In the early 2000s, former GOP president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-w-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George W. Bush</a> was practically the second coming of Hitler, according to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/progressivism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Left</a>. When the late Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-mccain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John McCain</a> secured the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, he was painted as the second coming of Bush. That must have made him the third coming of Hitler. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) was more or less declared a cruel and heartless jerk in the 2012 election.
Then former President Donald J. Trump burst onto the scene in 2015-2016. In the eyes of his detractors in the press and certain establishment Republicans, he was such a bad guy that he made Bush, McCain, and Romney model gentlemen by comparison. None of the men supported Trump, and that all but sealed the deal for their image rehab amongst the MSNBC crowd and readers of The New Yorker.
It seemed nobody could be worse than Trump — until Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) started gaining notoriety in recent years.
DeSantis could potentially run for higher office in 2024, or 2028. With that, we&#8217;re now seeing the Left move at a rapid pace to assail DeSantis as even eviler than Trump.
For example, in a 2016 article for Slate, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/06/how-should-america-resist-a-fascist.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> that Trump was &#8220;running a campaign of threat and intimidation&#8221; and that Trump &#8220;had opened the door to the worst passions and darkest urges of American society.&#8221; He was a &#8220;fascist.&#8221;
Once in office, Bouie <a href="https://hnn.us/article/172572" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that Trump was a racist expressing pro-white, exclusionary immigration policy in a &#8220;crude, demagogic style.&#8221; Likewise, he <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/opinion/trump-omar-9-11.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> the president of bringing racist &#8220;rhetoric to the bully pulpit of the American presidency.&#8221;
&#8220;He has taken everything coursing through the last 20 years of Republican politics and made it explicit,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/opinion/trump-omar-9-11.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, in reference to alleged prejudice and venom in the GOP in 2019.
In 2022, it seems that Bouie doesn&#8217;t quite remember Trump to be all that bad. Trump was charming really, Bouie now claims.
In reaction to DeSantis&#8217; decision to fly 50 migrants to Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, Bouie <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/opinion/desantis-marthas-vineyard-immigration.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> DeSantis &#8220;may be a more competent Trump in terms of his ability to use the levers of state to amass power, but he’s also meaner and more rigid, without the soft edges and eccentricity of the actual Donald Trump.&#8221;
Bouie also claimed that DeSantis simply doesn&#8217;t have the showmanship necessary to pull off that kind of move.
The writer also claimed that &#8220;Donald Trump is also a lifelong celebrity with a public persona” and somebody who &#8220;has the skills of a celebrity.&#8221;
&#8220;He’s funny, he has stage presence, and he has a kind of natural charisma,&#8221; Bouie opined. &#8220;He can be a bully in part because he can temper his cruelty and egoism with the performance of a clown or a showman. He can persuade an audience that he’s just kidding — that he doesn’t actually mean it.&#8221;
Did you get that? Trump is now a soft-edged, funny, and charismatic part of Americana who can command a stage.
A few years ago, he was provoking America&#8217;s worst passions, using awful, uncouth language, and stoking racial hatred — but now he&#8217;s an okay guy.
Bouie is not alone in his newfound respect for Trump and spite for DeSantis.
&#8220;Ron DeSantis is the governor of Florida, a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, and quite possibly the most dangerous figure in American politics,&#8221; MSNBC columnist Michael A. Cohen <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/florida-gov-ron-desantis-far-more-dangerous-donald-trump-n1294862" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in April 2022.
Cohen added, &#8220;While it’s hard to imagine any politician wresting that title away from Donald Trump, DeSantis brings something to the table that Trump lacks — his ability to translate political vindictiveness, cruelty and demagoguery into policy results.&#8221;
For Cohen, DeSantis is worse than Trump because he is smarter and actually does what he promises to do on the campaign trail.
The lesson here, of course, isn&#8217;t that DeSantis is &#8220;worse&#8221; than Trump. Nor is it a statement that DeSantis would be a better nominee in 2024 than Trump.
The takeaway is that leftists and their media allies will always smear GOP politicians who threaten their power with unseemly allegations of racism, hatred, and wickedness. Their goal with such slander is not to defeat those societal maladies, but to intimidate voters into not supporting a certain politician.
It&#8217;s always bogus, and a pretty obvious one with their sudden about-face on Trump.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Ron DeSantis, George W. Trump

