Former President Donald Trump said that President Joe Biden’s attack Tuesday night on the 74 million Americans who voted for him was “terrible.” “That’s terrible,” Trump told the crowd. “Remember Hillary? She said ‘deplorable’ and then ‘irredeemable’ right? That didn’t work out.” “Garbage I think is worse, right?” Trump continued. “But he doesn’t know, you have to please forgive him. Please forgive him, for he not knoweth what he said. These people, it’s terrible. Terrible. Terrible to say a thing like that, but he really doesn’t know, he really, honestly, he doesn’t and I’m convinced that he likes me more than he likes Kamala.” BREAKING: Trump responds to Biden calling 74 million Americans “garbage” Trump says that Biden’s comment is worse than Hillary Clinton calling Trump supporters “deplorable” pic.twitter.com/hEPtEAYAof — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 30, 2024 Biden made the remark during a campaign call on Tuesday night as Vice President Kamala Harris was giving her closing argument to American voters before the election. “Donald Trump has no character. He doesn’t give a damn about the Latino community,” Biden said. “Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage,” Biden continued, referencing remarks that were made at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City over the weekend by an insult comedian. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said. The remarks from Biden in the final days of the 2024 presidential election undercut the message about “joy” and “turning the page” that his vice president, Kamala Harris, is pushing as the Democrat presidential nominee. Biden’s divisive rhetoric comes after Trump has survived two assassination attempts over the last several months. WATCH: President Joe Biden: “The only garbage I see floating out there is [Trump] supporters.” pic.twitter.com/9teSUOytqC — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 30, 2024

Reba McEntire wasn’t born into a family of country stars. Instead, she grew up on a farm in rural Oklahoma and helped her family raise cattle. Per Fox News, Reba recently told the Wall Street Journal that she and her three siblings worked hard on the family farm. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reba (@reba) “My family lived on an 8,000-acre ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma, where my father ran several thousand cattle a year,” she said. “I began working on our ranch at age 5,” Reba recalled. “If Daddy needed a driver to move grain in his pickup truck, he came in and got whoever was there. “ Reba McEntire recalled her dad rigging the truck so she could drive. “I was so little that Daddy put a 50-pound feed sack on the driver’s seat before putting me on top of it. I’d be on my knees to work the steering wheel. He’d put the truck in granny gear, jump out, and off I’d go.” Reba McEntire Was A Cowgirl Through And Through She told the WSJ that not only did she work on the cattle farm, but she also followed in her dad’s footsteps and competed in rodeo barrel racing starting at age 11. @reba Barrel racing prepared me well for my career in the music business. Hear some of the lessons rodeo taught me over the years in my audiobook, NotThatFancy! ♬ original sound – Reba McEntire She shared a clip from her audiobook on TikTok about her days barrel racing, “The kind of drive I learned on horseback set me up for building a career in music. In this industry, the key thing to do is just keep going and keep racing against yourself. There are a lot of talented, hard-working people in the world, but I’m convinced that it’s the ones with an unshakable belief in themselves who end up succeeding most often.” As we know, Reba eventually turned to music and never looked back. She’s had 24 No. 1 hits and won Grammys, CMA awards, and a Kennedy Center Award in 2018. Reba McEntire is an icon but stays humble and close to home. She told the WSJ that she splits her time between Los Angeles and Nashville, and that’s her true “happy place.” This story’s featured image is by Kathy Hutchins via Shutterstock. The post Reba McEntire “Didn’t Play Cowgirl Growing Up,” She “Was One” appeared first on InspireMore.

