<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly">Megyn Kelly</a>, Piers Morgan, and others blew up on social media after the Algerian boxer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boxer-who-failed-gender-tests-wins-gold-in-womens-boxing-without-dropping-single-round-entire-olympic-run">Imane Khelif</a> &#8212; who failed past gender tests, according to the International Boxing Association (IBA) &#8212; was named the female Olympic champion.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday, Khelif was awarded the gold in the women’s welterweight final boxing match, prompting immediate reactions on social media.
The host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast blasted the move by writing, in all caps, about how unfair it was that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded a boxer reportedly with XY chromosomes the gold medal.
“Don’t you see? Don’t you see what this insanity is doing to women??” Kelly <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822024750845325447">wrote</a>. “WHY DO GIRLS HAVE TO SHARE THEIR BATHROOMS W/BOYS? THEIR LOCKER ROOMS? THEIR SPORTS? THEIR PRISONS?”
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To all the media who have FAILED WOMEN AT EVERY TURN on this boxing and virtually EVERY trans story: SHAME ON YOU ALL
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1822024750845325447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
“WHY DO 4th GRADE BOYS HAVE TO SHARE THEIRS W/GIRLS (&amp; THEIR TAMPONS) IN MN?” she added. “NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL, SAFE OR FAIR.”
“To all the media who have FAILED WOMEN AT EVERY TURN on this boxing and virtually EVERY trans story: SHAME ON YOU ALL,” Kelly <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822022126184099840">continued</a>.
Talk show host Piers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/piers-morgan">Morgan</a> called Khelif being named the women’s champion a “travesty.”
“From Emmeline Pankhurst to this… where are the world’s feminists now, as women’s hard-fought rights get so shamefully destroyed?” Morgan’s <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822023148646363464">post</a> read.
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“BREAKING: A biological male just won an Olympic Gold medal in a women’s boxing competition. Congrats to everyone who supported this travesty,” he <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822024690556399657">added</a>.
When someone tried to claim the boxer was a female, <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822028011052646705">Morgan</a> shut them down by pointing out the facts. “Imane was banned from the World Championships after testing positive for male XY chromosomes.&#8221;
“[Imane] didn’t appeal it,&#8221; he added. &#8220;If [Imane&#8217;s] a biological woman, [Imane] should take another test now and prove it. Spoiler alert: [Imane] won’t.”
Former collegiate female swimmer and vocal advocate for women’s rights in sports, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/riley-gaines-reacts-to-lia-thomas-losing-challenge-to-compete-in-womens-olympic">Riley Gaines</a>, wrote on <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1822018729334730885">X</a> that “Khelif (XY) dominated World Champion Lang Liu (XX) to win an Olympic gold medal.&#8221;
“Let me repeat that: a MALE has taken a WOMAN&#8217;S Olympic gold,” Gaines wrote.
“This is what they call this ‘progress,’” she added. “It&#8217;s the ultimate betrayal of fairness, safety, and women by [IOCmedia].”
The official social media account for the Independent Women’s Forum wrote on its <a href="https://x.com/IWF/status/1822020269399273721">post</a>, “BREAKING: A MALE has taken a women’s Olympic gold in boxing.”
“The [iocmedia’s] decision to let Imane Khelif (XY) compete is a betrayal to women &amp; fairness + safety,” it added. “Yang Liu is the deserving winner of the gold.  #Olympics #IStandWithYangLiu.”
Khelif previously failed gender eligibility tests by the IBA, but was allowed by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to compete against biological women in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Olympics has formally cut ties with the IBA, which the IOC now dismisses as &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boxer-who-failed-gender-tests-wins-gold-in-womens-boxing-without-dropping-single-round-entire-olympic-run">not credible</a>,&#8221; and allows boxers to compete based on the gender listed on their passports rather than any gender-related testing.

