{"id":2594875,"date":"2026-04-24T21:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T01:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-la-mayor-karen-bass-special-copy-of-bible-during-oval-office-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T01:31:12","slug":"trump-gives-la-mayor-karen-bass-special-copy-of-bible-during-oval-office-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-la-mayor-karen-bass-special-copy-of-bible-during-oval-office-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Gives LA Mayor Karen Bass Special Copy of Bible During Oval Office Meeting"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-gives-la-mayor-karen-bass-special-copy-of-bible-during-oval-office-meeting%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=2594875&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>&#8211; The article reports on a White House meeting in which los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA County Supervisor kathryn Barger briefed President donald Trump on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-announces-federal-help-for-wildfire-prevention-in-calif-despite-relief-coming-too-late\/\" title=\"Harris announces federal help for wildfire prevention in Calif. despite relief coming too late\">wildfire recovery efforts<\/a> and pressed for federal aid, including $16 billion in federal funds for the city and county.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; They said the discussion was positive and that Trump appeared receptive, with talk of FEMA support and pressuring insurers to pay what is owed to affected families.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; bass and Barger gave Trump a signed Bible and hats, and Bass also received a Bible; the gifts drew social-media commentary, including mockery from Spencer Pratt.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump publicly touted the meeting and credited EPA administrator Lee Zeldin with speeding permitting and addressing obstacles such as insurance and banking; the article notes about 2,000 permits have been approved and the EPA has removed hazardous materials from about 13,000 properties, with the Small Business Management delivering $3.2 billion in disaster loans.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece also mentions that California Governor Gavin Newsom has been seeking $33.9 billion in federal wildfire funding, including the $16 billion sought by LA authorities.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Separately, Trump participated in the \u201cAmerica Reads the Bible\u201d event in Washington, D.C., reading 2 Chronicles 7:14-22; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-panic-as-year-end-economic-numbers-come-in-trumps-plan-working\/\" title=\"Liberals Panic as Year...End Economic Numbers Come In, ...&#039;s Plan Working\">article cites coverage<\/a> from The Los Angeles Times and Fox News and includes various social-media reactions.  <\/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>President Donald Trump gave Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass a signed copy of the Bible following a Wednesday Oval Office meeting to discuss Palisades wildfire recovery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2026-04-22\/bass-barger-meets-with-trump-to-push-for-la-fire-recovery-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported that Bass and GOP Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger met with Trump for half an hour, giving him an update on the recovery effort and requesting federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This afternoon we met with President Trump and Administration officials to advocate for families who lost everything,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;We had a very positive discussion about FEMA and other rebuilding funds as well as the support of the President to continue joining us in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-farms-prized-super-bowl-commercial-canceled-la-fire-fallout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pressuring the insurance companies<\/a> to pay what they owe &mdash; and for the big banks to step up to ease the financial pressure on L.A. families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BS3fiPrZwc\">pic.twitter.com\/BS3fiPrZwc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorOfLA\/status\/2047111478856335628?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Bass told the Los Angeles Times that the president appeared receptive to their request for $16 billion in federal funding for the city and county, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mandatory-evacuations-announced-for-parts-of-las-vegas-residents-warned-to-prepare-for-overnight-shelter-stays\/\" title=\"Mandatory Evacuations Announced for Parts of Las Vegas, Residents Warned to Pr...re for Overnight Shelter Stays\">suffered devastating wildfires<\/a>, both in Pacific Palisades along the coast as well as inland in Altadena, in the northeast part of Los Angeles County, in early January 2025, shortly before Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/karen-bass-meets-trump-white-house-push-la-wildfire-relief-months-clashes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that the January 2025 L.A. wildfires scorched more than 37,700 acres and destroyed over 16,200 structures.<\/p>\n<p>Barger, who is the only Republican on the five-seat <a href=\"https:\/\/bos.lacounty.gov\/executive-office\/about-us\/board-of-supervisors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L.A. County Board of Supervisors<\/a>, told CNN after the meeting, &ldquo;I wish every American could meet our President one on one and they&rsquo;d understand the love he has for our country and the commitment he has to addressing issues across the board. He could not have been more gracious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added that Trump asked good, hard questions, indicating that he had been kept up to date on what is happening in the recovery efforts. Trump has been critical of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-gavin-newsom-karen-bass-lying-californians-happening-la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bass&rsquo;s leadership<\/a> in the past, calling her &ldquo;incompetent&rdquo; earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by CNN about the reported &ldquo;swag&rdquo; that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-chaffetz-asks-if-dems-video-of-capitol-breach-violated-house-rules-on-manipulated-videos\/\" title=\"Jason Chaffetz Asks If Dems\u2019 Video Of Capitol Breach Violated House Rules On Manipulated Videos\">president gave<\/a> them, Barger said, &ldquo;He gave me hats and a signed Bible, and I will cherish them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She confirmed that Bass also received a signed copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-panel-mocks-trump-selling-bibles-lee-greenwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathrynbarger?\">@kathrynbarger<\/a> says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> gave her and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorOfLA?\">@MayorOfLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarenBassLA?\">@KarenBassLA<\/a> signed bibles after their visit to the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Barger says she was also gifted hats: &ldquo;and I will cherish them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She says the President &ldquo;could not have been more gracious.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OwsqYkf1EH\">pic.twitter.com\/OwsqYkf1EH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elex_Michaelson\/status\/2047597933600923751?