On Thursday, CNN anchor and former Fox News host Alisyn Camerota spoke with White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield on “New Day.”
As reported by <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnns-alisyn-camerota-asks-biden-comms-chief-if-they-will-retaliate-against-networks-like-fox-news-if-they-lie/">Mediaite</a>, “Camerota concluded the interview by quoting President Biden, who said in his inaugural address that ‘Recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson. There is truth and there are lies. Lies told for power and for profit.’”
Camerota then continued to ask Bedingfield whether the Biden administration would retaliate or punish conservative outlets if they “engage in lies.”
“I heard that as a direct shot at some of the media companies that lied about the election results, we know who they are. They are right-wing companies, some are more fringe than others, at this point, or more extreme than others,” said Camerota.
“And so if they continue to engage in lies, something that he is trying to combat, what is your communication strategy, will you deny those networks any interviews, I mean, what happens if they revert to form immediately?”
Bedingfield — who served as communications director for then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 — first responded by saying that the Biden administration is “committed to reaching every American,” that during his Inaugural address, Biden “called on all Americans to work together,” and that her focus as communications director is “making sure we’re reaching everybody.”
Bedingfield then continued to discuss the outlets Camerota alluded to.
“Now obviously, if media companies are willfully lying or are not carrying forth straightforward, honest information from the president when we make him available, or from administration officials when we make them available, then, of course, that’s something that we are going to think about and we’re going to factor in,” Bedingfield said.
“But our hope writ large is that we’re going to be able to use all sorts of creative platforms, that we’re going to be able to reach out in all sorts of ways to meet people where they are,” Bedingfield said as she returned to Biden’s message of “unity.”
“We love viewers who watch CNN, but we also love viewers who don’t watch CNN. People who are online, who are on Twitter, who are on digital platforms. So, we’re going to think comprehensively about how we can make sure that everybody across the political spectrum and in all communities all across the country are hearing from President Biden, from Vice President Harris, and are hearing about the Biden agenda.”
The notion of effective censorship of right-wing outlets like Fox News, One America News Network, and Newsmax are at the forefront of the conversation regarding news coverage and free speech, with former Facebook official Alex Stamos recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-oann-and-newsmax-problem-former-facebook-official-compares-conservative-disinformation-to-isis-calls-for-censorship">calling</a> for providers like Verizon and AT&amp;T to “turn down the capability” of conservatives to reach “huge audiences.”
Related:<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-oann-and-newsmax-problem-former-facebook-official-compares-conservative-disinformation-to-isis-calls-for-censorship"> ‘The OANN and Newsmax Problem’: Former Facebook Official Compares Conservative ‘Disinformation’ to ISIS, Calls For Censorship</a>
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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota Asks Biden’s Communications Director If ‘Right-Wing’ Networks Will Be Punished If They ‘Engage In Lies’

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Speaking to Fox News, Tara Reade — the “former Senate staffer who came forward during the 2020 campaign with a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden” — described witnessing her alleged attacker taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day as “exceptionally hard.”
“Yesterday was exceptionally hard on many levels, because the media, certain media outlets made it so clear that I was to be smeared, ignored, and erased. And they were pretty successful in doing so,” Reade told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tara-reade-biden-inauguration">Fox News</a> on Thursday. “To watch this powerful man who I’ve worked for, who I had admired when I first worked for him and then later became horrified of what he did, to watch him ascend to the most powerful job in the world. I can’t really describe the feeling except I keep wanting to wake up from a nightmare.” 
“The Democratic Party continues to be complicit with sexual misconduct. It will only shine a light on it when it’s a Republican or someone else,&#8221; Reade continued. “And until sexual misconduct is seen as non-partisan, institutionalized rape culture will stay in place and powerful men will continue to be able to get away with crimes. And not only get away with it, but be rewarded with more power.” 
Speaking with <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/20/tara-reade-joe-biden-inauguration-allegations-sexual-assault/">the Daily Caller</a> on Inauguration Day, Reade said that coming forward was “excruciating on so many levels,” and that Biden “used his power and resources with certain media to erase me and silence me.”
Reade continued, saying that while she believed in progressive policies, it was difficult to watch Biden at the helm.
“I stand in solidarity with all survivors coming up against such power. I will not be silenced,” she said. “Instead of talking about saving the country’s soul, he should be held accountable for his actions. The hard part is I believe in many policies that will move forward as I am a progressive Independent, but it is unspeakably hard to watch the man who assaulted me go to the most powerful position in the land.”
Reade alleged that Biden had sexually assaulted her in 1993 when he was a U.S. senator. She made this accusation in March 2020, and had “previously [come] forward in 2019, along with other women who accused the then-Democratic presidential candidate of inappropriate touching.” Specifically, Reade accused Biden of “kissing her, touching her, and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent.”
Biden and his campaign have repeatedly denied these allegations, with Biden <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-accuser-reade-speaks-out-inauguration">saying</a> that while “women should be believed,” or at least have their cases taken seriously, “the truth” was the only thing that mattered “at the end of the day.”
In April 2019, Kamala Harris — now President Biden’s vice president — said that she <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437107-harris-i-believe-biden-accusers">believed</a> those who had accused Biden of unwanted touching, saying “I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it.”
