President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, Matt Gaetz, is continuing to generate controversy, after an attorney says his clients testified about Gaetz’s illicit activities.
Former governor and presidential candidate becomes first to launch bid to chair Democratic Party
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Monday became the first person to announce a bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee.
“I’m excited to offer my candidacy for Chair of the DNC,” the former two-term Baltimore mayor and two-term Maryland governor who ran for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination said.
‘We must connect our Party with the most important place in America — the kitchen table of every family’s home. Jobs, Opportunity, and Economic Security for all. Getting things done. Hope. A 50 state strategy. Now,” O’Malley emphasized in a social media post.
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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Monday became the first person to announce a bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
O’Malley, who for the last year has served as commissioner of the Social Security Administration in President Biden’s administration, is hoping to succeed current DNC chair Jaime Harrison, whose term is up early next year.
Harrison is unlikely to seek a second four-year term steering the party in the wake of this month’s very disappointing election results for the Democrats, up and down the ballot.
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O’Malley, who led the Democratic Governors Association following his gubernatorial re-election in 2010, showcased himself in a New York Times interview published on Monday as a “proven operational leader and a turnaround manager.”
“We face enormous challenges and a lot of soul-searching,” the 61-year-old O’Malley said in the interview. “We need to focus on fixing the problem and not the blame.”
DNC chair Jaime Harrison, whose term is up early next year, is unlikely to seek a second four-year term steering the party in the wake of this month’s very disappointing election results for the Democrats. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The next DNC chair will be chosen by the roughly 450 voting members of the national party committee, and O’Malley told the New York Times that he was launching his bid with three endorsements from DNC members and was speaking with others over the past few days.
But another longtime DNC member, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, when asked about O’Malley, said, “Who? Where’s he been for the past nine years?”
While O’Malley’s first to launch a bid, others are expected to follow, as the Democrats try to rebound after losing the White House and Senate in the 2024 elections and failing to recapture the House.
Among those mulling a bid is Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman, Chicago mayor, White House chief of staff and current U.S. ambassador to Japan. (Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press)
Among those mulling a bid is Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman, Chicago mayor, White House chief of staff and current U.S. ambassador to Japan. Two sources in the DNC orbit confirmed to Fox News last week that Emanuel had been quietly reaching out to committee members as he contemplates a bid.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with GOP on ‘undated’ ballots : NPR
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In a new ruling on Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed all of the state’s county election officials not to count mail-in ballots for this year’s general election that arrived on time but in envelopes without current dates handwritten by voters.
The order, prompted by a request from the Republican National Committee and Pennsylvania’s Republican Party, comes after a long-running legal battle over what to do when absentee voters don’t follow an artifact of the state’s election rules that has drawn a tangle of lawsuits since Pennsylvania started allowing no-excuse voting by mail in 2020.
Despite similar orders by the state’s high court leading up to Election Day, some local election officials had decided to include what are often called “undated” or misdated ballots in their official tallies.
State law requires a handwritten date on the outer return envelope, but it’s an open question in the state courts whether rejecting ballots for not having one violates Pennsylvania’s constitution.
The RNC and David McCormick — the Republican whom the Associated Press has declared the winner of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race — filed a pair of lawsuits last week against county officials who counted undated or misdated ballots.
“No more excuses,” Michael Whatley, the RNC’s chair, said in a post on X after the court’s ruling. “Election officials in Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and other counties have absolutely no choice.”
The ruling comes after Pennsylvania’s top election official ordered an automatic statewide recount for the close U.S. Senate race. McCormick currently leads Democratic Sen. Bob Casey by over 17,000 votes, according to the latest unofficial returns compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of State.
The final results of the recount are expected on Nov. 27.
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Environmental groups present differing opinions of Trump’s energy and environment appointees
Energy and climate-focused groups have mixed feelings about the new appointees selected to lead the charge on environmental issues over the next four years.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped fracking CEO Chris Wright to head the Department of Energy, while former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin was nominated to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Both candidates are teed up to align themselves with Trump’s position on achieving U.S. energy independence and cut back on the Biden administration’s environmental policies, such as emissions standards. When interviewed by Fox News Digital, leaders of environmental groups said that neither inspired much hope that Trump would seriously address their concerns about the future.
Zeldin previously supported environmental causes during his time in Congress, such as cleaning up Long Island Sound, which was applauded by environmental groups after he was nominated for the top administration position.
