President-elect Trump warned Hamas and its allies that there will be "ALL HELL TO PAY" if they don't release hostages by Jan. 20, 2025, Breitbart reported. Trump wrote this on his Truth Social Monday after it was confirmed an American hostage was already dead.
Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli, presumed captured on during Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, has been dead since that date. His family said in a statement that President Joe Biden and Trump must "use all of their leverage and resources to return all 101 hostages — living and the deceased — to their families as soon as possible."
The family previously spoke at the Republican National Convention, where Trump warned Hamas about the coming day of wrath. "To the entire world, we want our hostages back—and they better be back before I assume office, or you will be paying a very big price," Trump said during his acceptance speech.
Neutra's family also spoke at the Democratic National Convention. However, with his death now confirmed, Trump made it clear that there would be no mercy if they didn't give up the remaining hostages.
Unlike other world leaders who are afraid of their own shadows, Trump was direct and firm about what would happen to Hamas and all who sponsor the terrorist state. He also expressed his frustration with the way Biden and other leaders have handled it.
"Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East – But it’s all talk, and no action!" Trump began.
"Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity," Trump promised. Although Trump didn't mention military action, but it's clear that's what was meant.
"Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!" Trump urged.
Neutra was a resident of Plainview, New York, but was serving as a tank commander with the Israeli Defense Forces when the Hamas attack happened, the New York Post reported. "Omer was a man of values, blessed with talents and a Zionist in every sense of the word," a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
"He immigrated to Israel to enlist in the IDF, chose a combat path and was chosen to command and lead," Netanyahu continued. Until Monday's confirmation, the 21-year-old was presumed to be alive.
Unfortunately, Neutra was killed in the initial attack last year, and Hamas took his body to the Gaza Strip. He was one of eight Israeli-Americans captured by Hamas who were not part of the hostage exchange last year.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the flags at half-staff on Tuesday in his honor. "For months, we’ve prayed for the safe return of Omer Neutra and all those kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th. This horrific news shakes all New Yorkers to our core," the Democrat said in a statement.
Tragically, Neutra was killed in the line of duty while defending Israel from the terrorists. What's worse is that nobody in power is actively moving to make it all stop except the incoming president.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said he has not ruled out a challenge to Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) for minority leadership of the Judiciary Committee.
“Jerry Nadler is a great leader and a great friend of mine. Obviously, we are going through discussions within our caucus about who’s going to be in different positions at this point, but I have great respect and admiration for Jerry Nadler, I really do,” Raskin said on CNN's "State of the Union."
He later added, "I'm not ruling anything out at this point," when asked whether he would challenge Nadler.
As some Democrats push to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler as ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, @RepRaskin tells @kasie “I’m not ruling anything out at this point.” pic.twitter.com/ovz46yojAV
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) December 1, 2024
Raskin said it was important for Democrats to be a "muscular opposition" to the Republican majority and President-elect Donald Trump.
“We’re engaged in conversations all with the purpose of creating a strategic focus and capacity within the Democratic members of the House so that we’re going to be a really effective and muscular opposition,” he continued.
Nadler has said he plans to continue in the leadership post, indicating that he will not step aside easily for Raskin or anyone else.
He touted his accomplishments in impeaching Donald Trump and investigating the January 6 breach of the Capitol.
“As a New Yorker, I have stood up to Donald Trump my entire career,” Nadler wrote.“When he became president, I led the Judiciary Committee’s efforts to hold him accountable for his various abuses of power, culminating in two historic impeachments.”
Observers have noticed that Raskin is more of a debater in his style of leadership, while Nadler relies on talking points to communicate.
If Raskin does decide to challenge his colleague, Democrats on the committee will decide which style they prefer and whether they think it's time for new leadership of the important committee.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was chosen easily to be minority leader, remaining the top Democrat in the House.
Minority Whip Katherine M. Clark (MA) and Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (CA) are also remaining in their positions.
All three ran uncontested for the top spots in an uneventful race, but Nadler at age 77 may be reaching the point where his caucus feels new leadership would be beneficial.
