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Throughout the first week of November, ABC News’s The View used their Behind the Table podcast to vent about all the criticism they were receiving about their staunch stance of rejecting conservative guests who would give the co-hosts a hard time. The View started receiving flak after co-host Joy Behar declared that conservatives were “afraid of us,” and has dismissed all their new challengers as not meeting the “certain caliber of guest” the show was used to having. On Tuesday’s podcast episode, executive producer Brian Teta and co-host Joy Behar were discussing the interview they had just concluded with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who they tried to recruit to become a Democrat. Behar said that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) should coming on the show or maybe Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). “We're asking people to come on now,” she boasted. But, as NewsBusters exclusively reported in 2023, The View thrice rejected requests from the Senator to make an appearance on the show despite being on the show multiple times. It might have had something to do with Cruz’s last appearance when came on set with a literal pocket full of recipes to call out their hypocrisy and bias. Teta went on to lament Behar’s “afraid of us” declaration because he and the other producers were swamped with requests challenging her notion. While mocking how conservative “got very worked up,” the pair claimed the requests they were receiving were from nobodies and random Republicans from around the country (Click “expand”): TETA: Everyone got very worked up and a lot of people you've never heard of kept saying like, ‘Well, I tried to get on and we can't get on the show.’ BEHAR: We’re talking about people who are actually in the center of Washington politics right now. TETA: Yeah, people that we talk about in Hot Topics, people that are – BEHAR: Not some Harry Fiduche who has a little business going in Sheboygan and he happens to be a Republican. That’s not what we’re looking for. TETA: Right. No, it's not that we can't have any Republican to come on, it's the people that are in power that we want to talk to. Um, but, uh, yeah, but yeah, every time you say something I get 400 calls.   On The View's podcast, EP Brian Teta whines about conservatives getting "very worked up" and calling them out for rejecting their requests to come on the show. "We're talking about people who are actually in the center of Washington politics, right now," Behar huffed, as she… pic.twitter.com/fTabHxTrlJ — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 7, 2025   Their dismissal of the guest requests based on quality was a refrain that was repeated on Wednesday’s episode between Teta and co-hosts Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin. Together, they mocked those requesting to appear on the show as nobodies who don’t live up to the “certain caliber of guest” they normally have on (Click “expand”): HOSTIN: I hope so. I mean, if Marjorie Taylor Green can sit with all of us, anyone can. TETA: And it’s not like – Listen, people like to say, you know, we don't have other people on. When you go through the names we've had on - HAINES: Oh wait, but Brian, first, one of the things after we talked about having other voices on. What made me laugh is there were people that you mentioned and then I'd mention, and you'd go "Who?" And you're like "That's the point." The View still has a certain caliber of guest. Just because you're conservative and you have some podcast and people listen to you, does not mean you're going to be invited to sit at the table. “We have people that mean something to our audience and are part of the hot topics we're talking about,” Teta argued. “We want to have conversations with the people that we're talking about.”   Teta and co-host Sara Haines mock the conservatives who have requested to come on and have been rejected (Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Byron Donalds, Riley Gaines, and many more) as not fitting the "caliber of guests" they have on the show: TETA: People like to say, you know, we don't… pic.twitter.com/MbiSh08B4F — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 7, 2025   But again, as NewsBusters reported, rejected requests came from Cruz, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL), female rights activist Riley Gaines (who has testified before Congress), and journalist Joel Pollak (who was on the show once before). In other words, people they’ve talked about on the show and even talked to on the show. The Media Research Center and NewsBusters were also among those who put in a formal appearance request. The View was very much familiar with NewsBusters’ work and had even talked about it on their show. They kvetched about a study we put out counting their legal notes. The View has since stopped issuing legal notes. And when it came to celebrity guests talking politics, The View didn’t seem to like that either. As a NewsBusters study showed back in July, the show had ZERO guests express conservative views, meanwhile 