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President Joe Biden made a crass reference to supporters of former President Donald Trump, sparking widespread condemnation from Americans. The remarks, originally reported on X by NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez, were intended to rally Latino voters Tuesday. They followed comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s off-color joke about Puerto Rico at Trump’s event Sunday at Madison Square Garden. “Donald Trump has no character. He doesn’t give a damn about the Latino community,” Biden said on the video. “Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.’ Well, let me tell you something. … The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.” Here’s the video: pic.twitter.com/7hNp3su8k2— Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) October 30, 2024 The remarks drew a sharp and swift rebuke—and even resulted in a rare clarification from Biden himself. “Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it,” Biden wrote. “His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don’t reflect who we are as a nation.” Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's all I meant to say. The…— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 30, 2024 Biden’s repudiation of Trump supporters overshadowed what was billed to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ high-profile speech to thousands of supporters in Washington, D.C. Harris returned to the Ellipse, just south of the White House, where Trump spoke on Jan. 6, 2021. “[Trump] is the person who stood at this very spot nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election, an election that he knew he lost,” Harris told her supporters. More than 74 million Americans voted for Trump in 2020, the highest total ever for an incumbent president. With the 2024 presidential race tied nationally and in the seven swing states, Trump is aiming to pull off a feat next week once thought unimaginable. The post Biden Attacks Trump Voters: ‘The Only Garbage I See Floating Out There Is His Supporters’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, gave her “closing argument” speech for the 2024 presidential election at the Ellipse by the White House, the location former President Donald Trump spoke at on Jan. 6, 2021, before a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Harris repeatedly condemned Trump, attempted to define herself as different from President Joe Biden, and presented herself as a conciliator when her record suggests the opposite. Here are 6 fact checks of statements from her speech. “Armed Mob” Harris began her speech by referencing the Jan. 6 protest at the Capitol. She said of Trump, “He is the person who stood at this very spot nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election, an election that he knew he lost.” She went on to claim that “Americans died as a result of that attack,” and she noted that 140 law enforcement officers were injured. The claim that the Jan. 6 protesters were “armed” has been disputed. Several carried pepper spray or bear spray. Some wielded flagpoles as clubs and attacked law enforcement officers. Prosecutors charged at least three protesters with having firearms “on Capitol grounds,” or stashed nearby, meaning not necessarily inside the Capitol. Harris is correct that people died, but only two people died directly from the Jan. 6 violence. Seven others died indirectly from events of the day, according to The New York Times. A Capitol Police officer fatally shot protester Ashli Babbitt when she was trying to break through a door, and another protester died in a stampede of fellow rioters. Others died of natural causes or suicide, but the stress from the violence and commotion of the day could have contributed to those deaths. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, initially thought to have died from an attack, actually died of natural causes, although the stress from the day’s events could have prompted his strokes.  ?ARMED MOB? Kamala Harris spins a yarn about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.She claims Trump "sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election, an election that he knew he lost."Yet was the mob… pic.twitter.com/cy9uN5MG3r— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 29, 2024 Abortion Lies Harris repeated three lies about Trump’s agenda on abortion. “He would ban abortion nationwide, restrict access to birth control and put IVF treatments at risk, and force states to monitor women’s pregnancies,” Harris said. “Just Google Project 2025.” Trump has pledged to leave the issue of abortion up to the states, even saying he would not sign a federal law restricting the practice. Although Trump briefly mentioned that he would consider restrictions on contraception, he immediately reversed his position and has not returned to it. As for IVF, an acronym for “in vitro fertilization,” Trump has not only not opposed it, but pledged to subsidize it with federal tax dollars. As for Project 2025—a project launched by The Heritage Foundation in partnership with over 100 conservative organizations to empower a conservative president to undermine the deep state and restore the Constitution—Trump has stated that he has not read it and does not support it. The project consists of three major parts: “Mandate for Leadership,” a list of policies Heritage recommends; a database of conservatives who would be interested in joining a conservative