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(VIDEO) “This is Straight BS What He’s Going Through” – Stephen A. Smith Gives Pathetic Defense of Don Lemon, Cries About the First Amendment

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Liberal ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, who occasionally criticizes the Democrats for their outrageous stances, showed his true colors on Friday, defending Don Lemon’s leftwing terrorism under the guise of journalism. 

“I’m a member of the press too, and ain’t no way in hell anybody in the field of journalism shouldn’t be supporting Don Lemon today. And that’s including anyone on the right, anybody in journalism,” Smith claimed while ignoring Lemon’s illegal actions.

Lemon was arrested on Friday morning for his involvement in storming a Minneapolis church earlier this month with deranged leftist activists. Lemon and his fellow anti-ICE insurrectionists illegally invaded the church service, interrupting worship and shutting down the church because the pastor has alleged ties to ICE.

Lemon livestreamed his participation in the event. “This is what the First Amendment is about, the freedom to protest,” Don Lemon said as his crowd harassed families with children. “I’m sure people here don’t like it, but protests are not comfortable.”

Pastor Jonathan Parnell took questions and shut down Don Lemon at the church, describing his behavior as “unacceptable” and “shameful” as Lemon defiantly claimed he has a First Amendment right to harass churchgoers. Lemon was extremely hostile and demanding as the pastor tried to explain very respectfully, “We’re here to worship Jesus,” and pleaded with Lemon to leave.

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But Lemon didn’t leave.

As noted in the unsealed indictment, Lemon and his co-conspirators “oppressed, threatened, and intimidated the Church’s congregantsand pastors by physically occupying most of the main aisle and rows of chairs near the front of the Church, engaging in menacing and threatening behavior,(for some) chanting and yelling loudly at the pastor and congregants, and/orphysically obstructing them as they attempted to exit and/or move aboutwithin the Church.”

Then, while “pepper[ing] him with questions to promote the operation’s message… ignored the pastor’s request and did not immediately leave the Church,” the indictment reads. 

Lemon was further involved in the planning stages of the attack on religious freedoms. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Lemon actually admitted that he was embedded with co-conspirator and BLM activist Nekima Armstrong and the group of rabid protestors and that he had direct knowledge of the plan but could not disclose it to his audience. “These operations are surprise operations,” Lemon said on his livestream. “Again, we can’t tell you where they’re going.”

As noted in the indictment, “At the pre-operation briefing, defendants ARMSTRONG and ALLEN advised other co-conspirators, including defendants KELLY, LEMON, [], LUNDY, CREWS, FORT, and [] about the target of their operation (i.e., Cities Church) and provided instruction on how the operation would be conducted once they arrived at the Church.”

“During a discussion with defendant ARMSTRONG at thepre-op briefing, (a) defendant LEMON thanked defendant ARMSTRONG forwhat she was doing and assured her that he was ‘not saying … what’s going on’ (ie, was not disclosing the target of the operation); (b) defendantARMSTRONG explained that ‘Operation Pullup’ was a “clandestine” operation in which she and other agitators would ‘show up somewhere that isa key location, [where the targets] don’t expect us … , and we disrupt businessas usual. That’s what we’re about to go do right now.’; and (c) defendant Lemon said he would see her there,” the indictment continues.

“Before heading to the Church to join his co-conspirators, defendant LEMON advised his livestream audience that, ‘We’re going to head to the operation. Again, we’re not going to give any, any of the information away’ (ie. operational details that would disclose where he and his coconspirators were heading).”

This was not journalism. This is terrorism, disguised as activism by some and journalism by Don Lemon.

But Stephen A. Smith caved and virtue signaled to the left in a screaming rant about press freedom and the First Amendment, arguing that Lemon should be immune because he’s a “member of the press” and has been for decades.

“This is straight BS, what he’s going through!” Smith stammered. “You support this, you don’t you don’t support the First Amendment, you don’t support freedom of the press,” he continued, after claiming that Lemon simply “walked into a church to do interviews and stuff like that for a couple of minutes.”

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Smith: Whether you like it or not, Don Lemon is a member of the press. Don Lemon has been in journalism for 30 years! Don Lemon worked at CNN for 17 years! And just because you don’t have a specific organization that you’re working for, that’s where the word independence comes from. It doesn’t mean that your journalism credentials are stripped, not when you’ve been doing it for decades like him! This is straight BS, what he’s going through!

