The former president made a bonkers claim about grocery stores as he took aim at Democrats during a D.C. summit on Friday.
New York attorney general trial against Trump is in limbo CNNsource
Former vice-presidential nominee condemns prosecutors over ‘travesty’ and says ‘we’re not going to keep putting up with this’A second US civil war is “going to happen” if state and federal authorities continue to prosecute Donald Trump, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin said.“Those who are conducting this travesty and creating this…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsFormer President Trump said Thursday that former First Lady Melania Trump may be back on the campaign trail with him “pretty soon.” “We’ll see her on the trail soon?” “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker asked the former president. “Yes. Soon? Yeah, pretty soon. When it’s appropriate, but pretty soon,” he…
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US senator and former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has called for Donald Trump and Joe Biden to "stand aside" and make room for a new generation of politicians. He made the remarks while speaking to media about his own plans to retire.He said he was choosing not run again because it was time "for a…
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The Florida Republican Party will no longer require candidates to sign a loyalty pledge to qualify for the party’s 2024 primary ballot, seen as a major win for former President Trump. The pledge would have bound candidates to support the eventual GOP nominee. Trump has refused similar pledges, including those required for primary debates, citing…
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President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 27, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)An attorney representing former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit seeking to disqualify him from running for president in Colorado has a history with some of the…
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Former President Trump on Friday continued his attack on GOP lawmakers’ messaging on abortion, claiming they don’t know how to “explain it properly.” “A lot of politicians who are pro-life do not know how to discuss this topic,” Trump told the audience at the Concerned Women of American conference in Washington, D.C. “And they lose…
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Former President Trump attacked Justice Department (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith after the prosecutor asked for a partial gag order in the trial related to Trump’s alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. “Deranged Jack Smith, he’s the prosecutor, he’s a deranged person, wants to take away my rights under the First Amendment,” Trump said…
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WASHINGTON −Never mind the indictments in four separate criminal cases − Donald Trump has persuaded millions of Republicans that prosecutors are only playing politics, and he has actually increased his lead in the GOP presidential race.And it has been a pretty easy sell: Most supporters of the former president never liked the government anywayDistrust of…
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Biden campaign plots long-game strategy as Democrats’ fears of a Trump win spike CNNsource
Politics Nearly a quarter of Texas Republicans now disapprove of the embattled attorney general, an all-time high. Even if he avoids conviction, Attorney General Ken Paxton has been damaged, with an ideological mix of Republicans aligned against him and his public approval rating ticking down. | Eric Gay/AP Photo By Adam Wren and Meridith McGraw…
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A survey conducted by Fox News found that in the three weeks since the first Republican presidential primary debate, former President Trump has widened his lead. Despite not participating in the August GOP debate hosted by Fox News, Trump’s support has strengthened, and his margin as the Republican front-runner has increased, Fox reported. “Unless something changes, this…
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How to watch Kristen Welker’s inaugural show as host of “Meet the Press” — interviewing Donald Trump, no less?Very, very carefully.It’s not a stretch to say that this is the most important political interview of the year. So far, at least. Which may be setting a low bar, but it’s not nothing.It is, in fact,…
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Jack Smith filed for the gag order in federal court, citing Trump’s many public statements and social media posts.
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Friday took jabs at former President Trump and President Biden in a new fundraising pitch, suggesting their time in Washington has expired. “Both the Trump and Biden families are past their sell-by dates in this country. It’s time to move on,” Christie said on X, previously known as Twitter.…
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Several legal challenges are being mounted against former Donald Trump, arguing he should be prohibited from holding office under a little-used section of the 14th Amendment. (Alabama Reflector Photo by Stew Milne)The push to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot has come to New Jersey, with a Mahwah man arguing the former…
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Trump: ‘Auto workers are being sold down the river by their leadership’ NBC Newssource
ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsIf he wins the presidency next year, he’ll be the oldest person ever elected to the White House.Yes, that would be President Joe Biden. But it would also be former President Donald Trump. Biden was the oldest presidential winner ever, when he won in 2020. The fact that he’d beat his own…
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President Biden leads both former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in hypothetical matchups in the key swing state of Michigan, according to a new poll. A poll from Susquehanna Polling & Research shared first with The Hill found Biden leads Trump by 3 points, 46 percent to 43 percent, and DeSantis by 6…
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GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed both congressional Democrats and Republicans for the nation’s $32 trillion in national debt at a summit on Friday. “I’m not going to let the Congress spend this country into oblivion any longer,” DeSantis said at the Concerned Women for America Summit in Washington, D.C. “And let’s just…
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In Britain, a televised interview with a politician is a chance to hold power to account. The American broadcast media, with few exceptions, prefer to lob softballs instead.There is much to be learned about power and the press from the fact that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson once evaded a reporter’s tough questions by…
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Takeaways from Thursday’s developments in the Georgia Trump election subversion case CNNsource
Former President Trump went after the United Auto Workers leadership in an interview released Friday, saying workers are being misled by their representation. He refused to take a side on contract negotiations which have devolved into a strike. “I’m on the side of making our country great… The auto workers are being sold down the…
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