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Tara Reade: ‘It Is Unspeakably Hard To Watch The Man Who Assaulted Me Go To The Most Powerful Position In The Land’

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According to United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, early evidence seems to suggest that the new COVID-19 variant first identified in the South East of England “may be associated with a higher degree of mortality.”
The Prime Minister also stated that both vaccines being used in the United Kingdom — one from Pfizer/BioNTech and another from AstraZeneca — were effective against the faster-spreading variant.
“We have been informed today, in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant — the variant that was first identified in London and the South East — may be associated with a higher degree of mortality,” Johnson said during a press conference.
Chief Scientific Adviser, Patrick Vallance, added that, while data from hospitals suggests that there is no increase in mortality, data from those who have tested positive indicates otherwise.
“When we look at data from hospitals — so patients who are in hospital with the virus — the outcomes for those with the original virus or the new variant look the same. So there’s no real evidence of an increase in mortality for those in hospitals,” Vallance said.
“However, when data are looked at in terms of those who’ve been tested positive — so anyone who’s tested positive — there is evidence that there’s an increased risk for those who have the new variant compared to the old virus.”
Vallance clarified that the evidence “is not yet strong” and that it is based on “a series of different bits of information.”
This new variant has already been detected in other countries across the world, including the United States. According to <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/535428-boris-johnson-some-evidence-new-covid-variant-could-be-more-deadly-than">The Hill</a>, “A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week warned that the strain could become more dominant in the U.S. by mid-March.”
In December, when the new variant was first discovered, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio <a href="https://abc7ny.com/new-covid-variant-uk-boris-johnson-jfk-flights/8972479/">questioned</a> why flights from the United Kingdom were still permitted to land. On Christmas Day, the CDC issued an <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-UK-air-travelers.html">order</a> “requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test for all air passengers arriving from the United Kingdom.”
Despite Trump <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/travel-ban-coronavirus-usa.html">calling</a> for “an end to the ban on travelers from Europe and Brazil,” incoming White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded on January 18 that the Biden administration would likely reverse such a decision.
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With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel.
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson: ‘Some Evidence’ That New COVID-19 Variant ‘May Be Associated With A Higher Degree Of Mortality’

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Think back to the spring and summer of 2020. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter protests broke out across the country. These morphed into violent riots in multiple cities, which continued for months on end. At every opportunity, the legacy media presented “examples” of police brutality which were often false or misleading, including mischaracterizing the seemingly justified use of force against Rayshard Brooks and Jacob Blake. The result? Further protests, further riots.
As the violence continued, many Democrats attempted to distance themselves from the events. Others joined the legacy media and subtly or overtly justified the violence. However, there was one common theme visible across the entire Left — it was simply unthinkable that the violence be suppressed.
When riots continued in American cities, with local governments apparently failing to act, Trump’s call to employ the National Guard to restore law and order was met with derision. Such threats were presented as examples of authoritarianism, a further warning of Trump’s true fascist tendencies which simply must be stopped.
Indeed, when Tom Cotton — a sitting United States Senator and Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq — wrote an op-ed for the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html">titled</a>, “Send In the Troops,” it sparked such a backlash that James Bennet, the Times’ opinion editor, resigned. The newspaper then backed away from its initial defense of Cotton’s piece, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jun/05/new-york-times-says-tom-cotton-opinion-piece-did-not-meet-editorial-standards">blaming</a> a “rushed editorial process” which “led to the publication of an op-ed that did not meet our standards.”
To summarize, as violent riots broke out for months across the country, politicians rejected the need to use force in order to return law and order to the streets. Those who lost homes, businesses, or even their lives were not worth defending.
Flash forward to January 6th, when rioters stormed the US Capitol building. Was the response the same? Were the rioters, as Baltimore’s Democratic Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/baltimore-unrest/mayor-stephanie-rawlings-blake-under-fire-giving-space-destroy-baltimore-n349656">said</a> in 2015, given the space to destroy? No, of course not. And quite rightly so.
Instead, Washington, D.C., has been shut down. Thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed, with the Capitol “now <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/news/534534-thousands-of-troops-dig-in-for-inauguration">crawling</a> with more troops than in the United States’s main theaters of war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria combined.”
Such a response is not limited to Washington, D.C. “Amid FBI warnings of the potential for violence at all 50 state Capitols, governors in roughly a dozen states have called up their National Guards to bolster law enforcement,” according to The Hill.
We should again clarify that the second response is the correct one. Violent rioters threatened the physical safety of elected officials, and the threat was neutralized. But why was the same decisive action not taken when ordinary Americans were the ones under threat?
The reason is simple. Our political class see themselves as more important. They are worthy of protection, while you are not. Not only that, they see their workplaces as more important. The US Capitol building is described as “holy” and “sacred,” and therefore requires protection. Your homes or businesses, however, are not.
Such an attitude is, frankly, disgusting. Politicians are no more important than you or I, and are not deserving of additional basic rights beyond those attributed to every citizen of this country. As individuals of equal value, it doesn’t matter whether it is the US Capitol building or your local independent store. We all deserve to live in peace and security from the violent mob who seek to destroy us. 
As homes and businesses lie in ashes, while the US Capitol building stands under constant guard, people must realize that politicians see the average American as “less than.” It’s time for us to tell them how wrong they are.
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When Politicians Were Threatened, They Acted. When You Were Threatened, They Turned Away. Why?

