Ken Klippenstein
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Fox News host tells Francesca Hong, "I just want to compliment you...Trump voters say she's very affable, they kind of like what you have to say." "It's going to be an interesting race."
FOX NEWS: Is there anything in what you told Hasan Piker that you disavow now? FRANCESCA HONG: No.
Hegseth says "not funding this department at $1.5 trillion, I believe, is the greatest threat that our nation faces."
State Department official calls for pre-crime approach to combat "far-left terrorists" to prevent "plots *before* they happen."
State Department explicitly mentions "blacklists" and "McCarthy-era investigations" as effective tools at destroying the radical left. Full story: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/after-poli...
State Department’s new report on Cuban influence focuses on various American citizens like Hasan Piker, Christian Smalls and Isra Hirsi (daughter of Ilhan Omar) - as well as American orgs like DSA
Marco Rubio's speech on political terrorism references Luigi Mangione. "The share of left-wing terrorist attacks and plots has risen to levels not seen in decades ... a healthcare executive executed in cold blood in the streets."
Secretary of State Rubio says there will be more terrorist designations of left-wing groups "soon."
Secretary of State Rubio says NSPM-7 embodies "the infrastructure, the partnership, and the strategy to defeat the scourge of far-left terror."
Treasury Secretary alleges a "new operation alliance" between "international Marxism and radical Islamic movements"
Stephen Miller says NSPM-7 will lead to the "debanking" and "defunding" of left-wing "political terrorists that are operating in our country."
🚨 White House press release: “far-left extremism will be treated with the same seriousness and ferocity the world has long reserved for jihadist terrorism.”
CONGRESS: Under what authority is ICE supporting the FBI's Anti-Government Violent Extremism Task Force? ICE Assistant Director: "We follow NSPM-7."
Hakeem Jeffries downplays significance of the New York elections, saying they were "higher income" districts that had "outsized focus on issues connected to the Middle East."
Trump says Mamdani is "a charming guy, good-looking guy." "He's a very nice guy."
In a pre-recorded interview, a trembling Susan Collins says Graham Platner is the antithesis of "steady" leadership
Asked why she broke her promise to only run for two terms, Susan Collins replied: "I underestimated how much seniority, experience, and knowledge matters in the Senate."
Trump: "The word affordability is a fake word made up by the Democrats. Here's why it's fake: because they made it up." "I inherited these prices"
Four Senate Democrats voted for the proposed $1.15 trillion defense budget, including: - Jack Reed (RI) - Jeanne Shaheen (NH) - Angus King (ME) - Jacky Rosen (NV)
To sell Trump's nominee for intelligence chief, White House release spotlights praise from Democrats Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Jim Himes. Warner and Himes are ranking members on the intelligence committees.
Fmr Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino says that in classified briefings, he and other officials worried about class warfare. "This class warfare, collectivist guilt nonsense — it's really dangerous."
🚨 Feds point to NSPM-7 as basis for charging 15 anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota, alleging ties to "Antifa".
84-year-old Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized this morning, his office says. McConnell has been in office since 1985.
Media’s framing of Platner as some kind of manopshere referendum on gender is idiotic. Women actually prefer Platner to Collins, as polling consistently shows, whereas men prefer Collins. You’ll never see this in a headline though because everything has to be culture war bs
🚨 Asked if they're keeping a database of American citizens, Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin replies: "That's already out there."