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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Thursday, August 21, 2025

His path to becoming chair of the Republican National Committee's Youth Advisory Council started in a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, living room at age 10. The year was 2016 and Brilyn Hollyhand's parents were watching the presidential debate. "It's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country," Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton said. To which Trump responded, "because you'd be in jail." Hollyhand said his household wasn't all that political before. Trump's comment changed everything. "I stood there, and I was like, 'Wow, where'd this come from?'" he told Newsweek.

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... Trump's comment drew negative headlines, but Hollyhand found it positively gripping. Not long after that, he created a political newsletter that went to seven family members; he now places its audience at over 400,000.

Hollyhand's activity caught the attention of former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, who appointed him, age 16, as chair of the newly created youth council.

The next election, 47 percent of voters aged 18 to 29 backed Trump's third presidential bid -- an 11-point swing from 2020, per the Associated Press. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-21 12:43 AM | Reply

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-21 11:27 AM | Reply

So an Alex P Keaton clone. Mega sads.

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-08-21 11:40 AM | Reply

Because they're whiny little idiots.

Just look at the stupid thumbs up nonsense.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-21 08:32 PM | Reply

The right is winning over Gen Z by not being bat shht crazy on cultural issues.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-08-21 11:42 PM | Reply

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