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Michael Flynn demands apology from Gibbons over spat with Mandel, as fallout from explosive debate continues
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FIRST ON FOX: Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn is demanding Ohio Senate candidate Mike Gibbons apologize for allegedly insulting the navy after an explosive alternate with fellow candidate Josh Mandel final week.
“Not too long ago an opponent of Josh, Mr. Mike Gibbons, made an announcement to the impact that these of us who’ve served our nation have not labored,” Flynn says in a video to be launched Tuesday “Nicely Mr. Gibbons, when you had been earning profits as an funding banker promoting U.S. companies to China, Josh was serving in america Marine Corps in Iraq, preventing our enemies and dealing very onerous defending not solely you, however our nation.”
Flynn is referencing an alternate at a Friday night time debate throughout which Mandel mentioned Gibbons was profiting off of Chinese language investments.
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Gibbons dismissed the claims and mentioned Mandel “could not perceive this” as a result of he’d by no means “been within the personal sector.” Mandel then stood up, shifting inches from Gibbons’ face, saying, “I’ve labored, sir… two excursions in Iraq… you do not inform me I have never labored.”
“You do not know squat,” Gibbons mentioned.
The tense alternate continued for a number of moments as Mandel informed Gibbons to “again off,” and Gibbons mentioned, “You are coping with the mistaken dude.”
“No, you are coping with the mistaken man,” Mandel mentioned.
The fallout from the alternate was instant, with Gibbons spokesperson Samantha Cotten accusing Mandel of being, “unhinged, unfit and flailing – as a result of he is dropping.”
“We won’t depart this race to child-like candidates,” Cotten added.
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J.D. Vance, who can be working within the GOP main, weighed in throughout a separate debate Monday, hosted by FOX 8 Information in Cleveland.
“I hate when individuals use the Marine Corps as a political soccer,” Vance, who served within the Marine Corps in a non-combat function, mentioned. “I do not know why you utilize the Marine Corps each single time you are attacked, Josh. It is type of ridiculous.”
Mandel’s marketing campaign, in the meantime, printed a letter Monday from a bunch of Ohio armed forces veterans who mentioned they had been “appalled and disgusted” with Gibbons’ feedback.
“We won’t have a United States senator that doesn’t respect the dignity and sacrifice of navy service,” they added. “Mike Gibbons is stomping on the graves of all those that paid the last word sacrifice in order that he might reside in a free nation.”
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Their feedback had been echoed Tuesday by Flynn.
“Getting wealthy is OK, and I haven’t got any issues with it. However making statements to the impact that those that have served and sacrificed in our navy, and sure labored, Mr. Gibbons, shouldn’t be OK,” Flynn mentioned.
“The women and men who served in our armed forces and people in our nation’s previous who’ve sacrificed their lives for our nation, labored their tails off so you would get wealthy off of promoting companies to China.” he continued within the video assertion. “Mr. Gibbons, you might want to apologize to all our navy for believing that we do not really work for a residing. Come reside on the battlefield for one second and you will expertise one thing that’s unimaginable to most, and that’s serving our nation for a better trigger.
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Flynn, who briefly served as former President Donald Trump’s nationwide safety adviser, endorsed Mandel late final month.
“I do know he is gonna be a terrific and a terrific chief in america Senate,” Flynn mentioned of Mandel in a February endorsement video.
Flynn was a central determine within the Mueller investigation in the course of the Trump presidency and fought prices towards him after initially cooperating with the probe. Trump pardoned Flynn for mendacity to the FBI.
Flynn was additionally a part of Trump’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, which the previous president falsely claims was stolen.
A Fox Information ballot carried out March 2-6 indicated Gibbons at 22% amongst like Republican main voters, with Mandel at 20%, Vance at 11%, Jane Timken at 9%, Matt Dolan at 7%, and almost 1 / 4 of these surveyed undecided.
The winner of the GOP main will doubtless tackle Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, within the basic election.
