Mark Vargas
@MarkAVargas
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Columnist, @newsmax . Editor-in-Chief, @IllinoisReview . @TCCaucus . Iraq Task Force - Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. @DeptofDefense , 2007-10.
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Mark Vargas told Rod Blagojevich’s wife she needed someone “who can figure out a way to get on the president’s radar. I told her, ‘I think I’m that guy.’” He was.
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Clinton was impeached over an inappropriate relationship. Trump was impeached over a phone call. Blagojevich was impeached over phone calls and fundraising requests. No one died. Biden ignored intelligence, armed terrorists & now 13 service members are dead. Impeach!
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Unbelievable. Both
@AliceMarieFree
and
@DukeNext
were serving life in prison. Both had their prison sentences commuted by President
@realDonaldTrump
. Yesterday they were at the White House meeting with
@IvankaTrump
. What an inspiring story! 🇺🇸
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Kim Foxx’s Assistant States Attorney Jim Murphy resigns with scathing letter: “This administration is more concerned with political narratives and agendas than with victims and prosecuting violent crimes.” Chicago Democrats losing the battle. People no longer feel safe.
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A record. Over 5,000 people pack the Fairgrounds in St. Charles, Illinois to show their support for
@realDonaldTrump
. Who said we can’t take back Illinois from the Democrats? Momentum is growing like I’ve never seen before! 🇺🇸
#MAGA2020
@EricTrump
@DonaldJTrumpJr
@charliekirk11
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Chicago saw the most violent weekend of 2022. 42 shot, 8 dead. Carjackings are up 38%. Shootings & homucides higher than 2019 & 2020. 1,500 police have left, only 400 replaced. And Mayor Lightfoot promises a “Summer of joy” in Chicago. Unbelievable.
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Steve Bannon is in federal court in DC taking on the swamp at 10 am. At 7 pm he’s at Trump Bedminster supporting
@AndrewHGiuliani
for Governor!
@RudyGiuliani
@BernardKerik
@ScottKaspar
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It’s sad that the U.S. Navy Blue Angels can show more respect in one day for fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French than Mayor Lightfoot and Gov. Pritzker combined. And this is their city. Bring on the elections!
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This email from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
@chicagosmayor
shows she’s in over her head. She can’t handle the pressures of the job. She’s not well. Her arrogance and lack of preparation are destroying lives and livelihoods.
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There’s no one more passionate about registering new voters to help elect Donald Trump than
@ScottPresler
. Honored to welcome him to Chicago to talk election strategy. Team Biden fears him and on election night you’ll know why.
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A sign of people with dementia? Anger. Biden isn’t delivering a state of the union speech, he’s yelling at America.
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The Democrats host the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner - an annual celebration & fundraiser named after two slave-owning President’s. The
@GOP
hosts the Lincoln Day Dinner - named after the President who freed the slaves. Where’s the
@DNC
,
@JoeBiden
&
@SpeakerPelosi
? Change the name!
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Since
@SAKimFoxx
took office in 2016 there have been over 3,230 murders. 2016 was deadliest year in 19 years, May 31, 2020 was the deadliest day in Chicago’s history & in 2020 murders increased by 50%. Yet you wear orange. What a joke.
I
#WearOrange
in solidarity with those whose lives were lost to senseless gun violence.
I
#WearOrange
to show my commitment to improving the safety of our communities.
I
#WearOrange
to remember those we've lost and fight for a better future.
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The incompetence, intelligence failures and error in judgement by Biden and his Defense officials on Afghanistan makes us less safe as a nation and elevates the terrorism threat as we approach the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. Unacceptable.
@RudyGiuliani
@BernardKerik
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@dcexaminer
The last time Pence was not aware of something, someone lost their job (i.e. Flynn)
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Victory! When enough of us stand up, they stand down! Judge in Chicago reverses his decision and will allow unvaccinated mom to see her son.
@mtgreenee
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Great to join my friends
@johncardillo
and Roger Stone for dinner tonight in Ft. Lauderdale. Strategizing....
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@MarkMeadows
We’re hearing more from President Trump than we are from Biden. And he’s actually granting media interviews.
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.
@mcuban
: “If you would've told me when I was broke and sleeping on the floor that a few years later someone's going to pick on me for being worth billions of dollars, I would’ve said ‘bring it on.’”
@FoxBusiness
@ewarren
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Inspired by President Donald Trump - 30 groups representing over 80,000 grassroots Republicans in IL are calling on RINO IL GOP chair Don Tracy to resign. A MAGA movement is taking on IL Dems and IL RINOs. Buckle up!
@IllinoisReview
@pnjaban
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot becomes the first mayor since 1983 to lose re-election. Even the people of Chicago are tired of the lawlessness and crime. Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson advance to a runoff.
