Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left’s Plot to Remake America

by Judge Jeanine Pirro

  11. Brian Stetler, “How leaks and Investigative Journalists Led to Flynn’s Resignation,” CNN, February 14, 2017, https://money.cnn.com/2017/02/14/media/michael-flynn-investigative-journalism/index.html.

  12. Susan Jones, “Ex-FBI Director Comey Explains How He Took Advantage of Fledgling Trump Administration,” CNS News, December 14, 2018, https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/ex-fbi-director-comey-explains-how-he-took-advantage-fledgling-trump.

  13. Any Chozick, “F.B.I. Interviews Hillary Clinton Over Private Email Server,” New York Times, July 2, 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/politics/hillary-clinton-fbi-emails.html.

  14. “Statement by FBI Director James B. Comey on the Investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Use of a Personal E-Mail System,” Federal Bureau of Investigation, July 5, 2016, https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system.

  15. Andrew C. McCarthy, “FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook,” National Review, July 5, 2016, https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fbi-rewrites-federal-law-let-hillary-hook/.

  CHAPTER SIX: THE DEMOCRAT CLOWN CAR

  1. John Gage, “‘If only they had a uterus’: Bill Maher rips Julián Castro for remark about abortion for trans women.” The Washington Examiner, June 29, 2019, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/if-only-they-had-a-uterus-bill-maher-rips-julian-castro-for-remark-about-abortion-for-trans-women.

  2. Greg Robb, “Ocasio-Cortez says debate reminded her of high school class where some students didn’t do their homework,” Marketwatch, June 27, 2019, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ocasio-cortez-says-debate-reminded-her-of-high-school-classroom-where-some-students-didnt-do-their-homework-2019-06-27.

  3. Ian Schwartz. “Flashback: Rep. Joe Wilson Yells ‘You Lie’ When President Obama Said Illegals Will Not Get Health Insurance,” RealClear Politics, June 28, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/28/flashback_rep_joe_wilson_yells_you_lie_when_president_obama_said_illegals_will_not_get_health_insurance.html.

  4. Hollie McKay, “Thousands of Trump Supporters Cheerfully Wait Days in Sweltering Temps to See Him Launch Campaign,” Fox News, June 18, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/thousands-of-trump-supporters-cheerfully-wait-days-in-sweltering-temps-to-see-him-launch-campaign.

  5. Caroline Glenn and David Harris, “Trump’s Orlando Supporters Line Grows for Tonight’s Rally at Amway Center,” Orlando Sentinel, June 18, 2019, https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-trump-orlando-campaign-line-20190617-wzvk4htrnndyfj4xuun34tvqo4-story.html.

  6. Quint Forgey, “Trump Raises $24.8 Million in Less Than 24 Hours, RNC Says,” Politico, June 19, 2019, https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/19/trump-campaign-contributions-rnc-1369896.

  7. Kate Rooney, “Black Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9%, Ties Record Low Hit Earlier This Year,” CNBC, December 7, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/07/black-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5point9percent-ties-record-low-hit-this-year.html.

  8. Jeff Cox, “Workers at the Lower End of the Pay Scale Finally Are Getting the Most Benefit from Rising Wages,” CNBC, March 13, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/workers-at-lower-end-of-pay-scale-getting-most-benefit-from-rising-wages.html.

  9. Bo Erickson, “Biden: Trump Is an ‘Existential Threat’ to the U.S.,” CBS News, June 11, 2019, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-trump-existential-threat-to-us/.

  10. Jamie Ehrlich, “Congressman Proposes Eliminating Electoral College, Preventing Presidents from Pardoning Themselves,” CNN, January 5, 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/04/politics/constitutional-amendments-steve-cohen-electoral-pardon/index.html.

  11. Jose A. Del Real and Julie Turkewitz, “Should the Electoral College Be Eliminated? 15 States Are Trying to Make It Obsolete,” New York Times, May 22, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/electoral-college.html.

  12. Lukas Mikelionis, “Ocasio-Cortez Calls to Abolish ICE, Says Latinos Must Be Exempt from Immigration Laws Because They Are ‘Native’ to US,” Fox News, February 8, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-calls-to-abolish-ice-says-latinos-must-be-exempt-from-immigration-laws-because-they-are-native-to-us.

  13. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “House Democrats, with Pelosi’s Support, Will Consider a Commission on Reparations,” New York Times, June 18, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/us/politics/house-democrats-reparations.html.

  14. “Quick Facts,” United States Census Bureau, July 1, 2018, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218.

  15. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., “Did Black People Own Slaves?” The Root, March 4, 2013, https://www.theroot.com/did-black-people-own-slaves-1790895436.

