Trump enjoys favorability boost, post-election explosion in popularity among young Americans



Despite recently increasing the risk of a direct military confrontation with Russia, President Joe Biden appears poised to end his term not with a bang but with a whimper. According to an Emerson College poll released Tuesday, Biden's approval rating has hit a four-year low of 36%. Gallup polls have captured a similar decline, now putting him at 37%. A total of 52% of respondents told Emerson they disapproved of Biden's performance.

Meanwhile, the once and future Republican president has enjoyed a significant favorability bump following his landslide election win on Nov. 5.

Emerson indicated that President-elect Donald Trump's favorability rating has climbed six percentage points since the start of this month and now sits at 54%. Where mainstream polls go, that's a big deal, especially given Gallup's claim that Trump never cracked 50% during his first term.

When it comes to men, 61% surveyed by Emerson said they viewed Trump favorably, compared to 48% of women. Broken down by race, 59% of whites, 53% of Hispanics, and 28% of blacks said they viewed Trump favorably.

"Trump's favorability varies significantly by gender, race, and age," said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. "Trump's strongest age cohort is among voters 40-59, with 60% viewing him favorably, compared to 48% among those over 70. Notably, his favorability has risen among younger voters, with 55% of those under 30 expressing a favorable opinion."

As Kimball indicated, Trump appears to have made significant inroads with young voters.

According to an Economist/YouGov poll conducted from Nov. 17-19, 57% of respondents ages 18 to 29 said they had a favorable view of Trump. Newsweek highlighted that this marks a net favorability increase of 19 points for Trump among members of that age cohort since YouGov polled them just one week earlier.

'He is the state of play.'

Among voters 30-44, 45-64, and 65+, Trump's favorability rating was somewhat lower — 49%, 51%, and 48%, respectively.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk responded to the poll, tweeting, "President Trump is surging with young voters. According to YouGov, Trump has a +19 point favorability rating with voters ages 18-29. TikTok and X are big reasons why. Our campus videos were seen 3 BILLION times this semester. Truth is ascendant."

Kirk noted prior to the election that "the energy is off the charts. You have a younger generation, Gen Z, who experienced a lot of — they would say — lies and deceit during COVID, and a lot of their life being altered. There is this pent up 'rebellion energy' that has never come out," reported Vanity Fair.

"Gen Z could impact this entire election," added Kirk.

While it was clear that young men were gravitating toward the Republican candidate and toward conservatism more broadly, young women surprised some observers on Election Day with an 11-point shift toward Trump.

NBC exit polling revealed that Biden's 35-point lead over Trump among young women four years ago shrunk to a 24-point lead for Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, recently emphasized that for younger Americans, Trump is not a disruptive force — "He is the state of play."

"They see him through Barstool Sports, through UFC, through golf. They see him through culture; they see him through music, et cetera," Volpe told "CNN Political Briefing." "It's [also] about the message that permeates throughout MAGA, which is, 'He's strong, the opposition is weak, and he exudes this confidence that a lot of younger people clearly are seeking.' Three-quarters of young men, and women aren't so far behind, are stressed out on a regular basis about their future, OK? And they don't have anything that they tell me to give them hope. They think of the world as scary and unclear, and the vision of their future is blurry. So when someone says, 'I will take care of this,' 'I will make sure that you're taken care of for the economy,' et cetera, there's clearly some resonance of that."

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Trump signals major media shake-up with FCC chairman pick



Jessica Rosenworcel, the Democrat presently running the Federal Communications Commission, has been antagonistic to President-elect Donald Trump and dismissive of conservatives' concerns in recent years, particularly regarding rogue liberal broadcasters, the foreign-funded takeover of hundreds of American radio stations, and other pressing issues pertaining to the regulation of wire, television, radio, cable, and satellite communications in the homeland.

Trump announced his nominee to replace Rosenworcel Sunday evening: Brendan Carr, currently the senior Republican commissioner on the five-member, Democrat-controlled FCC.

After highlighting that he first nominated Carr to the commission in 2017 and that Carr has been confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate thrice, Trump noted, "Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans' Freedoms, and held back our Economy. He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America's Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America."

'We must dismantle the censorship cartel.'

Prior to serving the independent federal agency as commissioner, the father of three was the FCC's general counsel, an attorney at Wiley Rein LLP, a clerk for Jude Dennis Shedd on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and an editor for the Catholic University Law Review.

"Thank you, President Trump!" Carr responded on X. "I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC. Now we get to work."

