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- John Fetterman Straight Up Says ‘I’m Not Going to Be a Republican’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) insisted Wednesday he will not be joining the Republican Party, no matter how many disagreements he might have with the Democratic Party. “I’m not going to be a Republican, and I would just remind anybody that I’ve been very clear on that,” Fetterman said in interview with Meet the Press NOW. He added, “I don’t think that Republican Party wants a pro-choice, pro-gay, trans communities, federal union, and you look at my voting records… I disagree with my party on some issues like Israel, for example. But you know, I am a Democrat, and if someone is frustrated in the Democratic Party, I would be I would be frustrated with someone like Bernie Sanders.” Fetterman also insisted cutting off aid to Israel “is not my red line” after over 100 House Democrats voted in favor of cutting funding. “But it’s not something I’m surprised for overall. You know, the one thing that I’ve read that was was more now Leader [Hakeem] Jeffries put out a letter saying that he’s going to vote against that, and what I read in Axios, they said that that brought maybe 30 to 40 people along with him on that,” Fetterman said. “So if you start reaching now, maybe approaching 150 Democrats. Now, then, that’s outrageous.We’re the Democratic Party. You know, where is the only country in that region that that has our kinds of values and protects women and minorities and allows people to to live their lives? You know, free speech and for all those things. That’s just Israel.” On Tuesday Fox’s America’s Newsroom host Bill Hemmer mused Fetterman could be something of a Lindsey Graham-esque figure in the Democratic Party. “Here’s a guy who was voted 93% of the time with Democrats, all right? But Israel is his red line. When his party continues to abandon what’s happening with the Israeli government and vote against aid to Israel, he says he will leave the party,” Hemmer said. He added, “If John Fetterman were to leave the Democratic Party and become an Independent, he would be the most powerful politician in America because of his singular vote. It hasn’t been that way in 25 years.” Watch the above via NBC News. The post John Fetterman Straight Up Says ‘I’m Not Going to Be a Republican’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.37 mins ago - Conservatives Mock James Talarico Over Resurfaced Pic Celebrating Fauci Action F...
(Photos via: Jame Talarico on X and YouTube) Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Fifth Amendment-filled testimony before Congress on Wednesday led to some social media grief for Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D), with conservatives skewering the liberal lawmaker for a resurfaced picture of a Fauci action figure he giddily posted years earlier. The X post from 2021 showed Talarico holding up a doll of Fauci in front of a Christmas tree. Fauci is seen wearing a white mask and lab coat, which has a stethoscope tucked into it; the box points out Fauci comes with a “removable mask!” and says the toy is for ages 14+, which seems a bit overly cautious. Talarico was absolutely stoked about his doll. “I got the coolest action figure for Christmas!” he posted. “Thank you to all the health care superheroes working today. Let’s help by getting vaxxed and boosted!” He added a Christmas tree emoji and a syringe emoji to his Christmas Day 2021 post. Talarico’s post turned into a gift for right-wingers on Wednesday, though. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) mocked him for it, while noting Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during his Senate testimony earlier in the day. “Apparently accountability was sold separately,” Cruz posted. James Talarico called Fauci a superhero. Today, Fauci took the Fifth 111 times. Apparently accountability was sold separately. https://t.co/Mm4UYgaNPy — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 29, 2026 Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) made fun of Talarico for it as well, asking “Do you think James Talarico still plays with his Fauci action figure?” Do you think James Talarico still plays with his Fauci action figure? https://t.co/ZdTxxzoktN — Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) July 29, 2026 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) campaign account rep-also shared it. “Christmas in July” the account posted, along with a Christmas tree emoji and a masked emoji. Christmas in July https://t.co/6mPNOP7epu — Governor Hot Wheels (@GovHotWheels_TX) July 29, 2026 Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) shared Talarico’s post too. “The Fauci fan club was LOUD in 2021,” he wrote. “It’s funny how QUIET they got when the questions started. Keep playing with your dolls, TalaFREAKo. Republicans will continue to expose the TRUTH! Fauci is a FRAUD!!” The Fauci fan club was LOUD in 2021. It’s funny how QUIET they got when the questions started. Keep playing with your dolls, TalaFREAKo. Republicans will continue to expose… [TheTopNews] Read More.50 mins ago - 9 Wildest Accusations Against the DOJ in Comey’s Motions to ’86’ His ’86...
