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Biden Declines Invite to Testify for Impeachment Inquiry

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President Joe Biden informed the House on Monday that he was turning down an invitation to testify as part of a corruption-focused impeachment inquiry.

His special counsel, Richard Sauber, conveyed the message to House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) ahead of the proposed April 16 date for a hearing. The letter claimed the “impeachment investigation is over” and claimed the oversight panel has turned up evidence showing that Biden “has done nothing wrong.”

The House should “focus on the issues that matter to the American people rather than continuing to waste time and taxpayer resources on this partisan charade,” Sauber wrote, adding, “we decline your invitation for President Biden to testify.”

Not mentioned in the letter was whether Biden answered a series of questions in which Comer asked Biden to respond in writing about whether he met or otherwise interacted with specific foreign business executives, as well as details on the context of the contacts. But a release from the House Oversight Committee said Biden refused to answer the questions.

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Biden family. Like his son, Hunter Biden, President Biden is refusing to testify in public about the Bidens’ corrupt influence peddling. This comes as no surprise since President Biden continues to lie about his relationships with his son’s business partners, even denying they exist when his son said under oath during a deposition that they did,” Comer said in a statement. (Read more from “Biden Declines Invite to Testify for Impeachment Inquiry” HERE)

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Migrants Thank Biden After Release From Processing Centers 245% Above Capacity: Report

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Illegal migrants in the San Diego area of the U.S. border with Mexico thanked President Joe Biden after being released into the country from the area’s overburdened migrant processing facilities, the New York Post reported Friday.

“Thank you America, thank you American president,” an Indian migrant said after the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) dropped him off, allowing him to enter the U.S., according to the outlet.

Other migrants being dropped off reportedly told the outlet they were from various countries, including China, India, Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania and Colombia.

The San Diego Sector’s processing facilities are experiencing carrying capacities of 245%, with facilities designed to hold 750 migrants at most now holding 1,812 migrants, the outlet reported. The sector has eight stations, according to CBP.

As U.S. policy states migrants may not be held for more than 72 hours, they are soon released into the country, with over 125,000 migrants reportedly released onto San Diego’s streets since September 2023. (Read more from “Migrants Thank Biden After Release From Processing Centers 245% Above Capacity: Report” HERE)

Biden’s Poor Polling May Be as Good as It Gets for Him

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Although it hardly looks like it, President Joe Biden may already be peaking in his race to keep the White House. His biggest internal threat remains: his inability to campaign effectively. And his biggest external threat looms: Though the country seems to expect a soft landing from inflation’s heights, this week’s economic data prove Biden’s economy has nowhere to go but down.

When Biden survived his State of the Union speech, Democrats cheered their president reaching the starting line as though he had crossed the finish line. But his challenge over the next seven months will be far greater. The campaign trail will be demanding for Biden, with many speeches before real audiences, press conferences (if he agrees to them), and debates (if he accepts). Biden will have to do these and more — and do them over and over again. And at the first mistake, the questions that Democrats insist have been laid to rest will come flooding back.

All these questions will come in environments where Biden is weakest and has failed to perform throughout his career. That’s why Biden’s people have kept him out of sight as much as possible for nearly five years. Remember: as soon as Biden clinched the Democratic nomination in 2020, he retired to his basement. And throughout his first term, he has avoided the press except for all but the simplest, friendliest, and heavily controlled of settings — as his March 2021 ESPN interview was recently revealed to be.

Politically, though, Biden has no choice but to go out. Unlike in 2020, when Biden held sizable leads and events were largely playing his way and he could play it safe, now he must make up ground. As of April 11, he trails (by almost 3 percentage points overall and in every state but Pennsylvania) in the all-important battleground states that will decide the Electoral College vote; he trails by almost 2 percentage points in the five-way race that this election will likely be; and even in a head-to-head rematch with former President Donald Trump, he is slightly behind.

