yaniv.
“Some people may respect you, and may respect that you want to be called Jessica, but they just don’t believe it,” the host continued. “I’ll call him Jessica, I’ll respect that, but I don’t believe it and I don’t buy into it. &#8230; So what you’re essentially asking these women to do a service on you that they don’t believe in. They don’t want to handle a man’s genitalia. Is that fair?”
“I’m protected under the BC Human Rights Code —” Yaniv responded.
“And those women are protected, and those women are protected who have a right to say no,” Boylan interjected.
“They don’t,” the activist answered. “Because, essentially … .”
“Why do your rights trump theirs?”
Yaniv said the Tribunal is “coming to a balancing act to see how rights play out in this whole thing.”
The host told Yaniv that this was his main concern: Yaniv should be free to live his life how he chooses, as should the female estheticians.
“Not when they discriminate against the rights of others,” Yaniv protested.
“They’ll argue that they’re not discriminating; they’re saying, ‘I’m sorry, we don’t supply a service … of the removal of hair from a genitalia that’s from a man,’” Boylan said. “And that’s what they’re saying; they’re using they shouldn’t be forced to do that.”
That was the end of the interview, as Yaniv was no longer on the line.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/listen-trans-activist-forcing-women-wax-male-amanda-prestigiacomo">LISTEN: Trans Activist Forcing Women To Wax Male Genitals Hangs Up Mid-Interview When Pressed By Host</a>

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Transgender Activist Who Sued Over ‘Bikini Wax Access’ Arrested, Facing 5 Years Behind Bars

The Christian family of NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers were reportedly hurt and &#8220;dismayed&#8221; over the athlete&#8217;s recent anti-religion comments, which were made on former professional race care driver Danika Patrick&#8217;s podcast, &#8220;Pretty Intense.&#8221;  Rodgers and Patrick are publicly dating.
“I don’t know how you can believe in a God who wants to condemn most of the planet to a fiery hell,” Rodgers told Patrick on &#8220;Pretty Intense,&#8221; as reported by <a href="https://people.com/tag/olivia-munn/">PEOPLE</a> magazine. “What type of loving, sensitive, omnipresent, omnipotent being wants to condemn his beautiful creation to a fiery hell at the end of all this?”
“Religion can be a crutch, it can be something that people have to have to make themselves feel better,” the Green Bay Packers QB continued. “Because it’s set up binary, it’s us and them, saved and unsaved, heaven and hell, it’s enlightened and heathen, it’s holy and righteous … that makes a lot of people feel better about themselves.”
Rodgers claimed he and &#8220;most people&#8221; he knew growing up went to church because &#8220;you just had to go.&#8221;
The 36-year-old now sees himself embracing a &#8220;&#8216;different type of spirituality&#8217; that is more meaningful to him than what he experienced as a child,&#8221; the magazine reported.
The Rodgers family, who&#8217;ve reportedly been estranged from the NFL star for over five years, were displeased with harsh commentary on religion, sources told PEOPLE.
“They were dismayed,” a source close to the family told the outlet. “The family is very dedicated to their Christian faith.”
“To them, his comments are basically a slap in the face to the fundamentals of who they are. It’s basically him turning his back on everything they have taught him,&#8221; the source continued, adding, “The feeling is that Aaron has really turned his back on them. There’s clearly a lot more to it, but that’s how he is perceived by his family.”
Rodgers&#8217; comments &#8220;are very hurtful to the family,” the insider said, noting that the family “still loves Aaron very much.”
“They have these times where things start to thaw out, but then something like this happens, and then it’s back to square one. It’s sad,&#8221; the source said.
Rodgers has reportedly been estranged from his family since 2014, shortly after he dated actress Olivia Munn, according to a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/15/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-nfl-playoffs.html">New York Times</a> report.
&#8220;A rift in the Rodgers family became public fodder when Aaron’s younger brother, Jordan, appeared as a contestant on the reality TV show &#8216;The Bachelorette.&#8217; While romancing the show’s star, JoJo Fletcher, Jordan told her that she probably would not meet Aaron on a coming visit to Chico, because the quarterback had distanced himself from his kin,&#8221; the Times reported in 2017.
The Times added that Ed Rodgers, the QB&#8217;s father, confirmed a post from Bleacher Reporter which revealed that the athlete &#8220;had not spoken to his family since the end of 2014, a few months after he began dating Munn, who has appeared on &#8216;The Daily Show&#8217; on Comedy Central, in &#8216;The Newsroom&#8217; on HBO and in the film &#8216;X-Men: Apocalypse.'&#8221;
“Fame can change things,” Mr. Rodgers is quoted in the Times interview, in reference to his sons.
The QB has shied away from speaking publicly about the apparent family riff. “I just don’t think it’s appropriate talking about family stuff publicly,” Rodgers told a reporter in 2017 at the Packers’ practice facility, the Times reported.
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Aaron Rodgers’ Christian Family ‘Dismayed’ After He Makes Anti-Religion Comments On GF Danika Patrick’s Podcast, Report Says

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At a campaign event in Iowa on Wednesday, Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden lost his cool when a reporter asked him about his apparent feud with fellow candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
“Yesterday, yesterday, you said you accepted Bernie’s apology. Now you’re attacking him. Why are you doing that?&#8221; CBS reporter Ed O’Keefe asked Biden, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/01/22/joe-biden-loses-cool-after-reporter-grills-him-about-feud-with-bernie-sanders/">The New York Post</a>. &#8220;Why wasn’t his apology enough, Mr. Vice President? Why attack Sanders?”
An agitated Biden walked toward the reporter, placed his hands on O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s chest, and mockingly shouted, “Why, why, why, why, why, why, why! You’re getting nervous, man. Calm down! It’s okay!”
The Democrat then complained that Sanders only &#8220;apologized for saying that I was corrupt, he didn’t mention anything about whether or not I was telling the truth about Social Security.&#8221;
The former VP, with a clenched fist, gave O&#8217;Keefe a light punch on the chest before turning around and leaving the area.
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WATCH: After a campaign event in Mason City, Iowa, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joebiden</a> reacts to <a href="https://twitter.com/edokeefe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@edokeefe</a>&#39;s question about his ongoing feud with <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@berniesanders</a>: &quot;Calm down, it&#39;s okay.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/a2hmMbnjnf">https://t.co/a2hmMbnjnf</a> <a href="https://t.co/ymOMWRR2zP">pic.twitter.com/ymOMWRR2zP</a>
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Mr. Biden has a history of getting nasty with reporters. In September, for example, the Democrat got testy with Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, who confronted Biden over his Ukraine scandal concerning his son Hunter Biden.
&#8220;Doocy’s question for Biden centered around Biden’s <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived">admission</a> that he used his position as Vice President to shut down a Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating a company that was employing Biden’s son,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-biden-explodes-when-confronted-his-ukraine-ryan-saavedra">The Daily Wire</a> reported at the time.
“Mr. Vice President, how many times have you ever spoken to your son about his overseas business dealings?” asked Doocy.
“I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings,” Biden responded. “And here’s what I know, I know Trump deserves to be investigated. He is violating every basic norm of a president. You should be asking him the question, why is he on the phone with a foreign leader trying to intimidate a foreign leader, if that’s what happened, that appears to be what happened, you should be looking at Trump.”
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Joe Biden on his Ukraine scandal: “Why&#39;s [Trump] on the phone with a foreign leader trying to intimidate [them]?”
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In August, Biden forcefully grabbed a girl by the arm when she pressed him about how many genders exist. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-biden-forcefully-grabs-girl-after-being-ryan-saavedra">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>The incident happened while Biden was campaigning at the “Political Soapbox” at the Iowa State Fair when a girl named Katie, who is a student in the state, approached Biden with questions.
“How many genders are there?” Katie asked.
“There are at least three,” Biden responded.
“What are they?” Katie asked.
Biden becoming visibly angry, responded: “Don’t play games with me, kid.”</blockquote>
“When I asked the question it took a few seconds for the question to register [in Biden’s mind] and then he responded with ‘three,'&#8221; Katie told Turning Point USA following the incident.
“I started to walk away and then, it doesn’t stop there, he grabs my arm and pulls me back to make eye contact with him again and yells something about marriage at me,” she continued. “So I walked away and I was mad, just very, very mad that someone would actually treat me like that.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-biden-forcefully-grabs-girl-after-being-ryan-saavedra">WATCH: Biden Forcefully Grabs Girl After Being Asked How Many Genders There Are</a>

