Former President Donald Trump and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley pulled big-name endorsements ahead of the Iowa caucuses on Monday.North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum announced his endorsement of Trump during the former president's rally in Indianola‚ Iowa‚ on Sunday. Burgum dropped out of the presidential race last month‚ Blaze News previously reported.Burgum participated in the first two Republican presidential primary debates but did not meet the Republican National Committee's polling and donor thresholds to participate in the remaining debates. He slammed the "RNC's clubhouse debate requirements" for "nationalizing the primary process."Appearing on stage with Trump on Sunday‚ Burgum said‚ "I'm here to do something that none of the other presidential primary candidates have done‚ and that's endorse Donald J. Trump for the president of the United States of America.""I've had an opportunity to have a front-row seat‚" he added. "I've seen President Trump and what he's been able to do. I've seen it as a business leader and I've seen it as a governor. I've seen the difference that President Trump can make."Another former rival‚ Republican Senator Marco Rubio from Florida‚ also threw his support behind Trump instead of Ron DeSantis (R)‚ the governor of his home state.In a post on X‚ Rubio wrote‚ "When Trump was in [the White House] I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit &; tough sanctions on regime in Cuba &; Venezuela) because we had a President who didn't cave to special interests or let bureaucrats block us.""I support Trump because that kind of leadership is the ONLY way we will get the extraordinary actions needed to fix the disaster Biden has created‚" Rubio continued. "It's time to get on with the work of beating Biden &; saving America!"Politico reported that DeSantis reacted to Rubio's endorsement of Trump by stating the former president is "the party of Washington‚ D.C.‚ establishment.""They have lined up behind him‚" he added. "I am the candidate that would be a change agent in Washington‚ D.C. And I like that contrast."Last November‚ Republican Senator Rick Scott from Florida endorsed Trump as well. In a statement to NBC News‚ Scott said‚ "When you look at what is going on in the world today‚ this would not be happening if [Trump] was the president.""I think we all should come together and do everything we can to help him win the nomination so we can beat Biden‚" he remarked.Former Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan‚ an outspoken critic of Trump‚ announced his endorsement of Haley on Sunday.Hogan told CNN's "State of the Union" that it is "pretty clear" that Trump is the front-runner in Iowa‚ but Haley "has all of the momentum.""What this race is all about is to try to nominate the strongest possible nominee for November‚" he stated. "Polls show that that is Nikki Haley. That she's 17 points ahead of Joe Biden. And it is a toss-up with Trump and Biden.""Yes‚ it is time for the party to get behind Nikki Haley‚" Hogan declared.Republican Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa has declined to endorse anyone despite nearly all candidates reaching out to her for her support‚ she told NBC News. Ernst noted that she has not ruled out endorsing Trump but added that Haley is also a "great candidate.""If you look at the issues that are top of mind for Iowa Republicans‚ they are the economy‚ they've suffered under President Biden; it is the southern border and the flow of illegal migrants into the United States. But overall‚ if you look at national security‚ protecting our borders‚ and pushing back against our adversaries worldwide‚ Nikki Haley does have the experience there‚ and she's really spoke to that to the Iowa voters. So that may be one of the tipping points that resonate with so many different voters‚" Ernst stated."We'll see who comes out the winner here in the Iowa caucuses. We'll know that tomorrow night‚ and then we'll know how to move forward‚" she added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Boosie Badazz is no stranger to controversy. The rapper has come under fire in recent years for refusing to bow down to the woke mob‚ and doing so in a robust‚ honest‚ and colorfully worded way. Now‚ he’s in trouble for a tweet he posted on X‚ in which he claimed that he walked out of the theater when seeing "The Color Purple" with his children. In the tweet‚ he wrote he did so because he had his little girls with him and the film seemed like an LGBTQ+ love story. “Good acting but whoever wrote the script is pushing the narrative hard!! As a parent I will not let my little girl watch this film‚” he continued. Shemeka Michelle isn’t convinced Boosie’s argument is 100% correct. “Now‚ while I don’t like all of the homosexuality that’s being pushed in 2024‚” Michelle says‚ “this is the same storyline that was out in 1985 with the first movie. And thank God it’s not as graphic as the book.” “The lesbian scene is not new‚” she adds. Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture‚ faith‚ sports‚ and comedy with Jason Whitlock‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

