Republican yells at Raw Story when asked about clash between ex-Gov. Larry Hogan and Trump

2 days, 13 hours ago

'I think he's done': Speaker Johnson's future uncertain following gov funding 'chaos'

WASHINGTON — As Congress careened toward a Saturday midnight deadline to pass a government funding bill, legislators exclusively told Raw Story Friday that party leaders were negotiating through the “chaos” created by President-elect Donald Trump and his allies who sunk a deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson spent weeks brokering — making his future as House leader unknown. Rep. Jerrold …

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3 days, 10 hours ago

Trump's new enemy could 'bring the Republican agenda to a halt': ex-GOP lawmaker

Raw Story

Donald Trump may have caused headaches for himself by making an enemy of a Texas Republican, according to a former lawmaker. The president-elect singled out Rep. Chip Roy this week on social media after the congressman joined 38 GOP lawmakers who opposed a Trump-endorsed bill that would have increased the debt limit as part of a measure to keep the …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

Trump issues direct threat to 'weak and ineffective' GOP lawmaker as infighting escalates

Raw Story

He hasn't even taken office yet, but President-elect Donald Trump is already threatening to run primary challenges against disobedient Republicans. In a post on his Truth Social website, Trump lashed out at Rep. Chip Roy, who is resisting Trump's demand to eliminate the debt ceiling as part of a deal to keep the government open. "The very unpopular 'Congressman' from …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Trump expresses support for Johnson with conditions as rumors swirl: report

Raw Story

Donald Trump expressed support for Mike Johnson remaining House speaker, but with some conditions, according to a report. The president-elect told Fox News Digital that he would back Johnson's re-election as GOP leader in the next Congress if he could avoid "all of the traps being set by Democrats" and act "decisively and tough." "Anybody that supports a bill that …

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5 days, 4 hours ago

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report

Raw Story

A Democratic insider who previously served as the January 6 Committee spokesperson fought back against a “cherry-picked” report by House Republicans that attempted to discredit the committee’s investigation – and targeted former Rep. Liz Cheney for retribution. Tim Mulvey, a former Democratic communications director, said singling out Cheney – and the GOP's threats to prosecute perceived political enemies – offer …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Some Republicans Say Kash Patel Won’t Do The Awful Things He Said He’d Do

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, Kash Patel, has said he would wield the government as a weapon to “come after” Trump’s enemies. “I think there’s a difference between the hyperbole and the reality.” Sen. Josh Hawley told HuffPost Patel told him he would prosecute violent criminals. “I’ll take the opportunity to ask …

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1 week, 6 days ago

'Pit bulls of retribution': Swalwell braces for Trump admin after 'gross abuse'

Raw Story

A new watchdog report released Tuesday revealed that the Department of Justice under the first Donald Trump administration secretly obtained phone records for members of Congress, journalists, government staffers and incoming FBI director nominee Kash Patel — actions the top House Judiciary Democrat exclusively told Raw Story are a "gross abuse" of power worthy of investigation. "My suspicion alert level …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jamie Raskin ready to battle Trump 'assault' 2.0 in new role

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — After leading the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump and then serving as a member of the select Jan. 6 committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin is readying for a new role come January: Democrat’s lead constitutional watchdog in Congress. “It's like they tell the little kids in soccer, ‘don't bunch, spread out’ — we need people everywhere, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Blow this system up’: Chip Roy scolds Republicans who aren’t ‘committed fully’ to MAGA

Raw Story

Rep. Chip Roy called on his GOP colleagues in the House to band together to push through President-elect Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda come January, but predicted there would be “fireworks” if congressional Republicans don’t figure things out soon. The comments came Tuesday during Roy’s appearance on The Benny Show podcast, where he lashed out at lawmakers in his own party …

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4 weeks ago

Exclusive: Multiple Republicans reveal plan to boot Mike Johnson as speaker

Raw Story

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservatives on Capitol Hill still aren’t sold on Speaker Mike Johnson. “Honestly, I think it's more that members don't see somebody who's going to be strategic, make the right call, make timely calls.” Former Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good lost his primary this year, but as he heads for the exits, he’s encouraging his colleagues to replace …

