BREAKING: Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director – RINOs Murkowski, Collins Vote “NO” – McConnell Votes “YES”

BREAKING: Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director – RINOs Murkowski, Collins Vote “NO” – McConnell Votes “YES”

BREAKING: Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director – RINOs Murkowski, Collins Vote “NO” – McConnell Votes “YES”
February 20, 2025

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The Senate will vote to confirm Kash Patel as the next FBI Director on Thursday afternoon at 1:45 pm ET.

Earlier Thursday the Senate broke the filibuster on Kash Patel’s nomination in a 51-47 vote.

The Deep State-media complex is attacking Kash Patel because of his stellar work exposing the Russiagate hoax in an effort to derail his nomination. Patel worked as former House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes’ top deputy and busted the Russiagate story wide open.

A handful of Democrat Senators posted up in front of the FBI headquarters ahead of Kash Patel’s confirmation vote in protest.

RINO Senator Susan Collins announced Thursday morning that she is a “NO” vote on Kash Patel’s confirmation.

Democrat Senators used the last hour of debate before the final confirmation vote to trash Kash Patel.

The final vote to confirm Kash Patel began at 1:58 pm ET.

Update: RINO Senators Murkowski and Collins voted against Patel.

After breaking rank with several of Trump’s cabinet nominees, Senator Mitch McConnell voted to confirm Kash Patel.

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as the next FBI Director in a 51-49 vote.

WATCH LIVE:

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Vigilant Fox: Infamous Dr. Deborah Birx Makes Two Shocking COVID Admissions

Vigilant Fox: Infamous Dr. Deborah Birx Makes Two Shocking COVID Admissions

Vigilant Fox: Infamous Dr. Deborah Birx Makes Two Shocking COVID Admissions
February 20, 2025

The “conspiracy theorists” were right again.

The narrative surrounding the COVID crisis is crumbling, and now Dr. Deborah Birx is admitting what the “conspiracy theorists” knew all along in an apparent effort to save her own skin.

Dr. Birx, who served as White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator under President Trump, admitted during a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored that the government botched the COVID response by overlooking early treatment.

“What I witnessed was a lot of undiagnosed disease that could have been treated early that then resulted in COVID deaths,” Birx lamented.

Birx literally echoed what dissident doctors had been saying from day one: Early treatment saves lives. Instead of listening, they silenced those doctors, threatened to take away their licenses and let people die.

In a 2022 exchange with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Birx was cornered into admitting that the Biden administration’s claims about the jab’s efficacy were based on hope,” not science.

JORDAN: “When the government told us the vaccinated couldn’t transmit it [COVID], was that a lie or a guess?”

BIRX: “I think it was hope that the vaccine would work in that way.”

Now, Birx is throwing more health officials under the bus, claiming the vaccine rollout also ignored the science. She stated that the mRNA jab was developed to target those at high risk of severe illness, not specifically the general population.

“The messenger RNA vaccine should have been rolled out for the people that were at risk for severe disease because that’s what the vaccine was developed for,” Birx said.

She also confessed the COVID shot was never “designed” to prevent infection:

“That is not what the COVID vaccine was designed to do. It wasn’t designed against infection.”

Now she tells us.


This goes against the narrative we were all fed—that everyone needed to get vaccinated to “protect grandma.”

People lost their jobs because of this lie.

Four years later, they’re reluctantly admitting that young people were never the intended primary target for the jab—and that it wasn’t even designed to prevent infection.

In another surprising moment, Piers Morgan linked SSRIs and antidepressants to mass shootings, saying, There’s a direct correlation.”

Morgan made these comments just before announcing he is “in favor of RFK trying to pull America away from its addiction to mind-bending drugs.”

“You have millions of young people who are taking completely unnecessary mind-bending drugs for things like anxiety, depression, often self-diagnosed. And guess what happens?

“You then have a load of weirdo-loner kids running around with their brains scrambled who commit mass shootings and stuff like that. There is a direct correlation, and we’re going the same way in Britain. Young people are getting massively overmedicated. So I am actually in favor of RFK trying to pull America away from its addiction to mind-bending drugs,” Morgan said.


Read more about the link between SSRIs and mass shootings on A Midwestern Doctor’s Substack page.

The Decades of Evidence SSRI Antidepressants Cause Mass Shootings

The Big Pharma-funded media’s lies that endless boosters are needed to “keep people safe” and that SSRIs have no link to mass shootings are now falling apart.

