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I keep tell every to watch how he doesn't "destroy our democracy" And then ask themselves why the media kept tell them that he would

The Kremlin reacted cautiously on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, saying the U.S. was still a hostile state and that only time would tell if Trump's rhetoric on ending the Ukraine war translated into reality. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump had made some important statements about wanting to end the Ukraine war during his campaign, but only time would tell if they led to action. "Let us not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country, which is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state" (in Ukraine)," Peskov told reporters. Peskov...

One could detect a very real and very palpable vibe shift, if you will, at MSNBC once it became clear that Vice President Kamala Harris was not going to win the 2024 presidential election. Resident racial bomb thrower Joy Reid was anything but joyful as she reacted to North Carolina being called for President-Elect Donald Trump, blaming white women for Harris’s defeat in what appeared to be a very favorable political environment:

Widespread voting issues are being reported throughout Pennsylvania, hampering Election Day voters in the key battleground state. Early this morning, Democrat election officials reportedly blocked Republican poll watchers in Philadelphia, York, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Lehigh, Cambria, Wyoming, and Lackawanna Counties from doing their jobs. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley reported on X at 6:42 a.m. ET that GOP lawyers engaged with local officials, and he could “now report that all Republican poll watchers have been let into the building(s).” “We will keep fighting, keep winning, and keep sharing updates,” Whatley added. “Refusing entry to R poll observers is illegal....

Donald Trump has won the Iowa contest, NBC News projects, and secured the state’s six Electoral College votes. In 2020, Trump won Iowa with 53% of the vote to Biden’s 45%. In 2016, Trump won Iowa with 52% to Hillary Clinton’s 42%. Iowa was once a competitive state and favored Democrats in presidential elections since 1988, with the exception of George W. Bush in 2004. But the state swung solidly for Trump in 2016 and hasn’t been viewed as competitive since then.

PRESIDENT Zelensky has rushed to pile praise on Donald Trump as he claimed victory in the US, but Vladimir Putin has remained silent. -snip- "Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory!" the Ukrainian President wrote on X as he revealed some of Trump's former discussions with Ukrainian officials. During these conversations, Trump and Zelensky discussed the "strategic partnership" between the European nation and the US as well as "the Victory Plan" and how to end Russian aggression. "I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the 'peace through strength' approach in global affairs," the Ukrainian leader wrote. "This is exactly the...

Stock futures surged and Treasury yields climbed sharply after Donald Trump’s decisive election victory, as traders piled into trades that are seen as aligning with the former president and president-elect’s economic agenda. Investors scrambled to position themselves for new tariffs, tax cuts, and big shifts in energy and regulatory policy. Futures on all three major indexes advanced in premarket trading. S&P 500 futures rose over 2 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained close to 3 percent and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.3 percent. The Russell 2000—a barometer for smaller, economically sensitive companies—rallied nearly 6 percent, reflecting optimism...

“‘Where can wisdom be found?’” (Job 28:12). Wisdom is found in a Person, not a place. In ancient days men would drill a shaft deep into a mountain or the ground, suspend themselves with a rope, and hang in the shaft while they tried to find some metal or precious stone to mine. In the Old Testament Job described the process this way: “He [man] sinks a shaft far from habitation, forgotten by the foot; they hang and swing to and fro far from men” (Job 28:4). The miner searched far below the earth’s surface for “anything precious” (v. 10)....

Donald Trump's glamorous daughter-in-law Lara has secured her place as the President's right hand woman after months of relentless campaigning. As Trump's nearest and dearest took to the stage with him in the early hours of Wednesday to declare victory over Kamala Harris, it was Lara who drew focus. The 78-year-old's daughter Ivanka has taken a step back from politics after being heavily involved in both her father's two previous campaigns - allowing 'ambitious' Lara to step up. However, was seen back on stage Wednesday morning, although to the side, amid rumors she's looking to re-enter politics in the wake...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will win reelection to a third term, CNN projects, defeating Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred and denying Democrats one of their best chances to mitigate potential losses elsewhere. The Longhorn State has long been a Republican stronghold, with the GOP winning every statewide election there since 1994. However, amid demographic shifts, Democrats have long seen Texas as a potential future battleground and national party groups poured millions of dollars into trying to boost Allred’s candidacy in the final months of the race. Allred, a former NFL linebacker who defeated GOP Rep. Pete Sessions to win his...

