Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter, who was a die-hard supporter of Donald Trump before <a href="https://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/ann-coulter-gutless-president-in-wall-less-country/article_e9e2f4ac-0556-11e9-98bb-43f99674dde1.html">turning on him</a> midway through his presidency for not fulfilling his pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border, called for Trump&#8217;s backers to follow her lead in the wake of his federal indictment.
In a <a href="https://anncoulter.substack.com/p/the-trump-indictment?r=2i1yv&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">stinging column</a>, Coulter, the author of 2016’s “In Trump We Trust,” started by alleging that the documents Trump took to Mar-a-Lago “included information about our nuclear weapons programs, the defense capabilities of the U.S. and other countries, potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack, and plans for possible retaliation.”
“Plans to attack Iran drawn up by the Pentagon are NOT — as alleged in Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s Wall Street Journal five days after the indictment was released — ‘newspapers, press clippings, letters, notes, cards, [and] photographs [gathered by President Trump],’” Coulter wrote.
“Trump&#8217;s excuses — I declassified all of them! I complied with the Presidential Papers Act! It&#8217;s a political hit job! — are not only false, but irrelevant to the obstruction of justice counts against him,” she added.
Coulter, the author of more than a dozen books and a lawyer who once worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee, said even if Trump ultimately had a right to keep the disputed documents, he was still required to comply with a subpoena ordering him to turn them over.
“This is a basic requirement of Anglo-Saxon law. Otherwise, targets of investigations would fire up the shredding machines, evidence would disappear, and the legal system would grind to a halt,” she wrote. “Trump&#8217;s argument that he had a right to hide these documents from the government is the equivalent of Democrats&#8217; &#8216;EVERYBODY DOES IT!&#8217; defense of Bill Clinton&#8217;s perjury in the Paula Jones case,” she argued. “Like Trump, Clinton thought the underlying lawsuit against him was a political hit job, nobody&#8217;s business, his ‘private life.’ So he perjured himself dozens of times during his sworn deposition.”
If Republicans elect Trump as the party&#8217;s 2024 White House nominee, he will lose in the general election, Coulter predicted. If the GOP rallies behind another candidate, it could easily win, she wrote.
“Prosecuting Trump helps Biden get reelected,” she predicted, as well as winning Trump the nomination, “rather than a sane person who could point out that Joe is visibly decomposing before our eyes, Kamala is an imbecile, and their combined track record is appalling.”
Trump&#8217;s supporters can complain all they want about a double standard being applied to Trump, while Biden seemingly gets a pass for hoarding classified documents himself, she said, but it won&#8217;t matter.  
“Any Republican who thought he could get away with doing something illegal because Democrats did it first is too stupid to be our champion, much less the Republican nominee for president,” Coulter wrote. “You want to do something about the double standard, right-wingers? Run someone who enrages the left by winning, not by constantly creating legal messes benefiting no one but himself.”

Politicon 2018 – Day 1

‘Run Someone Who Enrages The Left By Winning’: Ann Coulter Calls For Nominee Other Than Trump

'Run Someone Who Enrages The Left By Winning': Ann Coulter Calls For Nominee Other Than Trump

2024 Election

Ann Coulter

Donald Trump

A Black Lives Matter activist who worked as a library staffer in Chattanooga, Tennesse, allegedly posted an Instagram video showing him burning books he’d taken home authored by former President Trump and columnist Ann Coulter. The library ultimately fired him. According to the former employee, he was a victim of racial discrimination.
Cameron “C-Grimey” Williams, 35, “started as a part-time library specialist at the downtown branch more than two years ago, helping to manage a computer room and maker space and conducting outreach campaigns encouraging residents to take advantage of the resources,” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/17/tennessee-library-book-burning-trump/">The Washington Pos</a>t reported. A rapper, according to the Post, he “helped organize demonstrations against police brutality last year.&#8221; The Post added, “he and other activists were <a href="https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/7/12/411901/Protest-Leaders-Mott-Williams-Face.aspx">arrested for allegedly</a> blocking an emergency vehicle, among other charges.”
Those other charges included taking a Sheriff’s flag and burning it, as the <a href="https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/7/12/411901/Protest-Leaders-Mott-Williams-Face.aspx">Chattanoogan</a> reported:
<blockquote>Marie Mott and Cameron Williams were charged by Chattanooga Police with obstructing an intersection and blocking an emergency vehicle. Later in the day, they were charged by the Hamilton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in connection with taking the Sheriff&#8217;s flag from the county jail and burning it at Miller Park. Chattanooga Police on Sunday morning said they had obtained warrants for multiple protesters, including Ms. Mott and Williams, &#8220;who engaged in illegal and dangerous activity&#8221; on Friday at or near the intersection of Market and East Main Streets. Police said the protesters blocked an emergency vehicle attempting to get to an active call for a vehicle crash with injuries. </blockquote>
The <a href="https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/dec/04/book-burning/537313/?bcsubid=9ad7411d-0f7b-490b-9206-47e8b79cfdea&amp;pbdialog=reg-wall-login-created-tfp">Chattanooga Times Free Press</a> reported on December 4: “In a video posted temporarily on Instagram on Tuesday, Williams appeared to burn copies of Coulter&#8217;s ‘How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)’ and Trump&#8217;s ‘Crippled America’ in an outdoor fire, spraying each with lighter fluid. ‘FDT,’ a Trump protest song by YG and Nipsey Hussle, played in the background.”
After the library was apprised of the video, Williams was placed on paid administrative leave. On February 10, he was fired.
According to the Post, Williams claims that he was instructed to look for damaged, outdated or untruthful books. Branch managers, Williams claimed, had informed employees they could bring home books that had been selected for removal. Williams says that he was targeted because of his history of activism, and that “his boss asked him to weed through the political science section, specifically citing his activist background and instructing him to take down titles that contained misinformation or where views, attitudes, or information had changed. Books more than 10 years old could also come off the shelves.”
The <a href="https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/dec/04/book-burning/537313/?bcsubid=9ad7411d-0f7b-490b-9206-47e8b79cfdea&amp;pbdialog=reg-wall-login-created-tfp">Times Free Press</a> reported that a library spokesperson said the library had trained Williams in the “rigorous and thorough stand practice” for how to deal with the books, adding that the process for book removal is dependent on publication date, circulation date and physical condition. When the library fired Williams, they stated he’d broken the rules by “improperly removing items from the Library’s collections,” the Post reported.
A spokesperson for the library told the Times Free Press that “personal feelings” should not have played a part in what books were retained by the library.
“It’s our job to ensure that all walks of life have access to information without judgment or prejudice,&#8221; said the spokesperson. &#8220;Whether these materials were actually destroyed in a fire or even if they were just removed, that does go against our policy. Because at the end of the day, we believe that censorship has no place in a library.”
Corinne Hill, the Chattanooga Public Library’s executive director, told the Post, “The City of Chattanooga has policies in place to protect the public’s interest, and we follow those directives.”
Williams told the Post, “Time after time, we’ve used old books for art projects. Time after time, employees have been encouraged to take books. This is a BS rule that doesn’t exist. They’re just using it to persecute me. … This is not the precedent on how this stuff is handled. To be frank, it’s because I’m a community member that’s been speaking for the betterment of Black people for several years.”
Williams concluded, “I was treated as a token Black man, but as soon as I speak forcefully for Black people, they essentially tried to assassinate my character.”

