Ben Shapiro
@benshapiro
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Daily Wire co-founder, host of @benshapiroshow, #1 NYT bestselling author, America’s #1 ex-rapper
Joined December 2008
On the show today. Did former FBI Director James Comey actually threaten President Trump’s life?. PLUS the Supreme Court discusses birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions;. AND we’re joined by the likely future President of Romania, George Simion…. We’re starting RIGHT.
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No, Trump has not already won the election, and it is deeply irresponsible for him to say he has.
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I literally have no idea who won this debate. I just know we all lost.
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Note: if you vote for a particular candidate because your favorite singer is doing so, please don't vote. You are too stupid to vote.
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Trump just got Biden to say he wants to end the oil industry. Wild.
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Do not share the shooter's name. Do not share the shooter's evil video. Do not share the shooter's evil manifesto. Mass killers desire fame and attention. Starve them of it.
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You are officially one of the stupidest and most dishonest people in the country
Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity. People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now. You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.
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Democrats, I want you to look at this chart. Look at it. This isn't because America is filled with deplorables or bitter clingers or garbage. It's because you are TOTALLY DISCONNECTED from half of your own country. You despise them, and they know it. And they're done.
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Your headline is garbage. The men apparently had a history of dining and dashing. Now you've slandered this woman for no reason.
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Everybody in America would have chipped in $5 to pay security to stand aside
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Man, a lot of Jews, Hispanics, and black people voted for Orange Hitler. So weird. Inexplicable.
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You think 2020 has seen its biggest twist? Wait until Trump develops the anti-covid serum using his own antibodies like Will Smith in “I Am Legend,” and then wins 50 states.
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Looking forward to all the kind-hearted expressions of sympathy to Trump and Melania from the blue-checkmark Left.
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Every legally cast vote should be counted. Every illegally cast vote should not. End of story.
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He's the most photographed person on Earth. The mugshot was completely unnecessary and vindictive, of course. But it's going to backfire dramatically, since this image is instantly iconic.
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The Texas shooter violated a multiplicity of gun laws. The suggestion that more gun laws would have prevented this act of unspeakable evil is unsupported, and the implication that those who oppose such laws are somehow in favor of mass shootings is morally reprehensible.
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Pence dismantled Harris. So the entire media will talk about pinkeye and a rogue fly.
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Remember that time Ted Cruz was the worst person in the world for being in Cancun with his family during a giant freeze in Texas, while Joe Biden just took off for St. Croix and Eric Adams to the Virgin Islands during the worst freezing weather event in decades, to media shrugs?.
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Elon Musk has committed to nothing except more transparency and more free speech -- and the Left is melting down. Which shows two things:.1. They hate transparency and free speech;.2. They always assumed Twitter opposed both, then gaslit everyone that Twitter wasn't biased.
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Chris Wallace, over the course of the night, has moved from moderator to debater.
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You stupid f***ing idiots
Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena. “Some elections are important, some are not. But this one, this one really mattered and I just
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For all those upset at the lack of social distancing and mask-wearing at the White House, just pretend for a second they're trying to burn down a neighborhood furniture store in the name of racial justice. Then you'll feel okay about it.
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How did Biden avoid answering AGAIN whether he would pack the court?.
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How about this: instead of forgiving everybody's college debt, we force all the colleges who scammed millions of Americans into degrees in Useless Theory Masquerading As Valuable Life Skills to grant refunds. That would end the grift right quick.
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That was the most demagogic, outrageous, and divisive speech I have ever seen from an American president. Joe Biden essentially declared all those who oppose him and his agenda enemies of the republic. Truly shameful.
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If you can't see the difference between terrorists who behead babies, celebrate it, and hide behind their own children to avoid consequence, and soldiers who attempt to avoid civilian casualties, you are not "morally sophisticated." You are a fool, and a dangerous fool at that.
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A shocking and tragic day for the nation -- and an amazing, heroic response from President Trump. You cannot repeatedly and endlessly label a major party candidate and former president Actual Hitler, a full-scale threat to democracy, without radically increasing the danger of.
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Yes, clearly after an assassination attempt against Trump, the problem of heated rhetoric is all about Trump's rhetoric. You pathetic, sad-sack assclowns.
Unreal. It took less than 24 hours for ABC to start blaming Trump for last night. “President Trump and his supporters have contributed to this violent rhetoric…”. “And let’s remember January 6th…”
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Nobody targeting Joe Rogan right now gives two damns about anything he's said in the past. This is all just an opportunity for activists to destroy a guy who doesn't carry water for those with institutional power, and whose audience dwarfs their own. It is that simple.
