WND https://www.wnd.com A Free Press For A Free People Since 1997 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:41:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.wnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/220131305714_a44dc238e2d98fc82ebb_34.jpg WND https://www.wnd.com 32 32 Republican for president makes revision of biblical proportions on Israel https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/republican-president-makes-revision-biblical-proportions-israel/ https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/republican-president-makes-revision-biblical-proportions-israel/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:03:19 +0000 https://www.wnd.com/?p=5126237 Rising Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stirred up a controversy for himself recently by talking about cutting American aid to Israel, the only democracy in its part of the world and a strong ally to America. Now he's updating, or clarifying, or reversing, depending on political persuasion. It is the Washington Free Beacon that reports…

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Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Video screenshot)

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Video screenshot)

Rising Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stirred up a controversy for himself recently by talking about cutting American aid to Israel, the only democracy in its part of the world and a strong ally to America.

Now he's updating, or clarifying, or reversing, depending on political persuasion.

It is the Washington Free Beacon that reports he says funding to Israel should continue until Jerusalem "tells the U.S. that it no longer needs the aid."

U.S. and Israeli aircraft approach a KC-10 Extender to refuel during Exercise Enduring Lightning II over southern Israel, Aug. 2, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

U.S. and Israeli aircraft approach a KC-10 Extender to refuel during Exercise Enduring Lightning II over southern Israel, Aug. 2, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

He was "facing backlash," the report explained because the statement is different from his challenge earlier this month that "come 2028, that additional aid won't be necessary."

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The U.S. now sends Israel about $3 billion annually, most of which is spent in the U.S. defense industry.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper tours the Iron Dome display with Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 29, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper tours the Iron Dome display with Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 29, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

After the earlier statement, he took criticism from pro-Israel leaders and Nikki Haley, who also is seeking the GOP nomination for president.

She charged he was "completely wrong to call for ending America's special bond with Israel."

He responded to Haley, also an Indian-American, "Keep lying, Nimarata Randhawa."

Nikki Haley at the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Video screenshot)

Nikki Haley at the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Video screenshot)

The report explained Haley’s maiden name was Randhawa prior to her marriage to Michael Haley in 1996. Her first name is Nimarata, although she goes by her middle name Nikki.

Ramaswamy's campaign also said he would want to "partner with Israel to ensure that Iran never acquires nuclear capabilities."

Military leaders from Colombia and Israel observe an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) on July 20, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Singley)

Military leaders from Colombia and Israel observe an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) on July 20, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Singley)

His comments about ending aid came in an interview with the Free Beacon when he said aid could be cut off when the current spending plan adopted by Congress expires in 2028.

He said the aid would not be needed because his intent would be to negotiate new peace treaties involving Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Indonesia and Oman right away.

"If we’re successful, the true mark of success for the U.S., and for Israel, will be to get to a 2028 where Israel is so strongly standing on its own two feet, integrated into the economic and security infrastructure of the rest of the Middle East, that it will not require and be dependent on that same level of historical aid or commitment from the U.S.," said Ramaswamy.

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

Weeks ago, he said the U.S. could roll back military aid if it's part of a "broader disengagement" in the Middle East issues.

The report said the "fact-check" on Ramaswamy's website was changed this week to affirm he wouldn't "cut aid to Israel until Israel tells the U.S. that it no longer needs the aid."

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"That’s what Vivek actually said, so don’t believe the opponents’ lies that he wants to cut aid to Israel—which makes zero sense as a foreign policy priority any time in the foreseeable future," said Ramaswamy’s campaign.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: Today's ruling elites champion policies every previous generation of Americans would have regarded as outright evil. At the top of that list would be the supremely radioactive issue – illuminated by the hit summer film "Sound of Freedom" – of the widespread trafficking and sexual slavery of children, as well as the shocking prevalence of pedophiles in the United States of America. Indeed, the U.S. is the largest market for child sexual abuse in the world.

According to Tim Ballard, who has led many missions rescuing sex-trafficked children around the world, the Biden administration actually ENABLES AND PROMOTES the trafficking and sexual slavery of children with its horrendous border policies, its push for early sexualization of children, championing children's "right to consent" on everything including mutilating transgender surgeries, and so on.

"Pedophiles are sitting back right now," says Ballard, "and going, ‘We've been pushing this agenda for decades, and now we don't have to push any more, because the left is taking care of it for us' – IN AMERICA!"

Ballard's concerns are confirmed by Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower who recently testified before Congress that under Joe Biden, "THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE MIDDLEMAN IN A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CHILD TRAFFICKING OPERATION."

But that's just the beginning. The whole, secret criminal mega-enterprise of child sex trafficking and the global elites' affinity for pedophilia is exposed as never before in the August issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, in a groundbreaking issue titled "THE NEW AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE: How the Biden regime enables and promotes child sex trafficking in the U.S.A." WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print edition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.

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Ex-trainer exposes diversity cult: LAST thing they want is 'racism to go away' https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/ex-trainer-exposes-diversity-cult-last-thing-want-racism-go-away/ https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/ex-trainer-exposes-diversity-cult-last-thing-want-racism-go-away/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:29:24 +0000 https://www.wnd.com/?p=5126036 A former corporate trainer in "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion," or DEI, says the industry must perpetuate racism and see it "where it doesn't exist" because that is the sole basis for its highly lucrative business. "Think about it: If you're making all that money off of racism, the last think you want is for racism…

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A former corporate trainer in "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion," or DEI, says the industry must perpetuate racism and see it "where it doesn't exist" because that is the sole basis for its highly lucrative business.

