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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle ‘Goes There’ in Rant on Kamala Harris as Border Crisis Worsens

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As the case has been since President Joe Biden first put her in charge of dealing with the border crisis back in March, a lot of people over the last week or so have been asking “Where’s Vice President Kamala Harris” as the situation at the southern border further deteriorates and the administration shamelessly gaslights over the matter.

Among them has been MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle, which is very surprising considering like a lot of media figures at the network dubbed “MSDNC” she has a penchant for acting more like an apologist/spokesperson for Democrats rather than someone who will hold them accountable.

On her program Monday, Ruhle was joined by NBC News correspondents Julia Ainsley and Morgan Chesky to discuss the surge of illegal immigrants, thousands of who are camped out at the Del Rio, Texas/Mexico border as we saw from stunning video footage shared by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin over the last several days.

At one point during the segment, Ruhle – appearing exasperated – launched into a mini-“where’s Kamala?” rant, inquiring about what her message might be if she was actually speaking up publicly on the issue instead of remaining silent or preoccupied with other things few people know about since she’s oddly been keeping a low profile.

“How about the message from our Vice President, where is she?” Ruhle wondered. “She was supposed to be in charge of all of these migration issues, going to those Northern Triangle countries – that’s obviously not Haiti, that was one of her first international trips with the message ‘do not come here illegally.”

“People aren’t listening,” Ruhle continued. “What is she saying now?”

“Well, we haven’t heard a lot from the Vice President,” Ainsley noted before pointing out that Mexico at one point had been assisting in keeping some migrants from going into Texas but got flooded with migrants themselves so much to the point that they started waving buses full of them on through.

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As to the answer to Ruhle’s question, over the weekend Harris took the time to do the coin toss for a college football game in Washington, D.C. between Hampton and her alma mater Howard. She was to meet with Melinda Gates this morning to discuss the Wuhan virus pandemic. She is scheduled to talk with various world leaders this week, and this coming Friday, she’ll cap off the week by sitting down for an in-studio “interview” with her gal pals at “The View.”

But as to speaking publicly on the border crisis or visiting the area? Or holding a presser and actually taking questions? Don’t count on it. Perhaps it’s for the best, though, because now is the time for the utmost seriousness, not her infamous cackling.

Flashback: GOP Should Take Note as the Kamala Harris 2024 Strategy Emerges

Politico Utterly Humiliates WaPo's Jennifer Rubin Using Her Own Words Against Her

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Have you ever heard the old saying about how we are our own worst enemies?

Truer words have never been spoken in the case of Jennifer Rubin, formerly known as the “conservative” columnist for the Washington Post but who now labels herself as the “NeverTrump, pro-democracy opinion writer” at the paper.

Not only is Rubin her own worst enemy, as we’ve documented extensively here, she’s also a legend in her own mind, as evidenced by her insane and hysterical reaction to a Thursday report from Politico on how she had become “the Biden administration’s favorite columnist” after years of bad-mouthing the Obama-Biden administration, even being harshly critical of Biden at times.

She changed rather dramatically over the years, they noted, first going rabid NeverTrumper to stalwart pillow plumper for Team Biden. Before we get to her response to the piece, let’s take a look at some of what was reported about her, including how some in the WaPo newsroom actually feel about her newfound status:

[Biden] Chief of Staff Ron Klain has retweeted or @ mentioned Rubin more than three dozen times since mid-May. The White House press team, the Democratic National Committee, the State Department, and the vice president’s office have all promoted various columns and tweets from her in recent weeks.

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But Rubin’s emergence as one of the administration’s go-to validators has stoked some divisions among Democrats and within the Post newsroom itself.

The White House has encouraged outside allies to share some of Rubin’s articles online. One told West Wing Playbook that they declined to do so because they thought it was just too embarrassing to earnestly share a Rubin column, given her history as a conservative and perceived tendency to pander to the administration.

