‘Blood on Joe Biden’s Hands’: GOP Reps Slam Biden on Afghanistan Disaster

House Republicans had harsh words for the Biden administration and Democratic leadership in Congress as the crisis in Afghanistan escalates. While the Taliban takes over due to President Biden’s reckless withdrawal move, the administration appears unphased. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), an Afghanistan veteran, said that the president has “blood on his hands.” “Because of the…

Why One Ex-CIA Agent Says We Could Enter One of the Most Dangerous Times in History Post-Afghanistan

We discussed this on the Triggered Podcast yesterday, but the fallout from Joe Biden’s failure in Afghanistan could have devastating consequences abroad that go beyond the issue of eradicating radical Islamic terrorism. The chaos in Kabul is a stain on this presidency that’s not even a year old. They couldn’t manage a withdrawal. Desperate Afghans…

OPEC Delivers Another Embarrassment for Joe Biden

It’s a rough week for President Biden who, despite a brief appearance at the White House in which he blamed others for his colossal mismanagement of our country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, has remained secluded at Camp David — and the hits just keep coming. In a stinging rejection issued Monday, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…

Pentagon Spokesman Admits There’s No Plan to Help Americans Trapped in Afghanistan Get to Airport

Army veteran Matt Zeller issued a strong rebuke Monday night on MSNBC to President Biden’s Afghanistan speech, saying he was “appalled” by the lies the commander in chief told the American people about having planed for every contingency. Zeller, a Biden supporter, said the administration completely ignored his organization’s actual plan for how to evacuate…

Army Veteran, Biden Supporter Eviscerates President for Lying to American People in Afghanistan Speech

Army veteran Matt Zeller didn’t mince words Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” when asked to respond to President Biden’s Afghanistan speech, which co-host Nicole Wallace claimed, “95 percent of the American people will agree with everything [Biden] just said.” Co-host Brian Williams, meanwhile, praised the president for his “consequential speech.” “Didn’t run from it, he…

Tapper Rips Secretary Blinken Over ‘Ineptly Planned’ Afghan Withdrawal

Speaking with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, CNN’s Jake Tapper demanded to know on Sunday how President Biden got the Afghanistan withdrawal “so wrong.” While the secretary tried to shift blame to Biden’s predecessor setting a May 1 withdrawal timeline, Tapper pushed back, noting that the deadline was passed, troops were still on the ground,…

CBP’s July Apprehension Numbers Break Another Record as Border Crisis Continues

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced Customs and Border Protection U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions for the month of July while speaking at a press conference in Brownsville, Texas on Thursday.  In July, despite the extreme summer heat, CBP had 212,672 apprehensions, beating out June’s apprehensions, which totaled 188,829. Only 95,788 of the 212,672 encounters resulted…

Bye, Andrew

Every time we’d written about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political fate in the midst of his myriad scandals, we’ve expressed skepticism about the prospect of true accountability.  His approach has been shameless, his resistance to relinquishing power has been complete, and his party has appeared unwilling to force him out.  That combination, merged with New York’s deep blue…

CDC Shreds Its Own Narrative on Breakthrough Cases With Latest Data

Everyone must wear masks again, including the vaccinated. That’s the edict that is being reimposed in some parts of the country. The Delta variant doesn’t make you sicker and it’s not more lethal, but the unvaccinated are the biggest group impacted by the new spike. We have three vaccines that are effective, the latest studies on the Johnson…

Texas Border Town Reveals How Many COVID Positive Illegal Immigrants Were Released By Border Patrol

MCALLEN, Texas — The city leaders for the border town of McAllen declared a local state of disaster due to the continuing increase of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States and being released by Border Patrol within the city. In a statement sent out on Wednesday, the city of McAllen explained the respite center run…

Report: More Than 205,000 Illegal Immigrants Detained in July

The White House will not call this a crisis.  The administration tells us the border is closed and secure.  They wave away concerns about their glaring culpability, blaming the previous president (whose administration massively reduced this problem), “seasonal” migration patterns (an excuse getting pulverized in real time), and risible “root causes” (see more below).  The reality is that the Biden…

Busted: CNN’s Chris Cuomo Crafted Response to Governor Cuomo’s Scandal

New York Attorney General Letitia James James announced Tuesday New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo broke the law by sexually harassing eleven women, many of them aides. But Cuomo’s sexual harassment scandal isn’t the only one detailed in the lengthy report. Documents included in the appendix show CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo was involved in managing the scandal…

The Biden Administration Is Suing Greg Abbott for Trying to Protect Texans from COVID Positive Immigrants

As Katie and I covered, Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) with legal action over an executive order he signed on Wednesday which stopped ground transportation of illegal immigrants who might test positive and which directed any vehicle suspected of such a violation to be stopped and turned back. After Gov. Abbott refused to back…

Classic: Cop Who Testified at Anti-Trump January 6 Witch Hunt Hearing Previously Defended Violent Protests

The anti-Trump January 6 circus is underway and yesterday did not disappoint. The Democrats called up police officers to testify. Nice move since who will attack cops, right? Well, they become agents for the Democratic Party—It’s fair game. One officer, Harry Dunn, gave a tearful recount of the racial epithets hurled at him and other…

Banks: Pelosi Doesn’t Want ‘Tough Questions’ Because She’s Responsible for Breakdown of Security on Jan. 6′

On Sunday morning, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) spoke to Martha MacCallum on “Fox News Sunday” about the select committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot. The congressman was one of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) five picks for the committee, though McCarthy pulled all five after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rejected Banks and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Throughout…