The journalist reality-checked the retiring Republican lawmaker over his comment.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Sunday argued it would be “preposterous” to think former President Trump would abuse power if reelected to the White House in 2024. “The idea that Trump is going to be radically different that what he was four years ago is preposterous,” Vance said in an interview on CNN’s “State of…
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Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent Donald Trump Jonathan H. Adler | 12.10.2023 4:27 PM On December 1, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss multipe suits filed against him for his conduct on January 6 on…
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What to know about Trump’s decision to not testify again in New York civil fraud trial CNNsource
Biden is honing his attacks on Trump away from the cameras CNNsource
Former President Trump on Sunday, in a last-minute reversal, said he won’t be testifying again in his New York fraud trial, posting on Truth Social that he has already “successfully and conclusively testified” in the case and had nothing more to say.Trump had been expected to take the stand Monday to be questioned by his…
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By Peter Wade Donald Trump defended comments he made last week where he said he wanted to be a dictator if re-elected but only on “Day One” in office. Trump began by complaining that Peter Baker of The New York Times wrote an article referencing his comments. “[Peter] Baker today in the New York Times…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeSen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Sunday said he won’t be supporting former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, and he wouldn’t rule out voting for President Joe Biden.Romney, a frequent critic of Trump, heavily rebuked the former president in an exclusive interview…
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With A Smile and a Smirk, Donald Trump Repeats “Dictator” Comment Vanity Fairsource
She sat down with "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl to discuss her new book.Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has issued a stark warning to the nation not to reelect Donald Trump to the presidency, arguing that thwarting the former commander in chief's comeback bid must be the "focus" across the political spectrum."There's a lot that…
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What to watch when former President Donald Trump returns to testify in New York civil fraud trial CNNsource
MADISON – An attorney who helped design a plot to create slates of false electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020 is cooperating with Wisconsin investigators, according to a new report.Kenneth Chesebro, a Wisconsin native and former campaign attorney for Trump, is now helping investigators in at least four states who are probing the…
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Nikki Haley argued that polls prove she'll do better against President Biden.With just over a month until primary voting begins, Republican candidates campaigning in Iowa this weekend zeroed in on what they hope is one of their most effective arguments against the front-runner in the race, former President Donald Trump: his electability.Both former South Carolina…
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Elections “What President Trump needs to do in this campaign, it needs to be about rebuilding, restoring, renewing America. It can’t be about revenge,” McCarthy said. Kevin McCarthy announced last week that plans to leave Congress by the end of December after a year that saw him win the long-coveted job of speaker only to…
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Both strategies so far look insufficient to the challenge.The latest GOP presidential debate demonstrated again that Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are pursuing utterly inimical strategies for catching the front-runner, Donald Trump.The debate, on Wednesday evening, also showed why neither approach looks remotely sufficient to dislodge Trump from his commanding position in the race.DeSantis delivered…
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McCarthy doubles down on support for Trump but says 2024 campaign ‘can’t be about revenge’ CNNsource
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) argued America “doesn’t want to see the idea of retribution” from former President Trump, who has signaled revenge if elected to a second term in the White House. Pressed in an interview on “CBS News Sunday Morning” over concerns Trump’s rhetoric and plans resemble those of authoritarians, McCarthy said, “Look,…
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While counting the results of Georgia’s 2020 election, Fulton County poll worker Ruby Freeman passed her daughter, another poll worker named Shaye Moss, a ginger mint. But longtime Trump ally Rudy Giuliani claimed a video of that interaction showed evidence of election fraud against former President Trump — proof of the mother-daughter pair passing a…
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Jump to Kevin McCarthy, who earlier this week announced plans to resign from Congress just months after being ousted from the Speakership, has more news: He’s endorsing Donald Trump for president in 2024, and possibly eyeing a cabinet position.Speaking in a pre-recorded clip released Saturday ahead of his appearance on “CBS News Sunday Morning,” McCarthy…
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Former President Trump on Sunday, in a last-minute reversal, said he won’t be testifying again in his New York fraud trial, posting on Truth Social that he has already “successfully and conclusively testified” in the case and had nothing more to say. Trump had been expected to take the stand Monday to be questioned by…
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The former president was originally going to testify Monday, which he has repeatedly claimed is election interference by the Biden campaign.
Trump has ‘authoritarian’ interests, says Mitt Romney after dictator comments NBC Newssource
Former President Trump and his former chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, were seen embracing Saturday night at the New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala, in a moment captured in a Reuters photograph. The event featured a keynote address from Trump, who appeared to double down on remarks that he would be a “dictator” on day…
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Frum: U.S. “on notice” about second Trump term CNNsource
Counties in swing states like Georgia overwhelmed with requests at the same time as they scramble to prepare for 2024Deb Cox has been elections director of Lowndes county in southern Georgia for more than a decade – and has never before received so many time-consuming demands for public information.Like many elections officials across the country,…
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