U.S. Politics
RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS proudly supported then candidate Trump in 2016, President Donald J. Trump for re-election in 2020, and will support him in 2024 if he garners the Republican nomination for president.
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So, a ‘Hacker’ Obtained a Copy of the Matt Gaetz Ethics Report
Matt Vespa – Townhall
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been nominated as the next attorney general, triggering all the right people in Washington. He was the subject of an ethics investigation, which has ended since he left Congress. That doesn’t mean what’s already compiled isn’t going to leak. House Speaker Mike Johnson asked for this report to be quashed. There was zero chance of that happening, as this report was likely to make its way to the media in numerous ways. For starters, a hacker is said to have obtained the damning report (via NYT):
An unidentified hacker has gained access to a computer file shared in a secure link among lawyers whose clients have given damaging testimony related to Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be attorney general, a person with knowledge of the activity said.
The file of 24 exhibits is said to include sworn testimony by a woman who said that she…Read more here.
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Tempting As It May Be, Beware the Constitutionally-Dubious ‘Recess Appointments’ Scheme
Guy Benson / Townhall Tipsheet
In just over two months, Donald Trump will take the oath of office and become America’s 47th president. He will seek to hit the ground running with his administration and agenda, partnering with slight Republican majorities in both houses of Congress. One early flashpoint may be some brewing confirmation battles over a handful of major executive appointments. Trump and his allies are vowing to stand behind each and every one of the president-elect’s picks, and as I mentioned on Fox recently, presidents deserve broad deference in selecting their personnel. Trump’s political comeback represents a modern era ‘narrow landslide’ in the electoral college, as Kellyanne Conway calls it, plus the first Republican popular vote win at the presidential level in two decades. He has a mandate, and voters have awarded the GOP a governing ‘trifecta’ — barely — for at least two years. Time is of the essence. Such governing opportunities rarely last very long, and the party in power typically gets one or two significant bites at the legislative apple before electoral politics and other factors intervene. Read more, see X and video here.
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WWIII: Biden Authorizes Ukraine to Use U.S. Long-Range Missiles to Target Inside Russia
Sarah Arnold – Townhall
Defiant President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range missiles on Russian territory after vowing to rush funding for the foreign country before he left office.
On Sunday, Biden announced a sudden policy change that allowed Ukraine to use Army Tactical Missile Systems, ATACMS, which will likely be used against targets in Russia. Previously, the U.S. restricted Ukraine from striking Russia.
On the same day, Russia launched one of its most significant missile and drone attacks, targeting Ukraine’s power grid with more than 200 missiles and drones. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said that Ukraine having the authority to use U.S.-provided missiles would result in America and NATO being “in the war.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been persistent in getting the U.S. to drop the restrictions. However, the Biden Administration claimed the policy…Read more here.
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Oh, If This Is What Schumer Wanted to Do, Republicans Should Nuke the Filibuster
Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) seemed to have taken the 2024 loss somewhat well. The Democrats expected a total blue takeover of Washington, with Kamala Harris at the helm. Instead, it was a MAGA landslide. Republicans kept the House, reclaimed the Senate, and took back the White House—a Democrat’s true nightmare.
The soon-to-be former Senate majority leader was mushy about bipartisanship and hoped that Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the newly minted leader of Senate Republicans, would be willing to work across the aisle. The problem is that Schumer didn’t plan to be so accommodating if things had gone differently on election night.
For starters, the man was planning to nuke the legislative filibuster if Democrats retained control, which should be on the minds of every Republican senator regarding any future talks on legislation. Byron York has more, with the funny lede: “Schumer to Republicans: Please don’t do to us what we were going to do to you.’ Not that this is a shock—they tried to do this before (via Washington Examiner):..Read more here.
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