"Think about it: If you're making all that money off of racism, the last think you want is for racism to go away. You're going to perpetuate it. You're going to see it where it isn't," Erec Smith said as a guest Tuesday on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime."

Smith said the single dominant thought that dominates DEI training is that "any problem a black person has – any problem – is because of racism."

Ex-diversity trainer Erec Smith, right, appears on Fox News with host Jesse Watters (Video screenshot)

Fox describes Smith co-founder of "Free Black Thought," a nonprofit dedicated to unpacking diversity of thought within the Black community." The Free Black Thought site states: "Black thought varies as widely as black individuals."

Watters introduced his interview with Smith by playing clips of DEI videos from three mega-corporations: Coca-Cola Co., Apple and Amazon.

"Companies pay diversity consultants big money to 'train' their employees," Watters said, making air quotes with his fingers around the word train. "And then they check a little box in their annual report: my company's not racist, please buy our product."

"But it's a shakedown," he said, noting that DEI is a $3.5 billion industry.

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'Racism is everywhere'

Smith told Watters: "The major tenet of critical social justice pedagogy is: Don't ask if racism happened, ask how it manifested in this situation. Which is to say: there's racism everywhere."

"And you know the saying, if you're a hammer, then everything's a nail. Well, if you're a critical social justice activist, everything's racist," he said.

Smith said when he was a diversity officer, he "realized how useless it was," noting you cannot compel people to think a certain way –"you can't be a thought police." Moreover, he said, "I was always preaching to the choir. It wasn't working."

Fox News reports, "Smith's remarks come as some experts have questioned the legality of the DEI policies moving forward following the Supreme Court's decision to rule against affirmative action back in June. ... The Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision that colleges and universities could not include race considerations in their admissions process, effectively outlawing what's known as affirmative action and upending previous legal precedent that allowed it."

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action, white and Asian employees who say they have been discriminated against have been emboldened to pursue legal action against corporations that justify their de facto racist policies using "diversity" ideology (i.e., hiring, promoting and firing not based on merit but rather skin color, gender or ethnicity).

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Fox News champions 'diversity'

Ironically, Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, champions the same "Diversity & Inclusion" culture that Watters rails against (although he, like most conservatives, says he has no problem with diversity itself). In the last couple of years, Fox News has begun to run special "Pride Month" segments during June, usually featuring openly homosexual reporters and producers doing one-sided puff pieces on famous gay people and LGBT issues – all playing into that aspect of the DEI formula.

And in late May, Fox's mid-day host and star Harris Faulkner outraged conservatives by implying that the network has no choice but to embrace leftist DEI polices due to government diversity mandates in New York, where Fox is based: “Many states are mandating [DEI] now. Here at Fox, other corporations, there will be things they’re gonna have to change because the state of New York requires it.”

A Fox Corp. page on "Diversity & Inclusion: Building A Diverse And Inclusive FOX" states: "The stories we tell reflect the rich complexity of our world, and we continue to seek out new voices both in front of and behind the camera. Programs are designed to nurture writers and directors who have diverse voices, backgrounds and life experiences, while creating a strong pipeline of diverse talent for the company’s productions across all media types and platforms."

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IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: Today's ruling elites champion policies every previous generation of Americans would have regarded as outright evil. At the top of that list would be the supremely radioactive issue – illuminated by the hit summer film "Sound of Freedom" – of the widespread trafficking and sexual slavery of children, as well as the shocking prevalence of pedophiles in the United States of America. Indeed, the U.S. is the largest market for child sexual abuse in the world.

According to Tim Ballard, who has led many missions rescuing sex-trafficked children around the world, the Biden administration actually ENABLES AND PROMOTES the trafficking and sexual slavery of children with its horrendous border policies, its push for early sexualization of children, championing children's "right to consent" on everything including mutilating transgender surgeries, and so on.

"Pedophiles are sitting back right now," says Ballard, "and going, 'We've been pushing this agenda for decades, and now we don't have to push any more, because the left is taking care of it for us' – IN AMERICA!"

Ballard's concerns are confirmed by Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower who recently testified before Congress that under Joe Biden, "THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE MIDDLEMAN IN A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CHILD TRAFFICKING OPERATION."

But that's just the beginning. The whole, secret criminal mega-enterprise of child sex trafficking and the global elites' affinity for pedophilia is exposed as never before in the August issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, in a groundbreaking issue titled "THE NEW AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE: How the Biden regime enables and promotes child sex trafficking in the U.S.A." WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print edition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.

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ONLY TRUMP can save Western world, Hungarian prime minister says https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/trump-can-save-western-world-hungarian-prime-minister-says/ https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/trump-can-save-western-world-hungarian-prime-minister-says/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 22:55:17 +0000 https://www.wnd.com/?p=5126254 The West has been in decline for decades, possibly longer, depending on the metric. But there's no question crime is surging, up is division between conservatives who long for a traditional America of their memory and extremists who want to make it a pro-abortion, pro-transgender Marxist state, rhetoric more and more is leading to physical…

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Tucker Carlson speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, in August 2023. (Courtesy Tucker Carlson)

Tucker Carlson speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, in August 2023. (Courtesy Tucker Carlson)

The West has been in decline for decades, possibly longer, depending on the metric.