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WATCH: Joe Biden Snaps On Reporter, Gets Physical Over Bernie Feud

Earlier this month, Netflix premiered a new show co-created and starring famed drag queen RuPaul, called &#8220;AJ and the Queen.&#8221;
In the show&#8217;s second episode, drag queens relate inappropriately to a 10-year-old gender-confused girl named AJ brought around the performers by RuPaul. One of the men dressed in drag is admonished by RuPaul for &#8220;tucking&#8221; his &#8220;junk&#8221; in front of the girl. Another drag queen refers to the child as a &#8220;top,&#8221; a sexual term for the person on top during sexual intercourse.
The disturbing commentary exchanged before the boy doesn&#8217;t stop there. One drag queen suggests AJ&#8217;s character is a product of closed down Planned Parenthood abortion clinics.
The show, according to the <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/elise-ehrhard/2020/01/13/sick-rupauls-netflix-show-calls-10-year-old-child-sexual-top">Media Research Center</a>, &#8220;is about a 10-year-old child who accompanies Robert (RuPaul), a gay male drag performer who goes by &#8216;Ruby Red,&#8217; as he travels across the country performing in drag shows at mostly gay bars.&#8221;
&#8220;The child, AJ (Izzy G.), is the daughter of a drug-addicted prostitute,&#8221; the outlet explains. &#8220;She wants to be a boy &#8216;because people leave boys alone.&#8217; She hides her long hair under a boyish hat and does her best to look and act like a 10-year-old boy instead of a girl. The show is one long exposure of this child to sexualized adult situations in which she does not belong, all under the guise of the drag queen and the child &#8216;bonding&#8217; cross-country.&#8221;
Below is a transcript of the alarming exchange in episode two, via the Media Research Center (emphasis added):
<blockquote>Magda: Well, look what the p***y dragged in. And you have a child. I knew closing those Planned Parenthood clinics would create a problem. [Laughs.]
Magda and Robert: Mwah. Mwah.
Robert: Girl, this is AJ. AJ, this is Magda. One of Pittsburgh’s finest queens.
Edie: Which tells you a lot about the Pittsburg scene.
Robert: Uh, maybe don’t tuck in your junk in front of a minor.
Edie: There are no miners in Pennsylvania, no matter what the president promised.
Robert and Edie: Mwah. Mwah.
Robert: AJ, this is Edie. She used to be pretty.
Magda: I’m still pretty thought, right?
Robert: Well…
Alma Joy: Wait till you…
AJ: What’s his problem?
Robert: That’s Alma Joy and, trust me, she may have a couple of nuts, but there is no joy&#8230;
Robert: Good to see you, Alma.
Alma Joy: Have we met?
Robert: Oh, okay. No high road. Michelle Obama taught us nothing?
Alma Joy: Surprised to see you all the way out here in the sticks, Ruby. Wasn’t that what you called us? I guess she’d know all about sticks. She has that big one stuck up her a**.
Magda: You say that like that’s a bad thing.
Alma Joy: What are you even doing in Pittsburgh? I thought you were opening your own New York club.
Robert: Oh, I am. We’re in the middle of huge renovations and it is going to be major.
Man: Here you go, Edie.
Edie: Oh, Ruby, girl, there are burgers at the bar. Are you hungy?
AJ: I am. Take me. Come on. Let’s go.
Edie: Okay. Follow me. First kid I ever met that’s a top.</blockquote>
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Drag Queen ‘Tucks Junk’ In Front Of ‘Trans’ Child, Refers To Her As Sexual Term ‘Top’ In New Netflix Show

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In a forthcoming memoir called &#8220;Open Book,&#8221; pop star and clothing designer Jessica Simpson opens up about alleged sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of a girl whose parents were family friends with the Simpsons.
Simpson said she shared a bed with the girl when the two families would spend time together. The &#8220;Newlyweds&#8221; star says she was sexually abused by the girl, starting when she was just six years old.
“It would start with tickling my back and then go into things that were extremely uncomfortable,&#8221; Simpson said in the memoir, according to exclusive excerpts reported by <a href="https://people.com/music/jessica-simpson-reveals-drinking-pills-new-memoir/">PEOPLE magazine</a>.
“I wanted to tell my parents,” she wrote. “I was the victim but somehow I felt in the wrong.”
Simpson said she finally told her parents about the alleged abuse during a car trip when she was 12 years old. Tina Simpson, the pop star&#8217;s mother, apparently had her suspicions confirmed.
“I told you something was happening,&#8221; Tina said as she slapped Joe&#8217;s arm, according to Simpson.
“Dad kept his eye on the road and said nothing,” she wrote. “We never stayed at my parents’ friends house again, but we also didn’t talk about what I had said.”
According to PEOPLE, the pain from the abuse, combined with career pressures, led Simpson to &#8220;self-medicate with alcohol and stimulants — a dependency that would later prompt her doctor to tell her her life was in danger.&#8221;
“I was killing myself with all the drinking and pills,” Simpson said in the memoir.
&#8220;In one of the book’s most moving scenes, she writes about hitting rock bottom after a Halloween party at their home in late 2017,&#8221; reported PEOPLE. &#8220;That’s when she told her closest friends: &#8216;I need to stop. Something’s got to stop. And if it’s the alcohol that’s doing this, and making things worse, then I quit.'&#8221;
“When I finally said I needed help, it was like I was that little girl that found her calling again in life,” Simpson said. “I found direction and that was to walk straight ahead with no fear.”
“Honesty is hard but it’s the most rewarding thing we have,” she added. “And getting to the other side of fear is beautiful.”
In November 2017, the singer finally got clean, with the help of supportive family, friends, and twice-weekly therapy sessions.
&#8220;Her friends gathered around her in a group hug and haven’t left her side since,&#8221; PEOPLE noted. &#8220;With the support of her parents and help from a team of doctors and twice weekly therapy, she’s been sober since that day and calls her newfound clarity &#8216;a continual gift.'&#8221;
“Giving up the alcohol was easy,” Simpson said. “I was mad at that bottle. At how it allowed me to stay complacent and numb.”
“With work, I allowed myself to feel the traumas I’d been through,&#8221; she said of her therapy work.
“It’s been a long, hard deep emotional journey, one that I’ve come through the other side with pure happiness and fulfillment and acceptance of myself,&#8221; Simpson reveled in the personal memoir. &#8220;I’ve used my pain and turned it into something that can be beautiful and hopefully inspiring to people.”

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson Opens Up About Being Sexually Abused, Taking Pills: ‘I Was Killing Myself’

