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Politico reports: One of President Donald Trump’s top aides said Friday that if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race for California governor, he might too. “If Kamala Harris runs for governor, I believe that she has such baggage and hundreds of millions of dollars in educating the voters of how terrible she is, that it’s a new day …

Mediaite reports: Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Richard Grenell accused Voice of America’s White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman of acting in a “treasonous” way for posting a quote critical of the Trump administration while reporting on recent lawsuits being filed against the Trump administration following the shuttering of USAID over the weekend. As part of that reporting, Herman spoke …

“I am pleased to announce that Ric Grenell will serve as the Interim Executive Director of The Kennedy Center. Ric shares my Vision for a GOLDEN AGE of American Arts and Culture, and will be overseeing the daily operations of the Center. NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA — ONLY THE BEST. RIC, WELCOME TO SHOW BUSINESS!” – …

NPR reports: President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as an envoy for special missions, tasking him with helping the incoming administration deal with some of the toughest foreign policy challenges. Grenell during Trump’s first term developed a reputation for employing a sometimes contentious approach to diplomacy that rankled allies and …

Politico reports: As Ric Grenell made a bid after the election to be Donald Trump’s secretary of State, a flurry of social media posts from MAGA influencers started popping up, advocating for the president-elect to pick him. Around the same time, an associate of Grenell had approached conservative social media influencers, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, …

Reuters reports: President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief, to be a special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to four sources familiar with the transition plans. Grenell, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Germany and was acting director of national intelligence during Trump’s 2017-2021 term, would play a key role in Trump’s efforts to …

“Millions of people are watching tonight for the first time. What the ABC moderators just did is completely prove to these millions of people that the media are out to get Donald Trump. “We couldn’t have scripted this better. Both moderators were so over the top attacking Trump and not attacking Harris. My phone was lighting up from my friends …

Reuters reports: Several high-ranking European officials have met with a top foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump during the ongoing NATO summit in Washington this week, as America’s allies gird for the possible reelection of the former president. Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as the chief of staff to Trump’s National Security Council, told Reuters he has …

The New York Times reports: Richard Grenell’s quest to be secretary of state in a second Trump administration began late on Election Day in 2020, when the defeated president dispatched loyalists to run shambolic “stop the steal” operations in battleground states. Trump tapped Mr. Grenell — his combative former ambassador to Germany, acting national intelligence chief and special envoy to …

Politico Europe reports: For many Serbs, it’s as if the Taliban wanted to build a luxury apartment compound on the site of New York’s Twin Towers. That’s how news of a redevelopment project proposed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Richard Grenell, a key Trump ally, is being taken in some quarters of Belgrade. …

“This means absolutely nothing in terms of special treatment. It simply means that the American dream is alive and well — if you work hard and have a little bit of luck and God’s grace, you can do anything you want in America regardless of your skin color, socio-economic situation, or sexual orientation. “Gays and lesbians are no longer reflexively …

The Washington Post reports: Richard Grenell, a former diplomat and intelligence official in Donald Trump’s administration, arrived in Guatemala in January, days before the new president was to be sworn in — and threw his support behind a right-wing campaign to undermine the election. Grenell met with a hard-line group that sued to block the inauguration, which thanked him for …

“What he did in that video was completely homophobic, terrible dialing us back, and he lost a lot of suburban women. What he did in that video was completely homophobic, terrible dialing us back, and he lost a lot of suburban women. “We have to have a society where we allow adults to live their lives as long as you’re …

“Rank and file gays and lesbians, regular gays and lesbians across this country, they’ve had it. There’s at least four out of ten, or I would almost argue five out of ten are supporting Republicans and Trump. They’ve just have had it with this left who are not able to sit and listen. They’ve lost their mission.” – Former Trump …

The Sacramento Bee reports: Three weeks after California Senate Republicans sat out a vote declaring June LGBTQ Pride Month, Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee, took to the floor Monday afternoon to honor the first openly gay man to serve in a presidential cabinet. Ric Grenell of Palm Springs served as former President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Germany before being …

Media Matters has the transcript: STEVE DEACE (HOST): Then there’s somebody like Ric Grenell, who right now is essentially running the political operation for Trump at Mar-A-Lago by all accounts. He served him very capably, was it — was it — I think — was it — AARON MCINTIRE (CO-HOST): DNI? DEACE: DNI, Department of National Intelligence. He was very …

Mother Jones reports: During Rep. George Santos’ second run for a congressional seat on Long Island—he lost his first—he helped raise money for and direct a political action committee called Rise NY that was set up in 2020. Its declared mission was to focus on voter registration, education, and turnout. The PAC collected over $430,000 in donations for its operations. …

“Look, you had Congresswoman Slotkin in tears. You had Governor Gretchen Whitmer in tears. Both of them completely emotional, off the rails going to a far-left progressive idea that somehow they and government must act to protect our kids. “First of all, the problem that I have is raising the bar and telling everybody that government, somehow, is going to …

The Hill reports: Former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell is heading to Iowa amid early speculation that he could be a prospective running mate for former President Donald Trump in a potential 2024 White House bid. Grenell is slated to address the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa, on Wednesday and the Dallas County GOP on Thursday. Perhaps …

Raw Story reports: Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell was accused of having Nazi ties by a U.S. congressman on Friday. It started when Grenell was called out by Rep. Ted Lieu for his “stupid, racist sh*t.” “I served on active duty to defend your right to say stupid stuff. To the extent you now randomly mention China …