hello everyone and welcome t the special edition of hannity. i am tammy bruce and for sean hannity on this last friday of 2023. we begin with authoritarianism and the state of maine. last night, secretary of state devout democrat decided that sh alone has the power to pick and choose who is allowed to appear on the republican ballot for it of course, donald trump did not make the cut. she believes deep in her heart that trump committed a act of insurrection despite no convictions or anything like that. moments after banning front, sh appeared on msnbc and cnn to brag about her heartfelt decision. watch this. i was duty-bound to follow and to ensure that candidates all the candidates who appear o the primary ballot are qualifie for the office they seek. no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate and ballot access based on section 13 of the 14th amendment. no presidential candidate has ever engaged in insurrection. maybe they have been dead and becau
the reason behind your suspension was it found you to have espoused conspiratorall views orly, in writing and indicated support for the events of january 6th, is that correct, yes or no? that is the language that they placed on the letter. that s a yes then. do you believe it s important for federal agents to have allegiance to the united states, yes or no. it is absolutely important that personnel have allegiance. do you believe you should have allegiance to the united states to possess a security clearance. absolutely. do you believe your obligations as an agent should supersede your please rephrase the question. do you believe your obligation as an agent should supersede your first amount right. do you believe that you have an obligation to serve as a federal agent regardless of what your personal political beliefs are? yes, i have an obligation to serve the united states. do you believe that f.b.i. agents should be permitted to express support for
heard the name george santos. oh, we do know him now, though. a wild scene today as the republican congressman caught in lie after lie is arrested and charged on 13 criminal counts. will george santos, aka anthony devulder stay in congress, go on his own or will he be pushed out? plus, taking the stage, donald trump now hours away from facing questions at a cnn town hall one day after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and following the money. republicans flagging what they call shady deals as they lay out their case against president biden s family, including son hunter. is there evidence behind these allegations? welcome to the lead. we start with our politics lead, and a defiant congressman george santos saying he has no plans to resign despite facie ing 13 criminal charges. santos pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom this afternoon before facing the news media where he insisted he is innocent. this is the beginning of the ability for
happen. hello, welcome, hello to you. john: john roberts in washington, this is america reports. any moment now the white house will take questions ahead of today s pivotal meeting in the oval office, time running out to avoid the u.s. defaulting on its debt. sandra: coming sooner than many had predicted, charles payne is standing by. john: jacqui heinrich is live, where the briefing is pushed back by 15 minutes or so, and jacqui, the president has touted his ability to reach across the aisle for an agreement. what s changed? jacqui: they are not negotiating leer. the president campaigned on being the uniter in chief refuses to negotiate, even though he always touted how well he worked with the other side during his 50 odd years in washington. and despite his own past votes against raising the debt limit over concerns about too much spending. in 2006, he wrote because this massive accumulation of debt was predicted, because it was foreseeable, because it was unneces
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