Carr, a lead-bellied critic of tech censorship and identity politics, immediately made clear that he was ready to make waves.

"We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans," wrote Carr.

Insinuating that the FCC as currently led and composed has failed in its duties, the commissioner noted further, "Broadcast media have had the privilege of using a scarce and valuable public resource — our airwaves. In turn, they are required by law to operate in the public interest. When the transition is complete, the FCC will enforce this public interest obligation."

A FCC under Carr would likely take another look at leftist billionaire George Soros' takeover of over 200 American radio stations with cash from unvetted foreign nationals. After all, he was a vociferous critic of the takeover while his Democratic peers were virtually silent.

Carr previously told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, "Foreign company ownership of U.S. radio stations is not supposed to exceed 25%. But Soros took foreign investment to make his bid, and then he asked the FCC to make an exception to the usual review process."

The three Democratic appointees on the FCC signed off on both approving the assignment of licenses under the control of a Texas bankruptcy court to the Soros-controlled company Audacy and to sparing the company from complying with Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, which prohibits foreign owners from having a stake in a radio station license exceeding 25%.

"Never before has the Commission voted to approve the transfer of a broadcast license — let alone the transfer of broadcast licenses for over 200 radio stations across more than 40 markets — without following the requirements and procedures codified in federal law," Carr said in his dissenting statement. "Not once."

A Carr-led FCC might not be so willing to look the other way.

On Sunday, Carr indicated that in addition to fulfilling its obligations to the public, his FCC would give the boot to the racist ideology that has taken hold at the institution in recent years.

"The FCC's most recent budget request said that promoting DEI was the agency's second highest strategic goal," wrote Carr. "Starting next year, the FCC will end its promotion of DEI."

— (@)

Rather than obsessing over Americans' immutable characteristics, Carr indicated in Project 2025's "Mandate for Leadership" what the commission should instead be focused on:

  • "Reining in Big Tech,
  • Promoting national security,
  • Unleashing economic prosperity, and
  • Ensuring FCC accountability and good governance."

According to Carr, reining in Big Tech would require the elimination of its immunities that courts added to Section 230; the imposition of transparency rules on tech giants like Google and Facebook; support for legislation that ensures internet companies "no longer have carte blanche to censor protected speech while maintaining their Section 230 protections"; and Big Tech companies to pay their "fair share" into the Universal Service Fund.

Tackling tech censorship appears to be a matter of critical importance to Carr.

'Carr will be an outstanding FCC Chairman.'

Days prior to Trump's announcement, Carr penned a letter to the top executives at several social media companies, putting them on notice for their collusion with the "Orwellian" organization NewsGuard, which he noted leveraged its partnerships with advertising agencies "to effectively censor targeted outlets" — including Blaze Media.

"Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft & others have played central roles in the censorship cartel. The Orwellian named NewsGuard along with 'fact checking' groups & ad agencies helped enforce one-sided narratives. The censorship cartel must be dismantled," tweeted the commissioner.

Where national security is concerned, Carr seeks to curb foreign influence, subterfuge, and sabotage through and on various communications systems and social media platforms, especially TikTok. He appears to be focused primarily on countering the threats posed by communist China.

Carr, who has in recent days and months echoed Argentine President Javier Milei and Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency leaders, also stressed the importance of ending the wasteful spending policies pursued by the Biden-Harris administration and of maximizing efficiency.

Following Trump's landslide re-election earlier this month, Patrick Yoes, president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, insisted that Carr was the best choice for the job, writing:

Mr. Carr has more than 20 years of private and public sector expertise in communications and technology policy as well as a deep institutional knowledge of the FCC. As Commissioner, he is known as 'Mr. 5G' for his passionate commitment to cutting through the bureaucratic red tape to get 5G technology into the marketplace. He was instrumental in the FCC's recent action to authorize the use of the 4.9 GHz spectrum within the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) and granting a nationwide license to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to administer it.

Yoes added that "Carr will be an outstanding FCC Chairman."

The chairman nominated by the previous president customarily resigns when a new commander in chief of a different political party takes power; however, this is apparently not required by law. Time will see whether Rosenworcel will leave the position kicking and screaming.

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NBC strategically timed Harris' promo on 'SNL' to get around federal law: FCC commissioner



NBC's apparent attempt to give Kamala Harris a last-minute boost with a cringey spot on "Saturday Night Live" — which some critics have called an "in-kind donation" — appears to have been strategically timed in order to "evade" Federal Communications Commission rules, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said ahead of the Nov. 2 broadcast.

