So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Yes, the most fraud by the Dems occurs when states are taking WEEKS to count ballots. They know how many ballots they need, and they come up with them. Ballots must be counted by end of voting day. Period.
Do you really believe its easier to catch a fraud in a five minute procedure when someone could sneak into a polling place, vote, and then run into the wind never to be seen again with no paper trail?
Or a state like California that encourages mail in votes, allows for mail delays, and has a rigorous verification process?
California is the main state that takes weeks to tabulate votes. Their safeguards are below... They require postmarked ballots and signature validation. Any voter can request a recount.
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The State of California sends all active, registered voters a ballot by mail starting 29 days before an election. Processing a vote-by-mail ballot takes time, from comparing the voter's signature to the voter record, to ensuring that the voter voted only once in the same election, to removing ballots from envelopes, to preparing for tabulation. So while a vote cast in person can take as little 20 minutes from start to finish, one vote cast by mail can take several days to process.
As a matter of state policy, elections offices may start to process vote-by-mail ballots as soon as 29 days before an election. State law allows elections offices to accept mailed ballots up to seven days after Election Day (Nov. 12), as long as the ballot is postmarked on or before Election Day. California also permits voters to cure a missing or mismatched signature on their vote-by-mail ballots up to two days before certification. Elections officials have essentially 28 days to certify in presidential general elections. For this election, certification must take place on Dec. 3.
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
Mail in voting, drop boxes, ballot harvesting
I live overseas. Am I supposed to fly home for elections?
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Choccoloccotide
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President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Really ok post how much fraud occurred this past election I’ll be here waiting
A lot of down ballot races. Especially in California house races. 4 weeks to count? C’mon man! 🤣🤣
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Choccoloccotide
A grass shack nailed to a pinewood floor Posts: 1,127
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Really ok post how much fraud occurred this past election I’ll be here waiting
Let’s not forget about Bob Casey and the dems trying to steal a Senate seat in Pennsylvania by trying to count illegal votes. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had to stop the steal b/c they had already issued a definitive ruling on the issue, for which the dems ignored and even stated their defiance of the law publicly on the record.
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Really ok post how much fraud occurred this past election I’ll be here waiting
Let’s not forget about Bob Casey and the dems trying to steal a Senate seat in Pennsylvania by trying to count illegal votes. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had to stop the steal b/c they had already issued a definitive ruling on the issue, for which the dems ignored and even stated their defiance of the law publicly on the record.
Steal? It’s a litigated issue resolved by the courts the way our system was designed. Your lack of knowledge of our way of govt is disturbing.
President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
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"The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations."
Of course he’s the center of the world’s attention, and that’s not a good thing. The world leaders are terrified that he’s going fuck up everything that they’ve been doing to collectively address the global inflation issue. He’s a loose cannon with nothing to lose, revenge seems to be his top priority and that revenge won’t impact him and his inner circle, unfortunately it will impact everyone else though.
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Really ok post how much fraud occurred this past election I’ll be here waiting
A lot of down ballot races. Especially in California house races. 4 weeks to count? C’mon man! 🤣🤣
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Really ok post how much fraud occurred this past election I’ll be here waiting
Let’s not forget about Bob Casey and the dems trying to steal a Senate seat in Pennsylvania by trying to count illegal votes. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had to stop the steal b/c they had already issued a definitive ruling on the issue, for which the dems ignored and even stated their defiance of the law publicly on the record.
That’s all you got 😂 nada zero zilch go back to the drawing board or try throwing spaghetti at the wall
At least in France he can smell like shit they are not to fond of soap only perfume he will fit right in with his soiled diaper, this is probably the only time he has set foot in a church in years total fake Christian but the idiots who voted for him believe he was sent by god himself 😈
Just over five years ago, the world watched in anguish as Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most potent symbols of Christendom, was engulfed in flames. Not long after, Donald Trump would lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden, launching one of the most unpopular presidencies in modern history.
But, this weekend on the banks of the Seine, this glorious Medieval edifice and tribute to the Blessed Mother, stands in full repair, ready to guide the faithful for another thousand years.
And who is there to honor the occasion? None other than President-elect Donald Trump.
Though the 45th, and soon to be 47th occupant of the Oval Office won’t be sworn in for another five weeks, for all the world it appears not only that Trump has already taken over, but that the issues he was elected to address already seem to be improving.