Boxing – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 6

‘Shame On You All’: Megyn Kelly, Piers Morgan And Others React To Algerian Boxer Getting Gold After Failing Past Gender Test

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British broadcaster <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/piers-morgan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Piers Morgan</a> congratulated gymnast Simone Biles after the U.S. women earned gold in the team competition at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday — and he even took the time to admit he&#8217;d been wrong to criticize her after she dropped out of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
&#8220;Congrats @simonebiles on becoming the most decorated American gymnast of all time. I was too harsh on you in 2021 when you quit the team finals,&#8221; Morgan said in a post to X, also sharing a photo of himself with Biles. &#8220;You’re a great champion, and have since proved me wrong in the best possible way — by letting your supreme talent do the talking.&#8221;
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Congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> on becoming the most decorated American gymnast of all time. 
I was too harsh on you in 2021 when you quit the team finals. You’re a great champion, and have since proved me wrong in the best possible way &#8211; by letting your supreme talent do the talking. 👏 <a href="https://t.co/Zw5wWzQ4WH">pic.twitter.com/Zw5wWzQ4WH</a>
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1818363208668999747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
Biles dropped from competition during the Tokyo Olympics, saying at the time that she needed to step back and focus on her mental health after getting &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-a-miracle-i-landed-on-my-feet-simone-biles-discusses-twisties-tokyo-experience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the twisties</a>&#8221; — a dangerous condition in which gymnasts are unable to tell where they are while flipping and twisting through the air.
&#8220;It’s so dangerous,&#8221; Biles <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/simone-biles-olympics-2021.html">explained during an interview later that year</a>. &#8220;It’s basically life or death. It’s a miracle I landed on my feet. If that was any other person, they would have gone out on a stretcher. As soon as I landed that vault, I went and told my coach: ‘I cannot continue.'&#8221;
Morgan <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/piers-morgan-facing-backlash-for-criticizing-simone-biles-2021-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> Biles&#8217; abrupt exit from the competition, saying in a Daily Mail op-ed that she had let down her teammates and her country. He was equally harsh on X, saying, &#8220;Are &#8216;mental health issues&#8217; now the go-to excuse for any poor performance in elite sport? What a joke.&#8221;
Biles, now the most decorated American gymnast in history, will compete later this week for the all-around title.

Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Piers Morgan Admits He Was Wrong About Simone Biles

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Daily Wire host Michael Knowles blasted those on the Left who have suggested that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> should prove he was hit by a bullet after FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress on Wednesday that “there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear.”
Knowles appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” with a panel of guests on Thursday to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-knowles-stumps-leftist-columnist-during-debate-on-border-czar-kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discuss</a> the momentous political events of the past two weeks. The Daily Wire host slammed those questioning if Trump was actually hit by a bullet and said the American people are concerned about why Trump wasn’t given proper security from the Secret Service, not about a “mythical shard.”
Knowles said he doesn’t “stay up at night wondering the answer to the questions of this mythical shard or any other ways that the Democrats are trying to downplay the very near, within a hair’s breadth, assassination of Donald Trump.”
He added that the bigger question is why wasn’t the former president held back from taking the stage when the would-be assassin was spotted by Secret Service snipers 20 minutes before Trump walked out for his speech.
“I’m just a regular Joe. When I go to a speaking event, they’ll sometimes hold me back. I’m not the President of the United States, so that needs answered,” Knowles said.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaeljknowles</a> dismantles the left’s downplaying of President Trump’s “incredible political leadership” in moments following the assassination attempt and demands answers from President Biden and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on <a href="https://twitter.com/PiersUncensored?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiersUncensored</a>. <a href="https://t.co/isoexrNSB1">pic.twitter.com/isoexrNSB1</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1816571737405895114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
Law enforcement officials <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-assassination-attempt-investigation-continues-new-details/story?id=112020474">said</a> that the snipers spotted the shooter on the roof of the American Glass Research Building at 5:52 p.m., minutes before Trump took the stage. The shooter fired at Trump at 6:12 p.m. Wray also revealed on Wednesday that the FBI <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-says-trump-rally-shooter-flew-drone-200-yards-away-from-stage-hours-before-assassination-attempt">believes</a> the gunman flew a drone over the rally venue just a few hours before the assassination attempt.
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“The real questions are: why was Donald Trump not given sufficient security resources? Why did the Secret Service lie about the requests from the Trump campaign to get sufficient security resources? And how far up does this go?” he continued. “Sure, both parties now want to fire the Secret Service director, and she resigned, finally, under duress. But what about her boss, Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS secretary? What about his boss, Joe Biden? How on Earth does the most threatened man on planet Earth, Donald Trump, even need to ask for additional security and how on Earth could it be denied?”
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Knowles Blasts Dems Downplaying Trump Assassination Attempt, Demands Answers From Biden Admin

