Author: Freedom Watch

Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon By Marc Caputo, Meridith McGraw, Anita Kumar POLITICO April 24, 2020 Donald Trump is warning “China will own the United States” if Joe Biden is elected president. But Trump himself is tens of millions of dollars in debt to China: In 2012, his real estate partner refinanced one of Trump’s most prized New York buildings for almost $1 billion. The debt includes $211 million from the state-owned Bank of China — its first loan of this kind in the U.S. —…

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States face legal hurdles in coronavirus lawsuits against China By Leandra Bernstein WJLA April 23, 2020 WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Amid devastating human and economic losses from the coronavirus, two U.S. states are demanding that China be held accountable for the global pandemic. Mississippi and Missouri can expect significant legal hurdles but their complaints come as a growing number of countries are looking to impose costs on China for its initial handling of the crisis. On Wednesday, Missippi announced it would follow Missouri’s example and file a federal lawsuit against China seeking damages under the Foreign Sovereign…

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Roger Stone: Praying for a Pardon With ‘Full Faith in Jesus’ | RealClearPolitics By Myra Adams Real Clear Politics April 23, 2020 Almost any list of top newsmaking and colorful political personalities in recent U.S. history would include Roger Stone. An unconventional Republican operative since the 1970s, Stone hit the apex of his flamboyant career in 2016 with the election of his longtime friend and former client Donald Trump. That achievement was the focus of a popular 2017 documentary, “Get Me Roger Stone.” In a January 2019 piece I wrote for RealClearPolitics, I noted that the film compares…

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Fox News Executive Tries To Rein In Stars As They Cheer On Anti-Lockdown Rallies NPR.org April 23, 2020 Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the U.S. gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders. This week, the situation became so extreme that a top executive at the network tried to rein in his stars. Fox News President Jay Wallace sent a directive Monday urging Fox anchors to take time on the air to remind protesters to practice social distancing, according to a senior executive at Fox. The executive said Wallace issued it at the behest of Fox…

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Nikki Haley launches petition urging Congress to investigate China over coronavirus crisis By Adam Shaw Fox News April 23, 2020 Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday launched a petition urging Congress to investigate China for its role in the coronavirus crisis, and to crack down on the communist government’s actions across the globe — amid increasing pressure on the government to say what it knew about the virus and what it allegedly covered up. “We have long warned about the threats China’s Communist government poses. Now, in a time of crisis, we are seeing just how dangerous…

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CEO Lachlan Murdoch announces senior Fox Corp. staff to forego, take reduced salaries By Brian Flood Fox News April 22, 2020 Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced on Wednesday that 700 senior members of the company would forego, or take reduced, salaries amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic so that other employees can continue to receive salaries and “FOX comes out of this crisis as an even stronger” when things get back to normal. “While we don’t know exactly when we will return to normal and full operations across the company, we have decided to take several new actions…

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Gal Gadot Honors Holocaust Survivor Grandfather On Remembrance Day YouTube April 22, 2020 Gal Gadot is paying tribute to one of her most beloved family members and their incredible story of survival. The “Wonder Woman” star honored her late grandfather with a powerful photo for Holocaust Remembrance Day, penning an emotional Instagram caption alongside an image of her “Saba,” Abraham Weiss, in his Auschwitz uniform. “Your legacy is always with us,” Gal wrote in part, adding that Abraham was always able to “see the good in everything.”

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