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White House Responds to ‘Obscene’ Attack on Vice President Harris at University of South Carolina

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The White House on Wednesday avoided commenting on the recent outcry over Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned comedy “fondle” on the University of South Carolina campus.

The event has been fraught with controversy due to its vulgar promoting and the participation of far-right extremist figures, conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos and Proud Boys co-founder Gavin McInnes, designated white supremacist hate group.

Uncensored America, a nonprofit that bills itself as a free speech organization, is hosting the event. An ad for the campus event scheduled for Sept. 18 includes vulgar and sexual references to Harris, the nation’s first female vice chairman.

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IN letter In condemning the event, the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, said of the ad, “So that there is no doubt about the obscene nature of the image, instead of listing the Vice President’s name as Kamala, the ad changes the first three letters to a vulgar term for semen.”

NAACP President Derrick Johnson and South Carolina State Conference President Brenda Murphy called on USC President Michael Amiridis and the institution’s board of trustees to cancel the event.

“I cannot respond to every racist, misogynist and sexist comment that has been made,” a White House spokesman said.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks with reporters during her every day press briefing within the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 24, 2024 in Washington. Jean-Pierre answered questions on laws signed by President Joe Biden this morning for $80 billion in foreign aid, abortion arguments at the Supreme Court and other topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jean-Pierre, who’s the primary Black and openly LGBTQ person to function White House press secretary, added: “I want to speak on behalf of my colleagues. I think we’re all very proud to have the vice president as our vice president and for the work we’ve seen him do with the president over the last three and a half years.”

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She added that President Biden can be “proud” of Harris and the intentionally diverse administration they’ve built and led together.

Critics of the event on the USC campus say it goes beyond free speech and exposes students, especially black students, to hate speech and a hostile environment.

Johnson and Murphy of the NAACP indicate of their letter that black female students who spoke out against the “fucking” on campus on social media were subjected to “racist, misogynistic, sexually explicit, and lewd verbal attacks” after Yiannopoulos shared their posts on his social media platform, which has a whole bunch of hundreds of followers.

South Carolina State Senator Tameika Isaac Devine also released letter calling on President Amiridis to cancel the on-campus event. Devine argued that not only did it violate the institution’s discrimination policy, but it surely also sent “the wrong message to students, faculty, alumni, and donors” and would “undermine the progress” the university has made toward reconciliation after previously confronting its “difficult history with race.”

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“I strongly oppose our state-funded institution providing a platform for individuals or groups that promote hatred, division and violence. I strongly urge the university to reconsider hosting such a harmful event,” Devine said.

The NAACP noted that inviting McInnes and Yiannopoulos, specifically, poses a big risk to students and staff on campus. Leaders of the organization identified that extremist leaders and the Proud Boys have a “history of violence,” including the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Right-wing provocateur and Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes (center) pumps his fist during a rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on April 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. Protesters gathered in Berkeley to protest the cancellation of a speech by American conservative political commentator Ann Coulter at UC Berkeley. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

“As president, you have a responsibility to protect the students who choose to attend USC, your employees, and campus guests,” the letter said. “We urge you to make the right decision and cancel the proposed event.”

AND petition A student petition calling on the university to withdraw from organizing the coed picnic has collected almost 25,000 signatures. In the list As local TV station Wis10 reported, USC President Amiridis refused to cancel the event, which he said was organized by the coed chapter of Uncensored America and “is not endorsed by the university.”

“We remain steadfast in protecting the First Amendment rights of our students, even when their choices and statements may offend us,” he said.

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Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, has repeatedly been the goal of racist and sexist attacks from Republicans and conservatives. In a recent interview with CNN, Harris, who’s of Jamaican and Indian descent, took the high road when asked about her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, falsely claiming that she decided to “go black” for political reasons.

“Same old, boring instructions. Next question, please,” the vice chairman said.

“I think we’re seeing a fear that we have a very strong candidate and a very qualified candidate who is going to be able to go after Donald Trump and at the same time split the contrast between the two visions of this country,” said U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who’s running for Democratic U.S. Senate in Delaware. Blunt Rochester can be a national co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign.

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Black Conservative is outraged after he was cut out of the photo of the Maga Party he hosted, he claims to press the “white” narrative

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It is an enchanting photo on the cover, full of attractive, well -foretled young conservatives celebrating the return of Donald Trump to power. The accompanying article in New York is entitled “The Cruel Kids”, and the picture is a seemingly destructive proof of the creator’s claim that “almost everyone” at the gala was white.

The race appears again when “an elderly woman in UPDO and a silver sequin dress” approaches the author Brock Colyar and asks: “Have you noticed that the whole room is white?” Clyar writes: “It was not completely clear if she thought it was a good thing or evil.”

But the wider view of this photo of the cover, which appears in the warehouse, next to the article, shows that at the least three black participants were extracted, including the party host, CJ Pearson, co -chairman of the GOP advisory council.

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CJ Pearson and rapper Wacka Flacka (photos: x/cj pearson)

“It’s crazy”, Pearson wrote. “I led this event and @Nyg I deliberately left me from their history, because it would undermine their narrative that the magician is the cult of racist. They also did not contain the fact that @Wakaflock AND @Gervonta They were there too. “

“You don’t hate enough liberal media,” he concluded.

Clyar’s article focuses on the “cultural promotion of the new young right … joyful, confident and casually cruel Trumps, who after conquering Washington have their monuments in the rest of America.”

The conservative slack was fast and serious, forcing Colyar to make an X. neither Clyar, nor the magazine from New York responded to the confusion.

