In a move that has sent ripples through the political landscape, former Vice President Mike Pence has made a significant announcement regarding the upcoming presidential race. Declining to support his former running mate, Donald Trump, Pence cites profound disagreements as the core reason for his decision, marking a pivotal moment in their political relationship, Breitbart reported.
Appearing on Fox News Channel's "The Story" last Friday, Pence found himself at the center of a pointed question by anchor Martha MacCallum. She referenced Trump's recent securing of the nomination and the endorsements from some of his former adversaries, questioning Pence on his stance. This moment set the stage for Pence's announcement that would diverge from the expected political norm, as many awaited his endorsement of Trump.
Pence’s response was not only a declaration of non-endorsement but also a reflection on the achievements of their administration. He spoke highly of their tenure, emphasizing the prosperity and security it brought to America, along with significant conservative appointments to the judiciary. Yet, this fond remembrance was contrasted sharply with his critique of Trump's recent actions and policies.
The former Vice President outlined the "profound differences" that have emerged between him and Trump, particularly highlighting their disagreement over Pence's constitutional duties on January 6. This issue, among others, has been a defining factor in Pence's decision not to support Trump's bid for presidency. It underscores a broader conflict over principles and the interpretation of constitutional obligations that have become central themes in Pence's criticism.
Pence continued to express his dismay over Trump's deviation from their administration's commitment to confronting the national debt and upholding the sanctity of human life. These departures from their jointly advocated policies have only widened the gap between the two, as Pence made clear in his pointed critique during the interview.
The conversation with Martha MacCallum was more than just an interview; it was a platform for Pence to publicly assert his independence from Trump. He articulated a vision for conservatism that diverges significantly from Trump's current path, making a case for his own set of principles and policy priorities.
This announcement from Pence is not merely about political endorsements; it is a declaration of a different vision for the future of the Republican Party and the country. By refusing to endorse Trump, Pence is signaling a rift within the party, suggesting a divide between traditional conservative values and Trump's brand of politics.
The implications of Pence's decision extend beyond the immediate political moment. They touch on the broader debates within the Republican Party about its direction and identity in the post-Trump era. Pence's stance is a clear indication of the ongoing struggles within the party to define its values and choose its leaders.
Moreover, Pence's emphasis on the accomplishments of their administration serves as a reminder of the successes they achieved together, yet also highlights the areas where he believes Trump has since faltered. This nuanced stance offers a glimpse into Pence's political calculus as he navigates the complex landscape of American politics.
Throughout the interview, Pence navigated a delicate balance between pride in their shared achievements and his concerns over Trump's recent positions. His critique wasn't just about policy disagreements; it was a reflection on the essence of leadership and the responsibilities of those in high office.
The difference in opinion on January 6 has been a particularly contentious issue, representing a fundamental disagreement over the role and duties of the Vice President in certifying electoral results. This issue, emblematic of the broader disputes, has significantly influenced Pence's stance and his views on the direction of the Republican Party.
As Pence articulated his vision for America's future, he underscored the importance of principles such as fiscal responsibility and the sanctity of life. These comments reveal not just a policy divergence but a philosophical split with Trump, offering insight into Pence's values and how they guide his political decisions.
Pence's announcement is as much about the future as it is about the past. It represents a reflection on what leadership in the Republican Party should embody and the legacy he wishes to leave. His decision to publicly diverge from Trump is a bold statement about his vision for conservative politics and the values he believes should guide it.
His discussion of the administration's accomplishments highlights a desire to be remembered for a conservative record that positively impacted America. Yet, by distancing himself from Trump, Pence is also carving out a distinct political identity, one that is defined by a commitment to certain principles over party loyalty.
The leftist outlet CNN just gave a new drama series - that was inspired by failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton - a big thumbs down.
The thumbs down came from CNN's Brian Lowry.
He published a piece criticizing the series on Wednesday, March 13. The piece is titled, Journalism could use a smart show about reporting. "The Girls on the Bus" isn't it.
This has to be particularly humiliating for Clinton. Before we get to what Lowry had to say about the series, we'll get you up to speed regarding what it is about.
The series comes from Max, and it was adapted from former New York Times reporter Amy Chozick's memoir about Clinton 2016 presidential campaign.