With DeSantis Gaining Prominence, Legacy Media Has A Newfound Respect For Trump

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Buckingham Palace shared the news Thursday that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/queen-elizabeth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queen Elizabeth II</a> had died at the age of 96. In honor of her incredible life, we took a look back at her visits to America and with U.S. presidents during her lifetime.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/queen-elizabeth">Queen</a> recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne and making her the longest reigning monarch in British history. During that time, she&#8217;s met almost every single president since <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/queen-elizabeth-history-us-presidents/">Harry S. Truman</a>, and so many of those moments have been captured in photos that will live forever.
In October 1951, Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Washington, D.C., and were welcomed by Truman. In the photo, Elizabeth is seen traveling in a motorcade, following a reception ceremony at Washington National Airport.
<div id="attachment_435016" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435016" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435016" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Queen-and-Truman-300x236.jpg" alt="(Original Caption) 10/31/1951-Washington, D.C.: President Harry S. Truman and Britain's Princess Elizabeth are shown as their motorcade got underway following the reception ceremony at Washington National Airport today. Getty Images" width="714" height="562" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Truman-300x236.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Truman-732x576.jpg 732w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Truman-768x604.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Truman-1536x1208.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Truman-2048x1611.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />(Original Caption) 10/31/1951-Washington, D.C.: President Harry S. Truman and Britain&#8217;s Princess Elizabeth. Getty Images</div>
In 1957, Queen Elizabeth travels to New York City as part of her Royal Tour. In the photo, we see her motorcade riding through the city.
<div id="attachment_435025" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435025" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435025" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Queen-in-NYC-300x212.jpg" alt="Queen Elizabeth during Royal Tour in New York City motorcade, October 5, 1957. (Photo by Ben Martin/Getty Images)" width="714" height="505" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-NYC-300x212.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-NYC-815x576.jpg 815w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-NYC-768x543.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-NYC-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-NYC-2048x1448.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Ben Martin/Getty Images</div>
In 1961, Queen Elizabeth II welcomed President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy in England.
<div id="attachment_435021" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435021" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435021" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-203x300.jpg" alt="President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy pay a visit to the royal family in England. (L-R): John F. Kennedy; Queen Elizabeth II; Jackie Kennedy, and Prince Philip. Getty Images" width="714" height="1056" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-203x300.jpg 203w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-390x576.jpg 390w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-768x1136.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-1385x2048.jpg 1385w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Kenndy-and-Queen-scaled.jpg 1731w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />(L-R): John F. Kennedy; Queen Elizabeth II; Jackie Kennedy, and Prince Philip. Getty Images</div>
In 1970, Queen Elizabeth II meets with U.S President Richard Nixon and his wife Patricia at Chequers, British Prime Minister Edward Heath&#8217;s official country home.
<div id="attachment_435030" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435030" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435030" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Nixon-300x213.jpg" alt="Queen Elizabeth II with British Prime Minister Edward Heath and U.S President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) and his wife Patricia at Chequers, Heath's official country residence, 1970. " width="714" height="508" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Nixon-300x213.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Nixon-810x576.jpg 810w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Nixon-768x546.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Nixon-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Nixon-2048x1456.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images</div>
In 1976, Queen Elizabeth II dances with President Gerald Ford at the ball at the White House in Washington, D.C., during the 1976 Bicentennial Celebrations of the Declaration of Independence.
<div id="attachment_435034" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435034" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435034" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ford-and-Queen-300x193.jpg" alt="Gerald Ford (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States 1974-1977, dancing with Queen Elizabeth II at the ball at the White House, Washington, during the 1976 Bicentennial Celebrations of the Declaration of Independence, 7th July 1976. " width="714" height="460" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Ford-and-Queen-300x193.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Ford-and-Queen-895x576.jpg 895w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Ford-and-Queen-768x494.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Ford-and-Queen-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Ford-and-Queen-2048x1318.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images</div>
In 1982, the Queen meet with President Ronald Reagan, and the two are seen in the following photo enjoying a horseback ride at Windsor Castle in England.
<div id="attachment_435036" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435036" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435036" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Reagan-and-The-Queen-300x197.jpg" alt="President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II horseback riding. " width="714" height="468" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Reagan-and-The-Queen-300x197.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Reagan-and-The-Queen-879x576.jpg 879w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Reagan-and-The-Queen-768x503.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Reagan-and-The-Queen-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Reagan-and-The-Queen-2048x1342.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images</div>
In 1983, Queen Elizabeth II reviews the guard of honor at Broadway Pier, in San Diego, California, after she arrived in the USA on board HMY Britannia during her royal tour.
<div id="attachment_435039" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435039" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435039" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Queen-in-San-Diego-300x204.jpg" alt="Queen Elizabeth II reviewing the guard of honour on February 26, 1983 at Broadway Pier, in San Diego, California, USA on arriving in the USA on board HMY Britannia. Walking behind her, is her Equerry, Squadron Leader Adam Wise. Queen Elizabeth II was on a Royal Tour of the USA." width="714" height="485" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-San-Diego-300x204.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-San-Diego-848x576.jpg 848w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-San-Diego-768x522.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-San-Diego-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-in-San-Diego-2048x1391.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images</div>
That same year, Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech during a state dinner with President Reagan at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. In the photo, Reagan can be seen cracking up at the monarch&#8217;s joke about the lousy weather in California.
<div id="attachment_435042" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435042" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435042" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-300x200.jpg" alt="President Reagan laughs following a joke by Queen Elizabeth II, who commented on the lousy California weather she has experienced since her arrival to the States. The British Queen is delivering a brief address during a state dinner held at the De Young Museum in San Francisco." width="714" height="476" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Queen-and-Reagan-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images</div>
In 1991, Queen Elizabeth II meets Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles players. She can also be seen in the next photo with President George Bush during her visit to the U.S.
<div id="attachment_435048" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435048" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435048" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Orioles-300x231.jpg" alt="Queen Elizabeth ll meets players as she attends her first major league baseball game accompanied by First Lady Barbara Bush on May 15, 1991 in Baltimore, USA. " width="714" height="549" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Orioles-300x231.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Orioles-749x576.jpg 749w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Orioles-768x591.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Orioles-1536x1181.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/The-Queen-and-Orioles-2048x1575.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Anwar Hussein/Getty Images</div>
<div id="attachment_435049" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435049" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435049" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-300x200.jpg" alt="Pres. Bush (C) greeting Queen Elizabeth II , w. Prince Philip in tow, during WH arrival fete for British royal couple, passing Union Jack-poised soldier. " width="714" height="476" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Bush-and-The-Queen-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Diana Walker/Getty Images</div>
In 2006, the Queen met with President George W. Bush as the two wave from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House during her visit to Washington, D.C.
<div id="attachment_435051" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435051" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435051" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GWBush-and-Queen-300x211.jpg" alt="Washington, UNITED STATES: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II(C) with her husband Prince Philip(L)and US President George W. Bush wave to guests from The Blue Room Balcony of the White House during an official welcome ceremony, 07 May 2006 at the White House in Washington, DC. The queen last visited the United States in 1991 when Bush's father was president. " width="714" height="502" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/GWBush-and-Queen-300x211.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/GWBush-and-Queen-819x576.jpg 819w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/GWBush-and-Queen-768x540.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/GWBush-and-Queen-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/GWBush-and-Queen-2048x1440.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images</div>
In 2011, Queen Elizabeth II welcomes President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in London, England.
<div id="attachment_435055" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435055" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435055" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Obama-and-the-Queen-270x300.jpg" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth II and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at Winfield House, the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America, in Regent's Park, on May 25, 2011 in London, England. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle are in the UK for a two day State Visit at the invitation of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Last night they attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace and today's events include talks at Downing Street and the President will address both houses of Parliament at Westminster Hall. " width="714" height="793" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Obama-and-the-Queen-270x300.jpg 270w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Obama-and-the-Queen-518x576.jpg 518w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Obama-and-the-Queen-768x853.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Obama-and-the-Queen-1382x1536.jpg 1382w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Obama-and-the-Queen-1843x2048.jpg 1843w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by Yui Mok &#8211; WPA Pool/Getty Images</div>
In 2019, the Queen joins President Donald Trump raising a toast at a State Banquet in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace in London.
<div id="attachment_435058" style="width: 724px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435058" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-435058" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Trump-and-Queen--300x196.jpg" alt="Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) raises a glass in a tast with US President Donald Trump during a State Banquet in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of the US president and First Lady's three-day State Visit to the UK. - Britain rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump on June 3 as he arrived in Britain for a state visit already overshadowed by his outspoken remarks on Brexit. " width="714" height="467" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Trump-and-Queen--300x196.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Trump-and-Queen--881x576.jpg 881w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Trump-and-Queen--768x502.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Trump-and-Queen--1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Trump-and-Queen--2048x1338.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" />Photo by DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images</div>

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The Queen’s Visits To America And With U.S. Presidents, In Photos