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President Trump lied to me. He said I would tire of the winning. I have not tired of the winning. I demand more winning.
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Okay, since everyone else is trying this account locking technique to see if it improves engagement, I'll give it a whirl. Let me know if you're seeing my tweets again if they've been hidden over the past few weeks.
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Every time Twitter lets the clamps off, my follower count spikes -- today, by over 40,000 in just a few hours. That's not a coincidence.
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Woman gives birth to boy
Transgender man, assigned the female gender at birth, gives birth to a healthy baby boy
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Just so I'm clear on the rules, foreign-born American billionaires who interfere in international politics receive the Medal of Freedom if they are on the far Left, but are treated by the media as perverse meddlers if they are on the right.
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Sorry for the lack of a podcast/radio show today. The Shapiro family had more pressing matters: the addition of a beautiful baby girl! This makes Baby Shapiro #3. We are so grateful to God, and so thankful she will grow up in the freest, greatest country in the world!.
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And they can fuck right off.
🚨 JUST IN: The UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Palestine: "We are horrified by what is happening and we call for a truce.". Source: Al Jazeera. Video: Gaza under intense bombing.
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The best part of Harris' pre-planned "I'm speaking!" routine is that it was so obviously pre-planned. She is the most rehearsed, robotic, obviously insincere politician in America.
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Today I learned that Leonardo DiCaprio dating a 19-year-old adult woman is the height of moral evil, mostly from the same people who believe a 4-year-old can consent to gender change.
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I cannot wait to see what Joe Biden says about Kamala Harris now.
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Joe Biden is calling for unity. That’s nice. I look forward to his condemnation of Michelle Obama, who suggested that 70 million Americans who didn’t vote for Biden supported “lies, hate, chaos and division” in order to vote for the “status quo.”.
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Actual bravery: Iranian soccer players refusing to sing the anthem, and risking jail or worse. Fake bravery: Europeans threatening to wear rainbow armbands to the cheers of the media, then backing down the minute they were threatened with a yellow card.
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I will never understand how so many people can look at our politicians and think, "Yes, they know better how to run my life than I do, and I think I will give them nearly-unlimited power.".
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Congratulations to Savannah Guthrie on her appointment as Joe Biden's White House press secretary!.
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Brennan fact-checks Vance -- and neglects the entire context. Vance calls her on it. So she shuts off the mics. Wow.
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I returned from a two-day Jewish holiday and half the country is on fire. We all agree on George Floyd, which is why a bad cop is now under arrest. Anyone who defends looting and rioting and targeting of business-owners and cops on this basis is nothing short of evil.
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That's what I'm afraid of.
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No matter who wins tomorrow, let's all remember the most important thing: The Last Jedi is a terrible movie.
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This is insane.
Breaking: It’s now racist to clean up graffiti.
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.@elonmusk: Twitter should be politically neutral. WaPo and every Left-wing blue checkmark: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. You guys are giving away your game.
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The real question you should be asking tonight is why the entire media and Democratic Party have been obviously lying to you for years about Joe Biden's mental incapacity.
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YOU ARE THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT.
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So far, Kamala has not answered a single question or even attempted to do so. Nor will she.
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I have a controversial idea about paying off student loan debt: don't take out debt you will likely be unable to pay off, and don't ask others to pay off your debts.
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I'm sorry, am I supposed to now believe that Trump is a Hitlerian Nazi? Because on a personal level, I have some questions.
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The enormous increase in minors suddenly identifying as non-gender-conforming or transgender has nothing to do with actual gender dysphoria, which is a diagnosable and rare condition, and everything to do with social contagion and Munchausen by proxy.
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Harris looks deeply uncomfortable. She should be. She's losing, and losing badly.
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So now we have learned from the media that having a Native American great-great-great-great-great-grandparent makes you Native American, but that having two X chromosomes does not make you a woman.
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The shooter passed a background check. There was NO armed response to the shooter for fully 12 minutes after he crashed his car. So, which do you think would solve the problem more readily: more background checks, or somebody on hand to shoot the f***er?.
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1/ If you were wondering what the legacy media would plan for its October surprise, wonder no longer: it's here. Today, I received the following text from a reporter at @NYTimes:
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Let me assure you, as someone who has not pimped women and bragged about it, that morality requires that those who rape women and kidnap children must be eradicated, not negotiated with.