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to “86” the indictment for his “86 47” seashell post, listing in court papers numerous examples of allegedly outrageous and egregious behavior by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. A previous 2025 indictment accused Comey of making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. Comey pleaded not guilty and the case was dismissed in November after revelations about the grand jury proceedings — including that the full grand jury never saw the full indictment. The DOJ took another swing at Comey in April, indicting him a second time for a photo he posted on Instagram with seashells spelling out “86 47.” Legal experts across the political spectrum have panned the case as fundamentally “weak” on both the facts and law. The meaning of the term “86,” long used in professional kitchens and restaurant lingo as a way to cancel an order or eject someone from the premises, has become a core issue in the case. Trump and officials in his administration have insisted, both in public statements and in the DOJ’s legal pleadings, that “86” is a “mob term” for committing murder. The debate over the definition of “86 47” came into sharp focus last month in an unrelated case when federal Judge Randolph D. Moss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, an Obama appointee, found the National Park Service couldn’t stop a protester from displaying a flag he ordered on Amazon that said “86 47.” Moss issued a temporary injunction, finding the protest flag was protected speech under the First Amendment and it was unreasonable to interpret “86 47” as a “call to violence” against Trump. Comey’s attorneys similarly invoked the First Amendment in multiple court filings Tuesday evening that the indictment “effectuates a years-long campaign by the President to use the criminal process to punish Mr. Comey for his protected speech and because of the President’s deep-seated animosity,” and listed expansive and detailed allegations that the government investigators and prosecutors involved in his case had crossed many ethical lines. Below are nine of the wildest accusations in Comey’s motions. Even former Attorney General Pam Bondi didn’t believe in the case Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was canned in April, reportedly viewed the “86 47” seashells case as weaker than the first, ultimately dismissed, indictment against Comey, and, according to reports,… [TheTopNews] Read More.51 mins ago - Pro-MAGA Pundit Rips GOP Senators Grandstanding at Fauci Hearing
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh was left unimpressed by the performances of Republican lawmakers at Wednesday’s hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci appeared on Capitol Hill to testify on his guidance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Republicans have accused the former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of endangering the public by promoting the Covid-19 vaccine and even using the pandemic to enrich himself. During Wednesday’s hearing, Fauci was involving in multiple heated moments involving Republican lawmakers. Sen. Josh Hawley, for example, tried to get him to stop pleading the Fifth Amendment by asking the doctor a series of basic, harmless questions. When that didn’t work, Hawley quickly went on the attack and accused Fauci of getting rich during the pandemic. Sometime after Hawley’s line of questioning, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) was also tasked with trying to get through to Fauci. He had as much luck as his other Republican colleagues, and resorted to asking him, “Who the f*ck do you think you are?” Reacting to the hearing, Walsh suggested on X/Twitter that it wouldn’t amount to anything because Fauci was unlikely to be held accountable for his actions. “Wow did you hear what those Republican congressmen said to that bad guy in the hearing?” Walsh said sarcastically. “Lol man they really ripped him apart. It was so awesome. What’s that? Oh no the bad guy won’t be arrested or charged with any crime or suffer any consequences of any kind at all. No, there will be no follow up on the hearing, no relevant legislation passed in response to it, no changes of any kind made at all ever. But did you see that viral clip of that one senator? He even used a cuss word! A real cuss word! He’s so tough and brave. I’m so impressed. Aren’t you?” Wow did you hear what those Republican congressmen said to that bad guy in the hearing? Lol man they really ripped him apart. It was so awesome. What’s that? Oh no the bad guy won’t be arrested or charged with any crime or suffer any consequences of any kind at all. No, there… — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 29, 2026 OutKick’s Tomi Lahren agreed. Bingo — Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) July 29, 2026 —The post Pro-MAGA Pundit Rips GOP Senators Grandstanding at Fauci Hearing first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.53 mins ago - Cook Political Predicts GOP Took 12 House Seats From Dems With Trump’s Gerryma...