One Post employee said some people in the newsroom are increasingly frustrated that Rubin is parroting the administration’s critiques of the media, which they believe emboldens the administration to push back on journalists even further. Two others say they just try to ignore her or don’t read her columns.

LOL. Hard to know which is more hilarious. That Politico inserted the word “perceived” on the issue of her “tendency to pander” to Democrats, or the fact that she’s not well-liked at the paper she’s written at for several years now because of that very tendency.

In any event, after pointing out that they had tried to connect with Rubin on a number of occasions this year to get her to comment on the issue of the White House frequently pimping her columns, Politico reported that Rubin finally did email them yesterday with a message that contained the subject line “OFF THE RECORD.” The website said they never agreed to anything of the sort, and as a result decided to publish the nastygram Rubin sent to them.

Here’s what she wrote (FYI, for those who have a tendency to cry from laughing too hard, you might want to grab a tissue box because you’ll definitely need them):

How utterly predictable that Politico would run the zillionth hit piece on a prominent woman, especially one candid in her critiques of Politico’s hysterical, clickbait style of coverage. The notion that I am polarizing in a newsroom (as opposed to any of the dozens of other opinion writers) is a “take” only Politico could come up with — by of course running around to ask the question in the first place. I trust the Post’s superb news side folks spend zero time thinking about me (as is entirely appropriate). My only surprise is that Sam [Stein, POLITICO’s White House editor], a very good journalist, would become enmeshed in such an obviously misogynistic publication. Surely there are finer publications that would have him.

And btw, what a low class move to do this on Yom Kippur at the last moment.

Beyond the hilarity of her response and the priceless reactions to it that I saw on Twitter, there’s a serious point to be made here.

As I’ve written before, there’s a reason the Jen Rubins of the world do what they do. Like Democrats, diehard Never Trumpers have been thoroughly discredited by actual conservatives on many levels, including on the issue of Russia/Trump collusion, on the issue of Obamagate, and so much more. Never Trumpers themselves have especially been exposed as massive hypocrites on the issue of conservatism, waving the “I’m a truuue conservative!!” banner but then turning right back around and cheering when liberal Democrats at all levels of government win elections.

Needless to say, that’s not how actually “conserving conservatism” works, folks.

It’s just straight-up gaslighting over and over again from people who have accidentally revealed how they have few real core beliefs beyond whatever can get them their next paycheck and party invite.

But they keep on keeping on because that’s what politically homeless grifters hungry for acceptance and desperate to be taken seriously by the NYC/DC cocktail circuit do. It’s sad, really, but it’s just who (and what) they are, bless their hearts.

Flashback: Jen Rubin Paints Conservative Opposition as ‘Craving Fame and Money’ in Epic Self-Awareness Fail

Ron DeSantis Makes Total Boss Move After Biden HHS Takes Over Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Distribution

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As we reported earlier, the Biden administration announced this week that they are effectively taking over the distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments used in the treatment of the Wuhan virus, a move that has understandably angered some southern state governors who have touted the benefits of its use in people who are in the early stages of battling the coronavirus, specifically in how it significantly reduces the chance of hospitalization.

A statement from Biden’s HHS department noted that the rationale behind the decision was to make distribution more “equitable” to states beyond those that are currently requesting the most quantities:

“HHS will determine the amount of product each state and territory receives on a weekly basis. State and territorial health departments will subsequently identify sites that will receive product and how much,” the spokesperson said. “This system will help maintain equitable distribution, both geographically and temporally, across the country – providing states and territories with consistent, fairly-distributed supply over the coming weeks.”