@benshapiro Mr tough guy. Let me assure you as someone who has does his own fighting - as opposed to excitedly encouraging others to do it for him- while sitting at home on a comfy chair. Peace is always worth a conversation.
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It is not "mansplaining" for Mike Pence to have a vice presidential debate with a woman. That's called a debate. You idiots.
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Tonight, Jussie Smollett can rest knowing that his attacker has been convicted.
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Blaming Trump for someone ingesting fish tank cleaner is a new level of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
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You did it, guys. You saved the earth.
Activists with @JustStop_Oil have thrown tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the national Gallery and glued themselves to the wall.
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Nothing says an open and transparent process like COVERING UP WINDOWS.
The scene at Detroit’s absentee ballot counting center is growing more heated. The windows now being covered up. Allegations of violations. Sec. of State says she welcomes challenges.
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If we can't agree on the following propositions, then our country cannot survive:.1. Placing your knee on someone's neck for 9 minutes as they say they cannot breathe is evil;.2. Rioting and looting and beating innocents are evil;.3. Nearly all Americans agree with (1) and (2).
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Ye is clearly suffering from a mental breakdown. It’s an act of cruelty to have him on the air at this point. He needs treatment, not a spotlight.
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So, just to be clear about this, Palestinian terrorists tried to fire a rocket at Israel, it fell short and hit a hospital killing hundreds of Palestinian Arabs, Hamas claimed that it was Israel. and the media immediately ran with Hamas' story. Sounds about right.
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Trump supporters make a case for Trump and against Kamala. Kamala supporters make a case against Trump. and no case for Kamala. Because there is no case for Kamala.
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Pence just completely destroyed Harris on court-packing as she laughed awkwardly.
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The worst kind of lie is a double standard. And right now, it’s double standards all the way down.
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Pay no attention to any exit polling. Pay no attention to any early numbers. Just VOTE.
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Pence absolutely wrecking Harris on Biden's economic plan here. And her smirking isn't helping.
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18 Republicans in the Senate voted for a blowout spending package in order to avoid having to negotiate with members of their own party in the House. The incompetence of the GOP is beyond words.
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May as well say it. I think there's polling error again, and that it favors Trump. Which means that even NH is in play. IF YOU VOTE.
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┏┓ .┃┃╱╲People .┃╱╱╲ ╲lose.╱╱ ╭╮ ╲╲their.▔▏ ┗┛ ▕▔ homes.╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲ .when they take mortgages too large for their incomes. ╱╱ . ┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲ . ▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕.
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"Amen" is a Biblical Hebrew word: אמן. It is a word simply meaning "may it be so." It has nothing to do with the word "man" or "woman" because it is FROM HEBREW. This is some of the dumbest s*** I have ever seen in my life.
A prayer opening the 117th Congress concluded, "Amen and a woman." . "Amen" translates to "so be it."
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The fact that Nancy Pelosi is blaming the salon owner for her own Marie Antoinette behavior is even more Marie Antoinette.
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1. The US is undoubtedly NOT #1 in terms of actual coronavirus cases. China has been lying. 2. Increased diagnoses of coronavirus say nothing about the quality of our system. Italy has far fewer diagnosed cases and seven times as many deaths. 3. Everyone is stupid.
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Hey Democrats, I have some more unfortunate news for you. Here's what the electoral map looks like after the 2030 census. Republicans likely pick up TWELVE electoral votes through population growth.
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Last night, Joe Biden promised to:.1. End covid;.2. Prevent all threats, seen and unseen;.3. End racism;.4. Never give you up;.5. Never let you down;.6. Never run around and desert you;.7. Never make you cry;.8. Never say goodbye;.9. Never tell a lie and hurt you.
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This debate won't matter. It was just eliminated as an inflection point. The American people still know nothing about Kamala Harris' positions. Donald Trump is still Donald Trump. And the legacy media are still a giant flaming dog turd.
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Merry Christmas to all my Christian friends - and may God bestow upon you all the blessings of the season!.
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Raping, mutilating, kidnapping -- all of these are war crimes. So is hiding behind civilians. Every ounce of blood spilled in Gaza is on Hamas and its Iranian paymasters. Every single ounce.
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I'm sure that Democrats are looking forward to healing and reconciliation with the millions of Americans they think are racist, sexist, homophobic bigots. Or alternatively, they're lying and using "unity" to mean "shut the hell up.".
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