Larry Krasner, the far-Left Philadelphia district attorney backed by George Soros, won the Democratic primary over a more moderate challenger on Tuesday night, likely securing a third term as he continues to push soft-on-crime policies.
Krasner was declared the winner over Pat Dugan, a U.S. Army veteran and former head administrative judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-district-attorney-election-31df19bdb5fb6e10ad65e5702468e2b9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. With 83% of the vote counted as of Wednesday morning, Krasner was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/20/us/elections/results-pennsylvania-district-attorney-philadelphia-primary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ahead</a> of Dugan by nearly 30 percentage points. Krasner&#8217;s primary victory all but ensures his third four-year term, as no Republican candidate is running in the general election in November in the deep blue city.
During the primary race, Dugan nearly doubled Krasner&#8217;s donations, raking in $900,700 to Krasner&#8217;s $499,900 between November 2024 and May 2025, Philadelphia&#8217;s public radio station WHYY <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-district-attorney-race-campaign-finance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. More than half of the money Krasner received for the primary came from people living outside of the city, including from wealthy leftists like Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s, and Patricia Quillin, the wife of Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Dugan, meanwhile, received most of his money from donors within Philadelphia.
Krasner focused his re-election messaging on national politics and President Donald Trump. In March, Krasner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/soros-das-comments-about-punching-trump-could-haunt-him-in-re-election-fight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> Trump and his supporters &#8220;fascists&#8221; and &#8220;bullies who need to be punched in the face as hard as possible.&#8221;
“Trump likes crime. Fascists like crime. Right-wing Republican MAGA people like crime and they like it because it gins up a crisis that doesn’t have to be, which allows them to scapegoat different groups of marginalized people so they can eliminate our rights. This is a very old playbook,” he added.
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Dugan portrayed himself as a moderate compared to Krasner, slamming the district attorney&#8217;s policies. Some of Krasner&#8217;s lenient policies include ending cash bail for some offenses, cutting back on parole supervision, and pushing for reduced sentences for certain crimes. Krasner oversaw a massive spike in homicides after taking office in 2018. Homicides in the city jumped from 351 in 2018 to 562 in 2021, according to Fox News. Philadelphia <a href="https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/philadelphia-violent-crime-hits-20-year-low-as-trump-says-city-is-suffering/#:~:text=The%20nonprofit%20Pew%20Charitable%20Trusts,%2C%20while%20murder%20fell%2026.4%25." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> a drop in violent crime to a 20-year low in 2024.
The district attorney was impeached by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022, but a Commonwealth Court judge ruled that the articles of impeachment didn&#8217;t meet the state constitution&#8217;s requirement.
The Philadelphia GOP <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/patrick-dugan-gop-write-in-votes-pennsylvania-primary-election-2025-20250520.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> voters to write in Dugan&#8217;s name on the Republican line in the primary election. If he receives 1,000 write-in votes, he could run as a Republican in the November general election. Dugan&#8217;s campaign manager, however, said he would decline the GOP nomination.

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Far-Left Philly DA Defeats Moderate Primary Challenger, Likely Securing Third Term