Donald Trump’s “Crippled America” Book Press Conference

BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. Now He’s Claiming Racial Discrimination.

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Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter is so mad she&#8217;s backing a Democrat.
Coulter was a &#8220;super-Trumper,&#8221; even penning a book titled &#8220;In Trump We Trust.&#8221; But she says she&#8217;s lost all faith in the president, calling him a “moron” and a “blithering idiot.&#8221;
And now, she&#8217;s going after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the GOP leader of the Senate. She wants McConnell to lose in November to Democratic opponent Amy McGrath, who recently won the party&#8217;s nomination after a tight race.
&#8220;The lovely Amy McGrath is a Marine Corps veteran. The average donation to her campaign is $36. Mitch McConnell is a broken-down old man owed [sic] by cheap labor lobbyists,&#8221; she wrote on Twitter, referencing McConnell&#8217;s support for some pro-immigration measures. She added &#8220;#DefeatMcConnell.&#8221;
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The lovely Amy McGrath is a Marine Corps veteran. The average donation to her campaign is $36. 
Mitch McConnell is a broken-down old man owed by cheap labor lobbyists.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DefeatMcConnell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DefeatMcConnell</a>
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1281688979411271686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Mitch McConnell is running this year in a CLOSE ELECTION,&#8221; she also wrote. &#8220;If we do not teach these betraying RINOs a lesson, we will be Charlie Brown with the football for our remaining time on earth. KENTUCKIANS: STAY HOME ON NOV 3!&#8221;
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Mitch McConnell is running this year in a CLOSE ELECTION. 
If we do not teach these betraying RINOs a lesson, we will be Charlie Brown with the football for our remaining time on earth.
KENTUCKIANS: STAY HOME ON NOV 3!
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1281693077325975556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Coulter also blasted a GOP group affiliated with McConnell that has been running ads to stop Kris Kobach, a Republican, in the Kansas Senate primary. Kobach is one of several candidates running in the Aug. 4 primary for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Pat Roberts, but &#8220;opponents believe Kobach is a liability due to his views and past record, including a failed 2018 campaign for governor, and would leave the seat vulnerable to being flipped by Democrats in November,&#8221; <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-backs-democrat-defeat-mitch-mcconnell-1517112">Newsweek</a> reports.
&#8220;The latest National Republican Senatorial Committee shows the MAGA candidate, Kris Kobach, beating the open borders candidate, Roger Marshall,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;So Mitch McConnell zoomed in with millions in dollars of ads DEFAMING Kobach as a &#8216;white supremacist.'&#8221;
Then she yelled: &#8220;PLEASE REPUBLICANS, VOTE AGAINST MCCONNELL AND NEVER GIVE HIM ANOTHER DIME.&#8221;
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The latest National Republican Senatorial Committee shows the MAGA candidate, Kris Kobach, beating the open borders candidate, Roger Marshall.
So Mitch McConnell zoomed in with millions in dollars of ads DEFAMING Kobach as a &quot;white supremacist.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DefeatMcConnell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DefeatMcConnell</a>
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1281688315071287297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Along with her friend Matt Drudge &#8212; who has turned against Trump in recent months &#8212; Coulter is clearly angered about the president&#8217;s inability to deliver on his border policy.
Her sudden change prompted <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/07/10/ann-coulter-endorsed-a-democrat/#6692cf001d48">Forbes</a> to publish an article headlined, &#8220;Ann Coulter Endorsed A Democrat Over Mitch McConnell — Has The GOP Meltdown Begun?&#8221;
<blockquote>Twitter lit up following Coulter’s Tweets, with many followers expressing shock at the conservative commentator’s uncharacteristic endorsement. Some comments questioned if her account had been hacked, while others bewilderingly welcomed her opposition to the Republican leader that has drawn the ire of Democrats for years. Many who have demonized Coulter for her various conservative and far-right positions, were at great pains to agree with her.
In many ways, however, Coulter’s stunning Tweets aren’t all that surprising given the deepening divide in the GOP as conservative leaders and commentators begin to wonder what a post-Trump Republican party would look like. With President Trump trailing former vice-president Joe Biden in most polls, many GOP insiders are openly speculating whether the President has a meaningful chance to win reelection. As a result, the race for the future of the Republican party is already be getting a head start in advance of the November election.</blockquote>
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Ann Coulter Calls Mitch McConnell ‘Broken-Down Old Man,’ Calls For His Defeat In November