Read their full statement here:

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the “equitable” plan during today’s press briefing while denying treatment supplies were being cut for Florida:

Most notably, the DeSantis administration came out swinging after learning the news, with spokeswoman Christina Pushaw putting the administration on blast and countering critics who have bizarrely done an about-face on the need to do whatever is necessary to save people infected with the coronavirus:

As it turned out, Pushaw noting that DeSantis was “committed” to making sure his state’s residents could get the treatment “even if we can’t count on the Biden administration” was a preview of what was to come later, as DeSantis announced just a few hours ago that he was trying to work with another provider – GlaxoSmithKline – in hopes of being able to purchase the antibody treatments directly, doing an end-run around the Biden administration:

“What I am doing though, is we’re going to try to cover the bases. I had a call yesterday with GlaxoSmithKline executives about their new monoclonal antibody… Sotrovimab was given EUA, I believe in May. So the Eli Lily one, which is kind of now coming back, but the Regeneron, that was at the end of 2020. Sotrovimab was given EUA in May. The clinical data on that was even better than the clinical data on the Regeneron, 85% reduction in hospitalizations.

It is not approved for subcutaneous injection, so if we get it and we use it at our sites, we’d have to expand the amount of IV treatments that are available, which we’re going to be willing to do. Now they do not have a direct purchase agreement with the federal government, federal government’s bought all the Regeneron. They just upped it for another shipment. Honestly, that should have been done many months ago.

But we are not able to buy it directly from Regeneron. Given that, we do think we can potentially order sotrovimab and we will do that if we can. It has been — the clinical data’s great on it. And so we would be able to potentially use that to meet any of the shortfalls. This is something that, when you have something that has worked you should want to continue doing that.”

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The war of words between the Biden administration and the DeSantis administration on vaccines and the antibody treatment distribution issue is especially fascinating when you consider the accusations from Biden’s team over the last several months that DeSantis has been playing politics with the virus and is putting lives at risk by pushing back on mask and vaccination mandates.

Yet here Biden goes more or less rationing the life-saving treatment southern states like Florida need under the guise of “equitable” distribution – just days after saying he was going to up shipments to states by 50%, proving that it’s them and not DeSantis who have been playing politics with the virus – and people’s lives – all along.

Flashback –>> Analysis: Media Attacks on Ron DeSantis Over Vaccines and Regeneron Are About One Thing Only

Watch: Biden Makes International Headlines for Embarrassing Reason After Awkward Moment With Aussie PM

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Earlier today, Australians got a taste of what we here in America are routinely subjected to on a near-daily basis after a cringeworthy moment between President Joe Biden and Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison was broadcast on a White House live feed as well as some Aussie and United Kingdom news outlets.

Biden held a virtual meeting with Morrison and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson where a “new enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States [AUKUS]” was announced.

Towards the closing of the meeting, Biden turned towards the screen that featured Johnson and thanked him by name for his and his country’s continued close alliance and strategic partnerships with the United States.

But it’s when Biden turned to Morrison to thank him as well that things got more than a bit awkward, to say the least. Instead of referring to Morrison by name, which is standard operating procedure during these things, a symbol of respect, Biden appeared to forget the Aussie PM’s name.

“Thank you, Boris. And I want to thank that fella down under. Thank you very much, pal. Appreciate it, Mr. Prime Minister,” Biden said to Morrison, smiling as he turned back to face the camera to finish the remainder of his prepared remarks.

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If news outlets here in the U.S. (outside of maybe Fox News and the New York Post) have reported on this embarrassing moment, I haven’t seen it. Frankly, it would surprise me if they did, considering most of the time they’re in Protect the Precious mode. But most major Australian and UK media outlets not only reported on it, but they made the moment the focal point of their write-ups and tweets:

Politico EU’s headline reads “‘That fellow from Down Under’ — Aussies cringe as Biden appears to forget PM’s name.”

In fairness, I should point out that about 10-15 seconds later Biden mentioned both Johnson and Morrison by name and title, but I suspect the teleprompter might have had a little something to do with that.

