Excuse me': Bondi shuts down Dem senator’s questioning attacking another Trump nominee'

I was waiting for Bondi to say...

I'll answer all your questions after you tell me about the metals you won during your tour in the Vietnam war.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blumenthal-apologizes-for-inaccurate-claims-about-vietnam-service

U.S. Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi clashed with a senior Democratic senator during her confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday.

Bondi was forced to defend President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, when Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., pressed her on his past comments.

He referenced Patel’s suggestion of closing down FBI headquarters and threatening an "enemies list," among other remarks.

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President-elect Trump's Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., clashed during her confirmation hearing.

"Is that a person who, appropriately, should be the FBI director? Aren't those comments inappropriate? Shouldn't you disavow them and and ask him to recant them?" Blumenthal hammered.

Bondi replied, "Senator, I am not familiar with all those comments. I have not discussed those comments with Mr. Patel."

"What I do know, is Mr. Patel…" she began before Blumenthal attempted to cut her off.

Bondi pressed forward, "Excuse me. What I do know is Mr. Patel was a career prosecutor. He was a career public defender, defending people. And he also has great experience within the intelligence community."

President-elect Trump is pushing the Senate to confirm his nominees.

"What I can sit here and tell you is, Mr. Patel, if he works with running the FBI, if he is confirmed, and if I am confirmed, he will follow the law. If I am the attorney general of the United States of America, and I don't believe he would do anything otherwise," Bondi said.

Blumenthal replied, "Well, let me just submit that the response that I would have hoped to hear from you is that those comments are inappropriate, and that you will ask him to disavow or recant them when he comes before this committee, because they are indeed chilling to fair enforcement and the rule of law."

It comes after Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., similarly pressed Bondi on what Democrats have called Patel’s "enemies list."

They are referring to a list of 60 people in Patel’s book "Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy," who he branded as part of the "deep state."

Bondi defended Patel during Whitehouse’s questioning as well, while vowing there would never be an "enemies list" at the DOJ.

Excuse me': Bondi shuts down Dem senator’s questioning attacking another Trump nominee'

WATCH: Pam Bondi completely DESTROYS Adam Schiff, a man who disgraces any government door he darkens.

 

dir="ltr">WATCH: Pam Bondi completely DESTROYS Adam Schiff, a man who disgraces any government door he darkens.

This is a masterclass on dealing with a pompous, slimy, show trail politician. Bravo, Pam Bondi. pic.twitter.com/8iugTaS8ko

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 15, 2025

WATCH: Pam Bondi completely DESTROYS Adam Schiff, a man who disgraces any government door he darkens.

Couldn't agree more

Goodbye and good riddance, Biden. Americans like me are glad to see Joe go. | Opinion

Nicole Russell, USA TODAY

Wed, January 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM EST

President Joe Biden will give a farewell speech to the nation Wednesday night on his way out of the White House − five days before Donald Trump moves back into the Oval Office.

Biden will undoubtedly paint a picture of a robust, successful tenure. It might be tempting to see America and the world through his rose-colored glasses, but I won't be fooled. The disasters have piled up one after another these past four years while Biden was president.

And I can't say goodbye to Biden fast enough.

Millions of Americans felt left behind in Biden's economy

Biden is sure to talk about what he believes is a strong U.S. economy. In a speech Friday, Biden said that the economy had made "transformational progress" on his watch, and that he added 16.6 million jobs.

Biden did add jobs, I'll give him that. According to Forbes, employment is up 12%. Unemployment is down to 4.1% from 6.2% in early 2021.

Even so, job growth couldn't ease the pain that the high rate of inflation inflicted on Americans during Biden's presidency. Consumer prices grew at an average annual rate of 5.4%. The annual inflation rate was only 1.9% during Trump's first term.

President Joe Biden leaves the stage after his speech at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2025.

The high cost of food, housing and even used vehicles has left many Americans frustrated and discouraged. The American dream seems more like a vapor than an attainable goal.

The Associated Press' VoteCast, a survey of Americans who cast ballots in November, found that 3 in 10 voters reported “falling behind’’ financially in recent years, and that an extraordinary 90% of voters were somewhat or very worried about the cost of groceries. About 80% were concerned about the cost of health care, housing and gasoline.

No president is entirely responsible for the success or failure of the U.S. economy. But Biden continued to pile up trillions of dollars in deficit spending even after alarms about surging inflation were clanging.

I won't miss a president who ignored inflation until it was too late, and I bet most Americans won't, either.

In his farewell speech, Biden also will likely put a positive spin on his handling of foreign relations. On Monday, the president delivered a speech at the State Department defending his foreign policy record.

"Compared to four years ago, America is stronger, our alliances are stronger, our adversaries and competitors are weaker," Biden said. "We have not gone to war to make these things happen."

The reality, however, is far more grim.

On Biden's watch, Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas attacked Israel, the United States bungled its withdrawal from Afghanistan and military alliances binding China, Iran, North Korea and Russia grew stronger.

Americans are still being held hostage in Gaza after more than 15 months of captivity, and antisemitism has increased in the United States and around the globe.

We'll never know for certain what disasters might have been avoided if a stronger U.S. president had been in office. But we do know that the United States and the world enjoyed a period of relative peace when Trump was in the White House.

I won't miss a president who looked weak and failed to deter war around the world.

Biden refused to be honest about his health

The biggest thing I won't miss about Biden is his blatant dishonesty.

The president failed to be straight with Americans about his failing health and his ability to serve a second term. That sowed even deeper distrust among Americans at a time when the public's trust in our government is dangerously low.

