A struggling Joe Biden slurred his words during an event at the White House Wednesday, leaving staffers and aides totally confused by what he was trying to say.

“Thanksa nasha Zosheanic an envirum, um… Osheana and environs, Oceanic and ashmoshpheric admishistration… So-call Noah.”

The number of 2024 Republican candidates grew by two this week, with multiple reports confirming former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence will enter the race as early as next week.

“Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Doug Burgum are planning announcements that they will join the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

“Former Vice President Mike Pence will launch a campaign for president within the next two weeks, the Messenger reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources, pitting him against his one-time boss, former President Donald Trump, and a growing field of GOP candidates vying for the party’s 2024 nomination,” reports Forbes Magazine.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Actor James Van der Beek unloaded on the DNC this week on social media for their refusal to hold primary debates with Joe Biden, saying it’s time for them to “do their f**king job!”

“There’s no debate? Are you f**king kidding me? There’s no debate over an 80-year-old man who’s obviously declining. You put him on a podium with flash cards! You’re telling us there’s no debate?? What about the will of the people?” he said.

Watch the actor’s comments above.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis fired-back at former President Donald Trump during a tour of Iowa this week, saying his entire family relocated to his state during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trump has repeatedly criticized DeSantis’ handling of the pandemic, claiming New York Governor Andrew Cuomo did a better job.

“Hell, his whole family moved to Florida under my governorship, are you kidding me?” joked DeSantis.

Watch his comments above.

The list of House Freedom Caucus and other Republicans who have pledged to vote against Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal with the White House to pass a new debt ceiling bill, falls just short of something that would actually kill it. I say that’s by design. There might be a vote held to “vacate the chair” but I’m fairly sure McCarthy considered that and took measures to ensure his own survival. At this point, it’s pure theater of the fantasy utopians.

The calculus is very simple. If Congress doesn’t pass some kind of authorization for the Treasury to take on more federal debt, then our government will stop functioning in an efficient manner, and the markets will reflect the absolute chaos and betrayal of trust the politicians have wrought and at that point will fully deserve.

So when Roy said. “I want to be very clear: not one Republican should vote for this deal. Not one.” And when he echoed the same words heard from Reps. Dan Bishop, Wesley Hunt, Nancy Mace, Keith Self, and others, Roy was yelling from a position of safety, knowing he can scream against the bill and also be relieved that it will pass. “If you’re out there watching this, every one of my colleagues, I’m gonna be very clear: not one Republican should vote for this deal. It is a bad deal.”

The debt deal isn’t perfect, but it’s what was negotiated between the Speaker and the White House, with McCarthy meeting in person with President Biden. Lawmakers on the hill know that there’s literally just days to go, and they played this thing down to the wire. They would not take the chance to actually sink the deal if they weren’t secure in the knowledge that, at the eleventh hour, McCarthy will pull it off. And it will also pass the Senate, if only by the tiebreaker vote of Vice President Kamala Harris.

And in a fabulous display of bipartisan hackery, President Biden will sign it, then everyone will go back to campaigning, secure in the knowledge that this particular goblin won’t be back until after the 2024 election. You realize that was the whole point of the entire negotiation, right? I have faith that readers understand the political landscape well enough to realize that what emanates out of Washington D.C. through the press is—well—lies, or at best, contrived and not reflective of the real motives and activities of our esteemed legislators, executive branch functionaries, and media spinmeisters.

The Congressional Budget Office—generally a fair arbiter—found that the debt deal would reduce the federal deficit (that’s the growth of the debt, mind you, not the debt itself) by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. If true, which it likely is, for this current moment, until the next things that overrides it, it’s better than an ever-increasing deficit, which is the track this nation’s been on for quite some time.

The debt deal is likely the best both sides could get from the other in substance. The only bipartisan agreement is that Congress and the White House won’t have to deal with this again until after the election is out of the way. Well, that and our government gets to keep writing checks.

But no matter, the House Freedom Caucus and its Knights Templar have put on their armor, mounted their steeds, and from the safety of the castle walls, have shouted for the destruction of the enemy. I like Chip Roy. He’s an intelligent, soulful man whose personal battle with cancer is both inspiring and brave. Roy is a competent legislator. But in this case, he knows he’s wrong, and is just making a performative play to get attention, along with the rest of the “nay” voters.

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They f***ed around, and they found out.

A group of climate activists who interrupted Sweden’s popular dance competition show, ‘Let’s Dance’ on Friday, got more than they’d bargained for.

As Olympic skier Charlotte Kalla and partner Tobias Karlsson showcased their paso doble, the activists stormed the stage, flaunting a banner and flinging yellow powder. A member of the group, Återställ Våtmarker, translating to ‘Restore Wetlands’, faced an unforeseen blow from a swiftly swinging camera crane, knocking him down, a maneuver that seemed intentional. Multiple videos on Twitter recorded the swift removal of all activists following this unexpected incident.

Watch the incident below:

The hosts of The View trashed “married White women” during their broadcast Tuesday because they allegedly “protect the patriarchy.”

“Women, white women in particular, want to protect this patriarchy here, because it’s to their benefit … Married white women, they do fall in line with what their husbands [want],” explained Sunny Hostin.

Watch the vicious rhetoric above.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ star pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, recently voiced his disapproval over the franchise’s decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group notorious for their irreverent performances lampooning Catholicism.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, commented, “I don’t agree with making fun of other people’s religions. It has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don’t think that, no matter what religion you are, you should make fun of somebody else’s religion.”

This controversy has emerged as the Dodgers prepare to acknowledge the group during their annual Pride Night scheduled for June 16th. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, known for dressing as grotesque caricatures of nuns and mocking elements of Christianity, have drawn criticism for their performances. Kershaw mentioned that watching their videos was “tough.”

In response, Kershaw announced the timely return of the Dodgers’ “Christian Faith and Family Day.” He explained, “I think we were always going to do Christian Faith Day this year, but I think the timing of our announcement was sped up. Picking a date and doing those different things was part of it as well. Yes, it was in response to the highlighting of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [by the Dodgers].”

Gavin Newsom was brutally fact-checked on Twitter this week after he blamed a Florida mass shooting on a gun law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis; a measure that won’t take effect until July.

From Fox News:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was fact-checked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ spokesman after he blamed the Memorial Day shooting in Hollywood, Florida, on laws DeSantis signed that are not yet in effect. 

At least nine people, including minors, were hospitalized Monday after an altercation escalated into gunfire at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, police said. Police detained one person of interest in the shooting while another remains at large.

Newsom reacted to reports of the shooting on social media, blaming gun violence on a bill DeSantis signed in April that eliminates the requirement for an individual to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm.

However, DeSantis press secretary Jeremy Redfern replied shortly afterward, noting that the bill Newsom referenced is not yet in effect.

“Hi Gavin,” Redfern said. “How does a law that doesn’t take effect until July 1st change this outcome?” 

Newsom’s claims about the constitutional carry law removing requirements for background checks are also misleading.

A visibly struggling Joe Biden struggled to walk and salute soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

The disturbing clip went viral on social media shortly after the event.

Watch the clip above.