I was hoping for Ric Grenell in that position. I've never been a big fan of Rubio. I just don't think he has the presence or the confidence for the job. Not only that, but SoS seems to be a stepping stone for the big job (that he wants) and I'd rather he not go against JD in a few years.

Desantis should name Gaetz as FL senator to replace Rubio. Send liberals into more meltdown.

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Originally posted by ElToro:
Desantis should name Gaetz as FL senator to replace Rubio. Send liberals into more meltdown.

I thought the same thing..

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Originally posted by ElToro:
Desantis should name Gaetz as FL senator to replace Rubio. Send liberals into more meltdown.

I like where you're going with that one. I'm on board. Utah libtard heads would explode!

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I like Marco Rubio, but I don't think he is strong enough to be Sec of State.

That was my first thought too, but I'm sure there's a lot behind the scenes we don't know and I'm trusting Trump (and Don Jr) to get the right names where it counts. Sec State will have a real challenge on his hands dealing with the employees not to mention the job itself; it'll take alot of judgement to play that department.

Cleaning house at State will be second only to DOJ. I hope Rubio comes in there with a flamethrower and a big stack of pink slips. He is an articulate guy and Trump would do well to let him explain what he's doing and why.

Has Trump announced anything about his appointment for Secretary of Transportation?

That will an easy one as Buttigieg will have had his shit packed the night before he has leave.

ha ha. You win the Internet today.

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That will an easy one as Buttigieg will have had his shit packed the night before he has leave.

Like most nights, I am sure.


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Cleaning house at State will be second only to DOJ. I hope Rubio comes in there with a flamethrower and a big stack of pink slips...

You got that right.

REPORT: State Department Holds “Cry Session” Following Trump’s Dominant Election Victory

By Cullen Linebarger | Nov. 11, 2024 7:00 pm

The Swamp at Foggy Bottom is not taking the news over President Trump’s reelection well at all.

The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that the Biden State Department organized what is being described as a “cry session” on Friday. This sad meeting was put together by the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.

The outlet notes officials at the bureau have been working for months to sanction Israel for supposedly not doing enough to provide humanitarian aid in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The staffers at the meeting were actually urged to share their feelings rather than discuss how to serve the incoming Trump Administration.

One official told the Free Beacon that putting feelings over national security is a consistent pattern under the ‘leadership’ of Secretary of State Tony Blinken.

“For four years, within the rank and file, there has been an over emphasis on people’s feelings, often with a college campus-like fervor, rather than the work of advancing America’s interests,” one U.S. official said. “This meeting was hopefully the last gasp of that.”

The official added that there was a lot to unf**k at the State Department.

The outlet also obtained a State Department email revealing that another meeting was held on Friday to describe how employees could handle stress and discuss their feelings following the election results.

“Change is a constant in our lives, but it can often bring about stress and uncertainty,” the email said. “Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into effective stress management techniques to help you navigate these challenging times. This session will provide tips and practical strategies for managing stress and maintaining your well-being.”

The Free Beacon reported that a second struggle session is scheduled for Wednesday.

Surprising exactly no one, another source told the Free Beacon that the State Department is filled with partisan Democrat hacks who will look to sabotage Trump when he tries to implement his America-First foreign policy agenda.

Recall that during his first term, Trump was burdened by leaks from career Deep State employees, especially when he attempted to withdraw America from overseas conflicts.

Whoever Trump selects as his Secretary of State will need a stiff spine and be willing to completely clean house. This includes firing globalist officials who have infiltrated the agency for decades.

I used to aspire to become a Foreign Service Officer, passed the written test twice, but never got to the interview stage (because the essay questions were so dumbed down, I couldn't figure out how to reply). I'd never ever make it past that, if I got to the interview stage. Just could not say what it would take to get the offer.

Apparently nothing has really been confirmed about Trump's pick for Secretary of State. It may not be Rubio after all.

I like this graphic from the Daily Mail that illustrates what a rout it was. Trump gained ground in every single state but one (WA). Total annihilation.

My wife and I watched Hannity interview Tom Homan tonight and I'll bet money that besides Trump, he'll be the most hated man in leftist America. This dude is serious as a heart attack in regards to the border and the deportations.

Yeah, watching him school AOC during the congressional dog-and-pony shows, you know this guy will be a terror to the illegals.

Incredible.

https://x.com/tomselliott/status/1856041824898437454

In light of all the Kamala campaign money woes we still have the good old Babylon Bee

https://x.com/thebabylonbee/st...057785068199954?s=46

Trump Says He’ll End Birth Citizenship on Day One | Live With Josh
The Epoch Times
Crossroads
Nov-11-2024
President-elect Donald Trump has announced a day-one policy to end birth citizenship. Currently, under U.S. law, a person is granted U.S. citizenship if they’re born in the country. Trump argues this creates an incentive for illegal immigration, or for a woman to simply travel to the United States from another country when she is pregnant. And if the child is born on American soil, then it opens the door to various social benefits and chain migration.



https://www.theepochtimes.com/...eyMeAHspy%2BR6sGI%3D

I Called this out. 30 years ago, This was a weak spot, exploited by many countries. There are flights from China and other countries, full of 7-8 month loaded uterus' coming here on a regular basis. Instant American!