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ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/he-gave-putin-the-card-to-hold-us-hostage-chris-christie-blows-up-abc-panel-after-donna-brazile-claims-biden-is-leading-on-ukraine/">Jonathan Karl</a> claimed on Sunday that former Vice President Al Gore had been &#8220;gracious&#8221; in his December 2000 concession to former President George W. Bush — and the backlash was immediate.
It all began with a clip from ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week&#8221; — which Karl had hosted and Gore had joined as a guest — and a line of questioning designed to further damage former President Donald Trump with regard to his attempts to claim the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent.
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Asked about presiding over electoral certification for George W. Bush&#39;s 2000 victory after challenging some results, former Vice Pres. Al Gore tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jonkarl</a>: “The Constitution required what I did and there&#39;s nothing really extraordinary about it.” <a href="https://t.co/jRxDUWwQYS">https://t.co/jRxDUWwQYS</a> <a href="https://t.co/zHlzJou1GO">pic.twitter.com/zHlzJou1GO</a>
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Karl noted that Gore, as sitting Vice President, had been the one to certify the election — cementing his own loss — even after a highly contentious battle over ballots in the state of Florida.
&#8220;The Constitution required what I did and there&#8217;s nothing really extraordinary about it,&#8221; Gore replied.
Karl shared the clip, adding his own comment regarding Gore&#8217;s concession speech — given after the Supreme Court put an end to his continued demands for more recounts.
&#8220;Gore&#8217;s concession speech in December 2000 was gracious, unifying and one of the best speeches he ever gave,&#8221; Karl said.
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Gore’s concession speech in December 2000 was gracious, unifying and one of the best speeches he ever gave. <a href="https://t.co/kmJbN2SNoB">https://t.co/kmJbN2SNoB</a>
&mdash; Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl/status/1551272864623595521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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But critics were quick to point out that Gore had initially conceded the race — but then went on to withdraw his concession within hours, at which point the battle began in the courts. He continued to demand recounts until the Supreme Court put a stop to that, and only then did he concede again — but he and other Democrats still continued to complain about the results.
&#8220;This is total bulls**t. He pretended he lost that election for years after the SCOTUS ruling and years after every recount proved he lost. Nothing compares to the outrageous behavior of Trump since 2020, but don&#8217;t pretend Gore was something he wasn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s revisionist nonsense,&#8221; David Bahnsen tweeted in response.
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This is total bullshit. He pretended he lost that election for years after the SCOTUS ruling and years after every recount proved he lost. Nothing compares to the outrageous behavior of Trump since 2020, but don’t pretend Gore was something he wasn’t. It’s revisionist nonsense <a href="https://t.co/EQqCwsNAqw">https://t.co/EQqCwsNAqw</a>
&mdash; David L. Bahnsen (@DavidBahnsen) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBahnsen/status/1551279326661726208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;After he did everything in his power to destroy trust in our elections,&#8221; The Federalist&#8217;s David Harsanyi <a href="https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/1551275547401003010">added</a>.
&#8220;The Supreme Court literally had to stop Al Gore from contesting an election through the legal system, so sarcastic claps for good ole Al Gore. a lot of this election denial stuff stemmed from him,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/thefactualprep/status/1551302678269001729">came from</a> @thefactualprep.
&#8220;Talk about rewriting history,&#8221; Red State&#8217;s Bonchie pointed out. &#8220;Gore conceded, unconceded, and only conceded again because the Supreme Court slapped him down. Democrats then spent the next 8 years accusing Bush of being an illegitimate president.&#8221;
Gore also recently made headlines when he claimed that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/al-gore-compares-climate-deniers-to-police-in-uvalde-attacks-senate-filibuster-for-blocking-action-on-climate-change/">climate deniers</a> were no better than the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/egregious-poor-decision-making-nearly-400-cops-gathered-at-uvalde-school-before-anyone-did-anything/">Uvalde police officers</a> who knew there was an active shooter still inside Robb Elementary School and delayed any moves to confront him.

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‘Revisionist Nonsense’: Twittersphere Comes For ABC Journo When He Claims Al Gore Was A ‘Gracious’ Loser

Twittersphere Comes For ABC's Jonathan Karl When He Claims Al Gore Was A 'Gracious' Loser

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Federal agents on Tuesday arrested an Iraqi immigrant accused of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/isis-linked-operative-planned-to-assassinate-george-w-bush-in-dallas-hoped-to-bring-help-from-across-the-mexican-border-fbi-alleges">planning to assassinate former President George W. Bush</a>.
Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, 52, was arrested and charged with attempting to bring foreign nationals into the United States illegally and with aiding and abetting a plot to assassinate a former U.S. official, according to the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/ohio-man-charged-aiding-and-abetting-plot-murder-former-president">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ).
Agents with the FBI’s counterterrorism unit arrested Shihab in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday morning. Agents oversaw an operation which resulted in Shihab allegedly receiving tens of thousands of dollars in order to help several foreign nationals illegally migrate to the United States from across the southern border.
“[I]n August 2021, Shihab allegedly intended to help who he thought was another Iraqi citizen enter the United States for a fee of $40,000. Shihab provided specific instructions on how he would smuggle the person into the United States after 60 days,” the DOJ said. “In October and December 2021, Shihab accepted tens of thousands of dollars for the purported smuggling. In reality, the individual was fictitious, and the interaction was coordinated under the direction of the FBI.”
Shihab had plans to bring over four other Iraqi nationals to carry out a plot to assassinate Bush in retaliation for Iraqi death in “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” according to the charging documents.
“President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities,” Freddy Ford, chief of staff for the Office of George W. Bush, told Forbes.
The alleged plot to assassinate Bush was first revealed by <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/05/24/exclusive-isis-plotting-to-assassinate-george-w-bush-in-dallas/?sh=3ed31730180f">Forbes</a>, which obtained an FBI search warrant application filed on Monday. The affidavit said that Shihab planned to assassinate the former president and took steps to carry out the plot, even traveling to Dallas to take video of Bush’s ranch and the George W. Bush Institute.
Shihab allegedly plotted to get four Iraqi citizens living in Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, and Denmark into the U.S. through the southern border to assassinate Bush, then planned for those four to leave the country to escape law enforcement. According to the FBI, Shihab told one confidential FBI source that one of the men he planned to bring into the U.S. is “the secretary of an ISIS financial minister.” All of the men, he allegedly said, are “former Baath Party members in Iraq who did not agree with the current Iraqi government and were political exiles.”