President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominee for secretary of energy. (Evan Vucci)
“Lee Zeldin is deeply familiar with the environmental issues we face in the Long Island Sound region and has championed the Sound’s health as co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus,” Save the Sound, a group focused on stopping water pollution, and restoring wildlife habitats, said in a statement. “We appreciate Representative Zeldin’s prior support of the funding that is critical for the restoration of Long Island Sound, his role in passing the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, and his support for the permanent preservation of Plum Island.”
The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) also highlighted their work with Zeldin over the years on environmental issues.
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“While we did not always see eye to eye with Rep. Zeldin, we did work to find common ground on several issues during his time in office, including on Plum Island, the Great American Outdoors Act, fighting offshore drilling on the East Coast, EPA actions on PFAS, and restoring funding for Long Island Sound,” NYLCV said in a statement after Zeldin was nominated.
“The former congressman has called himself a champion for conservation within the Republican Party. He has also said he is committed to public health and that he supports energy independence. He opposed cuts to the EPA from both Democratic and Republican presidents because, he said, they would hurt the people he was in office to serve,” NYLCV continued. “For the health and wellness of the American people and given the urgency of the climate crisis, we hope his EPA will reflect these values.”
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin was tapped by Trump to lead the EPA. (Jason DeCrow)
However, the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit of 250 scientists whose research is geared towards a mission to “combat climate change,” claimed that Zeldin does not have the experience for the role.
“If confirmed, Lee Zeldin would come to the crucial position of EPA administrator lacking relevant experience and has already signaled that he would put corporations over people,” Rachel Cleetus, the policy director for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said in a statement. “The EPA’s mission is to protect public health and the environment, and he must make decisions based on the best available science, not pressure from oil and gas companies seeking to expand their profits. His focus should be on cutting harmful pollution—including heat-trapping emissions—to safeguard people, the economy and ecosystems.”
Earthjustice, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that dates back to 1971, expressed skepticism that Zeldin could get rid of many of the current environmental policies of the Biden administration.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) (L) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) (R) join Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Grappone Convention Center on Jan. 19, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. (Chip Somodevilla)
“We need a steady, experienced hand at EPA to marshal federal resources to fight climate change and utilize the full power of the law to protect communities from toxic pollution. Lee Zeldin is not that person,” Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen said, according to Roll Call. “His loyalty to Donald Trump indicates he will gladly take a sledgehammer to EPA’s most recent lifesaving regulations, putting politics over science and endangering our communities.”
Environmental groups have been widely critical of pro-fracking candidate Wright, the CEO and founder of Liberty Energy, to head the Department of Energy in Trump’s second term.
Jeff Deyette, deputy director of the climate and energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said that “the nomination of Chris Wright makes crystal clear the fossil fuel industry’s out-sized and undue influence on shaping and implementing the Trump administration’s agenda.”
“DOE must prioritize confronting the reality of the climate crisis, maintaining focus on the technological and policy innovation required to enable a rapid phase out of dirty fossil fuels and transition to clean and reliable renewable energy,” Deyette added.
Wright, who described himself as a “lifelong environmentalist,” has said that he believes climate change is an issue, but not a crisis, and accused the movement of using “deceptive marketing terms.”
“Climate change is a real problem, and I’ve been speaking on it for 20 years,” Wright said while speaking at the 2023 American Conservation Coalition Summit in Salt Lake City. “We can make progress on that. But we can’t make progress towards solving a climate challenge if we’re keeping people in poverty and not letting them rise up.”
The Sierra Club, an environmental group that “works to promote clean energy,” slammed his views on climate change.
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. CEO Chris Wright laughs as he celebrates the companies IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York on Jan. 12, 2018. (Lucas Jackson)
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“Not since Donald Trump’s most recent cabinet pick has a nominee ever been so utterly unqualified for the job,” Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous said of Chris Wright. “Clean air and clean water are not a priority for these people, and their reckless ideas and policies will only further harm the American people. Chris Wright is not merely unqualified, he’s a direct threat to our future and the planet’s.”
Wright is likely to push back on the Biden administration’s target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Republicans file 12 Pennsylvania lawsuits in ‘aggressive’ push to end recount
FIRST ON FOX — Senior Republican Party officials announced Monday that they are filing 12 lawsuits in Pennsylvania as part of an ongoing effort to “aggressively” defend their pickup in the closely watched Keystone State Senate race.
