According to a new report, President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters are poised to outspend Kamala Harris voters this holiday season.

Since the election, shopping volumes have been surging in red states and scaling back in blue states — a sign that his supporters are feeling pretty good about the economy’s future.

CNBC reports:

CNBC analyzed shipping trends in red and blue states and spoke with shoppers in Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina and Virginia to better understand how the 2024 presidential election results could influence the holiday shopping season.

People who voted for President-elect Donald Trump were overwhelmingly positive about the future of the economy, while supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris were more pessimistic, concerned that the incoming president’s policies could make things harder on the middle class. In a world where sentiment drives purchasing decisions, these differences in opinion could shape how much people end up spending this holiday season.

For example, Harris voter Amanda Davila, a 30-year-old New York City educator, told CNBC she’s planning to spend less on the holidays this year and is “trying to be more cautious” about spending in the leadup to Trump taking office in January.

“I’m worried about my own student loans and whether things will be taken out of forbearance, how much I’m going to be owing if the SAVE Plan [for student loan repayment] goes away and things like that,” Davila told the outlet. “It’s very hard being a millennial and having to worry about buying a house, affording groceries, rent, all that stuff. With our income, it’s not enough for everything these days.”

On the other hand, Armando Duarte, a Trump-supporting 62-year-old retired utility worker from Fort Lee, New Jersey, told CNBC that he is feeling good about holiday shopping this year.

“I’m optimistic that people are going to feel a little bit more encouraged to spend because they may feel that the economy might be on the mend and coming back,” said Duarte. “I think things are going to really pick up for the better … I think that inflation is going to come down. Jobs are good, but they’re going to get a lot better, and hopefully wages are going to go up, and people are going to be able to afford to just basically live.”

Experts confirmed the outlet’s hypothesis, saying that online shopping trends have confirmed that red states are spending more this season.

“If they feel optimistic about what comes ahead, then they are willing to spend more, even if it is on a credit card, knowing or expecting that they’re going to have the money to then pay it off,” Meir Statman, an expert in behavioral finance and a professor at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business, said. “So the general optimism of Republicans, on the whole, is likely to affect their spending. We know that sentiment generally affects what people do, including spending, and conversely, it might depress, of course, the sentiment of Democrats, and in all likelihood, negatively affect their spending.”

The report explains, “In GOP-won states, shipping volumes increased by 50.4% after the election, while Democrat-won states saw volumes decrease by an average of 11.2%. Only two blue states — Illinois and Minnesota — saw shipping volumes increase after the election, while all others saw rates fall.”

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The media has been attacking Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, with leaks about a years-old sexual assault allegation that was already investigated by police and proven to be false.

However, The New York Times reached a new low when it published an out-of-context private email between Pete Hegseth and his mother, Penelope Hegseth.

The New York Times obtained the private email between Hegseth and his mother from a person with ties to the Hegseth family.

Hegseth’s mother, in a 2018 email to her son, expressed her disappointment in him for his treatment of women during his divorce from his second wife.

Penelope Hegseth sent her son a follow-up email apologizing to him for her “emotional message,” but The New York Times only published her first email.

Mrs. Hegseth blasted The Times for publishing her private email.

“In the interview, she defended her son and disavowed the sentiments she had expressed in the initial email about his character and treatment of women. “It is not true. It has never been true,” she said. She added: “I know my son. He is a good father, husband.” She said that publishing the contents of the first email was “disgusting.”” The New York Times reported.

The New York Times reported:

The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, wrote him an email in 2018 saying he had routinely mistreated women for years and displayed a lack of character.

“On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help and take an honest look at yourself,” Penelope Hegseth wrote, stating that she still loved him.

She also wrote: “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”

Mrs. Hegseth, in a phone interview with The New York Times on Friday, said that she had sent her son an immediate follow-up email at the time apologizing for what she had written. She said she had fired off the original email “in anger, with emotion” at a time when he and his wife were going through a very difficult divorce.

President Trump’s spox Steven Cheung ripped the New York Times for publishing the private email between Pete Hegseth and his mother.

“Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, said in an email that The Times was “despicable” for publishing “an out-of-context snippet” of Mrs. Hegseth’s exchange with her son, adding that Mrs. Hegseth had “expressed regret for her emotional message and apologized.”” The New York Times reported.

