{"id":2593354,"date":"2026-04-21T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-greg-gutfeld-delivers-hilarious-gut-punch-to-tim-walz-only-gov-in-america-to-lose-his-state-to-pirates\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:38:53","slug":"watch-greg-gutfeld-delivers-hilarious-gut-punch-to-tim-walz-only-gov-in-america-to-lose-his-state-to-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-greg-gutfeld-delivers-hilarious-gut-punch-to-tim-walz-only-gov-in-america-to-lose-his-state-to-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Greg Gutfeld Delivers Hilarious Gut-Punch to Tim Walz &#8211; Only Gov. in America to Lose His State to Pirates"},"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\">40<\/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-greg-gutfeld-delivers-hilarious-gut-punch-to-tim-walz-only-gov-in-america-to-lose-his-state-to-pirates%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=2593354&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 piece describes a Barcelona gathering described as the Global Progressive Mobilization, a weekend conference of left-wing adn global commentators aiming to brainstorm how to halt the rise of authoritarianism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-seeks-redemption-after-ill-fated-white-house-campaign\/\" title=\"DeSantis aims for redemption post...failed White House bid\">win back voters<\/a> who drifted right. Reuters is cited as noting the event was spearheaded by Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez and framed as a push to counter a perceived far-right surge.<\/p>\n<p>the author argues that the narrative of a continuing \u201cfar-right surge\u201d is overstated or misread, pointing to factors such as Trump\u2019s poll numbers, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s defeat, and France\u2019s far-right performance as signs the momentum might potentially be ebbing. the piece recaps how, in the view of reuters, the Barcelona conference hoped these signs would herald a turning point, while the author counters with a broader international critique, naming leaders like Cyril Ramaphosa and Lula da Silva in a tone that supports left aims but questions the actual gains.<\/p>\n<p>A considerable portion centers on U.S. politics, especially Governor Tim walz of Minnesota. The article portrays Walz as ineffective and vulnerable to scandal, referencing a Somali welfare-fraud controversy and portraying his leadership in a negative light. Walz\u2019s comments about immigration and the Supreme Court are quoted, along with attacks from Fox News host Greg Gutfeld who labeled Walz a \u201ctraitor\u201d and mocked him for domestic political missteps. The text weaves in social media quotes and satirical tweets to reinforce the portrayal of Walz as out of step with conservative critics.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also discusses Walz\u2019s past handling of protests after George floyd\u2019s death and the Somali welfare concerns, noting that he did not seek a second term and tying these developments to criticisms of the broader left\u2019s strategy. Throughout, the tone is highly critical of liberal leadership and sympathetic to conservative or right-leaning perspectives, including caricatures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-tom-cotton-lefts-bureaucratic-mindset-laid-bare-when-childless-activists-undermine-parents\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Tom Cotton: ...&#039;s &#039;Bureaucratic Mindset&#039; Laid Bare When Childless Activists Undermine Parents\">left-wing figures<\/a> and aggressive salvos against the idea that the left can easily reverse populist sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the political commentary, the article contains advertising, embedded media, and interactive elements typical of the site, such as suggested source preferences and correction forms. The closing stance expresses skepticism that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-glimpse-into-hell-socialist-led-riots-roil-south-africa\/\" title=\"A \u2018Glimpse Into Hell\u2019: Socialist...led Riots Roil South Africa\">global left<\/a> will successfully reverse populist trends, ending with a pointed, provocative note.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>In Spain, over the weekend, lefties from around the world gathered to show everyone just how ineffective left-wing governance is and why they should all lose, every last one of them.<\/p>\n<p>That wasn&rsquo;t the declared reason behind the gathering, mind you; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/global-leftists-rally-spain-hoping-spark-resurgence-against-far-right-2026-04-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> noted, the actual cause for the meeting was &rdquo; to brainstorm ways to halt the rise of authoritarianism and win back voters &#8203;who have drifted rightwards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Spearheaded by Spain&rsquo;s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose outspoken opposition to U.S. President Trump&rsquo;s foreign policy has boosted his image, the summit was buoyed by hopes that the far-right surge may have peaked, with Trump&rsquo;s polling numbers falling, Hungary&rsquo;s Victor Orb&aacute;n ousted after 16 years in government and the French far-right underperforming in last month&rsquo;s municipal elections,&rdquo; Reuters noted in its report on the Global Progressive Mobilization conference in Barcelona