The newest behind-the-scenes look at “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-pendragon-cycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Pendragon Cycle</a>” production diaries — first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-766-thursday-jeremy-boreing-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> to Daily Wire members by company co-founder and series director Jeremy Boreing on Thursday — is all about creepy kingdoms, magical objects, and an awe-inspiring sword.
Week 10 of filming saw the cast and crew return to Hungary to capture some interior shots that will feature in the series. First up, director Ryan Whitaker introduced a “magical object” called the Lia Fáil, upon which the king of Scotland was traditionally crowned. Whitaker explained that the stone “can be used for good or for evil” and is mainly used for nefarious purposes in the series.
The production diary also offers fans a glimpse of several set backgrounds, including Charis’s chambers and locations in the Orkney Islands, which is a real place north of Scotland.
“In the world of the show, and in the world of this story, it’s a very sort of remote, barren place,” Whitaker explains of the locale. “Very creepy. There is some contention here within the walls of Caer Loth.”
“Old, gloomy atmosphere here in Caer Loth,” the director reiterates. “There’s some very dark things happening within these walls.”
Boreing says some of the scenes being shot during week 10 are ones he’s been looking forward to “since the writing process first began.”
“Really getting these emotional moments between both Taliesin and Charis and then Merlin and Charis. These sort of twin scenes that take place in Charis’s chambers when she offers each of the two important men in her life the great sword, the fisher king sword,” he says.
“One of the really powerful and important statements that the film makes about power and the relationship that our heroes have to power. But because the sword was crafted in Atlantis, because it was crafted of materials and through techniques that have been lost to the sea, it’s unique in all of the world,” Boreing adds. “It’s truly an almost indestructible blade and it represents kingship and authority. It represents the deep past and the hope of the future, and it represents power.”
The Avallach sword is described as one of the most important props, and the week 10 production diary goes into detail about the consideration and thoughtfulness that went into designing this integral prop. “It was a very long process to develop and make,” propmaster Zoltan Szalkai said. He went on to describe how the pouring and casting techniques were period correct “so the sword reflected the period as much as possible.”
An added challenge Szalkai presented was that the sword had to match all the book descriptions as well.
“It had to be a balancing act between being historically correct but also reflecting on all the artistic features of the show,” he explained.
The behind-the-scenes peek also shows actress Rose Reid, who plays Charis, learning how to properly brandish a sword. She credits her scene partner Arden with helping her learn how to make her sword skills look “very cool” on camera.
The week ends with the crew taking another important sword, the Sword of Britain, into one of the major duels of season one.
Based on the series by acclaimed Christian novelist Stephen R. Lawhead, “The Pendragon Cycle” is a unique retelling of the Arthurian legend, set not in the high Medieval age of knights in shining armor, but in the wake of a Roman-occupied Britain, where the seeds of Christianity are beginning to take root in the face of spiritual and physical darkness. As barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the Island of the Mighty, only those with faith in the True God will prevail.
The series is coming later in 2024, exclusively on DailyWire+.
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‘The Pendragon Cycle’

Creepy Kingdoms And Magical Objects, Including One Incredible Sword: Jeremy Boreing Releases New Production Diary For ‘The Pendragon Cycle’

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President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union speech on Thursday brought out a quick response from Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, who joined other Daily Wire hosts and company co-founder Jeremy Boreing to discuss the speech on Daily Wire &#8220;Backstage.&#8221;
During his address, Biden focused heavily on criticizing former President Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers, and conservative voters. Biden spent considerable time at the start of his speech pushing pro-abortion policies and calling on Republicans in Congress to get behind additional support for Ukraine.
After the speech concluded, the &#8220;Backstage&#8221; stream shifted back to the Daily Wire hosts and Shapiro delivered his initial response to Biden&#8217;s address.
&#8220;Well, that was s***,&#8221; Shapiro said.
&#8220;I think we can go home. That&#8217;s the commentary,&#8221; Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan quipped.
Matt Walsh agreed with Shapiro&#8217;s takeaway, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s the worst State of the Union address that&#8217;s maybe ever been given, especially for the first 30 minutes — angry, slurring, starting with probably the most hyper-partisan issues he probably could&#8217;ve.&#8221;
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Watch the Daily Wire crew react to Biden&#39;s awful State of the Union on Backstage NOW. <a href="https://t.co/m0QK5GmsT8">https://t.co/m0QK5GmsT8</a> <a href="https://t.co/UHozCWzTQE">pic.twitter.com/UHozCWzTQE</a>
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The Daily Wire hosts, along with Boreing, later said that the president&#8217;s speech was one of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-are-going-to-remember-that-screaming-daily-wire-hosts-slam-biden-over-angry-sotu-delivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most divisive addresses</a> in modern American history. Shapiro argued that &#8220;the only reason&#8221; Biden began his speech by focusing on Ukraine was so he could compare Trump supporters to Vladimir Putin and Russian invaders to &#8220;demonize half the American public.&#8221;
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Klavan added that Biden &#8220;has always been this angry, mean, hateful, corrupt little son of a gun.&#8221;
&#8220;This might be the only State of the Union that ever accomplished anything which might be getting Donald Trump elected,&#8221; Klavan said.
Shapiro added that Biden and Democrats have moved so far to the Left that Democratic politicians 30 years ago seem more aligned with current Republicans, such as Trump.
&#8220;Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign is closer to Bill Clinton&#8217;s 1996 campaign than Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign [is] by far; it&#8217;s not actually particularly close,&#8221; Shapiro said.

