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"They will never reign over England": Meghan Markle Wants To Make "Barack and Michelle Obama-sized money" By Selling Royal Family…

Meghan McCain believes that Meghan Markle is attempting to take the crown by selling royal secrets. Its easy to pinpoint a lady, and it becomes a paid job if she is popular. The Duchess of Sussex seems to be heading into this category of being an easy target to spark controversies. And that is exactly what Meghan McCain seems to be attempting to express with her harsh and blunt views on Meghan Markle.

After the great tragedy of Princess Diana, the royals have kept themselves all the more secretive. Its next to impossible for a lady who left the title to hold any such information. Even if she aims for the crown, its because she has the potential to at least try. As an audience, we do not have that possibility. Therefore, views on topics of people with a much higher power are always to be taken with a grain of salt.

The royal author and biographer, Meghan McCain, recently revealed her thoughts about the Duchess of Sussex to the world. Within her latest piece for the Daily Mail, the author expressed how Meghan Markle has sparked her interest in the royal family. She wrote about how their relationship has created some strong thoughts about the situation they are in.

I never really held very strong thoughts about the Royals until Harry and Meghan splashed onto the scene. Since then, Ive recognized that there is much to appreciate especially the inspiring example set by the queen. But Ive also come to recognize something else: Meghan doesnt mind tearing the Royal family apart.

With that last sentence in mind, Meghan McCain starts to talk about Meghan Markle without the slightest hint of hesitation. The authors words are blunt and harsh as they clearly make an accusation of the Duchess of Sussex.

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Their recent Spotify deal about their podcast took their fame and success to a new height. It even managed to beat the top most successful podcaster on Spotify, The Joe Rogan Experience. The couples popularity can easily be argued to be similar to the Kardashians. As most of their fame originates from their interviews, podcasts, and even their upcoming Netflix documentary.

They want to be A-list celebrities in America. They want to make Barack and Michelle Obama-sized money off podcasts and streaming deals. And possibly most significantly, they do not want to play second fiddle to anyone.

The lifestyle that the couple has chosen has led them down the path of earning similar to celebrities, who often attend interviews and make deals with the entertainment industry. From having a royal status and privilege to having fame and success which connects them back to their past is definitely a valid point to be noted. As no matter how the couple puts it across, their wealth and fame linger on their history of being royal members themselves.

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To be blunt they want to be King Harry and Queen Meghan. No matter how many magazine covers Harry and Meghan grace, or interviews they give or bombshells they drop to Oprah, they will never reign over England.

Women are often accused of being home breakers, and the same has been the case with Meghan Markle. Back when she was a child, Markle wrote a letter to the then First lady, Hillary Clinton, addressing an advertisement that hurt her feelings when she was just 11 years old. The advertisement was about a dishwashing liquid that stated women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans to which two boys from her class said, this is where women belong, in the kitchen. She wrote a letter to the dishwash company as well as Hillary Clinton and highlighted this reaction. Soon after a few months, the commercials tagline was changed to PEOPLE all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans.

This moment changed her life she says, but ever since she has set benchmarks. Be it a divorce or marriage into a royal family or again voicing over the wrongs in said royal family. The saying goes, behind every successful man there is a woman. However, in this case behind every successful woman, there is a progressive man just like her husband. Therefore, the author seems to be aiming at an easy target to spark flames where only smoke exists.

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Former President Obama owns a home on Marthas Vineyard but reality of year-round population is much differ – MassLive.com

For local and state officials on Marthas Vineyard, the decision to send a group of roughly 50 Venezuelan migrants to the island was a failed political stunt orchestrated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to create chaos in a small community with under 20,000 year-round residents.

DeSantis claimed credit Wednesday for flying migrants to Marthas Vineyard, where local officials quickly put together a temporary shelter, medical services, and legal counsel. Supporters of the move have painted the island as a wealthy haven for Democrats, though locals say that is not the entire truth while decrying the use of migrants for political purposes.

