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Republican 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis believes his success made him less of a target during the first GOP debates. DeSantis spoke with The Blaze’s Dave Rubin about the first debate and the heated race between him and front runner, former President Donald Trump on the Thursday edition of The Rubin Report. “I do think you’re going to see a smaller stage because I think some of those folks aren’t going to qualify for this next round,” DeSantis said regarding the second debate. “It’s far be it from me to tell anyone who to run or not run, but you either...

President Trump reportedly discussed forming a new political party – the Patriot Party – after “feuding” with the Republican establishment. The Wall Street Journal reported the following in its January 19th piece entitled “Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party”:President Trump has talked in recent days with associates about forming a new political party, according to people familiar with the matter, an effort to exert continued influence after he leaves the White House.Mr. Trump discussed the matter with several aides and other people close to him last week, the people said. The president said he would want to call...

Front line report from a friend. This person is a retired nurse that retired to a southern state. She was informed this Sat. that she was to report to her original state for nursing duties. If she failed to comply she would lose her retirement and be arrested. Since she reported for duty, she has been working 16hr shifts in full hazmat. She said that her hospital is full of dead bodies, that they are being stacked on pallets and loaded on to freezer trucks that are kept running. She is in a city that is getting overflow from NYC....