<p>CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten is not impressed with the Democratic bench going into the 2028 presidential election cycle — and he&#8217;s not holding back his overall assessment of the likely candidates: &#8220;a total clown car.&#8221;</p>
<p>Enten joined CNN anchor John Berman on Tuesday to discuss the likely candidates just as a new memoir from Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) — considered a heavy favorite to jump in the race — hit shelves, and his take was that Newsom was &#8220;flailing.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>WATCH:</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">CNN&#8217;s Harry Enten just ROASTED Gavin Newsom&#8217;s 2028 ambitions &#8220;He&#8217;s definitely flailing&#8221;:</p>
<p>&#8220;This is just a downright clown car at this point on the Democratic side.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is just a total clown car. It is a total mess. There is no clear front-runner at this particular point on… <a href="https://t.co/TYijTMGKWt">pic.twitter.com/TYijTMGKWt</a></p>
<p>— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2026310210013286885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Enten&#8217;s concern, as he broke down the numbers for Berman, was that there was no clear leader in the Democratic Party — and no one seemed poise for the kind of surge that would be necessary to push them to the front of the pack going into the 2028 primaries.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah, they’re all running and this is just a downright clown car at this point on the Democratic side,&#8221; Enten said, noting that the early polls showed Newsom (at 19%) just barely in the lead over former Vice President Kamala Harris (at 18%) and that his advantage was slim enough to be within the margin of error.</p>
<p>&#8220;Quite a weak number for [Harris], given that, of course, she was the nominee last time around,&#8221; Enten noted.</p>
<p>He went on to say that other likely contenders — such as former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who polled at 13% and 12%, respectively — were not doing any better.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is just a total clown car. It is a total mess. There is no clear frontrunner at this particular point on the Democratic side. Who the heck knows who the nominee is going to be in two years?&#8221; Enten added. &#8220;It was been a long time, this is very unusual for the Democratic side to not have a clear frontrunner at this point. You have to go all the way back, all the way back from when I wasn’t even in elementary school yet, not even in pre-K yet, to 1992, that was the last cycle in which there was no clear frontrunner at this point. Very unusual.&#8221;</p>
<p>The analyst then singled out Newsom, saying that in particular, he appeared to be losing ground — and popularity — even as he moves to market his memoir.</p>
<p>&#8220;It seems to me that Gavin Newsom is flailing a little bit, at least compared to where he was prior,” he said, explaining that betting markets were cooling off as far as Newsom was concerned. &#8220;Three months ago, according to the prediction market, look at that, it was a 37% chance, now it’s just at 28%. Down he goes. He’s definitely flailing a little bit.&#8221;</p>


California Governor Gavin Newsom Interview

They’ve Lost CNN: Chief Data Guru Says 2028 Democrat Bench Is A ‘Total Clown Car’

They've Lost CNN: Chief Data Guru Says 2028 Democrat Bench Is A 'Total Clown Car'

