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EXCLUSIVE: Speaker Mike Johnson Hires DeSantis Donor and Big Pharma Lobbyist as Policy Director
November 02, 2023
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Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is already showing signs of what to expect from his tenure as House Speaker. While styling himself as a MAGA Republican, Johnson has appointed Dan Ziegler as his policy director.

Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show that Ziegler made a $1,000 donation to Ron DeSantis for President in June 2023. There’s no public record of Ziegler donating to President Trump’s 2024 campaign. This assignment by Mike Johnson, plus his glowing accolades for Kevin McCarthy, cast doubt on Johnson’s status as an America First, MAGA Republican.

This is not the first time the two GOP operatives are working together. Ziegler was the executive director of the Republican Study Committee, while Johnson was its chair from 2019 to 2021. Since his time with the RSC ended, Ziegler has been busy as a lobbyist for Williams and Jensen with a long list of nefarious clients.

Politico reports that Ziegler lobbied for many Big Pharma corporations, including Pfizer, Merk, Snofi, Owens & Minor, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, PhRMA, Amgen, and Elevance Health. Ziegler isn’t just in bed with Big Pharma. He also lobbied for financial giants Visa and Vanguard Group.

Ziegler is also an alum of Heritage Action for America, a lobbying group linked to the nominally conservative Heritage Foundation. Former Heritage Action leader Michael Needham called Donald Trump a “clown” in 2015, former Heritage Foundation adjunct scholar Dov Zakheim endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, and Heritage made Vice President Mike Pence a distinguished visiting fellow from 2021 to 2022.

Robert Weissman, president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, issued a scathing statement on Ziegler’s new position. “It turns out that one of the biggest winners from the House Republican meltdown is Big Pharma,” Weissman said. “This appointment puts to lie Speaker Johnson’s claim that he is a big believer in ‘free markets.’ He has just placed in charge of his policy shop a lobbyist for an industry whose business model is based on abusing monopoly power...Ziegler’s resume disqualifies him for the job. Speaker Johnson immediately should reverse this hire and find a policy director free of Big Pharma or corporate conflicts.”

American patriots who were hopeful about Mike Johnson being a better Republican leader than Kevin McCarthy should be cautious. The appointment of DeSantis donor and Big Pharma stooge Dan Ziegler to policy director indicates a possible resurgence of the never-Trump movement in the GOP.

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Arizona Senate Candidate Kari Lake was the only one to attend Thursday’s United States Senate debate. Lake posted about Gallego choosing to snub Arizona voters by not attending the debate, writing, “Ruben Gallego didn’t show up to our first scheduled debate today. Empty Chair — Empty Promises! Do you think @RubenGallego will show up to the second debate on October 9th?”

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Arizona voters should not be surprised that Ruben Gallego skipped Thursday’s Senate debate as he spent his summer and fall skipping United States Congress committee assignments and votes in an effort to avoid questions about Border Czar Harris.

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It is very telling that one of the few times Gallego voted in Congress over the summer was a no vote on H. R. 8281, a bill requiring proof of United States citizenship to vote. It’s sad that Gallego was only willing to risk “exposure” to vote against securing America’s election and border.

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Ruben Gallego loves supporting open borders privately but is scared to confess his love for Border Czar Harris in public. Over the summer, Ruben Gallego ran down the Congressional Staris to escape Loomer Unleashed, asking him, “You support Kamala Harris? Has she done a great job with Biden’s open borders?” As Gallego ran down the stairs scared, we told him, “Arizona voters would like to know the answers to these questions. Answer the question, Congressman.”

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It should be offensive to Arizona voters that Ruben Gallego can find the time to attend fundraisers with open borders advocate Alex Soros but can’t make time to participate in a debate. Alex Soros recently posted an Instagram post with him and Gallego with a caption reading, “Kicking off campaign season with my co-host @lin_manuel for congressman @reprubengallego’s senate run in Arizona. Ruben has an impressive life story and the stakes of this year’s election couldn’t be higher, they’re existential.”

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Kamala Harris and her elected Democrats understand they will lose the White House and United States Senate if battleground state voters are exposed to the Left’s embracement of open borders. That is why Gallego will continue to hide his policies from the Arizona public.

 
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Senator Bob Casey Lies About His Border And Fentanyl Policies During Pennsylvania Senate Debate

During the Pennsylvania United States Senate Debate on Thursday night, Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey became the latest elected Democrat to join Kamala Harris in lying about the Left’s fentanyl and border policies. Senator Casey falsely claimed that he and Kamala Harris want to stop the flow of fentanyl, hire more Border Patrol agents, and secure the border. Bob Casey and Kamala Harris must believe voters have too low of intelligence to grasp the simple fact that as Border Czar, Kamala Harris has the power to secure the border and stop the flow of fentanyl coming across America’s borders now. It is also important to note that Kamala Harris supports the policies of abolishing ICE and legalizing fentanyl. During September, Bob Casey refused to answer Loomer Unleashed’s multiple questions about Border Czar Harris’s job evaluation and Harris’s policy agenda of legalizing fentanyl. Kamala Harris and her elected Democrats understand that their open borders and fentanyl legalization policies are unpopular. That is why Democrats up for election have resorted to lying about the Left’s policies.

