FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Public schools in a Northern Virginia county have quietly removed a pro-LGBTQ book after parents criticized it for sexually explicit images, The Daily Signal has learned. Fairfax County Public Schools in the Washington, D.C., suburbs confirmed in emails to parent Stacy Langton that school libraries across the county had removed the book “Queer: A Graphic History,” by Meg-John Barker. “I’m surprised they did this quietly, without notifying me, the public, or the LGBTQ community,” Langton, a 55-year-old mother of two children at Fairfax High School, told The Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday. “I assume it’s because it has become such a politically charged issue, that they did not want to hand me what looks like a victory—especially with only days to go before the presidential election!” She suggested this news may impact the election, where former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, trails Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris by 5.8 points in the RealClearPolitics average. Virginia became ground zero for the debate over parental rights in education during the 2021 gubernatorial election in the Old Dominion. Republican Glenn Youngkin prevailed over the Democratic nominee, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, after McAuliffe said, “I’m not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions,” adding: “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” “Virginia is in play for President Trump,” Langton told The Daily Signal. “We the parents have put up with three years of indoctrination of our children in the schools. The only person who is going to stop Queer Theory and Gender Ideology is Donald Trump, and parental anger in Virginia will help him win here on November 5th, just like Glenn Youngkin won in 2021.” LGBTQ Book Removed Langton had repeatedly condemned “Queer: A Graphic History” as sexually explicit in remarks at School Board meetings. She faulted the book for including a graphic illustration of the sexual practice known as “pegging,” which reverses the traditional male and female sexual roles. She also faulted “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe for including similar sexual illustrations (including a fantasy of a sex act between an elderly man and a teenage boy). Langton had filmed a video testimony for a School Board meeting on Oct. 24, mentioning “Queer: A Graphic History,” but the school district refused to include her video in the meeting. (Langton ended up testifying in person, anyway, but the school district’s refusal revealed the book’s removal.) Christina Setlow, clerk of the Fairfax County School Board, sent Langton an email that afternoon citing “indecent and profane content” in her remarks. She clarified that the content related to “Queer: A Graphic History” and added that the book “is not a part of the [Fairfax County Public Schools] curriculum at any grade level and is not maintained in any FCPS library.” Christina Setlow email to Stacy Langton Langton found the book’s absence from the libraries curious. She shared with The Daily Signal photos she took at Fairfax High School at the end of April 2023, in which “Queer: A Graphic History” appeared in a display encouraging students to “try an LGBT book!” “Queer: A Graphic History” appears in a display encouraging students to “try an LGBT book” at Fairfax High School at the end of April 2023. (Photo credit: Stacy Langton) “Queer: A Graphic History” appears in a display encouraging students to “try an LGBT book” at Fairfax High School at the end of April 2023. (Photo credit: Stacy Langton) Langton suggested that FCPS avoided the usual process by which parents and others can challenge books in the public school libraries. Noël Klimenko, assistant superintendent of the school district’s Instructional Services Department, confirmed that the libraries followed a separate process, weeding out “Queer: A Graphic History” either at the end of the 2022-2023 school year or the 2023-2024 school year. Noël Klimenko email to Stacy Langton Klimenko added a longer explanation in a followup email. She claimed the book never faced a challenge, but said, “Librarians made the decision to weed “Queer: A Graphic History” from their collections due to outdated terminology that is no longer used in the LGBTQ+ community.” “They determined that there are other books in their collections that provide accurate, up-to-date information on LGBTQ+ history that were superior sources of information on this topic,” she added. Noël Klimenko email to Stacy Langton “The illustrations in this book are no different than the illustrations in ‘Gender Queer,'” Langton told The Daily Signal. “They explicitly show X-rated and deviant sex acts. All books with this type of pornographic material MUST be removed from our schools. They are violating federal obscenity laws.”  