But there's no question crime is surging, up is division between conservatives who long for a traditional America of their memory and extremists who want to make it a pro-abortion, pro-transgender Marxist state, rhetoric more and more is leading to physical violence, the economy, led by Joe Biden, is tanking and more.

So what would help? Who can save it?

President Donald Trump, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, the leader of one of the more conservative, Christian nations around the globe today.

In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Orban argued that Donald Trump is the man who can save the Western world and that he "had the greatest foreign policy he has seen over the past several decades from any United States president," according to a report in the National Pulse.

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The report noted, "The endorsement from yet another leading populist-nationalist figure on the world stage is likely to deal a hammer blow to Trump’s presidential contenders, with 'Mr. Brexit' Nigel Farage having offered his support to the 45th president in May."

Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary (Video screenshot)

Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary (Video screenshot)

"You can criticize him for many reasons I understand all the discussions, but you know the best foreign policy of the recent several decades belonged to him. He did not initiate any new war, he treated nicely the North Koreans and Russia, and even the Chinese. He delivered the policy which was the best one for [the] Middle East, Abraham Accords: So that was a very good foreign policy," Orban said.

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"He’s criticized that he’s not educated enough to understand the world, this into the case… if he would’ve been the president at the moment of the Russian invasion… it would be not possible… So Trump is the man who can save the Western world and probably the human beings in the globe as well,” Orban added.

Orban also warned that the world is on the precipice of a World War III, which likely would be nuclear, because of the clash between Russia and Ukraine which developed when Joe Biden took office.

A blog posting explained he fears, "We are living in a very dangerous moment. So the third world war could be knocking on our door. We have to be very, very careful.”

He added, "If any Western country would send boots on the ground, that would mean a direct war between the West and Russia. And we are in a third world war, immediately. So, it's a very dangerous moment now."

IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: Today's ruling elites champion policies every previous generation of Americans would have regarded as outright evil. At the top of that list would be the supremely radioactive issue – illuminated by the hit summer film "Sound of Freedom" – of the widespread trafficking and sexual slavery of children, as well as the shocking prevalence of pedophiles in the United States of America. Indeed, the U.S. is the largest market for child sexual abuse in the world.

According to Tim Ballard, who has led many missions rescuing sex-trafficked children around the world, the Biden administration actually ENABLES AND PROMOTES the trafficking and sexual slavery of children with its horrendous border policies, its push for early sexualization of children, championing children's "right to consent" on everything including mutilating transgender surgeries, and so on.

"Pedophiles are sitting back right now," says Ballard, "and going, ‘We've been pushing this agenda for decades, and now we don't have to push any more, because the left is taking care of it for us' – IN AMERICA!"

Ballard's concerns are confirmed by Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower who recently testified before Congress that under Joe Biden, "THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE MIDDLEMAN IN A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CHILD TRAFFICKING OPERATION."

But that's just the beginning. The whole, secret criminal mega-enterprise of child sex trafficking and the global elites' affinity for pedophilia is exposed as never before in the August issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, in a groundbreaking issue titled "THE NEW AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE: How the Biden regime enables and promotes child sex trafficking in the U.S.A." WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print edition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.

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'Parents didn't walk, they ran': Christian school has inspiring opening https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/parents-didnt-walk-ran-christian-school-inspiring-opening/ https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/parents-didnt-walk-ran-christian-school-inspiring-opening/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:08:06 +0000 https://www.wnd.com/?p=5126213 Loudoun County, Virginia, has worked to establish a reputation for its leftist ideology in schools. It was there that a parent was accused of trespassing after he complained at a school board meeting that his daughter had been assaulted by a boy, posing as a girl, in a girls restroom at a school. School officials…

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Loudoun County, Virginia, has worked to establish a reputation for its leftist ideology in schools.

It was there that a parent was accused of trespassing after he complained at a school board meeting that his daughter had been assaulted by a boy, posing as a girl, in a girls restroom at a school.

School officials ended up getting indicted over that whole episode.

And not far away is Montgomery County, Maryland, where school officials are in defiance of state law with their mandates to teach LGBTQ lessons to all children, without advance notice and without letting parents opt their children out.

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So the opening of a new Christian school, Cornerstone Christian Academy, in Middleburg, Virginia, met with a response that might have been expected.

"These parents didn't walk, they ran," to the school, according to a report from Fox News.

The school had been announced just a few months ago by Cornerstone Chapel Pastor Gary Hamrick. It's serving students K-8 at this point.

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It was described as an alternative to a public school for children.

"It’s just incredible," school chief Sam Botta told Fox News Digital in an interview. "There was excitement from the very beginning."

"I have never been in a place that has been so filled with excitement and smiles and love," added Courtney Hanak, who teaches first grade. "From teachers, from parents and administrators, from our church, from the kids."

The school's web page explains, "We believe each child is a treasure given to parents, having been fearfully and wonderfully made by God (Psalm 139:14). At CCA, we are committed to coming alongside families in helping our students explore and discover the unique gifts, passions, and dreams that God has placed deep within them. We will also provide our students with the opportunity to pursue and experience their calling as part of their education at CCA. This is what we refer to as 'Calling Prep.'"

Botta said parents want a school that shares their values.

The church helps pay for tuition when families cannot afford to full cost.

Jennifer Paranzino, parent of a CCA student, said. "The biggest thing I find as a parent so refreshing is that this school… their intention is really to partner with parents. They really do view parents as equal teachers."

