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President Donald Trump on Monday demanded drug companies justify the success of COVID shots, saying the Centers For Disease Control is "being ripped apart over this question."

In a lengthy post on Truth Social, the president stated: "It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs. Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree!

"With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW. I have been shown information from Pfizer, and others, that is extraordinary, but they never seem to show those results to the public. Why not???

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A top White House official went to war with CNN on Sunday as a network anchor used deceptive data to downplay deadly attacks against Christians by transgenders.

Sebastian Gorka, the White House senior director for Counterterrorism, appeared on "State of the Union" with guest host Brianna Keilar, as the pair discussed Wednesday's mass-casualty shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 17 others.

The perpetrator, Robert Westman, a transgender who had changed his name to Robin Westman, killed himself at the conclusion of the horror.

Keilar asked Gorka: "When you are looking at the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center looking 172 mass attacks in the U.S. between 2016 and 2020. 96% of the attackers were non-trans men.

"So I know you're focusing on the shooter being trans, uh, the shooter was trans, and that is certainly of note. But are you missing the bigger picture here when you zero in on that instead of more broadly these school shooters as an epidemic and you perhaps miss through line that connects them all?"

Gorka responded: "Well, no, because your facts obfuscate two things: You are using data based on the predominant gun violence, which is gang-on-gang violence with zero ideological content.

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What could involve major law enforcement operations, tracking down and arresting illegal aliens, and assignment of National Guard troops, soon could be coming to Chicago, one of the most crime-ridden cities in America.

A report at CNN confirmed the administration of President Donald Trump is making preparations for a "major immigration enforcement operation."

It could be happening as early as in a few days.

The report said the information was from sources "familiar" with the arrangements.

"President Donald Trump and his aides have repeatedly slammed Chicago over policies that limit cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration enforcement," the report said.

The city still is feeling the effects of the millions and millions of illegal aliens allowed into the country under the administration of Joe Biden, and his open borders practices.

Many ended up in Chicago when authorities in Texas, flooded with wave after wave of border crossers, shipped them north.

Chicago already has been put in a bull's-eye by the Trump administration, which sued over its so-called "sanctuary" practices in which illegal aliens purportedly are protected from federal law.

Now the operations are expected to expand, with officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and possibly other agencies, involved

Reportedly armored vehicles already are being moved to Chicago.

The plan already has been developed and put into operation in Los Angeles, where officers flooded locations where illegal aliens were known to be. Some 5,000 arrests have been made there.

White House border czar Tom Homan said that planning for Chicago was still underway.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, "Without getting into specifics and repeating any operational details, the president has been clear repeatedly that we're going to be prioritizing enforcement in these sanctuary jurisdictions as a matter of public safety and national security."

A report at the Gateway Pundit said it's part of Trump's moves against sanctuary locations.

He said, "I think Chicago will be our next, and then we'll help with New York."

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The gunman in a horrific shooting at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing at least two children and injuring 17 others has been identified as a transgender individual Robin Westman, formerly known as Robert Westman.

Westman opened fire through the stained glass windows of Annunciation Catholic Church during a back-to-school Mass filled with children 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The assailant died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the back of the church.

KARE-TV reporter A.J. Lagoe reports Westman's mother "is believed to have worked at the church or school."

Westman underwent a legal name change in 2020, with his parents apparently signing off on the identity switch.

A series of videos linked to Westman have been posted online, including the individual holding weapons and ammunition marked with disturbing messages including: "Kill Donald Trump," "For the children," and "Where is your God?"

The manifesto posted online attributed to Westman voice an apparent final message for friends and family.

"I don't expect forgiveness and I don't expect any apology. I have to hold much weight, but to my family and those close to me, I do apologize for the effects my actions will have on your lives," the note begins.

"Please know I care for all of you so much and it pains me to bring this storm of chaos into your lives. This will affect so many more people than the ones that are immediately involved."

"I have wanted this for so long. I am not well. I am not right. I am a sad person haunted by these thoughts that do not go away. I know this is wrong but I can't seem to stop myself.

"I am severely depressed and have been suicidal for years. Only recently have I lost all hope and decided to perform my final action against this world. I don't want to kneel down for the injustices of this world. I want to die. I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees, constantly in pain."

"I think I am dying of cancer. It's a tragic end, as it's entirely self-inflicted. I did this to myself as I cannot control myself and have been destroying my body through vaping and other means.

"I think I have lung cancer. I have felt many pains that make me think I am past the point of recovery. I do not want to recover. I do not want to throw my life away by rotting in a hospital bed. I don't want the rest of my life to be as a cancer patient, in and out of hospitals, constantly being fretted about with people afraid to be too happy around me. F*** that!

