Month: August 2025

Early Odds for 2028 US Presidential Election Favor Vice President JD Vance

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The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft interviews Vice President JD Vance for the ‘Vindicated’ Conference in Las Vegas

With three years until the 2028 US presidential election’s final sprint, Vice President JD Vance remains the clear frontrunner to become the 48th President of the United States.

Per Oddschecker, the current betting odds for 48th President of the United States are as follows.

JD Vance +225

Gavin Newsom +350

Donald Trump Sr. +700

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez +1000

Pete Buttigieg +1200

Marco Rubio +1200

Kamala Harris +1600

Donald Trump Jr. +1600

In August 2025, Vice President JD Vance granted an exclusive interview with The Gateway Pundit to discuss the historic achievements of President Trump’s second term, the Trump administration’s daily battle against censorship, and its plans to fight crime across all levels of society.

Today, Vice President Vance enjoys a high favorability rating in the Republican Party and maintains a close relationship with the Trump family; on multiple occassions, President Trump has named Vice President Vance as his potential successor.

On the Democrat side, California’s term-limited governor Gavin Newsom leads the field in presidential betting odds.

Still, Real Clear Politics polling average places Newsom in a near three-way tie with “Cackling Kamala” Harris and “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg for president.

As of August, Governor Newsom’s press office has begun employing the unusual strategy of imitating President Trump’s social media vibrato dozens of times per week across digital platforms.

Voters have received no indication of whether Newsom may find his own voice, though he seems to greatly enjoy imitating President Trump’s gravitas.

Notably, President Trump himself enjoys more favorable betting odds to win the 2028 election than all but two candidates.

President Trump has stated that quips of “Trump 2028” are made mainly in jest. Still, his legacy could prevail under another candidate with President Trump’s backing.

For Democrats, far-left Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and corporate shill Pete Buttigieg enjoy relatively short odds to become the 48th President of the United States, despite demonstrating minimal capacity for critical thinking and problem-solving, respectively.

With equal betting odds to Ocasio-Cortez and Buttigieg, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has gained major popularity in the Republican Party during his historic tenure as Secretary of State, while simultaneously serving as National Security Advisor, USAID Administrator, and US Archivist.

Although Vice President Vance holds the advantage over Secretary Rubio in the presidential line of succession, “Vance-Rubio 2028” remains a very popular ideal ticket within the Republican Party.

For Democrats, even after passing on a run for California Governor in 2026, failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris has notably fallen to 4th place in her party’s betting odds—with odds more than twice as long as President Trump’s own.

Finally, Donald Trump Jr. holds the same odds as Kamala Harris to become the 48th President of the United States, despite repeatedly expressing his disinterest in the job. Trump Jr. maintains a very close friendship with Vice President Vance.

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VIDEO – Violent Leftists Attack President Milei During Parade Nearly Hitting Him in the Head with a Bottle – Argentinian President Pelted with Bottles, Rocks, and Rotten Vegetables by Dirty Leftists

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President Javier Milei was attacked by violent leftists at a rally this week near Buenos Aires. One violent thug was caught on security camera hurling a bottle at the President of Argentina.

Violent leftists attacked popular Argentinian President Javier Milei as he was waving to supporters from his vehicle at an election rally near Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

The radical left hurled rocks, bottles, and vegetables at the successful populist leader.

One bottle nearly hit his security detail.

This is how the left operates. They want it to appear that Milei is unpopular so they attack him in the street.
Don’t be surprised if international globalists were behind this vicious assault.

Milei was driven away from the location due to the dangerous radicals who planned the assault on the president.

Via DW News.

Here is video of one of the thugs who tossed a bottle at the president and then slyly walked away.

Here is more video.

Here is why they hate President Milei. Within one year he reduced poverty, slashed rampant inflation, and Argentina became global growth champion.

That’s why the globalists, communists, and radical left despise him!

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Newsom Holds Californians Hostage, Refuses to Fully Fund Prop 36 – A Measure that Passed in a Landslide to Increase Penalties for Theft and Drug Trafficking

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is holding Californians hostage by refusing to fully fund Proposition 36 – a measure that passed in a landslide in November 2024 that increases penalties for theft.