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy posted an update on Tuesday, sharing what he said would be his final comments on the saga that unfolded after patrons at his bar in Center City, Philadelphia, ordered bottle service and paid for a sign that said &#8220;f*** the Jews.&#8221;
Following the incident, Portnoy said that he spoke to the student who&#8217;d uploaded video of the sign to Instagram — Mohammed Adnan Khan — and initially, he&#8217;d been apologetic and tearful. Rather than ruin a college student&#8217;s life, Portnoy offered to send him to Auschwitz in the hopes of turning a hateful incident into a learning experience.
Over the next couple of days, the Barstool founder shared several updates — and ultimately revealed that he&#8217;d revoked his offer after Khan backtracked and claimed he had no connection to the antisemitic sign. By Tuesday, Khan had gone a step further.
Portnoy began his update with a post on X advertising a crowd-funding page — that he said was more fitting for a satire site like The Onion or The Babylon Bee — in which an apparent friend of Khan requested people send money to help him &#8220;stand against trial by public opinion&#8221; and support his &#8220;fight for due process and redemption.&#8221;
&#8220;Dude uploads an antisemitic video to his own instagram like a brain dead moron and now is playing victim. What a world,&#8221; Portnoy commented on the graphic.
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This godundme is straight from <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOnion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheOnion</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheBabylonBee</a> Dude uploads an antisemitic video to his own instagram like a brain dead moron and now is playing victim. What a world 😭😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/dP6GYMVTtL">pic.twitter.com/dP6GYMVTtL</a>
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1919817215076979157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Portnoy then shared Khan&#8217;s video statement — which he used to promote his GiveSendGo page — in which the now-suspended Temple University student complained that Portnoy had &#8220;sensationalized&#8221; the incident and he had done nothing more than document someone else&#8217;s behavior. Khan argued that the sign &#8220;reminded people of a lot of the unjust things that Israel is doing around the world,&#8221; and for that reason he&#8217;d felt compelled to &#8220;report on it.&#8221;
Khan went on to complain that the sign was just &#8220;an edgy joke&#8221; and claimed that he was being made into a victim of cancel culture.
Portnoy was not buying it, however, and he shot back, &#8220;This dude is a flat liar. I talked to him on the phone with his buddy and they both owned up to it and cried about it. He then lawyered up after speaking with his family. His name got out because he’s a moron and uploaded &#8216;F*** the Jews&#8217; sign to his instagram before I even knew about it. He already went viral without me.&#8221;
&#8220;He spreads hate and uses the conflict in Middle East as his excuse. And did it in a bar with my company&#8217;s name on it. Now he’s trying to profit from it. I’m sure he’ll make money because there is lots of antisemitism in the world. Regardless this is the least surprising thing ever,&#8221; Portnoy continued. &#8220;He is the definition of a coward. Zero accountability for his actions. I don’t care what religion you are or even how you feel about Middle East. This was an act of pure hate and this should disgust you.&#8221;
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This dude is a flat liar. I talked to him on the phone with his buddy and they both owned up to it and cried about it. He then lawyered up after speaking with his family. His name got out because he’s a moron and uploaded “Fuck the Jews” sign to his instagram before I even… <a href="https://t.co/YHkujPTCEA">https://t.co/YHkujPTCEA</a>
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1919937088880808308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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But the drama did not end there. Portnoy followed with a video response to the GiveSendGo page for Khan — which, at the time of publication, had not even raised $1000 — and a video clip that he said was Khan throwing water on a sleeping homeless person.
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Another edgy joke. Throwing water on a sleeping homeless guy. <a href="https://t.co/jZsWlHDoka">pic.twitter.com/jZsWlHDoka</a>
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1919960863760335072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Portnoy followed that with a &#8220;Team Portnoy&#8221; press release that relayed the entire saga.
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For immediate release <a href="https://t.co/TLghAIVJpE">pic.twitter.com/TLghAIVJpE</a>
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1919975541634929005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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His overall assessment of the situation came on Thursday, as he added, &#8220;Mo Kahn may be the greatest thing that’s ever happened for Jews to fight antisemitism in [America]. Like imagine trying to defend this guy? Whether he’s spitting on people, throwing buckets of water on homeless people, dealing drugs, running a sex cam ring or going on Nazi podcasts he’s undeniably a piece of s***.&#8221;
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Mo Kahn may be the greatest thing that’s ever happened for Jews to fight antisemitism in American. Like imagine trying to defend this guy? Whether he’s spitting on people, throwing buckets of water on homeless people, dealing drugs, running a sex cam ring or going on Nazi… <a href="https://t.co/Yv9SHn5J61">pic.twitter.com/Yv9SHn5J61</a>
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1920216615380979765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Suspended Temple U. Student At Center Of Barstool ‘F*** The Jews’ Drama Just Made Things Worse

Suspended Temple U. Student At Center Of Barstool 'F*** The Jews' Drama Just Made Things Worse

