Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, announced on Monday that his cancer has &#8220;returned&#8221; and he will not seek re-election next year.
Connolly, 75, first <a href="https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> in November, right after the 2024 election, that he had cancer of the esophagus with no symptoms aside from some &#8220;intermittent&#8221; abdominal aches and pains. At the time, he pledged to keep working while undergoing treatment.
&#8220;When I announced my diagnosis six months ago, I promised transparency,&#8221; Connolly <a href="https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6412" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;After grueling treatments, we&#8217;ve learned that the cancer, while initially beaten back, has now returned. I’ll do everything possible to continue to represent you and thank you for your grace.&#8221;
He continued: &#8220;The sun is setting on my time in public service, and this will be my last term in Congress. I will be stepping back as Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee soon. With no rancor and a full heart, I move into this final chapter full of pride in what we&#8217;ve accomplished together over 30 years. My loving family and staff sustain me. My extended family – you all have been a joy to serve.&#8221;
In December, Connolly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-loses-bid-to-become-top-oversight-dem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) to become the ranking member of the oversight panel. With Connolly stepping aside, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) will take over the role &#8220;for now,&#8221; sources <a href="https://x.com/bresreports/status/1916886850679304677" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Punchbowl News.
Some of Connolly&#8217;s colleagues, from both the Democratic and Republican parties, were among those to respond to his announcement on X.
&#8220;Thank you, Ranking Member [Connolly], for your decades of service. It’s been an honor to work with you on [Oversight Democrats], where your leadership has helped bring transparency and accountability to the new administration. Keeping you in my prayers,&#8221; said Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH).
&#8220;Although we may differ passionately on many topics, we can unite on one truth: cancer sucks. I extend my heartfelt wishes to my colleague [Connolly] for strength, fortitude, and energy in his battle against cancer,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/Kat_Cammack/status/1916878078795563230" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL).
Connolly began his announcement, which was addressed to &#8220;friends,&#8221; by &#8220;thanking you for your good wishes and compassion as I continue to tackle my diagnosis. Your outpouring of love and support has given me strength in my fights – both against cancer and in our collective defense of democracy.&#8221;

Rep. Gerry Connolly

Top House Oversight Dem Won’t Seek Re-Election After Cancer Resurgence

Cancer

Congress

Democrats

Politics

U.S. House of Representatives

“Full House” actress Candace Cameron Bure is celebrating that her former co-star Dave Coulier, who played Uncle Joey on the popular ABC sitcom, has been deemed cancer-free.
The actress celebrated the news on social media, writing, “DAVE IS CANCER FREE!!!! Join me in celebrating this AMAZING news — let’s shower him with all the love in the world.” Bure included a photo collection featuring snapshots of her and Coulier over the years, including a photo from the set of “Full House.”
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DAVE IS CANCER FREE!!!! Join me in celebrating this AMAZING news — let’s shower him with all the love in the world! ❤️❤️❤️ <a href="https://t.co/UWRBqds5s7">pic.twitter.com/UWRBqds5s7</a>
&mdash; Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) <a href="https://twitter.com/candacecbure/status/1906802769622872544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Coulier, 65, was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma last year, as he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-house-actor-dave-coulier-reveals-aggressive-cancer-diagnosis">announced</a> in November.
The actor spoke with Parade in late February and again on Monday about his experience with cancer, plus getting the news that he was cancer free.
&#8220;[My wife Melissa Bring] and I waited for a week to get the biopsy results back, and there is no sign of cancer,&#8221; he told the outlet. &#8220;One of the few times in my life when &#8216;zero&#8217; has been a great number to hear.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you this,&#8221; Coulier said. &#8220;Today is the first day that I really feel like, &#8216;Wow, I&#8217;m feeling pretty darn good. I feel like myself.&#8217; And it&#8217;s today. So I get to celebrate that with you.&#8221;
Coulier said previously he was diagnosed with cancer after experiencing an upper respiratory infection with significant swelling in his lymph nodes.
The actor was instructed by his doctor to get PET and CT scans of the swollen area.
“Three days later, my doctors called me back and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it’s called B cell and it’s very aggressive,’” Coulier said at the time.
“I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming,” he went on. “This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”
Coulier said he’s remained positive and optimistic through it all thanks in large part to his family.
“When I first got the news, I was stunned, of course, because I didn’t expect it, and then reality settled in and I found myself remarkably calm with whatever the outcome was going to be,” he told People in November.
“I don’t know how to explain it, but there was an inner calm about all of it, and I think that that’s part of what I’ve seen with the women in my family go through,” he continued. “They really instilled that in me and inspired me in a way because they were magnificent going through what they went through, and I just thought, ‘I’m okay with this too.’ I’ve had an incredible life on a journey with incredible people around me and I’m okay. It does change perspective for sure.”
Coulier also shared some advice for his fans, saying, “Take great care of yourself, because there’s a lot to live for. And if that means talking with your doctors or getting a mammogram or a breast exam or colonoscopy, it can really make a big change in your life.”