In Virginia, school officials in Fairfax County's district, recently defied the governor's instructions on bathrooms that required students to use pronouns and bathrooms in alignment with their biological sex.

"With everyone that’s going on in the world – the woke agenda, the LGBT… Christians students are being penalized in their work products – their writings, their art projects, if they mention Jesus or Christ or God, and they need a place where they can not just grow academically, but in a spiritually safe environment that’s faith focused and faith grounded," explained Kristan Bergman, a CCA teacher.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: Today's ruling elites champion policies every previous generation of Americans would have regarded as outright evil. At the top of that list would be the supremely radioactive issue – illuminated by the hit summer film "Sound of Freedom" – of the widespread trafficking and sexual slavery of children, as well as the shocking prevalence of pedophiles in the United States of America. Indeed, the U.S. is the largest market for child sexual abuse in the world.

According to Tim Ballard, who has led many missions rescuing sex-trafficked children around the world, the Biden administration actually ENABLES AND PROMOTES the trafficking and sexual slavery of children with its horrendous border policies, its push for early sexualization of children, championing children's "right to consent" on everything including mutilating transgender surgeries, and so on.

"Pedophiles are sitting back right now," says Ballard, "and going, ‘We've been pushing this agenda for decades, and now we don't have to push any more, because the left is taking care of it for us' – IN AMERICA!"

Ballard's concerns are confirmed by Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower who recently testified before Congress that under Joe Biden, "THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE MIDDLEMAN IN A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CHILD TRAFFICKING OPERATION."

But that's just the beginning. The whole, secret criminal mega-enterprise of child sex trafficking and the global elites' affinity for pedophilia is exposed as never before in the August issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, in a groundbreaking issue titled "THE NEW AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE: How the Biden regime enables and promotes child sex trafficking in the U.S.A." WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print edition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.

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S&P 500 rises 4th straight day, major averages curtail monthly losses in late August hot streak https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/sp-500-rises-4th-straight-day-major-averages-curtail-monthly-losses-late-august-hot-streak/ https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/sp-500-rises-4th-straight-day-major-averages-curtail-monthly-losses-late-august-hot-streak/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:53:46 +0000 https://www.wnd.com/?p=5126238 (CNBC) -- The S&P 500 advanced Wednesday for a four-day winning streak, as investors assess new U.S. economic data. The broad-market index climbed 0.38%, surpassing the 4,500 level, to close at 4,514.87. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 37.57 points or 0.11%, to finish the session at 34,890.24. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.54% to…

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(CNBC) -- The S&P 500 advanced Wednesday for a four-day winning streak, as investors assess new U.S. economic data.

The broad-market index climbed 0.38%, surpassing the 4,500 level, to close at 4,514.87. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 37.57 points or 0.11%, to finish the session at 34,890.24. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.54% to 14,019.31. The S&P’s four-day gain helped the index trim month-to-date losses to roughly 1.6%.

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The S&P 500 tech sector rose, aided by a nearly 1% jump in chipmaker Nvidia. Shares of Apple climbed almost 2%, a day after the company sent out invites for a Sept. 12 launch event where the iPhone 15 is expected to be unveiled.

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Report: Democrats stake election hopes on one gruesome activity https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/report-democrats-stake-election-hopes-one-gruesome-activity/ https://www.wnd.com/2023/08/report-democrats-stake-election-hopes-one-gruesome-activity/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:19:11 +0000 https://www.wnd.com/?p=5126170 Democrats are staking their hopes for the coming elections on the idea of killing the unborn. It's because they are spending tens of millions of dollars on new and negative ads that sling mud at pro-life Republicans, according to a new report from the Washington Stand. "The Biden-Harris campaign debuted a 60-second ad, titled 'These…

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Democrats are staking their hopes for the coming elections on the idea of killing the unborn.

It's because they are spending tens of millions of dollars on new and negative ads that sling mud at pro-life Republicans, according to a new report from the Washington Stand.

"The Biden-Harris campaign debuted a 60-second ad, titled 'These Guys,' after the first Republican presidential debate, held at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum arena last Wednesday," the report said. "The ad states 'the last people who should be involved' in making pro-life decisions are 'these guys' — omitting any reference to former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, whose campaign revolves heavily around the fact that she is a female."

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It highlights the pro-life efforts of Republicans, including the heartbeat law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a presidential candidate.

In the ad, which Democrats believe will trigger Democrats, DeSantis states, "I believe in a culture of life."

"Our second Catholic president continues to make clear that he sacrifices Catholic teaching at the altar of abortion," Tommy Valentine of CatholicVote told the Stand.

"This is not some sort of good faith disagreement — he holds our Catholic values in contempt and there is no excuse for it."

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In fact, while claiming to be a faithful Catholic, Biden stands openly in defiance of church teachings on abortion.

The Democrats' campaign also cites Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., promising to sign pro-life legislation.

According to the report, the new $25 million ad campaign will target voters in seven swing states, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, in trying to convince voters they should elect Democrats so unborn babies can be aborted without limits.

The Stand noted Rep. Ralph Norman, R.S., said in a Washington Watch interview that abortion is being used as a campaign talking point because Joe Biden "has no record to run on."

In fact, Biden does have a record, but it's all negative. His family is under investigation for corruption in taking millions of dollars from foreigners, he's allowed inflation rocketing to more than 9%, hurting families, let gasoline prices explode, facilitated record-breaking numbers of illegal aliens crossing America's borders and ordered the "disastrous" withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan that left innocent Americans in the hands of terrorists.