With RFK Jr. in charge at HHS, real conversations are finally happening—and people are waking up. Thank goodness.

This article was republished with permission.

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WATCH LIVE: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Holds Press Briefing With Senior White House Officials

WATCH LIVE: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Holds Press Briefing With Senior White House Officials

WATCH LIVE: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Holds Press Briefing With Senior White House Officials
February 20, 2025

White House Press Secretary gives press briefing – January 31, 2025


White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be joined in the briefing room today by senior White House officials during a briefing exactly one month after President Trump’s inauguration.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are joining leavitt at the briefing at 1 pm ET.

They are expected tout the President’s long list of accomplishments after one month on border security, economic success, bringing back American energy, reasserting America’s strength on the world stage, and common sense anti-woke policies.

Moments before the briefing, the White House press staff passed out an 18 page “list of President Trump’s wins after just one month.”

Leavitt opened the briefing by outlining President Trump’s historic progress.

Additionally, the President’s efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse with taxpayer dollars has proven to be already so successful that he’s considering a proposal to give dividends and refunds to every American taxpayer all while paying off the national debt.

Trump Announces He Is Considering Giving 20% of DOGE Savings to Taxpaying Americans – And Slash National Debt

Later in the afternoon, President Trump is scheduled to host a reception honoring Black History Month.

Tonight at 7:20 pm ET, the President will deliver the keynote speech at the Republican Governors Association Meeting.

Watch the full press briefing live below:

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JD Vance Masterfully Schools British Historian with Five Facts Regarding Ukraine War After Brit Uses a Bush Sr. Quote to Smear Trump as an ‘Appeaser’

JD Vance Masterfully Schools British Historian with Five Facts Regarding Ukraine War After Brit Uses a Bush Sr. Quote to Smear Trump as an ‘Appeaser’

JD Vance Masterfully Schools British Historian with Five Facts Regarding Ukraine War After Brit Uses a Bush Sr. Quote to Smear Trump as an ‘Appeaser’
February 20, 2025

Vice-President JD Vance delivered a brilliant history lesson to a neocon foreign historian who tried to dunk on President Trump over the Ukraine conflict.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, Trump went off on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday for his desire to continue an unwinnable war and for canceling elections. All while American taxpayers foot the bill to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.

“Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle, Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.”

“In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only “TRUMP,” and the Trump Administration, can do,” he added.

Niall Ferguson, a neocon British historian, lashed out at Trump’s explosive words by using a quote from former President George HW Bush regarding Kuwait to smear the current commander-in-chief as an appeaser.

“This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait.”–George H.W. Bush on August 5, 1990. Full quote from Jon Meacham’s biography,” Ferguson wrote. “Future history students will be asked why this stopped being the reaction of a Republican president to the invasion of a sovereign state by a dictator.”

Vance responded to the tweet by calling it “moralistic garbage” while reminding people the war would not have started if Trump was in office and that there was no plan for victory during the Biden regime.

The VP then rightfully questioned Ferguson’s seemingly limited knowledge regarding the conflict and pointed out Bush Sr. was dealing with a different war from a different time period.

Vance proceeded to lay out five cold, hard facts regarding the Ukraine war that Ferguson conveniently ignored:

• Our Western European allies pursue disastrous domestic politics, such as open borders and censorship, while benefiting greatly from American generosity. This offends Americans who rightfully see these nations as freeloading off our country while not doing their part to defend their own backyard (including Ukraine).

• Russians retain huge advantages in manpower and weapons in Ukraine, and there is nothing the West can do to alter this reality no matter how much money is sent to the sinkhole.

• The United States has tremendous leverage over both Russia and Ukraine.

• The only way to end the conflict is by talking to the individuals responsible for starting it and continuing it.

• The Russia-Ukraine War has stressed multiple levels of American statecraft, from military stockpiles to sanctions. While the continued conflict is awful for Russia, Ukraine, and the rest of Europe, it is also terrible for the United States.

Try to imagine any other Vice-President giving this kind of eloquent America-first response to a foreign policy interventionist voice. By choosing Vance as his sidekick, Trump has endured the MAGA movement will remain in good hands when he leaves office.

