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Trump news today: President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House– www.independent.co.uk

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Trump news today: President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House– www.independent.co.uk
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Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, shortly before he was due to report to prison to serve a 10-year sentence in a financial conspiracy case.

Watson and the now-defunct company were found guilty last summer of charges including wire fraud conspiracy. Watson denied any wrongdoing.

President Donald Trump Tells NBC News That He’s “Not Joking” About Considering Third Term– www.vanityfair.com

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President Donald Trump Tells NBC News That He’s “Not Joking” About Considering Third Term– www.vanityfair.com
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Two-time President Donald Trump didn’t rule out trying to seek another term in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday. Pursuing a third term is unconstitutional and prohibited by the 22nd Amendment, as “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a morning phone call with NBC. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration,” he continued, adding that he is “focused on the current.”

While the president has spoken about running again before, some Republicans have dismissed the comments as jokes.

When asked if he would seek another term, Trump replied, “I like working.” When NBC requested clarification, the president said, “I’m not joking” and it is “far too early to think about it.”

Amending the Constitution to abolish the two-term limit is incredibly difficult and would require either a two-thirds vote of Congress or two-thirds of the states agreeing to call a constitutional convention to propose changes. And even if that happened, three-quarters of the states would still need to ratify the changes.

Trump Again Floats Running for Anti-Constitutional Third Term – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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Trump Again Floats Running for Anti-Constitutional Third Term – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com
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Trump said on Sunday that he’s “not joking” about running for a third term—despite the fact that would be unconstitutional.Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly teased running for a third term in violation of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two terms.

Until now, it has been unclear whether he was making such comments seriously. But in a phone call with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News on Sunday, Trump gave his clearest indication yet that he is indeed serious. “I’m not joking,” he reportedly said. “But I’m not—it is far too early to think about it.”

“There are methods which you could do it,” Trump continued. NBC reports that when Welker asked about the plausibility of Vice President JD Vance running for office and then passing power to Trump (who would try to run as VP in 2028, and then take over when Vance resigns, according to the theory) Trump replied, “That’s one,” adding, “but there are others too.” He declined to provide specific examples, NBC reported.

Hegseth says U.S. will ensure ‘deterrence’ across Taiwan Strait– japantoday.com

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Hegseth says U.S. will ensure ‘deterrence’ across Taiwan Strait– japantoday.com
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The United States will ensure “robust, ready and credible deterrence” across the Taiwan Strait, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, calling China “aggressive and coercive”.

Hegseth also stopped short of publicly calling on Tokyo to hike military spending, saying in Japan he trusted the close U.S. ally to “make the correct determination of what capabilities are needed”.

“America is committed to sustaining robust, ready and credible deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait,” Hegseth said, using Washington’s term for the Asia-Pacific region.

Beijing has stepped up military pressure in recent years around Taiwan, including near-daily air incursions, and has not ruled out using force to bring the self-ruled island under its control.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” approach could mean weakening the U.S. commitment for security in the region, analysts have warned.

Trump’s crackdown on students with visas and green cards sets up First Amendment showdown– www.cbsnews.com

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Trump’s crackdown on students with visas and green cards sets up First Amendment showdown– www.cbsnews.com
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Washington — The Trump administration’s crackdown on students who participated in pro-Palestinian activities have raised questions about the First Amendment rights of visa and green card holders amid the shocking detentions of a number of students at Tufts, Columbia and other universities in recent weeks.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited a provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act that authorizes the nation’s top diplomat to revoke the visas of foreign national students on the grounds that their presence or activities have “potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the U.S.

The federal government is not required to lay out proof beyond that explanation, legal experts told CBS News, setting up a legal showdown over foreign nationals’ free speech rights in the U.S.

“There’s a tension between everyone’s First Amendment rights to free speech and the immigration statute’s broad provisions giving the secretary of state broad latitude to declare someone deportable simply because he thinks that the student may have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences. And the courts will have to figure out where the appropriate line should be drawn,” said Stephen Yale-Loehr, a retired immigration law professor at Cornell University.

