I love a good intra-right-wing philosophical debate, and last week brought us one with the banning of Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker from the United Kingdom.
Piker and Uygur were slated to speak at an SXSW London when the British Home Office suddenly revoked their visas. Their reasoning was that it would &#8220;not be conducive to the public good&#8221; for them to enter the country.
The radical pair instantly did what people like them always do. They blamed Israel, despite the fact that right-wing influencers who are pro-Israel have also been recently banned, and that the U.K. government is openly hostile to the Jewish state.
That led a number of right-of-center intellectuals, some of whom I deeply respect, to argue that the ban was folly. Both the Free Press and National Review editorial boards published pieces criticizing the ban on both pragmatic and philosophical grounds, asserting that the bans would both foster more anti-Israel sentiment and were also a betrayal of free speech and classical liberalism. Several other notable conservatives made similar arguments, including that a &#8220;confident&#8221; civilization wouldn&#8217;t need to do this.
But why should the U.K., Europe, or perhaps even the entire West be confident right now?
The entire continent is a shell of itself by any conceivable metric. Militarily impotent, economically depressed, and morally bankrupt, Western Europe is simply not in a position to be taking for granted that people will see radicalism for what it is when exposed to it.
Only a small minority of young Europeans say they are willing to fight and die for their country. Radical Islamism is becoming more prevalent by the day. Europe needs to be on a defensive posture, and that means fighting back against the forces that seek to destroy it by any means necessary, not being open to a good clean debate for the future of humanity.
The principled case for letting the pair travel is that liberalism dictates such. But Piker and Uygur are not British. We&#8217;ve seen similar arguments play out in the United States during the second Trump administration, about how to extend rights to non-citizens that we all agree citizens do have.
I am not a constitutional lawyer, so I won&#8217;t weigh in on the American legality, and I&#8217;m not a scholar of the British legal system either, so I won&#8217;t opine on Uygur and Piker&#8217;s legal rights across the pond, because I don&#8217;t know. What I will say is that I see no reason to extend the full charities of Western liberalism to foreigners who wish to destroy it.
This is the right&#8217;s version of suicidal empathy. Being a free speech absolutist comes from a good place. And within our own borders with our own people, it is necessary. But there&#8217;s no compelling reason a society must let in outsiders, with no stake in its fortune, to interlope, spread the seeds of destruction, and then go back where they came from, even from a classically liberal viewpoint.
The strongest argument comes from the pragmatists. Rich Lowry <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/06/the-u-k-s-dumb-exclusion-of-left-wing-influencers/">makes a version of this case</a>, arguing that the ban is counterproductive because it raises the profile of the offenders in the U.K. and gives them an opportunity to clownishly blame Israel for it.
Lowry makes the good points that the British Home Office is run by a critic of Israel, the country is run by a left-wing government, and the country itself is profoundly anti-Zionist at this point, so of course it&#8217;s silly to blame Israel. That is all true, which is why I come to the opposite conclusion.
The suggestion that this ban is going to make more people aware of the dunce duo, and thus more likely to subscribe to their ideas, falls flat when they are already aligned with the majority. The case that it gives them an opportunity to falsely blame Israel falls flat because the case is so facially absurd.
Rather, the prevailing takeaway from this decision is that two destructive provocateurs were made to face consequences for their actions. That is all too rare today, and it&#8217;s about time that a Western government stood up for itself.

Web Summit Vancouver 2026 – Day Two

We Don’t Need Open Borders For Bad Ideas, Actually

Cenk Uygur

Hasan Piker

United Kingdom

Historian Allan Lichtman fumed during a heated discussion on Tuesday when he was confronted by &#8220;The Young Turks&#8221; host Cenk Uygur over botching his call on who would win the 2024 presidential election.
The exchange happened during a segment on &#8220;Piers Morgan Uncensored&#8221; when Uygur brought up Lichtman&#8217;s &#8220;13 Keys to the White House&#8221; projection that Vice President Kamala Harris would beat Donald Trump.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t blame the voters,&#8221; Uygur told Lichtman. &#8220;I think, look, we can get into this discussion, but one, I think you&#8217;re blaming the voters. I think that&#8217;s a terrible idea.&#8221;
&#8220;And look, I debated Professor Lichtman before,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I told him his theories about the keys were absurd. I was right. He was wrong. I said he&#8217;d lose his keys, couldn&#8217;t find them before the election.&#8221;
Lichtman exploded: &#8220;No, you were not right and I was not wrong!&#8221;
&#8220;And that&#8217;s a cheap shot, and I won&#8217;t stand for it,&#8221; he continued.
When asked who won the election, Lichtman responded: &#8220;You should not be taking cheap shots at me.&#8221;
&#8220;You want to make your point, make your point, don&#8217;t make it personal,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;You live in a total world of denial,&#8221; Uygur responded while giving Lichtman the cuckoo sign while whistling.
Lichtman continued to complain that Uygur was making &#8220;personal&#8221; attacks against him.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve only been a professional for 51 years, published 15 books,&#8221; Lichtman said. &#8220;How many books have you published?&#8221;
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&#8220;Brother, you got it wrong!&#8221; Uygur fired back. &#8220;You were preposterously and stupidly wrong. So, can I just finish a g*****n thought ever on this show?&#8221;
&#8220;Don&#8217;t call me stupid!&#8221; Lichtman snapped. &#8220;Who taught you manners? &#8221;
&#8220;Hey Allan, you deserve a tall glass of shut up juice,&#8221; Uygur responded. &#8220;So can you just shut up for a second?&#8221;
Lichtman claimed that Uygur&#8217;s criticisms were &#8220;blasphemy&#8221; against him.
&#8220;Blasphemy against you? Who the hell are you?&#8221; Uygur responded. &#8220;Are you Jesus Christ? You loser.&#8221;
WATCH:
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GIVE ME THREE HOURS OF THIS <a href="https://t.co/0FRJsGaXlm">pic.twitter.com/0FRJsGaXlm</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1859023956180955224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote>

