Republican Representative Mike Gallagher recently shared that he might not attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this summer. The convention is expected to feature former President Donald Trump as the main nominee. Gallagher mentioned he has a busy schedule this summer, including passing important legislation. He made these comments during an interview on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ a show produced in collaboration with WisPolitics.com.
Gallagher is currently focused on getting his legislation passed. This legislation aims to make TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sell its stakes or face a ban in the U.S. The bill has already cleared the House but faces uncertainty in the Senate. Gallagher expressed confidence in the bill’s ability to withstand legal challenges, including any potential lawsuits from TikTok. He highlighted that the bill has been refined over eight months with input from the White House and believes it does not violate the First Amendment.
President Joe Biden has indicated his support for the bill, with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calling it a welcome piece of legislation. The bill enjoys bipartisan support, according to Jean-Pierre. However, former President Trump has recently expressed his opposition to the bill. Despite Trump’s mixed signals, the bill received significant support in a recent vote, with Gallagher noting that Trump himself had attempted similar actions in 2020.
During her campaign in Wisconsin, Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein criticized the Democrats for abandoning their base and accused President Biden of leading a genocide through his support of Israel. Stein, who has yet to secure the Green Party’s nomination, expects to receive at least 5% of the vote in the upcoming November election. She argued that the Democrats are responsible for what she calls “spoiled elections,” with many voters seeking alternatives.
Ken Block, a specialist hired by the Trump campaign post-2020 election to investigate voter fraud claims in Wisconsin, has released a book titled “Disproven.” In the book, Block debunks several theories of voter fraud he was asked to investigate. He recounted how he was unexpectedly contacted to look into these claims, including one that suggested 740,000 Wisconsin voters had voted twice. Despite the initial stir these claims caused, Block quickly found them to be incorrect. He hopes his book will clarify that the 2020 election was not stolen, emphasizing that all the voter fraud claims he examined were unfounded.