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-michael-knowles-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Knowles</a> appeared to stump leftist columnist Wajahat Ali during a clash on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” over Vice President Kamala Harris’ record on the illegal immigration crisis.
During their conversation, Knowles and Ali debated the use of the term “border czar” to describe Harris, a phrase that was used to describe the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after Biden tapped her in 2021 to head up the administration’s response to a surge of illegal immigrants. In recent days, media outlets have tried to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-denies-that-kamala-harris-was-bidens-border-czar-amid-unprecedented-illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">walk back</a> their previous reporting, claiming Harris was never the “border czar.”
Ali claimed that it was the media who came up with the title “border czar,” saying neither Biden or Harris ever made that claim. Knowles responded by reading a quote from Biden where he put Harris in charge of responding to the border crisis.
“Wajahat, you just said that Biden never made her the border czar or put her in charge of the border,” Knowles said, before reading a quote from Biden in March 2021.
“I&#8217;ve asked her, the VP today, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that help &#8212; are going to need help in stemming the movement of many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border. It&#8217;s not her full responsibility and job, but she&#8217;s leading the effort. When she speaks, she speaks for me,” Biden said.
“What about that is confusing,” Knowles asks.
Ali did not immediately respond, before accusing Knowles and Morgan of being spokesmen for the Republican National Committee.
“You all are saying that she is the border czar and I have ears. And I heard that. And she is not the border czar. She literally was given that responsibility. She’s not the border czar,” Ali replied.
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Earlier in the show, Knowles said that Harris would be vulnerable on illegal immigration because it was a top issue for many voters going into the November election.
&#8220;The other big vulnerability is that, though the Democrats want to deny it now, in March of 2021, President Biden said that Kamala Harris was going to be in charge of the border policy,” he said. “They&#8217;re trying to change their news stories on it. But he said, &#8216;I&#8217;m putting her in the lead of immigration.&#8217; That has been the most monumental failure of the Biden administration. And it ranks toward the top of people’s issues.”
Since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, Harris has come under <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dangerously-liberal-trump-pac-hits-harris-over-her-job-as-bidens-border-czar-comments-on-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">intense scrutiny</a> for her record on illegal immigration. An ad this week from the pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc targets her for her handling of the border and stance on illegal immigration.
Clips in the ad show Harris ​​claiming that the U.S. border is secure amid record amounts of illegal immigration and saying that she did not support treating people who illegally crossed into the country as criminals. 
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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro said overwrought political rhetoric shares some blame in encouraging violence against former President Donald Trump days after Trump narrowly survived a gunman’s bullet.
Shapiro appeared with Piers Morgan on his eponymous show, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ikiuBdtd2E">Piers Morgan Uncensored</a>, to discuss the assassination attempt against Trump and the rhetorical attacks that have been leveled at the former president for years. Shapiro said that attempts to characterize Trump as “actual Hitler” created an atmosphere where an attempt against his life, such as what happened at Trump&#8217;s campaign rally on Saturday, is much more likely.
“All you have to do to understand how ridiculous the argument is to say, you know, actual Hitler,” Shapiro told Morgan, “You say, ‘Well, we wish our best to actual Hitler. We hope that actual Hitler and his family are doing well. Our prayers go out to actual Hitler.’ Well, you wouldn’t say that, obviously, because you&#8217;d want Hitler to be assassinated.”
Wild attacks against Trump, such as comparisons to Hitler, claims that Trump’s election threatens democracy, and other exaggerations – tend to increase the feelings that something must be done to stop him, according to Shapiro.
“The moral argument in favor of then getting rid of that person in order to save the country is fairly strong,” he said, “But the whole point is that no one actually believes that.”
“That’s where the dishonesty comes in,” Shapiro continued. “Democrats don’t actually believe that Donald Trump is Hitler any more than Republicans who say that Joe Biden, if he is re-elected, would end the country. … Nobody actually believes that because if you actually believed that, there is an actual moral case for you to pick up a gun and go do something about it.”
Shapiro then criticized President Joe Biden’s address after the attempt to take Trump’s life. Biden said that political rhetoric in the country needs to de-escalate, but Shapiro pointed out that Biden never explicitly included his own rhetoric in that message. Biden’s campaign has been a primary offender in overwrought political messaging about Trump, according to Shapiro.
“President Biden gives a speech last night in which he talks about how we need to cool it down, and all I wanted from him was for him to say, ‘including me.’ Just say, ‘including me,’” Shapiro said. “The reality of him not saying that, it makes it sound like, ‘Well, now I’m diffusing responsibility among everyone without taking any for myself.’ And I would hope that everybody would take a look in the mirror at this point and say, ‘including me.’”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@piersmorgan</a>: &quot;Most people would agree that Adolf Hitler should have been killed for what he did. So if you apply that brand to Donald Trump—to a warped, deranged, impressionable young mind, it&#39;s not entirely surprising that people may want to eliminate the &#39;new Hitler.&#39;&quot;… <a href="https://t.co/CDN3m4slPJ">pic.twitter.com/CDN3m4slPJ</a>
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‘That’s Where The Dishonesty Comes In’: Ben Shapiro Says Democrat Rhetoric Fueled Violence Against Trump

