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So desperate was CNN to make something stick against former President Trump in the last few days of the election, they spent much of their Friday newscasts peddling the false claims that he threated Liz Cheney with a firing squad. Host Jake Tapper got more than he bargained for on The Lead, when Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Hagerty confronted him over his network’s “distortion” of Trump’s comments, even calling out their political motivations. “Are you comfortable with the part of what he said when he talked about the guns trained on her face, nine barrels shooting at her?” Tapper ridiculously asked Hagerty. Hagerty tried to simplify Trump’s argument so even a CNN journalist could understand, explaining how war hawks like the Cheneys don’t see the horrific consequences of the wars they promote (Click “expand”): Jake. What he's doing – and if you take the whole thing into context he's trying to explain that there are people in Washington that make decisions that involve people's lives. Those decision are made and are our service members’ lives are put at risk. Take the decision about Afghanistan and the withdrawal there. 13 servicemen and women were killed that day in Kabul. That was because of a poor decision that was taken in Washington by people that had no skin in the game. I had to personally call Ryan Knauss's parents that day about what had happened. Kamala Harris is yet to call them. I mean, these decisions are critical, they're vital, and these people need to put themselves in the shoes of those who are actually going to be on the front line. That's the point that President Trump was trying to make. “I think the reason this is blowing up right now is because we're only four days away from the election, President Trump is winning, and this is another desperate hoax. Just like the bloodbath hoax,” he called out CNN’s political motivations.     In a pathetic attempt to protect CNN, Taper proclaimed: “You know, we ran the clip, we ran the whole clip. And we're not saying he's calling for her to be assassinated or killed.” But that was a BIE LIE. Earlier in the day, during Inside Politics, host Dana Bash described Trump’s comments as “very, very violent imagery of her facing guns and an assassination” (Clip included in video and isolated here). Tapper proceeded to play dumb about how they were willingly taking part in a Democratic hoax about the nature and meaning of Trump’s comments; and played dumber about the Cheneys’ hawkish attitudes on war: TAPPER: I don't know how you define hoax, this is not a hoax. We ran his clip and you know, there are people who are legitimately offended by that. HAGERTY: It's a distortion, Jake. This is a – TAPPER: I ran the entire quote, Senator. We ran the entire thing. And I have not – HAGERTY: This is distortion about violence. And the violence he's talking about is the violence that's perpetrated on our men and women in service and the decisions that are made by people like Liz Cheney to send them into the throes. TAPPER: Liz Cheney was an assistant secretary of State when did she send anyone into battle? Hagerty spoke slowly so Tapper could hopefully wrap his mind around it: I think President Trump is making a broad statement and using her as an example of the war hawks in Washington that make these decisions from the comfort of an office, perhaps not taking into account the fact that there are very serious consequences. Those consequences are realized by those people that are in the foxhole, those people that are actually in combat situations. That's what he was illustrating and nothing more. “What he was talking about was her to consider, to consider the violence that anybody that we put into that circumstance might face. It's as simple as that,” the Senator added. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN’s The Lead November 1, 2024 4:20:10 p.m. Eastern (…) JAKE TAPPER: Are you comfortable with the part of what he said when he talked about the guns trained on her face, nine barrels shooting at her? SEN. BILL HAGERTY (R-TN): Jake. What he's doing – and if you take the whole thing into context he's trying to explain that there are people in Washington that make decisions that involve people's lives. Those decision are made and are our service members’ lives are put at risk. Take the decision about Afghanistan and the withdrawal there. 13 servicemen and women were killed that day in Kabul. That was because of a poor decision that was taken in Washington by people that had no skin in the game. I had to personally call Ryan Knauss's parents that day about what had happened. Kamala Harris is yet to call them. I mean, these decisions are critical, they're vital, and these people need to put themselves in the shoes of those who are actually going to be on the front line. That's the point that President Trump was trying to make. I think the reason this is blowing up right now is because we're only four days away from the election, President Trump is winning, and this is another desperate hoax. Just like the bloodbath hoax. (…) 4:23:11 p.m. Eastern TAPPER: You know, we ran the clip, we ran the whole clip. And we're not saying he's calling for her to be assassinated or killed. I think the issue is the very violent imagery. At a time when Republicans are saying, ‘oh, Democrats need to tone down the rhetoric.’ (…) 4:24:04 p.m. Eastern JAKE TAPPER: I don't know how you define hoax, this is not a hoax. We ran his clip and you know, there are people who are legitimately offended by that. HAGERTY: It's a distortion, Jake. This is a – TAPPER: I ran the entire quote, Senator. We ran the entire thing. And I have not – HAGERTY: This is distortion about violence. And the violence he's talking about is the violence that's perpetrated on our men and women in service and the decisions that are made by people like Liz Cheney to send them into the throes. TAPPER: Liz Cheney was an assistant secretary of State when did she send anyone into battle? HAGERTY: I think President Trump is making a broad statement and using her as an example of the war hawks in Washington that make these decisions from the comfort of an office, perhaps not taking into account the fact that there are very serious consequences. Those consequences are realized by those people that are in the foxhole, those people that are actually in combat situations. That's what he was illustrating and nothing more. TAPPER: So, you think that anyone that takes issue with him invoking, “let's put her with a rifle, standing there with nine barrels, shooting at her when the guns aren't trained on her face.” You think anyone that takes issue with that is either perpetrating or falling victim to a hoax? There's no one that can legitimately say what I'm saying that’s violent imagery at a time HAGERTY: What I’m saying, Jake, is that this is a distortion. TAPPER: What's a distortion? I read – we played the whole clip? HAGERTY: This is a distortion of what's – This is a distortion of what President Trump meant. And, you know, it President Trump wasn't calling for, you know, any type of violence on Liz Cheney. TAPPER: I didn't say he was. HAGERTY: What he was talking about was her to consider, to consider the violence that anybody that we put into that circumstance might face. It's as simple as that. (…)

You hear it every four years: This election is the most consequential/important/momentous of our lifetime, to the point that it’s practically a cliché now. But this year it’s true, and everyone knows it. With just days before the election, if you are on the fence or lukewarm about Donald Trump and JD Vance, if you are considering voting for a third-party candidate or you know somebody who is, and especially if you are thinking about not voting at all, please take a few moments to read this. Do not be deterred by dirty tricks or misinformation. Do not believe the hype. Above all, do not despair. It hardly seems possible that voters are undecided about Trump after nearly a decade. It’s more understandable that some Republican voters struggle to get past Trump’s brash and bombastic personality. Some conservatives look at Trump and say, No. I just can’t. He’s not a decent man. He’s not a godly man. Let’s concede that Trump is far from perfect. Let’s even allow that his first term was marked by several missteps, unforced errors, and terrible decisions — culminating with the COVID-19 disaster in 2020. Despite whatever he did that you didn’t like, Trump was arguably the most successful Republican president since Ronald Reagan: shepherding tax cuts that boosted economic growth, slashing illegal immigration, renegotiating trade deals to America’s advantage, and checking our foreign enemies. Nobody can say for certain what a second Trump term would look like. What is certain is that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will be a disaster for the country. No question about it. Not only would Harris and Walz continue the policies of the past four Biden-Harris years, they would make them worse. The only question is how much worse. Harris and Walz guarantee the southern border will remain wide open to millions of unvetted illegal aliens from all around the world. Some are gangsters from Venezuela, known terrorists from Syria, Yemen, and Iran, and tens of thousands of military-age men from China traveling alone without ID. Harris and Walz will quickly pave a path to voting for millions of illegal aliens already in our country in an open attempt to create a one-party state in America. Harris and Walz guarantee domestic economic stagnation and decline by pushing the Green New Deal and crippling regulations while sending hundreds of billions of dollars — much of it borrowed money — to prop up corrupt foreign regimes and wage wars that weaken America’s standing abroad. Harris and Walz guarantee more lawfare against political opponents, more federal prosecutions of grandmothers praying in front of abortion clinics, and more censorship in the guise of combatting “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “hate speech.” They will continue the unprecedented efforts of the Biden-Harris administration to use the power of the federal government to censor and punish private media companies like Blaze Media that publish content they don’t like. With Democratic House and Senate majorities, Harris and Walz guarantee an end to the filibuster, a packed Supreme Court, legislation to enshrine Roe v. Wade, the “right” of boys and men to encroach on girls’ and women’s sports and spaces, and more. Don’t get cocky or complacent. Vote anyway. Make sure your friends and family do, too. If you are a pro-life voter disappointed with Trump’s weakness on abortion, from rejecting a national ban to regulating the “morning-after pill,” Harris is clearly not your candidate. Now is not the time