The Trump administration has had mixed success in federal court challenges of its executive orders and broader agenda since January, but a judge last week handed the president a noteworthy win.

As The Hill reports, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb granted a Trump administration request to dismiss a lawsuit brought for the purpose of blocking the release of names of FBI agents who performed work on Jan. 6-related cases. 

Agents file suit

Plaintiffs filed their complaint in February, soon after a handful of career FBI officials were dismissed by the new administration and after then-Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove demanded a list of all agents previously engaged in cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol unrest.

The complainants sued in an effort to stop the administration from publicly identifying those who performed investigative work on cases brought against those who demonstrated in Washington on the fateful day in question.

The case was brought by two separate groups of anonymous FBI agents who contended that their identities were at risk of exposure and that their safety could, as a result, be in jeopardy.

The agents further argued that if their names were made public, they and their families could be targets of those they had been tasked with investigating, and that such disclosures would represent a violation of federal privacy law as well as protections enshrined in the Constitution, as Reuters explained.

Arguments fall short

On Thursday, however, Judge Cobb, a Joe Biden appointee, dismissed the agents’ case, declaring the risk that the Justice Department would disclose their names was simply “too speculative” for the lawsuit to proceed.

Cobb voiced sympathy with the agents’ concerns, stating, “Plaintiffs filed these cases in a whirlwind of chaos and fear” and noted that “some former January 6 defendants, now pardoned and at large, called for FBI agents to be doxed (or worse).”

However, Cobb added, “Since then, the dust has settled some – and this case has evolved.”

The judge went on to state that expedited discovery in the case “revealed no evidence that Defendants are on the verge of disclosing Plaintiffs’ identities, nor have Plaintiffs plausibly alleged that such a disclosure is imminent.”

As such, Cobb concluded, “The Court must therefore dismiss Plaintiffs’ disclosure-related claims.”

Agents' attorneys react

In the wake of the ruling, lawyers for the plaintiffs, Margaret Donovan and Chris Mattei issued a statement expressing disappointment with the outcome.

“We are proud to defend the FBI employees who bravely investigated the January 6th attacks. The Court acknowledged that the disclosure of the agents’ names would endanger them and accepted the Government’s claims that it would not do so. We stand ready to return to Court immediately if the Government does not live up to its obligations,” the attorneys said.

Officials inside the Trump DOJ have not explicitly ruled out the possibility of public disclosure of agent names, and although they have declared that there are no immediate plans to do so, whether that continues to be the case in the weeks and months to come is something that remains to be seen.

Secret Service field operations assistant director Michael Centrella confirmed that a top Secret Service official was the victim of a "swatting" incident on July 4, Newsmax reported. A caller dialed into the 911 emergency system, sending law enforcement into the official's community. 

During a San Francisco cybersecurity event on Thursday, Centrella made the shocking admission. The event was a Deepfake Resilience symposium, and the story is relevant as it seems the caller in the case used the emerging technology to create convincing fakes.

The Independence Day incident occurred after someone called 911 and provided the name and home address of the official and said that someone wielding a gun was in the house. The caller claimed it was the official's daughter who had the gun.

However, that fact tipped off local law enforcement that it may be a fake since the man doesn't have a daughter. Had they not known, it may have become a dangerous situation for the Secret Service official and the special weapons and tactics team responding.

A Growing Concern

These incidents have become part of a growing trend that wastes resources and puts lives in danger as a misunderstanding could cause a shooting. FBI Director Kash Patel promised to work on the problem in a post to X, formerly Twitter, in March.

"I want to address the alarming rise in ‘Swatting’ incidents targeting media figures. The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable," Patel wrote.

"This isn’t about politics—weaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers. That will not be tolerated," Patel said.

"We are fully committed to working with local law enforcement to crack down on these crimes. More updates to come," he added. According to Fox News at the time, this came after a swatting at Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s residence resulted in a deadly car accident with police.

Legislative Approach

The House of Representatives introduced a bill in January to address the problem through legislation. "Having spent over 40 years in law enforcement, I've seen firsthand how swatting is a reckless and dangerous action that not only puts innocent lives at risk but wastes critical resources," Rep. Mike Ezell (R-MS) said while introducing the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act.

