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By Yaffee
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) believes too many of his Democratic colleagues are more focused on hurting former President Donald Trump than they are about handling real national security threats.
During a Congressional Oversight and Accountability Hearing about China on Wednesday, Palmer started his time by implying that some of the Democratic members in the hearing were too focused on Trump instead of Chinese Communist Party.
By Jeff Poor
Count U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) among those who disapprove of the 34-count guilty verdict rendered in a Manhattan court against former President Donald Trump last week.
During an appearance on Birmingham's News Radio 105.5 WERC's "Alabama's Morning News," the sixth congressional district representative argued the fix was in against Trump, adding the verdict was a "really dark day" for the judicial system.
On Thursday afternoon, a New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former U.S. president ever to be found guilty of a crime.
The conviction was handed down in a Manhattan courtroom, where Trump had been on trial since April 15. After more than nine hours of deliberation, the jury reached its unanimous verdict on Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer recently criticized the Biden administration for showing indecision in support of Israel. He said Israel’s effort to eliminate Hamas in Gaza is justified.
“When President Biden shows indecision and weakness to our enemies around the world, our friends suffer,” said Palmer (R-Hoover). “The attacks against Israel by the Hamas terrorist group and the slaughter of Israeli citizens justifies Israel’s determination to eliminate Hamas in Gaza.”
By Yaffee
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) believes that the anti-Israel protests and encampments on college campuses around the country are not organic uprisings, but are actually being funded by left-wing groups.
“Well, I think it’s possibly anti-Semitism, but it’s also anti-Americanism,” Palmer said on “Alabama Morning News with JT.”
By Yaffee
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is praising the passage of legislation he cosponsored that in effect excludes illegal immigrants from the U.S. Census.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the “The Equal Representation Act,” which adds a citizenship question to the census. “It’s simple- only U.S. citizens should be counted when deciding congressional representation,” Palmer said.
Members of Alabama’s federal delegation commemorated Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day on Monday while also voicing their continued support for Israel in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Yom HaShoah, also called Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, is an annual Jewish day of remembrance for those who lost their lives during the holocaust and the resistance against the genocide.
By Yaffee
Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation is applauding the effort of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall who is fighting back against Biden’s recent changes to the Title IX rule.
Marshall filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging the Biden administration proposed change the meaning of “sex” to “gender identity” in Title IX.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed suit on behalf of Alabama, joined by Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.