On Monday, proud feminist, avid anti-Trumper, and failed Democratic congressional candidate Pam Keith body-shamed White House Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway in a since-deleted tweet.
Captioning a side-by-side photo of Conway and herself, Keith posted: &#8220;Can you believe KellyAnne is 53 today? I turn 51 in Nov. And I&#8217;m not even wearing a drop of makeup.&#8221;
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“Feminist” <a href="https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PamKeithFL</a> has deleted this tweet with no explanation and no apology. <a href="https://t.co/s61db5QAj8">pic.twitter.com/s61db5QAj8</a>
&mdash; Amanda (@AmandaPresto) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmandaPresto/status/1220004068283817984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Keith apparently <a href="https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1219367709089128448">deleted</a> the tweet following swift backlash online. Scores of politicos pointed out that the Democrat&#8217;s tweet was malicious and not at all in accordance with the feminist stance she purports to hold.
Before it was deleted, the post accumulated nearly 15,000 likes and over 1,000 retweets. Further, a host of feminists joined in on the body-shaming, posting photos of themselves and remarking on how youthful they look in comparison to the White House advisor.
&#8220;65. You&#8217;re doing something wrong kellyanne,&#8221; one woman wrote in the replies. Another said, &#8220;I&#8217;m 61. She&#8217;s a hot mess.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m 61+ and I have few wrinkles than KellyAnne ConJob,&#8221; a feminist captioned a photo of herself. &#8220;I guess not selling one&#8217;s soul to the devil is actually good for the skin.&#8221;
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&mdash; Amanda (@AmandaPresto) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmandaPresto/status/1219762415950127104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Left-wing activist Amy Siskind similarly attacked Conway.
&#8220;After learning Lev Parnas is 47 years-old, I looked up Kellyanne Conway. All I can say is doing evil ages people fast!&#8221; she posted Monday.
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After learning Lev Parnas is 47 years-old, I looked up Kellyanne Conway. All I can say is doing evil ages people fast!
&mdash; Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) <a href="https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1219363101130264576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Ironically, Keith fashions herself a feminist who will not stand for misogyny. Earlier this month, for example, the anti-Trumper complained about sexist coverage of female Democratic presidential candidates.
&#8220;Dear [CNN] [Politico] [MSNBC] [The Washington Post] [New York Times] [The Hill],&#8221; wrote Keith. &#8220;STOP reporting on the « likeability » of female politicos.&#8221;
&#8220;They aren’t vying for Miss Congeniality,&#8221; the feminist said. &#8220;Write about their policy, leadership characteristics, tenacity or ideas.&#8221;
Keith signed off: &#8220;Sincerely, Effing Tired of Mysogin [sic].&#8221;
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Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/politico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@politico</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MSNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSNBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@washingtonpost</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thehill</a> STOP reporting on the « likeability » of female politicos. They aren’t vying for Miss Congeniality. Write about their policy, leadership characteristics, tenacity or ideas. 
Sincerely, Effing Tired of Mysoginy
&mdash; Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1080246468601094145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Conway, the first women to ever successfully run a presidential campaign to an election win, has been the subject of much ire from the Left.
As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-cnn-employee-appears-threaten-kellyanne-conway-ryan-saavedra">The Daily Wire</a> in August 2019, former CNN employee Reza Aslan seemingly threatened Conway via Twitter in the wake of a mass shooting.
&#8220;In response to the tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, Conway tweeted, &#8216;We need to come together, America. Finger-pointing, name-calling &amp; screaming with your keyboards is easy, yet… It solves not a single problem, saves not a single life. Working as one to understand depraved evil &amp; to eradicate hate is everyone’s duty. Unity. Let’s do this,'&#8221; The Daily Wire noted.
In response, Aslan posted: “You are ‘the depraved evil’ we need to eradicate.”
In February 2019, following the heated hearings for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Conway told CNN that she was assaulted at a restaurant by a 63-year-old woman. The woman allegedly grabbed her arms from behind and shook her and screamed at Conway, all in front of the advisor&#8217;s teenage daughter.
&#8220;Mary Elizabeth Inabinett was charged in November with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct; she had been identified by police after they obtained a restaurant receipt with her name, found [Mary Elizabeth] Inabinett in state vehicle records, and matched that against a video of the encounter that was taken by Conway’s daughter,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kellyanne-tells-cnn-woman-assaulted-me-cnn-hank-berrien">The Daily Wire</a> reported. &#8220;The video was unclear as to whether an assault occurred. Conway later identified Inabinett with Bethesda police station in November.&#8221;

Kellyanne Conway

Feminist And Failed Democratic Candidate Body Shames Kellyanne Conway In Side-By-Side Photo

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President Donald Trump responded Wednesday to a radical speech from teen climate alarmist Greta Thunberg, suggesting the activist &#8220;focus&#8221; on nations with rising emissions instead of spending her time bashing the United States.
Trump said at a presser on Wednesday that he did not watch Thunberg&#8217;s speech, though he would have &#8220;loved to,&#8221; while challenging the teen to focus on entire continents and countries producing dramatically rising emissions.
&#8220;Some people put it at a level that is unrealistic, to a point that you can&#8217;t live your lives,&#8221; Trump explained. &#8220;We want to have the cleanest water on earth, we wanna have the cleanest air on earth. Our numbers, as you saw, we had record numbers come out very recently. Our [environmental] numbers are very, very good.&#8221;
&#8220;We have to do something about other continents, we have to do something about other countries,&#8221; POTUS continued. &#8220;When we&#8217;re clean and beautiful and everything is good, but you have another continent where the fumes are rising at levels that you can&#8217;t believe. I think Greta oughta focus on those places.&#8221;
&#8220;We are doing better right now than we&#8217;ve ever done in terms of cleanliness, in terms of numbers,&#8221; Trump emphasized.
&#8220;We have a beautiful ocean called the Pacific Ocean with thousands and thousands of tons of garbage flowing toward us, and that&#8217;s put there by other countries. And I think Greta has to focus on those other countries,&#8221; the president concluded.
As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-attacks-u-s-admonishes-world-leaders-i-said-i-wanted-you-to-panic">The Daily Wire</a> on Tuesday, Thunberg ripped President Trump&#8217;s decision to leave the Paris Climate Accord, despite the United States leading the world in CO2 emissions reductions, during her speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“One year ago I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire,” Thunberg started her radical address. “I said I wanted you to panic. I’ve been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do. But don’t worry. It’s fine. Trust me, I’ve done this before, and I can assure you it doesn’t lead to anything.&#8221;
“The fact that the U.S.A. is leaving the Paris accord seems to outrage and worry everyone, and it should,” the teen continued. “But the fact that we’re all about to fail the commitments you signed up for in the Paris Agreement doesn’t seem to bother the people in power even the least.”
As noted by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/06/greta-thunberg-says-school-strikes-have-achieved-nothing?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco">The Guardian</a>, “greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 4%” since the Paris Accords were signed, while the U.S.&#8217;s emissions have dropped.
Thunberg typically avoids mentioning China when offering her screeds against world leaders on climate change, despite the nation leading in carbon emissions. Notably, the activist has also yet to visit China to give one of her lectures.
“With the world’s largest population and for decades one of the fastest growing economies, China is far and away the world’s top CO2 emitter,” <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/14/china-us-countries-that-produce-the-most-co-2-emissions/39548763/">USA Today</a> reported this summer, using data collecting in 2017. “Close to 10,000 million metric tons of CO2 from burning fossil fuel were emitted by the superpower in 2017. On a per capita basis, China’s CO2 emissions of 7.1 metric tons per person trail that of most countries on this list but still rank in the top 50 worldwide.”
“Driving China’s CO2 emissions is the nation’s massive coal production,” the reported added. “China’s generation of electricity from coal has dropped slightly from 75% in 1992 to 70% in 2015. Still, overall coal production has tripled since 2000 to nearly 4,000 million metric tons – approximately half of all global coal production.”
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/facebook-glitch-reveals-father-activist-behind-greta-thunbergs-facebook-page-greta-responds">Facebook Glitch Reveals Father, Activist Behind Greta Thunberg’s Facebook Page. Greta Responds.</a>

Greta Thunberg And President Donald Trump

WATCH: Trump Responds To Greta’s Speech Ripping U.S., Advising Leaders To ‘Panic’