last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Right, except that American presidents in their second term always face poll numbers that fall, Orb&aacute;n&rsquo;s defeat had more to do with a fellow right-winger successfully contending that his Fidesz party was too corrupt and had too much power for too long, and France&rsquo;s right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-want-him-gone-republican-leader-mcconnell-hints-that-trump-can-still-be-charged-in-criminal-justice-system\/\" title=\"THEY WANT HIM GONE! Republican Leader McConnell Hints That Trump Can Still Be Charged in Criminal Justice System\">wing failed<\/a> to make inroads in major cities. This end to the &ldquo;far-right surge&rdquo; was celebrated by folks like South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who presides over a racially fractured, failing state that cannot provide basic needs, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is fighting corrupt authoritarianism by, uh, being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-brazils-lula-leaves-prison-for-grandsons-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corrupt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-crowd-protests-socialist-brazilian-president-lula-targeting-trump-ally-israel-stance\/\">authoritarian<\/a>. But for the left!<\/p>\n<p>However, no presence was as preposterous as Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota &mdash; the onetime vice-presidential candidate who, as Fox News&rsquo; Greg Gutfeld pointed out, is the only governor in these 50 states to lose his jurisdiction to pirates.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Walz, who will not be running for a third term in the governor&rsquo;s mansion due to a metastasizing scandal involving entitlement fraud in the state&rsquo;s Somali community, painted a grim picture of a nation where authoritarianism was running rampant because immigration laws were being enforced, some media outlets weren&rsquo;t as reflexively liberal as they used to be, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ketanji-brown-jackson-publicly-attacks-supreme-court-colleagues-utterly-irrational-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court wasn&rsquo;t in left-wing hands anymore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Back in the United States, we&rsquo;re seeing an alarming consolidation of power,&rdquo; Walz said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5838041-walz-trump-democracy-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A massive paramilitary force terrorizing our communities &hellip; a methodical weakening of our free press, of the independent judiciary, of fair elections and all other institutions of accountability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got a feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;We need to call that what it is: that&rsquo;s fascism. Or at least it&rsquo;s fascist-curious, as they would be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s only &ldquo;fascism&rdquo; under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dTRKCXC0JFg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inigo Montoya<\/a> Syndrome, but never mind. This speech was as ridiculous as you might expect, and Gutfeld managed a brutal dissection of it on Monday, calling him &ldquo;in effect, a traitor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Walz goes to a foreign country to bash the president of the United States, and he&rsquo;s the only governor in American history to have his state conquered by pirates,&rdquo; Gutfeld said in the clip from &ldquo;The Five,&rdquo; referencing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-billion dollar entitlement scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Think about it: I mean, it&rsquo;s like he is the last guy anybody should listen to,&rdquo; Gutfeld said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s like a teenager that goes on a message board, like Reddit or something, to bash Sydney Sweeney. It&rsquo;s therapy for the unpopular. The reason why he gets a warm embrace there is because they don&rsquo;t know what he&rsquo;s done.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only way he can get any recognition is if they don&rsquo;t recognize him,&rdquo; Gutfeld added. &ldquo;Who is this guy? They don&rsquo;t like Trump. He doesn&rsquo;t like Trump. That&rsquo;s OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; GREG GUTFELD JUST BODIED TIM WALZ after the traitor went to SPAIN to ATTACK President Trump:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is, in effect, a TRAITOR!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Walz goes to a foreign country to bash the president, and he&rsquo;s the only governor in American history to have his state conquered by PIRATES!&rdquo; &#128293;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1WDHA77mFO\">pic.twitter.com\/1WDHA77mFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2046345704897949826?\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lies are undetected.