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For the Left, the world changed on January 20th when Joe Biden arrived hand-in-hand with Kamala Harris to save us from the supposed “trauma” of the outgoing Trump administration. During the Inauguration, Biden echoed the promises of his campaign, implying that everything will change. Things will be different. We can heal, united, together.
Instead, as we&#8217;ve witnessed in the first few days of Biden’s administration, the American political and cultural machine — after working to get him elected — are now working to elevate him as a shining beacon of unprecedented success.
CNN’s COVID Coverage
During Trump’s last year in office, reporters and anchors at CNN were falling over each other to criticize the Republican administration. They even displayed a “COVID-19 death counter” during their coverage, reminding Americans in real-time of the pandemic’s impact.
After Inauguration day, the importance of COVID seemed to suddenly diminish, with some critics claiming that their death tracker had even disappeared entirely.
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Here&#39;s a quick snapshot <a href="https://t.co/ZuEKhG4C3O">pic.twitter.com/ZuEKhG4C3O</a>
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Others may have noticed that CNN — a constant critic of rival conservative networks as spreaders of “misinformation” or “disinformation” — actively engaged in the distribution of misinformation with an utter lack of any journalistic integrity.
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Someone didn&#39;t watch the PowerPoint. <a href="https://t.co/T9hpCmgR3O">https://t.co/T9hpCmgR3O</a> <a href="https://t.co/rqLDZeBHhE">pic.twitter.com/rqLDZeBHhE</a>
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White House Press Coverage
Every White House Press Secretary under Trump, culminating with Kayleigh McEnany, was grilled mercilessly and incessantly by journalists at every opportunity. It should be understood that, in an ideal world, this should be the expected behavior of journalists when interacting with the political apparatus. They should ask difficult questions.
Given this reasonable position, you would assume that Joe Biden’s White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, would be given the same treatment? Her feet would also be held to the proverbial fire of truth. Well, no.
Despite the Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/get-ready-for-reality-grounded-white-house-press-briefings/2021/01/18/43eb1d3c-58eb-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html">declaring</a> that we, “get ready for reality-grounded White House press briefings,” Psaki’s <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-spicer-jen-psaki-treated-much-differently-during-first-official-events">first day</a> was to Sean Spicer’s as a light walk is to a sprint across No Man’s Land.
You could almost see the media take their collective foot off the gas pedal, with deep and insightful questions such as “Will [Biden] keep Donald Trump’s Air Force One color scheme change?” 
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REPORTER: &quot;Will [Biden] keep Donald Trump&#39;s Air Force One color scheme change?
PSAKI: &quot;This is such a good question!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PafHiBtRUs">pic.twitter.com/PafHiBtRUs</a>
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When Peter Doocy, White House Correspondent for Fox News, asked why President Biden failed to follow his own mask mandate, Psaki’s response was that Biden was “celebrating an evening of a historic day in our country.”
Finally, when asked about Biden’s abortion policies, Psaki responded that the president was a “devout Catholic” and had recently attended church.
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In the Biden-Harris Administration’s first White House press briefing, Press secretary Jen Psaki completely deflects the abortion question. By way of an answer, says that Biden is a &quot;devout Catholic&quot; who attends church regularly; &quot;I don’t have anything more for you on that” <a href="https://t.co/tMQCzTk7EU">pic.twitter.com/tMQCzTk7EU</a>
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Unfortunately, the legacy media’s commitment to “discovering the truth” seems to have suddenly evaporated. How odd.
Governors and Mayors Opening Back Up
In an act of unforgivable political cynicism, multiple Democratic mayors and governors intentionally knee-capped their own economies — placing thousands of their constituents in economic peril — in order to hold the country hostage and achieve a win for Joe Biden. Now that Biden has entered the White House, further economic collapse would be inconvenient, and so many have — miraculously — decided that it is time to open back up, even as COVID-19 deaths remain shockingly high.
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JUST IN: D.C. ends its ban on indoor dining. Restaurants are now open at 25% capacity.<a href="https://t.co/pzc8BYfUEk">https://t.co/pzc8BYfUEk</a>
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Today, <a href="https://twitter.com/MichiganHHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichiganHHS</a> announced a new epidemic order that will allow for indoor dining at restaurants with certain requirements beginning Feb. 1st. <a href="https://t.co/lGp8lptcRb">pic.twitter.com/lGp8lptcRb</a>
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pushing for Chicago bars and restaurants to reopen for indoor dining “as quickly as possible.” <a href="https://t.co/fDIEkuAjuW">https://t.co/fDIEkuAjuW</a>
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Twitter and Amazon
For months on end last year, riots exploded across the country as BLM and Antifa members attacked government buildings, looted stores, and committed acts of violence against American citizens. While politicians turned a blind eye, hoping to make political profit by presenting the violence as an understanding reaction to systemic problems, social media companies — including Twitter — dragged their heels when it came to shutting down related accounts.
However, as Antifa continued to riot in cities after Joe Biden’s Inauguration, the attitude was suddenly one of immediate action, with Andy Ngo reporting that Twitter had suddenly suspended “several prominent Antifa accounts.”