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-spacey">Kevin Spacey</a> became emotional during an interview with British TV personality <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/piers-morgan">Piers Morgan</a>, saying he was broke and owed millions in legal fees.
The 64-year-old “House of Cards” star has been involved in a number of sexual assault <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">lawsuits</a> over the past few years. Even though Spacey won some, he said they left him with no money. His conversation with Morgan was the first long interview he’s given since charges were filed, per <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kevin-spacey-broke-epstein-piers-morgan-interview-b2561049.html">The Independent</a>. 
“It&#8217;s been a very interesting and, I think, an important couple of weeks where I&#8217;ve had an opportunity to start to be able to talk about things that, well, for me, in some cases I&#8217;ve never talked about before, and to take accountability for those places where I have behaved badly, and to hopefully put some facts out there that maybe a great majority of the public don&#8217;t know about,” he told Morgan on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” 
Morgan asked what the actor meant by “behaved badly.” Spacey replied, “Pushing the boundaries. Being too handsy. Touching someone sexually in a way that I didn’t know at the time they didn’t want.”
Spacey broke down in tears when Morgan asked where he was living. He mentioned that his house in Baltimore was being foreclosed on and sold at auction due to his legal debts.
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Kevin Spacey breaks down as he tells Piers Morgan he&#8217;s lost his home and now owes &#8216;many millions&#8217; in legal bills.
Watch the full interview at 8pm (UK) on YouTube 👇
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— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) <a href="https://twitter.com/PiersUncensored/status/1800562396034892023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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When Morgan asked if he was facing bankruptcy, Spacey said, “There’s been a couple of times when I thought I was going to file, but we’ve managed to sort of dodge it, at least as of today.” 
When asked how much money he had, the actor said “none” and then clarified, “I still owe a lot of legal bills” to the tune of “many millions.”
“I’m not quite sure where I’m going to live now,” Spacey said. “I’ve spent so many years not wanting to talk about myself and avoiding questions about my personal life and my sexuality,” the actor, who is gay, added. 
“I’ve come out of all this not bitter, not angry, not resentful,” the actor told Morgan. 
When the interviewer asked him about flaws, Spacey responded, “There were bouts with arrogance. There were bouts with ego…My goal is now to prove that I am a man of good character.”
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Spacey also discussed his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which he claims has been overblown. He tried to justify a photograph of him sitting with Epstein’s confidante Ghislaine Maxwell on the thrones at Buckingham Palace in 2002.
He said President Bill Clinton had invited him on a humanitarian aid trip to South Africa.
“I didn’t want to be around [Epstein] because I felt he put the president at risk on that trip to South Africa, because there were these young girls,” Spacey told Morgan. “We were like, ‘Who is this guy?’”
“So, we flew then to London, and the president said to me, ‘Before we leave tomorrow, do you want to come? I am going to go to Buckingham Palace tomorrow to see Prince Andrew, do you want to come?’” he continued. “I said, ‘Sure.’”
He said that’s when the photo was taken. “This Maxwell woman, she was one of many people to sit down next to me in that throne room,” Spacey continued. “I have no relationship with her. I had no relationship with [Epstein]. I mean he’s not my friend. I am not a confidant. I’ve never spent time with him.”