for purity tests. Too much is at stake. Reagan often told his staff, “I’d rather get 80% of what I want than go over the cliff with my flags flying.” Trump and Vance are better than 80% of what conservative and pro-life voters say they want. Harris and Walz are less than zero. Guaranteed. We don’t vote to determine who’s a saint and who’s a sinner — that judgement is up to God. We vote for whoever is best for the job. So vote. Vote your conscience, but also vote your common sense. Vote your values, but remember you won’t necessarily get everything you want all at once or right away. But vote. Do you live in a blue state where Kamala Harris is a lock to win? Vote anyway. Yes, the Electoral College decides the outcome, but the popular vote matters in the court of public opinion. California in 2016 provided Hillary Clinton’s margin of victory in the popular vote, as she and her sycophants never tire of reminding us. Don’t give them the satisfaction. Make your voice heard and your vote count. Do you live in a red state where Donald Trump is likely going to run the table? Don’t get cocky or complacent. Vote anyway. Make sure your friends and family do too. Do you live in a swing state? Absolutely vote like your life and your republic depend on it, because they do. And this time, in the next few days, you must get as many people as you can to do it too. Bug all your friends and family. Bug everyone in the book club or chat group. All the complaining and commentary and worry about politics are meaningless if you and everyone you know do not vote on Tuesday. Do not be deterred by dirty tricks or misinformation. Do not hand your ballot over to a stranger with a badge. Do not be obstructed by long lines or foul weather. Do not take no for an answer. Do not believe the hype. Yes, networks like CNN are projecting Harris as the likely winner — but a few months ago, CNN reported that Joe Biden was “sharp as a tack.” Above all, do not despair. Democrats are going all out. Lawsuits. Ballot harvesting. Dirty tricks. Misinformation. They fight dirty, and they fight to win. We fight for our families and for our country. A path to victory always exists — but you need to walk down it. The first step is your vote. Tyler Cardon, CEO of Blaze Media Matthew Peterson, Editor in Chief of Blaze Media Ben Boychuk, Opinion Editor of Blaze News Cortney Weil, Senior Editor of Blaze News Dave Urbanski, Senior Editor of Blaze News Peter Gietl, Managing Editor of Return Matt Himes, Managing Editor of Align

Multiple arrests have been made after a 64-year-old American woman became the first person to use an actual suicide pod in Switzerland. This suicide pod is called the Sarco and has been in development since 2017. At that time, its inventor coined himself the “ Elon Musk of Assisted Suicide.” Dr. Philip Nitschke told Newsweek that he has been drawn to the world of euthanasia since he was a young medical school graduate in Australia, inspired by the work of euthanasia enthusiast Dr. Jack Kevorkian. The Netherlands also became the first government to legalize euthanasia nationally (under strict conditions at the time) in 2002. However, the first country to allow children to kill themselves was Belgium in 2014. Before the Sarco, Nitschke was already hard at work making suicide machine prototypes and successfully killing people with them. His first machine was a laptop hooked up to an intravenous system. The computer would ask a patient if the patient wanted to die and then trigger a lethal injection of barbiturates or depressants. This death machine was used to kill four people in Australia from 1996 to 1997, a brief period when euthanasia was legalized in the country before it was struck down. It was made legal again in 2022. Nitschke, then 70, admitted that his work surrounding how to best help people die has taken some time. "I've spent the last 20 years fighting for the legislation that just passed," he said at the time. He noted he had aided hundreds of "rational suicides" over the years and even published a book in 2006 describing the most painless and efficient ways to commit suicide. All of this spawned the Sarco. JAN HENNOP/AFP via Getty Images What is it? The Sarco was introduced in 2021 when suicide capsules were legalized in Switzerland. With the help of Dutch designer Alexander Bannink, Nitschke managed to get the capsules through a legal review of authorized forms of assisted suicide. The doctor boasted of the freedom of killing oneself without government bureaucracy. "The benefit for the person who uses it is that they don't have to get any permission, they don't need some special doctor to try and get a needle in, and they don't need to get difficult drugs to obtain," Nitschke said, per Business Insider. After their legal victory, the 3D-printed device was touted as a portable option that could be towed wherever the user wanted to die. In 2020, approximately 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in Switzerland. YouTube took down a demonstration of the machine for violating community guidelines; however, it chiefly involved using virtual reality goggles to show users what it would be like to be suffocated by gas in a picturesque setting ... to utilizing its viewing window. “An idyllic outdoor setting or in the premises of an assisted-suicide organization” are the perfect situations, Nitschke said. The user must pass a mental capacity test and be asked several questions