DeSantis Defends Texas For Taking Border Security Into Its Own Hands

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Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis defended the state of Texas for taking border security into its own hands as the illegal immigration crisis has continued to worsen under President Biden. Illegal immigration at the southern border more than tripled during Biden’s first year in office, setting a record high of 1,734,686 border patrol encounters of migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border in fiscal year 2021. That record was broken again in 2022, with 2,378,944 encounters, and broken again in 2023, with 2,475,669 encounters. So far, fiscal year 2024 is on track to

Cruz: ‘Almost A Coin Flip’ Whether Michelle Obama Will Be 2024 Nominee Instead Of Biden

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This week, Republican Senator Ted Cruz (TX) predicted that “it is almost a coin flip” as to whether former first lady Michelle Obama becomes the Democrat’s presidential nominee in 2024 at this point as Democrat President Joe Biden continues to struggle in polls. Cruz made his comments during the most recent episode of his “Verdict” podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson while discussing Michelle Obama’s recent remarks about how she was “terrified” about what could happen in 2024. Cruz said that the former first lady was “basically is like pitching her qualifications, like everything she knows, because she was married to Barack Obama

DeSantis Calls Nikki Haley A ‘Phony’, Says She ‘Won’t Be Able To Handle’ A General Election

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During a joint interview with NBC News and The Des Moines Register, Republican presidential candidate and Governor Ron DeSantis said that his opponent and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley won’t “be able to handle” the scrutiny she would face in a general election. “But speaking again of Nikki Haley, and you mentioned this in some of your earlier comments, but in a New Hampshire Town Hall last night, she said that, you know, Iowa starts it, but New Hampshire, corrects it. Do you think New Hampshire is going to correct what Iowa decides?” reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel asked DeSantis. “One I

Top Maine Democrat Announces Decision To Try To Remove Trump From 2024 Ballot

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On Thursday, Maine’s top election official announced that she wants to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential election ballot. The decision comes shortly after a similar move was made in Colorado. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, released a statement arguing that her proposal to restrict the eligibility of individuals in democratic elections was her attempt at protecting democracy. “I do not reach this conclusion lightly,” Bellows said. “Democracy is sacred, and the highest court of this State has repeatedly recognized that “no right is more precious in a free country than that of

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