After months of sturm und drang over Trump’s tariff policy, the threat of a 25 percent levy on foreign goods has already led to some positive signs of compromise from Mexico on the border, and to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing at Mar-a-Lago, if not quite to kiss the ring, at least to beg to avoid the tariffs.
Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this weekend.
In Ukraine, where Biden’s fecklessness and slow drip of weapons has helped to create a meat grinder of a status quo, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is, for the first time, talking about a peace deal in which Russia keeps some territory and Ukraine reserves the right to join NATO.
This is light at the end of a dark and deadly tunnel.
In the halls of Congress, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump’s pied pipers of the Department of Government Efficiency, are on a charm offensive, wooing even some Democrats to their cost-cutting cause.
Even the soon-to-be President’s cabinet picks, after predictable freak-outs from the liberal media, are well on track, including Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, tapped for the Defense Department and FBI respectively, who have thus far survived a tsunami of smears.
As the second Trump presidency zips down the runway preparing for takeoff, somewhere off in a ditch lies the smoldering carcass of Joe Biden’s Hindenburg of a tenure in office.
On Friday, an abjectly humiliated White House Press Secretary Karinne Jean Pierre tried to explain away her and her boss’ blatant lie that he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter. Apparently, we were told, it wasn’t a lie, he just changed his mind.
Ok, KJP…
Let’s be clear, any press secretary with an ounce of dignity would have resigned after being paraded before the American public to deceive them over and over and over, but there she was, at the podium, being paid by the American people, and still lying.
The Biden administration is reportedly exploring ways that it can use the weeks leading up to Trump’s inauguration to sabotage his incoming administration, including preemptive pardons for potential targets of legitimate investigation and pumping out tons of foreign aid.
These last minute efforts to thwart Trump will come to nothing because, for all intents and purposes, Joe Biden is barely still even the president. This week at the White House tree lighting ceremony he looked like the Crypt Keeper, and his flickering administration has all the energy of a morgue.
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to depart the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
It was in French Cathedrals during the late 11th Century that Peter the Hermit and Pope Urban II preached in favor of the First Crusade, uniting the West in a way that had never happened before, securing its permanence against foreign threats.
Saturday, before the soaring spires and flying buttresses, Donald Trump takes a place in that history, in that defense of the values that our ancestors brought from Europe to American shores.
Few people expected that Donald Trump would win the election so convincingly, far fewer predicted that such a victory would lead to optimism and unity, and yet, Trump is enjoying the highest favorability of his political career, and it simply feels like things are looking up.
In just five years, the people of France restored their beloved Notre Dame, not with modern twists, but just as it was, as it has always been. Trump only has four years to make his repairs to the cathedral we call the United States. But one thing is clear. He is off to a solid head start.
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Choccoloccotide
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So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Really ok post how much fraud occurred this past election I’ll be here waiting
Let’s not forget about Bob Casey and the dems trying to steal a Senate seat in Pennsylvania by trying to count illegal votes. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had to stop the steal b/c they had already issued a definitive ruling on the issue, for which the dems ignored and even stated their defiance of the law publicly on the record.
Steal? It’s a litigated issue resolved by the courts the way our system was designed. Your lack of knowledge of our way of govt is disturbing.
It was already resolved by the court. That’s where the steal came in. The dem election board in Bucks county openly defied the ruling knowing Shapiro wouldn’t prosecute his fellow dems. Finally the Pennsylvania Supreme Court stepped in and reissued their original ruling while also condemning the openly lawless actions of the various county election boards who were in violation of the original ruling.
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Choccoloccotide
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Just over five years ago, the world watched in anguish as Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most potent symbols of Christendom, was engulfed in flames. Not long after, Donald Trump would lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden, launching one of the most unpopular presidencies in modern history.
But, this weekend on the banks of the Seine, this glorious Medieval edifice and tribute to the Blessed Mother, stands in full repair, ready to guide the faithful for another thousand years.
And who is there to honor the occasion? None other than President-elect Donald Trump.
Though the 45th, and soon to be 47th occupant of the Oval Office won’t be sworn in for another five weeks, for all the world it appears not only that Trump has already taken over, but that the issues he was elected to address already seem to be improving.
After months of sturm und drang over Trump’s tariff policy, the threat of a 25 percent levy on foreign goods has already led to some positive signs of compromise from Mexico on the border, and to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing at Mar-a-Lago, if not quite to kiss the ring, at least to beg to avoid the tariffs.
Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this weekend.
In Ukraine, where Biden’s fecklessness and slow drip of weapons has helped to create a meat grinder of a status quo, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is, for the first time, talking about a peace deal in which Russia keeps some territory and Ukraine reserves the right to join NATO.
This is light at the end of a dark and deadly tunnel.
In the halls of Congress, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump’s pied pipers of the Department of Government Efficiency, are on a charm offensive, wooing even some Democrats to their cost-cutting cause.
Even the soon-to-be President’s cabinet picks, after predictable freak-outs from the liberal media, are well on track, including Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, tapped for the Defense Department and FBI respectively, who have thus far survived a tsunami of smears.
As the second Trump presidency zips down the runway preparing for takeoff, somewhere off in a ditch lies the smoldering carcass of Joe Biden’s Hindenburg of a tenure in office.
On Friday, an abjectly humiliated White House Press Secretary Karinne Jean Pierre tried to explain away her and her boss’ blatant lie that he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter. Apparently, we were told, it wasn’t a lie, he just changed his mind.
Ok, KJP…
Let’s be clear, any press secretary with an ounce of dignity would have resigned after being paraded before the American public to deceive them over and over and over, but there she was, at the podium, being paid by the American people, and still lying.
The Biden administration is reportedly exploring ways that it can use the weeks leading up to Trump’s inauguration to sabotage his incoming administration, including preemptive pardons for potential targets of legitimate investigation and pumping out tons of foreign aid.
These last minute efforts to thwart Trump will come to nothing because, for all intents and purposes, Joe Biden is barely still even the president. This week at the White House tree lighting ceremony he looked like the Crypt Keeper, and his flickering administration has all the energy of a morgue.
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to depart the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
It was in French Cathedrals during the late 11th Century that Peter the Hermit and Pope Urban II preached in favor of the First Crusade, uniting the West in a way that had never happened before, securing its permanence against foreign threats.
Saturday, before the soaring spires and flying buttresses, Donald Trump takes a place in that history, in that defense of the values that our ancestors brought from Europe to American shores.
Few people expected that Donald Trump would win the election so convincingly, far fewer predicted that such a victory would lead to optimism and unity, and yet, Trump is enjoying the highest favorability of his political career, and it simply feels like things are looking up.
In just five years, the people of France restored their beloved Notre Dame, not with modern twists, but just as it was, as it has always been. Trump only has four years to make his repairs to the cathedral we call the United States. But one thing is clear. He is off to a solid head start.
America is back !! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
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President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
The global stage will be littered with tomatoes. Figuratively speaking, of course.
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
Mail in voting, drop boxes, ballot harvesting
I live overseas. Am I supposed to fly home for elections?
and the military. yes you serve the constitution but fuck you when it comes to exercising your right to vote.
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So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
Mail in voting, drop boxes, ballot harvesting
I live overseas. Am I supposed to fly home for elections?
😂 Of course not. I’m talking about mail in voting (vote by mail) not absentee voting. Huge difference.
President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
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"The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations."
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Yes, the most fraud by the Dems occurs when states are taking WEEKS to count ballots. They know how many ballots they need, and they come up with them. Ballots must be counted by end of voting day. Period.
Taking longer than I think it should = Evidence of fraud
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
Mail in voting, drop boxes, ballot harvesting
I live overseas. Am I supposed to fly home for elections?
😂 Of course not. I’m talking about mail in voting (vote by mail) not absentee voting. Huge difference.
Okay. Just to be clear- there's no fraud when ballots arrive by mail from overseas, but there is fraud when ballots arrive by mail from within the country?
Just over five years ago, the world watched in anguish as Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most potent symbols of Christendom, was engulfed in flames. Not long after, Donald Trump would lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden, launching one of the most unpopular presidencies in modern history.
But, this weekend on the banks of the Seine, this glorious Medieval edifice and tribute to the Blessed Mother, stands in full repair, ready to guide the faithful for another thousand years.
And who is there to honor the occasion? None other than President-elect Donald Trump.
Though the 45th, and soon to be 47th occupant of the Oval Office won’t be sworn in for another five weeks, for all the world it appears not only that Trump has already taken over, but that the issues he was elected to address already seem to be improving.