Here is Max's billing of the series:
Four female journalists find friendship, love, and scandal as they follow a parade of flawed candidates in an unpredictable presidential campaign.
Chozick, in her memoir, decided not to make it specifically about Hillary Clinton.
She explains:
I felt, just as a writer, fatigue in writing about real life. I think the country feels fatigue....[Also] politics is dark and divisive. And I think our show is a light dramedy....I almost want it to be an escape. That was sort of our goal; this alternate reality that is fun, light, kind of escapist.
That being said, there is no doubt about the fact that the series is inspired by Clinton's failed 2016 presidential run.
According to Lowry, The Girls On The Bus is, "at best, a frothy soap opera" and, at worst, "an ethical twilight zone.”
Lowry writes that the series, "As very, very loosely adapted for TV by Chozick and Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries), working with another CW veteran in producer Greg Berlanti, Girls on the Bus devolves into a CW-style drama that occasionally addresses the slow death of journalism on the most perfunctory level."
He adds, "At a moment when journalism would benefit from any kind of morale lift, the last thing it needs is another broadly drawn series that seems to put a spotlight on the profession’s principles before backing over them."
Lowry is not the only leftist to criticize the series. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter have done so as well.
Variety, for example, writes, "Its frequent silliness feels inappropriate, while its occasional grandstanding comes off as entirely out of its depth," while The Hollywood Reporter takes issue with the series' "cheesy romance, clunky drama, and predictable twists and turns."
David Breashears, a celebrated mountaineer, author, and filmmaker known for his contributions to a 1998 IMAX documentary chronicling the ascent of Mount Everest, has passed away at 68 years old, his business manager, Ellen Golbranson, confirmed on Saturday.
Breashears was discovered unresponsive at his residence in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Golbranson stated. While his death is attributed to natural causes, the exact circumstances remain undisclosed.
So sad: David Breashears, Mount Everest filmmaker and mountaineer, dead at 68 https://t.co/nZIH0k9Xr6 via @nypost
— Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) March 17, 2024
With an impressive record of summiting Mount Everest five times, including a pioneering expedition with an IMAX camera in 1996, Breashears earned admiration as one of the foremost adventure filmmakers globally, seamlessly blending his passion for climbing and photography.
In 2007, Breashears established GlacierWorks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to highlighting Himalayan glacier changes through artistic, scientific, and adventurous endeavors.
Utilizing his climbing expertise and photographic skills, Breashears embarked on a mission to document the profound impact of climate change on the historic mountain range.
“With GlacierWorks, he used his climbing and photography experience to create unique records revealing the dramatic effects of climate change on the historic mountain range,” his family said.
“He combined his passion for climbing and photography to become one of the world’s most admired adventure filmmakers,” the statement added.
Breashears made history in 1983 by transmitting the first live television images from Everest's summit and achieved another milestone in 1985 as the first U.S. citizen to summit the peak twice, according to his website.
During the filming of the Everest documentary in 1996, he and his team suspended filming to provide aid to climbers caught in the deadly blizzard of May 10, which claimed the lives of eight individuals.
Breashears's pioneering spirit and dedication to adventure filmmaking left an indelible mark on the world, inspiring countless individuals to explore the boundaries of human achievement and environmental conservation.
His legacy extends beyond his mountaineering feats; Breashears's commitment to GlacierWorks underscored his deep concern for the preservation of fragile ecosystems and the urgent need to address climate change.
As news of Breashears's passing reverberates through the mountaineering and filmmaking communities, tributes pour in from admirers worldwide, commemorating his enduring contributions to both fields.
Despite his untimely departure, Breashears's legacy will continue to inspire future generations of adventurers and environmentalists to tackle the world's most daunting challenges with courage, resilience, and a profound appreciation for the natural world.
Actor Alec Baldwin's legal team has made a fervent plea to a New Mexico judge, urging the dismissal of the indictment against him in connection with the tragic shooting incident on the set of the film "Rust."
The attorneys have leveled accusations of unethical behavior against prosecutors and alleged that critical evidence was omitted during the grand jury proceedings.