An alarming video was recently released that showed a Utah man breaching an emergency exit door and running out to the tarmac before ultimately being discovered dead inside the engine of a Delta plane‚ according to KSTU.Kyler Efinger‚ 30‚ was found dead on Near Year's Day after making his way into the turbine of an airplane. The aircraft was prepared to take off at Salt Lake City International Airport. One hundred people were reportedly aboard the plane. In the video‚ Efinger can be seen trying to pull open a locked door after having an exchange with what appears to be an airport employee. He then slams his shoe against a window before kicking open another door and hurrying down a flight of stairs. The video eventually cuts to an outdoor thermal imaging camera‚ which appears to show Efinger running across the tarmac toward a plane. The footage ultimately cuts off before the man makes it to the aircraft.Though it has not been confirmed‚ Efinger's family believes that he may have experienced a mental health crisis before his scheduled flight to Denver to visit his ill grandfather‚ according to the New York Post.“He got held up in security‚ missed his flight‚ and those phone calls‚ I just knew it was coming on‚" Judd Efinger‚ Kyler's father‚ said. "They call it the manic phase. Those just don’t end well for him."“Obviously‚ this one‚ the worst ever‚” he added.Efinger was reportedly under the impression that he was being profiled by the TSA during the episode‚ which could have been ignited by his bipolar disorder‚ according to his family via KSL News.The family also revealed that his bipolar disorder erupted after he was bullied at school. When students claimed that he "needed help‚" he refused to get help‚ seeming to think that not seeking medical attention would invalidate the students' claims.Efinger was discovered "partially inside a wing-mounted engine" of the aircraft after an airport store manager reported a disturbance just before 10:00 pm.The report noted that the Salt Lake City police and airport employees found Efinger's personal items strewn across the runway. He was pulled out of the engine‚ and though there were efforts to save his life‚ he was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner's office has not yet released the specific cause of death in the case.The authorities are still investigating the security breach and death. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker sent a scathing letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott requesting that he stop sending illegal immigrants to Chicago‚ while also calling the Texan "callous" and accusing him of putting peoples' lives at risk.Pritzker sent the letter while also taking out a full-page ad in the Austin American-Statesman containing the same text."You are now sending asylum seekers from Texas to the Upper Midwest in the middle of winter — many without coats‚ without shoes to protect them from the snow‚" Pritzker wrote‚ according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "While action is pending at the federal level‚ I plead with you for mercy for the thousands of people who are powerless to speak for themselves‚" he added.The Illinois governor then accused Abbott of putting the lives of children and families at risk."Please‚ while winter is threatening vulnerable people’s lives‚ suspend your transports and do not send more people to our state.""Your callousness‚ sending buses and planes full of migrants in this weather‚ is now life-threatening to every one of the arrivals‚" Pritzker continued. "Hundreds of children’s and families’ health and survival are at risk due to your actions."The governor also wrote that Abbott had "no interest in working on bipartisan solutions to the border crisis because that would put an end to [his] cruel political game."Pritzker's accusations did not yield great results from Governor Abbott's office‚ who responded to the letter by noting that the illegal immigrants sent to Chicago signed a consent waiver to go to the destination.As reported by the State Journal-Register‚ Abbott's office mocked Pritzker's once "proud" declaration of being welcoming to illegal migrants."Governor Pritzker was all too proud to call Illinois 'the most welcoming state in the nation' until Governor Abbott began transporting migrants to Chicago‚" said Abbott spokesman Andrew Mahaleris.Mahaleris also noted that Texas too is having its share of inclement weather."Instead of complaining about migrants sent from Texas‚ where we are also preparing to experience severe winter weather across the state‚ Governor Pritzker should call on his party leader to finally do his job and secure the border — something he continues refusing to do‚” the spokesman added."Until President Biden steps up and does his job to secure the border‚ Texas will continue transporting migrants to sanctuary cities to help our local partners respond to this Biden-made crisis."Chicago has received a reported 35‚000 illegal immigrants since the transports began‚ including nearly 4‚500 people who have arrived on flights.Around 14‚500 migrants are living in 28 shelters.Pritzker has noted that the state has been "trying to prevent those companies from leasing their planes to the state of Texas." However‚ he admitted that he cannot "tell a group‚ a people‚ or an aircraft that it can’t come somewhere."