After receiving her party's presidential nomination this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris was touted as the face of a new generation of liberal leaders, but in the wake of her loss to Donald Trump, some on the left believe she is undermining Democrats' future prospects in a serious way.
In particular, fundraising emails from the Harris campaign continue to be sent weeks after the VP conceded the race, and some party insiders believe that their urgent tone may kill the enthusiasm of donors who are already wondering how the more than $1 billion raised for her bid did not ensure success, as Politico reports.
The fundraising communications that continue to reach Democrats have surprised not just in their volume, but also in their arguably desperate approach.
As Politico, noted, one such message read, “Even a quick donation of $50 is enough to help us in this fight. And with only hours left to hit our goal today, NOW is the best time to rush your support.”
“Please do not click away,” another message implored, suggesting that there is a dire need to recoup what reports suggest is the $20 million in debt with which the campaign remains burdened.
However, given that roughly $1.4 billion was raised in support of Harris' push for the White House, many donors are wondering why they should give more, and insiders such as Mike Nellis of Democrat-affiliated fundraising firm Authentic have opined that “stuff like that erodes trust.”
Longtime Democrat James Zogby agreed, saying that the “begging” is “not a good look” and that it stands to reason that party members in large numbers have been left wondering where all the money went and why more is now being sought.
Even more blunt in his criticism of the situation is seasoned Democratic Party strategist James Carville, who believes a spotlight must now be put on the Harris campaign and its potential financial mismanagement, as the Washington Examiner reports.
Carville believes that audits must be conducted to facilitate the sort of transparency needed to regain trusts of donors and voters alike.
During a discussion on Politicon's Politics War Room, Carville addressed a Harris super PAC called Future Forward and said, “I'm telling you, without complete transparency, the campaign -- we think -- raised a billion and a half dollars. Okay, we know that Future Forward, the last we saw, was $900 million, so we can assume that they got to a billion before the election. That's two and a half freaking billion dollars.”
Suggesting that few have “any idea where that money went,” Carville insisted that Democrats should be prepared to “audit everything.”
“We're going to audit the campaign. We're going to audit Future Forward. We're going to audit the DNC so people can know,” he added.
Suspicions that financial misfeasance on the part of the Harris campaign has turned off prospective donors appear at least partially vindicated through recent remarks offered by former Democratic Party mega-donor John Morgan, who says that profligate spending on celebrity appearances, a podcast set, and unnecessarily splashy advertising is disqualifying for any future aspirations the VP may have.
“I think this disqualifies her forever. If you can't run a campaign, you can't run America,” Morgan mused. “The same thing is going to follow Harris for the rest of her career. She cannot be trusted with the money, and the donors are going to be, like, 'Where is this money?'”
Twilight Zone actor Earl Holliman died at his Los Angeles home on Monday, Pop Culture reported. The Golden Globe-winning actor is best known for starring in the premiere episode of the beloved science fiction suspense series.
Holliman's spouse, Craig Curtis, confirmed his passing while his niece Theresa Mullins Harris announced the news to the world via Facebook. "I’m very sad to report that my Uncle, Earl Holliman passed away this afternoon after a short illness," she wrote to his fans, who remain in disbelief.
"He was 96 years old, and the last of his siblings. He had a long wonderful life. His dream at 5 years old of becoming a movie star came true, more than he ever could have imagined," Harris continued.
"He loved hearing all the good things his fans had to say about him. He will be missed by all. I’m so glad that I was able to go out and spend time with him one last time this week."
Holliman had a prolific career that began with a slew of successes in 1956, including a Gold Globe for Best Supporting Actor in The Rainmaker, the New York Times reported. He beat out Elvis Presley for that role despite the singer's star power at the time.
Screenwriter Allan Weiss, who saw Presley's audition, said that the musician "played the rebellious younger brother with amateurish conviction — like the lead in a high school play." Holliman had the right looks and bravado for that kind of role, a fact that kept him working for decades.
