President Donald Trump has posted his first remarks since Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released three emails referencing Trump sent by the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Trump posted on Wednesday afternoon on Truth Social, “The Democrats are trying to bring up the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax again because they’ll do anything at all to deflect […]

The Trump administration said this week that several key pieces of U.S. economic data for October, including inflation and employment figures, will not be released. The White House cited the prolonged government shutdown, saying it left statistical agencies unable to gather or verify the information. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday that the Bureau […]

The United Nations is once again attacking homeschoolers in an attempt to control the education of youth to embrace collectivism, climate hysteria, social-emotional learning, and globalism, explains Alex Newman for The New American’s Behind The Deep State. A new UNESCO report, prepared under the supervision of a literal North Korean totalitarian, explains that homeschooling, if not done …

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney remains close with a family that was directly affected by the Sandy Hook shooting. It was December 14, 2012 when a gunman opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town, Connecticut. 20 children and six staff members were murdered that day by the senseless act of gun violence. One of the 20 children who lost their life was seven-year-old Grace McDonnell. If the name sounds familiar, you may remember the interview that CNN’s Anderson Cooper did with the family just three days after the shooting. Lynn and Chris McDonnell were the parents of Grace, and shared that she loved art, loved to cook, and was a big fan of both Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney. In a recent interview with Kenny Chesney on All There Is with Anderson Cooper, the broadcast journalist shared with Chesney how he came to find out that the McDonnell family – including Grace – were big fans of his: “I interviewed the mother of Grace McDonnell, who was a little girl killed at Sandy Hook, and her name was Lynn. Before that interview, I was in their kitchen talking to them, and this was just days after their daughter was killed. There was a photo of you on the refrigerator. I said to Lynn, ‘Oh, do you like Kenny Chesney?’ And her eyes lit up, and she was like, ‘Grace loved Kenny Chesney, and the morning she was killed, we were standing at the school bus stop waiting for the bus and we were singing a Kenny Chesney song.’ And I just texted you to say, ‘Hey I just wanted you to know, you really touched this family’s life.'” When that happened back in 2012, Kenny responded to Anderson and said he wanted to get in touch with Lynn and the McDonnell family. Chesney had long conversations with the McDonells, and became close friends with them even through the heartbreaking circumstances. The country music artist explained that he’s tried to have Lynn and Chris out to shows as often as he can, and that the McDonnell family often gives him gifts – none more special than the piece of art that Grace had completed before she passed: “We have since then become really good friends. I can’t tell you how many shows her and Chris have come to over the years. They actually brought me a piece of art that Grace painted and gave it to me. I had it framed. It was in my bus for years.” And interestingly enough, when Anderson Cooper and Kenny Chesney sat down for a conversation, neither realized that the day they were speaking with one another – November 4 – held a lot of significance to the McDonnells: “I’m a very spiritual person, and I believe in people pushing people together. You know today, as we are sitting her talking, today is November 4. I’m not sure when this (interview) is running, but as I’m sitting here talking to you today, it’s November 4. Grace’s birthday. She would have been 20 years old today. And here we are talking. You’re the one that connected me with that family. I get chills thinking about it.” @cnnIn the latest podcast episode of “All There Is,” CNN’s Anderson Cooper spoke with country music star Kenny Chesney about their connection to the family of Grace McDonnell, a 7-year-old killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Watch the full episode and join the conversation at cnn.com/allthereis ♬ original sound – CNN November 4 is also the day that Kenny Chesney’s memoir, Heart Life Music, was released. Chesney said that Lynn McDonnell was the one that actually pointed that out to him. Prior to an email exchange with Grace’s mother, the country music star had no idea that November 4 was her birthday. It’s just another one of those things that ended up giving Kenny Chesney chills when he thought about it. He and the McDonnel family continue to stay connected, and they’ve had plenty of conversations about how Kenny was a part of their household and beach vacations. That warms Chesney’s heart to know, but when he does relive and remember the tragedy that played out at Sandy Hook Elementary School over a decade ago, he can’t help but become frustrated: “It’s been how many years now (since Sandy Hook?) And the fact that we have this in our country, it’s stunning that we still have to deal with it. I’m so sick of watching sporting events and having moments of silence. It seems like there’s been a lot. And to know that Grace would have been 20 years old today, it’s just a life cut