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Over the next four years, Americans must be cleareyed about the threat to the nation and its laws that will come from its 47th president and be prepared to exercise their rights in defense of the country and the people, laws, institutions and values that have kept it strong,
American voters have made the choice to return Donald Trump to the White House, setting the nation on a precarious course that no one can fully foresee, ... Mr. Trump’s election poses a grave threat to [the] republic, but he will not determine the long-term fate of American democracy. That outcome remains in the hands of the American people."
the board wrote on Wednesday, later adding Voters saying they trust Trump with the economy is like saying you trust a drunk 17-year-old in a Corvette to drive you home safe."
Also in September, King took aim at those placing trust in Trump on economic matters, writing on X There's a sign you can see in many shops that sell beautiful but fragile items: LOVELY TO LOOK AT, DELIGHTFUL TO HOLD, BUT ONCE YOU BREAK IT, THEN IT'S SOLD. You can say the same about democracy."
Without directly naming Trump, King wrote on X, formerly Twitter The Musk-man has posted 3,000 times on Twitter in the last month,
I do think as clumsy and as weird as the animal-eating conversation has been, it did put a big magnifying glass on what is happening in some communities in the country that are being overwhelmed,
said Roe, the Republican strategist If you were going to be turned off by Trump’s rhetoric, you’d already be a Harris supporter,
said Republican consultant Jon Fleischman They're eating the dogs!"
He handled it in a more executive way than he usually would,
said the operative close to the campaign This is a mandate to do what you said you were going to do: get the economy working again for regular working-class Americans, fix immigration, try to get crime under control, try to reduce the chaos in the world,
I also feel like this election as we sit here and pore over this tonight is something of an indictment of the political information complex,
Jennings said, speaking about the media ecosystem, especially in the lead up to Election Day I'm interpreting the results tonight as the revenge of the working-class American, the anonymous American who has been crushed, insulted, condescended to,
I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,
he wrote, before endorsing Kamala Harris as his replacement on the Democratic ticket within the hour We're going to help our country heal.
Later at the convention center in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Trump was joined on stage by his jubilant family and campaign staff, as he addressed his adoring fans and declared Everyday for the past three months I've prayed for this country and that God's will be done. This feels like an answered prayer. It's the Year of Jubilee."
Also backing Trump, former college swimmer Riley Gaines said in an X post The people of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight."
Elon Musk, who acquired X, formerly Twitter, in 2022 and has been a prominent Trump supporter, took to his platform to declare Let's see him end the war in Gaza and get those hostages back like he says! Yeah right!"
Referencing Trump's campaign declarations, the TV personality quipped Great job giving the MAGA gang more power, America,
I'm so heart broken over this!"
Stanger said in another post We are officially unburdened by what has been. Welcome back, 47."
In another post, Gaines commented
