I thought Sam Elias, a Bethlehem police officer and a member of the Lebanese diaspora here in NorCo, had a very good shot at winning one of the five at-large seats up for grabs last year. But when the votes were tallied, he ran a distant 6th. He was nearly 10,000 votes behind Nadeem Qayyum, the fifth-place finisher. But yesterday afternoon, during a Trump rally at Mack Truck, he got rock star treatment from none other than the President himself.
According to Trump, Elias has named his youngest child Melania.
I hope it's a girl.
For his part, Elias thanked Trump, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie and the entire white house for helping him as a father of six in a single-income household. "Hard work should pay off, not get punished with higher taxes," he said. He lauded Trump for severely curtailing tax on tips and overtime.
He also praised Trump for his approach to Lebanon. "The Lebanese people finally have an American ally who advocates for a sovereign and independent Lebanon governed by the Lebanese people."
Israel thought it had a great American ally in Trump, too.
So did Italy ... and Britain ... and Canade ... and Mexico ... and Denmark.
Ukraine was a bit smarter and started making its own drones.
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