Candace Cameron Bure and Dave Coulier

Candace Cameron Bure Celebrates Former ‘Full House’ Co-Star Being Cancer Free

Candace Cameron Bure Celebrates Former 'Full House' Co-Star Being Cancer Free

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Entertainment

Full House

U.S.

Former Utah congresswoman Ludmya “Mia” Love passed away on Sunday after a nearly three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 49 years old.
Her family posted the news on Sunday: &#8220;Love Family: With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today. She was in her home surrounded by family. In the midst of a celebration of her life and an avalanche of happy memories, Mia quietly slipped the bands of mortality and, as her words and vision always did, soared heavenward. We are thankful for the many good wishes, prayers and condolences. We are taking some time as a family and will provide information about funeral services and a public celebration of her life in the days to come.&#8221;
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Love Family: With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today. She was in her home surrounded by family. In the midst of a celebration of her life and an avalanche of happy… <a href="https://t.co/YzhAuH1l9x">pic.twitter.com/YzhAuH1l9x</a>
&mdash; Mia Love (@MiaBLove) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiaBLove/status/1903991643700891930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Love, a Republican, was initially diagnosed with the aggressive form of brain cancer — which also afflicted the late Senator John McCain — in 2022, three years after she left the House of Representatives where she’d served Utah’s 4th Congressional DIstrict since winning the seat in 2014. Prior to her time in Congress, Love served her community as the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah.
After losing her 2018 re-election bid — by just under 700 votes — to former Salt Lake City Mayor Ben McAdams (D-UT), Love was hired as a CNN commentator and made several appearances on the ABC midday talk show “The View.”
She spoke about her prognosis with CNN anchor Jake Tapper in May of 2024 — when doctors advised her that she likely had 10-15 months to live — and she said that her faith was what kept her strong.
“I was looking for a cure in my faith and in science. Funny thing is, my patriarchal blessing said you will have a long and prosperous life, a rich and rewarding life, so long as you decide to remain in public service,” she told him at the time.
“Whether you are facing a cancer diagnosis yourself, or fighting a different battle, there is hope! For me, that hope comes from my faith and my family,” she added in a Facebook post. “Both have been a source of immeasurable strength, peace, love, and support. Every day, I thank God for my life and a family who give that life beauty and meaning.”
Things took a turn for the worse early in 2025, and on March 1, Love’s daughter Abigale shared heartbreaking news via X: “Hello Friends, I’m Mia’s daughter Abigale. Many of you are aware that Mom has been fighting GBM brain cancer. Sadly her cancer is no longer responding to treatment and the cancer is progressing. We have shifted our focus from treatment to enjoying our remaining time with her. I am building an archive of special memories with Mia. Please send your pictures, videos and memories to me at <a href="mailto:MiaLoveMemories@gmail.com">MiaLoveMemories@gmail.com</a>. Thank you.”
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Hello Friends, I’m Mia’s daughter Abigale. Many of you are aware that Mom has been fighting GBM brain cancer. Sadly her cancer is no longer responding to treatment and the cancer is progressing. We have a shifted our focus from treatment to enjoying our remaining time with her. I… <a href="https://t.co/xlJfSC3IX7">pic.twitter.com/xlJfSC3IX7</a>
&mdash; Mia Love (@MiaBLove) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiaBLove/status/1895879538787140019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In the days that followed, Love was recognized by her state’s legislature in a citation.
“Mia Love made history as the first black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Utah’s Fourth Congressional District from 2015 to 2019. During her time in Congress, Congresswoman Love tirelessly advocated for policies in tax reform, economic development and public safety, always prioritizing the well-being of her constituents,” the statement began.
The statement acknowledged Love’s service to her community both as a mayor and then as a U.S. Congresswoman.
“Congresswoman Love’s admirable leadership, commitment to public service and inspiration to future generations will continue to resonate long into the future. Despite her courageous battle with brain cancer, Mia Love exemplifies strength, resilience and unwavering determination, inspiring all who know her story,” it concluded.

