For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming.
Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying.
1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage.
2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their own energy and making it as cheap as possible because they know that their prosperity depends on it.
3. Prices for most basic goods in the US have increased rapidly and are sky high. What the official statistics say about inflation and the reality of people's lives are not the same.
4. Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. They don't care about the super rich being super rich because they know that they live in a country where being super rich is available to anyone with the talent and drive to make it. They don't resent success, they celebrate it.
5. Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. Read that again. Seriously, read it again. Americans love an immigrant success story. They want more talented immigrants to come to America. But they refuse to accept people coming illegally. They believe in having a border.
6. Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country's imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.
7. Americans are the most philosemitic nation on earth. October 7 and the pro-Hamas left's reaction shocked them to their very core because, among other things, they remember what 9/11 was like and they know jihad when they see it.
8. Americans are extremely practical people. They care about what works, not what sounds good. In Europe, we produce great writers and intellectuals. In America they produce (and attract) great engineers, businessmen and investors. Because of this, they care less about Trump's rhetoric than you do and more about his policies than you do.
9. Americans are deeply optimistic people. They hate negativity. The woke view of American history as a series of evils for which they must eternally apologise is utterly abhorrent to them. They believe in moving forward together, not endlessly obsessing about the past.
10. America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.
Joe Rogan, the largest podcaster in the world and life-long Liberal, went from going out of his way to not platform Trump to endorsing him in one election cycle.
Democrats need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask themselves why this is.
I stand with the students, coaches and leadership at @SUUtbirds and @USUAggies in their decision to forgo their women’s volleyball matches against San Jose State.
It is essential that we preserve a space for women to compete fairly and safely. Our female athletes are left grappling with this difficult issue because the NCAA has failed in its responsibility to protect female athletes and women’s sports. It’s time for the NCAA to take this seriously and protect our female student athletes.
Caleb Williams is now 4-7 against ranked teams, and is officially out of playoff contention.
Arguably the greatest college QB of all-time will never participate in a CFP game.
Williams’ Heisman dreams are also almost all but diminished after his recent two game stretch:
•47/71 (66%)
•455 passing yards
•2 total TD’s
•4 total turnovers (3 INT, 1 FUM)
The Trojans legend could now possibly consider sitting out and focusing on the Draft 😳
Exchange of the year right here: 🔥
Kennedy: "You don't believe that a biological male has a physical advantage in sports over a biological female?"
Science denier: "Not as a definitive statement."
Kennedy: "How many female members of the NBA do you see?"
Science denier: "Well, I can say there's been this news article about men that think they could beat Serena Williams in tennis... it's just not the case!"
@Riley_Gaines_: "Both Serena and Venus lost to the 203rd ranked male tennis player. They are phenoms for women."
Trust the science! 🔥
DOOCY: "You said yesterday that when it comes to illegal migration, you've seen it come down by more than 90%. Where did that number come from?"
KJP: "If the dramatics could come down just a little bit...The president put in place a parolee program...the data has shown us it has gone down by more than 90%."