\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/president-trump-read-bible-live-nation-sending-message-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participated<\/a> in the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/america-reads-bible-celebrities-take-part-dc-event-250th-celebration-continuous-scripture-reading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America Reads the Bible<\/a>&rdquo; taking place in Washington, D.C., this week, reading a famous passage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20Chronicles%207%3A14&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 Chronicles, chapter 7<\/a>: &ldquo;If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11&ndash;22 during &ldquo;America Reads the Bible,&rdquo; joining nearly 500 leaders in a weeklong event honoring America&rsquo;s 250th anniversary. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M8CYnr2zkz\">pic.twitter.com\/M8CYnr2zkz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2046729705961791855?\">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>Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, who is running against Bass in this year&rsquo;s mayoral election, mocked her for accepting gifts from Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">look at the MAGA merch! Karen Bass sold her soul to Trump in a last ditch desperation move ahead of the election LMAO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i4u9G3MVs9\">pic.twitter.com\/i4u9G3MVs9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2047084253046018427?\">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>Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116456468852658900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  following the Wednesday meeting, &ldquo;I will be working with the Mayor, Supervisor, and everyone else to help this tragic situation go smoothly. In particular, I want to thank our Great EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin, for the incredible speed with which he has already accomplished his very complex Environmental work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was my Great Honor to meet with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger (Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors), and the Supervisor&rsquo;s Chief of Staff, Anna Mouradian, to discuss the progress made on the horrific fires that ravaged Los&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVAjd3wG9G\">pic.twitter.com\/zVAjd3wG9G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary: Trump  Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2047449192734568627?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to media reports, Zeldin&rsquo;s personal engagement with California state and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local officials helped speed<\/a> up the permitting process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had been working with the administration ever since (Trump) sent EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin out to help us, and we&rsquo;ve been working closely with him,&rdquo; Bass told KNBC-TV.&nbsp; &ldquo;Administrator Zeldin was a colleague of mine in the House of Representatives. We worked on very controversial issues together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barger agreed, saying Zeldin&rsquo;s involvement &ldquo;was a game-changer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He helped convey to Trump the problems that still stood in the residents&rsquo; way of rebuilding &mdash; obstacles that center on insurance and banking,&rdquo; she told the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>About 2,000 permits have been approved by city and county agencies, Zelden said in a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXaoSJsjN5X\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a>. He further noted that the EPA removed hazardous materials from 13,000 properties.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA leader also pointed out that the federal Small Business Administration has delivered $3.2 billion in disaster loans.<\/p>\n<p>In December, California Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/appeals-court-hands-trump-admin-major-victory-gavin-newsom-ice-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/12\/04\/governor-newsom-advocates-for-la-fire-survivors-in-washington-urges-trump-to-uphold-his-commitments-to-help-la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$33.9 billion<\/a> in federal money for wildfire recovery and prevention, which includes the combined $16 billion that L.A. city and county are seeking.<\/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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Bass and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger each met with Trump for about 30 minutes to update him on the recovery and to request federal funding. In a joint statement, they said the discussion was productive and covered FEMA and other rebuilding funds, as well as efforts to pressure insurers and large banks to relieve the financial burden on LA families.<\/p>\n<p>Bass told the Los Angeles Times that Trump appeared receptive to their request for about $16 billion in federal aid for Los Angeles city and county, following devastating wildfires in early January 2025. Fox News reported that the wildfires scorched roughly 37,700 acres and destroyed more than 16,200 structures.<\/p>\n<p>Barger, the only Republican on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, told CNN that Trump was gracious and asked good questions, noting that Bass also received a signed Bible. She said both women received gifts from the president, including hats and Bibles, and that Trump could not have been more gracious.<\/p>\n<p>Trump participated in the \u201cAmerica Reads the Bible\u201d event in Washington, D.C., this week, reading a passage from 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 as part of a ceremony honoring America\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Reality TV figure Spencer Pratt, who is challenging Bass in this year\u2019s mayoral race, mocked Bass for accepting gifts from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, Trump said he would work with the Mayor, the County Supervisor, and others to address the fires\u2019 aftermath, praising EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for the swift environmental work. Zeldin\u2019s involvement was described as a \u201cgame-changer\u201d by Bass and as helping to convey ongoing problems with insurance and banking to the president. Officials noted that about 2,000 permits had been approved, the EPA had removed hazardous materials from about 13,000 properties, and the SBA had delivered about $3.2 billion in disaster loans. California Governor Gavin Newsom had previously called for about $33.9 billion in federal wildfire recovery aid, including the $16 billion sought for L.A. city and county.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The original text also included various promotional and site-related elements that are not essential to the main news points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2594876,"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\/Bass-vs-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53016,78551,48299,78552,3634],"class_list":["post-2594875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bible-2","tag-karenbass","tag-losangeles","tag-ovaloffice","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bass-vs-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594875","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=2594875"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2594879,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594875\/revisions\/2594879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2594876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2594875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2594875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2594875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}