He insisted that it will not be difficult to replace his departed officials, saying that the city has a "deep bench."
He may be right, but it seems like his time as leader of NYC might be over soon.
President Joe Biden claimed during an appearance before 400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes that he was not allowed to attend the Olympics because it would create too much commotion, even though other presidents have attended.
“Because I’m president and I cause commotion when I go places, they wouldn’t let me go the Olympics. But I watched it all. Jill, my wife, went to the Olympics,” he told the athletes on the White House lawn.
The U.S. earned 126 medals in the Paris games in August, more than any other country including China (91), Britain (65) and France (64). It tied China for the most gold medals (40 each).
The Paris Games saw the U.S. become the first to reach 3,000 total Olympic medals.
While the U.S. did not dominate the Paralympics in the same way, it had the third-highest number of medals (105) after China and Britain.
The Paralympics is held about two weeks after the Olympics.
Later in the speech, Biden said "they" couldn't stop him from attending the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 because he won't be president then.
Biden often blames unspecified staffers for restricting him from doing things, from traveling to answering questions from certain reporters.
It makes thinking people wonder who is in control at the White House--it's obviously not Biden.
After the 2022 midterms, Biden said during a press conference: "Now, I've been given a list of ten people that I'm supposed to call on and you're all supposed to ask me one question, but I'm sure you'll ask me more. So let me start off with the list I've been given."
He didn't call on any conservative outlets at the time, sticking to The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Reuters, ABC News, Bloomberg, The Grio, NBC News and The New York Times.
Former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush all attended the Olympics while president.
In all likelihood, "they" banned Biden from the Olympics because he would have made a fool of the U.S. with his likely dementia and weird comments.
Biden has hardly been seen since stepping down from his re-election bid, even though he is still president and leader of the free world.
Republican nominee former President Donald Trump mocked Democrat presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at during remarks on Saturday in Wisconsin, saying that while President Joe Biden "became mentally impaired," the current Democrat nominee was "born that way."
“Joe Biden became mentally impaired. Kamala was born that way,” Trump said. “And if you think about it, only a mentally disabled person could have allowed this to happen to our country”
Trump calls Harris "mentally disabled": "Joe Biden became mentally impaired. Kamala was born that way." pic.twitter.com/4DGGStj2W3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 28, 2024
Trump's remarks were made against a backdrop that said, "End Migrant Crime" and "Deport Illegals Now."
He blamed inflation, mass illegal immigration, and foreign policy blunders such as the deadly Afghan withdrawal and the Russian/Ukrainian war on Harris during the speech.
While Harris has tried to distance herself from Biden's record, Biden threw a monkey wrench into her attempts on Wednesday when he claimed to have delegated "everything" to Harris--both foreign and domestic policy as commander-in-chief.
“As Vice President, there wasn’t a single thing that I did that she couldn’t do and so I was able to delegate her responsibility on everything from foreign policy to domestic policy,” he said while campaigning for Harris on The View.
In contrast, this is what Harris told Brian Taff of Philadelphia’s Action News 6 ABC on September 13 about her part in the Biden administration:
My approach is about new ideas, new policies that are directed at the current moment. And also, to be very honest with you, my focus is very much in what we need to do over the next ten, twenty years to catch up to the twenty-first century. I’m obviously not Joe Biden, and you know, I offer a new generation of leadership.
Nearly half of voters in a recent Economist/YouGov poll (48%) said that Harris says what she thinks voters want to hear, while only 36% think she says what she really believes.
The media has been working overtime to turn unpopular Harris into a viable candidate who could actually win an election.
When Biden stepped aside in July, Harris's approval was only at 32%.
Now it's at 48% due to an avalanche of favorable media coverage and a completely biased debate.
As digital strategist Greg Price noted, “Nothing about Kamala Harris has changed. The media machine has kicked into over drive and too many people in America still think the news is real."
West Virginia State Senator Mike Maroney (R) is being asked to step down by the West Virginia GOP after being arrested on a drunk driving charge which is his second arrest in two months.
Maroney, who's been serving in West Virginia's Senate since 2016, has been on a spiral lately with multiple serious offenses.