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Gavin Newsom

Harry Enten

Kamala Harris

Media

Pete Buttigieg

Politics

<p>Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons suggested that Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman take a trip to the Holocaust Museum for likening federal immigration agents to Nazis.</p>
<p>The two sparred during a House Homeland Security hearing Tuesday with top Trump administration immigration officials. It comes after the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis.</p>
<p>One of the shootings involved ICE agents, including one who was seen on video appearing to be hit by a car before he fired shots, killing the driver, Renee Good. Weeks later, a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, who was seen on video days before, kicking in the taillight of federal agents&#8217; car and spitting on one of the officers.</p>
<p>Goldman compared ICE agents to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, sparking Lyons to condemn the premise of his question in tying it back to his agency.</p>
<p>The Democratic congressman demanded more time to question Lyons, saying he spoke &#8220;unnecessarily.&#8221;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s when Lyons intervened and told him to go to the nearby Holocaust Museum.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sir, the Holocaust Museum is down at 14th and Independence, if you wanna go see Nazis, that&#8217;s what it is, not the men and women of ICE that are out there doing it everyday,&#8221; Lyons said, adding: &#8220;So to say that the men and women of ICE are gestapos is wrong.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lyons said that terms like &#8220;gestapo&#8221; and &#8220;secret police&#8221; are contributing to a surge in attacks on ICE.</p>
<p>&#8220;The problem is you have it backwards, sir. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are unAmerican and outright fascist,&#8221; Goldman said. &#8220;So I have a simple suggestion: if you don&#8217;t want to be called a fascist regime or secret police, then stop acting like one.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rep. Goldman tells Acting ICE Director Lyons that Democrats calling ICE the &#8220;Gestapo&#8221; and &#8220;secret police&#8221; is justified because it is what they are seeing.</p>
<p>&#8220;People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are unAmerican and outright fascist.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lyons told… <a href="https://t.co/myJ9xaZ02l">pic.twitter.com/myJ9xaZ02l</a></p>
<p>— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/2021268690415583373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>ICE currently faces a more than 1,000% increase in assaults and a roughly 8,000% surge in death threats, Lyons said.</p>
<p>Most recently, federal immigration agents have faced violent attacks from anti-ICE agitators in the streets of Minneapolis. Overnight, local authorities arrested 54 protestors, according to Lyons.</p>


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ICE Director Tells Dem Rep To Visit Holocaust Museum After Rep Labeled Agents ‘Gestapo’

Dan Goldman

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

<p>Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was the victim of a racially motivated attack at a Hollywood party late Friday night, when a party crasher punched him in the face after saying President Donald Trump would &#8220;deport&#8221; him.</p>
<p>The Florida Democrat claimed he was assaulted at the Park City High West Saloon during the Creative Artists Agency&#8217;s (CAA) Sundance Film Festival party.</p>
<p>&#8220;Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off,&#8221; Frost wrote in an <a href="https://x.com/repmaxwellfrost/status/2015210347758825698">X post</a>. &#8220;The individual was arrested and I am okay. Thank you to the venue security and Park City PD for assistance on this incident.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to that report, the suspect had crashed the CAA party and &#8220;shocked&#8221; partygoers in the venue&#8217;s restroom by ranting about how proud he was of being white. The Park City Police Department issued a statement identifying the suspect as Christian Young and stating that Young had been detained after he &#8220;unlawfully entered a private party.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Once inside the saloon, Young assaulted Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost and a female who was attending the private event,&#8221; the police statement continued, noting that Young had been apprehended with an administrative pass to the film festival that had someone else&#8217;s name on it, and that he had attempted to gain access to the party and had jumped a barrier fence when he was turned away. He jumped back over the fence when he was spotted, but reportedly jumped it a second time and managed to gain access without being seen.</p>
<p>When he was apprehended, Young <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/man-arrested-for-allegedly-punching-florida-congressman-at-sundance-film-festival-event">reportedly</a> told police that he had no recollection of what had happened and could not recall his own name — despite answering to that name when police addressed him. The 28-year-old was charged with two counts of assault and one count of aggravated burglary.</p>
<p>Critics were not entirely convinced by the story, however, recalling actor Jussie Smollett&#8217;s false claims about a racially motivated attack in January 2019. Dozens of replies contained references to Smollett and claims that Frost was making up his story.</p>
<p>Witnesses, according to Salt Lake City&#8217;s Fox affiliate, corroborated Frost&#8217;s story and recalled Young saying, &#8220;we are going to deport you and your kind.&#8221; Witnesses also say Young approached a woman with Frost and told her &#8220;you are the kind we are going to deport.&#8221;</p>