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Ben Shapiro Has 4-Word Response To Biden’s State Of The Union Address

Ben Shapiro Has 4-Word Response To Biden's State Of The Union Address

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State of the Union

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, along with hosts Matt Walsh, Andrew Klavan, and company co-founder Jeremy Boreing, slammed President Joe Biden on Thursday over his State of the Union, saying that it was one of the angriest addresses in American history. 
The comments came during their live reaction on &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/daily-wire-backstage-state-of-the-union-2024-coverage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backstage</a>&#8221; to Biden’s State of the Union in which he repeatedly attacked former President Donald Trump and yelled throughout. Biden’s speech focused on Ukraine, abortion, and the economy. He also launched repeated attacks on Republicans. 
“It was honestly the worst State of the Union address that’s maybe ever been given, especially for the first 30 minutes,” Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said. “Angry, slurring, started with the most hyper-partisan issues he possibly could.” 
Walsh added that it may have been “the angriest State of the Union” that had ever been given, ripping him for talking about Ukraine and the size of chip bags before addressing the border crisis.
Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan agreed, saying that Biden has always been angry and mean throughout his lengthy political career. 
“This guy has always been this guy. He’s always been an angry, mean, hateful, corrupt, little son of a gun,” Andrew Klavan said. “This might be the only State of the Union that ever accomplished anything, which might be getting Donald Trump elected.” 
“I think people are going to remember that screaming, I think they are going to remember the sound of that voice just scolding everybody and yelling at everybody,” Klavan added. “Who the hell is he to do that? What has he accomplished that he should be yelling at us for being unhappy that the price of food has gone up 35% since he took office.” 
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Shapiro agreed, saying that the “screaming” was going to be most viewers&#8217; takeaway from the speech. 
“The entire opening of the speech was about how his fellow Americans are terrible and evil and corrupt and vicious and insurrectionists,” Shapiro said. “He is currently running the worst re-election campaign we have ever seen.” 
Trump, who has risen ahead of Biden in many recent polls in key swing states, also ripped Biden over his speech. 
“That may be the Angriest, Least Compassionate, and Worst State of the Union Speech ever made,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “It was an Embarrassment to our Country!”

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‘People Are Going To Remember That Screaming’: Daily Wire Hosts Slam Biden Over Angry SOTU Delivery

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, along with hosts Matt Walsh, Andrew Klavan, and company co-founder Jeremy Boreing discussed the state of the 2024 presidential election before President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address on Thursday.
During the Daily Wire &#8220;Backstage&#8221; episode, the hosts argued that former President Donald Trump is the clear moderate in the race while Biden has moved to the radical Left.
&#8220;[Biden] came into office as a supposed moderate. He was somebody who was going to unify the country and govern from the center-Left,&#8221; Shapiro said. &#8220;He won the entire race on the basis of not being Bernie Sanders on the one hand and not being Donald Trump on the other, and so he enters office and that&#8217;s sort of the basis of his entire administration, and very quickly he shifts into &#8216;I&#8217;m going to be FDR.&#8217; And that means I&#8217;m going to swivel to the radical Left, and I&#8217;m going to make myself subject to every single thing the radical Left wants of me.&#8221;
The Daily Wire editor emeritus went on to say that Biden&#8217;s shift to the Left has created a problem for the president and his campaign heading into the 2024 election.
&#8220;The reason he&#8217;s doing poorly in the polls is not just that his base is unenthused by him — it&#8217;s because independents do not like him, moderates do not like him,&#8221; Shapiro said, adding, &#8220;Joe Biden is not the moderate in this race. Donald Trump is the moderate in this race.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s right,&#8221; Klavan chimed in.
Shapiro added that Trump has taken a more middle-of-the-road approach on cultural issues such as abortion, while Biden has moved to the Left.
&#8220;On abortion, for example, [Trump] might argue for a 16-week federal abortion ban, which is way too late for any of us [Daily Wire hosts], but for the sort of median American voter that&#8217;s a lot closer than Joe Biden who&#8217;s saying &#8216;abortion up until the point of birth.'&#8221;
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Biden made abortion one of the top issues of his &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; address, promising to &#8220;restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again&#8221; if Americans elect pro-abortion lawmakers to Congress. The president said conservatives who support pro-life laws &#8220;have no clue about the power of women in America,&#8221; pointing to elections in 2022 and 2023 when abortion was on the ballot.
&#8220;About 48% of Americans, according to Gallup, support a 16-week abortion ban,&#8221; Shapiro said. &#8220;Only 24% of Americans want abortion all the way up until birth; the rest want more restrictions than that.&#8221;