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Breaking: <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitter</a> has suspended several prominent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> accounts. <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBaseBK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheBaseBK</a> is one of them. The Base is an extremist bookstore in Brooklyn, NY that has been used as an antifa training center. <a href="https://t.co/CeCIhzpJBQ">pic.twitter.com/CeCIhzpJBQ</a>
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Not only that, on the day of the Inauguration, Amazon released an open letter to President Biden saying that they stand “ready to assist you in reaching your goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of your administration.” No such offer was present before Inauguration day, despite the vaccine rollout beginning weeks prior.
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Letter to <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: “Amazon stands ready to assist you in reaching your goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of your administration.” <a href="https://t.co/bH6y6IZZEW">pic.twitter.com/bH6y6IZZEW</a>
&mdash; Amazon News (@amazonnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/amazonnews/status/1351991663191871491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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In The Tank For Biden: How Legacy Media, Big Tech, and Democrats Are Teaming Up

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Speaking with Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, Shep Smith appeared to slam Fox News — his former employer — as he explained why he decided to leave the network after 23 years, describing to CNN how his presence on Fox was “untenable as opinion shows on the network spread falsehoods that hosts knew were lies.”
Smith joined Fox News in 1996 when the organization was founded, and left in October 2019 in the middle of a three-year contract. He now hosts “The News with Shepard Smith,” on CNBC. Speaking with Amanpour, Smith was asked whether Fox News “perpetuated so many of the divisions, the lies, the conspiracies,” with the goal of becoming “the propaganda arm of the Republican Party.”
“Opine all you like, but if you’re going to opine, begin with the truth and opine from there,” Smith responded. “And it&#8217;s that deviation from that that has caused me the greatest concern.”
“I believe that when people begin with a false premise and lead people to astray, that’s injurious to society, and it’s the antithesis of what we should be doing,” Smith said. “Those of us who are so honored and grateful to have a platform of influence have to use it for the public good.”
Back in 2019, CNN’s Brian Stelter <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/media/fox-news-shepard-smith/index.html">wrote</a> that Fox News’ “lack of a vocal defense for Smith” following Tucker Carlson’s apparent criticism of the anchor “bothered him and the whole episode factored into his decision to leave,” and “was just one of many skirmishes that weighed heavily on Smith.” Sean Hannity, another major Fox News star, reportedly called Smith “so anti-Trump” on his radio show, and “clueless” on Twitter, according to <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/shepard-smith-lashes-out-former-fox-news-colleagues-spreading-disinformation-1563033?amp=1">Newsweek</a>.
The bulk of Smith’s criticism centered around the accusation that Fox News is engaging in the intentional spread of misinformation and disinformation,
“I stuck with it as long as I could, and at some point, I realized I’ve reached a point of diminishing returns and I left,” said Smith. “But I’m proud of the work that we did there.”
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“I stuck with it as long as I could,” says former Fox News host Shep Smith. But does he think some of his former colleagues spread disinformation? “I don’t know how some people sleep at night… There are a lot of people… who are smart enough and educated enough to know better.” <a href="https://t.co/pqrOhVuKgR">pic.twitter.com/pqrOhVuKgR</a>
&mdash; Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) <a href="https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/1351618178040926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2021</a></blockquote>
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“I don’t know how some people sleep at night,” Smith added. “I know that there are a lot of people who have propagated the lies and have pushed them forward over and over again who are smart enough and educated enough to know better.”
“If you feel like the Fox viewers were getting mis- or disinformation, I was there to make sure that they got it straight,” Smith said. “There were a lot of others in there who were trying to do the same thing. But I thought to just abandon it and to deprive those viewers &#8230; to deny them that, with the thought that they might replace it with opinion instead, seemed a little selfish. So I stuck with it for as long as I could.”
While Smith left Fox News in 2019 as a daytime host, such comments add to the commentary regarding changes that are ongoing at the conservative media giant, who recently announced a “<a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-news-channel-shake-up-daytime-schedule-1234882414/">revamp”</a> of their daytime schedule.
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Former Anchor Shep Smith Slams Fox News: ‘I Don’t Know How Some People Sleep At Night.’

Shepard Smith

Speaking with Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, Shep Smith appeared to slam Fox News — his former employer — as he explained why he decided to leave the

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While many focused on Inauguration Day for its political implications, seeing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the center of attention, someone else stole the show. 
Sen. Bernie Sanders rose as Inauguration Day’s standout star, whose cross-legged seated stance in coat and mittens instantly became an internet meme, triggering a wave of reproductions and parodies. Here are just some of the highlights.
