Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said former CDC Director Robert Redfield wrote an editorial supporting President Trump’s plan to make American children healthy again. “Robert Redfield, who I really go after in my Fauci book, wrote an editorial in Newsweek magazine today saying that he was endorsing President Trump because President Trump was going to restore American health,” RFK Jr. said. “After more than 40 years in the public health arena, it might surprise some of my colleagues to know I think President Trump chose the right man for the job: Robert Kennedy, Jr.,” Redfield wrote in Newsweek. “This was breathtaking to me, because this is the guy who’s the head of the CDC that I’ve been criticizing for years, and then this afternoon he came over and had lunch with me. It was the first time I’ve ever met him, and the first thing he said to me is, ‘you got everything right,'” RFK Jr. added. WATCH: RFK Jr: “I'll tell you something interesting that happened today. Robert Redfield, who I really go after in my Fauci book, wrote an editorial in Newsweek magazine today saying that he was endorsing President Trump because President Trump was going to restore American health, and… pic.twitter.com/sMFw7oyNFu — End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) September 25, 2024 “Kennedy is right: All three of the principal health agencies suffer from agency capture. A large portion of the FDA’s budget is provided by pharmaceutical companies. NIH is cozy with biomedical and pharmaceutical companies and its scientists are allowed to collect royalties on drugs NIH licenses to pharma. And as the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), I know the agency can be influenced by special interest groups,” Chief Nerd posted, citing Redfield’s op-ed. “But it doesn’t stop in the health agencies: the U.S. Department of Agriculture is a captive of industry, too. Created to help the family farmer and to ensure a wholesome food supply, today the agency often favors large corporations over the interests of small farmers and the public’s health. To cure our children, we must reevaluate our food choices and the underlying practices of the agricultural sector. We must prioritize wholesome and nutritious food,” the post added. NEW — Fmr. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Admits RFK Jr Has Been Right All Along “Kennedy is right: All three of the principal health agencies suffer from agency capture. A large portion of the FDA's budget is provided by pharmaceutical companies. NIH is cozy with biomedical… pic.twitter.com/yvpkvLImeD — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) September 25, 2024 Redfield wrote in Newsweek: Critics say our public health system has failed chronic disease patients, especially children. I must agree, and I’m even more frustrated that it’s gotten steadily worse during my career. As parents and grandparents, doctors and good citizens, we must finally do something to end this chronic disease epidemic. President Trump has pledged, if elected, to establish a panel of top experts working with Kennedy to investigate what is causing the decades-long increase in chronic health problems and childhood diseases. He specifically mentioned autoimmune disorders, autism, obesity, and infertility. In 2019, when we took steps to take on the chronic disease epidemic, we also focused on creating earlier interventions in diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and more. In response, Kennedy pledged that “within two years, we will watch the chronic disease burden lift dramatically” if he’s given the tools he needs to make a change. I believe him. And I think President Trump will empower him. I support their noble effort to heal our children. The exorbitant cost of the failing health of our kids, the needless suffering and death, can be ended by a Kennedy Commission on Childhood Chronic Disease—and the vast burden of chronic disease that now demoralizes and bankrupts our nation can disappear. The key is to see the possible, and lead our nation to act. Redfield served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2018 to 2021.

Police are investigating what appears to be gunfire damage at a Democratic campaign office in Arizona used by Kamala Harris’ campaign. The incident reportedly occurred a few days before Harris’ scheduled visit to the battleground state. “Police are investigating gunfire aimed at VP Kamala Harris’ Tempe, AZ office. No one was inside during the attack, but it’s the second incident in two weeks. Extra security measures are in place,” Mario Nawfal noted. SHOTS FIRED INTO KAMALA'S ARIZONA CAMPAIGN OFFICE Police are investigating gunfire aimed at VP Kamala Harris' Tempe, AZ office. No one was inside during the attack, but it’s the second incident in two weeks. Extra security measures are in place. Source: NY Post pic.twitter.com/CN3w1MW2Zw — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 25, 2024 Per NBC News: “We can confirm that on 9/23/24, what appears to be damage from gunfire at … a DNC Campaign Office, was discovered,” Tempe police said in a statement to NBC News on Tuesday. Tempe police said that officers responded Monday after calls from workers, and that they observed what appeared to be gunshots through the front windows of the office which is shared by staff members for the Arizona Democratic Party, the Harris campaign and Senate and House campaigns to boost turnout for the party in November. “No one was inside the office during the overnight hours, but this raises concerns about the safety of those who work in that building, as well as those nearby,” Public Information Officer, Sgt. Ryan Cook said in a statement Tuesday. WATCH: Shots fired into Kamala Harris’ Arizona campaign office, cops investigating: ‘Raises concerns’#Breakıng pic.twitter.com/RvDOLk1MKz — ??ı??ı (@soneerbozkurt) September 25, 2024 Police are investigating what appears to be gunfire damage overnight at a Democratic Party-coordinated campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris. https://t.co/h0QxYfT2TH — NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) September 25, 2024 From The Hill: Since no one was at the office during the incident, law enforcement is labeling it a property crime, The Associated Press reported. “We are grateful to Tempe Police for coming quickly to the scene and are fortunate no one was present or injured,” Sean McEnerney, the Arizona Democratic Party coordinated campaign manager, said in a statement, according to the AP. The Harris campaign last held a campaign event in Tempe with gun control advocate Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) in late August. Harris did not attend that event. She was last in Arizona in early August. Gun violence has been a hot topic for Harris — a gun owner — as a presidential candidate. During an interview with Oprah last week, she made national headlines for saying she would shoot an intruder if they entered her home. Throughout her campaign, she has called for the banning of assault weapons and for states to institute red flag laws.