"Local and state law enforcement agencies are forced to divert their time, energy, and taxpayer dollars to respond to these false calls, taking them away from real emergencies. As someone who has been on the front lines, I understand the toll this takes on our officers and communities," Ezell added.

The law has not yet been passed, but it's clear that it's a necessary step, as these are not isolated incidents. According to the Associated Press just last month, Romanian citizen Thomasz Szabo, 26, allegedly initiated over 100 of these incidents with the help of Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia.

Szabo pleaded guilty to "engaging in a plot to use 'swatting' calls and bomb threats to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress," the AP noted. None of the intended victims were named, but these calls can be initiated from virtually anywhere to anywhere.

Unfortunately, some individuals have chosen to involve law enforcement in their dangerous games or schemes. Technology has made it simple to initiate, and that makes the trend all the more dangerous.

Steak 'n Shake has announced it will soon sell Coca-Cola made with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, Breitbart reported. This is in line with the wishes of President Donald Trump and the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Make America Healthy Again agenda has notched another win with this announcement. Steak 'n Shake had previously announced it was switching from seed oils to beef tallow earlier this year and is now focusing on the soda it serves.

"Starting August 1, Steak n Shake will offer Coca-Cola with real cane sugar in glass bottles," the company posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. America deserves the best! We continue on our MAHA journey…"

The Agenda

Trump campaigned on his "MAHA" movement, spearheaded by Kennedy, and now he's following through. The president announced Wednesday on his Truth Social account that he had persuaded Coca-Cola to switch to sugar in its signature product.

"I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so," Trump boasted.  "I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola," the president added.

"This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!" Trump wrote. Meanwhile, Kennedy is busy implementing the agenda in other parts of the food industry.

He has succeeded in getting companies like Kraft Heinz, Nestle, and J.M. Smucker Co. to commit to removing food dyes, along with about 35% of the industry. Kennedy stressed this is in addition to the 35% of the food supply that is organic and thus already dye-free.

The International Dairy Foods Association has also agreed to remove food dyes from ice creams. "Since we came in about five and a half months ago and started talking about eliminating dyes and other bad chemicals from our food, we’ve had this extraordinary response from the industry," Kennedy said earlier this week.

Holding Out

Amid the good news about the voluntary action is the reality that some companies, such as MARS, are pushing back. According to Fox Business News, the candy giant is resisting the movement.

This comes after a 2016 pledge the company made "to remove all artificial colors from its human food portfolio globally." MARS has backtracked, citing its customer data that suggested that treats like candy are less of a concern to customers.

"We are aware of the administration’s request, and our technical experts are exploring alternatives that satisfy scientific safety criteria, technical requirements, and consumer preferences. At this time, we have not yet identified fully effective solutions and believe it is premature to make commitments until we are certain they can be fulfilled," a company spokesperson to Fox News Digital.

"We will continue our efforts and anticipate being able to offer consumers more choice in the near future. Meanwhile, it is important to underline that all of our products continue to be safe to enjoy and meet the high standards and applicable regulations set by food safety authorities," the spokesperson added.

Regardless of what MARS has to say, the fact that any of these companies would voluntarily do this is something I never expected. Consumer demand and a little bit of government pressure were all it took to help make America healthy again indeed.

President Donald Trump slammed his own supporters who are not backing down from demanding answers about Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activity, the UK Daily Mail reported. The president now claims that the late financier's sex trafficking was all a "hoax."

For years, Trump has spoken about Epstein's alleged crimes and made remarks about his manner of death. Epstein reportedly hanged himself with his own bed sheets while in prison in 2019, but many people, including Trump, had questioned the official narrative.

However, Trump seemingly backtracked on all of it when pushed by the public to release the files on Epstein. The president called it the "Epstein hoax" and said that Republicans were "duped" into worrying about it while speaking to reporters on Wednesday.

"I know it’s a hoax," Trump told the press. "It’s started by Democrats. It’s been run by the Democrats for four years," Trump added.

Unfair Comparison

It wasn't enough for Trump to say that the Epstein files don't exist. Trump also played on the sympathies of his supporters by comparing the scandal to the Russia collusion hoax cooked up by the Democrats.