Maroney was arrested on Monday and charged with Control of Vehicle Under the Influence, Expired Registration-1, and No Registration. The traffic stop was initiated due to “numerous traffic infractions,” by Maroney.
This comes after Maroney was arrested last month on a charge of indecent exposure which led to him being stripped of his position as chair of the state Senate Health and Human Resources Committee.
Maroney is already on his way out as he lost the Republican primary in May, and his term is set to expire in January but the West Virginia GOP wants him gone now.
Maroney's troubles began back in 2019 when he was arrested for soliciting prostitution but that charge was eventually dropped.
However, it seems that his solicitation charge was indicative of a pattern of bad behavior as he has now been charged with a DUI and indecent exposure.
His indecent exposure charges are related to an incident where Maroney allegedly engaged in an “overt act of sexual gratification” in a gambling parlor in Glen Dale. A gambling parlor doesn't make for the most dignified haunt for a state senator indecent exposure charges aside.
Ethan Moore, chairman of the Monongalia County Republican Executive Committee, issued a statement saying, "While the legal process must take its course, the perception of impropriety and the repeated legal entanglements surrounding Senator Maroney have brought discredit to the West Virginia Senate."
Moore continued saying, "We believe it is in the best interest of Senate District 2 and the state for Senator Maroney to resign, restoring public trust and the integrity of the Senate."
So far, there is little sign of Maroney resigning his position early which could set up a nasty fight between West Virginia's GOP and Maroney as he tries to hang onto the last few months of his term.
The Monongalia County Republican Executive Committee has passed a resolution calling on Maroney to resign and should he refuse, they are requesting Governor Jim Justice (R) intervene.
Justice is seeking a U.S. Senate seat and has the ability to empower the State Senate to expel or censure Maroney should he refuse to resign.
It's possible that Maroney believes that since he hasn't been convicted for his latest charges, there is no need to resign. It is also unlikely that he will be convicted anytime soon but the rest of West Virginia's GOP power players aren't content to let the legal process play out.
Dame Maggie Smith, one of the world’s most distinguished actresses and a legend of British cinema, passed away on Friday at the age of 89.
Smith's sons, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, confirmed her passing in a heartfelt statement saying, "It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith."
Their statement continued saying, "She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother."
Smith was an icon of cinema and snagged two Academy Awards for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite. Smith also won four Golden Globe Awards in a career that spanned seven decades.
She was also nominated for several Oscars and a litany of other awards between her debut in 1952 all the way to 2023 with The Miracle Club.
While many recognize Smith for her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series and Violet Crawley in the Downton Abbey series, Smith has been acting for decades and those roles were simply a resurgence of an already successful career.
Smith would make her stage debut in 1952, playing Viola in a stage production of Twelfth Night. That role would launch decades of roles in film, television, and theater.
Four years after her stage debut, Smith scored her first film credit in Child in the House in 1956. She would get a proper role in the 1959 crime drama Nowhere to Go.
Smith's early career would hit its prime when she won an Oscar for Best Actress in 1969 for her role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
She wasn't done with that as she would go on to win another Oscar for California Suite in 1979.
By the 1990's, Smith's profile had grown so significantly that she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of her contributions to the performing arts.
News of Smith's passing has spread quickly and those who worked with her are coming forward with many stories about working with Dame Smith.
Richard Eyre, who directed Smith in a television production of Suddenly, Last Summer stated that Smith was, "intellectually the smartest actress I’ve ever worked with. You have to get up very, very early in the morning to outwit Maggie Smith.”
Smith was a professional and took her work very seriously with director Peter Hall stating that Smith wasn't “remotely difficult unless she’s among idiots. She’s very hard on herself, and I don’t think she sees any reason why she shouldn’t be hard on other people, too."
Smith herself said, "It's true I don’t tolerate fools, but then they don’t tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that’s why I’m quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies."
While she may have been spiky and venomous in many of her on-screen roles, Smith was a beloved figure who left her mark and will be missed dearly by fans and family alike.
Former New York City Mayor and ally of former President Donald Trump Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, D.C. by a federal appeals court on Monday over his efforts to expose what he thought at the time was election fraud in the 2020 presidential race, and which Democrats have called "election subversion."
