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Chief US correspondent @GBNews / Host of The Late Show Live (Friday to Sunday) - Believer in Britain šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ insta: benleogbn

Washington DC / London
Joined October 2010
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Why Alastair Campbell has any sort of platform in this country after Iraq is a damning indictment on us as a nation. British troops dead. Hundreds of thousands killed. And yet some people still want to listen to him. Campbell and Blair were the worst thing to happen to Britain in half a century.
Alastair Campbell did not appear to enjoy being called a war criminal to his face: The truth hurts.
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This video really shifted something inside me. A middle America, hard working taxpayer stacking shelves and working double shifts just to feed his family. Not able to put his children to bed, behind on his mortgage. And little TikTok punks come and harass him. I’m so happy everyone’s been generous enough to raise him some cash. I hope he has a wonderful Christmas with his family.
UPDATE: $100,000 has been raised for Walt, the Red Barron employee harassed to the breaking point by a nuisance streamer. The owner of this GoFund Me has made contact with him and we have reached out as well. Walt is ā€œoverwhelmedā€ by the generosity. America is still great. Fundraiser: gofund.me/5696ef2ea
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Ben Leo retweeted
this is not a small group of people on the left anymore, but a large, dominant faction without whom democrats can’t win elections. and there is no debating them, because they aren’t interested in changing your mind. they just earnestly want you to die.
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ā€œI hate right wingers because… they’re so hatefulā€ Hehe
Alex Stein arrives at the University of Oregon stop of the Turning Point USA "Pick Up The Mic" tour and is warmly greeted by protesters, right before the first arrest of the day. One screams: "F*** YOU! WE ALL F***ING HATE YOU! THE HITLER YOUTH ARE NOT ALLOWED HERE!" @TaylerUSA | @TPUSA
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What’s going on here?
This is one of the videos British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud deleted from her website. One she would like you to forget about.
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I’ve been red pilled, black pilled, white pilled, clear pilled. All the pills. I don’t even know which one this is, but it’s one of the strongest ones I’ve had in a long long time. The desperation in his voice. You can see the sight of his kids in his eyes when he says he’s supposed to be home with them. You can see the math he’s doing in his head as he calculates how much money he has left, and how much he needs for his mortgage, and when it’s due. What the hell is the American dream anymore? Is this what it’s about? Is there anyone who would say this guy isn’t working his ass off? For what? So that 25% of his income can go to a government that wastes it on a bunch of shit he didn’t vote for? Subsidizing the food he stocks grocery stores with for people who don’t work a 1,000th of how hard he works to buy groceries with EBT cards that he pays for, which then drives up the cost of groceries for him and his family that he pays for out of his paycheck because he’s doing it the right way. This entire system is shit. It’s shit. There is no nicer way to put it. It is dog. shit. This guy should be working a 9-5 at a job that gives him dignity so that he can be at home with his kids at a decent time. Instead he’s some jerk off’s content. His stressed out, end of his rope reaction is some asshole’s income. This is bleak stuff. Absolutely bleak.
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This ā€œfor as long as it takesā€ stuff is getting rather silly. Are politicians saying they’d be willing to bankrupt Britain to save Ukraine? If so they should be very, very clear. Because no one will accept that.
šŸ”“ The Labour Budget Announced Ukraine will receive Ā£10bn. "We called him (Zelensky) this morning.. he told us we made his day" ā€œThe whole country is united for Ukraine. Today we send a clear message to Moscow - Britain will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.ā€
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Awesome time with the crew of stations one and nine at the Columbus, Ohio, Fire Department. The lads showed GB News around their impressive operation as we venture on our midterms road trip. Great to get an insight into how first responders work in America šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Footage coming soon! You won’t wanna miss šŸš’
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This is where I’m sleeping for the next five nights 😓 GB News on the road for a midterms adventure!
Watch @BenLeo give a tour of the GB News U.S. tour bus as he and his team travel across the States ahead of the midterms in November.
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Ben Leo retweeted
Replying to @theveilfool
I'd go with the UK SAS. Their selection process is among the toughest, they pioneered modern special operations tactics, and the "Who Dares Wins" ethos matches a near-impossible mission. History of high-stakes raids shows they maximize slim odds through grit, skill, and adaptability.
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Hehe
Oh my god they are actually having a workplace dispute on air lmao
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I have spoken to intelligence officers. The Iranian assassins are already on American soil.
