(Once again, thank you to everyone who has read The Runover. ICYMI: Here is my note from earlier this week.)
Israel/Hamas (Iran):
Trump:
Trump Wins the Nevada Caucus, Takes a Short Victory Lap, and Issues a Dire Warning for America
I just want to say that this has been an incredible period of time, I think for our country. For the world. The world has not been like this for many, many years. When you look at the attack on Israel, or the attack on Ukraine with Russia, I know this would have never happened. The Israeli attack would have never happened. Inflation would have never happened. The world would be a much different place right now. And we're going to make sure that we bring it back, and we're going to bring it back fast, and we're going to bring it back very, very strong. Very, very strong. But... and it's so sad to see. So all of the death that you've witnessed with Ukraine and Russia fighting. Again, what happened in Israel. All of the death, and all of the destruction of cities and places that are ancient places in a sense, ancient buildings being knocked down, you can never replace it. But all those people that died, most importantly, would have never happened. And we're gonna change it. We're gonna change it around. We're gonna get it back to normalcy. We can't continue like this. The world is exploding, our country is doing horribly, we're a laughingstock all over the world. We were respected, we were respected. Like never before just three years ago, we are now a laughingstock all over the world, we're not respected even a little bit.
Biden* And Company:
"We've assembled the greatest election fraud organization in American history." --Joe Biden*
LEAK: Biden's Private Tantrum After Hur Report Dropped
There's now also an interesting Washington Post story that says Joe Biden threw a private tantrum before other Democrats after the release of the report.
Privately, Biden was also furious about the report’s comments on his memory. During a private meeting with House Democrats at their policy retreat in Virginia earlier Thursday, Biden grew especially animated when asked how he was doing.
“How the f--- could I forget the day my son died? Of course I remember everything,” he said, according two people with knowledge of his remarks who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a closed-door conversation.
But the problem is Biden did, according to the report. He didn't even remember when he was Vice President. Does he want us to think that Hur just made all that up? Hur has to have a record of the interview. So everything Biden is claiming now is likely to be exposed as malarkey at a later date. So whoever told him to take this tack wasn't thinking long-term and how this could sink him at a later date, particularly if the House Oversight Committee goes after that record for the impeachment inquiry or people try to get it for a 25th Amendment case.
Biden Flips Out at Reporters During National Address - Confuses Countries, Leaders, Contradicts Report
HOT TAKES: Worst Liberal Media Defenses of Biden After Disastrous Report and Presser
Joe Biden Needs to Fire Everyone Who Approved Last Night's Speech
Moore to the Point: Sharp Enough to Be President, Dim Enough to Be Absolved
Speaker Johnson, Top Republicans Call for Biden's Resignation Following Release of Damning Hur Report
CNN Sounds ‘Five Alarm Fire’ on Biden Presidency After Disastrous Press Conference
Democrats Spun Biden’s Classified Docs As ‘Six Items,’ But Special Counsel Report Reveals It Was 300-Plus
HOT TAKES: Biden's White House Address Was an Unmitigated Disaster
Either Biden Is An ‘Elderly Man With A Poor Memory,’ Or He Needs To Be Charged. Pick One.
4 Lies Joe Biden Spouted Off In Angry Special Counsel Press Conference
8 Democrats Who Dismissed Joe Biden’s Cognitive Decline
9 in 10 Americans Have Concerns About Biden’s Physical, Mental Health
Kamala Harris Provides an Absolutely Pathetic Preview of the Biden White House Strategy After Hur Report
The media smeared Trump for retaining ‘more than 300 classified documents’ but then parroted Biden lawyers’ spin that the Democrat’s 300-plus pages were just ‘six items.’
With Biden In Mental Decline, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Kamala Harris?
With Biden’s mental acuity becoming an undeniable problem, Democrats will have to figure out what to do with a vice president who’s even more unpopular than him.
Rep. Dean Phillips Admits Joe Biden 'Appears' to Be a Criminal
More Bad for Biden From CNN Legal Analyst: 'Technical Elements of Crime'
Hur Report Fallout: Scott Jennings Nails Exactly Why an Indictment Would Have Been Better for Joe Biden
NYT Reporters Mark The End Of ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ On Biden’s Age
Biden's Interview With Hur's Team Raises Questions That Could Come Back to Haunt Him
What Were the Democrats Thinking?
The Democratic Party doesn’t care about Joe Biden — it cares about power
Also:
WATCH: WH Counsel Spox's Pathetic Biden Defense, Bad Answer When Asked If They Will Release Hur Interview
Classified Ukraine documents discovered in Biden’s possession from time of Hunter’s Burisma work
According to the appendices listing the documents recovered in the Justice Department investigation into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, the president retained talking points and a telephone call transcript with the Ukrainian prime minister from a key period in Hunter Biden’s Burisma Holdings employment.
OUTRAGE: Treasury Dept. Admits to Using Political Search Terms to Surveil Citizens' Bank Transactions
The Biden administration has confirmed that terms like "MAGA," "Trump" and "Kamala" were included in the push by federal investigators for banks to surveil private financial transactions following the Jan. 6, 2021 protests at the U.S. Capitol, a letter obtained by Fox News Digital reveals.
The letter, sent Friday from the Treasury Department to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, notes that "Exchange events" convened by its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, "began shortly after January 6 under the prior Administration," and "included terms such as ‘antifa,’ ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump,’ ‘Biden,’ ‘Kamala,’ ‘Schumer,’ and ‘Pelosi.’"
This marks the first time the Biden administration has gone on the record to confirm some of the keywords included in the Jan. 6-related surveillance.
Biden's Mumbling Incoherence With German Leader - His Biggest Concern Tells Us About His Priorities
KASSAM: Biden’s White House is Outsourcing Foreign Policy to Michigan’s Muslim Leaders.
Man, there is no plan to fix anything because the plan was to destroy everything.
Border Wars:
Hochul: Republicans Own Border That’s Been a Crisis for Most of Biden’s 3 Years ‘Because of This Week’
Body cam footage of NYPD officers being attacked by illegal immigrants released
In Other News:
Nation:
Apple Vision Pro Is Sleepwalking Us Into Our Dystopian Future
The Right:
On The Hill:
House Votes To Nuke Federal Health Metrics That Deem People With Disabilities Less Valuable Than People Without
Elections:
Arizona Secretary Of State Shrugs Off Election Problems As Lawsuit Highlights 2022 Failures
Michelle Obama surges, now ahead of Nikki Haley in 2024 presidential betting averages as Biden mental decline worries grow
The Left:
Law enforcement officers celebrate conviction of pro-BLM former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
Groomers:
Michigan judge tosses case of transwoman who sued lover for disposing of testicles stored in fridge
Indigenous, trans, 2 spirit Laurier University professor says 'quality of life is not gonna change' until 'Two Spirit' is added to LGBTQ acronym
World:
Another War May Be About to Break Out in America's Backyard
Venezuela is sending troops to its border with neighboring Guyana as tensions continue to escalate over a territorial dispute, raising the risk of a military conflict between the two South American nations.
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing satellite images and videos made public by the country's military, Venezuelan forces have stationed troops, tanks, missile-equipped patrol boats, and an armored carrier at its border with Guyana.
The dispute comes as Venezuela attempts to annex the region of Essequibo, where the country's socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro has said he plans to “grant operating licenses for the exploration and exploitation of oil, gas, and mines.”