Mitch McConnell

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions continued to spar on social media with President Donald Trump over the weekend as Sessions runs for his old Senate seat in Alabama this fall. Early Sunday, Sessions received support from conservative commentator Ann Coulter.
Trump&#8217;s attacks come as Sessions is fighting to regain his U.S. Senate seat after he stepped down to join the administration as attorney general in 2017. Trump is angry with Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation from the get-go, a move that allowed the investigation to drag on.
After a going at it with the president on Friday, Sessions wrote on Saturday, &#8220;.@realDonaldTrump: Mr. President, Alabama can and does trust me, as do conservatives across the country. Perhaps you’ve forgotten. They trusted me when I stepped out and put that trust on the line for you.&#8221;
Trump attacked Sessions in a quote retweet of Session&#8217;s tweet, which is a rare move for Trump, writing, &#8220;Jeff, you had your chance &amp; you blew it. Recused yourself ON DAY ONE (you never told me of a problem), and ran for the hills. You had no courage, &amp; ruined many lives. The dirty cops, &amp; others, got caught by better &amp; stronger people than you. Hopefully this slime will pay a big price. You should drop out of the race &amp; pray that super liberal @DougJones, a weak &amp; pathetic puppet for Crazy Nancy Pelosi &amp; Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, gets beaten badly. He voted for impeachment based on “ZERO”. Disgraced Alabama. Coach @TTuberville will be a GREAT Senator!&#8221;
Late on Saturday night, Sessions responded, &#8220;I will never apologize for following the law and serving faithfully and with honor. Neither of us knew about the phony investigation into our campaign until after I was sworn in. As you will recall, I recommended firing @Comey from the very beginning.&#8221;
Sessions continued, &#8220;You and I fight for the same agenda. @TTuberville is so weak he won’t debate me &amp; too weak for Alabama. AL will vote for you this fall, but Alabama will not take orders from Washington on who to send to the Senate. @realDonaldTrump&#8221;
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You and I fight for the same agenda. <a href="https://twitter.com/TTuberville?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TTuberville</a> is so weak he won’t debate me &amp; too weak for Alabama. AL will vote for you this fall, but Alabama will not take orders from Washington on who to send to the Senate. <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>
&mdash; Jeff Sessions (@jeffsessions) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffsessions/status/1264386854557757444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Ann Coulter came to Sessions&#8217; defense early on Sunday morning, slinging a barb at Trump on Twitter, &#8220;3 years ago, a complete moron of a president told NBC&#8217;s Lester Holt, &#8216;I was going to fire Comey. &#8230; [W]hen I decided to just do it I said to myself, I said, &#8216;You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story.&#8217; BAM! SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!&#8221;
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3 years ago, a complete moron of a president told NBC&#39;s Lester Holt, &quot;I was going to fire Comey. &#8230; [W]hen I decided to just do it I said to myself, I said, &#39;You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story.&#39;&quot; BAM! SPECIAL PROSECUTOR! <a href="https://t.co/fIzHtmbOfR">https://t.co/fIzHtmbOfR</a>
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1264476818914127872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Coulter continued: &#8220;GREAT WORK IN THE LAST ALABAMA SENATE RACE, MR. PRESIDENT! Keep it up and we&#8217;ll have zero Republican senators. The next Republican president will be elected in the year 4820.&#8221;
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GREAT WORK IN THE LAST ALABAMA SENATE RACE, MR. PRESIDENT! Keep it up and we&#39;ll have zero Republican senators. The next Republican president will be elected in the year 4820. <a href="https://t.co/fIzHtmbOfR">https://t.co/fIzHtmbOfR</a>
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1264479845523894278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Coulter added: &#8220;Sessions HAD to recuse himself, you complete blithering idiot. YOU did not have to go on Lester Holt&#8217;s show and announce you fired Comey over the Russian investigation. That&#8217;s what got you a Special Prosecutor.&#8221;
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Sessions HAD to recuse himself, you complete blithering idiot. YOU did not have to go on Lester Holt&#39;s show and announce you fired Comey over the Russian investigation. That&#39;s what got you a Special Prosecutor. <a href="https://t.co/fIzHtmbOfR">https://t.co/fIzHtmbOfR</a>
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1264480337687650305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trump attacked Sessions and endorsed his opponent, former football coach Tommy Tuberville, in a tweet on Friday, writing, “3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began. Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions. He let our Country down. That’s why I endorsed Coach Tommy Tuberville, the true supporter of our #MAGA agenda!”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sessions-hits-back-at-trump-after-president-continues-to-bash-him-youre-damn-fortunate-i-did-my-job">Sessions responded by writing</a>, “@realdonaldtrump Look, I know your anger, but recusal was required by law. I did my duty &amp; you’re damn fortunate I did. It protected the rule of law &amp; resulted in your exoneration. Your personal feelings don’t dictate who Alabama picks as their senator, the people of Alabama do.”
“Tuberville’s a coward who is rightly too afraid to debate me,” Sessions continued. “He says you’re wrong on China &amp; trade. He wants to bring in even more foreign workers to take American jobs. That’s not your agenda and it’s not mine or Alabama’s. I know Alabama. Tuberville doesn’t.”
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Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Primary Election Rally In Alabama

Sessions Continues To Spar With Trump: ‘You And I Fight For The Same Agenda’. Ann Coulter Backs Sessions.

Jeff Sessions

On Wednesday night, an <a href="https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/21/ann-coulter-event-met-with-more-than-a-thousand-protesters/">estimated</a> 1,000-plus people showed up to protest a speech from conservative firebrand Ann Coulter at UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Hall. Notably, many of those &#8220;protesting&#8221; the speech had the express goal of shutting down the speech, as opposed to just voicing their differing views.
At one point during the raucous protesting, a young female student trying to enter the speech was allegedly physically assaulted and harassed by a mob of left-wingers. One protester, posing as an event organizer, also stole the young lady&#8217;s ticket to the speech, according to journalist Andy Ngo.
&#8220;Go home! Go home! Go home!&#8221; the left-wing protesters shouted, as disturbing video footage of the incident shows.
A voice can then be heard asking the student if they could please see her ticket. After the girl cooperates and hands over her ticket, to a person she seemingly believes is an event coordinator, the left-wing protesters break out in piercing screams, cheers, and laughter over their successful trick.
The young woman is also repeatedly shoved by both male and female protesters.
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Left-wing protesters at <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBerkeley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UCBerkeley</a> block a woman from entering Wheeler Hall for the <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a> event. A protester then pretends to be with the event organizers in order to steal the woman’s ticket. <a href="https://t.co/z4YrZXsVqX">pic.twitter.com/z4YrZXsVqX</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1197404088201121793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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In another video, the same young girl is shoved and screamed at further. One female left-wing protester yells: &#8220;Get the f*** out of here, b****!&#8221;
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“Get the f— out of here, bitch!” Far-left protesters block and scream at woman attempting to get to Wheeler Hall for the <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a> event. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/xroAvCWT9l">pic.twitter.com/xroAvCWT9l</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1197404945164599296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Coulter commented on the assault via Twitter, captioning Ngo&#8217;s tweet: &#8220;They hate the Coulter ticket holder because she&#8217;s pretty and has long blonde hair.&#8221;
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They hate the Coulter ticket holder because she&#39;s pretty and has long blonde hair. <a href="https://t.co/vhXJfZTCLE">https://t.co/vhXJfZTCLE</a>
&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1197546255787802624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Additional reporting from Ngo shows anti-Coulter protesters forming &#8220;a human wall with linked arms to block others from entering&#8221; the speech.
(If you&#8217;re struck right now by the irony of protesters who take issue with Coulter&#8217;s immigration stances forming a human wall and shouted &#8220;go home&#8221; to others, you are not alone.)
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Left-wing protesters at <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBerkeley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UCBerkeley</a> form a human wall with linked arms to block others from entering the <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a> speech earlier tonight. <a href="https://t.co/938ZWCP8b7">pic.twitter.com/938ZWCP8b7</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1197403507671715842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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A protester waving a transgender flag joins a chorus of others shouting &#8220;f*** you&#8221; to officers manning the event, video shows.
&#8220;Far-left protesters curse expletives at police who guarded Wheeler Hall at [UC Berkeley] where [Ann Coulter] spoke. The protesters also prevented some from attending the event by forming a wall. <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/antifa?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#antifa</a>,&#8221; Ngo captioned the video tweet.
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Far-left protesters curse expletives at police who guarded Wheeler Hall at <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBerkeley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UCBerkeley</a> where <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a> spoke. The protesters also prevented some from attending the event by forming a wall. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/TvG1Oj5HU7">pic.twitter.com/TvG1Oj5HU7</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1197405624117555200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;In addition to far-left student protesters, outsider agitators with antifa groups By Any Means Necessary and Refuse Fascism amassed at [UC Berkeley] to prevent people from seeing [Ann Coulter] speak,&#8221; the journalist wrote in a subsequent video tweet.
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In addition to far-left student protesters, outsider agitators with antifa groups By Any Means Necessary and Refuse Fascism amassed at <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBerkeley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UCBerkeley</a> to prevent people from seeing <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a> speak. <a href="https://t.co/TZp4QLDNvN">pic.twitter.com/TZp4QLDNvN</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1197406290948968448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Coulter’s speech, hosted by the Berkeley College Republicans, or BCR, was titled &#8216;Adios, America!&#8217; after her 2015 book on U.S. immigration policy,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/21/ann-coulter-event-met-with-more-than-a-thousand-protesters/">The Daily Californian</a> reported. &#8220;The event comes two years after Coulter previously <a href="https://www.dailycal.org/2017/04/26/ann-coulter-says-no-longer-hosting-planned-speaking-event-april-27/">withdrew</a> from her campus speech because of safety concerns.&#8221;
&#8220;Campus junior Abel De La Cruz, an organizer with By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, said they planned to protest and shut down Coulter’s speech because her language allegedly &#8216;incites violence against communities of color,'&#8221; the outlet noted. &#8220;Students and members of the Berkeley community began gathering outside of Wheeler Hall by 4 p.m., holding signs that read &#8216;shut down Coulter,&#8217; &#8216;shut down the concentration camps now&#8217; and &#8216;Trump must go by any means necessary,&#8217; among other things. About 6:15 p.m., an outline of Adolf Hitler was seen projected on the Campanile.&#8221;
According to the UC Berkeley Police, &#8220;multiple masked protesters&#8221; were &#8220;arrested&#8221; outside Coulter&#8217;s speech.
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Multiple masked protesters arrested at tonight&#39;s campus event. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnnCoulter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnnCoulter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ucberkeley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ucberkeley</a>
&mdash; UC Police, Berkeley (@UCPD_Cal) <a href="https://twitter.com/UCPD_Cal/status/1197369474044743681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Female Student Assaulted, Harassed, Robbed By Protesting Mob At Coulter Speech: ‘Get The F*** Out Of Here, B****!’