US-VOTE-POLITICS

Presidential Historian Allan Lichtman Loses It When Criticized By Left-Wing Pundit

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Politics

Leftist host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cenk-uygur" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cenk Uygur</a> slammed Democrats and members of the legacy media for attacking Latinos over their huge support of President-elect Donald Trump, which helped his landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
In several posts on Wednesday on <a href="https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/1854705463092560197">X</a>, the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/young-turks">Young Turks</a>” host blew up on the Democratic Party and “the very dumb people on TV&#8221; who blamed &#8220;Latino men for Kamala Harris&#8217;s loss.”
“They&#8217;re saying Latino men are too sexist to vote for a woman,” Uygur said. “Then how come Latino men voted for Hillary Clinton by 31 points? And if Latinos are so sexist, how come the president of Mexico is a woman?!” 
“The Democrats on TV who are calling Latino men sexist for voting for Trump are the dumbest people in the world,” he added. “This is punching yourself in the face for the next election. Do you think they&#8217;re going to vote for you after you smear them like this? They didn&#8217;t cost you the election, you&#8217;re beloved Democratic establishment did.”
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The very dumb people on TV are blaming Latino men for Kamala Harris&#8217;s loss. They&#8217;re saying Latino men are too sexist to vote for a woman. Then how come Latino men voted for Hillary Clinton by 31 points? And if Latinos are so sexist how come the President of Mexico is a woman?!
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1854705463092560197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
“How about you deliver for them next time instead of just insulting them?” the host <a href="https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/1854598262486966388">continued</a>. “And how about you ask more of your candidates rather than blaming the voters? This is exactly why you lost.”
Uygur made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bald-faced-lie-left-wing-journos-defend-trump-after-liz-cheney-comment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headlines right</a> before the election when he was one of many on the Left who debunked Harris’ campaign lie that Trump called for her surrogate former Rep. Liz Cheney to be executed.
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During an interview, Trump labeled Cheney a “radical war hawk” and suggested if she was armed on the battlefield with “nine barrels shooting at her,” where the “guns are trained on her face,” she wouldn’t be so fast to send tens of thousands of our troops “right in the mouth of the enemy.”
Cheney released a statement labeling Trump a “petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant,” and said “this is how dictators destroy free nations.”
Uygur took to <a href="https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/1852442876560462319">X</a> and said that the media’s response is a “bald-faced lie.”
“Donald Trump did not call for the execution of Liz Cheney,” Uygur wrote. “He was making a point about how she is a chickenhawk…This is a classic case of Trump saying something outrageous and the press bailing him out by being purposely misleading.”
“You didn’t have to lie about it for the comment to be totally irresponsible,” he added. “And when you do, you lose all credibility and no one believes anything you say.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bald-faced-lie-left-wing-journos-defend-trump-after-liz-cheney-comment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Bald-Faced Lie’: Left-Wing Journos Defend Trump After Liz Cheney Comment</a>