FBI Arrests Iraqi Migrant Accused Of Plotting To Assassinate George W. Bush

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An Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) linked operative planned to assassinate former President George W. Bush in Dallas, according to a Tuesday report from <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/05/24/exclusive-isis-plotting-to-assassinate-george-w-bush-in-dallas/?sh=56804b1d180f">Forbes</a>.
An FBI search warrant application filed on March 23 and unsealed this week revealed that the alleged operative from Iraq took video at the former commander-in-chief’s home and the George W. Bush Institute. He also sought help from a team of compatriots he reportedly wanted to smuggle across the Mexican border.
The alleged plot occurs despite ISIS’ influence declining after a series of military defeats before resurging up into 2022. Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-islamicstate/iraq-declares-final-victory-over-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E30B9">declared victory</a> over the organization in December 2017, and ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during a 2019 <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-forces-launch-operation-in-syria-targeting-isis-leader-baghdadi-officials-say/2019/10/27/081bc257-adf1-4db6-9a6a-9b820dd9e32d_story.html">raid</a> approved by former President Donald Trump.
“The FBI said it uncovered the scheme through the work of two confidential informants and surveillance of the alleged plotter’s account on the Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging platform,” Forbes reported. “The alleged ISIS operative, based in Columbus, Ohio, said he wanted to assassinate Bush because he felt the former president was responsible for killing many Iraqis and breaking apart the country after the 2003 U.S. military invasion, according to the warrant.&#8221;
Forbes added that the alleged operative had been in the United States since 2020 and had a pending asylum application. According to the warrant, the operative also asked one of the confidential sources how he could “obtain replica or fraudulent police and/or FBI identifications and badges” and investigated whether it was possible to help his compatriots escape back into Mexico after the killing.
“The alleged plotter claimed to be part of a unit called ‘Al-Raed,’ meaning ‘Thunder,’ that was led by a former Iraqi pilot for Saddam Hussein who had been based out of Qatar until his recent death, the warrant said,” Forbes continued. “As many as seven members of the group would be sent to the U.S. to kill President Bush, according to a conversation described in the warrant, and the suspect’s job was ‘to locate and conduct surveillance on former president Bush’s residences and/or offices and obtain firearms and vehicles to use in the assassination.’”
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/world/middleeast/isis-syria.html">The New York Times</a> reported earlier this year that ISIS is quickly upping attacks in the Middle East.
“The evidence of a resurgence of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq is mounting by the day, nearly three years after the militants lost the last patch of territory of their so-called caliphate, which once stretched across vast parts of the two countries,” the Times said in January. “The fact that ISIS was able to mount these coordinated and sophisticated attacks in recent days shows that what had been believed to be disparate sleeper cells are re-emerging as a more serious threat.”
The Times <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mounting-by-the-day-isis-rapidly-regaining-territory-in-areas-where-trump-wiped-them-out-report-says">cited several incidents</a> that have occurred in the region, including a massive attack attempting to free ISIS prisoners in Syria, attacks on military forces in Iraq, and the circulation of a gruesome beheading video.
“It’s a wake-up call for regional players, for national players, that ISIS is not over, that the fight is not over,” Kawa Hassan, Middle East and North Africa director at the Stimson Center, told the outlet. “It shows the resilience of ISIS to strike back at the time and place of their choosing.”

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ISIS Linked Operative Planned To Assassinate George W. Bush In Dallas, Hoped To Bring Help From Across The Mexican Border, FBI Alleges

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Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald teased a coming mini-documentary (limited to his subscribers) on Thursday, sharing a trailer that called MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace &#8220;The Typhoid Mary of Disinformation.&#8221;
&#8220;From her days as a professional liar for the Bush/Cheney WH and campaign, now as a beloved-by-liberals MSNBC host, @NicolleDWallace has for two decades been the Typhoid Mary of Disinformation. Nobody spreads it more,&#8221; Greenwald tweeted along with a video clip.
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From her days as a professional liar for the Bush/Cheney WH and campaign, now as a beloved-by-liberals MSNBC host, <a href="https://twitter.com/NicolleDWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NicolleDWallace</a> has for two decades been the Typhoid Mary of Disinformation. Nobody spreads it more.
Our mini-documentary will be up today. The trailer, by <a href="https://twitter.com/0rf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@0rf</a>: <a href="https://t.co/gtj0wBeSHu">pic.twitter.com/gtj0wBeSHu</a>
&mdash; Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1527367847134998530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Greenwald <a href="https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-typhoid-mary-of-disinformation?s=w">went on</a> to note that Wallace was far from the only one to graduate from George W. Bush&#8217;s White House to a lucrative career in media and journalism — and he argued that their apparent willingness to lie when it benefitted the political establishment might be the reason behind that.
&#8220;That is because serial deceit is not a liability for a thriving career in corporate journalism but a vital asset: provided the lies are in service of ruling class policies,&#8221; he said.
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The most shameless liars from the Bush/Cheney Administration have enjoyed great success in liberal media. 
That is because serial deceit is not a liability for a thriving career in corporate journalism but a vital asset: provided the lies are in service of ruling class policies. <a href="https://t.co/C3ijoAaqyz">pic.twitter.com/C3ijoAaqyz</a>
&mdash; Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1527408568433004576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Greenwald pointed out a number of the more famous Bush-Cheney alumni — noting where they had landed after leaving the White House.
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<li>Former Bush White House speechwriter David Frum of The Atlantic and CNN;</li>
<li>Bush/Cheney CIA and NSA Director Gen. Michael Hayden of CNN;</li>
<li>Ubiquitous amoral neocon warmonger Bill Kristol of MSNBC and various #NeverTrump groups;</li>
<li><a href="https://rumble.com/c/Orf" rel="">Al-Qaeda/Saddam conspiracy theorist</a> Jeffrey Goldberg, now editor-in-chief of The Atlantic;</li>
<li>The <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/02/14/millions-raised-by-lincoln-project-went-to-companies-run-by-groups-founders/" rel="">various scumbags</a>, <a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a34576561/never-trump-republicans-lincoln-project-2020/" rel="">con artists</a>, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/17/lincoln-project-founders-knew-alleged-harassment-months-before-they-claimed/6768370002/" rel="">predator-protectors</a> and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lincoln-project-rick-wilson-anti-trump-film-donations" rel="">fraudsters</a> of the Lincoln Project, drowning in #Resistance cash and frequent MSNBC appearances;</li>
<li>Pro-war Florida GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough, now a multi-million host of MSNBC&#8217;s flagship morning show and anchor of its corporate brand; and,</li>
<li>Rep. Liz Cheney, long-time vocal supporter of her father and <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/12/hero-liz-cheney/" rel="">now a literal &#8220;hero”</a> to American media liberals.</li>
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But Wallace, Greenwald argued, outdid them all. She &#8220;repositioned herself as a liberal&#8221; in 2010 and landed a spot on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; in 2014. She then moved to NBC, landing an afternoon show on MSNBC — on which she often hosted &#8220;Never Trump&#8221; Republicans.
&#8220;But lurking beneath her perky smile, multi-million-dollar media contracts, gushing liberal fan base and a long list of media admirers is something extremely dark and pernicious. In a swamp of professional liars and sleaze merchants, Nicolle Wallace has distinguished herself easily as one of the most seamless and casual liars in the world of Washington politics and media,&#8221; Greenwald continued, adding, &#8220;She was the vintage conservative who liberals could love — a smiling sophisticate, someone willing to betray her GOP employers to impress liberal journalists, an amicable young woman touting degrees from the types of schools that impress coastal media elites — and it was virtually inevitable that she would thrive within media corporations that need women who can credibly claim to be conservatives yet appeal to liberal sensibilities and flatter liberal audiences.&#8221;