Trump Fuels Blue Wave By Planning To Hit Americans With Biggest Peacetime Tax Increase In History– www.politicususa.com

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Trump Fuels Blue Wave By Planning To Hit Americans With Biggest Peacetime Tax Increase In History– www.politicususa.com
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Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said, according to an X post from Jeff Stein of The Washington Post that Trump is planning on imposing $600 billion worth of tariffs per year for ten years:

White House aide Peter Navarro today: Trump’s tariffs will raise $600 billion per year, or $6 trillion over a 10 year period Seems to reflect our reporting that Trump wants to go absolutely enormous on the tariffs, regardless of short-term economic consequences

Video of Navarro:

To put this into context, Trump’s proposed tariffs would be 2.2% of GDP.

Here is a chart from The Tax Foundation of the largest tax increases as a percentage of GDP in US history:

 

Iran Has Rejected Direct Negotiations With the U.S., Trump– time.com

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Iran Has Rejected Direct Negotiations With the U.S., Trump– time.com
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s president said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran’s first response to a letter that U.S. President Donald Trump sent to the country’s supreme leader.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran’s response, delivered via the sultanate of Oman, left open the possibility of indirect negotiations with Washington. However, such talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.

In the years since, regional tensions have boiled over into attacks at sea and on land. Then came the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, which saw Israel target militant group leaders across Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance.” Now, as the U.S. conducts intense airstrikes targeting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen, the risk of military action targeting Iran’s nuclear program remains on the table.

Trump’s Tariffs Leave Automakers With Tough, Expensive Choices– www.nytimes.com

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Trump’s Tariffs Leave Automakers With Tough, Expensive Choices– www.nytimes.com
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Automakers can respond to President Trump’s new 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts in several ways. But all of them cost money and will lead to higher car prices, analysts say.

Manufacturers can try to move production from countries like Mexico to the United States. They can try to increase the number of cars they already make here. They can stop selling imported models, especially ones that are less profitable.

But whatever carmakers decide, car buyers can expect to pay more for new and used vehicles. Estimates vary widely and depend on the model, but the increase could range from around $3,000 for a car made in the United States to well over $10,000 for imported models.

Those figures do not take into account additional tariffs that Mr. Trump said he would announce next week to punish countries that impose tariffs on U.S. goods. He has also said he would increase tariffs further if trading partners like Canada and the European Union raise tariffs in response to his auto tariffs, leading to an escalating tit-for-tat trade war.

“It’s going to be disruptive and expensive for American consumers for several years,” said Michael Cusumano, professor of management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Trump’s Auto Tariffs Just Got a Huge Endorsement – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Trump’s Auto Tariffs Just Got a Huge Endorsement – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, who backed Kamala Harris in last year’s election, just delivered the most significant endorsement yet of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign-made automobiles. Defying the left’s narrative, Fain called the tariffs a necessary tool to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.

Speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Fain agreed with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro’s assessment that American auto plants are operating at only 60% capacity, which leaves plenty of room to ramp up production domestically.

“He’s spot on,” Fain said, citing the example of Stellantis, which recently laid off 2,000 workers in Warren, Mich., after shifting Ram truck production to Mexico. “They could shift that work back in very short order and be producing Ram trucks right back there and put those people back to work.”

China Deserves the Trump Tariffs– www.dailysignal.com

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China Deserves the Trump Tariffs– www.dailysignal.com
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This January, when President Joe Biden was serving his last weeks in office and turning over the presidency to Donald Trump, the United States ran a $31.7 billion trade deficit with China.

That was the largest trade deficit the United States ran that month with any nation—and it continued a long-standing pattern.

In 2024, according to data published by the Census Bureau, America’s annual trade deficit with China was $295.402 billion. That was not only the largest trade deficit the United States ran with any country, it was also larger than the trade deficit the United States ran with the entire European Union ($235.571 billion).

