Did you know? The Patriot Post is funded 100% by its readers. Help us stay front and center in the fight for Liberty and support the 2024 Year-End Campaign.

September 11, 2020

Friday Executive Summary

Remembering 9/11, Democrats obstruct aid, Mueller phones wiped, and more.


Above the Fold


  • We remember: Twenty-two photos of September 11 and the days after (The Daily Signal)

  • “Their goal is clear: No help for American families before the election”: Senate Democrats block “lite” coronavirus relief package (The Daily Caller)


The Hillary Clinton Playbook


  • At least 27 phones from Robert Mueller’s office were wiped before DOJ inspector general could review them (National Review)

  • New DOJ documents show wholesale evidence destruction by Mueller team (The Federalist)


Government & Politics


  • Biden campaign refuses to answer if Biden is using a teleprompter during live interviews (The Daily Wire)

  • Are mail-in ballots next? Dozens of Austrians received coronavirus stimulus checks (New York Post)


Leftmedia


  • Media fault Republicans after Democrats block COVID relief bill (Washington Examiner)

  • CNN airs photo of Biden and son with Washington Redskins logo removed from son’s hat (Fox News)

  • Leaked audio tapes suggest CNN anchor Chris Cuomo coached Michael Cohen in how to answer questions ahead of a 2018 TV appearance (Daily Mail)

  • One hundred forty-four media mistakes in the Trump era: The definitive list (Sharyl Attkisson)


Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate


  • Fans boo as Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans social justice warriors lock arms in solidarity (Washington Examiner)

  • Gallup: Public favorability toward the sports industry has collapsed (The Federalist)

  • Viewers call to cancel Netflix after disgusting “Cuties” premiere (New York Post)

  • Netflix defends movie after critics say it normalizes pedophilia (Washington Examiner)


Around the Nation


  • Election meddling? Los Angeles County health director says she expects schools to reopen “after the election” (The Daily Wire)

  • Deadly wildfires rage in western states; at least 23 dead (USA Today)

  • Portland declares state of emergency as 500,000 — more than 10% of the population — flee wildfires across Oregon (Fox News)


Business & Economy



Other Notables


  • Judges block Trump memo that would bar illegal immigrants from census (New York Post)

  • India and China exchange first gunfire over disputed border in 45 years, breaking the treaty that bans the use of firearms (Daily Mail)


Closing Arguments


  • Policy: Modernizing America’s environmental policy for the 21st century (The Daily Signal)

  • Policy: The welfare state did what slavery couldn’t do (Mises Institute)

  • Humor: Man loses rib in gender reveal party (The Babylon Bee)

For more of today’s editors’ choice headlines, visit In Our Sights.

The Patriot Post is a certified ad-free news service, unlike third-party commercial news sites linked on this page, which may also require a paid subscription.

Who We Are

The Patriot Post is a highly acclaimed weekday digest of news analysis, policy and opinion written from the heartland — as opposed to the MSM’s ubiquitous Beltway echo chambers — for grassroots leaders nationwide. More

What We Offer

On the Web

We provide solid conservative perspective on the most important issues, including analysis, opinion columns, headline summaries, memes, cartoons and much more.

Via Email

Choose our full-length Digest or our quick-reading Snapshot for a summary of important news. We also offer Cartoons & Memes on Monday and Alexander’s column on Wednesday.

Our Mission

The Patriot Post is steadfast in our mission to extend the endowment of Liberty to the next generation by advocating for individual rights and responsibilities, supporting the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and promoting free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values. We are a rock-solid conservative touchstone for the expanding ranks of grassroots Americans Patriots from all walks of life. Our mission and operation budgets are not financed by any political or special interest groups, and to protect our editorial integrity, we accept no advertising. We are sustained solely by you. Please support The Patriot Fund today!


The Patriot Post and Patriot Foundation Trust, in keeping with our Military Mission of Service to our uniformed service members and veterans, are proud to support and promote the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, both the Honoring the Sacrifice and Warrior Freedom Service Dogs aiding wounded veterans, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, the Folds of Honor outreach, and Officer Christian Fellowship, the Air University Foundation, and Naval War College Foundation, and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. "Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13)

★ PUBLIUS ★

“Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!” —George Washington

Please join us in prayer for our nation — that righteous leaders would rise and prevail and we would be united as Americans. Pray also for the protection of our Military Patriots, Veterans, First Responders, and their families. Please lift up your Patriot team and our mission to support and defend our Republic's Founding Principle of Liberty, that the fires of freedom would be ignited in the hearts and minds of our countrymen.

The Patriot Post is protected speech, as enumerated in the First Amendment and enforced by the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, in accordance with the endowed and unalienable Rights of All Mankind.

Copyright © 2024 The Patriot Post. All Rights Reserved.

The Patriot Post does not support Internet Explorer. We recommend installing the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome.