Dinesh D'Souza weighs in on the VP debate, the hope JD Vance offers, and the ‘insincerity’ and ‘fakery’ of Tim Walz



Renowned author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza joins Jill Savage on “Blaze News Tonight” to discuss a variety of subjects, including the debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz, as well his latest documentary, “Vindicating Trump.”

“What were your main takeaways from JD Vance last night?” asks Jill.

“As a Dartmouth graduate, he vindicated the value of an Ivy League education,” says D’Souza. “He was informed, measured, cosmopolitan, likeable, and I think he delivered.”

Given that Trump is “getting up there [in age],” D’Souza thinks Vance proved to the nation that he is “a guy with the intellectual ability and the emotional balance to sort of continue with the Trumpian spirit.”

Further, he says Vance in a way “vindicates Trump.”

“When Trump picked Pence the last time, people said, ‘Well, Trump is an alpha male; he doesn't like anybody else who will overshadow him; he doesn't like anyone else who's smart; he needs somebody who's very passive.’ But I think with Vance you get somebody who has his own mind, who clearly is his own guy, and I think it speaks well of Trump,” says D’Souza.

According to him, Vance and Walz were chosen by their respective running mates for the same reason.

“This is a case where the vice presidential pick on both sides is sort of aimed at going after the same audience, namely the white working-class vote, which is decisive in a lot of the key states,” he explains, adding that “Democrats think that Walz is a populist on the left to counter JD Vance, the populist on the right.”

“The problem with Walz,” however, is that “he's so over the top.”

“He borders on the ridiculous” – especially when it comes to his glaring “insincerity” and “fakery,” D’Souza says.

Further, Walz is an outspoken proponent of censorship.

“We know from a comment that [Walz] made back in 2022 – he said, ‘There's no guarantee for free speech when it comes to misinformation,”’ Jill recounts. “Combine that with an apology from Mark Zuckerberg saying, ‘Oh, I'm sorry that we worked with the White House at censoring so many Americans.”

D’Souza criticizes Walz for “[trying] to get out of it” by “invoking the sort of famous example of shouting fire in a crowded theater.”

However, “the stuff that they censor has nothing to do with shouting fire in a crowded theater,” he says. “They're censoring people who are fighting back against government-sponsored misinformation,.”

To hear more of the conversation as well as the behind-the-scenes details of D’Souza’s latest documentary, “Vindicating Trump,” watch the clip above.

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JD Vance: The ‘real and authentic’ candidate vindicating Trump



The one and only vice presidential debate on Tuesday went better than conservatives expected — and JD Vance walked away with their utmost respect.

Dinesh D’Souza is one of those conservatives, and in his eyes, it’s a no-brainer which of the two VP picks can claim victory.

“The problem with Walz, you know, to some degree, there are elements of him that are charming, and that have a certain folksy quality, but he’s so over the top that at least from my sensibility, he borders on the ridiculous. And there’s an element of insincerity, fakery, putting it on, and Kamala is like that, too,” D’Souza tells Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson of “Blaze News Tonight.”

Meanwhile, Trump and Vance appear “both real and authentic.”



Savage agrees, and points out that in addition, Walz has made pro-censorship comments in the past.

“We know from a comment that he made back in 2022, he said, ‘There’s no guarantee for free speech when it comes to misinformation.’ Now, you combine that with an apology from Mark Zuckerberg saying, ‘Oh, I’m sorry that we worked with the White House in censoring so many Americans,’” Savage says.

Walz “tried to get out of it” when it was brought up in Tuesday’s debate by invoking the “shouting fire in a crowded theater” line.

“The truth of it is that the stuff they censor has nothing to do with shouting fire in a crowded theater. It has to do with people pushing back against the CDC,” D’Souza says. “They’re censoring people who are fighting back against government-sponsored misinformation, and at no point did Walz even begin to defend that.”

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Dinesh D’Souza’s frightening ‘Police State’ needs to be seen



Promoting his latest release, Dinesh D’Souza said, “‘Police State’ is a movie that I never wanted to make, because I never wanted America to get to a point where a movie like this needed to be made.”

“Our police state is in camouflage,” the writer-director elaborated during a recent appearance on "The Glenn Beck Program." “It’s not open about its motives. It marches behind the banner of saving democracy.”

Released in cinemas early this week and online this weekend, “Police State” is a film of high production values worth seeing on the big screen. More importantly, it is a film that should be seen by more than just the right-wing choir. Most of us already know the lyrics to that songbook, but maybe this film will motivate us to sing more loudly.