Today – Season 67

‘Nobody Spreads It More’: Glenn Greenwald Calls MSNBC Host ‘The Typhoid Mary Of Disinformation’

Glenn Greenwald Calls MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace 'The Typhoid Mary Of Disinformation'

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Matthew Dowd claimed Wednesday that if Jesus Christ were still living, people might call him a &#8220;groomer.&#8221;
Dowd, who served as a top advisor for former President George W. Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney during the 2004 presidential campaign, made the comments during an appearance on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/nicolle-wallace-accuses-desantis-of-using-dehumanization-as-a-tactic-just-like-the-russian-soldiers-who-rape-children/">Deadline White House</a>.&#8221;
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BREAKING: Chief Bush-Cheney advisor: &quot;If Jesus Christ was alive today, he would be called a groomer&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6he4MCIKhM">pic.twitter.com/6he4MCIKhM</a>
&mdash; Jack Posobiec ☦️ (@JackPosobiec) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1516900460501864457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Easter holidays, the entire message of the Gospels of the Easter holidays was &#8216;Love one another,’” Dowd began. &#8220;And I have said this before, and I&#8217;ll say it again: If Jesus Christ was alive today, he would be called a groomer. He would be called woke. And he would be called a socialist, if he was alive today.&#8221;
&#8220;If he was speaking the message he spoke in the Gospels today about treating everybody with dignity — Jesus Christ hung around with prostitutes and tax collectors,&#8221; Dowd continued. &#8220;He was nailed to a cross because he spoke on behalf of the most marginalized people in the Middle East.&#8221;
&#8220;And the idea that a certain segment of the population has tried to capture the faith and corrupt a message that I [may have been] a follower of since I was baptized and was confirmed and served on the altar in the course of this, is something I think all of us — it&#8217;s not just people of faith, but whether Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, or don&#8217;t have a faith, the message of &#8216;love conquers hate&#8217; is a message we should be pushing, but especially Christians in the country that can&#8217;t stand what happened to our faith,&#8221; Dowd concluded.
Dowd announced a bid for the 2022 Lieutenant Governor&#8217;s race in Texas, but <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/matthew-dowd-texas-lieutenant-governor/">withdrew from contention</a> in the Democratic primary six days before the final filing deadline. He explained in a statement that he was making an exit in order to clear the way for a &#8220;more diverse&#8221; candidate to take on the race.
&#8220;When I first announced, the only other candidate was a white male Christian,&#8221; Dowd said. &#8220;A diverse field is now emerging in the Democratic primary for this office. I do not want to be the one who stands in the way of the greater diversity we need in politics.&#8221;
State Rep. Michelle Beckley (D), who announced her own bid for LG, voiced her thanks to Dowd: &#8220;Women have been underrepresented in politics for too long. The Democratic Party is a diverse party and a party that supports the goals and aspirations of women, and in stepping back, Dowd is showing his respect for voters.&#8221;
Mike Collier, the other white Christian man in the Lieutenant Governor&#8217;s race, did not withdraw from the race, but said he supported Dowd&#8217;s decision. &#8220;I’m thankful for all that Matthew Dowd has done to demonstrate to the nation the importance of defeating Dan Patrick. With so much on the line, Matthew and I join millions of Texans in committing to do all we can to defeat Dan Patrick in 2022,&#8221; he said.

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Jenna Bush Hagar admitted her wedding pictures might have been very different if she&#8217;d taken the advice of her father, then-President George W. Bush, who said she should skip a big ceremony and just elope.
The first daughter&#8217;s revelation came during her show with co-host Hoda Kotb Wednesday in the fourth hour of the &#8220;<a href="https://www.today.com/news/news/jenna-bush-hager-reveals-dad-george-w-bush-encouraged-elope-rcna23236?cid=sm_npd_td_tw_ma">Today with Hoda &amp; Jenna</a>&#8221; as the two were talking about how President Bush encouraged her and then-fiance Henry Chase Hager to elope in 2008 amid news of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker getting married (without a license) in Las Vegas. The clip can be seen <a href="https://www.today.com/news/news/jenna-bush-hager-reveals-dad-george-w-bush-encouraged-elope-rcna23236?cid=sm_npd_td_tw_ma">here.</a>
&#8220;My dad wanted us to elope because it was a pain,&#8221; Jenna told Kotb. &#8220;He was like, &#8216;What are y&#8217;all doing? Y&#8217;all should just elope.'&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if he wanted us to go to Vegas to do it,&#8221; she added.
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&quot;My dad wanted us to elope because it was a pain.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/RlzU6OKaip">https://t.co/RlzU6OKaip</a>
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The wedding occurred during Bush&#8217;s presidency which was between 2001 and 2009.
In the end, dad&#8217;s plan was a no go and Jenna and Henry got married at a private ceremony at the Bush family&#8217;s Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas. In the past, she&#8217;s recalled special moments from the couple&#8217;s day. Throwback shots from their wedding can be seen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BimUBgvBlwg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=2f40d6a6-9b48-4789-b980-58013ca3b1ff">here</a> and below.
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&#8220;I think my dad picked me up in a pickup truck, in his pickup truck, and he said, &#8216;You look beautiful, baby,&#8217; and then we both just wept,&#8221; Bush Hager previously shared on the <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/jenna-bush-hager-what-george-bush-told-her-wedding-day-t217899">show</a>. &#8220;I remember seeing Henry clearly, standing there at this cross that my dad had helped build for us. It&#8217;s still there, so we have our Christmas services there that we put together. Our kids have gotten to stand on it.&#8221;
The &#8220;Today&#8221; show co-host made it clear it couldn&#8217;t have went better and even her dad has previously said it was all everyone could&#8217;ve ever dreamed of, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10696411/Jenna-Bush-Hager-reveals-father-George-W-Bush-tried-convince-ELOPE.html">reported</a> the Daily Mail.
&#8220;The wedding was spectacular,&#8221; President Bush shared at the time. &#8220;It&#8217;s all we could have hoped for. It was just a special day and a wonderful day, and we&#8217;re mighty blessed.&#8221;
&#8220;Our little girl, Jenna, married a really good guy,&#8221; he added after the wedding.
In May 2020, Jenna posted several throwback shots on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CABNDo1A-Gb/">Instagram</a> from her twelve years of marriage and captioned her post, &#8220;Twelve years ago I married this dude as the sun set over Texas—the day after his thirtieth birthday. Twelve years, three kids, some loss, and insurmountable JOY,—and I still love him with all of me. Happiest anniversary Hank.&#8221;
Jenna and Henry share three children together: Mila, 8, Poppy, 6, and Hal, 3.
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Jenna Bush Hager Says Her Wedding Might’ve Been Very Different If She’d Taken Then-President Bush’s Advice And Eloped