For conservatives, this is a known narrative. From 1964, when the republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater decided to oppose the Act on civic rights with the cornerstone of the anti -government campaign and he lost a big part The Lincolna party was marked as a celebration of white people about what was left of the black vote after the Thirties.

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“Southern Strategy”, Nixon, who liked the racist fears of white southern voters, helped GOP to make huge invasion in the south, but more alienated black voters. Subsequent presidents, reminiscent of Ronald Reagan, who ran on the platform of drastic cutting of social assistance programs, strengthened the residents of the Democratic Party.

But in 2024, Trump surprises Other with black voters. Kamala Harris, a republican candidate for a black candidate, won, nonetheless, about 20 percent of black voting after winning only 13 percent 4 years ago compared to Joe Biden. In 2016 he won a poor 8 percent of black voting.

Trump did the best amongst young black men, winning about 3 out of 10 under 45 years old. This is about twice as much as the number he received in 2020.

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And in Last survey Atlasintel, carried out between January 21 and 23, 69 percent of black voters said that it approves Trump’s work performance compared to 50 percent of white voters.

I like this or not, the narrative repeated in the Clyar article that the magician is a racist hostile tribe of non-white, it doesn’t seem to resonate with black voters, especially younger ones.

“I was at this event, like many other conservative influential media who are black, Latin, Asian, etc.” commented Rob Smith, a black influential influence from TurningPoint USA .. “Nymag used only Whites to push the media narrative that various Republicans do not exist and were not welcome. You don’t hate the media.”

Pearson published some photos of black participants at his party with the following tweet:

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Trying to find out how to explain @W_TERRENCEIN @VernonforgaIN @XhaviaerAnd all other black individuals who, according to Mag, are apparently all white now. “

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nicwjeliniu


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Kamala Harris gives a concession from Resolve: “This is not the time to throw away his hands, it’s time to roll up the sleeves” – essence

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Kamala Harris gives a speech of the Resolve license:

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Vice President Kamala Harris officially confessed to the election of President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon, providing hope and future message from Howard University, her Alma Mater. She called on supporters not to lose their hearts, but to proceed “a fight that driven this campaign.”

Turning to the crowd, which was covered by the former marshal of the house of Nancy Pelosia, Harris talked about her defeat in the presidential race and gave deep gratitude and determination.

“My heart is full today – full of gratitude for the trust you gave in me, full of love for our country and full of determination,” said Harris. “The result of these choices was not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, but I hear me when I say that the light of the promise of America is always burning clearly until we never give up and as long as we fight.”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LQ267Jwiq

Expressing appreciation for his family, President Biden, the first lady Dr. Jill Biden, its governor, Tim Walza and her campaign team, Harris thought of traveling and unity that led to her campaign.

“I am very proud of the race in which we led and the way we led. Within 107 days of this campaign we focused on building a community and supporting the coalition, gathering people from every walk of life, united from love for the country and enthusiasm for the future of America. And we did it, knowing that we have much more in common than anything that divides us.”

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Harris recognized the importance of accepting the results of the election and confirmed his involvement in a peaceful transition, noting that she talked to Trump about the transfer of power.

“The basic principle of American democracy is that when we lose the election, we accept the results,” she said. “This rule is just like any other distinguishes democracy from monarchy and tyranny, and everyone who is looking for public trust must honor it.”

She emphasized that Americans are guilty of loyalty not to a person or party, but a structure, “our conscience and our God.”

“My loyalty to all three is that I am here today – to say that when I agree with these elections, I do not agree with the fight that driven this campaign,” she confirmed.

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In her speech to young supporters, Harris undertook to fight for democracy, the rule of law and equal justice, calling them to remain engaged. “Not despair. It is not a time to return our hands. It is time to roll up your sleeves. It is time to organize, mobilize and remain involved because of freedom and justice and the future, which we all know that we can build together.”

Just a few hours earlier, Harris called Trump to congratulate him on winning, emphasizing the importance of unity and serving to all Americans, according to the senior assistant of CBS News. As the president of the Senate, he supervises the formal variety of election votes of the Congress on January 6, which is able to finalize Trump’s victory.

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‘Hands off!’ Protests against Trump and musk are planned throughout the United States

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Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to assemble on Saturday in the USA on Saturday to protest against administration activities regarding the reduction of the government, the economy, human rights and other issues.

Over 1,200 “hands!” Demonstrations have been planned by over 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, trade unions, supporters of LBGTQ+, veterans and activists on honest elections. Protests are planned for the National Mall in Washington, state capitol and other locations in all 50 states.

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The White House didn’t return E -Mail with a commentary on protests. Trump promoted his policies as in the best interest of the USA

Protesters attack the movements of Trump’s administration to release 1000’s of federal employees, close field offices of the social security administration, effectively shutterlights of entire agencies, immigrants deportation, reducing transgender protection and limiting the federal financing of health programs.

Musk, an adviser to Trump, who owns Tesla, SpaceX and the Social Media Platform X, played a key role in reducing the government as the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. He says he saves billions of dollars of taxpayers.

Activists have repeatedly issued national demonstrations against Trump or Musk since the recent administration took power. But the opposition movement has not yet created mass mobilization, similar to the Women’s March in 2017, which brought 1000’s of ladies to Washington, after the first inauguration of Trump or demonstrations of Black Lives Matter, which broke out in lots of cities after killing George Floyd in 2020.

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The organizers say they hope that Saturday’s demonstrations shall be the best since Trump has returned to the office in January.

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