2012 Republican National Convention: Day 2

Former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love Dies At 49 After 3-Year Brain Cancer Battle

Utah

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) passed away on Thursday after losing the battle to cancer, his office said in a statement. He was 77 years old.
Grijalva, who served in Arizona&#8217;s 7th Congressional District, died due to &#8220;complications of his cancer treatments,&#8221; his office said.
His office highlighted his &#8220;kind and humble nature&#8221; while stating that he &#8220;cared deeply for and was proud of his staff.&#8221;
Serving in United States Congress for more than 20 years, Grijalva &#8220;pushed for new public parks, childcare centers, health care clinics, local businesses, and affordable housing,&#8221; his office said.
One of his top passions was preserving the planet, leading him to serve on the Natural Resources Committee.
&#8220;Together, we helped families get back on their feet and remained a source of help and hope when people had nowhere else to turn,&#8221; his office said. &#8220;We are heartbroken in the face of this news but determined to carry on his legacy. While the special election is being carried out, our office will continue to provide constituent services.&#8221;
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) responded to the news by posting on X: &#8220;A genuinely devastating loss. Raúl Grijalva stood as one of the biggest champions for working people in all of Congress.&#8221;
&#8220;His leadership was singular,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;He mentored generously and was an incredible friend. I will always be grateful for his lifelong courage and commitment.&#8221;
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said: &#8220;I am heartbroken by the news of Congressman Raúl Grijalva’s passing.&#8221;
&#8220;For climate justice, economic justice, health justice—Raúl fought fearlessly for change,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We served a decade together on the Natural Resources Committee, and I will forever be grateful for his leadership and partnership.&#8221;
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) added: &#8220;I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and former colleague, Rep. Raúl Grijalva.&#8221;
&#8220;We served together on the Natural Resources Committee, and though we often came from different perspectives, I always admired his dedication to public service and his love for our national parks and public lands,&#8221; Curtis added. &#8220;My prayers are with his family, loved ones, and all those mourning his loss.&#8221;

Raul Grijalva

Democrat Congressman Raul Grijalva Dies Of Cancer

Death

Democratic Party

Actor James Van Der Beek shared a video message with his fans on his 48th birthday, reflecting on how battling cancer recently has altered his perspective on life.
The star of the teen television drama “Dawson’s Creek,” which aired on The WB from 1998 to 2003, announced he&#8217;d been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2024. He has been vague about his treatment, in December saying he was in the &#8220;recovery phase.&#8221; Van Der Beek said in the clip that this challenge has made him confront some major existential questions.
&#8220;I could define myself as a loving, capable, strong, supportive husband, father, provider, steward of the land that we&#8217;re so lucky to live on,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And for a long time, that felt like a really good definition of the question, &#8216;Who am I? What am I?'&#8221;
&#8220;And then this year, I had to look my own mortality in the eye,&#8221; Van Der Beek continued. &#8220;I had to come nose to nose with death. And all of those definitions that I cared so deeply about were stripped from me. I was away for treatment, so I could no longer be a husband who is helpful to my wife.” 
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He said, “I could no longer be a father who could pick up his kids and put them to bed and be there for them. I could not be a provider because I wasn&#8217;t working. I couldn&#8217;t even be a steward of the land because at times I was too weak to prune all the trees during the window that you&#8217;re supposed to prune them.&#8221;
The celebrity found himself asking the question: &#8220;If I am just a too-skinny, weak guy, alone in an apartment, with cancer, what am I?&#8221;
“So often we define ourselves by our roles in life or by what we do, but what if those things change? Who are we when it&#8217;s just us, alone, with nothing external to anchor us to a particular identity? And I meditated and the answer came through,&#8221; Van Der Beek went on. &#8220;I am worthy of God&#8217;s love, simply because I exist. And if I&#8217;m worthy of God&#8217;s love, shouldn&#8217;t I also be worthy of my own? And the same is true for you.&#8221;
The actor shares six children with his wife, Kimberly. She also celebrated her husband’s birthday on social media earlier this week, sharing a photo carousel alongside the caption, &#8220;Happy Birthday @vanderjames. May our hearts continue to dance together for many many many many more more birthdays. You are a treasure. I feel like the luckiest lady in the world to be married to you.&#8221;
She continued, &#8220;May this year bring you so much laughter, dancing, deepening connection with God, exceptional health and exquisite beauty all around &#8211; plus of course &#8211; family snuggles, sunrises, sunsets, play and restorative rest.&#8221;