"I want to go out on my own means. Unfortunately, due to my depression, anger and twisted mind, I want to fulfill in a final act that has been in the back of my head for years."

Two years ago, as WorldNetDaily reported, another high-profile transgender shooting at a Christian school in Tennessee made national headlines.

On March 27, 2023, shooter Audrey Hale, a woman identifying as a man, entered The Covenant School in Nashville and killed three nine-year-old students and three adults: an administrator, substitute teacher, and a custodian.

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A white Minnesota mother will face criminal charges for calling a young black child the N-word after the youngster was allegedly stealing from her own child's belongings at a public playground.

Video of the April incident went viral, and on Tuesday the Rochester City Attorney's Office said it intends to file three counts of disorderly conduct against Shiloh Hendrix, according to KTTC-TV.

While the charges are still subject to review and approval by a district court judge, the legal complaint concludes "[Shiloh] wrongfully and unlawfully engaged in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous, or noisy conduct, or in offensive obscene, or abusive language that would reasonably tend to arouse alarm, anger, or resentment in others."

Hendrix could face a maximum of 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

The mom created a GiveSendGo donation page for herself, saying she has "been put into a very dire situation. I recently had a kid steal from my 18-month-old son's diaper bag at a park. I called the kid out for what he was."

"Another man, who we recently found out has had a history with law enforcement, proceeded to record me and follow me to my car. He then posted these videos online which has caused my family, and myself, great turmoil.

"My SSN has been leaked. My address, and phone number have been given out freely. My family members are being attacked. My eldest child may not be going back to school. Even where I exercise has been exposed."

As of Tuesday, more than $800,000 has been collected online for Hendrix.

After receiving criticism, Jacob Wells, the CFO of GiveSendGo, defended his platform allowing Hendrix to raise money for her plight.

"You have to take a step back from the emotion of these because they are very highly emotional issues and you land on a principle," Wells told NewsNation.

"I believe in freedom of speech, freedom of association. These are foundational tenets to the society that we live in and when you start going down the road of cancellation and cancel culture, it actually breaks the very things that we see that we're against."

Wells explained some folks have developed a "mob mentality," which has "ruined so many people's lives," adding Hendrix did not act "unprovoked" on the playground.

"The boy was rummaging through her belongings, so it's not like she just stepped into the situation unprovoked and called a young boy a term," Wells noted before adding does not "condone calling people racial epithets and bad names at all."

Political commentator Matt Walsh said on video about this incident: "The people running Minnesota, including Tim Walz, decided to import a large group of people to secure a new and very local constituency for themselves. In fact, so many Somalis have now settled in Rochester, that the city recently opened an entire community center just for them."

"The real overarching problem that we should be talking about, if we could get outside of this playground and this incident, the much greater problem which the government has engineered, which is the flood of Third World immigration from dysfunctional, failed states that are overrun with poverty and crime, ad they bring it to this country."

The man who recorded the video, Sharmake Omar, 30, told NBC News in May: "That little boy … was visibly upset by the incident," claiming the child has autism spectrum disorder.

Omar said he knows the boy's parents, who are from Somalia, and indicated they were also supervising their three other children at the park.

Rochester Mayor Kim Norton said: "This was a situation that deeply affected many people, especially our communities of color, and caused real turmoil in our community."

"We acknowledge the lasting impact this incident has had, not only on those directly involved and across our community, but also in the broader conversations happening at the state and national level. These moments remind us of the complexity and far-reaching impacts of situations like this. The City remains committed to staying engaged and proceeding with transparency and care, continuing efforts that support accountability and progress in Rochester."

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As President Donald Trump on Monday continued to praise "zero murders" in Washington, D.C., since he sent in the National Guard, his Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is sounding the alarm about a "massive scandal" involving deception in the city's crime statistics.

"We've uncovered [and are] in the process of uncovering a massive scandal in Washington, D.C. with the doctoring of crime stats, and the Department of Justice under the attorney general is leading the effort to uncover this," Miller said in the Oval Office.

"But when we ultimately share the results, it will stun you the extent to which, even though D.C. had the worst crime in America, honestly measured it dramatically understated how bad it was."

"There's even accusations that murders and homicides were reported as accidents instead of murders. This is how severe the manipulation of the crime data has been in the city, and it will all be uncovered and it will all be brought to light."

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FORT PIERCE, Florida – A petition supporting an illegal alien truck driver who allegedly killed three people in Florida has collected nearly 2.5 million signatures as of Sunday.