In 2023, the United States ran a $279.107 billion trade deficit with China. In 2022, it was $382.133 billion; in 2021, it was $352.806 billion; in 2020, it was $310.263 billion; and in 2019, it was $344.312 billion.

Former Biden Officials Delay Release of Report on Gas Exports and ‘Climate Impact’– slaynews.com

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Former Biden Officials Delay Release of Report on Gas Exports and ‘Climate Impact’– slaynews.com
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Former President Joe Biden’s administration recently faced scrutiny after it emerged that officials buried information on the “climate impact” of gas exports.

Biden officials have been delaying the disclosure of a report that concluded the establishment of additional U.S. LNG export terminals did not significantly affect “greenhouse gas emissions” or energy prices, Fox News reported.

The decision to withhold this information sparked criticism from members of Congress and former Trump administration officials, further intensifying the ongoing debate over U.S. energy policy.

This report, finalized by September 2023 and titled “Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports,” was not made public until after the 2024 presidential election, casting doubt on the administration’s motivations for withholding the findings.

The report was a collaborative effort between U.S. Energy Department scientists and federal contractors, providing a comprehensive evaluation of the implications of U.S. LNG exports.

Poll: Majority Says Attaining Energy Independence More Important than Tackling Climate Change– lidblog.com

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Poll: Majority Says Attaining Energy Independence More Important than Tackling Climate Change– lidblog.com
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A new poll finds that most Americans feel attaining energy independence is far more important than fighting climate change.

A recent Napolitan News Service poll found that 57 percent said that they would rather see government work on energy independence than have government worry about climate change. Only 39 percent felt that climate change was more important.

Per The Center Square:

Half of voters (50%) said keeping the price of cars low was more important to them than reducing emissions, while 43% said emissions reductions were more important than the price of buying a car.

When asked, “Which is more important, reducing greenhouse gas emissions or reducing the cost and improving the reliability of electricity and gas for American families?”, 59% said reducing the cost and increasing the reliability was more important compared to 35% who said reducing emissions was more important.

Naval Academy Will No Longer Use Race in Admissions Decisions, So Legal Fight Put On Hold– legalinsurrection.com

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Naval Academy Will No Longer Use Race in Admissions Decisions, So Legal Fight Put On Hold– legalinsurrection.com
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On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in university admissions, as we reported: Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”:

The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow to race-based affirmative action in college admissions and by implication elsewhere, putting to an end a narrow carve-out for higher education that had permitted colleges and universities to engage in otherwise unlawful conduct in the name of promoting diversity.

As Chief Justice John Roberts stated:

the Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause. Both programs lack sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting the use of race, unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points. We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today.

But, as we covered here: The Supreme Court Should Apply Its Affirmative Action Ruling to Military Academies, there is an innocuous footnote near the beginning of the Court’s Affirmative Action opinion, stating that the opinion does not apply to the military academies:

The United States as amicus curiae contends that race-based admissions programs further compelling interests at our Nation’s military academies. No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context. This opinion also does not address the issue, in light of the potentially distinct interests that military academies may present.

Anti-Musk/Tesla Protesters Caught Using Note Cards, ‘Cheat Sheets’– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Anti-Musk/Tesla Protesters Caught Using Note Cards, ‘Cheat Sheets’– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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As far-left activists mobilized across the nation for “Tesla Takedown” protests targeting company owner Elon Musk over his involvement with the Trump Administration, citizen journalists and internet sleuths raised questions about the highly coordinated nature of the “grassroots” protests.

Left-wing activists, pundits and elected Democrats urged supporters to participate in nationwide “Tesla Takedown” protests outside company dealerships over the weekend. While small groups of left-wing protesters have been protesting outside Tesla dealerships for weeks — in addition to increasing acts of violence against Tesla dealers and owners — this weekend’s protests were billed as the biggest yet.

Turnout was rather lackluster outside deep blue enclaves, however. In San Antonio, Texas — the second biggest city in the Lonestar State and one of the most populous in the nation with 1.5 million residents — less than a dozen protesters showed up to each of two planned demonstrations in the city.