ICE Out for Good Protest and Vigil in Washington, DC

Florida Dem Says He Was The Target Of Racist Attack At Hollywood Party

Hollywood

Jussie Smollett

Racism

<p>From tax hikes and lax election laws to leaf blower bans and Second Amendment infringements, Virginia Democrats have wasted no time implementing their radical agenda upon returning to power.</p>
<p>With newly inaugurated Governor Abigail Spanberger at the helm, Virginia Democrats also control both chambers of the state legislature, meaning many items off their leftist wish lists could actually become law.</p>
<p>At the top of the agenda — and dominating the headlines — seems to be implementing some kind of wealth tax. Lawmakers have already introduced several competing bills that would create new tax brackets with steeper rates for high earners. One bill would nearly double the state income tax rate for Virginians who make over a million dollars a year.</p>
<p>As one prominent Virginia politics X account <a href="https://x.com/NoVA_Campaigns/status/2013073149265347033">noted</a>, these tax hikes could devastate family farms, small businesses, and sole proprietor companies, whose business profits can be taxed as part of their personal income tax returns.</p>
<p>Virginians can also expect to take a hit through a proposed investment income tax, which would levy a 3.8% tax on all income from investments, trusts, and estates beginning in tax year 2027.</p>
<p>Residents of the state will also likely face additional &#8220;sales and use&#8221; taxes, including one proposal to apply state sales tax rates to everything from gym memberships to home repairs and more.</p>
<p>At least two proposed tax bills seem designed to infringe upon Virginians&#8217; Second Amendment rights: one would levy an 11% tax on all firearms and ammunition, and another would implement a flat $500 tax on all firearm suppressors. Other bills would ban &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; and certain magazines, while one would ban the discharge of firearms — even on private property — unless the property in question measures at least five acres.</p>
<p>But taxes are just the tip of the iceberg. The Virginia legislature is also considering a number of bills that would make it difficult to root out voter fraud or increase transparency and election integrity.</p>
<p>One such bill would remove the deadline for receipt of all absentee ballots, and extend the deadline for curing ballots from noon on the third day after the election to one full week after Election Day. Another includes a provision that would allow absentee ballots to be &#8220;received, marked, and cast electronically through the internet.&#8221;</p>
<p>Other proposals would bar election officials from double-checking &#8220;machine-readable&#8221; ballots with a hand count and make it far more difficult for voters to challenge the legality of another voter&#8217;s registration.</p>
<p>In addition to the tax- and election-related bills, Democrats have bills teed up to make the state softer on crime and illegal immigrants while throwing the book at legal residents who only want to exercise their First Amendment rights or do a little bit of yard work.</p>
<p>One bill would <a href="https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086561.PDF">eliminate mandatory minimum sentences</a> for certain offenses, including but not limited to illegal sales of cigarettes and alcohol, &#8220;certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter,&#8221; and violations of certain provisions of protective orders.</p>
<p>Two bills would help protect illegal immigrants in Virginia — one by barring officials from arresting illegal aliens in courthouses and another by fining employers who pay illegal aliens less than the established minimum wage. The latter bill does not fine businesses for employing illegal aliens.</p>
<p>The First Amendment is not safe either, as SB 137 would make it a crime to approach within eight feet of another person who is standing within 40 feet of an abortion clinic — even if both parties are still standing on public property.</p>
<p>A number of other bills have been proposed to promote a more &#8220;woke&#8221; Virginia, with one stripping tax-exempt status from any organization with ties to &#8220;Confederate&#8221; heritage. Another bill would officially change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day, while yet another would ban gas-powered leaf blowers.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s unclear which of these bills will pass and whether or not Spanberger — who ran as a moderate — will sign them. But if these early days of Democratic rule are any indication, Richmond is about to get a whole lot bluer.</p>


Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Abigail Spanberger Speaks At An Everytown For Gun Safety Rally

Virginia Democrats Get Right To Work Implementing Their Radical Leftist Agenda

Virginia Legislature Churns Out List Of New Bills Straight Out Of Every Democrat's Fever Dream