This is all part of a very cruel ruse that manipulated vulnerable people who are simply seeking a better life and choosing a location to get maximum attention I think in part try to embarrass and paint a non-border community as hypocrites, said state Sen. Julian Cyr, a Democrat representing the Cape and Islands. I think they failed.

At an unrelated press conference Thursday, DeSantis said immigrants are inclined to think Florida is a good place, arguing sanctuary states are better equipped to support them. Gov. Charlie Baker has opposed making Massachusetts a sanctuary state and pushed for an end to the national security crisis at the border in a letter with 25 other governors.

Our message to them is we are not a sanctuary state, and its better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction, DeSantis said. And yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures.

While Marthas Vineyard is home to wealthy families in the summer, the community has a thriving year-round population that has grown over the past decade, where the median household income is slightly below the state average, and multiple languages are spoken in area-high schools.

State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, whose district includes the island, said Marthas Vineyard was chosen to create chaos. Both Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard are incredibly diverse places, he said.

The school district on Marthas Vineyard is over a third non-white. On Nantucket, its majority-minority. Both islands have experienced incredible growth, he said. A lot of that is predominantly due to immigration. And so these are already immigrant communities. Theyre already incredibly welcoming.

Cyr said the island certainly has some notoriety as a result of the people who vacation during the busy summer season or may own a second home there but the reality on the ground is slightly different.

Theres more waiters and landscapers and construction workers and teachers and firefighters and working-class people who make a life on these islands than anyone else, he said, though a housing crisis and high costs of living are making it difficult for people to afford to stay on the island.

It is not the first time federal politicians have floated Marthas Vineyard as a port of entry for people who crossed into the United States unlawfully.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz introduced legislation in October 2021 that would require the Department of Homeland to send any person who has illegally entered the United States in a covered Bord Patrol sector to 12 new ports of entry, including Cambridge, Marthas Vineyard, and Nantucket.

In a statement at the time, Cruz said the bill, which is pending in committee, would help alleviate the massive overload at the southern border by establishing new ports of entry in Democrat-led communities such as North Hero, Vermont, where [U.S. Sen.] Bernie Sanders spends his summers, and Marthas Vineyard, where Democrat elites host their cocktail parties.

Cyr said there is a nuance to understanding the community on Marthas Vineyard.

We have working people who are struggling to make ends meet, almost exclusively driven by the cost of housing, theres plenty of work. If anything, we have a workforce shortage because of the housing crisis, he said. Just because there is a tremendous amount of wealth that is present among our visitors doesnt mean that is reflective in the year-round population.

The population in Dukes County, which covers Marthas Vineyard and several smaller islands to the northwest, grew by 24% from the 2010 to 2020 U.S. Census, according to data presented by the Marthas Vineyard Commission in early January 2022. Overall, the entire state saw a 7.4% population increase, and every county except Franklin and Berkshire Counties saw some growth.

It is not the first time the Cape and Islands region has seen an uptick in residents. According to commission data, Barnstable County grew by 53% and Dukes County by 46% in the 1970s, even as the rest of the state did not see a massive shift.

Even with the growth in the past 10 years, a housing crisis is very present in Dukes County particularly on Marthas Vineyard. The islands housing stock grew by less than 2% between 2010 and 2020, even as the population increased by 25%, according to the commission.

For the first time in five decades, the housing stock also shifted to year-round occupancy, at 51%, according to the commission. Total housing units for Marthas Vineyard grew from 16,973 to 17,312, data showed.

The median household income for Dukes County is $77,318, according to census data, compared to $84,385 statewide. U.S. Census data for Dukes County shows the population as 89% white, 5% Black, 3.8% Latinx, and 1.4% Asian.

Lisa Belcastro, the coordinator of the homeless shelter on Marthas Vineyard who organized much of the initial response on the island, said the decision to send migrants there is part of a political game where human beings are being used as pawns.

Its a political game, and shame on everyone involved, she said Thursday morning. We have to stop the chess game right now because theyre human beings, just like you, just like your spouses, and just like your kids, and they dont deserve to be treated as theyre being treated.