Donald Trump has won, and will become president for the second time. Those who voted for him will now celebrate their victory. The rest of us need to prepare to live in a different America: a country where millions of our fellow citizens voted for a president who knowingly promotes hatred and division; who lies—blatantly, shamelessly—every time he appears in public; who plotted to overturn an election in 2020 and, had he not won, was planning to try again in 2024. Above all, we must learn to live in an America where an overwhelming number of our fellow citizens have...

I'll accept even a tiny R Majority, but we also desperately need the House to get things done like election reform.

No matter the outcome, pervasive bias by the mainstream media and other platforms favored Harris over Trump, effectively rigging the 2024 election in a way that erodes public faith in fair elections. It’s Wednesday, the 6th of November, and America has chosen a new president. But we may not know the results for days or even weeks. While there is a chance we will see a quick and decisive Trump victory, the media has prepared us for a protracted aftermath to election day. This raises an obvious question: Was there election rigging in 2024? Did the uniparty establishment and the...

The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to congratulate Donald Trump, who claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election Wednesday. "Let's not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country that is directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state," Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Other senior Russian officials were more forthcoming, touting the likely win for Trump as a chance for a reset.

Wow. Lightning struck twice. This was the very best Birthday Gift I could ever have hoped for. Yes, today is my birthday. Now that the smoke has cleared, it is time for us to assess our next set of courses of action. Let me lay out the concerns and opportunities -- some whimsical, some serious.The Concern: Will the Deep State still try to steal votes? Of course it will. There will likely be 'found boxes' of ballots. Those boxes are unlikely to deprive Trump of his well-earned victory, but it could cheat a representative or senator of their win... and...

Wow. Lightning struck twice. This was the very best Birthday Gift I could ever have hoped for. Yes, today is my birthday. Now that the smoke has cleared, it is time for us to assess our next set of courses of action. Let me lay out the concerns and opportunities -- some whimsical, some serious.The Concern: Will the Deep State still try to steal votes? Of course it will. There will likely be 'found boxes' of ballots. Those boxes are unlikely to deprive Trump of his well-earned victory, but it could cheat a representative or senator of their win... and...

Congratulations are flowing in from world leaders for President-elect Trump following his win in the 2024 presidential election over Vice President Harris. The well wishes came from key allies that Trump will work with to address issues on the global stage, including United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. - snip- Zelensky, who has worked to maintain a close relationship with the U.S., especially since Russia’s 2022 invasion of his country, called Trump’s win “impressive” and said he looked forward to continuing the countries’ partnership. His statement comes as the issue of...

Florida voters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and solidifying the state’s new reputation as a conservative stronghold. "We fought the good fight, we kept the faith, and we finished the race. Thanks to @GovRonDeSantis and our great team for everything they sacrificed over the past months to protect our great state from amendments that sought to attack our families and way of life," DeSantis' chief of staff, James Uthmeier said on X, where DeSantis simply posted that both issues were defeated.

Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history. Watching Donald J. Trump’s election night speech in Times Square in Manhattan.Credit...Graham Dickie/The New York Times Donald Trump told Americans exactly what he planned to do. He would use military force against his political opponents. He would fire thousands of career public servants. He would deport millions of immigrants in military-style roundups. He would crush the independence of the Department of Justice, use government to push public health conspiracies and abandon America’s allies abroad. He would turn the government into a...

Cara Delevingne launched into a furious tirade where she urged her friends to inflict 'four years of hell' on Republicans as Donald Trump is elected President. The supermodel, 32, led a legion of liberal luvvies in the UK including Paloma Faith and Dawn O'Porter, who shared their 'devastated' reactions as they woke to the news of Trump's election night sweep. Supermodel Cara, who has a home in Los Angeles, sent out a defiant 'message to her friends' not to despair, but rather to focus on defeating Republicans, who she described as 'fascists, misogynists, bigots and liars'.