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Thug on parole accused of breaking into woman’s home, raping her at gunpoint, robbing her is quickly caught because he’s dumb
Prosecutors said Lawrence Davison forced his way into a Chicago woman’s home in the 2800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 8, pointed a gun at her temple and mouth, threatened to kill her if she made any noise, and sexually assaulted her twice before running off with her belongings, CWB Chicago reported.
But Davison allegedly made a serious error.
CWB Chicago said state officials revoked Davison’s parole following this latest arrest.
Turns out that among the items the 36-year-old reportedly stole from the victim were her keys — and they had an Apple AirTag attached to them, police told the outlet.
And wouldn’t you know the AirTag led them straight to Davison, who police said was walking on the South Side hours after the attack, CWB Chicago noted.
When officers stopped him in the 400 block of West 77th Street, they also found a black Ruger .22 handgun and the victim’s ID while searching his black bag for the AirTag, the outlet said, citing a police report.
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Judge Luciano Panici Jr. ordered Davison detained on charges of home invasion while armed with a firearm, committing a sex offense during a home invasion, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault while armed with a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a weapon, CWB Chicago reported.
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At the time of the attack, Davison was on parole for another violent home invasion, according to state records.
In April 2015, he broke into a 40-year-old woman’s home in the 9500 block of South Wentworth Avenue and struck her in the head with a baseball bat after she caught him burglarizing the residence, a CPD report said.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for charges including home invasion causing great bodily harm and was paroled in November 2023 after serving about 85% of the term.
CWB Chicago said state officials revoked Davison’s parole following this latest arrest and returned him to prison to serve the rest of his 10-year sentence, which is scheduled to end in November 2026.
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America’s debt denial has gone global
My high school history teacher, back in 1989, asked our class to name the single biggest problem facing the United States. We wrote our answers anonymously, and he tallied the results. When he read mine aloud — “the federal government’s debt” — he rolled his eyes, as if I’d said something idiotic.
I didn’t name debt nearly 40 years ago just because I think borrowing is bad. I named it because elected officials were already pretending deficit spending wasn’t a problem — and because no one seemed willing to hold the government accountable for it.
The more the Fed prints, the weaker the dollar becomes. The weaker the dollar becomes, the more the world doubts it.
Almost four decades on, nothing has changed. The problem has only grown — as every neglected problem does.
In 1989, the budget deficit was $153 billion. The total national debt stood at $2.86 trillion.
By 2024, the annual deficit had exploded to $1.8 trillion, and the total debt hit $35 trillion. Interest payments now consume 3% of GDP, and they’re still climbing. Meanwhile, the country faces $210 trillion in unfunded liabilities, mostly Social Security and Medicare.
The United States is broke. And Americans act as if it doesn’t matter.
Washington pretends everything’s fine
The federal government has been shut down for three weeks. Republicans want to keep spending at ruinous levels. Democrats want to spend even more ruinously. Both sides ignore the obvious: We’re bankrupt. And nobody in America seems to care.
Congress hasn’t passed a real budget since 1996. For nearly 30 years, lawmakers have funded everything through “continuing resolutions,” which automatically renew old spending and add new layers on top. Every “temporary” increase becomes permanent.
The 2009 “one-time” $831 billion stimulus? Still baked in. The $4.6 trillion COVID “relief” binge? Never rolled back. Dozens of other “emergency” expenditures have quietly become fixtures of federal spending.
Year after year, Washington keeps the faucet open — and the debt grows.
By 2024, U.S. GDP was $29.2 trillion. Federal debt was $35 trillion. That’s a debt-to-GDP ratio of 123%. And Washington keeps spending as if it can print reality.
No one in America seems to care.
The world is awakening
The rest of the world is starting to notice.
To fund its deficits, the U.S. Treasury sells bonds — IOUs that investors buy with the promise of repayment plus interest. Lately, those auctions have gone poorly. The world’s appetite for American debt is fading.
As one financial analysis put it: “Given the poor state of the American fiscal situation, auctions will likely remain large for the foreseeable future. The risk that markets will push back is rising.”
Another report warned that persistent $2 trillion deficits during peacetime raise “important questions about what might happen during a recession or war.”
When investors balk, the Federal Reserve steps in, printing money to buy the debt. That fuels inflation — the same inflation that has already stripped 87% of the dollar’s value since we abandoned the gold standard in 1971.
The more the Fed prints, the weaker the dollar becomes. The weaker the dollar becomes, the more the world doubts it.
The emperor’s new clothes
The only thing still propping up the dollar is its role as the world’s reserve currency — the global default for trade and central bank holdings since 1944. That status lets America keep spending money it doesn’t have. But the illusion can’t last forever.
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The BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — are challenging the dollar’s dominance. They’ve added members such as Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia, the world’s second-largest oil producer, has been invited to join. At least 40 other nations are lining up.
As Business Insider put it, “BRICS is consolidating its global power and influence. This should be a key cause of concern for the U.S., as new members could amplify de-dollarization.”
So what has Washington done? Cut spending? Tighten the money supply? Restore fiscal sanity? Of course not.
Instead, the government rattles sabers. President Donald Trump recently threatened a 100% tariff on the BRICS bloc countries if they move to undermine the dollar — as if bluster could paper over decades of reckless spending.
The United States is broke but still pretending otherwise. Washington spends like a drunk who keeps ordering drinks on a canceled credit card. The world is beginning to call the bluff.
And the American people? They’re still sleepwalking — as they have been for decades.
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‘WE F**KING DID IT’: Man wins ‘all-female’ video game tournament backed by US milk companies
An all-female video game tournament was turned on its head when it allowed a male to compete and win an enormous cash prize.
A Fortnite gaming tournament called the Milk Cup says that it was created to provide women with more opportunities to succeed in video game competitions.