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy turned an ABC News interview on its head when a reporter from Philadelphia affiliate 6abc suggested that he and his company — and white men in general — were truly the ones at fault after patrons held up a sign that read &#8220;F*** the Jews&#8221; at his bar in Philadelphia.
Portnoy, who is Jewish, shared a video on X detailing the incident and saying that after the story about the sign went viral, numerous outlets had reached out to him to talk about it. He agreed, and was talking to a reporter from 6abc when the whole thing went sideways and he caught the entire exchange on video.
&#8220;So @6abc begged me to do an interview about the incident at our bar. Since it was local I agreed. Then the reporter tried to say Barstool and I and white men were responsible for the incident. Austin started recording once it got contentious,&#8221; Portnoy captioned the clip.
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So <a href="https://twitter.com/6abc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@6abc</a> begged me to do an interview about the incident at our bar. Since it was local I agreed. Then the reporter tried to say Barstool and I and white men were responsible for the incident. Austin started recording once it got contentious <a href="https://t.co/ug8CX83HHp">pic.twitter.com/ug8CX83HHp</a>
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1919400773269508487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Portnoy explained that he&#8217;d been happy to do the interview initially, but that the outlet had pulled a &#8220;bait and switch&#8221; by pitching one reporter and then having a different reporter do the interview. The new reporter had then blindsided him with a quote claiming that Barstool Sports had created a &#8220;culture of harassment&#8221; and was therefore responsible for the hateful sign displayed by patrons — and things only went downhill from there.
&#8220;Then she shifts. Then she does what a media scumbag does,&#8221; Portnoy said. &#8220;She&#8217;s like, well, she pulls a quote out of her a** from like, I don&#8217;t even know, a made up journal?&#8221;
Portnoy cut to video from the actual interview then.
&#8220;Here&#8217;s who I would say is causing that type of environment: all these colleges who let Jewish kids get harassed on campus 24-7. I&#8217;ve been speaking out about this since it started. So these professors, I&#8217;d love to know — first of all, that sounds like a made up — I don&#8217;t know what that quote is,&#8221; Portnoy said to the reporter, asking where the professors were from.
The reporter pushed back, suggesting Portnoy was wasting time by asking for background information, but eventually revealed that the quoted professor was at the University of Virginia.
Portnoy then challenged the reporter directly, asking, &#8220;Who&#8217;s creating more hate right now in the world, would you say Barstool Sports and white men or college campuses?&#8221;
After a long pause, Portnoy clarified, &#8220;That was a question to you.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m a journalist, I&#8217;m asking the questions,&#8221; the reporter protested.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t play by those rules. What does that mean, you&#8217;re a journalist?&#8221; Portnoy shot back. &#8220;I&#8217;m a journalist. I run a big media organization. I just asked you a question &#8230; I asked you a question, you answer the question. You answer the question.&#8221;
The reporter continued to object: &#8220;You&#8217;re not running this interview.&#8221;
&#8220;All right, then, the interview is over,&#8221; Portnoy said, closing his laptop.
Cutting back to his direct video format, he added, &#8220;This piece of s***. ABC, the person who set it up, gave me one reporter, bait and switch to the other. F*** ABC! F*** ABC! … I forgot how much I hate f***ing journalists. This f***ing piece of s***!&#8221;

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Dave Portnoy Flips Script On Reporter Who Suggests He’s To Blame For ‘F*** The Jews’ Sign At His Bar

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy posted a video on Sunday that he described as an &#8220;emergency press conference,&#8221; reacting to a light-up sign — with the message &#8220;F*** the Jews&#8221; — that had been spotted by patrons at a Barstool-owned bar in Philadelphia.
Portnoy said that he&#8217;d had no complaint about the Center City bar, Barstool Sansom Street, in the past. &#8220;Usually a great bar. You know, bottle service, people buy drinks, you get a sign,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There was a sign yesterday that said, &#8216;F*** the Jews.'&#8221;
&#8220;Emergency Press Conference — There was a &#8216;F*** the Jews&#8217; sign at our Philly bar last night. I am shaking I’m so mad,&#8221; he captioned the video.
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Emergency Press Conference &#8211; There was a “Fuck the Jews” sign at our Philly bar last night. I am shaking I’m so mad <a href="https://t.co/DRlQc9woiA">pic.twitter.com/DRlQc9woiA</a>
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&#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;ve been shaking. I&#8217;ve been so mad for the last two hours. Like I instantly got on, this is why the Emergency Press Conference is late, because I was so over the top,&#8221; Portnoy, who is Jewish, said in the video, explaining that before even taking to social media to address the situation, he had done everything he could to track down everyone responsible for allowing it to happen.
&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna f***ing make it my life f***ing mission to ruin these people. Like, I&#8217;m coming for your throat. I&#8217;m never ending,&#8221; he continued, saying he&#8217;d spent the last two hours &#8220;on the trail&#8221; digging up as much information as he could.
&#8220;You think I&#8217;m going to put up with this s**t at my bar?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;So I&#8217;ve been hunting down waitresses, the table who did it, and everything you can f***ing name, because I want f***ing consequences for f***ing actions &#8230; Trust me, I have been on it.&#8221;
Portnoy went on to reveal that he had tracked down and fired the two waitresses who held up the sign, referring to one of the two as &#8220;one of the dumbest f***ing humans I&#8217;ve ever talked to in my life,&#8221; and that he had spoken to a Temple University student who he said was responsible for posting a since-deleted video of the sign via Instagram.
Saying that he&#8217;d had &#8220;the kid&#8221; in tears and swearing that he was not antisemitic, Portnoy added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t buy it for a second. Who the f*** would do that sign in my f***in bar? You think I&#8217;m just gonna sit here? I&#8217;m gonna make it my mission to put you in lights. Tell me how do I make this right before I go ape-s**t. You want to take anti-Semitism classes? You want to do whatever? You make it feel right. I don&#8217;t need your tears &#8230; Trust me, they&#8217;re pulling the footage.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m 20 steps ahead and I&#8217;m using everything. I am going to come for your f***ing throat unless you give me answers,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;What I&#8217;m saying is: I&#8217;m getting the names, I&#8217;m trying to be a little responsible, I&#8217;m trying to keep it together, but I&#8217;m on it. I&#8217;m f***ing on it.&#8221;