administration; and trainings for those in the database. The claim about forcing states to monitor women’s pregnancies comes from a twisting of a policy advocated in the Mandate for Leadership. Even left-leaning outlets like PolitiFact have rightly branded this claim false. The Project 2025 document does not call for the federal government to force states to monitor women’s pregnancies. It does, however, urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require every state to submit abortion data. Currently, the CDC does not require states to submit abortion data, but many of them do. ?ABORTION LIES: How many mendacities can Kamala Harris fit into one statement on abortion? This one is pretty impressive. She claimed Trump will:??Ban abortion nationwide (FALSE)??Restrict access to birth control (DEBATABLE)??Put IVF treatments at risk (FALSE)??Force… pic.twitter.com/pNmBSVhB3C— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 30, 2024 ‘Price Gouging’ When seeking to distinguish herself from Biden, Harris said, “My presidency will be different because the challenges we face are different.” “Our top priority as a nation four years ago was to end the pandemic and rescue the economy. Now, our biggest challenge is to lower costs,” she said. ?NOT JOE BIDEN: Kamala Harris again attempts to define herself as different from Joe Biden. Her message? "My presidency will be different because the challenges we face are different."In other words, effectively they're the same. She's finally acknowledging inflation? is a… pic.twitter.com/Cu5AdXCGXf— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 29, 2024 Yet Harris appeared not to consider inflation her top priority. Her speech largely focused on Trump, abortion, and a few other issues. She did briefly return to costs when she pledged to cut down on price gouging, however. “I will enact the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on groceries,” she pledged. She also pledged to cap the costs of drugs like insulin. By focusing her price remarks on alleged price gouging, Harris suggested that inflation is largely due to greedy companies jacking up prices too high. Yet as Heritage Foundation research fellow EJ Antoni pointed out, there is a far more obvious culprit: government spending. As Antoni noted, “One of the functions of money is that of a measuring tool. If a yardstick were to shrink from 36 inches down to just 30, it would take 120 of these shortened yardsticks to cover the distance of a football field, instead of 100. As the dollar has lost value, it takes more dollars to measure the value of the things we buy.” While Americans feel the pain of inflation, so do businesses. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “businesses have gotten the short end of the stick,” Antoni explained. “The producer price index is used to measure inflation on the products and services businesses buy—sometimes called wholesale inflation—and that index has risen 17.5% since Biden took office. Conversely, the consumer price index, the widely cited metric for inflation faced by American families, is up 17.1% over that same time.” “Businesses have actually been sheltering consumers from some cost increases in an effort to maintain market share and not lose customers,” he wrote. “That also explains why, according to the Biden administration’s Census Bureau, total corporate profits have fallen for the last six quarters after adjusting for inflation.” “If alleged price gouging were really the cause of inflation, did businessmen magically become greedy when Biden took office?” Antoni asked. “Were corporations never greedy in the 40 years leading up to Biden’s inflationary expansion of government? Businesses haven’t even passed all their higher costs on to consumers; if they’re trying to be greedy, they’re doing it all wrong.” ?PRICE GOUGING?! Once again, Kamala Harris pledges to "enact the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on groceries," suggesting that those eevil greedy companies are responsible for higher costs, not her precious government spending. I've fact-checked this claim numerous… pic.twitter.com/ZAL1r1zGI7— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 30, 2024 Immigration Harris accused Trump of cynically using immigration as a campaign issue rather than attempting to solve the problem. “Politicians have got to stop treating immigration as an issue to scare up votes in an election,” she said. “I will work with Democrats and Republicans to sign into law the border security bill that Donald Trump killed.” “We will quickly remove those who arrive here unlawfully, prosecute the cartels, and give Border Patrol the support they most desperately need,” she added. “I will work with Congress to pass immigration reform, including an earned path to citizenship for hard-working immigrants.” Yet her narrative does not align with reality. Biden only supported the “border security bill” earlier this year, while he issued multiple executive orders on his first day in office, reversing Trump policies like the Migrant Protection Protocols (commonly known as “Remain in Mexico”) and instituting a system of catch-and-release. Furthermore, not every Democrat in the Senate even voted for the bill Biden supported earlier this year, and critics have warned that the bill would have cemented Biden’s open-border policies into law. Trump, by contrast, directed his administration to crack down on illegal immigration when he was in office, creating new policies to prevent illegal