An “unauthorized” Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing that named General Mike Flynn as Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential pick has gone viral on social media. The alleged filing, dated July 2, 2024, was immediately debunked by Flynn himself.

BREAKING: There is a filing by Donald J. Trump that lists Gen. Michael Flynn as his Vice President. “Trump-Flynn 2024”

The page was generated Wed Jul 3 17:01:57 2024.https://t.co/TKf80DacQ7 pic.twitter.com/d1nKap5PX9

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 3, 2024

The former National Security Advisor took to X to dismiss the rumors.

“I just saw two unauthorized FEC filings referencing my name. They are fake news! I don’t know anything about them, and my office has alerted the FEC,” said Flynn.

I just saw 2 unauthorized FEC filings referencing my name. They are fake news! I don’t know anything about them, and my office has alerted the FEC.@FlynnMovie

— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) July 3, 2024

Earlier this year, Mike Flynn hinted he would not dismiss the idea of joining the Trump ticket as a Vice Presidential candidate if the opportunity arose.

An audience member raised the question of a Trump-Flynn ticket during a Q&A session at the screening of “Out of Shadows and Into the Light.”

He revealed that in 2016, he was among the final four candidates considered for Trump’s Vice President, alongside Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, and Mike Pence, who was eventually selected. Flynn’s revelation that he was the only Democrat among these finalists added an unexpected twist to his response.

Flynn expressed his deep-seated convictions about the country, shaped by his upbringing and personal beliefs, suggesting that a proposition like the Vice Presidency would be challenging to decline.

“A question like that is a very, very hard question to say no to,” he said.

Vice President Mike Flynn? — Mike Flynn Hints at Accepting VP Role if Asked by Trump (VIDEO)

On Wednesday, Flynn also officially endorsed Trump for president. He released the following statement:

General Flynn Unconditionally Endorses Donald J. Trump for President

This is our last chance to vote for freedom from government control. Will your children live the American Dream or be enslaved by a corrupt, wasteful government of woke globalists?

Inflation has starved our families, stolen our savings, and shattered our dreams. Lawlessness has destroyed our culture - and drug dealers, child traffickers, and terrorists walk across our border. Our once unmatched military now trains on DEI instead of focusing on combat tactics and achieving victory. Our allies don't trust us. China, North Korea, and Iran know that.

We need change; and one man has the knowledge, determination, previously demonstrated experience, and more important, the courage to bring it, on Day 1. He runs into the fight - whatever the cost — including the most egregious political persecution in modern history.

President Trump simply refuses to watch America destroy itself.

I endorse Donald J. Trump for President 100%. And I trust his judgment. He is, since Ronald Reagan, the greatest leader of our time. May God Almighty protect and bless him, and may God continue to bless America.

- LTG Michael T. Flynn, USA (Ret.)

Official Statement of Endorsement: pic.twitter.com/FFLO1CwTAY

— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) July 3, 2024

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Grocery prices are soaring thanks to Joe Biden’s tax-and-spend policies.

The US economy is in bad shape because of Joe Biden’s war on domestic oil and the ‘Green New Deal’ disguised as the ‘Inflation Reduction Act.’

Moody’s Investors Service recently cut the US’s outlook to negative.

Moody’s lowered its ratings outlook on the US government citing high interest rates, government spending, and deficits.

Inflation is still high, grocery prices are up more than 19%, gas prices are still high and more than 15 million illegal aliens have poured over the border since Biden was installed in January 2021.

Most Americans are struggling to put food on the table thanks to Joe Biden.

This year’s Fourth of July cookout costs hit a record – up 30 percent from 5 years ago when Trump was in office.

“With plenty of options to feed a hungry crowd, a group of 10 this year can expect to pay $71.22 for their celebration, up 5% from last year and up 30% from five years ago. Nationally, this means we are surpassing $7 per person for the first time, with the total meal coming to $7.12 a person. Only two dishes decreased in price while everything else on your table rose, on average. Your grocery bill may be a shock, but it is in line with the inflation that has roiled the economy – including the farm economy – over the last several years,” according to this year’s American Farm Bureau Fourth of July market basket survey.

Joe Biden is now threatening to jail grocers to combat his inflation crisis.

“Grocery costs are too high for families across the country,” Biden said on X. “We have a plan to tackle them.”

Biden’s plan includes deploying state attorneys general to go after grocers for “price gouging.”

Grocery prices are not soaring because of price gouging.

Biden also called on grocery chains to lower costs.

Meanwhile, Joe Biden also announced his Regime will provide low-income families of four $2,000 more for groceries by “improving SNAP and launching summer EBT” – the government spending BILLIONS of dollars a year on SNAP contributes to higher inflation.

Biden announces plans to jail grocers to combat his food inflation. https://t.co/dY9izbKgT2

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) July 3, 2024

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Almost two and a half years ago, the Russian Federation forces launched the ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine, turning President Vladimir Putin’s country into an impoverished pariah for the western world… or did it?

Despite the mind-numbing number of sanctions levied against Russia and its allies, their economy has been consistently growing, to the point where the World Bank is now classifying Russia as a ‘high-income country’.

Business Insider reported:

“On Monday, the World Bank announced it has upgraded Russia from an upper-middle-income country to a high-income country, according to a report from the financial institution’s economists.

“Economic activity in Russia was influenced by a large increase in military-related activity in 2023,” World Bank economists wrote in their report.”

In 2023, Russians earned $14,250 per person on a gross national income basis.

Russia’s recent growth is primarily driven by wartime demand for military goods and services.

“Russia’s trade jumped by nearly 7% last year, while activities in the financial sector and construction grew by 6.6% and 3.6%, respectively. This boosted Russia’s real GDP — which is economic growth adjusted for inflation — by 3.6%.”

