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The Republican senator said that former President Donald Trump should have been “even tougher” when talking about migrants.

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Tuesday swiped at former President Trump over his push for a primary challenge to DeSantis-backer Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), pointing out the filing deadline in Texas already passed. “While @chiproytx is fighting to do what Donald Trump promised to do—secure our southern border—the former president is on social media…
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His controversial comments on the issue are a centerpiece of his campaign.After facing backlash for saying immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," former President Donald Trump reiterated his hard-line views in a speech on Sunday — calling for a "clean up" of the country and, without detailing how, promising to shift "massive portions"…
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Elections The Texas primary filing deadline passed on Dec. 11. In a social media post late Monday night, the former president labeled Rep. Chip Roy a so-called RINO, a Republican in Name Only. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Kierra Frazier 12/19/2023 09:34 AM EST Link CopiedFormer President Donald Trump wants a primary candidate to challenge…
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said he was “mad” former President Trump “wasn’t tougher” in recent comments he made about migrants “poisoning the blood of our country.” “I’m mad he wasn’t tougher than that, because have you seen what’s happening at the border?” the Alabama senator said on Tuesday. In different events over the weekend, the…
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Senate Republicans on Monday recoiled at former President Trump’s comments at a rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, where he said the thousands of immigrants streaming into the United States on a daily basis are “poisoning the blood of our country.” They also balked at Trump quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s criticism of the American…
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Former President Trump launched new attacks Monday against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and Judge Arthur Engoron, the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial in the Empire State. “Remember, the corrupt and radical Judge Engoron is a political hack who wouldn’t give us a Jury, wouldn’t let this ‘case’ go to the Commercial…
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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 inFront-runner for Republican presidential nomination under fire for ‘fascist rhetoric’ Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileRelated video: Trump says there are ‘bird cemeteries’ under windmills A Vanity…
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A super PAC backing former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley fired back at former President Trump in a new 30-second ad buy released in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Stand for America (SFA) released its ad attacking the former president the same day the Make American Great Again (MAGA) Inc. super PAC released its own video taking aim at…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe super PAC backing former President Donald Trump is preparing to target Nikki Haley in upcoming ads in New Hampshire, according to new TV ad-buying paperwork — the first time the group will go negative against Trump’s former UN ambassador, in a sign of…
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) tried to spin the former president’s recent demeaning of immigrants during an interview with CNN.

Donald Trump defends former influencer convicted of election interference who has racist, antisemitic past  CNNsource

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inIn a scathing ruling, Judge Arthur Engoron said the former president’s defence witness ‘lost all credibility’Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileThe judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil…
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Trump’s GOP rivals are spending more time and money fighting each other than the former president  CNNsource

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald introduces former President Donald Trump during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Former President Donald Trump speaks during a…
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The former president says someone should primary Rep. Chip Roy, except he’s very popular and the deadline to do so has already passed. Oh well!

Nikki Haley is seeing clear signs of momentum as the most competitive alternative to former President Trump in the early voting state of New Hampshire.  A recent poll from CBS News/YouGov shows Haley narrowing the gap against Trump in the Granite State, with the former president at 44 percent and Haley at 29 percent.  The numbers are the…
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Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the 12:30 Report newsletter Subscribe <!– Presented by Working Forests Initiative — Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was “gracious and wise, civil and principled,” President Biden said Tuesday {beacon} 12:30…
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Former President Trump is leading President Biden by 2 points among registered voters, according to a poll released Tuesday.The New York Times/Siena poll also found that among likely voters, Biden takes the lead by an identical margin.The mixed result is emblematic of a tight 2024 race, with the GOP primary is set to begin in…
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Former Trump aide Mark Meadows loses appeal to move Georgia election trial to federal court  CNBCsource

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The hits just keep on coming for President Joe Biden’s reelection chances among Georgia voters.Yet another poll is showing Biden trailing the man he ousted from the Oval Office three years ago, Donald Trump, in Georgia and several other battleground states.The poll from Morning Consult on behalf of Bloomberg…
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) took aim at former President Trump for launching a “misleading” ad suggesting she supports him.  Trump’s campaign released an ad earlier this month including comments from Reynolds praising the former president as being “a partner in the White House” for the Midwest. She argued the ad was misleading since she has chosen…
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AdvertisementSupported byGuest EssayBy Kate ShawContributing Opinion WriterThe Supreme Court is considering whether to take up the question of presidential immunity — that is, the idea that a president, by virtue of the unique nature of the office, is entitled to exceedingly broad protections from legal consequences for statements made and actions taken while in office.…
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When Donald Trump began saying that immigrants poison the blood of our country in September, he could have argued plausibly that he didn’t know the construct was one of Adolf Hitler’s infamous talking points.Today, that argument isn’t going to fly, thanks to the thorough airing that his use of the phrase received — including here…
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Attorneys for former President Trump on Monday formally asked a judge to toss Trump’s Georgia 2020 election criminal racketeering case on First Amendment grounds.Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead Georgia attorney, had previewed such an argument at a recent court hearing.On Monday, Sadow filed court papers insisting that the allegations involved “core political speech,” telling the judge the indictment must…
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