entries. ?SCARE UP VOTES: Kamala Harris suggests Trump treats immigration as an issue to "scare up votes in an election," not a serious issue. She pledges to sign the Biden-backed bill Trump opposed earlier this year and pledges to create an "earned path to citizenship for hardworking… pic.twitter.com/j8zgtssWRN— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 30, 2024 People Who Disagree Are Not the Enemy Harris claimed that she does not consider people who disagree with her to be the enemy. “I pledge to listen to experts, to those who will be impacted by the decisions I make, and to people who disagree with me,” she said. “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail. I’ll give them a seat at my table.” “I pledge to be a president for all Americans, and to always put country above party and self,” she added. Yet Harris’ record suggests she does consider those who disagree with her to be the enemy. ??THAT'S RICH:Kamala Harris pledges to listen "to people who disagree with me.""Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail. I’ll give them a seat at my table."Try telling that to @daviddaleiden, whose house… pic.twitter.com/pGoYg7rsZq— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 30, 2024 David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress released a slew of undercover sting videos showing Planned Parenthood staff admitting to selling aborted babies’ body parts for profit in 2014. (Planned Parenthood denied it did so.) Harris, who received funding from Planned Parenthood during her 2016 Senate campaign, directed her office to search Daleiden’s home, seizing his video footage and preparing a legal case against him. Her successor as California attorney general, Xavier Becerra (now secretary of Health and Human Services), filed 15 felony charges against Daleiden and his center in 2017. “I would say this is an abuse of the criminal process,” Peter Breen, special counsel at the Thomas More Society, told PJ Media in 2020. “I could point you to undercover investigations that are being shown on the evening news in Los Angeles. Under the standard they are applying to David, those would be felonies.” In May 2020, Daleiden sued Becerra and Harris, claiming Harris conspired with Planned Parenthood to violate his civil rights by prosecuting him for the undercover investigation. That case remains pending. Harris also targeted the conservative groups Americans for Prosperity and American Freedom Law Center. Her office demanded that those groups turn over their IRS Schedule B tax forms, which include donor information. Both groups refused to hand over the forms, citing concerns for donor anonymity. Harris’ office threatened to suspend their nonprofit registrations and fine their leaders. The Supreme Court ultimately upheld their rights to protect donor anonymity in a 2021 ruling. In the U.S. Senate, Harris served on the Senate Judiciary Committee. She aggressively questioned Trump’s nominees on issues arguably unrelated to their official positions. She pressed nominees over their membership in the Catholic fraternal organization the Knights of Columbus, because it upholds the Catholic Church’s position against abortion. She also joined her colleagues in pressing Allison Rushing, another Trump judicial nominee, about her participation in events with Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal organization. As Harris spoke Tuesday night, Biden rallied Latino voters and condemned a remark about Puerto Rico during Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who spoke before Trump, called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage.” “They’re good, decent honorable people,” Biden said of Puerto Ricans. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of these people is unconscionable and it’s un-American.” Speaking about Hinchcliffe Tuesday, Trump told ABC, “I don’t know him, someone put him up there. I don’t know who he is.” ?IT'S REAL:Here's the evidence that Joe Biden did indeed say of Trump, "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters."I remember the "basket of deplorables." I remember the "bitter clingers." Now, the sitting president of the United States is calling people… pic.twitter.com/GgbOlIyrmq— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) October 30, 2024 The post Fact-Checking Kamala Harris’ Ellipse Speech appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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In today's technology-driven world, the relentless march of innovation comes with a hefty price tag: massively increased energy needs. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, data centers, server farms, and cryptocurrency are consuming staggering amounts of power, which is leading Big Tech companies to increasingly desperate measures to secure the energy they need. As industry leaders scramble to keep up with the growing demand, a glaring question emerges: How will the United States meet the unprecedented energy needs of its tech giants?The energy consumption of emerging technologies is already staggering and shows no signs of slowing down. The recently released Mid-Year Electricity Update from the International Energy Agency predicts global energy demands will grow at a nearly unprecedented rate. The report directly references the advancements in AI as a contributing factor to this expected surge.Until recently, many industry leaders, even in the tech space, advocated for increases in renewable energy to fight climate change. However, many are acknowledging the limitations of current renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar.In recent years, the demand for energy from Big Tech companies has skyrocketed, necessitating a re-evaluation of energy production in the United States. For example, Microsoft used 23.