University of California Berkeley

Last Tuesday, the editorial staff of the Daily Californian, the student newspaper for the University of California, Berkeley, authored and published an editorial entitled <a href="https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/12/expecting-useful-dialogue-from-coulter-is-futile/">“Expecting useful dialogue from Coulter is futile”</a> in response to Ann Coulter’s impending November 20th speech on campus. The argument laid out by the editorial board only serves to confirm conservatives’ suspicions about the state of present-day American institutions of higher education — suspicions that UC-Berkeley and the Daily Californian have attempted to rebuff since the school became the forefront of the campus culture war in the wake of the 2016 election.
I won’t attempt to hide my bias like the Daily Californian. As the former president of the organization bringing Coulter to campus, the Berkeley College Republicans, I have an interest in seeing this event succeed. But that doesn’t invalidate my critique of the editorial board’s logic.
At the beginning of the piece, the editorial board claims that “there are many more qualified authorities on immigration beyond Coulter,” despite the fact that Coulter is considered one of the most prominent influences on Donald Trump’s immigration policy in 2016.
Of course, they dare not give alternate suggestions as to who we might bring instead — but those speakers, conservative speakers, they swear, are out there.
What if the Berkeley College Republicans brought Stephen Miller to Berkeley’s campus? Undoubtedly, his current role as a senior policy advisor to President Trump — on matters of immigration, specifically — would classify him as a “more qualified authority on immigration” than Coulter. But would a visitation from Miller elicit a different response? Probably not. Would a visit from a conservative who is more pro-legal immigration than Coulter be received more cordially? No. I can say this with certainty because this is the same talking point the campus Left has trotted out every time a prominent conservative comes to speak on campus. The campus Left’s rejection of these speakers has nothing to do with the speakers’ previous work experience and everything to do with the fact that they are bringing right-wing viewpoints to campus.
The editorial goes on to say: “In theory, interacting with speakers who have differing views is a healthy way to encourage useful political discourse. But the fact of the matter is, Ann Coulter is absolutely not the person to bring in for productive dialogue, and the event’s current structure does not give space for audience members to engage with Coulter. The event’s public webpage doesn’t list any time for a Q&amp;A, nor is the event itself a panel; so how is this event supposed to be facilitating dialogue without the act of opening space for, well, dialogue?” Again, we see the liberal establishment on campus falling back to creating constantly shifting, malleable, and inconsistent standards.
The assertion that it is impossible to have productive dialogue when both sides of the political spectrum are not equitably represented in a forum provided by an overtly partisan campus institution seeking to provide a counter-narrative to the predominant campus narrative is ridiculous. By their own logic, every forum created to have dialogue, not only at UC-Berkeley but also throughout the entire UC system, is now invalidated given the overtly partisan actions taken by the <a href="https://campusreform.org/?ID=13993">UC system against the Trump administration</a> for rescinding DACA. Furthermore, these standard are ones that the Left is completely uninterested in upholding in the classroom itself, where the presentation of information is anything but equitable.
If these truth-seeking journalists actually did their job and researched the major campus events the Berkeley College Republicans have hosted, they’d know that we host events in both panel and lecture formats, and that every event comes with a substantial amount of time allotted for Q&amp;A from the audience.
But what else should we expect from the next generation of our journalistic firefighters?
The editorial board attempts to shift the blame for campus disruptions that have cost the UC-Berkeley campus hundreds of thousands of dollars in security and damages from those protestors trying to create a heckler’s veto to the Republican students who unapologetically seek a voice on Berkeley’s hyper-liberal campus.
This type of response to the Right’s representation on campus is the direct result of the Left’s domination of academia that has protected and justified leftist students’ conflation of argumentation with literal assault for decades. The result: Students with a weak command of history and wavering principles they can’t defend, making them incredibly susceptible to being whipped up into these childish frenzies every time a conservative or Republican comes to campus.
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If you’re interested in attending Coulter’s speech at UC-Berkeley, purchase tickets <a href="https://secure-tickets.berkeley.edu/14812?fbclid=IwAR3kUAep94ZArYQzuSKKhigE_EBQ1MYqCc8TdQ3u-1MFHnNIIRyMPjFVuaU">here</a>.