Second Amendment

Virginia

<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hit back at Democratic House Homeland Security committee ranking member Bennie Thompson, who referred to the recent terrorist attack in Washington, D.C., as an &#8220;unfortunate accident&#8221; during a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill.</p>
<p>Noem was testifying before the committee to discuss &#8220;worldwide threats&#8221; to the nation. Thompson questioned Noem after he said she &#8220;referenced the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsmen &#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>But Noem quickly interrupted: &#8220;You think that was an unfortunate accident? It was a terrorist attack.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I mean, wait, wait, look, I&#8217;ll get it straight, then you can respond,&#8221; Thompson responded.</p>
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<p>&#8220;He shot our National Guardsman in the head,&#8221; Noem responded.</p>
<p>Thompson later clarified that &#8220;it was an unfortunate situation.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 Rep. Bennie Thompson refers to the terrorist attack against two National Guardsmen in DC as an &#8220;unfortunate accident.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sec. Noem: &#8220;Unfortunate accident? It was a terroist attack. They shot our Guardsmen in the head.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/34YtPrVteF">pic.twitter.com/34YtPrVteF</a></p>
<p>— Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1999145717063962959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who entered the U.S. in 2021 as part of President Joe Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome,” allegedly shot two National Guardsmen last month as they were patrolling the streets as part of the Trump administration&#8217;s crime crackdown.</p>
<p>One of the soldiers, Specialist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/just-horrible-president-trump-announces-death-of-national-guard-soldier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Beckstrom</a>, 20, of the West Virginia National Guard, tragically passed away a day after the attack. Her colleague, West Virginia National Guardsman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-hero-national-guardsmen-fighting-for-their-lives-after-dc-attack?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Meet+The+Hero+National+Guardsmen+Fighting+For+Their+Lives+After+DC+Attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrew Wolfe</a>, 24, is still recovering from his injuries.</p>
<p>During the attack, Lakanwal yelled “Allahu akbar!&#8221; according to court documents.</p>
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Noem Slams House Dem For Calling D.C. Terrorist Attack An ‘Unfortunate Accident’

Bennie Thompson

Kristi Noem

<p>Squad member Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) will not primary challenge Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) in the 2026 election. She is instead opting to run for re-election to her current seat.</p>
<p>“Hearing from so many people from throughout our Commonwealth encouraging me to run for the United States Senate was deeply humbling and a testament to the strength of our movement,” Pressley <a href="https://x.com/AyannaPressley/status/1995949427249610967">posted to X</a> in a statement on Tuesday.</p>
<p>“It would be an honor to serve the whole Commonwealth-but with our daughter in her last year at home before college and a district that has been in the crosshairs of this White House, I am certain that the Massachusetts 7th is where I belong in this moment,” she continued.</p>
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<p>The only major primary challenger to Markey next year for the seat is now Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA).</p>
<p>The move comes as the Democratic Party is at a political crossroads in terms of both the age and ideology of candidates it runs. The congresswoman is 51 years old, and Markey is 79. Moulton is even younger at 47, and he’s been an advocate for having different Democratic leadership in the Senate besides Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).</p>
<p>&#8220;Tonight is another example of why we need new leadership. If [Schumer] were an effective leader, he would have united his caucus to vote ‘No’ tonight and hold the line on healthcare. Maybe now [Markey] will finally join me in pledging not to vote for Schumer?&#8221; Moulton posted to X on November 9 when a handful of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to take steps toward reopening the federal government.</p>
<p>As for Pressley, she is one of the original four members of the far-left “Squad,” which started with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Pressley, who all took office in 2019.</p>
<p>The debate has manifested most notably when President Joe Biden was swapped out for Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 presidential nominee. However, it is also showing up in other places, including the Maine Senate primary between 41-year-old veteran Graham Platner and 77-year-old Gov. Janet Mills.</p>
<p>“Congresswoman Pressley is a powerful fighter for working families and a national leader for her work in Congress,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) posted in response to Pressley’s announcement.</p>
<p>“No one fights harder than [Ayanna Pressley], and she will continue to be a strong, effective voice for Massachusetts,” she added. If Warren opts for re-election, it would not be until 2030, which is the year she turns 81.</p>
<p>Markey’s seat is rated as “Solid Democrat” by the Cook Political Report.</p>


Ayanna Pressley

Squad Member Will Not Challenge Fellow Dem Senator As Party Frets Over Trump

Ayanna Pressley Will Not Primary Sen. Ed Markey As Democrats Navigate Trump-Era Direction