Trump said that those in his own Make America Great Again movement calling for more information on the Epstein case were falling prey to Democrats' tricks. "Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into that net, so they try and do the Democrats’ work," Trump claimed.

The president also stood behind Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has faced criticism for promising to release the files Trump now claims don't exist. "Whatever is credible, she can release," Trump capitulated.

"If a document is credible, if a document's there that is credible, she can release it," the president reiterated. Trump doubled down on his narrative about Epstein being a Democrat-invented fiction, even though he still supports Bondi.

"All it is the Republicans – certain Republicans – got duped by the Democrats. And they’re following a Democrat playbook," Trump claimed. "Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats' work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore!" Trump later posted to his Truth Social on Wednesday.

On the Attack

These comments represent a more forceful and cutting approach than Trump had taken just the day before. "He’s dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life," Trump told reporters Tuesday, downplaying the significance of the Epstein case.

"I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff. It's sordid, but it's boring, and I don't understand why it keeps going," Trump continued.

"I think really only pretty bad people, including fake news, want to keep something like that going. But credible information? Let them give it — anything that's credible, I would say, let them have it," Trump added.

It's difficult to see why Trump has taken this stance against his own supporters on this particular issue. Republicans and others concerned about justice have waited a long time for the facts of this case to come out, but the Trump administration has completely abandoned them.

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to end protected status for Afghan migrants, Breitbart reported. The Biden era policy gave thousands of migrants from Afghanistan de facto amnesty.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a statement about the decision. "Temporary Protected Status was designed to be just that—TEMPORARY. Granted for 18 months under extraordinary circumstances," the official account posted to X, formerly Twitter.

"It was never meant to last a quarter of a century. For many of these countries, TPS was granted in the 90's after natural disasters. Now that conditions have improved, it is time to return home. President Trump and Secretary Noem are restoring integrity to our immigration system and ensuring that TPS remains TEMPORARY," the post Tuesday said.

Problematic program

Then-President Joe Biden resettled Afghan migrants in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status. As part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, his U.S. Department of Homeland Security sought to end TPS for thousands of migrants after then-President Biden resettled them into the U.S.

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit put a stay on the administration's plan to end the loophole for some 75,000 people from Afghanistan resettled under Biden. As DHS said, this was supposed to be a temporary measure set to expire on July 12.

However, the appeals court has put the brakes on any abolishment for now after the pro-immigration organization CASA, Inc. filed a lawsuit. Unfortunately, this comes amid reports of fraud in the program that could expose Americans to danger.

Even before TPS was an official policy, it was known that Afghans resettled in the U.S. had problematic ties. Unfortunately, of the 31 who were designated with "derogatory information," only three could be located within the U.S. in 2021.

That same year, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) requested information about Afghans on the "No Fly List" who tried to enter the U.S. However, the Biden administration was cagey about the data and refused to report the exact count of such immigrants.

Persistent issue

Even after TPS for Afghans was formalized in 2022, the issues persisted. In February 2022, the Department of Defense found that the Afghans imported under Biden's plan were not sufficiently vetted before being settled in communities throughout the U.S.

That early report found that 50 Afghans with "significant security concerns" were allowed into the U.S. through the resettlement program without much scrutiny. In February 2022, an Inspector General's report called out the Biden administration for its lack of vetting and warned it would "pose a national security risk."

A former Department of Defense official disclosed in 2023 that some of the Afghans given access to the U.S. had been involved in placing improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. These roadside bombs were used to kill American service members in Afghanistan.

Just last year, a 27-year-old Afghan who was brought to the U.S. as part of Biden's plan was allegedly planning a terrorist attack on Election Day. He was arrested in Oklahoma before he could carry out his diabolical agenda.

Unfortunately, Biden and his cronies in the court system are perfectly willing to risk American lives to continue with the open borders policies that got us here. Trump has been blindsided by the court's reluctance to allow him to protect the U.S. by keeping unvetted people out, but his administration will not stop fighting it.

Reports from the chairmen of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees have found that Secret Service failures led to the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, the New York Post reported. The lawmakers are examining what led up to the shooting at a Butler, PA, rally last year.

