Media personality Stephen A. Smith teed off on Democrats during a recent episode of his podcast for caring more for illegal aliens than American citizens who are in need. Smith made the remarks while talking about Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ new $53 million program that will give illegal alien families who have arrived in the Big Apple a prepaid taxpayer-funded credit card. “So you can pick and choose‚ what it came down to‚ for me is this: I see homeless folks in the streets of New York all the time that are American citizens‚” Smith said. “I damn sure see them in California. We’ve got poor‚ impoverished‚ starving people who were born and raised in this nation. How in the hell do we come up with a $53 million pilot program for illegals — but folks who are here legally or born here — we don’t have enough for them?” Smith said that while he supports helping Israel and Ukraine‚ it should not come at the expense of not taking care of Americans who are in need. “What about poor and desolate citizens here?” he asked. “How the hell do you print money for foreign countries‚ but you don’t print that money to help eradicate folks that are starving right here in the streets of America who were born and raised here? This is what I’m talking about.” Smith said that the solution to fixing homelessness was implementing policies that create a thriving economy and limit inflation. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “You can’t have inflation. You can’t be on the verge of a recession‚” he said. “Milk don’t need to cost $7. Bread don’t need to cost $5. Don’t get me started with how much sugar costs. You can talk about employment all you want to‚ you can talk about the labor participation rate. But guess what‚ if you ain’t making no damn money‚ and you got to get two jobs‚ to pay the same prices or to buy the same amount of stuff that you used to buy and the price is higher than it used to be because of inflation‚ then guess what‚ what are you really accomplishing? That’s why Trump is on the verge of getting elected‚ re-elected. Because when he was in office‚ there was a flourishing economy.” WATCH: Stephen A Smith weighs in on the focus of our lawmakers… pic.twitter.com/t0FZCGli3D — Reza Chowdhury (@RezaC1) February 8‚ 2024

Two-thirds of the Democrat-led Senate voted on Thursday to advance a foreign aid package without the border security and immigration reforms from a bipartisan deal spurned by many Republicans. At least 60 votes were needed to invoke cloture and start debate on the $95 billion measure. That threshold was surpassed with 67 senators‚ including 17 Republicans‚ voting in favor of moving forward while 32 members voted against it. “The Senate has just voted to proceed to the national security supplemental. This is a good first step‚” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a post to X. “Failure to pass this bill would only embolden autocrats like [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and [Chinese Leader] Xi [Jinping] who want nothing more than America’s decline.” The bill retains sections that allocate funds for Ukraine‚ Israel‚ Taiwan‚ and other foreign priorities — including humanitarian aid — but dropped many sections‚ including the border-related provisions‚ that failed to clear a cloture vote on Wednesday. In the ensuing days‚ senators are expected to discuss the prospect of tacking on amendments. A final vote could happen as early as next week‚ but not everyone is keen on working expeditiously to pass the foreign aid package. “I’ll object to anything speeding up this rotten foreign spending bill’s passage‚” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on X‚ adding that it was a “terrible idea” to proceed with a bill that “tries to secure other countries’ borders before we secure our own.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Thirty-one Republicans‚ including Paul‚ joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in voting against proceeding with the foreign aid package on Thursday. Sanders cited objections to giving “$10 billion more dollars in U.S. military aid for the Netanyahu government to continue its horrific war against the Palestinian people‚” as well as the prohibition on U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Israel accused the UNRWA employees of being involved in the Hamas terrorist attacks in October‚ prompting an investigation by the agency and a pause in previously allocated U.S. funds as the State Department reviews the allegations. The White House‚ which vouched for the bipartisan Senate border deal‚ also voiced support for the foreign aid package to move forward. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) opposed the border compromise and said “we’ll see” about legislation with only foreign aid.