The action followed a recommendation in May from a disciplinary board linked to the D.C. Bar that Giuliani be disbarred.
The recommendation pointed to Giuliani's efforts to get a judge in Pennsylvania to overturn hundreds of thousands of votes in that state, citing fraud that he ultimately was not able to prove occurred.
“We conclude that disbarment is the only sanction that will protect the public, the courts, and the integrity of the legal profession, and deter other lawyers from launching similarly baseless claims in the pursuit of such wide-ranging yet completely unjustified relief,” the board wrote in May.
Giuliani is facing indictment in Georgia and Arizona for similar election efforts. He reportedly made phone calls to state leaders about resisting the transfer of power from Trump to Biden.
None of Giuliani's efforts were successful, and power was successfully transferred to Biden, but that's not enough for the vultures surrounding him and other Trump allies who sensed something fishy in the election and were trying to figure it out.
Most Trump voters know that something wasn't right about the 2020 election--even if it was "only" big tech censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story that voters said afterward would have given them pause about voting for Joe Biden.
After Biden took power, it became about trying to punish Trump and others who asked valid questions about how everything went down.
The disbarment follows one in New York State earlier this year.
In addition, Giuliani filed for bankruptcy to avoid some of the multi-million dollar civil judgements against him, but the courts dismissed his filing and accused him of trying to get out of paying.
It is a huge fall for a man who was known as "America's Mayor" for how he handled the September 11, 2001 attacks in the city.
While some of Giuliani and other Trump allies' efforts may have been misguided, they do not appear to have been malicious.
Just because they couldn't prove enough voter fraud to keep Trump president doesn't mean voter fraud didn't occur at some level, or that the election was "free and fair" the way the founding fathers intended.
Republicans should not be intimidated by these tactics, but should be even more vigilant for anything fishy this year on November 5.
Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines following an eventful interview with MSNBC where she displayed a disturbing lack of knowledge and absurd reactions.
On Wednesday, a report published by the New York Times criticized the interview that Kamala Harris gave to Stephanie Ruhle, a host on MSNBC.
The report stated that the Democratic presidential candidate continued to adhere to her strategy of avoiding answering questions directly.
"Since Ms. Harris began granting more interviews in recent days, her media strategy has been to sit with friendly inquisitors who are not inclined to ask terribly thorny questions or press her when her responses are evasive," the New York Times' report on the "takeaways" from Harris' interview read.
Just days after Ruhle defended the vice president against accusations that she was avoiding questions and policy details during her interviews, Harris sat down for her first solo interview with a major network on Wednesday.
"Ms. Harris responded to the fairly basic and predictable questions with roundabout responses that did not provide a substantive answer," the report continued.
The report acknowledged Ruhle's justification and praise of Harris during her appearance on "Real Time With Bill Maher."
It also made note of a recent interview Ruhle did with President Biden in May 2023 and said, "Ruhle did not press him after his stumbling answers and praised him throughout the 14-minute discussion."
The Times further reported that before the June debate, which led to Biden's withdrawal, Ruhle neglected to ask Harris whether she had any knowledge about his health.
"Ms. Ruhle joined Ms. Harris in attacking Mr. Trump ('His plan is not serious, when you lay it out like that') and avoided posing tricky questions about positions Ms. Harris supported during her 2020 presidential campaign or what, if anything, she knew about Mr. Biden’s physical condition or mental acuity as his own campaign deteriorated," the report read.
The New York Times reported that this could be "perhaps why Ms. Harris agreed to the interview in the first place."
Ruhle challenged Harris during the interview about how she would "get the money" to pay for her expensive economic agenda if Republicans on Capitol Hill were to obstruct her attempts to increase the corporate tax rate.
"Do you still go forward with those plans and borrow?" Ruhle asked.
"But we're going to have to raise corporate taxes," Harris responded. "We’re going to have to make sure that the biggest corporations and billionaires pay their fair share. That’s just it. It’s about paying their fair share."
During the interview on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House," Ruhle acknowledged that Harris "doesn't answer the question."
The Trump campaign released an aggressive press statement on September 24 criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris's management of the border security, accusing her of being to blame for the unfortunate results of the open borders policies implemented by the Biden administration.