Fairfax County Public Schools approved gender ideology lessons in June, endorsing a PBS video that tells kids that “there are people who are trans, or people who don’t have a gender.” ‘Gender Queer’ Controversy Fairfax County Public Schools previously removed “Gender Queer” and “Lawn Boy,” a novel by Jonathan Evison, after they faced an official challenge. “Lawn Boy” includes long sections of a boy reminiscing about sexual experiences he had at 10 years old. In November 2021, the school district announced that it had restored the books to libraries after two committees reviewed them. One committee found that “Lawn Boy” includes themes that “are affirming for students” with marginalized identities. “There is no pedophilia in the book,” the committee added. The other committee found that “Gender Queer” depicts “difficulties nonbinary and asexual individuals may face.” The committee concluded that “the book neither depicts, nor describes pedophilia.” An FCPS spokesperson told Fox News in 2022 that the committee decided “the books did not depict pedophilia, nor contain pornography.” Langton told The Daily Signal that she plans to file a new challenge to “Gender Queer” once the timeline for the previous challenge expires. The school district did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment in response to Langton’s claims. The post EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Schools Secretly Remove LGBTQ Book Amid Explicit Images Controversy appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. At the recent Matrix Conference, developers behind Element launched the latest iteration of their effort – Element X, a private, decentralized, open-source, and end-to-end encrypted app. Element X is a Matrix-based (and the first Matrix 2.0) cross-platform messenger based on the classic Element mobile apps, and according to a blog post, “almost all” its users can now use Element X for messaging. This applies both to personal and corporate scenarios. The plan is to turn Element X – a full rewrite – into Element once again – as soon as the migration has been completed for all users. COO and co-founder Amandine Le Pape presented a demo of the new features during the conference, including that known as Element (video) Calls. The key developers went into the technical side of things as well, explaining that the software now uses Rust SDK and SwiftUI, as well as Jetpack Compose (these are APIs and UI frameworks for various platforms.) Users are urged to now try, and provide feedback on the new product for Android and iOS. Some notes touching on privacy and security issues are made, such as the app being available on Google Play Store’s free and open source alternative F-Droid as well – and that some metrics testing is done via Simplified Sliding Sync. It’s an opt-in, available to those who wish to help the developers understand how their app is behaving, performance-wise. Other than providing users with “beautiful usability, performance, and productivity,” some other noteworthy Element X features include instant sync, instant login, and instant launch, end-to-end-encrypted voice and video conferencing that is powered by Matrix – an open standard real-time communications protocol. Currently not generally available, but the plan is to have that in place by the end of the year is what is known as next-generation authentication, which includes login via QR code. Encryption is one of those features that are always desirable, but often difficult to set up or use by “the average user”; here, the team behind Element X promises “radically improved encryption UX (user experience)” which relies on matrix-rust-crypto and the Invisible Encryption Initiative. The blog post also provides technical details on how to register an account and use Element X. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Element X Steps Into the Future of Messaging Privacy with Matrix 2.0 Debut appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt stormed off Friday’s edition of Washington Post Live and resigned his columnist position shortly afterwards after liberal associate editor Jonathan Capehart claimed he didn’t “appreciate being lectured” after Hewitt called out fellow panelist Ruth Marcus’s fake news about Donald Trump. Hewitt gave Capehart his wish, “I won’t come back, Jonathan. I’m done. This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of.” Capehart began by asking Marcus, “Is it me or does it seem like this week Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for contesting the election by complaining that “cheating” was taking place in Pennsylvania by suing Bucks County for alleged irregularities, and this is on top of his continual assertion that if he loses, it's because of cheating?”     Marcus replied, “Uh, yeah, that's what he's been laying the groundwork for just not in the last week, but in the last umptyump months. No election can be fair unless Donald, in Donald Trump's mind, unless Donald Trump wins it, and I think we are going to see him both rev up his supporters to contest elections outside of courtrooms and go to every courtroom he can in America, where it's relevant to make whatever arguments he can, no matter how far-fetched. We saw—” Hewitt then tried to interject, “Jonathan, I’ve got to speak up,” but Capehart told him to wait and “let her finish.” Marcus then did just that, adding, “It may not work, it may not, that may not happen this time, and now I'll let you go, Hugh.” Hewitt then sought to bring some badly needed context to the conversation, “Well, I've just got to say we're news people even though we’re at the