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DEVLIN: UC-Berkeley Students Blame Campus Republicans And Coulter For Possible Event Disruptions

College Republicans

Protest

On Thursday, President Trump gave a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-modernizing-immigration-system-stronger-america/&#8203;">speech</a> in the Rose Garden regarding his plans for immigration and border security.
During his speech, the president touched on several key aspects of his plan, including &#8220;investment in technology&#8221; in order to prevent the crossing of illegal substances, a &#8220;self-sustaining border security trust fund,&#8221; which &#8220;will be financed by the fees and revenues generated at the border crossings,&#8221; fixing the asylum laws as well as developing a more merit-based immigration system, and continuing to build the physical wall along the southern border.
Author and commentator Ann Coulter blasted the president as she live-tweeted his speech:
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I.Q. TEST: Was the chant at Trump rallies &#8230;
1) &#8220;make the border operationally secure!&#8221;
2) &#8220;develop border security programs!&#8221;
3) &#8220;invest in technology at the border!&#8221;
4) BUILD THE WALL!
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129094556400705537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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What happened to the total immigration moratorium? We need a break!
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129096077674721281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Why are Republicans always so anxious to say they want to bring in MORE immigrants? &#8220;Screw you, voters &#8211; we prefer foreigners.&#8221;
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129097135364943874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The word &#8220;wall&#8221; has not crossed the president&#8217;s lips, lambchop. Only BS euphemisms that mean &#8220;You&#8217;re Never Getting a Wall&#8221; &#8212; e.g. &#8220;border security!&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/4YFVU47VFY">https://t.co/4YFVU47VFY</a>
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129097650077413377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Also, we want immigrants to compete with Chamber of Commerce lobbyists and the Koch Brothers.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129098249548259330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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One other thing we give immigrants: Preference over Americans in college admissions and government contracts.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129098781927104514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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If Democrats didn&#8217;t hate America so much, they&#8217;d attack Trump&#8217;s immigration bill as a gift to the Koch brothers.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129099567339843585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Great that Trump wants language proficiency for immigrants. How about language proficiency for presidents?
wall /wôl/ noun
1.a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129099898786336773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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If you become VERY proficient at English, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>, someday you will understand the meaning of the word &#8220;WALL.&#8221;
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129099960543260672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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MSM: Trump&#8217;s immigration bill does nothing about &#8220;Dreamers.&#8221; No, doing &#8220;nothing,&#8221; means they get to stay &#8212; and yet another year goes by with no enforcement against millions of illegal aliens.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129101976472608769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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NO WALL. KEEPS SAME MASSIVE LEVELS OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION. And this is the rube-bait campaign document, not even a serious bill.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1129102821012459520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;What happened to the total immigration moratorium? We need a break!&#8221;
&#8220;Why are Republicans always so anxious to say they want to bring in MORE immigrants? &#8216;Screw you, voters &#8211; we prefer foreigners.'&#8221;
&#8220;The word &#8216;wall&#8217; has not crossed the president&#8217;s lips, lambchop. Only BS euphemisms that mean &#8216;You&#8217;re Never Getting a Wall&#8217; &#8212; e.g. &#8216;border security!'&#8221;
&#8220;Also, we want immigrants to compete with Chamber of Commerce lobbyists and the Koch Brothers.&#8221;
&#8220;One other thing we give immigrants: Preference over Americans in college admissions and government contracts.&#8221;
&#8220;If Democrats didn&#8217;t hate America so much, they&#8217;d attack Trump&#8217;s immigration bill as a gift to the Koch brothers.&#8221;
&#8220;Great that Trump wants language proficiency for immigrants. How about language proficiency for presidents? wall /wôl/ noun 1.a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.&#8221;
&#8220;If you become VERY proficient at English, @realDonaldTrump, someday you will understand the meaning of the word &#8216;WALL.'&#8221;
&#8220;MSM: Trump&#8217;s immigration bill does nothing about &#8216;Dreamers.&#8217; No, doing &#8216;nothing,&#8217; means they get to stay &#8212; and yet another year goes by with no enforcement against millions of illegal aliens.&#8221;
&#8220;NO WALL. KEEPS SAME MASSIVE LEVELS OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION. And this is the rube-bait campaign document, not even a serious bill.&#8221;
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Notwithstanding the author&#8217;s criticisms pertaining to DREAMers, preferences, and an immigration &#8220;moratorium,&#8221; Coulter doesn&#8217;t seem to have heard President Trump&#8217;s line regarding the wall.
During his speech, the president said (emphasis added):
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To make certain that we are constantly making the upgrades we need, our proposal creates a permanent and self-sustaining border security trust fund. This will be financed by the fees and revenues generated at the border crossings itself.
Importantly, we&#8217;re already building the wall, and we should have close to 400 miles built by the end of next year, and probably even more than that. It&#8217;s going up very rapidly. And I want to thank the Army Corps of Engineers. They&#8217;re doing a fantastic job on the wall. And that&#8217;s a wall that is desperately needed.
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It&#8217;s unclear if Coulter&#8217;s criticism regarding the wall is due to a misunderstanding, or if she is simply troubled by the fact that Trump only mentioned the physical barrier briefly as part of a much larger plan.
In the past, Coulter was an ardent supporter of Trump, even writing a book, titled &#8220;In Trump We Trust.&#8221; However, as the first two years of Trump&#8217;s presidency passed with little progress on the wall &#8211; his signature issue during the campaign &#8211; Coulter began to sour on the president.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/trump-unfollows-ann-coulter-on-twitter-after-months-of-border-wall-criticism/ar-BBRdChL">The Wrap</a> in December, Coulter blasted President Trump:
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In the end, we&#8217;ll probably find out &#8220;wall&#8221; was Trump&#8217;s &#8220;safe word&#8221; with Stormy Daniels. It&#8217;s just something he blurts out whenever he&#8217;s in trouble&#8230;
His business is convincing people with lowbrow taste to give him their money. Either Trump never intended to build the wall and was scamming voters all along, or he has no idea how to get it done and zero interest in finding out.
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You can read the president&#8217;s entire speech <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-modernizing-immigration-system-stronger-america/">here</a>, or watch it below:
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Ann Coulter Blasts Trump Over Immigration And Border Speech; Claims He Didn’t Use The Word ‘Wall’