James Van Der Beek

‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Reflects On Cancer Battle: ‘I Am Worthy Of God’s Love’

'Dawson's Creek' Actor Reflects On Cancer Battle: 'I Am Worthy Of God's Love'

Congressional Democrats — who were in attendance at President Donald Trump’s Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday — refused to applaud or stand up numerous times while Trump highlighted accomplishments in his second term that benefit Americans.
During Trump’s address, members of the Democratic party showed their TDS [Trump Derangement Syndrome] was strong, as they refused to stand up for things like a child brain cancer survivor, a rescued hostage, grieving families, the capture of the terrorist behind the Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan, and so many more.
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“There is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy or to make them stand or smile or applaud, nothing,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_v_F0RSPmU">Trump said of the Democrats</a>, predicting their behavior early on during his speech. “It&#8217;s very sad, and it just shouldn&#8217;t be this way.&#8221;
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During a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMKP2cSdIk">press briefing</a> on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the behavior of Democrats at the address “completely disgraceful” and said that “it demonstrated how severely out of touch they are with the American public.”
“Democrats didn’t stand to keep men out of women’s sports,” Leavitt said. “They couldn’t even clap for a girl [Payton McNabb] who got her head smashed in by a man on a volleyball court. Democrats didn’t stand for an innocent and beautiful child who is surviving brain cancer … they couldn’t even clap for a mother whose daughter was killed by illegal aliens.”
“One of the only things that could get Democrats off their feet last night was cheering for Ukraine,” she added. “Not for America.”
According to the White House, here’s a list of all the things Democrats refused to applaud/stand up for:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">The <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=4b1e04fe7e&amp;e=8856375e10">capturing</a> of an ISIS terrorist that masterminded the Abbey Gate attack</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">A young boy <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=05ccd37b54&amp;e=8856375e10">fighting</a> brain cancer</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">A <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=ec097c3ab5&amp;e=8856375e10">call</a> to lower taxes for middle-class Americans</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Americans <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=3b855b3ec7&amp;e=8856375e10">joining</a> the military in record numbers</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=c89daeaf89&amp;e=8856375e10">Law and order</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Taking <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=3b6cb30f11&amp;e=8856375e10">down illegal revenge</a> porn</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=e94f46ad9f&amp;e=8856375e10">Protecting</a> women’s sports</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=14d2ced922&amp;e=8856375e10">Trump entering the chamber</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=fedc37d194&amp;e=8856375e10">Working together</a> to Make America Great Again</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Ending the harmful electric vehicle mandate</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=dfa6de24d1&amp;e=8856375e10">Cutting regulations</a> to unleash American prosperity</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Ending censorship and bringing back free speech</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Ending discriminatory “diversity, equity, and inclusion”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Recognizing only two sexes</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=5fdc25f920&amp;e=8856375e10">Defeating inflation</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=0bd65582df&amp;e=8856375e10">Unleashing</a> American energy</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=92c8b4ef6c&amp;e=8856375e10">Ending</a> waste, fraud, and abuse in government</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=0ce90c35c2&amp;e=8856375e10">Ending taxes</a> on tips, overtime, and seniors’ Social Security benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Bringing manufacturing home to America</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Securing historic investments in American chip manufacturing</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Removing illegal alien killers, rapists, and drug dealers from our streets</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Securing our border</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Designating the brutal Tren de Aragua gang as a foreign terrorist organization</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Waging war on the deadly cartels trafficking deadly drugs into our country</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Punishing cop killers with the death penalty</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Promoting health and wellness among Americans</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Protecting our kids from radical gender ideology</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Ending the sexual mutilation of America’s youth</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The return of American Marc Fogel</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Declaring America’s youth are perfect as God made them</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Ending wokeness in the U.S. military</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Restoring American shipbuilding</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">A student getting accepted to West Point</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Improving America&#8217;s defenses</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=f0af543015&amp;e=8856375e10">Pursuing peace</a> in Ukraine</li>
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MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace faced backlash online following President Donald Trump&#8217;s address to Congress on Tuesday night after they used an emotional moment with a young brain cancer survivor honored by the president to bash Trump.