But even if he agrees to start campaigning, Biden’s biggest liability will be one he can’t control: the economic uncertainty that his own policies have created. (Read more from “Biden’s Poor Polling May Be as Good as It Gets for Him” HERE)

Making History: Joe Slips up in Plea to Voters for Support (VIDEO)

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President Joe Biden slipped up during his joint press conference with the prime minister of Japan, saying he’s “in the 20th century” before quickly correcting himself to say 21st.

Biden was answering a question on the Arizona state supreme court ruling that brought back an 1864 abortion law.

“What do you say to the people of Arizona right now who are witnessing a law go in place that dates back to the Civil War?” a reporter asked.

Biden was ready with an answer, at least a first.

“Elect me,” he said immediately. “I’m in the 20, 20th century — 21st century. Not back then. They [Arizona] weren’t even a state.”

(Read more from “Making History: Joe Slips up in Plea to Voters for Support” HERE)

Biden Hosts Big Tech Moguls, Clintons, de Niro at State Dinner for Japan PM Who Compares Countries’ Relationship to ‘Star Trek’

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President Biden hosted Bill and Hillary Clinton alongside billionaire Big Tech titans Wednesday night at the White House for a state dinner in honor of visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The Clintons and actor Robert De Niro joined the head table in the White House East Room, where more than 200 guests dined on house-cured salmon and dry-aged rib-eye steak.

Billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and Apple CEO Tim Cook sat at tables nearby.

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who was spotted with wine glass in hand ahead of Biden and Kishida giving introductory toasts, were also toward the center of the room.

“We both remember the choices that were made to forge a friendship,” Biden, 81, said during his toast. “We both remember the hard work, what it has done to find healing.” (Read more from “Biden Hosts Big Tech Moguls, Clintons, de Niro at State Dinner for Japan PM Who Compares Countries’ Relationship to ‘Star Trek’” HERE)

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Democrat Economist Who Warned Biden of Inflation in 2021 Sounds Alarm Again: ‘Markets Could Crash’ (VIDEO)

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Democrat economist Larry Summers, who repeatedly warned President Joe Biden in 2021 that his reckless government spending would lead to a serious inflation crisis, warned again this week that things have not improved and inflation is running much higher than the official government numbers state.

Summers’ warning comes after Biden’s economy took a gut punch on Wednesday when a hotter-than-expected inflation report was released, showing a 3.5% increase over the last 12 months — the highest year-over-year increase since last September.

According to the latest Consumer Price Index data — which was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — key drivers of the higher rates include car insurance, groceries, electricity, and gas. New parents and pet owners are feeling the pinch as well, with baby food now up over 30% since 2021 and pet food up 23.7%.

The higher-than-expected inflation numbers come just a day after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed that overall household finances were “quite strong” — and may put a sizable kink in any plans to begin bringing interest rates back down.

“I was not hugely surprised by the numbers,” Summers said when asked during a Bloomberg News interview on Wednesday what he thought about the latest inflation numbers. “In an economy that’s growing faster than potential, with an unemployment rate that has a three handle in the presence of massive and growing budget deficits and epically easy financial conditions, the idea that inflation would remain robust, or even accelerate, should not be a surprise to anyone.”

(Read more from “Democrat Economist Who Warned Biden of Inflation in 2021 Sounds Alarm Again: ‘Markets Could Crash’ (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Woman Sentenced to Prison for Selling Ashley Biden’s Diary

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A federal judge in New York has handed down a sentence to Aimee Harris, a Florida woman who admitted to participating in a scheme to sell the stolen diary of Ashley Biden, daughter of President Joe Biden.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain, presiding over the case, characterized Harris’s actions as “despicable and consequently very serious,” as reported by The New York Times. Harris, a 41-year-old mother of two, was sentenced to one month in prison, three years of probation, and three months of home confinement. Additionally, she was ordered to repay the $20,000 she earned from the sale of the diary.

