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Ah, the sweet triumph of victory.  It’s a beautiful time for democracy, for freedom, and for America. On Tuesday, November 5, the people gave a decisive “hell no” to the Democrats despite their control of the media, the entertainment industry, academia, and major corporations. We came together as a nation to beat back the force of wokeism that was poised to destroy what so many of our ancestors died to build and protect.  Some have referred to these election results as the revenge of the normies – those “garbage” folks who just want to get back to normal American life free from crippling inflation, open borders, and radical left-wing gender theory. Good news everyone – we did it. Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States in a landslide victory. “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason,” president-elect Trump told supporters during his victory speech Tuesday night. “And that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness.” The fight is far from over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate this enormous win right now.  “Donald Trump is the man built for these times. Built for them. And built damned tough,” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro shared on X Tuesday night.  World leaders reacted in a variety of ways to the news.  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Trump’s win as “historic” and called it one of “history’s greatest comebacks” that would provide “a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he appreciated Trump’s ‘peace through strength’ approach to governing and claimed he looked forward to “personally congratulating” the new president. Even more inspiring was the reaction from young patriots across the country, electing to “Fire” Kamala Harris and emulate Trump’s signature dance.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Grant Godwin (@the_typical_liberal) Ready to celebrate? So are we. It’s time to rejoice in the sweetness of success. First up, delight your senses with the Smells Like Victory – Churchill candle, available with two scent profiles. It’s the perfect candle to keep burning while tuning in to MSNBC and watching the hosts spiral into confusion and despair. And to continue the celebration, save 20% with code VICTORY for a limited time. Burn it long and bright, friend. You’ve earned it. Next, the Jeremy’s Victory Bundle is here for all your personal grooming needs. This limited-edition bundle combines premium products to keep you feeling fresh, sharp, and unbreakable. It’s also 47% off for a limited time to celebrate America’s new favorite number. This superior razor starts with our ergonomically designed handle, which is built tough to last. Each shave is precise with our 5-blade razor cartridges. Our Green Tea & Menthol Shave Cream and Post-Shave Balm soothe and refresh your skin, while our charcoal-infused Body Wash cleanses with vigor.  For the hair, our Tea Tree Shampoo and Conditioner with Argan Oil and Peppermint invigorate the scalp and restore shine. Stay odor-free with two aluminum-free natural deodorants in bold scents, Salt Stone and Musk. You can stash it all in the waterproof, socialism-resistant travel case – because your values deserve protection wherever you go.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Daily Wire (@realdailywire)

Leftist columnists at The New York Times were mocked this week after they published a two-minute video panicking over what might happen during Donald Trump’s second presidency. The video comes after President-elect Trump dominated Vice President Kamala Harris in this week’s election, beating her in every swing state and winning the popular vote. The video opens with columnist Ezra Klein stating: “The worst version of a Donald Trump administration is very, very bad.” Several of the newspapers columnists then describe what they believe would be “the worst version of a Trump administration.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ The columnists state: NICK KRISTOF: One that is not only extremist, but also effective in that extremism. LYDIA POLGREEN: Emboldened by a series of Supreme Court rulings, perhaps bolstered by support in both houses of Congress, Trump will fulfill his promise to be a dictator on day one. MICHELLE GOLDBERG: He sends troops into neighborhoods like my own to try to round up undocumented immigrants. That he sets up a network of camps … JAMELLE BOUIE: Mass deportations. It would likely plunge the United States into something like a recession. His tariffs likewise promise to spike prices for most Americans and cause costs that go up dramatically. DAVID FRENCH: That version of Trump could result in abandoning Ukraine to advancing Russian armies. Could result in extraordinarily erratic foreign policy in the Middle East. EZRA KLEIN: I mean, Donald Trump often talked about things like bombing Mexico to deal with drug cartels. People stopped him from doing that. GOLDBERG: But there’s not going to be any adults in the room this time. BRET STEPHENS: The worst version of a Trump administration seeks various forms of retribution against Trump’s enemies, real and perceived. BOUIE: He uses the power given to him to harass and undermine his political opposition. ROSS DOUTHAT: This leads to substantial resistance, mass protest, and also drives his enemies into a cycle of radicalization, intensifying unrest and conflict. BOUIE: And in the process, doing profound and possibly permanent damage to American democracy. MASHA GESSEN: Basically when nothing we can do by voting or using our existing institutions will reverse the consolidation of power. CHARLES BLOW: They are democracy ending, if really manifest in the ways that he and other conservatives have discussed them. GESSEN: And I have a great fear that that’s exactly what’s going to happen over the next four years. WATCH: If Jonestown had recorded a final video pic.twitter.com/fVmd1ub13C — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 7, 2024 The video went viral shortly after being posted to X, with numerous commentators mocking and laughing at the columnists’ fearmongering. “There may be no other creature on Earth more pathetic than the New York Times journalist,” said podcast host Dave Rubin. Columnist John Podhortez posted that he wanted The New York Times op-ed page video department “to make apocalyptic two-minute films every day.” “Not since I watched Peter Sellers suck a bird into a vacuum cleaner in The Return of the Pink Panther have I laughed this hard,” he said. Writer and author David Harsanyi wrote: “It’s funny watching Bouie warn about tariffs (which I agree with) after spending years championing higher corporate and a socialist wealth tax.” “This video should be mocked yes — but the fearmongering is actually divisive and reckless in a way that is disturbing,” said writer Mark Hemingway.

During the Biden-Harris administration, Democrats called to eliminate the filibuster and add justices to the Supreme Court in order to bolster their political power. Now, with a Republican president and Republican Senate majority incoming, The Daily Wire thought it would reach out to Senate Democrats to see if they’ve changed their minds. The Daily Wire reached out to every Democrat Senate office, even Sens. Sherrod Brown (OH), Bob Casey (PA), and Jon Tester (MT), who all lost re-election, to ask for their stance on the two subjects. We also reached out to independent Sens. Angus King (ME) and Bernie Sanders (VT), who caucus with Democrats. For those who have not publicly supported or who have publicly opposed either the elimination of the filibuster or packing the Supreme Court, they were asked what they would say to their fellow Democrats who have supported such measures. The Daily Wire also reached out to the incoming Democrat Senators, who all expressed a desire to end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court (except for Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is not on record saying she would add Supreme Court seats) to see if they still supported these positions now that Trump won and Republicans have taken back the Senate. Here are their responses. Current Democrat Senators: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Sen. Baldwin’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Sen. Bennet’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sen. Blumenthal’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Sen. Booker’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Sherrod Brown  (D-OH) Sen. Brown’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) Sen. Butler’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Cantwell’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) Sen. Cardin’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) Sen. Carper’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Bob Casey  (D-PA) Sen. Casey’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Chris Coons (D-WI) Sen. Coon’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Sen. Cortez Masto’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Sen. Duckworth’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Durbin’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) Sen. Fetterman’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen. Gillibrand’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Sen. Hassan’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Sen. Heinrich’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ) Sen. Helmy’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) Sen. Hickenlooper’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Sen. Hirono’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Sen. Kaine’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) Sen. Kelly’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Angus King (D-ME) Sen. King’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Sen. Klobuchar’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Sen. Lujan’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) Sen. Markey’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Jeff Merkley  (D-OR) Sen. Merkley’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Sen. Murphy’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Murray’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) Sen. Ossoff’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) Sen. Padilla’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) Sen. Peters’ office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Reed’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Sen. Rosen’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) Sen. Sanders’ office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) Sen. Schatz’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Chuck Schumer  (D-NY) Sen. Schumer’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Sen. Shaheen’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Sen. Smith’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Sen. Stabenow’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Jon Tester  (D-MT) Sen. Tester’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Sen. Van Hollen’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Sen. Warner’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) Sen. Warnock’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Sen. Warren’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) Sen. Welch’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Sen. Whitehouse’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Sen. Ron Wyden  (D-OR) Sen. Wyden’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Incoming Democrat Senators: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Rep. Gallego did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Rep. Schiff did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) Rep. Slotkin did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) Rep. Blunt Rochester did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) Alsobrooks did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.