“It’s a space designed for women to compete at the highest level, for serious money,” the company says. However, it took just one year since the tournament’s inception for it to become dominated by a male.
‘It felt crazy to lift that trophy.’
The 2025 Milk Cup in San Diego, California, boasted a $300,000 prize pool and alleged $78,000 first-place prize. This year’s top prize was award to a duo of gamers going by “XSet” Nina Fernandez and allegedly transgender gamer Vader, a male who believes he is female. The pair placed second in 2024.
Vader celebrated the win on his X page, exclaiming, “1st ($78,000) at [Milk Cup] LAN WE F**KING DID IT.”
Nina and the tournament organizers similarly celebrated the victory online.
Vader’s X profile seemingly lists him as “18” years old, with a transgender flag next to the age. A gamer ranking website also lists him as born in July 2007. His Twitch profile describes him as using “she/her pronouns.”
“[Our win at Milk Cup] shows you can be your true self and not be apologetic about it,” Vader said on a post-match press panel, per ESports Insider. “There are spaces for everybody, so never give up.”
“It felt crazy to lift that trophy,” Vader added, saying he wanted to “prove people wrong.”
“Anybody can participate in esports. Don’t let people stop you. Don’t let comments get to your head. Believe in yourself.”
While online communities often cater to such delusions, it may come as a surprise that the tournament itself is backed by a nonprofit organization that operates under the United States Department of Agriculture.
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The website “Gonna Need Milk,” representing the organization behind the tournament, claims that “in a world where male athletes take center stage,” the organization is “redirecting the spotlight to women.”
The company further explains it is making an effort to, perhaps ironically, “drive awareness to gender inequality in sport.”
The bottom of the page denotes that the website is maintained and funded by MilkPEP, the Milk Processor Education Program, which came into existence after the creation of the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990. The USDA’s National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board sponsors both MilkPEP and Gonna Need Milk.
At the same time, MilkPEP boasts that the tournament is run by a collaboration of all-female teams and that its program is “funded by the nation’s milk companies.”
Dan Wheldon celebrates his winning of the 89th Indianapolis 500 by drinking milk. Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images
Blaze News reached out to MilkPEP and Gonna Need Milk to see if they took issue with a male gamer winning the all-female tournament; neither entity responded.
The USDA was also asked if the inclusion of the male violated federal orders. A representative for the USDA said the agency could not provide a response to the question within a reasonable time frame due to “the ongoing government shutdown.”
Gamers Vader and Nina were also asked to comment on what the determining factors should be regarding allowing a male in the female category and whether they had a response to the backlash; neither responded.
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Suspect arrested after crashing vehicle into barricade near White House
Late Tuesday night, a suspect was arrested after allegedly crashing into a barricade outside a Secret Service facility in Washington, D.C.
According to NBC News, the suspect rammed into a Secret Service barricade on 17th and E St, NW, less than a mile away from the White House.
‘The vehicle was assessed by Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department and deemed safe.’
The car reportedly crashed into the facility at 10:37 p.m. ET.
“At approximately 10:37 p.m., an individual drove a vehicle into the Secret Service vehicle gate located at 17th & E St, NW, in Washington, DC. The individual was arrested & the vehicle was assessed and deemed safe,” the U.S. Secret Service Office of Communications said on X shortly after the incident.
The statement continued, “Our investigation into the cause of this collision is ongoing.”
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In a statement to Blaze News Wednesday morning, the USSS shared similar information: “On Tuesday, October 21, at approximately 10:37 p.m., an individual drove his vehicle into the Secret Service vehicle gate located at 17th and E St, NW, D.C. The individual was immediately arrested by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, and the vehicle was assessed by Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department and deemed safe. Additional information will be provided upon conclusion of the investigation.”
The suspect’s identity has not been released. Authorities have not publicly shared any cause of the crash or whether it was intentional.
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Gay-spread monkeypox is back. Watchdog asks policymakers to drop the political correctness.
Health officials in California recently confirmed that monkeypox, a virus spread almost entirely in the West by and among homosexual men, has once again reared its ugly head in the United States.
The Oversight Project, a government watchdog group, is calling on policymakers poised to tackle the latest outbreaks to drop the political correctness that tripped up previous approaches to the disease.
Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, told Blaze News, “Public officials should be honest about how and where monkeypox is spreading, should not be worried about offending anyone, and should pull the fire alarm if animals and children start catching it.”
Monkeypox is a nasty disease caused by a virus in the same genus as the virus that causes smallpox. While endemic in various African regions, monkeypox made a global play in early 2022.
Individuals infected with monkeypox may experience a painful rash that can look like pimples or blisters, respiratory problems, exhaustion, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and chills. The disease can be spread via respiratory droplets, through “direct contact with a rash or sores of someone who has the virus,” and through “contact with clothing, bedding, and other items used by a person” with the virus.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine noted that of the 528 infections diagnosed between April 27 and June 24, 2022, 98% of those infected were homosexuals and that “transmission was suspected to have occurred through sexual activity in 95% of the persons with infection.”
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Months after then-President Joe Biden stated in May 2022 that “everybody should be concerned” about the virus, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra declared that a “public health emergency exists nationwide.” Numerous states including Illinois and New York subsequently rushed to declare statewide disaster emergencies.
‘They should shut down gay bathhouses.’
While the Biden administration and various state health authorities appeared willing to admit that the spread was predominantly among homosexuals, they nevertheless generalized the threat, glossed over the nature and locations of the spread, and refrained from cracking down on super-spreader venues in the same fashion they had when tackling COVID-19 — while in some cases fretting both privately and publicly about feeding into homosexuals’ “sexual shame and stigma.”
Such efforts to gloss over critical facts and to pretend the virus presented a danger to the general population evidently caused consternation behind the scenes.