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Ed Markey

Massachusetts

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seth moulton

<p>A super PAC backing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ran a late attack ad portraying Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani standing in front of the Twin Towers as they crashed to the ground on 9/11.</p>
<p>The For Our City ad opens with left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who had brought Mamdani on as a guest, saying &#8220;Americans deserve 9/11&#8221; while the World Trade Center burst into flames, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/-andrew-cuomo-super-pac-depicts-zohran-mamdani-front-twin-towers-attac-rcna241651" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NBC News. Piker has also referred to Jews as “inbred,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/23/andrew-cuomo-suggests-mamdani-would-cheer-future-terror-attack-00620620" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Politico</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s Zohran&#8217;s buddy, Hasan Piker, saying we deserve 9/11. It&#8217;s a disgrace to every life lost,&#8221; the narrator says in the ad.</p>
<p>&#8220;Zohran went on Piker&#8217;s show, and now Piker was just spotted at Zohran&#8217;s event. Mamdani is wrong for New York,&#8221; they add.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="und">Zohran Mamdani is wrong for New York City. <a href="https://t.co/kbsK6NU9yK">pic.twitter.com/kbsK6NU9yK</a></p>
<p>— For Our City (@ForOurCitypac) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForOurCitypac/status/1984969306229375439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, received backlash for appearing on Piker&#8217;s stream in April.</p>
<p>He later condemned Piker&#8217;s problematic comments, calling them &#8220;objectionable and reprehensible.”</p>
<p>&#8220;I also think that part of the reason why Democrats are in the situation that we are in, of being a permanent minority in this country, is we are looking only to speak to journalists and streamers and Americans with whom we agree [on] every single thing that they say,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave For Our City $3.5 million last month and is one of the super PAC&#8217;s biggest donors, according to NBC News.</p>
<p>Mamdani recently faced criticism for focusing a speech about 9/11 on Islamophobia.</p>
<p>“I want to use this moment to speak to the Muslims of New York City,” Mamdani proclaimed at the time. “I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11 because she did not feel safe in her hijab.”</p>
<p>Cuomo later suggested that Mamdani would celebrate 9/11 if the attacks happened today.</p>
<p>“Can you imagine Mamdani in the seat?” Cuomo asked during an appearance on WABC.</p>
<p>“Yeah, I could,” host Sid Rosenberg replied. “He’d be cheering.”</p>
<p>“That’s another problem,” Cuomo said.</p>
<p>Mamdani later railed against Cuomo, calling his comments &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is Andrew Cuomo’s final moments in public life, and he’s choosing to spend them making racist attacks on the person who would be the first Muslim to lead this city,&#8221; Mamdani said during an interview with PIX 11.</p>
<p>“There are more than 1 million Muslims who live in New York City, and to have our faith be smeared and slandered by someone who at one point was considered a leader in the Democratic Party showcases the fact that bigotry and racism is not exclusively a Republican problem. It is also a problem within our own party,” Mamdani said. “It is time that we turned the page on Andrew Cuomo and on those that would tolerate this rhetoric from him.”</p>


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Super PAC Backing Cuomo Runs Eleventh Hour Attack Ad With Mamdani In Front Of Twin Towers