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The man suspected to be the whistleblower who sparked the impeachment of President Donald Trump over a phone call with the president of Ukraine reportedly openly discussed how to &#8220;take out&#8221; Trump not even two weeks after Trump took office, well before the call took place.
<a href="https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/01/22/whistleblower_was_overheard_in_17_discussing_with_ally_how_to_remove_trump_121701.html">RealClearInvestigations</a> reported Wednesday that sources overheard the CIA analyst and alleged whistleblower discussing how to remove Trump from office with fellow Obama holdover Sean Misko, who reportedly offered &#8220;guidance” to the alleged whistleblower during the impeachment process under Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (CA).
As noted by the outlet, there is &#8220;strong evidence&#8221; that the man identified in the report is the whistleblower, though he has not been officially named as such.
&#8220;Sources told RealClearInvestigations the staffer with whom [the alleged whistleblower] was speaking was Sean Misko. Both were Obama administration holdovers working in the Trump White House on foreign policy and national security issues,&#8221; RealClearInvestigations reported Wednesday. &#8220;And both expressed anger over Trump’s new &#8216;America First&#8217; foreign policy, a sea change from President Obama’s approach to international affairs.&#8221;
“Just days after he was sworn in they were already talking about trying to get rid of him,” a White House colleague who allegedly overheard the conversation told RealClearInvestigations.
“They weren’t just bent on subverting his agenda,” the source added. “They were plotting to actually have him removed from office.”
Another source said the alleged whistleblower and Misko &#8220;didn’t like&#8221; Trump&#8217;s &#8220;policies,&#8221; adding, &#8220;They had a political vendetta against him from Day One.”
The outlet emphasized that the apparent discussion about Trump&#8217;s removal prior to the Ukrainian call &#8220;undercuts the narrative that impeachment developed spontaneously out of the &#8216;patriotism&#8217; of an &#8216;apolitical civil servant.'&#8221;
The two men&#8217;s actions were part of a &#8220;larger pattern of coordination to build a case for impeachment, involving Democratic leaders as well as anti-Trump figures both inside and outside of government,&#8221; RealClearInvestigations said.
The conversation between the two Obama holdovers took place during a staff-wide NSC meeting called by then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. &#8220;The &#8216;all hands&#8217; meeting, held about two weeks into the new administration, was attended by hundreds of NSC employees,&#8221; the report said.
“They were popping off about how they were going to remove Trump from office. No joke,” an ex-colleague said.
A military staffer detailed: “After Flynn briefed [the staff] about what ‘America first’ foreign policy means, [the alleged whistleblower] turned to Misko and commented, ‘We need to take him out.&#8217; And Misko replied, ‘Yeah, we need to do everything we can to take out the president.’&#8221;
“By ‘taking him out,’ they meant removing him from office by any means necessary. They were triggered by Trump’s and Flynn’s vision for the world. This was the first ‘all hands’ [staff meeting] where they got to see Trump’s national security team, and they were huffing and puffing throughout the briefing any time Flynn said something they didn’t like about ‘America First,'&#8221; the source continued, adding that the alleged whistleblower told Misko they &#8220;can’t let&#8221; Trump &#8220;enact this foreign policy.&#8221;
“It was so shocking that they were so blatant and outspoken about their opinion,” the military staffer said, noting that superiors were quickly notified. “They weren’t shouting it, but they didn’t seem to feel the need to hide it.”

Rep. Adam Schiff

Ukraine Whistleblower Overheard Discussing How To ‘Take Out’ Trump In 2017, Report Says

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On Tuesday, White House advisor Ivanka Trump was confronted by aggressive CNN reporter and avid self-promoter Jim Acosta at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Mr. Acosta rushed Ivanka as she was coming down a flight of stairs at the forum. &#8220;Your father’s impeachment trial is today, what are your thoughts?” he questioned the eldest Trump daughter. &#8220;Any comment on your father&#8217;s impeachment trial?&#8221;
Ivanka brushed off Acosta and walked around him. As she continued on her walk, Acosta can be heard repeating his questions concerning impeachment.
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CNN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Acosta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@acosta</a> catches up with <a href="https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IvankaTrump</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Davos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Davos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WEF20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WEF20</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cnn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cnn</a> <a href="https://t.co/gDMM9yIyQm">pic.twitter.com/gDMM9yIyQm</a>
&mdash; Matt Hoye (@mattyhoyeCNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattyhoyeCNN/status/1219604447619420161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Acosta quickly commented on the interaction via Twitter: &#8220;Ivanka Trump declines to comment to [CNN] on her father’s impeachment trial as it gets underway. #WEF2020.&#8221;
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Ivanka Trump declines to comment to <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> on her father’s impeachment trial as it gets underway. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WEF2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WEF2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/ttQJVVLnV4">https://t.co/ttQJVVLnV4</a>
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Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka&#8217;s eldest brother, jumped in to defend his sister and ridicule Acosta.
&#8220;Why should she give a comment to one of the most dishonest reporters in all of Washington???&#8221; he quote-tweeted Acosta&#8217;s post via Twitter.
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Why should she give a comment to one of the most dishonest reporters in all of Washington??? <a href="https://t.co/YYmD30WL5P">https://t.co/YYmD30WL5P</a>
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1219637944312639489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Acosta had his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-secret-service-takes-jim-acostas-press-ryan-saavedra">hard press pass temporarily revoked</a> in 2018 after he physically pushed back against a young female White House intern trying to grab the communal mic.
&#8220;I’ve just been denied entrance to the [White House]. Secret Service just informed me I cannot enter the [White House] grounds for my 8pm hit,” Acosta posted at the time.
Then-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement on the matter: “President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his administration,” she said. “We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern.”
&#8220;This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any president in history,&#8221; added Sanders.
Acosta has sparked issues with President Donald Trump on numerous occasions. Just last week, for example, the president told the reporter to be &#8220;quiet&#8221; after continuous interruptions.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-cnns-acosta-interrupts-one-time-too-many-trump-shuts-him-up-with-one-word">reported</a>: &#8220;President Trump spoke to reporters who were asking him about Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who claims Trump was aware of efforts to get information about rival presidential candidates. In the process, CNN’s Jim Acosta, as per his usual style, kept interrupting Trump, at which point Trump looked at him and shut him down, saying sternly, &#8216;Quiet.'&#8221;
After Acosta interrupted Trump at least three times, the president looked directly at the reporter and told him, “Quiet.”
In a post published Monday, Ivanka said she was attending the Davos forum on behalf of the White House.
“Headed to Davos to call on the world’s largest employers to sign our #PledgetoAmericasWorkers and join us in unleashing the potential of our people and accelerating the historic wave of opportunity, wage growth and job creation in the United States,” she announced.
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Headed to Davos to call on the world’s largest employers to sign our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PledgetoAmericasWorkers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PledgetoAmericasWorkers</a> and join us in unleashing the potential of our people and accelerating the historic wave of opportunity, wage growth and job creation in the United States.
&mdash; Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1219305872553209860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In December, Ivanka &#8220;touted the administration’s recent success in securing a new federal employee paid leave policy,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ivanka-trump-touts-another-victory-the-trump-administration-has-achieved?itm_source=parsely-api">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ivanka-trump-touts-another-victory-the-trump-administration-has-achieved?itm_source=parsely-api">Ivanka Trump Touts Another Victory The Trump Administration Has Achieved</a>

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WATCH: Ivanka Brushes Off CNN’s Jim Acosta. Don Jr. Chimes In.

