Midwest
Congressman Eric Burlison: In the Biden administration, 'the inmates are running the prison'
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U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., sat down with Fox News Digital at FreedomFest in Las Vegas to discuss the 2024 election, immigration, Second Amendment rights, and the government response to the COVID pandemic.
As former President Trump and the GOP brand have expanded throughout the American heartland in many areas that were once swing states, Burlison said he believes that the Democratic Party has abandoned his home state ideologically.
“When I was first elected in the Missouri House, I sat across the aisle from people that were friends of mine that were part of the Democratic Party who were pro-life…There were members who were part of the pro-Second Amendment caucus…and that’s not an option today and I think that people that that once held, that still hold those values that once found a place in the Democratic Party, there’s no place for them anymore…It’s not that Missouri has moved ideologically, I think it’s the Democratic Party has left them.”
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U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., participates in the Republican Study Committee news conference to unveil their FY2025 budget proposal in March. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Burlison has been a tireless critic of the Biden administration’s immigration policies, and said the issue will pay dividends for the GOP in 2024.
“This is unprecedented levels of illegal immigration and I think that his [Biden’s] executive orders directly undermined the authority of Customs and Border Patrol, and now we have this crisis situation … over 10 million people that we know of have come across the southern border illegally, and then we have over 2 million people that are known got-aways,” he said. “When the Biden administration talks about job numbers, and he’s taking credit for this surge in jobs…the fact is that more than half of those jobs are occupied by someone who was not living in the United States before Joe Biden became president. And so, that is a disturbing factor.”
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Energy production and independence are also issues that Burlison is championing in Congress, and he said will resonate with the American electorate come November.
“I think we need to return to an America that was energy independent, that was the America of abundance and that was what we were on track for that under the previous administration under President Trump. Look, in my lifetime I’ve heard so many people running for president claim that they were going to make America energy independent: we would be a net exporter of electricity, net exporter of fuels, and natural resources. That didn’t happen until President Donald Trump,” Burlison said. “The one nexus [for the economy] is energy independence and having abundant energy in the future. If America can go back to being a net exporter, and we reduce our costs for oil…natural gas, and other things, then I think we’re going to solve a lot of our problems.”
While Biden pledged to govern as a moderate after defeating democratic socialist Bernie Sanders in the 2020 primary, Burlison argues that Biden reneged on that promise.
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President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign in Philadelphia. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“I would love to have a moderate Joe Biden as president, but that’s not who we have. I think that his office…the inmates are running the prison I think that the staff are running the show, and those staff are a lot more progressive than Joe Biden has ever been as an elected official, so it’s a disturbing trend, and I hope that we change course,” Burlison said.
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One of the most important issues for Burlison is Second Amendment rights. He said he believes that Republicans have work to do to fine-tune their messaging on the issue.
“I think that we need to do a better job of communicating the value of people having the right to carry a firearm. The FBI numbers, even under the Obama administration, they did a report that showed that two and a half million times a year someone uses a firearm to save a life or stop a rape, stop a violent act, and those are amazing numbers and there’s anecdotes for every one of the two and a half million stories like that,” he said. “But what ends up being covered in the media are the horrific shootings that occur and while they are absolutely horrible, and we should do everything we can to try to stop those, we can’t ignore the fact that firearms overwhelmingly save lives.”
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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (llison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Burlison is a vehement critic of both parties on spending.
“It’s not only a financial crisis, but it is a security crisis. We are at a debt to GDP level that we have not seen since World War Two, and we didn’t just complete a war. In fact, we’re looking at wars that the United States may have to get into in the future, and we can’t afford it, so we have to fix this, and we don’t…we have a spending problem in D.C. and, the thing that I’m most disappointed in is my Republican colleagues who are not willing to make the necessary cuts,” he said. “They’re not willing to do what’s important and necessary for the future of America, and look, cutting is difficult, but it’s something that we’re going to have to do if we want to save this country.”
During the COVID pandemic, Burlison emerged as a champion of civil liberties, and an opponent of government overreach, and pledged that another attempt to enact policies, such as shutdowns and lockdowns, would not take place without a fight.
“This [the government reaction to COVID] was a horrific situation. We saw what a totalitarian regime might look like in America,” he said. “We got a taste of that and, I hope, I think that there’s a lot of patriots who are not going to let that happen again, and I think that there’s a lot of legislators that are trying to pass bills to make sure that…we don’t see those losses of liberty again.”