Andrew Cuomo

Elections

New York City

Zohran Mamdani

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Popular New York radio host Charlamagne tha God told Democrats that it’s time to admit defeat and end the government shutdown.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The healthcare is going up anyway because the ‘Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; didn&#8217;t include the extension of the tax credits to keep the cost down. So, if it&#8217;s going up anyway, what&#8217;s the point of continuing to take a stand for people&#8217;s healthcare not to go up?&#8221; he said during Monday’s episode of “The Breakfast Club.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contributor Mimi Brown agreed, mentioning that people have already received information from healthcare providers about their revised premiums because open enrollment has already occurred.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;And the premiums are set for a year,&#8221; Charlamagne added. &#8220;So at this point, if the premiums have already gone up, if they’re set for a year, at least give the people some relief and get the government back open.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He went on to address how the Democrats remain stubborn on the issue.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Democrats, you fought. It seems like you lost the fight. At this point, you know, go on and give it up,&#8221; the host went on. &#8220;At least give the people some relief by getting the government back open. Let these people get these SNAP benefits. Let these government workers get their checks. We don&#8217;t need all this craziness at the TSA during the holidays. Like, I think you lost&#8230; I feel like they lost, it’s over.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It seems like a pride thing, now,&#8221; co-host DJ Envy chimed in.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) also took a stand against his party this week, saying the Democrats need to “own the shutdown” as the government closure drags on into its second month.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fetterman expressed his frustration that tens of millions of Americans are losing their SNAP benefits, calling it “one of the big reasons” why he broke from his party.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And again, I feel like the Democrats really need to own the shutdown. I mean, we’re shutting it down,” Fetterman told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, as The Daily Wire previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-to-democrats-own-the-shutdown-and-reopen-government-now?author=Frank+Camp&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Fetterman+To+Democrats%3A+%E2%80%98Own+The+Shutdown%E2%80%99+And+Reopen+Government+Now"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “I know why they claim — because they want to address the tax credits, and I fully support that. I voted for all of their CRs, our CRs, every single time. And I refuse to put 42 million Americans in the kinds of food insecurity. … All is solved by just reopen[ing] our government and the people are now paid.”</span></p>


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‘You Lost The Fight’: Charlamagne Tha God Tells Democrats To End Shutdown

Popular NY Radio Host Tells Democrats To 'Give Up' And End The Shutdown: 'You Lost The Fight'

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<p>WASHINGTON — The White House and its allies are circling Chuck Schumer&#8217;s wagon, and he&#8217;s not making it that hard for them.</p>
<p>&#8220;Every day gets better for us,&#8221; Schumer <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/schumer-dems-momentum/">said in an interview with Punchbowl News</a>. “It’s because we’ve thought about this long in advance, and we knew that health care would be the focal point on Sept. 30, and we prepared for it&#8230;Their whole theory was — threaten us, bamboozle us, and we would submit in a day or two.”</p>
<p>That first line was yet another messaging gem for Republicans who have argued that Democrats do not care about whether the shutdown is hurting Americans, and he drew criticism from not only Vice President JD Vance and a slew of other angry Republicans, but also the president himself.</p>
<p>&#8220;Better for Schumer. Worse for Americans,&#8221; posted Vance on Thursday morning. &#8220;What a vile sentiment from an alleged leader in our country.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Chuck Schumer proclaimed this morning that every day gets better for them,&#8221; Trump said during today&#8217;s cabinet meeting. &#8220;No, it&#8217;s actually getting worse for them. &#8230; This is a confession that he&#8217;s acting not to serve the people, but to serve the partisan interests of his party.&#8221;</p>
<p>The White House put out messaging promptly on Thursday morning arguing that the &#8220;disgusting claim&#8221; is a &#8220;sickening display of elitist indifference&#8221; as the shutdown &#8220;plunges hardworking Americans into anxiety, despair, and financial ruin.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;His arrogance lays bare the Democrats’ sick betrayal of service members missing paychecks, families turning to food pantries to survive, small businesses teetering on the brink, and travelers facing excruciating delays,&#8221; the White House argued.</p>
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<p>“Definitely terrifying thinking in my head, ‘Oh God, how are we going to pay for our bills? How are we going to afford our rent? How are we going to pay for her formula, her diapers, everything?’&#8221; said an unnamed military spouse, cited by the White House, whose family is reportedly in crisis as service members go without pay. &#8220;Our military, they’re the ones that sign the government contract to go fight for our country. But our lawmakers who are supposed to be in charge of our country, they aren’t really doing what’s best for the American people.”</p>
<p>The White House messaging also quoted an air traffic controller who must continue fulfilling his job responsibilities without knowing whether he will get his next paycheck: “The financial anxiety doesn’t just hurt morale; it directly affects safety. When someone responsible for thousands of lives a day is worrying about whether they can pay rent or feed their kids, focus suffers. Sometimes that small moment where your mind is elsewhere can have serious impacts. Controllers were already underwater with pay and staffing before the shutdown. Now, we’re drowning.”</p>
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<p>The bottom line, the White House argues, is that Americans want the &#8220;Democrat shutdown to end,&#8221; and they &#8220;know Democrats are to blame.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;While federal workers stress over missed paychecks, military families turn to food pantries, and airports around the country face delays — Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are bragging that &#8216;every day gets better&#8217; for them,&#8221; wrote Karoline Leavitt in a scathing post on X. &#8220;What a disgusting and revealing statement.  Democrats are gleeful about inflicting pain on the American people.&#8221;</p>
<p>Schumer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>
<p>The president also argued during his cabinet meeting that Schumer knows he is in deep political trouble, potentially facing an ouster from Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, who continues to assert herself as a leader in the shutdown fight.</p>
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White House, Republicans Circle Chuck Schumer As Shutdown Continues

