Guilfoyle is out after the $100,000 report
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as ambassador to Greece after the White House asked her to step down, following reporting about alleged misconduct. The Wall Street Journal reported that she sought $100,000 from a donor while offering access to Trump officials; she denies wrongdoing. We revisit her famous promise that the best was yet to come—and ask what her forced exit says about the people Trump puts in power.
Wall Street Journal: the $100,000 request
Paxton’s Dubai party raises bigger questions
The Wall Street Journal reported that Ken Paxton attended a New Year’s celebration in Dubai with two men wanted by U.S. authorities, including a donor whose contributions to Paxton totaled $190,000. Our reel puts that reporting alongside the attacks on James Talarico and questions whether the timing points to an effort to distract voters. The Dubai footage and donor relationship deserve answers, whatever the campaign’s explanation for the attacks.
Wall Street Journal: Paxton’s Dubai trip
Vance turns a rally into a personal attack
At a Texas campaign event, JD Vance responded to a male supporter’s affection by turning it into a taunt about James Talarico. Our reaction is straightforward: using someone’s sexuality as a punchline is a desperate substitute for addressing voters’ concerns. We connect the remark to the increasingly personal attacks in the Paxton–Talarico Senate race and show the campaign snapshot discussed in our reel.
The Advocate: Vance’s remarks in Texas
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It’s not, but it’s all you’ve got.
Meanwhile Dems are running a candidate for senate in Michigan whose family are Al-qaeda supporters and Muslim Brotherhood/CAIR members. You think you’ve got a problem?
Gonna be a long slog for socialists.