Wake Up Right - November 1, 2024

Happy Friday, folks! We are four days away from the most important election in modern American history. If you have not voted yet, this is the moment to make your plan to get it done.

I voted early, in person, yesterday because there’s a very small chance I could get stuck at work late on Election Day. We cannot afford to take small chances this year.

Please, if there’s even a tiny shot you won’t be able to vote on Tuesday, get to the polls this weekend. Bank your vote!

Last word: Trump wrote on Truth Social last night: “It was hardworking Patriots like you who built this Country, and [4] days from now, it is hardworking Patriots like you who are going to SAVE our Country!”

  • 🆚 2024 polling average: Trump 48.4%, Harris 48.1%

  • 🗳️ Over 65 million Americans have voted early

  • 🪪 84% of Americans favor requiring photo ID to vote

  • YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul endorsed Donald Trump

Sources: RCP, The Hill, Gallup, Daily Wire

Kamala mouthpiece, Mark Cuban, insults female Trump supporters

Kamala Harris surrogate Mark Cuban suggested women who work with Donald Trump are dumb and weak yesterday — igniting much-deserved backlash online.

The details: While appearing on daytime talk show The View yesterday, Mark Cuban claimed: "Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women. Ever. It’s just that simple. They’re intimidating to him.”

Back up: Cuban got rich during the early days of the internet and is best known for owning the Dallas Mavericks and his spot on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank.’

Blowback: Conservative women from Trump’s inner circle were quick to put the Shark Tank star in his place:

  • Alina Habba, Trump's attorney and campaign surrogate, called Cuban's comments "disgusting and misogynistic" and added that Trump "surrounds himself with strong women like me. So, Mark Cuban, you can go to hell."

  • Riley Gaines, a college swimmer-turned-conservative activist, posted a video on X, saying: “If you are a healthcare provider, if you are a school teacher, if you are a U.S. military member — and you are a woman and a Trump supporter — then to Mark Cuban, you are stupid and weak."

  • Sage Steele, a sports broadcaster, said: "I have known you and respected you and loved you for a really long time... But what you just said there is disrespectful and it crosses the line."

  • Alveda King, Martin Luther King's niece and Trump-ally, said: "Cuban's words are mean, sad, and misogynistic, and the left can't even define what a woman is."

  • Kellyanne Conway, former Senior Counsel to Trump, said: “Whether its Joe Biden calling us ‘garbage’ or Mark Cuban denying our strength and intelligence, I'm here to stand up and speak up for the tens of millions of strong, intelligent women who November 5th will vote for peace, prosperity, security, safety, fairness."

Cuban responded to the controversy with a lengthy X post, which attempted to clear up his statement, saying, in part:

  • I’m happy to clarify that 1. I know many strong, intelligent women voting for Trump. Including in my extended family. I’m certainly not saying female voters are not smart , strong and intelligent. 2. I know he has worked with strong intelligent women, like Elaine Chao, Kelly Anne, Ivanka and many others”

Trump weighs in: The GOP nominee defended conservative women in a post on X, saying:

  • “Mark Cuban, a really dumb guy… is now out there saying that I don’t surround myself with strong women. Actually, he is very wrong, I surround myself with the strongest of women - With the understanding that ALL women are great, whether strong or not strong.”

Big picture: This message about conservative women comes less than 48 hours after Joe Biden called Trump supporters “garbage” and less than a week after Tim Walz compared Trump’s MSG rally to a “Nazi” event. Democrats are lashing out. What happened to the campaign of “joy”?

Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS over the network’s deceptively edited interview with Kamala Harris, where they removed a poor answer and replaced it with a quote from a different question. Read more.

🛻 Ford is pausing production of its electric F-150 Lightning truck as it confronts slumping demand. Read more.

🗳️ A viral video showed a Kentucky ballot machine malfunctioning, marking Kamala Harris when a voter selected Donald Trump. The Attorney General confirmed the glitch is now fixed. Read more.

🏈 Sales of 49ers star Nick Bosa’s jersey have soared after the NFL player flashed his white MAGA hat on TV. Read more.

🚀 North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year, with advancements that could help it achieve a nuclear strike on the U.S. Read more.

💻️ Kim Kardashian reportedly deleted her son’s YouTube account after he used the platform to publicly trash Kamala Harris. Read more.

🇮🇱 Israeli intelligence suggests Iran is preparing to attack Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days. Read more.

✈️ Boeing has dismantled its global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) department — the latest high-profile corporation to end its woke hiring practices. Read more.

👿 A former Democrat mayor in Maryland, Joel Biermann, was charged with 28 counts of possessing and distributing child porn. Read more.

💩 The House Oversight Committee is calling for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be replaced, accusing her of using it as a political tool for Democrats as the 2024 election comes to a head. Read more.

A superior court judge in Arizona ordered the state’s Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes, to release a list of over 200,000 names of individuals who registered to vote without providing proof of citizenship, which is required in the state. Read more.

🎥 The best clip of the day: RFK Jr. says he prayed for 19 years, and God gave him Donald Trump. Watch.

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🎥 Joe Rogan says he warned Tony Hinchcliffe about his Puerto Rico joke. Watch.

🎥 Kamala surrogate Mark Cuban denigrates all the women who support Trump. Watch.

🎥 Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice SHUTS DOWN an unhinged Democrat lady during a town hall debate. Watch.

🎥 Joe Rogan shares why the Kamala Harris interview never happened. Watch.

🎥 Rep. Byron Donalds calls out CNN for showing a deceptively edited clip: "SHOW THE FULL CLIP!" Watch.

🎥 Former RFK Jr. running-mate publicly votes for Donald Trump, despite her own name being on the ballot. Watch.

🎥 Tucker Carlson says he was mauled by a demon. Watch.

🎥 JD Vance explains a lesser-known way illegal aliens give Democrats power. Watch.

🎥 Violence and looting erupt in LA after the Dodgers' World Series win. Watch. What's wrong with people?

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