Friends
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One of the best? <a href="https://t.co/cTkB9WHwXw">pic.twitter.com/cTkB9WHwXw</a>
&mdash; Ian G Haworth (@ighaworth) <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth/status/1352382755967913984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Big Bang Theory
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> &quot;You&#39;re in my spot&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fSi0s9hVoh">pic.twitter.com/fSi0s9hVoh</a>
&mdash; Gianluca (@GianlucaHS) <a href="https://twitter.com/GianlucaHS/status/1352235276689674240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The Bachelor’s meme within a meme
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Whoever made this one is genius. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://t.co/k26AKbqvkS">pic.twitter.com/k26AKbqvkS</a>
&mdash; Berni (@ScentsbyBerni) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScentsbyBerni/status/1352121581556916225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Historic NYC Skyscraper
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Why do y’all play so much? Get Bernie down from there 😂 <a href="https://t.co/9ik2VMSoGN">pic.twitter.com/9ik2VMSoGN</a>
&mdash; 👑🖤 (@iwrightmusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/iwrightmusic/status/1352010631671500800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Guy Fieri
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Not me. Us. <a href="https://t.co/ec7XgfEl7b">pic.twitter.com/ec7XgfEl7b</a>
&mdash; Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuyFieri/status/1352319386007330817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Sex And The City
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The new Samantha!!!! <a href="https://t.co/jF0pTV20qo">pic.twitter.com/jF0pTV20qo</a>
&mdash; Matthew Wilkas (@MattWilkas) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWilkas/status/1352136178863140865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Forrest Gump
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Has this been done yet?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bernie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bernie</a> <a href="https://t.co/embv3a1iWM">pic.twitter.com/embv3a1iWM</a>
&mdash; #onpoli #cdnpoli (@MarcInTheCity) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcInTheCity/status/1352115126711832576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Ben Roethlisberger
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&mdash; Beth Hartzell (@betHartz84) <a href="https://twitter.com/betHartz84/status/1352125412319649792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Last Supper
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Some of my best work honestly <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheLastSupper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheLastSupper</a> <a href="https://t.co/T289rAQfUN">pic.twitter.com/T289rAQfUN</a>
&mdash; chelsea (@chelsealeite) <a href="https://twitter.com/chelsealeite/status/1352017967450611712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Ru Paul’s Drag Race
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And this weeks ✨Extra✨ special guest judge! <a href="https://t.co/tg0Af8FR0S">pic.twitter.com/tg0Af8FR0S</a>
&mdash; Katrina Waters (@MsKatrinaWaters) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsKatrinaWaters/status/1352059228521902081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Bird Box
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Bern Box<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://t.co/cRppsNLxJX">pic.twitter.com/cRppsNLxJX</a>
&mdash; Wirjil (@Wirjil) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wirjil/status/1352139570335408130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Ancient Rome
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> took me a minute to find him 😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/xRCkXz8drb">pic.twitter.com/xRCkXz8drb</a>
&mdash; Megan ⚓️ (@Megan0903) <a href="https://twitter.com/Megan0903/status/1352311952480022528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Friday
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Did anybody do this one yet? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://t.co/OfxeGCB58a">pic.twitter.com/OfxeGCB58a</a>
&mdash; EROCK (@Eric_Emanuele) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eric_Emanuele/status/1352239734140137479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Golden Girls
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Too funny ❤️ ❤️❤️<a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BernieSanders</a>. I can’t stop 🤣🤣🤣🤣. My stomach hurts! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/berniesmittens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#berniesmittens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/reactiontheory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#reactiontheory</a> <a href="https://t.co/upbZxHoXrY">pic.twitter.com/upbZxHoXrY</a>
&mdash; Reaction Theory (@ReactionTheory1) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReactionTheory1/status/1352094261844520960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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And the memes kept on coming&#8230;
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Can&#39;t stop won&#39;t stop. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://t.co/l6ZW808v3X">pic.twitter.com/l6ZW808v3X</a>
&mdash; Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1352121959291760641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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some album covers with cold Bernie <a href="https://t.co/teg6TWBdXV">pic.twitter.com/teg6TWBdXV</a>
&mdash; Pigeons &amp; Planes (@PigsAndPlans) <a href="https://twitter.com/PigsAndPlans/status/1351957880958758912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The best Bernie memes I saw <a href="https://t.co/mwq6stLV7Z">pic.twitter.com/mwq6stLV7Z</a>
&mdash; David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/David_Leavitt/status/1352054800939151362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Bernie Sanders Meme

Bernie Inauguration Meme Steals The Show: Here Are Some Of The Best

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As one of President Joe Biden’s many “day one” promises, he signed an Executive Order titled “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation,” standing as immediate and irrefutable evidence that Biden will be far from the bulwark against radicalism that many moderates hoped he would be.
On the surface, any “anti-discrimination” language sounds perfectly agreeable. After all, who is in favor of discrimination? The American Civil Liberties Union <a href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-applauds-biden-administration-order-lgbtq-workplace-protections">applauded</a> Biden’s order on “LGBTQ workplace protections,” saying, “This action by the Biden administration recognizes what the Supreme Court held last June and what we&#8217;ve long known: LGBTQ people are protected by our civil rights laws.”
Like so many demands of the transgender movement, however, such “progress” comes at a significant cost. Who pays the price? Women, our society’s most vulnerable.
The key to judging any legislation (whether delivered through Congress or with the dictatorial stroke of a monarch’s pen) is to look beyond the “feel good” title and understand its impact and consequences. The first step here is to actually read the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/">Executive Order</a>.
For example, the first paragraph of the order contains the following: “Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports.”
So, what does this mean? This means that children — defined by the federal government by anyone who is younger than age 18 or who is not an emancipated minor — have the “right” to decide which restroom or locker room they use. What does this mean, in raw actuality? Girls who believe they are boys can enter bathrooms and locker rooms designated for boys and, more worryingly, boys who believe they are girls can enter bathrooms and locker rooms designated for girls. Don’t like it? Too bad.
Cutting through the vague and evasive language of the executive order, this means that — just by claiming that they are a girl — boys will have access to an enclosed and previously private space where girls can undress. Not only that, they will have the supposed right to undress in front of these girls, forcing them into — at best — an uncomfortable situation, and — at worst — a dangerous one.
