Trump Issues First Response to Midterm Results

[Web version]( This Week's Top Stories [ ]( [Trump Issues First Response to Midterm Results]( Posted by Randy DeSoto President Donald Trump responded to the midterm election results, tweeting the night has been a "tremendous success." The president posted the tweet shortly after 11 p.m. Eastern time, writing, "Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all!" Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7,... [Read more…]( Featured [ ]( [Trump Just Guaranteed Pelosi the Speakership – Here’s Why It’s a Brilliant Move]( Posted by Steven Mosher On Wednesday morning, basking in the afterglow of having constructed a red wall that stopped the blue wave from sweeping away Republican control of the Senate, President Donald Trump tweeted the following: "In all fairness, Nancy Pelosi deserves to be chosen speaker of the House by the Democrats. If they... 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