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Kevin Spacey Cries About Being Broke Following Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Denies Links To Epstein

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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro believes former President Donald Trump will be elected to the White House again in November.
Shapiro made the prediction during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored that aired Wednesday. The Daily Wire host and co-founder is backing Trump and thinks he will win because of Biden’s poor performance as president.
“This is always the proviso: if Donald Trump can keep his trap somewhat shut, he is going to win,” Shapiro said. “If this is a referendum on Joe Biden’s leadership, Donald Trump will win. If Donald Trump makes himself the center of the election, then that’s a dicier issue for him, obviously.”
Shapiro and Morgan covered a variety of topics during the roughly 30-minute interview, such as Trump’s conviction last week on 34 felony counts in Manhattan. Shapiro has called the verdict a “put-up job” and the result of politically motivated targeting of Biden’s chief political opponent.
Morgan asked Shapiro if Trump had contributed to his own political persecution by pushing “lock her up” chants, referring to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at his rallies in 2016. Shapiro said there is no comparison between the slogan popular at Trump’s 2016 rallies and the actual prosecution and potential jailing of a major political figure.
“I’ve met Donald Trump, I’ve been covering him for years obviously. If you take everything that Donald Trump says at pure face value, you’re a fool,” Shapiro said.
“He didn’t do it,” Shapiro continued, referring to prosecuting Clinton. “He was president of the United States. His DOJ was in charge. And he didn’t do it. And Joe Biden has been in charge for three years, and guess what? His DOJ is coming after Donald Trump in two separate jurisdictions, in Florida and in D.C. You’ve got local DAs in Atlanta and in New York going after Donald Trump. Kinda weird how it happens whenever it is the Democrats, but when Republicans talk about it, somehow that’s equivalent? I don’t buy it.”
The November election may not come down to Biden versus Trump, according to Shapiro. The Daily Wire host said that the prospect of Biden suffering a breakdown because of his old age and health issues before the November election “is really high.”
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“I think that there is a really good shot that the thing that we’ve all been waiting for, which is some sort of serious health event to happen to Joe Biden, unfortunately, I have a feeling that’s going to happen before November.”
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Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/donald-trump-draws-massive-crowd-to-rally-in-aocs-backyard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald Trump’</a>s campaign confirmed that its fundraising site WinRed crashed after Trump was found <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty</a> on Thursday by a New York jury.
In a post on X, Trump’s campaign wrote, “If you are one of the millions of American Patriots wanting to donate to Donald Trump’s campaign and you get an error message from [WINRED] …don’t give up!”
“Log back on and try again,” it added, encouraging supporters to keep trying. “Or Text TRUMP to 88022 Help us send weak JoeBiden packing !!!”
The crash came after jurors returned a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case">guilty verdict</a> on all 34 counts against Trump in the hush-money trial, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime.
Not only did Trump’s donations page crash after the guilty verdict, but so did DonaldJTrump.com, which forwards to his WinRed page.
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If you are one of the millions of American Patriots wanting to donate to Donald Trump’s campaign and you get an error message from <a href="https://twitter.com/WINRED?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WINRED</a> …don’t give up! Log back on and try again ! or Text TRUMP to 88022 Help us send weak <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> packing !!!
— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LaCivitaC/status/1796301926918725855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
“This means he can’t take in any donations at a particularly helpful time to haul in cash,” he added.
At the time of this publication, it looks like <a href="http://donaldjtrump.com">donaldjtrump.com</a> is back up and has been updated to note the conviction. 
&#8220;I&#8217;M A POLITICAL PRISONER!&#8221; says the former president&#8217;s fundraising page. &#8220;I was just convicted in a RIGGED political Witch Hunt trial.&#8221;
Podcaster Tim Pool wrote on <a href="https://x.com/Timcast/status/1796311169025573041">X</a> to his 2 million followers that he had “just donated the maximum to Donald Trump&#8221; after the website recovered.
Piers Morgan reacted to the guilty verdict by the jury against Trump and predicted that it will “propel” the former president “back into the White House.”
“Trump’s donation websites are crashing,&#8221; said the British commentator, adding &#8220;my guess is this verdict will propel him back into the White House.&#8221;
In his Thursday post on <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1796301496528814217">X</a>, the talk show host called it “a sad, shameful and ridiculous day for America.&#8221;
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“To drag a former President, who is running for President again, through criminal courts over something so trivial feels a massive overreach &amp; an incredibly divisive and obviously politically partisan action,” he added.  The post that has since gone viral with more than 1.1 million views.
The decision, which will likely be <a href="https://x.com/natalie_allison/status/1796243924463616439">appealed</a>, is the culmination of a weeks-long courtroom battle in which Trump claimed he was the target of a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-avenatti-claims-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-hush-money-trial">political persecution</a>” as he runs another campaign for a second term in the White House.

