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zuMedia Announces fatSu WebsiteA fuming Vice President Sara Duterte cursed President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez as she held a midnight press conference on Saturday, Nov. 23. Duterte fumed over the political persecution that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is currently experiencing from the administration and dug up the supposed "lies" that Marcos, her running mate during the elections, had said only to secure the votes of the people. Duterte claimed Marcos lied when he promised the people that he could sell the rice at P20 per kilo. "Either he did not know what he's talking about, he's so incompetent or he was lying to his teeth to get the votes of people," she said. "P*tangina ninyong lahat, Martin Romualdez, Liza Marcos, Bongbong Marcos," a visibly angry Duterte added. The Vice President cursed Marcos' wife, Liza, again as she remembered the controversial white envelopes that Department of Education (DepEd) officials supposedly received from the OVP. She claimed Liza had prior knowledge about the said envelope. "Ginigitgit nyo 'yung mga tao ko dyan sa envelop na yan. Liza Marcos, naalala mo nagpadala ka sakin ng video sinabihan mo ako saan kukunin ang pera? (You are persecuting my people because of that envelop. Liza Marcos, do you remember sending me a video asking me where to get the money?)" she said. "P*tangina mo ka. Wala ka ngang posisyon sa gobyerno, namimigay ka ng pera ng gobyerno eh (You do not even have a position in the government but you're giving out money)," she added. The Vice President also cursed at Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua, who ordered the detention of her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, at the House of Representatives and the late night transfer of Lopez to another facility. "They started destroying my name, pummeling me in the media with the multi-million PR campaign. Binastos nila ako ng mga pagsisinungaling nila na kesyo taksil, kesyo korap, abusado (They disrespected with the lies that I am a traitor, a corrupt and an abuser)," she said. "'Yung mga congressman na yan na nag-hehearing, ano ang sinasabi nila pagkatapos... pasensya na kayo ha kailangan kasi namin ng pera mag-eeleksyon na...P*angina , di mo pala gusto ginagawa mo eh bakit mo sinisira pangalan ko Joel Chua? (Those congressmen who are conducting hearings, what are they saying after? They're sorry because they have to do it for money? If you do not like what you're doing, why are you tainting my name, Joel Chua?)" she added. Duterte appeared at the midnight press conference that was initially held for Lopez. This came after Lopez said several individuals barged into her detention room in the middle of the night and attempted to transfer her to the Women's Correctional Facility in Mandaluyong City, as ordered by Chua. Duterte, who requested to stay at the House compound to join Lopez, was serving as the latter's current legal counsel following the incident. Duterte then asked the administration to end their "show" at the House so the OVP can finally continue its responsibilities. "Ang gusto ko lang tapusin ninyo na yang puk*ng*nang show ninyo dyan sa House of Representatives para makabalik na kami sa trabaho namin (I just want you to end your g*dd*mn show there at the House of Representatives so we can continue with our job)," she said.Meta Purges Over 2M Accounts Tied to 'Pig-Butchering Scams' Found in Its Social Media
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WASHINGTON — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington that ignited over the president's about-face. The survey found that a relatively small share of Americans "strongly" or "somewhat" approve of the pardon, which came after the younger Biden was convicted on gun and tax charges. About half said they "strongly" or "somewhat" disapprove, and about 2 in 10 neither approve nor disapprove. The Democratic president said repeatedly that he would not use his pardon power for the benefit of his family, and the White House continued to insist, even after Republican Donald Trump's election win in November, that Biden's position had not changed — until it suddenly did. "I know it's not right to believe politicians as far as what they say compared to what they do, but he did explicitly say, 'I will not pardon my son,'" said Peter Prestia, a 59-year-old Republican from Woodland Park, New Jersey, just west of New York City, who said he strongly disagreed with the move. "So, it's just the fact that he went back on his word." In issuing a pardon Dec. 1, Biden argued that the Justice Department had presided over a "miscarriage of justice" in prosecuting his son. The president used some of the same kind of language that Trump does to describe the criminal cases against him and his other legal predicaments. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was a decision that Biden struggled with but came to shortly before he made the announcement, "because of how politically infected these cases were" as well as "what his political opponents were trying to do." The poll found that about 4 in 10 Democrats approve of the pardon, while about 3 in 10 disapprove and about one-quarter did not have an opinion or did not know enough to say. The vast majority of Republicans and about half of independents had a negative opinion. For some, it was easy to see family taking priority over politics. "Do you have kids?" asked Robert Jenkins, a 63-year-old Democrat who runs a lumber yard and gas station in Gallipolis, Ohio. "You're gonna leave office and not pardon your kid? I mean, it's a no-brainer to me." But Prestia, who is semiretired from working for a digital marketing conglomerate, said Biden would have been better off not making promises. "He does have that right to pardon anybody he wants. But he just should have kept his mouth shut, and he did it because it was before the election, so it's just a bold-faced lie," Prestia said. Despite the unpopularity of his decision, the president's approval rating has not shifted meaningfully since before his party lost the White House to Trump. About 4 in 10 Americans "somewhat" or "strongly" approve of the way Biden is handling his job as president, which is about where his approval rating stood in AP-NORC polls since January 2022. Still, the pardon keeps creating political shock waves, with Republicans, and even some top Democrats, decrying it. Older adults are more likely than younger ones to approve of Biden's pardoning his son, according to the poll, though their support is not especially strong. About one-third of those ages 60 and older approve, compared with about 2 in 10 adults under 60. The age divide is driven partially by the fact that younger adults are more likely than older ones to say they neither approve nor disapprove of the pardon or that they do not know enough to say. About 6 in 10 white adults disapprove of the pardon, compared with slightly less than half of Hispanic adults and about 3 in 10 Black adults. Relatively large shares of Black and Hispanic Americans — about 3 in 10 — were neutral, the poll found. "Don't say you're gonna do something and then fall back," said Trinell Champ, 43, a Democrat from Nederland, Texas, who works in the home health industry and said she disapproved of the pardon. "At the end of the day, all you have is your word." Champ, who is Black, voted for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump. "I just had my hopes up for her, but I wasn't 100% positive," she said. Champ also said she does not approve of Biden's handling of the presidency and thinks the country is on the wrong track. "While he was in office, I felt like I really didn't see a lot of changes," she said. "I just felt like everything just kind of stayed the same," Champ said. Overall, though, the pardon did not appear to be a driving factor in many Americans' assessment of Biden's job performance. The share of Black Americans who approve of the way he is handling his job as president did fall slightly since October, but it is hard to assess what role the pardon may have played.