Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden are not on speaking terms.

Macy’s, the chain of American department stores, has been accused of hiding one of Sean “Diddy” Combs's sexual assaults at its flagship Herald Square, Manhattan, store in 2008. 

Donald Trump sat for a hostile interview at the Chicago Economic Club, an interview Kamala Harris declined to attend. Kamala is clueless and could never answer the questions. The post Donald Trump Sat for a Hostile Interview Harris Declined appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait declared on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris is “so far” dodging an interview about her economic policies three weeks before Election Day. The top journalist made the comment at the beginning of an interview with Harris’ rival in the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump, at the Economic Club of Chicago. “Just for the record and those people watching on television, the Economic Club of Chicago and Bloomberg both invited Vice President Harris to a similar interview about her economic plans — she has declined so far,” Micklethwait said. Unlike President Trump, Kamala Harris has DECLINED to speak about her economic plans at the Economic Club of Chicago: “The Economic Club of Chicago and Bloomberg both invited Vice President Harris to a similar interview about her economic plans — she has declined so far.” pic.twitter.com/N1Uzml0xg1 — Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) October 15, 2024 Harris was similarly called out over the weekend by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff for refusing to do an interview with his magazine, TIME, as Trump and President Joe Biden — before he dropped out of the 2024 election — had done. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 “Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris — unlike every other Presidential candidate,” he said on X. “We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level?” Still, Harris has begun to ramp up her interview schedule in the final weeks before Election Day after largely ducking the press early in her campaign and facing claims that she struggles without a teleprompter. The shift comes as polling shows Harris and Trump in a close race. However, Trump has the “edge” on top issues in swing states, The Wall Street Journal reported last week, and he is surging ahead in betting markets. Harris recently participated in a slew of relatively friendly interviews, including ABC’s “The View,” Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, late-night host Stephen Colbert on CBS, and Alex Cooper’s podcast “Call Her Daddy.” Another interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” drew controversy because the network deceptively edited remarks from Harris, leading to calls for more transparency and an investigation. Harris has interviews with radio host Charlamagne Tha God and Fox News scheduled this week. During his interview at the Economic Club of Chicago, Trump defended his sweeping plan to implement tariffs on imports after Micklethwait noted it would have a “massive” effect on the economy. Interviewer: You're talking about 10-20% tariffs on the rest of the world. That is going to have a serious effect on the rest of the economy. President Trump: "I agree it's going to have a massive effect — positive effect… it must be hard for you to spend 25 years talking… pic.twitter.com/zyb1GfXCTi — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 15, 2024 “I agree it’s going to have a massive effect — positive effect … it must be hard for you to spend 25 years talking about tariffs as being negative and then have somebody explain to you that you’re totally wrong,” Trump said.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) picked a fight with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) on Monday, and somehow, it was Vice President Kamala Harris who came out the loser. The confrontation began with a story in the Star Tribune that was promoted on X by the reporter who wrote it, Ryan Faircloth. “VP nominee JD Vance visited Minneapolis on Monday and portrayed it as a city in decline, echoing Trump’s comments about Detroit,” Faircloth wrote. “‘The story of Minneapolis is coming to every community across the [U.S.] if we promote Kamala Harris to president,’ Vance said.” VP nominee JD Vance visited Minneapolis on Monday and portrayed it as a city in decline, echoing Trump’s comments about Detroit. “The story of Minneapolis is coming to every community across the [U.S.] if we promote Kamala Harris to president,” Vance said. https://t.co/YoZ5olnTt9 — Ryan Faircloth (@RyanFaircloth) October 14, 2024 Phillips responded to Faircloth’s post, attacking Vance directly. “Shame on you @JDVance for coming to our community and calling us a city in decline. George Floyd’s murder and COVID’s destruction occurred under your emperor’s reign, and you’ve done NOTHING to help. Take your fear-mongering freak show back to lovely Cleveland,” he scolded. Shame on you @JDVance for coming to our community and calling us a city in decline. George Floyd’s murder and COVID’s destruction occurred under your emperor’s reign, and you’ve done NOTHING to help. Take your fear-mongering freak show back to lovely Cleveland. https://t.co/AZswoADoOv — Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) October 14, 2024 Vance replied to Phillips’ attack, noting first that the Minnesota Congressman was attributing a statement to Vance that was actually said by the journalist. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 “I never used the phrase ‘city in decline.’ It was editorializing from a journalist. What I did say: Minneapolis has suffered greatly,” Vance clarified, pivoting to turn the attack back on the Minnesota Democrats — up to and including Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) — who had allowed rioters to destroy the city of Minneapolis over the summer of 2020. “And not because of ‘George Floyd’s murder,’ but because politicians like you allowed rioters to loot and burn, causing $500 million in damage.” If you want to let people burn down cities, harass police officers, and allow violent crime to nearly double, vote for Dean's buddy Kamala Harris. If you want to support our law enforcement and the people who depend on them for safety, vote for Donald J. Trump. — JD Vance (@JDVance) October 15, 2024 Vance went on to tie that to Harris, who is currently campaigning to be the next president and chose Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, saying that things would be no different with her in charge. “If you want to let people burn down cities, harass police officers, and allow violent crime to nearly double, vote for Dean’s buddy Kamala Harris. If you want to support our law enforcement and the people who depend on them for safety, vote for Donald J. Trump,” he said.

