As presidential race tightened, new anchors seemed as stunned as anyone

“Nobody predicted this,” said Chris Matthews on MSNBC. “I don’t know one poll that suggested that Donald Trump was going to have this kind of night,” said Jake Tapper on CNN. “He is still in this,” said Chris Wallace of Fox News a few minutes after 9 p.m., adding, “and I’m not sure a lot […]

Trump or Clinton as president, Moscow might not care

Russia has hung like a bad omen over this entire, ill-begotten election. Here’s Donald Trump praising Vladimir Putin, and there’s Mike Pence echoing that praise. There’s Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid asking the FBI to look into Trump’s campaign advisors for nefarious Russia ties. Here are Democrats, howling that the Kremlin is hacking this election in […]

Clinton and Trump in last-day dash with FBI email probe over but not forgotten

Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief expressed relief Monday that the FBI’s email probe had been put to rest, but Donald Trump appeared ready to hammer the issue in his last-ditch bid for critical swing states as the campaign entered its final day. FBI Director James B. Comey said Sunday that the bureau had completed its examination […]

Veteran spy gives material to FBI alleging Russia intended to cultivate Donald Trump

Reports have emerged claiming that a veteran spy has handed over information to the FBI alleging a Russian operation to cultivate Donald Trump. There isn’t a lot of authority behind this claim and media development. But is there a direct connection, relationship, between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump? Probably not. Trump’s connection to Putin may […]

SOFREP Poll results show military’s choice is Trump on election day

The results of the second SOFREP poll for this presidential election are in, and our military audience will be voting for Donald Trump. Unlike our first poll between only Hillary and Trump, we added all of the third party candidates to this poll. Out of 1968 military veterans and those currently serving, 1537 indicated they would […]

Putin says U.S. hysteria over Russia is an election ploy

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that American politicians were whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat in the U.S. presidential campaign as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings. Putin, addressing an audience of foreign policy experts gathered in southern Russia, said he found it hard to believe that anyone […]

Policy prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on defense

Donald Trump calls the U.S. military “depleted.” It urgently needs more planes, ships, troops and nuclear weapons, he says, to ensure American predominance in the world. Hillary Clinton has a much different view of the defense and military challenges facing the next president. Her prescriptions are largely echoes of the Obama administration. She begins with […]

America, we survived the last and final presidential debate

We have made it through three unique and often times crazy debates. Some people may have been on the fence until watching the debates while others have known who they will vote for since the beginning of the election cycle. If you are still undecided or can’t get enough of politics, check out these SOFREP […]

Did Hillary leak classified nuke secrets at the debate?

Like many Americans, I was taken slightly aback when Hillary Clinton mentioned that it takes four minutes from the time the President decides to launch nuclear weapons to the time that the missiles fire from their silos and submarines in a war that is thankfully hypothetical at this time.  Information surrounding America’s nuclear warfare capabilities are […]

The dirty little secret that no one wanted to mention at the debates

Republicans have an incentive to avoid a conversation about our multiple wars because the GOP finds it more politically advantageous to portray Barack Obama as a feckless commander in chief who has made the country less safe through grandiloquent displays of spinelessness. To put our wars on the table for discussion and debate would expose […]

Final Presidential Debate was worth watching

The debate last night between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was entertaining for sure. But, it also contained a fair amount of substance. They debated issues, and they dove right in. Trump seemed surprisingly tame and not unhinged, and Hillary Clinton tried not to engage him. The debate had some good parts, as well as […]