Carr, in the Republican minority on the commission, noted on X ahead of Harris' appearance, "This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC's Equal Time rule. The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct — a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election."

While the FCC's equal opportunities rule established by the Communications Act of 1934 does not require that networks like NBC "provide opposing candidates with programs identical to the initiating candidate," networks generally must provide "comparable time and placement."

Carr indicated that in recent elections, NBC at least made an effort to follow the equal time rule.

The Hollywood Reporter noted, for instance, that in 2015, then-candidate Trump appeared on "Saturday Night Live" during the Republican primary for a total of 12 minutes and five seconds. NBC subsequently offered the same amount of airtime to his opponents.

"NBC stations publicly filed Equal Opportunity notices to ensure that all other qualifying candidates could obtain Equal Time if they sought it," wrote the commissioner. "Stations did the same thing when Clinton appeared on SNL."

The equal time rule did not require NBC to seek out President Donald Trump and ask him if he similarly wanted to appear on "Saturday Night Live" but requires that the network entertain requests by the Republican president.

Carr suggested that the last-minute nature of Harris' "Saturday Night Live" spot was ostensibly the liberal outlet's way of flouting the FCC's rule.

'This requires FCC action.'

"Federal law requires that broadcasters provide comparable time and placement to all legally qualified candidates when the Equal Time rule is triggered," wrote Carr. "With only days before the election, NBC appears to have structured this appearance in a way that evades these requirements. What comparable time and placement can they offer all other qualifying candidates?"

Not only did "Saturday Night Live" leave the appearance to the last moment and its final show before the election; the head of the show appears to have misled the Trump campaign with the suggestion in a September interview that the show would ultimately have neither Harris nor the 45th president on the show prior to the election.

"Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels told the Hollywood Reporter, "You can't bring the actual people who are running on because of election laws and the equal time provisions."

"You can't have the main candidates without having all the candidate, and there are lots of minor candidates that are only on the ballot in, like, three states, and that becomes really complicated," Michaels said, suggesting that his program might have politicians on the show after the election.

A senior adviser for the Trump campaign reportedly informed Fox News that "Saturday Night Live" did not extend an invitation to Trump.

Carr stressed that "this requires FCC action" but indicated that the initiative must be taken by the commission's chair, Biden appointee Jessica Rosenworcel.

Rosenworcel has demonstrated an unwillingness to hold fellow travelers to the same standard as conservatives.

In September, Rosenworcel joined her fellow Democratic commissioners in approving Democratic mega-donor George Soros' controversial purchase of over 200 radio stations in over 40 markets with the help of unvetted foreign investors who were spared the cusomary national security review process.

After "60 Minutes'" apparently deceptive edit of its Harris interview, Rosenworcel lashed out at Trump last month for requesting that CBS News be held to account.

'She's living out her warped fantasy cosplaying with her elitist friends on "Saturday Night Leftists."'

While Democratic commissioners on the FCC might let NBC skate for its apparent evasion of federal law, the risk taken by "Saturday Night Live" still does not appear to have been worth it.

Harris appeared in the show's cold open, sitting opposite her fictional self, played by actress Maya Rudolph. Pretending to be mirror reflections of each other, the duo took turns talking up the vice president.

While some critics suggested that the Harris skit was a "cringe fest," in part owing to the accent the Democratic candidate decided to employ and her reliance on neoligisms rythming with "Kamala," others noted that it once again evidenced Harris' lack of originality.

Radio host Ari Hoffman was among the many critics who highlighted the resemblance between NBC's Harris skit and Trump's September 2015 skit on Jimmy Fallon's "The Tonight Show," writing, "Kamala continues her pattern of ripping off Trump."

In the 2015 spot, Jimmy Fallon, dressed up as Trump, sat opposite the future president with a fake mirror between them and conducted an interview.

Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote, "In addition to stealing policy ideas, @KamalaHarris has now resorted to stealing comedy skits."

Cheung was likely referring to Harris' adoption of Trump's proposal to eliminate taxes on tips as well as her campaign's apparent plagiarization of the defunct Biden campaign's policy agenda. Harris' alleged plagiarism in her 2009 book, "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer," indicates the vice president's lack of originality is nothing new.

Trump senior adviser Jason Miller wrote, "Pathetic."

Cheung told Fox News, "Kamala Harris has nothing substantive to offer the American people, so that's why she's living out her warped fantasy cosplaying with her elitist friends on 'Saturday Night Leftists' as her campaign spirals down the drain into obscurity. For the last four years, Kamala's destructive policies have led to untold misery and hurt for all Americans. She broke it, and President Trump will fix it."