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Ben Shapiro, Daily Wire Hosts Discuss 2024 Presidential Election During ‘Backstage’: ‘Trump Is The Moderate In This Race’

Ben Shapiro, Daily Wire Hosts Discuss 2024 Presidential Election During 'Backstage': 'Trump Is The Moderate In This Race'

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Daily Wire hosts and co-founder Jeremy Boreing will cover President Joe Biden’s “State of the Union” address during an episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/daily-wire-backstage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backstage</a>” that will stream live on Thursday evening.
Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, Andrew Klavan, and Boreing will discuss Biden’s speech and top political and cultural stories during the livestream, which will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/daily-wire-backstage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">begin</a> at 8:30 p.m. ET. Daily Wire host Michael Knowles, who would normally be a part of the “Backstage” crew, will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-knowles-to-attend-state-of-the-union-with-tennessee-congressman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attend</a> Biden’s address in person as a guest of Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN).
“It’s a great honor to attend the State of the Union — and all the more so as the guest of Congressman Ogles, who has proven himself to be among the most principled and courageous conservatives, not only in Congress or the State of Tennessee, but in the country,” Knowles said. “I look forward to the President’s address as we all look forward to the course correction that will follow come November.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/daily-wire-backstage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH &#8216;BACKSTAGE&#8217; HERE </a>
Biden’s address, which is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET, will be the president’s most important event of the year so far as he battles with former President Donald Trump, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, on the 2024 election campaign trail. During his speech, Biden is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/what-to-watch-state-of-the-union/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected</a> to tout his economic record, defend his party’s fight to promote pro-abortion policies across the country, and contrast himself with Trump.
One of the biggest points of interest for Americans who will tune into the “State of the Union” is how Biden will address the ongoing crisis at the southern border, the issue at the top of voters’ minds heading into the election. The president’s handling of the border crisis has been slammed by many on both the Right and the Left, who are calling on the Biden administration to do more to stop the record flow of illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S.
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-visits-southern-border-sheds-light-on-illegal-immigrant-invasion-as-fight-between-texas-and-biden-heats-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently visited</a> one of the most heavily trafficked portions of the southern border, where he investigated the full story of Biden’s border crisis. During Shapiro’s border visit, which is streaming as a docu-series on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-divided-states-of-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DailyWire+</a>, the Daily Wire editor emeritus looks into how the number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. has tripled in just over two years under Biden compared to the entire four years of the Trump administration.
“When Joe Biden says he wants more funding for the border, what he really means is he wants more funding to process the illegal entry of illegal immigrants,” Shapiro said. “He wants that spigot opened up even wider. According to Joe Biden, the only solutions at our southern border, aren’t solutions at all. They are things that make the problem worse.”

Backstage – State of the Union

WATCH NOW: Daily Wire Hosts React Live To Biden’s SOTU Address On ‘Backstage’

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The latest installment of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-pendragon-cycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Pendragon Cycle</a>” production <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-pendragon-cycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diaries</a> takes the bull by the horns, literally, with an incredible bull dancing scene shot in Rome.
While filming episode 8, “The Pendragon Cycle” enters the arena with bulls and pushes the limits in the process. The behind-the-scenes footage, shown by Daily Wire co-founder and series director Jeremy Boreing on Thursday, reveals how much planning went into creating these epic scenes, including a strict focus on safety for all the actors and crew members involved in the shoot.
Boreing said the behind-the-scenes footage represents “one of the most incredible weeks of filming from the whole production.”
“Real people, leaping over real bulls, in character, no cables, and no CGI,” Boreing added.
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I’m back from filming The Pendragon Cycle in Europe, and tomorrow we’re releasing the BTS of one of the most incredible weeks of filming from the whole production: the Bull Dancing scene. 
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Boreing answered questions about the episode and the series as a whole during the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-740-thursday-jeremy-boreing-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">All Access live video</a> for Daily Wire members on Thursday evening. In the behind-the-scenes video, Boreing explained how the production crew had been preparing for this moment ever since they announced the show was happening, knowing they’d be faced with shooting the bull dance.
“Part of their religion is having these people dance with bulls,” he said of the episode. He added that particular attention was paid to the camera angles so it didn’t feel like “sports coverage” or something that’s been seen before. Instead, the bull arena shots were meant to feel “visceral” and “like a movie.”
Production designer Renato Cseh said concrete walls had to be constructed for everyone’s protection. It was all completed on a tight five-week timeline. “When you have wild animals on the set, you have to be really careful,” Cseh explained.
Executive producer Dallas Sonnier called the episode, “the thing I have been waiting for the most.”
“Real Spanish bull leapers. They jump over actual dangerous wild bulls that will kill you in a second. They are not wearing wires, they are not wearing protective pads. These jumps are going to be 100% real,” he added as footage of the leapers practicing these death-defying leaps plays in the background.
Next, Sonnier showed the crates of bulls who will “gore you to death,” comparing their arrival to “a scene out of Jurassic Park.” 
Boreing also discussed how time with each bull was limited because of how intelligent they are.
“After about 20 minutes, the bulls start to learn the tricks. These are very smart animals,” he explained. “That’s when things get particularly dangerous because the bull starts anticipating your moves.”
“Everyone told us we couldn’t do this,” Sonnier said of the incredible episode. “And yet here we are, and we did it.”
Coming in 2024, exclusively on DailyWire+. Based on the series by acclaimed Christian novelist Stephen R. Lawhead, The Pendragon Cycle is a unique retelling of the Arthurian legend, set not in the high Medieval age of knights in shining armor, but in the wake of a Roman-occupied Britain, where the seeds of Christianity are beginning to take root in the face of spiritual and physical darkness. As barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the Island of the Mighty, only those with faith in the True God will prevail.
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The Pendragon Cycle – Bull Leaping