before activating the machine. They are then prompted with a button that will bring oxygen levels dangerously low, after which the vessel fills with nitrogen gas until death. As any scientist in his position would state, Nitschke said suicide pod lovers will feel “no panic” and “no choking feeling” but instead become “a little disoriented” and “slightly euphoric.” Who makes it? Designer Bannink of the Sarco doesn’t appear to mention his suicide pod designs on his website or portfolio, opting to display underwater car drawings and flamboyant bikes. He does, however, cite his design philosophy as the following: “Any company can make ‘good’ products! So the way to distinguish yourself as a brand is to do it smarter or more beautiful than others.” The company behind the recent suicide pod usage is a firm called the Last Resort. The company commented on the matter, saying, “On Monday 23 September, at approximately 16.01 CEST, a 64-year old woman from the the mid-west in the USA died using the Sarco device.” Co-president of the organization Florian Willet called the woman's death “peaceful, fast and dignified.” She added that it occurred under “a canopy of trees, at a private forest retreat.” The Last Resort refers to itself as a “new human rights organization” that offers a drug-free means of “elective, peaceful & dignified death.” “A good death is a fundamental human right,” the company says, noting that it offers free services to approved patients. The pod is 3D-printed and costs vary depending on the manufacturer. Exit International, which helped develop the Sarco, estimated costs at around $19,000 per unit. Is it legal? JUSTIN TALLIS/Getty Images The first use of the Sarco came on the same day Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider told the Swiss National Council that she considers the use of the Sarco to be illegal. “The Sarco suicide capsule is not legal in two respects. ... On one hand, it does not fulfill the demands of the product safety law, and as such, must not be brought into circulation.” “On the other hand,” she continued. “The corresponding use of nitrogen is not compatible with the article on purpose in the chemicals law.” At the same time, the Last Resort cites on its website that Switzerland is actually “one of the few countries” in which helping someone kill themselves “is not a crime. “ The Daily Mail reported however that Swiss law indicates that a person can receive assisted suicide so long as the person takes their life without “external assistance” while those who help the person die cannot do so for any “self-serving motive.” This is likely why Last Resort offers its program for free. The Last Resort said its program exists within the law and does not require specific approval due to the fact that the user is the one who presses the button to end their own life. It also cites that the user proves they are of sound mental capacity. Stateside, euthanasia was first made legal in Oregon in 1997. This was followed by approval in California, Vermont, and Washington, but it is not federally legalized. Internationally, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and of course Switzerland have all legalized assisted suicide. Russia is the only country in which all forms of euthanasia are illegal, as of November 2011. In the Netherlands, where the suicide-pod designer is from, assisted suicide eligibility extends to infants as well. If aged 1-12, terminally ill children can be killed by the state. Those who are 5-10 can be killed if they are suffering unbearably or have no hope of improvement. “The end of life for this group is the only reasonable alternative to the child’s unbearable and hopeless suffering,” the government said in 2023, per the Guardian. The Netherlands also became the first government to legalize euthanasia nationally (under strict conditions at the time) in 2002. However, the first country to allow children to kill themselves was Belgium in 2014. Canada, which boasts a robust suicide system, paused its program for those who are mentally ill. The country’s requirements are rather loose overall, allowing those with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other survivable illnesses to use the country’s Medical Assistance in Dying program. Are people using it? Unfortunately, the trend of euthanasia is becoming more popular in places like Switzerland, where the suicide pods are currently available. In 2020, approximately 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in the country. The Last Resort reported it had 120 applicants waiting to use its machine to end their lives; about 25% of those people were British. This included a married couple that wanted to be the first to use a double suicide pod. The Netherlands said that only one person between 12-16 used government suicides in 2022 while it is estimated that the country’s new age rules would apply to about 5-10 children per year. Sadly, euthanasia became the fifth-highest cause of death in Canada during the summer of 2024. According to a report, it is evidence that medical professionals in Canada “are not viewing MAiD as an option of last resort only." With ages being lowered and allowable reasons for euthanasia being widened, societies are not far from the suicide booths portrayed in the cartoon “ Futurama,” it seems. In fact, the only aspect of reality the cartoon appeared to get wrong is that it would actually cost money to be euthanized.