After months of sturm und drang over Trump’s tariff policy, the threat of a 25 percent levy on foreign goods has already led to some positive signs of compromise from Mexico on the border, and to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing at Mar-a-Lago, if not quite to kiss the ring, at least to beg to avoid the tariffs.
Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this weekend.
In Ukraine, where Biden’s fecklessness and slow drip of weapons has helped to create a meat grinder of a status quo, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is, for the first time, talking about a peace deal in which Russia keeps some territory and Ukraine reserves the right to join NATO.
This is light at the end of a dark and deadly tunnel.
In the halls of Congress, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump’s pied pipers of the Department of Government Efficiency, are on a charm offensive, wooing even some Democrats to their cost-cutting cause.
Even the soon-to-be President’s cabinet picks, after predictable freak-outs from the liberal media, are well on track, including Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, tapped for the Defense Department and FBI respectively, who have thus far survived a tsunami of smears.
As the second Trump presidency zips down the runway preparing for takeoff, somewhere off in a ditch lies the smoldering carcass of Joe Biden’s Hindenburg of a tenure in office.
On Friday, an abjectly humiliated White House Press Secretary Karinne Jean Pierre tried to explain away her and her boss’ blatant lie that he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter. Apparently, we were told, it wasn’t a lie, he just changed his mind.
Ok, KJP…
Let’s be clear, any press secretary with an ounce of dignity would have resigned after being paraded before the American public to deceive them over and over and over, but there she was, at the podium, being paid by the American people, and still lying.
The Biden administration is reportedly exploring ways that it can use the weeks leading up to Trump’s inauguration to sabotage his incoming administration, including preemptive pardons for potential targets of legitimate investigation and pumping out tons of foreign aid.
These last minute efforts to thwart Trump will come to nothing because, for all intents and purposes, Joe Biden is barely still even the president. This week at the White House tree lighting ceremony he looked like the Crypt Keeper, and his flickering administration has all the energy of a morgue.
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to depart the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
It was in French Cathedrals during the late 11th Century that Peter the Hermit and Pope Urban II preached in favor of the First Crusade, uniting the West in a way that had never happened before, securing its permanence against foreign threats.
Saturday, before the soaring spires and flying buttresses, Donald Trump takes a place in that history, in that defense of the values that our ancestors brought from Europe to American shores.
Few people expected that Donald Trump would win the election so convincingly, far fewer predicted that such a victory would lead to optimism and unity, and yet, Trump is enjoying the highest favorability of his political career, and it simply feels like things are looking up.
In just five years, the people of France restored their beloved Notre Dame, not with modern twists, but just as it was, as it has always been. Trump only has four years to make his repairs to the cathedral we call the United States. But one thing is clear. He is off to a solid head start.
America is back !! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Soon to be controlled by Putin Trumpolinni is Putin’s water boy
So before the election he was imploring his supporters to vote early and now must get rid of it ?
Yes we voted early b/c that’s how the current system is set up, but it’s still rife with fraud. If you’re still counting ballots 2, 3 or 4 weeks after an election. Odds are you’re cheating. We need to make Election Day a national holiday, require i,d. to vote, outlaw voting machines and go to paper ballots.
Why is voting early rife with fraud? i could just as easily say, with all the ballots coming in on the same day, it's easy to manipulate the system. But neither of us would have any proof.
Mail in voting, drop boxes, ballot harvesting
I live overseas. Am I supposed to fly home for elections?
😂 Of course not. I’m talking about mail in voting (vote by mail) not absentee voting. Huge difference.
Can you link the data on voter fraud in vote by mail states?
President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
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"The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations."
Step 3 of how to manipulate a narcissist.
Right, the rest of the world knows he's easily manipulated by flattery. This isn't the flex the MAGA crowd thinks it is.
President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
(rude comment removed. Note to everyone....We are still an all-ages forum. - admin)
"The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations."
Of course he’s the center of the world’s attention, and that’s not a good thing. The world leaders are terrified that he’s going fuck up everything that they’ve been doing to collectively address the global inflation issue. He’s a loose cannon with nothing to lose, revenge seems to be his top priority and that revenge won’t impact him and his inner circle, unfortunately it will impact everyone else though.
Actually, the world's leaders recognize that it was more peaceful planet when President Trump was in office. They are anxious for him to end the wars and conflicts that Joey caused.
President-elect Trump is in Europe this weekend for his first overseas trip since his convincing victory in last month's presidential election.