In fact, Biden's two major campaigns as president have been to promote abortion, and to promote transgenderism.

Biden, during the 2022 elections, claimed abortion is "healthcare" when it in fact is a "medical procedure" that is intended to guarantee one of every two patients dies.

Biden is seeking another term with long shadows, as polling shows that 54% of Americans disapprove of his performance.

The Stand explained that even 60% of Democrats said abortions should not take place after 15 weeks.

Marjorie Dannenfelser, of the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said the campaign is another effort by Democrats to "distract" voters from their own extremist positions.

Democrats, in fact, have promoted abortion up until birth, and in one case, a prominent Democrat said it could be allowed even after birth.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: Today's ruling elites champion policies every previous generation of Americans would have regarded as outright evil. At the top of that list would be the supremely radioactive issue – illuminated by the hit summer film "Sound of Freedom" – of the widespread trafficking and sexual slavery of children, as well as the shocking prevalence of pedophiles in the United States of America. Indeed, the U.S. is the largest market for child sexual abuse in the world.

According to Tim Ballard, who has led many missions rescuing sex-trafficked children around the world, the Biden administration actually ENABLES AND PROMOTES the trafficking and sexual slavery of children with its horrendous border policies, its push for early sexualization of children, championing children's "right to consent" on everything including mutilating transgender surgeries, and so on.

"Pedophiles are sitting back right now," says Ballard, "and going, ‘We've been pushing this agenda for decades, and now we don't have to push any more, because the left is taking care of it for us' – IN AMERICA!"

Ballard's concerns are confirmed by Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower who recently testified before Congress that under Joe Biden, "THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE MIDDLEMAN IN A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CHILD TRAFFICKING OPERATION."

But that's just the beginning. The whole, secret criminal mega-enterprise of child sex trafficking and the global elites' affinity for pedophilia is exposed as never before in the August issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, in a groundbreaking issue titled "THE NEW AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE: How the Biden regime enables and promotes child sex trafficking in the U.S.A." WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print edition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.

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Hollywood star James Woods is sounding the alarm about the desire of global powers to keep the world's populace in extreme captivity, saying, "They want you in chains. Not visible, but in chains."

In a message posted on X Wednesday, the actor specified examples of invisible shackles to keep people in bondage.

"Electric cars, that can be traced and turned off by them. Electric heat, electronic currency, traceable phones, 'cookies,' medical 'passports,' masks."

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Woods was commenting on a brief video he shared listing the so-called reasons and excuses given by government authorities and leftists for draconian lockdowns and restrictions related to the COVID pandemic.

The video displays a short statements that the public was told about the coronavirus restrictions:

"It's just a mask.

"It's just two meters. (six feet)

"It's just three weeks.

"It's just non-essential businesses.

"It's just non-essential workers.

"It's just until we work it out.

"It's just a bar.

"It's just a restaurant.

"It's just care homes.

"It's just schools.

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"It's just to keep overwhelming medical services.

"It's just until the cases go down.

"It's just to flatten the curve.

"It's just to keep others from being scared.

"It's just for a few more weeks.

"It's just gyms, salons, spas & sport.

"It's just churches & mosques.

"It's just singing.

"It's just no happy birthday, no shared cakes.

"It's just travel.

"It's just three months of lockdown.

Once-thriving businesses at CityPlace in West Palm Beach, Florida, are boarded up and deserted amid the coronavirus pandemic on Jan. 30, 2021. (Photo by Joe Kovacs)

Once-thriving businesses at CityPlace in West Palm Beach, Florida, are boarded up and deserted amid the coronavirus pandemic on Jan. 30, 2021. (Photo by Joe Kovacs)

"It's just some floor markings & temporary screens.

"It's just a one-way system.

"It's just until we get a vaccine.

"It's just an app.

"It's just for tracing.

"It's just to let people know you're safe to be around.

"It's just to let others know who you've been in contact with.

"It's just some areas.

"It's just government guidelines.

"It's just for your own good.

"It's just for protecting others.

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"It's just fact-checking, not censorship.

"It's just mandatory.

"It's just ... the law now.

"It's just scientific fact.

"It's just only these scientists, not those.

"It's just because of the second wave.

"It's just to save your granny.

"It's just another lockdown.

"It's just our more weeks.

"It's just Christmas canceled.

"It's just school, they can do it from home.

"It's just almost a year, it will be better soon.

"It's just a swab.

"It's just for medical information.

"It's just a jab.

 

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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dillon Leggett, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Tairis Jacofernandez aboard the USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams in Rijeka, Croatia, March 30, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer)

"It's just a card to store your medical history.

"It's just so you can travel.

"It's just for your passport.

"It's just so you can go into stores & pubs.

"It's just so you can send your kids to school.

"It's just so you can get your drivers license.

"It's just so you can vote.

"It's just so you can go to a concert.

"It's just a facility, to keep you separate from the others.

"It's just a few more years.

"It's just for those people.

"It's just just better we keep it this way."

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The video concluded with three short statements as a clarion call to resist any future lockdowns and restrictions:

"It's not just. It's unjust."

"Start resisting now."

"They won't stop."

The video, shared originally by National Mouth editor Tim Young, has more than 1.4 million views.

Young himself noted, "Whoever made this is brilliant. Never forget how tyrannical our governments became during just 3 years ago."

