{"id":2288143,"date":"2024-07-02T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wesley-hunt-reflects-on-trump-threat-to-taliban-leaders-my-favorite-president-trump-story-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:26:11","slug":"wesley-hunt-reflects-on-trump-threat-to-taliban-leaders-my-favorite-president-trump-story-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wesley-hunt-reflects-on-trump-threat-to-taliban-leaders-my-favorite-president-trump-story-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Hunt reflects on Trump threat to Taliban leaders: \u2018My favorite President Trump story\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fwesley-hunt-reflects-on-trump-threat-to-taliban-leaders-my-favorite-president-trump-story-washington-examiner%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=2288143&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>The article discusses Rep. Wesley Hunt&#8217;s\u200d reflection on former President Trump&#8217;s negotiation with \u2063Taliban leaders,\u200c highlighting a story where Trump showed strength in protecting American interests. Hunt praised Trump\u200d for his &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-question-biden-wont-answer\/\" title=\"The Question Biden Won\u2019t Answer\">conditions-based withdrawal<\/a>&#8221; of troops from Afghanistan \u2063and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-rally-around-taiwan-ahead-of-biden-admins-meeting-with-china\/\" title=\"Republicans Rally Around Taiwan Ahead of Biden Admin\u2019s Meeting With China\">tough stance<\/a>\u2064 towards enemies. The article also includes \u200dcomments from\u200b Rep. \u200dByron Donalds about the perceived weakness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wades-into-virginia-races-but-youngkin-is-more-popular\/\" title=\"Biden enters Virginia races, yet Youngkin gains more popularity.\">current \u2064leadership<\/a> and its impacts on U.S. national security.\u2062 the article underscores the importance of strong leadership in safeguarding the country&#8217;s interests.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wesley Hunt reflects on Trump threat to Taliban leaders: \u2018My favorite President Trump story\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T16:16:39-04:00\">July 2, 2024 4:16 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693631\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/wesley-hunt\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX) argued former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> was able to keep the United States safe from its enemies, recounting his \u201cfavorite\u201d story of Trump when he negotiated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taliban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taliban<\/a> leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt explained how Trump wanted \u201ca conditions-based withdrawal\u201d of U.S. troops from Afghanistan when he and then-Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pompeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pompeo<\/a> were negotiating with Taliban leaders. During these negotiations, Trump told Taliban leaders that he would kill them \u201cif you harm a hair on a single American,\u201d prompting the translator present with them to appear stunned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd Trump goes, \u2018Tell him. Just tell him what I said!\u2019\u201d Hunt said on <em>The Sage Steele Show<\/em>. \u201cReached into his pocket, pulled out a satellite photo of the leader of the Taliban\u2019s home, and handed it to him, got up, and walked out the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not sure about you but as an American, THE most important issue to me is always our national security. I sat down with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyHuntTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WesleyHuntTX<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronDonalds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ByronDonalds<\/a> last week right before the Biden\/Trump debate and I was blown away by these 2 examples they shared \u2014 especially the story of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ork4TV44Ch\">pic.twitter.com\/Ork4TV44Ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sage Steele (@sagesteele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele\/status\/1808196442130923843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hunt then noted how no U.S. residents died in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Afghanistan<\/a> for 18 months during Trump\u2019s presidency, calling this \u201cthe definition of strength.\u201d He argued that the country is under \u201cfeckless leadership\u201d with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL), who was also a part of the interview, explained how seven U.S. embassies have been lost under Biden\u2019s leadership, which he said has \u201cnever happened\u201d in U.S. history. He contended that this is because the adversaries of the U.S. are aware of the country\u2019s \u201cweak\u201d leadership and are taking advantage of this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no different than the bully in the schoolyard,\u201d Donalds said. \u201cIf you\u2019re timid and the bully knows he can get away with it, what happens? He comes for your lunch money every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-allen-sends-farewell-message-as-last-man-standing-closes\/\" title=\"Tim Allen Sends Farewell Message As \u2018Last Man Standing\u2019 Closes\">single week<\/a>, every single day \u2014 until you punch back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2NmLw31l9UE?si=YTQveWBc4eVxzONr\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hunt and Donalds have both advocated for Trump in his 2024 bid for the White House. During last week\u2019s presidential debate, an ad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3060931\/wesley-hunt-spotlight-biden-record-discriminatory-policies-ad-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>funded by Hunt\u2019s Hellfire PAC<\/a> played in several states highlighting Biden\u2019s history of \u201cdiscriminatory policies\u201d and \u201cracially insensitive\u201d remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3937616-rep-byron-donalds-endorses-trump-in-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gave his endorsement to Trump<\/a> in April 2023, shortly after the Republican primary race was picking up speed after the 2022 midterm elections. He is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040543\/trump-vp-shortlist-top-candidates-election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rumored to be on Trump\u2019s short list<\/a> for vice presidential candidates.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693631\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693631\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Hunt shared his favorite story about former President Trump negotiating with Taliban leaders, emphasizing Trump&#8217;s commitment to keeping America safe. Hunt praised Trump for his conditions-based withdrawal plan in Afghanistan and recounted how Trump showed strength by threatening the Taliban leaders with a satellite photo of their home. Hunt and Rep. Byron Donalds criticized President Biden&#8217;s leadership, citing a lack of national security and the loss of U.S. embassies. Both Hunt and Donalds have supported Trump in his 2024 presidential bid, with Donalds rumored to be a potential vice presidential candidate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2288145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-TrumpWesley-Hunt-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33532,3764,3634,32076,32971],"class_list":["post-2288143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-president-trump","tag-taliban","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wesley-hunt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-TrumpWesley-Hunt-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}