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<p>In a fundraising email sent on the anniversary of Hamas&#8217; October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made no mention of the terror group&#8217;s atrocities and blamed Israel for launching &#8220;a ground invasion of Gaza.&#8221;</p>
<p>The email — posted by POLITICO&#8217;s Congressional reporter, Nicholas Wu — was sent on Tuesday as Israel and the United States <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-remembers-october-7-most-brutal-terrorist-attack-in-israels-history">remembered</a> the 1,200 lives lost when Hamas terrorists crossed the Israeli border and killed men, women, and children. The email sent out by El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign began, &#8220;Two years ago this month, Netanyahu&#8217;s military launched a ground invasion of Gaza. Since then, the world has watched tragedy unfold in real time.&#8221;</p>
<p>The email then went on to condemn Israel&#8217;s military strikes in Gaza and accused the pro-Israel lobbying group, AIPAC, of influencing politicians to &#8220;add fuel to the fire.&#8221; El-Sayed also accused AIPAC of &#8220;meddling with our race here in Michigan&#8221; because he &#8220;is one of AIPAC&#8217;s top targets to defeat.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Abdul El-Sayed sends out a fundraising email: &#8220;Two years ago this month, Netanyahu’s military launched a ground invasion of Gaza.</p>
<p>Since then, the world has watched tragedy unfold in real time&#8230;.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/3fICTzXnpe">pic.twitter.com/3fICTzXnpe</a></p>
<p>— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicholaswu12/status/1975651678516093303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign told POLITICO that the email was sent on Tuesday by mistake.</p>
<p>&#8220;Abdul has been clear and consistent: he holds equally valuable the lives of all innocent people and condemns violence against them,” a spokeswoman for the Democratic candidate said.</p>
<p>El-Sayed also released a <a href="https://x.com/AbdulElSayed/status/1975554653476831707">statement</a> on the 2nd anniversary of Hamas&#8217; assault on Israel where he condemned Hamas for the &#8220;heinous attack,&#8221; but then accused Israel of committing &#8220;genocide.&#8221;</p>
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<p>El-Sayed is a doctor and former health director who&#8217;s running to replace outgoing Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters. The Michigan doctor came in second place behind Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary. El-Sayed has been endorsed by Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, El-Sayed spoke at an event alongside Hamas sympathizers, including one activist who expressed &#8220;euphoria&#8221; over the terror group&#8217;s October 7, 2023, attack, The Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/michigan-senate-candidate-backed-by-bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-islamist-convention-alongside-hamas-sympathizers/">reported</a>.</p>
<p>El-Sayed is running against Democratic Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow and Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Haley Stevens. McMorrow has recently taken a more anti-Israel stance on the war in Gaza, while Stevens has voiced pro-Israel views in the past and has been backed by AIPAC.</p>
<p>Democrats have maintained control of both Michigan U.S. Senate seats since 2001. Republican Mike Rogers, who lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin in the 2024 election, is running for Senate again and appears to be the GOP&#8217;s best chance at winning the seat in 2026.</p>


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Dem Senate Candidate Accuses Israel Of Invading Gaza In Oct 7 Fundraising Email