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Why are people in Chicago getting absentee and mail-in ballot instructions from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office? The mailer doesn’t list specific names, just “current resident.”
@realDonaldTrump
, please look into this!
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President Donald J. Trump spent four years Making America Great Again, and thanks to Biden, in less than 10 days, all that respect and credibility is gone. My latest in
@newsmax
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“Wave, wave.” What Dr. Jill is heard whispering to her husband. He needed a reminder. And this man has the nuclear codes.
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The Biden Administration has officially arrested a politcal opponent and the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. I stand with Trump.
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Democratic Hypocrisy - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joins thousands in the streets to praise Joe Biden; 1-week later she issues an order telling people to stay home, stop having guests over, and cancel traditional Thanksgiving plans.
This is a great day for our city and our country. We are taking our democracy back.
#BidenHarris2020
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After the snowstorm dumped 13 inches of snow, Chicago Police officers were spotted shoveling snow for elderly residents. (Photo credit: Maryam Ahmad). May God bless the men and women in blue.
@Chicago_Police
@ChiefDavidBrown
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Follow Trump Sr. Legal Advisor
@JennaEllisEsq
and watch her on
@newsmax
for important updates!
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Only in Illinois would a Democrat state senate candidate vote 3x as a school board member to keep local schools closed claiming it’s too dangerous for teachers, yet turn around and ask the local union to hire teachers to do door2door campaign work for her.
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The Democrats, who love to impeach over phone calls, have that and more with Joe Biden! Thanks
@mtgreenee
for introducing a resolution to impeach Biden! He lied and brave service members died.
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Gov. Pritzker told the FL Democratic Party on Saturday that Gov. DeSantis “is really just Donald Trump with a mask on.” Well Pritzker is really just Howard Taft without a mustache.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker flying in his private jet to Glasgow for the Climate Change Conference where topics include reducing carbon emissions. Will he be wearing his mask during the 9-hour flight like everyone else?
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Off-duty Chicago Police officer Luis M. Huesca was shot and killed this morning on his way home from work. He was still in uniform. Both his gun and vehicle were taken. More devastating news for a department facing a police officer shortage. God help us.
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Since the start of the pandemic, 145 homicide victims in Chicago were school-aged children. Only 7 died from COVID. End remote learning and get kids back in school. Their lives depend on it.
@newsmax
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Candidates filing their petition signatures for Chicago Mayor today. Sorry, Lori Lightfoot - Chuy Garcia’s is much bigger.
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Here in Chicago, a mother loses her parental rights because she is unvaccinated. She has a history of bad reactions to vaccines. Judge shows no mercy. We’ve reached a new low as a society.
@mtgreenee
@EricTrump
@DonaldJTrumpJr
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@Acosta
In other news, Leader Scalise is still in the hospital recovering from a politically-motivated armed attack
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.
@JoeBiden
in 2015; Joe Biden in 2020. No wonder Team Biden wants to skip out on debates and hide their candidate - he’s not well!
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In 2021, over 406,000 High Priority 911 calls like “person with a gun,” “assault in progress” or “shots fired” went unanswered in Chicago due to a police shortage. Anti police policies killing Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot & Gov. Pritzker running for re-elect. Disgrace.
@Wirepoints
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IL Democratic State Rep
@StateRepDeb46
introduces HB 4640 to “isolate or quarantine persons who are unable or unwilling to receive vaccines.” Meaning a government mandated quarantine against your will. Jab Jail. We must stop this! Spread the word.
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Today’s Democrats, including Fulton Co. DA Fani Willis, would have indicted President Abraham Lincoln and his political aides for activities associated with securing the Republican presidential nomination in 1860.
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Pritzker was at The White House talking about keeping Illinoisans safe, yet an April 2022 report says his office has only allocated $57,764 of the $50M set aside for violence prevention. 971 shot in 2022, downtown shootings & carjackings skyrocketing.
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Facebook and Instagram are down, but
@GETTRofficial
is still standing. Free speech is hard to take down.
@JasonMillerinDC
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State Sen.
@DarrenBaileyIL
demands
@GovPritzker
call a Special Session to address crime. The loss of life in minority communities matters too. Says Pritzker never talks about them. Concludes with, “repeal the Safety Act which should be renamed the Enable Homicide Act.”
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$100M spent on 2 losing GOP candidates in IL and not one penny spent to safeguard the election. It’s time to purge state GOP leadership ranks with MAGA patriots. Illinois and Arizona are just the beginning. My latest in
@NEWSMAX
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At Mar-a-Lago tonight for the private book launch of Letters to Trump, which features a letter to former IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
#1
bestseller on Amazon!
