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Of course. This is a person, Donald Trump, who tried to undo … a free and fair election, who still denies the will of the people,
Harris told NBC
I think [Trump] will try to find common ground. He understands this is a legacy term for him now,
longtime Trump adviser Paul Manafort told the journalist Mark Halperin before the electionWe are sadly ready if he does, and if we know that he is actually manipulating the press and attempting to manipulate the consensus of the American people … we are prepared to respond,
Vice President Kamala Harris told ABC NewsI said that many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, ... and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness, and now we are going to fulfill that mission together. We're going to fulfill that mission.”
Trump said after winning, referring to the failed assassination attempt in Butler, PennsylvaniaAs soon as [Trump] falsely declares victory, we're ready to get up on TV and provide the truth and tap a broad network of people who can use their influence to push back,
a top Democratic National Committee official told ReutersWhat can be, unburdened by what has been,
A much-derided Harris catchphraseI want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,
Trump told the assembled crowdHe’ll be a lame duck after six months,
a GOP strategist saidWorries grow over Trump prematurely claiming 2024 victory,
read a Bloomberg headlineThis is what we’ve been built for, so let’s finish up what we have in front of us tonight, get some sleep, and get ready to close out strong tomorrow,
she wroteWe're going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly,
he said in his victory speechA great feeling of love,
Trump said of his popular vote totals during his victory speechAmerica has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,
Trump declaredWe can have two packages next year because we didn't use one this year, so we actually can have two reconciliation bills. My proposal would be, do a small one at first, deliver on tax on tips, maybe some border security, some other promises that Mr. Trump has made. Then take our time to get the big tax package right,
he said
It was an election that defied all the pundits, that defied all the analysts, and that transforms America and transforms the world,
Cruz saidI believe god has answered our prayers for our nation and I am so grateful,
Cruz said on the most recent episode of his Verdict podcastIt was certainly the economy, but also more broadly it was the border, it was the inflation, it was safety and crime, and it was chaos."
Speaking on the reasons behind Harris's sizeable defeat, Cruz saidThere's a reason Kamala never talked about anything they'd done,
he said[If ... If] President Trump had to deal with [Senate] Majority Leader [Chuck] Schumer, it would have caused a massive gridlock, just trying to get his nominations through the Senate,
said Brian Walsh, a Republican strategistAs soon as possible, the Senate will start holding hearings for the Cabinet and other officials,
he wrote in an op-ed