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Netanyahu urges Biden admin to renew weapons supply to Israel, says it’s ‘inconceivable’ US withheld aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged President Biden’s administration to renew its plan to deliver weapons to Israel on Tuesday.
Netanyahu’s office released a statement Tuesday calling it “inconceivable” that the U.S. has been withholding military aid. The statement comes after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Israeli officials last week, including Netanyahu. The Biden administration has grown increasingly critical of Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza.
“When Secretary Blinken was recently here in Israel, we had a candid conversation, I said I deeply appreciated the support the U.S. has given Israel from the beginning of the war. But I also said something else, I said it’s inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel,” Netanyahu said.
“Israel, America’s closest ally, fighting for its life, fighting against Iran and our other common enemies. Secretary Blinken assured me that the administration is working day and night to remove these bottlenecks. I certainly hope that’s the case. It should be the case,” he added.
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“During World War II, Churchill told the United States, ‘Give us the tools, we’ll do the job.’ And I say, ‘Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job a lot faster,’” he continued.
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The statement comes as the White House is facing increased scrutiny from House Republicans, particularly for aid funds going to Gaza. A group of House Republicans on Tuesday demanded to know the Biden administration’s strategy for keeping its recent $404 million Gaza aid package out of Hamas’ hands.
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, a member of both the House Armed Services and Oversight committees, led a letter to Blinken requesting a “detailed account” of the cash flow.
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“While we understand the intent of this package is to provide food, drinking water, education, shelter, and more for civilians in a war zone, we have major concerns that a significant portion of the funds will inevitably end up in the hands of the State Department designated terrorist organization, Hamas,” Fallon led seven other Republicans in writing.
Blinken announced $404 million in new aid to Palestinians during a press conference in Jordan last week. It brings the total amount of humanitarian aid sent by the U.S. into Gaza to more than $674 million since the conflict with Israel began, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report
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Poll: Many California voters get their info from social media, even if they don't trust it
In California, where a ballot often contains pages of candidates and ballot measures, most voters rely on the state-provided guide for election information, a new poll has found. But with so much at stake, Californians also seek out information from a variety of other channels — including social media, despite many saying it is an unreliable source.
UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found that 58% of voters turn to the official voter guides, 40% to newspapers or magazines, 39% to search engines such as Google and 32% to social media sources for their election research. YouTube is the most frequently cited social media source for election-related news, followed by Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) and TikTok, according to the report.
Yet despite their affinity for these apps, 60% of voters who get election-related news from all social media sources say they believe misinformation on those very sources is a major problem. An additional 22% say it is a minor problem.
“Over 80% of Californians who get their news from social media worry that what they are seeing is not truthful or accurate. Our information ecosystems are in danger, and everyone knows it,” Jonathan Mehta Stein, executive director of California Common Cause, said in a statement. “These enormously powerful technologies that shape so much of our lives and our democratic conversation ought to be governed by a wider range of stakeholders —including government, civil society and industry — so they operate in our collective interest.”
The poll found that older voters are more likely to rely on official and traditional sources for their information — such as the voter guide, newspapers and television — while young people tend toward social media, search engines like Google and their family and friends.
Instagram is the most popular social media choice for young voters. The poll found that 44% of 18- to 29-year-olds use the app to get election-related news, followed by 41% on YouTube and 37% TikTok. Only 15% of 50- to 64-year-olds and 6% of those 65 and older use Instagram for the same purpose.
The poll zeroed in on TikTok, which the U.S. government has recently scrutinized for its association with the Chinese government. In April, President Biden signed a law that would ban the app in the U.S. unless an American company took ownership. The news quickly raised ire among young Americans who frequently use TikTok. The IGS poll found that 59% of 18- to 29-year-olds report scrolling TikTok. Black Californians use the app more than other ethnic groups — 58% followed by Latinos at 51%.
Jacquelyn Mason, interim executive director at Media Democracy Fund, said the deterioration of local and ethnic outlets, plus the way online platforms “deprioritize news as political,” push people to less reliable sources for information.