Alec Baldwin asks judge to throw out 'Rust' manslaughter case; accuses prosecutors of acting improperlyhttps://t.co/iMZ8LhL2kg pic.twitter.com/pLkGNDAtAU
— Mr Funk (@MrFunkUK) March 15, 2024
In a strongly worded court filing, Baldwin's legal representatives argued that the state's conduct has flagrantly violated ethical standards and flouted established procedural norms.
They contended that the prosecution's actions amounted to an egregious abuse of the legal system, unfairly targeting an innocent individual whose rights have been egregiously disregarded.
The charges against Baldwin stem from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21, 2021, during the production of "Rust."
Baldwin was indicted on two counts— involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a firearm, or alternatively, involuntary manslaughter without due caution or circumspection—on January 19, following a previous charge of involuntary manslaughter on January 31, 2023. The latter charges were dropped by special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis in April after the emergence of new information.
A grand jury was convened, resulting in Baldwin's indictment. Throughout the legal proceedings, Baldwin has steadfastly maintained his innocence, vehemently denying that he pulled the trigger of the prop gun involved in Hutchins' tragic death.
In a televised interview with George Stephanopoulos, Baldwin adamantly asserted that he would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger, emphasizing his shock and disbelief at the suggestion.
Despite Baldwin's assertions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted tests on the firearm involved in the shooting, determining that it could not be discharged without a deliberate pull of the trigger.
Baldwin has also claimed that he was unaware of the live round in the gun, further complicating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
As Baldwin prepares to stand trial on July 9, the legal saga surrounding the "Rust" tragedy continues to unfold. Recently, "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins' death, though she was acquitted of evidence tampering charges. Gutierrez Reed awaits sentencing, facing the prospect of imprisonment and fines.
Questions persist regarding the accountability and responsibility for the tragic events on the "Rust" set. Baldwin's legal team's impassioned plea for dismissal underscores the complexity and intensity of the legal battle ahead as all parties seek justice and closure in the aftermath of this heartbreaking incident.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
It looks like NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers will not be the presidential running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after all.
A published report by Mediaite indicates the independent candidate is planning to select Nicole Shanahan, a California-based attorney and entrepreneur once married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
The report said consideration of the New York Jets football star as the VP pick "prompted concerns among donors to the campaign."
Shanahan was behind Kennedy's Super Bowl commercial and is now expected to be named RFK Jr.'s choice.
"They align on numerous issues," a source close to the campaign said of Kennedy and Shanahan.
"The campaign is also looking for a candidate who can help finance the ballot access initiative."
"She might be infusing millions of dollars into the campaign to help fund the ballot initiative, which makes her attractive financially; however, she lacks the qualifications to do the job."
"Mediaite found that the domain www.kennedyshanahan.com was registered on March 13th, and verified the donation page is live and accepting donations at the subdomain pay.kennedyshanahan.com," the website said.
"Mediaite donated $1 through that donation page to discover the domain was registered by Kennedy senior advisor Link Lipsitz," it noted.
Meanwhile, Kennedy's campaign is keeping tight-lipped on any formal decision.
"There has been a lot of speculation in the media about Mr. Kennedy’s pick of vice presidential running mate,” his press office told the New York Post in a written statement.
"The official announcement will be on March 26 in Oakland, CA. We hope to see you there."
Shanahan, 38, told the New York Times she donated $4 million to the American Values 2024 super PAC, to help fund the $7 million 30-second commercial during this year's Super Bowl.
"While claiming not to be an 'anti-vaxxer,' she said she shared Kennedy's constant attacks on vaccines. She also describes herself as a progressive who cares about children's health," the Post reported.
According to records obtained by the New York Times, Shanahan donated to Joe Biden's 2020 campaign and gave a maximum of $6,600 to Kennedy's campaign in May of last year while he was still seeking the Democratic nomination.
The Post reported:
The Bay Area attorney was married to Google’s Brin in 2018 – but they officially divorced last summer after she was reportedly romantically involved with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Musk and Brin were previously longtime friends, and Musk frequently stayed over at Brin’s home, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2022.
However, the two reportedly had a falling out following Musk and Shanahan’s brief fling in December 2021, when Brin requested that his financial advisers sell his personal investments in Musk’s companies.