Trump will meet with Emmanuel Macron after the French president invited him to attend Saturday's star-studded VIP event for the official reopening of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire wrecked the centuries-old Paris landmark.
First Lady Jill Biden will also attend the ceremonies, but it's Trump who will be holding court with world leaders.
The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
"He is being feted quite literally in Paris with all the glitz and glamour," Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room, added.
And Bruen and other analysts give credit to Macron for inviting Trump to this weekend's festivities.
"This is a really smart move by Macron to get things rolling in the right direction when it comes to U.S.-French relations under Trump," he said. "But let's also not forget the fact that Macron is both badly weakened in his own country and on the European continent…[Macron] may see in Trump an opportunity to restore his lost luster as the European leader who can most effectively engage with the new American president."
Trump has taken a slew of calls in the weeks since the November election from international leaders congratulating him on his White House victory.
The trip to Paris comes a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hastily made an unannounced stop in Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump after the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Trump argued that Canada had failed to prevent large amounts of drugs and undocumented people from crossing the northern border into the U.S. and also pointed to America's massive trade deficit with Canada.
According to reporting from Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump suggested to Trudeau that Canada could become the 51st state.
Trump has also weighed in recently on a number of international conflicts. In the volatile Middle East, the president-elect warned this week in a social media post that there would be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Hamas does not release all the hostages held in Gaza before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
News of Trump's invitation to Paris came earlier this week as President Biden was on a history-making trip to Angola, as he became the first American president to visit the sub-Saharan African nation.
But Biden, likely on his last overseas trip before Trump takes over in the White House next month, is already being overshadowed on the world stage by his predecessor and successor.
"While President-elect [Trump] is still weeks away from taking the oath of office, loyalties and the attention of world leaders has shifted to the incoming President and from Washington to Mar-a-lago with breathtaking speed," Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College, told Fox News.
Matt Mowers, a veteran GOP national public affairs strategist and former diplomat at the State Department during Trump's first administration, made the case that "Biden’s essentially been a lame duck" for months and that "world leaders have been shifting their gaze to the next administration.
While members of the Biden White House would likely disagree with such sentiments - especially after the current administration played a large role in hammering out the cease-fire that halted fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah - it is undeniable that world leaders have already started to engage directly with the incoming president and administration.
While the spotlight traditionally shifts from the outgoing to the incoming president, Mowers argued that "it is more pronounced this time because the difference in the Biden and Trump approach to foreign policy is so different."
Mowers emphasized that Trump is already aiming "to shape world events" by "being bold, not timid, in the statements he’s putting out, and the world is already reacting to that kind of American strength."
"World leaders that want to get something done… have to engage with Trump," he added.
Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist who served at the State Department during Trump's first term, told Fox News that "the world is demanding leadership" and that "the Oval Office has been replaced by Mar-a-Lago."
Lesperance, pointing to Biden's swing through Africa, noted that lame duck presidents' final weeks are "usually filled with celebratory moments and efforts to cement one’s legacy. Often the focus is on their role on the world stage on behalf of America and its allies.'
However, he argued that "Biden’s pronouncements on Ukraine, Gaza and the importance of climate change go largely ignored by world leaders. Instead, they focus on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team and pronouncements about changes in U.S. foreign policy position. It’s pretty evident that while Biden attempts a victory tour, the world has turned the page."
(rude comment removed. Note to everyone....We are still an all-ages forum. - admin)
"The president-elect's appearance will serve as Trump's unofficial return to the global stage, and it is another reminder that he is quickly becoming the center of the world's attention.
"This is without question a major moment in French history and the fact that Macron wanted to share it with Trump speaks to the significance of what Trump is achieving even before he gets to the Oval Office again, said Brett Bruen, a public affairs and strategic communications veteran, and former U.S. diplomat who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations."
Of course he’s the center of the world’s attention, and that’s not a good thing. The world leaders are terrified that he’s going fuck up everything that they’ve been doing to collectively address the global inflation issue. He’s a loose cannon with nothing to lose, revenge seems to be his top priority and that revenge won’t impact him and his inner circle, unfortunately it will impact everyone else though.
Actually, the world's leaders recognize that it was more peaceful planet when President Trump was in office. They are anxious for him to end the wars and conflicts that Joey caused.
