As Jim Hoft reported, a service was held Monday morning in honor of the 13 brave members of the U.S. military who lost their lives at the hands of a suicide bomber in the Kabul Airport bombing attack precisely three years ago.

President Trump attended the solemn service and laid a wreath to honor the servicemembers’ heroism. He was also joined by members of the U.S. military and their families.

BREAKING: President Trump lays a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the 13 service members lost in 2021 because of Biden/Kamala’s failed Afghanistan pullout.

This is what a REAL President looks like. pic.twitter.com/3KCuRQAvBg

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) August 26, 2024

While Trump demonstrated what a true commander-in-chief looks like, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were nowhere to be found. Biden is still in the middle of his neverending vacation, which began last week after his DNC speech, while Harris is campaigning.

One could say it was best they did not show their faces because the blood of these men and women is on their hands. Biden ordered the disastrous pull-out in the middle of Taliban fighting season, while Harris was the last person in the room when he made the call and cheered him on.

But Harris did take a little time out of her ‘busy’ schedule to post a canned tweet insincerely paying tribute to the men and women she helped lead to the slaughter.

“Three years ago today, outside of Kabul Airport, an ISIS terrorist killed 13 American service members and more than 100 innocent Afghans, and wounded many more,” Harris wrote.

“On this solemn day, let us come together as one nation to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States and our cherished freedoms. Our grateful nation mourns and salutes them,” she added.

Three years ago today, outside of Kabul Airport, an ISIS terrorist killed 13 American service members and more than 100 innocent Afghans, and wounded many more.

On this solemn day, let us come together as one nation to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the… pic.twitter.com/PJymETLOyf

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) August 26, 2024

Harris truly has no sense of shame or remorse for what happened. Recall that her true colors emerged when she burst out LAUGHING upon hearing a question regarding these brave soldiers’ deaths.

FLASHBACK: This was Kamala Harris’ first reaction to the reports that Americans were trapped and possibly dead in Afghanistan three years ago.

“Slow down” followed by a maniacal cackle.pic.twitter.com/O65GtPQdoM

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 26, 2024

What a horrible human being.

Meanwhile, conservative X users annihilated Harris for her shameless tweet ‘honoring’ the fallen soldiers:

Why did you laugh when reporters first asked you to comment on their deaths?
Why haven’t you acknowledged and apologized for this fiasco?
Why don’t you honor their families directly?

— Joshua Stanley (@joshua__stanley) August 26, 2024

You laughed at it. We remembered pic.twitter.com/ZodtnglyoY

— Elon Musk Citizen Journalist (Parody) (@xcitizenjournal) August 26, 2024

You were the “last person in the room”.
Their blood is on your hands.

— Ziva (@zivaspeaks_ziva) August 26, 2024

Why weren’t you at Arlington for their memorial service today?

You and Joe made the decisions that killed them

The least you could do is show up

Not tweet

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 26, 2024

Never forget the Border Czar, Kamala Harris, played a ‘key role’ in the withdrawal decision that ended up costing 13 American soldiers their lives. pic.twitter.com/gAIzmnqjKr

— Liberacrat Media (@Liberacrat) August 26, 2024

Biden and you are the reason these American servicemen were killed!!!

— Xi Van Fleet (@XVanFleet) August 26, 2024

You are responsible for those 13 lives and hundreds of other loclas who helped the US who have been hiding, torchoured, and killed.
You deserve nothing

— Preston (@Spaceprest) August 26, 2024

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Newly surfaced video footage has shown Capitol Police officers interacting with a hoodie-wearing individual suspected of planting pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters on January 5, 2021.

On January 5, 2021, two pipe bombs were planted outside the RNC and DNC offices in Washington, D.C.

The following day, the U.S. Capitol was placed on lockdown after authorities discovered these dangerous devices. The FBI has since released multiple videos of the suspect but has yet to apprehend anyone.

The Blaze Media reported before that the person who discovered the pipe bomb at the Democrat National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, was a United States Capitol Police plainclothes officer. The bomb-sniffing dog that was brought to the location earlier in the day didn’t detect the bomb.

