Wake Up Right - October 21, 2024

Welcome back, Wake Up Right fam! Did you catch Kamala’s latest attack on Donald Trump — saying he’s “exhausted”?

Reality: He’s what Trump’s Sunday schedule looked like…

  • 🏟️ He held a rally in Lancaster, PA

  • 🎙️ Interview with Howie Carr

  • 🏈 Attended the Steelers game

  • 🍟 and even put in a shift at McDonald’s

I’m exhausted just reading that.

  • 🆚 2024 polling average: Trump 48.3%, Harris 49.2%

  • 💻️ Netflix has 282.7 million global paid subscribers

  • 🚬 8% of US teens use tobacco, 25-year-low

  • 💳️ Credit card market: Visa 49.5%, Mastercard 23.4%, Amex 18.7%

Sources: RCP, Axios, CDC, WSJ

I’m lovin it.

Donald Trump made good on his promise to work a shift at McDonald’s, after calling out Kamala Harris for her apparent lie, claiming she “did fries” at the fast-food chain.

The details: On Sunday, Trump donned an apron to work the deep fryer and the drive-through windows at a McDonalds Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. The event drew hundreds of supporters and created endless viral clips on social media.

Back up: Trump told the press this weekend, "I've really wanted to do this all my life, and now I'm gonna do it. Because she didn't do it!"

  • Several weeks ago, Kamala Harris told actress-turned-talk show host Drew Barrymore: “Yes, I did work at McDonald’s… I did fries.”

Did Kamala really work at McDonald’s? The fast-food chain released a statement that addressed "Vice President Harris's fond memories working under the Arches" and said, "our franchisees don't have records for all positions dating back to the early '80s."

Big picture: This was a master-level class in marketing. There was a TV show in the 2000s called ‘Undercover Boss’ [which Trump appeared on] that featured CEOs going undercover to work on the front lines with their employees. As Americans, we love to see spectacles like this. And judging by the viral reactions on social media, Trump tapped into it perfectly, while also calling out Kamala for being a fraud.

The last word goes to Trump, who remarked, while working the drive-through: “I could do this all day. I wouldn’t mind this job. I like this job. I think I might come back and do it again.”

Elon Musk puts his money where his mouth is, and Dems are BIG mad

Elon Musk is putting his money where his mouth is to turn out the vote this election cycle, offering $1 million dollars per day to a random voter who signs his petition. Democrats have responded by calling for criminal charges.

Musk is all-in: The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has already contributed $75 million to his Trump-aligned super PAC. He’s offered swing-state voters $47 for every person they get to sign his petition to support protecting the First and Second Amendments. And he’s been holding a series of rallies in support of Donald Trump.

Musk upped the ante this week, announcing he would give away $1 million every day until Election Day to a random person who signed his aforementioned petition. Musk’s goal in these giveaways is to register between 1-2 million swing-state voters.

Liberal tears: Many Democrats and media pundits are calling Musk's donations illegal, including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who was on Kamala Harris' short list for Vice President.

  • He told NBC News: “That is deeply concerning. ... It's something that law enforcement could take a look at."

  • Musk responded to a clip of the interview, writing: “Concerning that he would say such a thing.”

Is it legal? The important distinction is that Musk is not offering voters money to support Donald Trump. His giveaway is non-partisan in nature - and Democrats can sign up as well.

  • An AP News report cites Michael Kang, an election law professor at Northwestern University, and says: "The context of the giveaway so close to Election Day makes it harder to make the case that the effort is anything but a incentivizing people to register to vote."

Rules for thee, but not for me: Remember, in 2020, Mark Zuckerberg donated $400 million towards efforts to turn out the vote, which were focused primarily in Democrat counties. Last I checked, he has not been charged with a crime.

  • Also: Kamala-affiliated dark money groups have paid social media influencers up to $10,000 to create videos bashing Donald Trump. Again… No one was charged with crimes.

Zoom out: Just last week, Kamala and Joe Biden used taxpayer money to bribe voters by forgiving another $4.5 billion in student loan debt, bringing the total to more than $73 billion - or 1 million people.

Big picture: Democrats are just mad that Republicans are finally using their own tactics against them.

📜 A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago was sold for $9 million at an auction. Read more.

🚀 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has threatened to acquire nuclear weapons if NATO refuses to accept Ukraine as a member. Read more.

💵 Finance guru and radio personality Dave Ramsey announced his endorsement of former President Trump. Read more.

🥊 Boxing legend Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns joined Donald Trump at his Detroit rally and endorsed him for President. Read more.

🎟️ Donald Trump says his upcoming rally at Madison Square Garden in NYC sold out in just a few hours. Read more.

🇮🇱 Nikki Haley is in talks to join President Donald J. Trump on the campaign trail to appeal to soft-Republican and women voters. Read more.

🍪 The Girl Scouts of the USA may raise yearly membership fees by 240%, from $25 to $85, as membership has declined in recent years. Read more.

🇵🇭 An American Youtuber has been kidnapped from a remote Philippines village by machine gun-wielding men - months after moving to the community and marrying a local woman. Read more.

🗳️ Michigan's Secretary of State says she doesn't expect the crucial swing state's election results to be certified until the day after Election Day. Read more.

Redirecting...

👀 President Trump may win, but if we let a weak RINO run the Senate, it could derail his presidency... THIS is how we prevent that from happening.*

🎥 Trump responds to a young TikToker fighting brain cancer. Watch.

🎥 Donald Trump takes a shift at McDonalds! Watch. My favorite part is Trump’s response at 3:40 when a guy calls himself “ordinary.”

🎥 Elon Musk gives away the first $1 million check to a voter. Watch.

🎥 WHOA! Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris are SCARY similar. Watch.

🎥 Former NFL star wide-receiver Antonio Brown speaks at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. Watch.

🎥 RFK Jr. shares his thoughts on Ozempic. Watch.

🎥 Elon Musk explains, with humor, how the federal government is killing innovation through over-regulation. Watch.

🎥 This was my favorite clip of Trump working the McDonald's drive-thru, telling a man, "You're not ordinary." Watch.

🎥 Kamala Harris did not like it when someone at her rally shouted, "Jesus is Lord." Watch.

🎥 Tyrus shares a side of Trump that nobody ever sees. Watch. You can watch his full interview with Trump here.

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