He also vowed repeatedly that he would not pardon his son Hunter, who was convicted in federal court on felony gun and tax charges. But then the president broke his vow, handing Hunter a get-out-of-jail-free card that erased 11 years' of actual and potential crimes.

Despite what Biden is likely to claim in his farewell address, the truth paints a different story. From high inflation and rampant dishonesty, to standing by as wars broke out, Biden failed repeatedly in his one term in the White House. I won't miss him.

Goodbye and good riddance, Mr. President.

Couldn't agree more

This is so Trump

Trump’s MAGA garbage truck expected to join inaugural parade

President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade is expected to feature the MAGA-adorned garbage truck he rode last year in a nod to President Biden’s shot at the then-Republican nominee’s supporters. 

The Make America Great Again-themed garbage truck, which made its first appearance on the campaign trail last October in Green Bay, Wis., is set to rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, during the traditional Inauguration Day parade held after the president takes the oath of office, multiple outlets reported on Monday. 

Trump, donning an orange safety vest and hard hat, rode in the passenger seat as the “big, beautiful” truck maneuvered around a Wisconsin airport tarmac in a political stunt one day after Biden, 82, referred to Trump supporters as “garbage.”

Trump unveiled the custom garbage truck in Green Bay, Wis, last October. REUTERS

“How do you like my garbage truck?” Trump asked reporters when he unveiled the vehicle before a rally in Green Bay. 

“This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden,” he added. 

The garbage truck followed Trump’s motorcade to the rally venue, where the 45th president – still wearing his workman’s vest – explained how the plan to seize on Biden’s attack with a customized sanitation vehicle was hatched. 

“One of my people came in and said, ‘Sir, you know, the word garbage is the hottest thing right now. Would you like to drive a garbage truck?’” Trump said. 

“And they pulled up this garbage truck – I don’t know how the hell they did it so fast,” he marveled. 

Trump used the truck on the campaign trail after President Biden referred to his supporters as “garbage.” FOX News

Next week’s parade, organized by the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, will take the newly-minted president from the Capitol Building down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. 

About 7,500 participants representing veterans’ groups, first responders, high school and university marching bands, and equestrian teams are also expected to take part in the parade, which will commence immediately after the noon ceremony for Trump at the Capitol concludes. 

This is so Trump

Recall? He should be drawn and quartered

Recall effort against Newsom underway in California following alleged mishandling of LA fires

Knowing the dumbasses in California they get rid of him... and replace him with Harris!

A recall attempt to knock California Gov. Gavin Newsom out of office is underway as he faces sharp criticism for his handling of the Los Angeles wildfires — with opponents labeling his leadership a “series of catastrophic failures.”

Organizers against Newsom vowed to file papers in the next two weeks in hopes of jumpstarting the process that could lead to the Democrat’s ouster in the middle of his second term in the governor’s mansion.

The state chief executive — along with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — is fighting for his political life as the wildfires have torched more than 40,000 acres (62.5 square miles, almost three times the size of Manhattan), destroyed more than 12,000 structures and killed at least 24 people.

Newsom is fighting for his political life. 

“Under the reign of Governor Newsom, living in California has become impossible for average people through years of poor policies which have increased the costs of living, increased crime, increased drug use and homelessness, increased the cost of burden [sic] on small businesses and communities, while decreasing our professional standards, education standards, the disappearance of billions of taxpayers’ dollars to failed pet programs, and our public services,” one recall organizer, Randy Economy, said in a statement.

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“This was most recently demonstrated by the woefully unprepared and incompetent response to the fires currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.”

He told Newsweek on Monday that plans for a recall were in the works before the wildfires started, but the chaos has “shortened our time frame and changed things.”

A notice of intent needs to be filed first and then recall supporters must collect about 1.3 million signatures in five months, according to the outlet. 

Economy, who led a recall against Newsom in 2021, in late 2024 started the organization Saving California, which boasts a mix of professionals, working families and community advocates.

“Governor Gavin Newsom’s governance has been marked by a series of catastrophic failures, particularly his mismanagement of the recent wildfires, which have led to unprecedented displacement and destruction,” Dr. Houman David Hemmati, another organizer, also argued.

“Wildfires are a common and well-known issue in California. The fact that Governor Newsom has not been able to come up with any plan or prep after six years as governor and eight years as lieutenant governor shows that he is completely unprepared and lacks the compassion and will to lead California any longer,” Hemmati added.

Newsom, 57, easily survived the 2021 recall vote in a state where Democrats hold a clear advantage in voter registration over Republicans.

Newsom and Bass have faced backlash for their handling of the fires. Getty Images

A spokesperson for Newsom dismissed the latest attempt to throw the Dem out of office, insisting to Newsweek that the governor is “100 percent focused on the fires, ongoing rescue efforts and the recovery process — not politics.”

“Readers still should have the context that the same group of far-right Trump acolytes have launched six different recall attempts against the governor since he’s taken office, each of which have failed spectacularly,” spokesperson Nathan Click said in a statement.

“Even Republican Party leaders have criticized these repeated attempts as a brazen campaign finance ‘grift,’ and the recall organizers have been sued by their own donors for pocketing funds raised previously.”

Meanwhile, an online petition calling for Bass, who was in Ghana when the fire erupted last week, to be removed from office has grown to nearly 130,000 signatures.

“We … urgently call for the immediate recall of [Bass] due to her gross mismanagement and failure to effectively respond to the devastating 2025 fires in and around the city,” part of the petition reads. 

Recall? He should be drawn and quartered