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After Targeting Chuck Schumer, Acting DC US Attorney Ed Martin Expands ‘Operation Whirlwind’ to Investigate Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia for Calling for “Actual Weapons” Against Elon Musk

After Targeting Chuck Schumer, Acting DC US Attorney Ed Martin Expands ‘Operation Whirlwind’ to Investigate Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia for Calling for “Actual Weapons” Against Elon Musk

After Targeting Chuck Schumer, Acting DC US Attorney Ed Martin Expands ‘Operation Whirlwind’ to Investigate Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia for Calling for “Actual Weapons” Against Elon Musk
February 20, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s newly appointed top prosecutor, Ed Martin, has wasted no time getting to work.

Martin has launched “Operation Whirlwind,” a sweeping investigation into Democrats who have made inflammatory statements that could be construed as threats against public officials.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Ed Martin announced earlier this month that his office would be charging and arresting individuals who threatened Elon Musk’s DOGE team.

“Our initial review of the evidence presented to us indicates that certain individuals and/or groups have committed acts that appear to violate the law in targeting DOGE employees,” Ed Martin said.

“We are in contact with the FBI and other law enforcement partners to proceed rapidly. We also have our prosecutors preparing,” Ed Martin added.

Among the first to receive official inquiry letters are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), both of whom have a history of reckless statements that could encourage political intimidation and harassment.

Last month, The Gateway Pundit reported the Department of Justice opened an investigation into Chuck Schumer for threatening Supreme Court justices during a pro-abortion rally back in 2020.

Chuck Schumer infamously stood on the steps of the Supreme Court and openly threatened Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh during an abortion rights rally.

“You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you!” Schumer bellowed, pointing aggressively toward the highest court in the land.”

At the time, even Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke, calling Schumer’s words “dangerous” and “irresponsible.”

Now, under Operation Whirlwind, Martin’s team is taking a deeper look into whether Schumer’s remarks directly contributed to the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh in 2022, when a radical left-wing activist was caught outside the justice’s home armed with weapons and burglary tools.

Read Martin’s letter to Schumer:

As United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, I receive requests for information and clarification. I take these requests seriously and act on them with letters like this one today.

At this time, I am following up by email. I have previously sent you two letters – on January 21 and February 3. You have failed to respond which is a personal disappointment and professionally unacceptable. I attach the earlier two letters to this one.

Time is of the essence. You have now received three letters as well as public discussion. Your cooperation is more important than ever to complete this inquiry before any action is taken. I remind you: no one is above the law. Please be in touch by COB on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

I look forward to your cooperation with my letter of inquiry after requests.

Thank you in advance for your assistance with this. Should you have further questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to call my office or schedule a time to meet in person.

Also in the crosshairs is Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat who has been accused of making veiled threats against Elon Musk.

Martin’s inquiry letter seeks clarification on past statements in which Garcia called for “actual weapons” to be used against Elon Musk.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) appeared on CNN News Central with Brianna Keilar to discuss Wednesday’s DOGE subcommittee hearing, where he presented a picture of Musk and called it a “d**k pic.” Several of his Democrat colleagues also proceeded to degrade themselves during the critical hearing.

A concerned Keilar grilled Garcia, understandably skeptical that his childish antics would impair Democrats’ ability to counter Musk and the Trump administration.

“Do you think that calling Elon Musk a “d**k” is effective messaging for confronting what is a potentially irreversible transformation of the U.S. government?” Keilar asked.

Despite being given an out by the CNN anchor, Garcia chose instead to double down.

“Well, he is a d**k,” Garcia responded. “I also think he is harming the American public in an enormous way.”

Then Garcia seemed to call for violence against Musk, calling for “actual weapons” to be used against him.

“What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons against Elon Musk to this bar fight,” he continued. “This an actual fight for democracy, for the future of this country.”

Read the letter to Garcia:

As United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, I receive requests for information and clarification. I take these requests seriously and act on them with letters like this one you are receiving.

At this time, I respectfully request that you clarify your comments from February 12, 2025. During a live interview with CNN, when asked how Democrats can stop Elon Musk, you spoke clearly: “What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy.”

This sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk – an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a “dick” – and government staff who work for him. Their concerns have led to this inquiry.

We take threats against public officials very seriously. I look forward to your cooperation with my letter of inquiry after request. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Please respond by February 24, 2025. Should you have further questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to call my office or schedule a time to meet in person.

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