One can certainly understand the mental anguish caused when transgender individuals are “forced” to use a bathroom or locker room which does not “confirm” their gender identity. The answer here, however, is to find a solution which does not steamroll over the long-protected rights of 50% of the population. The answer here — if the goal is truly to protect transgender children — is to try and provide private bathrooms and changing areas for these individuals.
That is not the goal of the radical transgender movement, however. The goal is to fully embrace the contentious claim that gender identity is simply a statement of fact, and that such beliefs supersede the biological reality experienced by everyone else. By wording legislation which confirms the entirely unscientific belief of a tiny minority, the rights to safety and security of a vast majority are destroyed. In simple terms, the right of a girl to undress in private — and separate from undressing males — is destroyed.
What about the third factor mentioned, regarding “school sports&#8221;? Again, after decades (if not centuries) of work — in most cases by women — to achieve equal opportunity for women across all areas of society, the demands of a tiny minority of men who believe they are women suddenly supersedes such moral victories. Allowing boys to compete with girls — despite obvious physical differences which provide an inescapable biological advantage — will have one outcome, and one alone: The eradication of women’s sports.
Biden entered office with Vice President Kamala Harris as his trophy of diversity, promising equality and unity. With one shaky flick of his pen, however, he has actively discriminated against women across the country in favor of men who believe they are women. 
For those who advocate in favor of “transgender rights,” progress can only be achieved in place of women’s rights. It’s a price they’re far too eager to pay.
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Transgender Children

On ‘Day One,’ Joe Biden’s Transgender Executive Order Destroys Women’s Rights

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Tomorrow morning, conservatives will be waking up to the first full day of Joe Biden’s presidency. After four long years of turbulent and partisan ideological warfare, we find ourselves on the losing side.
It doesn’t feel good. After all, nobody enjoys losing, and certainly not when the stakes are so immeasurably high. Not only did we lose, we lost to Joe Biden — a geriatric career politician whose one defining success is a crime bill he abandoned in order to pander to the radical left — and Kamala Harris — a disingenuous power-hungry liar who is demonstrative of everything wrong with our identity politics obsessed culture.
In addition to the sour taste of defeat left in our mouths, we must also grapple with the fact that many of President Trump&#8217;s accomplishments will soon be eradicated by the incoming wave of Democrats. Under Trump’s foreign policy, for example, we came agonizingly close to peace in the Middle East. Prior to COVID-19, the American economy was a barnstorming powerhouse. With Trump at the helm, the veil of objectivity has been irreversibly ripped from the grinning faces of the legacy media. With Biden ushering in hoards of Obama officials, each scrambling for roles in his administration, how long will such unprecedented changes last?
It is natural that — out of understandable frustration — conservatives will be looking for an explanation as to why Trump is not beginning his second term. Some will blame the legacy media. Some will blame election fraud. Some will blame the Democrats. Some will blame the American electorate. To some degree, each of these are valid. Some, of course, will blame Trump. Again, to some degree, such criticism is valid.
Regardless of why Trump lost, rather than spending four years complaining, conservatives must focus on the bigger picture. 
To quote Hank Williams Jr., “America can survive, America is going to survive.” In this case, these are wise words. After all, America has faced far greater challenges before.
With that in mind, despite the worries of what may come, I remain hopeful, determined, and grounded in our mission.
I remain hopeful because I know that the fundamental foundation of the United States of America cannot be broken or erased. The incomparable words of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights are a recognition of a reality which cannot be changed by a gaggle of whining progressives: a reality given to us by God, not government,
I remain determined because I know that these fundamental principles are objectively superior ideals, promoting a form of freedom unimaginable across all of human history and — in its purest and true form — blind to irrelevant and shallow characteristics like race, gender, or sexual orientation.
Finally, I remain grounded because I know that such principles — while given to us by God — are far from guaranteed in our flawed human environment. They are principles which must be protected, vocally defended on a daily basis in the arena of ideas. There are those who seek to replace the ideology which provided the foundation for the greatest civilization in the history of humanity in favor of an implausible utopia which will result in nothing other than misery. For that reason alone, it is imperative that we use our voices to speak the truth in defense of American principles, which are now entirely conservative principles.
America will survive, but only if we work to protect it. Today, we can mourn our loss. Tomorrow, the work begins.
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In 2020, the Democratic Party applied three strategies with one single objective: to win. These three strategies were hugely — if not irrecoverably — damaging to American society, and were applied with a full understanding of their consequences.
In the end, the Democrats succeeded. Joe Biden will be the president, and the Democratic Party will control the entirety of Congress.
How can we ever expect them to change their tactics when they are clearly so effective?
COVID-19 Lockdowns
When COVID-19 appeared on the international scene in 2020, the Democrat’s quickly recognized it as a political opportunity. “Never waste a crisis,” as the saying goes. Criticism of China’s regime was dismissed as xenophobic, Trump and other Republicans were blamed for every case or death, and Democrat-run cities and states forced businesses to close under draconian lockdowns. Almost overnight, the American economy was intentionally placed on life support and much needed relief was intentionally delayed in Congress, all while Democrat politicians flaunted their own “rules.”