Jeremy Boreing Premieres Stunning Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Death-Defying Bull Dance Sequence In ‘The Pendragon Cycle’

Jeremy Boreing Premieres Stunning Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Death-Defying Bull Dance Sequence In 'The Pendragon Cycle'

During Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/daily-wire-backstage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backstage</a>&#8221; event on DailyWire+, the show&#8217;s stars — Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, and their fellow Daily Wire podcast hosts Candace Owens, Michael Knowles, Matt Walsh and Andrew Klavan — spoke on a variety of topics, among them Taylor Swift, Shapiro&#8217;s chart-topping rap &#8220;Facts,&#8221; and the &#8220;secret plot&#8221; to box Kamala Harris out of the Democratic nomination.
Boreing began the discussion of Swift by noting how his young daughter made him aware of the pop star&#8217;s &#8220;It&#8221; factor due to the her hit song &#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; being used in the animated movie &#8220;Sing.&#8221; From there, the hosts launched into a conversation about Swift and her wide-reaching influence — for good or ill.
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Is the Daily Wire crew Swifties?! <a href="https://t.co/ELRxC4l2If">pic.twitter.com/ELRxC4l2If</a>
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Owens had a particularly strong take on Swift, calling her &#8220;the most toxic feminist that&#8217;s ever existed.&#8221;
“Obviously, if you’ve seen what she’s even done in business and how she tries to manipulate her audiences to get out of deals and contracts, she’s totally insane,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-candace-owens-slams-taylor-swift-most-toxic-feminist-thats-ever-existed">said</a> Owens.
When Walsh noted that such a description was significant, Owens elaborated, explaining the pop star&#8217;s relationship to her fans, her battle with music executive Scooter Braun, and the woman from whom Swift said she &#8220;learned&#8221; feminism.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealCandaceO</a> on Taylor Swift: &quot;She&#39;s the most toxic feminist that&#39;s ever existed.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/yXtxmZ4udj">pic.twitter.com/yXtxmZ4udj</a>
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The hit rap song &#8220;Facts,&#8221; by Tom MacDonald and featuring Ben Shapiro, also came up during the wide-ranging event, as Billboard recently revealed that it had become the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiros-facts-tops-billboard-charts-as-best-selling-rap-single">number one</a> purchased rap single.
Boreing began by noting the song&#8217;s massive popularity, and asked Shapiro if he actually penned the lyrics to the section of the song he rapped. Shapiro explained the role he played in writing the rap, and noted that the original version had even more deep cuts about economics.
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Klavan took a moment during the show to offer some advice to men in our culture — at the prompting of Boreing — saying that one must begin with oneself.
&#8220;Who am I? What do I want? What am I doing here? Where am I going?&#8221; a man must ask himself, said the bestselling author. &#8220;A guy who doesn&#8217;t understand that about himself isn&#8217;t going anywhere.&#8221;
The host went on to say that this generation is in a moment of massive change, and it&#8217;s the moment when men must live speaking out the truth, or &#8220;we&#8217;re done for.&#8221;
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&quot;If we&#39;re constantly dropping our voices when we say the truth, we&#39;re done for.&quot; &#8211; <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewklavan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@andrewklavan</a> speaks directly to men <a href="https://t.co/XDOX3rzNfP">pic.twitter.com/XDOX3rzNfP</a>
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When the issue of marriage came up, Walsh spoke about the problem of divorce, and how the alleged rate of marriages that end in failure is misleading.
If &#8220;basic things&#8221; are done to help fortify the marriage, he argued, such as spending time together, being religious, practicing honesty with one another, one&#8217;s chances of divorce are significantly smaller.
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While the hosts largely kept their discussions about broader cultural and political topics, they all took a moment to react to news that broke during the broadcast that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had been impeached by the House of Representatives.
 Knowles presented the case for impeaching Mayorkas by describing him as being &#8220;criminally negligent&#8221; in his handling of immigration laws, while Boreing asserted, &#8220;Well, they should impeach Joe Biden for the exact same thing then, because he&#8217;s Mayorkas&#8217; boss.&#8221;
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The Daily Wire hosts react to Mayorkas being impeached live<a href="https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaeljknowles</a>: &quot;I think one would argue that Mayorkas is being criminally negligent here.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeremyDBoreing</a>: &quot;Well, they should impeach Joe Biden for the exact same thing then, because he&#39;s Mayorkas&#39; boss.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/5bF08M2qEY">pic.twitter.com/5bF08M2qEY</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1757577396390138057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Prompted by Boreing, Shapiro addressed questions about his past assertions that he &#8220;does not give a damn about the browning of America.&#8221;
Shapiro said in response that he does not &#8220;care about the race&#8221; of immigrants, rather he cares about the ideology of those who are migrating to the United States — a sentiment that flies in the face of how the Left portrays the Right as as supposedly troubled by changing racial demographics. The Left, Shapiro said, also cares more about ideology despite their pandering to the racial grievance crowd.
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Walsh also spoke about immigration and sovereignty, noting that we have to &#8220;have a much greater sense of our own history&#8221; in order to defend ourselves from the Left&#8217;s accusations of colonialism.
&#8220;Europeans taking over the continent is one of the great things that&#8217;s happened in human history,&#8221; Shapiro responded. &#8220;Without America, this globe is doomed to be a hellscape.&#8221;
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As President Joe Biden&#8217;s health continues to make news, in response to a viewer question, the hosts discussed the Left&#8217;s plans regarding Vice President Kamala Harris.
Boreing speculated that the Left has a plan in place to get rid of Harris by paying her off, noting that simply replacing her with someone like California Governor Gavin Newsom would upend their hold on the Democratic base.
&#8220;Right now there is a move afoot to have her step down as vice president and to pay her a five year, $100 million deal to run a foundation for the next five years. So she should make $20 million a year,&#8221; said Boreing. &#8220;That&#8217;s because they know that there is the possibility that Joe Biden won&#8217;t be able to run for president &#8230; And they know how deeply unpopular she is.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeremyDBoreing</a> reveals Democrats secret plot to get Kamala Harris to step down:
&quot;Right now there is a move afoot to have her step down as vice president and to pay her a five year, $100 million deal to run a foundation for the next five years. So she should make $20 million a… <a href="https://t.co/gvkM3awXcD">pic.twitter.com/gvkM3awXcD</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1757595605117866002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Daily Wire’s Backstage Stars Talk Taylor Swift, Shapiro’s Hit Rap, Secret Kamala Plot