Musk and Shanahan have denied the allegations.
"This is total bs," Musk posted on X in July 2022, in response to a user who shared the WSJ article.
"I've only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic," he added.
Brin filed for a dissolution of marriage from Shanahan in January 2022. The couple shares a young daughter together, according to People.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A new report stunningly has revealed that those "studies" regarding gender dysphoria, studies used to promote the scientifically impossible ideology that men can become women or vice versa, are not studies at all.
Essentially, they're propaganda.
It is Liberty Counsel, a team of legal experts that has fought multiple bans on counseling that helps people deal with those unwanted sex attractions, that has reported, "A group of scientists reviewed the compendium of current 'studies' on gender dysphoria. The researchers reviewed 5,765 scientific articles across 46 different health, psychology, science, social, and humanities databases."
The report said, "What these scientists found is that nearly all of the published research around gender affirmation includes significant flaws. These flaws would never be justified in actual scientific diagnostic procedures without the highly coordinated social and political pressure campaign the rabid LGBTQ community is waging."
Explained Liberty Counsel, "For several years, we have been told that gender dysphoria must be treated by affirming the patient’s delusion and poisoning the patient with cross-sex hormones while waiting for body mutilation surgeries to remove healthy organs. How many times have we been told that 'the science is settled'? Well, it turns out 'the science' isn't settled. What the so-called gender industry has been shoving down our throats is not science at all."
The report cited the review that confirmed many studies are no more than the "political bias" of the "gender affirmation" industry.
"This garbage is being used to BAN Christian counseling," the team explained.
"We’ve overturned 23 Christian counseling bans, but this truth-telling and lifesaving counseling remains banned in 87 other cities and states."
Such counseling involves talk therapy that might discuss a trauma that could trigger unwanted feelings and methods to cope with those. Most of the "bans" that have been adopted continue to allow, even encourage, counseling that promotes LGBT beliefs but ban anything that would suggest people leave those lifestyles.
The report notes the review of studies found "a near-complete 'lack of reliable and valid diagnostic criterion' being used to diagnose people with gender identity disorders."
"The American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) own website states that randomized control trials are considered the most valid method of approaching 'scientific data' in establishing treatment guidelines. Yet those trials have not been performed on the people the so-called 'gender care' industry targets. Instead, study after study was based on 'clinical data' drawn from therapists’ opinions after observation," the report warned.
Even the APA calls that the least reliable method for assessments.
Liberty Counsel pointed out, "Half of the studies reported to the APA justifying 'gender affirmation' care never even bothered to describe the methodology used to come to the authors’ conclusion. As a result, the researchers note that 'it is impossible to assess the reliability or validity of the methodology.'"
The studies, despite their lack of science, still promote "surgical" mutilations of bodies, the report said.
"They are wrong. Those pushing the LGBTQ agenda want to silence the truth and deprive people of receiving the counsel of their choice. They want to indoctrinate children, and force the LGBTQ propaganda on parents, students, and employees," Liberty Counsel warned.
"What these 5,765 studies reveal is that we have a highly politicized mental health system more concerned with billable insurance codes and profitable designer surgeries than with proper mental health treatment."
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Democrats and unions go together, mostly.
Organized labor almost always is aligned with the political goals of the Democrat Party. Few Republicans ever see a union endorsement, and the donations from union members largely end up in Democrat coffers.
But that hand-in-glove relationship is taking a hit in Colorado, where union leaders are complaining that Democrat leaders in the statehouse are refusing to engage in wage talks.
The fight is described by Colorado Politics and involves the Political Workers Guild of Colorado.
That group represents legislative aides, organizers, and campaign workers, and in a letter charged that its members suggested a cost-of-living wage increase from $23 an hour to $30 an hour.
And they proposed full benefits like other members of Colorado's legislature.
But the union said state leaders, all Democrats in Colorado's one-party rule, "ignored the proposal and declined to meet."
"Democratic leadership abandons the labor values they campaign on when it comes time to pay their staff a living wage," the union charged.
The union said negotiations have stalled because Democrat leadership won't engage, but Senate President Steve Feinberg said it's simply a matter of the legislative process, and the bill tied to the discussions has advanced from the House to the Senate.
