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https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1206233019104792577
Military officials are investigating some West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen who were apparently seen on television doing a hand sign that can be contributed to the “white power” movement.
The hand signs were seen on an ESPN broadcast before the game between Army and Navy on Saturday. As ESPN anchor Reece Davis talked about the rivalry while surrounded by a group of students, some flashed the “OK” hand symbol.
The sign has become popular among far-right extremists. NBC News reported that two West Point cadets and one Naval midshipman were seen making the hand gesture.
“We’re looking into it,” Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt, a West Point spokesman said. “I don’t know what their intention is.”
Source: Military investigates possible white power signs flashed by students during Army-Navy telecast
https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/12/15/officials-investigating-possible-white-power-signs-seen-during-army-navy-game/
https://twitter.com/eileeneileenur/status/1206047167598735360
She needs more meds.
I agree. Been saying this since day 1.
‘Would Be Big’: Trump Responds to Democratic Congressman’s Plans to Join GOP
President Donald Trump has responded to reports that Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) is planning to join the Republican Party following weeks of statements to the media about how he opposes impeachment.
“Thank you for your honesty Jeff. All of the Democrats know you are right, but unlike you, they don’t have the ‘guts’ to say so!” the president tweeted early on Sunday morning.
Trump also said it “would be big” if Van Drew switched parties, and he “always heard Jeff is very smart.”
Van Drew has informed top House Republicans about his decision, according to a Republican official familiar with the conversations. The lawmaker also discussed switching parties in a meeting with Trump at the White House on Friday, said an administration official Friday.
His office has not issued a statement about the matter yet. Numerous media outlets have reported on the development.
Members of the Democratic party were already criticizing him on social media following reports of his departure.
“This party switch is cynical and desperate, and I am confident that a Democrat who shares the values and priorities of our Democratic Party will hold this seat,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted on Saturday night.
He added: “Betraying our values by siding with Donald Trump is the final straw and made it impossible for him to continue being supported by our party, as grassroots activists, local party leaders in his district, and I have made clear in recent weeks.”
Despite the widespread Democratic salvos against Van Drew over the decision to switch parties, it may prove to be a shrewd move for him. His district supported Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016 by more than 4 percentage points.
Van Drew announced he planned to vote against the two articles of impeachment against the president, which are expected to hit the House floor next week ahead of the Christmas break. He and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) were two Democrats to vote against an impeachment inquiry resolution on Oct. 31. Peterson has not said how he will vote on the two articles of impeachment.
During an interview with Fox News in November, Van Drew explained why he doesn’t support impeachment.
He said that the “Founding Fathers had vigorous debates of whether they would even allow impeachment in the Constitution,” adding that voters should decide who is the president during the 2020 election. “You don’t disenfranchise voters, millions upon millions of voters. Voters choose their leaders in America,” Van Drew said at the time
“I am a moderate. I am a capitalist,” Van Drew also said in a recent interview. adding that he is closer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “and Trump than AOC or those folks,” referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a freshman lawmaker who has publicly supported socialist policies.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/would-be-big-trump-responds-to-democratic-congressmans-plans-to-join-gop_3174722.html
hmmm…