Speaking to reporters on a call Monday, GOP officials said they have been working closely with Republican candidate Dave McCormick’s campaign in an effort to protect his Senate win over three-term incumbent Democrat Sen. Bob Casey, who has refused to concede defeat and has secured a statewide recount.
Both national and state Republican parties have filed lawsuits in four counties across Pennsylvania, urging the courts to not count mail-in ballots with either incorrect or missing dates, in accordance with a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling earlier this month.
Republicans noted the defiance they’ve encountered from some county Democratic leaders, including in Philadelphia, including Bucks County, Center County and Delaware County — four areas that the GOP focused their first wave of lawsuits.
“Democrat officials are on video saying that they’re going to choose to break the law, and there will be legal consequences for that,” a senior party official told Fox News.
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Senator Bob Casey (D- PA) addresses supporters before former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
In addition to these lawsuits, party officials told Fox News Monday that they are filing eight additional court challenges in Pennsylvania. The efforts are aimed at ensuring McCormick’s victory is upheld, and confirming that only legal votes are counted.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled before the election that mail-in ballots lacking formally required signatures or dates should not be included in official results.
But Democratic officials in Philadelphia and other parts of the state, including Bucks County, Centre County, and Montgomery County, have not complied with that order, RNC officials said, prompting the litigation.
Speaking to reporters on a call Monday, Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley said senior RNC officials have been “coordinating closely with Dave McCormick’s campaign to ensure that this hard won Senate seat will be protected.”
He also vowed to maintain “an aggressive, comprehensive and strategic legal posture for as long as it takes to ensure that this election is going to be certified” in Pennsylvania.
“The RNC and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania are aggressively fighting back to bring an end to this corrupt and despicable conduct” in the state, Whatley said.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS SLAMMED FOR COUNTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS IN SENATE RACE: UNBELIEVABLY ‘BRAZEN’
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) listens as David McCormick, candidate for United States Senator, speaks during a campaign rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 2024. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
McCormick’s unofficial margin of victory stands at roughly 17,000 votes, or within the 0.5% threshold required under Pennsylvania law to trigger an automatic recount.
But RNC officials challenged the notion that the Senate recount—which will continue through Nov. 26 — will change the outcome in any substantive way.
They have decried the effort, which costs an estimated $1 million, as a waste of taxpayer money, noting that since 2000, there have been just three statewide election recounts in Pennsylvania, and each has resulted in an average change of 393 votes.
In a “worst case” scenario, they said, the uncounted provisional, mail-in and absentee ballots could reduce McCormick’s margin of victory “to maybe 14,000” votes.
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A large crowd waits for the arrival of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, PA on Saturday, October 5, 2024. (Matthew McDermott for Fox News Digital)
To wit, national and state Republican officials said they have deployed “hundreds of attorneys and other observers” on the ground at recount sites in “every county in Pennsylvania,” they said, to ensure the process is conducted freely and fairly.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Pennsylvania Republican Party chair Lawrence Tabas took aim at the price of the recount, which is estimated to be around $1 million.
He also criticized possible political ramifications of the recount, which he said threatened to erode voter confidence in the election system.
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This has been a frequent claim repeated by Republicans as they seek to challenge the recount.
“The Casey campaign could end the recount at any time,” Tabas said. “And there are political ramifications of eroding the voters’ confidence in elections that has been built. So we need to stop this attempt at electioneering and declare McCormick the winner.”
At the end of the day, he said: “There’s no mathematical way to achieve what the Casey folks apparently think they can achieve.”
Biden asks Congress for about $100 million in disaster relief funding : NPR
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President Biden asked Congress on Monday for more than $98 billion in emergency funding to help cover the costs of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
The majority of the money would go toward the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Agriculture Department, but there are requests for 16 agencies, including Housing and Urban Development and the Transportation Department to help repair housing and rebuild infrastructure.
Congress last passed disaster funding two years ago. Since then, the two hurricanes tore through the southeast, killing more than 200 people and causing millions of dollars of damage,
Shalanda Young, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told reporters that the Biden administration continues to provide federal support after the devastating fires in Maui, tornadoes across the Midwest and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
There were also severe storms in Alaska, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Mexico, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, Young said. “It is absolutely critical that these communities know that their government has not forgotten them.”
The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA’s disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. The White House is also requesting $24 billion for the USDA to help farmers hit by disasters, and for school lunch programs and food banks in affected regions.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters that 2024 has been “a year of records.” In 2024, there have been 172 disaster declarations, she said, compared to 113 the previous year.