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Former U.S. President George W. Bush responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, describing it as the most severe threat to the security of Europe since World War II.
&#8220;Russia’s attack on Ukraine constitutes the gravest security crisis on the European continent since World War II. I join the international community in condemning Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine,&#8221; Bush <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/george-w-bush-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion-war">said</a>. &#8220;The American government and people must stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as they seek freedom and the right to choose their own future.&#8221;
During a televised address at 5:55 a.m. Moscow time on Thursday (9:55 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday), Putin announced the launch of a “specialized military operation” in Ukraine’s Donbas region, part of which has been occupied by Russian-backed rebels since the last invasion of 2014.
Putin pledged to demilitarize and “de-Nazify” Ukraine, in reference to the Kremlin’s claim that both Ukraine’s military and desire to join NATO represents a security threat, and that it is run by neo-Nazis.
“I have taken the decision to carry out a special military operation,” Putin said. “Its goal will be to defend people who for eight years are suffering persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime. For this we will aim for demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, as well as taking to court those who carried out multiple bloody crimes against civilians, including citizens of the Russian Federation.”
Putin then threatened anyone who may try and intervene.
“Anyone who tries to interfere with us, or even more so, to create threats for our country and our people, must know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead you to such consequences as you have never before experienced in your history,” Putin said. “We are ready for any turn of events.”
Immediately after this announcement, multiple journalists on the ground across Ukraine reported hearing explosions. Reporters in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, and in the southern port city of Odessa all related news of explosions.
Numerous Ukrainian government officials said that Russian “cruise and ballistic missile strikes” were being launched against Ukrainian military targets.
“The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” President Joe Biden said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/23/statement-by-president-biden-on-russias-unprovoked-and-unjustified-attack-on-ukraine/">statement</a>. “I will be monitoring the situation from the White House this evening and will continue to get regular updates from my national security team. Tomorrow, I will meet with my G7 counterparts in the morning and then speak to the American people to announce the further consequences the United States and our Allies and partners will impose on Russia for this needless act of aggression against Ukraine and global peace and security. We will also coordinate with our NATO Allies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the Alliance. Tonight, Jill and I are praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine.”
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

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The new communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, Jamal Simmons, who served as the deputy communications director for the 2000 Gore-Lieberman campaign, claimed repeatedly over a period of nine years that former President George W. Bush’s victory over former Vice President Al Gore in 2000 was illegitimate.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jpodhoretz</a> I worked for Gore 2000 &amp; believe W&#39;s 1st term to have been illegitimate. Yet when in the room w/him I stood and gave ofc respect
&mdash; Jamal Simmons (@JamalSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamalSimmons/status/213731431283830786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2012</a></blockquote>
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I worked for Gore. Thought W was illegitimate. Still stood for him in respect for office. Members of Congress should go to inauguration.
&mdash; Jamal Simmons (@JamalSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamalSimmons/status/817191067103666176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The Trump vs Biden equivalency is wrong. Trump was an anti-Democratic huckster grifting the country while unleashing our demons. Biden is the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Democratic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Democratic</a> version of McCain &#8211; a good man I disagreed with. I thought W stole the 2000 elex but I still stood when he entered a room. <a href="https://t.co/d2xHkgvCZh">https://t.co/d2xHkgvCZh</a>
&mdash; Jamal Simmons (@JamalSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamalSimmons/status/1352339375577849856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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In 2017, C. Boyden Gray, White House counsel under President George H.W. Bush and later U.S. ambassador to the European Union under President George W. Bush co-authored a comprehensive <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/05/bush-v-gore-fake-news-fake-history/">piece in National Review</a> with  Elise Passamani, his director of research, in which they examined the false charge repeated by the national media that Bush’s victory was illegitimate.
The authors noted that the popular narrative foisted on the public by Democrats and the media claimed that the Supreme Court, via a partisan 5–4 decision, selected Bush as the president. They then decimated that perspective, stating:
<blockquote>The outcome hinged on an equal-protection argument that sprang directly from rulings issued by the Florida courts and was not an invention of the U.S. Supreme Court. Furthermore, seven of the nine justices agreed with it. And yet, almost nobody knows that Justices Breyer and Souter joined with the majority on the question of equal protection.</blockquote>
The authors recalled how the media “repeatedly informed viewers that the polls were closed in Florida, even though the polls were in fact still open in the ten Panhandle counties in the Central Time Zone. By suppressing voter turnout in the Panhandle, the most conservative part of the state, during the final hour of the election, the press had a hand in instigating the five-week legal battle for the presidency that followed. In the end, the winning equal-protection argument in Bush v. Gore was introduced into the litigation by a small group of disgruntled Panhandle voters, who testified in the circuit court in Tallahassee about being disenfranchised by the media on Election Night.”
“On Sunday, November 26, 2000, after nearly three weeks of counts and recounts, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified the official results and declared Bush the winner of the state’s electoral votes,” the authors pointed out. “Vice President Al Gore’s election contest began the next day, when his lawyers filed a lawsuit in the Leon County Circuit Court in the state capital of Tallahassee, the venue for contesting a statewide election.”
The authors continued:
<blockquote>The Gore team contested the results in three counties, requesting new manual recounts in two of them, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade, both of which Gore had won handily. &#8230; The Bush team wanted all recounts to end, and the Gore team wanted selective recounts only in counties that had overwhelmingly favored their candidate. &#8230;
Judge Sauls ruled from the bench, denying Gore everything he had asked for. Additionally, the judge found that any recount would need to include “all ballots in all the counties in this state,” which was exactly the remedy requested by Myers and his clients. &#8230;
Subsequently, Gore appealed to the Florida supreme court, which reversed Sauls’ decision and awarded the vice president a manual recount of unreadable ballots in Miami-Dade. However, they also mandated something Gore had not asked for: a manual recount of undervotes “in all counties that have not conducted a manual recount or tabulation of the undervotes in this election.” &#8230;
However, the Florida supreme court failed to establish a uniform standard by which those undervote ballots would be counted, and they ignored the existence of overvotes (ballots for which machines detected more than one vote for president). &#8230;
The numerous retellings of the Florida recount and Bush v. Gore largely ignore the testimony (and even the very existence) of the intervening voters in the Leon County Circuit Court. Nowhere is this more glaring than in C-SPAN’s documentation of the Sauls trial. Nothing on the C-SPAN archive website acknowledges that the video is incomplete or abridged. Teresa Cruce and Jeanette Seymour are among the witnesses who have simply vanished. &#8230;
Since 2010, C-SPAN has maintained all its recordings dating back to 1987 in a free online library. There are two large segments missing from <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?160922-2/florida-vote-recount-trial-day-2">C-SPAN’s video</a> of the Sunday of the Judge Sauls trial. Together, these missing segments cover approximately 20 percent of the trial transcript. Nine of the twelve witnesses who testified that day are absent. Nothing on the C-SPAN archive website acknowledges that the video is incomplete or abridged. Teresa Cruce and Jeanette Seymour are among the witnesses who have simply vanished. &#8230;
By excising them from the history of the case, the media have obscured the meaning of the rulings of Judge Sauls and the Florida supreme court. This helped to successfully delegitimize George W. Bush before he was even sworn in as president. Ultimately, Bush v. Gore demonstrates how “fake news” becomes “fake history.”</blockquote>
Two days after the National Review article was published, National Review offered this update:
<blockquote>Within hours of the publication of this story, C-SPAN altered their online archive, and nearly four hours of missing footage from the Sauls trial suddenly reappeared. Apparently they had the footage close at hand. You can now watch the testimony of Teresa Cruce and Jeanette Seymour <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?428599-104/florida-vote-recount-trial-day-2-part-5">here</a>, starting at 27:18.
 Previously, C-SPAN showed the Sunday of the Sauls trial in a single video that was 7 hours, 44 minutes, and 11 seconds long, as you can see in this screen capture taken the day before this article was published.</blockquote>

