{"id":2258118,"date":"2024-06-02T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T23:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-trolls-democrats-with-fishing-trip-photos-enjoying-my-independence\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T19:09:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T23:09:16","slug":"manchin-trolls-democrats-with-fishing-trip-photos-enjoying-my-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-trolls-democrats-with-fishing-trip-photos-enjoying-my-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin taunts Democrats with fishing trip snapshots: &#8216;Embracing my autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanchin-trolls-democrats-with-fishing-trip-photos-enjoying-my-independence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2258118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) stirred controversy by flaunting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cowboys-linebacker-feeds-fish-to-wild-bear-during-fishing-trip\/\" title=\"WATCH: Cowboys Linebacker Feeds Fish To Wild Bear During Fishing Trip\">recent fishing trip<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-funded-ai-surveillance-program-targeting-emotions-expressed-in-social-media-during-covid\/\" title=\"US Govt Funds AI-Surveillance Program for Covid-Era Social Media Emotions.\">social\u2062 media post<\/a>. After switching\u200d his party affiliation\u200c from Democrat to independent, he\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/halsey-changes-pronouns-to-she-they\/\" title=\"Halsey Changes Pronouns To She\/They\">shared photos<\/a> of his fishing adventure in West Virginia. With his \u2063Senate term ending in 2025 and a decision\u2064 not to run again, three candidates are \u2062vying for his seat. Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) is \u200drunning as a Republican, Glenn Elliott as a Democrat, and Michael \u200cSigmon\u2062 as an independent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV) taunted his critics in a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social media<\/a> post on Saturday, boasting about his latest <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fishing<\/a> trip.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, elected as a Democrat, announced on Friday that he switched his party registration to independent. His Senate term will end in 2025, and he has already announced he will not be running again. He posted photos of himself holding up fish along various river locations in West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnjoying my first weekend of independence in Wild &#038; Wonderful West Virginia,\u201d Manchin captioned the photos.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are currently three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-de-blasios-freakish-twig-arm-raises-questions-about-alleged-gym-addiction\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: De Blasio\u2019s Freakish Twig Arm Raises Questions About Alleged Gym Addiction\">candidates running<\/a> to take Manchin\u2019s seat. The Republican candidate is Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV), with Glenn Elliott running as a Democratic candidate, and Michael Sigmon as the independent candidate. When Justice was first elected to the office of governor, he ran as a Democratic candidate, but he has since switched his party affiliation, doing so at a rally of Donald Trump\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has served in the Senate since 2010.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) rattled detractors in a weekend post, flaunting his recent fishing expedition. Initially a Democrat, he revealed on Friday a shift to independent status. 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