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Another member of Meghan Markle&#8217;s family has come forward to express harsh criticism of the existing royal.
On the heels of father <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walmart-with-a-crown-meghans-father-rips-daughter-for-cheapening-royals-choosing-money-over-family">Thomas Markle</a> ridiculing Meghan for &#8220;cheapening&#8221; the royal family to &#8220;Walmart with a crown,&#8221; sister Samantha Markle recently penned an op-ed taking Meghan to task for treating their sickly father poorly and destroying the royals in pursuit of &#8220;fame and fortune.&#8221;
&#8220;Meghan knew the social requirements of joining the royal family,&#8221; Samantha outlined in an op-ed published at <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10775155/samantha-markle-meghan-harry-never-find-happiness/">The Sun</a> on Monday. &#8220;She should have asked herself if she was willing and able to behave in accordance with the expectations.&#8221;
Samantha said Meghan had her friends leak negative stories about the royal family, highlighting a report that claimed the duchess found the royal lifestyle &#8220;toxic.&#8221; The estranged sister also accused Meghan of allowing &#8220;damage to be done against our family via friends and P.R. advisers.&#8221;
&#8220;She watched the media taunt and torture my dad, never springing to his defence like a true humanitarian would,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Thomas was an incredible dad. He paid every penny of her education and cared greatly for her. He is now frail, with a heart condition. He doesn’t have a P.R. team to spin him a good story.&#8221;
&#8220;She knows how Harry leaving has affected&#8221; the royal family, she added, &#8220;but she hasn’t spoken up in their defense.&#8221;
&#8220;She could have expressed her thanks for the kindness of the Queen and Prince Charles,&#8221; wrote Samantha. &#8220;She could have expressed gratitude to her own father or her first husband, Trevor, who gave her career opportunities.
&#8220;My sister has become a totally different person, choosing wealth and fortune over family,&#8221; charged Samantha.
The sister suggested Meghan and Prince Harry&#8217;s claim to want a quiet, private life is suspect.
&#8220;My fear is Meghan’s decision isn’t about moving to Canada for a quiet life as a young mother,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Nothing about their actions so far suggest they truly desire a private life out the limelight. They have paraded themselves on the red carpet, tried to make deals with Disney, and become pals with the Clooneys and other A-list stars. Smooching up to Vogue magazine, to fashion and to the film industry is not consistent with taking a step back.&#8221;
&#8220;Their objective is fame and fortune — to be Hollywood,&#8221; Samantha added.
The narrative that Meghan was pushed out for racial reasons was also dissected.
&#8220;Her decision to leave is nothing to do with the behaviour of the royals, or race,&#8221; Samantha said. &#8220;Her marriage to Prince Harry was so symbolic of ethnic unity. &#8230; The royals &#8230; welcomed Meghan into their lives, into the culture, and allowed her to promote people of all races. I have never heard anything racist coming out of the Windsors about my sister.&#8221;
The sister signed off: &#8220;I am worried that Meghan and Harry will never find true ­happiness. They could not find contentment with the Royal Family, will they be able to find it away from them?&#8221;
As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-fame-fortune-sister-says">The Daily Wire</a> over the weekend, Mr. Markle told Channel 5 news he was disappointed in his daughter.
“This is, like, one of the greatest long-living institutions ever,” he said. “They are destroying it; they are cheapening it; they’re making it shabby.”
Harry and Meghan “are turning it into a Walmart with a crown of it now,” continued Mr. Markle, who has been estranged from Meghan since her wedding in 2018. “It is something that is ridiculous. They shouldn’t be doing this.”
Earlier this month, Duke and Duchess of Sussex Harry and Meghan dropped the bombshell announcement that they were planning to step away from royal duties and work to become financially independent.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” the couple announced in a joint statement. 
Queen Elizabeth II announced Saturday that the exiting royals will have their “His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness” titles stripped, as well as be financially cut off from royal funds, effective this spring.
“Harry, Meghan, and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” the queen said in a statement, noting her support for their “independent” life.
“Prince Harry is losing his military titles and patronages including Captain General Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant Royal Air Force Honington and Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command: Commodore in Chief. He will also no longer be a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. Harry and Meghan will keep their roles at the Queen’s Commonwealth Truth – Harry serves as president and Meghan is vice-president,&#8221; <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/duke-duchess-sussex-longer-working-members-royal-family/story?id=68372425&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn">ABC News</a> reported.

Meghan’s Sister RIPS Her For Destroying Royals, Treatment Of Father: CHASING ‘FAME AND FORTUNE’

On Monday, tens of thousands of Second Amendment supporters of all stripes attended a rally outside the Virginia state capitol to protest controversial gun control measures pushed through by Democrats and supported by scandal-ridden Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA).
Despite the <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1219365119894982656">media</a> pushing the narrative that the rally was going to be attended by dangerous right-wing extremists and violent white supremacists, the rally was diverse and peaceful.
Minorities participating in the event smacked the media for pushing the false narratives.
A black man at the rally was facetiously asked if he was a &#8220;white supremacist,&#8221; as a way to dog the media.
The Second Amendment supporter was holding an old image of Governor Northam in either blackface or a KKK hood, captioned, &#8220;The man behind the sheets wants your guns.&#8221;
&#8220;United we stand,&#8221; the man said, noting that the media is going to be &#8220;mad&#8221; because there was &#8220;no civil unrest&#8221; or &#8220;arrests&#8221; at the rally. &#8220;They gonna be mad because all the officers are at peace, they gonna be mad because ain&#8217;t nobody out here fighting.&#8221;
&#8220;United we stand. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s about,&#8221; he added, &#8220;white, black, Hispanic, Latino, whatever.&#8221;
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“Sir, are you a White Supremacist?” <a href="https://t.co/JFhxLRfgv1">pic.twitter.com/JFhxLRfgv1</a>
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Another man who said he works at a gun store part-time said he came out to the rally because he does not support Democrats&#8217; gun control measures and was fed up with the media&#8217;s racially-charged coverage of the event.
&#8220;Every news piece&#8221; on the rally &#8220;always brought up the issue of race, as though it&#8217;s nothing but white rednecks and hillbillies out here who care for the Second Amendment,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Well, actually, black Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Americans in general, care about the Second Amendment.&#8221;
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An attendee at the rally in Richmond Virginia dispels the media smears against rally-goers.
He says the media is mischaracterizing them, &amp; that they are just law abiding citizens who want to advocate for their constitutional rights.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vp3bJX8eNi">pic.twitter.com/Vp3bJX8eNi</a>
&mdash; Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1219257912217853952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Another man from Virginia named Mark said he came to the event because he &#8220;loves this country&#8221; and wanted to support the Second Amendment, which he said was both a constitutional and civil rights issue.
&#8220;The governor, who&#8217;s known for blackface and/or possibly having a Klan hood on, has the audacity on MLK Day to declare an executive order to prevent people from lawfully protesting,&#8221; he continued.
Northam also wanted to push the narrative that &#8220;white supremacists are stirring up issues,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;I feel comfortable here, haven&#8217;t had any issues here. I don&#8217;t know what the problem is.&#8221;
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Interview with one of today’s rally attendees. <a href="https://t.co/l21jySGOAs">pic.twitter.com/l21jySGOAs</a>
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Three gun control bills passed the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate last week, sparking the protests on Monday. “The three bills that made it through include a law that will allow local authorities to ban weapons from public spaces during some events, another that limits handgun purchases to one a month, and a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a> reported Monday.
The rally was completely peaceful with zero arrests despite the media&#8217;s forecast. For example, those in attendance touted pro-civil rights signs, chanted “USA” together, sang the national anthem, recited the pledge of allegiance in unison, and even picked up trash.
Below is a video montage of the news media fearmongering over the rally, compiled by NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NEW</a> MONTAGE from me showing how <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MSNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSNBC</a> spent their mornings hyping fears that &quot;white nationalists&quot; and &quot;extremists&quot; would cause &quot;violence&quot; at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#2A</a> like in 2017 at Charlottesville <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LobbyDay2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LobbyDay2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/wR91mMPfmR">pic.twitter.com/wR91mMPfmR</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1219365119894982656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/get-the-f-out-infiltrator-pushes-violence-at-2a-rally-in-va-rally-attendees-shut-it-down">‘GET THE F*** OUT’: ‘Infiltrator’ Pushes Violence At 2A Rally In VA. Rally Attendees Shut It Down.</a>

Second Amendment Rally In Virginia

WATCH: Minorities At Pro-Second Amendment Rally Rip Media Over ‘White Supremacist’ Narrative

