Help keep Salon independentSome allies of former President Donald Trump jumped to his defense amid alarm over a rally speech that the Biden campaign argued had “parroted Adolf Hitler.”Trump claimed during a rally in New Hampshire that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.”“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16…
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Jump to As part of her guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case, former Trump attorney Sidney Powell had to write an apology letter.There wasn’t much to it.“I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County,” Powell’s one-sentence apology said, with her name and date signed underneath.At just 13 words,…
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Reporter, HuffPostAuthoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat said there’s a “very precise purpose” for Donald Trump’s ramping up of his divisive and “fascist rhetoric,” which came under scrutiny once again at the weekend after the former president at a New Hampshire rally said immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.”The Trump campaign “has made it very…
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Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile on Sunday dug into the 2024 GOP presidential candidates, arguing they don’t have the “guts” to say former President Trump is “unfit” for office but lauded former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as one candidate who has “shown some courage” on the matter.“Look, I’ve watched all of the…
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Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inFormer president continues to be dogged by wild rumour, partly kept alive because he keeps bringing it upFind your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileTrump praises Putin and says…
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WASHINGTON — Presidential hopeful and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley took a shot at former President Donald Trump for his response during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.“I think Jan. 6 was a terrible day, and I think that the tone at the top matters,” Haley said in an interview that aired…
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Senior ReporterChris Christie thinks Donald Trump’s stance on immigration makes him unfit for office.Christie continued to make his case against his rival for the Republican presidential candidacy during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, where he called out the former president for comments he made at a campaign event in New…
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Watch CBS News By Kabir Khanna, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto Updated on: December 17, 2023 / 8:50 PM EST / CBS News Donald Trump still leads in New Hampshire, but Nikki Haley has consolidated much of the non-Trump vote and has emerged as the top alternative to him there. Among the top…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, center, arrives for closed-door negotiations on a border security deal at the Capitol, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023 in Washington. Negotiators are rushing to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth in military…
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The man who will oversee elections in one rural county in Nevada next year is scheduled to be arraigned Monday along with five fellow Republicans on charges that they submitted false paperwork claiming Donald Trump had won the state in 2020VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald…
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GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie blasted former President Trump for quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin during a campaign rally Saturday night, emphasizing that the former president is only getting “worse.”“My reaction is that he gets worse and worse by the day, Jake, and voters better start paying attention to exactly what he’s saying,” Christie said…
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Elections If reelected, Trump has pledged to finish the border wall, reinstitute travel bans and launch mass deportation efforts. Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, New Hampshire. | Reba Saldanha/AP By Olivia Alafriz 12/16/2023 06:03 PM EST Link CopiedWith a border deal hanging in the balance and…
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Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Why is Donald Trump so resilient?As 2023 draws to a close, the ex-president is on track to win the Republican nomination and beat Joe Biden come November.If the election were today, Trump would get his second term.Yet he’s charged with crimes that run a gamut from election…
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Elections It comes after the campaign said Trump’s inflammatory comments about immigrants ‘parroted Adolf Hitler.’ President Joe Biden's campaign fiercely denounced Donald Trump following his caustic remarks aimed at immigrants Saturday. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Craig Howie and Eugene Daniels 12/16/2023 08:56 PM EST Updated: 12/17/2023 04:55 PM EST Link CopiedThe White House condemned…
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) labeled former President Trump’s latest comments on immigration as “hateful, fascist” rhetoric Sunday.CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Coons about Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) opposition to some of the border policies proposed by members of the Democratic Party. Coons said while he understands Menendez’s “passion” for ensuring that the “immigration system is safe,…
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Watch CBS News December 14, 2023 / 7:51 PM EST / AP The Michigan Court of Appeals said Thursday it won’t stop former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot, turning aside challenges from critics who argue that his role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him.The…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsRudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay two Georgia election workers nearly $150 million after a court found him liable for defaming them, as he spread Donald Trump’s big lie. And what really sunk Rudy here — apart from his obvious guilt — was his refusal to publicly acknowledge what he did or…
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Trump Georgia Election CaseAdvertisementSupported byA panel of appeals court judges appeared skeptical of the arguments on Friday on behalf of Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff.By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Danny HakimNicholas Bogel-Burroughs reported from Atlanta and Danny Hakim from New Jersey.A lawyer for Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff under…
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2024 Presidential ElectionAdvertisementSupported byThe former president cited comments by the Russian leader to argue the 91 felony charges he is facing undermine the United States’ claim to be the world leader on democracy.By Maggie Haberman and Michael GoldMaggie Haberman, who reported from New Hampshire, has covered Donald Trump since before his 2016 campaign. Michael Gold,…
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Elections Donald Trump declared the departure “GAME OVER” for Ron DeSantis. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. | Andrew Harnik/AP By Kelly Garrity 12/17/2023 04:46 PM EST Link CopiedJust over an hour after the news broke…
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Former president said undocumented immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ at political rally on Saturday Donald Trump is facing a backlash for repeating a remark at a political rally on Saturday where he said undocumented immigrants to the United States are “poisoning the blood of our country”.The former US president’s comments were the…
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