The Oversight Project flagged, for instance, a May 27, 2022, email in which Dr. Stephanie Cohen, then-medical director of the San Francisco City Clinic, noted to other officials at the San Francisco Department of Public of Health that while she supported the “desire to not stigmatize gay men/MSM and agree that other populations can be affected, I worry a bit that we are not being fully transparent about current [epidemic].”
The Oversight Project noted that “officials were primarily concerned with not stigmatizing, the exact opposite of the COVID response.”
The watchdog group further revealed that while health officials around the country were well aware that the disease was being spread at LGBT events and homosexual venues such as bathhouses, they refrained from seeking health crackdowns on such locations.
The disease, which the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under Anthony Fauci was reportedly cleared to conduct gain-of-function experiments on, has apparently made a comeback.
Last week, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the City of Long Beach’s health department both confirmed new cases of monkeypox in their respective jurisdictions.
The announcements by both health authorities appear to have once again been worded to avoid stigmatizing homosexuals. The Long Beach health authority noted, for instance, that “Mpox can spread through specific behaviors, regardless of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.”
The Los Angeles County DPH, echoing the state health authority, did, however, note that the disease primarily impacts “communities of gay and bisexual men” and that risk can be mitigated by reducing the number of sexual partners, limiting attendance at “sex or circuit parties,” and refraining from sharing “fetish gear” and sex toys.
“Monkeypox is back. We encourage policymakers to follow the science instead of political correctness this time,” stated the Oversight Project.
When asked what prioritizing science over political correctness would look like in practice, Howell told Blaze News, “It means they should shut down gay bathhouses if they’re again epicenters for monkeypox.”
Editor’s note: Mike Howell is a contributor to Blaze News.
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Thin is NOT in: Why nobody is buying the new Apple and Samsung phones
This was supposed to be the year for ultrathin smartphones, with Apple and Samsung both debuting their thinnest flagships ever, the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air. Seemingly breaking the boundaries of physics, both phones feature razor-thin chassis packed with the usual high-performance chips, sensors, and storage. However, instead of hailing a new era of uber-thin tech, recent sales paint a much more dismal picture for the emerging phone category.
When ‘thin’ is ‘too thin’
At first glance, the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air are both stunning. Measuring just 5.8mm (0.22in) thick for the Samsung contender and 5.6mm (0.22in.) thick from Apple, they are manufacturing marvels, packing all of their important components into impossibly small frames — a feat that simply wasn’t possible several years ago.
Both phones are also surprisingly durable, with the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air passing JerryRigEverything’s famous torture test. Unfortunately, while these phones are impressive to see and hold, their shortcomings are too big to ignore.
It’s hard to convince folks to spend so much money on a phone that does less.
The first big downside is battery life. There’s only so much battery that can fit inside a 0.22-inch body, and with dated lithium-ion tech still the powerhouse of choice, it’s no wonder that these ultrathin phones struggle to get through a day of mild to heavy use on a single charge. The Galaxy S25 Edge reportedly ran for 12 hours and 38 minutes in Tom’s Guide’s battery test, and the iPhone Air netted 12 hours and 2 minutes in the same test. To compare, that’s about five hours less battery life than the Ultra/Max versions, respectively.
The second major drawback is the camera system. Both phones have fewer camera modules than their Pro counterparts, and they’re also missing the hybrid zoom features found in the flagship versions. So if you’re a photographer who wants the best camera on a smartphone, Galaxy Edge and iPhone Air are nonstarters.
Third is the price. They’re expensive, with the Galaxy S25 Edge starting at $1,099.99 and the iPhone Air at $999. Impressively sleek designs aside, it’s hard to convince folks to spend so much money on a phone that does less, especially when the base models are cheaper and the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra and iPhone 17 Pro Max continue to outsell all other models.
The underperforming Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air.Image credit: Zach Laidlaw
Dead on arrival
While Apple and Samsung thought they could wow consumers with their ultrathin phones from the future, users thought otherwise. After five months on the shelf for the Galaxy S25 Edge and half that time for iPhone Air, both phones are lagging in sales.
According to investment banking firm Mizuho Securities via the Elec, Apple already cut production of the iPhone Air by 1 million units, a move that could seriously impact the future of the product line. As for Samsung, the news is even more dire. South Korean outlet Newspim reported that the next-generation Galaxy S26 Edge was shelved due to poor S25 Edge sales.
The ultra-slim phone category is effectively dead for Samsung, and it’s on life support for Apple. If the two largest phone manufacturers on the planet can’t make thin phones stick, there isn’t much hope for other OEMs.
Can anything save the ultrathin phone market?
Users will continue to reject ultrathin phones until some of their drawbacks are addressed. Luckily, the biggest hurdle has a solution that’s currently in development — batteries. Despite all the advancements in consumer technology, batteries have largely remained the same. Lithium-ion technology, which first emerged in the 1970s, is still the gold standard, thanks to its durability, longevity, and high power capacities. But as the limits of lithium-ion batteries meet their match inside the thinnest phones ever built, the industry needs a next-generation solution that can hold even more power in tight spaces.
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Silicon carbon and graphene batteries are the most likely candidates. Both alternatives hold more power than their lithium-ion cousin, which is exactly what manufacturers need. Unfortunately, there are several fatal flaws that, so far, have kept them from going mainstream.
Silicon carbon batteries aren’t as structurally stable as lithium-ion. They swell over time, a big red flag in a sleek device where every millimeter of space counts. Graphene batteries, on the other hand, suffer from low yields and mass production issues that make them difficult to produce at scale, at least for now.
Ultrathin smartphones are stunning pieces of tech, with their slim designs, durable frames, and feather-light materials, but aside from sheer vanity, they’re a tough sell. They come with too many compromises to make them a good buy for most users. Manufacturers like Apple and Samsung must solve these shortcomings before the ultrathin phone market has a shot at success. Sadly, by the time they figure it out, there may be no room for an ultrathin phone category at all.
