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Kamala Harris lost in 2024 because she could not distance herself from her incredibly unpopular boss. That cost her and her party dearly. JD Vance has clearly learned from Kamala's failure to distance herself from her deeply unpopular boss. The midterm results have made it clear that President Trump is not just deeply unpopular and disliked, but that he has disillusioned and lost touch with the very base of voters who elected him and Vance to the White House. JD is now, therefore, clearly distancing himself from his unpopular boss and aligning himself with the causes that led people to vote blue in such big waves across the country in such a sharp rebuke of his boss and his policies. He is clearly running for President in 2028 and is very wise to distance himself from President Trump and his policies at this very critical moment in the country's history and a very important inflection point for the Republican Party.
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Hakeem, you are no better since you are also beholden to AIPAC and Bibi Netanyahu, so stop claiming the high moral ground!
Stephen Miller is a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands. His presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor. Fire him today.
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Susie, what prompted this I wonder? Could it be the midterm results where Republicans lost so badly across America because of all the wrong priorities you set for this administration that hurt working Americans?
Today is my last day as White House Chief of Staff.   Serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime. I’m so proud to have been a part of what we’ve accomplished together from securing our border and cutting taxes to strengthening our economy and putting America First. More than anything, I’m grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside. While my role may be changing, my commitment to the President and the mission never will.
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I love people's imagination! As powerful as AI may be, much greater is people's imagination!
Tech CEO’s on January 3, 2027
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This is so unhinged! People are going bonkers with their creations with AI, but honestly, this is too good to be ignored!
US Midterms: The Revenge of Iran
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Pete, I know you love to start fights and wars, but sadly, you have a terrible record of winning them! Also, good on you for resisting the urge to rap in this video message!
At the War Department: We Stand. We Fight. We Defend the Republic.
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Pete Hegseth, I think you are a cool man who would be a fantastic buddy to go out drinking with, but you have proven yourself highly unfit to serve as Secretary of War. Also, I think your real passion lies in rapping, and I want to see you follow that true passion of yours and have a thriving career as a rapper.
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Wise move to publicly break with your highly disliked and deeply unpopular boss to gear up for your 2028 presidential run, JD! Kamala wasn't able to break with her deeply unpopular boss, and she and her party paid dearly for it. Kudos to you for finally recognizing all of this and being so vocal about it all after this major sea change in the politics of our country! This is clearly working for you, but we also do clearly recognize that you have only come around and been so vocal now because the political tides have turned completely against your boss, your administration, and the party you serve. It is a very bold, clever, and convenient political strategy to write this post in this very critical political moment to break with your boss publicly, but you could have been vocal about all of this much earlier and actually prevented some of these things from happening. Alas, you chose to remain silent and let it all happen, so we're still going to be very skeptical of you, JD! You will have to do a whole lot more than to write a post on X for us to trust that you’re actually on the side of most ordinary Americans who overwhelmingly rejected your boss, your policies, and your party in the midterms. Oh, and you did not mention a thing about the rampant and egregious corruption your administration, your boss, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are all guilty of OR the Epstein files in your post as to why the Republicans lost so big in the midterms! These two factors also undoubtedly played a big part in getting a lot of people in your own base to vote against the Republican Party across much of America!
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Wise move to publicly break with your highly disliked and deeply unpopular boss to gear up for your 2028 presidential run, JD! Kamala wasn't able to break with her deeply unpopular boss, and she and her party paid dearly for it. Kudos to you for finally recognizing all of this and being so vocal about it all after this major sea change in the politics of our country! This is clearly working for you, but we also do clearly recognize that you have only come around and been so vocal now because the political tides have turned completely against your boss, your administration, and the party you serve. It is a very bold, clever, and convenient political strategy to write this post in this very critical political moment to break with your boss publicly, but you could have been vocal about all of this much earlier and actually prevented some of these things from happening. Alas, you chose to remain silent and let it all happen, so we're still going to be very skeptical of you, JD! You will have to do a whole lot more than to write a post on X for us to trust that you’re actually on the side of most ordinary Americans who overwhelmingly rejected your boss, your policies, and your party in the midterms. Oh, and you did not mention a thing about the rampant and egregious corruption your administration, your boss, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are all guilty of OR the Epstein files in your post as to why the Republicans lost so big in the midterms! These two factors also undoubtedly played a big part in getting a lot of people in your own base to vote against the Republican Party across much of America!
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Democrats, investigate and prosecute this major grifter, major troublemaker, and major Israeli agent in Trump's close inner circle Jared Kushner! This man has been secretly running and ruining our country and making billions of dollars for himself at the expense of American taxpayers by exploiting his relationship with President Trump and his influence over him! His ass belongs in jail! #Midterms2026
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Democracy in America is thriving! We are still the great republic our founding fathers envisioned and created 250 years ago! The founding fathers are probably smiling from their graves today at the results of the midterms! #Midterms2026
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What a day for this great republic! Americans have risen up and united in their rejection of Trump, his Iran War, the coverup of the Epstein Files, the blatant and sordid corruption of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and the undue influence of Israel and Bibi Netanyahu on our government!
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This makes it abundantly clear! JD is running for President. This is just a long way of saying "I am running for President in 2028, and vote for me, guys, even if you don't like my boss because I don't like or agree with him either."
One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.
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The people made it clear all over America how much they are disillusioned with President Trump, his administration, and his policies. In many ways, this election was a referendum on President Trump, and he lost very badly, as was expected.
Tonight, the American people sent a clear message — they want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face. These results were only possible because outstanding candidates stepped forward in every region of the country — including in areas once considered long shots. They came from different backgrounds and represented a range of political perspectives, but were united by shared values, a belief in public service, and a commitment to putting the people of their districts and states first. We also owe a debt of gratitude to the thousands of election officials and volunteers from both parties who helped ensure a smooth election and carried out one of the most essential functions of our democracy. While this administration has another two years in office, our job now is to roll up our sleeves, make changes wherever we have the power to do so, prevent further damage, and lay the groundwork for the future.
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The midterms were a referendum on President Trump, which he lost very badly.
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Someone had to keep Israel in check, and kudos to China for stepping up and making this assertion! China is one hell of an economic and military power, and this message has got to get Bibi Netanyahu to think again really hard about nuking Iran!
China warns that if Israel uses a Nuclear Weapon against any country, including Iran. It will be the end of Israel.
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This clip is from March 2026 comments by Victor Gao, vice president of the Center for China and Globalization think tank, in an interview with The Cradle. It is not an official Chinese government statement or warning. youtube.com/watch?v=gexeyF… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Gao fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202…
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Israel is a wealthy, self-sufficient country! It never should have been given our taxpayer dollars. We can now hopefully invest those 4 billion dollars each year to do some good here at home and improve the lives of ordinary Americans!
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