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Joshua Gillin

By Joshua Gillin July 25, 2016

In the live blog.

FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on November 6, 2017 in a headline:

"Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever."

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stated on November 7, 2017 in an Internet post:

Says the University of Florida "requests to cancel rivalry game" against Florida State University.

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YourNewsWire.com

stated on November 5, 2017 in an Internet post:

"Texas Church shooter was Antifa and wanted to start (a) ‘communist revolution.’ "

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Sebastian Gorka

stated on November 1, 2017 in an appearance on 'Hannity':

Says Jake Tapper said Allahu Akbar was a "beautiful phrase" after a terrorist attack in New York.

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stated on October 6, 2017 in Internet posts:

"California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."

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stated on October 29, 2017 in Internet posts:

Says actor Morgan Freeman said, "Jailing Hillary" is the best way to "restore public faith in government."

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 28, 2017 in a headline:

"Hillary Clinton leaves the country as Mueller indictment is announced."

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 27, 2017 in a headline:

"Breitbart leaks names of four Dems being charged in Mueller’s Russia probe."

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stated on October 4, 2017 in a Facebook post:

"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."

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stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline:

"Tulsa school closes after brutal fire."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 16, 2017 in a headline:

"Hillary (Clinton) caught on tape laughing about (Hurricane) Irma ‘wiping out all of those Florida hillbillies’."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 15, 2017 in a headline:

"San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor."

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stated on October 9, 2017 in Internet posts:

A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, "We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent."

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stated on October 9, 2017 in a headline:

"President Trump signs executive order stripping NFL of ‘non-profit’ status."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 8, 2017 in a headline:

"Jason Aldean gig canceled after he sells out to liberals on ‘SNL’."

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Donald Trump
stated on December 1, 2025 in una publicación en Truth Social:

Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump.

By Maria Briceño • December 4, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect."

By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on December 1, 2025 in a Facebook post:

A new North Carolina law “prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.”

By Paul Specht • December 4, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on December 1, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump.

By Maria Briceño • December 3, 2025
Richard Hudson
stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter:

“This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.”

By Paul Specht • November 26, 2025
Social Media
stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:

The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.

By Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2025
Tricia McLaughlin
stated on November 17, 2025 in an interview posted to X:

“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”

By Paul Specht • November 24, 2025
Kayla Young
stated on November 5, 2025 in an X post:

West Virginia is “the only state losing population.”

By Trent Ao • November 21, 2025
X posts
stated on November 15, 2025 in an X post:

A pro-Donald Trump Montana town planned a “pedophile bonfire” in a park for burning Trump flags and MAGA hats.

By Maria Briceño • November 21, 2025