{"id":2321180,"date":"2024-08-08T12:54:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-misstatement-says-it-all-no-peaceful-transfer-of-power-if-trump-wins\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T12:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:59:04","slug":"watch-bidens-misstatement-says-it-all-no-peaceful-transfer-of-power-if-trump-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-misstatement-says-it-all-no-peaceful-transfer-of-power-if-trump-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Biden&#8217;s Misstatement Says It All &#8211; No Peaceful Transfer of Power if Trump Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fwatch-bidens-misstatement-says-it-all-no-peaceful-transfer-of-power-if-trump-wins%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=2321180&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>It seems that you pasted a chunk of HTML code and text regarding a news \u2063article \u200bthat discusses President Joe Biden&#8217;s comments about\u2064 the peaceful transfer of power, political violence, \u2064and protests during the Trump and Biden administrations. Here\u2019s a brief summary of the main\u2062 points covered in that content:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Biden&#8217;s Comments**: President Biden expressed doubt about a peaceful transfer of power if Trump were to win the 2024 election, suggesting that he believes there may not be a \u2063peaceful transition if Trump loses.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Political Violence**: The article discusses the occurrences of political violence associated with both Trump\u2019s inauguration in 2017 and the protests \u200cfollowing events like George Floyd&#8217;s death in 2020. It implies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">left-wing protests<\/a> have led to more violence \u2064compared to right-wing protests.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Selective Accountability**: There is a comparison between \u200cthe treatment of protesters during \u2062Trump&#8217;s inauguration and the charges against those involved \u2063in \u200cthe January 6 \u200bCapitol protests, highlighting perceived inconsistencies in the legal actions\u200b taken against both groups.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Protests and Arrests**: The text\u2062 includes references to various protests that resulted in property damage and injuries, emphasizing that many protesters from the 2017 inauguration faced no significant legal repercussions compared\u2062 to \u200dthose involved in the January 6 events.<\/p>\n<p>The text ultimately takes a stance that implies a belief in the \u2062left&#8217;s propensity\u200c for violence in protests and positions Biden&#8217;s initial comment as a reflection of that view. If\u2062 you would like \u200dto discuss a specific part of the article or have questions\u200b about it,\u200b feel free to ask!  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden perhaps experienced a Freudian slip when questioned about whether he thought there would be a peaceful transfer to the next administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you confident that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025?&rdquo; CBS News correspondent Robert Costa asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Trump wins, no I&rsquo;m not confident at all,&rdquo; Biden answered before correcting himself, &ldquo;I mean if Trump loses I&rsquo;m not confident at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He means what he says. We don&rsquo;t take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about if we lose, there&rsquo;ll be a bloodbath,&rdquo; the president continued.<\/p>\n<p>At a rally in March, Trump said there would be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-61-second-video-destroys-bloodbath-lie-rips-death-shroud-off-medias-corpse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">economic &ldquo;bloodbath&rdquo;<\/a> in the U.S. auto manufacturing industry if Biden won.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8OiucDL8xlk?si=1V5waO9sTealQZ4m\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the interview, which was the president&rsquo;s first since announcing his plans to not to seek a second term, will air on &ldquo;CBS News Sunday Morning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a question worth pondering: Have right or left wing protesters engaged in more political violence in the last eight or so years since Trump was first elected?<\/p>\n<p>And the answer is the left, by far.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s go back to Trump&rsquo;s inauguration day in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/arrests-violence-flares-parts-capital-inauguration-day\/story?id=44925970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  ABC News<\/a> reported at the time, &ldquo;Violence flared on some streets of Washington, D.C., today amid Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration &mdash; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-goes-into-full-panic-mode-over-potential-trump-victory\/\" title=\"NY Times panics as Trump&#039;s victory looms\">people smashing car<\/a> and store windows, clashing with police and even torching a limo, leading to more than 200 arrests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The protester were armed with &ldquo;hammers&rdquo; and &ldquo;bricks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FLASHBACK: The liberals worrying about riots and mobs during Biden&rsquo;s inauguration are forgetting what they did during Trump&rsquo;s in 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lprFN76ATz\">pic.twitter.com\/lprFN76ATz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MRC NewsBusters (@newsbusters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsbusters\/status\/1350102062881714179?