Illegal Immigration

Southern Border

Ann Coulter has taken her anti-immigration stance to a whole new level. Now, the former Trump enthusiast says that she would be willing to vote for socialist Bernie Sanders if he were to take a hardline stance on immigration.
According to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ann-coulter-says-shed-consider-vote-for-bernie-sanders">Fox News</a>, Coulter delivered her comments about the famed democratic socialist in a preview clip from PBS&#8217;s &#8220;Firing Line with Margaret Hoover.&#8221; When asked if she would support Bernie Sanders if he campaigned on &#8220;getting rid of low-skilled workers&#8221; to try to secure higher wages for others, Coulter said she would.
&#8220;If he went back to his original position, which is the pro-blue-collar position. I mean, it totally makes sense with him,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If he went back to that position, I&#8217;d vote for him. I might work for him. I don&#8217;t care about the rest of the socialist stuff. Just &#8212; can we do something for ordinary Americans?&#8221;
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Ann Coulter feeling the Bern? The conservative commentator says Sanders has supported immigration policies that could earn him her vote, adding she&#8217;d be willing to overlook &#8220;the rest of the socialist stuff.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8vH4LAWmVP">pic.twitter.com/8vH4LAWmVP</a>
&#8212; Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (@FiringLineShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/FiringLineShow/status/1118611746451853312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Fox News noted that Coulter was referencing Sanders opposing an immigration reform bill in 2007 that he claimed would drive down wages for workers. Most recently, Sanders hinted he was opposed to open borders.
&#8220;What we need is comprehensive immigration reform,&#8221; Sanders said earlier this month. &#8220;If you open the borders, my God, there&#8217;s a lot of poverty in this world, and you&#8217;re going to have people from all over the world. And I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s something that we can do at this point. Can&#8217;t do it. So that is not my position.&#8221;
Coulter&#8217;s purported willingness to vote for Sanders if he adopted a hardline immigration stance is just one more indicator that she has distanced herself from Trump, allegedly for his not holding up his campaign promise to build the wall. Since 2016, she has single-handedly turned immigration into her signature issue, employing some rather extreme hyperbole at times in promoting it. For instance, during the 2016 presidential primary, she went as far as to say that then-candidate Trump <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/17/coulter-trump-can-perform-abortions-white-house/">could perform abortions </a>in the White House so long as he kept his promises on immigration.
As President Trump&#8217;s tenure continued, Coulter grew increasingly impatient with the man she campaigned feverishly for in 2016, regularly bashing him on Twitter and in her articles for not keeping his campaign promises. Their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/44593/trump-vs-coulter-gets-pretty-funny-james-barrett">feud reached a fever pitch</a> earlier this year when President Trump told reporters she was &#8220;off the reservation.&#8221;
&#8220;Ann Coulter, I don&#8217;t know her,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I hardly know her. I haven&#8217;t spoken to her in way over a year. But the press loves saying &#8216;Ann Coulter.&#8217; Probably if I did speak to her, she&#8217;d be very nice. &#8230; I would speak to her, I have nothing against her; in fact, I like her for one reason: When they asked her like right at the beginning, &#8216;Who&#8217;s going to win the election?&#8217; she said, &#8220;Donald Trump.&#8217; And the two people that asked her that question smiled; they said, &#8216;You&#8217;re kidding, aren&#8217;t you?&#8217; She said, &#8216;Nope. Donald Trump.&#8217; So I like her.&#8221;
&#8220;But she&#8217;s off the reservation,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But anybody that knows her understands that.&#8221;

Ann Coulter: I Would Vote For Bernie Sanders If He Changed Immigration Policy

2020 Election

Bernie Sanders

Immigration

Not too long ago she was declaring &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trump-We-Trust-Pluribus-Awesome/dp/0735214468">In Trump We Trust</a>&#8221; and preemptively forgiving him if for <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/17/coulter-trump-can-perform-abortions-white-house/">aborting babies</a> at the White House because his immigration plan was so terrific, now Ann Coulter is regularly enjoying some serious Trump taunting, and he&#8217;s firing back.
After she repeatedly shamed him for failing to secure funding for the &#8220;big, beautiful wall&#8221; on the southern border, Trump smacked his formerly biggest fan over the weekend.
&#8220;Wacky Nut Job @AnnCoulter, who still hasn&#8217;t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of Far Left Radicals against me (not to mention certain Republicans who are sadly unwilling to fight), I am winning on the Border,&#8221; Trump said in a pair of tweets Saturday. &#8220;Major sections of Wall are being built and renovated, with MUCH MORE to follow shortly. Tens of thousands of illegals are being apprehended (captured) at the Border and NOT allowed into our Country. With another President, millions would be pouring in. I am stopping an invasion as the Wall gets built.&#8221;
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Wacky Nut Job <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a>, who still hasn&#8217;t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of Far Left Radicals against me (not to mention certain Republicans who are sadly unwilling to fight), I am winning on the Border. Major sections of Wall are being built&#8230;
&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1104503216111321089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8230;.and renovated, with MUCH MORE to follow shortly. Tens of thousands of illegals are being apprehended (captured) at the Border and NOT allowed into our Country. With another President, millions would be pouring in. I am stopping an invasion as the Wall gets built. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MAGA</a>
&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1104505623293710337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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During an event at for the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Monday, Coulter slapped back at Trump, providing her own label for him: &#8220;shallow, narcissistic conman,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ann-coulter-hits-back-at-trump-for-wacky-nut-job-taunt">Washington Examiner</a> reported.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know why he doesn&#8217;t just ignore me,&#8221; she said, the Palm Beach Post&#8217;s George Bennett reported. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t mind ignoring the rest of his base.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a> on &#8220;Wacky Nut Job&#8221; slam by <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why he doesn&#8217;t just ignore me. He doesn&#8217;t mind ignoring the rest of his base.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/q5vdOxb8kd">pic.twitter.com/q5vdOxb8kd</a>
&#8212; George Bennett (@gbennettpost) <a href="https://twitter.com/gbennettpost/status/1105211635336208389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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On Tuesday, Coulter took some more shots at Trump, this time in a statement to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6800481/Ann-Coulter-Trump-shallow-narcissistic-lying-conman-doesnt-intend-build-wall.html">Daily Mail</a> &#8212; and this time adding a bit more flair.
&#8220;The President&#8217;s tweet says he&#8217;s already building the Wall. Could he give me the precise latitude and longitude of its location? Also, how many miles long is it?&#8221; she taunted. &#8220;I want to throw a party there and need the exact coordinates.&#8221;
The public feud between Trump and Coulter really started revving up back in February, when Trump officially declared Coulter &#8220;off the reservation&#8221; after she had taken some swipes at him.
&#8220;Ann Coulter, I don&#8217;t know her,&#8221; he told reporters in response to questions about the potential influence of conservative voices on his policy. &#8220;I hardly know her. I haven&#8217;t spoken to her in way over a year. But the press loves saying &#8216;Ann Coulter.&#8217; Probably if I did speak to her, she&#8217;d be very nice. &#8230; I would speak to her, I have nothing against her; in fact, I like her for one reason: When they asked her like right at the beginning, &#8216;Who&#8217;s going to win the election?&#8217; she said, &#8220;Donald Trump.&#8217; And the two people that asked her that question smiled; they said, &#8216;You&#8217;re kidding, aren&#8217;t you?&#8217; She said, &#8216;Nope. Donald Trump.&#8217; So I like her.&#8221;
&#8220;But she&#8217;s off the reservation,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But anybody that knows her understands that.&#8221;
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Pres. Trump on Ann Coulter, right-wing commentator who has been critical of the president&#8217;s actions on immigration: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know her. I hardly know her&#8230;I just don&#8217;t have the time to speak to her.&#8221;
&#8220;I like her, but she&#8217;s off the reservation.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/xb0BBhlx7T">https://t.co/xb0BBhlx7T</a> <a href="https://t.co/PAm4vU9DVE">pic.twitter.com/PAm4vU9DVE</a>
&#8212; ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1096447847698882560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Coulter responded with perhaps her strongest public jab at Trump so far.
&#8220;Thank God he&#8217;s released me from any responsibility for what he&#8217;s been doing,&#8221; she told KABC in a radio interview in mid-February, <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/15/ann_coulter_the_only_national_emergency_is_that_our_president_is_an_idiot.html">RCP</a> reported. &#8220;That was the biggest favor anyone could do for me today.&#8221;
&#8220;The country is over, by the way, that&#8217;s why,&#8221; she added. As for &#8220;national emergency,&#8221; he was just &#8220;fooling the rubes&#8221; with that stunt, she said.
&#8220;Forget the fact that he&#8217;s digging his own grave,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot.&#8221;
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Trump Vs. Coulter Gets Pretty Funny

