JUST IN: State Dept Holds First Press Briefing After Donald Trump’s Victory Over Kamala Harris

On Thursday, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller held a press briefing.

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[sj]

Can we please fire everyone and start over ?

[erinrife]

How many tons of paperwork will they burn? How many thousands of emails will they delete?

[johnlerner]

All These Actors said they would Move out of America if Trump Wins.
Robert Dezero - Mark Hamill - Samuel L. Jackson
Miley Cyrus - Bruce Springsteen - Raven-Symone
Amy Schumer - Bryan Cranston -Neve Campbell -Lena Dunham
Whoopi Goldberg - Jon Stewart - Barbra Streisand
And Dozens More. Are they packing their bags yet?

[Solodolo]

Thank you God for everything protecting me and Donald Trump and bringing us justice and balance and bringing our victory and success and thank you god for showing me and Donald Trump our innocents and dropping the charges thank you God for everything protecting me amen amen amen 🙏

[judisullivan]

Bye Garland and Mayorkas - don't let the door hit you in your

[sherryelebeauty]

How come I feel like they are up to something? I don't trust all this niceness...

[zachstark]

Americans are counting the days until you're all gone

[thatomofolo]

God bless President Donald Trump 🙏 🙌 ❤️ 👏 🎉😊

[petrafied.]

Feeling unburdened by what has been, you?

[CID-jk]

They should be passing out handcuffs to each other rather than saying anything.

[K.naveryU]

They trying to figure out what else they can fk up before they leave.. don’t let the dot hit ya where the good Lord spilt ya 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[johnlerner]

Winning Was Simple. Men with Balls Voted Trump
Women with Balls Voted Kumula
The rest could not figure out if there a Man or a Women.

[StephenDoty]

44:39 this wording sounds fishy as hell; it's like they are trying to terminate Trump now; he's trying to bring Trump "to a conclusion now", as if to finish what other plotters failed to do. Nice wording, jerky.

[CID-jk]

They should be saying, hide and shred everything before Trump arrives.

[Michael-oszd]

The end of the 3rd Obama presidency - I am going to guess the US will do another UNSCR 2334 - stab in the back at the last moment.

[ambitionhut]

Ive never heard this guy talk before, is it just me or is he very well spoken? Dayum

[RobinetteBowman]

Lower Coporate Taxes. Lower Consumer Costs. More Energy Development, Lower the National Debt. Double Down on Import Tariffs. Protect American Jobs! B. Bowman CEO Camden Loche

[josephineudasco]

Finally they’re getting up from their lazy assess to do some work. Bunch of liars and jerks. They’re intimidated by Pres Trump.

[LizBennett-qqlx]

They have something up their sleeve too nicey nicey!??

[michelleh]

Here's a list of 100+ Celebrities Who Supported Kamala Harris and she still lost. We should not support the woke party.

Eminem, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Usher, Kardashians, Mark Cuban, Oprah, Obama, Hilary & Clinton, Mike Obama, Bill Gates, Bruce Springsteen, Robert DeNiro, George Soros, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lebron James, Billie Eilish & Finneas, Miley Cyrus, Samuel Jackson, Don Omar, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Aniston, Don Cheadle, Danai Gurira, Chris Evans, Paul Bettany, Spike Lee, Garcie Abrams, Cardi B, Steve Curry, Mick Jagger, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Jon, Bon Iver, Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Megan Thee Stallion, Mickey Guyton, Patti LaBelle, Steve Wonder, The Chicks, Common, Lizzo, Mana, Quavo, Cher, James Taylor, Maggie Rogers, Gracie Abrams, Mumford & Sons, The National, Remi Wolf, Michael Stipe, 2 Chainz, Keyshia Cole, Tamar Braxton, The War & Treaty, Sugarland, Eric Benét, D-Nice, Andra Day, The Roots, Jazmine Sullivan, Adam Blackstone, Christina Aguilera, Megan Thee Stallion, Fantasia Barrino, Sofi Tukker, Fat Joe, Katy Perry, Dionne Warwick, John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Jessica Alba, Ariana Grande, Kevin McHale, Jon Steward, Jamie Lee Curtis, Yvette Nicole Brown, Bette Midler, Ricky Martin, James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Brittney Spencer, Margo Price, Cher, Clown Posse, Marc Anthony, Lizzo, Olivia Rodrigo, John Legend, Chappell Roan, Neil Young, Jon Bon Jovi, Smokey Robinson, Neil Young, Jessica Alba, Charli XCX, Mumford & Sons, Bad Bunny, Chappell Roan, Will I am, Demi Lavato, Viola Davis, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dick Van Dyke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Harrison Ford, Will Ferrell, Billy Eichner, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, Rosie O’Donnell, Cynthia Nixon, Mindy Kaling, Don Cheadle, Tony Goldwyn, Kerry Washington, Nick Offerman, Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, Kathy Griffin, John Stamos, Ed Helms, Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, Matt Damon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aubrey Plaza, Jennifer Aniston, Mel Brooks, Lynda Carter, LeVar Burton, Anthony Rapp, Misha Collins, Mark Hamill, Jennifer Lawrence, Fran Drescher, Bryan Cranston, Anne Hathaway, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Danai Gurira, Paul Bettany, Ken Burns, Aaron Sorkin, John Oliver, Laurene Powell Jobs, Arthur Blank, Michael Bloomberg, John Pritzker, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt, Steven Spielberg, John Fish, Reed Hastings, Theodore Leonsis, Christy Walton, Elaine Wynn, Melinda French Gates, Sean Parker, Angela Bassett, Meghann Fahy, Alyssa Milano, Zoe Saldana, Alanis Morisette, Mark Duplass, Rosie Perez, Billy Eichner, Katie Couric, Richard Gere, Ken Jeong, David Duchovny, Lisa Rinna, Drew Carey, Andy Cohen, Mariska Hartigay, Geraldo Rivera, Aubrey Plaza, Carole King, Ben Stiller, Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Jason Bateman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mindy Kaling, Maren Morris, Jeff Bridges, Mark Hamill, J.J. Abrams, Mickey Guyton, Pink, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eva Longoria, Jason Isbel, Sigourney Weaver, Matthew Modine, Misha Collins, Howard Stern, Alex Cooper, Michael Keaton, Stephen King, Rapper Ice-T, John Oliver, Raven-Symone, Amy Schumer, Bryan Cranston, Neve Campbell, and Lena Dunham.