{"id":23927,"date":"2015-05-25T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=23927"},"modified":"2015-05-25T09:57:26","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T17:57:26","slug":"on-memorial-day-watch-john-gorka-perform-let-them-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2015-05\/on-memorial-day-watch-john-gorka-perform-let-them-in\/","title":{"rendered":"On Memorial Day:  Watch John Gorka Perform &#8220;Let Them In&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-650x432.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"635\" height=\"422\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-23930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-650x432.jpg 650w, 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