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New York Democrats get annihilated with backlash after revealing which World Cup team they're rooting for
Two Democrats vying for the same seat in New York are going viral for saying they would cheer for a team other than the U.S. team in the World Cup.
At the end of a WPIX-TV candidates' forum, Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat and his socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) were asked who they believed would win the final game of the global soccer tournament.
'I can't imagine an elected official not rooting for the country they are officially elected for.'
Chevalier said she was supporting Senegal, while Espaillat said he rooted for Mexico.
Espaillat said earlier in the forum that he had been an illegal alien after overstaying his visa before legalizing his status. Chevalier is the daughter of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and spent much of her time growing up there and Florida. Espaillat was also originally from the Dominican Republic.
A video clip of the exchange was posted to social media, where many were outraged that neither had said they were backing the U.S. soccer team.
"It's just a soccer game, you might say. but that's exactly why this strikes me as so insane. there are zero stakes, the easiest 'I care about america' in the world, and they still can't support our country. in fact, they seem to see any demonstration of support as a liability," writer Mike Solana said.
"These scumbags can't even root for the USA in the World Cup. Their loyalty is to everywhere but here. That's exactly why Americans are rejecting them," one user said on X.
"It is so crazy. I can't imagine an elected official not rooting for the country they are officially elected for," another user said.
Others called for them to be immediately expelled from Congress.
Still others argued that they were being pragmatic, as the U.S. men's team is considered a long shot to make it to the finals, despite its decisive first victory.
The contest between Espaillat and Chevalier is seen as a battle between the centrist establishment wing of the party and the far-left socialist fringe trying to take over. Chevalier has already had to apologize for extremists posts she previously made about abolishing private property, prisons, and police.
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School admits to violating student's constitutional rights over tribute to Charlie Kirk painted on rock — and pays up big
A high school teenager won a $95K settlement after a school accused her of vandalizing a rock with a tribute to Charlie Kirk and then painted over it.
Ardrey Kell High School student Gabby Stout said she got permission from officials for the tribute on a large rock at the school that students painted to support various causes.
'Today's settlement shows that students do have free speech rights, and school officials, when they overstep their bounds, can be held accountable.'
The design had a large red heart with the benign messages "Freedom 1776" and "Live Like Kirk — John 11:25."
After she painted the innocuous tribute, the school officials apparently changed their minds, painted over it, and then accused her of vandalism. They also said there was an investigation under way and that law enforcement had been contacted.
Stout told Fox News she was shocked by the school's actions.
"I was very intimidated and scared, as I had no idea what I did wrong or that I could be getting in trouble for simply sharing and expressing my views and beliefs," she said.
Stout's family was represented by Alliance Defending Freedom in court.
"The school’s paying a very substantial settlement here because it violated Gabby Stout's constitutional rights," ADF senior legal counsel Travis Barham said.
"They publicly accused Gabby of engaging in vandalism, of violating the school student code of conduct," Barham added.
The school made the accusation in an email sent to the entire community. In the settlement, the school was forced to make another statement admitting the accusation was false.
"That's exactly the kind of name‑clearing statement that we wanted to get from the school from the outset," Barham said.
Barham had previously noted that the students were allowed to make other political statements on the rock, including one for the Black Lives Matter movement, without incident.
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The lawsuit also forced the school to adopt a formal student free speech policy in order to have a consistent policy about expression.
"Today's settlement shows that students do have free speech rights, and school officials, when they overstep their bounds, can be held accountable," Barham added.
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Liberals are trying to CANCEL funnyman Nate Bargatze for what he did on Sunday
Many on the left are furious with popular comedian Nate Bargatze for what he did on Sunday.
Like thousands of others, Bargatze attended the UFC event at the White House, where he snapped a photo with Robert Kennedy Jr., the head of the Health and Human Services Department, and Kennedy's wife, Cheryl Hines, at the celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
'I used to think that MAGANate pretended to be an idiot for his act. Apparently he’s not pretending.'
The event angered many on the left who accused President Donald Trump of not respecting the sanctity of the White House, as well as the National Mall. The event, which coincided with Trump's birthday, included several UFC fights, a military flyover, and a bald eagle.
A spokesperson for Bargatze released a statement about his attendance at the event.
"Nate is family-friendly entertainment first," the representative said in an email to HuffPost. "He is not political, nor is anything he produces. He is also a huge UFC fan and has been since before it became political."
Many on the left were outraged and expressed their fury on social media.
"MAGANate Bargatze. I used to enjoy Chick-fil-A, and then I learned that the owners are bigots and I haven’t eaten there in 25 years," responded failed Democrat congressional candidate Moe Davis. "I used to enjoy @natebargatze, but then I learned that he thinks fascism is funny. I miss Chick-fil-A every now and then."
He added, "I used to think that MAGANate pretended to be an idiot for his act. Apparently he’s not pretending."
"I could never figure out how to properly pronounce Bargatze’s last name. He mentioned not being sure himself. Today, I know. It rhymes with Nazi," replied another X user.
"I loved that guy, and I generally don't do boycotts, but I'm done with him. It's 2026. If you don't know who the Nazis are yet, I don't need to hear any more from you," responded political columnist Seth Abramson.
"Of course Nate Bargatze likes Trump. He's rich white trash," said another user.
Others were somewhat less civil.
"F**k NATE BARGATZE!!!! Godd**ned MAGA motherf**ker," replied one critic.
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Trump has announced that he will be leading a massive Trump rally after the 250th celebration concert for the Fourth of July after several singers dropped out of performing.
Bargatze is currently the highest-grossing comedian in the world, has already branched out into starring in his first feature movie, and is developing a multimillion-dollar family theme park that will be named "NateLand."
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'Blue wave' expected for midterms looks more like a tiny ripple, says CNN's Harry Enten
While Democrats are hoping for a "blue wave" to hit Election Day and hand over control of Congress, CNN's political analyst is tossing cold water on those expectations.
Harry Enten showed how the polling ahead of the election shows Democrats are not performing as well as they were in previous midterm elections against a Republican president.
'It is no guarantee; it is far from a guarantee at this point if you believe these pollsters.'
Democrats are up by five percentage points in generic congressional polling from NBC News, but at the same point of the 2006 midterms, Democrats were ahead by 11 points in polling, and in 2018, they were ahead 10 points.
"And now the Democratic lead is on a single hand," Enten said.
"Democrats are ahead, but don't count your chickens just quite yet."
He showed other signs that the blue wave is receding from the shoreline.
"So this is not just one poll in which we are seeing this. There is this group of pollsters that are out there that are just not showing the wave you might expect given where the president's approval rating is," he explained.
In three separate polls shared by Enten, Democrats failed to increase support from January and February as compared to the results from the same polling four months later. The NBC poll showed them losing 1% of support, Marquette Law School showed them losing 3%, and the Ipsos poll had them even.
Enten went on to point out that redistricting in Republican-controlled states has further eroded Democrats' edge.
"We really think that Democrats need between three- and four-point advantage in the national polls. You average those polls together ... it's right on the border there. It's right on the border. It is no guarantee; it is far from a guarantee at this point if you believe these pollsters."
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Democrats have about a 78% chance to win the House of Representatives, according to prediction markets shared by Enten, but Republicans have a 57% chance of maintaining control of the Senate.
On Monday, Enten posted video of the segment to his social media account, where it garnered hundreds of thousands of views.
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