Fenberg said Democrat leaders have been working with PWG since its creation in 2021.
He called it a "mischaracterization" to say Democrats are not negotiating.
Twenty-four members of the state House joined in the letter expressing concerns about the pay, but Fenberg said those members should have addressed their concerns when the bill was before them.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A Christian organization that for decades has simply handed out free Bibles is being blocked from its mission by a Georgia hospital, and sources report it's because of the leftist ideology there involving "diversity, equity and inclusion."
A report from the Daily Wire notes the issue involving Gideons International is happening at the Phoebe Putney Health System.
That corporation provides health services to "hundreds of thousands of people in over 40 Georgia counties," the report explains.
The Wire reported, "Gideons hasn’t had its Bibles in the system’s hospitals for months after maintaining a working relationship for several years."
The questions being raised is why "inclusion" practices "would be used to exclude Christians from sharing Bibles with those who are sick or on their deathbed," the Daily Wire said.
The Gideons, a group that dates back to 1899, has handed out more than two billion Bibles in more than 95 languages in 200 countries and territories, the report said.
Many people see the group's work mostly in the Bibles found in hotel rooms.
The report said, "A source familiar with intimate knowledge of the situation said that Gideons was first restricted during the response to the coronavirus pandemic from entering Phoebe. The organization wasn’t let back in after COVID restrictions were relaxed and they attempted to resume their work last year."
The report said the Gideons were informed by the hospital corporation that their work was "a violation of the DEI policy" so they were being banned.
The Wire explained, "The source said that the policy was 'clearly anti-Christian' and that citing DEI to restrict the Gideons made no sense because Christians were being excluded instead of included."
Hospital corporation officials declined to respond.
The report noted that the company took a "leftward drift" after Scott Steiner, CEO, was brought on staff several years ago.
"Steiner is a member of the Georgia Diversity Council, which describes itself as the 'premier resource for diversity best practices and leadership development in the state of Georgia,'" the report said.
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President Donald Trump is going the comedic route in his 2024 presidential campaign, releasing a video Saturday brutally mocking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her lover Nathan Wade.
On Friday, Judge Scott McAfee allowed Willis to remain as Trump's prosecutor as long as her paramour Wade was off the case, despite the fact both Willis and Wade lied under oath about their affair.
Wade withdrew from the case the same day, allowing Willis to continue her prosecution of Trump on RICO charges.
The 30-second clip posted on Truth Social opens with Wade being asked: "Did you go to a cabin with Miss Willis – ever?"
"Ever?" Wade asks. "Ever," the prosecutor responds.
The then mixes actual court footage with a daydream sequence, as Wade fantasizes about Willis in a variety of outfits, including a fur coat, dress, swimsuit and towel.
The dream sequence is accompanied by the song, "Let's Get It On," by Marvin Gaye.
After thinking about the question for a prolonged amount of time, Wade finally answers, "No."
Trump's video sparked plenty of positive reaction, including a laughing and crying emoji from Elon Musk.
Cullen Linevargeer at the Gateway Pundit noted: "Trump likely would have had a successful career in comedy if politics and business did not work out. He is undoubtedly far funnier than the so-called 'comedians' on late-night television.
Others indicated:
"Trump might be the most underrated comic in our age."
"Averting eyes upwardly and to the left indicates a lie is being concocted. What a douche!"
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Startling images captured by a videographer on the outskirts of the Chinese city of Hangzhou document what's being called a "graveyard of sorts."
Photographer Wu Guoyong "filmed aerial footage of thousands of electric cars in empty lots around Hangzhou and Nanjing, the capital of China's eastern Jiangsu province," Bloomberg reported. Similar clusters of abandoned EVs have "sprouted up in at least half a dozen cities across China."
Visiting Hangzhou, the report noted "several sites filled with abandoned EVs." One field had more than 200 cars. Another site near a river along a deserted tram track had "around 1,000 EVs gathering dust." These fields, now called “EV graveyards," are full of "unwanted" cars made in 2017 or newer.