Blaze News has reached out to Commissioner Carr and NBC for comment.

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Second failed assassination attempt leaves Trump again contemplating divine providence



The language President Donald Trump employed in recent weeks to describe his brush with death on July 13 hinted at an appreciation for forces that secular materialists may dismiss out of hand.

In the wake of yet another assassination attempt, Trump doubled down, suggesting that his continued existence despite the efforts of his enemies was not the result of luck but rather the handiwork of God.

During an X Spaces conversation Monday evening, Trump recounted what took place at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

At 1:31 p.m., a U.S. Secret Service agent on Trump's detail, who had been walking the perimeter of the course one hole ahead of the president, spotted the barrel of a rifle "poking out of the tree line" and through a chain-link fence, roughly 400 yards away from Trump.

"All of a sudden, we heard shots being fired in the air," said Trump. "I guess probably four or five, and it sounded like bullets, but what do I know about that?"

'It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.'

The USSS agent reportedly opened fire, targeting the barrel of the would-be assassin's gun. The suspect, radical Democratic donor and Ukraine obsessive Ryan Routh, fled the scene without firing a shot.

Trump noted that U.S. Secret Service agents whisked him away on a golf cart, even though he "would have loved to sink that last putt."

Reflecting upon this and the previous attempt on his life by a Democratic donor who he figures was acting on the "rhetoric of Biden and Harris," Trump said, "There's something going on. I mean, perhaps it's God wanting me to be president to save this country."

The day after he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump also credited God with saving him.

"It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening. We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness," he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

When speaking to Elon Musk on Aug. 12, Trump suggested that his last-second head turn in July, which meant a grazed ear rather than a bullet to the brain, was miraculous.

"The bigger miracle was that I was looking in the exact direction of the shooter," continued Trump. "All because I put down a chart on immigration that showed that the numbers were so great. I love that chart."

Trump was referring to a chart he had on the stage illustrating the millions of illegal aliens President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have failed to prevent from stealing into the homeland over the past three years.

"It was amazing that I happened to be turned just at that perfect angle," said Trump.

Trump noted that his head turn was all the more unlikely given his sporadic use of the illegal immigration chart at his rallies.

"It's very much, I say, an act of God. It's a miracle," said Trump. "And I'm honored by it."

In conversation late last month with BlazeTV host Mark Levin, Trump speculated that God is keeping him alive because He "thinks that I'm going to straighten out our country."

'Our God still saves.'

Trump is hardly alone in thinking he has enjoyed the ultimate reinforcement.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) noted days after the first assassination attempt, "Trump is truly blessed by the hand of God being able to evade being assassinated."

NPR noted that Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) similarly credited the Almighty with filling in the gaps in the Secret Service's protection.

"If you didn't believe in miracles before Saturday, you better be believing right now," said Scott. "Thank God Almighty that we live in a country that still believes in the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Alpha and the Omega. Our God still saves. He still delivers and he still sets free. Because on Saturday, the devil came to Pennsylvania holding a rifle. But an American lion got back up on his feet."

Referring to the photograph of a bullet whizzing by Trump's head in Pennsylvania, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy wrote, "That's Divine Providence. One hair's width away from a deathblow to a nation."

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) shared an illustration of the outline of what appears to be Jesus Christ protecting Trump from an incoming bullet, with the caption, "If God is with you, who can be against you?"

New York Republican Rep. Brandon Williams tweeted, "God saved our Republic last night."

Extra to Trump's appreciation for God, it appears also he is leaning into his fondness for Christ's mother.

NBC News' Katherine Doyle confirmed Tuesday that President Trump, headed to Pennsylvania this weekend, will be visiting the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Earlier this month, he celebrated the birth of the Virgin Mary to the chagrin of radicals, including former foreign agent Ana Navarro of ABC's "The View."

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'Hurtful and offensive': Miami Heat issue diversity statement in support of Haitians, get bombarded with memes



The Miami Heat basketball team decided to enter the arena of controversy surrounding the Haitian community in Ohio.

Residents in Springfield, Ohio, have reported in social media posts that Haitian migrants are capturing and eating pets, as well as local animals like ducks. Local law enforcement said they have no such confirmed reports.

The issue has gone viral on social media and was even brought up during the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The NBA team decided to release a statement on the team's X page in support of Haitians.

"The Miami Heat staff, like Miami itself, is a diverse and brilliant mix of vibrant cultures, including many members of our Haitian community," the team wrote. "The false narrative surrounding them is hurtful and offensive and has sadly made innocent people targets of hateful speech and physical threats."