U.S. intelligence warns that Iranian plots to kill Americans overseas have reportedly reached advanced stages, with threats extending beyond the Middle East and raising concerns about their global reach.
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Thank you @Benleo and @GBNEWS for the interview and the interest in Southwestern PA politics. @GarrityForPA @richeyforpa @JamesHayesforPA @TonyGuyPA #pghsalad
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So he came on a tourist visa 25 years ago from Africa Decided to deliberately overstay A judge rejected his asylum claim in 2012, told him to go home Carried on working and stayed anyway Yeah it sucks but… why shouldn’t the rules apply to you? NOT your country.
A Texas father who had lived in the U.S. for 25 years with no criminal record was finishing his night shift as an Uber driver when immigration agents detained him. Without being able to speak to his lawyer or a judge, he was put on a plane and sent first to Ghana, a country where he had no ties. He was then sent to his home country, despite a determination by a U.S. immigration court judge that he could not be deported there due to likely persecution. cbsn.ws/3Ude66r
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Replying to @60Minutes
NOT a Texas father! He is an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Mali with a final order of removal from a judge, who said he’s homosexual in order to dodge deportation - despite having a wife and two kids at home. Wonder why @60Minutes didn’t ask him about that.
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New political attack ad going viral in America: ā€˜Liberals Are The New Racists’ ā€œToday’s liberals are full of hate. They hate America. They’re obsessed with skin colour. I can’t even show my face… because I’m white.ā€ From conservative group americanext.org
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"Get that guy to a history class so he can learn why the poppy is so important" @Benleo reacts to customers being banned from a pub in Gosport for wearing poppies - after being told the symbol could be perceived as "political."
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Replying to @Benleo
I think people need to be educated about what the Poppy Appeal actually is. The Poppy Appeal is to support the RBL. It’s a charity. It’s not a political cause. It’s a charity which supports all kinds of people including severely mentally and physically disabled people of all ages - some of whom are just family members of veterans who have never even served themselves. It’s a charity which supports nursing homes, accommodation, sporting facilities and all other manner great causes including the brilliant Lifeworks which is a programme designed to get veterans (and family members) back to work, even if they have severe disabilities. This constant politicisation of the Poppy Appeal literally makes me sick . It is not political. It is a charity. Go and support it.
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Comparing the poppy to a pride flag badge Insulting little oik I’m not one for cancelling people but he’s in the wrong damn job…. should go back to school and learn history
VETERANS wearing a Poppy are BANNED from from Wetherspoons WOW. Manager of Gosport Wetherspoons states it’s ā€˜Company policy’ to not allow anyone in with a Remembrance Poppy on as it ā€˜could be political’ I can’t believe what I just heard from our nations biggest pub chain. Veterans wearing a poppy are banned from Wetherspoons.
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Good banter last night w @BenLeo on @GBNews LATE Show Live re the economy and inflation. Dems have managed to convince voters that the inflation they caused is Trump’s fault by cherry picking data. And want to remedy it with their policies that created it (transfer payments & over-regulation). For Sen Warren and the other economic illiterates- inflation slightly higher due to supply shock but the real inflation was Dem/Biden’s creation- reckless spending (M2 up 50%) in 2021/22 in an already hot economy, and hostility to the private sector (especially energy) resulted in too much money chasing too few goods. Prices up 27% since 2021 (22% from Biden, 5% DJT). Mortgage rates 2021 2.86%. Biden 2024 6.8. Now it’s 7.25. So 4% increase from Biden, 1/2 % Trump. Food up 2.2% last 12 month vs 7.7% Oct ā€˜22. Gas prices are up, yes, now $4.25. Average in 2022? $4.25. Average 2012 $5.06. 2008 $4.89. Biden peak $5.11, DJT peak 4.56. Best metric is Real Wages, down 4% Biden, up 1.5% DJT- the problem of course is we have only recovered a third of the real wages lost by Biden, so voters still feel the pinch. They’re making more than they did in 2022 but not as much as 2019. Yes, gas prices from supply shock now, but prices were higher under Biden and Obama due to deliberate hostility to US energy sector. Memories are short and voters blame the party in power, fair enough. That’s why the opposition party won 47 if the last 49 midterms. Want lower energy prices in US & UK? Vote Right and Drill Baby Drill. Want higher prices? Vote Dem/Labour and ā€œnet zeroā€
ā€˜It can't just be military buildup. You have to have the economy to back it.’ Chair of Republicans Overseas UK Greg Swenson reacts to Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has warned Britain has just over 1,000 days to prepare for a potential war.
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