‘Young Turks’ Host Slams Dems For Attacking Latinos Who Voted Trump

'Young Turks' Host Slams Dems For Attacking Latinos Who Voted Trump

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Donald Trump

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Kamala Harris

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Young Turks

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/young-turks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Young Turks</a>” host Cenk Uygur was one of several hosts/journalists on the Left who debunked Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign lie that former President Donald Trump called for her surrogate former Rep. Liz Cheney to be executed.
During an interview on Thursday, the former president labeled Cheney a “radical war hawk” and suggested if she was armed on the battlefield with “nine barrels shooting at her,&#8221; where the “guns are trained on her face,&#8221; she wouldn’t be so fast to send tens of thousands of our troops “right in the mouth of the enemy.”
Cheney released a statement on Friday labeling Trump a “petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant” and said “this is how dictators destroy free nations.”
The legacy media followed suit with people like <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1852365608790249678">Kasie Hunt on CNN</a> (formerly of MSNBC) claiming that Trump said Cheney “should be fired upon.” Over on “Morning Joe,” co-host Joe Scarborough said that Trump “called for Liz Cheney to be shot in the face…”
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Donald Trump did not call for the execution of Liz Cheney. That is a bald-faced lie. He was making a point about how she is a chickenhawk. But also, Trump shouldn&#8217;t talk about guns being &#8220;trained on her face,&#8221; especially in a time where we&#8217;re worried about political violence.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1852442876560462319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
The “Young Turks” host took to <a href="https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/1852442876560462319">X</a> and said that the media’s response is a “bald-faced lie.”
“Donald Trump did not call for the execution of Liz Cheney,” Uygur wrote. “He was making a point about how she is a chickenhawk&#8230;This is a classic case of Trump saying something outrageous and the press bailing him out by being purposely misleading. You didn&#8217;t have to lie about it for the comment to be totally irresponsible. And when you do, you lose all credibility and no one believes anything you say.”
<a href="https://x.com/katrosenfield/status/1852321956420362286">The Free Press writer</a> Kat Rosenfield said that she was not a Trump supporter, but she also doesn’t “support journalists lying to their audiences, and when he says (paraphrased) &#8216;these pro-war people wouldn’t be talking such a big game if they were on the front lines&#8217; it is actually not the same thing as saying they should be shot.”
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“Love to spend my days on Twitter begging members of my profession to please join me in just saying things that are true, and not saying things that are not true,” she added.
<a href="https://x.com/zackbeauchamp/status/1852353282749915412">Vox’s Zack Beauchamp</a> wrote, “Folks, Trump didn&#8217;t threaten to execute Liz Cheney. He actually was calling her a chickenhawk, something liberals said about her for ages. Look at the context — Trump is talking about giving her a weapon. Typically, people put in front of firing squads aren&#8217;t armed.&#8221;
When <a href="https://x.com/neeratanden/status/1852359584247132220">liberal political consultant Neera Tanden</a> called Beauchamp out for pointing out the truth, he hit back and wrote, “It is not &#8216;defending&#8217; Trump to describe what he said accurately — it is basic intellectual honesty. Telling the truth is how we in the media retain our credibility, especially when we frequently (and rightfully!) criticize Trump.”
On Friday, Trump also hit back at the lies and wrote on his <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113409095736564025?_nlid=pvgG2FXR4C&amp;_nhids=jnwAhmPXmL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truth Social</a> that Cheney is a &#8220;War Hawk, and a dumb one at that, but she wouldn’t have &#8216;the guts&#8217; to fight herself. It’s easy for her to talk, sitting far from where the death scenes take place, but put a gun in her hand, and let her go fight, and she’ll say, &#8216;No thanks&#8230;'&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/young-turks-host-says-shes-not-voting-for-biden-disgusted-by-his-drive-to-hold-on-to-power" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Young Turks’ Host Says She’s Not Voting For Biden, ‘Disgusted’ By His Drive To Hold On To Power</a>

Politicon 2018 – Day 2

‘Bald-Faced Lie’: Left-Wing Journos Defend Trump After Liz Cheney Comment

'Bald-Faced Lie': Left-Wing Journos Defend Trump After Liz Cheney Comment

2024 Election

Liz Cheney

Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas co-founder, tore into “Young Turks” host Cenk Uygur after Uygur slammed Israel for its war against Gaza, calling Uygur a “parasite,” “bottom-feeder,” and a “scumbag.”
The two men appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored, where Uygur consistently criticized Israel and vilely likened them to Nazis, saying they were far more powerful than their Palestinian enemies, whom he described as poor victims. Uygur also called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu a terrorist.
“Where do I begin to analyze the mental state of this self-proclaimed savior of the Gaza children?” Yousef began, adding sarcastically, “He really touched my heart.”
“Who authorized you to speak on behalf of the Arab children of Gaza?” he asked. “Who authorized you? You’ve never been there. You don’t care. And now you think you hold the higher moral ground; you don’t. You are not a savior. You always need a victim in order to pose as the savior. You’re not the savior. First, learn how to control yourself. Learn how to control your tongue-buds before you try to control the world.”
“It’s a big situation in Gaza; all of us are heartbroken for the death of the children of Gaza,” he pointed out. “All of us. That includes Israel. Israel considers what’s happening in Gaza a tragedy. It’s a tragedy made up by the terrorists that you sympathize with, that you want to want to validate and legitimize. Then we will have to deal with the chaos that you create, your emotional being going all over the place.”
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“Who authorized you to speak on behalf of Gaza?” he asked. “Nobody did. You’re self-proclaimed, just like (Palestinian Authority president) Mahmoud Abbas, just like (former PLO arch-terrorist) Yassar Arafat, just like all the Palestinians who have been feeding on the pain of the Palestinian children. You are a parasite. A bottom-feeder. This is what you are.”
“So before you speak against the prime minister of a democracy and accuse him of being a terrorist, you need to look at yourself in the mirror,” he declared. “You have been supporting Hamas and it’s recorded against you for eternity. So don’t play the game now that your fight is for the children in Gaza. This is not your fight. You know who is fighting for the children of Gaza? The IDF, that is killing Hamas, that is uprooting Hamas so the children of Gaza can have their freedom after 36 years of slavery. Those are the ones who are qualified to speak on the topic. Not you, sitting in your comfort and you want to have an opinion about it. This is the problem that we have to deal with: scumbags like this.”
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Wow: Mosab Hassan Yousef destroys Cenk Uyghur.
“You are a parasite, a bottom feeder.” <a href="https://t.co/DwLKOQtU1P">pic.twitter.com/DwLKOQtU1P</a>
&mdash; Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href="https://twitter.com/EYakoby/status/1848473362647158947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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‘Parasite,’ ‘Bottom-Feeder’: Son Of Hamas Co-Founder Tears Into Cenk For Anti-Israel Rhetoric