“We saw the second-busiest spring tornado season ever recorded,” she said. “And we’ve seen, overall, a 50% increase in disaster activity.”
Liberals rage against ‘Morning Joe’ ‘betrayal’ after co-hosts meet with Trump: ‘We will not forgive’
“Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski set off a firestorm on the left after they announced Monday they had privately met with President-elect Donald Trump last week.
“Joe and I went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally with President-elect Trump,” Brzezinski told viewers of the meeting, which took place Friday. “It was the first time we have seen him in seven years.”
Scarborough added that they didn’t see “eye to eye on a lot of issues, and we told him so.” Scarborough said they went over such topics as abortion, mass deportation, and threats of retribution against political opponents and media outlets.
The meeting, according to the hosts, was about an agreement to “restart communications.” Trump was cheerful during the meeting and appeared interested in finding common ground with Democrats on major issues, the hosts said
Still, the staunch Trump critics’ admission enraged liberals, who took to social media to call them “grifters” and “cowards.”
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FILE – Then-Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
“BREAKING NEWS: I TOLD YOU SO,” former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann wrote, calling the pair “Trump collaborators.”
“Not a word Mr. and Mrs. Vichy Quisling say can ever be trusted again – not that those words ever should have been trusted. They are confidence tricksters – and grifters,” Olbermann added.
“Normalizing Trump is a very bad idea,” MSNBC host Katie Phang also wrote on X, in an apparent reference to her network colleagues.
“F— Joe & Mika. F— Morning Joe. And f— MSNBC if they keep them on the f—ing air,” popular liberal X user “JoJofromJerz” posted.
“Bowing in advance. Cowards,” liberal SiriusXM host Michelangelo Signorile posted.
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“Morning Joe” co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough enraged liberals on social media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
“Given Morning Joe and Mika are now sucking up to Trump I wanted to re-share my clip from MSNBC on Friday when I made it clear WE will NEVER surrender to Trump. We will take the fight to him. We will not meet him halfway on his fascism. We know who he is, and more importantly we know who we are,” progressive SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah wrote.
Liberals also criticized the MSNBC anchors on the left-leaning social media platform, Bluesky.
“Sold us out for access. We will not forget, and if we survive the next four years, we will not forgive,” Bluesky account LocoRunner posted.
“Disgusting,” anti-Trump Washington Post columnist and MSNBC analyst Jennifer Rubin posted in response.
“Morning Joe jumped the shark,” MeidasNews Editor-in-Chief, Ron Filipkowski, posted on the platform.
“Joe Scarborough and Mika from Morning Joe, their ratings plummeting, made a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago because they decided if you can’t beat him, grovel for access and help normalize him AGAIN. STOP WATCHING MORNING JOE,” popular liberal social media account “Brooklyn Dad Defiant” posted.
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“Morning Joe” co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough have set off a left-wing firestorm after they said they met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. (Screenshot/MSNBC)
“To those of you waking up at this hour and thinking of watching the rerun of the first hour of @Morning_Joe, this is what you are in for: @JoeNBC’s and @morningmika’s betrayal of their colleagues, democracy, and us all. It is a disgusting show of obeisance in advance,” Jeff Jarvis, a recently retired professor at CUNY’s Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, wrote.
On “The View,” the left-leaning panel debated the decision from a journalistic perspective. Co-host Sunny Hostin said it wasn’t necessary in her view to go and “kiss the ring” to be able to properly cover Trump.
Scarborough and Brzezinski, who are married, stood out in the 2016 cycle for their bullishness on Trump’s political chances early in the Republican primary, and they took heat for frequently hosting and interviewing the future president at the time.
But they became two of his staunchest critics once he took office and Trump at times leveled intensely personal attacks on the pair. In turn, the hosts have previously deemed him a fascist, authoritarian threat to democracy and even made Hitler comparisons.
Scarborough appeared to anticipate the progressive backlash to their summit on Monday, saying, “Don’t be mistaken. We’re not here to defend or normalize Donald Trump. We’re here to report on him and to hopefully provide you insights that are going to better equip all of us in understanding these deeply unsettling times.”
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Democrat effort to block Biden weapon sale to Israel gains momentum
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Democrat from Massachusetts, indicated that she is in support of a Joint Resolution of Disapproval introduced by Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders last week, which seeks to block President Biden’s latest arms sale to Israel.