Proposition 36 passed in California in a landslide 71% to 21%.

California voters overwhelmingly voted to increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking after a record number of brick-and-mortar retailers closed down due to smash-and-grab robberies.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) opposed Prop 36 because he said it’s “too harsh.”

Per LA Public Press, Prop 47 “scaled back punishments for certain nonviolent offenses for drugs and theft, which were reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors.”

Under Prop. 36, penalties will be increased, and sentences will be lengthened for drug possession and for the theft of items valued at less than $950.

Prop. 36 rolls back some of the soft-on-crime policies that California voters passed in 2014 with Prop. 47.

Newsom has only approved $100 million for prop 36 – far below the $400 million needed to fully pay for the new law.

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman blasted Newsom for not funding prop 36.

“We will call [Newsom],” Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. “We will send him social media. We will DM him. I’ll say it right to the camera, Governor Newsom if you’re watching, get us this funding. If you want to save lives, get us this funding.”

WATCH:

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Comer on Investigation into Biden’s Mental Fitness During Term in Office – “It’s Becoming Very Apparent That Joe Biden Really Wasn’t the One in Command at the End of His Presidency” (VIDEO)

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Rep James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with guest host Jackie De Angelis to discuss Joe Biden’s mental fitness while he was in office. The discussion also involved the weaponization of the Justice Department under the previous four years.

Earlier this year Comer launched an investigation into the Biden autopen scandal and health coverup.

Comer recently identified five Biden aides who were involved in the cover-up of Joe Biden’s mental decline and the autopen scandal.

So far several Biden aides have pleaded the Fifth Amendment and have refused to testify on Biden’s health scandal.

On Sunday, Comer said he will be calling in Biden spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, Chief of Staff Jeff Zeints and Deputy Assistant Andrew Bates to testify on the autopen scandal.

“I want to get the latest on the investigation, Congressman, but also what we have heard so far, key figures taking the fifth. Key figures that day after day said that Biden was totally fit and ready to do the job now saying they really did not spend much time with him. The testimony does not add up with what we saw. Something is a wry here,” DeAngelis commented.

“We’re trying to get to the bottom of who was operating the autopen, and we have brought in a dozen people so far, and they are all pointing the finger at other people,” Comer said.

“The ones that I think may have a little more knowledge, they plead the 5th to avoid self-incrimination,” Comer said.

“It’s becoming very apparent that Joe Biden really wasn’t the one in command at the end of his Presidency and that’s important because you are talking about thousands of pardons and dozens of executive orders that were signed with that autopen,” Comer explained.

“Ten FBI whistleblowers, they warned of political weaponization, and they also say that they faced retaliation from the Biden administration,” DeAngelis said.

DeAngelis explained that the weaponization was not just against President Trump but affected numerous ordinary people who were just doing their jobs. Many lives were ruined as a result of the Biden DOJ weaponization of the previous four years.

“It also shows you that it’s not just the President who has faced this. It flows into all different levels and to everyday people that are just trying to serve and do their duties,” DeAngelis continued.

“The government is comprised of an overwhelming number of liberals and an overwhelming number of activists,” Comer said.

Rep Comer also explained that a lot of the people working inside the Federal government under Obama and Biden were more concerned about being activists instead of public servants.

“During the Obama and Biden years the government numbers swelled of liberal activists that came in,” Comer continued.

“They had an agenda. They weren’t necessarily public servants. The ones that rose to the top were activists and these activists tried to weaponize the Federal government in various forms,” Comer explained.

“Now we need accountability and I’m hopeful that Pam Bondi will take this evidence and her Department of Justice will start holding people accountable,” Comer continued.

Watch:

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UPDATE: Guatemala Requests Migrant Children Back – But Biden Judge Blocks Reunification to Keep Children Trapped at American Shelters

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Deportation flights to remove illegal aliens (DHS Photo by ICE/Released)

The Gateway Pundit first reported this weekend that Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan blocked the deportation of more than 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan minors. 