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Obama and Clinton werent arrested by the military – PolitiFact

Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Sept. 7 for the unveiling of his and former first lady Michelle Obamas official portraits.

Is he now in custody, alongside former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who in 2004, similarly unveiled her White House portrait with former President Bill Clinton?

A recent Facebook post makes just such a claim.

"Obama & Clinton are being arrested by the military," reads the description of a video posted Sept. 14 on the social media platform.

This post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook.)

The claim is bogus. The 15-minute video makes no mention of Obama or Clinton getting arrested.

We also found no media reports to corroborate the claim.

And given that there was widespread reporting of the unveiling of the White House portraits of both Obama and Clinton, there would certainly have been wall-to-wall news coverage if theyd been arrested.

Both Obama and Clinton have remained active on social media since Obamas portrait unveiling and the inaccurate Facebook post. And on Sept. 15, Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton appeared on "The Drew Barrymore Show."

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Donald Trump and Barack Obama Are Among the Former Presidents Invited to Queen Elizabeth’s Memorial – Town & Country

Even before the formal arrangements for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth were announced, President Biden had confirmed his plans to attend the official state service. But while the President is in London on Monday, he and the First Lady will reportedly be the only American delegates at the ceremony due to space constraints for the historic event.

Just because they're no longer in the White House doesn't mean the former presidents are being left out entirely, though. In fact, all five living former presidentsDonald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carterhave been invited to "a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," in collaboration with the British Embassy at the Washington National Cathedral. The event, which is set to feature an honor guard by the Queens Colour Squadron, a unit of the Royal Air Force, will be held on Wednesday, September 21, according to Sky News.

The cathedral has a long and prominent history, having played host to the funerals of Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, and George HW Bush, as well as memorial services for the likes of Winston Churchill, the Queen's beloved first Prime Minister. Last week, after the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, the cathedral's bell tolled 96 times in honor of Her Majesty's 96 years of life.

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It has not yet been announced whether any or all of the former presidents will attend the upcoming service, but we will update this post as more information becomes available.

Lauren Hubbard is a freelance writer and Town & Country contributor who covers beauty, shopping, entertainment, travel, home decor, wine, and cocktails.

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Americas Best Team!: Former President Barack Obama Lauded USWNTs Win Amidst Megan Rapinoes Decision to Skip White House Ceremony in 2019 -…

Megan Rapinoe is undoubtedly one of the most heard names in the soccer world. Her interest in the sport grew from a very young age. The athlete never disappointed fans and displayed her best form on and off the field. Apart from sports, Megan is an activist and takes a stand for what is right. Furthermore, she has also been a part of several controversies, one of which is the White House dispute.

Megan Rapinoe and her team won the 2019 FIFA Womens World Cup. Immediately after that, former president Barack Obama congratulated the team with a tweet.

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The USWNT bagged the FIFA World Cup four times since 1991. After their World Cup triumph in 2015, then-president Barack Obama invited the team to the White House. He appreciated every member of the USWNT for their hard work and dedication. In the same vein, the team didnt go there empty-handed. They gifted Obama a customized jersey with his name on the back, accompanied by the number 44 below it; since Barack Obama was the 44 President of the United States.

Nevertheless, in 2019, the team didnt visit the White House but celebrated their victory with fans in New York. Just before the finals,Megan Rapinoewas captured in a video where she mentioned that she wont be visiting the White House even if they win. The video asked for massive attention and led to another feud with President Donald Trump.

After their glorious win in 2019, Barack Obama expressed his best wishes to the team via Twitter. He also attached a photo of himself holding a jersey that had the number 19 under his name in bold.

The caption read, Proud to rep Americas best team! Congrats @USWNT and thanks for being such a strong inspiration for women and girls- and everybody- all across the country.

To everyones surprise, Megan and the team did receive an invitation from Trump to visit the White House. But the athlete didnt go against her statement and rejected the request.

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After Megans video got viral all across the internet, Trump decided to come up with a tweet. He asked the athlete to be respectful towards the nation, the White House, and the national flag.

Furthermore, he added, Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!

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