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MSNBC caught deceptively editing clip that made it seem Joe Rogan was praising Kamala Harris
From LifeSiteNews
By Stephen Kokx
MSNBC has admitted to misleading viewers into thinking popular podcaster Joe Rogan was praising Vice President Kamala Harris when he was really expressing admiration for former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
Liberal cable news network MSNBC has admitted to misleading viewers into thinking popular podcaster Joe Rogan was praising Vice President Kamala Harris when he was really expressing admiration for former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
The original video of Rogan’s remarks was published on MSNBC’s TikTok account on August 2. It shows Rogan saying he believes “she can win” and that “she is a strong woman.”
The words “Joe Rogan predicts Harris will win the presidency” appeared on the top of the video in black letters.
As noted by both Rogan and Gabbard, Rogan was actually speaking about Gabbard’s own run for the presidency.
“One part of the video @joerogan was talking about Kamala; on another part of the video, he was talking about me,” Gabbard said in an X post.
“MSNBC combined it together to make it look like everything said was about Kamala and that he was endorsing her. Of course this is completely false.”
MSNBC is again EXPOSED as a propaganda machine for the Democrat Elite, and how they will brazenly try to deceive the American people.
One part of the video @joerogan was talking about Kamala; on another part of the video, he was talking about me. MSNBC combined it together to… pic.twitter.com/E8701iZ8dh
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) August 2, 2024
Rogan himself said he was speaking about Gabbard and her being “a congresswoman for eight years and about how she served overseas [as part of] two deployments.”
He added that MSNBC didn’t “care about the truth” and that they “just want a narrative to get out there amongst enough people because most people are just surface readers.”
MSNBC issued a correction to the TikTok video and re-edited it so it was not misleading, further stating that they “removed an earlier version of this post that incorrectly implied Joe Rogan was talking more about Vice President Kamala Harris. He was referring to Tulsi Gabbard.”
While Gabbard has endorsed former President Donald Trump in his re-election bid, Rogan, who previously expressed appreciation for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has so far resisted doing so, even though Kennedy has dropped out and endorsed Trump.
Trump did not take kindly to Rogan’s praise for Kennedy. In a Truth Social post in early August, Trump said, “It will be interesting to see how loudly Joe Rogan gets BOOED the next time he enters the UFC Ring??? MAGA2024.”
Rogan is the main color commentator for UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is run by Trump supporter Dana White. Rogan shares insights and interviews fighters after their matches. Trump himself often attends the fights as a spectator to much fanfare.
Both former Democrats, Kennedy Jr. and Gabbard will help shape the potential next Trump administration, with the former president announcing their addition to his transition team. Both endorsed Trump following long-standing and highly publicized breaks from their former party over free speech, medical freedom, and foreign policy issues.
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Second Wave Of Blasts Sweep Through Lebanon As Hezbollah Walkie-Talkies Suddenly Explode
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
By Jake Smith
A second wave of blasts swept through Lebanon on Wednesday as more communication devices used by Hezbollah suddenly exploded, according to several reports.
Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah terrorists abruptly exploded in southern Lebanon and the country’s capital of Beirut on Wednesday, according to Reuters. It marks yet another blow to Hezbollah, which the day prior had a large number of its terrorist fighters’ pager devices abruptly explode, causing thousands of injuries.
The devices that detonated on Wednesday appeared to be walkie-talkie devices rather than pagers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The exact size and scope of the attack are still unclear, but at least nine people have been killed and 300 have been injured, The Associated Press reported.
A #Hezbollah walkie talkie explodes at a funeral today in #Lebanon after yesterday’s exploding Hezbollah pagers. pic.twitter.com/b8TIfUUBKq
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) September 18, 2024
Israel is believed to be behind the coordinated and remote attack on Tuesday, though that has not been confirmed by the Israeli or U.S. governments, according to multiple reports. Explosive devices were reportedly planted into the pagers before they made their way out of a supply and manufacturing chain — which initially was suspected to be in Taiwan — and were shipped to Hezbollah in recent months, according to American and other officials who spoke to The New York Times.
The Taiwanese company in question has denied that it produced the pagers, saying that they were manufactured under license by a company based in Hungary, according to Reuters.
The walkie-talkies that detonated on Wednesday were reportedly also shipped to Hezbollah in recent months, a security source told Reuters.
Significant damage appears to have been made to a motorcycle after a Hezbollah radio exploded. pic.twitter.com/57JfoWDmaQ
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 18, 2024
The official Lebanese news agency also reported that a number of home solar energy systems exploded in Beirut on Wednesday, though it’s unclear whether it was connected to the string of walkie-talkie detonations, according to multiple reports.
Hezbollah has frequently attacked Israel since Oct. 7, the date Hamas invaded Israel and killed roughly 1,200 people. The Hezbollah attacks have created a turbulent situation along the Israeli-Lebanese border and prompted Israeli forces to launch cross-border counterattacks.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly told a U.S. envoy on Monday that the time for a diplomatic solution had “passed because Hezbollah continues to tie itself to Hamas and refuses to end the conflict,” according to Axios.
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Union Bigwigs Decline To Endorse Anyone For President Despite Rank-And-File Members Overwhelmingly Backing Trump
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday declined to make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential election just hours after releasing internal polling data showing that the workers it represents strongly favor former President Donald Trump.
Among rank-and-file members of the major union, 59.6% surveyed said they believe the Teamsters should endorse Trump, compared to just 31% voicing support for Vice President Kamala Harris, a more than 25-point gap that remained more or less unchanged after the union ordered a subsequent survey after the Sept. 10 presidential debate. Despite the poll results, the union refused to make an endorsement as there was “no majority support” for Harris and a lack of “universal support” for Trump, it revealed on Wednesday.
A Teamsters spokesperson did not immediately clarify why the union had different standards for the two candidates.
“The Teamsters thank all candidates for meeting with members face-to-face during our unprecedented roundtables,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said. “Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business. We sought commitments from both Trump and Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries — and to honor our members’ right to strike — but were unable to secure those pledges.”
The union cited Trump’s refusal to commit to vetoing right-to-work legislation as part of its reasoning for not issuing an endorsement.
The Teamsters, which have historically supported Democrats and often donate to left-of-center causes, made an effort to court Republicans this election cycle. The union made a donation to the Republican National Committee, met with Trump, and O’Brien was even invited to speak at the Republican National Convention. Some on the right have resisted the union’s attempt to ingratiate itself among conservatives, like the Center for Union Facts which put up billboards outside the Republican National Convention calling the Teamsters “two-faced” over its history of liberal spending.
While Republicans were generally open to the Teamsters, the Democratic National Convention snubbed O’Brien by not allowing him to speak at the event, according to The Associated Press.
Harris is considerably less popular among rank-and-file Teamsters than President Joe Biden, who only trailed Trump by about 8 points in a survey ordered by the union prior to his withdrawal from the race. Union leadership met with Harris for a roundtable discussion on Monday, The Hill reported.
“We represent everybody from airline pilots and zookeepers, and we don’t just represent registered Democrats,” O’Brien said to reporters.
The Teamsters’ endorsement could have had a significant impact if it went to either candidate given the concentration of its members in the swing states of Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, according to Reuters.
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