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1 month ago

"Do not do that at my table": CNN's Abby Phillip shuts down Trump surrogate's "condescending" remark

Salon

A CNN panel over Donald Trump’s since-withdrawn attorney general pick Matt Gaetz’s sordid history of sexual misconduct investigations got heated on Wednesday night when a Trump surrogate hurled a condescending dismissal. In a segment discussing a web of former Florida Rep. Gaetz’s Venmo transactions leaked to the New York Times, host Abby Phillip had to shut down MAGA surrogate and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Diddy wasn't available?' Bill Maher hits Trump's Cabinet picks with scathing satire

Raw Story

Comedian Bill Maher used his opening monologue Friday night to mock President-elect Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominations, including one whom he joked was only chosen because the rapper Diddy "was not available." Beginning his show, "Real Time" on Friday night, Maher led off by noting that women are now pledging to deny sex as a rebuke to the nation …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Breach of protocol': Former Trump aide highlights 'very telling' Matt Gaetz development

Raw Story

A former aide said Donald Trump isn't playing the 4D chess that people think he is. Speaking to MSNCB's Chris Jansing, former deputy press secretary under Trump's administration, Sarah Matthews, said she thinks that all of the opposition is only enshrining his belief that Gaetz is the right person. "I think that right now all of the pushback that they're …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Don't have the discipline': Ex-GOP staffer scoffs at pricy Trump deportation plan

Raw Story

A powerful conservative communications strategist doesn't believe Republicans will be able to come up with the cash for President-elect Donald Trump's massive deportation plans, he said Wednesday. Brendan Buck, onetime press secretary to former House Speaker John Boehner, appeared on MSNBC Wednesday to discuss Trump's potential to streamline campaign promises that will come with hefty price tags. Donald Trump wants …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'They're trying to bully us': GOP senators revolt over new MAGA pressure campaign

Raw Story

Republican senators are pushing back against President-elect Donald Trump and his base of MAGA supporters as they try to ram a potential party leader down their proverbial throats, according to a new report. Mounting calls for Sen. Rick Scott to become next majority leader has infuriated several GOP senators who do not want to consider conservative pundits' demands when choosing …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert

Raw Story

Members of Congress bent on getting revenge for the way they think Donald Trump was treated after he left office may be stepping into precarious territory — particularly if they make good on threats to go after special counsel Jack Smith. In a column for MSNBC, attorney Shan Wu noted a post on X from owner Elon Musk –– now …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump will not go after his political opponents, Jim Jordan predicts

Politico

“All I know is what he didn’t do. “He didn’t do that, he didn’t go after — but the Democrats went after him and everyone understands what they did.” Trump has previously promised to seek retribution against his political opponents, from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to former Rep. Liz Cheney and special counsel Jack Smith. “We …

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Trump fans demand president hand Dana White key role after he bizarrely crashes victory speech

Daily Mail

Dana White shocked the crowd by delivering a speech after basically commandeering the microphone during Donald Trump's victory speech. Some critics slated White's speech as inappropriate for such a historic moment, but others commented the fight mogul worth $500 milllion would be perfect in a senior role in the new Trump administration. Dana White raised eyebrows with an outlandish and …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'100 percent fabricated': Jamie Raskin calls out viral new election certification lie

Raw Story

Rep. Jamie Raskin took to social media to fact-check a fake quote he said is going around that is being falsely attributed to him. "So, it's going to be up to us on Jan. 6, 2025, to tell the rampaging Trump mobs that he's disqualified and that we need bodyguards for everybody," the short excerpt says. The full quote from …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vance and Trump alternate low blows aimed at Harris on eve of election

Salon

Just one day after Chris Pratt penned a rambling op-ed for his mother-in-law's paper about the importance of sportsmanship this election, Donald Trump and JD Vance spent their last night on the campaign trail slinging insults and threats at Kamala Harris while at separate rallies on Monday night. During a last-minute rally in Atlanta, Vance recycled a popular diss with …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he'll 'knock out' staff over a broken mic and turns to jokes in battle with Kamala in Wisconsin with three days left