102 guests expressed liberal views. On Monday’s podcast, Teta and co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin tried to explain that away as just their guests being private (Click “expand”): TETA: I think there's a feeling out there that if you're on The View, you're gonna talk about Hot Topics, you're gonna talk about current events and the truth is that's always up to the guest. FARAH GRIFFIN: It totally is. TETA: I mean, it's not something we push them to do. If they're interested in doing it, of course, we're interested in having those conversations, but it's never something where. FARAH GRIFFIN: That they’re obligated. TETA: Absolutely not. “Of course, and there are examples of conservative celebrities that we have on the show and we say to them, do you want to talk politics? Do you want to talk about this in the same way? And, and if they don't, they don't,” Teta added. “It's totally fine and frankly sometimes it's a relief to just talk about someone's movie or their kids or anything else.”   Teta and co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin tried to write off The View's lack of vocal conservative celebrities as them just being private: TETA: I think there's a feeling out there that if you're on The View, you're gonna talk about Hot Topics, you're gonna talk about current events… pic.twitter.com/iVwcKzma4K — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 7, 2025   If they truly didn’t know many or any of the Republican and conservative people and organizations putting in requests, that was also failure of Farah Griffin since she’s supposedly the token conservative. Farah Griffin should be the one pushing to have prominent voices from the conservative movement on The View, but she’s not. And that’s by design. The View was more than just the name of the show, it was how it worked. Only one political view was allowed. And clearly they only wanted to speak with those from the right who were actively being a headache to party leadership, thus they could get along with them. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s Behind the Table November 3, 2025 8:39 BRIAN TETA: Actress Jennifer Lawrence, who I'm a big fan of. ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Me too. TETA: She was on the Interview podcast from The New York Times and after being vocal during Trump's first term. She says she really doesn't know if she should continue to speak out on politics anymore. Let's listen to what she had to say. [Cuts to video] JENNIFER LAWRENCE: Celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for. And so then what am I doing? I'm just sharing my opinion on something that's going to just add fuel to a fire that's ripping the country apart. [Cuts back] TETA: So she goes on and she continues to say that she doesn't want to turn people off from her work because of her political beliefs. What's your take on that? It's very um introspective, I think in a way that a lot of celebrities aren't always. (…) 11:55 TETA: It's so interesting because of our show. I mean, you know, we have a show that talks about politics more than most talk shows, daytime or late night, frankly. And You know, I think there's a feeling out there that if you're on The View, you're gonna talk about Hot Topics, you're gonna talk about current events and the truth is that's always up to the guest. FARAH GRIFFIN: It totally is. TETA: I mean, it's not something we push them to do. If they're interested in doing it, of course, we're interested in having those conversations, but it's never something where. FARAH GRIFFIN: That they’re obligated. TETA: Absolutely not. FARAH GRIFFIN: Well, I also, because I don't know if I realized that when I first started on the show and then producers shared that with me. I am impressed though how often when given the opportunity, celebrities want to take the time to say something political and to make a statement. TETA: Right. FARAH GRIFFIN: But I like giving them that option because at the same time like. They're there to do a job and I don't think we should force them into something. TETA: Of course, and there are examples of conservative celebrities that we have on the show and we say to them, do you want to talk politics? Do you want to talk about this in the same way? And, and if they don't, they don't. And so – And there's plenty of liberals that don't want to either. It's totally fine and frankly sometimes it's a relief to just talk about someone's movie or their kids or anything else. (…) November 4, 2025 2:20 TETA: I give her a lot of respect for coming here and having a conversation. JOY BEHAR: I give her, give her props for that for sure. TETA: I do too. I mean – BEHAR: And I think that Johnson should come on here and TETA: Yeah, absolutely. BEHAR: - we can have a conversation with him. We're asking people to come on now. I think Ted Cruz should come on. TETA: Well, two weeks ago you – after we had Cheryl Hines on – you said on TV - BEHAR: That Republicans don’t want to come. TETA: That Republicans are afraid to come. Then the world went – everyone got very worked up and a lot of people you've never heard of kept saying like, ‘Well, I tried to get on and we can't get on the show.’ BEHAR: We’re talking about people who are actually in the center of Washington politics right now. TETA: Yeah, people that we talk about in Hot Topics, people that are – BEHAR: Not some Harry Fiduche who has a little business going in Sheboygan and he happens to be a Republican. That’s not what we’re looking for. TETA: Right. No, it's not that we can't have any Republican to come on, it's the people that are in power that we want to talk to. Um, but, uh, yeah, but yeah, every time you say something I get 400 calls. (…) November 5, 2025 9:50 TETA: The way you understand or try to understand how they can do those things and how they can exist in those dichotomies is to have somebody come on the show and have a real conversation. SUNNY HOSTIN: Absolutely. SARA HAINES: Yes. TETA: And I think that was good and hopefully we'll have more of them. HOSTIN: I hope so. I mean, if Marjorie Taylor Green can sit with all of us, anyone can. TETA: And it’s not like – Listen, people like to say, you know, we don't have other people on. When you go through the names we've had on - HAINES: Oh wait, but Brian, first, one of the things after we talked about having other voices on. What made me laugh is there were people that you mentioned and then I'd mention, and you'd go "Who?" And you're like "That's the point." The View still has a certain caliber of guest. Just because you're conservative and you have some podcast and people listen to you, does not mean you're going to be invited to sit at the table. TETA: No, of course. We have people that mean something to our audience and are part of the hot topics we're talking about. HOSTIN: Sure. HAINES: Or politicians. TETA: Yes. We want to have conversations with the people that we're talking about. (…)

On Friday’s Good Morning America, the ABC program implied without evidence flights are being cut to purposefully harm Americans in this government shutdown and touted the partisan claims of a federal judge appointed by President Obama (which they refused to mention) accusing the administration of not fully funding the federal food stamps program to starve Americans. In just this week alone, ABC’s Good Morning America has repeatedly celebrated New York City communist Zohran Mamdani, defended an illegal alien taking immigration officials on a chase to her work at a daycare (where she could use the babies as human shields), engaged in sudden respect toward the late Dick Cheney, and was skeptical Nigerian Christians are being persecuted.  Weekend co-host Whit Johnson went down the airline cancellations route, huffing “travelers feeling turbulence as the FAA cancels hundreds of flights at 40 major airports because of the government shutdown” and “frustration mounting” with “more than 800 flights already canceled this morning.” Instead of leaving it at that, Johnson boasted “critics argue” the cancellations are “just a move to pressure Democrats to reopen the government as the shutdown reaches day 38.” Hilariously, Johnson’s evidence immediate fell flat thanks to his own words: ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ tries to suggest the Trump administration is having the FAA purposefully reduce/cancel flights to inflict pain on the American people and “pressure Democrats to reopen the government” But then they’re immediately discredited by showing an airport… pic.twitter.com/kgNMmLyfWj — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 7, 2025   As for the food stamps, co-host and Clinton official George Stephanopoulos teased:  Showdown over SNAP benefits...as concerns grow for more and more persons trying to put food on their table, a federal judge now accusing the Trump administration of withholding federal food assistance for political reasons and ordering it to fully distribute benefits. The reaction from the White House. Friday co-host Rebecca Jarvis later touted the judge as having “accused the administration of withholding the benefits for political reasons.” Senior political correspondent Rachel Scott cheered the “strong words from the federal judge saying the administration did not comply with his court order and must fully fund SNAP benefits by today, but it does set the stage for another legal battle with 42 million Americans hanging in limbo.” The virulent Trump hater parroted Jarvis and quoted from the Obama partisan’s alleged ruling that sure did not come off like a legal opinion and more like an MSNBC monologue: [T]his morning, a federal judge accusing the White House of withholding federal food assistance for political reasons and ordering the administration to fully distribute SNAP benefits by today. Judge John McConnell saying: “People have gone without for too long, not making payments to them for even another day is unacceptable.” Scott said the judge used a Trump Truth Social post about SNAP only fully resuming when the government reopens as proof they’re starving Americans: ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ — with @RachelVScott and @MichaelStrahan in this report — eagerly touted a partisan Obama