Democrats had counted on young voters flocking to Vice President Kamala Harris, but as Tuesday night went on the party had a rude awakening. Gen Z did not swing as hard for Harris as Democrats counted on — Harris won voters ages 18 to 29 by just 11 points, way down from President Joe Biden’s 24 points and Hillary Clinton’s 19 points. President-elect Donald Trump bet hard on young men, including those in their teens and early 20s casting their very first ballot. He appeared on a slew of “bro” podcasts popular with that demographic, among them comedian Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend,” Andrew Schultz’s “Flagrant” podcast, YouTuber Jake Paul’s show, and the country’s most popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” a three-hour affair. That strategy paid off — men under 30 voted for Trump over Harris by 2 points. Back in 2020, Biden won the young male vote by 11 points. Harris focused on motivating young women. She appeared on the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast, whose millions of listeners are mostly women. She was criticized for appearing on the show while thousands suffered through the devastation from Hurricane Helene, however. Her “Brat” summer trend, based on a Charlie XCX album, went viral, but it had fizzled by the fall. However, Trump also gained ground with young women despite Democrats hammering the abortion issue. Harris won under-30 women by 24 points, more than 10 points down from Biden’s 35-point advantage with young women. Trump’s social media strategy also involved a lot of viral memes, such as his appearance at McDonald’s where he worked the fry cooker, another way his team worked to appeal to young people. Overall, Trump won a bigger percentage of voters under 30 than any Republican presidential candidate since 2008, NBC News exit polling showed. On Wednesday, videos flooded TikTok showing college students celebrating Trump’s win on their campuses. The Harris campaign had believed young voters were energized to vote for Harris. Long lines at college campuses in swing states like the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Arizona State University seemed to confirm this. “They are doing their part to make sure Donald Trump is defeated, abortion rights are protected and Democracy is saved,” said David Hogg, co-founder of Leaders We Deserve and March for Our Lives. However, the economy turned out to be a much more potent driver for voters under 30, who are struggling financially, researchers noted before the election. Even immigration, Trump’s strongest issue, did not rank as high as financial health for young people. The economy was the most important issue to young voters, and those who said it was their top issue voted for Trump 78% to Harris’ 21%, NBC exit polls showed. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ More than 41 million Gen Z voters cast a ballot this election. Young voters notoriously do not turn out, but every cycle since 2018 more and more have been showing up at their polling places. Based on the numbers, the young generation’s higher turnout does not automatically mean more votes for Democrats. This election has put them on the defensive.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was mocked this week after claiming that the United States was about to enter a time of “fascism” after President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris. “We are about to enter a political period that will have consequences for the rest of our lives. We cannot give up,” the leftist lawmaker said in a video posted on social media. “We now find ourselves in a time in history that has precedent and we find ourselves, I believe, in a time where there are, let’s say, peers in history of mass movements of people that mobilize to protect one another, in times of fascism and authoritarianism,” she said. “And this is the era that we are poised to enter,” she claimed. “Donald Trump has talked about turning the military on US citizens that he deems his domestic political enemies, authoritarians, and people that he affiliates closely with and strong men abroad.” She fretted that Trump may “jail political dissidents or legislative opponents” in his upcoming term. “This is the world that we very realistically may be entering,” she claimed. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ Media analyst Joe Concha responded to AOC’s rant: “AOC is one of the main reasons the Democratic Party is where it is right now. Take your cues from her or MSNBC or CNN and expect this result.” Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon responded: “This is all they’ve got. Even after they lose because of it, they can’t help but double down.” WATCH: AOC: “We are about to enter a period of fascism and authoritarianism” pic.twitter.com/VDkyeB99zz — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 7, 2024 Ocasio-Cortez previously compared Trump to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler when she falsely claimed that Trump had set up “concentration camps” for illegal aliens that had entered the U.S. Related: Ocasio-Cortez Refuses To Apologize For ‘Concentration Camp’ Remarks, Spreads New Lie

Actress Christina Applegate apologized for cursing at a commenter on X who made a quip about the election results. The 52-year-old “Dead to Me” star had initially voiced her disappointment after Donald Trump emerged victorious over her preferred candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. “Please unfollow me if you voted against female rights. Against disability rights. Yeah that. Unfollow me because what you did is unreal,” Applegate posted on X in the early morning hours on Wednesday. “Don’t want followers like this. So yeah. Done. Also after today I will be shutting down this fan account that I have had for so many years because this is sick.” One account replied, saying, “I genuinely have no idea who you are, but Harris has no one to blame for her loss but herself. You’re just whining. Get over it.” “Oh I’m whining??? Really. If you don’t know who I am yet you follow me then f*** off,” Applegate shot back. “I am disabled. Everyday of my life is hard.” The actress had an even stronger reaction to another commenter who wrote, “The problem is women can’t think straight one week out of the month and that’s not good for a president and the American people know that.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “Are you f***ing kidding me? Get on the phone now. Give me your number!!!” Applegate replied. “I will ruin you. Don’t f*** with a disabled woman who also, you ass f*** oxygen thief probably Trumper piece of s***, will have. Better life than you sitting in your mamas basement. Don’t even try me.” Applegate apologized for her rant later on, writing, “I apologize. I’m still reeling and sobbing. But I’m not angry anymore. Just going to go back to my bubble and watch a s*** ton of Bravo shows So peace to all. I suggest you do the same. Very soothing.” Several Hollywood celebrities have reacted to Trump’s win with outrage and indignation. Singer Ariana Grande wrote, “Holding the hand of every person who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of this outcome today,” while Jimmy Kimmel fought back tears during his late night show monologue.  “I hate y’all bad,” rapper Cardi B wrote after President-elect Trump was poised to win Tuesday night.