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Israel

Mosab Hassan Yousef

Piers Morgan

The Young Turks commentator Cenk Uygur unloaded on Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) over his recent comments about Harvard University and his stance on Israel, calling him a &#8220;fraud&#8221; and accusing him of turning into a Republican.
Uygur was responding to an <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/fetterman-rips-his-alma-mater-says-harvard-was-always-a-little-pinko-but-now-he-doesnt-even-recognize-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Fetterman</a> that was published Friday by <a href="https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/01/05/2024/conservatism-chaos-and-e-jean-carroll-the-gop-field-makes-its-closing-pitch-in-iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Semafor</a> — during which the Pennsylvania senator confirmed that he was not a &#8220;progressive&#8221; and criticized his alma mater in the wake of former Harvard University President Claudine Gay&#8217;s ouster.
&#8220;As an alum of Harvard — look, I graduated 25 years ago, and of course it was always a little pinko. But now, I don’t recognize it,&#8221; Fetterman said of the Ivy League institution.
During the same interview, he told Senator&#8217;s David Weigel that he would not be surprised to see more Democrats in Congress calling for a ceasefire in Israel&#8217;s war against the terrorist group Hamas.
&#8220;More and more of my colleagues are calling for it. It’s so strange. Why aren’t you calling for Hamas to surrender? If Hamas surrendered, and turned over their guns, all the killing and all the misery would [end],&#8221; he said.
Uygur took issue with Fetterman&#8217;s comments, however, and took to X to voice his objections.
&#8220;Now @JohnFetterman is telling everyone how he&#8217;s not a progressive, he rejects us and is now calling Harvard &#8216;pinko.&#8217; What the f***? This is why people lose hope, because of frauds like Fetterman. You work hard to get a progressive elected and they turn into Republicans instantly,&#8221; Uygur posted on Friday.
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Now <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> is telling everyone how he&#39;s not a progressive, he rejects us and is now calling Harvard &quot;pinko.&quot; What the fuck? This is why people lose hope, because of frauds like Fetterman. You work hard to get a progressive elected and they turn into Republicans instantly.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1743422748276425060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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He followed up a day later, adding, &#8220;Someone should do a poll of @JohnFetterman in PA. I bet his numbers went down significantly after he became the biggest cheerleader for the establishment, biggest supporter of killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza and a huge backer of Biden. That’s not at all who they voted for.&#8221;
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Someone should do a poll of <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> in PA. I bet his numbers went down significantly after he became the biggest cheerleader for the establishment, biggest supporter of killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza and a huge backer of Biden. That’s not at all who they voted for.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1743705191118221796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Young Turks host went after Fetterman just before the New Year as well, referring to him as a &#8220;mouthpiece for the establishment&#8221; and a &#8220;counterproductive poser.&#8221;
&#8220;Fetterman has gone from the last great populist hope on the Democratic side to worse than useless. He’s now enthusiastically taken on the role of mouthpiece for the establishment who attacks anyone challenging Biden or the powerful. Counterproductive poser.&#8221;
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Fetterman has gone from the last great populist hope on the Democratic side to worse than useless. He’s now enthusiastically taken on the role of mouthpiece for the establishment who attacks anyone challenging Biden or the powerful. Counterproductive poser. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fraud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Fraud</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PutOnASuit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PutOnASuit</a>
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1740053432826991072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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John Fetterman Sept 28

‘Young Turks’ Host Lashes Out At Fetterman, Calls Him ‘Fraud’ And Says He’s Turned Into A Republican

'Young Turks' Host Lashes Out At Fetterman, Calls Him 'Fraud' And Says He's Turned Into A Republican

