{"id":2355669,"date":"2024-10-16T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heated-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-threatens-to-have-radio-hosts-fired-in-live-meltdown-over-teams-struggles\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T12:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:09:54","slug":"heated-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-threatens-to-have-radio-hosts-fired-in-live-meltdown-over-teams-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heated-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-threatens-to-have-radio-hosts-fired-in-live-meltdown-over-teams-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Heated: Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Threatens to Have Radio Hosts Fired in Live Meltdown Over Team&#8217;s Struggles"},"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\">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%2Fheated-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-threatens-to-have-radio-hosts-fired-in-live-meltdown-over-teams-struggles%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=2355669&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 you&#8217;ve pasted a long passage discussing Jerry Jones&#8217;\u200d recent comments regarding the Dallas Cowboys and their performance. The \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-reporter-backtracks-after-giving-disparaging-false-report-about-trump-on-air-this-was-a-mistake\/\" title=\"PBS Reporter Backtracks After Giving Disparaging False Report About Trump On-Air: &#039;This Was a Mistake&#039;\">text touches<\/a> on several topics:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Jerry \u2062Jones\u2019 Reaction**: Jones expressed frustration during \u2063a radio interview when questioned about the Cowboys&#8217; \u2063offseason and current struggles. He emphasized that it was not the radio hosts&#8217; job to dissect his decisions and implied that they \u2062should have \u2064a deeper understanding if\u200b they wanted to criticize.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Team Performance**:\u2064 The Dallas Cowboys&#8217; performance has been disappointing, especially following a significant loss to the Detroit Lions (47-9). The struggles of key players,\u200c including quarterback Dak Prescott and the team&#8217;s poor rushing game, were highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Coaching and Management**: There&#8217;s a discussion about head coach Mike McCarthy&#8217;s playoff record\u200d and speculation surrounding\u2064 potential coaching changes. Jones showed frustration with the hypothetical of firing\u2064 McCarthy, suggesting he believes in his team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activist-investors-are-seizing-companies-to-push-social-justice-measures\/\" title=\"\u2018Activist Investors\u2019 Are Seizing Companies To Push Social Justice Measures\">current direction<\/a> despite ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Division Standings**: The \u200cCowboys are not out of contention in their division,\u200c but the competitive landscape, including the surprising performance of the Washington Commanders, adds pressure\u200d to the narrative around the team.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u2064 **Critique of Radio Hosts**: The text satirically suggests that the radio hosts \u2063should be the ones held accountable for the team&#8217;s woes, criticizing the notion that their questions could somehow fix the \u2064deeper issues within the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2062 blend of \u2063analysis and commentary reflects the complex dynamics of sports \u200dmanagement,\u2064 fan expectations, and media scrutiny, particularly \u2062in a high-profile franchise like the \u2063Cowboys. If there is a specific question or topic you&#8217;d\u200b like to discuss about this content, 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 (AC1)\")<\/script><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><\/p>\n<p>If it weren&rsquo;t for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Dallas Cowboys would be the most disappointing team of the 2024 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, the Cowboys are .500 at 3-3, but that&rsquo;s a particularly&nbsp;<em>bad<\/em> .500, especially after many picked them to win the NFC East and potentially even the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>Of their three wins, only one &mdash; against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5 &mdash; looks particularly good in retrospect. Their other two wins are against teams that are a collective 3-9. And, of their three losses, Sunday&rsquo;s loss &mdash; at home against the Detroit Lions &mdash; was the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Not only the worst this season, mind you. It&rsquo;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-day-after-hosting-anti-christian-group-for-pride-night-dodgers-hit-125-year-low\/\" title=\"Dodgers&#039; Attendance Hits 125-Year Low After Hosting Anti-Christian Group\">worst home loss<\/a> since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cowboys-hiring-bill-belichick-possibility-gains-steam-jerry-jones-recent-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerry Jones<\/a> became the team&rsquo;s owner, president and general manager in 1989, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/10\/15\/jerry-jones-radio-interview-dallas-cowboys-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> noted. This includes the 1-15 Cowboys of 1989, a team so terrible those who remember them are halfway surprised they didn&rsquo;t find a way to win a negative number of games.<\/p>\n<p>So, after the 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, Jones decided it was time for some heads to realize they were potentially on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>And those heads belonged to &hellip; um, some sports radio hosts that asked him about the Cowboys&rsquo; pitiful performance, causing Jerry to melt down. You may perhaps begin to see where the problems lie in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not your job,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cowboys-debut-creepy-jerry-jones-ai-hologram-fans-peppering-complaints-revealing-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jones<\/a>, a Pro Football Hall-of-Famer, told hosts Shan Shariff and R.J. Choppy of 105.3 The Fan during a phone interview from an Atlanta league meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-hillary-clinton-replace-kamala-harris-it-could-be-what-saves-biden-according-to-wapo-columnist\/\" title=\"Could Hillary Clinton Replace Kamala Harris? It Might Save Biden, Says WaPo Columnist\">job isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something, and I&rsquo;m sorry that I did it. That&rsquo;s not your job. &hellip; I&rsquo;ll get somebody else to ask these questions, man,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not kidding. You&rsquo;re not going to figure it out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this meeting I&rsquo;m going to today with 32 teams here. You&rsquo;re geniuses,.