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63-year-old woman allegedly created images of molestation of children she was babysitting
A Michigan woman has been arrested after several children allegedly described horrific sexual abuse while she babysat them over many years, according to police.
Gaila Bennett, 63, from Midland was charged with 48 counts related to the alleged abuse after a family contacted Tri-City Post police in October.
Bennett is also alleged to have given the children unknown medication.
The family said that Bennett babysat their children at her home in Midland and sexually assaulted them between 2013 and 2020.
Troopers obtained Bennett’s electronic devices while serving a warrant at her home on Prairie Road in Midland County on Oct. 17.
Four days later, she was arraigned on dozens of charges, including 24 counts of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, 12 counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, and 12 counts of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration.
The children said that she would pose them in sexually explicit situations and create images of them. They alleged inappropriate touching and sexual penetration.
Bennett is also alleged to have given the children unknown medication as well as rub soap in their eyes.
One of the children said that Bennett allegedly threatened to lock the girl in a woodshop all day if she refused to participate in the abuse.
The children underwent forensic examination at the Bay County Child Advocacy Center after reporting the abuse on Oct. 5.
Police said that additional counts could be filed against Bennett as the investigation is ongoing.
Bennett was arraigned in Midland County District Court on Monday. She remains in custody on a bond of $5 million.
Bennett’s next court hearing is Nov. 4.
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Trump’s Caribbean ‘drug wars’ are forging a new Monroe Doctrine
For decades, we’ve been told America’s wars are about drugs, democracy, or “defending freedom.” But look closer at what’s unfolding off the coast of Venezuela, and you’ll see something far more strategic taking shape. Donald Trump’s so-called drug war isn’t about fentanyl or cocaine. It’s about control — and a rebirth of American sovereignty.
The aim of Trump’s ‘drug war’ is to keep the hemisphere’s oil, minerals, and manufacturing within the Western family and out of Beijing’s hands.
The president understands something the foreign policy class forgot long ago: The world doesn’t respect apologies. It respects strength.
While the global elites in Davos tout the Great Reset, Trump is building something entirely different — a new architecture of power based on regional independence, not global dependence. His quiet campaign in the Western Hemisphere may one day be remembered as the second Monroe Doctrine.
Venezuela sits at the center of it all. It holds the world’s largest crude oil reserves — oil perfectly suited for America’s Gulf refineries. For years, China and Russia have treated Venezuela like a pawn on their chessboard, offering predatory loans in exchange for control of those resources. The result has been a corrupt, communist state sitting in our own back yard. For too long, Washington shrugged. Not any more.
The naval exercises in the Caribbean, the sanctions, the patrols — they’re not about drug smugglers. They’re about evicting China from our hemisphere.
Trump is using the old “drug war” playbook to wage a new kind of war — an economic and strategic one — without firing a shot at our actual enemies. The goal is simple: Keep the hemisphere’s oil, minerals, and manufacturing within the Western family and out of Beijing’s hands.
Beyond Venezuela
Just east of Venezuela lies Guyana, a country most Americans couldn’t find on a map a year ago. Then ExxonMobil struck oil, and suddenly Guyana became the newest front in a quiet geopolitical contest. Washington is helping defend those offshore platforms, build radar systems, and secure undersea cables — not for charity, but for strategy. Control energy, data, and shipping lanes, and you control the future.
Moreover, Colombia — a country once defined by cartels — is now positioned as the hinge between two oceans and two continents. It guards the Panama Canal and sits atop rare-earth minerals every modern economy needs. Decades of American presence there weren’t just about cocaine interdiction; they were about maintaining leverage over the arteries of global trade. Trump sees that clearly.
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All of these recent news items — from the military drills in the Caribbean to the trade negotiations — reflect a new vision of American power. Not global policing. Not endless nation-building. It’s about strategic sovereignty.
It’s the same philosophy driving Trump’s approach to NATO, the Middle East, and Asia. We’ll stand with you — but you’ll stand on your own two feet. The days of American taxpayers funding global security while our own borders collapse are over.
Trump’s Monroe Doctrine
Critics will call it “isolationism.” It isn’t. It’s realism. It’s recognizing that America’s strength comes not from fighting other people’s wars but from securing our own energy, our own supply lines, our own hemisphere. The first Monroe Doctrine warned foreign powers to stay out of the Americas. The second one — Trump’s — says we’ll defend them, but we’ll no longer be their bank or their babysitter.
Historians may one day mark this moment as the start of a new era — when America stopped apologizing for its own interests and started rebuilding its sovereignty, one barrel, one chip, and one border at a time.
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Robert De Niro melts down on MSNBC and attacks rural Americans
Robert De Niro opened up about his struggle with Trump derangement syndrome on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” this Sunday, when co-host Jonathan Capehart asked De Niro whether he believes Trump will leave office when his term ends.
“No way. … He will not want to leave. He set it up with his, I guess, the Goebbels of the Cabinet,” De Niro replied, referencing Stephen Miller.
“He’s a Nazi. Yes, he is, and he’s Jewish. He should be ashamed of himself,” he said.
De Niro also attacked Americans across the country, picking on those in rural areas for supporting the president.
“They’re used to seeing Trump do his stuff, and they talk, and they listen, and that’s the truth to them because they don’t listen to anything else except somewhere way out in the Midwest, somewhere out west, in certain places, the rural places. That’s the truth,” De Niro said.
“’Cause he gets the air time. And I think that we need more air time. … The news media could find ways to kind of ignore or tamp down nonsense from Trump. It’s just total nonsense. But those people out there listen to it and assume if it can be on the air and it’s out there, it’s the truth,” he added.
“Completely lost,” BlazeTV co-host Jeff Fisher says on “Pat Gray Unleashed.”
“He wants to censor the president,” executive producer Keith Malinak adds.
“Absolutely. And he wants to censor what Americans are seeing and getting their information, you know, like on X or any other platform,” Fisher agrees.
