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3 days ago
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Why Ronna McDaniel wants to make Michigan ‘reliably red'
(NewsNation) — Ronna McDaniel, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, is back in the political spotlight after taking on a position as CEO of the 'Michigan Forward Network' to help make the Wolverine State consistently Republican. McDaniel joined 'NewsNation Now' to discuss her new role and why she believes Michigan needs more Republican policies. 'This is going to be an infrastructure that's here that's going to build and grow as we focus on keeping Michigan red,' McDaniel said. Harvard has become a top Chinese Communist 'Party school': Report The 'Michigan Forward Network' aims to maintain control of the state House, state Senate and legislature and to highlight Democratic failures. It is backed by the DeVos family, one of the richest families in the state. McDaniel believes education 'is the pathway to success' in America and said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., is to blame for Michigan's low ranking among reading skills. 'We want to hold her accountable and repudiate not just her but also Democrats across the state,' McDonald said. 'That is an abysmal failure. They should not be allowed to hold any office.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
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'The Kamala Excuse': Tensions between Biden and Harris plagued their campaigns, new book reveals
Former Vice President Kamala Harris had 107 days to convince the American people to elect her the next president. Tension between Harris' team and former President Joe Biden's inner circle did not do her any favors, a new book by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson reveals. "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," has returned questions about Biden's cognitive decline and his administration's alleged cover-up to the national conversation. The book also pulls back the curtain on the complicated relationship between Biden and Harris, spotlighting the distrust that had been brewing between their teams since Biden tapped Harris as his running mate in 2020. New Book Reveals Biden's Inner Circle Worried About His Age Years Before Botched Debate Performance The choice for Biden's vice president came down to Harris or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., according to Thompson and Tapper. Read On The Fox News App New Book Exposes How Top Biden Comms Staffer Was 'Tip Of The Spear' Covering Up Biden's Cognitive Decline "Many on the Biden team felt that Harris didn't put in the work and was also just not a very nice person. Several quietly expressed buyer's remorse: They should have picked Whitmer." To Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, Whitmer represented the "next generation of Biden Democrats," Thompson and Tapper said. Additionally, former first lady Jill Biden resented Harris after hitting him hard during the first Democratic primary in 2019 for opposing the Department of Education's busing program to integrate public schools. "That little girl was me," Harris said on the debate stage. "Still, Biden's advisers did not fully trust her. Harris and her advisers felt it. Her aides got the impression that doing more than the bare minium to help was considered an act of disloyalty to Biden," Tapper and Thompson said of Harris' involvement in the 2020 campaign. "Some of that culture carried over into the White House." Biden privately called Harris a "work in progress" and was not confident she could beat then-former President Donald Trump in 2024. However, Harris' team thought building up the vice president should have been a priority for Biden's transitional presidency as a "bridge" for the next generation of Democratic leadership, as he said back in 2020. An excerpt of the book reads, "In the eyes of Harris's team, the Biden White House was setting her up to fail. They gave her assignments her team considered politically toxic, such as dealing with the migration crisis, rarely offered to help, and knifed her to reporters along the way. Harris's camp didn't understand the hostility and the reluctance to offer her opportunities to shine." The Fox News Voter Analysis in 2024 found that 52% of voters said Trump was the better candidate to handle immigration, while just 36% said Harris. Additionally, it was a top issue for voters, with 20% saying it was the most important issue facing the country. Harris faced the brunt of criticism for the surge in border crossings during the Biden-Harris administration as the Trump campaign trolled her as the "border czar." When Biden dropped out of the race after his disastrous debate performance in summer 2024, Harris inherited his struggling campaign, and her old boss soon became a "liability." "From the beginning of her campaign in July to the August weeks of picking a running mate, presiding over the convention, rolling out wave after wave of ads, and on through September debate prep, it was clear that Biden was a liability," Tapper and Thompson wrote. Harris was caught in the crosshairs of Biden's relentless gaffes and missteps