Month: May 2024

Former President Donald Trump was in Waukesha Wednesday for his second rally of the presidential campaign in Wisconsin, speaking at the Waukesha County Expo Center.Trump’s visit comes off the heels of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, which showed him with a two-percentage point lead over President Joe Biden, well within the margin of…
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Trump explains his militaristic plan to deport 15-20 million people  CNNsource

Fox News host Kaleigh McEnany said she is not willing to give President Biden any credit for condemning demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have broken out across college campuses in recent days, some of which have turned violent. “Joe Biden hails from the left, he is a Democrat president. I’m sorry but I…
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Trump gives his strongman’s ambitions free rein on a day off from court  CNNsource

But, he told Time, he’ll “have a big victory” and “there will be no violence.”Former President Donald Trump is playing down but not ruling out the possibility of political violence if he loses the November election."I don't think we're going to have that. I think we're going to win," Trump told Time magazine in a…
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Thursday morning that pro-Palestine protests on college campuses across the United States highlight a “complete breakdown of law and order.”  “You have hundreds of thousands of American students who can’t go back on campus, who feel threatened, who, in the middle of finals, are being disrupted,” Rubio said during an…
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Sarah Matthews, a former spokesperson for ex-President Trump, said Wednesday she expects a hypothetical second Trump term to be bereft of any aides with “competency and experience.” Instead, she said in an interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta, she expects the presumptive GOP nominee to surround himself with loyalists who would be eager to please him…
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The seven-figure ad buy from the Biden-Harris campaign will run on the two-year anniversary of the leaked Dobbs decision.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins clashed Wednesday over the ongoing college protests, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and former President Trump’s legal cases, as speculation rises over Vance becoming Trump’s potential running mate in November. Vance denounced mass pro-Palestine protests on college campuses across the nation, endorsing the…
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A court exchange set off Newsmax’s Greg Kelly, who ranted about “hideous bias.”

LIVE UPDATES: Judge holds gag order hearing on Day 10 of Trump’s hush money trial Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsFormer President Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues to prove to be a disaster. Trump has called President Biden “sleepy Joe” but it appears it might be Trump himself, who has a problem keeping his…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — As Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for a parade of foreign dignitaries in recent weeks, some aides to President Joe Biden took notice — and umbrage — at what they saw as the former president playing pretender-in-chief.In less than two…
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Other insiders suggested South Dakota’s governor wasn’t really considered.South Dakota's two-term Republican governor, Kristi Noem, has been widely promoted as a contender to be former President Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, with Trump himself saying that she was on his shortlist as of February."I like her a lot. I think she's great. Kristi's done a…
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SEARCH“There is no crime. I have a crooked judge. He’s a totally conflicted judge,” Trump told supporters at a Wisconsin rally.Donald Trump, a day after being warned about potential jail time if he continues to violate the gag order in his criminal trial in New York, lashed out at the judge presiding over that case…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe Commission on Presidential Debates is pushing back against criticism from the Trump campaign over its debate schedule.The nonpartisan entity, which announced the dates and locations for three debates late last year, responded Wednesday to Trump campaign officials’ calling the timeline “unacceptable.”“The CPD has…
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Keith Davidson, who also represented Karen McDougal, gave colorful testimony about how agreements came together in 2016The lawyer who negotiated hush-money deals on behalf of two women alleged to have had affairs with Donald Trump is set to continue testifying in Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Thursday in Manhattan.Keith Davidson has already given colorful testimony…
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Former President Trump is planning to speak at the Libertarian Party’s convention in Washington, D.C., later this month, his campaign confirmed Wednesday. Trump will “address concerns voiced by its members” during the event May 25, the party said in a statement. The convention, which will take place May 23-26 at a D.C. hotel, is where the…
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Former President Trump declined to commit to accepting Wisconsin’s November election results in an interview Wednesday, the latest instance of Trump hedging over whether he will contest the results of the election. “If everything’s honest, I’d gladly accept the results,” Trump told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an interview Wednesday. “If it’s not, you have…
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Trump makes multiple false claims in return to campaign trail. CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checks  CNNsource

AdvertisementThe former president recalled a key detail central to testimony before the Jan. 6 committee during a campaign event in Wisconsin.By Chris Cameron and Michael GoldChris Cameron reported from Washington, and Michael Gold reported from Waukesha, Wis.Former President Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he asked his Secret Service detail to take him to…
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough warned that the discourse surrounding demonstrations against the war in Gaza across college campuses are helping former President Trump’s election chances. Scarborough compared the current protests to those of the anti-war movement in the 1960s. “I remember my parents asking, what in the world is going on in this country? And…
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Trump, free from court, finds ‘a little fun on the campaign trail’  POLITICOsource

Harris and Biden both blame Trump on abortion. How they do it is very different.  POLITICOsource

2024 has been declared the “biggest election year in history.” Amongst the countries going to the polls are the world’s biggest democracy — India — and the world’s overall richest (but unequal) — the U.S.   Digital propaganda and online disinformation aiming to manipulate public opinion are proliferating in both countries. However, in India TikTok has been banned since June 2020, as China is one of…
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SEARCHTrump’s led a consequence-free life, but it doesn’t work that way for litigators who break the rules.What do you call a lawyer who obeys Donald Trump’s advice?Felon.Okay; I’m just kidding. Some of the crimes are misdemeanors, and a few people have been indicted but not yet convicted.The New York Times reported this week that Trump…
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