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ALDEN - Former Mesa Governor Kirk Paul, says he will make a return to politics in 2026, 10 months after leaving the Governor's office in disgrace, for his harmful LGBTQ policies, that targeted them and spread statewide hate for the Transgender community. The Former Governor, said in a statement when he started hosting Alden Prime Time that he'd "consider another political run."

"It is with great honor, and great excitement for the future, that I will return to politics in 2026," said Paul. "I have given it some thought and I think it's time for me to return to my passion."

The Republican Party seems ready to have him back as fallout over his handling of the Trans community once he left office and those on the Nationalist party say they are working to formally impeach him on the charges he wasn't forced to answer.

"It is a disgrace, he should not be allowed to run for public office again, and it hasn't even been a year since he left in disgrace from the Governor's office," said Joseph Cooke, 2024 Gubernatorial Candidate. "He has continued to undermine the Transgender community with his harmful policies and he should not be given the opportunity to hold power again."

Other Nationalists across the state and country are also calling on the Nationalist Party of Mesa to try an impeachment. He is still within the 2 year period and if it successful they can move to prevent him from holding office either permanently or for a fixed amount of time.

ALDEN - Former Mesa Governor Kirk Paul is once again facing controversy following a racist statement he made during last night's Alden Prime Time show. According to a complaint filed by the individual, Paul said that "Monkey's deserve to be in prison and should die there."

He is facing a civil suit for that statement. Now that he owns the JTV station, he isn't being fired from the station and he is now being sued by multiple employees to which the statement offended, and they are seeking compensation for the pain and suffering of these comments.

"We are letting the employees who are filing these complaints go with a severance package, as they have decided to separate from employment," Derek Craig, director of employee affairs at the network. "It is our hope that by offering the severance, they will leave quietly. While we don't condone what was said we understand if the employees want to resign, and we would like to pay them to exit quietly."

The show is facing several lawsuits including both former employees and viewers alike. Kirk Paul has not responded to request for comment, but his publicist said that he is staying quiet on the matter.

JESSTOPIAN NEWS NETWORK - Former Mesa Governor Kirk Paul announced Wednesday that he is retiring from politics to focus on his career as the host of Alden Prime Time. The former Governor said that it was "time to move on, and focus on other interests."

Kirk Paul, 42, who took over as Governor at 39 said that the move to retire from politics was a way to make amends and restitch the Republican party. His decision to resign on April 25, 2023, came nearly weeks after Acacia Governor Harry Richards announced that he was gay.

Cooke and other Governor's knew that Paul was quietly planning to resign earlier than he announced, but that a hopeful Paul, decided that he wasn't going to leave office on others' terms. Paul worked alongside his top legal aid, James Dunphy, and decided that he resignation would take effect in two weeks from April 25, 2023. Governor Paul had left office with the lowest approval rating than any other Republican Governor in the state's history.

After announcing his retirement, Alden Prime Time reportedly penned another 10 year contract, that would see him host the show until 2032. The company that owns Alden Prime Time said in a brief statement that "it was extremely happy to have Paul join the Alden Prime Time family."

ALDEN - Former Mesa Governor Kirk Paul has announced that he has officially retired from politics to focus on his Alden Prime Time hosting gig and to focus on other special interests. The ex-Governor says that it was time for him to move on.

Kirk Paul, who served as the 19th Governor Of Mesa from November 20, 2021 until his resignation on May 9, 2023, fought to the bitter end to save his career. His defaming anti-trans legislation, harmful policies on LGBTQ+ healthcare and access to schooling also led to the collapse of his political career. While he tried to save his career, many pro-trans supporters continued their calls for him to resign.

"To me, it is quite personal, I've served my state, I left the office, I think it is time to work on something different," said Paul. "My political career was over the moment I resigned from office, with my hopes to reignite it, something that I've worked hard to restore, but at this point it is not worth my time or effort."

The former Governor and current Alden Prime Time host said that a future Presidential campaign could happen, but as of now it is likely to be for the foreseeable future. He said that the resignation scarred his political reputation that he once held, which most people consider a very strong one, as he was likely to be nominated for the Republican Presidential candidate going into 2024 before dropping out.

