Darren Beattie expected to make waves at State: report...

Ding dong, the Marxist thought police are out.

America dodged a bullet on November 5, 2024, by reelecting President Trump. After four long years under a tyrannical regime hell-bent on crushing political dissent any way they could, the Trump administration is back at the helm—and bringing American freedom with it.

President Trump knows the chaos and destruction the Biden regime left behind. Coming back into The Swamp, he needed a no-nonsense, America First team—laser-focused on restoring freedom, bringing back common sense and wiping out the oppressive thought police and woke, PC culture that’s been choking the life, creativity and hope out of this country. He’s assembled one of the most impressive lineups of America First patriots and warriors that we’ve ever seen and a crucial player in that lineup is Daren Beattie.

As The Federalist highlights, President Trump’s push to restore freedom and free speech—especially within the State Department—is one of his top priorities. That’s why his team at State has built a solid reputation for standing up for American values and defending free expression.

The Federalist:

This commitment to unfiltered speech is also evident when examining the individuals set to work under Rubio at the State Department. Earlier this month, Trump tapped Revolver News’ Darren Beattie to serve as undersecretary for public diplomacy, a role that will be key in furthering the administration’s pro-speech advocacy throughout the world.

During his time at Revolver, Beattie was instrumental in uncovering funding sources behind NewsGuard, a pro-censorship tool that’s weaponized taxpayer dollars to try and defund conservative news outlets such as The Federalist via phony “credibility” ratings. He also did seminal work digging into the Biden administration’s “Disinformation Governance Board” and other facets of the left’s “disinformation industry.”

Part of Beattie’s responsibilities will include overseeing the State Department’s Bureau of Global Public Affairs, which notably housed the Global Engagement Center. As The Federalist’s Margot Cleveland previously explained, GEC “funded the development of censorship tools” (including NewsGuard) that work to silence (primarily conservative) speech online and “used ‘government employees to act as sales reps pitching … censorship products to Big Tech.’”

The difference between Darren Beattie and his predecessor couldn’t be clearer. Richard Stengel, an Obama lackey, built his reputation as the left’s self-proclaimed “chief propagandist,” openly suggesting the First Amendment needs a makeover—and that government propaganda against you is just fine.

Here he is, making that very point in his own words:

The head of the Joe Biden transition team for the US Agency for Global Media..
Richard Stengel, has branded himself the “chief propagandist,”..
Urged the government to use propaganda against its “own population,” and called to “rethink” the 1st Amendment.pic.twitter.com/toFqpzKPKx

— Lawyerforlaws (@lawyer4laws) November 16, 2020

Instead of pushing censorship, President Trump’s State team will welcome open debate and free speech—exactly the kind of America First focus that defines President Trump’s entire administration.

And speaking of free speech, just two months ago, Darren weighed in on President Trump’s pick for the FTC, discussing why Andrew Ferguson is a crucial defender of free speech in the US.

Note: Mr. Ferguson was designated as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission by President Trump on January 20.

As The Federalist points out, the stark contrast between Darren Beattie and Richard Stengel shows just how clearly President Trump understands the importance of protecting our rights as Americans—and how quickly we’ll fall without them. The piece goes on:

Beattie’s pro-speech stance is even more notable when contrasted with the views of his Obama-era predecessor, Richard Stengel.

In a 2019 Washington Post op-ed, Stengel described how he “came to see how [America’s] First Amendment standard is an outlier,” and he argued that it should not guarantee constitutional protections for so-called “hate speech.” He even advocated for “add[ing] new guardrails” to curb speech that he claimed “incites hate.”

“Yes, the First Amendment protects the ‘thought that we hate,’ but it should not protect hateful speech that can cause violence by one group against another,” Stengel wrote. “In an age when everyone has a megaphone, that seems like a design flaw.”

Trump and his team have made clear their understanding that defending speech and other God-given freedoms is paramount to ensuring the survival of Western Civilization. In order for real democracy to thrive, citizens must be allowed to exchange thoughts and ideas without fear of government repression and censorship.

If we’re going to take back free speech in America, it starts with strong, America First leadership. President Trump gets that. The only way to beat back censorship is by putting real free speech fighters in the right positions—people who aren’t afraid to shake things up and stand up for the rights this country was built on.

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