Former Vice President Mike Pence said during an interview over the weekend that being in Israel to learn about what happened on October 7 opened his eyes to see that it was not simply a terrorist attack but a full-scale “terrorist invasion.” Pence‚ who was in Tel Aviv‚ made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper when asked about his trip to Israel. “One of the things I learned as we visited Sderot‚ where the terrorists literally took over the police station and murdered people in the streets‚ is that this was not simply a terrorist attack‚ but I believe it was a terrorist invasion‚” Pence said. “I mean‚ what I learned in our briefings in the south was that that fence line separating Israel from Gaza was breached in more than 90 different places simultaneously‚ paving the way for some 3‚000 terrorists‚ heavily armed‚ to move into Israel‚” he continued. “And‚ in fact‚ the briefings I received pointed out that‚ actually‚ the terrorists had sufficient armaments and supplies to literally march all the way here to Tel Aviv‚ all the way to Jerusalem. But‚ for the heroic efforts of police‚ IDF forces‚ and‚ frankly‚ courageous citizens‚ they were stopped from doing that.” “So I really believe that what Israel is doing in Gaza today is absolutely essential‚” he continued. “It is a response to an invasion that was launched with the intention of beginning the process of destroying the Jewish state of Israel. And I really do believe that this is a moment where America needs to speak with one voice that we will stand with Israel today and tomorrow and every day until they have won outright this fight and eliminated the threat of Hamas.” WATCH:

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during an interview over the weekend that if he is elected‚ as president that he will deputize state and local law enforcement officials to begin enforcing immigration laws as part of a broad effort to crack down on illegal immigration. DeSantis made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with Margaret Brennan while discussing the historic flood of illegal aliens into the U.S. “Of course it’s a federal issue‚ a federal interest‚ but states and localities should absolutely be able to supplement the federal government‚” he said. “And we’re in a situation now where the federal government asserts‚ under the supremacy clause of the Constitution‚ that they have the sole dominion over enforcing immigration laws‚ but they’re choosing not to faithfully enforce immigration laws.” “As president‚ I am going to deputize state and localities‚” he continued. “I am going to say‚ state and localities have the authority to enforce immigration laws as long as they’re upholding the law. It’s one thing if a state was trying to frustrate the law. Of course‚ under the supremacy clause‚ they couldn’t do that. But that’s not what we have here. It’s the federal government that’s frustrating the imposition – the enforcement of the law. It’s the states that just want the law enforced.” The Republican presidential candidate said that Florida law enforcement has already helped the Coast Guard stop illegal aliens coming into the state from islands in the Caribbean and that simply enforcing the laws in an immediate manner “had a huge‚ huge deterrent effect because people are not going to want to go over those choppy waters knowing that most likely they’re just going to end up back where they came.” “It’s the same principle applied to the southern border. People know if they just get to the border they’re going to get free passes into the United States‚” he continued. “So‚ they’re going to be willing to pay thousands of dollars to coyotes and cartels. If we have a new sheriff in town on this and they know they’re going back to their home country you’re going to see a dramatic decrease in people that will even try this voyage.” WATCH:

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) blamed former President Donald Trump for the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston‚ South Carolina by a white supremacist who has since been sentenced to death for murdering nine African-Americans during the attack. Clyburn made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” while discussing President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to the state. “Is it fair to tie in any way what happened at the Emanuel AME Church to Donald Trump?” Tapper asked Clyburn “Donald Trump had barely launched his campaign when that attack happened.” “I think it is very clear that Donald Trump’s utterances way back before Charlottesville or at the time of Charlottesville ties him to what happened at Mother Emanuel‚” Clyburn claimed. “The fact of the matter is‚ that young man went into that church’s basement‚ joined with those worshipers in Bible study‚ and murdered them.” “And he said at the time that he was attempting to create a race war. But the people of Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ the families of the affected victims all came together to get beyond hate and reach out to help continue this pursuit of a more perfect union‚” he continued. “Donald Trump looked at those people in Charlottesville and said that there were good people on both sides. And those people were uttering things like‚ ‘Jews will not replace us.’ That is a religion. The AME Church Emanuel‚ that is religion. And Donald Trump has said things in support of those activities that ties him closely to what happened at Mother Emanuel.” WATCH: WILD: A historically illiterate Democrat Rep. Jim Clyburn says Donald Trump — who wouldn't become president for another 18 months — is to blame for the horrific 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston… pic.twitter.com/wlD4MWzXtI — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 7‚ 2024

I call it a blue-state dysphoria. They must change their ways or die. So far‚ their political leaders are choosing the latter course. 

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Investigators were searching Sunday for the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on Friday‚ hoping to gain physical evidence of what went wrong.

An investigation is being conducted into an apparent altercation between U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert at a restaurant‚ police in Silt‚ Colorado‚ confirmed Sunday.