Only Three Members Show Up for Ousted Squad Members Farewell Speeches

 

Just three “squad” members showed up to the farewells of ousted members who lost their Democratic primaries this year, Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO). The two Democrats delivered their outgoing speeches to an empty congressional floor with only fellow squad members Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) being present. 

A grand total of three members of Congress showed up to Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush's farewell speech. pic.twitter.com/HC9GG0UFS3

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) December 13, 2024

Bowman’s progressive stance on issues is said to be the culprit for his devastating loss. The person who pulled the fire alarm to stall a vote earlier this year has become so unpopular that AOC canceled an appearance she had planned with him on Elected Day. Bowman was also criticized for referring to Israel’s war against Hamas as a “genocide” against Palestinians. 

In the case of Bush, she was the victim of her own self-inflicted wounds. According to GovTrack, Bush ranks as one of Missouri's least effective Congress members, with only a few of her bills advancing out of committee. During her time in office, the Department of Justice quietly launched an investigation into her bodyguard, questioning whether he provided any legitimate work despite receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from her official office. Bush also committed several notable blunders, including confusing Memorial Day with Veterans Day in a social media post, struggling to understand the tax code during inquiries, and voicing unsolicited opinions on racial issues related to specific criminal cases.

The fighting within the squad caused friction among its members, which threatened their chance of a majority. 

"Nobody who cares about them tried to help, tried to stop them, tried to say, ‘Hey, there’s a better way. You don’t need to do this. You can advocate for your position without alienating the vast majority of voters,'” a Democratic lawmaker told Politico. “If you’re going to start huge fights as opposed to governing,” the person said, “there are consequences.”

Two of the Most Liberal TV Talking Heads Make Stunning Admission About the GOP Sending Illegal Aliens to Martha's Vineyard

 

Round of applause for Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Greg Abbott (R-TX)! 

Two of Hollywood’s biggest liberals just admitted that Republicans bussing illegal immigrants to Democrat-led states was the “smartest” thing they could have done. 

Former daytime talk show host Katie Couric and American political strategist for the Democratic Party Jessica Tarlov praised the GOP’s move of shipping illegal aliens to the Democrat governor’s doorstep when the effects of the Biden-Harris Administration’s immigration crisis were at its worst. 

“I thought it was a stunt when they started bussing migrants to Martha's vineyard ... it was the smartest thing they ever did,” Tarlov said. 

Couric recalled a friend telling her that she had a friend living in Florida who loved what DeSantis did. She admitted that the mainstream media ignored the crisis at its “peril.” 

Katie Couric and Jessica Tarlov admit Republicans sending illegals to blue cities worked. Call it the “smartest thing they ever did.”

Correct. The only way to make left-wingers change is to have them suffer the results of their own policies.

pic.twitter.com/AUaqyMPXR2

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) December 13, 2024

The move sparked nationwide outrage after Republicans argued that Democratic leaders should experience the consequences of their immigration policies. As a result, they sent them to “sanctuary cities” such as  New York and Washington, D.C., to show how their left-wing policies place a strain on resources and law enforcement. They argued that supporters of illegal immigration should be responsible for dealing with the consequences that come with rolling out the red carpet for them. 

In 2022, DeSantis organized several flights and buses that shipped illegal immigrants to blue states, including the swanky city of Martha’s Vineyard, with each load estimating around 50 to 100 undocumented immigrants. 

Abbott, on the other hand, began a controversial program in 2021 to bus illegal immigrants from Texas to Democratic-led cities and states. The number of aliens transported varied, but reports suggest that thousands had been sent to these destinations as part of the governor’s border security initiative.

Time Magazine Asked Trump What He Thought Was Kamala’s Worst Error in the 2024 Race. His Answer is Epic.

 

Time Magazine has named Donald J. Trump their ‘Person of the Year.’ It’s not shocking—it leaked hours before it was made official, which didn’t sit well with the publication or its readers. Don Lemon was significantly perturbed that Trump was awarded this honor again—he won it in 2016 as well. Of course, MSNBC thinks the award is worthless because Trump won it. The best part is that we don’t care what these clowns believe, and neither does Trump. The media has never been more dismissed, mocked, or flat-out wrong since the 2016 election (via WaPo):

Donald Trump is TIME’s Person of the Year https://t.co/IjP5W2otV5 pic.twitter.com/CVHX9o0DB3— TIME (@TIME) December 12, 2024

 “Time Magazine?! What are you DOING?!

Don Lemon throws a temper-tantrum over Trump being selected as “Person of the Year.” pic.twitter.com/ox5P2W0eTw— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 12, 2024

Time’s editor in chief, Sam Jacobs, wrote that it was not a difficult choice this year: “Since he began running for President in 2015, perhaps no single individual has played a larger role in changing the course of politics and history than Trump. … On the cusp of his second presidency, all of us — from his most fanatical supporters to his most fervent critics — are living in the Age of Trump.” 

Trump rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange about two hours after the Time announcement, in an event to celebrate the honor. 

NYSE chairman Jeffrey Sprecher said as he introduced Trump that markets had hit record highs since Election Day. 