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In October, Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom began using his platform to advocate for human rights across the globe by calling on the Chinese government to “Free Tibet” and by criticizing the communist government’s &#8220;brutal rule.”
What followed was the Chinese streaming service Tencent blacking out all Celtics games on the platform, as well as removing replays of previous Celtics games. But the response from China didn&#8217;t deter Kanter Freedom, as he continued to post videos and messages to his social media accounts calling out the Chinese government for their record of human rights abuses. 
On November 29, he officially became a U.S. citizen. On Monday, Kanter Freedom shared a letter sent to him by the 43rd president of the United States — George W. Bush — congratulating him on his new U.S. citizenship. 
“What an honor! Huge thanks to 43rd president of the U.S. George W. Bush,” Kanter Freedom posted to Twitter. “I’m proud to be a citizen of the United States of America, the land of the free and home of the brave. I will never take for granted the Freedoms that I have here.”
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What an honor! 
Huge thanks to 43rd president of the U.S. George W. Bush 
I’m proud to be a citizen of the United States of America, the land of the free and home of the brave. 🇺🇸
I will never take for granted the Freedoms that I have here. <a href="https://t.co/WAtTcLUMwb">pic.twitter.com/WAtTcLUMwb</a>
&mdash; Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnesFreedom/status/1475507863917314054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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His activism has gained attention nationwide, and two NBA Hall of Famers have joined Kanter Freedom in speaking out on China&#8217;s human rights atrocities. 
Dominique Wilkins, a 15-year NBA veteran, joined Kanter Freedom in a December video criticizing the Chinese government for its treatment of the Uyghur people. 
“History is written in two ways: One, you can sit on the couch and watch how it’s written. Or two, you can do something about it and write history,” Wilkins <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-cannot-stay-silent-enes-kanter-freedom-joined-by-nba-hall-of-famer-in-calling-on-chinese-government-to-free-the-uyghur-people">said</a> in the video. “Which side are we taking?”
“What is happening to the Uyghur people is one of the worst human rights tragedies in the world today,” Wilkins continued. “We cannot stay silent.”
Days later, Kanter Freedom thanked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — for his video, which applauded the Celtics center for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s “cruelty and inhumanity.”
“His protests have brought retaliation from China, who have pulled Celtics games from the streaming site Tencent,” Abdul-Jabbar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-true-leader-enes-kanter-freedom-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar-after-he-hits-china-over-human-rights-abuses">said</a>. “I can’t help but admire Enes’ unapologetic bravery and commitment to the very freedom he celebrates with his name change. China is a big source of money for the NBA, so to criticize their cruelty and inhumanity is a bold step. He is just the kind of courageous American citizen we need.”
Kanter Freedom has used his platform not only to criticize the CCP, but to call out those who profit off of Chinese labor. 
In November, Kanter Freedom took to social media with a message for LeBron James, accompanied by pictures of his custom footwear.
“Money over Morals for the ‘King’ [Crown]. Sad &amp; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice,” Kanter said, referring to James. “They really do ‘shut up &amp; dribble’ when Big Boss [Flag of China] says so. Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research?”
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Money over Morals for the “King” 👑 
Sad &amp; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice
They really do “shut up &amp; dribble” when Big Boss 🇨🇳 says so
Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research? <a href="https://t.co/YUA8rGYeoZ">pic.twitter.com/YUA8rGYeoZ</a>
&mdash; Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnesFreedom/status/1461380967197814785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Kanter Freedom later offered to sit down with James in a “very uncomfortable conversation.”
“I don’t know if he’s educated enough, but I’m here to educate him and I’m here to help him, because it’s not about money. It’s about morals, principles and values. It’s about what you stand for. There are way bigger things than money. If LeBron stopped making money now, his grandkids and grandkids and grandkids can have the best life ever.”
Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.