“You wouldn’t be referring to Americans, quote, ‘out there,’ end quote?” Malinak mocks, adding, “Flyover country. He wants to say flyover country so badly.”
“He wants to say he hates middle America, and he does kind of without actually saying it. And he’s just babbling about Donald Trump,” Fisher says. “The TDS has got him strong. I mean, it’s just actually taken full effect. And it’s just, MSNBC just lets him come in and babble.”
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The gospel according to David French: A study in betrayal
What do you call someone who thinks drag queen story hour better embodies “liberty” than Americans buying Bibles in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom? I’ll tell you — and, let me assure you, I choose my words here with theological precision.
David French is a satanic slanderer of the brethren. In my view, he’s become an instrument of deception, and I’ll explain why.
If poetic justice prevailed, David French’s byline would read ‘Judas.’ May he enjoy the potter’s field he’s bought for himself.
Charlie Kirk’s legacy speaks for itself. Nearly everyone who spent time with the murdered founder of Turning Point USA left more grounded in the gospel than they were before. Even Donald Trump Jr., during Charlie’s memorial service, spoke to millions about St. Stephen — the church’s first martyr — because friendship with a man who had given his life and last breath to God bore visible fruit.
French, like Kirk, enjoys a powerful platform. From his perch at the New York Times — the epicenter of America’s corporate media machine — he can influence an elite readership. Yet what evidence shows that his faith leads anyone closer to Christ? None.
Instead, French routinely simps for the spirit of the age, mocking what is good, true, and beautiful. The man once known for moral clarity has become a parody of himself — Joe Biden with less drool and better diction.
French should not be engaged as a serious Christian thinker. He should be exposed and rebuked as what he has become: an agent of deception. As the apostle Paul wrote of Demas, his former companion who “loved this present world,” French has traded salt and light for relevance and applause.
Believers must guard against such turncoats as faith becomes costlier and clearer in our time. Scripture warns repeatedly about impostors who infiltrate the church, seeking to poison it from within. Paul named names in his epistles. He called out the frauds without apology. He didn’t leave the flock guessing about where the danger lay.
Today’s “nicer than God” crowd would scold Paul for being uncharitable. But Charlie Kirk understood that clarity, not niceness, wins spiritual battles. His campus Q&As didn’t leave students guessing about the truth. You might not have liked every answer, but you knew exactly what was at stake. That conviction, lived to the point of death, is what faith demands.
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Our faith is the cross, so all of us must provide an unambiguous understanding of the gospel and what it costs.
French’s conduct offers the opposite lesson. His public witness bears no fruit. He delights in the approval of secular elites who despise the gospel. He preens before the godless No Kings crowd, too vain to notice his own descent. Even the biblical warning about millstones and those who lead children astray doesn’t give him pause. He’s chosen his side: deceit and damnation.
I’ve mostly ignored French’s unraveling in recent years. But Charlie is dead, and I won’t let my friend — or the gospel — be caricatured by a man who has become nothing short of a terrorist to the faithful. French couldn’t tie Charlie Kirk’s shoes, which may explain his bitterness. He’s rewriting history to cheapen Charlie’s sacrifice.
How dare he.
You can’t hold such covetous slander in too much contempt. If poetic justice prevailed, French’s byline would read “Judas.” May he enjoy the potter’s field he’s bought for himself. The hireling always receives his reward in full.
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Soros poured millions into No Kings protests — but they still flopped
No Kings protests erupted across the country this weekend, but per usual — they were anything but organic.
George Soros’ Open Society Foundations funded the protests nationwide, awarding $7.61 million in grants to the group behind the No Kings protest.
“So when you go to their website, George Soros has actually donated over $32 billion of his own money to that foundation, which they then go on to fund all of these … leftist rags, Black Lives Matter, No Kings protests,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says.
“I think it’s a joke. I looked at the people. They’re not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs, I guess it was paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics. It looks like it was. We’re checking it out,” Trump said in response.
“The demonstrations were very small, very ineffective, and the people were whacked out. When you look at those people, those are not representative of the people of our country,” he continued.
“By the way, I’m not a king. I work my a** off to make our country great. That’s all it is. I’m not a king at all,” he added.
“When you look at what President Trump said, which is absolutely correct, by the way, he’s absolutely correct that these people are completely whacked out. They also are not representative of the country,” Gonzales says, noting that while the protest’s website claims seven million people showed up, law enforcement claims differently.
“I actually saw, according to all of the law enforcement intel, that it was probably closer to three million,” she explains. “Now, three million might sound like a lot to you, until you consider how many people are in this country, and you realize this is actually a very small minority of people.”
“This is the good news of the day,” she adds.
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Man sentenced to 50 years for ‘staggering’ torture of his daughter that included force-feeding of laxatives
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to child abuse against his daughter that prosecutors described as “staggering.”
Ian Tatro, 28, admitted to 20 counts of unlawful neglect of a child and one count of obstruction of justice on Monday.
The father also told the child that he ‘wished he could kill her and get away with it.’
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said that Tatro’s daughter spent two days in the hospital and was one of four children who were taken into emergency protective custody.
The torture of the 8-year-old child was uncovered after authorities received an anonymous tip and investigated the residence in 2022. Workers with the Department of Social Services said they had gone to the home several times to investigate but that the girl had been hidden by four adults who lived there.
When they were finally able to find the girl, they determined that she had temporary tattoos in an attempt to hide bruises on her legs, and she had a noticeable limp.
Court documents detailed incredible torture that the girl went through. She was made to eat cat food as well as cat feces and was force-fed laxatives. She was beaten with cords, a frying pan, and boards. She was also made to kneel in a crate, which left her with scars on her knees.
The father also told the child that he “wished he could kill her and get away with it.”
Three other adults in the home were arrested and charged with various counts that ranged from cruelty to children to assault and battery.