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Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said Taylor Swift is “not a positive influence” while he and talk show host Piers Morgan debated the superstar’s dominance in the culture.
On Tuesday&#8217;s edition of “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs3UbPAIptI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Piers Morgan Uncensored</a>,” Morgan and the host of “The Matt Walsh Show” podcast talked about Swift’s “brand of feminism,” with Morgan praising the singer as an “incredibly gifted singer-songwriter” who’s now more famous than the Beatles.
Walsh admitted he’s not “exactly a Taylor Swift scholar,” and said these days the “Blank Space” hitmaker is “one of the most famous people in the world” and the “most powerful, influential pop star by a mile.”
“There are many pop stars that are far more objectionable than her, and far more vulgar and objectionable,” the Daily Wire host explained. “I think, for the most part, what you get from Taylor Swift, it’s not good…it’s just kind of vapid and shallow and silly.”
“The most relevant criticism of her is that she’s 34,” he added “She’s a 34-year-old woman still singing about her high school-level relationship problems. So, this appears to be a 34-year-old woman who hasn’t grown up much. And hasn’t grown as a person or an artist.
Walsh noted how Swift even has a song on her new album The Tortured Poets Department, called “So High School,” where he said she’s “actually comparing her current relationships to being in high school.”
“So, this is someone kind of in a state of arrested development,” he added. “And I think that there are a lot of people in the West who struggle with that same condition. So, she’s not a positive influence as far as that goes.”
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“Generally, I think there are many pop stars that are far more vulgar and objectionable than her … but she is someone who is in a kind of a state of arrested development.”<a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a> discussing Taylor Swift with <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@piersmorgan</a>. <a href="https://t.co/tcnsO19Dpl">pic.twitter.com/tcnsO19Dpl</a>
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Morgan disagreed with the Daily Wire host and said that the “best stuff” from “all great singer/songwriters” comes from “the negative stuff in their life.”
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Walsh clarified that he doesn’t see anything wrong with artists talking about “negative” things in their lives, but suggested what Swift was doing was different.
“She doesn’t appear to be saying anything interesting or insightful about it [the struggles and sorrows in her life],” Walsh said. “If there is a Swift song out there where she offered some real, beautiful, poetic insight to any of these issues I haven’t heard it.”
“I would love to hear what it is,” he added. “But from what I hear, it’s just the same thing over and over again, and that’s part of the problem.”
Morgan also asked Walsh about his new comedy court drama series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/judged-by-matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JUDGED by Matt Walsh</a>,” which is now streaming on DailyWire+.
“It’s a very serious legal courtroom show,” Walsh said. “This is a place where we take on very serious cases, and as I’ve christened myself, I am now America’s — if not foremost legal authority — at least foremost legal expert.”

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‘Not A Positive Influence’: Matt Walsh, Piers Morgan Debate Taylor Swift’s Cultural Dominance

'Not A Positive Influence': Matt Walsh, Piers Morgan Debate Taylor Swift's Cultural Dominance