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On Tuesday, hosts for The Daily Wire reacted to the Republican-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeaching</a> Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> over his handling of the border crisis.
Daily Wire Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing took a moment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during a &#8220;Backstage&#8221; conversation</a> on Dailywire+ to share what had just happened on Capitol Hill.
&#8220;I led the show by saying I don&#8217;t want to talk about news, but something happened since we&#8217;ve been sitting here that merits discussion,&#8221; Boreing said.
After assuring everyone that President Joe Biden is still kicking, Boreing announced that Mayorkas became the first Cabinet member since the 1800s to get impeached by the House.
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The Daily Wire hosts react to Mayorkas being impeached live<a href="https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaeljknowles</a>: &quot;I think one would argue that Mayorkas is being criminally negligent here.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeremyDBoreing</a>: &quot;Well, they should impeach Joe Biden for the exact same thing then, because he&#39;s Mayorkas&#39; boss.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/5bF08M2qEY">pic.twitter.com/5bF08M2qEY</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1757577396390138057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Daily Wire host Michael Knowles noted the last Cabinet member to be <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Impeachment/Impeachment-List/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeached</a> was William Belknap, the secretary of war, in 1876.
Amid some banter with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro and the other hosts present, Knowles predicted that there are going to be &#8220;a lot of Democrats who start arguing that there&#8217;s no basis to impeach him.&#8221;
Their point of view, according to Knowles, is that Republicans are &#8220;merely impeaching him on maladministration, which is not a sufficient cause for impeachment.&#8221;
The two <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Articles-of-Impeachment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">articles of impeachment</a> that the House passed on Tuesday accuse Mayorkas of &#8220;willfully and systemically&#8221; refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and that he &#8220;breached the public trust&#8221; with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
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They now head to the Democrat-controlled Senate, where leadership signaled a trial will begin later this month. A <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two-thirds vote</a> is required for a conviction, which would lead to removal from office.
Knowles said Belknap was impeached for &#8220;failing to fulfill his duties&#8221; as secretary. &#8220;And in this case, I would argue that Mayorkas is being criminally negligent here. He&#8217;s actually violating the law,&#8221; he added.
Some laughs ensued as host Andrew Klavan quipped about &#8220;the spirit of Aloha&#8221; — a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hawaii-supreme-court-bucks-scotus-says-spirit-of-aloha-clashes-with-2nd-amendment-right" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reference</a> to a Hawaii court ruling last week in a gun rights case — and Knowles brought the conversation back to impeachment.
&#8220;Well, they should impeach Joe Biden for the exact same thing then, because he&#8217;s Mayorkas&#8217; boss,&#8221; Boreing said.
Daily Wire hosts Candace Owens and Matt Walsh were also part of the &#8220;Backstage&#8221; discussion.
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‘They Should Impeach Biden For Exact Same Thing’: Daily Wire Hosts Respond To Mayorkas Impeachment