Trump was blindsided by the bullet that grazed his ear, narrowly missing a kill shot to the head, during a campaign rally on July 13, 2024. From the moment it occurred, it was clear that the Secret Service was not doing its job that day to protect the then-candidate.

Now Congress is investigating, and so far Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rand Paul (R-KY) believe there was "inexcusable negligence" leading to a "cascade of preventable failures" that almost cost Trump his life. One user on X, formerly Twitter, rightly called this "the biggest security scandal since JFK" was assassinated.

Numerous inadequacies

There were numerous inadequacies in security planning and execution that day, which nearly proved fatal for Trump. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to get nearly the perfect kill shot because of them, and the failures largely fall to the Secret Service.

In fact, Crooks was able to fly a drone around the Butler Farm Show Grounds to find the perfect spot to position himself because anti-drone technology was down and being repaired by someone not trained to do so. His drone went "undetected" as it circled "the event site hours before the rally" so he could find his perfect unobstructed position.

He was also stopped at the entrance to the fairgrounds because he had a rangefinder device, commonly used for measuring shooting distance. Crooks was identified as a suspicious person "at least 25 minutes" before taking his shot, but it's unclear why that didn't hinder his movements around the venue.

Perhaps it was because communications equipment failures and spotty cell phone service at the rural location hindered information exchange between local and federal officials on site. The Secret Service had at least 10 days' notice that there was a threat made to Trump's life ahead of that day, but did not disseminate the information.

"[T]he Secret Service had no process to share classified threat information with partners when the information was not considered an imminent threat to life," Grassley's report said. The threat reportedly came from Iran, but no additional protection measures were taken.

Demanding accountability

At the time of the shooting, Trump was not only the GOP presidential nominee, but he was also a former president. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with the Secret Service, now agree that his status should have afforded him additional protections.

As Paul's report noted, there were "at least" 10 requests to the Secret Service for additional protection that were either ignored or denied. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned over the incident, claimed that it was untrue despite the evidence to the contrary. Lawmakers are demanding some accountability for these failures.

"What happened in Butler, Pennsylvania, was not just a tragedy—it was a scandal. The United States Secret Service failed to act on credible intelligence, failed to coordinate with local law enforcement, and failed to prevent an attack that nearly took the life of a then-former president," Paul said.

Likewise, Grassley said he was releasing his report to provide "a clear path forward for the Secret Service to improve, so it can prevent another Butler from ever happening again." It remains to be seen whether they will be held accountable for this incident that could have altered the trajectory of American history forever.

What happened that day in Butler was a massive failure that could have killed Trump and incited civil unrest. Several failures put Trump squarely in the crosshairs of an assassin's gun that would have cost him his life had God not miraculously spared his life.

A TikTok user identified as @skitheteamroski claimed that he was fired from working at Alligator Alcatraz after he posted video footage from the pop-up immigrant detention center on social media and alleged that detainees were being held in "deplorable conditions."

The first video showed the employee laying on a bunkbed and was captioned "LIVE FROM ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ...TUNE IN FOR THE ONLY AVAILABLE LIVE FOOTAGE FROM THE 'CONCENTRATION CAMP' THAT TRUMP BUILT."

Subsequent videos depicted the man and coworkers rescuing a turtle at the site, driving a golf cart through the facility, and looking at a food item ostensibly served to detainees.

"Doesn't look very appetizing, does it?" he asked his coworkers. The videos did not reveal what position the man held at the facility.

Hiring a lawyer

He also started a GoFundMe to raise money to hire a lawyer after he was fired.

"Many people want me to share my side of the story of what's actually going on inside, but I can't fully explain and show what I know without having a lawyer just in case this situation gets pushed to the next level," the man, idenitifed as a Jacksonville resident, wrote.

He said he would like to get the facility shut down.

There have been other reports of poor conditions--giant mosquitoes, a lack of running water, and being fed only one maggot-infested meal a day--from lawmakers and relatives of detainees.

Most of those reports are coming from people who want desperately to stop Trump's efforts to rein in and reform the country's broken immigration system, however.

The rebuttal

FEMA officials have rebutted the claims and said that detainees are being treated humanely.

