{"id":2594008,"date":"2026-04-22T21:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumers-attempt-to-defend-the-splc-from-stunning-indictment-earns-him-mockery\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:19:16","slug":"chuck-schumers-attempt-to-defend-the-splc-from-stunning-indictment-earns-him-mockery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumers-attempt-to-defend-the-splc-from-stunning-indictment-earns-him-mockery\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Schumer&#8217;s Attempt to Defend the SPLC from Stunning Indictment Earns Him Mockery"},"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\">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%2Fchuck-schumers-attempt-to-defend-the-splc-from-stunning-indictment-earns-him-mockery%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=2594008&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>This article argues that Democratic rhetoric around &#8220;democracy&#8221; is often used to advance an agenda that the author views as authoritarian, using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-for-top-defense-post-attacked-gop-in-incendiary-tweets\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee for Top Defense Post Attacked GOP in Incendiary Tweets\">recent controversy surrounding<\/a> the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a focal point. It describes an Alabama grand jury indictment charging SPLC with 11 counts, including wire fraud and conspiracy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">commit money laundering<\/a>, and it claims that SPLC allegedly funneled donor money to white-supremacist groups while publicly opposing them. The piece recounts Chuck Schumer\u2019s online defense of SPLC as a guardian of democracy, which it mocks, and highlights reactions from Republicans such as Mike Lee and the New York GOP. It cites statements from Acting Attorney general Todd Blanche and conservative commentator Mike Howell to argue that paying or supporting extremist groups in the name of democracy is being framed as safeguarding democracy. The article also references Tyler O\u2019Neil\u2019s testimony about an alleged alliance between SPLC and the Biden management and asserts that Charlottesville\u2019s 2017 rally was connected to SPLC informants. the author contends that Democrats\u2019 use of \u201cdemocracy\u201d signals a move toward authoritarian rule rather than a genuine commitment to democratic principles.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Although life affords us few certainties, it does offer at least one iron-clad maxim.<\/p>\n<p>In short, when Democrats use the word &ldquo;democracy,&rdquo; you may rest assured that they are up to no good.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Wednesday morning on the social media platform X &mdash; in a post clearly designed to sway low-information voters &mdash; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded to the Justice Department&rsquo;s earth-shaking indictment of the extreme leftist Southern Poverty Law Center by defending that group as one of the &ldquo;organizations that safeguard our democracy,&rdquo; prompting ridicule from X users who, unlike Schumer, made no effort to conceal the indictment&rsquo;s shocking details from readers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration is waging a vindictive campaign against the organizations that safeguard our democracy,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uh-oh-video-captures-schumer-finally-admitting-hates-save-america-act-cleans-voter-rolls-every-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> wrote. &ldquo;Weaponizing the DOJ to indict long-standing watchdogs is a message: if you defend voting rights, fight white supremacy, or protect civil rights, you&rsquo;re next. This is an assault on the institutions that make freedom real for everyone. They will not succeed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Trump administration is waging a vindictive campaign against the organizations that safeguard our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Weaponizing the DOJ to indict long-standing watchdogs is a message: if you defend voting rights, fight white supremacy, or protect civil rights, you&rsquo;re next.<\/p>\n<p>This&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iuGsGPR31e\">https:\/\/t.co\/iuGsGPR31e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/2046930451562995941?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the 75-year-old New York Democrat did not mention the charges against SPLC. How could he? After all, when Democrat donors learn the indictment&rsquo;s details, they might break into open revolt.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday on X, Acting Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acting-ag-todd-blanche-says-doj-8000-fraud-cases-underway-tip-iceberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Todd Blanche<\/a> announced that an Alabama grand jury had &ldquo;returned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-indictment-leftist-splc-secretly-funneled-over-3-million-to-members-of-white-supremacist-and-extremist-groups\/\" title=\"Bombshell ...: Leftist ... &#039;Secretly Funneled&#039; Over  Million to Members of White Supremacist and Extremist Groups\">11-count indictment charging<\/a> the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >commit concealment money laundering<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;@splcenter stands accused of manufacturing and creating the very extremism it purports to oppose. Instead of dismantling extremism, @splcenter was funding it,&rdquo; Blanche added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, a grand jury in Alabama returned an 11-count indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/splcenter?\">@splcenter<\/a> stands accused of manufacturing and creating&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acting AG Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/2046725845750882357?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, according to the indictment, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-indictment-leftist-splc-secretly-funneled-3-million-members-white-supremacist-extremist-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPLC<\/a>, the stated mission of which &ldquo;included the dismantling of white supremacy and confronting hate across the country,&rdquo; funneled money to the same groups it allegedly fought.