The commentary from the far-left hosts came after Trump recognized 13-year-old Devarjaye &#8220;DJ&#8221; Daniel, who was in the gallery for the event and has always dreamed of being a police officer.
&#8220;In 2018, DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago.&#8221;
&#8220;Since that time, DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true and DJ has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer, actually a number of times. The police love him. The police departments love him,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;And tonight, DJ, we are going to do you the biggest honor of them all. I am asking our new Secret Service director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service.&#8221;
Maddow responded to the viral moment by calling it &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;
“For the record – and this is disgusting – the president made a spectacle out of praising a young man who’s thus far survived pediatric cancer – as if the president had something to do with that,” Maddow fumed.
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MSNBC&#8217;s Rachel Maddow is bitter over the fact that President Trump put the spotlight on a pediatric cancer patient and fulfilled his wish. <a href="https://t.co/waFzuKjRNp">pic.twitter.com/waFzuKjRNp</a>
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BonillaJL/status/1897137781341601818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
Wallace used Daniel to attack Trump and said she hoped that he did not commit suicide.
“I hope he has a long life as a law enforcement officer, but I hope he never has to defend the United States Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters and if he does, I hope he isn’t one of the six who loses his life to suicide,” Wallace said.
“And I hope he isn’t one that has to testify against the people who carried out acts of seditious conspiracy and then lived to see Donald Trump pardon those people,” she continued.
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Nicole Wallace just went after a little kid with cancer, saying “I hope he never has to defend the United States Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters.”
Even Jen Psaki looks uncomfortable.
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— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1897142707426091293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Might be the most odious thing I’ve ever heard on cable news,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/SteveKrak/status/1897263129404592447">said</a> political commentator Steve Krakauer. &#8220;Totally broken-brained punditry.&#8221;
Meghan McCain <a href="https://x.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1897291991177945507">posted</a> on X: &#8220;No one knows better than me how despicable Nicolle Wallace is but this is a new low even by her and msnbc&#8217;s standards.&#8221;
&#8220;Using a child with brain cancer to say this,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Trash from the gutter.&#8221;
Red State writer Bonchie <a href="https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/1897302802109751453">responded</a> to Maddow&#8217;s comments: &#8220;What a crazy, deranged thing to say.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump honored Devarjay “DJ” Daniel on Tuesday by making him an honorary Secret Service agent during his address to a joint session of Congress.
Daniel, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of six and has undergone more than a dozen surgeries since, has always dreamed of being a police officer — and was <a href="https://www.westernmassnews.com/2024/10/26/12-year-old-boy-with-terminal-brain-cancer-sworn-honorary-deputy-chief/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously sworn in</a> as an honorary Deputy Chief by a number of law enforcement agencies including the Birmingham Police Department.
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Hands down the best part of the night 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/Z9IjvlXk2r">pic.twitter.com/Z9IjvlXk2r</a>
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&#8220;Tonight, DJ, we&#8217;re going to do you the biggest honor of them all,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I am asking our new Secret Service Director Sean Curran to make you an agent of the United States Secret Service.&#8221;
Daniel&#8217;s eyes grew wide as he realized what was going on, and after accepting his new badge from Curran, he leaned over to hug the Secret Service director.
&#8220;Honorary Secret Service, with a badge and everything. This is awesome. His surprised sweet face,&#8221; radio host Dana Loesch posted in reaction to the moment.
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Honorary Secret Service, with a badge and everything. This is awesome. His surprised sweet face.
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&#8220;This is the first time I can remember crying during a state of the union. Thank you President Trump. This is so beautiful,&#8221; Meghan McCain — whose father, the late Senator John McCain, died of brain cancer — posted. &#8220;Anyone who has been impacted by brain cancer knows how special this is.&#8221;
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This is the first time I can remember crying during a state of the union. Thank you President Trump. This is so beautiful. 
Anyone who has been impacted by brain cancer knows how special this is.
&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1897127251445154235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;President @RealDonaldTrump just appointed a child with brain cancer whose dream is to become a police officer as an official Secret Service agent. THIS SPEECH ROCKS!!!&#8221; Jason Howerton added.
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President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> just appointed a child with brain cancer whose dream is to become a police officer as an official Secret Service agent.
THIS SPEECH ROCKS!!! 🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/pMCmIsA1lM">pic.twitter.com/pMCmIsA1lM</a>
&mdash; Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/1897127685220094022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer posted, &#8220;If the Ds can’t clap for a beautiful 13-year old boy who wants to become a cop, there’s something really wrong with them.&#8221;
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If the Ds can’t clap for a beautiful 13-year old boy who wants to become a cop, there’s something really wrong with them.
