{"id":2381979,"date":"2024-12-19T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-rewrites-1500-page-pork-filled-budget-bill-using-just-75-words-dems-and-rinos-will-despise\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T14:17:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:17:53","slug":"vivek-rewrites-1500-page-pork-filled-budget-bill-using-just-75-words-dems-and-rinos-will-despise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-rewrites-1500-page-pork-filled-budget-bill-using-just-75-words-dems-and-rinos-will-despise\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Rewrites 1500-Page, Pork-Filled Budget Bill Using Just 75 Words Dems and RINOs Will Despise"},"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%2Fvivek-rewrites-1500-page-pork-filled-budget-bill-using-just-75-words-dems-and-rinos-will-despise%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=2381979&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>On a recent Wednesday, teh \u2064social\u2063 media platform\u200c X witnessed a meaningful \u2063event where Elon Musk\u2062 and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy led a campaign against a lengthy federal spending bill, comprising over 1,500 pages. This grassroots movement \u200daimed to halt what they described as \u200dwasteful government spending\u200b connected to the bill. \u2062Ramaswamy, who has been appointed \u2063to co-direct \u200bthe &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221; by\u2064 president-elect\u2062 Donald Trump, highlighted the\u2062 potential for a simpler, more efficient one-page resolution, arguing \u2062against excessive\u200c spending practices.<\/p>\n<p>After thoroughly reviewing the spending bill, \u200cRamaswamy criticized it as being filled with \u2064needless expenses, urging\u200b Congress to oppose it. His\u2064 remarks resonated \u2064with Musk, who \u2062echoed similar sentiments, \u2064labeling the bill as \u2064criminal due to its inclusion of \u200cfunding for controversial operations.\u200d The outcry from Musk, \u2064Ramaswamy, and Trump eventually \u2062drew attention and \u200dpressure on Congress\u200c to reconsider \u2064the bill, marking an unprecedented\u2062 moment for public engagement in government spending discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The overall outcome\u200b illustrated a victory for civic involvement, suggesting that with coordinated efforts, significant government reforms could be achieved.\u200b Ramaswamy&#8217;s concise model for a continuing resolution raises hopes for more streamlined governance in the future.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, those who frequent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X witnessed one of the most heartening spectacles in American history.<\/p>\n<p>Led by X owner Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to co-direct the new waste- and bureaucracy-slashing &ldquo;Department of Government Efficiency&rdquo; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-announces-unexpected-title-doge-says-hardly-glorious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE<\/a>), ordinary Americans conducted a massive pressure campaign that helped kill a ghastly federal spending bill, more than 1,500 pages in length, thereby preventing big-government Democrats and their Republican allies in Congress from enjoying the ill-gotten fruits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/total-dumpster-fire-conservatives-furious-gop-leadership-strikes-deal-massive-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business as usual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amid that campaign, Ramaswamy posted on X a 75-word example of a proper, pork-free continuing resolution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, it *is* possible to enact a simple 1-page Continuing Resolution, instead of 1,500+ page omnibus pork-fest. Here it is,&rdquo; Ramaswamy tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>In the example provided, he struck out the termination date from a prior appropriations bill and added &ldquo;March 14, 2025.&rdquo;<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes, it *is* possible to enact a simple 1-page Continuing Resolution, instead of 1,500+ page omnibus pork-fest. Here it is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NBcDXtL03\">pic.twitter.com\/2NBcDXtL03<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1869479465803513874?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what a clean CR looks like&rdquo; he added in a follow-up tweet. &ldquo;I still don&rsquo;t love it because it permits the historical spending excesses to continue, but at bare minimum, we shouldn&rsquo;t be stacking even more waste on top.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what a clean CR looks like. I still don&rsquo;t love it because it permits the historical spending excesses to continue, but at bare minimum, we shouldn&rsquo;t be stacking even more waste on top.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1869481952442736991?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Above all, readers must understand and appreciate the context of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-gives-musk-ramaswamy-head-start-cutting-trillions-government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy&rsquo;s<\/a> efforts.<\/p>\n<p>First, on Tuesday, the incoming DOGE co-director publicly announced that he expected elected officials to match his own work ethic. He did that, however, not in a self-congratulatory way but for the sake of Americans&rsquo; interests.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Currently reading the 1,547-page bill to fund the government through mid-March. Expecting every U.S. Congressman &amp; Senator to do the same,&rdquo; he tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Currently reading the 1,547-page bill to fund the government through mid-March. Expecting every U.S. Congressman &amp; Senator to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1869233015303573625?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, on Wednesday morning, he announced the results of his extensive reading and deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>In short, he characterized the bill as &ldquo;full of excessive spending, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-blast-johnsons-christmastime-spending-scam\/\" title=\"Conservatives Blast Johnson&#039;s Christmastime Spending Scam\">special interest giveaways &#038;amp<\/a>; pork barrel politics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they should VOTE NO,&rdquo; he added as part of a lengthy analysis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wanted to read the full 1,500+ page bill &amp; speak with key leaders before forming an opinion. Having done that, here&rsquo;s my view: it&rsquo;s full of excessive spending, special interest giveaways &amp; pork barrel politics. If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1869407887983821089?