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, &ldquo;unbeknownst to donors, some of their donated money was being used to fund the leaders and organizers of racist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation, and the National Alliance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also identified the notorious 2017 &ldquo;Unite the Right&rdquo; event in Charlottesville, Virginia, as partially organized by a paid SPLC informant.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-loves-say-wh-bid-sparked-charlottesville-rally-doj-says-splc-helped-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famously cited<\/a> the Charlottesville event as key to his decision to run for president in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in light of the indictment&rsquo;s details, Schumer received some well-earned mockery on X.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah led the way.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Committing wire fraud to send money to the KKK is an odd way to safeguard democracy, Senator,&rdquo; Lee wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Committing wire fraud to send money to the KKK is an odd way to safeguard democracy, Senator. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aVMAxMiP3g\">https:\/\/t.co\/aVMAxMiP3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenMikeLee\/status\/2046959436636332426?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the New York GOP called Schumer&rsquo;s comments the &ldquo;sort of thing you post when you know your followers won&rsquo;t read the article.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For anyone who cares about the facts: The SPLC astroturfed the Charlottesville rally and conspired with the Biden administration to attack and silence conservatives,&rdquo; the New York GOP added. &ldquo;This is a major scandal &ndash; and it&rsquo;s no surprise Chuck Schumer is lying through his teeth about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the sort of thing you post when you know your followers won&rsquo;t read the article.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone who cares about the facts:<\/p>\n<p>The SPLC astroturfed the Charlottesville rally and conspired with the Biden administration to attack and silence conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>This is a major&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9xW9ck0bQj\">https:\/\/t.co\/9xW9ck0bQj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York GOP (@NewYorkGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkGOP\/status\/2046937776692637955?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How does allegedly paying hate groups safeguard the democracy?&rdquo; Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Oversight Project wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How does allegedly paying hate groups safeguard the democracy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fmjge6P8Ng\">https:\/\/t.co\/fmjge6P8Ng<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Howell (@MHowellTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MHowellTweets\/status\/2046938410753855609?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Much as we enjoy the mockery of Democrats and their beloved &ldquo;democracy,&rdquo; we might go further.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Democrats like Schumer do not simply use &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; as a catch-all for things they like. When they use the word &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; in any context, they nearly always mean their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vs-u-s-study-exposes-profound-threat-authoritarian-elites-pose-ordinary-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authoritarian rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2025, author Tyler O&rsquo;Neil testified before the House Judiciary Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Neil, who wrote &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Hate-Pay-Corruption-Southern-ebook\/dp\/B08427QD2N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a>,&rdquo; described SPLC as an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-versus-biden-revisited-75th-anniversary-orwells-1984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORWELLIAN<\/a> NIGHTMARE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, O&rsquo;Neil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/119\/meeting\/house\/118758\/witnesses\/HHRG-119-JU10-Wstate-ONeilT-20251216.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chronicled<\/a> an unholy alliance between the SPLC and the Biden administration. The SPLC identified mainstream conservatives and Christians as potential domestic terrorists. Then, the organization advised the federal government on how to deal with the purported threat.<\/p>\n<p>Now we learn that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/splc-doxes-anonymous-babylon-bee-writers-admits-wants-erase-speech-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPLC<\/a> allegedly manufactured the very &ldquo;racist&rdquo; and &ldquo;white supremacist&rdquo; threats it claimed to fight.<\/p>\n<p>This, according to Schumer and the Democrats, is &ldquo;democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\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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The piece further claims that Democrats\u2019 use of \u201cdemocracy\u201d masks an intent to govern in an authoritarian way, pointing to commentary about an alleged collaboration between the SPLC and the Biden administration to label mainstream conservatives as threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2594009,"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\/Chuck-Schumer-defends-SPLC.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36974,15074,15303],"class_list":["post-2594008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chuckschumer","tag-indictment","tag-splc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chuck-Schumer-defends-SPLC.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594008","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=2594008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2594012,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594008\/revisions\/2594012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2594009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2594008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2594008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2594008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}