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Responding to President Donald Trump’s visit a day earlier to Houston to offer aid and comfort to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Pastor Ken Gurley of Houston’s First Church of Pearland described in vivid detail Sunday how it felt when the president stepped into his church.

“Everything in Houston has been just very dramatic, a lot of emotional struggles … to have the president, first lady, cabinet secretaries and others come, it was just a joy and it was like a shot of adrenaline,” he said on Fox News.

“He came across as very compassionate, as very concerned, extremely engaged in the process,” he added when asked about what had specifically inspired him about the president’s visit.

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Listen to his full statement below:

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According to CBS News, the president and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, traveled Saturday first to Texas and then Louisiana. In Texas he “met with victims at a shelter,” “neighbors in a residential block affected by the storm” and volunteers at Pastor Gurley’s church.

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Continuing his discussion Sunday about the president’s trip, the pastor noted that after Hurricane Ike swept through southeast Texas in 2008, nobody seemed to care.

“The Monday morning after Ike was when Lehman Brothers went under and the financial panic began,” he said. “And we were lost, and basically no one communicated with us.”

But this time it’s been different: “To see an engaged administration come down, support the community of faith … and (Trump) walking into that room (in the church) and telling them that he’s with us, it was like the George W. Bush moment at 9/11.”

But the president did more than just speak. He also helped out.

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“He and the first lady actually joined in and started delivering goods, and he acted like an old pro at it — he was engaged,” Gurley said.

Naw, he’s not a “pro”; he’s just a really warmhearted guy who, frankly, has been misjudged by many, including nearly everyone in the media.

Please share this story on Facebook and Twitter and let us know what you think about Pastor Ken Gurley’s poignant words regarding the president’s visit Saturday to his church in Houston.

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In August, the liberal media tore President Donald Trump to shreds when he stated that “both sides” were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

As with most things, it now appears that the media was too quick to start criticizing Trump. In fact, new information shows that the Department of Homeland Security has been issuing warnings about various Antifa groups for a while, Politico reported.

Since early 2016 — during President Obama’s tenure — both the FBI and DHS were warning that the Antifa groups were becoming increasingly violent. Stunningly, Obama’s DHS actually classified Antifa activity as “domestic terrorist violence.”

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Of course the media hasn’t let that stop them from pretending that the Antifa are peaceful protesters and that the alt-right are the only ones committing violence.

Trump was right. Both sides share blame for the violence that has engulfed this nation recently. Ignoring this fact goes against what the FBI and DHS has been saying for over a year, since before Donald Trump’s election — as well as what countless photos and videos from these protests have shown us.

“These antifa guys were showing up with weapons, shields and bike helmets and just beating the s*** out of people … They’re using Molotov cocktails, they’re starting fires, they’re throwing bombs and smashing windows,” said one anonymous law enforcement official.

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The FBI and DHS report on these groups stressed that there is still a lot that is unknown about them; there is real concern they are traveling overseas to get training in how to conduct violent protests, and they may start upping the level of violence.

“Every time they have one of these protests where both sides are bringing guns, there are sphincters tightening in my world. Emotions get high, and fingers get twitchy on the trigger,” said the law enforcement official.

While the alt-right and other racist groups should be held accountable for their despicable acts, Antifa also needs to be held accountable.

“Both the racists and a segment of violent antifa counter-protestors are amped for battle in an escalating arms race, where police departments are outmaneuvered, resulting in increasingly violent dangerous confrontations,” former New York City police officer Brian Levin explained.

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The longer the media refuses to call out the Antifa for their role in the violence, the more emboldened they will get and the worse off this country will be.

It’s time to call out both sides for their brutality, and bring and end to the violence that has torn this nation apart.

H/T BizPac Review

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The left-wing “Black Lives Matter” group seems to think it can bully and intimidate communities — but its members just got a taste of their own medicine.

Days ago, the anti-police group staged a protest over a suspect who was shot after an altercation with an officer.

That by itself isn’t terribly noteworthy… but where the rally was held should make your blood boil. According to WHYY News, the mob of protesters showed up at an officer’s home in northeast Philadelphia to intimidate his family.

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Fed up with group’s thug-like tactics, a local police union held a “Back the Blue” rally of its own, and had some harsh words for BLM.

“When you go to work each day, you shouldn’t have to worry that a pack of rabid animals will suddenly show up at your home and openly threaten your family,” declared John McNesby, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5.

“These are not activists, they are racist hate groups determined to instigate violence,” he continued.

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Black Lives Matter has stepped up their public demonstrations after the name of an officer involved in a June shooting was released.

That police officer is reportedly Ryan Pownall, who stopped a suspect named David Jones for riding an illegal dirt bike in Philadelphia.

During the stop, the veteran police officer allegedly discovered that Jones was carrying a handgun illegally. There was a fight, and Officer Pownall ended up using lethal force to stop the armed man from firing or escaping.

“A witness in back of Pownall’s police vehicle watched [Officer] Pownall pull his service weapon and warn Jones not to touch the gun, police said. The two men scuffled before Jones allegedly grabbed his handgun, according to police,” reported WCAU News.

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A 9mm handgun was reportedly found at the scene, and at least one witness seems to confirm that Jones was armed and refused to stop when ordered by the police.

It’s one thing to make your voice heard, and peacefully demonstrate for a cause. However, a mob showing up at the home of a family crosses the line — and they’re nothing short of menacing hooligans.

Black Lives Matter chants vague slogans and calls for “justice,” but they never define what goals they’re actually seeking.

“Justice” does not mean that an alleged criminal can break the law, ignore a sworn police officer, and reach for a handgun without consequences. What BLM seems to want is inner-city anarchy.

The far-left group wrings its hands over gun violence, but then refuses to back the police officers trying to stop armed criminals. Black Lives Matter calls police racists thugs, but then escalates the thuggery and bigotry with statements that group all white Americans and police officers as the enemy.

Ironically, the thin blue line of officers is often the only thing that keeps urban areas from descending into complete chaos — but that point is entirely lost on the thuggish protesters who know only anger.

Please press “Share on Facebook” if you agree with the “Back The Blue” group: Intimidating an officer’s family is not acceptable!