The Hunter Industrial Complex

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Last week our ALEX THOMPSON headed west during a heat wave. While there, he saw the premiere of Breitbart's new film, My Son the Hunter. The film was heavily promoted by the media and conservative politicians, including former president DONALD TRUMP . who saw it not as entertainment but as a way to inject Hunter Biden's stories into the broader cultural mainstream.

The scene shows where ID MAGA is now and what kind of political warfare could begin for Hunter. Here's part of Alex's post, which you can read in full here:

My Son Hunter is not your typical Hollywood movie and it won't have a typical Hollywood premiere.

Created by the conservative media empire Breitbart and released today, the new film was shown to the public for the first time Wednesday night in a small theater in an anonymous office building in South Sepulveda in Los Angeles.

It's very different from the Tinseltown red carpet, literally and figuratively. Instead of expensive cocktails and drinks, there was bottled water and Corn Pop, a story JOE BIDEN often told about interacting with the young people of the black population of the city of Delaware. "Korn Pop" is a real person, but sometimes the president puts him in a way that makes him laugh.

The screening was followed by a quiz about the film, with prizes for 70 or more guests including a large bong and parmesan. Both mention Hunter Biden's drug abuse, including his candid admission that he was so addicted to cocaine that he tried to smoke everyone's favorite spaghetti shirt.

A spokesperson for the film's promotion had previously said Academy Award winner JOHN VOIGHT would be at the event, but he didn't attend. The most famous actor is Dean Cain , best known for Lois and Clark. "Superman's New Adventure" with Superman and NICK Sears . Think of it as a MAGA collection for the film industry. Searcy is the star of the show Justified, which was also recently made into the Jan.6 documentary Capitol Punishment. Kane played former FBI agent PETER STROK in Lovers, produced by FELIM MACALIR , one of the writers of My Son the Hunter.

While the scene may not be as glamorous as the rest of the city, it is part of a growing effort by some conservative groups to gain a foothold in the film industry as a counterculture to what they see as Hollywood's liberal agenda.

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To the conservative media ecosystem, everything can seem like fodder. But he was serious enough to attract the attention of Hunter Biden supporters. On October 31, 2021, three Hollywood producers, including KEVIN MORRIS , Biden Jr. attorney and confidant, in Serbia and has wide access to the set. They did this by claiming that they were working on a Hunter documentary.

"Stylistically, it would have been great to have this interview informally on set during a production break," documentary director ROBB BINDLER wrote to McAleer in an email shared with POLITICO.

At the time, Morris did not introduce himself as a lawyer or confidant for Hunter Biden. And her presence on the set only became known this spring when it became known about her relationship with the president's son. It's possible that Hunter's allied directors have planned to use footage from the filming of My Son Hunter for the documentary. In May, the New York Times reported that Morris was funding a "documentary project" about Hunter Biden. Morris and Bindler declined to comment.

McAleer, for his part, did not try to minimize the episode. He told POLITICO that the director stayed for several days and "never left the set and the camera was always on". In short, they got what they wanted.

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Which president goes on vacation to what he calls the "Little White House" in the Florida Keys?

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ROOM: According to the White House, the president will attend the Detroit Auto Show on September 14 to "highlight the boom in electric vehicles in America." Biden described himself as a "motorist" on Friday and said he intends to participate, according to a report by MELISSA NUNN BURK and The Detroit News' RILEY BAGGIN .

KDP vs. JT . A spokesperson for CARINE JEAN-PIERRE was fiercely on the defensive when he was pressed during a briefing Tuesday over comments calling the 2016 election "stolen". Asked by Fox News' Peter Ducci to compare his comments with Trump's rejection of the 2020 election, a spokesman called him "ridiculous." He claimed he talked about voter turnout when Trump did little to stop an angry mob from attacking the United States Capitol on January 6.

WHAT WILL THE WHITE HOUSE READ? This NBC News article by Mike Memoli states that Biden has "visited more battlefield congressional districts than one would expect" given his low approval rating.

Memoli wrote, "Of the 36 House Democrats named in Cook's political report as competitive districts, Biden has held official events with 20 in his home district or nearby since taking office, according to an NBC News review of the timeline. by Biden ". . KEITH BERNER , Associate Director of Communications, tells the story.

However, he noted. "Many of these events occurred long before the mid-term campaign began and Biden's poll numbers were decreasing, from which he was just starting to withdraw."

WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE DOES NOT WANT TO READ. this article from POLITICO Pro by Ben LEFEVRE and KATHRYN MORHOUSE about Biden's new headache: natural gas. "Domestic gas prices have doubled in the past year due to factors such as climate change, production cuts during the pandemic, limited industrial spending, Russia's war in Ukraine and increased US exports to Ukraine. Energy-hungry Europe.. This increase exacerbates inflation, which has hurt voter sentiment this year and should be a growing problem for millions of households as the mid-term elections approach. "

BUREAUCRACY

4 SEASONS SERIES. Vedan Patel , a former assistant White House press secretary, held his first daily press conference at the State Department on Tuesday (topics included the combination of Ukraine, nuclear deal with Iran, and the new British prime minister). He plans to hold another one tomorrow, a West Wing Playbook administration official said. NED PRICE The president of the state has done this job since the administration began, but Patel received representation early on.

National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett also called Patel on Twitter.

GINA'S PROFILE. On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo received a detailed (and mostly flattering) description in the Wall Street Journal . It includes a little bit of how he defended the Chips Act, as well as how he trampled claims in some areas that the U.S. trade representative usually has. He also details his ongoing feud with Senator ELISABETH WARREN (D-Massachusetts) and the delays in revising federal TikTok rules. The government is clearly satisfied, as Raimondo's representatives leaked the material to reporters on Tuesday.

There is a funny detail in the article. "You have Mr. Biden knew and attended mass every week at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, occasionally with the president and speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., California), with whom she admitted to having an affair as a" little Italian. in a civil service ».

It was a great day for Raimondo, who also appeared at a press conference at the White House on Tuesday.

MILLICENT HENNESSY left the White House to become a senior public policy manager at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. to become, DANIEL LIPMAN discovered . She spent five years on the National Security Council, where she focused on China and the economic empowerment of women.

ALISSA GIAMMARELLA stepped down from her position as Associate Director of Presidential Planning for the White House on September 1 . He is headed to Seattle to serve as the interim executive director of business planning for Pivotal Ventures.

THE SCIENCE OFFICE HAS CHANGED. ELLEN QALLS , communications chief for the White House Office of Science, celebrated her final day Friday and returned to communications advice.

His successor is Amy ALEXANDER , a former journalist who most recently served as Senior Strategic Communications Officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The new official speech was written by LISA ZAGAROLI, also a former journalist who recently spent 13 years at the Federal Aviation Administration.

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The Biden administration is making sure it is used to prevent the spread of monkeypox. "However, if the vaccine fails, Americans will have to live with yet another disease, and health officials will almost certainly further undermine confidence in public health," wrote Mar.

What do we read?

Biden administration admits one million migrants awaiting trial (NYT's Eileen Sullivan)

Labor Secretary Walsh (Bloomberg's Akayla Gardner) says labor shortages in the United States are a bigger threat than inflation.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Russia buys rockets and artillery shells from North Korea (AP: Aamer Madhani)

POTUS RAISEL ANSWER:

President HARRY S. TRUMAN fled to the "Little White House" at Key West Naval Station in Florida 11 times during his presidency.

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