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The American people’s vocal rejection of President Joe Biden has caused the 46th president to suffer “more vulgar and widespread” criticism than any president in modern times, possibly ever, The Washington Post has claimed.
“[I]t’s clear that after nine months in office, Biden — or at least what he represents — is increasingly becoming an object of hatred to many Trump supporters,” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-vulgar-signs-chants/2021/10/22/6071836e-3122-11ec-a880-a9d8c009a0b1_story.html">wrote</a> Ashley Parker and Carissa Wolf on Saturday.
Former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump “were all heckled” with “[b]oos, jeers and insults,” and “‘F&#8212; Trump’ graffiti adorned some walls in Washington,” admit Parker and Wolf. “The current eruption of anti-Biden signs and chants, however, is on another level, far more vulgar and widespread.”
While stadiums of sports fans have chanted, “F*** Joe Biden” — and, since a misbegotten NBC report, “Let’s Go, Brandon!” — the level of vitriol and vulgarity Biden has experienced pale in comparison to the hatred, death threats, and simulated assassination attempts directed at his two most recent Republican predecessors.
During an August 2015 <a href="https://twitter.com/DonLemonTonight/status/630926147774119936">discussion</a> with CNN’s Don Lemon, sometimes Republican strategist Rick Wilson called candidate Donald Trump a “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9noJXJXdE">douche canoe</a>” who lacks “gravitas.”
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As Donald Trump’s presidency began, the 2017 Women’s March clogged the capital’s streets with a sea of hats shaped to look like female reproductive anatomy. In later years the p**sy hats, which some protesters even placed atop a statue of abolitionist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-americans-outraged-after-feminists-foist-paul-bois">Harriet Tubman</a>, became controversial because they <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-more-knitwear-womens-march-urged-drop-pink-emily-zanotti">excluded</a> men who identify as women.
Far-Left Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) married vulgar anti-Trump rhetoric with threats to overturn an election shortly after her own election, saying in January 2019 that she told her young child, “We’re going to impeach the mother f***er.” Her campaign later <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rashida-tlaibs-campaign-selling-impeach-the-mf-t-shirts">sold t-shirts</a> emblazoned with the phrase.
But it was the immediate and persistent threat of assassination that placed the Trump presidency “on another level” from sports chants featuring carnal verbs. The Women’s March culminated with ‘80s singer Madonna saying, “Yes, I’m angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I’ve thought a lot about blowing up the White House.” But, she said, “I know it won’t change anything.”
Actor Johnny Depp made a rambling reference to assassinating President Trump while overseas. “I think Trump needs help,” Depp <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/johnny-depp-when-was-last-time-actor-assassinated-joseph-curl">said</a> at a British film festival in January 2017. “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?”
The following month, comedienne Sarah Silverman seemingly called for a military insurrection against President Trump, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-unfunny-comedian-goes-after-trump-lemuel-pitkin">tweeting</a>, “ONCE THE MILITARY IS W US FASCISTS GET OVERTHROWN. MAD KING &amp; HIS HANDLERS GO BYE BYE.” (All caps in original.)
Soon, the Left escalated beyond merely talking about assassinating President Donald Trump to depicting and enacting his bloody murder. When a summer 2017 version of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” in New York City’s Central Park showed President Donald Trump being brutally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/proud-sponsor-president-trumps-nightly-john-nolte">stabbed to death</a>, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnns-fareed-zakaria-hails-trump-assassination-play-john-nolte">tweeted</a> that the play had been “<a href="https://twitter.com/FareedZakaria/status/869951908689137664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E869951908689137664%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fcnns-fareed-zakaria-hails-trump-assassination-play-john-nolte">brilliantly interpreted for Trump</a> era. A masterpiece.”
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If you&#39;re in NYC, go see Julius Caesar, free in Central Park, brilliantly interpreted for Trump era. A masterpiece: <a href="https://t.co/RiJJnW3g8V">https://t.co/RiJJnW3g8V</a>
&mdash; Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) <a href="https://twitter.com/FareedZakaria/status/869951908689137664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Although not as high-brow as Shakespeare in the Park, rapper Snoop Dogg’s 2017 video for the song “Lavender” showed him <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/assassination-doggwhistle-snoop-shoots-trump-new-amanda-prestigiacomo">simulating the assassination of President Trump</a> by shooting a clown who looked like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-fires-back-after-snoop-dogg-assassination-ben-shapiro">Donald Trump</a> with a toy gun.
Barbara Streisand <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbra-streisand-shares-gruesome-cartoon-of-pelosi-impaling-and-killing-trump">tweeted</a> a <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbraStreisand/status/1185431113243725824">photo</a> showing a high-heel with the word “Pelosi” impaling a bleeding Donald Trump in October 2019.
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Perhaps no one has spouted as much virulent and violent anti-Trump rhetoric as actress and comedienne Kathy Griffin, who took part in an infamous May 2017 photoshoot showing her holding a simulation of President Donald Trump’s severed head. When President Trump hosted an event dedicated to raising awareness of diabetes at the White House last May, Griffin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kathy-griffin-suggests-trump-should-use-syringe-with-nothing-but-air-inside-it-trump-jr-blasts-her-twitter">said</a> he should inject himself a “[s]yringe with <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/air-embolism">nothing but air</a> inside it,” adding, “F**K TRUMP.” Then <a href="https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1323893513226870786">hours</a> after the polls closed during the 2020 election, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/election-night-kathy-griffin-retweets-infamous-pic-of-her-with-trumps-severed-head">retweeted the photo</a> of herself holding Trump’s severed head.
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Unfortunately, the Left’s rhetorical embrace of violence did not begin with President Donald Trump.
In May 2004, left-wing radio talk show host Randi Rhodes <a href="https://therightswriter.com/2009/05/all-the-rage/">likened</a> then-President George W. Bush to the least intelligent member of the Corleone family in The Godfather: “Like Fredo, somebody ought to take him out fishing and [sound of gunfire].” Although she apologized, the following April she <a href="https://therightswriter.com/2005/04/air-assassination/">played</a> a spot that criticized President Bush’s Social Security reform proposal that featured the sound of someone firing a gun at the “little bastard”:
<blockquote>A spoiled child is telling us our Social Security isn’t safe anymore, so he is going to fix it for us. Well, here’s your answer, you ungrateful whelp: [Audio sound of four gunshots being fired.] Just try it, you little bastard. [Audio of gun being cocked.]</blockquote>
In between her segments, in October 2004, U.K. Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker <a href="https://therightswriter.com/2004/10/euro-socialists-say-assassinate-bush/">asked</a>, “John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Hinckley Jr. – where are you now that we need you?” In 2006, British filmmaker Gabriel Range <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5333220.stm">produced</a> the film Death of a President that depicted the assassination of George W. Bush.
In Bush’s case, the rhetoric spilled over into attempted violence. At a December 2008 press conference in Baghdad, Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both his shoes at President George W. Bush, who ducked out of the way just in time. Ten years later, The Washington Post’s Amanda Erickson <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/05/02/remember-the-iraqi-man-who-threw-a-shoe-at-president-bush-hes-running-for-office/">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Zaidi&#8217;s protest has made him famous in the Arab world. The Baydan Shoe factory, which manufactured the shoes thrown at Bush, renamed the model the “ByeBye Bush” shoe. The shoe was even briefly <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.shoe.monument/">honored with a bronze statue</a> at an Iraqi orphanage.
Now, the 39-year-old is running for a seat in the Iraqi parliament.</blockquote>
As of this writing, the number of shoe-throwing incidents in the Biden presidency is zero.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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