In another business casualty from the Biden-Harris administration, Walgreens announced Tuesday that it would close roughly 1,200 locations over the next three years. 500 of the 8,500 Walgreens stores will close in the current fiscal year, the Associated Press reported, adding, “The company began the year by cutting the dividend it pays shareholders to raise cash. Six months later, it slashed its forecast for 2024.” According to  Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth, roughly 70% of the company’s stores are profitable. “This solid base supports our conviction in a retail pharmacy-led model that is relevant to our consumers, and we intend to invest in these stores over the next several years,” he said. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 Neil Saunders, managing director of consulting and data analysis firm GlobalData, argued that the profitable stores are not immune to financial concerns such as varying consumer behavior and buying patterns, arguing, “All these things have the potential to undercut store performance and Walgreens needs to ensure that this does not happen. If it doesn’t, the latest slate of store closures will not be the last and Walgreens will enter the dangerous spiral of being an ever-shrinking business.” In June, Wentworth acknowledged the increase in theft from its stores, saying that Walgreens wanted cities to help by “investing in public safety so that our customers and employees feel safe.” “The retail industry is going through a tough time as it copes with inflation-weary consumers and a rash of bankruptcies, prompting chains to announce the closures of almost 3,200 brick-and-mortar stores so far in 2024, according to a new analysis,” CBS News reported in May. “Nearly 20,000 businesses have warned they’re at risk of closing if President Joe Biden is elected to a second term,” Newsweek stated in mid-May. “In a new report from RedBalloon and PublicSquare, nearly half of the 80,000 small businesses surveyed said they ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ will not survive another four years with Biden.” “It’s been a difficult three years for America’s small businesses,” Michael Seifert, PublicSquare CEO, said. “While many inside the Beltway may feel like things are good, that isn’t translating to Main Street America—the frontlines of our small business economy.” In March, Dollar Tree announced it would close roughly 1,000 stores and 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of 2024, and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next few years. In May 2023, Joshua Kobza, CEO of Restaurant Brands International Inc., which owns Burger King, said 300 to 400 U.S. Burger Kings would be closed by the end of 2023.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has accused CBS News of selectively editing his answers on disaster relief and election integrity, cutting five minutes worth of answers from his 15-minute interview. Johnson (R-LA) first noted the edits in a post on X late Monday, saying the media outlet “chose to cut FIVE important minutes out of my nearly 15 minute interview.” “You can be the judge as to why,” Johnson added. CBS has been under fire for selectively editing their interviews to PROMOTE Democrats and UNDERMINE Republicans. Yesterday, they chose to cut FIVE important minutes out of my nearly 15 minute interview. You can be the judge as to why. Stand by for the receipts. pic.twitter.com/Rv4PK1Cv1W — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 15, 2024 The speaker then posted three clips with side-by-side comparisons of what CBS aired on television and his actual comments, which were recorded while he was appearing on the network remotely. In the first clip, “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan presses Johnson on his claims about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) not providing enough resources to those in need following Hurricane Helene, which devastated western North Carolina. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 In the clip that aired on CBS, Johnson responds to Brennan’s question by saying: “So they obligated some funds, but they’ve only distributed 2%. The rescue and recovery effort is still going and then we address the rest of it.” The answer doesn’t make sense as aired, but Johnson posted his full answer on X, showing he discussed his visit to North Carolina and what he heard from people on the ground. “So they obligated some funds, but they’ve only distributed 2%. And when I was there on the ground – and you should go, I mean bring the cameras and talk to the people there. They’ll tell you – don’t take politicians’ words for this or the administration’s word – talk to the people there on the ground. They had not been provided the resources, almost two weeks out from the storm, that they desperately need,” Johnson said. “When I was there 13 days, post the storm hitting that state, people are still being rescued,” Johnson continued. “They’re stuck in the higher elevations, in the mountains, because the roads are down and all the rest. So, they need every available resource and all hands on deck. The rescue and recovery effort is still going and then we address the rest of it.” CBS only aired Johnson’s first and last sentence. I recently traveled to NC and victims of Hurricane Helene told me nearly two weeks after landfall, the Biden-Harris Administration had STILL not provided them with all the resources they desperately needed. But CBS selectively edited OUT ENTIRELY this first-hand perspective. pic.twitter.com/ZjO5LWdtsM — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 15, 2024 In the second clip Johnson posted, he clashed with Brennan over illegal immigrants voting in the election. In the aired clip, Brennan points out that it is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in elections. “Of course it is, of course it is,” Johnson replies. “Of course it is, but here’s the problem: There’s a number of states that are not requiring proof of citizenship when illegals or non-citizens register to vote. We know that’s happening.” Brennan then tries to cut off Johnson, but he continues to say, “And everybody should want the law to be followed.” Again, CBS cut out the middle section of Johnson’s answer, where he discussed Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to remove ineligible voters from the voter rolls. “Of course it is, but here’s the problem: There’s a number of states that are not requiring proof of citizenship when illegals or non-citizens register to vote. We know that’s happening,” Johnson began, as he did in the aired clip. But as Brennan was attempting to interrupt him, he continued: “Look, Glenn Youngkin in Virginia, he issued an executive order to clean up the voting rolls heading into the election. Less than 30 days out, a couple days ago, the Obama – I mean the Biden administration Department of Justice, Biden-Harris administration, sued the governor of the state of the Commonwealth of Virginia to try to prevent them from cleaning up their voter rolls.” “See, that kind of thing creates a lot of doubt and concern in the minds of a lot of the American people,” Johnson continued. “Why would they do that? Everybody should want the law to be followed.” Apparently, CBS also doesn’t want you to hear about Virginia Gov. Youngkin, who is trying to clean the state’s voter rolls so non-American citizens can’t vote there. We need more states doing this, but the Biden-Harris Administration is SUING VIRGINIA and trying to STOP it. pic.twitter.com/10JIJSNkPR — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 15, 2024 In the final clip presented by Johnson, the two are again discussing election integrity and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require voters to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote. “Wait a minute, wait just a minute,” Johnson says in response to a claim by Brennan that the GOP is undermining election integrity. “It’s not me undermining it. It’s the actions of the Biden-Harris administration and some of these states. “Noncitizens are not allowed to vote under federal law.” CBS then cut off the next part of Johnson’s answer, in which he said: “But the states have prohibited it. We passed the SAVE ACT you know, in the House. The SAVE Act says you gotta have proof of citizenship before you register to vote. And Chuck Schumer and the Democrats blocked that in the Senate. We could have prevented this, the questions that people have about this, but the Democrats chose not to.” “They opened the border wide, a lot of people theorized that that was so that they could have noncitizens vote. These are realities, Margaret. I wish it weren’t true, but that’s what’s, that’s the concern that people have.” The Biden-Harris Admin let millions of illegal aliens in our country. So, the House passed the SAVE Act to ensure only American citizens vote in American elections. CBS edited that out and focused on 2020 instead of immediate threats to election integrity. pic.twitter.com/gXa07XFt8k — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 15, 2024 While what aired on CBS differs from what Johnson actually said, the full, unedited interview was posted to the “Face the Nation” YouTube account.