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<p>A Democrat strategist referred to the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk as a professional cancel culture martyr and called his campus tour a &#8220;content farm for white supremacy&#8221; just days before he was assassinated at a campus event in Orem, Utah.</p>
<p>Gabi Finlayson — whose professional credits include work for political campaigns for high profile Democrats like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former President Joe Biden — gave a primer on Kirk&#8217;s planned college campus tour, referring to the Turning Point USA founder as the ringleader for &#8220;little baby fascists.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Gabi Finlayson, a Democrat political consultant who worked on Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg&#8217;s campaign, called Charlie Kirk&#8217;s campus tour a &#8220;campus martyr tour&#8221; and a &#8220;content farm for white supremacy” just DAYS before he was SHOT and KILLED</p>
<p>THIS is the exact kind of… <a href="https://t.co/JqnrYokT3h">pic.twitter.com/JqnrYokT3h</a></p>
<p>— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1966635735026725018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s &#8216;Fresh Hill&#8217; is that Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, is bringing his so-called American Comeback Tour to two campuses near you,&#8221; she said. Standing in front of a white board, she punctuated several of her statements by holding up post-it notes and then sticking them to the board.</p>
<p>&#8220;He is starting his tour at UVU on September 10th, and then he&#8217;ll be back in Utah on the 30th at Utah State,&#8221; she continued, adding in slightly lower tones, &#8220;Terrible demon boy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Charlie Kirk is one of these campus tour speakers that always sparks controversy, and for very good reason,&#8221; Finlayson added, claiming that TPUSA had initially been about honest debate, but had since become something very different.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since its founding, it abandoned this non-partisan debate journey that it was on, and [is] now a content farm for white supremacy, cancel culture martyrdom, conspiracy theorists, and all too often these mega conventions where little baby fascists get to cosplay as freedom fighters,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;So not only is Turning Point USA controversial, but Charlie Kirk, the founder himself, is exceptionally controversial,&#8221; Finlayson concluded.</p>


Conservatives Gather In Phoenix For Annual AmericaFest

Dem Strategist Called Charlie Kirk A ‘Terrible Demon Boy’ Just Days Before Murder

Dem Strategist Called Charlie Kirk's Campus Tour A 'Content Farm For White Supremacy' Before Murder

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<p>Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) used the assassination of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as an opportunity to complain about &#8220;right-wing extremists&#8221; and blame them for political violence in the United States.</p>
<p>Moulton made an appearance on CNN to discuss Kirk&#8217;s assassination — which had occurred not even 24 hours earlier at a college campus event in Orem, Utah — and he immediately attempted to make the conversation about violence coming from the political Right.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Less than 24 hours after Charlie Kirk was gunned down, Dem Rep Seth Moulton attacks “right wing extremists” as the cause of the vast majority of political violence in the country.</p>
<p>&#8220;We need to be honest as a nation, about where this violence is coming from.&#8221;</p>
<p>He then adds… <a href="https://t.co/NoVisq6jxU">pic.twitter.com/NoVisq6jxU</a></p>
<p>— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1966141353362076163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Moulton claimed that the bipartisan sentiment in Congress was an agreement that &#8220;we all need to turn down the rhetoric,&#8221; but then he pivoted. &#8220;But let&#8217;s be serious about where the violence is coming from. Of extremist violent attacks in America, extremist violent murders, 76% are from right-wing extremists, four percent are from left-wing extremists.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I condemn that four percent,&#8221; he assured host Kate Bolduan, adding, &#8220;But we also need to be honest about — as a nation — about where this violence is coming from.&#8221;</p>
<p>He concluded by once again attacking conservatives and claiming that they were responding to recent shootings by calling for more guns in the streets.</p>
<p>&#8220;And oh, by the way, it&#8217;s probably an appropriate time to talk about guns, too,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You hear a lot of conservatives saying, hey, the only thing we need to do here is get more guns on the street. That&#8217;s not going to solve this problem. That&#8217;s just going to make it worse.&#8221;</p>
<p>Moulton did not give any evidence that conservatives were actually calling for &#8220;more guns on the street,&#8221; nor did he offer even a hint at who might have said such a thing.</p>


Rep. Seth Moulton Begins Presidential Campaign With Campaign Event In NH

Democrat Blasts ‘Right-Wing Extremists’ Less Than 24 Hours After Charlie Kirk Assassination

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