judge claiming the Trump administration is intentionally causing Americans to go hungry and not fully funding SNAP in the shutdown, adding “it’s embarrassing”… pic.twitter.com/0gvyk7LD2a — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 7, 2025   “The judge pointing to the president’s own words, accusing the administration of defying the court’s order and causing ‘irreparable harm,’ saying ‘the evidence shows that people will go hungry, food pantries will be over burdened, and needless suffering will occur,’” she opined. Scott concluded with a hit on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), whining “the House of Representatives has been out of town and out of session for 49 days.” Co-host Michael Strahan threw in a Stephanopoulos-like jab, calling Johnson’s decision to force the Senate to do its job (a novel concept, right) “embarrassing at this point,” adding “it really is.” NBC’s Today only met GMA halfway by going along with the touting of Judge McDonnell. “Nearly 42 million Americans rely on food assistance, and the federal judge in this case blasting the administration for delaying those benefits, partly for what he called political purposes, adding, not making payments for even another day is simply unacceptable. The White House, though, already pushing back,” senior Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles began. Fretting “food benefits for roughly 42 million Americans remain in limbo” and assigning zero blame, Nobles touted “a federal judge in Rhode Island ordering the Trump administration to fully fund the food assistance program, known as SNAP, by today...follow[ing] weeks of chaos and confusion leaving families wondering how they’ll pay for their next meal and long lines at food banks across the country.” An anecdote from a New York City food kitchen later, Nobles acknowledged senators remaining in D.C., but framed Democrats as the ones fighting for Americans (click “expand”): NOBLES: Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, some faint signs of progress to end the shutdown. The Senate’s preparing to take a procedural step today toward creating a package that could lead to the reopening of the government. But Democrats insist Republicans must negotiate reforms to health care, including an extension of the tax credits for the Affordable Care Act. SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT); We’re here begging for negotiation, and our Republican partners are refusing to talk to us. NOBLES: Republicans maintain they’re willing to negotiate on health care, but say there needs to be a vote to reopen the government first. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOHN THUNE (R-SD): How much more do Americans have to endure before Democrats are satisfied? Nobles concluded with what seemed to have been a tacit admission about Democrats keeping the government shuttered, declaring “most Democrats are insistent that Republicans need to bring more to the table in order for the shutdown to end[.]” In contrast to all this, CBS Mornings didn’t promote the Obama judge or this conspiracy theory about trimming flights. Co-host Gayle King plainly stated: “The government shutdown is reporting a new reality to American life, waiting in long lines. These are the images of people lined up waiting at food banks after SNAP benefits ran out...[S]tarting today the airlines have been told to fly fewer planes during the shutdown.” Moments later from Phoenix Sky Harbor, transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave acknowledged the fire alarm going off as symbolic of the country’s aviation system. And, ahead of an interview King and co-host Tony Dokoupil conducted with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Van Cleave further laid the ground work for stating the obvious for why the decision was made (click “expand”): VAN CLEAVE: They’re literally sounding the alarm at Sky Harbor for something, but it’s an apt metaphor for what is going on across the nation’s airspace. Controllers unpaid, under pressure, stressed and fatigued, prompting the FAA to order airlines to cut flights, starting at four percent, builds to 10 percent at the nation’s 40 busiest airports and it starts now. With thousands of flights set to be cancelled at airports across the country this weekend, traveler frustration over the government shutdown and its impact is mounding. (....) VAN CLEAVE: The air traffic controllers union says the nations was thousands of controllers short before shutdown. Now many existing controllers are calling out sick, some even quitting after having gone weeks without pay and receiving a second zero-dollar pay stub Thursday. NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION’s NICK DANIELS [on CBS News 24/7's The Takeout With Major Garrett, 11/07/25]: They’re worried about putting gas in their car. They’re worried about putting food on the table. They can’t even pay for child care in some instances. So, as that risk increases, you have to begin reducing the capacity of the system. To see the relevant transcripts from November 7, click here (for ABC), here (for CBS), and here (for NBC).