A forensic doctor examined the girl and concluded that she met the medical diagnosis of child torture.
Tatro was sentenced to 50 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge R. Keith Kelly.
“The amount of abuse this child suffered at the hands of adults who should have loved and cared for her is staggering,” Solicitor Barry J. Barnette said. “The abuse was not just physical abuse but repeated psychological abuse.”
A spokesperson for the solicitor’s office reported what the victim said when she was rescued: “This is the best day of my life.”
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Trump administration mocks outrage of ‘unhinged leftists’ as construction of ballroom begins at White House
Many on the left expressed their outrage after images appeared on social media of demolition commencing at the White House to build the ballroom ordered by President Donald Trump.
Among those outraged were California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who posted a response on social media.
‘Unhinged leftists and their Fake News allies are clutching their pearls over President Donald J. Trump’s visionary addition of a grand, privately funded ballroom to the White House.’
“Ripping apart the White House just like he’s ripping apart the Constitution,” Newsom said.
The White House fired back via its own social media account by pointing out Newsom’s hypocrisy.
“Your Capitol renovation is costing California taxpayers $1.1 BILLION — 4x more than the privately funded White House ballroom, which costs taxpayers NOTHING,” the account wrote.
The construction of the ballroom is being paid in part by $22 million from the settlement Trump reached with Alphabet, the parent company of YouTube, over its decision to suspend the president’s account after the Jan. 6 rioting.
“It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it,” Hillary Clinton replied.
The president’s son Eric Trump replied to Clinton.
“The ballroom will be spectacular … unlike your work in Haiti,” he said, referring to controversy surrounding the Clinton Foundation.
Others pounced to criticize the president.
“Trump won’t pay for health care, education, or a federal government budget. But Trump will build a brand new $200 million ballroom for himself and his donors. It’s clear what Trump’s priorities are — and the American people are not on that list,” replied Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
“Everyone knows the ballroom monstrosity he’s having built is nothing more than a testament to corruption, bribery central, the new headquarters of the old swamp. Trump is destroying the White House. He’s destroying America. Disgusting,” responded liberal influencer Majid M. Padellan.
“Sometimes the symbolism feels like it’s just too obvious; too much on the nose. Trump is vandalizing the White House to build his gaudy Liberace-on-steroids ballroom, using cash from his serial shakedowns of the rich and spineless,” Trump critic Charlie Sykes replied.
RELATED: YouTube agrees to $24.5 million settlement for 2021 suspension of Trump social media account
The White House mocked the reaction in a statement that included a list of renovations made by other presidents.
“In the latest instance of manufactured outrage, unhinged leftists and their Fake News allies are clutching their pearls over President Donald J. Trump’s visionary addition of a grand, privately funded ballroom to the White House,” reads the statement, “a bold, necessary addition that echoes the storied history of improvements and additions from commanders-in-chief to keep the executive residence as a beacon of American excellence.”
The construction of the ballroom is being funded by the Trust for the National Mall nonprofit organization.
“We’re putting up our own money. The government is paying for nothing. You probably hear the beautiful sound of construction to the back. You hear that sound? That’s music to my ears. … When I hear that sound it reminds me of money. In this case it reminds me of lack of money because I’m paying for it,” the president said to Republicans Tuesday.
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Black lesbian former White House press secretary says Democrats lost because they ignored black women
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a lively interview with Stephen Colbert where she accused the Democratic Party of ignoring black women.
Jean-Pierre, who is black and identifies as “gay,” defended statements she made in her book against Democrats while also defending former President Joe Biden and supporting extremists seeking election.
‘Millions of people who voted in 2020 for the Biden-Harris ticket did not come out in 2024. We have to figure out why. What happened there?’
Colbert pressed Jean-Pierre on whether she was weakening the effort to oppose President Donald Trump by criticizing the Democratic Party and leaving to become an independent.
“Do you recommend everyone leave the party, and if so, where do they go? Because organization is how you face tyranny. Freelancing isn’t going to get anybody anything done,” the host asked.
“So, here’s the thing: I am not telling everybody to be an independent. I’m trying to start a conversation,” Jean-Pierre responded. “I’m not saying that we need a third party. I am saying that right now, the two-party system is not working.”
She received loud applause from the audience before blaming the Democratic Party for losing the 2024 election.
Jean-Pierre claimed that people would stop her in public and ask her tearfully, “What’s happening? Why is the Democratic leadership not fighting? What’s happening? We need more. How are we going to get out of this?”
She said she wanted to offer people a road map to get engaged to continue fighting for the left-wing agenda.
Colbert pointed out that many popular politicians like AOC and Zohran Mamdani are socialists, which says to him that the party is not meeting the needs of many on the far left.
“They’re actually throwing people under the bus who are vulnerable and need protection,” Jean-Pierre said.
“As a black woman who has walked through the walls of the White House and been part of this party for a very long time, I believe — and this is my personal opinion — that we get forgotten and that by large part the Democratic Party does not see us,” she added. “And for me, especially in this past year, I needed to make a statement and to make a point.”
“We are under attack. Our democracy is slipping through our fingers,” she claimed.
“Millions of people who voted in 2020 for the Biden-Harris ticket did not come out in 2024. We have to figure out why. What happened there?” she asked rhetorically.
The interview can be viewed in its entirety on the YouTube channel for Colbert’s show.
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Antifa supporters say it’s ‘just like’ the Boston Tea Party. Here’s the TRUTH …
Antifa defenders have claimed that they are simply standing up to tyranny, much like the Boston Tea Party patriots — but a quick journey back through time tells a much different story.
Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck uses the image of the skull and crossbones with a crown that floats above the head of the skull to illustrate the major difference between the No Kings protesters and America’s brave founders.
“This comes from colonial days when they would say ‘no kings.’ But they followed that with ‘no kings but Christ.’ Meaning the only king they serve is Christ,” Glenn says, explaining that the meaning of the skull and crossbones is that the “leaders of the country are mortal.”
