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#10 Trump Nominates Kash Patel to Serve as FBI Director: ‘Advocate for Truth' - Andrea Margolis and Peter Pinedo for Fox News, Benny Johnson, Terrence K. Williams, The Persistence, DC Draino, Ben and Candy Carson, and Brick Suit on X
President-elect Trump has named longtime ally Kashyap "Kash" Patel, who has been a frequent and harsh critic of the FBI, to serve as the bureau's next director in the new administration. Patel, 44, is an attorney with experience in national security, intelligence, and counterterrorism and helped uncover the bureau's surveillance of the Trump campaign and first term. He has been a member of Trump’s transition team, advising the administration on other appointments. Trump announced Patel’s appointment in a Truth Social post on Saturday...
#9 Kash Patel Promises Release of Epstein Files - Times of India, Green Lives Matter, Still Roaming, Shakira Nijii, and Brett Pike on X
Kash Patel, a nominee for FBI Director, has expressed intentions to release detailed files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Social media platforms are abuzz with discussions and anticipations regarding the release of these documents, often referred to as the 'Epstein list'. There is significant public interest and speculation about the contents of these files. Former President Bill Clinton has recently addressed his past association with Epstein in light of these developments...
#8 Jamie Raskin Denies ‘Proof’ of FBI Weaponizing Against Republicans - Jenny Goldsberry for The Washington Examiner, Shawn Farash, Brigitte Gabriel, and Leading Report on X
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed he hasn’t seen any “proof” that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is politicized against members of the Republican Party. Raskin appeared on State of the Union Sunday following President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that Kash Patel would take over as FBI Director, which was celebrated by some and dreaded by others. Patel previously served as the chief of staff to the Department of Defense under Trump’s first administration and is a welcome appointee by many within the GOP...
#7 Ellen Degeneres’s England Home Floods Weeks After Her Move to the UK Following Donald Trump’s Victory - Brittany Miller for Independent, Benny Johnson, Tom Homan Border Czar, D. Scott, and RedWave Press on X
Ellen DeGeneres’s new home in England has flooded. The former talk show host and her wife, Portia de Rossi, recently bought a house in the Cotswolds, which is around a two-hour drive from London. She moved to England after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. The flood was caused by Storm Bert in the U.K., which featured days of torrential rain and wind speeds of up to 80mph. During the storm, the River Thames broke its banks, which happened to be right next to DeGeneres’s and de Rossi’s 43-acre property...
#6 Vivek Ramaswamy Blasts NYC for $220 Million Migrant Deal With Pakistani-Owned Hotel: ‘A Broken System on Display’ - The Economic Times, Vivek Ramaswamy/John Lefevre, TaraBull, Vinny/@The PSP-Podcast, AGNEWSLIVE, and American Islandman on X
New York City has committed $220 million to rent the Roosevelt Hotel, a Manhattan landmark owned by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), a government entity of Pakistan. The hotel, housing over 1,200 rooms, is being used to accommodate undocumented migrants for three years under a lease agreement. The deal is expected to generate significant revenue for Pakistan, aiding its financial recovery efforts. The arrangement has drawn sharp criticism from US Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who expressed his disapproval in a social media post. "A taxpayer-funded hotel for illegal migrants is owned by the Pakistani government, which means NYC taxpayers are effectively paying a foreign government to house illegals in our own country. This is nuts," he said...#5 Biden Salutes ‘True Hero’ Fauci At White House - Daniel Chaitin for The Daily Wire, Chris D. Jackson, Liz Churchill
President Joe Biden celebrated Dr. Anthony Fauci, a divisive former government health official, as a “true hero” at the White House on Sunday. The shout-out took place as Biden delivered remarks during an event to commemorate World Aids Day on the South Lawn, prompting a round of applause from the audience. “A special thanks to one of the great public health officials. A true hero who had led this fight against HIV/AIDS: Dr. Anthony Fauci,” Biden said. He then gave a hand salute to Fauci and continued: “And you’re a good man. God love you. As my mother would say, God love you, Anthony.”
#4 President Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Biden - Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick for NBC News, Sara A. Carter, Elon Musk, Philip Anderson, Libs of TikTok, Will Chamberlain, and Tom Elliot on X
Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence."I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice — and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision," Biden said in his statement...
#3 Biden Seen Holding Anti-Israel Book During Black Friday Shopping Excursion - Louis Casiano for Fox News, Greta Van Susteren, Pamela Geller, and Fredric U. Dicker/Ringothe5th on X
President Biden on Friday picked up a copy of a book that described Israel as a colonial power in the face of Palestinian resistance despite his repeated support for the Jewish state. Biden was spotted by the press leaving Nantucket Bookworks holding a copy of "The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017" by Columbia University professor emeritus Rashid Khalidi, the New York Post reported. "I do not speak to the Post (or the Times for that matter), so this is not for publication, but my reaction is that this is four years too late," Khalidi told the Post of Biden holding his book...
#2 Bernie Sanders Admits ‘Elon Musk Is Right,’ Backs Doge if It Makes Major Cuts in This Department - Ryan King for The New York Post, Bernie Sanders, Angie Wong, and Eric Daugherty on X
Apparently, you can teach an old DOGE new tricks. Lefty Sen. Bernie Sanders turned heads Sunday with his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s planned new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — providing it takes aim at the Pentagon’s cushy budget.“Elon Musk is right. The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its 7th audit in a row. It’s lost track of billions,” the 83-year-old Vermont senator posted on X. “Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud. That must change,” the Independent Party pol added...
#1 Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on BRICS Countries if They Pursue Creating New Currency - Kaanita Iyer for CNN, Disclose TV, TK_Nala, Laughing Legends, Robert Ward, and blockchaindaily.news on X
President-elect Donald Trump said he would require countries that are part of BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — to commit to not creating new currency or face 100% tariffs during his administration. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER. We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar, or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon...