Breitbart News reported that the small rabble held up anti-Musk and anti-Trump signs, most of which contained Swastikas and other Nazi imagery.  Despite the pitiful turnout, organizers and city subreddit users described it as “great” and “overwhelming.”

Tesla protestor banner: ‘Burn a Tesla, save democracy’– www.americanthinker.com

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Tesla protestor banner: ‘Burn a Tesla, save democracy’– www.americanthinker.com
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A recent “take down Tesla” protest shut down a road adjoining a Tesla showroom in Manhattan.

Profuse swearing, including many variations of the eff word, could be heard during the demonstration, along with chants of “Elon Musk has got to go.” A banner being held up by multiple protesters read, “Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy.”

(Say what?! These agitators, paid or not, are not rocket scientists. By contrast, Musk — and quite a few of his associates — actually are.)

Talk about a non-sequitur! What does burning a Tesla have to do with saving a democracy?! If anything, it will create fear, chaos, anger, and police action, all anathema to democracy.

What’s the next slogan for these pathetic poetic picketers?

“Rape a girl, fight climate change?” “Slug a Jew, foster tolerance?” “Kill an insurance CEO, preserve morality?” “Torch your town, help local government?” “Ride a cowboy, save the whales?” “Rob a convenience store, save the rainforest?”

Memo to the Tesla torchers: If you don’t believe others have the right to drive the kind of car they want and to make their own decisions and exercise free will, and you feel morally superior in this belief, you are the problem. If you virtue signal by mocking, threatening, and hurting others with whom you disagree, you are the fascist.

FCC Finally Goes After Corporate Media, And Dems Are Outraged– thefederalist.com

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FCC Finally Goes After Corporate Media, And Dems Are Outraged– thefederalist.com
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr joked recently that “[m]ore Americans trust gas station sushi than the legacy national media.” That statement, sad but true (or perhaps not so sad), is indicative of the new Trump chair’s approach to his job: to call out the powerhouse institutions that have long gotten a free pass on their relentless bias, illegal DEI practices, and general disservice to the American people. The chairman has had enough, and the left is losing its collective mind as a result.

The current iteration of that fight is prompted by a complaint filed by my organization, the Center for American Rights, against CBS for its misleading editing of then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview with 60 Minutes. The chairman has taken those charges seriously (as he should) and held a public comment period that ended this week. Numerous everyday Americans spoke up, critical of CBS’s electioneering, while left-wing senators and media groups are outraged at the supposed assault on the First Amendment.

Typical is Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who has opened an “Inquiry into FCC’s Political Targeting of Newsrooms” from his post as ranking member of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. In his release announcing the probe, Blumenthal lambasts the FCC for its “unprecedented, intrusive investigations against media broadcasters under arbitrary and capricious pretenses.” The senator is concerned that these “vexatious investigation[s]” by the FCC “may be designed to intimidate newsrooms,” so he’s apparently decided to launch his own investigation to intimidate the chairman into dropping the commission’s investigations.

MSNBC, NBC Double Down on DEI and Quotas as Trump Administration Pledges To Stamp Out ‘Discriminatory’ Behavior in the Media Business– freebeacon.com

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MSNBC, NBC Double Down on DEI and Quotas as Trump Administration Pledges To Stamp Out ‘Discriminatory’ Behavior in the Media Business– freebeacon.com
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When FCC chairman Brendan Carr announced last week that the Trump administration will block the business deals of media conglomerates that engage in discriminatory DEI practices, some employees at the liberal network MSNBC took notice.

“MSNBC could be in the administration’s crosshairs as well. The network is in the process of being spun off from its parent company,” MSNBC columnist Ja’Han Jones wrote after Carr’s statement that he would block media mergers and acquisitions involving firms that promote what he calls “discriminatory” DEI practices.

Jones was referring to SpinCo, the temporary name that Comcast has given the holding company for its planned spinoff of MSNBC, CNBC, and all but one of its other cable channels, which it’s jettisoning due to the terminally ill—yet still enormously profitable—cable TV business dragging down its share price.

