President Trump has made history yet again, defeating Kamala Harris to become the second U.S. president ever to win two non-consecutive terms. Trump’s victory was powered by an unprecedented multiracial coalition that included higher-than-expected support from Black and Hispanic men, a feat no Republican has ever achieved at this scale. With Republicans also seizing control of the Senate and poised to retain the House, a GOP trifecta seems imminent, paving the way for Trump’s agenda to make a powerful comeback.
As results became clear, liberals across the media landscape found themselves grappling with the news, and Fox News’s Juan Williams offered a glimpse into what the left’s post-election narrative might look like. Rather than discussing the economic and cultural issues that drew millions of voters to Trump, Williams blamed Harris’s defeat on “white racism” and took it a step further by accusing Black and Hispanic men of turning their backs on her out of “bro politics.” According to Williams, these voters were supposedly influenced by Trump’s appeal to “white grievance politics” and a supposed male-dominated ideology that drew minority men to his camp.
“I’m not sold on this idea that, oh, it was the cost of eggs,” Williams complained, rejecting the notion that economic issues played a major role in Trump’s win. “I worry that it was, ‘Well, I’m not voting for this woman. Or I’m not voting for this black woman.’” Williams went on to say that Trump’s campaign strategy managed to attract Black and Hispanic men, implying they were swayed by a toxic “bro strategy” that leaned on racial and gender biases.
In a rare moment of agreement among conservatives, even longtime Never-Trumper Karl Rove couldn’t stay silent. He fired back with a defense of Trump’s appeal, calling Williams’s comments “extremely odd” and challenging the idea that Black men who voted for Trump were motivated by prejudice. “To suggest that somehow Black men are racist because they supported a white man is just too far, Juan,” Rove said. He argued that Trump’s success among minority men was due to his promises of economic opportunity, not identity politics. “Trump did not say, ‘Vote for me because I’m not a woman,’” Rove added. “He appealed to people’s best instincts—an aspiration to succeed.”
Did anybody else watch Juan Williams lose his shit and make a fool of himself? pic.twitter.com/d3QkzAY7rW
— Rickey Sides (@rickeysides) November 6, 2024
Trump’s win has sent shockwaves across the political spectrum. With his multiracial coalition and a GOP-controlled Congress, Trump’s return to the White House marks the beginning of what could be a transformative era in American politics. For many, the lesson is clear: Trump’s message resonated with Americans across racial and socioeconomic lines who simply want a shot at prosperity and security—no race-baiting narrative can change that.
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