Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Nikki Haley: Kushner Is ‘Such A Hidden Genius That No One Understands’
Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday morning following her resignation, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called Jared Kushner a “hidden genius that no one understands.” Haley, who announced her resignation alongside President Trump earlier that day, said that it’s not just the president she wants to thank for the experience — she also has a deep…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner To Be Released From Prison Early For Good Behavior
Former New York congressman Anthony Weiner may be released from prison three months early for “good conduct,” the New York Post reported. He was sentenced to 21 months for sexting with a 15-year-old girl, the Forward reported in November. Weiner reportedly was a model inmate at the Federal Medical Center, a facility in suburban Boston…
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Fast Forward Florida Governor Candidate Andrew Gillum Fires Back Against ‘Anti-Israel’ Claim
Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum assured Jewish voters on Sunday of his strong relationship with the Jewish community and Israel, the Sun Sentinel reported. At the Century Pines Jewish Center, Gillum said there are people trying to “misconstrue” that relationship. “But they don’t know the stories that I can tell about that relationship,” the Democratic…
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Fast Forward Jewish Facebook Exec Wishes Kavanaugh Mazel Tov With A Party
The Facebook executive who spurred internal outrage among the social media giant’s workforce for attending Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing in support of the embattled judge threw him a party in honor of his confirmation onto the Supreme Court, Politico reported. Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s head of global policy, and his wife Laura hosted an intimate gathering…
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Fast Forward Julie Swetnick: It’s ‘Shameful’ Sen. Collins Attacked Me In Kavanaugh Speech
Following the Senate vote Saturday to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Julie Swetnick said in a statement Sunday that she was “appalled” by the actions of some politicians and media pundits, who diminished her claims that he was at the party in high school where she was a victim of gang rape. Swetnick…
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Fast Forward Sen. Collins: Julie Swetnick’s ‘Outlandish’ Claims Led Me To Vote For Kavanaugh
One of the reasons Sen. Susan Collins said she was voting to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was because she didn’t believe Julie Swetnick’s allegations of gang rape and drug peddling, Axios reported. Republicans reportedly were thrilled with attorney Michael Avenatti’s involvement in the Kavanaugh debate, according to advisers from the outside…
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Fast Forward Facebook Workers Outraged Over Jewish Exec’s Support Of Kavanaugh
Facebook’s headquarters have been rife with internal debate as hundreds of employees shared their disdain over a top executive’s presence at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing last week, The Wall Street Journal reported. The social media giant has since admitted it “made mistakes” in how it handled the situation, CNBC reported. Employees brought their…
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Fast Forward Sen. Grassley Joins Trump On George Soros Dog-Whistling
Sen. Chuck Grassley said Friday that he believes George Soros could have paid the protestors who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator with their stories of sexual assault, in order to get him to vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “I have heard so many people believe that. I tend to believe it,”…
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