Owens asserted that “No it is not forbidden. If Gavin Newsom was doing this we would all agree it was inappropriate. “He and his wife are acting like they’re JFK and Jackie O. “I cannot fathom how there are people defending Ron Desantis’ world tour,” the “ Blackout” author tweeted. In 2021, it was reported that the the embattled "We Build the Wall" group admitted it couldn't pay lawyer fees despite raising millions of dollars.Īnother former Bannon associate, Andrew Badolato, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison, according to the Guardian's article. "On Wednesday a US district judge, Analisa Torres, announced the 51-month sentence at a hearing in federal court in Manhattan," the Guardian wrote. IN OTHER NEWS: Illinois man shoots leaf-blowing neighbor in the head during argument The Guardian further said that Kolfage, who lost his legs and a hand in Iraq, pleaded guilty last year in the federal case to misappropriating money meant for the "We Build the Wall campaign." Trump’s pardon of Bannon covered federal crimes but not alleged state crimes." In September, he was indicted in New York state court in Manhattan on money laundering and conspiracy charges over the planned wall," the outlet reported. "Bannon remains a prominent presence in far-right media and politics. Jenna Ellis, an attorney who represented Donald Trump tweeted “Did we really expect any better?”įormer “Wheel of Fortune” host and self-described conservative Chuck Woolery tweeted “Beyond sickening.ĪLSO IN THE NEWS: Lauren Boebert doesn't want to 'nitpick what the Bible says' after son gets girlfriend pregnant Several prominent conservatives joined the right-wing attacks on Goldberg. “However, Whoopi Goldberg appeared hellbent on discrediting the power of Christian prayer following the Nashville shooting.” The article notes that The Covenant School’s senior pastor Chad Scruggs’ daughter was among those killed in the attack.Īccording to the report, “Scruggs issued a statement symbolizing the Christian view of tragedy, saying, ‘Through tears we trust that she is in the arms of Jesus who will raise her to life once again.’ The conservative publication The Daily Fetched echoed a similar message, asserting that Goldberg “wasted no time mocking Christians in the wake of the Nashville School shooting by wearing a hugely inappropriate sweatshirt.” Goldberg wore the sweatshirt the day after a mass shooting at a small Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, killed six people including three 9-year-old children.Īn article published in the The Conservative Brief under the headline “ Whoopi Goldberg Wears Anti-Christian Prayer Shirt Day After Nashville Massacre” said “The mocking of Christian prayer on the day after a Christian school was attacked, and people inside of it slaughtered, is shameful even for her.” “Thoughts and prayers,” the phrase commonly used in the aftermath of tragic incidents by public officials, has become symbol of inaction amid the ongoing gun violence epidemic, according to a CNN report that says the expression has become a “a “cynical meme.” The sweatshirt has “thoughts & prayers” crossed out above a call for “policy & change.” Whoopi Goldberg earlier this week wore a sweatshirt promoting gun safety laws during an appearance on The View, and it’s created an uproar in right-wing circles.
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