On Saturday, President Trump sent out two tweets slamming political commentator and author Ann Coulter:
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Wacky Nut Job <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnnCoulter</a>, who still hasn&#8217;t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of Far Left Radicals against me (not to mention certain Republicans who are sadly unwilling to fight), I am winning on the Border. Major sections of Wall are being built&#8230;
&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1104503216111321089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8230;.and renovated, with MUCH MORE to follow shortly. Tens of thousands of illegals are being apprehended (captured) at the Border and NOT allowed into our Country. With another President, millions would be pouring in. I am stopping an invasion as the Wall gets built. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MAGA</a>
&#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1104505623293710337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Wacky Nut Job @AnnCoulter, who still hasn&#8217;t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of Far Left Radicals against me (not to mention certain Republicans who are sadly unwilling to fight), I am winning on the Border. Major sections of Wall are being built&#8230;
&#8230;and renovated, with MUCH MORE to follow shortly. Tens of thousands of illegals are being apprehended (captured) at the Border and NOT allowed into our Country. With another President, millions would be pouring in. I am stopping an invasion as the Wall gets built. #MAGA
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Coulter was previously a champion of the president, even writing a book prior to his election titled, &#8220;In Trump We Trust.&#8221; However, her position on Trump has soured over the course of his first two years in office due to his failure to keep his signature promise, which was the construction of a wall along the southern border of the United States.
On Friday, Coulter tweeted: &#8220;Proposed topic for next week&#8217;s column: Does Trump Want to Stop the Invasion?&#8221; This might have been the reason for the president&#8217;s tweet against Coulter.
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Proposed topic for next week&#8217;s column: Does Trump Want to Stop the Invasion? <a href="https://t.co/QgyYC1eOfF">https://t.co/QgyYC1eOfF</a>
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1104016997438902273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2019</a></blockquote>
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On January 25, following a government shutdown that lasted a record 35 days, President Trump <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/25/government-shutdown-president-trump-anounces-deal-what-to-know/2680685002/">signed</a> a spending bill that would fund the government for three weeks. On February 15, the president signed another spending bill that provided just $1.375 billion for border security, more than $4 billion shy of his prior demands.
Trump then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43540/multiple-conservative-republican-lawmakers-voice-frank-camp">declared</a> a national emergency, allowing him to pull approximately $8.1 billion in funding from various agencies and programs, and allocate it to the border.
A White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-border-security-victory/">press release</a> detailed where the money would come from:
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About $601 million from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
Up to $2.5 billion under the Department of Defense funds transferred for Support for Counterdrug Activities (Title 10 United States Code, section 284).
Up to $3.6 billion reallocated from Department of Defense military construction projects under the President&#8217;s declaration of a national emergency (Title 10 United States Code, section 2808).
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The House of Representatives <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/698345376/house-passes-resolution-to-block-trumps-national-emergency-declaration">voted</a> to block Trump&#8217;s emergency declaration in a 245-182 vote in late-February, and the Senate is expected to challenge it in the coming week. However, the president has indicated that he will <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/here-comes-president-trumps-first-veto">veto</a> that challenge.
Upon announcing the declaration, Trump <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/43540/multiple-conservative-republican-lawmakers-voice-frank-camp">said</a> he expected to be &#8220;sued,&#8221; but countered by claiming that the United States is subject to &#8220;an invasion of drugs and criminals coming into our country,&#8221; which is difficult to stop without a physical barrier. &#8220;With a wall, it would be very easy,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;So I think that we will be very successful in court.&#8221;
On Sunday, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-wall-exclusive/exclusive-in-budget-trump-to-ask-congress-for-8-6-billion-for-border-wall-idUSKBN1QR0CW">Reuters</a> reported that Trump is allegedly planning to ask &#8220;for an additional $8.6 billion&#8221; in his 2020 budget for further border barrier construction.
The funding &#8220;would include $5 billion from the Department of Homeland Security budget and $3.6 billion from the Pentagon&#8217;s military construction budget.&#8221; Additionally, the &#8220;budget proposal will also include another $3.6 million in military construction funding to make up for any projects delayed by the wall, officials said,&#8221; according to Reuters.
Because the House of Representatives is under Democratic control, the possibility of passing such a budget is essentially zero. The president&#8217;s reported request could drive another budget showdown later this year.

Trump Slams Ann Coulter, Reportedly Plans To Ask For Additional $8.6 Billion In Border Security Funding