Republicans weren’t supposed to have a big night Tuesday — but they had a worse one than expected.As usual, Democrats, who have had little to celebrate beyond street protests and government shutdowns, framed the results as a referendum on Donald Trump. That claim is exaggerated, but Republicans would be foolish to think the administration’s performance played no role. Weak candidates in blue states don’t explain everything. The message should be taken as a call for maintenance, not panic.If the Trump administration restores trust through accountability and delivers tangible improvements to ordinary Americans, it will earn a political legacy that lasts generations.The consensus takeaway is the right one: President Trump should return home and focus on his domestic agenda.That shift already seems to be under way. Immediately after the election, the president summoned Republican senators to the White House to urge them to revoke the filibuster and pass a bold domestic program. Whether or not ending the filibuster is strategically sound, the impulse behind it shows Trump recognizes that his domestic agenda needs care and attention.On Thursday, the president followed through by announcing a new affordability initiative, including a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of popular weight-loss drugs.The missing elementAny serious domestic agenda must center on accountability. Trump’s original campaign gained enormous traction on that theme for a reason. Like affordability, accountability resonates because both expose a corrupt system that favors elites and leaves ordinary Americans powerless. The Epstein saga, still festering years later, stands as Exhibit A — another example of “the big guys getting away with it again.”That resentment fueled Trump’s rise in 2016 and explains his staying power today. It also helps explain Mamdani’s massive win on Tuesday. Americans are sick of a rigged system, and they are rejecting that system.Trump represents a chance to correct that system. His second administration has produced real accomplishments. But the obstacles remain daunting: a world in turmoil, an economy tilted against working people, a hostile bureaucracy protected by a conflicted judiciary, and a divided Republican Party that lacks a filibuster-proof Senate majority.Many within that party seem more interested in positioning themselves for the post-Trump era than advancing his reforms. It’s a weak hand outside the executive branch — but it’s also why voters sent him back to Washington.A coalition that needs proofFor Trump’s coalition to endure, voters must see results that affect their daily lives. They need proof that their votes produced meaningful change — not better conditions for elites or new foreign entanglements. They want to see powerful wrongdoers held to account and to believe the system can be fair again.Foreign policy deals won’t secure that trust. Trump’s skepticism of interventionism can survive only so many “necessary” international arrangements. However worthwhile some of those efforts may be, domestic priorities must come first. Accountability and reform should lead.That means confronting the deep state, disciplining the bureaucracy, and rewarding the citizens who put this administration in power. The ferocity of DOGE’s early efforts — once celebrated as a hallmark of domestic resolve — has largely evaporated. In its place, we’ve seen premature victory laps and deflections. The FBI supposedly reformed. The Butler assassination attempt, which nearly removed a political figure representing half the country, brushed aside as a bad day. The promise to deport illegal immigrants narrowed to the “worst of the worst.”When government fails to deliver transparency and fairness, the people begin to question the entire system — and rightly so. Americans don’t separate political corruption from economic corruption. It’s all part of the same tilted playing field. Trump still embodies their hope of leveling it.RELATED: Democrats are running as Bush-era Republicans — and winning Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Contributor via Getty ImagesToo much sizzle, too little steakThat mission is undermined, however, by the self-promotional drift of several administration principals. Americans see endless television hits, turf wars, and personal branding. They hear more about Attorney General Pam Bondi than about the Department of Justice, more about Secretary Kristi Noem than Homeland Security, more about Secretary Howard Lutnick than the Department of Commerce.Most of these officials are countering a hostile media landscape — a necessary lesson from the first Trump term. But the result has been an overcorrection: too much personality, not enough policy. Americans didn’t vote for celebrity cameos. They voted for results.Trump’s cabinet would do well to follow his lead and return focus to the work at hand. Fewer cameras, more control. Roll up sleeves, reassert authority over agencies, and push through systemic reforms that prove Washington can change — permanently.The road to renewalIf the Trump administration restores trust through accountability and delivers tangible improvements to ordinary Americans, it will earn a political legacy that lasts generations.America could use that kind of durability — and that kind of hope.

Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Mayor Jacob Frey celebrated his re-election victory this week against his Democratic Socialist challenger, state Sen. Omar Fateh, a Somali-American.'This election means this is a moment for unity, where the entire Somali community can come together and say, "This is our people."'The ranked-choice election entered a second round of vote counting after no candidate received over 50% of first-choice votes. Frey won a third term after securing 50.03% to Fateh's 44.37% in the final round.A video began circulating online showing Frey celebrating his mayoral victory at a lively gathering with supporters, many of whom were from the Somali community. In the video, Frey addressed the crowd in Somali, presumably thanking those in the city's Somali community who supported his campaign. The video, from Raad Media, was apparently originally posted by journalist Yusuf Shire on TikTok and shared by conservative political commentators Libs of TikTok and Paul A. Szypula on X."I couldn't believe how long Frey went full Somali. The pandering is beyond comprehension," Szypula wrote. "Minneapolis is beyond lost.""No matter where you are from, Minneapolis should be a place where you are proud to call home," Frey told the crowd in English, according to the video. RELATED: Minneapolis mayoral race enters second round of ranked-choice vote counting Mayor Jacob Frey. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images"Whether you are from Bosaso, or Mogadishu, whether you're from Hargeisa or Galkayo," he said in English, referring to cities in Somalia, "Minneapolis is a place where you come to seek prosperity, where you come to raise your family.""This election means this is a moment for unity, where the entire Somali community can come together and say, 'This is our people. This is our city. We are united behind each other,'" he added in English.RELATED: Socialist surge: Minneapolis mayor left in the lurch after DFL Party endorses far-left challenger obsessed with race Minneapolis mayoral candidate state Sen. Omar Fateh, Rep. Ilhan Omar. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesOther videos uploaded to TikTok by Shire, which appeared to be from the same event, showed Frey dancing with his supporters.President Donald Trump's administration declared English the official language of the U.S. in March.The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh reacted to the video of Frey, stating, "As I have said many times now, politicians in this country should be required by law to speak English when addressing the public in an official capacity. There should never be a time when Americans can't understand what their elected leaders are saying."Frey's campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Zohran Mamdani has just taken his place as the mayor of the “most powerful city in the world,” but BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales warns it won’t remain that way for long — especially after his victory speech.“After victory was declared for him, he was very quick to just declare war with President Trump,” Gonzales says, playing a clip of Mamdani yelling, “So, Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.”“To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us,” he yelled.“You haven’t actually said anything. ... You’re stringing a bunch of words together, and you think that they sound nice and they sound insightful,” Gonzales scoffs.“But with this in particular, it’s very cute that this man who is now going to be in charge of New York City wants to wage this war against President Trump when in actuality, you’re going to run out of money, Zohran. You’re going to run out of money,” she continues.“You can’t pay for these policies that you’ve just promised New Yorkers. And if you think for one second President Trump is going to bail you out with federal funding, you are sorely mistaken,” she adds.In his speech, Mamdani also went after capitalism, claiming that he plans to tear down the system that allowed President Trump to initially be a thriving businessman in New York City — which is capitalism.“President Trump has already been very clear that he is not going to give federal tax dollars to bail out these cities, these states that are just doing communism. That’s not going to happen. So, you’re going to find out real quick who is going to win that battle,” Gonzales says.Gonzales predicts Mamdani’s reign will be much like Joe Biden’s, in that his voters won’t realize, or admit, how awful a job he’s done until much too late.“We will tell them for years, ‘Guys, this is happening. Guys, this is happening.’ And they will call you crazy. ... They’ll tell you you’re a right-wing nutjob. And then, all of a sudden, when it’s too late, they’re like, ‘God, you know what? It turns out this thing that you guys said was happening the whole time that we denied, it turns out you may be right,” she says.Even CNN host Van Jones reflected on Mamdani’s crazed speech as a bit of “a character switch,” which Gonzales points to as the first of many liberals who will slowly realize the man they voted for doesn’t exist.“Uh oh, the peaceful Muslim isn’t so peaceful anymore,” Gonzales mocks.“Have you been paying attention at all? Because there are videos that have existed, that have been posted all over social media, that have shown this guy, again, code-switching, changing his accents depending on who he’s with, which is, we know, what Democrats do all the time,” she continues.“Van Jones is apparently just catching wind that this guy may not be exactly who he portrayed himself to be, even though videos like this already existed,” she adds.Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred takes on news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

