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Donald Trump chooses Susie Wiles to serve as White House Chief of Staff

President-elect Donald Trump affirmed Thursday that border security will be his top concern when he assumes office in January, regardless of the cost. “It’s not a question of a price tag,” the 78-year-old told NBC News in his first interview since media outlets projected him to be the 47th president early Wednesday. “It’s not — really, we have no choice.” “When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries — and now they’re going to go back to those countries because they’re not staying here,” Trump added. “There is no price tag.” -snip- In an interview with...

George Clooney is facing a backlash from demoralized Democrats for demanding that Joe Biden step down from the White House race. The Ocean’s Eleven star urged Biden to quit in July, writing in the New York Times: “We are not going to win in November with this president.” Now embittered Democrats have blasted the 63-year-old actor for interfering in the botched 2024 presidential election campaign as the shattered party seeks explanations for how it all went so wrong. “Thank you George Clooney,” wrote journalist Joshua Hartley on X, with a pinned link to the Times op-ed titled, “George Clooney: I...

Videos of meltdowns in the US, Oliver wondering in his charming Scottish burr what sort of people video their own nervous breakdowns and posts them on line. Compares Keir Starmer's remarks now congratulating Trump with his dismissive remarks about him in 2021, etc. Transcript linked below video.

Whoopi Goldberg put an end to a heated argument between her co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, over Kamala Harris' loss during Thursday's episode of The View. The Ghost star, 68 - who still refuses to say Donald Trump's name after his election victory on Tuesday - could be seen making attempts to cool down the fight during the topic of discussion. At one point, the hosts were talking about the decision of voters to elect Trump over Harris, including the economy. Griffin - who revealed she voted for Kamala despite being a former Trump aid - also stated,...

“LARRY”: Good evening, and welcome to Larry King Alive. Our topic tonight, “Is Ken Starr Out of Control?” In our Little Rock studio, special counsel Ken Starr. “STARR”: Good evening, Larry. “LARRY”: And in our Washington studios, Clinton advisor and former campaign manager, James Carville. “CARVILLE”: Hi, Larry. I’m just glad you gave me a chance to show America what a madman vicious dog Ken Starr really is. He’s a twisted, evil man, Larry, and I know what the American people — “LARRY”: Thank you, James. But let’s hear from Ken Starr first. Ken, are you a madman?

I mean besides bad policies which is the major issue. *Immigration; *Economy; *Crime / insecurity. But the sheer annoyance with this person cackling everyday? Can you imagine the horror? The 'prison' like? I don't know about you, but on a personal level, I was horrified... till Nov 6, 2024 1:50 AM... that is. What a relief. Thank God. There, I had to put it out there.

BREAKING: Kash Patel just announced that massive declassification will occur in Trump's Administration from the Epstein to the Diddy list. It's all going to be made public. "He's going to come in there and maybe give them the Epstein list, maybe give them the P Diddy list and they are terrified." We're going to need a declassification Czar at this rate. Trump will give us the JFK files, the MLK files, and every other thing they've been hiding from us.

[Catholic Caucus] Bergoglio Prostrates Himself to the Builders of Evil. By Danilo QuintoThe author is a former and repented high-placed activist of the immoral and inhuman Italian Partito Radicale which works for the de-Christianisation of Italy. On 5 November Bergoglio paid a visit to Emma Bonino, a former leader of that party. Bergoglio called Bonino a ‘great Italian’ (sic) and example of ‘liberty and resilience’ (sic).I too frequented that terrace in Trastevere, in the centre of Rome.Those were the years when strategies were being imagined and constructed to consolidate the results of the divorce and abortion laws, which destroyed the...

A University of Oregon staffer with a dark past has posted a video telling Donald Trump voters to commit suicide following his electoral win this week. Leonard Serrato, who works as Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at the school, posted the inflammatory video on his Instagram, which he has since made private. 'I'm done crying. My sadness is over. My anger has set in,' Serrato said as he described himself as a 'proudly petty person.' He continued: 'I'm saying this in the most disrespectful way possible - I don't care if you are my family, I don't care...

Millions of voters who backed Joe Biden in 2020 apparently did not support Vice President Kamala Harris in this year's election. Harris suffered a heavy loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 race, with the Republican on course to win the popular vote and sweep all seven of the key swing states. At the time of writing, with many more votes still to be counted, Harris has just under 68 million votes, more than 13 million below the 81.2 million votes Biden had in 2020. Trump is currently at 72.6 million, less than 2 million away from the 74.2 million...

A number of readers have noted the absence of my byline on the American Thinker homepage, and it’s time to address my departure. A number of readers have noted the absence of my byline on the American Thinker homepage, and those that investigated the “About Us” page saw that I am now credited as “Founder and Editor Emeritus.” Some have written AT asking what this is all about. I didn’t want to distract from the campaign that concluded Tuesday, which I regarded as a battle to save the Republic, so I did not explain my departure to readers. SNIP But...

The Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) at the University of Oregon has been placed on leave after telling Trump voters to kill themselves by jumping off a “f——— bridge” in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 election. “I’m done crying. My sadness is over. My anger has set in. I am a very petty person, and I am very proud of that — love it about myself, actually,” Leonard Serrato said in a video posted to social media. “And so, I say this in the most disrespectful way possible: I don’t care if...

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, social media users began pushing two conflicting narratives to suggest election fraud, one that revived false claims by Trump that the 2020 vote was stolen from him and the other questioning how Vice President Kamala Harris could have received so many fewer votes in 2024 than President Joe Biden in 2020. Both narratives hinge on a supposed 20 million vote gap between Harris and Biden. Here’s a closer look at the facts.

Benny Johnson interviews Trump attorney Mike Davis. The topic is Letitia’s lawfare in New York against the President/President-Elect. This will be hands-down the BEST thing you will listen to today…just a couple minutes. Don’t miss it

France President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X: “Congratulations, President Donald Trump. Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.” Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated his “friend” Trump after “a great battle”. Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban called it “a much-needed victory for the world”, and “the biggest comeback in US political history!” in a post on X. South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated Donald Trump and posted on X that “under your strong leadership, the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance and America will...

Four years after nationwide calls for a reimagining of the criminal justice system, voters dramatically reversed course on Tuesday night. California voters passed Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime ballot measure, and ousted progressive prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alameda counties. Proposition 6, an effort to ban involuntary servitude and mandatory work requirements for state prisoners, also failed. In deep-blue L.A. County, the “godfather of progressive prosecutors” lost his reelection bid by more than 20 percentage points to a former Republican. In the Bay Area, voters appear to have recalled another reform-minded district attorney. And statewide, a tough-on-crime ballot initiative passed with...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear, direct response when asked during a press conference Thursday if he would step down if asked to do so by President-elect Trump. “No,” said Powell, whose term as chair ends in 2026. Powell also said in 2019 that he would not resign if asked by Trump. President Biden reappointed Powell in 2021 — despite objections from progressives who have criticized the chair — saying he has burdened the average American by keeping rates too high for too long. Trump suggested earlier this year that Powell, a lifelong Republican, was “political” and would...

President Joe Biden does not plan to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal gun charges, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated during a press briefing on Thursday. This is a developing story.

The three-time Emmy-winning journalist and anchor had worked for KCAL for just over a year before his death.Three-time Emmy-winning journalist and Los Angeles TV news anchor Chauncy Glover died unexpectedly Tuesday, his family announced. He was 39. Glover had co-anchored the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts at KCAL with Pat Harvey, and he shared the desk with Suzie Suh at 8 and 10 p.m. for the last year after he joined the anchor team in October 2023. His family announced the news in a statement to KCAL, writing: "We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated...