Author: Freedom Watch
Don Jr. Hits Fox News: Bob Corker Next? By Jeffrey Rodack Newsmax March 19, 2019 Donald Trump Jr., reacting to former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., being named to the Fox Corp. board of directors, predicted former Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. would be tapped to head the news division. The jab by Trump Jr. came in a tweet posted by the president’s son on Tuesday. He wrote: “Next up: Bob Corker will be tapped to head the news division.” Corker was an outspoken critic of the president. Continue Reading…..
Rosenstein hanging on at DOJ amid Mueller probe wind-down, despite plans to leave by now By Jake Gibson Fox News March 19, 2019 Rosenstein’s departure is timed to the anticipated confirmation of William Barr as the next attorney general; reaction from The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has reached an agreement with Attorney General William Barr to stay on at the Justice Department “a little while longer,” a source familiar with their conversation told Fox News — despite initial plans to step down by now. Fox News and other outlets previously reported that…
Murdoch family launches a new Fox; former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins company’s board By Meg James latimes.com March 19, 2019 Tuesday marks the first day of trading for the new company, and comes amid high anxiety on the Fox lot in Los Angeles because of the anticipation that more than 3,000 jobs will eventually be eliminated as part of Disney’s consolidation of the remaining Fox assets, two people familiar with the matter said. Most of the affected positions are in Los Angeles. Fox alerted the employees whom it planned to retain in December. Disney has already identified…
‘It’s Not Illegal’: Judge Nap Reacts to Nunes Suing Twitter for Alleged ‘Shadow Banning’ Fox News Insider March 19, 2019 On “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning, Judge Andrew Napolitano reacted to Rep. Devin Nunes suing Twitter for allegedly “shadow-banning conservatives,” saying that even if that censorship took place, “it’s not illegal.” Nunes (R-Calif.) filed a major lawsuit seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against Twitter and a handful of its users on Monday, accusing the social media site of systematically censoring conservative viewpoints, and totally “ignoring” lawful complaints of repeated abusive behavior. Continue…
Donna Brazile on joining Fox News as a contributor Fox News March 18, 2019 Former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and co-author of ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics’ explains her decision to Dana Perino on ‘The Daily Briefing.’
Trump’s relationship with Fox News is unprecedented. Sunday’s tweets prove it By Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN Business CNN March 18, 2019 New York (CNN Business)Experts say the back-scratching relationship between President Trump and Fox News is unlike anything in the history of American media. Trump just keeps proving them right. On Sunday he defended two of Fox’s right-wing opinion shows and criticized three of the network’s news anchors. Most notably of all, he used Twitter to send a long message to Fox executives, urging them to “stay true to the people that got you there.” Continue Reading…..
Trump reignites criticism of McCain months after senator’s death By Brett Samuels TheHill March 18, 2019 President Trump belittled and mocked the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a pair of tweets this weekend, reigniting criticism of the widely respected lawmaker seven months after his death. Trump’s tweets renewed his long-simmering disdain for McCain, who died in August after a battle with brain cancer. The criticism prompted McCain’s friends, family and former colleagues from both sides of the aisle to defend him and came amid a broader discussion over whether Trump’s rhetoric has contributed to inflamed tensions internationally.…
By Brett Samuels TheHill March 18, 2019 President Trump on Sunday lashed out at a trio of Fox News anchors, suggesting they should work at competitor CNN instead. Trump tagged Arthel Neville and Leland Vittert in a tweet and asked whether the weekend anchors were “trained by CNN prior to their ratings collapse.” “In any event, that’s where they should be working, along with their lowest rated anchor, Shepard Smith!” Trump added. Continue Reading…..
WND March 18, 2019 A federal appeals court has put a roadblock in front of the government’s attempt to appeal a district judge’s decision to throw out its case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. Bundy and other family members were charged after an armed standoff at their ranch over grazing fees the government claimed they had not paid. The government confiscated some of the family’s cattle, supporters from across the nation gathered and the standoff ensued. The feds eventually backed down. But when the government put Bundy and others on trial for their…
By Larry Klayman WND March 17, 2019 While expressing concern about the rank discrimination against conservatives on social media platforms such as Google/You Tube, Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Instagram, newly appointed Trump judge — the Honorable Trevor McFadden — strained to dismiss, albeit without prejudice, the class-action suit which I had filed for my public-interest group Freedom Watch and Laura Loomer. Ms. Loomer, a conservative Jewish activist, had been banned from social media and PayPal over her strong views about Muslim congresswoman’s Ihan Omar’s links to, and association with, Islamic groups like the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR),…