President Donald Trump had a cordial meeting at the White House on Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who he emphasized was a "good person" and a "great leader."In addition to discussing trade, the war in Ukraine, and energy, the two leaders discussed two transformative matters where Hungary has distinguished itself from the rest of Europe, namely immigration and faith.'We want a Christian Europe because we believe that this is the only way forward.'Trump noted that while other European nations have made "tremendous mistakes on immigration and it's really hurting them very badly, [Orbán] has not made a mistake on immigration," adding that while not universally liked, Orbán, who has been prime minister since 2010, "is respected by everybody" and well-positioned to win his 2026 election, where he's likely to face off against liberal Europhile Péter Magyar.After Trump celebrated the conservative nationalist's leadership, Orbán made a point of clarifying the nature of his government: "We are the only government in Europe which considers itself as a modern Christian government. All the other governments in Europe are basically liberal, leftist governments."Orbán noted that since retaking office in 2010, he and his Christian government have endeavored to break from the pack "at the philosophical level and at the level of practice as well."RELATED: Christians are refusing to compromise — and it's terrifying all the right people Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images"We are kind of a special island of difference in a liberal ocean in Europe and consider ourselves as a modern Christian government," the prime minister continued.Orbán has made no secret of his antipathy for atheistic establishmentarians and liberal bureaucrats in Brussels, noting in a September statement, for instance, that "the European Union is teetering on the brink, with debt, migration, violence, and failing policies everywhere. Hungary stands firm: migrant-free, pro-family, providing opportunities to those willing to work. We need courage — intellectual, political, and personal — to recognize that the West is no longer a role model to follow, and to show that there is a better way."The prime minister's policies have long enraged liberals — who frequently refer to him as an "authoritarian" — and in some cases resulted in threats and financial penalties from the European Commission.Hungary under his leadership has, for instance, imposed a ban on LGBT propaganda targeting children; signaled opposition to Ukraine's proposed admission to the European Union; drove bums out of public spaces; built a barrier to keep out border jumpers; and implemented various pro-natalist measures including tax exemptions for mothers."We want a Christian Europe because we believe that this is the only way forward," the prime minister said earlier this year. "In the shadow of empires, at the crossroads of civilizations, we have always won our battles for the survival of our homeland, the preservation of our nation, and Christian culture." — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Federal immigration officials rounded up several violent criminals on Thursday, despite the ongoing government shutdown.'Yesterday’s arrests include criminal illegal aliens convicted of some of the worst crimes imaginable, including sexual abuse of a minor.'A Department of Homeland Security press release obtained exclusively by Blaze News highlighted five of Thursday’s “worst of the worst” arrests.“Despite the Democrats’ longest government shutdown in American history, ICE refuses to slow down,” the press release read.The Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehensions included illegal aliens with a prior rap sheet, including two pedophiles, a rapist, and other violent assailants.ICE arrested Jose Rivera-Medrano, a 41-year-old from El Salvador who was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison when he was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in Rockville, Maryland. He pleaded guilty in October 2019, according to court records.RELATED: Illegal alien pedophile allegedly 'physically assaulted' ICE agent during immigration operation: DHS Jose Rivera-Medrano. Image source: The Department of Homeland SecurityICE Buffalo captured Milton Antunez-Bonilla, who is from Honduras. The 40-year-old was found guilty of sexual assault against a child 15 years old in Nassau County, New York. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Milton Antunez-Bonilla. Image source: The Department of Homeland SecurityAaron Comisario-Galicia, a Mexican national, was convicted of rape in Los Angeles, California. Aaron Comisario-Galicia. Image source: The Department of Homeland SecurityFederal agents nabbed 33-year-old Juan Raul Chavez-Reyes, a national from Mexico who was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Erath County, Texas. Juan Raul Chavez-Reyes. Image source: The Department of Homeland SecurityICE Houston arrested Joseph Perez-De La Cruz, a Mexican national who was convicted for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, placing lives in jeopardy in Del Rio, Texas. He was sentenced to three years in prison.RELATED: Illegal alien learns his fate after a Wisconsin judge allegedly helped him evade ICE Joseph Perez-De La Cruz. Image source: The Department of Homeland SecurityDHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that ICE agents are battling a severe uptick in threats. “Even while facing an 8,000% increase in death threats against them, the brave men and women of ICE work tirelessly to get these worst-of-the-worst offenders off our streets and out of country,” McLaughlin said.