WASHINGTON, DC – Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle was presented with an 18-inch bronze statue of President-elect Donald Trump at the Patriot Awards Ceremony at the National Press Club, recognizing his contributions to the MAGA movement. praised.
MAGA activist Dustin Stockton moderated the event and presented a stately bronze statue to Mr. Boyle, one of the few prominent conservative titans to receive the Patriot Award.
After praising Boyle as “probably President Trump's favorite reporter,” Stockton said, “Matt Boyle has probably had his words received and read by more people than any other journalist of our generation. ” he said.
“The incredible real-life reporting that Matt Boyle and Breitbart News are doing in the political sector is the standard we should all live by and demand of conservative media, so we're proud to announce today's “I'm looking forward to presenting the final Patriot Award to my friend Matthew Boyle,” he said to applause.
Boyle said the award is “cooler than the Academy Awards, cooler than the Pulitzer Prize.”
He went on to declare that Breitbart News has replaced mainstream media in terms of influence, highlighting the irony of the Patriot Awards ceremony being held at the National Press Club.
“It's really great to be here at the National Press Club in the heart of Washington, D.C., which is probably the bastion of establishment media. Let me declare that Breitbart is now mainstream media,” Boyle said. he said, cheering. “Have you all seen the meme that's like, 'We're back again?'” It's like we've never been where we are. This isn't just coming back. We are in an unprecedented place. ”
Boyle also declared that Republicans had “won the culture war,” pointing to a wide range of musical artists performing at Inaugural Weekend and Inauguration Day events in the nation's capital.
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“Andrew Breitbart has always said that culture is above politics and that we have to win the culture wars. To be clear, the Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced that Nelly will be attending the Inaugural Ball on Monday night. Last night, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Soulja performed. – There was a Boy performance, which I didn't have any tea with, but whatever. Importantly, Rascal Flatts performed at a different venue and Carrie Underwood sang at the inauguration. We've won the culture war, people,” he said to applause.
Boyle stressed that although the “radical left” has lost influence, it “has not disappeared yet.”
“The establishment, the media, the legacy media, and I refuse to call them mainstream media, because they are not, we are, but the establishment’s legacy media. , they are weaker than ever,” he said.
“But we still have work to do…You know, I was with President Trump's cabinet picks last night, a number of senators, right after the election, the left, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, etc. has tried to undermine some of the The media and the left continue to try to regain power and control. Where we stand now, they have never been weaker and we have never been stronger, but I am. There is still a big battle ahead of us.”
Boyle also paid tribute to Breitbart News founder Andrew Breitbart.
“But Andrew would be very proud of where we are as a movement today. He was a really good friend of mine, and we have a very, very bright future ahead of us.” added.
Boyle was one of the few people to receive a larger-than-life, two-story statue of Trump. The statue, first reported by Breitbart News in November, was commissioned by a cryptocurrency investor for the project. $Patriot.
Cory Comperatore's widow Helen Compertaore, Steve Bannon, Vivek Ramaswami, James O'Keefe, Jon Voight and Scott Pressler were among those honored with Patriot Awards on Saturday.
“Ashley Sansalone, the founder of PATRIOT, was responsible for the idea of creating this statue and managed the construction and logistics of the project,” Stockton told Breitbart News. “If it wasn't for Ash, none of this would have happened.”
Stockton is a former Breitbart News reporter.