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The Secret Service was warned of a “credible” threat in the days leading up to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, but failed to act accordingly, according to a damning bipartisan Senate report released Wednesday.  The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs released an interim report on the attack that detailed numerous “failures” by the Secret Service to secure the site and to respond to threats.  “The Committee finds that USSS failures in planning, communications, security, and allocation of resources for the July 13, 2024 Butler rally were foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day,” the report said. “The Committee also finds that siloed communications and coordination problems between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials remain unaddressed and were a contributing factor to the failures at the July 13 Butler rally.” The report said that the Secret Service Lead Advance Agent was made aware of a “credible intelligence” threat to Trump on July 9, but that she still reported that there was “no adverse intelligence” in a security planning document in preparation for the rally. In response to the threat, a Secret Service counter-sniper team was assigned to the rally, but almost no one was told of the threat.  The Lead Advance Agent told the Senators that she was told of the threat by a Secret Service official who said he couldn’t discuss specifics of the threat.  The committee said that only two Secret Service personnel interviewed by them “were made aware that there was a credible threat related to former President Trump prior to July 13, only one of whom was made aware of the classified information underlying the threat.” Trump’s rally in Butler was the first time for a Secret Service sniper team to be assigned to anyone other than the president, the vice president, or an officially nominated candidate. Trump went on to be formally nominated at the Republican National Convention on July 15. The Senators said that they had not been able to find any more information on what the threat was.  According to the report, the Secret Service also failed to secure the roof of the American Glass Research building, where Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to fire off eight rounds at Trump, striking the former president in the ear, killing one rallygoer, and injuring two others.  Crooks was also able to “fly a drone 200 yards from the site, use a rangefinder capable of gauging the distance to the former president less than an hour before he began speaking, and bring two explosive devices within proximity of the site of the rally,” the report found.  The report detailed that local law enforcement warned the Secret Service about the potential threat of the roof, but did not allocate resources to secure it.  Furthermore, the Secret Service was informed that Crooks was on the roof of the building at least two minutes before he started shooting, yet Trump was not moved from the stage. Prior to that, they had known that a suspicious person was hanging around the AGR building for at least 27 minutes before the shooting.  “Approximately 22 seconds before Crooks fired, a local officer sent out a radio alert that the individual on the AGR roof was armed, but that was not relayed to key USSS personnel that the Committee spoke with,” the report found.  Just before shots were fired, a Secret Service counter-sniper saw local law enforcement running toward the building where Crooks was positioned, but “he did not alert former President Trump’s protective detail to remove him from the stage,” the report said.  Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The sniper reportedly told the committee that it “did not cross my mind” to notify someone to get Trump off the stage when he saw the local law enforcement running with their guns drawn.  The Senators examined at least 2,800 pages of Secret Service documents and interviewed dozens of agents and local law enforcement officials.  “Every single one of these actions is directly related to a failure in the U.S. Secret Service’s planning, communications, intelligence sharing and law enforcement coordination efforts,” Chairman Gary Peters said on Tuesday. “Every single one of those failures was preventable, and the consequences of those failures were dire.”