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You really think you&rsquo;re gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I&rsquo;ve done wrong and without going over the rights? Now listen, we both know we&rsquo;re talking to a lot of great fans, a lot of great listeners. And I&rsquo;m very sorry for what happened out there Sunday. I&rsquo;m sick about what happened Sunday.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jerry Jones didn&rsquo;t like getting questioned about the Cowboys&rsquo; offseason during his appearance on 105.3 The Fan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your job isn&rsquo;t to let me to go over all the reasons that I did something&hellip; that&rsquo;s not your job. I&rsquo;ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I&rsquo;m not kidding.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Po2LJ8f6cX\">pic.twitter.com\/Po2LJ8f6cX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1846194429347889257?\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jones, 82, may be in Canton, but he&rsquo;s constantly had to allay suspicions that he&rsquo;s past the point of diminishing returns as president and general manager for some time now. The last time the Cowboys have made it past the divisional round of the playoffs was in the 1995 season, when they were Super Bowl champions.<\/p>\n<p>Current head coach Mike McCarthy has taken the Cowboys to three consecutive playoff appearances and 12-5 records, but he&rsquo;s also 1-3 in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Cowboys took a 3-0 lead, only to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-look-away-detroit-lions-star-rushed-to-surgery-after-suffering-horrifying-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lions<\/a> score the next 27 points. A second field goal by kicker Brandon Aubrey made it 27-6 shortly before the half. Another long Aubrey field goal was the only scoring Dallas put up in the second half as they were outscored 20-3 there.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the 47-9 final score, the Lions forced five turnovers from the Cowboys while turning the ball over zero times themselves, and had 492 net yards compared to Dallas&rsquo; 251, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401671764\/lions-cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas QB Dak Prescott, fresh off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winner-of-the-week-the-agent-less-lamar-jackson-now-the-highest-paid-quarterback-in-the-nfl\/\" title=\"Lamar Jackson, the agent-less quarterback, is now the highest-paid player in the NFL. He is the winner of the week.\">record-breaking contract<\/a> and a shot at the Cowboys&rsquo; bandwagon fans after a loss to the Baltimore Ravens &mdash; whatever may still exist, given the team&rsquo;s woes over the past 30 seasons &mdash; was a miserable 17\/33 for 178 yards and two interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas&rsquo; rushing game, which has been appalling all season and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2024\/10\/15\/with-nfls-worst-run-game-cowboys-must-act-quickly-to-find-solutions-during-bye-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the worst in the NFL<\/a>, with the lead rusher being Rico Dowdle, who gained 25 yards on five carries. As a team, the Cowboys have gotten a little over 77 yards a game from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/stats\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the ground game in 2024<\/a>, which is pitiful.<\/p>\n<p>But you know who <em>really<\/em> needs to get fired to fix this silver-and-blue dumpster fire? Shan &amp; R.J. in the morning on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas! <em>That&rsquo;s<\/em> going to fix things posthaste.<\/p>\n<p>As for anyone else getting fired &mdash; say, head coach Mike McCarthy &mdash; Jones was in a similarly ornery mood with Messrs. Shariff and Choppy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That would be a hypothetical. In that matter, do you think I&rsquo;m an idiot? Do you?&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;OK. Well, I&rsquo;m not going to hypothetical with you about would I consider a coaching change in light of the timing we&rsquo;re sitting here with. I&rsquo;m not. At all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shan was a little confused: &ldquo;Is this real life???&rdquo; he posted on X. &ldquo;I WISH Jerry Jones paid me. He insults us again and we&rsquo;ve had back and forth over WAY bigger things in our 14 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is this real life???<br \/> I WISH Jerry Jones paid me<br \/> He insults us again and we&rsquo;ve had back and forth over WAY bigger things in our 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>I truly don&rsquo;t understand what the hell is going on.<br \/> Full thoughts tomorrow morning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1053thefan?\">@1053thefan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanandRJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanandRJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/axgXqhZSWd\">https:\/\/t.co\/axgXqhZSWd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shan Shariff (@1053SS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1053SS\/status\/1846332200658100574?\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I truly don&rsquo;t understand what the hell is going on.&rdquo; Well, that makes you and Jerry.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are by no means out of it; they&rsquo;re still tied for second in the division in wins with a Philadelphia Eagles team that&rsquo;s 3-2, both behind a Washington Commanders team that has way over-performed at 4-2.