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A
@BreitbartNews
exclusive featuring
@realBlagojevich
: Democrats Very Fearful of What I Know.
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President Trump granted Exexutive Clemency to
@BernardKerik
and
@realBlagojevich
on the same day - February 18, 2020. And when I picked up Rod from prison, one of our first calls was to congratulate Bernie on his pardon! What a day! And what a dinner last night at
@TrumpChicago
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@chicagosmayor
Lightfoot dressed up as the “Rona Destroyer” for today’s presser to discuss Halloween guidelines. She’s shut down & destroyed local businesses & allowed lawlessness and looting all Summer, but here she is. What an embarrassment.
@realDonaldTrump
@EricTrump
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Fence jumpers will be prosecuted at Lalapalooza in Chicago, but not on the southern border? And no one gets prosecuted in Chicago - Fake News!
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6 dead, 31 hospitalized after a domestic terrorist opens fire during a Highland Park, IL July 4th Parade. A scene for celebration becomes the scene of a tragedy. The IL legislature must call for a Special Session. Out of time. Get tough on crime.
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In Biden’s America, it’s now a crime for a lawyer to represent their client. Let that sink in. I stand with America’s Mayor! 🇺🇸
@RudyGiuliani
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2020: Nurses are labeled “heroes” for being on the front lines during COVID-19.
2021: Nurses are fired for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
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George Soros donated $2M to a PAC supporting the anti-police states attorney
@KimFoxxforSA
in Chicago, & we wonder why violence is escalating. F-grade for Foxx &
@chicagosmayor
. For more, listen to my interview with
@Hagstrom_Anders
@DailyCaller
.
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In Brazil, not only is free speech censored if they don’t like your views, but they freeze your assets and revoke your passport. Let’s not give
@77WABCradio
any ideas. I support America’s Mayor
@RudyGiuliani
. We must defend our right to free speech. This is America!
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Trial by media and big tech should scare every freedom-loving American. The system they create is rigged - guilty until proven innocent. Is this the USA or the USSR? Our founding fathers would be rolling in their graves.
@freekyleusa
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Biden makes disturbing comment from The White House about how long he’s known Eva Longoria: “She was 17, I was 40.” And then he slowly slides his hands across her body as they hug. And the crowd full of Democrats just laugh.
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Further proof that Russia Collusion was a total hoax. Mueller Special Counsel lawyer Aaron Zelinsky gets caught misleading Congress about critical facts. Where’s the accountability? My latest
@dcexaminer
OpEd.
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Politicians are like diapers. They should be changed regularly. Go out and vote to save our children, our schools, our businesses and our state. And let’s restore law and order. Vote
@DarrenBaileyIL
and
@ThomasDeVore76
for Attorney General. Vote Republican! 🇺🇸
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Antifa & Black Lives Matter can riot, loot, destroy businesses, set police cars on fire, assault police officers, causing millions in damages - no charges. Manhattan DA is a Third World Dictator targeting a Politcal Enemy & leading candidate for President Donald Trump.
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If President
@realDonaldTrump
Invokes the Insurrection Act, He'll Be in Good Company. My latest OpEd in
@newsmax
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During the Civil War, Lincoln had Edwin Stanton and General Ulysses S. Grant. During World War II, Roosevelt had George Marshall and Harry Hopkins. Today,
@realDonaldTrump
has
@MarkMeadows
and
@jaredkushner
. My latest in today’s
@dcexaminer
.
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JB is short for Jobless and Broke. You’re welcome, Illinois. Vote
@DarrenBaileyIL
@illinoispolicy
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Tune in to Mark My Words on
@AM560TheAnswer
every Sunday from 7-9 pm CDT. Don’t miss my interviews with
@BernardKerik
@johncardillo
@ericbolling
@DineshDSouza
@Debber66
@ReaganWorld
@AlanDersh
@RudyGiuliani
@AndrewHGiuliani
. Listen to our podcast here:
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Illinois Republican Party officials silent on report that local GOP chairman compared Trump to Hitler in recently uncovered social media posts. The State Party should call out this disgusting comment before IL sees any RNC money.
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Nancy Pelosi, You’re Fired!
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@BernardKerik
Kinzinger thinks he can become governor of Illinois by slamming the President on CNN and MSNBC. It only shows that he’s really a Democrat.
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The Illinois State Rifle Association’s 2A rally at the state capitol today. Huge crowd. Don’t believe the media. Illinois loves Trump! No one will lay a finger on our firearms when he’s back in the White House!
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A 5-Judge NY Supreme Court Appellate panel suspends Mayor
@RudyGiuliani
’s law license. All 5 are Democrats. And 3 out of the 5 were appointed by Andrew Cuomo. Is this the USA or the USSR?