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Dave Portnoy ‘Coming For Throats’ After ‘F*** The Jews’ Sign Spotted At Philly Barstool Bar

Dave Portnoy 'Coming For Throats' After 'F*** The Jews' Sign Spotted At Philly Barstool Bar

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Leftist Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner could be in trouble after he suggested last month that President Donald Trump and his supporters should be “punched in the face as hard as possible.&#8221; 
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania told The Daily Wire on Monday that it asked the Justice Department to investigate Krasner over his March suggestion that Trump and his supporters were “fascists” who needed to be “punched.” Krasner, a George Soros-backed district attorney who implements lax-on-crime policies, is running for a third term as Philadelphia’s top prosecutor. 
“Violence and threats are never acceptable, but they are particularly egregious when used as a political tool targeting the President of the United States of America and his supporters,” Pennsylvania GOP Chair Greg Rothman wrote to the Justice Department, according to a letter first shared with The Daily Wire. “The safety of President Trump, Republicans, and the integrity of our American republic rely on threats like District Attorney Krasner’s being investigated and, if appropriate, punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
The letter to Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said that Krasner should be investigated for making a “potential criminal threat” against Trump during a March 25 <a href="https://www.cityandstatepa.com/personality/2025/03/q-philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner/404028/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with City &amp; State Pennsylvania.
During that interview, Krasner compared Trump and his supporters to the Nazis. 
“Trump likes crime. Fascists like crime. Right-wing Republican MAGA people like crime and they like it because it gins up a crisis that doesn’t have to be, which allows them to scapegoat different groups of marginalized people so they can eliminate our rights. This is a very old playbook,” Krasner said, before adding that he knew a “hell of a lot” about World War II. 
“This is all stuff close to me, and I know exactly where we need to be with this one: loud, proud, standing up and in their faces,” he said. “These are fundamentally fascists, and it will not do us any good to try to appease them. They are bullies who need to be punched in the face as hard as possible, and that is the only way that all the people around us who are so frightened will understand they can stand up, too.”
Rothman wrote that those comments should be seen in the broader calls for violence against the Trump administration and Elon Musk and his efforts with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). 
“Violent threats against President Trump, Republicans, Mr. Musk, DOGE staffers, and others have been rampant across the country recently. The clear intent of those doing so is to aid those intending to commit acts of violence,” Rothman wrote. 
The letter cited promises from interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin to investigate threats made toward Musk and members of DOGE, and urges Metcalf to take similar action. 
The last few months have seen a string of attacks targeting Tesla, including firebombings and acts of vandalism. The Justice Department <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/domestic-terrorism-fbi-arrests-man-for-firebombing-new-mexico-tesla-showroom-gop-headquarters?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘Domestic+Terrorism’%3A+FBI+Arrests+Man+For+Firebombing+New+Mexico+Tesla+Showroom%2C+GOP+Headquarters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced yesterday</a> that they had arrested a 40-year-old man for firebombing a Tesla showroom in New Mexico and the state’s Republican Party headquarters. 
“Political violence is never the answer — not in our communities, not in our campaigns, and certainly not from those sworn to uphold the law,” the Pennsylvania GOP told The Daily Wire. “The words of District Attorney Larry Krasner weren’t just reckless, they were dangerous. When the top prosecutor in Philadelphia suggests that the President of the United States and his supporters should be ‘punched in the face,’ it’s not just political rhetoric, it’s a threat.”
While Krasner easily won his last two general elections in the deep blue city, he currently faces a primary challenge from Patrick Dugan, a former judge who is running on a law and order platform.