Despite Democrats controlling the United States Senate and White House, Bob Casey blamed Republicans for the fentanyl crisis impacting Pennsylvania. Casey told voters that he wants to “invest in strategies” to stop the flow of fentanyl. The facts are that Border Czar Harris, whom Casey supports and has empowered, has the power to stop the flow of fentanyl and has chosen not to. Another important fact is that Kamala Harris supports the policy of legalizing fentanyl.

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Senator Casey continued lying to voters in the debate by falsely claiming that he and Kamala Harris want to secure the Border and invest resources in Border Patrol. The facts are that Kamala Harris, as Border Czar, could have already invested more resources in Border Patrol but has not. Border Czar Harris also supports the policies of abolishing ICE, proving that Casey and Harris do not want to invest more resources into Border Patrol.

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It is important to note that Bob Casey has refused to answer Loomer Unleashed questions to him about Border Czar Harris’s job review and Harris’s policy agenda of legalizing fentanyl and abolishing ICE.

Laura Loomer posted about Bob Casey lying to voters about his and Kamala Harris’s fentanyl and open border policies, “Last night during the Pennsylvania Senate debate, Democrat #Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey@SenBobCasey falsely claimed to voters that he and Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris are strong on combating fentanyl. This is a BLATANT LIE. The facts are that Kamala Harris wants to LEGALIZE FENTANYL, and Bob Casey has refused to answer @LoomerUnleashed’s questions regarding Kamala Harris’s fentanyl legalization policies. WE ASKED HIM ON VIDEO WEEKS AGO ON 9/10/24, AND HE REFUSED TO CONDEMN KAMALA HARRIS’S PLAN TO LEGALIZE FENTANYL!”

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As the Pennsylvania Senate debate continued, Senator Casey’s opponent, Dave McCormick, called Casey out for his lies about his border and fentanyl policies, saying, “The border crisis and the fentanyl coming across our border is the direct result of the weakness of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and Bob Casey supported them every step of the way.”

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The Left understands their open border and fentanyl legalization policies are unpopular in battleground states. That is why elected Democrats like Bob Casey and Kamala Harris have resorted to lying.

 
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On Thursday, Kamala Harris held a private event in Ripon, Wisconsin. Before the event began, Laura Loomer shared an exclusive video showing no one in Ripon, Wisconsin, lined the streets to greet Harris’s motorcade. It is important to note that thousands of people turn out to greet President Trump’s motorcade when he visits battleground states such as Wisconsin. J6 Committee Woman Liz Cheney joined Kamala Harris at her Thursday Wisconsin event. Cheney was the first to speak. Cheney’s speech was filled with lies, falsely claiming that President Trump sent an angry mob to the United States Capitol on January 6th. The reality is that President Trump told his crowd during his J6 speech to peacefully and patriotically march to the Capitol. Ironically, in December of 2023, J6 Committee Man Jamie Raskin used Liz Cheney’s name to dodge Loomer Unleashed’s questions to him about the J6 Committee deleting their communications and files.

Kamala Harris spoke after Cheney. During her speech, Kamala Harris falsely claimed to voters, “I never wavered in upholding laws of the United States.” The facts are that as Border Czar, Kamala Harris has allowed millions of illegal immigrants to enter the United States. It is also telling that Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin always runs away from Loomer Unleashed when we ask her to evaluate Border Czar Harris’s job performance and Harris’s policies of abolishing ICE and legalizing fentanyl. Kamala Harris and the Left understand their policies are unpopular with voters, which is why Harris is now resorting to lying in her speeches.

Before Kamala Harris’s event started, Laura Loomer shared an exclusive video showing no one in Ripon, Wisconsin, lined the streets to greet Harris’s motorcade. In comparison, thousands of people turn out to greet President Trump’s motorcade when Trump visits battleground states such as Wisconsin.

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Liz Cheney was the first to speak at Kamala Harris’s Ripon, Wisconsin, event. During her speech, Cheney falsely stated that President Trump sent a mob to the U.S. Capitol and did “nothing.”

The reality is that during his J6 speech, Trump told his J6 crowd to march “peacefully and patriotically” to the Capitol. Trump also tweeted many times on January 6th, asking everyone to stay peaceful. Another important fact missing from Cheney’s speech is that the J6 Committee hid evidence exonerating Trump. Ironically, back in December of 2023, J6 Committee Man Jamie Raskin used Liz Cheney’s name to dodge Loomer Unleashed’s questions about the J6 Committee deleting their files and communications.

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Kamala Harris spoke after Cheney. During her speech, Harris told voters an outrageous lie: “I never wavered in upholding laws of the United States.” The facts are that as Border Czar, Kamala Harris has allowed millions of illegal immigrants to enter the United States. With Border Czar Harris’s open border policies in mind, it is pretty evident that Kamala Harris has failed literally millions of times to uphold the laws of the United States.

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It is also telling that Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin always runs away from Loomer Unleashed whenever we ask her, “What do you think about Kamala Harris’s calls to legalize fentanyl? Do you support Border Czar Harris’s job with our Southern Border? Would you like to comment on the fentanyl question Senator Baldwin? It is really important.”

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Kamala Harris understands that her policies of open border and lawlessness can not win over voters in battleground states. That is why Kamala Harris and her Democrats have resorted to lying to voters about their policies on every issue.

 
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