Police State Trailer | New Dinesh D'Souza Movie www.youtube.com

“Police State” isn’t a conspiracy theory-laden warning of what is to come but rather a clarion call to wake up and recognize what’s already happening in America.

Moving from dramatic re-enactments of FBI operations and SWAT raids to documentary interviews of members of Congress, authors, journalists, and federal agency whistleblowers, the film opens with actor Nick Searcy (best known for portraying Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen on FX’s “Justified”)as a supervisory FBI field agent instructing his agents about an upcoming raid. The accuracy of this and other scenes led by Searcy comes from language scripted by real-life FBI whistleblowers Kyle Seraphin and Stephen Friend.

Narrated by D’Souza, “Police State” depicts the reality of government censorship, the targeting of political opponents, and unconstitutional spying by federal agencies on everyday Americans.

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned political commentator who served as one of the film’s executive producers, says we’re already in the “slow death version” of a police state. We “just get used to the evaporating civil liberties.” And so Americans accept, consciously or not, “Oh, this is normal, being banned in the new public sphere.”

There are also the all-too-obvious comparisons between our government ignoring the crimes and subversive activities of those who advance progressive values and narratives but exercising tyranny on those deemed political enemies. These are shown through examples of our justice system overlooking and dismissing criminal cases against those who burned down neighborhoods in the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020 but aggressively pursuing and punishing those who engaged in the most placid act of accidental tourism through the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.

From the spark of federal law enforcement agencies’ overreactions at Ruby Ridge and Waco 30 years ago, the film then asserts that our nation’s “flip” from a constitutional republic to a police state found its accelerant with the passage of the Patriot Act in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. “After 9/11, all of the barriers that were constructed between counterintelligence and criminal investigation were removed,” attorney John O’Connor says in the film.

From big tech’s COVID-narrative censorship — in cooperation with federal policing agencies — to the Department of Justice’s targeting of those who attend Latin mass and protest at school board meetings, few examples of our government’s overreach into average citizens' lives escape notice in “Police State.”

Then there is the border crisis and the horrifying specter of what’s happened to 85,000 missing children in only two years. An immigration system designed for “speed over safety” has facilitated the processing of thousands of innocents into the world of child labor and sex trafficking.

“Police State” also presents interviews with North Korean defector Yeonmi Park, Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), investigative journalists Julie Kelly and Darren Beattie, and many others.

D’Souza himself says this is the “scariest” movie he’s ever made, but it is a film that needs to be seen by as many Americans as possible. Tickets and further information about how to share this with friends, family, and neighbors can be found at PoliceStateFilm.net.

Elon Musk agrees with Dinesh D'Souza that Twitter censorship has been 'a one-way operation against conservatives'



Business magnate Elon Musk concurred with conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D'Souza's assertion that censorship on Twitter has been a one-way street that targets conservatives, but not leftists.

"We don’t hear much about Democrats and leftists being let back on Twitter. Why? Because they were never kicked off in the first place. Their lies and misinformation simply escaped all scrutiny. Censorship has been deployed as a one-way operation against conservatives," D'Souza tweeted on Monday, tagging Musk.

"Correct," Musk replied on Tuesday.

\u201c@DineshDSouza Correct\u201d
— Dinesh D'Souza (@Dinesh D'Souza) 1669070209

Since purchasing the social media company, Musk has been reinstating some previously banished accounts, including the account of former President Donald Trump, who was kicked off of the platform last year during the waning days of his presidency. GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal Twitter account, which was permanently suspended in January, has also been restored.

"It is shocking how many journalists viscously [sic] attack free speech, but somehow think they’re the good guys!" Musk also tweeted on Tuesday.

\u201c@waitbutwhy It is shocking how many journalists viscously attack free speech, but somehow think they\u2019re the good guys!\u201d
— Tim Urban (@Tim Urban) 1669136302

"Imagine if @ElonMusk were actually the right-wing bogeyman these spoiled lefty journos pretend he is and he decided to turn the tables and ban all left-wing 'fake news' from @Twitter. There'd be nothing left for them to publish!" Kyle Becker tweeted.

"As is obvious to all but the media, there is not one permanent ban on even the most far left account spouting utter lie," Musk replied. "Not even Associated Press with their completely fictional report on Russian missiles hitting Poland that carried severe consequences for escalating the war," he added.

\u201c@kylenabecker @Twitter As is obvious to all but the media, there is not one permanent ban on even the most far left account spouting utter lies\u201d
— Kyle Becker (@Kyle Becker) 1669124834

Earlier this month, Musk urged "independent-minded voters" to back Republicans during 2022 congressional election contests.