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College wrestling champions rallied around President Donald Trump during the 2024-25 NCAA wrestling championships on Saturday.
The president entered the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday evening around 7 p.m. in Philadelphia to loud chants of &#8220;USA! USA! USA!&#8221; The tightly-packed arena erupted in to chants as Trump entered, according to pool reports, and Trump waved his hand and pumped his fist in response.
The president sat in the front row of the event to watch the wrestling matches take place. Photos and videos captured by attendees, including White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, show the wrestling competitors posing for photos with the president.
One of these photos shows Trump pretending to wrestle Nebraska wrestler Caleb Smith, who beams for the photo next to the president. In a separate video, Penn State&#8217;s Carter Starocci shakes hands with the president after winning his 5th NCAA D1 Wrestling Championship.
Leavitt also posted a video of an unnamed wrestler shaking hands with Trump while wearing a &#8220;dark MAGA&#8221; hat, captioning her video: &#8220;Win National Championship. Throw on your dark MAGA hat. Shake hands with your favorite President.&#8221;
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Coolest. President. Ever. <a href="https://t.co/Q616mSW5vo">pic.twitter.com/Q616mSW5vo</a>
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1903610590980931602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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1 selfie. 2 champions! <a href="https://t.co/mEW9MdTj2h">pic.twitter.com/mEW9MdTj2h</a>
— Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/karolineleavitt/status/1903605517009785271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;President Trump walks out to USA chants and a standing ovation in Philadelphia for the NCAA wrestling championships,&#8221; said Outkick founder Clay Travis, who flew on board Air Force One as part of the travel pool and interviewed the president. &#8220;Awesome scene. Sold out arena. Electric environment.&#8221;
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President Trump walks out to USA chants and a standing ovation in Philadelphia for the NCAA wrestling championships. Awesome scene. Sold out arena. Electric environment. <a href="https://t.co/8FIOhhEby8">pic.twitter.com/8FIOhhEby8</a>
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1903594184906277354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_896037" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-wrestling-champions-rally-around-president-trump-in-philly/us-politics-trump-166" rel="attachment wp-att-896037"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-896037" class="wp-image-896037 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2205816045-950x576.jpg" alt="" width="950" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2205816045-950x576.jpg 950w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2205816045-300x182.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2205816045-768x466.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/GettyImages-2205816045.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></a>Attendees cheer as US President Donald Trump arrives to watch the men&#8217;s NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)</div>
The president will fly back to the White House on Saturday evening. He was joined at the event by Travis, Leavitt, former WWE executive turned Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, and others.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to the big fight,&#8221; Trump said of the event on Friday, speaking with reporters at the White House. &#8220;They have the NCAA, world, wrestling for college. And I&#8217;ve always supported the wrestlers.&#8221;
&#8220;So, I want to support them,&#8221; he added. &#8220;These are the great college wrestlers from the various schools. I think Penn State is leading, and Nebraska is in second place right now. And a lot of good things.&#8221;

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College Wrestling Champions Rally Around President Trump In Philly