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Comments in reaction to the video include:

"Never again."

"I've seen how this movie ends not getting on that train. Come & find me."

"Total government control. They won't stop until they have it."

"The shackle-less slavery system. Why limit yourselves to just a part of the populace when you can have the whole thing?"

"Enslaved people inevitably break those chains. How long will Americans tolerate modern slavery?"

"Orwell 1984 is mild compared to this dystopian nightmare of cradle to grave government and cameras watching every move we make and nothing is sacred, and there would no secrets no privacy, and individual thinking is verboten. Scary times, but believers know Christ is coming back, and in the end, God wins."

"Mr. Woods ... This should be our new Emergency Broadcast Alert System to wake everyone up."

"As we catapult into a future of digitization, we must not forget the invaluable price of our personal freedoms. We're being sold a narrative of convenience and progress, but at what cost? Electric cars, digital currencies, traceable phones – these aren't just advancements in technology, they're potential chains that can bind us. 'Cookies' that track our every move online, medical 'passports' that dictate where we can go, masks that have become symbols of compliance rather than safety. We must resist the allure of this gilded cage. It's time to question who truly benefits from these 'advancements,' and whether we're prepared to trade our freedom for the illusion of progress."

"What happens when the majority of humans tell them no we won't comply?"

"It's just death."

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IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: Today's ruling elites champion policies every previous generation of Americans would have regarded as outright evil. At the top of that list would be the supremely radioactive issue – illuminated by the hit summer film "Sound of Freedom" – of the widespread trafficking and sexual slavery of children, as well as the shocking prevalence of pedophiles in the United States of America. Indeed, the U.S. is the largest market for child sexual abuse in the world.

According to Tim Ballard, who has led many missions rescuing sex-trafficked children around the world, the Biden administration actually ENABLES AND PROMOTES the trafficking and sexual slavery of children with its horrendous border policies, its push for early sexualization of children, championing children's "right to consent" on everything including mutilating transgender surgeries, and so on.

"Pedophiles are sitting back right now," says Ballard, "and going, ‘We've been pushing this agenda for decades, and now we don't have to push any more, because the left is taking care of it for us' – IN AMERICA!"

Ballard's concerns are confirmed by Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower who recently testified before Congress that under Joe Biden, "THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE MIDDLEMAN IN A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CHILD TRAFFICKING OPERATION."

But that's just the beginning. The whole, secret criminal mega-enterprise of child sex trafficking and the global elites' affinity for pedophilia is exposed as never before in the August issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, in a groundbreaking issue titled "THE NEW AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE: How the Biden regime enables and promotes child sex trafficking in the U.S.A." WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print esdition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.

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Kevin Meyersburg

By Brandon Poulter
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A former executive with banking and wealth management firm Morgan Stanley is alleging the company discriminated against him, hiring a black woman with “less experience and qualifications,” according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Kevin Meyersburg is alleging he was unfairly fired in May from his role as managing director and head of executive services after three years with Morgan Stanley, according to the lawsuit. Despite his “impressive list of achievements,” Meyersburg was replaced by a black female and alleged his manager Brian McDonald, Head of Morgan Stanley at Work, told him his termination was “not based on his performance” and he “could not explain to Meyersburg why the decision had been made.”

“Morgan Stanley did not point to any deficiency in Meyersburg’s work performance or otherwise in justifying his termination and replacement. Instead, Morgan Stanley’s decision to terminate Meyersburg, a White male, and replace him with a Black female was the result of the Firm’s attempt to comply with its Diversity and Inclusion objectives,” Meyersburg alleges in the lawsuit.

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Meyersburg insists in the lawsuit that he was repeatedly told by McDonald that his performance was excellent, and during cuts to the firm, McDonald told him his team was being cut the least.

“Under his leadership, the Firm’s Executive Services team grew from fifty to 330 employees, nearly tripled in budget size, and played a pivotal role in generating profits for Morgan Stanley during a period when other divisions struggled to be profitable,” the lawsuit reads.

Lawsuits targeting so-called “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs that discriminate on the basis of race and sex have been emerging across the corporate world.

American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), a conservative legal group, sued two major law firms Aug. 22, alleging the firms’ diversity fellowships violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866. America First Legal (AFL) filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in June 2022, alleging that Morgan Stanley’s “Freshman Enhancement Program” violates Civil Rights laws by discriminating on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin, according to a press release.

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“This is an example of DEI run amok,” Louis Pechman, Meyerburg’s attorney, told The Washington Post.

Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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By Tyler O'Neil
The Daily Signal

Under Gov. Gavin Newsom, California has enacted policies endorsing “transgender” identity over the broad concerns of critics who claim the policies threaten parental rights, fairness in women’s sports, and the long-term health of children. Those critics have launched a new strategy to counter the gender ideology policies by going directly to the voters of the state.

Protect Kids California, a coalition of parental rights advocates and others who oppose gender ideology, filed three ballot initiatives Monday for the November 2024 ballot, aiming to circumvent the Golden State’s Legislature. The ballot measures require schools to notify parents if their children claim to identify as transgender, prevent biological males from entering women’s spaces and sports, and forbid medical professionals from putting kids on experimental drugs or performing surgery on them to “affirm” a gender identity opposite their biological sex.