Flash forward to post-election America, and the narrative has changed, again seemingly overnight. The same politicians who warned us of the terrors of life outside of lockdown are now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-as-biden-prepares-to-take-office-democrat-leaders-are-suddenly-interested-in-opening-the-economy-again">lauding</a> the importance of “opening up.” China’s communist dictatorship was suddenly a target for criticism again, with China’s inaction — alongside the World Health Organization — described as “<a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1351178461734432774">breaking news</a>” almost 12 months after the fact.
The COVID-19 virus did not change on November 4th. Indeed, its impact is arguably worse, with multiple countries across the world experiencing record numbers of related deaths. 
So, what changed?
Black Lives Matter Riots
The threat and reality of government-mandated economic lockdowns was — unfortunately — not the Left’s only exhibition of political blackmail last year. As protests morphed into violent riots after the death of George Floyd while in police custody, the Left spotted another political opportunity: divide the United States into “good” and “bad” over the false narrative of systemic racism.
As the months passed, buoyed by hypocritical acceptance or encouragement of mass protests and riots which defied the supposedly “crucial” lockdown mandates, riots broke out across the country as the Left fanned the flames of anger. Facts and evidence were ignored in favor of skin color alone, arguing that Jacob Blake and <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/17/the-rayshard-brooks-case-is-not-another-george-floyd-incident/">Rayshard Brooks</a> were further victims of “police brutality.” Cities burned as Democrat politicians refused to protect their own constituents, and the media asked viewers to ignore their own lying eyes as they described riots and destruction as “mostly peaceful.” While violence was allowed to explode in Democrat-run cities and states, the message was simple. “This is Trump’s America. Want the violence to end? Vote for Joe Biden.”
And what do you know? After Biden won the election, the attitude towards law enforcement suddenly changed. Riots became bad again. The notion of deploying the National Guard to defend against rioters which seemed so unpalatable during the months of violence prior to the election was suddenly far more acceptable to Democrat politicians — particularly so when they found themselves at risk of physical threat.
So, what changed?
Free Speech
Finally, the Left’s attitude towards free speech was one of political opportunism and ideological disrespect as they sought to place Joe Biden in the White House. While Trump was criticized for describing the press as the “enemy of the people,” the Left’s media apparatus mobilized against reality in favor of their chosen candidate.
While the examples are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-media-rigged-the-election-for-biden">numerous</a>, the most disgusting of all was the coordinated effort to suppress a <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/">true story</a> reported by the New York Post titled “Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad.” The story was dismissed by the legacy media and scrubbed from social media platforms, effectively erasing it from the political conversation.
It was only <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/politics/hunter-biden-tax-investigtation/index.html">after</a> the election when the legacy media decided that Hunter Biden was a person of interest. Not only that, the legacy media and their social media comrades engaged in an immediate vendetta against President Donald Trump and other conservatives, removing their accounts and even driving Parler from the internet itself. All while media personalities and pundits — after spending months intentionally spreading misinformation — pontificated on what must be done to fight the conservative “disinformation” machine.
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So, what changed? The answer is obvious to anyone who is willing to accept that not only was the Democratic Party willing to hold Americans hostage to gain power, but they succeeded.
Not only that, to some extent, we let it happen. As we face the unfortunate reality of unfettered Democratic Party control, we must ask ourselves one question.
Yes, the Democrats set the country on fire to win. But, in response, we gave them the keys to the castle. When we, the population, reward them for their moral crimes, how can we possibly expect them to change?
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth">@ighaworth</a>.
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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We Rewarded Democrats For Holding Us Hostage. Why Would They Change?

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The role of Vice President is an often vague and sometimes unimportant position. However, in the increasingly eventful and turbulent Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence has faced an array of unprecedented challenges — including grappling with the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Throughout Trump’s presidency — and particularly in its final days — we witnessed a demonstration of Pence’s true character. He is a good man, an honorable man, and a determined man, all characteristics which are scarce among modern politicians. In the last four years, he has been prodded, chastised, and condemned by every side, but has emerged unscathed and — more importantly — as an example of what American leadership could be. 
Pence the “religious zealot”
Since Trump’s unexpected electoral victory in 2016, Pence has been presented by the Left as the “religious zealot” required to mischaracterize American Christians. While Trump’s administration was riddled with public squabbles — often broadcast in real-time on Twitter — Pence often stood as a lone source of decency and dignity. When Pete Buttigieg pivoted to present himself as a pseudo-religious alternative for moderate conservatives, he openly attacked Pence as homophobe, hoping to capitalize on his own sexuality while playing up Pence&#8217;s supposed religious bigotry.
“If you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me — your quarrel, sir, is with my creator,” Buttigieg <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/08/politics/pete-buttigieg-mike-pence/index.html">said</a> in his rehearsed Obama-like oratory style. While others in the Trump administration — and certainly the president himself — would have responded defensively, or even aggressively, Pence’s <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/politics/mike-pence-pete-buttigieg-know-better/index.html">response</a> was an exhibition of discipline and control much lacking in the executive branch. “He knows better. He knows me.”
Pence the “sexist”
After the chaos of the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden, all eyes were on October’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.
Instead of the geriatric fever dream that was the first Trump-Biden debate, Pence delivered what conservatives should have demanded of the president. He was considered, calm, but uncompromising. He refused to let Harris avoid key issues, he punished her for her lies, and all while maintaining a polite and considered manner.