Border Crisis

John Fetterman

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cenk-uygur">Cenk Uygur</a>, founder of The Young Turks, was in a state of denial when he announced on Wednesday that he will run for President of the United States.
The progressive commentator, an immigrant from Turkey, reportedly said he does not believe the U.S. Constitution&#8217;s <a href="https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/on-the-meaning-of-natural-born-citizen/">&#8220;natural born citizen&#8221; clause</a> will disqualify him in a campaign for the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 nomination against President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>.
In <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/10/11/2023/cenk-uygur-running-for-president-as-democrat">speaking with Semafor</a>, Uygur predicted a &#8220;slam dunk&#8221; victory if and when the issue reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, suggesting the legal challenge was a &#8220;good reason&#8221; to run. &#8220;I’m tired of 25 million Americans having this albatross around their neck,&#8221; he added.
Uygur, 53, previously <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-california-primary-elections.html">ran an unsuccessful campaign</a> in 2020 for a U.S. House seat vacated by former Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA), but eligibility for a congressional seat is different from the requirements for the presidency.
As <a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C5-1/ALDE_00013692/">stated</a> in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution: &#8220;No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.&#8221;
Social media became awash in comments mocking the announcement.
&#8220;His first act as a candidate for president is to violate the constitution of the United States because he is not a natural born citizen,&#8221; talk radio host Larry O&#8217;Connor <a href="https://twitter.com/LarryOConnor/status/1712265510409195770">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;Actually this kind of makes him the perfect candidate for the Democrats.&#8221;
&#8220;You weren’t born here so you aren’t even allowed to run for president yet you’re taking donations under the premise that you are? Sounds like fraud Cenk! Not a smart move,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1712273507722137966">said</a> former Tennessee congressional candidate Robby Starbuck.
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They were responding to a post by Uygur linking to a <a href="https://www.cenkforamerica.com/">&#8220;Cenk for America&#8221; website</a> that featured a button for donations. As of press time, his ActBlue page showed that Uygur had garnered 732 donations, though the total amount of money raised was not advertised.
The eligibility issue has come up in recent months with another political figure. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Hollywood actor born in Austria who became governor of California, said in a June interview that <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-president-2024-says-win-1235646563/">&#8220;of course&#8221;</a> he would run for president — if he was eligible.
Uygur&#8217;s entry into the race came two days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-switches-to-running-for-president-as-an-independent">announced</a> that he was ending his bid for the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nomination to run as an independent.
Biden has <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/dem_primaries/">dominated</a> the 2024 Democratic Party primary polls, but general election polls showing matches against the GOP frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, and others, <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/pres_general/">have been much closer</a>.
&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m running against Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination,&#8221; Uygur <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1712258450384994600">said</a> in his post to X. &#8220;Joe Biden is down 24 points on the economy. He has no ability to make up that kind of ground on the most important issue. We need a new candidate now!&#8221;

Progressive Announces Primary Bid Against Biden — But There’s One Big Problem

Progressive Announces Primary Bid Against Biden — But There's One Big Problem

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“The Young Turks” co-host Ana Kasparian doubled down this week on slamming woke terms like &#8220;birthing person&#8221; after she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-pundit-posts-viral-tweet-ripping-woke-trans-inclusive-terms-for-women-left-attacks-her">angered</a> left-wing activists online last month when she ripped “trans inclusive” terms for being “degrading” to women.
Kasparian, an unapologetic member of the Left, has caught flak from some extremists on her side of the aisle in the past for engaging in debate and discussion with people on the Right, most notably The Daily Wire&#8217;s Ben Shapiro back in 2021.
&#8220;Lol! The meltdowns over wanting be referred to as a woman rather than a &#8216;birthing person&#8217; is pretty wild,&#8221; she tweeted this week. &#8220;I’ll never apologize for that, especially as biological woman who has had a f***ing lifetime of being told I’m less than. I’m a woman. No apologies.&#8221;
When asked if anyone had actually called her a &#8220;birthing person,&#8221; Kasparian responded, &#8220;Yes &#8230; I live in CA.&#8221;
Last month, Kasparian ripped woke terminology, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m a woman. Please don&#8217;t ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates.&#8221;
&#8220;How do people not realize how degrading this is?&#8221; she added. &#8220;You can support the transgender community without doing this s***.&#8221;
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I&#39;m a woman. Please don&#39;t ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates. How do people not realize how degrading this is? You can support the transgender community without doing this shit.
&mdash; Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnaKasparian/status/1638608868485005314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Taking on a critic from the Left complaining about so-called inclusion, Kasparian responded, “I have zero problem with inclusion. None. But there’s gotta be a better way than boiling it down to a body part, no? Especially in the context of having reproductive rights taken away from people who just see women as a baby-making vessel. That’s all I’m saying.”
The liberal host was attacked and called names, such as “transphobe,” by some on the Left.
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She did, however, receive support from her co-host and The Young Turks (TYT) founder Cenk Uygur, who retweeted Kasparian’s viral tweet and made it clear he supports her, even if they have disagreements.
“If you think I’m going to tell my female co-host what she can call herself or what words she’s allowed to use, you’re nuts,” he wrote. “And you don’t know me at all. We do something radical at TYT, we let everyone have their own opinion. I know it’s a novel concept in media.”

Politicon 2019 – Day 1

‘I’ll Never Apologize’: Left-Wing Co-Host Doubles Down On Slamming ‘Birthing Person’ Language