'They Should Impeach Biden For Exact Same Thing’: Daily Wire Hosts Respond To Mayorkas Impeachment

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Daily Wire co-founders Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing landed at spot number 18 on Mediaite&#8217;s 2023 &#8220;<a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/mediaites-most-influential-in-news-media-2023/6/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Most Influential in News Media</a>&#8221; list.
Shapiro and Boreing eclipsed big names in media, such as Piers Morgan, Fox News &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; team, Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, and Anderson Cooper.
&#8220;Less than a decade into its existence, Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing’s Daily Wire has become one of the most influential media organizations in the country. Period,&#8221; Mediaite said of the duo. &#8220;With Shapiro as the face of the Daily Wire and Boreing as the man behind the curtain, it has by sheer force of will made itself ubiquitous.&#8221;
&#8220;The Daily Wire isn’t just one of the most popular outlets on Facebook, it’s also built a massive audience on YouTube and beyond,&#8221; the blurb continued. &#8220;The true tell of the pair’s growing influence is the fact that the Daily Wire is no longer fighting for its slice of the pie within conservative media, but doling out slices of its own to its various high-profile personalities.&#8221;
Boreing has led the way in expanding The Daily Wire&#8217;s reach in entertainment ventures. Already this year, The Daily Wire launched <a href="https://www.bentkey.com/launch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bentkey</a>, a kids entertainment company, following an announcement of a $100 million investment.
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Take a look at all Bentkey has to offer: <a href="https://t.co/f23Imva5ZA">pic.twitter.com/f23Imva5ZA</a>
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In October, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daily-wire-announces-live-action-snow-white-and-the-evil-queen-starring-youtube-sensation-brett-cooper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that it&#8217;s creating its own live-action adaptation of the &#8220;Snow White&#8221; fairytale, &#8220;Snow White and the Evil Queen,&#8221; starring actress and Daily Wire host Brett Cooper.
A teaser clip for the film, which is set for release in 2024, was posted to social media as Disney battles tumultuous times with its “Snow White” film, starring radical feminist actress Rachel Zegler, who publicly disparaged the classic story.
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Announcing Bentkey&#39;s first live-action feature film: Snow White and the Evil Queen starring <a href="https://twitter.com/imbrettcooper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imbrettcooper</a> <a href="https://t.co/HpYoskemAG">pic.twitter.com/HpYoskemAG</a>
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In a quick release, The Daily Wire also dropped a comedy about a down-and-out basketball coach (played by Boreing) who would do anything to win — including getting his old guys team to play against ladies, in &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>.&#8221; The film dropped to rave reviews from viewers, though most mainstream critics tried to ignore the popular comedy.
Also in production from The Daily Wire is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-pendragon-cycle-debuts-first-sneak-peek-of-behind-the-scenes-filming-of-epic-adventure-series-with-production-diary-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Pendragon Cycle</a>, which is currently being shot in Europe.
Shapiro, for his part, continues to be one of the most influential and popular media figures. Following the horrific attacks from terror group Hamas on 10/7, Shapiro quickly became a leading voice on the issue.
The Daily Wire news team, under both Shapiro and Boreing, continue to break consequential news stories, from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">immigration</a>, to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">public school scandal</a>, to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/american-israeli-child-tells-what-its-like-to-have-father-fighting-in-gaza-seeing-other-kids-taken-hostage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">foreign affairs</a>.
Moreover, The Daily Wire has been behind numerous lawsuits against the federal government, including a COVID <a href="https://www.dhillonlaw.com/lawsuits/the-daily-wire-challenges-biden-administration-vaccine-mandate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vaccine mandate</a> and apparent government <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daily-wire-and-the-federalist-sue-biden-state-department-over-censorship-effort" target="_blank" rel="noopener">censorship</a> of Right-leaning media, including The Daily Wire.
Mediaite rounded out its list with Bill Maher, Matt Drudge, Megyn Kelly, the MSNBC &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; squad, and Sean Hannity.
In the very top spot is the &#8220;Dominion Voting Systems.&#8221; Mediaite said that the defamation lawsuit against Fox News &#8220;towered over the others&#8221; in media. &#8220;In the end, a voting technology company slayed and humbled an American media titan,&#8221; the media outlet said.