😂😂 who’s quote is that chocotide or yours! Yeah ok let’s see when Israel will agree with a two state solution or when Russia will go back to their borders and leave Ukraine? Unless you mean Trumpollini giving Bibbi the green light to completely destroy what ever is left of Gaza and let’s Putin nuke Ukraine
Actually, the world's leaders recognize that it was more peaceful planet when President Trump was in office. They are anxious for him to end the wars and conflicts that Joey caused.
Which leaders are you referring to? Please be specific.
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Very good question...
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JERUSALEM—President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday weighed in for the first time on the Syrian Islamist revolt against the country’s dictator Bashar al-Assad who is holed up in his palace in Damascus.
The radical Islamist movement reached the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday and are preparing to storm the main bastion of Assad’s fledgling regime.
Trump warned on the social media platform Truth Social: "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!"
He took former President Obama to task for failing to enforce his "red line" in 2013 to launch military strikes against Assad after the Syrian strongman executed a shocking mass chemical weapons strike on civilians, in which more than 1,400 people were killed.
Critics accused Obama’s administration at the time of reneging on its promise to take military action against Assad for his crimes against humanity.
"This is where former President Obama refused to honor his commitment of protecting the RED LINE IN THE SAND, and all hell broke out, with Russia stepping in. But now they are, like possibly Assad himself, being forced out, and it may actually be the best thing that can happen to them. There was never much of a benefit in Syria for Russia, other than to make Obama look really stupid," wrote Trump.
He added "Opposition fighters in Syria, in an unprecedented move, have totally taken over numerous cities, in a highly coordinated offensive, and are now on the outskirts of Damascus, obviously preparing to make a very big move toward taking out Assad. Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over 600,000 soldiers, seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have protected for years."
Also on Saturday, the Israeli military, which is on high alert, announced, "A short while ago, an attack was carried out by armed individuals at a U.N. post in the Hader area in Syria. The IDF is currently assisting the U.N. forces in repelling the attack."
The IDF added that it has deployed "reinforced forces in the Golan Heights area and will continue to operate in order to protect the State of Israel and its citizens."
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Turkish counterpart on the situation in Syria. Turkey is the principal backer of the Islamist coalition seeking to topple the Assad regime.
The U.S.-designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist former Al-Qaeda affiliate that is part of the rebel forces, is the key force that has secured large swaths of Syrian territory over the last few days.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that "Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss developments in Syria. Secretary Blinken emphasized the importance of protecting civilians, including members of minority groups, across Syria."
Miller added, "The Secretary discussed the need for a political solution to the conflict, consistent with U.N. Security Council Resolution 2254. Secretary Blinken also extended his congratulations to Foreign Minister Fidan on the selection of Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu as the OSCE [Organization for Security and Co-operation] Secretary General and looks forward to continued cooperation in the region."
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2254 in 2015, which called for a cease-fire, UN-run elections and a new constitution. Assad rejected the resolution’s implementation.
The State Department has classified Assad’s regime as a state-sponsor of terrorism. Phillip Smyth, an expert on Iranian regime proxy groups and Syria, who is with the Atlantic Council, told Fox News Digital regarding Trump’s comment, "I do not see a huge deviation from his previous policy points. He is staying the course. Realism with what is going on."
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Just over five years ago, the world watched in anguish as Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most potent symbols of Christendom, was engulfed in flames. Not long after, Donald Trump would lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden, launching one of the most unpopular presidencies in modern history.
But, this weekend on the banks of the Seine, this glorious Medieval edifice and tribute to the Blessed Mother, stands in full repair, ready to guide the faithful for another thousand years.
And who is there to honor the occasion? None other than President-elect Donald Trump.
Though the 45th, and soon to be 47th occupant of the Oval Office won’t be sworn in for another five weeks, for all the world it appears not only that Trump has already taken over, but that the issues he was elected to address already seem to be improving.
Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this weekend.
In Ukraine, where Biden’s fecklessness and slow drip of weapons has helped to create a meat grinder of a status quo, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is, for the first time, talking about a peace deal in which Russia keeps some territory and Ukraine reserves the right to join NATO.
This is light at the end of a dark and deadly tunnel.
In the halls of Congress, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump’s pied pipers of the Department of Government Efficiency, are on a charm offensive, wooing even some Democrats to their cost-cutting cause.
Even the soon-to-be President’s cabinet picks, after predictable freak-outs from the liberal media, are well on track, including Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, tapped for the Defense Department and FBI respectively, who have thus far survived a tsunami of smears.