  16. Victoria Bekiempis, “Four in 10 Americans Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, Poll Finds,” The Guardian, June 10, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/10/america-socialism-capitalism-poll-axios.

  17. Peter Hasson, “70% of Democrats Say Socialism Would Be Good for America: Survey,” Daily Caller, May 21, 2019, https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/poll-democrats-socialism-good/.

  18. Jeffery C. Mays, “De Blasio’s ‘Ban’ on Glass and Steel Skyscrapers Isn’t a Ban at All,” New York Times, April 25, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/nyregion/glass-skyscraper-ban-nyc.html.

  19. Jeff Daniels, “Cattle Industry Blasts NYC Mayor’s Green New Deal Plan to Reduce Beef Purchases,” CNBC, May 2, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/02/cattle-industry-blasts-nyc-mayors-initiative-to-reduce-beef-buying.html.

  20. Sandy Fitzgerald, “De Blasio’s Presidential Ambitions Ridiculed in New York City,” Newsmax, May 17, 2019, https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bill-deblasio-nyc-presidential-run/2019/05/17/id/916419/.

  21. Ibid.

  22. New York Post (@nypost), “Today’s cover: Bill de Blasio official launches 2020 presidential campaign,” Twitter, May 16, 2019, https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1128979869726121985.

  23. CBS News (@CBSNews), “I’m gonna get me a beer,” Twitter, January 2, 2019, https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1080554654352793609.

  24. Jeva Lange, “The Democrats’ Presidential Keg Stand,” The Week, February 27, 2019, https://theweek.com/articles/825889/democrats-presidential-keg-stand.

  25. Behind 2020 (@Behind2020), “Kirsten Gillibrand relaxes after working a gay bar in Iowa,” Twitter, June 8, 2019, https://twitter.com/Behind2020/status/1137294170392080384.

  26. Katie Glueck, “Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position,” New York Times, June 6, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/politics/joe-biden-hyde-amendment.html.

  27. Kate Glueck, “Biden, Recalling ‘Civility’ in Senate, Invokes Two Segregationist Senators,” New York Times, June 19, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/politics/biden-segregationists.html.

  28. Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp), “Biden hits back at Booker over segregationist senator,” Twitter, June 19, 2019, https://twitter.com/AlxThomp/status/1141496692015083528.

  29. Tim Hains, “Cory Booker on Biden ‘Boy’ Flap: ‘Deeply Disappointing,’ ‘Vice President Biden Shouldn’t Need This Lesson,’” RealClear Politics, June 20, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/20/cory_booker_on_biden_boy_flap_deeply_disappointing_vice_president_biden_shouldnt_need_this_lesson.html.

  30. Evans Witt, “Biden Claimed He Was in Top Half of Law Class,” Associated Press, September 21, 1987, https://www.apnews.com/cd977f7ff301993f7976974ba07c5495.

  31. Ian Schwartz, “Biden Launches 2020 Campaign: ‘Everything That Has Made America America Is at Stake,’” RealClear Politics, April 25, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/25/biden_launches_2020_campaign_america_is_at_stake.html.

  32. Steve Cortes, “Trump Didn’t Call Neo-Nazis ‘Fine People.’ Here’s Proof,” RealClear Politics, March 21, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/21/trump_didnt_call_neo-nazis_fine_people_heres_proof_139815.html.

  33. Emily Ward, “Trump Has
More Women as Top Advisers Than Obama, Bush, or Clinton,” Washington Examiner, March 22, 2019, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-has-more-women-as-top-advisers-than-obama-bush-or-clinton.

  34. Zack Colman and Natasha Korecki, “Plagiarism Charge Hits Biden Climate Change Plan,” Politico, June 4, 2019, https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/04/plagiarism-biden-climate-change-plan-1504950.

  35. “‘Creepy!’ Joe Biden: Hands-on Moment with Defense Secretary’s Wife,” Inside Edition, February 18, 2015, https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/9746-creepy-joe-biden-hands-on-moment-with-defense-secretarys-wife.

  36. Elise Viebeck, Colby Itkowitz, Michael Scherer, and Matt Viser, “Joe Biden’s Affectionate, Physical Style with Women Comes Under Scrutiny,” Washington Post, March 31, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-bidens-affectionate-physical-style-with-women-comes-under-scrutiny/2019/03/31/a41a81d0-5275-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html?utm_term=.2d4736f9dd3e.

  37. James Bickerton, “Joe Biden Accused of Being ‘CREEPY’ with Girl, 10, After Telling Her ‘You’re Good Looking,’” Express, May 31, 2019, https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1134287/Joe-Biden-news-Democrat-Presidential-Donald-Trump-republican-US-election-2020.

  38. Christina Zhao, “2020 Candidate Joe Biden Backs Medicare Public Option: ‘You All Should Have a Choice,’” Newsweek, April 29, 2019, https://www.newsweek.com/2020-candidate-joe-biden-backs-medicare-all-policy-you-all-should-have-choice-1409332.

  39. “Remarks by the President to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care,” White House, September 9, 2009, https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-a-joint-session-congress-health-care.

  40. Timothy Meads, “Will Bernie Sanders Quote Hugo Chavez While Defending Democratic Socialism Next Week?” Townhall, June 9, 2019, https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/06/09/bernie-sanders-to-give-speech-defending-democratic-socialism-next-week-n2547800.

  41. Ira Stoll, “Biden Backs Two Years of ‘Free’ Community College,” Education Next, May 14, 2019, https://www.educationnext.org/biden-backs-two-years-free-community-college/.

  42. Eric Morath, “Wages Rise at Fastest Rate in Nearly a Decade as Hiring Jumps,” Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2018, https://www.wsj.com/articles/wages-rise-at-fastest-rate-in-nearly-a-decade-as-hiring-jumps-in-october-1541161920.

  43. John Solomon, “Joe Biden’s 2020 Ukrainian Nightmare: A Closed Probe Is Revived,” The Hill, April 1, 2020, https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived.

  44. Kenneth P. Vogel and Iuliia Mendel, “Biden Faces Conflict of Interest Questions That Are Being Promoted by Trump and Allies,” New York Times, May 1, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/us/politics/biden-son-ukraine.html.

  45. VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44), “Happy 55th, Barack. A brother to me, a best friend forever,” Twitter, August 4, 2016, https://twitter.com/VP44/status/761253705341480962.

  46. “The State of the Democratic Primary,” Morning Consult, June 3, 2019, https://morningconsult.com/2020-democratic-primary/.

  47. Graham Vyse, “Democratic Socialists Rack Up Wins in States,” Governing, November 9, 2018, https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-Democratic-Socialists-state-level.html.

  48. Emily Shugerman, “Ex-Staffers: Bernie ‘Struggles’ with Women’s Issues,” Daily Beast, June 7, 2019, https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-has-a-blind-spot-on-womens-issues-ex-staffers-say.

  49. “Issues,” Bernie 2020, https://berniesanders.com/issues/.

  50. Adam Shaw, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Socialist: Bernie Sanders Has 3 Houses, Makes Millions,” Fox News, February 21, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-socialist-bernie-sanders-has-3-houses-makes-millions.

  51. Kristin Tate, “Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Fueled Bernie Sanders to Wealth Success,” The Hill, May 26, 2019, https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/445619-millions-of-taxpayer-dollars-fueled-bernie-sanders-to-wealth-success.

  52. “Social Security Act Fact Sheet,” Bernie Sanders: U.S. Senator for Vermont, https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/social-security-expansion-act-2019-summary?id=4C5A8DAF-5840-452B-AAFF-D2652867C095&download=1&inline=file.

  53. Thomas Kaplan and Jim Tankersley, “Elizabeth Warren Has Lots of Plans. Together, They Would Remake the Economy,” New York Times, June 10, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-2020-policies-platform.html.

  54. “Issues: Rebuild the Middle Class,” Warren for President, https://elizabethwarren.com/issues#rebuild-the-middle-class.

  55. Elizabeth Warren, “I’m Proposing a Big New Idea: The Real Corporate Profits Tax,” Medium, April 11, 2019, https://medium.com/@teamwarren/im-proposing-a-big-new-idea-the-real-corporate-profits-tax-29dde7c960d.

  56. Tyler Cowen, “Why Does Amazon Pay $0 in Federal Income Taxes?” Foundation for Economic Education, February 20, 2019, https://fee.org/articles/why-does-amazon-pay-0-in-federal-income-taxes/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2sTVqt_s4gIVTi2GCh0oNQ2kEAAYASAAEgIEUvD_BwE.

  57. Bill George, “The Fallacy of Medicare for All,” Fortune, April 24, 2019, http://fortune.com/2019/04/24/medicare-for-all-plan-costs/.

  58. John Daniel Davidson, “50 Years Later, Medicaid and Medicare Still Spend Us into Oblivion,” The Federalist, July 31, 2015, https://thefederalist.com/2015/07/31/medicare-medicaid-same-problems-50-years-ago/.