short. I do feel a connection with her and that family. I really do.” You can hear Kenny Chesney talk more about his relationship with the family affected by the tragic Sandy Hook shooting in the interview below: All There Is with Anderson Cooper – Kenny Chesney The post Kenny Chesney Still Stays Connected With Family Who Lost Their Daughter In 2012 Sandy Hook School Shooting: “Grace Would’ve Been 20 Years Old Today” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s easy to see how Post Malone became such a kind, respectful person when you listen to his dad talk. Rich Post is the father of Austin Post, who most of us know by his stage name Post Malone, and he sat down on the Jeremy G Barker Podcast this week, where he talked about raising Austin, as well as is brother Mitchell, and how he instilled certain values in them that has clearly lasted well into adulthood. Rich is incredibly well-spoken and seems as kind and down-to-earth as Post, and it’s really interesting to hear him talk about his son’s life and career from his perspective, seeing as he’s been there since the beginning and made him the man he is today (Rich also talked about his ex-wife, Post’s biological mom, who was very much in the picture contrary to some news reports). In addition to all of the great parenting advice, the funniest part of the episode had to be when Rich talked about how he listened to “some awful music” in their house when Post was still experimenting as a young artist, long before Post was scoring hits like “Sunflower,” “rockstar,” “Circles” and many others, but hey, everyone has to start somewhere… “Listen, I’ve listened to some awful music… but it was his passion. You just had to make sure you weren’t the reason he couldn’t pursue it.” I can imagine Rich was only praying Post would make it one day, and like any parent, I’m sure he was a little bit skeptical, in a healthy way, about his son’s chances… I don’t think he could’ve imagined just how massive Post would become, especially because they came from very humble beginnings and lived normal lives. Of course, Post first shot to stardom with his breakthrough single “White Iverson,” which gained traction naturally after he uploaded it to SoundCloud in 2015. It quickly gained millions of plays, leading to Post signing a record deal with Republic Records. The rest, as they say, is history, and now Posty is a country star too, following the success of his 2024 debut country album, F-1 Trillion, and Rich says he just tried to cultivate his son’s passion for music from a young age. He also reminded him many times how much effort went into his fans showing up for him, and he should always respect that by showing up on time for his concerts and appreciating what all that took: “When the kid has the passion, even if I don’t understand it, or you as a parent don’t understand it, if they’re passion about it and they’re pursuing it, it doesn’t mean you’ve given up any right to explain to them what they might do that’s better. And I’m not talking about the artistry or anything, but one of the things I always said to Austin, if you have a concert, don’t be late. They don’t work for you, you work for them. They’ve paid money to see you, or they’ve done something, taking time out of their day to see him, don’t be late. That’s one of the things Austin’s learned. And it’s not necessarily all Austin. When he got involved in it, him and the people around him were young… he was 19.” Rich also spoke about the fact that he played that “awful” music for all of his co-workers when he worked for the Dallas Cowboys, and no one ever told them if they didn’t like it, because they respected him so much and they knew how much he believed in his son: “The other thing that’s interesting about kids and their pursuits is that talking to other people, people need to feel you. They need to believe in you. And Austin was fortunate that he was a good kid and people believed in him. He wasn’t arrogant… I’ve listened to people talk in the past, not so much now, about industry plant and all that, I never owned a music company. If all of the rumors about where I came from were true, it would probably be different, right? I’ve heard that I was a record company executive, I owned this professional sports team, I bought 50,000 copies of ‘White Iverson’ just to make it go viral, and none of it’s true. All I did was be supportive. You should go back and talk to all the people that I worked with that I made listen to his music that might’ve wanted to tell me exactly how they felt about some of it and never did out of respect for my position or our relationship. But I always believed in him.” He’s clearly incredibly proud of both of his sons, and did a fantastic job raising them… the fact that Post has such a sterling reputation in Hollywood and with regular, every day fans a like says everything you need to know about the kind of person he is, and the type of family he comes from. It’s really a great conversation, and you’ll quickly understand how Post got to where he is, and how he became the kind of person he is, when you listen to even five minutes of his dad talking. Check it out… and thanks for tolerating all those years of below average music, Rich, and never discouraging Post from continuing on and going after his dreams. The world is much better for it now in so many was: The post “I’ve Listened To Some Awful Music” – Post Malone’s Dad Always Encouraged His Dreams… Even When The Music Was Really Bad first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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