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On Friday, following his announcement that he would declare a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43518/10-am-today-trump-declare-border-emergency-can-joseph-curl">national emergency</a> in order to fund construction of a southern border wall, President Trump took questions from reporters.
One reporter asked the president the following <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/15/trumps-bewildering-national-emergency-press-conference-annotated/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.2f5661f9fd42">question</a>: &#8220;Could you tell us to what degree some of the outside conservative voices helped to shape your views on this national emergency?&#8221;
Trump <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/15/trumps-bewildering-national-emergency-press-conference-annotated/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.2f5661f9fd42">replied</a>, saying that Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity is &#8220;a terrific supporter of what I do,&#8221; but &#8220;if I changed my views, he wouldn&#8217;t be with me.&#8221; He also praised commentators Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, and Tucker Carlson. The president added, however, that &#8220;they don&#8217;t decide policy.&#8221;
He then spoke about Ann Coulter:
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In fact, if I went opposite &#8212; I mean, they have somebody, Ann Coulter. I don&#8217;t know her. I hardly know her. I haven&#8217;t spoken to her in way over a year. But the press loves saying, &#8220;Ann Coulter.&#8221;
Probably if I did speak to her, she&#8217;d be very nice. I just don&#8217;t have the time to speak to her. I would speak to her. I have nothing against her. In fact, I like her for one reason. When they asked her, like right at the beginning, &#8220;Who&#8217;s going to win the election?&#8221; She said, &#8220;Donald Trump.&#8221; And the two people that asked her that question smiled. They said, &#8220;You&#8217;re kidding, aren&#8217;t you?&#8221; &#8220;Nope. Donald Trump.&#8221;
So I like her. But she&#8217;s off the reservation. But anybody that knows her understands that. But I haven&#8217;t spoken to her. I don&#8217;t follow her. I don&#8217;t talk to her. But the press loves to bring up the name &#8220;Ann Coulter.&#8221; And you know what, I think she&#8217;s fine. I think she&#8217;s good. But I just don&#8217;t speak to her.
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Ann Coulter was a major advocate for the president during the 2016 election, even writing a book titled, &#8220;In Trump We Trust.&#8221; However, Trump&#8217;s failure to achieve his signature promise of a southern border wall in the two years since his election has caused Coulter to sour on the president.
In response to Trump saying that he would sign the latest government funding bill that only includes $1.375 billion for border fencing, Coulter sent out a series of tweets <a href="https://twitter.com/anncoulter/status/1096317509039321089?s=21">denouncing</a> the president and his &#8220;stupidest voters.&#8221; Coulter also absolved Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan of blame for what she believes is singularly the president&#8217;s failure.
Appearing on Fox News following the president&#8217;s press conference, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked by host Dana Perino about a persistent progressive talking point:
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Do you think the media over-exaggerates the influence that somebody like Ann Coulter has on the White House?
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Sanders replied: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think Ann Coulter has any influence over this White House, or influence over much of anything to be honest. I don&#8217;t think she did before the president became the president; I don&#8217;t think she does now. I just don&#8217;t see her as being an influential voice in this country, and certainly not one in this building.&#8221;
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WATCH: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Responds To Question About Ann Coulter’s Alleged ‘Influence’ On Trump

During a press conference outside the Rose Garden on Friday, President Donald Trump shrugged off the idea that he&#8217;s influenced by conservative firebrand and &#8220;In Trump We Trust&#8221; author Ann Coulter. Trump said he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;have time&#8221; to speak to Coulter, who&#8217;s been vocal in her criticism of the president&#8217;s movement on the promised southern border wall, and essentially called Coulter crazy, saying she&#8217;s &#8220;nice&#8221; but &#8220;off the reservation.&#8221;
&#8220;Ann Coulter, I don&#8217;t know her,&#8221; Trump told the press, as <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/430214-trump-dismisses-ann-coulter-after-criticism-i-hardly-know-her">reported</a> by The Hill. &#8220;I hardly know her. I haven&#8217;t spoken to her in way over a year. But the press loves saying, &#8216;Ann Coulter.'&#8221;
&#8220;Probably if I did speak to her, she&#8217;d be very nice,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I just don&#8217;t have the time to speak to her. I would speak to her. I have nothing against her.&#8221;
Trump went on to talk about Coulter&#8217;s very early decision to back him during the 2016 Republican primary and general election, which is the &#8220;one reason&#8221; the president says he &#8220;like[s] her.&#8221;
&#8220;In fact, I like her for one reason. When they asked her right at the beginning, &#8216;Who&#8217;s going to win the election?&#8217; She said, &#8216;Donald Trump.&#8217; And the two people that asked her that question smiled. They said, &#8216;You&#8217;re kidding, aren&#8217;t you?&#8217; Nope. Donald Trump,&#8221; Trump explained.
&#8220;I like her, but she&#8217;s off the reservation,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Anybody that knows her understands that. But I haven&#8217;t spoken to her. I don&#8217;t follow her. I don&#8217;t talk to her.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Pres. Trump on Ann Coulter, right-wing commentator who has been critical of the president&#8217;s actions on immigration: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know her. I hardly know her&#8230;I just don&#8217;t have the time to speak to her.&#8221;
&#8220;I like her, but she&#8217;s off the reservation.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/xb0BBhlx7T">https://t.co/xb0BBhlx7T</a> <a href="https://t.co/PAm4vU9DVE">pic.twitter.com/PAm4vU9DVE</a>
&#8212; ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1096447847698882560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Coulter has since responded on Twitter, mocking Trump for what Coulter seems to believe is a subpar job on fulfilling his campaign promise to secure our southern border.
&#8220;He seems to think &#8216;the reservation&#8217; is HIM, not his campaign promises,&#8221; wrote Coulter, referencing Trump&#8217;s &#8220;off the reservation&#8221; directed at her.
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He seems to think &#8220;the reservation&#8221; is HIM, not his campaign promises. <a href="https://t.co/27vx0JhMBB">https://t.co/27vx0JhMBB</a>
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1096470548928880641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;THANK YOU, Mr. President for admitting that your total capitulation on campaign promises has nothing to do with me,&#8221; she jabbed.
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THANK YOU, Mr. President for admitting that your total capitulation on campaign promises has nothing to do with me. <a href="https://t.co/f8Yff96nfl">https://t.co/f8Yff96nfl</a>
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1096471147804164096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Coulter also noted that the number one trending topic on Twitter is &#8220;25th Amendment.&#8221;
It was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43484/president-trump-unloads-after-news-hits-andrew-amanda-prestigiacomo">revealed</a> Thursday that former Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe reportedly discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to oust Trump from office after the president fired then-FBI Director James Comey.
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No. 1 trending topic on Twitter: 25th Amendment
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1096471357896835072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Coulter also said it is President Trump who is &#8220;100%&#8221; to blame for failures at the border.
&#8220;This is not Paul Ryan&#8217;s fault. It&#8217;s not Mitch McConnell&#8217;s fault. Trump ran AGAINST the GOP and won. Responsibility is 100% his,&#8221; she said.
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This is not Paul Ryan&#8217;s fault. It&#8217;s not Mitch McConnell&#8217;s fault. Trump ran AGAINST the GOP and won. Responsibility is 100% his.
&#8212; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1096467587028869122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Though Coulter was an early and unflinching supporter of Trump during the 2016 primary and general election, the firebrand has been equally unflinching with her criticism of the president when she feels he&#8217;s being weak, particularly on immigration.
In December, for example, Coulter said Trump&#8217;s &#8220;safe word&#8221; with porn star Stormy Daniels was &#8220;wall.&#8221;
&#8220;In the end, we&#8217;ll probably find out &#8216;wall&#8217; was Trump&#8217;s &#8216;safe word&#8217; with Stormy Daniels. It&#8217;s just something he blurts out whenever he&#8217;s in trouble,&#8221; Coulter <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/trump-unfollows-ann-coulter-on-twitter-after-months-of-border-wall-criticism/ar-BBRdChL">said</a>, adding: &#8220;His business is convincing people with lowbrow taste to give him their money. Either Trump never intended to build the wall and was scamming voters all along, or he has no idea how to get it done and zero interest in finding out.&#8221;
Soon after the criticism, President Trump &#8220;unfollowed&#8221; Coulter on Twitter.

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