That year, Holliman brought to life the role of spaceship chef in Forbidden Planet, which included his part in a humourous storyline about Robby the Robot making whiskey. Holliman starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean in his final role in Giant also that same year.
Even with a string of successes, Holliman would not go on to be the leading man with top billing as many others aspired to be. That was just fine with Holliman, a 1967 interview revealed.
"Money is getting important to me. The trouble is, I can’t handle success," Holliman told the Los Angeles Times back then. Nevertheless, his crowing achievement would be his very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.
Throughout his career, Holliman would appear on hit television shows such as Gunsmoke, Murder She Wrote, and CHiPs. His rugged good looks and country charm made him the top choice for such roles.
However, Holliman's legacy will forever be tied to his 1959 performance in Rod Serling's iconic series The Twilight Zone. The series' debut episode titled "Where is Everybody?" featured Holliman as an Air Force serviceman who finds himself wandering in a deserted world while suffering from amnesia.
Another notable tevelis role came in 1974 when Holliman was cast as Lt. Bill Crowley in the television hit Police Woman opposite Angie Dickinson. He spent four seasons on the series and earned an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson because of the notoriety it brought.
After decades in the film and television industry, Holliman received a Gold Globe nod for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a television series for Delta. The series, starring Delta Burke, only ran for one season in 1992.
Holliman's extensive career exists in film and television reels that will endure for generations. He will be missed by fans of classic television and all who knew him.
The Justice Department continues to pursue defendants from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol despite promises of leniency from incoming President Donald Trump, the Washington Examiner reported. Trump has pledged to end what he calls "political prosecutions" when he takes office.
Trump will take office in less than two months. Rather than halting their crusade against the people in and around the Capitol that day, President Joe Biden's Justice Department and FBI have doubled down on their pursuit.
Just this week, two Florida men were arrested and charged with several felonies. Their crime was using a Trump sign as a "battering ram" against police which garnered them the charge of assault of an officer with a deadly weapon.
A 56-year-old Virginia man was arrested and charged with two felonies after he allegedly pushed an officer while swearing at him. The agency shows no signs of slowing down despite Trump's pledge.
The writing is on the wall for the Justice Department and its vendetta against Jan. 6 protesters. Nevertheless, they continue to hunt down, arrest, and charge as many people as possible.
Attorney Bill Shiply, who has represented several Jan. 6 defendants, said that the administration is not about to let up. "They’re denying reality," Shiply said.
"They’re basically saying, ‘Well, it’s our toy for another seven weeks, so we’re going to keep playing with it,'" Shipley added. The attorney believes it's a waste of resources on their part.
"They’re tying up court resources for cases that are almost assuredly not going forward. And then the defendants have to retain counsel, and counsel has to get involved and put aside time and make appearances and arrangements and deal with the government and obtain discovery," Shipley said.
Trump has promised clemency to the more than 1,500 people who have already been charged for their conduct during the Jan. 6 demonstrations. The FBI still has many people on its wanted list who have yet to be prosecuted, and it looks like the agency has no intention of slowing down.
Among the many prosecutions from the Jan. 6 unrest is that of the president-elect. Special counsel Jack Smith pinned charges on Trump for allegedly attempting to overthrow the 2020 election and inciting the protest, NBC News reported.
However, Smith filed a motion last week to drop the charges based on the prohibition against prosecuting a sitting president. "That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind," Smith said in the court filing.
"The Government’s position on the merits of the defendant’s prosecution has not changed. But the circumstances have," he added.
Smith, who will step down before Trump takes office, said the decision was between "two fundamental and compelling national interests." He was split between the Constitutional idea "that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities" and "the Nation’s commitment" to the belief that "no man in this country is so high that he is above the law."
These prosecutions were political from the start. The Justice Department has not pursued other rioters with as much zeal as they have the Jan. 6 defendants, and Trump is right to take up their cause once he's sworn into office.
The Republican National Committee is suing several states over late counting of mail-in ballots, Fox News reported. The lawsuit includes California, which has not certified all its races nearly four weeks after Election Day.