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023, an astonishing threefold increase from its 2018 energy consumption. Amazon's electricity use reached nearly 57 terawatt-hours in 2022, matching the energy consumption of the entire country of Greece. Even more striking, estimates suggest that the AI industry alone could consume 85 to 134 terawatt-hours of energy annually by 2027 — a figure that might ultimately prove to be conservative.The energy needs of AI and Big TechThe energy demands of large language models like ChatGPT illustrate just how increasingly energy-intensive these technologies can be. Training ChatGPT-3 required 1.3 gigawatt-hours, while the training of ChatGPT-4 spiked to 50 gigawatt-hours — a 40-fold increase. Moreover, this energy expenditure is only the upfront cost. Using these AI tools also requires significant energy. Tasks, like simple text generation, consume multiple times the energy required for a standard Google search. Beyond that, generative AI tools — used to create images and videos — are even more taxing.As these energy requirements continue to escalate, it becomes evident that the existing energy infrastructure in the United States is ill-equipped to support the insatiable needs of Big Tech. A significant push for increased energy production is vital if the country hopes to keep pace with the demands of emerging technologies. Acknowledging energy shortcomingsRecognizing this urgent need for energy, industry leaders are becoming increasingly outspoken. Recent discussions among tech leaders, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and executives from Anthropic, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google, have underscored this urgent need for more energy. In September, these leaders met with White House officials to discuss the industry’s future requirements, revealing that individual data centers may soon require a staggering 5 gigawatts of energy to operate effectively.In a recent podcast interview, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook/Meta, warned that tech companies are “going to run into energy constraints.” Similarly, OpenAI’s Altman emphasized the necessity for breakthroughs in energy production during a discussion at the World Economic Forum's Davos conference in January. Altman has at least two investments in nuclear ventures — Oklo, focusing on traditional nuclear fission, and Helion, which aims to harness nuclear fusion.BlackRock CEO Larry Fink provided a sobering perspective when he revealed that one executive indicated to him that data centers may require an astounding 30 gigawatts of energy by 2030. Fink stressed that we cannot rely on the intermittent nature of wind and solar power to power these data companies, highlighting the urgent need for a reliable energy source. Fink told the audience that “the world is going to be short power. And to power these data companies, you cannot have this intermittent power like wind and solar.”Until recently, many industry leaders, even in the tech space, advocated for increases in renewable energy to fight climate change. However, many are acknowledging the limitations of current renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar. These forms of energy are often touted as the solution to our power needs, but they come with inherent flaws. As intermittent power sources, wind and solar cannot provide the consistent baseload power necessary to sustain the relentless energy demands of data centers and AI technologies. A nuclear renaissance born of desperation?As Big Tech firms grapple with their energy needs, a dawning realization is emerging: The solution may lie in a renewed focus on nuclear power. The desperate search for energy has led Big Tech companies to strike controversial deals with energy suppliers. Earlier this year, Amazon signed a deal with Talen Energy to secure large amounts of power. This agreement was met with public criticism from people worried the deal would result in increased electricity prices for average ratepayers.Perhaps as a response to this deal, Microsoft took a more unconventional approach. In September, Microsoft secured a controversial agreement to reopen the infamous 3-Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania. This decision has drawn scrutiny, given the plant's legacy as one of the most notorious nuclear power incidents in history. The deal will provide Microsoft with 835 megawatts of electricity per year for 20 years, enough to power approximately 700,000 homes.In addition to corporate initiatives, the White House is also considering plans to resurrect more nuclear reactors, including Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan.For the past several decades, political momentum has driven a push for wind and solar to replace conventional energy sources in the United States and around the globe. But with the soaring energy demands of emerging technologies and Big Tech, we may be approaching a tipping point where wind and solar are rejected in favor of more reliable energy sources including nuclear power. As the tech industry’s appetite for energy continues to grow, nuclear may re-emerge as a viable option to power the future.