as she tried to walk a fine line between loyalty to Biden and distancing herself from his failing campaign, as the journalists described. While Harris had "great affection for Joe," her loyalty fired back when she told "The View" she would not have done anything differently than Biden as president. "There is not a thing that comes to mind," Harris said – an instant attack ad for the Trump administration as they highlighted the Biden-Harris administration's record on immigration, the withdrawal from Afghanistan and inflation. "What is he doing?" Harris asked her team after Biden donned a Trump 2024 hat at a 9/11 memorial gathering at the Shanksville Fire Station, less than a month before the election. "This is completely unhelpful. And so unnecessary," Harris told her team, according to the book. "That would be, the Harris campaign decided, the last time she would do a public event with the president before the election." However, Biden still wanted a role in the campaign, Tapper and Thompson said, as he saw former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama speaking at rallies on the campaign trail. "He didn't seem to understand what a liability he had become." When one of Trump's supporters called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" during a Madison Square Garden rally about a week before the election, what should have been a political layup for Democrats, became another mess for Harris to clean up. "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said on a Voto Latino Zoom call. While Biden was creating a political mess for Harris to clean up, Trump seized the opportunity to claim the narrative, sporting a high-visibility vest at a rally in battleground Michigan and hosting an impromptu press gaggle from the front seat of a garbage truck that was decked out in Trump decals. "By the end of the campaign, she had helped the Democratic Party, but her own candidacy was barely treading water. And the albatross that was Joe Biden kept getting heavier," Tapper and Thompson said. Fox News Digital has written extensively dating back to the 2020 presidential campaign about Biden's cognitive decline and his inner circle's role in covering it up. Representatives for Biden and Harris did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for article source: 'The Kamala Excuse': Tensions between Biden and Harris plagued their campaigns, new book reveals
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Blue state governor makes another appearance with Trump before his 100-day speech: 'Happy we're here'
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., greeted President Donald Trump on the tarmac in Michigan before his speech to National Guard members on Tuesday, where she also spoke at the event without hiding her face. "Well, I hadn't planned to speak, but on behalf of all the military men and women who serve our country and serve so honorably on behalf of the State of Michigan, I am really damn happy we're here," Whitmer said. Fox News co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro said on "The Five" Tuesday that Whitmer had a chance to set the tone for the Democratic Party. "I think that…of course, she's there because of the troops, but there are some Democrats who wouldn't be in the same room with Donald Trump," Pirro said. "I think that she did the right thing, and I think that wanting to work with the president to bring back manufacturing to Michigan is a smart move." Whitmer Ditches Dem Playbook On Trump's Tariffs Amid 2028 Speculation During the event on Tuesday, Trump unveiled plans to swap out the retiring A-10 Warthog aircraft based out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan with 21 brand-new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. Read On The Fox News App Trump shared the details during a speech to National Guard members at the Michigan base before an event commemorating his 100th day in office. "So I want to thank Governor Gretchen Whitmer for bringing it also to our attention very strongly. And, you know, I'm not supposed to do that. She's a Democrat. They say, 'Don't do that. Don't have her here.' I said, 'No, she's going to be here,'" Trump said. "She's done a very good job, frankly. And she's she was very much involved with, with the Republicans. They worked together on saving it. And it was not easy. So I want to thank you very much, Gretchen. Good job." Dem Governors Revolt Against Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Whitmer's presence Tuesday came a few weeks after seemingly hiding her face during a meeting with Trump in the Oval Office. Whitmer was criticized for shielding her face with a folder as a photo of the moment became a meme on social media. She poked fun at the now-viral moment by once again holding folders up in front of her face when asked about her trip to Washington, D.C., during an event at the Detroit Economic Club after the meeting with the president. "… I don't want my picture taken, that's all it was. I kind of wished I hadn't put my folder up in front of my face, but whatever. You know I was there … I just wrote a book about learning to laugh at yourself, so I'm pretty good at it. We all have our moments," Whitmer