The Golden State is counting its ballots at a snail's pace in part because of the choice of many citizens to vote by mail. The state said these ballots must be verified individually, explaining the long delay.
However, RNC Chairman Michael Whatley believes this is "absurd" as pivotal races remain uncalled. "It is absurd for California to accept ballots by mail up to 7 days after Election Day and take almost a month to count them," Whatley posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.
CALIFORNIA ELECTION INTEGRITY:
Two updates as vote counting in California continues.
1. The RNC and @CAGOP have been on the ground with attorneys and observers across the state throughout the process of voting, curing, and counting.
2. It is absurd for California to accept…
— Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) November 25, 2024
Whatley has been leading the RNC's mission to rein in this practice, and he shared that RNC and California Republican Party "have been on the ground with attorneys and observers across the state throughout the process of voting, curing, and counting" in California.
In addition, they have "filed lawsuits to stop this and will continue to fight aggressively to force all states to stop accepting ballots after Election Day," Whatley continued in his post. "Every vote in every state matters, and the RNC will work with our state parties and candidates to ensure Election Integrity across the country," he added.
"It is clear that we need real election reforms to Protect the Vote in California," Whatley concluded. Other states also have similarly extended counting long after Election Day.
The GOP slammed Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania after he refused to concede to Dave McCormick for several days. Officials continued counting votes against state law, including some that should be thrown out for missing or incorrect dates on return envelopes.
A similar situation occurred in North Carolina, and the state's Republican Senate leader, Phil Berger, outright alleged fraud as the Democratic challenger picked up an additional 10,000 votes after Election Day. "We’re seeing played out at this point another episode of ‘count until somebody you want to win wins,'" Berger told the media, The Gazette reported.
Despite the obvious problems with universal mail-in balloting and counting votes that should be disqualified, Democrats continue to push for it. In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to codify the processs.
California became the first state to require a ballot mailed to every registered voter in the state in 2021. This cemented what was ostensibly a pandemic-era accommodation.
Then, in 2023, Newsom signed a pair of laws that require polling stations to allow for curbside voting and ballot drop-off with immediate counting. Now, President-elect Trump has vowed to secure elections, including making sure only citizens are allowed to vote.
Newsom has responded by making the state "Trump-proof" and will hold a special legislative session on Dec. 2 to do just that. "California is ready to fight. Whether it be our fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, or climate action – we refuse to turn back the clock and allow our values and laws to be attacked," Newsom posted to social media after the election.
Tightening up elections is the only way to ensure the future of true representative government. Without measures to stop the abuses, mistrust in the leaders will only continue.
Melania Trump said she was pleased her husband had "high expectations" for her before they tied the knot, the UK Daily Mail reported. This revelation came from a clip that resurfaced of the former model and Donald Trump, who would twice become president and twice make her first lady, on CNN's Larry King months after their 2005 wedding.
The pair were media favorites long before Donald Trump became the 45th and 47th president of the United States. King interviewed them and asked Melania Trump about her husband's "demands" or whether he was "controlling" as a spouse.
Melania Trump said he was not, but rather that she "respected" that he had expected so much from her. "He values loyalty, respect, and he has high expectations. There were things he expected from me, and I respected that," the former first lady explained.
When Donald Trump entered politics in 2015, the media turned on him and began to paint a very different picture than the one they portrayed when he was just a rich, charismatic real estate mogul. The way King treated Donald Trump and his wife proves that.
King fawned over Melania's ring from Graff Jewelers, which King referred to as "Oprah's jeweler." The clip is a reminder of how the Trumps were beloved by the same networks and people who would later turn against them.
The interview also revealed what kind of man Donald Trump is, especially to the women in his life, which was something only in dispute since he entered politics as a Republican. Melania Trump described their marriage in a way that would surprise these leftists.
"We are very equal in the relationship, and that's very important. You know, to marry a man like Donald is -- you need to know who you are, and you need to be very strong and smart and, you know, he needs to know that he could rely on me sometimes," Melania Trump said.