Daily Wire host Matt Walsh challenged “anti-racist” activist Ibram X. Kendi to a debate after the leftist author said Walsh’s take on slavery was “the ultimate White savior statement.” Kendi was irked by Walsh’s response on Tuesday to a post on X that claimed‚ “Slavery is white history. How we survived it is black history.” “Slavery is world history‚” Walsh wrote. “White people did not invent it‚ and were not the first to practice it‚ but were the first to abolish it. The last place in the world to still have legal slavery was Africa. It wasn’t fully legally abolished on the continent until 1981.” Slavery is world history. White people did not invent it‚ and were not the first to practice it‚ but were the first to abolish it. The last place in the world to still have legal slavery was Africa. It wasn't fully legally abolished on the continent until 1981. https://t.co/ZfTvdLXydt — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 6‚ 2024 Walsh was applauded by numerous people for his take‚ including X owner Elon Musk‚ who simply replied‚ “True.” Walsh’s post‚ which was viewed more than six million times‚ triggered a huge response‚ including from Kendi‚ who quote-tweeted Walsh’s statement and described it as “The ultimate White savior statement.” While Kendi’s post was slammed by numerous social media users — including the popular X accounts of The Babylon Bee’s Joel Berry and End Wokeness — Walsh replied to the Critical Race Theory apologist’s comment with an offer. “Why don’t we have a conversation live on camera about this issue?” he asked. “You can explain to me in person why my statements about slavery are wrong. What do you say @ibramxk?” Why don't we have a conversation live on camera about this issue? You can explain to me in person why my statements about slavery are wrong. What do you say @ibramxk? — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 8‚ 2024 The author of “How To Be an Antiracist” has yet to respond publicly to Walsh’s offer for an on-camera debate. Kendi‚ who gained prominence after George Floyd died in 2020‚ developed a career pushing Critical Race Theory through books and speaking engagements. In 2021‚ the MacArthur Foundation announced that Kendi would receive a $625‚000 five-year grant for research. Kendi‚ who says that America is systemically racist‚ often charges steep fees for speaking engagements. In 2020‚ Kendi also started an education center at Boston University that focused on “anti-racist research.” Last year‚ however‚ Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research fired around 20 staffers‚ and the university announced that it would launch an inquiry into the center after complaints about its culture. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Since publishing “How To Be an Antiracist‚” Kendi has drawn criticism for promoting the theory that all racial disparities are due to racism. He has also faced criticism for his book “Antiracist Baby‚” a children’s picture book that introduces children to the concept of anti-racism. Leif Le Mahieu and Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told MSNBC this week that his party supports the Senate’s controversial border bill because it prioritizes the people that Democrats care the most about: illegal aliens. Murphy made the admission during an interview on the far-left network’s “All In With Chris Hayes” on Wednesday night while talking about the border bill that was unveiled this week in the Senate. Hayes asked Murphy about why the bill did not have a pathway to citizenship for millions of migrants who illegally came to the United States and suggested that Republicans were to blame. “Well‚ I mean‚ Chris‚ that’s been a failed play for 20 years. So you are right that that has been the Democratic strategy for 30 years‚ maybe‚ and it has failed to deliver for the people we care about most‚ the undocumented Americans that are in this country‚” Murphy said. “This is also not 2013 any longer. When we ran that play last back then‚ there were a couple hundred people showing up every day applying for asylum. Today‚ on some days‚ there are 8‚000. And the reality is‚ is that the bulk of this country does not think that that’s right or sustainable and wants us to change the reality at the border.” “So I know there’s a temptation for Democrats‚ and I know you weren’t looking for this argument‚ but I think there is a temptation to just run the same play we always run because we know how to run it‚” he continued. “But when it hasn’t worked and when the country is actually demanding that we do something to make the border more manageable‚ I do think we have a right and a responsibility to adjust to that reality. Now‚ this bill still had in it some really important things for migrant rights‚ including a right to representation and earlier work permits and the biggest expansion of visas in 30 years. It’s not a pathway to citizenship‚ but it is something substantial for people that actually care about migrants.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP WATCH: WATCH: Sen. Chris Murphy admits Democrats' "strategy" on immigration "has failed to deliver for the people we care about most‚ the undocumented Americans that are in this country‚" so they're adjusting it. Dems are destroying the concept of “citizen.” pic.twitter.com/6vOmrmioQU — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 8‚ 2024

  As Brazil prepares to welcome a global audience for its iconic Rio carnival‚ the nation faces a public health crisis that threatens to overshadow the festivities. The surge in dengue fever cases has prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency‚ a move that underscores the severity of the situation. In the early months of 2024‚ Rio de Janeiro has registered a staggering number of dengue cases‚ surpassing 10‚000 and nearing half of the total cases reported in the entirety of the previous year. This alarming rise in infections has forced the city into a state of high alert just days before the carnival‚ an event that draws millions from around the world. Authorities in the #Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have declared public health emergencies over an outbreak of #denguefever. The number of reported cases worldwide has risen from 500‚000 to 5.2 million between 2000 and 2019.@juliasieger tells you more pic.twitter.com/1g9yqZRwkV — FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) February 8‚ 2024 The Brazilian government’s response has been swift and multifaceted. In the capital‚ Brasilia‚ an emergency field hospital has been established to manage the influx of patients suffering from the disease. The air force has also been mobilized‚ setting up a 60-bed field hospital in the Federal District of Ceilandia to alleviate the burden on regional emergency care units. Despite these efforts‚ the healthcare system is under immense pressure. The health ministry has confirmed 31 deaths due to dengue‚ with another 234 fatalities under investigation for potential links to the disease. The situation is dire‚ and the government is exploring options to produce a dengue vaccine domestically to prevent future outbreaks. Dengue fever has surged in Brazil's hot rainy season‚ leading authorities to warn residents in Rio de Janeiro favelas to remain cautious against the disease‚ especially with the Carnival weekend approaching https://t.co/sMqzi6F0kG pic.twitter.com/2HxQSjQW4V — Reuters (@Reuters) February 8‚ 2024 Sao Paulo‚ Brazil’s largest city‚ has not been spared from the epidemic. An emergency operations center has been opened to coordinate the response to the increasing number of dengue cases. Additionally‚ innovative measures such as deploying drones equipped with larvicide to target mosquito breeding grounds in hard-to-reach areas are being tested. The government has announced plans to launch a public vaccination campaign against dengue‚ targeting children between the ages of 10 to 14. However‚ a shortage of vaccine doses from the Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda has limited the scope of this initiative. This setback highlights the challenges faced by the country in securing adequate resources to combat the outbreak. The timing of the dengue fever surge could not be more unfortunate‚ coinciding with the Rio carnival‚ a celebration known for its vibrant parades and samba rhythms. The declaration of a state of emergency raises concerns about the potential impact on tourism and the economy‚ which heavily relies on the revenue generated by this world-famous event. As Brazil confronts this public health emergency‚ the resilience of its people and the strength of its institutions are being put to the test. The nation’s ability to navigate through this crisis while hosting a major international event will be a testament to its commitment to safeguarding public health and ensuring the safety of both its citizens and visitors.   The post Dengue Fever Crisis as State of Emergency Declared appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

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