\">January 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The #DisruptJ20 coalition, named after the date of the inauguration, which promised that its participants would attempt to shut down the inauguration events, tangled with Bikers for Trump, a group clad in leather biker gear that backs the president,&rdquo; ABC added.<\/p>\n<p>If this had happened during Barack Obama&rsquo;s or Biden&rsquo;s inauguration, no doubt Democrats in D.C. would deem it a threat to democracy and direct the FBI to go get them all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two vehicles lit on fire during protests in Washington, D.C. as inaugural parade continues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rTG3wfLgw9\">https:\/\/t.co\/rTG3wfLgw9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8w896BDMCw\">pic.twitter.com\/8w896BDMCw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/822559282893819909?\">January 20, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But since the riots were directed at Trump, it was no big deal. Just a few protesters who got out of hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/government-drops-charges-against-all-inauguration-protesters-n889531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported in July 2018 that the Justice Department dropped all remaining charges against those who engaged in violence during the 2017 inauguration. They didn&rsquo;t even have to do community service.<\/p>\n<p>Quite the contrast to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/36-months-jan-6-attack-capitol-0#:~:text=Arrests%20made%3A%20More%20than%201%2C265,both%20District%20and%20Superior%20Court).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approximately 1,200 the DOJ<\/a> has rounded up as of early this year and charged in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021 protest, most of whom did not engage in violence or damage property.<\/p>\n<p>In January, U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/millions-cross-border-illegally-biden-doj-proclaims-thousands-jan-6-protesters-prosecuted-outside-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> said<\/a> of these 149 people were convicted of &ldquo;assaulting, resisting or impeding officers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats might argue that Jan. 6, was different because the demonstrators gained access to the Capitol and potentially put lawmakers&rsquo; lives at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Well, let&rsquo;s look back at the night of May 29, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, when rioters broke through the outer security barriers at the White House. Who knows why they attacked the White House. What did Trump have to do with the actions of Minneapolis police officers?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-ap-top-news-george-floyd-politics-a2326518da6b25b4509bef1ec85f5d7f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported that Secret Service agents rushed then-President Trump to a bunker beneath 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.<\/p>\n<p>The location was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-republicans-plan-release-jan-6-review-addressing-security-failures-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">better defended<\/a> than the Capitol grounds so no breach ultimately occurred; however, many Secret Service agents were injured and property was vandalized.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service said in a May 31 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secretservice.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/2020\/05\/secret-service-statement-pennsylvania-avenue-demonstrations-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, &ldquo;Some demonstrators repeatedly attempted to knock over security barriers, and vandalized six Secret Service vehicles. Between Friday night and Sunday morning, more than 60 Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers and Special Agents sustained multiple injuries from projectiles such as bricks, rocks, bottles, fireworks and other items.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Secret Service personnel were also directly physically assaulted as they were kicked, punched, and exposed to bodily fluids. A total of 11 injured employees were transported to a local hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Flashback May 2020: The far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-final-state-of-the-union-was-everything-the-media-called-trumps-address-at-mount-rushmore\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Final State Of The Union Was Everything The Media Called Trump\u2019s Address At Mount Rushmore\">-left rioters tore<\/a> apart the barrier outside the White House piece by piece in an attempt to storm the building and burn it down. Many in the mob called for the president to be lynched. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CapitolRiot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CapitolRiot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/krfqIRglNY\">pic.twitter.com\/krfqIRglNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ng&ocirc; &#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#127752; (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1479249186587660290?\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Where was the DOJ roundup of these criminal protesters?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/05\/31\/george-floyd-dc-protests-arrests-officers-injured\/5300339002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported that the Washington police arrested 17 people, most of whom were charged with rioting.