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Dave Wasserman, the senior editor and elections analyst for The Cook Political Report, released a deep-dive assessment on Wednesday on the state of play for the House following the unprecedented mid-decade gerrymandering by several states ahead of the midterms. President Donald Trump kicked off a mad dash of political gerrymandering by pressuring Texas to redraw its map in an effort to remove some five Democratic Party-held seats in the state. California followed suit and gerrymandered its map in retaliation, eliminating some five GOP-held seats in the state. Wasserman crunched the data and came up with the definitive number for how the gerrymandering wars, which spread to ten states in total from Florida to Utah to Ohio, impacted the House map overall and shifted the advantage for Democrats going into November. Wasserman’s numbers are based on Cook’s PVI (partisan voter index), which labels each district’s partisan tilt based on past presidential performance. “If no boundaries had changed since 2024 and Democrats hypothetically won every seat more Democratic than a PVI score of R+3 — and nothing else — they would have ended up with 235 districts this fall – a 20-seat gain and the exact same number of seats they held after the 2018 ‘blue wave’ during Trump’s first term,” read the top line bullet points Cook sent out from Wasserman’s analysis. Adding: But under the new lines, if Democrats were to win every seat more Democratic than a PVI score of R+3 — and nothing else — they would end up with just 223 seats — enough for a majority, but a full dozen seats fewer and just five seats over the magic number of 218. So, all in all, Wasserman and Cook’s PVI ratings concluded that the GOP-led gerrymandering efforts may cost Democrats 12 House seats in an environment that favors them by around 3-points. “In late spring of 2025, it would have been hard to believe that ten states would have new congressional maps in place for the 2026 midterms. But the Trump White House’s brazen strategy of pressuring GOP-controlled states to eliminate as many Democratic seats as possible to save the party’s deeply endangered majority set off a chain reaction that has fundamentally altered the fight for the House in 2026 and beyond,” wrote Wasserman of the stunning situation ahead of the midterms. Wasserman also noted that the map is “less elastic than before”… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - GOP Senator Claims ‘No Honest Person Pleads the Fifth’ After Fauci Hearing â...
Screenshot Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) claimed “no honest person pleads the Fifth” after Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing. He was promptly reminded that President Donald Trump has done the same. Hawley was part of the committee that questioned Fauci on his Covid-19 guidance Wednesday. Throughout the hearing, Fauci repeatedly declined to answer questions by pleading the Fifth Amendment. Hawley began his line of questioning by answer Fauci a set of basic questions about what he was wearing and the room they were in. Still, Fauci refused to answer. Later that day, Hawley posted a clip of his exchange with the former Chief Medical Advisor to the President on X/Twitter. He then declared that “no honest person pleads the Fifth.” Hint for you: no honest person pleads the Fifth https://t.co/a9wErOa1WE — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 29, 2026 Critics of Hawley were quick to point out that Trump has used a similar strategy in the past. Oh ok. Hey Josh, any comment on this? https://t.co/VN2DRfmAc4 pic.twitter.com/qXrFmyzUeY — Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) July 29, 2026 Hi Senator are you wittingly or unwittingly throwing shade at @realDonaldTrump? https://t.co/r39TdSRxQy pic.twitter.com/PTaIxbglU0 — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 29, 2026 Josh Hawley just called Trump a dishonest piece of shit, wow https://t.co/r3d4UrvNzC — Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) July 29, 2026 https://t.co/Mqc1CnH0q5 pic.twitter.com/Pjkdt7oovX — Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) July 29, 2026 Donald Trump is not an honest person, per Senator Hawley. https://t.co/sW0MkZHjxu pic.twitter.com/4CM4lIfryS — Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) July 29, 2026 Ok https://t.co/XOEL7TXPym pic.twitter.com/l0mBR2nG7n — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 29, 2026 Josh I have some terrible news for you https://t.co/MBCFScvgG5 pic.twitter.com/VldeE2fwU9 — Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) July 29, 2026 The screenshots included in the above response were all referring to 2022 deposition involving Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James. At the time, James and State of New York were looking into potential fraud within Trump’s businesses. Trump, as the screenshots indicated, pleaded the Fifth more than 400 times and called James “a renegade and out of control prosecutor.” Trump also claimed the investigation into his business was “the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.”The post GOP Senator Claims ‘No Honest Person Pleads the Fifth’ After Fauci Hearing — Gets Immediately Reminded of Trump’s Own History first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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