The rapid response team for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign stepped in it again on Tuesday — just over a week after even CNN was forced to slap @KamalaHQ with a brutal fact-check — when the account identified The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh as a “top Trump operative.” Walsh may be many things — a best-selling children’s author, a renowned DEI expert, and a documentarian to name a few — but a Trump operative he is not. But still, KamalaHQ ran with a post “outing him” as such in addition to tying him to The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 — which they have repeatedly and dishonestly claimed is Trump’s second-term agenda. “Top Trump operative, echoing Project 2025: Not only should the Department of Education be abolished, but the entire public school system should be abolished,” the post captioned a video clip of Walsh from his show. Top Trump operative, echoing Project 2025: Not only should the Department of Education be abolished, but the entire public school system should be abolished pic.twitter.com/cCr0zr65C2 — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 25, 2024 Walsh responded, saying, “It’s true. Go to project2025.com to find out more about this dastardly plan” — but anyone who clicked the link he provided was sent to a site built to promote his latest film, “Am I Racist?” In August, Walsh attended the Democratic National Convention in his DEI expert disguise and passed out cards promoting his Project 2025 website that advertised “Am I Racist?” Walsh even got leftist journalist Don Lemon to hold up one of his Project 2025 cards at the DNC.  Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. It’s true. Go to https://t.co/KlmS9TtHwZ to find out more about this dastardly plan. — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 25, 2024 “It will be news to the Trump campaign that I’m one of their “operatives,” Walsh added in another post. “At least they’ve falsely labeled me a top operative, rather than just a regular operative. Finally getting some damned respect around here.” At least they’ve falsely labeled me a top operative, rather than just a regular operative. Finally getting some damned respect around here. — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 25, 2024 “‘Top Trump operative’ is the funniest thing I’ve read today,” said Jeremy Boreing, co-founder and co-CEO of The Daily Wire. “Top Trump operative” is the funniest thing I’ve read today. https://t.co/nPs7FD1beo — Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) September 25, 2024 “Trump operative? This guy is a DEI expert,” another added. Trump operative? This guy is a DEI expert https://t.co/SRw4jP2GFt — Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) September 25, 2024 “I always knew Matt was a Trump operative,” another joked. I always knew Matt was a Trump operative. https://t.co/nFUnHFr2i8 — No Soup 4 Knowles (@nosoup4knowles) September 25, 2024 Walsh’s latest film “Am I Racist?” is still in theaters and has made over $9 million at the box office in less than two weeks. It has earned a “verified hot” badge and is up to 73% on the Rotten Tomatoes “tomato meter,” and has an audience score of 98%.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. saw a sharp decline in September 2024, marking the largest drop in over three years. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 98.7, down significantly from August’s 105.6. This steep fall reflects growing anxiety about labor market conditions, wages, and overall business sentiment as Americans become increasingly uncertain about the economy's future. The Present Situation Index, which gauges consumers' perceptions of current business and labor conditions, dropped by over 10 points to 124.3, signaling a more pessimistic view of the economy's health. Meanwhile, the Expectations Index, which measures short-term economic outlooks for income and job availability, fell to 81.7, its lowest reading since 2021. Although the expectations figure is above the critical threshold of 80—often seen as a recessionary signal—analysts still believe the economic outlook is uncertain. BREAKING: Consumer confidence falls the most in three years Small businesses rely on strong consumers, but under the Biden-Harris Administration, Americans are facing rising prices, constant uncertainty and now falling confidence.https://t.co/ZfXletEDia — House Committee on Small Business (@HouseSmallBiz) September 24, 2024 This dip in confidence was most pronounced among those aged 35 to 54, who showed the greatest decline in sentiment. The group also saw their confidence levels drop on a six-month average, while younger Americans, particularly those under 35, remain relatively optimistic. Analysts attribute the widespread dip in confidence to persistent concerns about inflation, job security, and rising interest rates​. Another key factor driving this decline is the labor market, where signs of cooling are emerging. While unemployment remains low, there have been fewer job openings and reduced hours for some workers, which has raised concerns. Despite these challenges, the labor market still appears relatively healthy, with few layoffs reported, but confidence in continued wage growth has weakened. As a result, consumers are increasingly cautious about their economic prospects​. For consumers making more than $125k, confidence is at its highest since this past January … for those making $15k-$24.9k, confidence is at its lowest since February 2021 pic.twitter.com/M4g2QdReVX — Kevin Gordon (@KevRGordon) September 24, 2024 Moreover, inflation continues to weigh heavily on American households, despite a general slowdown in price increases. In September, inflation expectations among consumers rose slightly to 5.2%, though still below the 7.9% peak observed in March 2022. Inflation concerns remain prevalent, with consumers frequently citing rising prices in sectors like housing and energy as key reasons for their economic unease. One notable shift has been in consumers' expectations for interest rates. For the fourth consecutive month, fewer Americans now expect interest rates to rise over the next year. Only 46.5% of respondents anticipate higher rates, the lowest level recorded since February 2024. In contrast, the share of people expecting lower rates has increased, reflecting cautious optimism that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes might be nearing an end​. Despite the economic challenges, stock market expectations among consumers have remained relatively stable. The proportion of people expecting stock prices to rise in the next year dropped slightly to 47.6%, while 25% expect the market to decline, suggesting a more cautious but steady outlook for financial markets​. The drop in consumer confidence comes at a critical time as businesses and policymakers assess how ongoing inflation, rising borrowing costs, and a softening labor market might impact broader economic growth. While the U.S. economy has shown resilience in the face of multiple headwinds, the latest figures highlight growing anxiety among Americans. If consumer confidence continues to erode, it could signal deeper economic troubles ahead, particularly if inflation and labor market challenges persist into 2025. The post September Consumer Confidence Plummets to Lowest Level in Three Years Amid Growing Economic Concerns appeared first on The Conservative Brief.