&mdash; Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AriFleischer/status/1897127285456863695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Y&#8217;all I&#8217;m gonna cry over Stephanie Diller and the littlest Secret Service agent,&#8221; Mary Katharine Ham said.
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Y&#39;all I&#39;m gonna cry over Stephanie Diller and the littlest Secret Service agent.
&mdash; Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkhammer/status/1897127215592345875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Daniel then turned to congratulate another guest, Jason Hartley — whose late father was a sheriff&#8217;s deputy — after Trump announced that he&#8217;d been admitted to West Point.
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DJ Daniel high-fiving Jason Hartley on his admission into West Point is perfect <a href="https://t.co/Ctw2yPYGjz">pic.twitter.com/Ctw2yPYGjz</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1897130782071701567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-middleton">Kate Middleton</a> gave an incredible update about her cancer battle when she revealed on Tuesday that her illness is now in “remission” and she’s looking forward to a &#8220;fulfilling year ahead.”
In a post on <a href="https://x.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1879205106383716610">X</a> by the official account for the Prince and Princess of Wales, the royal said she wanted to “take the opportunity to say thank you to The Royal Marsden [Hospital] for looking after me so well during the past year.”
“My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walked alongside [Prince] William and me as we have navigated everything,” the message read. “We couldn’t have asked for more. The care and advice we have received throughout my time as a patient has been exceptional.” 
“In my new role as Joint Patron of The Royal Marsden, my hope is that by supporting groundbreaking research and clinical excellence, as well as promoting patient and family wellbeing, we might save many more lives, and transform the experience of all those impacted by cancer,” the message added.
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I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to The Royal Marsden for looking after me so well during the past year.
My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walked alongside William and me as we have navigated everything.
We couldn’t have asked for more.… <a href="https://t.co/f3sA7yZdOi">pic.twitter.com/f3sA7yZdOi</a>
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“It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed on recovery,” the Princess of Wales continued. “As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support. C.”
The post included a photo from Princess Kate’s visit to the hospital with cancer patients where she spoke with them about their treatments and personally thanked the staff for taking such good care of her, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14284265/Princess-Wales-says-remission-cancer.html?ito=push-notification&amp;ci=tzDTlEuX3J&amp;cri=J5SeR3rL8p&amp;si=cl7NY1z8qVhd&amp;xi=a7180095-fa90-4760-9aef-5317261c3db1&amp;ai=14284265">Daily Mail</a> noted.
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In September, Middleton disclosed that she had finally completed 9 months of chemotherapy after first sharing on March 22, 2024, that she’d been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer.
In the post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_s6SukNNne/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D">Instagram</a> from the royal house of Kensington Palace, the Princess of Wales opened up about undergoing chemo and what she’d learned about what matters most.
“The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family,” Middleton said. “Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown.”
“The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you,” she added. “With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything.”
“This time has above all reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted,” Middleton continued. “Of simply loving and being loved. Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus.”
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Canada is a cold place, and to get around my home of Ontario comfortably during the winter I’m lucky to have a top-shelf pair of American premium leather cowboy boots by Durango. They’re perfect, except for the part where they supposedly can increase my risk of cancer.
Yes, because my boots comply with California’s Proposition 65, they came with a Cancer and Reproductive Harm <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-23/prop-65-product-warnings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning label</a> in the event I were to excessively lick or dine upon my footwear. Everything from DVD players to couches now carry these labels if they’re sold in California, in case a consumer were to ingest them instead of watch a movie or take a nap. Considering the earth’s sun is a well-known carcinogen, it’s a wonder California hasn’t legislated some kind of labeling on the menacing gaseous ball elevating the cancer risk of everyone beneath its rays.
Perhaps the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy will take action after he’s done frightening consumers about alcohol. Murthy’s latest <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/alcohol-cancer/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advisory report</a> on “the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven different types of cancer” <a href="https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/alcohol-cancer-risk-rcna186367" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has America spooked</a>. We experienced the same tactics in Canada.
The political collapse of Prime Minster Justin Trudeau in Canada temporarily killed a <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-canada-alcohol-problem-health-warning-labels-1.6850180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> that would have had Canada <a href="https://www.medcentral.com/biz-policy/should-alcohol-labels-have-a-cancer-warning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">follow Ireland</a> in slapping cancer warnings on all alcoholic beverages. It’s part of a movement within the public health establishment via the <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/alcohol">World Health Organization</a>, to shift world governments away from the message of “drink responsibly” and toward “<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-canada-alcohol-problem-health-warning-labels-1.6850180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no amount is safe</a>”.