Earlier this hour, 5 Leftist judges decided to suspend my father
@rudygiuliani
’s law license. Here is my statement:
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BREAKING — FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH RELEASES URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT
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Local Ukrainian farmers stealing Putin’s tanks with American-made
@JohnDeere
tractors! Despite the propaganda in Russia, nothing can me more embarrassing for
@KremlinRussia_E
. Weak!
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The prosecution has a problem when 2 of their star witnesses are serial liars and the judge donated to Joe Biden. My take on
@NEWSMAX
today.
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In an exclusive on Chicago’s
@WGNNews
, reporter
@BenBradleyTV
asks
@RepKinzinger
, “When you leave Congress here in just a few months, in the Trump vs. Kinzinger war, has Trump won?” Kinzinger replies, “Yes, yeah. He won. In the short term at least.”
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During a small Chicago fundraiser on Monday night, Biden needed a teleprompter to talk to a group of close friends and supporters. Staff set it up in the living room of the host’s home. Seems completely natural.
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Rep. Ronny Jackson: Biden “Cognitively Disabled” as White House Physician, First Lady Involved in the Greatest Health Cover-up Since Pres. Woodrow Wilson. Our latest.
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A true honor to meet one of my country music heroes -
@Travistritt
and Theresa! Great Americans! 🇺🇸
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Congress spent more than $17M in “hush money” payouts using taxpayer money! When will Bragg and district attorneys hold these members accountable for misusing public funds? My latest in
@NEWSMAX
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If you threaten the President, Secret Service are at your door in an hour. There must be a similar flagging mechanism put in place to identify lunatic murderers on social media before they commit a crime. On
@newsmax
discussing this idea with
@BobSellersTV
.
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No truer words have been spoken. An incredible OpEd in today’s
@chicagotribune
by
@DarrenBaileyIL
. Chicago is a city in crisis, but we can restore its greatness.
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Breaking: President Donald J. Trump says State Sen.
@DarrenBaileyIL
is “doing a good job, a lot of people are liking him,” in a radio interview days before his visit to IL. Concludes with, “But I think maybe Bailey would be the one” to defeat Pritzker.
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Assistant US Attorney Aaron Zelinsky, a prosecutor in the Roger Stone case testified before the
@HouseJudiciary
today via video to avoid risk of COVID-19, yet they want to send Roger, who’s high risk at age 67 to a prison that’s closed for visits due to COVID-19 concerns.
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Here in Chicago, our
@FreedomIniNow
movement is growing and we’re taking on the politicians in school board meetings and in court. We the people, will not be silenced! My latest column in
@newsmax
.
@mtgreenee
@kayleighmcenany
@margommartin
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From the Presidential Transition Team to his appointment as White House Communications Director, “The Mooch”
@Scaramucci
offers a unique perspective in his new book, Trump, The Blue Collar President. Pre-order your copy today!
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Under
@ILGOP
leadership team we lost the Governor’s race and every other statewide office in 2018. And now they oppose an event supporting the leader of the
@GOP
, President
@realDonaldTrump
and a man that the President commuted. No wonder IL GOP has a losing record. DYSFUNCTION!
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Speaking at a press conference with former Gov.
@realBlagojevich
in front of State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office in Chicago demanding for justice alongside families of victims of violent crimes. We will not rest until justice is served.
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Crime, gas prices and inflation are out of control. With
@ScottKaspar
discussing America First policies with America’s Mayor - Mayor
@RudyGiuliani
and
@BernardKerik
, former NYC Police Commissioner and chair of the
@Kaspar4Congress
Public Safety Task Force. 🇺🇸
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The 40th Police Commissioner of NYPD
@BernardKerik
will be the keynote speaker today in Chicago. See you there!
@ScottKaspar
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Since the 2016 election, Democrats have set out to reverse the will of voters using any means necessary to discredit, destroy, and remove from office President
@realDonaldTrump
by impeachment. My latest
@dcexaminer
OpEd.
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We’re headed home! Profoundly grateful to President
@realDonaldTrump
. See you at the press conference tomorrow at 11:00 am (CST).
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These are the people representing your children. Glenbrook, Illinois School District 225 Board Member Joel Taub tells citizen
@publicpolicyman
during public comments:
"You can wear the mask on your f****** b*lls! If you don't wear the f****** mask, you get the f*** out of here!"
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I talk with
@DineshDSouza
on my new radio show about the rise of socialism in America, illegal censorship of conservatives, his Podcast, Flip Flop Fauci and more. Don’t miss this interview!
@AM560TheAnswer
@Debber66
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