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Multiple people were shot on Friday when an apparent dispute unfolded adjacent to the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; celebratory parade following their decisive victory at Super Bowl LIX.
The shooting comes just one year after a shooting also disrupted the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kc-shooting-had-no-nexus-to-terrorism-appeared-to-be-dispute-between-several-people-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; parade</a>, killing one and injuring more than a dozen.
Steve Keeley, reporter for the local FOX affiliate, shared details he learned from police in a short thread posted to X.
&#8220;SHOOTING near @Eagles celebration along Ben Franklin Parkway. Happened at 2:36pm after a fight when @PhillyPolice Deputy Commissioner @PPDFrankVanore tells me &#8216;Victim #1, a 27 year old woman &amp; her boyfriend tried to cut through the crowd to the Porto-potties,'&#8221; he said.
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SHOOTING near <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a> celebration along Ben Franklin Parkway. Happened at 2:36pm after a fight when <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhillyPolice</a> Deputy Commissioner <a href="https://twitter.com/PPDFrankVanore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PPDFrankVanore</a> tells me “Victim #1, a 27 year old woman &amp; her boyfriend tried to cut through the crowd to the Porto-potties.” Contd. 1/3
&mdash; Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1890519587701060091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8216;Victim #1’s boyfriend was punched &amp; a fight started between him &amp; a group of males. During the fight someone fired a gun striking Victim #1 in the right calf &amp; we believe Victim #2, a 20 year old female in left upper thigh. No scene could be located,'&#8221; he continued.
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3/3 “It was outside the footprint of the <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eagles</a> event.” So far no fired casings found, no arrest &amp; no weapon located.
&mdash; Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1890521160229519767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8216;It was outside the footprint of the @eagles event.&#8217; So far no fired casings found, no arrest, &amp; no weapon located,&#8221; Keeley concluded.
All reports thus far indicate that the shooting was unrelated to the Eagles&#8217; event and only happened in the vicinity by happenstance.
Fox News Digital shared a statement directly from the Philadelphia Police Department concerning the shooting:
<blockquote>Authorities are investigating a double shooting that occurred on the highway near the 2300 block of Ben Franklin Parkway at approximately 2:35 p.m. Two women sustained gunshot wounds outside the parade footprint. The victims have been identified as a 27-year-old Hispanic female, who suffered a gunshot wound to her left leg, and a 20-year-old Asian female, who was shot in the upper left thigh. Both victims were transported by medics to Presbyterian Hospital, where they are currently listed in stable condition
At this time, no crime scene has been located, and no weapon has been recovered. Police have not made any arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.</blockquote>

Three people reported shot at the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Parade Festivities

Multiple People Shot During Philadelphia Eagles Celebratory Parade

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> Democratic Mayor Cherelle Parker pleaded to residents ahead of this Sunday’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a>, urging fans to tone down their celebration antics if the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia-eagles">Eagles</a> are victorious.
“Please Philadelphia, I implore you, as your mayor, do not climb light poles,” she said at a press conference on Thursday night. 
The request comes a little less than two weeks after the Eagles clinched the NFC Championship, leading to huge celebrations across the city that resulted in an 18-year-old Temple University student dying after falling from a light pole. The police department issued 31 citations for disorderly conduct and failure to disburse, per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/philly-mayor-begs-eagles-fans-to-act-civilized-if-team-wins-super-bowl/">New York Post</a>.
“For your mayor, please, just don’t climb onto anything, OK? That’s our Golden Rule,” Parker added, using a stern tone. “This comes up every time we have an outdoor celebration after our Philly teams win,” she said. “We do not want anything to happen to you, your friends, or your family members.”
Officials did not confirm if they would be greasing the city’s light poles to deter potential climbers ahead of Sunday’s game, which they did two years ago when the Eagles were in the Super Bowl.
The Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Chiefs hope to make Super Bowl history with a “three-peat” win, while the Eagles will attempt to redeem themselves after losing to the Chiefs 38 &#8211; 35 at Super LVII in 2023. 
Mayor Parker made headlines last month after she <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-mayor-misspells-eagles-chant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">misspelled</a> the word &#8220;Eagles&#8221; while leading a chant at a pep rally. 
She said, &#8220;E-L-G-S-E-S, Eagles!&#8221; instead of &#8220;E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!” leading to mass mockery online. 
Parker tried to laugh it off later at a press conference, saying, “We don’t promise perfection, I’m so happy I never have, especially after I couldn’t spell Eagles right.” 
Fan gear featuring the team’s name misspelled is already available.

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Philly Mayor Pleads With Eagles Fans Ahead Of Super Bowl: ‘Don’t Climb Onto Anything, OK?’

Philly Mayor Pleads With Eagles Fans Ahead Of Super Bowl: 'Don’t Climb Onto Anything, OK?'