said. Gretchen Whitmer Ribbed Online For Seeming To Hide Face In Oval Office The governor's trip to Washington brought her 2028 presidential ambitions into the national conversation as she struck a diplomatic tone with Trump. She carefully criticized Trump's tariffs while saying she understood the "motivation behind the tariffs" and even agreeing with Trump that we "need to make more stuff in America." Whitmer's Oval Office moment marked her second meeting with Trump in less than a month, and Tuesday's meeting now marks the third. As Trump signed executive orders from the Oval Office on April 9 and answered questions from the press, he said Whitmer had "done an excellent job" as governor and called her a "very good person," a break from his typical lines of attack on her character. When Trump signed the executive orders calling for the investigation of two first-term administration aides who were critical of his actions, Whitmer's office said she was brought into the room "without any notice" and that her appearance was "not an endorsement of the actions taken or statements made." But Trump called the issues "bipartisan" and jokingly added, "We'll all stand there together and cut a ribbon. OK, Gretchen?" Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this article source: Blue state governor makes another appearance with Trump before his 100-day speech: 'Happy we're here'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Kid Rock labels mainstream media 'public enemy number one' for failing to recognize Trump's olive branches
President Donald Trump's first 100 days were marked by historic executive action, from the border crisis to global trade. But another key aspect of this period is Trump's outreach to liberal foes like HBO host Bill Maher and Democratic Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Last month, Trump and Maher seemed to put aside past wars of words while breaking bread at the White House. Trump also changed his tune on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., during her visit to the Oval Office earlier this month, saying she has "done an excellent job" and calling her a "very good person." On Tuesday, he announced a new series of fighter jets for Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan, giving credit to Whitmer for advocating for the base. Longtime Trump supporter and music superstar Kid Rock says the mainstream media has not done enough to recognize the president's olive branches in the first 100 days of his second term or have questioned the motives behind the outreach. Kid Rock Says Bill Maher's White House Visit Left Everyone's Minds 'Blown "This was a really positive thing for our country when we've all been so divided. And not one, not one of the mainstream media, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, none of them, not one word about it," Kid Rock said of the Maher-Trump dinner on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Tuesday. "I have to imagine that comes from the top. And I've just had enough with the mainstream media at this point. I believe truly they are public enemy number one for our country." Read On The Fox News App Maher visited Trump at a March 31 meeting brokered by Kid Rock where UFC president Dana White was also in attendance. Kid Rock said Trump took the group up to the private residence, where they saw the Gettysburg Address in the Lincoln Bedroom and chatted about their commonalities like "ending wokeness" and "securing the border." Since the meeting, Maher has offered his perspective on the visit and said Trump was more gracious and good-humored than he expected despite backlash from Democrats. Some critics, like fellow comedian Larry David, have wondered whether Trump used Maher in the dinner at the White House. Kid Rock said he "can't figure it out" why it is controversial for voices like Maher to meet with Trump. "I remind people all the time, I played Barack Obama's inauguration. I did not vote for him, but he got elected president. They asked me to be there. I was gracefully," he told Fox News host Jesse Watters. Gretchen Whitmer Angers Democrats, Suffers 'Huge Embarrassment' With Trump Meeting At White House In a similar manner, Whitmer came under fire from fellow Democrats after appearing alongside Trump during a White House signing ceremony this month. During the meeting, the president seemed to change his tune about the Democratic executive who he had previously called a "terrible governor" last year. President Trump said Gov. Whitmer had "done an excellent job" and called her a "very good person" during remarks from the Oval Office. "It signifies a lot about our president that he's willing to give some credit where credit is due," Kid Rock said, praising Trump's comments towards Whitmer. Kid Rock reasoned the mainstream media's coverage of both stories shows "TDS [Trump Derangement Syndrome] is still prevalent out there," even joking the president should sign an executive order to facilitate finding a "cure." Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg, Madison Colombo, Taylor Penley, Joseph A. Wulfsohn and Alexander Hall contributed to this article source: Kid Rock labels mainstream media 'public enemy number one' for failing to recognize Trump's olive branches