The Left’s response to Pence’s obvious victory was to ignore the substance of the debate entirely, and focus on “sexism.” Harris, a former District Attorney, Attorney General, and US Senator, suddenly became a maiden in need of defending as Dan Rather and George Stephanopolous arrived as her knights in shining armor to disqualify Pence for “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schow-the-sexism-of-the-media-and-faux-feminists-was-on-full-display-during-the-vp-debate">mansplaining</a>.”
Pence the “traitor”
The weeks following the election on November 3rd will be remembered as some of the darkest in modern American history, culminating in the despicable riots in Washington, D.C. on January 6th. While the chaos which caused this vacuum of reason was driven by multiple factors, it’s undeniable that one was Trump’s insistence on refusing to accept electoral defeat, pushing increasingly unsubstantiated claims of fraud. Not only was this narrative ultimately fruitless, it almost certainly drove down voter turnout in Georgia, thereby handing the US Senate over to the Democrats.
As we approached the confirmation of the electoral college, which would cement Joe Biden as President-elect, Trump reportedly turned on — arguably — his most reliable teammate. According to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/politics/mike-pence-trump.html">New York Times</a>, Trump pressured Pence to overturn the election, telling his Vice President that “You can either go down in history as a patriot, or you can go down in history as a pussy.” At a rally on January 4th, Trump presented Pence as the last hope for victory, saying “I hope Mike Pence comes through for us.”
When Pence followed the law and did his duty as Vice President of the United States, he was viewed as an enemy by those who had believed the claims of Trump and the voices he had elevated around him, with chants of “Hang Mike Pence” ringing out as rioters stormed the US Capitol building.
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There is a famous quote from Roy Bennett, “Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.”
Throughout his time as Vice President, whether being accused of homophobia, sexism, or treason, Mike Pence did what was right.
The Left will attempt to erase Pence’s legacy as one that is tarnished, and some on the Right will see him as the man who failed when they needed him most.
Instead, Mike Pence should be commended for doing what was right, despite it being far from easy and far from popular.
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth">@ighaworth</a>.
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Over the weekend, a new migrant caravan that had formed in Guatemala, with thousands hoping to make the long and dangerous journey north to the United States border, was halted by security forces before reaching the border with Honduras.
A statement from the Guatemalan president’s office said, “Guatemala’s message is loud and clear: These types of illegal mass movements will not be accepted, that’s why we are working together with the neighboring nations to address this as a regional issue.” According to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-55699540">BBC News</a>, migrants were met with “truncheons and tear gas,” as “Thousands of people were intercepted on a road near the border with Honduras on Sunday.” An estimated 7,000 people are believed to have entered the country in recent days.
While the attitude of the outgoing Trump administration has aligned in recent years with other Central American governments regarding the mass movement of migrants across borders, President-elect Joe Biden has made it clear that his administration will look to reverse his predecessor’s course. Speaking with NBC News, a member of Biden’s team <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-team-to-migrant-caravan-now-isnt-a-good-time-try-coming-later">said</a> “The situation at the border isn’t going to be transformed overnight. There’s help on the way, but now is not the time to make the journey.”
“We have to provide a message that help and hope is on the way, but coming right now does not make sense for their own safety … while we put into place processes that they may be able to access in the future,” the official said.
The incoming Biden administration is being preemptively criticized for their soft stance on the issue of illegal immigration, following <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-prioritize-legal-status-millions-immigrants/507-c4b881b3-06fe-4248-92f4-30fe560e41ac">reports</a> that “Biden will announce legislation his first day in office to provide a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the United States illegally,” and his “<a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/biden-deportations-immigration-activists">campaign promise</a> to stop all deportations for 100 days.” 
In addition, critics have pointed out that the sudden reemergence of migrant caravans corresponds precisely with Biden’s electoral victory, announcement of upcoming policies, and calls for those considering the journey to “wait.”
There are two primary factors which should concern both sides of the aisle regarding such forms of mass migration from Central America. The first is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Customs and Border Protection acting Commissioner Mark Morgan attempted to dissuade those considering or attempting the journey, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-team-to-migrant-caravan-now-isnt-a-good-time-try-coming-later">saying</a> that “The dangerous journey both puts you in harm’s way and endangers the lives and health of those in the US and regional countries through the potential spread of Covid-19.” Given Biden’s consistent promises to fight against the spread of the pandemic, enabling such mass movements of people in close proximity seems to counter such goals.
The second factor is the often ignored issue of the physical safety of the migrants. The route north towards the United States border is incredibly dangerous, with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/least-4-000-migrants-way-u-s-have-died-or-n944046">NBC News</a> reporting in 2018 that “at least 4,000 migrants” had died or gone missing in the last four years. 
“While migrants everywhere face risks, the Mexico route holds the added danger of drug trafficking and gang violence,” the report continues. “More than 37,000 people have gone missing throughout Mexico because of this violence, with the highest number in the border state of Tamaulipas, through which many migrants cross.”
With Biden’s administration openly signaling that United States border and illegal immigration policy is likely to change in 2021, it is highly probable that such dangerous attempts to travel north will continue for those desperate to escape poverty and violence. However, if Biden is truly concerned about COVID-19 or the safety of those making the journey, his policies are likely to achieve the opposite.
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth">@ighaworth</a>.
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Biden’s Immigration Policies Will Spark The Return Of Migrant Caravans

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