I’m a member of the press too, and ain’t no way in hell anybody in the field of journalism shouldn’t be supporting Don Lemon today. And that’s including anyone on the right, anybody in journalism. I’m not saying it was wise. I’m not saying I would have done it. I’m not saying he should have walked into a church to do interviews and stuff like that for a couple of minutes. But it don’t warrant this. You support this, you don’t you don’t support the First Amendment, you don’t support freedom of the press. Don Lemon has been critical of me. I don’t give a damn.

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Vance Arrives in Armenia – First Ever Visit to Country by Sitting US Vice President (VIDEO)

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Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance, and their children arrived in Armenia on Monday.

This is the first-ever visit to Armenia by a sitting US President or US Vice President.

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greeted Vance at the Presidential Palace in the capital of Yerevan.

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Vance praised Armenia as the oldest Christian country in the world.

Armenia adopted Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD.

The Armenians have been persecuted for their Christian faith. The Ottoman Muslim Turks killed more than 1.3 million Armenians at the beginning of the 20th century (Armenian Genocide).

“This is a beautiful country… I’m thankful for the personal welcome, not just to me personally, but also to my family. This is, of course, one of the oldest Christian cultures in the entire world, so I feel a great amount of affinity to the people of Armenia,” Vance said.

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Once again, during a joint press conference with Pashinyan, Vance praised Armenia as the oldest Christian counry in the entire world.

“This is one of the oldest Christian countries in the entire world — a true bedrock of Christian civilization and culture. As a devout Christian myself, I know the meaning of this country to the entire world and to the religion that the prime minister and I share,” Vance said.

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Vance and PM Pashinyan signed a nuclear deal.

“Vance and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed an agreement to push forward negotiations on a civil nuclear energy deal, and Vance said the U.S. was ready to export advanced computer chips and surveillance drones to Armenia, and invest in the country’s infrastructure,” AP reported.

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Last year, President Trump brokered a historic peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Something Doesn’t Add Up in the Guthrie Case (VIDEO)

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Image depicting a crime scene discussion with four individuals in front of police lights and caution tape, highlighting an unexpected twist in the narrative.

Today on Stinchfield, buckle up. The case of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s abduction is about to go completely off the rails. The case is now shaping up to be the whodunit of the year, and my prediction is simple.

 

This thing is going to get crazy. New angles, unexpected players, and a twist that very few people see coming. We break down what’s emerging and why the media may not be ready for what happens next involving the Guthrie Family.

Plus, U.S. Olympic athletes openly trashing America while wearing the flag on their backs.

The backlash is real and growing. Americans are asking a simple question.

If you hate this country so much, why represent it at all. Calls for them to just go home are getting louder by the day.

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UK Cops Examining Complaint That Disgraced Former Prince Andrew Broke the ‘Official Secrets Act’ by Sharing Confidential Trade Information With Epstein

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Andrew: misconduct in public office?

Sharing confidential files with Epstein is generating a police activity in the UK.

In the United Kingdom, the deluge of damning revelations contained in the US DOJ-released ‘Epstein Files’ is causing quite the commotion.

But while there are countless revelations of participating in international sex trafficking by elite figures like former Prince Andrew, what is really finally mobilizing some police response is the sharing of secret documents with the late pedophile-financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Today (9), UK police confirmed the ‘assessment’ of grave allegations that Andrew shared confidential trade files with Epstein.

The New York Post reported:

“The disgraced royal, who served as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment between 2001 and 2011, allegedly sent Epstein reports about trips to Vietnam and Singapore in 2010, according to documents in the millions of files released about Epstein.”

“Trade envoys must keep details about trips confidential — even when they are no longer in the role under the Official Secrets Act.

[…] Thames Valley Police, which serves the area including the ex-royal’s former home in Windsor, confirmed it was looking at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after an anti-monarchy campaigner reported him for suspected misconduct in public office and breaches of Britain’s Official Secrets Act.”

Portrait of an older man with a serious expression, wearing a patterned scarf against a blue background.Will UK police investigate the King’s brother?

Head of a British republican pressure group advocating the abolishing of the monarchy, Graham Smith reported Andrew to UK police.

Smith compared the allegations against Andrew to those of the former UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, accused of leaking government documents to Epstein in a scandal threatening to bring down the government.

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Former Prince Andrew’s NINE-DAY Visit to Epstein’s NY Townhouse in 2010 Revealed in Its ‘Sordid Truth’

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