The Republican National Committee has announced that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‚ former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley‚ current Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‚ and author and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will participate in the fourth GOP presidential primary debate of the 2024 cycle.When the candidates take to the stage December 6 in Tuscaloosa‚ Alabama‚ former President Donald Trump‚ the clear frontrunner according to polls‚ who is widely expected to win the nomination‚ will be conspicuously absent just as he was during the first three debates."The fourth debate is another fantastic opportunity for our Republican candidates to share our winning agenda with the American people‚" RNC chair Ronna McDaniel said‚ according to the RNC's press release. "President Reagan was the first sitting president to visit the University of Alabama nearly 40 years ago‚ just before cruising to a landslide victory in 1984‚ and I’m thrilled to return our conservative message to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night."Megyn Kelly‚ Eliana Johnson‚ and Elizabeth Vargas will be moderating the debate.While there were five candidates in the third debate‚ GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina dropped his presidential bid not long after participating in that event last month.On Monday‚ North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum‚ who was in the first two debates but not the third‚ announced the suspension of his presidential campaign and slammed the RNC's debate eligibility criteria. The criteria has required candidates to meet certain polling and unique donor thresholds to qualify for each debate."These arbitrary criteria ensure advantages for candidates from major media markets on the coasts versus America's Heartland. None of their debate criteria relate to the qualifications related to actually doing the job of the president. This effort to nationalize the primary system is unhealthy for the future of the party‚ especially for a party that proclaims to value leadership from outside of Washington‚" Burgum said in a statement.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania trolled Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) by enlisting an apparently unwitting Santos to create a video for "Bobby."Fetterman appears to have used Cameo‚ a platform‚ which Santos is on‚ that allows people to pay celebrities to make videos. "I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems. So‚ I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give 'Bobby from Jersey' some advice‚" Fetterman tweeted.Santos responded to Fetterman by writing‚ "I love this! I wish I knew the Bobby in question! LOL."In the video to "Bobby‚" Santos referred to people who want to "kick you out and make you run away‚" declaring‚ "you make 'em put up or shut up. You stand your ground sir." — (@) The House of Representatives voted to expel Santos last week‚ ousting him from Congress before the end of his term. Reacting to the expulsion during an appearance on "The View‚" Fetterman said that Menendez has done "much more sinister ... kinds of things" and "needs to go."Nebraska State Sen. Megan Hunt said her friend gave her a Santos video. "Gift of the year from my friend Rebecca. Thank you @MrSantosNY!" Hunt wrote when sharing the video. "To be clear‚ George Santos is a transphobic fool who has defrauded and harmed people‚ who says what he has to say to get attention and probably doesn’t actually hold any personal moral convictions‚ and I also agree with the advice in this video‚" she added."Transphobic??? Gurlll take several seats and try again. My best friend is a trans woman whom like me doesn't agree with child sex changes or chemical castration‚" Santos responded. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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As if the unskippable ads that made so many people use adblockers with YouTube aren't enough of a nuisance‚ Google might have found another way to ruin the free YouTube experience. The company is adding live counters for YouTube views and likes that update in real-time. Who in their right mind would want that to interfere with the videos they're watching on YouTube? I'll point out that Google is annoyed at people using adblockers. It's trying to ban them‚ but it hasn't gotten there just yet. Of course‚ adblockers only became popular because ads online became increasingly annoying‚ including the ones on YouTube. It's a problem of Google's own making. Adding counters for views and likes that update in real-time is a feature that will also annoy plenty of people‚ I'm sure. Continue reading... The post YouTube is testing views and likes that update in real-time… but why? appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: A tiny update just made the Apple TV 100% better Prime Video’s Reacher‚ which returns this month for Season 2‚ is December’s most anticipated show I really wanted to ditch my iPhone for the Pixel 8 Pro – here’s why I didn’t

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