"Detainees have access to potable water from on-site tanks refilled by 6,000-gallon trucks. Each individual is issued a personal cup they can refill at any time, and bottled water is provided at meals. Tanks are regularly sanitized, flushed, and tested to ensure water quality. Full-size showers are available daily with no restriction on bathing water," the Division of Emergency Management told Daily Mail.

"Detainees receive three meals per day plus the option of a late evening meal upon request, and there is working air conditioning throughout the facility," the statement continued.

"Detainees have access to regular phone and video calls with their attorneys or families."

The statement was consistent with one by the Department of Homeland Security, which asserted, "All detainees are provided with proper meals, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with lawyers and their family members."

The far-left leanings of teachers' unions and school administrators across the country have become startlingly apparent in recent years, a fact that has once again been brought into stark relief by recent events in the nation’s heartland.

As Breitbart reports, a school board chairman in Kentucky has just resigned from his post after a Facebook post he made back in 2018 calling for others to “shoot Republicans” resurfaced and caused backlash in his community.

Controversial media posts emerge

At issue were online comments made by Jeffrey Miller, the now-former head of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, as the Daily Mail explains.

Miller had reportedly served as chair of the school board since 2016, and the incendiary comments at issue were made in 2018 when he was reacting to a mass shooting event in Florida that left multiple people dead.

In response to the tragedy, he wrote, “I’d be okay with the NRA if these psychos were just once the victims of a mass shooting.”

Miller went on, apparently assigning blame for what occurred by suggesting, “WINK WINK: please shoot republicans.”

The now-former public official was also found to have authored a social media post that said, “Hmmm. Weird. F**k the police.”

Community demands action

Republican State Rep. Steven Doan confirmed that Miller was formally relieved of his position at a Thursday board meeting, a move attributed to the community’s reaction to his online posts.

Doan indicated that he began to receive public feedback from constituents earlier this year when the unsettling posts came to light, with some declaring their sense of extreme unease that someone with his views might retain a position of authority in the district.

“Initially, I struggled to grasp the gravity of their fears, but I listened closely and uncovered a shocking reality,” Doan said, referencing “allegations of corruption, incitements to violence, criminal conduct, and pervasive hostility.”

He continued, “These have no place in our schools or community. Political violence and criminal behavior are unacceptable, and we must model better conduct for our children.”

The state lawmaker penned an op-ed in June demanding Miller’s resignation, which eventually followed.

What comes next?

In the wake of Miller’s departure, the Erlanger-Elsmere board has a vacancy, with applications for the opening due from interested parties by Aug. 8, with the spot slated to be formally filled by Sept. 8.

In Doan’s estimation, “We need to find someone who’s willing to serve this district, stand up for the students, and stand up for the parents,” though considering the sharp leftward turn observed in countless school districts across the nation of late, that may be far more of a challenge than it should be.

Another one of former President Joe Biden's top aides testified Friday in front of the House Oversight Committee about the apparent cover-up of his mental decline while in office, the New York Post reported. Ashley Williams, deputy director of Oval Office operations under Biden, is the third person in his close orbit to do so. 

House Republicans are demanding answers about Biden's waning days in his administration, when he was granting pardons and issuing executive orders. They were signed mainly by an autopen, which calls into question their validity in light of his slipping condition.

Williams was questioned in a closed-door session that lasted nearly six hours about what she knew. Before the session, she was stripped of executive privilege, which compelled her to provide "unrestricted testimony" about Biden's mental acuity.

Afterwards, the former aide declined to give remarks to the press about what was said. "She’s cooperating, otherwise we would’ve been done," Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said of Williams' testimony.

Mounting Evidence

The fact that Biden was in cognitive decline was obvious to anyone observing him during his presidency. However, it seems the people closest to him did what they could to obscure that fact the entire time.

Now that the dust has settled and Biden and the Democrats lost the 2024 election, the truth is coming to light. Sometimes, it comes in the form of what the people around him are not willing to say.

Earlier this week, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, who was the White House physician under Biden, asserted his Fifth Amendment right when answering the committee's questions. The message of this move to prevent self-incrimination is that perhaps there was something he knew about the president at the time, but wasn't saying.