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, D.C. police said 106 people were arrested in protests around the district that weekend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/public-safety\/prosecutors-drop-many-rioting-charges-as-dozens-charged-in-dc-protests-appear-in-court\/2020\/06\/01\/b581d5d2-a38b-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But that&rsquo;s not the end of the story.<\/p>\n<p>The news outlet said that although &ldquo;many of those arrested were charged by police with felony rioting, that charge was dropped by prosecutors in most cases.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those prosecutors happened to be U.S. attorneys with the DOJ, because it is the federally controlled District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>And that is to say nothing of the violent protests that took place outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kill-andy-ngo-painted-in-front-of-portland-federal-court-house\/\" title=\"\u201cKill Andy Ngo\u201d Painted in Front of Portland Federal Court House\">federal court house<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-wave-riots-causes-portland-courthouse-turned-fortress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Portland<\/a> or the streets of Minneapolis throughout the summer of 2020 or the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-anti-israel-agitators-triggered-mike-johnson-gop-lawmakers-show-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> campus demonstrations<\/a> throughout this past spring.<\/p>\n<p>The left has shown far more proclivity to engage in violent, destructive protests than the right ever has.<\/p>\n<p>So Biden got it right the first time when he said there likely will not be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump is elected, because the radical left will not allow it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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CBS News correspondent Robert Costa inquired, \u201cAre you confident that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025?\u201d Biden responded, \u201cIf Trump wins, no I\u2019m not confident at all,\u201d before quickly correcting himself to say, \u201cI mean if Trump loses I\u2019m not confident at all.\u201d He continued by stating, \u201cHe means what he says. We don\u2019t take him seriously. He means it. All this talk about a bloodbath if we lose,\u201d referencing Trump&#8217;s comments at a March rally about an economic &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; in the U.S. auto industry should Biden win.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the interview\u2014Biden&#8217;s first since announcing he would not seek re-election\u2014will air on &#8220;CBS News Sunday Morning.&#8221; A pertinent question arises: Have right or left-wing protesters been more involved in political violence over the past eight years since Trump&#8217;s election? The answer leans heavily towards the left.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on Trump&#8217;s inauguration day in January 2017, ABC News reported incidents of violence erupting in Washington D.C., with protesters smashing windows and clashing with police, resulting in over 200 arrests. These demonstrators were armed with hammers and bricks.<\/p>\n<p>The #DisruptJ20 coalition aimed to disrupt inauguration events and clashed with Bikers for Trump supporters during this time. If similar actions had occurred during Barack Obama\u2019s or Biden\u2019s inaugurations, Democrats would likely have labeled it as a threat to democracy and called for federal intervention.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to how protests against Trump were perceived\u2014merely as unruly behavior\u2014the Justice Department later dropped charges against those involved in violent acts during his inauguration while approximately 1,200 individuals faced charges related to the January 6th protest at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats might argue that January 6 was different due to demonstrators breaching the Capitol building; however, one can also consider events from May 29, 2020\u2014the night after George Floyd&#8217;s death\u2014when rioters attempted to breach security barriers around the White House leading Secret Service agents to rush then-President Trump into a bunker for safety.<\/p>\n<p>Despite injuries sustained by Secret Service personnel from projectiles thrown by rioters and vandalism occurring outside the White House that night\u2014including calls for violence against President Trump\u2014the response from law enforcement was notably less severe than what followed January 6th protests.<\/p>\n<p>While some arrests were made following George Floyd&#8217;s death-related riots (with many charges later dropped), these incidents highlight an apparent disparity between how left-wing versus right-wing protests are treated legally and socially regarding political violence over recent years. Thus, when Biden suggested there might not be a peaceful transfer of power should Trump win again due to radical left opposition\u2014it reflects concerns based on historical patterns observed during previous administrations&#8217; transitions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2321181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/joey-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,37545,37546,3634],"class_list":["post-2321180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-misstatement","tag-transfer-of-power","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/joey-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321180","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}