The Trump administration had begun removal flights after advocacy groups sued, and the Biden judge quickly issued an emergency restraining order to stop them.

But there is a new and even more disturbing layer to the story. The government of Guatemala has now formally requested that these children be returned home. 

These minors are not “stateless,” nor are they abandoned. All have self-reported that their parents live in Guatemala, and the Guatemalan government is publicly asking for their reunification. 

Still, Democrats and their allies in the courts are refusing to let them go.

This is not a question of children being left without guardians. Guatemala has agreed to take responsibility. 

The reality is that these children were smuggled into the United States, often at the hands of cartels, and wound up stranded in federal custody. 

Now, instead of being sent back to their families, they are trapped in American shelters. 

Judge Sooknanan’s order blocks their deportation for at least two weeks, but advocacy groups are already seeking a class-action expansion that could tie up the issue for months or years.

It is hard to overstate how absurd this is. A sovereign government is requesting the return of its children. 

The United States had already arranged the flights to send them home. And yet, a Democrat-appointed judge is standing in the way, effectively forcing these minors to remain in limbo.

This problem is not limited to a few hundred children. Under the Biden administration, tens of thousands of minors have crossed the border unaccompanied, encouraged by lax enforcement and the dismantling of Trump-era policies like “Remain in Mexico.” 

Many of them have family in their home countries, but the U.S. system, overwhelmed and politicized, keeps them warehoused in taxpayer-funded custody instead of reuniting them with their parents. 

Worse, the Department of Health and Human Services has admitted it has lost contact with 85,000 minors placed with sponsors—a disaster of historic proportions.

WATCH: TEXAS Democrat INDICTED — STOLE Thousands from TAXPAYERS with SIBLINGS

Guatemala’s willingness to step in should have been welcomed as relief for a broken system. 

Instead, Biden’s judicial picks are making sure it doesn’t happen. 

Judge Sooknanan’s order, cheered by activist groups, forces hundreds of children to remain away from their families—all in the name of “due process” arguments that ignore the very real fact that these children already have homes to return to.

Shelters remain overcrowded, cartels profit from smuggling networks, and American taxpayers foot the bill for housing children who should never have been abandoned in the first place. 

More importantly, families in Guatemala are waiting for children who are being held against their will by the American court system.

The takeaway is simple: Democrats claim to champion “family reunification,” but their actions show otherwise. 

When a foreign government asks for its children back, when parents are ready to receive them, and when the U.S. has the planes fueled and waiting, Biden’s judges are still saying no. 

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer Requests Treasury Department’s Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Jeffrey Epstein

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Jeffrey Epstein. Photo Wiki Commons.

In their Epstein investigation Review, the House Oversight Committee is ‘following the money’.

Here in TGP we have been keeping an eye on the House Oversight Committee review of the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigations and prosecutions.

Read: House Oversight Chairman James Comer Postpones Deposition With Ghislaine Maxwell,

Read: House Oversight Committee Update on Epstein-Maxwell Investigation: Comer Subpoenas Epstein Estate for Documents – Former US Atty. Alexander Acosta to Be Interviewed.

Today (31) it arises that House Oversight Chairman James Comer has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with the request for all the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Fox News reported:

“Comer sent the letter on Sunday, saying his committee is ‘reviewing the possible mismanagement’ of the federal government’s investigation of Epstein and Maxwell, including Epstein’s death.

The letter set a deadline of Sept. 15 for the Treasury to produce relevant SARS.

‘It is essential that Treasury produce to the Committee certain SARs to assist the Committee’s oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell’, the letter states.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer. Credit: Gage Skidmore

Comer’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets requested from the Department of Justice the release of all Epstein-related records, which the DOJ began sending on August 22.

“Comer has also issued deposition subpoenas to several former government officials, including former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Other figures also compelled to appear were former FBI Director Robert Mueller, former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.”