Consumers should know the risks associated with alcohol consumption, but what exactly are those risks?
First, Dr. Murthy’s report is what’s known as an observational study, which means conclusions are drawn without experiments featuring variables and controls. These reports study large pre-existing data sets and can show correlation, not causation, of illness associated with certain products like alcohol. It is literally not possible for observational studies to demonstrate cause and effect.
Second, the data sets informing the research are biased toward <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24825591/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">respondents underreporting</a> their level of drinking. It is to be expected then that the data for moderate drinkers is systematically enmeshed with that of heavy drinkers who underestimate their weekly intake.
The result is that moderate drinking ends up looking more risky than it might otherwise be on a chart illustrating a correlation between alcohol consumption and certain cancers.
The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) <a href="https://www.ccsa.ca/canadas-guidance-alcohol-and-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led</a> the charge for warning labels in Canada, and their own findings illustrated the same kind of disproportionate response being mimicked by Dr. Murthy in the US. The CCSA’s report argued that a male who consumes 2 drinks per day may increase their <a href="https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-happy-festivus-earful-for-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">absolute</a> colorectal cancer risk by 0.0028 percent. If you add the increased risk for all cancers measured by the CCSA (liver, colorectal, esophagus, larynx, and oral/pharynx) related to alcohol consumption, the total absolute increase in cancer risk for a male drinking 2 drinks per day is 0.0099, or 9.9 one-hundredths of a percent.
These are not the kind of numbers you’d take seriously if they were on the warning label, and it’s not especially helpful to slap tobacco-style cancer warnings on products that are exponentially less harmful. The <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/lung-cancer/risk-factors/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic_info/risk_factors.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC</a> estimates that smoking increases cancer risk by 15-30 times when compared to non-smokers.
Smoking comes with an increased cancer risk that is more than 1,000%. Two alcoholic drinks per day, however, is only an increase of 0.0099% in risk. These things are not the same.
A <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2839311">2016 paper</a> from Harvard Kennedy School laid out the best case against an overzealous warning label regime like California’s Prop 65 and the movement to associate alcohol with the hazards of cigarettes. Harvard said of Prop 65 that it “fails miserably at distinguishing between large and small risks; that is to say between wolves and puppies.” The cancer warning label movement “cries wolf” over statistically insignificant risks and deters consumers from taking labels seriously when a genuinely dangerous product comes to market in the future.
It is not good for consumers when warning labels are a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/lvkiys/proposition_65_should_i_worry/">punchline</a>, but that’s precisely what happens when cancer warnings are on cigarettes and <a href="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GettyImages-171179611.jpg">Starbucks self-serve</a> sugar stations.
The connection between heavy drinking and certain cancers of the mouth and throat is generally accepted by researchers, including the most recent report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) about the health impacts of alcohol. NASEM <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/28582/review-of-evidence-on-alcohol-and-health">showed the same</a> uptick in the risk for breast cancer with moderate drinking but did not replicate a connection between moderate drinking and the rest of the other afflictions.
Any consumer should scratch their head when the Surgeon General’s alcohol warning is that “evidence shows that this risk may start to increase around one or fewer drinks per day.”
May start? Fewer than one drink per day? This barely clever wording means Dr. Murthy cannot demonstrate total sobriety as having a 0.0 correlation with developing cancer.
This strategic uncertainty should tell you something about the claims being made by Vivek Murthy and public health authorities in places like Canada. The conclusions don’t make that much sense. For example, Dr. Joseph Sparano, deputy director of the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, <a href="https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/alcohol-cancer-risk-rcna186367">told NBC’s Today</a> “Drinking may explain some of the increased cancer risk we are seeing in young people – Cancers in people under the age of 50 have been increasing at a rate of 1-2% per year over the last 15 years.”
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But nothing is said about the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/claraludmir/2023/06/27/why-genz-is-drinking-less-and-what-this-means-for-the-alcohol-industry/">years</a> of <a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220920-why-gen-zers-are-growing-up-sober-curious">coverage</a> on reliable trendlines <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/509690/young-adults-drinking-less-prior-decades.aspx">showing</a> adults under 35 drink less frequently and in lower quantities than any prior generation. Older cohorts are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/health/seniors-alcohol-consumption.html">driving</a> the majority of alcohol consumption, and recent Center for Disease Control <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db374.htm">data</a> shows us that 5.1% of American adults are heavy drinkers, meaning a man who consumes more than 14 drinks per week and a woman who has more than seven. That slim cohort represents 75% of the cancer cases related to alcohol consumption.
If public health authorities are going to increase their focus on alcohol, it should be on heavy drinkers and tested messages of moderation and responsible drinking. 