The press release, which was titled "Open Borders Have Tragic Consequences — And Blood Is On Kamala's Hands," claims that Harris is responsible for the nationwide surge in crime and violence caused by the easing of border regulations, which allows an influx of illegal immigrants, as Breitbart News reported.
The press statement blasts Harris for her "con job" and desperate attempt to visit the southern border this week, her first in more than 1,100 days.
The Trump team claims that the harm that has been done to American neighborhoods cannot be undone by this visit.
A large number of individuals, including convicted felons, gang members, and terrorists, have allegedly been admitted to the nation without proper screening by Harris, who serves as the immigration envoy for the Biden administration.
Many Americans have lost their jobs, homes, and sense of safety because of this invasion, according to the press release.
Using a number of recent occurrences as examples, the press release alleges that illegal aliens, who they say would not have been in the country had Trump implemented more stringent border restrictions, have perpetrated a string of violent crimes.
These horrible crimes , which have occurred in different states, support the campaign's claim that Harris' policies have made it easier for dangerous people to stay or re-enter the country.
A Mexican national residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was one of the cases that was revisited by the present government after being deported during Trump's presidency. This man just admitted to killing his girlfriend. A tragic drunk driving accident in Rome, Georgia, killed two parents and severely injured their one-year-old kid. An undocumented immigrant with a record of deportations was detained in connection with this case.
Another figure brought up in the campaign was a Haitian guy living illegally in Boston, Massachusetts, who had been released to the United States by the Harris-Biden government and then arrested for sexually abusing a woman.
An undocumented immigrant wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic was apprehended in Rochester, New York; th e heinous quadruple murder charge involved the horrible arson of a house and the deaths of two children.
Two brothers from Honduras were taken into custody in Joplin, Missouri, following a robbery and the murder of a man. The suspects used the victim's vehicle to buy drugs.
The news release also takes aim at Harris for purportedly endorsing policies that provide special treatment to illegal immigrants. Some of these proposals include ending deportations, providing free healthcare to undocumented people, decriminalizing illegal border crossings, supporting sanctuary communities, and offering mass amnesty.
The Trump team asserts that the country is now more susceptible to violent crime and instability as a result of having had Harris over the southern border of the United States.
According to the press release, former Trump promised to restore order by unleashing the "largest deportation operation in American history." This is in contrast to Harris' record.
The Trump camp has vowed that Harris will not get away with what they call the border catastrophe and that she will face the music for the results of her ideas.
The health commissioner New York City Mayor Eric Adams chose at the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic has become the third official in his administration to resign as Adams is investigated for suspected improper dealings with up to six different foreign governments.
Dr. Ashwin Vasan, whose expertise is in mental health, decided to leave Adams' administration to spend more time with his family, according to a statement.
“As anyone with a family — or a chosen family — knows, you are never alone in service,” Vasan said. “My wife and three young children have served alongside me, bearing the brunt of my absence and shouldering so much. I’m grateful for their love and have chosen that now it is time to support them and their well-being.”
Vasan's bio on the Columbia University website, where he is an adjunct professor, says he has three school-age children.
In recent weeks, other officials who have resigned from Adams' cabinet include City Hall Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, and Schools Chancellor David Banks.
While Caban and Banks were raided along with Adams, there are no reports that Zornberg or Vasan have been looked at in the investigation.
A new report from CBS News said that federal agencies are looking at Adams' dealings with six foreign governments: Turkey, Israel, China, Qatar, South Korea and Uzbekistan.
The investigation began with suspicions about Adams' relationship with top Turkish officials and donations he may have received from them.
Adams has denied any wrongdoing and seems to have his head in the sand about the allegations.
"Eight, nine, 10 months ago, when this investigation first came to light, look at how the city continued to progress. We didn't stand still, we didn't stop, we continued to produce housing, we continued to bring down crime, we continued to progress, and we're going to continue to do that," he told reporters on Tuesday morning.
When local news reporter Marcia Kramer asked for a response from Adams about how he's dealing with the allegations, he responded, "You're going to have to wait to get my book. What I must do, what I say over and over again, things that come up in life - as you talked about, the 'Job moment,' - things that come up in life, they always come up. There's always something happening in life, can you stay focused on your mission?"