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An 11-year-old patient and her 31-year-old mother were among the six people who were killed when their medical jet crashed in a residential area in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night.
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company that owned and operated the Learjet 55 aircraft, identified the victims in the crash as Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, Copilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, Paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, patient Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, and the patient&#8217;s mother, Valentina Guzman Murillo, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-plane-crash-victims-identified-medical-jet-company/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. All of the victims were Mexican citizens.
A person who was in a car when the Learjet 55 plummeted into the ground like a missile was also killed, but authorities have not yet identified that victim.
The 11-year-old patient and her mother were returning to Mexico after receiving treatment for a life-threatening condition at Shriners Children&#8217;s Hospital. The small jet had arrived in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon after departing from Florida earlier in the day. It was then scheduled to make a stop in Springfield, Missouri, before flying to Mexico, according to CBS News.
Officials said that after the medical jet departed from Philadelphia, it made a slight right turn and a slight left turn. It then went on a steep descent before it crashed, resulting in a massive fireball. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the jet crashed less than a minute after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
Authorities found the jet&#8217;s black box buried at the &#8220;site of initial impact, at a depth of 8 feet.&#8221; Officials also found the aircraft&#8217;s enhanced ground proximity warning system, which will be sent, along with the black box, to NTSB investigators in Washington, D.C.
Multiple people on the ground were injured after debris flew into buildings and damaged homes in the area. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said on Sunday that 22 people were injured, with three people in critical condition. The city&#8217;s managing director, Adam Thiel, said there remains &#8220;a lot of unknowns about who was where on the streets,&#8221; adding that the casualty figures could get higher, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-plane-crash-medical-transport-8617dab53471190832dd73db149489fa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.

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Jet Company Identifies 6 Victims Aboard Medical Flight That Crashed In Philly

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A plane crashed into a neighborhood in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> on Friday night, leaving multiple homes on fire.
ABC 6 Action News reported that the plane was a &#8220;small plane,&#8221; although no specifics were given about the number of people on board or the type of aircraft.
The crash happened in an area in the north-eastern part of the city just shortly after 6 p.m.
The report said that the plane appeared to hit &#8220;several buildings and cars in the area&#8221; and that multiple casualties have been reported.
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BULLETIN: AIRPLANE CRASH IN PHILADELPHIA COTTMAN AVENUE OFF ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD. <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhillyPolice</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyFireDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhillyFireDept</a> on scene <a href="https://t.co/VR83HyColt">pic.twitter.com/VR83HyColt</a>
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1885471099485327454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Video shows wrecked vehicles, fiery debris littered everywhere <a href="https://t.co/rsz2wALQgq">pic.twitter.com/rsz2wALQgq</a>
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) <a href="https://twitter.com/IntelPointAlert/status/1885475028654838225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
The <a href="https://x.com/FAANews/status/1885490090878607836" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Aviation Administration</a> and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X shortly after news of the crash broke, providing details: &#8220;A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. There were reportedly 6 people on board. The plane was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.&#8221;
Those killed included two doctors, one patient, one family member, and two pilots.
Shortly after the crash, videos came in from social media showing the moment of impact, and the aftermath:
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SHOCK VIDEO: Moment of deadly plane crash in Philadelphia 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/tfnagV4Hmk">pic.twitter.com/tfnagV4Hmk</a>
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1885495772264775702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Vantage point from the ground near the Raising Canes on Cottman and Bradford of the moment a plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia. 📱: octob3rd <a href="https://t.co/m6SuKMMgWd">pic.twitter.com/m6SuKMMgWd</a>
— Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) <a href="https://twitter.com/Christie_Ileto/status/1885497536947057134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Plane Crashes Into Philadelphia Neighborhood, Multiple Homes On Fire