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Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing Land On Mediaite’s ‘Most Influential In News’ List

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The company behind CoComelon — the Netflix show for toddlers under fire for its depiction of a small boy dressed in a tutu and tiara dancing for his two gay dads — is owned by two former Disney executives who remain close with its CEO Bob Iger.
Candle Media was founded by the former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs after they purchased CoComelon&#8217;s creator, Moonbug, in 2021 for a reported $3 billion. The pair were both recently removed from senior executive positions at Disney, where Mayer held roles such as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Staggs, who was once viewed as the heir apparent to Iger, rose as high as Chairman of Walt Disney Parks And Resorts.
The pair joined forces with the backing of investment firm Blackstone to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, which was responsible not only for CoComelon but also Blippi, a pair of shows that regularly sit atop its programming for children. They are <a href="https://candlemedia.com/team/">co-founders and co-CEOs</a> of the company, which also brought in another former Disney executive, Salil Mehta, on to be its CFO.
Though the company has <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C05DG4PPqr8/">celebrated the fact</a> that CoComelon and its affiliated spinoff show, CoComelon Lane, are the top kids shows watched on Netflix, it is now facing a wave of criticism for its recent episode showing a young boy presenting as a girl to his two gay dads.
&#8220;Even the most popular kids show in the world, Cocomelon, is no longer safe for your children,&#8221; wrote Jeremy Boreing, The Daily Wire&#8217;s cofounder, in an X post on the show&#8217;s ties to Disney. &#8220;And that isn’t by accident. Hollywood is a machine hellbent on brainwashing your kids, and we’ve uncovered deep ties between the guys who own Cocomelon and – you guessed it – Disney.&#8221;
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Even the most popular kids show in the world, Cocomelon, is no longer safe for your children.
And that isn’t by accident. Hollywood is a machine hellbent on brainwashing your kids, and we’ve uncovered deep ties between the guys who own Cocomelon and–you guessed it–Disney.… <a href="https://t.co/FWb089AG8n">https://t.co/FWb089AG8n</a>
&mdash; Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing/status/1737565272477769856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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With Iger back at the helm of Disney, Mayer and Staggs have found their way back to their former employer. In July 2023, Disney hired the former executives back as consultants to help the company as it &#8220;defines its strategy&#8221; going forward.
But their own company, Candle Media, appears to be in no better shape than Disney. Earlier this month, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-07/-cocomelon-parent-candle-seeks-debt-relief-after-acquisitions-sour?embedded-checkout=true">reported</a> that the company has more than $1 billion in debt largely due to failures of shows such as CoComelon to meet earnings forecasts. Its other acquisitions, such as Reece Witherspoon&#8217;s Hello Sunshine production company, also fell far short of forecasts.
“It was a disappointing year for sure,” Mayer told Bloomberg in October. “But we like our position.”
Candle Media did not respond to an inquiry on Cocomelon&#8217;s controversial episode and the backlash.
&#8220;Cocomelon has 172 billion views on YouTube and is the #1 and #2 most popular kids shows on Netflix, and they just introduced two Dads encouraging their son to choose whatever feels right,&#8221; Boreing said. &#8220;But we know it’s not about what feels right, it’s about what *is* right.&#8221;
He added that portrayals of the family such as CoComelon&#8217;s are why he founded <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus-v3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bentkey</a>, an alternative &#8220;platform for kids entertainment that actually reinforces our values and protects kids from the most radical ideas of today.&#8221;
&#8220;Building alternatives is the only way we can win, and every new subscriber to Bentkey is making an investment into that future,&#8221; Boreing said.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-daily-wire-releases-new-kids-app-bentkey-with-full-slate-in-surprise-drop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> Bentkey in October on the 100th anniversary of Disney&#8217;s founding as Disney continues to struggle with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-disneys-favorability-plummets-with-conservatives-after-snow-white-controversy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plummeting favorability ratings</a> and becomes more and more openly political. The Bentkey app features numerous kids shows, including <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus?utm_campaign=bentkey&amp;utm_medium=podcastdescriptions&amp;utm_source=podcastdescriptions&amp;utm_content=na&amp;_gl=1*ojrbxo*_ga*MTY3NDIxODg5My4xNjgyMDg3MjM4*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY5ODY5Nzg4MC45OTMuMS4xNjk4NzAwNjIzLjUyLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bentkey</a> original shows like “A Wonderful Day with Mabel Maclay,” and “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-boreing-debunks-silly-notion-that-new-bentkey-kids-show-chip-chilla-is-conservative-version-of-bluey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chip Chilla</a>.”
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Daily Wire co-founder <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeremy-boreing">Jeremy Boreing</a> slammed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-times">New York Times</a> piece that described the fathers on both <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus-v3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bentkey</a>’s “Chip Chilla” and the hit Australian series “Bluey” as “a fantasy.”
“There are two kids shows that stand out to the [NYT] as problematic: Bentkey’s ‘Chip Chilla’ and ‘Bluey.’ And what’s so problematic? ‘Weirdly present’ fathers,” Boreing shared in an X post about the article. 
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There are two kids shows that stand out to the <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a> as problematic: Bentkey’s Chip Chilla and Bluey. And what’s so problematic? “Weirdly present” fathers.
Both fathers are derided as a “fantasy” for being so active and engaged with their children but, according to NYT, Chip… <a href="https://t.co/Y5E87h5x65">pic.twitter.com/Y5E87h5x65</a>
&mdash; Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing/status/1737165729764409492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“Both fathers are derided as a ‘fantasy’ for being so active and engaged with their children but, according to NYT, Chip Chilla is the far more offensive of the two because Chum Chum teaches ‘lessons about dead white people’ (read: George Washington, Ben Franklin, Neil Armstrong, etc.) and leads his kids in fun games and lessons as a way of establishing ‘male authority,’” Boreing continued.
“Chip Chilla is the most popular show on our new Bentkey platform, and Bluey is the most popular children’s show period,” Boreing added. “It’s no coincidence that two shows that feature loving and engaged nuclear families with great values who actually enjoy being together are so popular.”
He went on to note how it’s “no coincidence” that the “cultural gatekeepers” at the Times are targeting these particular programs.
“The left not only wants to add its radical agenda to kids entertainment, they want to remove good values from kids entertainment,” Boreing said.
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NYT writer Amanda Hess noted in her<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/arts/television/bluey-chip-chilla-dad.html"> article</a> how in the first episode of “Bluey,” the archeologist father, Bandit, “keeps house” while his wife works outside the home. She describes Bandit as “a fun dad who does housework, too” and always plays with his kids. Hess views this portrayal as unrealistic, writing that his “omnipresence is odd, and striking.” 
The writer goes on to describe how her own child is often “staring at a screen” while she takes care of household chores like laundry. “Bandit represents a parent freed of drudgery, one whose central responsibility is delighting his kids,” Hess adds, claiming that parents don’t play with their children in real life because they’re too focused on other tasks.
Hess has the same complaints about Bentkey’s “Chip Chilla,” which is about a homeschooling family with the dad, Chum Chum, serving as the children&#8217;s instructor. She describes Chum Chum as “a highly involved father and unrelenting jokester who rarely seems to have to work.”
She also says Chum Chum is likely the children’s teacher “because it puts male authority at the center of the show.”
“Our culture has fallen so far and at times it might seem hopeless,&#8221; Boreing concluded. &#8220;Bentkey isn’t anywhere near the level of size and influence of the NYTs and Disneys of the world, but we created it because we have hope and believe our best days are ahead of us, and that the only way we can take back the culture from the left is by building something better.&#8221;