Comparing the risks of moderate drinking to smoking is statistically false and misleading for consumers. The U.S. Surgeon General’s words carry incredible weight throughout the world, and like with California’s overzealous risk labeling system, Murthy risks squandering even more public trust in a public health advisory that can’t prove its own claims.
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David Clement is the North American Affairs Director for the Consumer Choice Center. Follow him on X: <a href="https://x.com/ClementLiberty">@ClementLiberty</a>
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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As Americans greeted their New Year’s Day hangovers with pledges to lay off the sauce, the Biden administration took a major step towards making every month Dry January.
Last week, Biden&#8217;s Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/01/03/us-surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-link-alcohol-cancer-risk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advisory</a> “outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk.” Murthy wants health warnings on all alcohol products that mention cancer risk, as well as “a reassessment of the guideline limits for alcohol consumption to account for cancer risk.”
It may sound like benign bureaucratic jargon. But it’s far worse than that.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-donald-trump-isnt-coming-for-your-tequila-but-kamala-might-be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in October, a secret committee working deep behind the scenes of the Biden administration is working to revise federal dietary guidelines regarding alcohol. The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) is a six-person panel working within the Department of Health and Human Services. But instead of just trying to keep kids from drinking, this panel <a href="https://tomwark.substack.com/p/no-amount-alcohol-healthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> wants the United States to adopt the World Health Organization’s <a href="https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">position</a> that “no level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health.”
Now, I love an “I told you so” moment as much as the next keyboard warrior. But this is no reason to gloat. The bureaucracy’s push to stop Americans from drinking is a dangerous development, and not just because it’s profoundly lame. It’s the latest sign of how leftists want to use the government to meddle in Americans’ daily lives. And it’s not even based on real science.
Murthy notes that “alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States.” He further notes that “for breast cancer specifically, 16.4% of total breast cancer cases are attributable to alcohol consumption.”
Much like Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-a-biologist-supreme-court-nominee-says-she-cant-define-the-word-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I’m not a biologist.</a> So I have no reason to doubt these statistics. But whenever a government official starts calling for a total ban on anything for my own good, I get suspicious. Banning things that can be unhealthy when consumed in excess is the first step towards nanny statism and universal health care. It’s downright European.
Or, in this case, Canadian. As we previously reported, three of the ICCPUD’s six members are Canadians who helped slash the number of recommended drinks in their frozen homeland back in 2013. That recommendation didn’t even play well in Canada, a country that has basically thrown its hands up and accepted euthanasia and leaders like Justin Trudeau as inevitabilities.
The mere presence of Canadian health bureaucrats should be enough to disqualify whatever the ICCPUD recommends. But there’s also a <a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/12/new-report-reviews-evidence-on-moderate-alcohol-consumption-and-health-impacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new study</a> from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Math, which found that “compared with never consuming alcohol, moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower all-cause mortality.”
That study is hardly biased towards alcohol. In fact, it includes the same cancer statistics that Murthy cites in his advisory. But it also looks at other areas, and finds that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of both heart attack and stroke, compared to never drinking at all.
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There’s also a recent <a href="https://harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practice/is-alcohol-bad-for-you-or-is-alcohol-good-for-you-yes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harvard study</a> that found moderate drinking lowered blood sugar and was associated with lower rates of diabetes as well as lower rates of “thyroid cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and renal cell carcinoma.” Looking at the whole board, the authors conclude that “the data do not justify sweeping statements about the [negative] effects of moderate alcohol consumption on human health.”
Murthy probably won’t get his warning labels. Such a change would require congressional approval, and if the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/03/surgeon-general-alcohol-cancer-congress-00196399" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bipartisan opposition</a> to the new drinking guidelines is any indication, it seems unlikely that Congress would vote to slap cancer warnings on liquor bottles.
But Murthy’s advisory is telling nonetheless. Biden is packing up the Oval Office, and his Surgeon General is trying to bring back Prohibition. That would be shocking, if his boss wasn’t spending this time trying to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-biden-races-to-sell-off-border-wall-parts-before-trump-takes-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sell off pieces</a> of the border wall, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disgraceful-decision-trump-press-secretary-blasts-bidens-move-to-block-more-offshore-drilling?topStoryPosition=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stop offshore drilling</a>, and smuggle in all sorts of policies that would hamstring the incoming Trump administration.
It’s a troubling reminder of how Democrats act when they have power, and of what their priorities will be the next time they take the White House. Fortunately, we won’t have to deal with that for at least the next four years.
I’ll drink to that.

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