The concern at Comcast and its subsidiary NBCUniversal is perhaps due to the media giant’s unusually aggressive promotion in recent years of DEI and social justice initiatives, as well as racial and gender quotas, which executives have said they hope will “change the face” of the media industry and induce “demographic change,” specifically at NBCUniversal.

Democrat Terrorist Bombs Republican HQ in Albuquerque, New Mexico– gellerreport.com

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Democrat Terrorist Bombs Republican HQ in Albuquerque, New Mexico– gellerreport.com
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The the New Mexico GOP HQ in Albuquerque was firebombed last night. The Democrat party is the party of violence and terror.

This was a deliberate act of domestic terrorism

The culprits spray painted “ICE = KKK”

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“Whitewashed” – Jasmine Crockett Issues Another Cringe Statement– lidblog.com

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“Whitewashed” – Jasmine Crockett Issues Another Cringe Statement– lidblog.com
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Apparently, Rep Jasmine Crockett doesn’t just hate disabled people; she hates interracial marriage as well. During a recent podcast, she slammed black rep Bryon Donalds (R-FL) for marrying a white woman, calling him “whitewashed” and referring to him as “skin folk that are not our kinfolk.” If THIS is the “face of the Democrats,” they are destined for the trash bin of history.

Kamala is married to a white man. Ilhan Omar is married to a white man. Susan Rice is married to a white man. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is married to a white man. Are they “whitewashed?” But it seems her hate only goes one direction. Of course, Obama’s parents were an interracial couple, so she should make that comment to his face. Justice Thomas is married to a white woman, and she hates Justice Thomas. Thank God he’s not her “kinfolk.”

Crockett went to an expensive school that most people couldn’t afford. Yet she adopted (co-opted is the real word) the gangbanger speech to make herself seem more “Black.”

X users had plenty to say about her “whitewashed” and other cringeworthy comments:

Homan Chimes in After Rochester Leaders Reprimand Local Cops for Assisting Federal Agents– townhall.com

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Homan Chimes in After Rochester Leaders Reprimand Local Cops for Assisting Federal Agents– townhall.com
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A New York police union blasted Rochester leaders for their reaction to local cops responding to a request for assistance from Border Patrol agents.

The call came after federal agents pulled over a van with about eight people inside. Rochester police officers responded with lights and sirens, ordered the suspects to get out of the van, and helped handcuff them, according to local reports. 

But those actions violated Rochester’s sanctuary city policies, Democrat Mayor Malik Evans Evans said.

“Our policy is crystal clear,” he noted. “City police officers do not help or participate in federal immigration activities. Every RPD officer — I’ve instructed the chief — every officer receives more training on general orders to make sure all members are fully aware and fully understand this policy.”

Police chief David Smith said he watched the body cam video and was concerned by the assistance federal agents received from local law enforcement officers.

“We are not to be handcuffing subjects,” Smith said. “We are not to be doing pat frisks on subjects, and we are absolutely not going to be detaining them or putting them into our cars.”

Democrat Politician Hit Child With Car, Fled The Scene– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Democrat Politician Hit Child With Car, Fled The Scene– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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A Democratic county official south of Chicago is gaining national attention after allegedly hitting a child with her car and fleeing the scene.

Jackie Traynere, a member of the Will County Board, was only reprimanded with a ticket after failing to yield on a right of way and striking a child using the crosswalk. According to multiple witnesses, Taynere’s car impacted the child as he rode a bicycle from a sidewalk near Lily Cache and Lindsey lanes and entered the crosswalk while the southbound traffic was stopped.

The incident occurred earlier this month and only came to light after WGN9 filed a Freedom of Information Act request upon receiving a tip. In response, the station received body camera footage from police officers responding to the scene.

Officers spoke with the child, who said he saw the crosswalk sign illuminated, indicating that he thought it would be safe to cross. As he entered the crosswalk, a blue car driven by Traynere made an illegal turn and struck him, the report states.