The Department of Justice revealed that Harris collaborated with Robert Kurlander to sell the stolen diary to an organization, identified as Project Veritas, for $40,000. The diary and other belongings belonging to Ashley Biden were reportedly discovered in a private residence in Florida in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election.

Despite attempting to sell the materials to former President Donald Trump’s campaign initially, they were rejected and encouraged to hand them over to the FBI. Harris and Kurlander pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property in December 2022, expressing remorse for their actions.

However, delays ensued in the legal proceedings, with Harris citing various issues, prompting prosecutors to seek a harsher sentence. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams criticized Harris for “abusing the administration of justice” throughout the court proceedings.

Although Project Veritas did not publish the contents of Ashley Biden’s diary, the group is currently under federal investigation. Alleged pages from the diary were published by National File, claiming to be sourced from a Project Veritas whistleblower.

Kurlander, aged 60, who also participated in the scheme, has not yet been sentenced. However, he has cooperated with the federal investigation, leading prosecutors to request a six-month delay in his sentencing.

In response to the ordeal, Ashley Biden described the incident as “one of the most heinous forms of bullying” in a statement provided to the court.

Biden: I’ll Consider Further Unilateral Action on Guns, Can’t Believe Trump Said ‘No One’s Going to Touch Your Guns’ (VIDEO)

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During an interview with Univision that took place last Wednesday and aired on Tuesday, President Joe Biden stated that he would consider taking further executive action on guns and criticized 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump because Trump “famously told the NRA that, don’t worry, no one’s going to touch your guns” if Trump won.

Interviewer Enrique Acevedo asked, “[G]un violence remains the number one cause of death for children in America. Latinos have made it a top priority across the country, especially in places like El Paso and Uvalde in Texas. Your administration called on Congress to pass common-sense gun laws, but that’s unlikely to happen in the next few months. If you’re re-elected, would you consider taking further executive action on this issue?”

(Read more from “Biden: I’ll Consider Further Unilateral Action on Guns, Can’t Believe Trump Said ‘No One’s Going to Touch Your Guns’ (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment Bites Him as President Mocked for Leaking Minority Voters

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During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden told black voters that they “ain’t black” if they had trouble deciding who to vote for between him and then-President Donald Trump. Though he later apologized for the comments, Republicans have continued to seize on them, with the latest round coming from Scott.

“Biden: ‘If you have a problem figuring out whether you are for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black,’” Scott quoted Biden as saying. “In 2024, 40% of African American men aren’t Black enough for Joe Biden. Why? It’s simple. We were better off under Donald J. Trump.”

Last week, Scott launched a talk show with fellow black Republicans Reps. Burgess Owens (R-UT), Byron Donalds (R-FL), John James (R-MI), and Wesley Hunt (R-TX). Scott, Owens, James, and Hunt mocked Biden’s “you ain’t black” comments in their show on Monday, a clip of which was shared on X. (Read more from “Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment Bites Him as President Mocked for Leaking Minority Voters” HERE)

America’s Top Bank CEO Warns Biden’s Inflation Crisis Not Over

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Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, issued a sober warning for the U.S. economy in his annual letter to investors this week.

Dimon pointed to wars breaking out in Europe, the Middle East, and growing tensions with China as major drivers to economic uncertainty which have helped fuel “higher energy and food prices, inflation rates and volatile markets.”

The crises on the foreign policy front are largely a reflection of President Joe Biden’s weakness on the world stage as America’s adversaries have felt that they have more latitude in what they are able to get away with under the current administration, critics say.

“It is important to note that the economy is being fueled by large amounts of government deficit spending and past stimulus,” Dimon said. “There is also a growing need for increased spending as we continue transitioning to a greener economy, restructuring global supply chains, boosting military expenditure and battling rising healthcare costs. This may lead to stickier inflation and higher rates than markets expect. Furthermore, there are downside risks to watch.” (Read more from “America’s Top Bank CEO Warns Biden’s Inflation Crisis Not Over” HERE)