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Morning Greatness: Hopes and Dreams for Benghazi Redux Crushed

Good Thursday morning.

Here is what’s on the president’s agenda today:

  • The president has no public events on his schedule.

Media shut down after hopes of another Benghazi crushed

Following the mourners Iranian-backed militia attack on the US embassy in Iraq, media luminary Joy Reid took to Twitter to to share her hopes and dreams that the attack would turn into a Benghazi-style slaughter.  Sadly for Joy, the Trump Administration shut the Iranian terrorists down stat by sending 100 additional U.S. troops and security used tear gas and rubber bullets to protect the compound.

Reid was savaged on Twitter, as she should have been. The Daily Caller has a great list of the smackdowns she received, but the best retort came from Ted Cruz:

Well-played, Senator Cruz.

RUSSIA Hoax
FBI Agent Who Interviewed Flynn Played Critical Role in Trump Campaign Investigation
FBI Agents: McCabe Apologized for Changing His Story on Leak

Campaign 2020
Democratic White House hopefuls have scheduled 92 events in Iowa this month
Buttigieg campaign says it raised more than $24.7 million in last quarter of 2019, $76M for year
Joe Biden Releases Ad Touting Charlottesville ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax

Immigration:
Homeland Security Chief Orders Review Of State Laws Allowing Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Aliens
Here Are The Most Heinous Criminals Deported By ICE In 2019 
Texas Sheriff Warns of Active ‘Explosives’ in Adjacent Mexican Border City

Other morsels:
Trump says vaping decision coming shortly, hopes flavors can return to market fast
Inside the secret battle to save America’s undercover spies in the digital age
C*cks, Shots And A Drag Queen Mermaid: Here’s How CNN Rang In The New Year
Militiamen withdraw from U.S. Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
Big Pharma raises prescription drug prices on New Year’s Day
Colorado town duped out of $1M in bridge construction scam
Louisiana woman busted with meth stash in container labeled ‘dope’
Three mountain lions killed after being found feeding on human remains
New Year’s Eve sees gun violence across nation, concluding record-high year of mass killings
Donald Trump downplays renewed nuclear threats from North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Pompeo postpones visit to Ukraine amid tension in Baghdad
Torchlight parade in Kyiv honors Nazi-linked nationalist
90,000 Jews gather in celebration of Talmud after anti-Semitic attacks: ‘We will not be intimidated’
Jewish man attacked in NYC by 2 women after trying to record anti-Semitic tirade, report says
Christianity Today editor who called for Trump’s removal is retiring Friday
A transgender character is coming to the Marvel Universe
Jack Sheldon, jazz legend and ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ singer, dies at 88
Israel’s Netanyahu seeks immunity from prosecution in corruption cases
As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt

And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!

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About Liz Sheld

Liz Sheld is the senior news editor at American Greatness. She is a veteran political strategist and pollster who has worked on campaigns and public interest affairs. Liz has written at Breitbart and The Federalist, as well as at PJ Media, where she wrote "The Morning Briefing." In her spare time, she shoots sporting clays and watches documentaries.

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