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Revision as of 02:43, January 13, 2023
The 118th Congress of the United States opened on January 3, 2023.
When asked, “How much do you trust that America’s elections are fair and accurate?” only 43.2% of respondents said they “strongly trust” the election system…A majority, 56.8%, expressed concerns about the system, with 17% saying they “somewhat trust” it, 17.9% saying they “somewhat distrust” it, and 21.9% saying they “strongly distrust it””[2] “The rise of woke politics has undermined public confidence in the brass...The Reagan Institute releases an annual survey of public attitudes on national defense, and this year only 48% reported having “a great deal of confidence” in the U.S. military...That’s down from 70% in 2018”[3] and “A study titled "Trend in Loaded Handgun Carrying Among Adult Handgun Owners in the United States, 2015‒2019" found the number of law-abiding US adults carrying handguns nearly doubled from 9 million in 2015 to 16 million in 2019”[4]
Republicans
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won the Speakership on the 15th round of voting on January 7, 2023.
Democrats
Corrupt racist anti-Semitic[5] extremist and election denier Hakeem Jeffries was elected Democrat minority leader in the 118th Congress.[6] According to The Washington Post, Jeffries is a threat to democracy.[7] Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell were booted off the House Intelligence Committee for lying and breaches of national security; Rep. Ilhan Omar was booted off the Foreign Affairs Committee for her anti-Semitic views.
Weaponization of Government
- See also: Biden's classified documents scandal
CCP Select Committee
References
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/GVzUmjX#1eltgwu
- ↑ https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/11/30/democrats-more-likely-trust-delayed-election-results-most-americans-dont-poll-finds
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-losing-trust-in-the-military-reagan-institute-survey-11669848047
- ↑ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/number-handgun-owners-carrying-daily-nearly-doubles-us
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-lawmaker-defends-house-freshmen-accused-of-anti-semitism-as-thoughtful-colleagues
- ↑ https://justthenews.com/government/congress/democrat-poised-succeed-pelosi-repeatedly-has-denied-legitimacy-trumps-2016
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/01/election-denier-threats-explainer/