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Piers Morgan called on Kensington Palace to release the original photo of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-middleton">Kate Middleton</a> after the AP retracted an image she acknowledged that she had &#8220;manipulated.&#8221; 
The British talk show host on Monday took to <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1767120811301761352?s=20">X</a> and said &#8220;the Palace should release the unedited photo of Kate [Middleton] &amp; the kids ASAP.&#8221;
&#8220;If it&#8217;s just a small bit of harmless retouching gone wrong, nobody will care,&#8221; he added. &#8220;If they don&#8217;t release the original pic, the conspiracy theories they were trying to kill, will get way worse.&#8221;
In a follow-up post, <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1767141608397385950?s=20">Morgan</a> responded to a Daily Mail headline that read, &#8220;Kate reveals SHE edited Mother&#8217;s Day portrait &#8211; as she apologizes &#8216;for any confusion the family photograph caused&#8217; after Britain&#8217;s most respected picture agency became the SIXTH to issue a &#8216;kill notice&#8217; on the &#8216;manipulated image.'&#8221;
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The Palace should release the unedited photo of Kate &amp; the kids asap. If it’s just a small bit of harmless retouching gone wrong, nobody will care. If they don’t release the original pic, the conspiracy theories they were trying to kill, will get way worse..
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1767120811301761352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;OK, but the only way to quell the conspiracy theories is to release the original pic,&#8221; the talk show host wrote.
On Sunday, the royal palace released a family photo of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/palace-hits-back-at-rumors-and-conspiracy-theories-around-kate-middletons-absence">Middleton</a> sitting in a chair surrounded by her and Prince William&#8217;s three children in honor of Mother’s Day in the U.K. It came after the Princess of Wales underwent abdominal surgery in January and has been missing from public events since, sparking conspiracy theories.
The <a href="https://x.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1766750995445387393?s=20">post</a> read, &#8220;Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother&#8217;s Day. C The Prince of Wales, 2024.&#8221;
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Shortly after the photo appeared in numerous outlets, the Associated Press issued what was called a &#8220;kill notification&#8221; on the image, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kate-middleton-apologizes-for-manipulated-photo-after-ap-retracts-publication">reported</a>.
&#8220;AP initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace. But AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appeared the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP&#8217;s photo standards,&#8221; the agency <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kate-princess-photo-surgery-ca91acf667c87c6c70a7838347d6d4fb">wrote</a>. &#8220;The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte&#8217;s left hand.&#8221;
On Monday, the palace admitted the photo had been edited. A message from Middleton on <a href="https://x.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1767135566645092616?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> read, &#8220;Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day.&#8221;
After Middleton&#8217;s post, <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1767145316527018354?s=20">Morgan</a> wrote again, asking, &#8220;Can we see the original?&#8221;
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In January, Kensington Palace released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kate-middleton-undergoes-surgery-will-remain-in-hospital-for-2-weeks">statement</a> about the Princess of Wales remaining in the hospital for up to two weeks before being released to continue her recovery at home. At the time, the statement said she would not return to her royal public duties until after Easter.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/palace-hits-back-at-rumors-and-conspiracy-theories-around-kate-middletons-absence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Palace Hits Back At Rumors And Conspiracy Theories Around Kate Middleton&#8217;s Absence</a>

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Piers Morgan Calls On Palace To Release Original Photo Of Kate Middleton

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British commentator Piers Morgan ripped CNN, MSNBC, and Rachel Maddow for not showing former President Trump’s victory speech after he won the Iowa caucuses.
CNN showed a part of Trump’s speech before cutting away as host Jake Tapper remarked, “Here he is now, under my voice, you hear him repeating his anti-immigrant rhetoric &#8230;” while Maddow claimed they had would not show the speech because Trump would be saying “untrue” things.
“There is a cost to us as a news organization of knowingly broadcasting untrue things. That is a fundamental truth of our business and who we are. And so his remarks tonight will not air here live &#8230;” Maddow had stated.
“I&#8217;m sorry, Rachel Maddow banging on about disinformation and how damaging it would be to MSNBC, didn&#8217;t she lead the charge on Russian collusion for two years? Right?” Morgan snapped as he <a href="https://news.grabien.com/story-piers-morgan-slams-msm-for-censoring-trump-what-about-your-own-backyar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> on Fox News’ “One Nation” with host Brian Kilmeade.
“I watched that night after night,” Morgan continued. “I would tune in, not for very long, and hear, ‘Russia collusion, Russia collusion’ on MSNBC, my former bosses at CNN. And It turned out to be complete nonsense, a massive nothing burger.”
“No apology, no acknowledgment,” Kilmeade interjected.
“Nothing,” Morgan agreed. “But now they have the brass neck to say, ‘We can&#8217;t possibly show Trump&#8217;s victory speech because he might spew disinformation.’ Well, what about your own backyard?”
Kilmeade pointed out that foreign leaders were also targeting Trump, with the former head of Great Britain’s MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, saying, “For the UK’s national security, is problematic,” and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declaring, “If there is a second time, it won’t be easy either.”
“If you take Trudeau, for example, he banged on about Trump being a fascist, when he is the number one woke fascist in the world. The most woke human being alive,” Morgan commented.
“He destroyed that country,” Kilmeade echoed.
“I saw a poll last week that said more young Canadians would vote Trump than vote Trudeau,” Morgan laughed. “They would if they could.”