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Federal Aviation Administration employs a "critical" diversity hiring program that includes a search to hire those who are described as having "severe" disabilities‚ including psychiatric‚ intellectual‚ and more."Because diversity is so critical‚ FAA actively supports and engages in a variety of associations‚ programs‚ coalitions and initiatives to support and accommodate employees from diverse communities and backgrounds‚" the FAA said on its website. The federal organization also stated that its workforce needs to proportionately represent the ethnicities of the United States:"The mission of the FAA involves securing the skies of a diverse nation. It only makes sense that the workforce responsible for that mission reflects the nation that it serves."Through its special program‚ the FAA has the stated goal of facilitating "career development‚ formal and informal mentoring‚ diversity‚ inclusion and social interaction."This included a swath of gender- and race-specific programs‚ as well as "targeted disabilities.""Individuals with targeted or 'severe' disabilities are the most under-represented segment of the Federal workforce‚" the program stated. Among disabilities such as dwarfism‚ vision problems‚ and hearing loss‚ the FAA also listed "complete paralysis‚ epilepsy‚ severe intellectual disability‚" and those with a "psychiatric disability" as being targeted for hiring."Do you want to fly in an airplane where they prioritized DEI hiring over your safety? That is actually happening‚" Elon Musk wrote on X. Do you want to fly in an airplane where they prioritized DEI hiring over your safety? That is actually happening. — (@) "The FAA employs tens of thousands of people for a wide range of positions‚ from administrative roles to oversight and execution of critical safety functions‚" the FAA told Fox News Digital. "Like many large employers‚ the agency proactively seeks qualified candidates from as many sources as possible‚ all of whom must meet rigorous qualifications that of course will vary by position‚" the statement continued.The FAA has been under the spotlight due to recent incidents that included an Alaska Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing after a section of the aircraft blew out mid-flight.During the flight‚ a section of the plane's fuselage fell off‚ which included the panel's window. Fortunately‚ no passengers were sitting in the seats where the window blew out. However‚ cell phones were sucked out of the gaping hole and a child's shirt was ripped off from the suction.The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched investigations into the situation with the Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft.The government entity is overseen by the Department of Transportation under Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The FAA employs approximately 45‚000 people‚ according to Fox News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

It’s time again for Iowa to become the center of the political universe and set the stage for all that is to come in 2024 by picking whoever “muh polls” and the Fox News-BoomerCon establishment tell us to. And that means going with the guy who says he’s up 30 points but still spends all his money obsessing over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Except that’s not remotely how Iowa has done things in the past when it told America that‚ no matter who won in the end‚ it was important to hear more from people like Mike Huckabee‚ Rick Santorum‚ Ted Cruz‚ and Marco Rubio. The latter duo in 2016 collected a majority of the vote in the Iowa caucuses compared to Donald Trump’s 24% in a record-setting turnout. But if your response is to remind me that none of those men became president‚ let me remind you that neither did John McCain or Mitt Romney‚ whom Iowa rejected multiple times but the Fox News-BoomerCon brain trust wanted desperately to win. Let me further remind you that nobody ever elected Anthony Fauci president‚ either. And yet Donald Trump effectively made that demonic dweeb commander in chief during his final year in office. So now‚ as Iowans prepare to brave what are expected to be record-cold temperatures on caucus night while trudging through the more than 12 inches of snow that have fallen in the past week‚ it is vital to put into context what makes us tick in a state that has always taken its outsized role in the process very seriously. Gaslighting Iowans Never confuse “Iowa nice” with a willingness to polish your stupid idol. For example‚ when Trump engaged in a sociopathic level of gaslighting during his Fox News town hall last week by saying DeSantis was more in love with Fauci than he was‚ that’s just the kind of disrespectful mistake that would have guaranteed a caucus upset in the past. As dutiful citizens and not merely modern-age consumers of whatever political showbiz is forced down our throats‚ Iowans have simply refused to let their employees — and that’s exactly what elected or appointed officials at every level of government are — lie to our faces like that. At that same town hall‚ Trump responded to a question about his mounting pro-life equivocations since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade by saying Republicans need to get more savvy about winning elections. Yes‚ please‚ Mr. Trump! Enlighten us on how to win elections‚ by golly! Because we’ve been getting our tails kicked in every election since you narrowly became our standard-bearer. Meanwhile‚ the guy in Florida you love to trash so much gave his state the red wave your candidates across the country could not. How is Senator Mehmet Oz working out so far? Iowans have smelled this cologne before on the likes of Mitt McCain and sent them packing. Iowans won’t be your plebes or your pawns. We enjoy reminding our employees of the order of things. As you may have noticed‚ many of our public-sector employees don't hold themselves accountable very well. That's why they have bosses. Those bosses are supposed to be us. And for the life of me‚ I can’t understand why I have to explain this to Trump’s most zealous supporters. Do you even populist‚ bro? It is flat-out abusive to let someone lie to you like that. Especially because it wasn’t the avocado toast-obsessed‚ suburban progressive wannabe do-gooder who can