Read more:

House Oversight Chairman Comer and Committee Members to Meet Privately With Jeffrey Epstein Survivors

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California Democrat Lobbyist Gets Six Months in Jail for Wire Fraud

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The downfall of Melahat Rafiei, once an influential figure in Orange County Democrat politics, is now official. 

On Friday, a federal judge sentenced Rafiei to six months in prison for attempted wire fraud, closing a case that has lingered since her 2019 arrest. 

The ruling not only punished her crimes but also highlighted how deeply corruption has penetrated Democrat politics in California.

Rafiei, who previously led the Orange County Democrat Party and worked as a prominent lobbyist, admitted guilt in 2023 under a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. 

WATCH: TEXAS Democrat INDICTED — STOLE Thousands from TAXPAYERS with SIBLINGS

In addition to acknowledging the wire fraud charge, she admitted that she attempted to bribe two Irvine City Council members to secure favorable cannabis legislation. 

Although she was not charged with the bribery allegations, her plea agreement made it clear that she had actively used political influence for personal and financial gain.

The judge imposed a sentence of six months in federal custody, a $10,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. 

He also emphasized that Rafiei had been able to build her career because of democrat institutions and that she had abandoned those principles in pursuit of power and money. 

Rafiei has been ordered to surrender to authorities by late September.

In court, Rafiei offered little defense beyond expressing that she would accept whatever penalty the court determined. 

Her legal team argued that she had made a positive contribution to the community in the past and highlighted the number of friends and relatives who supported her at sentencing. 

They portrayed her as someone who had already lost her career and reputation, even before serving time in prison.

The case had been stalled for years, mainly because Rafiei agreed to cooperate with federal investigators after her arrest. 

Facing the possibility of significant charges, she quickly became a confidential informant to the FBI. Her cooperation proved vital in exposing corruption within Anaheim’s city government, most notably the plan by former Mayor Harry Sidhu and Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament to sell Angel Stadium to the Los Angeles Angels without proper public oversight.

Prosecutors acknowledged that Rafiei’s evidence and cooperation strengthened their cases against Sidhu and Ament. 

Sidhu later received a two-month prison sentence for lying to investigators and related federal charges, while Ament pleaded guilty to fraud and still awaits sentencing. 

The judge in Rafiei’s case, however, made clear that she only cooperated because she had been caught, not out of any genuine commitment to transparency or justice.

The sentencing of Rafiei reflects a broader issue that has plagued California politics in recent years. 

Multiple Democrat figures at both the state and local levels have faced charges for bribery, fraud, or abuse of office. These scandals continue to undermine public trust in institutions and reinforce concerns that corruption is entrenched within the political system.

For Orange County Democrats, Rafiei’s fall is particularly damaging. She was not a minor player but a central figure in the party’s operations, someone with direct access to decision-makers and influence over policy outcomes. 

Her conviction demonstrates that corruption often comes from individuals at the very heart of political power rather than from the margins.

Rafiei now joins a growing list of Democrat officials in California whose careers have ended in disgrace. 

Her sentencing serves as a warning that political power, when abused, leads not only to personal downfall but also to further erosion of public trust in government.

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First Population-Wide Peer-Reviewed Study Finds COVID-19 “Vaccines” Increase Risk of Multiple Cancers — CONFIRMS Fears of “Turbo Cancer” Epidemic

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A bombshell peer-reviewed study out of Italy has just shattered the narrative peddled by Big Pharma, corporate media, and government health bureaucrats.

For the first time, a population-wide cohort of nearly 300,000 people tracked over 30 months has revealed that the so-called “safe and effective” COVID-19 shots are linked to alarming spikes in multiple forms of cancer.

Researchers followed every resident aged 11 and older in Italy’s Pescara province from June 2021 through December 2023, examining hospital records and adjusting for age, sex, prior health conditions, and even prior COVID infection.

The researchers allegedly found that those who received at least one vaccine dose had a much lower risk of dying from any cause compared to the unvaccinated, and this protective effect was even stronger in people who had three or more doses.