"You know, and we share a lot of stuff together. I don't think he's a control freak at all," she added.
CNN's YouTube video of the interview received renewed attention in the lead-up to the 2024 election. In the comments section under the video, one user posted, "This interview needs to be all over the place right now, on Nov.2nd, 2024."
Others noticed the disparate way the Trumps were treated then and now. "They were always like this, even today," the user posted of Donald and Melania.
"But the people wanted to judge and tear Melania down as soon as she became First Lady. She remained classy throughout all of it. I'm not even Republican, but I respect people who are respectable," the person wrote.
There are many clips, news articles, books, tabloids, and other sources over the decades that have shown what kind of couple the Trumps are. They were part of American royalty and well respected by the most powerful people in the world.
However, Donald Trump made the mistake of becoming a Republican presidential candidate in 2015. These same people have turned on him and painted him with the worst insults, but this interview and others prove that these attacks are completely political.
Piers Morgan believes that ABC's The View "canceled themselves" during their crusade against President-elect Trump, Fox News reported. Morgan said this in an opinion piece published in the New York Post Monday.
The hosts, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, and Ana Navarro, have been relentlessly critical of Trump. All of them, even self-identified Republicans Griffin and Navarro, voted for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Morgan believes that this has caused them to lash out at Trump with irrational anger. "I don’t like cancel culture — but given that the hosts of ‘The View’ have, by their own admission, worked so hard to cancel Donald Trump, it’s time they were canceled themselves," he wrote.
"Because 'The View' has become a pointless, irrelevant parody of itself that urgently needs to be put out of its — and our — misery," Morgan said. He noted that the ladies' conduct demands it.
The hosts of The View have had several moments where they have become unhinged, especially during this election cycle. Morgan illustrated their descent into madness by describing his "worst nightmare" being "trapped on a desert island" with them.
"And all day long, I’m subjected to them all snarling, whining, scowling, seething and cursing about the same thing: Donald Trump," Morgan imagined. He described what each would be doing based on their worst behavior, including "Joyless" Joy Behar's calling Trump a hypocrite despite her penchant for wearing blackface.
"Whoopi Goldberg, who was suspended for saying the Holocaust wasn’t about race, sits by the ocean howling that Trump is a deluded, ill-informed, race-baiting imbecile," Morgan went on before describing the rest caterwauling about Trump in various tropical spots. He then topped that by recounting how the hosts behaved after Trump's victory.
"Their nadir came the day after the election, when to their horror, the man they’ve spent years branding a vile, bigoted, racist fascist won absolutely everything: the popular vote, the Electoral College, the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. In a truly farcical gesture of brazen bias, the six hosts all trotted out in funereal black clothing because they were in mourning," Morgan noted.
"And yet, ironically, it was their own professional funeral that they were almost certainly attending," he added. Morgan said this behavior justifies their cancellation.
Morgan described the hosts' awfulness the day after the election. Goldberg refused to say Trump's name, while Hostin claimed his election "had nothing to do with policy" but "was a referendum of cultural resentment in this country."
Of course, as Morgan pointed out, "Trump’s win had everything to do with policy" and that the hosts' "insufferably woke worldview" was exactly what "just got repudiated in spectacular fashion." He believes Behar's resolve to "vehemently disagree with the American people" illustrated the disconnect.
"That’s the problem, right there. Behar, like so many of the Democratic elite, just arrogantly assumed that her own scathingly disparaging opinion of Trump was shared by most of her fellow Americans," Morgan said. He accused the hosts of straying from the show's original purpose.
"When the late, great Barbara Walters created 'The View,' she wanted it to be a show hosted by women with different opinions. But it isn’t anymore. They all despise the man who is to be their president again, and that tediously myopic, one-sided act just won’t play now that he’s been given such a resounding endorsement from the American people," Morgan said.
Morgan is correct that this show has become an echo chamber for these women and their radical leftist opinions. Their viewpoint is now demonstrably out of step with the majority of Americans, and there's nothing left to do but cancel the show.