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-viveks-first-doge-move-leaves-94-fed-workers-deep-trouble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> attention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The more I learn, the more obvious it becomes that this spending bill is a crime,&rdquo; the X owner wrote, retweeting Ramaswamy&rsquo;s analysis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The more I learn, the more obvious it becomes that this spending bill is a crime.<\/p>\n<p>It even includes funding for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">worst illegal censorship operation<\/a> in the entire government (GEC)!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P8a3m0OpJR\">https:\/\/t.co\/P8a3m0OpJR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869443894070686162?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-launches-war-outrageous-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> then spent the bulk of the day tweeting in opposition to the bill and amplifying others who did likewise.<\/p>\n<p>Within hours, the pressure campaign on Republican House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnsons-house-speaker-job-now-jeopardy-backlash-massive-spending-bill-grows-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> and others began to bear fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Then, reports emerged that Trump also opposed the bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Big news from @FoxNews @LawrenceBJones3: President Trump says he&rsquo;s &ldquo;totally against&rdquo; the monstrous omnibus CR bill. @elonmusk also opposes it and signaled that any Republican voting for it should lose their seat. X raising the alarm might really kill this bill,&rdquo; one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big news from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LawrenceBJones3?\">@LawrenceBJones3<\/a>: President Trump says he&rsquo;s &ldquo;totally against&rdquo; the monstrous omnibus CR bill.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> also opposes it and signaled that any Republican voting for it should lose their seat. X raising the alarm might really kill this bill.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1869488223799701649?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Finally, Vice President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/j-d-vances-son-stood-fake-news-media-told-truth-right-faces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> posted a statement from himself and Trump denouncing the bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A statement from President Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance:<\/p>\n<p>The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1869495076604227726?\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All of that came from Ramaswamy&rsquo;s careful review of a bill that every honest and reasonable American regards as theft.<\/p>\n<p>In the broadest sense, Wednesday&rsquo;s events represented a breathtaking victory for self-government. No one who witnessed it or participated in the pressure campaign had ever seen anything like it.<\/p>\n<p>Amid that glorious victory, of course, one should not lose sight of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-ramaswamy-signal-planned-parenthood-federal-funding-chopping-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy&rsquo;s<\/a> very practical &mdash; and promising &mdash; model of an appropriate CR.<\/p>\n<p>If one half of DOGE can slash a 1,500-page bill to just 75 words, imagine what a whole DOGE can do to the entire federal government.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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Spearheaded by X owner Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy\u2014who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to help lead the new &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221; (DOGE)\u2014ordinary citizens launched a significant campaign that successfully halted a lengthy federal spending bill exceeding 1,500 pages. This effort prevented big-government Democrats and their Republican allies from continuing their usual practices. During this campaign, Ramaswamy shared on X an example of a concise, pork-free continuing resolution in just 75 words. He stated, \u201cYes, it *is* possible to enact a simple 1-page Continuing Resolution instead of a 1,500+ page omnibus pork-fest.\u201d In his example, he removed the termination date from an earlier appropriations bill and replaced it with \u201cMarch 14, 2025.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In follow-up tweets, he described what constitutes a clean continuing resolution (CR), expressing that while he still disapproved because it allowed for historical spending excesses to persist, at least it wouldn\u2019t add more waste on top of existing issues.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy emphasized the importance of context regarding his efforts. On Tuesday prior to this event, he publicly stated that he expected elected officials to match his work ethic\u2014not out of self-praise but for the benefit of Americans. He tweeted about reading through the extensive funding bill and urged every U.S. Congressman and Senator to do likewise.<\/p>\n<p>The following morning after completing his review, Ramaswamy characterized the bill as filled with excessive spending and special interest giveaways while urging Congress members to vote against it if they were serious about government efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Musk took notice and retweeted Ramaswamy\u2019s critique with strong condemnation: \u201cThe more I learn about this spending bill&#8230;it even includes funding for one of the worst illegal censorship operations in government!\u201d Throughout Wednesday, Musk actively opposed the bill on Twitter while amplifying others who shared similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>As pressure mounted on Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson due to public opposition\u2014including reports that Trump also opposed the measure\u2014Vice President-elect JD Vance released a statement alongside Trump denouncing it as well.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately stemming from Ramaswamy&#8217;s thorough analysis was what many viewed as theft by Congress\u2014a significant victory for self-governance witnessed by all involved in this pressure campaign. Amidst this triumph should be recognition of Ramaswamy\u2019s practical model for an appropriate CR; if one part of DOGE can condense such an extensive document into just 75 words imagine what could be achieved across federal governance overall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2381980,"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\/12\/da-vek-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46247,33930,47131,32072],"class_list":["post-2381979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget-reform","tag-political-satire","tag-pork-spending","tag-vivek-ramaswamy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/da-vek-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381979","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=2381979"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381983,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381979\/revisions\/2381983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}