Multiple congressional staffers familiar with the investigation confirmed to Blaze Media that despite months of the FBI stonewalling congressional committees’ inquiries, they now know the identity of that individual — previously only identified as a “passerby.”

The Gateway Pundit reported earlier this month that a new video from January 6 shows a police officer carrying a bag toward the location of the DNC ‘pipe bomb’ at 12:51 pm on Jan. 6—just 15 minutes before the ‘explosive device’ was discovered by another officer.

Despite being caught on camera, the individual responsible for this serious security breach remains at large. A whistleblower from within the FBI disclosed in 2022 that critical information regarding the investigation was being withheld from the public.

In May 2023, the FBI finally offered a $500,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the alleged bomber. However, many are questioning whether they should be looking closer to home—specifically at who was on duty that night.

Kyle Seraphin, an FBI whistleblower, reported that technicians involved in examining the devices claimed they were inoperable. This has led some to suggest that the entire operation could have been a ploy orchestrated by elements within the “Deep State” to undermine Trump supporters and create chaos during what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.

In letters sent to the FBI by Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Bill Posey (R-FL), concerns have been raised about a possible cover-up.

The lawmakers demanded an update on the investigation, emphasizing that the FBI may possess crucial information—including the license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle—that could lead to an arrest.

According to reports from Blaze News, Capitol Police officers encountered the suspected bomber near two squad cars for nearly three minutes on January 5 but failed to detain or question him. Instead, they allowed him to return to the vicinity where he allegedly completed his task of planting explosives.

WATCH:

Blaze reported:

The bombshell video was discovered and assembled by social media user “Armitas,” who shared the findings exclusively with Blaze News. Armitas asked to remain anonymous. Blaze News has confirmed the individual’s findings using Capitol Police CCTV files made public over the past several months by the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight.

The video discovery raises serious questions about what was discussed during the nearly three-minute apparent meeting between police and the alleged bomber — and why the officers didn’t detain the person or publicly report the incident after the RNC bomb was found the next day.

It also raises the question of why the FBI never shared the video with its own agents or the public and did not disclose or explain the bomber’s seeming interaction with Capitol Police.

“I see no possible non-nefarious scenario in what I just saw,” said former FBI Special Agent Kyle Seraphin, who worked on the bomber case in 2021 but was pulled off the assignment as his surveillance team was closing in on someone possibly linked to the hoodied suspect. Seraphin said he was never shown the video while working on the case.

Read more here.

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Five GOP Representatives are set to hold an unofficial congressional hearing in Washington, DC, today at noon with subject matter experts to analyze Secret Service security failures at President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month when a shooter opened fire, injuring several, including the president, and killing an innocent bystander.

Representatives Eli Crane (R-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Cory Mills (R-FL), and Chip Roy (R-TX) will break down the significant lapses and likely deep state plot with testimony from former Secret Service Special Agent and political commentator Dan Bongino, Former Navy Seal Erik Prince, and Washington Regional SWAT Operator Ben Shaffer:

This coming Monday, @RepAndyBiggsAZ, @RepMillsPress, @RepMattGaetz, @RepChipRoy, and I will be fighting for much-needed FULL transparency.

Looking forward to being joined by @dbongino, @realErikDPrince, and SWAT Operator Ben Shaffer. pic.twitter.com/uJChgfx10b

— Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) August 22, 2024

As The Gateway Pundit reported, damning revelations have come to light since the assassination attempt, including whistleblower allegations that the Secret Service headquarters specifically ordered agents not to request any additional manpower, emerging details about Secret Service ignoring local law enforcement’s warnings about the shooter, and several agents involved in Trump’s July 13 security planning being placed on administrative leave.

This is in addition to Democrats’ calls for violence against conservatives and President Trump for the last eight years, and even calling for Joe Biden to “send in Seal Team 6” to kill Trump, following SCOTUS’ ruling in favor of presidential immunity. Biden also told donors on a private call and tweeted days before the attempt on Trump’s life, “It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.” Meanwhile, Trump and his supporters are constantly attacked for “violent speech” and accused of inciting violence, specifically on January 6, 2021.