opinion section. It's got to be reported. Bucks County was reversed by the court and instructed to open up extra days because they violated the law and told people to go home.” He added, “So, that lawsuit was brought by the Republican National Committee, and it was successful. The Supreme Court ruled that Glenn Youngkin was successful. We are news people, even though we have opinions, and we have to report the whole story if we bring up part of the story. So, yes, he's upset about Bucks County, but he was right and he won in court. That's the story.” You would think Republicans suing to extend early voting would make liberals like Capehart and Marcus happy, but instead, Capehart showed a stunning lack of professionalism, “Um, no, I'm just, I don't appreciate being lectured about reporting when, Hugh, you many times you come here saying lots of things that are—” Hewitt then got out of his chair and left, “I won’t come back, Jonathan. I’m done. This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of. You guys are working, that's fine. I'm done.” Capehart tried to proceed as if he wasn't an indecent host, “So Ruth, you wrote a column this week ending with this line, and actually, I think this is perfect. We're going to put it on the screen. You wrote, ‘You want to know the stakes of this election, not only democracy but decency.’” Talk more about that, Ruth.” Marcus tried to respond, “Okay, collecting myself,” before her camera feed froze, likely because someone pushed the wrong button in an attempt to get the image of Hewitt’s empty office off the screen. Capehart scrambled, "Oh, Ruth froze. Ruth is frozen. So hang in there, everyone. We're going to see if we can try to get Ruth back to his very--we're going to get, we're going to get Ruth back in a moment." Marcus was not back in a moment. After Capehart read some advertisements, the show ended. Here is a transcript for the November 1 show: Washington Post Live 11/1/2024 9:19 AM ET JONATHAN CAPEHART: Is it me or does it seem like this week Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for contesting the election by complaining that “cheating” was taking place in Pennsylvania by suing Bucks County for alleged irregularities, and this is on top of his continual assertion that if he loses, it's because of cheating? RUTH MARCUS: Uh, yeah, that's what he's been laying the groundwork for this just not in the last week, but in the last umptyump months. No election can be fair unless Donald, in Donald Trump's mind, unless Donald Trump wins it, and I think we are going to see him both rev up his supporters to contest elections outside of courtrooms and go to every courtroom he can in America, where it's relevant to make whatever arguments he can, no matter how far-fetched. We saw— HUGH HEWIT: Jonathan, I’ve got to speak up. MARCUS: -- last time, but it didn't work out. CAPEHART: Let her finish, Hugh. MARCUS: It may not work, it may not, that may not happen this time, and now I'll let you go, Hugh. HEWITT: Well, I've just got to say we're news people even though we’re at the opinion section. It's got to be reported. Bucks County was reversed by the court and instructed to open up extra days because they violated the law and told people to go home. So, that lawsuit was brought by the Republican National Committee, and it was successful. The Supreme Court ruled that Glenn Youngkin was successful. We are news people, even though we have opinions, and we have to report the whole story if we bring up part of the story. So, yes, he's upset about Bucks County, but he was right and he won in court. That's the story. MARCUS: I'll let you keep going, Jonathan. CAPEHART: Um, no, I'm just, I don't appreciate being lectured about reporting when, Hugh, you many times you come here saying lots of things that are— HEWITT: I won’t come back, Jonathan. I’m done. This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of. You guys are working, that's fine. I'm done. CAPEHART: So Ruth, you wrote a column this week ending with this line, and actually, I think this is perfect. We're going to put it on the screen. You wrote, “You want to know the stakes of this election, not only democracy but decency.” Talk more about that, Ruth. MARCUS: Okay, collecting myself CAPEHART: Oh, Ruth froze. Ruth is frozen. So hang in there, everyone. We're going to see if we can try to get Ruth back to this very—we're going to get, we're going to get Ruth back in a moment.

On Friday, radio host Hugh Hewitt abruptly quit the Washington Post shortly after walking off the Post Live's "First Look," accusing the liberal panelists of engaging in an "unfair election ad" rather than objective journalism.Hewitt had been a contributing columnist for the Post since 2017. He told Fox News Digital on Friday afternoon, “I have in fact quit the Post but I was only writing a column for them every six weeks or so.”During a roundtable discussion, the "First Look" host, Jonathan Capehart, repeatedly attempted to "fact-check" Hewitt's remarks without giving him a chance to respond. Trump 'was right, and he won in court. That's the story.'The show reached a boiling point when Capehart and Ruth Marcus, the Post's associate editor, accused former President Donald Trump of "laying the groundwork" to contest