The team finished by saying, "Our Haitian employees, fans and friends deserve better."

This was followed by a statement in Haitian Creole "Ansanm nou kanpe fo," which appeared to mean "we stand together."

— (@)

Unfortunately for the team, the responses were flooded with memes related to the controversy, along with statements calling the team out for getting involved.

One AI-generated video showed cats and dogs holding signs reading messages like "don't eat me" and "Haitians ate my mom," while other animals in the video held pro-Trump or "Trump 2024" signs.

"I'm from Miami and will be boycotting the Miami Heat for not staying in their lane," one fan wrote.

I'm from Miami and will be boycotting the Miami Heat for not staying in their lane.
— TMK 2️⃣.0️⃣ (@TheMagaKing2_0) September 16, 2024

"Is saying 'they should be deported for illegally jumping our border' your idea of hate speech?" another reader asked.

Another meme showed several cats in front of a sign that said "Miami Eat."

The brutal responses didn't stop there; another post showed late-1980s TV character Alf, an alien who ate cats, with the caption, "Miami's new concessions stand employee."

A different X user showed an image of Trump hugging a kitten and a duck, writing, "The Miami Heat doesn't care about your pets being eaten by Haitians illegals."

Aside from simply declaring the Heat's statement to be "virtue signaling," other fans wanted to know why the team was concerned with an issue in Ohio or if the team had correspondents on the ground to confirm or deny any of the local reports.

Virtue signaling.
— Dre Baldwin | #WorkOnYourGame (@DreAllDay) September 16, 2024

The story has seemed to be a losing issue for Democrats, who have looked to use the topic to call Trump racist or anti-immigrant once more.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson said on social media that "continuing to dump on Trump because of the 'eating cats' issue will create blowback on Nov. 5."

"Haitian voodoo is in fact real," she added, "and to dismiss the story out-of-hand rather than listen to the citizens of Springfield, Ohio confirms in the minds of many voters the stereotype of Democrats as smug elite jerks who think they’re too smart to listen to anyone outside their own silo."

Her post has since been deleted.

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‘Make America Healthy Again’: How RFK’s endorsement might secure the mom vote



Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has done a complete 180 and endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump — which could have the potential to change the election entirely.

While RFK Jr. is only taking his name off the ballot in battleground states, Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” believes that if you lean toward the side of medical freedom, the right choice would be to cast a vote for Trump.

“He is telling you, he is communicating that ‘I’m endorsing Donald Trump because Donald Trump of the two candidates is more likely to advocate for public health and for ridding the public health apparatus in this country of corruption, advocating for the health of the future of our children, and so get behind this guy,’” Stuckey says.

While Trump was behind Operation Warp Speed, he was against mandating the vaccines that resulted from it — which is a far cry from the Biden administration, which oversaw the firings of skeptical Americans across the country when they refused to take the experimental jab.

“I think the fact that he is now willing to link arms with someone like RFK [Jr.] is actually a really good indication of where he stands now on public health,” Stuckey comments, noting that Trump echoed this sentiment in his speech following RFK Jr.’s endorsement.

“Today I’m repeating my pledge to establish a panel of top experts working with Bobby to investigate what is causing the decades long increase in chronic health problems and childhood diseases, including autoimmune disorders, autism, obesity, infertility, and many more,” Trump told the crowd as RFK Jr. stood by his side.

While children’s health is a cause everyone can get behind, Stuckey believes this is an incredible way to reach suburban moms.

“I think that is an amazing message for suburban moms, because a lot of moms were voting for RFK [Jr.],” Stuckey says. “I knew that there was a sizable portion of the conservative suburban moms that were willing to look past RFK [Jr.]’s views on abortion considering Trump’s moderate views on abortion.”

RFK Jr. has also put his own spin on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, telling reporters that he wants to “Make America Healthy Again, and so does President Trump.”

“This whole thing of RFK [Jr.] joining Trump was absolutely a victory,” Stuckey says. “Democrats, they feel like they had this amazing DNC where Planned Parenthood was right outside offering free abortion and free vasectomies for people.”

“Twenty-five plus babies were aborted through medication abortion right outside the DNC,” she continues. “That’s just child sacrifice, that alone should be a reason not to vote for Democrats.”

By waiting until after the DNC was over for RFK Jr. to make his announcement, “They completely sucked the air out of the DNC enthusiasm and magic that they felt like they had after the DNC.”




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