Left-Wing Co-Host Doubles Down On Slamming 'Birthing Person' Language

Cenk Uygur&#8217;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM64v82pKM4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest unhinged rant</a> saw the Young Turks host attack Catholic priests, accuse the right-wing of cheering on pedophilia, and make a bizarre supposition about why Tim Pool wears a wool cap.
The volatile leftist&#8217;s diatribe on his internet show was triggered by Saturday night&#8217;s mass shooting in a Colorado Springs gay bar, which he erroneously said Pool and other conservatives applauded. Several liberals have claimed conservative opposition to pedophilia, radical gender theory, and grooming children through drag shows is putting LGBT lives at risk.
“The right-wing loves pedophiles,” Uygur said. &#8220;There’s no end to the depravity of right-wing media.”
A particular observation by Pool in response to the shooting, which left five dead, seemed to set off Uygur. Initial speculation swirled that the suspect, whose lawyers have just revealed identifies as &#8220;non-binary,&#8221; launched his attack in Club Q because it was set to host a drag show for children the next day.
“We shouldn’t tolerate pedophiles grooming kids. Club Q had a grooming event,” Pool said, before suggesting the challenge facing decent people is “how to prevent the violence and stop the grooming.”
Uygur took the comment to mean that Pool was somehow justifying violence.
“He’s a monstrous right-winger,” Uygur shouted. “He’s a terrible, terrible person. [He thinks] &#8216;all gay people are pedophiles and groomers and we should all attack them and do all these horrible things so we can goad our lunatic audience.’ And yes, Tim Pool, Matt Walsh, Tucker Carlson, you all have lunatics in your audience and you weaponize them and you know it.&#8221;
“I’m sick of these right-wingers,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Look at it. They’re almost celebrating it! I mean, he nearly brought pom-poms to the shooting!”
Rage against pedophilia, Uygur said, should instead be directed at the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America.
“What do we know about the giant cases of pedophilia in this country?&#8221; he asked his audience. &#8220;Number one is Catholic priests, one of the most conservative professions in America.
“And the right-wing’s like, ‘Yes! I love how they molest the little kids like that! Go get ‘em, Boy Scouts! Go get ‘em, priests!’” he charged.
“They love the Boy Scouts. A nest of vipers and pedophiles and groomers, okay? And the right-wing’s like, ‘Yes! The Boy Scouts! I love how they molest the little kids like that! Go get ‘em Boy Scouts! Go get ‘em priests!’ Tell me I’m wrong. You guys love the Boy Scouts and priests. You never criticize them.”
Uygur brought the pedophilia fulmination back to his initial target, Pool, with a strange explanation for why the YouTube and podcast star often sports a ski cap.
“The reason Tim Pool wears a beanie is because he’s trying to contain the pedophilia that’s in his head,&#8221; Uygur said. &#8220;That’s why he’s always talking about it. He’s seeing it everywhere. Why? Because he’s projecting.”
However bizarre Uygur&#8217;s attack on Pool, priests, and the Boy Scouts may seem, he will have to work harder to top his most unhinged rant.
“If I were the benevolent dictator of the world, I would legalize bestiality where you are giving — you’re pleasuring the animal,&#8221; Uygur said in 2013. &#8220;You see what I’m saying?”
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For everyone confused about the Cenk Uygur GOAT 🐐 comment <a href="https://t.co/YqUTPHG407">pic.twitter.com/YqUTPHG407</a>
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Politicon 2017 – Day 2

Cenk Uygur Rants: ‘Tim Pool Wears A Beanie … To Contain The Pedophilia That’s In His Head’