Rep. Cory Mills previously suggested “a ‘J13′ committee styled after the Democrats’ Jan. 6″ committee,” citing the “hypocrisy” of Democrats’ violence-inciting statements leading up to the assassination attempt, per Fox.

“Are they not going to be also with a J13-style select committee, as we did with J6, so that we can go ahead and play a tit-for-tat on how this works?” Mills asked. “I think that we need to understand that the games that they continue to play, that the idea of their hyper-polarization of our political system, is really on them.”

Per Rep. Eli Crane, “This Monday’s J13 Forum will give the American people the opportunity to hear from subject matter experts who will provide us with deeper insights into the massive security failures at the Butler rally.”

This Monday’s J13 Forum will give the American people the opportunity to hear from subject matter experts who will provide us with deeper insights into the massive security failures at the Butler rally.

Tune in Monday at 12pm ET as we attempt to bring the truth to light. pic.twitter.com/UOYgGpdCpd

— Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) August 24, 2024

Watch live below at 12 pm ET:

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This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire

By Kenin Spivak
Real Clear Wire

The Supreme Court had multiple opportunities during the last term to end the censorship of conservatives by social media. It chose a different path. Now, Democrats are free to double down on the Biden-Harris administration’s massive censorship enterprise.

There is every indication they intend to do so.

The bedrock of American democracy, the First Amendment, prohibits Congress from making laws “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” The prohibition also applies to executive actionsand state governments. Until recently, there was bipartisan agreement on the centrality of free speech to American liberties. Today, nearly a third of Americans believe free speech rights go too far.

When Donald Trump was elected president, Democrats in Congress threatened social media platforms with antitrust actions and repeal of the libel protections in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act if they failed to rein in conservative speech. When Joe Biden took office, the federal government institutionalized a censorship enterprise that coerced and collaborated with social media platforms to censor, suppress, and demonetize disfavored views.

The New York Times acknowledges the left has long sought to limit “unfettered speech.” Former president Barak Obama told a Stanford University conference that government controls must be imposed to stop so-called “disinformation.” Vice President Kamala Harris announced a White House task force to block disinformation involving women’s issues. Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Walz told MSNBC, “There’s no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech.” In fact, both are generally protected by the First Amendment. The Democrat platform sees controlling disinformation as a priority.

By contrast, in July, the Republicans adopted a platform that states: “We will ban the Federal Government from colluding with anyone to censor Lawful Speech, defund institutions engaged in censorship, and hold accountable all bureaucrats involved with illegal censoring. We will protect Free Speech online.”

In Murthy v. Missouri, healthcare professionals, Missouri, and Louisiana sued to block the Biden-Harris censorship regime. During discovery, officials testified that they knowingly sought to end-run the prohibitions on government interference in free speech by working with and through third parties, including Stanford, non-profit associations, and social media companies. After reviewing extensive discovery, U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty found that the Biden-Harris administration had engaged in “a broad pressure campaign designed to coerce social media companies into suppressing speakers, viewpoints, and content disfavored by the government” and issued an injunction to stop it. A unanimous panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the findings but tailored the injunction to eliminate ambiguities and exclude some agencies.

Florida and Texas then passed laws to make it more difficult for social media platforms to ban political speech. The 11th Circuit struck down Florida’s law, finding that it impermissibly limited editorial discretion, while the Fifth Circuit upheld Texas’ law, concluding that content moderation activities are not speech.

Last term, the Supreme Court weighed in on both cases.

In Murthy v. Missouri, a 6-3 Court overruled the Fifth Circuit, holding that the plaintiffs lacked standing because they failed to demonstrate that their speech was specifically censored by specified actions of identified government officials. The majority found that the platforms had independent incentives to censor content, “often” exercised their own judgment, and likely would have censored the same content without government coercion or encouragement.

In Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, the court unanimously decided that the Florida and Texas appeals courts had inadequately analyzed the First Amendment. It sent the cases back for reconsideration, though warning the Fifth Circuit that content moderation usually involves editorial decisions protected by the First Amendment.

The court’s use of the left’s preferred euphemism, “content moderation,” in these decisions, rather than “censor” or “suppress,” is troubling. And, while the court is properly wary of states intruding in the editorial choices made by social media platforms, it expressed no similar concern about the federal government. Murthy was inconsistent with NetChoice, precedent, and the evidentiary record.

