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    6 Trump Appointments That Surprised America

    “Well, I didn't see that coming” has been a somewhat common refrain on Capitol Hill this week as President-elect Donald Trump announces his picks to lead his forthcoming administration. Trump has built his brand on breaking the mold of politics and continues the trend with his Cabinet appointments.  Not every choice has been a surprise….
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Has Another Opportunity to Defang the Deep State

    One of the defining features of the second Trump administration will almost certainly be the battle between the elected, constitutional branches of government and the vast federal bureaucracy. With Republicans in control of both the House and Senate, President Donald Trump will have a significant mandate for leadership in the next few years. The most…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Elected Democrats Say They’ll Stand in Trump’s Way to Protect Illegal Aliens

    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic governors and other liberal elected officials have lined up to declare that they will fight back against President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line agenda against illegal immigration. Trump, who won the Nov. 5 election, has promised to conduct mass deportations across the country and withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, along with…
    Jason Hopkins
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    ‘CHAMPION OF THE RULE OF LAW’: Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

    President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz attorney general. “Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice,” Trump said in…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    ‘FEARLESS’: Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as his director of national intelligence. “For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans. As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support in both Parties—She is now a proud Republican!”…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Can Trump Fire Jerome Powell?

    This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. The Wall Street Journal is speculating that President-elect Donald Trump may fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell says he won’t go. Can the president fire a Fed chief? And if not, who is actually running the Fed? Trump appointed…
    Peter St. Onge
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    ‘SHOCKWAVES’: Trump Announces Musk, Ramaswamy to Lead New Government Efficiency Department

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped entrepreneur Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new nongovernmental body focused on government efficiency. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (‘DOGE’),” the president-elect wrote in a statement. “It…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Trump ‘Could Have No Better Adviser’ on the Border Than Homan, Former Colleague Says

    Illegal aliens who pose “national security threats” to the U.S. will be prioritized for deportation, Tom Homan told Fox News on Monday.   President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that Homan would serve as “border czar” in his forthcoming administration. Homan has been highly critical of the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the southern border, repeatedly raising…
    Virginia Allen
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    What Pollsters Missed on Trump and How It Applies to Government Spending and Taxes

    Donald Trump last week won every battleground state and cruised to an electoral victory. “Top” data experts and pollsters didn’t see it coming. Trump’s big win should serve as a lesson for those who blindly trust the “experts,” whether pollsters or government bureaucrats who wield control over the budget and the economy. The worst 2024…
    Preston Brashers
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    Republicans Probing FEMA for Denying Hurricane Relief to Trump Backers

    Federal officials are facing increased scrutiny after a whistleblower alleged that disaster-relief efforts were intentionally denied to supporters of now-President-elect Donald Trump. According to a report from The Daily Wire, Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor Marn’i Washington told employees under her authority to “avoid homes advertising Trump” while administering disaster relief in Lake Placid, Florida, following the…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    Democrats Are at a Dead End, Unless They Learn From Trump

    Shocked by Donald Trump’s sweeping victory, Democrats are playing the blame game, and Joe Biden is the scapegoat. Democrats who knew Biden was well past his prime in 2020, and who concealed his frailty all the way until June, now say he was “selfish” to run for reelection. Yet Biden was the only Democrat capable…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    Protests Break Out Across US in Response to Trump Winning the Election

    Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, most people believed there would be postelection violence. Outlet upon outlet reported on polls revealing just how concerned Americans were that no matter who became president-elect, anger, frustration, fear, and acts of protests would follow. A Scripps News/Ipsos poll found that over 60% of Americans believed this would be the…
    Sarah Holliday
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    How President Trump Can Help a New Generation Learn to Appreciate Our Veterans

    Last Thursday, following President-elect Donald Trump’s extraordinary victory over Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden addressed the nation. His message was simple: “Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable,” and he concluded by saying, “May God protect our troops.” Unfortunately for Biden, however, many people in his party have given up on fighting for America…
    Tom Ruck
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    How the Radical Left Helped Trump Win Hispanic Voters

    President-elect Donald Trump won 46% of the Hispanic vote in the 2024 presidential election, a record for any Republican presidential candidate in recent history, according to Reuters. Trump did not have success with Hispanic voters because of “anything conservatives did,” but rather “things that the Left has done,” according to Mike Gonzalez, author of “A…
    Virginia Allen
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    Why Trump Won

    Donald Trump. He’s back. After the most dramatic election cycle in modern American history, Trump won a sweeping victory, moving every single state in America in his direction from 2020. He didn’t just sweep the swing states. He lost New Jersey by only five points. He won Miami-Dade County in Florida—the first Republican presidential candidate…
    Ben Shapiro
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    Trump Won Because … He Was Just Better

    It’s a comeback story for the ages: Despite two impeachments, two assassination attempts, four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions, and coverage from the big three networks that was 85% negative (as opposed to 78% positive for his opponent), Donald Trump triumphed over all the hate and the haters to win his second term in the…
    Richard Porter
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    ‘A Deal Is Coming Together’: ‘Clemency Package’ Said to Be Emerging for Trump, Hunter Biden After Election

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy said Thursday that a “clemency package” for both President-elect Donald Trump and Hunter Biden could be “coming together.” Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly closing down his cases against Trump, whom he indicted on allegations of mishandling classified material and over his challenges to the 2020 election. McCarthy said that dropping the cases…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Biden Accepts Trump Win, but Tries to Lecture Him on the Way Out

    Although part of President Joe Biden’s closing argument in the 2024 campaign was calling Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage,” he is now calling for America to “bring down the temperature” in light of Trump’s victory.  In a speech outside the White House two days after an election that saw Trump soundly defeat the Biden-endorsed Vice President…
    Fred Lucas
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    What Makes Trump’s Victory So Historic? 

    This story was co-authored by Virginia Allen, Kristen Eichamer, and Crystal Bonham. Donald Trump is now president-elect again. The polls predicted a close race with Kamala Harris, and many Americans believed the winner would not be called for multiple days. Instead, Trump won a historic victory that became clear shortly after midnight. The 2024 presidential…
    Virginia Allen
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    Time to Put the Left’s ‘Trump Is a Threat to Democracy’ Lie to Rest 

    Now that President-elect Donald Trump has built a resounding red wave to crash over the supposed blue wall, it’s time to put the Left’s false claim that Trump is a “threat to democracy” to rest.  “But he’s a convicted felon!”  “But he’s been indicted!” Those cries fell flat last night as voters saw through the…
    Carrie Sheffield
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