Global News
25-04-2025
- Politics
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Detroit woman faces deportation after wrong turn at Canada-U.S. border
A woman from Guatemala says she and her two U.S.-born children were held for nearly a week by customs agents in Detroit after a phone app's directions to the nearest Costco led them to an international bridge connecting the city to Canada. She now faces removal proceedings in June in immigration court, according to Ruby Robinson, senior managing attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. On Thursday, Robinson, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and the ACLU of Michigan called for more accountability and transparency by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on detentions along the nation's northern border with Canada. 'Our neighbours and families should not be disappearing because they made a wrong turn,' Tlaib said. View image in full screen U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., waits to address a group on Feb. 22, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio Though the northern border sees far fewer encounters with migrants than the U.S.-Mexico border, the woman's case is not uncommon, according to Tlaib. A recent example is a Venezuelan man — who was legally living in the U.S. — was deported to El Salvador in January after he took a wrong turn trying to deliver McDonald's. Story continues below advertisement Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, said she was told on March 21 by CBP that about 213 people had been detained at the same location since January, with more than 90 per cent mistakenly driving onto the bridge's toll plaza. Tlaib also said she was told 12 families had been detained in the same building where Robinson's client was held. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We don't know what exactly is happening. There's a lack of transparency,' she said, adding that similar detentions are likely occurring elsewhere along the 5,525-mile (8,891-kilometre) border. But Customs and Border Protection said agents encountered just over 200 undocumented people from Jan. 20 to March 21 at crossings in Detroit. About half were detained and turned over to ICE after secondary processing was complete, according to a CBP spokesman. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is representing the Guatemalan woman. Robinson declined to release her name or age, only confirming that she has been in the U.S. about six years, but has no legal status. Her daughters, ages 5 and 1, were born in the U.S. Their father lives in Detroit. Story continues below advertisement She lives in Southwest Detroit, a neighbourhood with a large Hispanic population that sits in the shadow of the Ambassador Bridge and just across the Detroit River from Windsor, Ont. On March 8, the woman and her daughters were in a vehicle being driven by her 19-year-old brother. She used a phone app to find the nearest Costco and didn't realize the closest store was on the Canadian side of the bridge, Robinson said during a Zoom call with reporters. They drove onto the bridge's toll plaza, but didn't go past the toll booths. They were stopped by CBP agents and taken to a nearby building where she was questioned and fingerprinted. She also signed a form stating she entered the U.S. illegally. She said agents told her she was going to be deported and encouraged her to take her daughters with her back to Guatemala, according to Robinson. They were held in a small, windowless room, slept on cots and given microwaveable food like ramen noodles and oatmeal. They were only allowed to leave the room to use the restroom and shower, she said. Story continues below advertisement By Monday night, March 10, her youngest daughter began developing a fever. The woman said agents told her they had no medication for the child. The older daughter would soon come down with a cough. While going to the restroom that Tuesday, the family finally saw her brother in a hallway. The woman said he was in shackles. Her brother also has no legal status in the U.S. and works as a roofer with the father of her children, she said. On Wednesday night, the girls were turned over to the woman's sister-in-law. She was released the next day. 'When individuals violate immigration laws, their choices make them subject to detention and removal,' CBP Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Hilton Beckham said in a statement. 'She admitted to unlawfully entering the U.S. in 2018. Per policy, CBP worked to find a suitable guardian for her U.S. citizen children. However, she initially chose to keep them with her, prolonging the detention period. Once the children were placed with a guardian, she was transferred to ICE.' Such detentions are part of a pattern where short-term facilities are being used long-term by CBP, said Tlaib, who serves on the U.S. House Oversight Committee. 'The erosion of due process is a threat to all of us — no matter your name, no matter immigration status,' Tlaib said. 'A wrong turn should not lead to a disappearance and an erosion of someone's due process.'