Sanders said he plans to bring a vote on the resolution some time this week, citing Israel’s violation of international law in its failure to adequately provide humanitarian aid to Gazans amid the nation’s ongoing war with Hamas . Meanwhile, in a statement shared with The Guardian, Warren indicated that she, too, is in favor of halting Biden’s latest weapons sales to Israel for the same reason.
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are trying to block President Biden’s latest weapons sale to Israel, citing a worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. (Getty Images)
“On October 13, the Biden administration told Prime Minister Netanyahu that his government had 30 days to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza or face the consequences under U.S. law, which would include cutting off military assistance,” Warren’s statement reads.
“Thirty days later, the Biden administration acknowledged that Israel’s actions had not significantly expanded food, water and basic necessities for desperate Palestinian civilians. Despite Netanyahu’s failure to meet the United States’ demands, the Biden administration has taken no action to restrict the flow of offensive weapons.”
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Last month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin penned a letter to Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, informing him that if the humanitarian situation in Gaza did not improve over the next month, the U.S. may choose to restrict its future military support to Israel as it continues to wage war against Hamas in Gaza and against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The letter laid out specific steps for Israel to take, including boosting the amount of aid trucks let in to Gaza to 350 per day.
Israel’s aid into Gaza includes the delivery of food, water, medical supplies and shelter equipment. (IDF Spokesman’s Unit)
The U.S. ultimately determined, following the 30-day deadline, that while Israel had only made limited progress, it was not in violation of international law. But this conclusion did not sit well with Israel’s critics.
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“Israel’s actions failed to meet any of the specific criteria set out in the U.S. letter. Israel not only failed to meet the U.S. criteria that would indicate support to the humanitarian response, but concurrently took actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in Northern Gaza,” a group of humanitarian aid groups wrote in a report.
Protesters rally for a cease-fire in Gaza outside a UAW union hall during a visit by President Biden to Warren, Michigan, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Reuters/Rebecca Cook)
The joint resolution of disapproval being put forth by Sanders and backed by Warren is a legislative tool used to reverse actions taken by the executive branch.
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“The failure by the Biden administration to follow U.S. law and to suspend arms shipments is a grave mistake that undermines American credibility worldwide,” Warren said in her statement of support for Sanders’ resolution. “If this administration will not act, Congress must step up to enforce U.S. law and hold the Netanyahu government accountable through a joint resolution of disapproval.”
Beirut Residents Reel Under Fresh Round of Israeli Airstrikes
In the first strikes on Beirut for weeks, at least 10 people were killed and 45 more injured according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
LPGA Tour star Charley Hull appears to break out Trump’s dance move during tournament
LPGA Tour star Charley Hull became a viral sensation earlier this year when she was seen with a cigarette hanging from her mouth as she signed autographs for fans at a tournament.
The sensational streak continued this weekend, when she appeared to perform President-elect Donald Trump’s dance move during The Annika.
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Charley Hull of England watches her tee shot on the first hole during the first round of The Annika golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Belleair, Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
Hull finished tied for second place in the tournament with Im Jin Hee. The two golfers finished 11-under par for the tournament. Nelly Korda won the event, shooting 14-under par.
She was the latest professional athlete seen doing the dance move. Several NFL players and UFC stars showed their support for the president-elect over the weekend. Brock Powers, Calvin Ridley, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez all pulled it off.
At UFC 309, Trump was seated cageside as Jon Jones and Bo Nickal both showed support for him. Jones did the dance move after he knocked out Stipe Miocic. He handed the heavyweight belt to Trump afterward. Nickal talked with Trump about golfing after his victory.
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Charley Hull of England watches her tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the LPGA Annika golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Belleair, Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
Hull did not appear to be outwardly supportive of Trump, but she did express interest in the Women’s Open Championship returning to Trump Turnberry in Scotland in the future.
The Trump Organization bought the golf course in 2014, but outgoing Royal & Ancient (R&A) Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has made it clear that the tournament will not be played there again so long as the company owns it. The R&A’s decision came after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
She agreed in August “100%” that the policy should be changed.
“I thought it was a great golf course, great fun,” she said while preparing for the Scottish Open, via The Telegraph. “I love being out there, and the views are brilliant.”
Charley Hull of England reacts during the second round of the Ford Championship presented by KCC at Seville Golf and Country Club on March 29, 2024 in Phoenix. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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“Like honestly, it’s one of the best golf courses in the world. It would be a shame to not be on there,” she added.
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