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) falsely claimed on X that Florida's constitutional carry law, which Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed last year, is responsible for a mass shooting that took place in Orlando on Thursday."A mass shooting happened last night in Downtown Orlando because of a new state law that allows people to conceal carry with no permit. [DeSantis] signed the bill that killed 2 and injured 8," Frost said on Friday.The state's constitutional carry law means residents no longer have to obtain a concealed carry license from the Department of Agriculture. However, the rules to qualify for a concealed carry license still apply to anyone who will carry a gun without the license.'At least once a month, I have a tweet that makes the rounds in MAGA world. This is one of them.'That means anyone carrying a handgun concealed must: be at least 21 years old.not have a felony conviction.not have a record of drug or alcohol abuse.not have a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years.not have two or more DUI convictions within the previous three years.not have a dishonorable discharge from the armed forces.The story Frost cited revealed that the suspect in the shooting is a 17-year-old with a previous arrest record. The suspect's age alone means he does not qualify to be carrying a firearm in public. When X users pointed out that fact, Frost pivoted to statements made by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) and Police Chief Eric Smith, both of whom claimed Florida's 2023 law prevents law enforcement from checking people for firearms. This is false, as someone who is carrying without a license must also have a valid ID and show it to officers who ask for it."At least once a month, I have a tweet that makes the rounds in MAGA world. This is one of them. It’s unfortunate that [DeSantis’] Permitless Carry Bill led to this shooting. The typical screenings that happen downtown on big days like last night were not there due to this law," Frost doubled down.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A writer at Slate implied that the wife of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance was a traitor to her race for support her husband's campaign. The bizarre attack was written by Scaachi Koul and was immediately excoriated by many on the right. Koul sarcastically mocked an article saying Usha Vance's motivations were largely unknown because she's so private. Koul accused Vance of being motivated by seeking protection from her husband by abandoning her racial loyalty. Usha Vance was born in San Diego to immigrant parents from India. Vance wanted to stand apart politically from her husband, she’s certainly free to do so. But the reality is that she doesn’t, and likely won’t. There’s no greater protection in the world than marriage to a white man with an education, money, and political power. Even as Vance herself is highly educated and well connected, it’s nothing compared to what her husband carries into the world. This is the kind of security women have sought for generations—in fact, for a long time, it was the only protection women could access. Koul also excoriated the support some Indian-Americans had expressed for Republican values. "We’re the good brown people, the ones you don’t need to be afraid of. In an attempt to keep our ears above racist waters, South Asians have sometimes associated with our own oppressors," she wrote. “Her allegiances are not to her race, her gender, the community she was born into," Koul added elsewhere. "They’re to her husband, and that’s an agreement women have been making since the advent of the marriage license.” Reactions were not friendly. "As clear an example as any that the logical extreme of racial and gender wokeness is racism and sexism," replied Renu Mukherjee of the Manhattan Institute. "She’s . . . supposed to be loyal to her race? Some details on what that would entail, please?" responded Ramesh Ponnuru in National Review. "I simply cannot comprehend thinking that one’s sex or ethic background are your two defining characteristics that define all of your choices. Bizarre idea," read another response. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Joe Biden has an odd history when it comes to his interactions with children. Besides kids jumping on his lap, he also apparently enjoys biting them. At the White House’s 2024 Halloween event, Joe Biden was filmed several times playfully biting little babies in their mothers’ arms. Sara Gonzales plays the clips that have since gone viral on social media. “Didn’t they call JD Vance weird?” asks actor and BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden. “They did call JD Vance weird. I’ve never seen JD Vance try to bite an infant,” says Sara. Blaze Media’s digital strategist Logan Hall says in addition to perhaps being “a little creepy,” the timing of Biden’s odd interactions with children couldn’t have come at a better time for Republicans. “You have to think about the optics. Yesterday Trump sets the internet on fire with his garbage man stunt ... instant viral sensation. That compared to Joe Biden biting a baby — I mean the contrast could not be more clear,” he says. “He's actually been doing this sniffing and getting way too inappropriate with children for a very long time,” adds Sara, playing a video compilation of Joe Biden touching children in ways that can only be described as wildly inappropriate. “Oh, Secret Service would be pulling me off him,” says Marsden. To hear more of the conversation, watch the full segment above. Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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