In Peterson v. City of Greenville (1963), the court held that when the government strongly involves itself in a private party’s conduct, it cannot claim the conduct occurred as a result of private choice, even if the private party would have acted independently. In Norwood v. Harrison (1973), Chief Justice Warren Burger explained that the government “may not induce, encourage, or promote private persons to accomplish what it is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish.” In Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co. (1974) and Blum v. Yaretsky (1982), the court developed guidelines for when government becomes responsible for private actions by coercing or “significantly encouraging” those actions. In his concurring opinion in Biden v. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Univ.(2021), Justice Clarence Thomas summarized: “The government cannot accomplish through threats of adverse government action what the Constitution prohibits it from doing directly.”

Since the court’s ruling in Murthy, the Biden-Harris administration has ramped up its censorship enterprise. A July report from the Justice Department recycles the same justification of malign foreign influence it used in defending Murthy to again authorize DOJ collaboration with social media platforms to suppress disfavored postings. Last week, referring to Elon Musk’s interview with Donald Trump on X, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre channeled former Press Secretary Jen Psaki, asserting that social media companies have a “responsibility” to stop disinformation and misinformation.

Though the Court’s rulings leave an opportunity for future plaintiffs to more carefully link coercion to specific instances of censorship, unless Republicans win in November, government-encouraged censorship of conservatives will only get worse.

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In a revealing interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump exposed a startling disparity in the acceptance of Republican poll watchers in Detroit during the 2024 election cycle.

According to Trump, out of the 700 trained Republican poll watchers who applied in Wayne County, only 50 were accepted, while an overwhelming 2,300 Democrat poll watchers were allowed.

The interview came on the heels of a significant Supreme Court decision allowing Arizona to enforce its law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

This ruling was a major victory for Republicans, who have been pushing for stricter voter ID laws to prevent non-citizens from influencing federal elections. Lara Trump praised the decision, emphasizing that it sets a precedent that other states can follow.

“We took it to the Supreme Court because Democrats in the state of Arizona were attempting to let people register to vote without ID,” Lara Trump said.

“The Supreme Court agreed with that, and the great news is that it sets a precedent across the country so other states can take this and utilize it as well.”

Lara Trump also highlighted the efforts of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who recently launched an investigation into the potential criminality of illegal immigrants registered to vote in U.S. elections.

According to Trump, this investigation is just one part of a broader effort by Republicans to clean up voter rolls and ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in federal elections.

The RNC, under Trump’s leadership, has gone to great lengths to safeguard the integrity of the 2024 election. “We have gone above and beyond anything that you’ve ever seen from the RNC this election cycle,” she said.

The RNC has already recruited 165,000 volunteers to serve as poll watchers, poll workers, and tabulation center workers. In addition, 500 lawyers have been pledged to battleground states to ensure that every vote is counted fairly.

The RNC has also been actively filing lawsuits in various states to address issues such as voter roll maintenance and the exclusion of illegal voters.

In Michigan, for example, the RNC is challenging the disparity in the acceptance of Republican and Democrat poll workers in Wayne County.

“We are fighting tooth and nail to make sure Donald Trump wins in Michigan. We believe if it’s a free, fair, and transparent election, he will. I’ll give you an example of the way the Democrats like to operate to try and sway an election,” said Lara Trump.

“We had 700 trained poll workers from the Republican side apply in Wayne County to be poll workers. Do you know how many of those they actually took? Fifty. Guess how many Democrat poll workers they took? 2,300.”

“Now we are filing a lawsuit in Detroit to make sure that we have parity between Republicans and Democrats. Whether you’re talking about ensuring that illegals are cleaned off the voter rolls, they can’t register to vote in certain states, or generally sending out the message, Maria, that if you’re a person who is attempting to cheat in our elections or an illegal citizen attempting to illegally vote in our elections, we will find you, we’ll track you down, and we’ll prosecute you to the full extent of the law.”

“We’re watching everything, we’re filing lawsuits when necessary, and we’re making sure we have people everywhere. Votes are being cast and counted to have eyes on everything.”

WATCH:

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