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No idea what she's like as an organizer or political leader, but her delivery is first rate.

Donald Trump was elected president again last night. After being voted out of office in 2020. After trying to rig the vote and then to overthrow the government by force in the wake of that loss. After all but welcoming a pandemic that ended up killing more than a million of us. After ripping away abortion care rights from millions of American women. After being impeached, twice. After being convicted of multiple felonies. After dogging it on the campaign trail, playing to emptying halls while speaking in demented tongues unknown even to him. After all of that, and God knows...

Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called to congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential election victory and invite him to meet at the White House and will address the nation on Thursday. The White House, in a statement after Trump beat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for the U.S. presidency, said Biden also committed "to ensuring a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together." Biden has also spoken with Harris, it added.

Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. Follow live updates and results.In her closing rally on the Ellipse last week, Kamala Harris scorned Donald J. Trump as an outlier who did not represent America. “That is not who we are,” she declared.In fact, it turns out, that may be exactly who we are. At least most of us.The assumption that Mr. Trump represented an anomaly who would at last be consigned to the ash heap of history was washed away on Tuesday night by a red current that swept through battleground states — and swept away the understanding of...

CANTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts man convicted as a teen of killing a 14-year-old classmate "for the heck of it" in Canton has been granted parole — 37 years after he was sent to prison. Rod Matthews was convicted in 1988 of second-degree murder in the November 1986 beating death of 14-year-old Shaun Ouillette, who he lured into the woods and bludgeoned with a baseball bat. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. According to court documents, in late October 1986, then-14-year-old Matthews told two classmates that he "wanted to know what it was like...

Really want to keep the Alt Left in hysterics? Start a "repeal the 22nd" movement on social media.

“People don’t understand what she had to do to get here." “I don't think people realize how hard it is to get to where she was. As a woman, getting elected D.A. is not easy, guys. People don't trust women to be in charge of making decisions about life and death."

Whoopi Goldberg And Joy Behar LOSE THEIR MINDS After Trump WINS - Hollywood GOES CRAZY!

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will wait until all votes are finalized in the US election before she acknowledges Donald Trump as the winner. Sheinbaum, who took office last month, told reporters at her daily press briefing in the National Palace in Mexico City Wednesday that she preferred to wait until several states completed the vote count. 'There is news that President Trump won, but we are going to wait, anyway, until today when some states finish counting and we can give the official announcement,' Sheinbaum said. Trump secured a resounding victory over Vice President Kamala Harris and a return to...

So, we've heard a lot since 2000, especially from California, about the undemocratic nature of the Electoral College (100% true, it's an anti-democratic institution).Some States have been proposing an (unconstitutional) interstate compact where participating States would give their Electoral votes to the winner of (nonexistent) "national popular vote".My question for FReepers is: Given the results from last night, how fast would California seek to withdraw from such a compact (if it existed) rather than deliver their 54 EV to our 47th President, Donald John Trump?

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Trump on his projected win in the 2024 presidential election. “Ann and I extend congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump and to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance,” Romney said in a post on the social platform X. “Congratulations, as well, to the new members of the U.S. Senate and House,” he added. “The people have spoken. It is now up to these leaders to thoughtfully chart the course ahead, as it is not without challenges. May God bless our great United States.” Trump secured another four years in the White House on Wednesday, defeating...

For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming. Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying. 1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage. 2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their...

It's the accent and the background music. Plus the anchor's vocal cadence and presentation. And the way she repeats over and over: "Donald Trump, America's 47th President" - which makes this broadcast of this most historic of events my favorite. Save it for the archives!

“The damage he is about to inflict on our institutions the next 2 years will be irreparable,” Wendell Pierce writesFollowing Donald Trump’s reelection on Tuesday night, those who voted against him in Hollywood both mourned and raged on Wednesday morning, worrying for the future of the country. In some cases, like that of “Dead to Me” star Christina Applegate, confusion reigned over everything else, as she encouraged anyone who voted for Trump to unfollow her.“Why? Give me your reasons why????? My child is sobbing because her rights as a woman may be taken away,” she wrote. “Why?And if you disagree...

The former president sees loyalty as a key criterion as he considers a mix of familiar faces and new allies for top positions. -snip- the State Department leadership is likely to be determined from among three contenders: former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. -snip- Former US Ambassador Richard Grenell, who served as Trump's envoy to Germany, has emerged as a leading candidate for national security advisor. The defense secretary position has drawn three prominent candidates: former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Representative Mike Waltz of Florida, and Senator Tom...

An 87-year-old quest to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane looked like it had finally come to an end earlier this year.Following an extensive expedition, explorers at South Carolina firm Deep Sea Vision said they'd found an 'aircraft-shaped object' in the same region of the Pacific where the legendary aviator vanished in 1937.However, a second expedition now reveals the object is not an aircraft at all, but simply a bunch of rocks.Tony Romeo, founder of Deep Sea Vision, said in a statement: 'This outcome isn't what we hoped for...'Deep Sea Vision set off on its initial search in September 2023 in...

ALL CASES AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP MUST EITHER BE DROPPED BY PROSECUTORS OR DISMISSED BY THE RELEVANT COURTS For half a century, it has been the position of Democrat and Republican administrations, that the DOJ cannot indict a sitting president. This position has been justified for a myriad of reasons, all of which come down to the fact, that the president is the head of the executive branch, and unelected prosecutors, juries, and judges cannot exercise a power that makes it impossible for a president to carry out his constitutional duties while defending his liberty and reputation in a courtroom. To...

The Minnesota House DFL majority that voted to enshrine unlimited abortion and to repeal protection for born-alive infants paid a price at the ballot box yesterday, pointing to the unpopularity of these extreme positions among the state’s voters. Republicans overcame a 6-seat DFL majority to leave the House split 67-67, with two districts with razor-thin DFL leads facing recounts. “Minnesotans want compassionate laws that support both moms and babies. That’s not what we’ve gotten from DFL lawmakers, and all the pro-abortion messaging in this election can’t cover up what they’ve done,” said Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Co-Executive Director Cathy...

I will have more to say about everything soon, but I’m going to put aside my normal rule about not making predictions to make some (knowing I might be wrong….): 1. As I wrote a few days ago on http://foxnews.com, the Democratic Party, lacking clear agreement about why Trump won and lacking an obvious once-in-a-generation talent to lead them back, is going to be at Trump’s mercy for a good long while. 2. Trump’s government will be filled with a lot of senior officials who will reassure Wall Street, foreign capitals, and a lot of Trump haters (at least the...

We have been here before. We’ve had heartbreaking losses. We know setbacks. We didn’t give up then and we will not give up now. We will never stop fighting to protect the lives of the unborn and their mothers. As long as the pro-abortion industry marches toward profit over lives, the pro-life community will stand in the way and stand up for women and babies. Arizona will come to regret passing Prop 139 – when girls and women lose their doctors and safeguards, when parents get shut out, when a staggering number of unborn lives end before they even begin,...