According to a new Fox Digital report, 1.4 million illegal immigrants with deportation orders are still in the U.S. under the immigration policies of President Joe Biden, even as recent reports of migrants murdering Americans have many communities on edge.
The number of deportees is less than half of the total number of estimated illegal immigrants in the country, which is 11.7 million.
"It took decades of neglect and bad public policy, coupled with four years of unprecedented illegal immigration, to get here," director of research for the Center of Immigration Studies Steven Camarota told Fox News Digital. "You can't reverse it in four years."
Former Border Patrol Council head Brandon Judd said the number doesn't come as a surprise.
"We've known this forever," he said. "I've been on record many times saying that once somebody gets here, they're never going to leave this country. And the reason is, is because the vast majority of them won't show up [for their court date]."
Judd said that most migrants who aren't in detention get notified of their deportation via letter and are not arrested.
"We have addresses, we have places of work – we have information about them," he said.
"How do you have the immigration system that has judges go through this whole procedure and then most of the people they say ‘No’ to are not made to go home?" Camarota continued.
The Biden administration isn't working too hard to pursue them when they don't show up to court either, he said.
The incoming Donald Trump administration has said mass deportations are coming, but has given few details about how they will be accomplished other than sending many more Border Patrol agents into the field from their current desk duty.
Last week, the border state of Texas offered to give 1,400 acres of land to the Trump administration to stage its efforts to deport many of the illegal immigrants who have flooded the border under Biden.
The land is in Starr County, in the Rio Grande sector near the border, making it suitable for detaining migrants before they are sent back to where they came from.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered the land in a letter to the Trump administration, saying the state was "fully prepared to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the United States Border Patrol to allow a facility to be built for the processing, detention, and coordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation’s history."
The land was purchased to continue a border wall, but that effort was stopped by the Biden administration when he took office in 2021.
Though they recently presented a very united front when it came to campaigning on behalf of Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House, that is not to say that former President Barack and former first lady Michelle Obama have always been on the same page.
In fact, as InStyle reports, there have been a number of bumps and hurdles along the way during the course of the Obamas' romance, including the then-future president's clunky advances at the start of their relationship.
Though millions of Americans are said to look up to the Obamas as an example of marital support and solidarity, their initial days of acquaintance did not necessarily foreshadow the impressive trajectory on which their union would embark.
Few would believe that the loved-up couple dancing together at two presidential inaugurations had a start that included rebuffed advances and a hearty dose of skepticism from the eventual first lady.
In Michelle Obama's own telling, her future husband made his interest clear just one month after their first meeting, but he did not make the sort of impression many would expect.
Looking back, Michelle Obama characterized Barack's overtures while working together at the Chicago office of the Sidley Austin law firm as “completely tacky.”
Eventually, however, Barack's persistence paid off, and the pair's first date included a visit to an art museum, a movie, and a stop for ice cream that was capped off by a goodnight kiss.
Despite her initial reluctance, Michelle Obama's first date with Barack was so successful that it set the stage for a marriage now poised for the history books.
“We clicked right away...by the end of the date, it was over...I was sold,” she would later explain.
A 1991 proposal during a romantic dinner out followed, and Barack and Michelle subsequently married in October of 1992.
It was just a few short years later that Barack Obama launched his political career in the Illinois legislature, a road that would ultimately lead him to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
With the birth of daughter Malia in 1998 and Sasha in 2001, the Obama family unit was complete, bringing a happy conclusion to the initial days of uncertainty about the couple's future together.
With 32 years and two terms in the White House under their belts, Barack and Michelle Obama look to many to be the image of a perfect partnership, but as the former first lady explained not long ago, a commitment to hard work and patience underlies their marital longevity.
“People aren't perfect. Marriage is hard. It's a struggle for everyone,” she said, adding, "You've got to know that there are going to be long periods of time when you can't stand each other...but that doesn't mean you quit,” and political disagreements aside, that is advice every married couple – regardless of age – would do well to heed.