“We have legislators and institutions taking advantage of vulnerable children and busy parents,” Jonathan Zachreson, a member of the Roseville City School Board and spokesman for Protect Kids California, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Tuesday. “It’s going to take parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens from all over to stand up to protect kids from these harmful practices.”

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“We have a Legislature that does not represent the people very well,” added Zachreson, a parental rights advocate who founded Reopen California Schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The best polling that’s out there suggests that these initiatives would pass in California overwhelmingly.”

He cited numerous polls suggesting that more than 60% of California voters support schools notifying parents if their kids are questioning their gender identity, oppose biological males competing in women’s sports, and support restricting “sex-change” surgeries and drugs to patients over 18.

Gavin Newsom (Video screenshot)

Gavin Newsom (Video screenshot)

The Protect Kids California leader said transgender policies “are quietly being passed by the Legislature, and people are not sure what’s going on.”

He noted that transgender advocates are “basically saying that parents are a danger to their kid.” They lament that “transgender kids are bullied at school, yet we’re going to keep that secret from parents? No one cares more about their kids than parents do.”

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“They’re acting like parents are the enemy,” Zachreson noted. “It’s scary that that’s their state of mind.”

In September 2022, Newsom signed SB 107, a bill declaring the Golden State a “trans refuge state” and empowering California courts to reassign custody of children who flee to California from other states seeking experimental medical interventions often euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.”

The California Senate is also currently considering AB 957, which would make parents who refuse to “affirm” their child’s preferred gender identity liable for child abuse.

The state’s education code explicitly allows students to access sex-segregated school programs and facilities “consistent with his or her gender identity.”

The three ballot initiatives would change some of these policies.

Protecting Children

The “Protect Children from Reproductive Harm Act” would bar health care providers from prescribing experimental drugs to or performing surgeries on minors to make their bodies resemble those of the opposite sex.

“It is in the interest of the people of California to protect the reproductive, sexual health, and bodily integrity of children as they grow into adults, including their natural ability to function sexually, reproduce, and breastfeed,” the ballot initiative states.

It notes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved the use of the medical interventions for gender dysphoria in minors and that countries like the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Finland no longer recommend such interventions on children.

The initiative defines biological sex as male or female, determined by whether an individual’s body is developed for the production of sperm or eggs. It defines “sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures” as any intervention aimed at “affirming a child’s perceived gender identity if that perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex.”

While the initiative would prevent most “sex-reassignment” procedures, it allows key exceptions for minors with “a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sexual development” and it would allow a minor who previously underwent such procedures to reverse those effects. It also allows children who already started sex-reassignment procedures before Jan. 1, 2025, to continue those procedures.

Violation of this law would be considered unprofessional conduct and would subject a health care provider to discipline.

Protect Kids California cited a national Harvard-Harris poll finding that 78% of Americans say “surgery to change gender and puberty blockers” should only be allowed for people over 18 years old. Protect Kids California weighted the poll to fit California’s party affiliation, finding that 64% of California voters (including 48% of the state’s Democrats) would likely support restricting sex-reassignment procedures to adults.

Upholding Parental Rights

The “School Transparency and Partnership Act” would require public schools to notify parents and legal guardians within three days if a student asks the school to treat him or her as a gender identity that differs from the student’s biological sex listed on the student’s record.

“It’s absurd that they [schools] want to keep parents out of the know on such important things that are going on with their children,” Zachreson told The Daily Signal.

“In order for parents or legal guardians to make the best decisions possible with respect to their children, schools must keep parents fully informed about all matters that are important to a parent and the wellbeing of a student, including the child’s mental health and social and psychological development,” the initiative declares. It notes that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld parental rights as a “fundamental liberty interest” protected by the 14th Amendment.

The initiative would require parental notification if a student asks for a change in name or pronouns, if a student asks to join sex-segregated programs or use sex-segregated facilities for a gender opposite his or her biological sex, if a student asks for gender accommodations at school-related activities, and if a student has access to “any type of body-modification clothing or materials” such as breast binders.

Al Muratsuchi, the Democratic chair of the California State Assembly Education Committee, refused to grant a hearing to AB 1314, another bill that would require this kind of parental notification. Muratsuchi said the hearing “would potentially provide a forum for increasingly hateful rhetoric targeting LGBTQ youth.”

Protect Kids California cited a June Rasmussen Reports poll finding that 68% of California voters support schools notifying parents if their child claims to identify as transgender. Even 65% of Democrats said they support parental notification.

Safety and Athletic Fairness

The “Protect Girls’ Sports and Spaces Act” aims to maintain fairness in girls’ and women’s sports by preventing biological men from competing in them and to protect the privacy and safety of California women and men by ensuring that sex-segregated facilities do not allow members of the opposite sex to enter.

“There are physical differences between the sexes, giving male athletes a physical competitive advantage against female athletes,” the initiative states. “Having sex-segregated private spaces at education institutions, such as locker rooms and bathrooms, is an important, historical measure to protect the privacy and safety of students.”

The initiative would repeal the section of the Golden State’s education code opening school athletics and facilities to members of the opposite sex based on gender identity. It defines male and female according to body development for the production of sperm or eggs, usually associated with male or female gonads and XY or XX chromosomes.

Protect Kids California cited a May 2023 Gallup poll finding that 69% of Americans say that athletes who identify as a gender opposite their sex should “only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender.” The group weighted the poll to fit Californians’ party affiliation, finding that 64% of Californians (including 48% of Democrats) would likely support restricting women’s sports to women.