While Biden forgetting the name of a country’s leader as the world was watching was no laughing matter, what was rather humorous were some of the reactions I saw from random Aussies on Twitter, many of who joked that Biden at the very least should have used “mate” instead of “pal” to address Morrison while others quipped about how they wished they could forget their Prime Minister so easily, considering the draconian state of things in the land Down Under as we speak.

Flashback: The Most Brutal Poll of Biden’s Presidency Is Released, Shows Reality Has Undoubtedly Set In

Daniel Dale, Glenn Kessler Give up Game in Mad Rush to Defend Embarrassing Biden Mic Cut Moment

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In what was another on a growing list of embarrassing moments he has been at the center of since he was inaugurated President back in January, the White House cut Joe Biden’s mic Monday during a public briefing in Boise, Idaho where he and other officials were discussing the wildfires that have hit Idaho, California, and other states in the region hard over the last several months.

The embarrassing moment was caught on video as Biden began questioning Washington State Forester George Geissler during the event.

“Can I ask you a question?” Biden began.

“Of course,” Geissler told him.

“One of the things that I’ve been working on with some others is —–” Biden says before the microphone’s audio was cut off. A “Thank you for joining” White House slide was then shown on the screen.

For those who missed it, watch the clip below:

The clip went viral, and news outlets like Fox News and the New York Post did write-ups on it because it was a legitimate news story.

Their reports on Biden’s mic being cut, along with Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch questioning Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the matter during today’s Afghanistan hearing sent CNN’s Daniel Dale and the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler, who are purported “fact-checkers” for their respective media employers, into predictable rages. Here are the noted DNC apologists’ their supposed debunkings of the insinuation that Biden’s aides quickly cut his mic before he could say something stupid (my dissection of their comments will follow):

Just freakin’ hilarious, and trust me when I say that nobody outside of those who reside in the WaPo/CNN fake news bubble is buying it.

For starters, we’ve seen umpteen instances where Biden has made public appearances where his handlers have abruptly stepped in in a very obvious way to either keep people from hearing Biden say something stupid or to prevent Biden from having to answer a question. We saw it throughout his presidential campaign last year and we’ve seen it numerous times this year as well.

So no, it’s not “absurd” as Dale suggested to believe Biden’s mic was deliberately cut to avoid catching him uttering another embarrassing gaffe. What was “absurd” was Dale pretending that any of this should be accepted as normal behavior from a President and his staff.

Secondly, his second tweet where he talks about reporters frequently being shoved out of the room and/or the mic routinely being cut further negates his first point about speculation over the incident being “absurd” and his third point about how all of this is “ridiculous,” doesn’t it?

As for Kessler, I laughed out loud at his rant for two reasons, the first being about “living in the Murdock news bubble.” As opposed to what? Living in the WaPo news bubble where people were repeatedly lied to about the Wuhan lab leak theory being “debunked”? I’ll take my chances with the “Murdock [Murdoch, actually] news bubble,” thank you very much.

Secondly, note who Kessler uncritically retweets: Notorious left-wing Vox.com “journalist”/hack Aaron Rupar, who bizarrely suggested it was “bizarre” for Risch to ask a perfectly legit question of Blinken about who is controlling Biden’s microphone. It’s not the first time Kessler has embarrassed himself by relying on Rupar’s interpretation of events, and sadly it won’t be the last.

Lastly, Politico reported just last week on how “anxiety levels” within the Biden administration were high whenever he spoke publicly. The story noted how some White House staffers “will either mute him or turn off his remarks” just to spare themselves from the inevitable cringing. Yet we’re supposed to believe them cutting the mic yesterday was supposed to happen simply so Biden could speak candidly off-camera with fire agency officials? I don’t think so.

This Twitter user perhaps summed things up best:

Next time around, instead of Biden’s mic being cut, maybe Kessler’s and Dale’s access to Twitter should be temporarily restricted before they rush to make up lame excuses for Biden that sound like they came directly from Jen Psaki or another member of the White House’s comms staff, and in the process removing all doubt as to which political team they play for.

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