Ezra Klein: This Too Shall Pass

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is looking into a shocking report that one of its officials had ordered relief workers to skip homes that were displaying pro-Trump signs. The Daily Wire first documented the accusations based on multiple workers who said that supervisor Marn’i Washington gave a verbal order to avoid Trump homes. It also obtained documents that corroborated the claims. 'It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay.' “Trump sign no entry per leadership," read one entry in the government system reviewed by the Wire. Washington reportedly made the order as workers were canvassing neighborhoods in Lake Placid, Florida, to sign up residents for federal aid over damage from Hurricane Milton in October and November. “I know they’re short-staffed, I thought we could go help and make a difference,” said one of the employees quoted in the Wire report. “When we got there we were told to discriminate against people. It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay.” The report said the district affected by Washington's order voted by 70% to back President-elect Donald Trump in the election. “I volunteered to help disaster victims, not discriminate against them,” the employee continued. “It didn’t matter if people were black, white, Hispanic, for Trump, for Harris. Everyone deserves the same amount of help.”Other messages in the government system read, “Per leadership no stop Trump flag,” “Trump sign,” and “Trump sign, no contact per leadership.”FEMA told the Wire that it was investigating the claims. “We are aware of it and we are taking action at this moment regarding the situation that you’re talking about," said Washington’s FEMA supervisor, Chad Hershey. The Wire also obtained a complaint made to FEMA about the alleged incident. “This behavior raises significant concerns of discrimination against United States citizens because of their political views,” the complaint read. “These actions not only undermine the integrity of our agency and create a hostile work environment for those who may hold differing political beliefs but they also threaten the very democracy of our country.”FEMA had been previously criticized for what many said was a slow and incompetent response to a major natural disaster that struck mainly Republican-majority states and counties. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The counting is done, and Donald Trump has won with a stunning 312 electoral votes — the most any Republican candidate has won since George H.W. Bush in 1988. “Blaze News Tonight” host Jill Savage and Blaze News editor in chief Matthew Peterson are joined by Clay Travis, OutKick founder and co-host of "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show," to discuss how Trump was able to achieve this landslide victory. According to Travis, Kamala Harris “got her a** kicked” partially because “she never really told us what she thought on the issues, and the ones she did tell us about she was wrong on.” “Meanwhile, Trump was right on everything,” and he expanded his voter base by appealing to “men in particular — black, white, Asian, Hispanic.” However, there was another major factor that contributed to Harris’ epic loss: Generation X. “You spoke about how Generation X came out in large numbers. Why do you think that is?” Peterson asks. “Because Generation X has great judgment,” Travis answers. “I do think Gen X saved America.” “I think a big reason why is Trump appeals to people who grew up in the 1980s and the 1990s. ... We grew up in an America that was awesome and an America that was filled with belief that we were the greatest country in the history of the world,” he adds. “A lot of Democrats frankly don't believe that anymore, and I think much of Generation X, myself included, fundamentally rejects this idea that somehow as America is a fundamentally awful, racist country, and we like the idea Trump is selling, which is American exceptionalism is a good thing. We are the freest and fairest country in the history of the world,” he explains. “I think Gen X is one of the biggest and foremost defenders of that idea.” Jill then points to another group that “overwhelmingly voted for Trump” — college football players. “Why does Donald resonate so well with this group?” asks Jill. “I think young men innately are seeing through the BS world that they have grown up in — this woke universe where suddenly being male is wrong,” Travis says. “I think a lot of these young men in college football programs, you know, they saw this crazy Lia Thomas business, and they don't think it makes any sense.” “They're tired of having to pretend that they don't believe what they believe. I am super optimistic that this next generation of men, these young men now 18- to 29-year-old who are coming in to vote, are going to have a big impact,” he adds. To hear more of the conversation, including Travis’ thoughts on exactly how Trump flipped the swing states, watch the clip above. Want more from 'Blaze News Tonight'?To enjoy more provocative opinions, expert analysis, and breaking stories you won’t see anywhere else, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York broke her silence about the election and warned her supporters that a "scary time" was coming. 'The fascist won a lot of working-class support.' Ocasio-Cortez posted the video on her Instagram account with more than 8.1 million followers to discuss the stunning loss of Vice President Kamala Harris to President-elect Donald Trump. “This is going to be a very, very, very, challenging difficult time," she said. "This is going to be a very scary time." She opined that had Harris been a man that perhaps she would have won the election and defended her against critics who blamed the vice president for the loss to Trump. "I think it's important to also state here that Kamala Harris was given an assignment that no other person in American history was given. To construct a presidential campaign in 90 to 100 days... and have to deliver the country from an enormous fascist threat that had already been campaigning and priming the pump for essentially eight years," said Ocasio-Cortez. "This race may not have been decided by any individual factor but misogyny is very real in this country," she added. "If Kamala Harris was Tom Harris we may have a different result today, I don't know."Ocasio-Cortez was re-elected on Tuesday with 69% of the vote. “I’m not here to sugarcoat what we are about to experience,” she continued. "We find ourselves I believe in a time where there are, let's say peers, in history of mass movements of people that mobilize to protect one another in times of fascism and authoritarianism. And this is the era that we are poised to enter."She also expressed frustration that Trump had increased his support from the working class in the U.S. “It’s an enormous setback because the fascist won a lot of working-class support, which has happened in history,” she said. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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