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Jeremy Boreing Slams NYT After Paper Targets Bentkey’s ‘Chip Chilla’ For Depicting ‘Weirdly Present’ Father

Jeremy Boreing Slams NYT After Paper Targets Bentkey's 'Chip Chilla' For Depicting ‘Weirdly Present’ Father

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Podcast giant Joe Rogan was the inspiration for Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing to make &#8220;Lady Ballers,&#8221; which is now the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rotten-tomatoes-lists-lady-ballers-as-the-top-streaming-movie-in-america">number one streaming movie in America</a>.
Boreing said during a recent interview with Tim Pool that it was a comment made last September by Rogan on his popular podcast, &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience,&#8221; that encouraged him to make the company&#8217;s first comedy film. Rogan, complaining that few had the courage to make &#8220;hardcore comedy movies anymore,&#8221; he suggested that The Daily Wire might be the only company willing to do it.
Boreing said that he viewed Rogan&#8217;s comment as &#8220;a challenge and a responsibility.&#8221;
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Does <a href="https://twitter.com/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joerogan</a> know he inspired <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LadyBallers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LadyBallers</a>? <a href="https://t.co/ISi4SGJizG">pic.twitter.com/ISi4SGJizG</a>
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&#8220;You would have to have the right people with the right amount of balls,&#8221; Rogan said. &#8220;And I bet it would be hugely successful.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you know what would have to happen? You would have to do one on like a right-wing streaming platform like The Daily Wire.&#8221;
Boreing said people sent him Rogan&#8217;s comments, at it really &#8220;struck&#8221; him.
&#8220;People send you that, &#8216;Oh, Joe Rogan mentioned The Daily Wire,&#8217; you know, they send it to you, but it really struck me,&#8221; Boreing said. &#8220;And I thought, this is kind of a challenge and a responsibility.&#8221;
&#8220;If it is true that only The Daily Wire could do this, then it stands to reason that The Daily Wire must do this,&#8221; he concluded.
Lady Ballers premiered a week ago on December 1, and quickly became one of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lady-ballers-scores-top-spot-on-rotten-tomatoes-popular-streamers">most popular streaming movies</a> in the country, according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

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