"He is distancing himself from the policies that led to his career's collapse," said political expert Diane Hutten. "If he does this, most individuals will see him become popular again, but the embattled governor fought for over a month to save his career, but ultimately failed, being forced for resign. He will likely be back to politics but not for a while.

"Many Mesians who are currently stuck under the leadership of Paul's successor, Governor Joshua Adamson, say that Paul was wrongfully forced out of office. They claim that continued talks behind closed doors to force Paul to resign has also been brought to light as he nears almost 2 months out of office.

After everything that he went through during the last weeks of his leadership, he maintained his commitment to the Mesians people and delivered more than any other embattled governor before him. His retirement from politics marks a significant shift in values of the Republican party who themselves, attempted to remove him from office."

"It is unbelievably sad that Paul, who had flourished in the political world, just ended his career, just like that," said Governor Adamson. "He was a key member of this party, and his affiliation with my office, especially being my predecessor, has grown the strength of our party, during a time that this office needed him."

Paul will continue to serve as the host of Alden Prime Time for the next two years before contracts are reviewed. His current contractual benefits include a J 2.5 Million dollars in a base salary for 6 months, then a contractual sign-on bonus of an additional J 1.0 Million dollars. He says that he quite frankly, "is happy and quite content with his new gig."

JESSTOPIAN NEWS NETWORK - Former Mesa Governor Kirk Paul has taken a hiatus on his political career and has recently accepted a job as the host of the political talk show, Alden Prime Time. He was approached by executive producers who asked him if he would be interested in hosting the show while on hiatus. He remained hesitant at first but came to the conclusion that he would do the show.

"Paul will be joining our show starting in June, with his first live appearance being on July 15, 2023," said Eddy Walward, the show's director. "He will be a great asset to the show and I look forward to working with him."

Kirk Paul left office 10 days ago and is already getting support from his Republican colleagues who would like to see him run in 2024 and return to the Governor's office, but he has since announced a break in politics for the foreseeable future. If he were to return to politics, it would likely not be until after the 2024 Gubernatorial Elections.

Several former Governors Of Mesa went on to stay away from politics and many political allies are worried Paul will face the same fate. They say his political career may be just about over, especially if he plans on staying with Alden Prime Time for the next four years.

NEWS 28 - Former Mesa Governor Kirk Paul will host the emmy-winning Alden Prime Time starting next month. The former Governor was approached by the show after leaving office by Executive Producer Eddy Walward. The show's producers know that Paul is taking a hiatus from politics for the foreseeable future and asked if he wanted to host the show. Initially, Paul remained hesitant, but on May 18, 2023, he accepted the job and he signed his host contract earlier this morning.

"It will be an honor to accept the role as Alden Prime Time's host," said Paul. "It has been a show I've watched since I was 9 years old and has been something that I grew up watching with my parents. It holds a special place in my heart and I look forward to joining the show."

The former Mesa Governor announced early this afternoon that he would be taken a hiatus from politics until further notice, meaning that he has put his political career on the back burner. He will take on the role as the show's 6th Host, and has a contract of 2 years with the show.

Executive Director of the show Eddy Walward, said that he elated to have Paul come on the show and says he looks forward to working with him for the next 2 years, and he hopes beyond that.

"Governor Paul is a great addition to our show as he has inside scoops on stories from all over the state and within the Republican party. I look forward to seeing what he comes up with for his show," said Walward. "It is going to be sad seeing Linda leave, but a believe our show will be in great hands."

Linda Welworth also commented on her successor and said that she is excited to see what he will bring to the show.

"Paul is a great addition to our Political show, and his knowledge and experience as a politician will boost our show's fact checking capabilities and he is quite the character," said Welworth. "Our show will have a great new host and I am glad that it is him succeeding me."

Paul will begin his new role starting on June 1, 2023, were he will begin recording the first month of Season 35, before going on to shoot the rest of the season. He is expected to earn a total of 1.2 million per season, and the show says it would like to see him as a longtime host of the show.