Harjinder Singh, 28, faces up to 45 years behind bars on three charges of vehicular homicide for pulling an illegal U-Turn on Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County Aug. 12, as a family crashed into his tractor trailer.

"We, the undersigned, urge Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency to re-examine and reduce the sentence for a 28-year-old truck driver involved in a fatal U-turn crash on Florida's Turnpike in South Florida," the petition reads.

"This was a tragic accident – not a deliberate act. While accountability matters, the severity of the charges against him does not align with the circumstances of the incident."

Singh has not faced trial yet, let alone being sentenced. He initially fled to California, the state which issued him a commercial driving license, but has since been hauled back to the Sunshine State.

Many of those supporting Singh appear to be Indian nationals.

"It was an accident. he made a terrible mistake, not a deliberate choice to harm anyone," wrote Marvi in Sydney, Australia. "He was working hard to support his family, like so many of us, and one wrong decision changed everything. A 45-year prison sentence is not justice."

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An assistant attorney general in Rhode Island who made national news for repeatedly shouting, "I'm an A.G." at police officers confronting her in a restaurant will be put on unpaid leave.

While Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan Hogan initially was put on paid leave, starting Monday she'll be staying at home – without pay, reports Fox News digital.

It is unclear how long Flanagan will remain on unpaid leave until a final determination is made on her employment.

As WorldNetDaily reported, police responded Aug. 14 night just before 10 p.m. to a trespassing call for customers refusing to leave a business, in this case the upscale Clarke Cooke House restaurant in Newport, Rhode Island.

Despite numerous warnings, Flanagan refused to leave and was taken into custody, but not before she legally challenged the officer – all caught on bodycam footage.

"You're not gonna arrest us," said Flanagan, repeating, "I'm an A.G. I'm an A.G."

"Good for you. I don't give a sh**," said the officer. "Let's go. We're going."

Earlier this week, Flanagan's boss, Rhode Island Democrat Attorney General Peter Neronha, talked to a local radio host about Flanagan's fate.

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The government's investigatory documents into Jeffrey Epstein, the pedophile who serve jail time for one set of cases and died, apparently by suicide, while in jail awaiting prosecutors to assemble another set, have reached a boiling point in America.

Democrats are demanding full release of everything the government knows, likely in the hope that they will find some dirt on President Donald Trump. Trump, at the same time, has said if there WAS any dirt on him, Joe Biden already would have publicized it.

But there remain a ton of questions because of Epstein's connection to high profile individuals, like Bill Clinton, who took dozens of trips on Epstein's "Lolita Express" jet, and visited his private island where victims have confirmed they were sexually abused.

Another high profile name involved in Bill Gates, whose ex-wife cited his relationship with Epstein as their marriage broke up.

But the biggest name, if he is implicated, would be Trump.

But his critics likely will be disappointed.

That's because the Department of Justice has released hours of interview tapes between a federal prosecutor and Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a long prison sentencing for helping Epstein recruit – for abuse – young girls.

"Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sat down with Maxwell in a federal prison in Tallahassee, where she was being held until recently. The terms of the interview granted her limited immunity from further prosecution – unless she told lies," reports confirmed.

And her testimony about Trump?

Asked if she ever observed President Trump get a massage, she said, "Never."

"I actually never saw the president in any type of massage setting. I never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way. The president was never inappropriate with anybody. In the times that I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects."

Another big name in the case is Prince Andrew, who months ago reached a massive financial settlement with a woman who charged that he abused her as a young girl.

Authorities now have published hundreds of pages of transcripts as well as audio recordings of Maxwell's interview on the DOJ website.

The materials are available here.

Maxwell is serving a 20-year term for her conviction of helping Epstein traffic teen girls. Her case is on appeal.

The release came with little warning, days after federal judges denied the DOJ's requests to unseal of grand jury materials from both Maxwell and Epstein's criminal cases.

The report in the Gateway Pundit on the release said, "Everyone is going to know what Maxwell told Deputy AG Todd Blanche in her interviews."

Maxwell also has subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, and she has expressed willingness to appear, but that hasn't developed yet.

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Despite California's far leftist agenda that involves major outreaches to restrict religious rights, eliminate the benefits of being a family, force the ideals of transgenderism on innocent young children, weaponize the government against conservatives and Christians, and more, there still remain families.

But that might be changing, after Jack Hibbs, the prominent American pastor, founder of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and host of "Real Life with Jack," warned them in a rally in Sacramento that a new bill being considered by majority Democrats would allow just about anyone to take control of children belonging to other families.

A report at Fox News reveals the proposal, AB495, would allow anyone to defeat parental rights and would create circumstances that would make dreams "come true" for any "human trafficker, pedophile, and kidnapper."