Former Democrat turned Independent Tulsi Gabbard, a former congresswoman from Hawaii, today endorsed President Donald Trump against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Representative Gabbard served Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021 but announced her exit from the Democrat party in 2022 after denouncing it as an “elitist cabal of warmongers.” Gabbard previously supported Bernie Sanders when the DNC worked internally to undermine his campaign in favor of Hillary Clinton (’16) and Jor Biden (’20).

Gabbard is a former Democrat who ran in the 2019 Democratic presidential primary against Harris and was recently recruited by President Trump’s campaign team to help with preparation ahead of the September 10th debate against Kamala Harris at the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia. WATCH:

After Robert F Kennedy endorsed President Trump, Kennedy shared over the weekend that several prominent Democrats were expected to join forces with President Trump and announce endorsements over the next week.  Gabbard appears to be one of the first in that predictive cycle.

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Vice Presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, appears on Meet the Press for an argumentative debate on Trump policy.  On the issue of tariffs, this might have been JD Vance’s first opportunity to set the record straight about what tariffs did in the first Trump administration.

Unfortunately, because JD Vance did not have the data to refute the NBC talking points, he missed an opportunity to set the record straight.  Tariffs did not raise prices and consumers did not pay tariff rates in the first Trump administration.  Factually, the exact opposite happened.  Prices dropped when Trump tariffs were put into place, the reasons are explained after the interview. WATCH:  

Our own analysis of U.S. consumer prices in 2019 showed that prices of imported goods actually declined despite the tariffs. A recent report from CPA takes a look at the impact to Chinese exports to the U.S.  [SEE DATA HERE] Bottom line, the tariffs worked to reduce Chinese imports.

CPA – […] Since the Section 301 tariffs were imposed, the share of imports from China has steadily declined from 21.6% in 2017 the year prior to the tariffs to 16.5%, a decline of 5.1%. No other country has lost as much share of total U.S. import penetration over the past five years.

In terms of total import value, Mexico gained the most from the tariffs, adding $110.8 billion. Vietnam gained the second most in import value by $78.4 billion and by far gained the most of total share of U.S. imports. In 2017, Vietnam accounted for about 2% of U.S. imports at $46.5 billion. In 2022, the U.S. imported $127.5 billion in goods from Vietnam, and the share of the total nearly doubled to 3.9%. Other countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia all saw significant increases in their value of imports by the U.S. (read more)

With the 2024 election here, it is worth revisiting the actual tariff outcome to American consumers in order to dispel the popular myths about tariffs raising prices here at home.  This might be the cited data you want to bookmark for later reference.

It was the Fourth Quarter of 2019…..

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CTH has expressed our concerns previously.  I always hope to be wrong about intelligence community connected politicians.   That said, I shall be a good team player and hope/pray to be wrong about RFK JR.

Robert F Kennedy Jr is introduced by President Trump at a MAGA rally in Arizona.  According to RFK Jr earlier in the day, President Trump promised a position in the Trump administration.  From the remarks tonight, I suspect that position offered is FDA Commissioner.

During his introduction President Trump heaped effusive praise on Robert F Kennedy as the crowd chanted, “Bobby, Bobby, Bobby!”  It was quite an exciting moment in an auditorium filled with over 20,000 supporters. WATCH: 

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In between two rallies in Las Vegas and Arizona, President Trump stopped briefly to answer questions from the press pool about the endorsement from Robert F Kennedy Jr. President Trump mentioned it was a “great honor” to receive the endorsement and support from a very popular and influential democrat.

Additionally, President Trump was asked a question about the Secret Service suspensions following the assassination attempt against him. President Trump noted the unfortunate lack of USSS support that seemed to come from the Biden office.

President Trump has never hidden from the media and as typical answered all their (abortion, RFK JR, 2024 election) questions. WATCH:

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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has suspended his campaign for president and endorsed President Donald Trump.

RFK Jr filed Friday to officially have his name withdrawn from the Pennsylvania ballot “as a result of today’s endorsement of Donald Trump for the office of President of the United States,” according to a brief filed by Kennedy’s campaign attorney. The candidate also filed to withdraw from Arizona Thursday evening.

RFK Jr. made the announcement from Phoenix, Arizona. WATCH:

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(Via Politico) – […] Kennedy said that he’s suspending his campaign but remaining on the ballot in several states. He also said he was offered a role in a potential second Trump administration.