You can read the interview transcript here, but he was asked about Kamala Harris and what mistakes she made during her 2024 run. Trump’s response was gold: 

WOAH. Trump just showed up to the New York Stock Exchange with members of his cabinet in front of his giant TIME Person of the Year cover.

America is back.  pic.twitter.com/2u2vtC8kzp— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) December 12, 2024

Speaking of Kamala Harris. What do you think were her worst mistakes in the campaign?  

Taking the assignment. Number one, because you have to know what you’re good at. 

Well, there is no argument there. Kamala’s disastrous 2020 run was a preview of what would have happened if she had ever been able to win the Democratic nomination. She obtained it via coup after top Democrats pushed Joe Biden out of the 2024 race. We quickly learned she couldn’t do it, and the lack of media interviews was because the woman couldn’t string two coherent thoughts together.

Tim Walz Wants Us to Feel Sorry For Him Because He Has to ‘Pay Bills’

 

Failed Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is trying to gain sympathy after a devastating loss by crying about the struggles of managing bills and responsibilities he faces as the country’s “poorest” vice president candidate that Americans face daily. Walz shed light on how it felt to be the least richest person to run alongside a presidential candidate despite making over $100,000 annually, while most Americans bring in far less than that. 

During an interview, Walz said he thought it was a “flex” that he had to “pay bills” like all Americans and appeal to voters because he is “poor.” 

“I thought it was a real flex when the Wall Street Journal pointed out that I might have been the least wealthy person to ever run for vice president,” he said. “I thought that would be something people say, well, this guy knows where we’re coming from. He’s had to pay his bills.” 

According to Time Magazine, Walz had a total income of about $299,000, with $135,000 coming from pensions or annuities. The average American makes only $63,795 a year, which is on the higher end. In some states, it’s as low as $50,000. The publication noted that Walz’s net worth as of 2024 stands at just over $1 million. But, yes, we should all feel sorry for him. 

NEW: Tim Walz said he thought it was a “flex” that he was the poorest VP candidate in history, says he thought people would respect that he has to “pay his bills.”

They still don’t get it.

“I thought it was a real flex when the Wall Street Journal pointed out that I might have… pic.twitter.com/OTkOFT8ACt— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 13, 2024

Social media users realized they dodged a bullet and offered no sympathy to Walz. 

So he thought he was “flexing” by virtue signaling his relative poverty?

Maybe don’t spend all your money going to China Tim.— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) December 13, 2024

A few hundred thousand votes away from being worth $10M in 4 years.

Poor guy.— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 13, 2024

How does the poorest VP candidate in history afford >30 trips to China??— Booker9e (@booker9e) December 14, 2024

Well Tim. You’re wrong. We don’t like communists— DeborahRN (@DebRN1953) December 14, 2024

Kamala Harris for CA Governor? Here’s What Her Close Aides Think

 

In a bold and unprecedented move, failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris is reportedly eyeing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s job. The move would significantly shift her political trajectory after she was largely defeated by President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election. However, conservatives argue that her time as California attorney general would mirror her agenda as a governor. 

According to a CNN report, several top aides are urging Harris to run for governor in 2026 despite polling as one of the most unliked vice presidents in U.S. history. The report noted that the decision will depend on whether Democrats believe the outgoing vice president has a strong chance of winning the party’s presidential nomination in what is expected to be a highly competitive primary in 2028. Half the party appears to be split on whether Harris should try her chance at the White House again or take a different path. 

The governor’s race, meanwhile, looks like a lay-up: Harris was elected statewide three times and served 10 years combined as state attorney general and US senator, and when asked by CNN, several major candidates made clear either directly or through aides that they would likely step aside if she got in. In CNN’s conversation with over a dozen current and former Harris advisers and other top California Democratic players, the only consensus around the vice president is that she likely can’t do both, since that would essentially require launching a presidential campaign soon after being sworn in as governor. Harris will need to decide very soon after Trump’s inauguration if she will quickly give up on her dream of being president – which she feels got short shrift from the circumstances of this year – and instead go for a job that, while one of the most powerful in American politics, would clearly be a fallback.

The report highlighted the tight timeline Harris would need to follow if she ultimately decides to run for Newsom’s seat. It pointed out that, at the latest, she must have a clear agenda for a potential governorship by the summer of 2025. 

“What she’s been saying to people over the last couple of weeks, donors, other supporters that she’s been talking with, is you haven’t seen the last of me, I’m not going quietly into the night,” CNN’s Issac Devore said. “Advisors, people close to her, are debating about what that means. They do not want her final official act ever to be essentially certifying Donald Trump’s win over her, especially four years after January 6. And so they look at this governor’s race in California in 2026, and it seems to them like a layup, essentially, that she would probably clear the field or mostly clear the field, and she would get to be governor of California.”

A former advisor to Harris said that a run for governor would be more like a “capstone” rather than a “stepping stone,” adding that “if you’re thinking of running for president in 2028, the worst thing you can do is run for governor in 2026.”

Meanwhile, another believed that Harris could win the presidential race once Trump was out of office and that the gubernatorial race would be distracting.