Of course, O'Connor had much that could fall under doctor-patient privacy. Instead, these inquiries from Comer included questions such as "Were you ever told to lie about the president’s health?" and "Did you ever believe President Biden was unfit to execute his duties?"

All that O'Connor would offer to the committee was his name and a prepared statement. "I am not a lawyer, and I must follow my lawyer’s advice in this matter," O'Connor told the lawmakers.

Cover-up?

The attorney who advised O'Connor was none other than David Schertler, who advised former National Institutes of Health head Dr. Anthony Fauci when he was being grilled about the origins of COVID-19 by a congressional committee. Comer thinks this is more than a coincidence.

"This is unprecedented, and I think that this adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up. It’s clear there was a conspiracy to cover up President Biden’s cognitive decline after Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician and family business associate, refused to answer any questions and chose to hide behind the Fifth Amendment," Comer said following O'Connor's testimony.

As for other witnesses, former Biden aide Neera Tanden appeared before the committee on June 24. After a five-hour interview with the Oversight Committee without executive privilege to hide behind, Tanden still maintained there was "absolutely not" a conspiracy to cover up Biden's mental decline.

It remains to be seen as other witnesses will come before the Oversight Committee next week. On Wednesday, the committee will hear from Anthony Bernal, a top aide for then-first lady Jill Biden, whom she referred to as her "work husband," who will have to testify or plead the fifth because he was deposed.

The issue isn't so much that Biden was incapacitated as it is that people around him were potentially willing to cover it up. Something this important and extensive is almost impossible to keep quiet, and it looks like the lid may soon be blown off after all.

Former President Joe Biden's aides were still running interference for him after the election and reportedly changed his phone number so journalists could not get hold of him, Axios reported. This and other secrets have come spilling out of a new book 2024.

The book, released Tuesday, was written by political journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf. It includes details about the aftermath of the presidential election based on more than 350 interviews.

It includes a telling anecdote about the cover-up of Biden's mental decline. It also touches on then-Vice President Kamala Harris' call to incoming President Donald Trump after she lost.

What's now finally coming to light was obvious to all of those watching Biden in real time. However, it's clear that the people around Biden were shielding him from the press even as the media were complicit in keeping his cognitive struggles under wraps.

Protecting Biden

The book recounts a time after the election when Biden took a call from a Pager on his cell phone on March 25. While Trump often did this, it was unusual for Biden to pick up a cold call from a journalist.

"Biden said he would be willing to speak for this book the next day. The next morning, he answered and said he was running late to catch a train. He said he had a 'very negative' view of Trump's second term ... 'I don't see anything he's done that's been productive,' he said," the journalists wrote.

"Asked if he had any regrets about dropping out of the presidential race, he said, 'No, not now. I don't spend a lot of time on regrets.' He quickly hung up to get on the train," the book went on.

"After the first call," aides for Biden "repeatedly called and texted [Pager]. After the brief second call, his aides blocked the reporter's calls to the former president," the book contends.

"Two days later, a message from Verizon Wireless replaced Biden's voicemail: 'The number you dialed has been changed, disconnected, or is no longer in service,'" the authors allege. Even after he was no longer the president, the people around Biden shut down a conversation to help him save face.

Other Revelations

Biden's aides panicked and were forced to muzzle the former president so as not to let him embarrass himself, even after he was already long out of the White House. However, there were plenty of other things to be embarrassed about among the staffers.

For instance, aides for Harris couldn't figure out how to merge the concession call between Harris and Trump and eventually "ended up holding two phones together on speaker so that the rivals could talk," the authors asserted. "Phone service isn't what it used to be," Trump joked.

Meanwhile, staffers were impressed with the contrast between Harris and Trump, whom they admitted was a class act who "acknowledged she'd given him a run for his money" even if he wouldn't "compliment her campaign," the authors said. The newly elected president also "complimented" Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, in that concession call.

"Even her aides described him as gracious. Harris was professional but not warm. She had considered alluding to his failure to concede when things turned out the other way, but in the end, she just said the country was too divided, and she hoped he would be a president for all Americans," the authors said.

Biden had his aides, the media, and everyone else in his orbit running cover for him even after the election. Now that the truth is coming out, it's appalling to see what lengths they went to to cover for him and how inept the people in charge really were.

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