“They die. They turn to dust. But the crown of Christ doesn’t,” he adds.
This is what changed everything in America, because initially, kings were considered to be appointed by God.
“So when you say ‘no kings,’ what exactly do you mean?” he asks.
“They’ll tell you a democracy, but a democracy gives you kings. It gives you dictators. It gives you authoritarians. We know this because that’s why the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution the way they did,” he explains.
“Now, let me tell you the difference between our founders and Antifa, because you know our kids are being taught that what happened in the Boston Harbor in 1773 with the Boston Tea Party was the same that Antifa is doing,” Glenn says.
Rather than a crew of “faceless anarchists,” those boarding three ships under the cover of night were farmers, shopkeepers, and artisans.
“They’re husbands, they’re fathers, they’re Sons of Liberty, and they’re not out to burn their own neighborhoods. In fact, they’re not out to burn the ships themselves. What they want to do is make a statement against the king that had refused to listen to them,” Glenn explains.
“And so their protest is very targeted, very deliberate, and very symbolic,” he says, noting that it was also “completely non-violent.”
“No looting, no torched businesses, no innocent citizens bloodied in the streets. Property was destroyed, yes, but the destruction was purposeful, singular, squarely at the political grievance of taxation without representation,” Glenn says.
“And nobody lost anything except for the insurance companies,” he adds.
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Bill Nye, Pete Buttigieg rally for Democrat who stands by candidate despite wishing death on GOP lawmaker’s kids
After refusing to call on Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop out of the race over a text message scandal, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is hoping to boost her odds with a Tuesday campaign event featuring two familiar names.
Bill Nye “the Science Guy” and Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were scheduled to join Spanberger on Tuesday for her rally in Charlottesville, according to Fox News Digital. Buttigieg and Spanberger will host a “Virtual Coalitions All Call” on Tuesday evening.
‘I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words.’
Former President Barack Obama, who endorsed Spanberger last week, will attend her Norfolk rally on November 1, her campaign website states.
“Virginia’s elections are some of the most important in the country this year, and I am proud to endorse Abigail Spanberger for governor. Republican policies are raising costs on working families so billionaires can get massive tax cuts,” Obama stated. “As governor, Abigail will stand up for Virginia families. She’ll work to build an economy that works for everyone, not just big corporations and the wealthy.”
Nye attended a No Kings event in D.C. over the weekend. During his speech, he criticized President Donald Trump.
“We are here to tell our lawmakers that what’s going on in our government is wrong. They must stop the abuses of this petulant president and his circle of sycophants,” Nye said.
“This president and his associates cannot tolerate dissent. To them, our free speech is frightening. They are arresting people and denying due process in courts,” he continued.
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Spanberger’s high-profile endorsements follow a public relations scandal that Virginia Democrats have attempted to downplay. In a leaked text message exchange from 2022, Jones, a former Virginia delegate, wished death upon a Republican lawmaker and his children.
In the texts, Jones presented a hypothetical scenario in which he would choose to use “two bullets” to shoot then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R), if given the choice between Gilbert, Adolf Hitler, and Pol Pot. He also accused Gilbert and his wife of “breeding little fascists” and wished harm on their children.
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Spanberger released a statement condemning Jones’ violent comments but stopped short of calling for him to end his campaign. Instead, Spanberger continues to host events sponsored by her campaign and those of Jones and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Ghazala Hashmi.
“After learning of these comments earlier today, I spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted,” Spanberger stated. “I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words. What I have also made clear is that as a candidate — and the next governor of our commonwealth — I will always condemn violent language in our politics.”
As of Tuesday evening, no Democrats have called on Jones to step out of the race.
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Nigerian Christians are being murdered by Islamic radicals. This congressman has had enough.
Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana is leading the charge alongside Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to protect Nigerian Christians who are being persecuted and slain by jihadist groups.
Stutzman introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act on Tuesday in the House, an identical companion bill to Cruz’s legislation, Blaze News learned. This legislation is in response to the “rapidly deteriorating” conditions for Christians in Nigeria, who are being abducted, targeted, and murdered by the tens of thousands.
‘We must use the targeted tools we have at our disposal.’
Stutzman’s bill would protect Christians by placing targeted sanctions on Nigerian officials who facilitate violence and enforce Sharia law against religious minorities, according to the bill text obtained exclusively by Blaze News. The bill would also designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern and ensure that the jihadist militant groups Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa remain designated as entities of particular concern.
“It is the responsibility of the United States to protect religious freedom worldwide,” Stutzman told Blaze News. “Implementing Sharia law and condoning the murder of innocent people is barbaric.”
RELATED: Nigerian Christians face latest massacre by militant Muslims
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“We must use the targeted tools we have at our disposal to combat religious violence in all its forms,” Stutzman told Blaze News. “I am proud to partner with Senator Cruz to introduce this important legislation, which will create real consequences for those responsible for violence and save the lives of thousands of Christians who are facing persecution.”
Since the jihadist group Boko Haram launched its insurgency in 2009, over 125,000 Christians in Nigeria have been murdered. In just 2025 alone, these jihadists have reportedly murdered over 7,000 Christians and abducted an additional 7,800, destroying roughly 100 churches every month.
“Nigerian Christians are being targeted and executed for their faith by Islamist terrorist groups, and are being forced to submit to Sharia law and blasphemy laws across Nigeria,” Cruz said in a statement.
RELATED: Blaze News investigates: Why are Islamists targeting Catholic priests?
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“It is long past time to impose real costs on the Nigerian officials who facilitate these activities, and my Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act uses new and existing tools to do exactly that,” Cruz added. “I urge my colleagues to advance this critical legislation expeditiously.”
