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The Brand Brief 7.28.26: Anthony Fauci, Ariana Grande, Lindsey Graham, Shiloh Hendrix, Scott Atlas, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Megan Romer
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📣 Driving the Conversation…
1,330 words | 6 minute read | Written to be skimmable (12+ hours of media covered in The Brand Brief)
What Matters: Truth catches up eventually
New Media Voices: Anthony Fauci and Joe Biden
Leading FOX: Anthony Fauci and Lindsey Graham
Trending: Tic-Tacs
What the Right is Writing: Anthony Fauci and Abdul El-Sayed
✍️ WHAT MATTERS AND WHERE WE’RE GOING…
Nathan’s quick take on where we’re headed…
First came the Fauci vindication, and now we have the Biden classified tapes.
The truth takes time, but it’s been a banner week for conservative concerns long dismissed by legacy media and the Left. Conservative media is taking a victory lap.
Reminder: the Biden White House claimed repeatedly that Biden did not share classified information with anyone. - NRB
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🎙️ NEW MEDIA VOICES
The Megyn Kelly Show - 7/27
Kelly and guest Victor Davis Hanson slam Dr. Anthony Fauci for his diary, revealing narcissism and a focus on fame over public health
Kelly argues Fauci deliberately suppressed dissenting opinions from doctors like Scott Atlas, Jay Bhattacharya, and Martin Kulldorff
They argue the media was complicit in Fauci’s “canonization,” with Kelly criticizing journalists like Jake Tapper and Laura Ingraham
Hanson dissects President Trump’s comedy set at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, mocking CNN’s overreaction
Kelly argues Trump has created a graveyard of media careers thanks to TDS, citing Don Lemon and John Bolton
Hanson describes Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna as downwardly mobile as the DSA rises in power
The Ben Shapiro Show - 7/27
Shapiro reacts to Dr. Fauci’s egotistical diary entries revealing a self-perception as “science itself”
While denying publicly recommending national shutdowns, Fauci takes credit in his journal entries, and admits early knowledge of the Wuhan lab leak
Shapiro warns Democrats like Ezra Klein are ignoring DSA extremists who favor abolishing the Senate, prisons, and ICE
He condemns Sen. Bernie Sanders for not expressing regret over endorsing Graham Platner
Shapiro reflects on the foreign policy of previous Republican leaders, like President George W. Bush
The Matt Walsh Show - 7/27
Walsh condemns the Shiloh Hendrix verdict as a failure of the Minnesota justice system, arguing they unconstitutionally criminalized Hendrix for saying the n-word
He describes the judge as giving “communist pseudoscience” jury instructions on “implicit bias” and for allegedly rigging the trial by preventing defense attorney Brian Carolus from presenting a fraudulent GoFundMe page and Shire Jimale’s feigned inability to speak English despite possessing a CDL
Walsh lambasts existing free speech organizations like FIRE and the ACLU for their inadequacy in defending controversial First Amendment cases
After Party with Emily Jashinsky - 7/27
Jashinsky and Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan shame Dr. Fauci for his self-aggrandizing COVID diary emails
Jashinsky looks at the legacy media’s outrage over President Trump’s joke about CNN anchors at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
They look at how previously classified tapes clearly demonstrate Joe Biden’s cognitive decline in office
Jashinsky discusses the pros and cons of the White House’s aggressive social media strategy, exemplified by their use of Katy Perry’s song “Firework” for military strike footage
She expresses concern over the Shiloh Hendrix case, arguing her conviction for disorderly conduct raised significant First Amendment questions
Timcast IRL - 7/27
Tim Pool makes fun of the DNC for its desperate financial state, highlighted by a loan collateralized with its own headquarters
The panel is outraged over the alleged “secret Biden tapes” with his ghostwriter, and the administration’s inaction on the border crisis
They react to Dr. Fauci’s diary, revealing his dishonesty regarding COVID’s origins and the Republican Party’s alleged failure to hold him accountable
The panel criticizes NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s doxxing of wealthy people, his plans for city-run grocery stores, and the radical DSA agenda
They look into Ukraine striking Iranian supply lines to Russia in the Caspian Sea, and how that involves the U.S.
Pool questions the integrity of movie box office numbers, as seen with The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan
📺 LEADING FOX NEWS
The Five
DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer confirms their rumored policy ideas like getting rid of the Senate, abolishing ICE and prisons, are real
President Trump denies claims the U.S. military is lacking ammunition
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t regret endorsing Graham Platner
Dr. Fauci couldn’t stop talking about his fast fame in his COVID diary
FOX & Friends
Savannah Guthrie extends her plea for her mom
Israeli PM Netanyahu, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy are in DC for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, President Trump is interviewed live
Trump threatens “strong action” if next Iran talks fail
The Michigan Democrat primary is the next battle between the party establishment and DSA
Dr. Fauci’s diary reveals the majority of doctors believed COVID’s origins were man-made, Sen. Ron Johnson reacts
A plane makes an emergency landing on Huntington Beach, CA
Sen. Mitch McConnell shares he is in a physical therapy facility
Bryan Kohberger is attempting to withdraw his guilty plea
Ariana Grande is suing a group of hackers who leaked her music
🍿 TRENDING AND POUNCING
Tomorrow’s news today…
RFK JR: “[Fauci] got vaccinated at a very, very public press conference … and then five months later, he had a pulmonary infarction — which is one of the adverse events NIH, CDC and FDA said are expected from the vaccine. He never told anybody.” [X, Chief Nerd]
You are not gonna believe this…Mohamud Hassan, the chairman of the Sincad political party in Somalia…Also owns a healthcare company in Minnesota! However, the address listed on his website doesn’t match his NPI address… super shady. [X, Libs of TikTok]
🗞️ WHAT THE RIGHT IS WRITING
FOX News Digital
World leaders gather to honor Lindsey Graham [FOX News]
RFK Jr says he is traumatized by Dr Fauci’s lies [FOX News]
Mamdani sparks fears after doxing NYC property owners [FOX News]
Breitbart
Trump Says U.S. in ‘Very Deep Talks’ with Iran: Warns of ‘Strong Military Action’ if Diplomacy Fails [Breitbart]
Fauci Diary Shows He Lied to the Public About Coronavirus Fatality Rate [Breitbart]
‘Far More Than We Need’: Trump Rejects Claims U.S. Short on Munitions [Breitbart]
Wall Street Journal Editorials
The Revealing Diaries of Dr. Fauci [WSJ Ed]
The White House Missile Shortage Excuse [WSJ Ed]
Trump Is Wrong About Nixing the Filibuster [WSJ Ed]
Abolish the Senate, Says the DSA [WSJ Ed]
New York Post
Netanyahu to provide Trump with intel on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility: source [NYP]
GOP’s Bruce Blakeman blocked from speaking at NYC parade by Dems because he ‘represents’ Trump [NYP]
Children’s charity funded by Singham, Soros tied to Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine [NYP]
Washington Free Beacon
Abdul El-Sayed Headlined Luxury Fundraising Cruises for Islamic Charity Linked to Muslim Brotherhood [WFB]
Washington Reporter
“She knows exactly what he’s going through”: Kamala Harris backing Troy Jackson resurfaces 2024 problems for Democrats [Reporter]
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