[…] “If you live in a blue state, you can vote for me without harming or helping President Trump or Vice President Harris, and red states the same will apply,” Kennedy said at the press conference. “But in about 10 battleground states where my presence would be a spoiler, I’m going to remove my name.” (read more)

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This is the moment the previous three nights of effort have built toward, the acceptance speech by Kamala Harris at the DNC Convention.

Kamala has never given a major speech with this much attention and her handlers have been working furiously to prepare her for the past 48 hours. There is a lot riding on these next few hours for Barack Obama, the people around him who are trying to install his fourth term of influence, and for James Clyburn and the Democrat apparatus who have steered toward this outcome for the past four years.

If you are watching the events tonight, consider this an open discussion thread.  Kamala Harris is anticipated to speak around 9:30pm ET.

♦ 9 p.m. Eva Longoria, then Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), then comes Maya Harris, followed by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper who will likely introduce Vice President Kamala Harris. However, there could be some surprises.

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Maybe, just maybe, political reality is starting to permeate Chris Cuomo. Or it could be that Chris Cuomo is attempting to shape-shift by dropping pretenses. Whatever it is, this encapsulated segment by the former CNN host is a little surprising insofar as it is generally accurate.

According to those who know him best, Cuomo is not a very bright fellow. However, on the issue of money in politics as outlined in this segment, Cuomo is essentially dropping truth bombs. WATCH:

Dang… the left lost Cuomo 🤣😂😂

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— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) August 22, 2024

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A good example of Big Money shaping political outcomes was discussed yesterday in the story about RFK Jr.

There’s a billionaire named Timothy Mellon who has essentially been funding RFK Jr to the tune of $25 million, while simultaneously funding the Make America Great Again SuperPAC to the tune of over $115 million.

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It has been a while since the people running the Biden administration have used the stage set they constructed at the beginning of Joe Biden’s installment.

Factually, no one ever explained why the people controlling Joe Biden went to all the trouble to construct a completely fake Oval Office and White House set in the Eisenhower office building.  Everyone just seemed to accept the stage and subsequent performances as if they were some type of ordinary communications choices.  The acceptance always struck me as very odd. I digress.

Today, it is noted that a U-Haul truck appears at the White House, oddly timed to coincide with Joe Biden giving his farewell address to the DNC convention audience in Chicago.  The accompanying notation with the picture says, “NEW: U-Haul moving trucks are parked outside of the White House today — hours before Biden’s planned “farewell” address to the DNC. Are they finally giving Biden the permanent boot?”

The fact that a U-Haul is used just seems strange to me, considering that the White House could use any packing, shipping and/or secure transport company they wanted. It’s not like costs are an issue; so, why use a U-Haul?

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Never to be accused of doing anything timely for the American people, the republicans on the House Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees just released a 291-page report today [full pdf here], highlighting the evidence of Joe Biden’s corruption in office.

The Republicans couldn’t wait to send money to Ukraine. The same Republicans rushed a FISA reauthorization bill. The Republicans also fast-tracked a Green New Deal bill under the guise of an Inflation Reduction Act, and they delivered a fake border security bill. However, it took them three years to outline Biden’s pay-to-play schemes. Go figure.

Joe Biden is heading to the exit, his cohort Kamala now represents the face of the administration, and here comes the Chaff and Countermeasures committee members with their outrage and shock.

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As noted by Politico, “House Republican investigators accused President Joe Biden of engaging in “impeachable conduct” as part of a long-awaited report. It’s unlikely to change a reality the party has faced for months: They don’t have the votes to impeach him.” (more)

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There is a considerable discussion starting about Kamala Harris potentially having a problem with alcohol {LINK}.  In part, people are reviewing the videos of Mrs. Harris and there appears to be a pattern of odd behavior that seems like she is drunk.

Mrs Harris has always been a rather odd person, with a propensity for speaking in gibberish.  I guess the question is whether that goofy personality is really just the outcome of Kamala Harris drinking.   Some of the video segments being highlighted are shared below.

What do you think?  Is Kamala Harris under the influence of alcohol?

BREAKING: Multiple police officers have come forward stating that Kamala is 100% intoxicated in this clip and she would’ve been charged with a DUI if she was behind the wheel of a car.
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