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On Thursday afternoon, Young Turks host Cenk Uygur attacked iconic podcast host Joe Rogan and his fans for Rogan’s comments vis-à-vis the coronavirus vaccine and government mandates, tweeting, “To all the loser @joerogan fans crying over my attack on his ‘freedom’ hypocrisy &amp; stupidity, are you guys part of the crew or do you kiss his a** for fun? I thought he was a big boy who could handle himself. If he doesn’t like my free speech, he can grow a pair &amp; defend himself.”
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To all the loser <a href="https://twitter.com/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joerogan</a> fans crying over my attack on his “freedom” hypocrisy &amp; stupidity, are you guys part of the crew or do you kiss his ass for fun? I thought he was a big boy who could handle himself. If he doesn’t like my free speech, he can grow a pair &amp; defend himself.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1443645445239017501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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An apparent Rogan fan fired back, “I&#8217;ll make a 1000 dollar donation to your trash network or your charity of choice to see you call Rogan who is not only the most successful podcast in history but also a black belt in mixed martial arts, a loser to his face.”
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I&#39;ll make a 1000 dollar donation to your trash network or your charity of choice to see you call Rogan who is not only the most successful podcast in history but also a black belt in mixed martial arts, a loser to his face.
&mdash; MisterM (@I_MisterM_I) <a href="https://twitter.com/I_MisterM_I/status/1443646043980193798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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That prompted Uygur to boast that he would “end” Rogan, bragging, “Deal. Easiest $1,000 I ever made. You think he’s going to assault me? Sure, whatever. That’s incredibly dumb. But also wouldn’t work. I’m much larger than Joe and I’ve fought my whole life. I’d end him. But grownups don’t do that. I’ll send you the PO Box to send check to later.”
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Deal. Easiest $1,000 I ever made. You think he’s going to assault me? Sure, whatever. That’s incredibly dumb. But also wouldn’t work. I’m much larger than Joe and I’ve fought my whole life. I’d end him. But grownups don’t do that. I’ll send you the PO Box to send check to later. <a href="https://t.co/vB2FeGgiKr">https://t.co/vB2FeGgiKr</a>
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1443646842932056066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Uygur’s boasting elicited hilarity on social media.
Chris Loesch: “Your ‘much larger’ than most people. The only thing you have fought your whole life is diabetes.”
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Your “much larger” than most people. The only thing you have fought your whole life is diabetes.
&mdash; Chris Loesch 𝕏 (@ChrisLoesch) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLoesch/status/1443743337421418497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Mike Cernovich: “Hi @cenkuygur. If you’re doing charity boxing things now I’ll be glad to do some rounds. You’re much bigger than me, but I’ll risk it. I bet we can raise a lot of money. Let’s do Toys for Tots, not political charity. Two old guys in head gear and 16 oz gloves, you game?”
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Hi <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cenkuygur</a> if you’re doing charity boxing things now I’ll be glad to do some rounds.
You’re much bigger than me, but I’ll risk it.
I bet we can raise a lot of money. Let’s do Toys for Tots / not political charity.
Two old guys in head gear and 16 oz gloves, you game? <a href="https://t.co/kqWLguNdXU">https://t.co/kqWLguNdXU</a>
&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1443702802706952203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Brigitte Gabriel, simply, “Seek help.”
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Seek help. <a href="https://t.co/NbfoV0nACC">https://t.co/NbfoV0nACC</a>
&mdash; Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href="https://twitter.com/ACTBrigitte/status/1443792166560616450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Others: “I thought Cenk advocating for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRP7qlZJvl0">sexually pleasing a horse</a> was the most insane thing he’d ever say, but claiming he’d beat @joerogan in a fight actually tops it.”
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I thought Cenk advocating for sexually pleasing a horse was the most insane thing he&#39;d ever say, but claiming he&#39;d beat <a href="https://twitter.com/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joerogan</a> in a fight actually tops it <a href="https://t.co/sUyhn49xAT">https://t.co/sUyhn49xAT</a>
&mdash; Jessica O’Donnell 🏈 (@heckyessica) <a href="https://twitter.com/heckyessica/status/1443702296416751619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Some other random reactions:
<blockquote>“I liked this tweet like 10 minutes ago. And I came back to it just to tell you I wish I could’ve liked it again. Still laughing my a**off. Thank you.”
“How can you take someone seriously who openly talks about how they would do in a fight with someone else? ‘I&#8217;d end him,’ followed by ‘Grownups don&#8217;t do that.’ Yeah, &amp; grownups don&#8217;t beat their chests about fighting their whole lives &amp; about how they&#8217;d be able to ‘end’ someone.”
“This guy couldn&#8217;t knock a donut out of his own mouth and he thinks he could knock out a lifelong combatant with legitimate fighting experience in Rogan, who&#8217;s also in great physical condition unlike himself lmaoooooo. That&#8217;s hilarious. He&#8217;d gas in 9 seconds.”</blockquote>
And a video of some supporting evidence that Uygur might not do so well:
https://twitter.com/JohnathonWillow/status/1443815050930757632
Uygur blithely continued, (in case his audience did not understand what he was specifically referring to): “If @joerogan believes that the government violating your bodily autonomy is tyranny, then he must be furious about anti-choice Christian mullahs in this country. If he isn’t, then he’s a f***ing hypocrite sucking up to his right-wing audience out of either stupidity or cowardice.”
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If <a href="https://twitter.com/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joerogan</a> believes that the government violating your bodily autonomy is tyranny, then he must be furious about anti-choice Christian mullahs in this country. If he isn’t, then he’s a fucking hypocrite sucking up to his right-wing audience out of either stupidity or cowardice.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1443648009800060943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Cenk Boasts He’d ‘End’ Joe Rogan In A Fight. Social Media Erupts In Mockery.

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Despite being supposed worshipers of “the science,” the narrative being promoted by the Left when it comes to COVID-19 is, quite literally, “Democrat good, Republican bad.”
For example, Cenk Uygur provided this insightful commentary on the “danger” of conservatives.
“Now people are saying they won&#8217;t travel to red states because it&#8217;s a danger to be around conservatives. Nearly half of Republicans say they won&#8217;t take the vaccine. It&#8217;s literally hazardous to your health to be around this death cult. Their ignorance has reached a clinical level,” Uygur tweeted.
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Now people are saying they won&#39;t travel to red states because it&#39;s a danger to be around conservatives. Nearly half of Republicans say they won&#39;t take the vaccine. It&#39;s literally hazardous to your health to be around this death cult. Their ignorance has reached a clinical level.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1382434460428234753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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But what does “the science” actually say? Here are some <a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home">key facts and figures</a> regarding COVID-19 which paint a different picture.
Cases
In terms of raw count, the states who have recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases are as follows:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">California (3,604,395) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Texas (2,826,806) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Florida (2,094,670) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Illinois (1,285,398) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pennsylvania (1,082,062) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Georgia (1,076,644) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York (1,074,867, doesn’t include 894,683 cases from New York City) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ohio (1,043,729) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Jersey (959,921) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">North Carolina (936,425) — Republican</li>
</ol>
By raw count, six of the top ten states are “blue states,” while just four are “red states,” with the &#8220;top state&#8221; being California, a heavily Democratic state.
Looking at the 7-day case rate per 100,000 in population, the “top ten” states are ranked as follows:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Michigan (551.8) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Rhode Island (304.4) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Jersey (294.8) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York City (264.5) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Minnesota (261.4) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pennsylvania (253.1) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Delaware (239.2) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York (234.4) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Hampshire (227.6) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Connecticut (223.3) — Democrat</li>
</ol>
Despite Uygur’s claim that Republicans are part of a “death cult,” the highest rates of COVID-19 across the past seven days are entirely limited to Democrat-run states.
Deaths
In terms of raw count, the states who have experienced the highest number of COVID-19 related deaths are as follows:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">California (59,258) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Texas (48,273) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Florida (34,12) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York City (31,950) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pennsylvania (25,472) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Jersey (24,945) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Illinois (23,826) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Georgia (19,548) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York (19,074) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ohio (18,917) — Republican</li>
</ol>
By raw count, seven of the “top ten” states (including New York City as a &#8220;state&#8221;) are “blue states,” while three are “red states.”
In terms of death rate per 100,000 in population since January 2020, the states are ranked as follows:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York City (380) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Jersey (280) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Massachusetts (25) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Rhode Island (249) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Mississippi (239) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Arizona (235) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Connecticut (223) — Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Louisiana (220) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">South Dakota (220) — Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Alabama (218) — Republican</li>
</ol>
By death rate per 100,000 in population since January 2020, seven of the ten states are “blue states,” with four of the top five being “blue states.”
In terms of death rate per 100,000 in population in the past seven days, the states are ranked as follows:
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New York City (4.3) &#8211; Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Georgia (2.9) &#8211; Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Jersey (2.8) &#8211; Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Utah (2.7) &#8211; Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Montana (2.2) &#8211; Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Nebraska (2.2) &#8211; Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">West Virginia (2.2) &#8211; Republican</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Delaware (2.1) &#8211; Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maryland (1.9) &#8211; Democrat</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Missouri (1.9) &#8211; Republican</li>
</ol>
By date rate per 100,000 in population in the past seven days, five of the ten states are “blue states,” with the top three being “blue states.”
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth">@ighaworth</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Leftists Condemn ‘Red States’ Handling Of COVID-19,  But The Numbers Show That ‘Blue States’ Are Still The Worst In The Nation