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Wisconsin
Nice weather continues, isolated rain chances into the weekend
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The latest northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5…
Another beautiful day Friday! High pressure will deliver the sun again, temperatures go up a slight bit from yesterday, and humidity levels will remain comfortable. Rain chances bump up this weekend with afternoon/early evening rain both days. On Saturday, the best chance for rain will favor areas north of Green Bay, and on Sunday, the best chance will favor communities well south of Green Bay.
Rinse and repeat forecast for Friday. Sunny in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon. SW winds from 5 to 15 miles per hour will bring all communities into the upper 70s and lower 80s.
Looking great Friday night, mostly clear with a low of 62 degrees.
Most stay dry Saturday with rain popping up in the pm hours over the north. You’ll feel a little humidity again with a high of 84 degrees. Severe weather is not expected.
Partly cloudy and 81 degrees Sunday. The same boundary that brings the small rain chance Saturday will be in central and southern Wisconsin on Sunday. That could be the focus for more isolated showers or weak thunderstorms in the afternoon, this time south of Green Bay.
Detroit, MI
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays: What time, TV channel is today’s game on?
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Detroit Tigers (47-50) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (44-52)
When: 7:07 p.m. Friday.
Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto.
TV: Apple TV+ (online-only, no Bally Sports Detroit).
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1). (Tigers radio affiliates).
Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (6-5, 3.13) vs. Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt (8-7, 3.52).
Weather: Indoors.
• Box score
Tigers lineup: TBA.
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Game notes: The Tigers return from the All-Star break with trade chip … er, that is, right-hander Jack Flaherty on the mound for the first time since July 11. That start, a 10-1 Tigers win over Cleveland, was Flaherty’s first start in 14 days, thanks to a back ailment. The rest, and his second back injection of the year, certainly seemed to do Flaherty some good, as he allowed just two hits, two walks and one run over six innings. Chris Bassitt, meanwhile, has been off even longer; his most recent start cane in July 10, when he scattered five hits and four walks over five innings in San Francisco.
After tonight’s game, the Tigers and Jays continue their series with a pair of seemingly metric-timed matinees. Saturday’s game is a 3:07 start, while Sunday’s contest will get going at 1:37 p.m. The Tigers will then head to Cleveland for a four-game set beginning Monday — with start times ending with good ol’ American zeros — while the Jays have Monday off before hosting Tampa Bay for three games.
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Milwaukee, WI
Ohio police shooting in Milwaukee; more bodycam video released
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Demonstrators protest police shooting, hotel death
Ohio police have released more video from a fatal police shooting in Milwaukee, and protesters called for justice, on Thursday, July 18.
MILWAUKEE – Police officers from Columbus, Ohio – in Milwaukee to help with law enforcement during the Republican National Convention – shot and killed a man on Tuesday, July 16.
A portion of the bodycam video was released later that day. Now, the rest has come out.
Video showed the man, identified as Samuel Sharpe, with knives in each hand moving toward another person before police shot him.
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New video shows police handcuffing Sharpe after the shooting and putting a wrap on his arm
Officers also handcuffed the other man, set up crime scene tape and discussed communication.
Bodycam video from Milwaukee police shooting involving Columbus, Ohio officers
March outside RNC
On Thursday, hundreds marched downtown – just outside of the RNC – in support of Sharpe and another man who was recently killed.
Red Arrow Park filled with protesters before the group headed onto the streets with their message.
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The protest focused on two men killed in two very different situations. But both families said the deaths of their loved ones did not have to happen.
Demonstrators stopped outside the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee hotel. That’s where 43-year-old D’Vontaye Mitchell died after security guards tried to restrain him.
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March for justice in deaths of D’Vontaye Mitchell, Samuel Sharpe
Witnesses said Mitchell tried locking himself in a women’s restroom and fought with security. Employees held him down until police arrived; when they did, he was unresponsive.
The employees involved have been fired. Supporters want to see the people involved criminally charged.
Sharpe’s family
The march also focused on Sharpe. His family said Sharpe chose to live in a tent community, and he was still very connected to his family.
They said, in recent days, Sharpe told them a man had been threatening him. They said he left the tent community, but returned to get his dog.
Sharpe’s brother told FOX6 the 43-year-old had advanced multiple sclerosis and struggled to stand. He believes his brother was not the aggressor in Tuesday’s encounter.
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“I believe my brother was defending himself. If anything he was defending himself,” he said. “If you’ve ever seen someone with advanced MS, it’s very laborious to walk, anything like that.
“It’s like putting a child against an adult. A toddler that barely knows how to walk. He ain’t going to get away. The man that was in that video knew all of that information as well.”
Both families said their fights do not end Thursday. They will continue to rally and protest until they get what they believe is justice.
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