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Television host Piers Morgan called &#8220;bulls***&#8221; on his guest — a doctor in Britain&#8217;s National Health Service  — for referring to the October 7th massacre as &#8220;an act of resistance&#8221; and claiming that Hamas was not a terrorist organization but a group of &#8220;freedom fighters.&#8221;
Morgan posted a clip from the interview on his show, &#8220;Piers Morgan Uncensored,&#8221; with NHS Dr. Wahid Asif Shaida, to social media with the caption, &#8220;&#8216;How can you, a British NHS doctor, say that&#8217;s a &#8216;welcome punch on the nose&#8217;?&#8217; Piers Morgan vehemently challenges Dr Abdul Wahid for his comments about the Hamas attacks on Oct 7.&#8221;
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Morgan began with a clip from another interview in which the doctor referred to Hamas terrorists as the &#8220;brave Mujahideen&#8221; and called the deadly October 7th attack on Israeli civilians a &#8220;very welcome punch on the nose.&#8221;
Morgan asked how he, as a doctor with the NHS, could refer to Hamas&#8217; unrestrained brutality against women and children as &#8220;resistance.&#8221;
&#8220;How can you categorize a terror attack — in which 1,200 mostly innocent civilian people were brutally attacked, raped, tortured, beheaded, and murdered — how can you, a British NHS doctor, an NHS doctor in Britain, how can you say that&#8217;s a &#8216;welcome punch on the nose&#8217;?&#8221;
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Dr. Shaida said he would answer the question, but only if Morgan agreed to let him give his full response — which the host said he would do.
&#8220;I will be frank, I&#8217;ll be as concise as I can be,&#8221; Shaida said. &#8220;But if you give me the courtesy of letting me answer fully.&#8221;
Morgan once again agreed, and Shaida began, &#8220;I will defend the right of the Palestinians to resist an occupation. When you look at that —&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s not resistance, that&#8217;s terrorism!&#8221; Morgan objected.
Shaida pivoted slightly, suggesting that October 7th only seemed like terrorism if one believed that the history of the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians had only begun that day. He then complained that the word terrorism itself had become too &#8220;political,&#8221; but Morgan brought the conversation back to the topic at hand.
&#8220;You can be deeply sympathetic to the plight of Palestinian civilians, which I am by the way and have expressed many times,&#8221; Morgan said. &#8220;What you can&#8217;t do is be weaselly-mouthed about what happened on October the 7th. That was a grotesque terror attack.&#8221;
Dr. Shaida continued to complain about the &#8220;politicization&#8221; of the word terrorism, and Morgan finally asked him directly: &#8220;Do you think what happened October the 7th was a terror attack?&#8221;
Shaida pushed back again, calling it &#8220;resistance.&#8221; He went on to cite the Islamic &#8220;standard in conflict&#8221; which did not allow the killing of children or women or mutilation of those they did kill — and Morgan immediately pointed out that Hamas had done all of those things and more.
&#8220;If anybody did that —&#8221; Shaida said.
&#8220;What do you mean, &#8216;if&#8217;?&#8221; Morgan practically shouted back. &#8220;They literally broadcast it on their own streaming platforms! Hamas broadcast it merrily to the world. &#8216;Here&#8217;s us doing these terrible things.&#8217; What do you mean, &#8216;if&#8217;?&#8221;
Shaida eventually conceded that 1,200 people had been killed on October 7th.
&#8220;By terrorists?&#8221; Morgan prompted.
&#8220;By people who were resisting an occupation,&#8221; Shaida insisted.
&#8220;Bulls***,&#8221; Morgan lost his patience.
&#8220;Have you not heard the adage: &#8216;One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter&#8217;?&#8221; Shaida tried once more, but Morgan was not having it.
&#8220;Bulls***,&#8221; he said again.

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