When a man at the pro-Second Amendment rally in Virginia seemingly tried to agitate others into violence, conservative rally attendees shut him down and dismissed him as an &#8220;infiltrator.&#8221;
&#8220;Wanna hop the fence and kill that guy?&#8221; a man at the rally said to another attendee talking about &#8220;revolution,&#8221; video shows.
Pro-Second Amendment advocates quickly jumped in. &#8220;He&#8217;s starting stuff up,&#8221; one man accused. &#8220;Why would you say something dumb like that?&#8221;
&#8220;Are you conservative?&#8221; the man seemingly advocating violence was asked. &#8220;I&#8217;m a libertarian,&#8221; he responded.
&#8220;I&#8217;m a libertarian and that is not how we are!&#8221; another rally-goer shouted. &#8220;I think what that guy just said was absurd. We don&#8217;t believe in going and killing people. This is a peaceful rally.&#8221;
The man who asked about killing then seemingly claimed he was trying to expose a pro-Second Amendment rally attendee for promoting violence.
&#8220;We know what you&#8217;re about,&#8221; the attendees told him. &#8220;You&#8217;re an infiltrator. Get the f*** out.&#8221;
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Agitator tried to stir up the crowd at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> by suggesting violence but the crowd wasn’t having it. <a href="https://t.co/SUh1C3fO6l">pic.twitter.com/SUh1C3fO6l</a>
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Tens of thousands of pro-Second Amendment Americans gathered outside Virginia’s capitol on Monday to express their opposition to new gun control bills pushed through by the Democrat-majority state legislature and backed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kkk-blackface-photo-emerges-virginia-ryan-saavedra">controversial Democratic Governor Ralph Northam</a>.
Three gun control bills passed the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate, last week. “The three bills that made it through include a law that will allow local authorities to ban weapons from public spaces during some events, another that limits handgun purchases to one a month, and a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a> reported Monday.
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Gun rights rally at Virginia State Capital to protest newly proposed gun control laws. 
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The rally has been completely peaceful despite media fearmongering. For example, those in attendance have touted pro-civil rights signs, chanted &#8220;USA&#8221; together, sang the national anthem, and recited the pledge of allegiance in unison.
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Virginians rallying for civil rights <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Virginia2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Virginia2A</a> <a href="https://t.co/uYOwVTJo7D">pic.twitter.com/uYOwVTJo7D</a>
&mdash; Gayle Trotter (@gayletrotter) <a href="https://twitter.com/gayletrotter/status/1219267216169934850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Representation for the gay community is also in attendance at the 2nd amendment rally in Richmond, Virginia.
“Gun rights are also gay rights” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Richmond2ARally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Richmond2ARally</a> <a href="https://t.co/ED98qLXsKL">pic.twitter.com/ED98qLXsKL</a>
&mdash; Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1219263988208291840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Amazing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://t.co/24obUhMQJH">pic.twitter.com/24obUhMQJH</a>
&mdash; Jack Posobiec🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1219287208806506500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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2A Protesters in Virginia singing the Star Spangled Banner.
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&mdash; Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1219256512301932544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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As outlined by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a>, here are three gun control bills sparking the protests:
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<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB35&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=V3e6PzeNJP8EPwyJUs3a0PdzLBsDHH1rNpu9pyo9dBI&amp;e=">Senate Bill 35</a>: Authorizes any locality to prohibit the possession of firearms and ammunition in public spaces during permitted events or events that would otherwise require a permit. Introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB69&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zAb21OJWZSa3Iio8QplBQNNR2rM5c6cS-FRHszV5EX8&amp;e=">SB 69</a>: Prohibits anyone who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun within a 30-day period, making the offense a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts those with valid Virginia concealed handgun permits and those replacing a lost or stolen handgun, as well as law enforcement agencies, state and local correctional facilities, private security companies and those with special circumstances with a  background check from Virginia State Police. Also exempts purchases made during a private sale for a personal collection of rare or historical items. Introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB70&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zHEbWKxrkdSADd_LQigfeRxh6MgVFdyUqM6Py6CQpWw&amp;e=">SB 70</a>: Requires background checks for any firearm transfer and directs State Police to set up a process for obtaining such a check from a licensed firearms dealer. Anyone who sells a firearm without a background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and the person who receives the firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts transfers between immediate family members and by estate administrators, as well as transfers during lawful activities at shooting ranges or similar spaces designed for target practice. It also exempts temporary transfers that occur while the owner is present or are necessary to prevent death or bodily harm. Additionally, it allows transfers of antique firearms, transfers that are part of a buy-back or give-back program and those that occur by operation of law. Introduced by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.</li>
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Gun Rights Advocates From Across U.S. Rally In Virginia&#8217;s Capital Against Gun Control Legislation

‘GET THE F*** OUT’: ‘Infiltrator’ Pushes Violence At 2A Rally In VA. Rally Attendees Shut It Down.

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Attending a pro-Second Amendment rally outside Virginia&#8217;s state capitol on Monday, Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan said he will not be enforcing unconstitutional gun control laws.
&#8220;Grayson County Virginia Sheriff Richard Vaughan is here with his deputies. He said he won’t enforce stricter gun laws,&#8221; The Virginian-Pilot&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/AlissaSkelton">Alissa Skelton</a> reported. &#8220;We are here to stand up for the Second Amendment, he said.&#8221;
&#8220;Many people are shaking his hand and thanking him,&#8221; noted Skelton.
&#8220;If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced,&#8221; Mr. Vaughan said on camera. &#8220;They&#8217;re unconstitutional. We swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Virginia, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll do.&#8221;
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This is Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, VA. “If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced. They are unconstitutional.” This is not true, according to the Exec. Dir. of the VA Assoc. of Chiefs of Police&#8230; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Richmond2ARally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Richmond2ARally</a> <a href="https://t.co/mjpQupE6of">pic.twitter.com/mjpQupE6of</a>
&mdash; Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewkimmel/status/1219280001427812353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-terrorism-alyssa-milano-other-democrats-triggered-by-pro-2a-protesters-in-va">The Daily Wire</a> on Monday morning, tens of thousands of pro-Second Amendment Americans gathered outside Virginia’s capitol to express opposition to a spate of gun control bills pushed through by the commonwealth&#8217;s Democrat-majority state legislature and backed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kkk-blackface-photo-emerges-virginia-ryan-saavedra">controversial Democratic Governor Ralph Northam</a>.
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Gun rights rally at Virginia State Capital to protest newly proposed gun control laws. 
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Protesters gathered in the wake of three controversial gun control bills passing the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate last week. “The three bills that made it through include a law that will allow local authorities to ban weapons from public spaces during some events, another that limits handgun purchases to one a month, and a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
“The good guys won’t have the guns,” argued Republican Sen. Amanda Chase (Chesterfield). “They won’t be able to protect themselves, and we’re basically creating a disastrous situation in which criminals will not follow the law, and it will only hurt and create victims.”
As outlined by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a>, here are the three gun laws sparking the protests:
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<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB35&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=V3e6PzeNJP8EPwyJUs3a0PdzLBsDHH1rNpu9pyo9dBI&amp;e=">Senate Bill 35</a>: Authorizes any locality to prohibit the possession of firearms and ammunition in public spaces during permitted events or events that would otherwise require a permit. Introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB69&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zAb21OJWZSa3Iio8QplBQNNR2rM5c6cS-FRHszV5EX8&amp;e=">SB 69</a>: Prohibits anyone who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun within a 30-day period, making the offense a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts those with valid Virginia concealed handgun permits and those replacing a lost or stolen handgun, as well as law enforcement agencies, state and local correctional facilities, private security companies and those with special circumstances with a  background check from Virginia State Police. Also exempts purchases made during a private sale for a personal collection of rare or historical items. Introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB70&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zHEbWKxrkdSADd_LQigfeRxh6MgVFdyUqM6Py6CQpWw&amp;e=">SB 70</a>: Requires background checks for any firearm transfer and directs State Police to set up a process for obtaining such a check from a licensed firearms dealer. Anyone who sells a firearm without a background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and the person who receives the firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts transfers between immediate family members and by estate administrators, as well as transfers during lawful activities at shooting ranges or similar spaces designed for target practice. It also exempts temporary transfers that occur while the owner is present or are necessary to prevent death or bodily harm. Additionally, it allows transfers of antique firearms, transfers that are part of a buy-back or give-back program and those that occur by operation of law. Introduced by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.</li>
</ul>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">Virginia Gov Declares Emergency Gun Ban For Massive Rally; Here Are The Three Gun Control Laws Prompting Protests</a>