He insisted that it will not be difficult to replace his departed officials, saying that the city has a "deep bench."
He may be right, but it seems like his time as leader of NYC might be over soon.
Kathryn Crosby, an actress and the widow of legendary actor Bing Crosby, died Friday night at age 90 of natural causes, according to a family representative.
Crosby was at home in California when she died, and was surrounded by her family at the time.
She married Bing Crosby secretly at age 23, when he was 54.
Around the same time, she began acting in movies including “Operation Mad Ball,” "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad,” “Anatomy of a Murder” and “The Big Circus.”
She used the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff until her marriage to Crosby became known.
Crosby had three children with Bing Crosby: Harry Crosby III, who became an investment banker; Mary Crosby, who became an actress; and Nathaniel Crosby, who became an amateur golfer.
In the 1960s, Crosby became a registered nurse and a teacher.
She continued to act occasionally and to appear in TV specials with her husband and sometimes her children.
She hosted a talk radio show, "The Kathryn Crosby Show," in the 1970s when her acting became less frequent.
She was married to Bing Crosby for 20 years until his death at age 74 in 1977.
She wrote a memoir, "My Life With Bing," which was published in 1983.
In 2000 when she was in her 60s, she remarried Maurice William Sullivan, who was 75 at the time. Sullivan died in a car accident in the Sierra Nevada at age 85.
Until 2001, she hosted a charitable golf tournament in Crosby's honor.
Her last movie, "Queen of the Lot," was in 2010 and also starred her daughter Mary Crosby.
Former President Donald Trump has promised voters a ban on sanctuary cities should he be elected to a 2nd term in the White House in November.
Speaking to a crowd of 10,000 at Aero Center Wilmington in North Carolina, Trump promised, "Today, I am announcing a new plan to end all sanctuary cities in North Carolina and all across our country."
Sanctuary cities are jurisdictions typically run by Democrats that will refuse to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in order to harbor illegal immigrants, even if those illegal immigrants have committed heinous crimes.
Trump continued saying, "I will ask Congress to pass a law outlawing sanctuary cities nationwide, and we will bring down the full weight of the federal government on any jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate."
This promise is an important one but also serves as a reminder that Trump voters must mobilize to vote in down-ballot races to ensure that the GOP has control of Congress in order for Trump's agenda to succeed.
Trump emphatically vowed that "As soon as I take office I will surge federal law enforcement to every city that is failing — which is a lot of them — to turn over criminal aliens, and we will hunt down and capture every single gang member, drug dealer, rapist, murderer and migrant criminal that is being illegally harbored."
Sanctuary cities have become a real problem as they are quite literally harboring murderers and rapists and endangering their own citizens in the name of protecting illegal immigrants.
North Carolina has been particularly affected by sanctuary city policies as the swing state's urban areas are ruled by Democrats which is a common phenomenon in nearly every state.
Senator Tom Tillis (R-NC) has been leading the charge against sanctuary cities saying, "For too long, we have watched local jurisdictions in North Carolina and across the country ignore the lawful notification and detainer requests made by ICE agents and instead release dangerous criminals back into their communities and put innocent lives at risk."
Numerous horrific crimes committed by illegal aliens like the murder of nursing student Laken Riley caught the attention of the nation.
Democrats are doing everything in their power to protect those killers no matter the cost.
Senator Tillis continued saying, "It is clear President Biden and liberal politicians want to prioritize reckless sanctuary policies over public safety. It is time for Congress to step in and put an end to this madness by holding sanctuary cities accountable and empowering ICE to gain custody of criminal illegal immigrants so they can’t cause more harm and violence."
Under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the southern border is wide open and millions of illegal immigrants have poured into the United States. Americans are angry about this and have made it clear that it will be a big issue in November.
The election is a referendum of sorts on immigration and the border crisis and Trump is leaning into that discontent and is promising a total reversal of everything Biden-Harris.
Americans have dealt with illegal immigrants receiving preferential treatment while receiving taxpayer benefits and Americans are fed up with it. While states like North Carolina will be close in November, it's hard to imagine a scenario where Harris overcomes the odds.