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White House vehemently denies TMZ report about Trump possibly setting Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs free
The White House has denied a TMZ report saying that President Donald Trump is considering commuting the sentence of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was convicted of sex crimes.
The president was considering commuting Diddy’s sentence “as early as this week,” TMZ said, citing “a high-ranking White House official.” The official also claimed that Trump is “vacillating” on the decision and will ultimately “do what he wants.”
‘The president, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations.’
On Tuesday the White House denied the report and accused TMZ of neglecting to ask the administration to comment on the story.
“There is zero truth to the TMZ report, which we would’ve gladly explained had they reached out before running their fake news,” read the statement. “The president, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations.”
TMZ said it stands by the story.
When previously pressed by a CNN reporter to answer questions about the possibility of a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, the president said that the rapper had asked him for a pardon.
“I have a lot of people [who] have asked me for pardons,” Trump said. “I call him Puff Daddy, has asked me for a pardon.”
Trump also said that he had been friends with Combs but they had a falling-out after the rapper criticized him when he became president.
Combs was convicted by a jury in July of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but he was acquitted of more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He has been imprisoned since his arrest in Sept. 2024 and was sentenced earlier this month to four years and two months.
“You abused the power and control with women you professed to love,” said the judge at his sentencing. “You abused them physically, emotionally, and psychologically.”
Combs had admitted to the court in a statement asking for clemency that he was “sick from the drugs.”
“I can’t change the past but can change the future,” the wealthy celebrity said. “I ask your honor for mercy. I beg your honor for mercy, to be a father again, a son again and be a leader in my community again and get the help I desperately need.”
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House GOP seeks criminal charges against ex-CIA chief over alleged Russiagate lies
The House Judiciary Committee officially referred former CIA Director John Brennan to the Department of Justice for allegedly lying to Congress about his involvement in the Russia collusion hoax.
Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred Brennan to the DOJ on Tuesday for allegedly making “false statements” during his transcribed testimony before the Judiciary Committee in 2023. During his testimony, Brennan made “numerous willfully and intentionally false statements,” including that the CIA was not “involved at all” with the Steele dossier, according to Jordan.
‘It indicates a pattern of Brennan’s willingness to lie.’
“Congress cannot perform its oversight function if witnesses who appear before its committees do not provide truthful testimony,” a letter from Jordan to Attorney General Pam Bondi reads. “Making false statements before Congress is a crime that undermines the integrity of the Committee’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight.”
In the letter, Jordan outlined every falsehood he claims Brennan stated during his 2023 testimony, testimony that Jordan said directly contradicted the Intelligence Community Assessment.
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In 2017, several intelligence agencies published a report alleging that Russia had meddled in America’s elections to elect President Donald Trump to his first term in 2016. This report, which was later debunked, was based on the Steele dossier, which was funded by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee through the law firm Perkins Coie and other opposition research firms like Fusion GPS.
After the Trump administration declassified documents showing that the report’s claims were apparently fabricated by former President Barack Obama’s administration, Brennan’s testimony was called into question.
Brennan initially claimed in May 2023 that the “CIA was not involved at all with the [Steele] dossier,” a statement that contradicted the findings “jointly made by the Directors of CIA and FBI,” according to Jordan’s letter. Jordan also claimed that Brennan “overruled senior CIA officers” who had objections about including the dossier material in the report.
“Brennan’s assertion that the CIA was not ‘involved at all’ with the Steele dossier cannot be reconciled with the facts,” the letter reads. “As the newly declassified documents show, a CIA officer drafted the annex containing a summary of the dossier; Brennan made the ultimate decision, along with then-FBI Director James Comey, to include information from the dossier in the ICA.”
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Brennan similarly testified that the CIA “very much opposed” including the Steele dossier in the report, despite declassified documents claiming he “refused to remove it” from the report regardless of its “many flaws.”
Durin separate testimony in 2017, Brennan said the Steele dossier “was not in any way used as a basis for the Intelligence Community Assessment,” despite contrary evidence found after the Trump administration declassified documents. Notably, this testimony was made beyond the five-year statute of limitations, but Jordan said that “it indicates a pattern of Brennan’s willingness to lie to Congress about the Steele dossier.”
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Thousands of possible illegal aliens found on Texas voter rolls, officials say
A review of the voter rolls in Texas has led officials to find that thousands of possible illegal aliens have been unlawfully registered to vote.
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said in a press release Monday that 2,724 noncitizens were found to be registered to vote after officials cross-referenced the voter rolls with a federal citizenship database.
‘Noncitizens must not be allowed to influence American elections, and I will use the full weight of my office to investigate all voter fraud.’
“Only eligible United States citizens may participate in our elections,” wrote Nelson in the release.
“The Trump administration’s decision to give states free and direct access to this data set for the first time has been a game changer, and we appreciate the partnership with the federal government to verify the citizenship of those on our voter rolls and maintain accurate voter lists.”
About 18 million voter profiles were compared to the SAVE database of citizens managed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The 2,724 cases are to be referred to county officials, who will determine if any of those should be purged from the voter rolls. Noncitizens can refer to illegal aliens as well as resident aliens who are legally in the U.S. but not allowed to vote.
Nelson said that any noncitizen who is found to have voted in an election would be referred to the attorney general’s office for possible criminal prosecution.
She included a file with a list of those cases found for each county. Forty-eight potential noncitizen registrations were found in Brazoria County, 68 cases were found in Cameron County, 277 cases were found in Dallas County, and 165 cases were found in El Paso County.
In June Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Nelson had referred 33 cases of potential illegal voting in the 2024 election to his office.
RELATED: Trump order leads to investigation of 33 potential incidents of noncitizen voting, AG Paxton says
“Noncitizens must not be allowed to influence American elections, and I will use the full weight of my office to investigate all voter fraud,” Paxton said at the time.
Nelson added that President Donald Trump had opened up access to the SAVE database in order to root out possible cases of voter fraud.
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