  59. “A Budget for a Better America: Fiscal Year 2020 Budget of the U.S. Government,” White House, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/budget-fy2020.pdf.

  60. Eliza Relman, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Her Green New Deal Climate Plan Would Cost at Least $10 Trillion,” Business Insider, June 5, 2019, https://www.businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-green-new-deal-cost-10-trillion-2019-6.

  61. Gregg Re, “Green New Deal Would Cost Up to $93 Trillion, or $600G per Household, Study Says,” Fox News, February 25, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/green-new-deal-would-cost-93-trillion-or-600g-per-household-study-says.

  62. Alex Muresianu, “Elizabeth Warren’s Budget Math Still Doesn’t Work,” Reason, June 3, 2019, https://reason.com/2019/06/03/elizabeth-warrens-budget-math-still-doesnt-work/.

  63. “Latest 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Polls,” RealClear Politics, June 11, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/democratic_nomination_polls/.

  64. Scott Detrow and Clay Masters, “Harris: Justice Dept. ‘Would Have No Choice’ But to Prosecute Trump After Presidency,” NPR Politics Podcast, June 12, 2019, https://www.npr.org/2019/06/08/730941386/harris-justice-dept-would-have-no-choice-but-to-prosecute-trump-after-presidency.

  65. “Issues,” Pete for America, https://peteforamerica.com/issues/.

  66. Ibid.

  67. Trudy Ring, “Buttigieg Endorses Reparations, Ending Electoral College,” Advocate, May 16, 2019, https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/5/16/buttigieg-endorses-reparations-ending-electoral-college.

  CHAPTER SEVEN: HOME ALONE IN THE WHITE HOUSE

  1. Alex Pappas, “Nancy Pelosi Is Vacationing at Hawaii Resort During Shutdown,” Fox News, December 28, 2018, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nancy-pelosi-is-vacationing-at-hawaii-resort-during-shutdown.

  2. “Remarks by President Trump on the Humanitarian Crisis on Our Southern Border and the Shutdown,” White House, January 19, 2019, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-humanitarian-crisis-southern-border-shutdown/.

  3. Sophie Tatum, “Lawmakers Reject Trump’s Latest Immigration Proposal,” CNN, January 21, 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/19/politics/trump-border-wall-shutdown-congress-reaction/index.html.

  4. Ian Schwartz, “CNN Instant Poll: 76% Of Viewers Approved Of Trump State Of The Union,” CNN, February 5, 2019, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/05/cnn_instant_poll_76_of_viewers_approved_of_trump_state_of_the_union.html.

  5. Quinn Scanlan and Roey Hadar, “Democrats Will Not Agree to A
ny Funding for US-Mexico Border Wall: Senator Jeff Merkley,” ABC News, December 23, 2018, https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/democrats-agree-funding-us-mexico-border-wall-senator/story?id=59977718.

  6. Sophie Brickman, “Nancy Pelosi on Her New Role, Trump’s Manhood, and That Red Max Mara Coat,” Elle, January 2, 2019, https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a25725869/nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-interview/.

  7. Mike DeBonis, “‘It’s like a manhood thing for him’: Pelosi’s power play with Trump serves as message to opponents.” Washington Post, December 11, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pelosi-questions-trumps-manhood-after-confrontational-white-house-meeting/2018/12/11/2b2111be-fd79-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?utm_term=.39402df6c485.

  8. Michael Rubin, “The Places Where Walls Work,” American Enterprise Institute, January 27, 2017, http://www.aei.org/publication/the-places-where-walls-work/.

  9. Kim Hjelmgaard, “From 7 to 77: There’s Been an Explosion in Building Border Walls Since World War II,” USA Today, May 24, 2018, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/24/border-walls-berlin-wall-donald-trump-wall/553250002/.

  10. William J. Bennett, “Bill Bennett: Democrats Have Made a Sharp Left Turn—Here’s What’s Behind It,” Fox News, February 3, 2019, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bill-bennett-democrats-have-made-a-sharp-left-turn-heres-whats-behind-it.

  11. Stephen Dinan, “Border Agents: Steel Fence Not Impenetrable But Still Needed,” Washington Times, January 10, 2019, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/10/border-agents-steel-fence-not-impenetrable/.

  12. Tal Kopan, “Trump Ends DACA But Gives Congress Window to Save It,” CNN, September 5, 2017, https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/politics/daca-trump-congress/index.html.

  13. Jonathan Allen, “When Trump Doesn’t Want to Decide, He Punts to Congress,” NBC News, October 21, 2017, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/when-trump-doesn-t-want-decide-he-punts-congress-n812591.