the upcoming election. As a united front, the two journalists claimed that Trump has been making unfounded allegations of "cheating." Specifically, they mentioned a recent lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee against Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The lawsuit was filed after locals claimed that the county illegally turned them away from voting centers. On Wednesday, Trump and the RNC won the case against the county, forcing it to extend early voting through November 1, Blaze News previously reported. "Is it me, or does it seem like this week Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for contesting the election by complaining that cheating was taking place in Pennsylvania by suing Bucks County for alleged irregularities?" Capehart asked Marcus. "And this is on top of his continual assertion that if he loses, it's because of cheating."Hewitt shook his head during Capehart's question, clearly already frustrated with the direction of the discussion.Marcus responded, "Uh, yeah. That's what he's been laying the groundwork for this, just not in the last week but in the last umpty-umpth months. No election can be fair in Donald Trump's mind unless Donald Trump wins it. And I think we are going to see him both rev up his supporters to contest elections outside of courtrooms and go to every courtroom he can in America where it's relevant to make whatever arguments he can, no matter how far-fetched."Hewitt responded, "Bucks County was reversed by the court and instructed to open up extra days because they violated the law and told people to go home. So that lawsuit was brought by the Republican National Committee, and it was successful.""We are news people even though we have opinions, and we have to report the whole story if we bring up part of the story. So, yes, he's [Trump] upset about Bucks County, but he was right, and he won in court," Hewitt added. "That's the story."After Hewitt concluded his remarks, there were several moments of silence as Capehart slowly dragged his pen over his apparent notes with a seemingly smug and unenthused grin. "I'll let you keep going, Jonathan," Marcus stated, filling the dead air."Um, no, I'm just — don't appreciate being lectured about reporting when, Hugh, many times you've come here saying lots of things that aren't based in fact," Capehart remarked."I won't come back, Jonathan," Hewitt snapped as he removed his earpiece."This is the most unfair election ad I've ever been a part of. You guys are working. That's fine.""I'm done!" Hewitt declared as he walked off camera. Capehart attempted to continue the discussion with Marcus, but her video feed froze mid-sentence. He explained that the show tried reconnecting with Marcus but that the attempt was unsuccessful."Okay, we lost her again," he stated before abruptly closing the show. The Washington Post told Fox News Digital, “As the newsroom’s live journalism platform, Washington Post Live is known for its dynamic conversations and thought-provoking perspectives on top issues of the day, such as this morning's ‘First Look’ program.”Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, acknowledged in an opinion piece early this week that the public no longer views the media, including the Post, as accurate, Blaze News previously reported. He noted that the newspaper would not endorse a presidential candidate because it would "create a perception of bias" and "non-independence."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Just four days out from the election, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are holding dueling campaign events through crucial battleground states. Yesterday on the trail, Trump held rallies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Henderson, Nevada, and appeared alongside Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Arizona. As the campaign season wraps up, Trump touched on policy priorities like immigration and the economy while also making a point to hammer his opponent and her supporters.'Look, she's a deranged person, but the reason she couldn't stand me is that she always wanted to go to war with people. I don't want to go to war.'"There are some people who thrive under pressure, and there are some people who crack under pressure," Trump said of Harris in Albuquerque. "She's a cracker." “Are you better now than you were four years ago?" Trump asked the crowd in Henderson, to which many responded "no." Apart from Trump's usual rally appearances, two moments stood out for the former president yesterday. Trump's most notable comments from his Thursday campaign stops took place in Arizona at an event alongside Carlson. The former president criticized former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, for her and her father's hawkish track record on foreign policy as well as her endorsement of Harris. "Well, I think it hurts Kamala a lot actually," Trump said of Cheney's endorsement. "Look, she's a deranged person, but the reason she couldn't stand me is that she always wanted to go to war with people. I don't want to go to war." "She's a radical war hawk," Trump continued. "Let's put her with a rifle, standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. Okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face? You