Broke, Woke & Trending Folk 7/18: Pelosi betrays Biden, Trump’s granddaughter takes the stage, Joy Reid equates COVID to assassination attempt, Hillbilly Elegy trends, and much more

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Here is a collection of stories happening across the country, displaying the state of the economy, the heartbeat of American culture, and the craziness of modern-day politics…

1) Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden he can’t beat Trump in 2024 presidential race, would ruin Dems chances in House if he stays in

From New York Post: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told President Biden in a private conversation that polling indicates he can’t beat Donald Trump in the 2024 election, according to a report.

Pelosi also conveyed to Biden, 81, that his continued presidential re-election campaign could destroy Democrats’ chances of winning the House in November, four sources told CNN.

The California congresswoman referred to several polls showing that Trump would beat the incumbent during their private conversation, the report said.

Biden reportedly pushed back — telling Pelosi that all polling he’s seen has pointed to a successful re-election bid.

 

2) Kai Trump, Trump’s eldest grandchild, applauds ‘caring and loving’ grandfather at RNC

From Fox News: Kai Trump, the eldest grandchild of former President Donald Trump, spoke on day three of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she shared the side of her grandpa that “people don’t often see.”

“To me, he’s just a normal grandpa. He gives us candy and soda when our parents aren’t looking, he always wants to know how we’re doing in school,” she said.

“When I made the high honor roll, he printed it out to show his friends how proud he was of me,” she added. “He calls me during the middle of the school day to ask how my golf game is going, and tells me all about his. But then I have to remind him that I’m in school and I’ll have to call him back later.”

Kai, 17, also reflected on the attempted assassination of her grandfather last Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania, saying she was “shocked” and found it to be “heartbreaking.”

 

3) Trump shooter’s former American politics classmate on conversations with would-be assassin Thomas Crooks

From Fox News: A former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks says the 20-year-old gunman was quiet with a small friend group, noting that she would never have pegged him for his actions at the Trump rally.

Sarah D’Angelo, a nursing student, shared with Fox News Digital her scant interactions with Crooks as the pair attended school together for eight years and shared a homeroom classroom at Bethel Park High School.

D’Angelo painted a portrait of Crooks’ personality, interests and perception at the school.

 

4) Peter Navarro gets standing ovation at RNC hours after prison release

From MSN: Former Donald Trump economic advisor Peter Navarro has waited four months for this. He spoke to the Republican convention hours after his release from federal prison before a cheering crowd – and gave a steamy on-stage smooch to his fiancée after tearing into prosecutors that have animated and infuriated his former boss.

 

5) ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Trends Big on Netflix Following JD Vance VP Pick

From Breitbart: The feature film version of Hillbilly Elegy — the Ron Howard-directed movie based on JD Vance’s memoir of the same name — has skyrocketed in popularity on Netflix, being featured on the app’s landing page and immediately drawing viewer attention and derision.

No shortage of Netflix users were thrilled to see Vance’s real-life portrayed hardships coming just hours after he rose to broad national prominence after former President Donald Trump chose him to be his 2024 running mate, as Breitbart News reported. Vance published Hillbilly Elegy — which vividly recounts his impoverished upbringing in the Rust Belt — in 2016.

It details a life that took in service in the U.S. Marine Corps and duty in the Iraq War before returning to the U.S. Vance then went on to graduate from Ohio State University before earning his law degree from Harvard Law School.

According to ABC News, Hillbilly Elegy has sold 1.6 million copies to date. Vance was elected to his U.S. Senate seat in 2022 and his life story is now drawing more admirers than ever before as Netflix users were thrilled to see his real-life hardships.

 

6) NJ Sen. Bob Menendez shoots down claims he plans to resign after federal bribery conviction

From New York Post: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has shot down claims that he told allies he plans to resign following his conviction on federal bribery charges.

“I can tell you that I have not resigned nor have I spoken to any so called allies,” Menendez told CBS News on Wednesday. “Seems to me that there is an effort to try to force me into a statement. Anyone who knows me knows that’s the worst way to achieve a goal with me.”

Menendez, 70, was convicted on 16 counts for trading his political power to benefit three Garden State businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar in exchange for hundreds of thousands in cash, gold bars and gifts.

 

7) Wife of Never Trump’s Max Boot, CNN Analyst and Washington Post Columnist, Indicted as Foreign Agent

From Breitbart: Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and the wife of Never Trump pundit Max Boot, was indicted Tuesday for acting as an agent for the South Korean government without registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

The New York Times reported: In Ms. Terry’s case, prosecutors say she began operating as a foreign agent in 2013, five years after leaving the C.I.A. She was first contacted by an intelligence officer posing as a diplomat for the Korean mission to the United Nations in New York City, the indictment said, and in return for her work over the next decade, Ms. Terry received handbags, clothing and at least $37,000 in covert payments to the think tank where she was employed at the time.

 

8) Joy Reid suggests Biden recovering from COVID is ‘exactly the same thing’ as Trump surviving an assassination

From Fox News: MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested on Wednesday that President Biden recovering from COVID-19 is a “sign of strength” similar to former President Trump surviving an assassination attempt.

“These two men are both elderly. Donald Trump is an elderly man who, for whatever reason, was given nine seconds to take an iconic photo-op during an active shooter situation. Weird situation, we’ll figure that out one day,” Reid said during MSNBC’s live coverage of the Republican National Convention.

Reid added that the media is portraying Trump surviving the assassination attempt and shortly returning to the campaign by appearing at his party’s convention as a “sign of strength.”

“This current President of the United States is 81 years old and has COVID, should he be fine in a couple of days, doesn’t that convey exactly the same thing? That he’s strong enough – older than Trump – to have gotten something that used to really be fatal to people his age. So, if he does fine out of it and comes back and is able to do rallies, isn’t that exactly the same?,” Reid said.

 

9) IRELAND: Police Reportedly Use ‘Heavy Handed Tactics’ As Locals Revolt Against Gov’t Push To House Migrants In Their Town

From Daily Caller: Protests against the Irish government’s plans to house asylum seekers escalated as locals in Coolock were reportedly met with forceful opposition by Ireland’s police.

Some protesters allegedly caused damage by throwing fireworks and bricks at the police, according to the Irish Mirror. Videos posted online claim to show that fireworks and bricks were thrown at authorities. Law enforcement responded with disproportionate force against locals engaged in peaceful protest, GB News (GBN) Ireland Correspondent Dougie Beattie alleged in a video broadcast.

The video was posted on X by “European Conservative” journalist David Atherton. He characterized the tactics Beattie described being used by the Irish police as “heavy handed.” Beattie said he grew up during the Troubles period in Northern Ireland. He claimed that the police “opened up” on the locals. The GBN broadcast also played a video of an elderly man claiming he was pepper sprayed by the police.

 

10) Bud Light falls to No. 3 beer brand more than year after Dylan Mulvaney controversy

From Fox Business: Modelo Especial, Michelob Ultra and Bud Light. Those are the recent sales rankings of the top three beers in the U.S., according to data obtained by the Wall Street Journal.

In a four-week period that ended July 6, Modelo accounted for 9.7% of beer dollar sales in U.S. stores. Michelob Ultra accounted for 7.3%, and Bud Light fell to the No. 3 spot with 6.5%, an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Bump Williams consulting firm shows.

Sales of brewski have been under the radar since Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Bud Light brand’s controversial partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney sparked a boycott of the beer last year.

Sales of Bud Light began to tumble in the U.S. in April 2023, following the brand’s controversial partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney sparked a boycott of the beer last year. This included Bud Light creating and sending custom beer cans to Mulvaney to mark “365 days of girlhood.”

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