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At a Sunday press conference before the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in an NFL divisional playoff game, Philadelphia Democrat Mayor Cherelle Parker gave her own discombobulated version of the E-A G-L-E S chant, with her spelling provoking utter hilarity.
“Listen we gotta do this,” Parker declared to the crowd. “Let me hear you all say,” she instructed before chanting, “E-L-G-S-E-S, Eagles! Let’s go, birds!”
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Philadelphia&#39;s mayor Cherelle Parker led an Eagles chant today, but misspelled Eagles 😅
&quot;E-L-G-S-E-S&quot;
(h/t NBC Philadelphia) <a href="https://t.co/4qjMHYVwde">pic.twitter.com/4qjMHYVwde</a>
&mdash; DraftKings (@DraftKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftKings/status/1881836759866359963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On Tuesday, Parker <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/cherelle-parker-eagles-chant-error/4084417/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “We don’t promise perfection, I’m so happy that I never have, especially after I couldn’t spell Eagles right.”
Parker was elected mayor in November 2023; Philadelphia’s Democrat registered voters <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-election-cherelle-parker-wins-mayoral-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outnumber</a> Republicans by a 7-1 margin. Philadelphia has not had a Republican mayor for 73 years, since 1952.
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As Phillymag <a href="https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/06/22/philadelphia-population-loss/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last June, between the 1950s and 2000 Philadelphia had a “five-decade-long population slide” that <a href="https://realestate.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/375.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">totaled</a> roughly 600,000 people, then gained roughly 86,000 people in the years between 2000 and 2020. But since 2020 the city has lost more than 53,000 residents.
As Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation has noted:
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From 2013 to 2017, Philadelphia <a href="https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rogue-prosecutors-and-the-rise-of-crime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">averaged</a> 271 homicides per year. But then something happened. From 2018 through 2023, there was an average of 457 per year. Black people represented 83 percent of those victims. The same drastic jump in crime applied to shooting incidents, which increased from a five-year average of 1,047 per year to 1,588 per year. And aggravated assault while armed with a handgun, went from a five-year average of 2,209 per year to 3,116 per year. And retail thefts, which went from a five-year average of 7,412 per year to 9,084 per year. And auto theft skyrocketed from a five-year average of 5,691 to 8,665 per year.
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“In 2023, Philadelphia had a total of 1,315 overdose deaths according to data from the <a href="https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/healthcare-and-public-health-professionals/pdmp/data.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania Department of Health</a>. In addition, 79% of the 2023 overdose deaths in Philadelphia included fentanyl,” the United States Drug Enforcement Administration <a href="https://www.dea.gov/engage/operation-engage-philadelphia#:~:text=Fentanyl%2C%20a%20strong%20synthetic%20opioid,deaths%20in%20Philadelphia%20included%20fentanyl." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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A Philadelphia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia-eagles">Eagles</a> fan has gone <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/viral-video">viral</a> for directing crude remarks at a female Green Bay Packers fan during an NFC wildcard <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/football">game</a> on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
The man was captured on video calling the female <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">Packers fan</a> an “ugly dumb c**t.” Her fiance, Alexander Basara, initially shared the footage on X, writing in the caption, “What it&#8217;s like going to Philly just trying to root for your team&#8230;Unprovoked, uncalled for. Packers twitter, help me out and find this guy&#8230;. this is not okay.”
“I hate that my fiancé had this happen simply cheering for her team,” he added.
In the video clip, Basara is heard telling the fan to stop calling his fiancée crude names. 
“She’s an ugly, dumb c**t,” the Eagles fan replied. “You gonna do anything? Shut the f*** up and watch the game.”
The woman doesn’t interact with the man or seem to respond much besides making a sarcastic “boo hoo” gesture.
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What it&#39;s like going to Philly just trying to root for your team&#8230;
Unprovoked, uncalled for. Packers twitter, help me out and find this guy&#8230;. this is not okay
I hate that my fiancé had this happen simply cheering for her team <a href="https://t.co/aiHCKzxrSS">pic.twitter.com/aiHCKzxrSS</a>
&mdash; Alexander Basara (@Basaraski) <a href="https://twitter.com/Basaraski/status/1878695599484346675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The video went viral on X, with more than 25 million views as of Tuesday morning. Most people in the comments, including Eagles fans, have condemned the behavior. 
“Coming from an Eagles fan, I’m sorry. We’re not all like this &amp; I’m disappointed no one around him stepped in to say anything,” one person replied.
“Lifelong Eagles fan here. And previous season ticket holder. I can tell you that MY husband would have stuck up for YOUR fiance! Yes, as an Eagles fan. Most of us aren’t that guy,” another said.
The man was quickly identified online, and social media users started reporting him to NFL officials and to his place of business, which was a management consulting firm called BCT Partners. The company has a stated aim &#8220;to provide insights about diverse people that lead to equity.”
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The New Jersey-based company issued a <a href="https://x.com/bctpartners973?lang=en">statement</a> on the incident, writing that it had been “made aware” of the video and “had already begun a full investigation” into the employee’s conduct. 
“As an organization that has always stood for inclusivity, the behavior displayed was completely unacceptable and stands in direct opposition to our company values. … We sincerely apologize to everyone affected by this behavior and remain committed to fostering a culture of respect for all,” the statement said.
NFL reporter Derrick Gunn <a href="https://x.com/RealDGunn/status/1879003944867057816">shared</a> on X that the Eagles fan was banned from attending Eagles games for life due to his conduct. 
He wrote in a post on Monday night, “Here&#8217;s an update &#8230; Big Dom [DiSandro] has identified the guy and woman involved in this incident .. the guy will be banned from future Eagles games .. the eagles will be sending the woman packers gear as an apology .. Eagles once again showing what a class organization they are.”
The Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 22-10 during Sunday’s showdown. They face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday for the NFC divisional round of the playoffs.

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