work from home forever who was hurt by Trump’s lockdowns and was never‚ ever going to vote for him‚ was it? No‚ it was the 10‚000 small business owners who were ruined by Trump's lockdowns he refuses to apologize for while lying about his COVID accomplishments. It wasn’t Biden voters who were tortured by the mandate of the poison poke Trump remains proud to have authored. They’re the fools still playing Russian roulette with the never-ending boosters to show their total devotion to the total state. No‚ it was mostly Trump voters who were coerced to inject an experimental toxin in order to keep their jobs and their livelihoods. Trump's surrender to the scamdemic hurt his own voters financially‚ legally‚ psychologically‚ biologically‚ and generationally. The cost was dear‚ and we’ll pay it for the rest of our lives. The data on the poison poke continues to pour in‚ and it continues to be awful. A new study published in Turkey‚ for example‚ found Trump’s beloved Operation Warp Speed resulted in a shot that “significantly alters gene expression” and displays “a profound impact on key neurodevelopmental pathways.” The result “exhibited pronounced autism-like behaviors” in lab rats. And there's a lot more where that came from. Operation Warp Speed is one of the worst crimes against humanity in history. And all for a shot that doesn’t even work. Will Iowa lose its way? But come Monday night‚ we may learn we are no longer Iowa. We no longer take this process seriously. We no longer care when our job applicants treat us like schmucks and lie to us and gaslight us — and that’s when the candidates are not ignoring us and barely going through the motions of a campaign. In other words‚ we’ll learn Iowa is just like the rest of this dying country.I honestly don't know what will happen. This is the most peculiar cycle I have ever seen. But I do know this: Ron DeSantis stood up to the Spirit of the Age when Trump fumbled. If not for DeSantis‚ the scamdemic would have terrorized us all much worse and for much longer. DeSantis has turned the swing state of Florida redder than Texas. That’s the fulfillment of all the conservative books I’ve both written and read‚ as well as all the conservative talk shows I’ve both listened to and hosted. No one is attacking DeSantis’ record. Not even Trump’s bought-and-paid-for grifter corps can touch it because there is nothing to attack. My colleagues who have sold out to Trump and suddenly forgotten all the times they had me on to talk about Trump and Fauci and the poisonous jab know it‚ too. That’s why they’ve chosen to pretend DeSantis was Thanos-snapped out of existence to avoid their own consciences. DeSantis and Trump aren't on the ballot Monday in Iowa. We are. Will we do a last dance with BoomerCons’ generation-losing tropes‚ or will we finally give our kids a fighting chance with a proven warrior instead of a shameless self-promoter? Either we will turn the page to a new generation‚ or our page in the history book will be turned on us.

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The first 2TB MicroSD has been revealed‚ and it's about to make storing games on your Steam Deck a whole lot easier. AGI is behind the SDXC card that will now make it possible for MicroSD storage to match SSD capacity at 2TB. Now you've got no excuse for not getting through your backlog. If you already own one of the best handheld gaming PCs in the Steam Deck‚ it doesn't matter whether you went big or small with your storage choice‚ the chances are you'll always need or want more. We've previously looked at the best MicroSD cards for Steam Deck and can see the AGI taking the top spot with this new 2TB solution. Continue reading Hot swapping is dead‚ the Steam Deck just got a 2TB MicroSD MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card‚ Best gaming PC‚ Best SSD for gaming

When is the Exodus release date? If I had a nickel for every time Matthew McConaughey embarked on an interstellar journey afflicted by time dilation‚ I would have two nickels. Exodus is the inaugural game from Archetype Entertainment‚ comprised of industry veterans across notable AAA studios such as Bioware‚ Naughty Dog‚ and 343 Industries. The studio is also helmed by James Ohlen‚ venerable lead designer on Dragon Age: Origins‚ Knights of the Old Republic‚ and more. Suffice it to say‚ Exodus’ design pedigree is certainly promising. The Exodus release date is set to deliver an original sci-fi universe that’s shaping up to resemble Mass Effect more than games like Starfield. Choice is the driving force behind its non-linear story‚ which sends us across time and space to secure humanity’s future among the stars. The upcoming RPG could well be one of the best PC games of its release year – but which year‚ exactly? Here’s all the latest surrounding the release date‚ including news‚ gameplay trailers‚ and story details to keep you up to speed. Continue reading Exodus release date estimate‚ trailer‚ gameplay‚ and latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best space games‚ Best RPGs‚ Best PC games

It’s not looking good for the gaming performance of AMD’s new low-end Ryzen 8000 CPUs with integrated graphics. According to the latest information‚ new APUs based on the AMD Phoenix 1 core will only be able to run PCIe 4.0 SSDs at half their potential top speed. Not only that‚ but gaming performance when using a separate graphics card will also be slower than usual. Continue reading AMD’s new CPUs will halve your SSD speed and slash GPU performance MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review‚ Best gaming CPU‚ Radeon RX 7800 XT review