Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton expressed confidence Tuesday as California Republicans fight to avoid being shut out of the governor’s race under the state’s unique “jungle-primary” system.

Hilton is one of two main Republicans in the race, alongside Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.

After Hilton received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, his neck-and-neck position with Bianco became a lead, but as the election neared, concern arose that two Democrats may outdo he and the sheriff – leaving no Republican on the ballot,

“I’m very excited that it looks like we’re going to have a good night tonight,” Hilton said.

“I think the president’s endorsement has been a great honor. The vice president endorsed me this morning. What an incredible thing for someone who’s a new American citizen,” the former Fox News host – a native of Great Britain – added.

Hilton portended a good night regardless of Bianco’s decision to stay in the race.

“I think everyone in California understands we need change,” he said.

Hilton said California Republicans – of which there are more numerically than any other state – are energized and that the early ballot returns depict such.

“I’m pretty confident that we are going to do fine one way or the other.”

The mood extended beyond the governor’s race. In Los Angeles, independent mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt spent Election Day courting voters in neighborhoods Republicans and independents increasingly see as receptive to change.

Pratt was spotted at the famed Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles, mingling with voters at the soul food establishment – and also seen in another clip hosting a cookout in a park in a majority-minority community.

With Gov. Gavin Newsom term-limited and Mayor Karen Bass under fire for her handling of crime, homelessness and the Palisades fires, Republicans and Pratt see an opportunity for marked change in California.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger – who like Hilton is an immigrant and Republican – was the last member of the Grand Old Party to hold court in Sacramento.

What do you do after letting loose and putting on what one of the sharpest eyes for talent around described as a dominant performance during Miami Swim Week? If you’re Kristin Cavallari, you share that story about the time you went on a couple of dates with an A-lister, and he took his junk out in front of you.

That’s going to get people talking. The reality star turned podcaster, and sometimes bikini model, said during the latest episode of her “Let’s Be” Honest podcast that she went on two dates at the Sunset Tower Hotel and the Beverly Hills Hotel roughly four years ago “with a very famous man.”

He turned out to be a very famous man with a bizarre go-to move of exposing himself to his dates. The dates up to that point were solid, according to Kristin. She said, reports Page Six, “[They were] two really great dates, honestly two of the best dates of my life.”

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Those are the expected results of a couple of hotel dates with an A-lister, am I right? For the second date, she explained how the two of them “got a suite, swam all day, took showers separately and ate dinner on the patio,” as one does on a second date.

Then the unnamed famous man brought up insecurities people have about their body that they want to overcome when they start dating someone new. She didn’t know it when the conversation started, but this was step one of this very famous man showing her his penis.

“‘I have a mole on my d–k. It’s not like that bad, but it’s noticeable. Can I just show it to you?'” she says he asked. “So he pulls out his d–k, first time I’ve seen it. I don’t see anything. I think he said it was more flesh-colored, like a white mole.”

This “look at my mole on my junk” trick didn’t work on Kristin. She says that despite it being in her face, she didn’t do anything involving his member. He swung and missed with what she decided must be his move to get his junk out in front of women.

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“You know that’s what he does,” she said after thinking back on the moment and letting out, “Put it away, f–king weirdo.”

That would have been wise advice for Mr. A-lister prior to the second date. Now that he’s already exposed himself, he left the door open and his pants down for what Kristin had to say next.

“This is mean, but I think he’s kind of known for having a big d–k and it wasn’t that big and I think that’s what the insecurity was really about,” she revealed.

“Can I be honest with you? Changing out of his swimsuit, he had the flattest ass and horrible bacne scars. We’ve got bigger fish to fry, buddy. [That’s] one of the biggest f–king turnoffs.”

A bullet dodged as far as she’s concerned. The unceremonious ending after two dates with a very famous man whom she hasn’t ever named publicly was, in the end, a good thing.

Even with his exceptional vision on the field, Jordan Love didn’t see one teammate’s arrest controversy coming.

The Packers quarterback addressed the situation surrounding running back Josh Jacobs for the first time publicly during OTAs on Tuesday, admitting he was caught off guard by news of Jacobs’ arrest last month.

Jacobs was booked into the Brown County Jail on May 26 following a police response to a domestic disturbance complaint.

The Pro Bowl tailback faces five charges, including a felony count of strangulation and suffocation, along with misdemeanor counts of battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct and intimidation of a victim.

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His legal team has strongly denied the allegations, asking for “fairness and restraint.”

Against that backdrop, Love admitted the news initially stunned him.

“There’s always questions,” Love told reporters about his immediate reaction. “I was shocked when I saw it.”

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Jacobs was released from custody on May 27 and has since returned to the field for OTAs while the District Attorney’s Office reviews the evidence before making a formal charging decision.

Love acknowledged there are still plenty of unknowns surrounding the situation as the legal process continues to play out.

“But like I said, we’re just going to let it play out.

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“There’s a lot of uncertainty when you hear something like that, of what might happen. But we’ll see, we’ll let it play out and go from there.”

While the organization has largely stayed quiet publicly, Love said conversations have taken place internally.

“Yeah, we’ve talked internally,” Love said. “Everyone knows what the situation is there. We’ve talked, but obviously the details, everyone’s keeping that under wraps right now, out of respect for the situation and obviously all the legal stuff that’s going to be playing out.”

Despite the uncertainty, Love said it has been business as usual with Jacobs back on the practice field alongside his teammates.

“But it’s great to have Josh here with us, being able to work with us and getting back to work,” he added. “But yeah, kind of everybody’s just waiting and letting it play out on its own.”

For now, Love and the Packers are waiting to see what happens next.

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