When looking at cancer, the picture was less clear. People who had been vaccinated appeared somewhat more likely to be hospitalized with a new cancer diagnosis than those who were unvaccinated, particularly for cancers of the breast, bladder, and colon.

However, this increased risk was only evident in people who had never been infected with COVID-19, and it disappeared—or even reversed—when the analysis required at least twelve months to pass between vaccination and a hospital admission for cancer.

  • Hospitalizations for cancer were 35% higher in vaccinated individuals versus the unvaccinated (HR 1.23).
  • The link was strongest in men and in those with no prior COVID infection.
  • Overall Cancer Risk: +23% after just one dose
  • Breast Cancer: +54% risk after vaccination
  • Bladder Cancer: +62% increased risk
  • Colorectal Cancer: +35% increased risk

Even after multiple doses, the risks remained elevated across the board.

The authors noted that vaccinated individuals are usually healthier, wealthier, and more likely to get preventative care, a phenomenon called the “healthy vaccinee bias.”

If anything, the numbers should have shown lower cancer rates. Instead, cancers surged. That means the real danger could be far worse than what the data shows.

Doctors and whistleblowers have been warning for years about sudden, aggressive cancers appearing in otherwise healthy people after the jab.

This study, alongside more than 100 other peer-reviewed papers, confirms the link between mRNA injections and deadly cancer pathways. A new medical term has even been coined: COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced “Turbo Cancer.”

More from Focal Points:

THE FIRST FORMAL SIGNAL: INCREASED CANCER RISK

Despite strong “healthy vaccinee bias” (explained below), the study still found multiple increases in cancer hospitalizations among vaccinated individuals.

Overall cancer risk:
  • +23% increased risk after ≥1 dose (HR 1.23, 95% CI 1.11–1.37) (statistically significant)
  • +9% increased risk after ≥3 doses (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.02–1.16) (statistically significant)
BY CANCER SITE (Hazard Ratios Converted to % Increased Risk)

Breast cancer

  • +54% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.54, 95% CI 1.10–2.16) (statistically significant)
  • +36% with ≥3 doses (HR 1.36, 95% CI 1.08–1.72) (statistically significant)

Bladder cancer

  • +62% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.07–2.45) (statistically significant)
  • +43% with ≥3 doses (HR 1.43, 95% CI 1.08–1.88) (statistically significant)

Colon-rectum cancer

  • +35% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.01–1.80) (statistically significant)
  • +14% with ≥3 doses (HR 1.14, 95% CI 0.96–1.36) (not statistically significant)

Hematological cancers (leukemia/lymphoma)

  • +31% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.31, 95% CI 0.96–1.79) (not statistically significant)
  • +7% with ≥3 doses (HR 1.07, 95% CI 0.89–1.29) (not statistically significant)

Uterine cancer

  • +77% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.77, 95% CI 0.76–4.13) (not statistically significant)
  • +20% with ≥3 doses (HR 1.20, 95% CI 0.73–1.96) (not statistically significant)

Ovarian cancer

  • +71% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.71, 95% CI 0.60–4.82) (not statistically significant)
  • +86% with ≥3 doses (HR 1.86, 95% CI 0.68–5.12) (not statistically significant)

Thyroid cancer

  • +58% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.58, 95% CI 0.84–2.99) (not statistically significant)
  • -3% with ≥3 doses (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.67–1.45) (not statistically significant)

Prostate cancer

  • +1% with ≥1 dose (HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.68–1.49) (not statistically significant)
  • -3% with ≥3 doses (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.76–1.23) (not statistically significant)

Lung cancer

  • -10% with ≥1 dose (HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.68–1.18) (not statistically significant)
  • -7% with ≥3 doses (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.79–1.11) (not statistically significant)

WHAT THIS MEANS

  • The strongest, statistically significant increases were found for breast, bladder, colorectal, and overall cancer risk.
  • Nearly all other cancer sites also showed an upward trend, though not statistically significant due to wide confidence intervals.
  • Only lung and prostate cancers showed no evidence of increased risk.

This pattern suggests a real signal that is partially obscured by confounders and limited follow-up time.

Read the data below:

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