Pro-2A Rally In Virginia

WATCH: VA Sheriff: We Will NOT Enforce ‘Unconstitutional’ Gun Control Laws

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On Monday morning, tens of thousands of pro-Second Amendment Americans gathering at Virginia&#8217;s capitol to express opposition to a spate of gun control bills pushed through by the Democrat-majority state congress and backed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kkk-blackface-photo-emerges-virginia-ryan-saavedra">controversial Democratic Governor Ralph Northam</a>.
The gathering thus far has been completely peaceful, with rally attendees reciting the pledge of allegiance, singing the national anthem, and chanting &#8220;USA,&#8221; together.
Still, the peaceful protesters were maligned by Hollywood elites and left-wing politicos.
&#8220;This is what’s happening in Virginia right now,&#8221; actress and activist Alyssa Milano captioned a video of gun owners walking to the protest Monday morning. 
&#8220;Trump’s America,&#8221; she added. &#8220;<a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithVirginia?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#IStandWithVirginia</a>.&#8221;
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This is what’s happening in Virginia right now. Trump’s America. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithVirginia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IStandWithVirginia</a> <a href="https://t.co/ewUfKrk6Qs">pic.twitter.com/ewUfKrk6Qs</a>
&mdash; Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1219253770950868992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;So! I see a bunch of incel (involuntary celibate) ammosexuals have gathered in Virginia,&#8221; former Democratic congressional candidate Pam Keith bashed the protesters. &#8220;While I believe in the right of the people to protest peacefully. I reject threatening goon squads. <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithVirgina?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#IStandWithVirgina</a>.&#8221;
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So! I see a bunch of incel ammosexuals have gathered in Virginia.
While I believe in the right of the people to protest peacefully. I reject threatening goon squads.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithVirgina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IStandWithVirgina</a>
&mdash; Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1219259673452470272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Left-wing writer Danielle Campoamor said pro-Second Amendment protesters are &#8220;f***ing a**hole[s]&#8221; with &#8220;white privilege,&#8221; though the protesters&#8217; racial and ethnic backgrounds are varied. She also accused them of committing &#8220;terrorism.&#8221;
&#8220;White privilege is having the freedom to walk around in public with shotguns and AR-15s and handguns strapped to your chest like a f***ing a**hole and not getting gunned down by a single cop,&#8221; the writer posted.
&#8220;These people are literally walking around in camo and body armor and like seven different guns strapped to their person, all with the intent to and sole purpose of intimidating people,&#8221; Campoamor added. &#8220;This is terrorism, folks.&#8221;
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These people are literally walking around in camo and body armor and like seven different guns strapped to their person, all with the intent to and sole purpose of intimidating people. 
This is terrorism, folks. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a>
&mdash; Danielle Campoamor (@DCampoamor) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCampoamor/status/1219282244180807680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is NOT what the founders had in mind when writing the 2nd Ammendment [sic],&#8221; said filmmaker and ardent anti-Trumper Morgan J. Freeman. &#8220;THIS IS NOT MY AMERICA! <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithVirgina?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#IStandWithVirgina</a>.&#8221;
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This is NOT what the founders had in mind when writing the 2nd Ammendment. 
THIS IS NOT MY AMERICA!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithVirgina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IStandWithVirgina</a> <a href="https://t.co/nE1YZ63Ahv">pic.twitter.com/nE1YZ63Ahv</a>
&mdash; Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfree/status/1219252211147997184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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NBC News corespondent Gabe Gutierrez, perhaps accidentally, spread fake news on social media. Captioning a video of rally attendees reciting the pledge of allegiance, wrote: &#8220;Chants of &#8216;we will not comply&#8217; from gun rights protesters in Richmond.&#8221;
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Chants of “we will not comply” from gun rights protesters in Richmond. <a href="https://t.co/BjEfniwMKP">pic.twitter.com/BjEfniwMKP</a>
&mdash; Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabegutierrez/status/1219271317242945540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Mr. Gutierrez kept the post with the incorrect caption up, though he added another video on his Twitter thread: &#8220;Earlier posted video of Pledge of Allegiance. For those who’ve asked, here’s the video of &#8216;We will not comply,.&#8217; Taken seconds apart.&#8221;
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Earlier posted video of Pledge of Allegiance. For those who’ve asked, here’s the video of “We will not comply,.” Taken seconds apart. <a href="https://t.co/Egz4mqVhzo">pic.twitter.com/Egz4mqVhzo</a>
&mdash; Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabegutierrez/status/1219289367350579200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The protests come in response to three gun control bills passed by the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate last week. &#8220;The three bills that made it through include a law that will allow local authorities to ban weapons from public spaces during some events, another that limits handgun purchases to one a month, and a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a> notes.
Republican Sen. Amanda Chase (Chesterfield) has argued that such gun control bills will keep guns out of good guys&#8217; hand.
“The good guys won’t have the guns,&#8221; she said during a debate, last week. &#8220;They won’t be able to protect themselves, and we’re basically creating a disastrous situation in which criminals will not follow the law, and it will only hurt and create victims.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">Virginia Gov Declares Emergency Gun Ban For Massive Rally; Here Are The Three Gun Control Laws Prompting Protests</a>
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Alyssa Milano

‘This Is Terrorism,’ ‘Trump’s America’: Alyssa Milano, Other Democrats Trash Pro-2A Protesters In VA

Ralph Northam

On Sunday, Prince Harry addressed his recent split with the royal family, telling a room full of supporters of the Sentebale charity in London that he and his wife Meghan Markle had &#8220;no other option&#8221; than to break away.
According to the 35-year-old, he tried to &#8220;support&#8221; Queen Elizabeth II, his grandmother, without receiving public funds, but that situation was undoable.
&#8220;Before I begin, I must say that I can only imagine what you may have heard, or perhaps read, over the past few weeks,&#8221; Harry started, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-megxit-meghan-markle-london-speech">Fox News</a>. &#8220;So, I want you to hear the truth from me — as much as I can share, not as a prince or a duke, but as Harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the past 35 years, but now with a clearer perspective.&#8221;
&#8220;The U.K. is my home and a place that I love. That will never change,&#8221; the prince continued. &#8220;I have grown up feeling supported by so many of you, and I watched as you welcomed Meghan with open arms, as you saw the love and happiness that I had hoped for all my life. Finally, the second son of Diana got hitched, hooray!&#8221;
&#8220;The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back is not one I made lightly,&#8221; he told the audience. &#8220;It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. And I know I haven&#8217;t always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option.&#8221;
&#8220;What I want to make clear is, we&#8217;re not walking away, and we certainly aren&#8217;t walking away from you,&#8221; emphasized Harry.
&#8220;Unfortunately, that wasn&#8217;t possible,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;I&#8217;ve accepted this knowing it doesn&#8217;t change who I am or how committed I am, but I hope it helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I have ever known to take a step forward into what I hope can be a more peaceful life.&#8221;
Queen Elizabeth II announced Saturday that the exiting royals will have their “His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness” titles stripped and they will be financially cut off from royal funds, effective this spring.
“Harry, Meghan, and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” the Queen said in a statement, noting her support for their “independent” life.
Harry thanked the supporters for looking after him, but noted that &#8220;the media is a powerful force.&#8221;
&#8220;My hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful because this is so much bigger than just us. It has been our privilege to serve you, and we will continue to lead a life of service. So in that respect, nothing changes,&#8221; he said.
Concluding his speech, the new father assured the audience he&#8217;s still &#8220;the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities.&#8221;
&#8220;Together, you have given me an education about living, and this role has taught me more about what is right and just than I could ever have imagined. We are taking a leap of faith, so thank you for giving me the courage to take this next step,&#8221; Harry closed.
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Prince Harry And Meghan

WATCH: Prince Harry Breaks Silence On Royal Split: ‘I Want You To Hear The Truth From Me’

Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle, criticized his daughter in an interview released Sunday for &#8220;cheapening&#8221; the royal family to &#8220;Walmart with a crown&#8221; and tossing away &#8220;every girl&#8217;s dream&#8221; for &#8220;money.&#8221;
“It’s disappointing because she actually got every girl’s dream. Every young girl wants to become a princess and she got that and now she’s tossing that away, for, it looks like she’s tossing that away for money,” Mr. Markle told Channel 5 news, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-royals-father-idUKKBN1ZI0BP?taid=5e2470039f32bd00016584fd&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter">Reuters</a>.
The father, who&#8217;s been estranged from Meghan since her marriage to Prince Harry, said his daughter and Harry signed on &#8220;to be part of the royals and to represent the royals&#8221; when they wed in 2018.
“This is, like, one of the greatest long-living institutions ever,” the father said in the released documentary footage. “They are destroying it; they are cheapening it; they’re making it shabby.&#8221;
Harry and Meghan &#8220;are turning it into a Walmart with a crown of it now,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It is something that is ridiculous. They shouldn’t be doing this.”
Earlier this month, Duke and Duchess of Sussex Harry and Meghan dropped the bombshell announcement that they were planning to step away from royal duties and work to become financially independent.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” the couple announced in a joint statement. 
“It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment,” Harry and Meghan said. “We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.”
Queen Elizabeth II announced Saturday that the exiting royals will have their “His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness” titles stripped, as well as be financially cut off from royal funds, effective this spring.
“Harry, Meghan, and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” the Queen said in a statement, noting her support for their &#8220;independent&#8221; life.
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BREAKING: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer &quot;working members&quot; of the royal family, according to Buckingham Palace.
Queen Elizabeth II: &quot;Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2kGoWespzx">https://t.co/2kGoWespzx</a> <a href="https://t.co/8VFlAUwHw2">pic.twitter.com/8VFlAUwHw2</a>
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According to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/duke-duchess-sussex-longer-working-members-royal-family/story?id=68372425&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn">ABC News</a>, with the guidelines issued by Buckingham Palace, “Prince Harry is losing his military titles and patronages including Captain General Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant Royal Air Force Honington and Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command: Commodore in Chief. He will also no longer be a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. Harry and Meghan will keep their roles at the Queen’s Commonwealth Truth – Harry serves as president and Meghan is vice-president.”
As far as hearing from Meghan, Mr. Markle doesn&#8217;t see that happening any time soon.
“I can’t see her reaching out to me, especially now &#8230; or Harry for that matter, but I think both of them are turning into lost souls at this point,” he said, according to Reuters.
“I don’t know what they’re looking for. I don’t think they know what they are looking for,&#8221; he added.
The full documentary with Channel 5 news is set to be released in the coming weeks.