Far from crippling Russia, the war in Ukraine may have strengthened Russia’s economy, and led to an increase in both real and nominal GDP.

Newsweek reported:

“Its new classification would put Russia on par with the U.S. and the other G7 nations who have been trying to handicap its economy since 2022.”

As we can see, the US and EU sanctions flopped.

“Last week, a report by a U.K. think tank argued that the country has been more than able to replenish its arsenal, and that sanctions had proven “manifestly ineffective” in curtailing the Russian war machine.

One of the paper’s authors, Gary Somerville, told Newsweek that defense contractors were able to bypass embargoes, using ‘front companies’ and backchannels to sneak military components into Russia.”

Data from the World Bank is evidence that Russia is able to endure Western sanctions, and the war only strengthens the country’s economic capabilities.

Read more:

In Retaliation for Ukraine Using NATO Long-Range Missiles To Strike Russian Territory, Putin Says He May Supply Weapons to Regions That Can Attack Western Countries’ Targets

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Orange County, California – A 69-year-old woman was killed in an attempted robbery at Fashion Island in Newport Beach on Tuesday afternoon.

Newport Beach is a wealthy, conservative enclave in Southern California. The broad daylight armed robbery and murder at Fashion Island rocked the laid-back beach community on Tuesday.

Three black male suspects ambushed an elderly couple standing outside of a Barnes & Noble near the parking lot of the Newport Beach mall.

The three assailants jumped out of a white sedan to rob the woman.

The 69-year-old woman, identified as Patricia McKay, was run over and killed by the suspects as they drove off in a getaway car after the botched robbery.

A Good Samaritan jumped in to help the robbery victims and that is when one of the robbers opened fire. According to police, three shots were fired but no one was struck by the gunfire.

Newport Beach police pursued the suspects to Los Angeles. All three suspects were arrested.

The suspects were transported to the Newport Beach PD jail and identified as: Leroyernest Joseph McCrary, 26, of Compton, California, Jaden Cunningham, 18, of Lancaster, CA, and Malachi Eddward Darnell, 18, of Los Angeles, California.

All three suspects were booked for homicide, robbery with firearm, and conspiracy. The incident is still under investigation.

Patricia McKay and her husband were visiting Newport Beach from New Zealand.

“Frankly, to hell with these guys. They came to our city knowing they were going to commit a crime and a woman is dead because of this,” Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill said on Tuesday after the gruesome murder. “These are thugs and every community is now dealing with this.”

“Frankly, to hell with these guys.” Angry reactions from Newport Beach’s mayor after an armed robbery crew runs over a 69-year-old woman, killing her during a botched robbery attempt at Fashion Island. The new investigation clues – Tonight at 11 from ABC7 https://t.co/dqrwmSKmOJ pic.twitter.com/X5w1roXkil

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 3, 2024

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has taken the helm of the EU Council for six months, vowing to “Make Europe Great Again.” On his first visit as EU Chair, to Kiev, he tried to convince Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider a ceasefire.

“If [Trump] wins, then at least there will be a ceasefire; whether this will lead to a lasting peace is the music of the future, but it will not be like it is now, that’s for sure. And that is why Europe needs to quickly prepare for the situation that – sooner or later – the Americans and Russians will begin negotiations with each other,” Orban told M1 broadcaster on Monday.

The road to #Kyiv. A trip for #peace. pic.twitter.com/nWFf0g86EJ

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) July 3, 2024

As Russia continues to advance against outmanned Ukrainians, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed the Ukrainian army lost up to 1,800 men and nine airplanes yesterday.

In April, Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu claimed that Ukraine lost almost half a million soldiers since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022.

It is illegal to report casualty figures in Ukraine, so the Russian numbers can not be independently verified. In February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the February 2022 invasion.

On Monday, The Kyiv Independent reported Ukraine’s General Staff claimed Russia has lost more than 540,000 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion — a number that includes killed and injured.

My first trip after assuming the Presidency of the Council of the EU led me to Kyiv for a meeting with President @ZelenskyyUa. I assessed the possibility of a deadline-bound ceasefire, that could provide an opportunity to speed up peace negotiations. I will report my findings to… pic.twitter.com/TqPeDAvsoe

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) July 2, 2024

At a joint press conference with the Ukrainian president, Orbán asked Zelensky to consider a ceasefire.

“Peace is important not only for Ukraine but for the whole of Europe”, Orbán said. “I put it to the president (Zelensky) that we should consider whether the order may be reversed by speeding up peace talks with a quick ceasefire,” he said. “A ceasefire tied to a deadline, which could offer the opportunity to accelerate peace talks; I have assessed the options for that scenario,” he added.

Zelensky expressed his gratitude to Hungary for its humanitarian support for Ukraine, underlining that he believed that saving lives was the most important consideration. “Everything we discussed today serves as a basis for a future bilateral document between our states which will regulate all segments of our relations and will be mutually beneficial for both countries,” Zelensky said after talks with Orbán. “It is important for there to be peace so that we can put the strengthening of Europe on new foundations,” he said.

Zelensky had announced he would be drafting a new peace plan Friday that should be “supported by the majority of the world.”

A former Ukrainian Prime Minister charged the US with demanding Kiev throw more men into the Meat Grinder.

“After the adoption of the bill facilitating mobilization, the number of mobilized people increased, but the Kiev regime failed to achieve the numbers set by the Americans, failed by far. That is why they are having problems with their US masters who are openly saying: ‘You planned to mobilize this number of people, but mobilized that. We have provided you with funds for weapons and that number of troops, and you fail to hold your end of the bargain,’” former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday.

There is active agitation in Ukraine for a ceasefire, Azarov added.

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