As the second Trump presidency zips down the runway preparing for takeoff, somewhere off in a ditch lies the smoldering carcass of Joe Biden’s Hindenburg of a tenure in office.
On Friday, an abjectly humiliated White House Press Secretary Karinne Jean Pierre tried to explain away her and her boss’ blatant lie that he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter. Apparently, we were told, it wasn’t a lie, he just changed his mind.
Ok, KJP…
Let’s be clear, any press secretary with an ounce of dignity would have resigned after being paraded before the American public to deceive them over and over and over, but there she was, at the podium, being paid by the American people, and still lying.
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These last minute efforts to thwart Trump will come to nothing because, for all intents and purposes, Joe Biden is barely still even the president. This week at the White House tree lighting ceremony he looked like the Crypt Keeper, and his flickering administration has all the energy of a morgue.
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to depart the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
It was in French Cathedrals during the late 11th Century that Peter the Hermit and Pope Urban II preached in favor of the First Crusade, uniting the West in a way that had never happened before, securing its permanence against foreign threats.
Saturday, before the soaring spires and flying buttresses, Donald Trump takes a place in that history, in that defense of the values that our ancestors brought from Europe to American shores.
Few people expected that Donald Trump would win the election so convincingly, far fewer predicted that such a victory would lead to optimism and unity, and yet, Trump is enjoying the highest favorability of his political career, and it simply feels like things are looking up.
In just five years, the people of France restored their beloved Notre Dame, not with modern twists, but just as it was, as it has always been. Trump only has four years to make his repairs to the cathedral we call the United States. But one thing is clear. He is off to a solid head start.
The global stage will be littered with tomatoes. Figuratively speaking, of course.
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Trump urges US to stay out of Syrian civil war, blaming Obama for failure as Islamists close in on capital
Trump’s message to Assad was ‘I wish them both luck. It is essentially that,’ says Syrian expert
JERUSALEM—President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday weighed in for the first time on the Syrian Islamist revolt against the country’s dictator Bashar al-Assad who is holed up in his palace in Damascus.
The radical Islamist movement reached the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday and are preparing to storm the main bastion of Assad’s fledgling regime.
Trump warned on the social media platform Truth Social: "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!"
He took former President Obama to task for failing to enforce his "red line" in 2013 to launch military strikes against Assad after the Syrian strongman executed a shocking mass chemical weapons strike on civilians, in which more than 1,400 people were killed.
Critics accused Obama’s administration at the time of reneging on its promise to take military action against Assad for his crimes against humanity.
"This is where former President Obama refused to honor his commitment of protecting the RED LINE IN THE SAND, and all hell broke out, with Russia stepping in. But now they are, like possibly Assad himself, being forced out, and it may actually be the best thing that can happen to them. There was never much of a benefit in Syria for Russia, other than to make Obama look really stupid," wrote Trump.
He added "Opposition fighters in Syria, in an unprecedented move, have totally taken over numerous cities, in a highly coordinated offensive, and are now on the outskirts of Damascus, obviously preparing to make a very big move toward taking out Assad. Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over 600,000 soldiers, seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have protected for years."
Also on Saturday, the Israeli military, which is on high alert, announced, "A short while ago, an attack was carried out by armed individuals at a U.N. post in the Hader area in Syria. The IDF is currently assisting the U.N. forces in repelling the attack."
The IDF added that it has deployed "reinforced forces in the Golan Heights area and will continue to operate in order to protect the State of Israel and its citizens."
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Turkish counterpart on the situation in Syria. Turkey is the principal backer of the Islamist coalition seeking to topple the Assad regime.
The U.S.-designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist former Al-Qaeda affiliate that is part of the rebel forces, is the key force that has secured large swaths of Syrian territory over the last few days.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that "Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss developments in Syria. Secretary Blinken emphasized the importance of protecting civilians, including members of minority groups, across Syria."
Miller added, "The Secretary discussed the need for a political solution to the conflict, consistent with U.N. Security Council Resolution 2254. Secretary Blinken also extended his congratulations to Foreign Minister Fidan on the selection of Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu as the OSCE [Organization for Security and Co-operation] Secretary General and looks forward to continued cooperation in the region."
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2254 in 2015, which called for a cease-fire, UN-run elections and a new constitution. Assad rejected the resolution’s implementation.