“Yesterday’s arrests include criminal illegal aliens convicted of some of the worst crimes imaginable, including sexual abuse of a minor,” she continued. “These heinous criminals have no business remaining in the country any longer, and we thank President Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem for unleashing ICE to protect American communities.” Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Cesar Lucas Abreu/Cover/Getty ImagesThe Origin of the World by Gustave Courbet was painted in 1866. A French historian claims that he has inadvertently uncovered one of the most scandalous mysteries in the art history community — the identity of the nude model who posed for Gustave Courbet’s 1866 painting The Origin of the World. The painting, which features a close-up rendering of female genitalia has been called “art’s most scandalous vagina.” The model’s face isn’t exhibited in the painting and only depicts the female model from the chest down. A painting as intimate as this was naturally quite shocking for the 19th-century public. Indeed, the painting proved stirring enough that Facebook once censored profiles that featured it, which led to a 2011 French court case. The model’s identity has been a mystery since the painting’s inception, leaving art historians to debate the matter since. It’s been long believed that the woman’s identity belonged to Courbet’s lover, the Irish model Joanna Hiffernan. There were speculations here though, as Hiffernan was known to have fiery red curls and the genitalia featured in Courbet’s work is regaled with dark pubic hair instead. This was until French historian Claude Schopp uncovered evidence which actually points to a different woman entirely: Parisian ballet dancer Constance Quéniaux. TwitterResearchers are 99 percent sure that the model is Parisian ballet dancer Constance Quéniaux. Schopp discovered a connection between Courbet’s model’s identity and communications between Alexandre Dumas and his friend George Sand while reading through copies of Dumas’s letters for a book. He had been curious about a particular line he had previously translated as: “One does not paint the most delicate and the most sonorous interview of Miss Queniault (sic) of the Opera.” Schopp realized that the word “interview” should have actually read “interior,” which to Schopp indicated that the painting’s model was actually Queniaux. Constance Queniaux was a mistress of the Ottoman diplomat Halil Şerif Pasha when the picture was painted in 1866, and it is now believed that Halil himself actually commissioned the painting for his own personal collection. These facts indicated to Schopp that Queniaux was the face behind the infamous erotic portrait, and not Courbet’s lover — a discovery that he happened upon completely by coincidence. SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty ImagesGustave Courbet’s The origin of the world officially has a face to match its body: Constance Queniaux. “Usually I make discoveries after working away for ages,” said Schopp. “Here I made it straight away. It almost feels unjust.” Schopp shared his discovery with the head of the French National Library’s prints department, Sylvie Aubenas. She agreed with Schopp, and concluded that his theory as to who Courbet’s nude model was is as accurate as it can possibly be. “This testimony from the time leads me to believe with 99 percent certainty that Courbet’s model was Constance Queniaux,” Aubenas reported. Aubenas said that descriptions of Queniaux’s “beautiful black eyebrows” matched up with the color of the nude model’s pubic hair. She also believes that it was once fairly well known that Constance Queniaux was the nude model behind this painting, but that it was lost over time as Queniaux rose in the ranks of society, becoming a lady of leisure and known for her philanthropic work. But as is demonstrated by Schopp’s latest discovery, not all of the evidence that linked Queniaux to the nude model in Courbet’s famous painting was erased. Further, upon her death in 1908, Queniaux left a floral Courbet painting which featured a blossoming red camellia in the center. This style and flower were closely associated with courtesans of the time, due in part to a work by Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias. “What better tribute from the artist and his patron to Constance?” Aubenas posits. Indeed, how else could Courbet and his patron have thanked this woman for lending her genitalia to art history than by gifting her the painting of a metaphorical one? After learning about Constance Quéniaux, the model for Gustave Courbet’s The Origin Of The World, read about the story of a $160 million painting that was stolen, only to be found decades later in the home of an elderly married couple. Then, check out the story of how Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa. The post The Mystery Behind One Of Art History’s Most Scandalous Paintings Has Just Been Resolved appeared first on All That's Interesting.