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Originally posted by downtownv:
Trump Says He’ll End Birth Citizenship on Day One | Live With Josh
The Epoch Times
Crossroads
Nov-11-2024
President-elect Donald Trump has announced a day-one policy to end birth citizenship. Currently, under U.S. law, a person is granted U.S. citizenship if they’re born in the country. Trump argues this creates an incentive for illegal immigration, or for a woman to simply travel to the United States from another country when she is pregnant. And if the child is born on American soil, then it opens the door to various social benefits and chain migration.



https://www.theepochtimes.com/...eyMeAHspy%2BR6sGI%3D

I Called this out. 30 years ago, This was a weak spot, exploited by many countries. There are flights from China and other countries, full of 7-8 month loaded uterus' coming here on a regular basis. Instant American!

Sounds good, but amending the Constitution takes time. And 3/4 of the states to agree. That ain’t happening any time soon.

J.D. Vance Was a Poster Boy for Yale Law School. The School Won’t Congratulate Him on His Victory
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Law school congratulated Hillary Clinton when she won Dem nomination in 2016

https://freebeacon.com/campus/...-him-on-his-victory/

The day after Hillary Clinton was nominated by the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Yale Law School congratulated Clinton, class of 1973, "on her historic nomination for President of the United States." Eight years later, it is refusing to congratulate J.D. Vance on his actual election.

The school has made no statement about the vice president-elect, who graduated from Yale Law in 2013, since he and Donald Trump scored a landslide victory on Tuesday. And according to Debra Kroszner, the law school’s chief of staff, it doesn’t plan to.

Kroszner told the Washington Free Beacon that the school would include "this news" in the next issue of its alumni magazine—which is only published twice a year—but would not congratulate Vance publicly, citing a new policy against issuing institutional statements.

She declined to direct the Free Beacon to the text of that policy or explain why congratulating alumni would violate it. In just the past 10 days, the law school has publicly recognized three alumni, including federal judges from both parties, for their accomplishments, and promoted the work of a student group devoted to "immigrant justice."

Yale Law also stayed mum when Vance secured the vice presidential nomination in July and was elected to the Senate in 2022. By contrast, Ohio State University, Vance’s undergraduate alma mater, congratulated him on Wednesday hours after the race had been called.

The silence from the law school is conspicuous given the outsized role Yale played in Vance's life. The son of a single mother addicted to heroin, Vance burst onto the scene in 2016 with a best-selling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, that grew out of a paper he wrote at Yale Law. There he met Usha Chilukuri, his future wife, and Peter Thiel, the venture capitalist who would bankroll his 2022 Senate campaign.

He also chafed at what he saw as the school’s elite monoculture, developing the beginnings of a populist critique that would define his political career.

"Despite Yale’s transformative role in his life," the New York Times wrote in July, "Vance’s relationship with the school could be summed up as conflicted."

The law school’s relationship with its conservative alumni could be summed up the same way. On the one hand, Yale Law maintains ties to right-of-center judges and has congratulated conservative alumni, including Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh, in the past. But it has also taken flack for those encomia—students and faculty derided the school’s praise for Kavanaugh after he was accused of sexual assault—and has become more reticent to honor figures deemed objectionable by the school’s activist class.

The double standard has manifested in which alumni have, and don’t have, their portraits displayed in the law school. In 2018, Yale Law School commissioned a painting of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas with funding from Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire, who donated over $100,000 for the portrait. Six years later, it has not been hung up.

The law school does display paintings of Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee, and Stacey Abrams, the Democratic lawmaker who refused to concede the 2018 Georgia governor’s race, in its largest classroom. Other portraits include Abe Fortas, the former Supreme Court justice who resigned in 1969 amid allegations of corruption.

Two conservative student groups, Yale Law Republicans and the Yale Federalist Society, are now asking the law school to add a painting of Vance, who, at 40, will become one of the youngest vice presidents in history.

"Vice President-elect Vance has distinguished himself as a Yale Law alumnus and exemplifies the best of the next generation of conservatives," the groups wrote in a letter to Heather Gerken, the law school’s dean. "We hope the Yale Law School administration will join us in congratulating Vice President-elect Vance and honor this extraordinary achievement by commissioning a portrait at the law school, as it has done for many distinguished alumni."

Thus far, the only acknowledgment of Vance’s victory has come from the university, not the law school. The Nov. 7 edition of Yale Today, a daily newsletter, linked to a USA Today story about the incoming vice president, adding a short blurb—"JD Vance ‘13 J.D. elected one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history"—that did not explicitly congratulate him.