{"id":2625993,"date":"2026-07-07T10:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-july-fourth-karens-and-newsoms-are-all-the-same\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:59:02","slug":"joe-concha-july-fourth-karens-and-newsoms-are-all-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-july-fourth-karens-and-newsoms-are-all-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Concha: July Fourth Karens and Newsoms are all the same"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjoe-concha-july-fourth-karens-and-newsoms-are-all-the-same%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=2625993&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>Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, criticized the recent negative messaging around the Fourth of July, emphasizing that the holiday should be a celebration of American patriotism rather than focusing on the country&#8217;s shortcomings. Appearing on Fox news\u2019s Hannity, he urged Americans to come together patriotically, contrasting this approach with political figures like Gavin Newsom and others he deems overly critical. The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-urges-gop-state-lawmakers-to-tighten-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws\">broader debate<\/a> over how to observe the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary, with some officials highlighting America\u2019s ongoing struggles, such as immigration and inequality, while Concha advocates for positive messaging rooted in national unity. Concha also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >referenced historical patriotic slogans<\/a> like Reagan\u2019s &#8220;Shining City on the Hill&#8221; and Trump\u2019s &#8220;make America Great Again,&#8221; asserting that optimistic messages resonate better with voters than negative or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-sinatra-ill-never-forgive-trump-voters\/\" title=\"Nancy Sinatra: \u2018I\u2019ll Never Forgive\u2019 Trump Voters\">divisive rhetoric<\/a>. The piece contrasts this perspective with criticisms from figures like Spencer Pratt and recent Democratic rhetoric emphasizing America&#8217;s challenges. concha underscores the importance of focusing on hope and pride during patriotic celebrations rather than division and pessimism.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> blasted the wave of negative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fourth-of-july\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1852\">Fourth of July<\/a> messaging, arguing the holiday should be a moment to celebrate the country, not dwell on its\u00a0shortcomings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re one of these people who decided to take this incredible occasion to crap all over this republic, whether you\u2019re a Karen or a Newsom, which are basically the same at this point, thank you,\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Hannity<\/em> on Monday. \u201cYou\u2019re on the very wrong side of what should be a day where we all come together as Americans, as patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4637546\/red-cards-world-cup-more-last-two-tournaments-combined\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Number of red cards in World Cup is already more than last two tournaments combined<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4637496\/alicia-keys-update-womens-equal-rights\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Singer Alicia Keys calls for an \u2018update\u2019 on women\u2019s equal rights<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4637173\/trump-claims-outrank-taylor-swift-tiktok-popularity\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump claims to outrank Taylor Swift on TikTok popularity<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha\u2019s comments come amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-could-face-more-than-30-years-behind-bars-for-fire-alarm-pull\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman may receive over 30 years in prison for pulling fire alarm.\">broader political debate<\/a> over how to mark the nation\u2019s semiquincentennial. While many officials celebrated the milestone with traditional patriotic events, others used the occasion to emphasize America\u2019s unfinished promise and ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among them was New York Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4634936\/mamdani-offers-socialist-challenge-trump-vision-america\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, who delivered an alternative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4635616\/mamdani-lashes-out-rich-powerful-america-250-speech\/\">America 250 address<\/a> centered on immigration, inequality, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-democrats-push-reformed-voting-rights-laws\/\" title=\"Biden administration, Democrats push reformed voting rights laws\">democratic reform<\/a>. Mamdani argued that America\u2019s greatness lies in its ability to change and criticized concentrated wealth, immigration enforcement, and political leaders who, he said, had fallen short of the country\u2019s ideals.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3611462&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=92d2125c219eb54b01d0090ee6da11a9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha rejected that framing, arguing that Independence Day should focus on national unity rather than political grievances. Concha also noted a widening partisan divide over patriotism and warned Democrats that pessimistic messaging is unlikely to resonate with voters. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a student of messaging,\u201d Concha said. \u201cWhat I know is that positivity in slogans works.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636614\/spencer-pratt-mamdani-july-4-speech-communist\/\"><strong>SPENCER PRATT BLASTS MAMDANI\u2019S JULY 4 SPEECH: \u2018COMMUNISTS ALWAYS START WITH THE BAD MEMORIES\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha pointed to Ronald Regan\u2019s \u201cShining City on the Hill\u201d vision and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4634936\/mamdani-offers-socialist-challenge-trump-vision-america\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d slogan as examples of messages he believes inspired voters, contrasting them with recent Democratic campaign themes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Democrats want to be, \u2018This country sucks,\u2019 or you want to be Republicans and say, \u2018You know what? We\u2019re a great country. We could be better,\u2019 that\u2019s the way it\u2019s gonna go,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha criticizes negative Fourth of July messages, urges celebration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2625994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187781195146-e1783432539180.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33621,27084,3678,5894],"class_list":["post-2625993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-july-fourth","tag-karens","tag-newsom","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187781195146-e1783432539180.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625993","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\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625997,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625993\/revisions\/2625997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}