NEWS AND OPINION:
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has a thought or two about President Biden’s go to to Milwaukee on Wednesday, through which he talked up his administration’s assist of Black-owned small companies.
Mrs. McDaniel is having none of it — and reminds every person that the Republican Party has chosen Milwaukee to host the upcoming Republican presidential conference.
That occasion may carry Milwaukee roughly $200 million in income and 45,000 guests, in keeping with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“Democrats abandoned Milwaukee in 2020, but Republicans are delivering. As we bring historic economic investments ahead of our 2024 Convention and policy solutions from lowering costs to school choice, Wisconsinites aren’t interested in more lip service from Joe Biden,” she mentioned in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.
Mrs. McDaniel added that Milwaukee’s host committee for the 2024 Republican National Convention deposited $100,000 on Nov. 28 on the metropolis’s solely minority-owned financial institution.
A REALITY CHECK
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin is without doubt one of the really “boots on the ground” journalists with regards to the southern U.S. border. He goes there. He stories what he sees, and provides drone footage and dwell protection to get his level throughout.
“Customs and Border Patrol sources tell Fox News that, since the month of December first began, there have already been over 190,000 migrant encounters at our Southern border. Just for perspective, that is equivalent to the population of Birmingham, Alabama, crossing our border in just 19 days,” Mr. Melugin mentioned in a report on Wednesday from Lukeville, Arizona.
“Like clockwork, we had another mass illegal crossing overnight, well over 500 people, and hundreds of them still camped out here at the border wall waiting for Border Patrol to pick them up. There are just a couple of Border Patrol agents here, as the ratio continues to be horrible for these agents,” Mr. Melugin continued.
And the would-be migrants simply hold arriving, he mentioned.
“They continue coming in from all over the world, and a large number of adults are coming in from Africa. This Tucson, Arizona, sector had about 2,900 illegal crossings yesterday alone,” Mr. Melugin mentioned, including he had spoken with a number of who hailed from India and three African nations.
THE COLORADO HEADLINES
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that eliminated Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential major poll impressed a couple of alternative headlines. Here are a couple of:
“Supreme Court takes center stage in the Trump legal battles” (NBC News); “Colorado voters share sense of unease after court disqualifies Trump” (The New York Times); “Colorado Supreme Court bars Donald Trump from the state’s ballot in 2024, ruling he’s disqualified by Jan. 6 actions” (Colorado Post); “GOP rallies around Trump after Colorado ballot ruling” (Politico); “Colorado nixing Trump ‘strikingly undemocratically’ unites experts as ex-Scalia clerk declares ‘lawfare’” (Fox News); and “Can Donald Trump still run for US president after Colorado court ruling?” (Al Jazeera).
COLORADO SUMMARIZED
“The Colorado Supreme Court’s nonsensical ruling only adds to the preexisting chaos of the 2024 election. The biggest ‘threat to democracy’ is to deny voters their choice. This ruling must be reviewed by the Supreme Court,” tweeted Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, in response to the elimination of former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential major poll on March 5.
TUCKER TV
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson lately based TCN — the Tucker Carlson Network — a streaming platform that provides unique and new materials. The host now seems to be in a vacation temper.
“You can give the gift of Tucker Carlson Network for Christmas so they can escape the grip of corporate media,” Mr. Carlson mentioned in a brand new public outreach shared with Inside the Beltway.
The programming itself contains speeches, movies, investigative stories, shorts and behind-the-scenes fare. There’s additionally a direct line to “Tucker’s personal inbox” for these with questions.
“Be the hero this Christmas by giving the gift your loved one is sure to use every day. Give the gift of TCN,” the outreach mentioned.
Find the small print at TuckerCarlson.com.
RINGING IN 2024
Fox News has revealed its programming lineup for New Year’s Eve which showcases a pair of one-hour specials airing from 10 p.m. to midnight Eastern time on Dec. 31.
They embrace “Who Can Forget 2023” hosted by such on-air skills as Bill Hemmer, Pete Hegseth, Jimmy Failla, Todd Piro, Janice Dean and Eric Shawn — together with Fox Business Network correspondents Gerri Willis and Madison Alworth.
At 11 p.m. Eastern, “Gutfeld” co-host, former skilled wrestler and New York Times bestselling creator Tyrus headlines his first New Year’s Eve particular — with the assistance of Michele Tafoya, Sean Duffy, comic Tyler Fischer and wrestler Ric Flair.
“Additionally, Zach Greig, a plant operator for the Australian Antarctic Division, will join the special to discuss the unique aspects of ringing in the new year from Antarctica,” Fox News mentioned in its programming notes for the night.
POLL DU JOUR
• 14% of U.S. adults discover the December holidays “very stressful”; 16% of girls and 12% of males agree.
• 35% say the vacations are “somewhat stressful”; 39% of girls and 32% of males agree.
• 28% say the vacations are “not very stressful”; 26% of girls and 30% of males agree.
• 19% say the vacations are “not at all stressful”; 15% of girls and 23% of males agree.
• 4% are “not sure” in regards to the concern; 4% of girls and 4% of males agree.
SOURCE: A YouGov ballot of 41,887 U.S. adults surveyed on-line on Dec. 18.
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