Washington
Washington Post’s Taylor Lorenz says Biden ‘war criminal’ post was ‘obvious meme’ after claiming it was edited
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Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz is changing her story after initially claiming her “war criminal” post about President Biden was edited.
Lorenz went viral on Thursday after a screenshot of an Instagram post obtained by New York Post reporter Jon Levine showed her taking a selfie at a White House event with Biden in the background with the caption that read “war criminal” along with a frowny face.
“You people will fall for any dumba– edit someone makes,” Lorenz replied to Levine on X.
On Friday, Lorenz not only admitted it was real, she insisted it was a joke.
“I literally never ‘denied it was real,’” Lorenz told one critic on X. She told another that it was an “obvious meme.”
There had been speculation online that Lorenz was making an obscure reference to musician Lucy Dacus, who called former President Obama a “war criminal” on social media last year, also with a frowny face.
Fox News Digital learned that the post was made in an Instagram story specifically using the “close friends” feature as indicated by the green star icon, meaning it was not posted publicly and could only have been seen by a select group of Instagram users of her choosing.
NPR previously reported that “four people with direct knowledge” of the post “confirmed its authenticity.”
“Only about 7 people saw the actual close friends post (I have very few people on CF) and almost all are my normie non-media friends. So [I don’t know] who this guy is talking about [to be honest],” Lorenz reacted to NPR’s reporting.
A spokesperson for The Washington Post previously told Fox News Digital, “We’re aware of the alleged social media post and are looking into it” and has not commented further.
Lorenz did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Biden has been repeatedly attacked by the far-left for his handling of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, with many deriding him as “Genocide Joe” for continuing to provide military aid to the Jewish State following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Lorenz, known for her far-left opinions, is a fierce critic of Israel.
Lorenz has a long history of sparking controversy on social media, as well as in her reporting tactics.
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Washington
Five takeaways from Washington's 13-6 loss to Miami
The Washington Commanders travelled to Miami for their second preseason game and lost to the Dolphins, 13-6. Here are five takeaways from the matchup, presented by Maryland Lottery.
1. Jayden Daniels passes another test.
You can consider it another successful outing for the Commanders rookie quarterback.
Daniels put together a solid joint practice with the Dolphins earlier this week, throwing five touchdowns during red zone drills against one of the league’s top defenses in 2023. Daniels, who saw an increased workload from the 11 snaps he got against the Jets, built upon that during the preseason game, completing 10 of his 12 pass attempts for 78 yards.
Though only one of Daniels’ two drives ended in points, it was clear that his command of the Commanders’ offense has improved over the past week. He completed his first four passes of the night, converting two third downs along the way. He also showed awareness to get rid of the ball under pressure, as he threw the ball away when feeling pressure on his right facing a third-and-6 at the Dolphins’ 31-yard line.
Another positive sign from Daniels was that he was throwing players into opportunities to make plays after the catch. That was the case on a pass to Terry McLaurin, who caught the pass on a comeback route and turned it into a 20-yard gain.
The only negative that Daniels had on the night was electing not to slide after a 13-yard gain, which earned a few words from head coach Dan Quinn on the sideline. That was a problem for Daniels in college, and it led to some distressing hits.
Aside from that one mistake, Daniels took another step towards being the team’s starting quarterback.
Washington
Dolphins—Commanders Halftime Observation
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ALAIN POUPART
Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast.
Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated).
In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine.
During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as “Still Perfect,” an inside look at the Miami Dolphins’ 1972 perfect season.
A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.
Washington
Left-wing Washington Post slams Harris’ price-gouging crackdown plan: ‘Squandered the moment’
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Even the Washington Post isn’t buying Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to slap socialist price controls on groceries.
The longtime, left-leaning broadsheet — owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos — published a scathing editorial ripping the Democratic presidential nominee for claiming price gouging is causing inflation and, rather than offer a legit plan to fix it, offering only “populist gimmicks.”
With food prices surging more than 20% nationwide during the Biden-Harris administration, Harris, during a North Carolina rally earlier Friday, unveiled economic policies she’d enact during her first 100 days as president that include enforcing government price controls on groceries.
Instead of “level[ing] with voters” and saying “inflation spiked in 2021 mainly because the pandemic snarled supply chains, and that the Federal Reserve’s policies, which the Biden-Harris administration supported, are working to slow it,” the veep “opted for a less forthright route: Blaming big business,” the newspaper wrote.
Bezos, a supporter for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, purchased the newspaper in 2013, but he began taking a more active role in its operations in the past year.
The billionaire’s powerhouse portfolio — which includes e-commerce king Amazon and the Whole Food Market chain — would likely be impacted by Harris’ Commie-friendly policy ideas like having the Federal Trade Commission enforce a federal ban on price gouging that includes dishing out hefty penalties to companies that set exorbitantly high prices.
“Ms. Harris says she’ll target companies that make ‘excessive’ profits, whatever that means,” the editorial board barked.
However, it slammed her idea to dole out $25,000 to help first-time homeowners with their down payments, saying it “risks putting upward pressure on prices.”
“Thankfully, this gambit by Ms. Harris has been met with almost instant skepticism, with many critics citing President Richard M. Nixon’s failed price controls from the 1970s. Whether the Harris proposal wins over voters remains to be seen, but if sound economic analysis still matters, it won’t.”
The editorial board had a warmer opinion of Harris’ housing plan, saying it is “built on a slightly firmer foundation” and called her tax incentives “clever.”
“Such a measure might make sense if Ms. Harris paid for it by eliminating other demand-side housing subsidies, such as the mortgage interest deduction, a roughly $30 billion annual drain on federal revenue that benefits many wealthy Americans — but she does not,” the newspaper wrote.
It also said Harris’ “firmest ground” was her proposal to increase the child tax credit from $2,000 per child to $3,600, among other tax breaks.
The Harris campaign did not immediately return messages.
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