Meghan’s Father Rips Daughter For ‘Cheapening’ Royals, Choosing ‘Money’ Over Family

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle reportedly felt that leaving the &#8220;toxic&#8221; royal life was a &#8220;matter of life or death.&#8221;
&#8220;Meghan felt she had to escape because living within the royal confines was soul crushing,&#8221; a close friend of Markle&#8217;s told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7895209/Friend-reveals-Meghan-Markle-pleases-without-asking-permission.html">The Daily Mail</a> (U.K.) last week.
&#8220;Meghan&#8217;s friend explained that the 38-year-old feels she can &#8216;finally breathe&#8217; since leaving and has free reign over her life again,&#8221; reported the outlet. &#8220;They also explained that Meghan felt that living within the royal family confines was &#8216;soul crushing&#8217; and she didn&#8217;t want her son around such a &#8216;toxic environment&#8217;, deciding to leave in part for his benefit.&#8221;
&#8220;She told her inner circle of friends that her soul was being crushed and that the decision to leave was a matter of life or death &#8211; meaning the death of her spirit,&#8221; Markle&#8217;s friend said, adding that the duchess &#8220;felt like she couldn&#8217;t be the best mother to Archie if she wasn&#8217;t being her true, authentic self. Something she felt she couldn&#8217;t be in the royal family confines.&#8221;
Markle reportedly said she didn&#8217;t want baby Archie, now eight months old, &#8220;picking up on her stress and anxiety. She felt like it was a toxic environment for him because there was too much tension and pent-up frustrations.&#8221;
Earlier this month, Meghan and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, shocked the world with their announcement to step away from royal duties and work to become financially independent.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” the couple announced.
On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth II <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seismic-queen-financially-cuts-off-harry-and-meghan-strips-titles-heres-her-statement?itm_source=parsely-api">pulled the trigger</a> on the exiting royals. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, it was confirmed that the couple will have their “His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness” titles stripped, as well as be financially cut off from royal funds, effective this spring.
“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” the Queen said in a statement, adding that she “support[s] their wish for a more independent life.”
“I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family,” the Queen continued.
“It is my whole family’s hope that today’s agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life,&#8221; the statement concluded.
ABC News royal consultant <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/duke-duchess-sussex-longer-working-members-royal-family/story?id=68372425&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn">Alastair Bruce</a> called the change “seismic,” noting that Harry has effectively abdicated his position.
“He was given the opportunity to serve as a member of the royal family but he has essentially abdicated from that and it’s all been put into abeyance,” Bruce said.
According to a source at The Daily Mail, Markle now &#8220;has a lot up her sleeve that she wants to do&#8221; and &#8220;will continue making surprise visits to different places that help women and children. She wants to feel embraced by her community, something she says she didn&#8217;t feel in the UK. She felt stifled and restricted.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seismic-queen-financially-cuts-off-harry-and-meghan-strips-titles-heres-her-statement?itm_source=parsely-api">‘Seismic’: Queen Financially Cuts Off Harry And Meghan, Strips Titles. Here’s Her Statement.</a>

Meghan Said Leaving ‘Toxic’ Royal Life A ‘Matter Of Life Or Death’: REPORT

On Saturday night, House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) openly celebrated the impeachment of President Donald Trump with liberal Bill Maher, offering the HBO host a fist bump and a smile.
&#8220;Thank you so much for waiting for us to get back on the air before starting the impeachment,&#8221; Maher told Pelosi during Saturday night&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher.&#8221; Smiling and giving off a laugh, the leading Democrat fist-bumped Maher to overwhelming audience applause.
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Nancy Pelosi fist bumps impeachment with Bill Maher. 
Spare us the lecture about being serious and somber, Nancy. <a href="https://t.co/E0t2ZNWX91">pic.twitter.com/E0t2ZNWX91</a>
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Eldest Trump son Donald Trump Jr. quickly reacted to the clip of Pelosi&#8217;s on-air celebration.
&#8220;Not that anyone ever believed her &#8216;somber moment&#8217; BS but this really drive[s] the point home,&#8221; he wrote via Twitter. 
&#8220;While [Donald Trump] gets USMCA done, china trade done, takes out terrorists, etc, the Dems have to stop him because his continued success is a threat to their failed leftist bulls***!&#8221; Trump added.
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Not that anyone ever believed her “somber moment” BS but this really drive the point home.
While <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> gets USMCA done, china trade done, takes out terrorists etc, the Dems have to stop him because his continued success is a threat to their failed leftist bullshit! <a href="https://t.co/Dy1nzolanE">https://t.co/Dy1nzolanE</a>
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1218644511510945792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Pelosi has repeatedly attempted to paint the impeachment process as a &#8220;sad&#8221; and &#8220;somber&#8221; affair.
Notably, when Democrats started to openly cheer the House votes in favor of the two impeachment articles last month, the California representative gave a scowl and motioned to cut off the cheering and celebratory selfie-taking.
The celebrations came despite leading Democrats reportedly instructing their colleagues to avoid “cheering” following the impeachment vote, and to keep it “solemn.”
“House Democratic leaders told caucus members not to cheer or applaud when today’s impeachment vote totals are announced, and Democratic members described the day as sad and solemn,” an <a href="https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-vote-congress-5da8c1df-8434-4401-8625-d97c8e392d7a.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic&amp;utm_content=1100">Axios</a> report said.
“One Democratic member from a Trump-won district said the instruction is: ‘Don’t cheer, keep it solemn,’” the report added.
As noted by The Daily Wire, the House voted along partisan lines for both articles of impeachment: &#8220;abuse of power&#8221; and &#8220;obstruction of Congress.&#8221; Not a single Republican voted in favor the articles.
After a noteworthy stall, Pelosi finally brought the articles of impeachment to the Senate on Wednesday.
&#8220;So sad, so tragic for our country that the actions taken by the president undermined our national security, to violate his oath of office, and to jeopardize the security of our elections, the integrity of our elections, has taken us to this place,&#8221; the House Speaker said. &#8220;So, today we will make history when the managers walk down the hallway, we will cross a threshold in history, delivering articles of impeachment against the President of the United States for abuse of power and obstruction of the House.&#8221;
Pelosi flashed a grin when she signed the articles, undermining her &#8220;sad&#8221; and &#8220;tragic&#8221; narrative. As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sad-pelosi-grins-while-signing-impeachment-articles-internet-explodes-over-her-golden-pens">The Daily Wire</a>, the House Speaker &#8220;had dozens of taxpayer-funded golden pens made for the event and passed them out to those who attended and reportedly posed for photos after the signing.&#8221;
The president has repeatedly slammed Democrats over the partisan impeachment. Following the House votes on the articles, Trump told the American people that what the Democrats are really after are his supporters.
“In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you,” reads the text of the post, which features a photo of the president. “I’m just in the way.”
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