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In September, The Gateway Pundit reported that New York City’s embrace of its sanctuary city status has had real-world, devasting consequences for New Yorkers.

Police sources shared shocking details with The New York Post, suggesting that a staggering estimate of as many as 75% of the people arrested in Midtown Manhattan over recent months for crimes including assault, robbery, and domestic violence are migrants.

Sanctuary City laws hamper police who are not allowed to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on cases where the suspects are suspected of being in the country illegally.

Now, new stats from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paint an even grimmer picture.

According to ICE data reviewed by The New York Post,  there are over 58,000 illegal migrants who are convicted felons or facing criminal charges on the streets of NYC.

New York is not alone in this threat.  The data also reveals that there are close to 670,000 in this category across the U.S.

The Post reports:

Of the 759,218 illegal-border crossers living in the Big Apple the feds were aware of as of Nov. 17, a jaw-dropping 58,626 — 7.7% — were either previously convicted of crimes or had criminal charges pending, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency data.

And of the 58,626 migrants with rap sheets, 1,053, nearly 2%, are “suspected or known gang members,” according to the agency.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) lays the blame on soft-on-crime and lax border-control policies pushed by President Biden, failed Border Czar Kamala Harris, and other Democrats.

Malliotakis shared the alarming stats on X adding, “It’s shocking that Democrats have gone so far out of their way to harbor gang members, drug traffickers and other criminals who are in our country illegally.”

“In many cases, they’ve provided them with housing, food and healthcare. They need to stop using New Yorkers’ hard-earned tax dollars to shield criminals wreaking havoc on our streets and instead cooperate with ICE to have them deported.”

It’s shocking that Democrats have gone so far out of their way to harbor gang members, drug traffickers and other criminals who are in our country illegally. In many cases, they’ve provided them with housing, food and healthcare. They need to stop using New Yorkers’ hard-earned… https://t.co/HfGFF9dHUB

— Nicole Malliotakis (@NMalliotakis) November 30, 2024

The danger to Americans is serious enough that even far-left New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signaled that she is willing to work with the Trump administration to deport illegals with criminal records.

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President Trump has officially nominated Kash Patel for the role of FBI Director in his next Administration.

This comes after rumors that deep-state hack Mike Rogers was in consideration for the role were quashed by longtime Trump adviser Dan Scavino.

Rogers, as The Gateway Pundit reported, conceded his highly questionable Senate race in Michigan despite Trump winning, and he was very vocal in trashing President Trump in 2020 for challenging the rigged election. He would be a horrible pick for FBI director, especially concerning election integrity.

Earlier this month, Congressman-elect Abe Hamadeh predicted that Patel would be selected, telling The Gateway Pundit, “He’ll do amazing at the FBI” and noting that “he’s been very loyal to President Trump since the first Russia Collusion Hoax.”

Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, commending Kash Patel’s career of “exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.”

“He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution,” President Trump continued.

“This FBI will end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle the migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the Border.”

Trump: I am proud to announce that Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People. He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution. Kash did an incredible job during my First Term, where he served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Kash has also tried over 60 jury trials. This FBI will end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle the migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the Border. Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI.

Kash Patel’s impressive qualifications include several high-ranking positions in the intelligence and defense communities under President Trump.

When he was running counter-terrorism for President Trump, the president oriented counter-terrorism efforts to wipe out ISIS senior leadership and other key operatives. Patel further oversaw the rescuing of American hostages and detainees to return them to the United States.

As a terrorism prosecutor, Patel prosecuted ISIS, Al-Qa’ida, and other terrorist networks, and he was the lead prosecutor for the World Cup bombings in Uganda that killed an American and 76 people. While Patel was serving as Department of Defense Chief of Staff, they ended forever wars.

Patel recently joined Maria Bartoromo on Fox and declared his FBI will be largely focused on the “exposure of corruption.”

“Put out the documents, put out the evidence. We only have gotten halfway down the Russiagate hole,” he said.

Kash Patel Displays Why He Is the Best Pick for FBI Chief – Explains How Americans Can Regain Trust in Chris Wray’s Rogue Law Enforcement Agency (VIDEO)

This will be a huge step up from Chris Wray's targeting of innocent Trump supporters.

Get ready for the Deep State's incoming hoaxes to stop an anti-corruption FBI Director from investigating and uncovering actual crime in America. 

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