<\/p>\n<p>However, here&rsquo;s the thing: The Commanders seem to be for real, with QB Jayden Daniels being the breakout star of the 2024 draft class and new head coach Dan Quinn having done a revitalization job on that team posthaste. Every year, the analysts seem to miss big on one team, and everyone who predicted that the Commanders were the league&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5732411\/2024\/08\/30\/nfl-2024-win-totals-projections-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst team on paper<\/a> &mdash; even worse than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/justin-fields-trade-heavily-impact-nfl-draft-5-teams-make-huge-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, Tennessee Titans or every other beleaguered team currently sitting on one win &mdash; certainly seem to be that franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the impression that the Eagles left at the tail end of the 2023 season &mdash; where they dropped six of their last seven games after starting 10-1, including a Wild Card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers &mdash; was that the league had largely figured them out. They&rsquo;ve given off the same vibes in 2024, as well; their first win was against the Green Bay Packers in a game largely dominated by questions over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-packers-star-qb-jordan-love-suffered-scary-injury-causing-fans-call-nfls-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suitability of the turf<\/a> used during the NFL&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nfl-players-express-concerns-forced-play-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first-ever game in Brazil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two wins<\/a> are against the New Orleans Saints &mdash; a team that looked better than it was after it started 2-0 by thrashing both the Cowboys and Panthers and has since dropped four straight &mdash; and the lowly Browns. Its losses are against the Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, both teams that look like stellar performers only when compared against the rest of the NFC South.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&rsquo;s the 2-4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/giants-knock-off-vikings-wild-card-upset-first-playoff-win-since-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Giants<\/a>, who should either be thankful they somehow have two wins or cursing themselves for getting those two wins and hurting their chances at the No. 1 draft spot, which they richly deserve. We&rsquo;ll just leave it there; as a Giants fan, any further digressions into how awful this team is will simply twist the knife more.<\/p>\n<p>The point is this: Perhaps the Commanders collapse down the stretch, and there&rsquo;s no one else to win the division, and maybe the Cowboys back in with a 10-7 record. Or maybe they qualify for the Wild Card with that record. Are they going to go far? Anything can happen &mdash; but if past performance is indicative of future results, I wouldn&rsquo;t bet on it, figuratively or literally. And I wouldn&rsquo;t even bet on them finishing with a winning record, not after that 47-9 thrashing at home.<\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t know how many other ways I can say that <em>this is not a good team<\/em>, at least not right now. Moreover, it&rsquo;s a much-hyped not-very-good team assembled by Jerry Jones through personnel decisions Jones has made because Jones refuses to relinquish the power to make said decisions to someone younger and wiser.<\/p>\n<p>But you know who really should be held to account? 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While their record stands at 3-3, which is technically .500, it&#8217;s a disappointing performance given that many expected them to dominate the NFC East and possibly win the conference. Out of their three victories, only one\u2014against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5\u2014seems impressive in hindsight; their other two wins came against teams with a combined record of 3-9. Their losses have been particularly troubling, especially Sunday\u2019s defeat at home to the Detroit Lions, which marked not just their worst loss this season but also Jerry Jones&#8217; most significant home loss since he took ownership in 1989. This includes even the dismal 1-15 Cowboys team from that year.<\/p>\n<p>Following a crushing 47-9 defeat to Detroit at AT&amp;T Stadium on Sunday, Jones hinted that some individuals might be facing consequences for this poor performance. His frustration was evident during an interview with sports radio hosts who questioned him about his team&#8217;s lackluster showing. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t your job,&#8221; he told them during a call from an Atlanta league meeting. He expressed irritation over being challenged about his decisions and suggested he could find someone else to ask those questions.<\/p>\n<p>At age 82 and already enshrined in Canton as a Hall-of-Famer, Jones has faced ongoing scrutiny regarding whether he&#8217;s still fit for his roles as president and general manager of the Cowboys. The last time Dallas advanced past the divisional round of playoffs was back in 1995 when they won Super Bowl XXX. Although head coach Mike McCarthy has led them to three consecutive playoff appearances with solid regular-season records (12-5), he&#8217;s struggled in postseason play with just one win out of four attempts.<\/p>\n<p>In Sunday&#8217;s game against Detroit, Dallas initially took a lead but quickly fell behind as they allowed Lions to score multiple unanswered points before managing only two field goals throughout the rest of game while giving up five turnovers themselves\u2014a stark contrast to Detroit&#8217;s clean performance without any turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Dak Prescott had an underwhelming outing following his lucrative contract extension; he completed just over half his passes for limited yardage while throwing two interceptions. The running game continued its struggles as well; leading rusher Rico Dowdle managed only five carries for 25 yards overall contributing to an abysmal average rushing total across games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges and frustrations within management circles\u2014including speculation about potential coaching changes\u2014Jones dismissed such hypotheticals outright when pressed by radio hosts on air after another disappointing week for America&#8217;s Team.<\/p>\n<p>While there remains hope among fans due largely because they&#8217;re still tied second place within division standings alongside Philadelphia Eagles (who are also struggling), it seems unlikely they&#8217;ll turn things around anytime soon based on current performances alone unless major adjustments occur quickly both strategically &amp; personnel-wise moving forward into remainder season ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355670,"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\/10\/Jerry-Jones.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7604,43142,7215,34110,33418],"class_list":["post-2355669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cowboys","tag-jerry-jones","tag-nfl","tag-radio-hosts","tag-sports-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jerry-Jones.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355669","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=2355669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}