{"id":2325150,"date":"2024-08-15T14:28:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wesley-hunt-warns-voters-to-view-harris-walz-ticket-as-radicals-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T14:31:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:31:36","slug":"wesley-hunt-warns-voters-to-view-harris-walz-ticket-as-radicals-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wesley-hunt-warns-voters-to-view-harris-walz-ticket-as-radicals-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Hunt warns voters to view Harris-Walz ticket as \u2018radicals\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\">26<\/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-warns-voters-to-view-harris-walz-ticket-as-radicals-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=2325150&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>Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stefanik-our-election-system-plunged-into-utter-chaos-in-2020\/\" title=\"Rep. Stefanik: Our election system plunged into utter chaos in 2020\">warned voters<\/a> to view the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as a representation of radicalism, citing their leadership during the &#8220;defund\u200c the police&#8221; movement that gained traction \u2062after George Floyd&#8217;s death in 2020. In an appearance on \u200cFox News, Hunt \u200dargued that the unrest and lawlessness seen\u2064 in \u2063cities like California and Minnesota during\u2062 that time could spread nationwide if Harris were elected. He emphasized the importance of the upcoming elections, \u2063urging Americans\u200c to unite against what he perceives as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-democrat-voters-dont-know-what-their-party-stands-for\/\" title=\"Study: Democrat voters don\u2019t know what their party stands for\">radical left agenda<\/a> that seeks to divide the nation. \u2064Hunt also criticized\u2062 Harris for her prior\u2062 support of a bail fund that helped defendants during the riots.  <\/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\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wesley Hunt warns voters to view Harris-Walz ticket as &lsquo;radicals&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1730885\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/wesley-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX) said voting for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> would bring the &ldquo;lawlessness&rdquo; seen in California to every city and town in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt cited the &ldquo;defund the police&rdquo; movement during the summer of 2020, which gained momentum shortly after the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Floyd<\/a>. The Texas congressman referenced how Harris and her running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), were in leadership positions during the &ldquo;summer of love,&rdquo; and he argued the riots and looting seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a> during this time frame are at the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We, as a party, and we, as a country, have got to recognize these radicals for who they are and why they are trying to divide us in the future,&rdquo; Hunt said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why this November is so important. Because we have got to come together and stop the radical Left from destroying the very fabric and the very soul of this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2549392&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f9b3646d6d6e21cbd8ae8fc774ca4755\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2020, then-Sen. Kamala Harris authored a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-blog-post-kamala-harris-urged-bail-fund-donations-for-front-lines-during-2020-riots-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"In blog post, Kamala Harris urged bail fund donations for \u2018front lines\u2019 during 2020 riots - Washington Examiner\">blog post urging<\/a> the public to help demonstrators &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3121040\/kamala-harris-bail-fund-donations-2020-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on the front lines<\/a>&rdquo; by donating to a bail fund that freed criminals. The post was uploaded to Harris&rsquo;s Medium profile on May 31, 2020, during the riots in Minneapolis and other major cities that occurred after Floyd&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are trying to constantly race-bait us and divide this country based on the way that we look,&rdquo; Hunt said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to tell you down here in Houston, Texas, we have black police officers, we have white police officers, we have Hispanic police officers, we have Asian police officers, and they get up every single day and serve together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris stepped in for President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 nominee after he suspended his campaign. In the weeks following, she has received a boost in polling and fundraising.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hunt stated that her newfound support &ldquo;has to change&rdquo; ahead of &ldquo;the most consequential election&rdquo; in his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling data indicate Harris is leading former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117539\/harris-now-leads-in-three-swing-states-among-likely-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>all three of which are battleground states<\/a> Biden won in 2020. The poll began gathering data on Aug. 6, the same day Walz was selected as Harris&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1730885\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730885\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) cautioned voters to see the Harris-Walz ticket as a group of &#8220;radicals.&#8221; He claimed that electing Vice President Kamala Harris would spread the &#8220;lawlessness&#8221; observed in California to cities and towns across the country. Hunt pointed to the &#8220;defund the police&#8221; movement that surged in 2020 following George Floyd&#8217;s death, highlighting that both Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), held leadership roles during what he referred to as the \u201csummer of love.\u201d He argued that the riots and looting occurring in California and Minnesota during this period are emblematic of what is represented by the 2024 Democratic ticket. On Fox News\u2019s Hannity, Hunt stated, \u201cWe must recognize these radicals for who they are and understand their intent to divide us moving forward.\u201d He emphasized the importance of coming together this November to prevent what he sees as a radical Left from undermining America\u2019s core values. In 2020, then-Senator Kamala Harris wrote a blog post encouraging support for demonstrators by contributing to a bail fund for those arrested during protests. This post was published on May 31, 2020, amid widespread unrest following Floyd&#8217;s death. Hunt remarked on efforts aimed at dividing people based on race while noting Houston&#8217;s diverse police force comprising officers of various ethnic backgrounds who work together daily. Following President Joe Biden&#8217;s suspension of his campaign, Harris became the Democratic Party\u2019s nominee for 2024 and has since seen an increase in polling numbers and fundraising efforts. Hunt expressed concern that her rising support needs to be reversed before what he considers \u201cthe most consequential election\u201d of his lifetime. Recent polls show Harris leading former President Donald Trump in key battleground states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan\u2014states Biden won in 2020\u2014starting from data collected after Walz was announced as her running mate on August 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2325151,"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\/08\/Wesley-Hunt-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37556,7067,38241,32076,32971],"class_list":["post-2325150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris-walz","tag-radicals","tag-voter-warning","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wesley-hunt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wesley-Hunt-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325150","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=2325150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}