"To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic," he tweeted on the eve of Election Day. "To be clear, my historical party affiliation has been Independent, with an actual voting history of entirely Democrat until this year," he wrote. "And I'm open to the idea of voting Democrat again in the future," he added.

In April, Musk tweeted that "today’s Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists."

\u201c@waitbutwhy I strongly supported Obama for President, but today\u2019s Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists\u201d
— Tim Urban (@Tim Urban) 1651195701

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Ashli Babbitt's mother says Pelosi, Feinstein refuse her calls, won't answer questions about daughter's death



The mother of Ashli Babbitt, the U.S. Air Force veteran who was fatally shot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have refused to speak to her about her daughter's death. Babbitt's mom, Micki Witthoeft, said that no current elected politician has reached out to answer questions about her daughter's shooting death during the Capitol riots.

Witthoeft gave an interview to conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza last week, which gave an insight into the life of Ashli Babbitt, how her daughter has been portrayed since her death, and what will give the grieving mother closure.

"I knew that my daughter had been shot but there had been no official contact with our family as to who [shot her] – and my son-in-law actually learned of Ashli's death by seeing it on TV," Witthoeft said, as reported by Fox News.

"But it was still hard to get confirmation from anybody," she added. "We called hospitals, it was just hard to get confirmation at that time. So his confirmation of his wife's death came through the television."

D'Souza asked Witthoeft why Babbitt, after serving 14 years in the military, was denied a military burial. Witthoeft said an Air Force official "arbitrarily" decided that Babbitt was not qualified for a military burial because of her participation in the events of Jan. 6. Witthoeft said the denial of a military burial was a "further slap in the face" because the decision was made before the investigation into Babbitt's shooting was completed.

Witthoeft said the family held "a lovely service" for Babbitt.

"When we scattered her ashes, I had them dedicated to patriotic people," the mother said of her daughter's funeral. "They did a flag ceremony for her, and taps was played for her, and we honored her with respect."

"You couldn't help but love her if you knew her," Witthoeft said of her deceased daughter. She added that it is "heartbreaking" because Babbitt "did serve this country, she did love this country."

She said it is "libelous" and "slanderous" to label Babbitt an "insurrectionist."

"People don't go to commit insurrection with flags and patriotic songs in their heart. That's not insurrection," Witthoeft said, and admitted, "Was there some bad behavior? Absolutely."

Witthoeft said that about three weeks after Babbitt's passing, she started making a "phone call a day" to get answers about her daughter's death, starting with lawmakers in her home state of California. Witthoeft said it was a "frustrating experience" dealing with lawmakers in an attempt to get answers about Babbitt's death.

"I started with Nancy Pelosi. And I called Nancy Pelosi and I called Dianne Feinstein … from three weeks after Ashli's death to currently. … Nancy Pelosi I have called no less than a dozen times," Witthoeft stated. "I have never received any kind of correspondence from her. She will not call me back. I've emailed her, she doesn't email me back. .. I've had absolutely no response."

"Dianne Feinstein's people were just awful," she claimed.

Witthoeft alleged that an aide for Feinstein told her, "Although it's unfortunate, your daughter should not have stormed the Capitol. Dianne Feinstein will never have two minutes for you."

Babbitt's mother said she had not received "one phone call, not one email" from U.S. lawmakers, Democratic and Republican, who she contacted for answers into her daughter's death.

Witthoeft asserted that no representative from the Biden administration or the Justice Department have answered her questions.

The only individual "in an official capacity" that has contacted Witthoeft is former President Donald Trump, who called on July 1.

One of the questions that Witthoeft wants to be answered is, "Who shot Ashli Babbitt?"

On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would not pursue criminal charges against the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt. The DOJ said there is "insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution" based on previous investigations by government agencies.

Capitol Police General Counsel Thomas DiBiase said the department provided more than 14,000 hours of surveillance camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, to "two key committees investigating the Capitol assault: The House Administration Committee and the Senate Rules Committee," Politico reported in March.

Witthoeft is demanding that the "14,000 hours of footage," recorded at the Capitol from noon to 8 p.m. on Jan. 6, be released to the public.

"That's taxpayer footage, that's our footage, that's the footage of the people, we the people – and we have a right to see it, and if there's nothing to hide let us see it," Witthoeft proclaimed.

Babbitt's mother said if the "true facts about Jan. 6" came out, she would have some closure that her daughter's life was not in vain.