Ballot Initiative Pitfalls

While the ballot initiatives do represent an opportunity for California voters to resolve these issues outside the Legislature, they may also present pitfalls.

Protect Kids California needs 546,651 certified signatures from registered California voters per initiative, and the measures require a majority of votes to pass on the November 2024 ballot.

Once the measures receive enough signatures to make the ballot, California’s Democratic attorney general, Rob Bonta, will draft a title and summary for the initiatives. Bonta will likely oppose the measures. In fact, he filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino Valley Unified School District, aiming to block a parental notification measure.

Zachreson expressed confidence that the measures will succeed even if Bonta gives them an unflattering title and summary, however.

He noted that then-Attorney General Xavier Becerra wrote a favorable title and summary for Proposition 16 in 2020, an initiative to repeal part of the Golden State’s constitution to allow race-based policies supporters call “affirmative action.” Voters overwhelmingly rejected the measure, however, voting 57% against it.

“It was a very easy-to-understand issue,” Zachreson noted. “No amount of putting lipstick on the pig would make that initiative look better.”

The parental rights advocate said his own initiatives are simple enough that Bonta will have the same problem Becerra faced in 2020.

“I think by keeping it simple and that voters overwhelmingly support it in polling today, I don’t expect that to be a huge issue,” Zachreson said.

Even if the ballot measures succeed, it seems unlikely Bonta will defend them if challenged in court.

Although Proposition 8, the ballot measure defining marriage as between one man and one woman, passed in California in November 2008, the state’s governor and attorney general refused to defend the law when it faced a challenge in federal court. In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that proponents of a ballot initiative like Proposition 8 lack standing to appeal a ruling against their initiative in a federal court.

Zachreson noted that each ballot initiative has two provisions to address this.

“One, we say the attorney general has to defend it, but if the attorney general refuses to defend it, then proponents can defend it, and we would be reimbursed by the attorney general for the cost of defending it,” he said.

He also noted that laws protecting minors from experimental medical interventions currently face court challenges across the country. By the time the California initiatives pass, the court challenges will have likely resolved.

“We are confident that these and laws passed in other states will be upheld by the courts,” Zachreson explained.

While the parental rights advocate expressed optimism, he also stressed that the initiatives are “going to take efforts from a lot of people.” He urged Californians to sign up on the Protect Kids California website, and he asked for donations.

“Anybody across the country can contribute to help make this happen,” he said. “As goes California, so goes the nation. This is really an opportunity for us to change the trajectory and direction on this issue.”

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]

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Joe Biden and Barack Obama walk along the West Colonnade of the White House Tuesday, April 5, 2022, after attending an Affordable Care Act event. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

Joe Biden and Barack Obama walk along the West Colonnade of the White House Tuesday, April 5, 2022, after attending an Affordable Care Act event. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

The U.S. House of Representatives has begun looking into how Joe Biden sold "the Brand," while he was vice president for Barack Obama.

Already revealed by the investigation House member are pursuing is that the Biden family apparently took in tens of millions of dollars in recent years, likely for providing no product or service other than access to Joe Biden.

Also uncovered was an FBI report of a source who charged that Joe and Hunter Biden each got $5 million bribes.

Now Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the chief of the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a member, have written to the National Archives and Records Administration seeking full access to Air Force Two records when Joe Biden was VP for Obama.

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It cites reporting that revealed Hunter Biden traveled with his father to more than 15 foreign countries on the taxpayer-funded aircraft reserved for the vice president.

There also has been testimony from Hunter Biden's former business associate, Devon Archer, who reported the trips included meetings with Hunter Biden's business associates.

"Then-Vice President Joe Biden abused Air Force Two by allowing his son to jet set around the world to sell 'The Brand' to enrich the Biden family," Comer charged. "This is yet another example of then-Vice President Biden abusing his public office for his family’s financial gain. There must be accountability for this abuse of taxpayer-funded resources."

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This committee, and others, have been investigating Joe Biden since this Congress launched.

"While they have proven that Joe Biden’s family members received millions from foreign entities and that Joe Biden, while he was vice president, met in person with several of his son’s business associates and spoke on speaker phone with them at least 20 times over the span of a decade with his associates, there has been no proof that Biden himself profited from these interactions or his families foreign business dealings," the report explained.

There has been evidence, however, that among Hunter Biden's business deals was a reference to 10% for the "big guy" that was to be held by Hunter Biden for the time being.

Also, there's evidence that Joe and Hunter Biden shared access to some banking services.

There's also evidence, from Archer, that Joe Biden's telephone calls to his son's business associates didn't reference business directly, but did help Hunter Biden sell "The Biden Brand."

The report explained, "The evidence also shows that Biden interacted with Hunter Biden’s business associates and that his family received money from Chinese companies, which contradicts Biden’s past statements."

Donalds, in a statement, cited the House efforts to follow the money, do meticulous interviews and uncover corruption to charge, "“The walls are closing in on the Biden Family due to consistent and diligent efforts by House Republicans."

According to the Washington Examiner, the request for information specifically includes all documents and communications from the office of the president regarding Hunter Biden and Archer, as well as other former business associates Eric Schwerin and Jeffrey Cooper "relate to Air Force Two or Marine Two travel."

They also want manifests from Air Force Two for any time a Biden family member was included, as well as reports of security incidents on the aircraft.

The House soon could be taking up an impeachment inquiry, according to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who said that could begin as early as next month.

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