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Walz was always an undistinguished governor and undistinguished in a uniquely left-wing way. When George Floyd died in police custody in his state&rsquo;s biggest city back in 2020, he dithered about trying to extinguish the riots there until they&rsquo;d consumed a police station and then metastasized to the rest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, when a Somali fraud ring was first detected, his state was cowed into ignoring it for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-agency-tried-stop-somali-welfare-fraud-early-2020-activists-used-dei-intimidate-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">few more years under threat of a lawsuit<\/a> for racial discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly and unexpectedly became the standard-bearer for her party and picked Walz because he&rsquo;d gone viral by calling Republicans &ldquo;weird.&rdquo; He repaid that honor by behaving so weirdly that his counterpart, then-Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, looked like the picture of normalcy:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is Tim Walz making a joke about the viral JD Vance couch thing, which was something a random guy on Twitter completely made up by posting a fake page from Hillbilly Elegy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLql3C5I01\">pic.twitter.com\/KLql3C5I01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1820963897404207383?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Tim Walz turns into a stumbling mess, calls himself a &lsquo;knucklehead&rsquo; after he was confronted about the lie that he was in Hong Kong in 1989 during Tiananmen.<\/p>\n<p>After going on a 2-minute rant about how good of a guy he is, Walz finally answered the question.<\/p>\n<p>Walz has&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rJ324rYytH\">pic.twitter.com\/rJ324rYytH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1841295280949301293?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After slouching back toward St. Paul after the 2024 election, a slow-motion car wreck in the form of the aforementioned welfare fraud scam began unfolding, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/masked-anti-ice-thugs-assault-reporter-illegal-minneapolis-roadblock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riots (again) in Minneapolis<\/a> after Immigration and Customs Enforcement began operations there.<\/p>\n<p>Walz himself decided against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walz-ends-campaign-old-photo-begun-circulate-can-end-governorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">running for governor again<\/a>, although not before signaling that the real problem in letting his state get taken over by Somali pirates was the fact that President Trump dared to call him &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/amid-billion-dollar-somali-fraud-scandal-minn-gov-tim-walz-reveals-deeply-concerned-trump-insult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seriously retarded<\/a>.&rdquo; (At least he didn&rsquo;t go with &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-jd-vance-blows-away-targets-hundreds-yards-away-waltz-packed-tampons-boys-rooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampon Tim<\/a>.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>And this is who the global left is looking to for advice to turn back the populist right. 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Reuters stated that the real purpose of the meeting was to brainstorm ways to curb the rise of authoritarianism and win back voters who have shifted to the right. The conference, led by Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, was described as being encouraged by expectations that the far-right surge might have peaked, citing signs such as Trump\u2019s falling poll numbers, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s defeat after many years in power, and weaker performance by the French far right in recent municipal elections. Critics, however, argued that these developments do not necessarily signal an end to the far-right trend. They noted that U.S. presidential polling often drops in a president\u2019s second term, and that Orb\u00e1n\u2019s defeat came from internal right-wing challenges, while France did not see significant gains by the right in major cities. The piece also includes sharp, partisan commentary on Tim Walz, portraying him in a highly negative light and using it to illustrate the kinds of arguments the left face when seeking to counter populist appeals.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can also condense this further or tailor the paraphrase to emphasize specific parts (e.g., the Reuters framing, the political critiques, or the reactions to the blue\u2011check commentary)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2593355,"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\/2026\/04\/Tim-Walz-in-Spain.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73605,73281,71295,48675,38922],"class_list":["post-2593354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-foxnews","tag-greggutfeld","tag-minnesotapolitics","tag-politicalsatire","tag-timwalz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tim-Walz-in-Spain.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593354","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=2593354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2593358,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593354\/revisions\/2593358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2593355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2593354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2593354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2593354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}