“This really altogether leaves mainly POC, immigrant and non-English speakers to search for information about their interests and communities on social media, which leaves them very prone to be exposed to more mis- and disinformation,” she said.
“If we care about ensuring voters from all communities have access to information they need and information they trust during this election, then we have to interrupt disinformation campaigns and inoculate people against them. We know that disinformation campaigns are targeting communities of color so foundations have to invest in those communities to help them push back,” said Josh Stearns, senior director of the Public Square Program at Democracy Fund, in a statement.
“Technology platforms have a huge role to play, but until they get serious about combating disinformation, the best solutions are people powered — organizers, journalists, trusted messengers,” he added.
Californians overwhelmingly support the looming U.S. ban on TikTok — 57%, the poll found. But support drops to 23% among those who use TikTok very often.
“[Non-users] are supportive of pretty much what the government is doing, because they worry about the issues that are there,” DiCamillo said. “That the Chinese government could be using algorithms to shape what people see, or they could be accessing significant amounts of personal information. And there are concerns — legitimate concerns — about them, at least among California voters.”
The poll, which was funded by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, surveyed 5,095 registered voters throughout California in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean.
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Trump targets House Freedom Caucus chair in intra-party Republican primary feud
As he fights for his political life, House Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Bob Good of Virginia is facing off against a primary challenger supported by the most powerful politician in the Republican Party – former President Trump.
And the contentious intra-party battle in Virginia’s reliably red 5th Congressional District, in the southern part of the Commonwealth, is pitting conservatives versus conservatives and Trump against some of his biggest allies in the House of Representatives.
It’s one of the high-profile races on Tuesday as Virginia and Oklahoma hold primary elections.
And if Good loses, he’ll become the first House incumbent from either major party to be defeated by a primary challenger so far this election year.
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Good incurred Trump’s wrath for being one of just a handful of House Republicans to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP presidential primaries.
Even though the two-term congressman avoided criticizing Turmp and quickly endorsed the former president after DeSantis ended his White House bid in January, Trump wrote on this Truth Social platform that “the damage had been done!”
Trump last month endorsed John McGuire, a Virginia state senator and former Navy SEAL, who is challenging Good for the GOP nomination.
McGuire also has the backing of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a conservative firebrand and major Trump ally who is a vocal critic of Good who last year broke with the House Freedom Caucus, which is considered the most far-right group of lawmakers in the chamber.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is also targeting Good, who was one of eight Republicans last autumn who joined with Democrats to vote to oust McCarthy from his leadership position.
But Good has the support of Reps. Matt Gaetz and Byron Donalds of Florida, two conservatives who are also strong backers of Trump.
And fellow House Freedom Caucus members, Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Andy Biggs of Arizona, joined Good in Virginia for a rally on Friday.
Even though he’s being targeted by Trump, Good is spotlighting his support for the former president as he runs for re-election.
“Happy Birthday to the best and next president of the United States, President Trump!” Good wrote on social media on Friday, on the former president’s 78th birthday.
Good also showed up earlier this spring at Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, to show his support for the former president.
In Virginia’s Republican Senate primary, Trump is supporting Navy veteran Hung Cao.
Cao faces Scott Parkinson, who has endorsements from Good and other GOP members of Congress. Three other candidates are also vying for the Republican nomination, with the winner challenging Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine in November.
In Oklahoma, the race to watch is in the red-state’s 4th Congressional District, where 10-term Republican Rep. Tom Cole is facing a primary challenge from wealthy businessman Paul Bondar.
Cole, the chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has spent over $3 million as he fights for re-nomination. But Bondar, a first time candidate who made his money in the insurance industry, has shelled out nearly $5 million to try and unseat Cole, who has Trump’s backing.
There are three other candidates on the primary ballot, and if no one tops 50%, there will be a runoff with the two leading contenders in August.
Fox News’ Matt Reidy contributed to this report
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