How did all this happen? Although China is officially termed a developing nation – receiving preferential treatment "under the World Trade Organization, the U.N. Climate framework and other international arrangements" – it is, in reality, far from being a "developing nation," as a Defense Department report noted that "China has the biggest maritime force on the globe." And President Xi Jinping “has pledged to build a 'fully modern' force rivaling the U.S. military by 2027." That's far beyond a mere "developing country.":
In comparison, a December 2023 report stated that there are only about "3 million electric cars on the road in the U.S." March 2023 USA Facts reports that there were about 56,000 EV charging stations across the U.S., and President Joe Biden allocated $7.5 billion for EV chargers in his 2021 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act." However, while his administration planned to build 500,000 EV chargers, not a single charger has been built.
After doing nothing for three years, in January 2024 Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill designed to protect American EV industries from China, including a provision ensuring that the electric vehicle chargers have "Buy American Requirements." Some speculate that Biden may eventually spend the $7.5 billion to help "developing nations" – like China.
A decade ago, hundreds of automakers across China were encouraged to begin making electric cars because the government subsidized the venture. The Chinese government also subsidized the purchase of these EVs through rebates, and "restricted the ownership of gasoline cars in several major cities." Yet the EVs are termed "unwanted." Now, due to a lack of demand, "there are only around 100 Chinese electric-car makers, down from roughly 500 in 2019." One report stated, "Getting rid of EVs so quickly reduces their climate benefit, considering they're more emission-intensive to build and only produce an advantage over combustion cars after a few years."
EVs are more emission-intensive to build, because to make the battery for an EV, rare earth elements, or REEs, are used. At the REE mine in Bayan Obo, China, the diesel dirt movers work in three holes the size of 307, 267, and 900 football fields respectively. They use toxic chemicals. Bayan Obo's sludge lake containing 70,000 tons of radioactive thorium is moving at a pace of 20-30 meters per year, heading for a major source of drinking water, China's Yellow River. Mining REEs generate sludge ponds with a waste-to-yield ratio of 2,000:1, which is 13 times more than mining copper. For one EV auto battery, 500,000 pounds of the earth's crust are mined for REEs, concentrating radioactive thorium as well.
The Chinese REE mine in Africa employs 40,000 children – for one dollar per day – who suffer from chemical-induced health issues.
On top of all that, according to a Manhattan Institute report, while it is propagandized that EVs will reduce CO2, this is "not supported by the facts." Indeed, the amounts of emissions from EVs over their lifetime, says the report, will produce 67 tons of "EV CO2," 15% more CO2 than the 59-ton baseline for a gasoline-fueled SUV.
Why are EVs unwanted? Maybe it's because they need recharging every 3.5 hours with charging taking a minimum of 45 minutes. Maybe it’s because the runtime is decreased in cold weather. Maybe it's because they're prone to experiencing "Thermal runaway," bursting into 5,0000F flames that firefighters cannot extinguish. Perhaps it's because they also burst into flames if they hit something, or are in wet environments, like heavy rain. Or perhaps it’s because they're typically 30% heavier than gasoline vehicles, meaning more road wear, faster tire wear, and higher road noise. And they might well collapse parking garages, according to Government Tech and Global National articles.
Maybe they are not a good idea, and nobody wants them.
"A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant," reported Bloomberg, “but left weed-infested lots across the nation brimming with unwanted battery-powered vehicles."
"Shenzhen-based photographer, Wu Guoyong, was one of the first people in China to document the waste that results from frenetic development. The shared bikes and EV graveyards are a result of unconstrained capitalism," he stated, according to the report. "The waste of resources, the damage to the environment, the vanishing wealth, it’s a natural consequence."
Wu is correct that this EV push is a waste of resources, damages the environment, and steals wealth, but his conclusion is wrong: This did not happen in China because of "unconstrained capitalism." It happened because climate fanatics became coupled with massive wasteful government infusion of taxpayer’s money and regulations into a free market economy. The problem is too much government control and mandates over a capitalistic system. A true capitalistic system will correct itself with supply and demand if left alone.
China's government's infusion of money and mandates to force the populace in a direction that they do not want to go to sounds more like a dictatorship. Even Biden recently called Chairman Xi a dictator – twice.
If Americans are paying attention, maybe they will learn from a "developing nation." Some will of course ask: Do Biden’s mandates and forced infusion of tax dollars make him, like Xi, a dictator?