know they're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, 'Oh, gee, well, let's send, let's send, 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.'" Trump was clearly calling out Cheney's hawkish foreign policy. It's a lot easier to hold Cheney's worldview when you're able to call the shots from a cushy federal job, but she would likely have a different opinion if she was thrown into active combat. That is obviously the comparison Trump was making, full context of the clip shows. Like clockwork, countless headlines from the corporate and mainstream media attacked Trump for "using violent language," called his comments "firing squad threats," and insinuated that he wanted to attack Cheney."This is how dictators destroy free nations," Cheney said in response. "They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant."On the note of questionable endorsements, American businessman and Harris supporter Mark Cuban criticized the women in and around the Trump camp. "Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women, ever," Cuban told "The View" Thursday. "It's just that simple." "Actually, he is very wrong, I surround myself with the strongest of women - With the understanding that ALL women are great, whether strong or not strong," Trump said in response to Cuban's comments. "This guy is such a fool, he’s constantly on Television being critical, and only for the reason that I tuned him out completely while President because he called incessantly.""I may, in fact, be surrounded by the strongest women in the World, including Heads of Countries, who make Mark look like a 'baby!'" Trump continued. "All strong women, and women in general, should be very angry about this weak man’s statement."As for Trump's running mate, JD Vance followed in the former president's footsteps and made an appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast. In the over three hour-long episode released Thursday, Vance came off cool, calm, collected, and importantly, likable. In between exchanges on policy, Vance let listeners in on his personal life and shared familial anecdotes with Rogan. The podcast amassed over 7.5 million views in fewer than 24 hours.While Harris has yet to make her long-anticipated appearance on Rogan's show (an appearance which is still up in the air), she held competing rallies in Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Harris racked up another celebrity endorsement from Jennifer Lopez in Vegas and was briefly interrupted by protesters in Phoenix and again in Reno. Harris stuck to her usual talking points, emphasizing the importance of women's "choices," a euphemism for abortion, and boasting about "fighting for democracy." The two candidates are now headed to the Rust Belt. Harris is traveling from Vegas to Wisconsin, where she is scheduled to hold events in Janesville and in Little Chute. Afterward, Harris will be hopping over to hold a concert rally in West Allis alongside rappers Cardi B, Glorilla, and Flo Milli, to name a few. Trump is making stops to hold rallies in Warren, Michigan, and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently being held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center while a storm of federal and civil cases rages around him. He’s already been hit with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and prostitution charges, but those charges are anticipated to rack up even more as additional allegations are filed against him. Jase and Al Robertson alongside cousin Zach discuss the P. Diddy scandal and what they hope happens to the music mogul while he’s locked up. Zach remembers a time during 1998 when he used to listen to P. Diddy. “We thought this is cool; this is glamorous,” he says. “Now you fast forward 20 years and everything that this guy was celebrated for in culture he's now being demonized for.” And he’s right — the list of things Combs is being demonized for is a long list of depravities that have been likened repeatedly to those of Jeffery Epstein, who met a dark fate behind bars following his conviction. Further, it’s no secret what happens to many sex offenders in prison. However, that’s not what the Robertsons wish for Sean “Diddy” Combs. “I hope that out of the desperation of losing all that he thought was important that someone will share Jesus with that man,” says Al. “Maybe he’ll now finally be ready to listen.” “A lot of times, that’s what it takes. It takes the devastation of a lifestyle that gets you there,” he adds. “Depravity is actually a form of slavery, and you see it with this P. Diddy story for sure — like this guy was clearly a slave to his own depravity,” says Zach. Thankfully, the gospel offers freedom and redemption, which is what the Robertsons pray Sean Combs will find. To hear more of their conversation, watch the episode above. Want more from the Robertsons?To enjoy more on God, guns, ducks, and inspiring stories of faith and family, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Filmmaker Christopher Martini set out to help show Americans a different side of President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election with a documentary titled "The Man You Don't Know." Hawaii resident Kathy Forti was among the moviegoers around the country who joined the Republican president in checking out the film in its opening week. Forti later notified Martini that while the film was informative, the moviegoing experience was altogether puzzling. Forti, a psychologist, alleged that upon arriving at the Regal Maui Mall 30 minutes prior to the 12:15 p.m. showing on Oct. 26, she was informed that all of the seats in the theater save for those in the front row had been sold — a claim apparently reinforced by a digital seating chart that a theater employee showed. 