WHO’s focus on Israel is contributing to mounting concerns about the organization’s bias and mismanagement, particularly in light of accusations the agency helped China obfuscate the number of deaths and illnesses from coronavirus.
Publication: Washington Free Beacon
NRA Will Furlough More Workers Due to Virus
NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre told staffers in a Thursday email that a new wave of furloughs will commence on Friday. Those workers will continue to receive health benefits during their absence, but will no longer be paid beginning on Monday. He said the cuts were necessary to “ensure our ‘house’—the bedrock of protecting our nation’s freedom—remains viable for the long term.”
AOC Remained in Posh D.C. Apartment as Coronavirus Ravaged Her District
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) spent the opening weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in her luxury Washington, D.C., apartment as the deadly virus ravaged her New York City district. On April 1, Ocasio-Cortez held a “virtual forum” with New York City constituents from her lavish apartment building in D.C.’s swanky Navy Yard neighborhood.
Liberal Groups Spend More Than $20 Million Attacking Trump and GOP on Coronavirus
Democrats have used the outbreak in recent weeks to campaign in battleground states that could determine the presidential election, including PA, MI, and WI. Liberal advocacy groups and super PACs are airing ads slamming the president as slow in responding to the pandemic. The multimillion-dollar efforts are fueled by groups bankrolled by some of the party’s top donors, including billionaires Donald Sussman and George Soros.
Former Bernie Surrogate Lashes Out at Campaign for Being Treated Like Slave
Former Bernie Sanders campaign surrogate Ja’Mal Green attacked the campaign’s leadership Monday, alleging widespread mistreatment of black surrogates. The 24-year-old Black Lives Matter activist claimed that campaign officials Heather Gautney and Shasti Conrad “ran the surrogate team into the ground & treated us black surrogates like they [sic] were slaves.”
CNN’s Jim Acosta Is Great at Making a Scene, Not So Great at Actual Reporting
When it comes to making a scene, Acosta is the best in the game. However, not all of his colleagues in journalism are impressed by his unique skill set. ABC’s Jon Karl, for example, had some harsh words for Acosta in his own recently published book, Front Row at the Trump Show.
Rep. James Clyburn, Who Touted Coronavirus as “Tremendous” Political Opportunity, to Take Helm of Pandemic Oversight Committee
Pelosi announced the formation of a new coronavirus oversight committee led by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, (D., SC) who last month said the pandemic gives Democrats “a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit out vision.”
U.S. Does Not Have More Coronavirus Deaths Than China, Senator Says
The United States does not currently have more coronavirus-related deaths than China, despite media claims, according to a senator on the Select Committee on Intelligence. Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.), who sits on the committee that deals with classified intelligence, said the Chinese Communist Party continues to lie about the actual death toll from coronavirus in its own country.
States, Abortion Clinics Fight for Medical Supplies During Pandemic
Abortion providers in a half dozen states are fighting to stay open as local authorities argue that medial supplies need to be conserved to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump Is a Man of Intellectual Dexterity
Contrary to the impression one forms…over the past four years, we are quite certain President Trump is not accorded sufficient credit where he is generally found most wanting, particularly by his media critics: on matters of reason and judgment. The coronavirus crisis that now consumes his administration has shown the president to be a man of some courage and intellectual dexterity.
Union Probe Finds Close Biden Ally Misappropriated Millions
One of Joe Biden’s closest labor allies inappropriately siphoned nearly $1 million from a union pension fund as the labor group suffered from a “systemic misrepresentation in financial reporting,” according to an internal probe obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The Economist Runs Chinese Coronavirus Propaganda Disguised as News
The Economist is running Chinese propaganda from an outlet that is violating U.S. law to spread the message that Chinese president Xi Jinping has done a masterful job handling the coronavirus pandemic. The propaganda advertorials, which are ads designed to look like news stories, come from the Beijing Review, an entity backed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Soros Bankrolls Coronavirus Attack Ads Against Trump
The Democratic Party’s leading super PAC will begin hitting President Donald Trump over coronavirus in four battleground states, using millions from liberal billionaire George Soros. Priorities USA Action—the Democratic Party’s largest super PAC—will spend $6 million this week on advertisements criticizing Trump for his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rich Socialist Restaurateur Lays Off Hundreds Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
A socialism-themed restaurant chain in Washington, D.C., run by a multimillionaire former mayoral candidate laid off hundreds of staffers this week due to the city’s coronavirus restrictions, according to reports. Andy Shallal said he was forced to let go hundreds of waiters and other employees at Busboys and Poets, his chain of six restaurants and bookstores across the city.
Media, Dems Ran with False Claim That Trump “Disbanded” Pandemic Office
The official who once ran the White House pandemic program dismissed a false Democratic talking point that Trump eliminated the pandemic-response team and criticized reporters for parroting the claim in news stories. “No, the White House didn’t ‘dissolve’ its pandemic response office. I was there,” wrote former National Security Council adviser Tim Morrison for the Washington Post on Monday.
The Nonpartisan Guide to Surviving the Wuhan Bat Plague (Parody)
In this time of international crisis caused by China, it is imperative for all human beings, especially the American ones, to set aside petty grievances and partisan affiliations. A global pandemic—the Wuhan bat plague or Neocoronavirus—is upon us.
Biden Gets Virus Name Wrong at Debate
Joe Biden misstated the name of the H1N1 “swine flu” virus during last night’s Dem debate calling it “N1H1.”
Dems Cite Wuhan Virus to Push Longstanding Policy Priorities
Legislation introduced by House and Senate Democrats has snuck in universal, employer-funded sick leave alongside temporary emergency measures, potentially shuttering employers and serving as a poison pill to slow congressional negotiations.
Liberal Groups Call for Jailbreak to Fight Coronavirus
Multiple left-leaning organizations have called for governments to respond to the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus by mass releasing prisoners, reducing arrests, and limiting immigration enforcement. The proposals from major criminal justice reform groups, in particular, push preexisting policy goals as a solution to the impending epidemic.
Biden Routs Elderly Socialist in Crucial Michigan Primary as Youth Prevails
Democratic primary voters on Tuesday faced a crucial choice between an elderly socialist and his younger challenger. By a considerable margin, youth prevailed.
Rep Tlaib Pictured in T-Shirt That Erases Israel Off the Map
Tlaib, one of Congress’s leading critics of Israel, was pictured in the t-shirt while promoting a recently published book by Linda Sarsour, another outspoken critic of the Jewish state who serves as a surrogate for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.
Snake Watch: Elizabeth Warren’s Next Move Could Decide the Election
Her next move could determine whether the nomination goes to Biden, a 77-year-old train enthusiast with mild dementia, or Sanders, a 78-year-old socialist with heart problems. Will Warren adhere to her leftist principles by offering an immediate, full-throated endorsement of Sanders? Or will she succumb to the allure of her own ambition by endorsing Biden?
Schumer Blocks Black Woman from NC Senate Nom
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) succeeded in his arguably racist quest to prevent a black woman from winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
Bernie Chokes
The revolution will have to wait. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) fell short of expectations on Super Tuesday, failing to prevent former vice president Joe Biden from fighting his way back into contention in the Democratic primary.