COVID

President Trump announced on Tuesday that he was against the idea of allowing “poorly run” states to use the coronavirus as an “excuse” to ask for federal money to help with problems that existed prior to the pandemic.
“Well run States should not be bailing out poorly run States, using CoronaVirus as the excuse! The elimination of Sanctuary Cities, Payroll Taxes, and perhaps Capital Gains Taxes, must be put on the table,” said Trump in a tweet on Tuesday morning. “Also lawsuit indemnification &amp; business deductions for restaurants &amp; ent.”
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Well run States should not be bailing out poorly run States, using CoronaVirus as the excuse! The elimination of Sanctuary Cities, Payroll Taxes, and perhaps Capital Gains Taxes, must be put on the table. Also lawsuit indemnification &amp; business deductions for restaurants &amp; ent.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1257741326650470400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
While Trump has been critical of state bailouts before – notably, he blasted Illinois for mismanagement after lawmakers requested pension money inside of a coronavirus bailout – the president’s call-out on Tuesday prompted an extreme response from Cenk Uyger, the founder of the progressive media network The Young Turks.
“If we had a Democrat with balls when we take over, they’d cut off funding to red states &amp; make them beg for their handout,” said Uyger, who blasted Republicans in his response to the president’s tweet. “Almost all of them are welfare queens who live off the blue states. Republican-run states are on average miserable failures who take more from federal govt.”
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If we had a Democrat with balls when we take over, they’d cut off funding to red states &amp; make them beg for their handout. Almost all of them are welfare queens who live off the blue states. Republican run states are on average miserable failures who take more from federal govt. <a href="https://t.co/0aifSBybnE">https://t.co/0aifSBybnE</a>
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1257773851355701248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
After Uyger received blowback from the Left, with many people accusing him of trying to harm poor people living in red states, the progressive news host justified his response in a message to “all the liberals hating on this tweet.”
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For all the liberals hating on this tweet, let&#8217;s go over how this normally works. 1. Republicans do terrible things to us. 2. We complain. 3. We don&#8217;t fight back. 4. If anyone on our side fights back, we attack them as uncivil. 5. We lose. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightBackForAChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FightBackForAChange</a> <a href="https://t.co/QBpyfvohtv">https://t.co/QBpyfvohtv</a>
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1257855738094837760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
In a follow-up tweet three minutes later, Uyger clarified, for people who don’t watch his show, that he was only speaking rhetorically because “sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.”
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Second, I know a lot of you don&#8217;t know me or watch <a href="https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheYoungTurks</a> so you don&#8217;t know, OF COURSE I&#8217;m not actually advocating to hurt people in red states. Progressive policies also get them healthcare &amp; raise their wages. But rhetorically sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. <a href="https://t.co/CQ9ROvUnPm">https://t.co/CQ9ROvUnPm</a>
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1257856565501018112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
He also shared a tweet from an employee who blasted him for “trying to cut off funds for poor people in red states,” in order to show people that he allows dissenting opinions on his network.
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Emma works at TYT. Some have pointed out that even she doesn’t agree with me. Exactly! At <a href="https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheYoungTurks</a> we don’t make people conform, we disagree all the time and we encourage strong on-air hosts like Emma, who don’t need permission to disagree! <a href="https://t.co/51C9JOZNs7">https://t.co/51C9JOZNs7</a>
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1257864513870630912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trump Blasts ‘Poorly Run’ States. Young Turks Founder Responds, Calls Red States ‘Welfare Queens’

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