'From their coordinated efforts, it felt planned.' "We reluctantly purchased the two unsold seats in the front row, consoling ourselves that at least the seats were recliners and it couldn't be that bad," Forti wrote to Martini in a statement obtained by Blaze News. "However, upon entering the show close to starting time, we found the theater was completely empty."It wasn't empty for long, though. "Two women entered after us and sat further back," Forti's statement continued. "We wondered if perhaps a group had bought all the tickets and they were late arriving." According to the psychologist, the two other women in the theater did their best to disrupt the showing, "hissing, laughing, and shouting such things as 'liar,' 'not true,' and other derogatory comments." The provocateurs allegedly stood in front of the screen at one point, then later sprayed an unidentified aerosol in another apparent provocation. Despite the intervention of an usher, Forti indicated that the provocateurs remained until the end of the film. Forti told Blaze News, "I believe the two women intentionally tried to intimidate us and drive us out of the theater. From their coordinated efforts, it felt planned." Afterward, Forti claimed that she pressed the ticket desk for answers about the seating arrangements, only to discover that only four tickets had ultimately been purchased, which dispelled her previous suspicion that the seats had been bought up to preclude people from seeing the film but left her with even more questions. 'It feels like somebody is deciding for the country what they see and what they cannot see.' "They never explained the sold-out vs. non-sold-out ticket screen we saw," said Forti. "Had we not gone back after the documentary to say something, we would never have known about the change in ticket screen seating chart." "My friend and I turned to each other, wondering if we had just entered the Twilight Zone," the psychologist wrote to Martini. Blaze News reached out to Regal Cinemas for comment but did not immediately receive a response. When speaking about Forti's theater experience, Martini told Blaze News that his producer and co-writer, Joshua Macciello, has "been getting a lot of similar stories." "This film could actually influence the election," said Martini. "I have a lot of people coming to me with similar stories to Kathy's. ... It makes one wonder if there's some sort of concerted effort on somebody's part to suppress this movie about Trump, which is being released right before an election across the country." Martini's suspicions are heightened on account of "awful locations and screening times." Macciello, the president of Global Ascension Studios, recently expressed his frustration to Dan Ball of "Real America" over the apparent refusal by certain theater circuits to screen the film. "I mean, what's going on there?" said Macciello. "This is not a political movie. ... This is a movie about a man. It gives you an insight into him. And he happens to be in politics and running for president." "In the present-day United States of America, it's very bizarre. It feels like somebody is deciding for the country what they see and what they cannot see. And clearly, somebody does not want [them] to see a film about President Trump right before the election," said Martini. The documentary — billed as a "balanced, deeper portrayal of Trump as a scholar, successful entrepreneur, man of faith, and devoted family man" — features interviews with various people in Trump's orbit, including Lara Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, his granddaughter Kai Trump, Hulk Hogan, and Kyle Forgeard of the Nelk Boys. Trump attended the premiere on Saturday with friends and members of his family. When asked about his objective with the film, Martini indicated that the media has almost exclusively advanced negative depictions and narratives about Trump, which is troubling because "the truth always lies somewhere in the middle." "Our goal with this was to show the other side," said the director, "coming from the people that he made a positive impact on." Despite the apparent desire by leftist organizations and activists to keep the film content in theaters ideologically uniform, Martini indicated that intellectual diversity is ascendant. "I think that there's very few people making the kinds of movies that right-leaning people, conservative-leaning people, you know, God-fearing people want to see," said Martini. "But all of that's changing." The documentary is set to launch on Elon Musk's X ahead of Election Day. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

He's DEAD, Jim, DEAD! Mollie Hemingway WALLOPS Jonah Goldberg for Pushing Trump Threatened Liz Cheney LIE