Daily Mail

Donald Trump took audio issues into his own hands Friday night and opted to hold the microphone for his hourlong speech, channeling his inner stand-up comedian during the event. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suggesting ‘nine barrels shooting’ at Cheney, Trump reverts to violent rhetoric

Politico

In a statement defending his remarks, campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump was “clearly explaining that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves.” Trump’s language evoked the image of a critic of the former president being threatened with execution — the latest …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Everyone is saying the same thing about behind-the-scenes footage of Trump watching Kamala's address

Daily Mail

Donald Trump appears to have made a campaign adjustment by swapping out his usual Diet Coke for full-fat, red-label Coca Cola. The clip showed Trump calling Kamala Harris 'crazy' as he sat with his senior staff in a Las Vegas hotel room watching the vice president's address to the Democratic National Convention on August 22. Trump reacting to Kamala's DNC …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vice President Harris Warns of Trump's 'Hateful' Rally in NYC

CNN

Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the tone of former President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden the night before, arguing that it underscored her campaign's argument against him. She also announced her plan to focus on the needs of Puerto Rico, a target for her campaign's economic initiatives.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vice President Harris Warns of Trump's 'Hateful' Rally in NYC

CNN

Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the tone of former President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden the night before, arguing that it underscored her campaign's argument against him. She also announced her plan to focus on the needs of Puerto Rico, a target for her campaign, and expressed her support for Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump accuses Harris of being ‘out partying’ after leaving supporters waiting three hours to do Joe Rogan podcast

The Independent

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2 months ago

'Don't say that!' Mike Johnson flips out on CNN's Tapper over Trump's vulgar rally story

Raw Story

An attempt by CNN's Jake Tapper to get a reaction from House Speaker Mike Johnson on Donald Trump's vulgar storytelling at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday was first met with bluster and then anger on Sunday morning. Johnson was booked for "State of the Union" long before Trump spent over ten minutes regaling his rally crowd with a story about …

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2 months ago

WWE Legends Team Up with Donald Trump for Election Rally in TikTok Video

Live Mint

WWE legends The Undertaker and Kane appear in a TikTok video with Donald Trump, encouraging fans to support Trump in the upcoming presidential election. Trump's appearance comes after retired wrestler Dave Bautista made a video firing shots at Trump, expressing his support for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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2 months ago

Trump Knocks Candidates For Lacking 'Courage' To Debate In Damning Resurfaced Clip

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump, who has continued to dodge opportunities to debate Vice President Kamala Harris again, mocked politicians for being “afraid” to debate in a clip resurfaced by CNN on Thursday. CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski, in an appearance on “Erin Burnett OutFront,” also pointed to a separate 2011 clip in which Trump told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Republican rep goes silent for eight seconds when asked if he supports Trump’s deportation policy

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘He’ll never get there’: Analyst says Larry Hogan blew chance at ‘real courage’

Raw Story

Larry Hogan could have been the most powerful lawmaker in town if he would have shed his Republican label and run for the Senate as an independent, a Washington Post columnist wrote Monday, adding that Hogan “apparently doesn’t have that kind of courage.” That was a mistake that will cost Hogan columnist Matt Bai's vote. “For all his defiance, when …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Very sinister': Trump stuns Republicans and Dems with on-air 'bad genes' rant

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump stunned political experts on both sides of the aisle Monday with an on-air rant about people with "bad genes." Mills urged viewers to take seriously Trump's words and not to dismiss them as a "Freudian slip." "He would absolutely try to exterminate an entire group of people because he thinks that their genes are somehow different …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Just making stuff up': Anderson Cooper hits GOP insider with brutal Trump fact-check

Raw Story

CNN's Anderson Cooper clashed with Republican strategist Scott Jennings Friday over former President Donald Trump's repeated false claims on Hurricane Helene relief efforts. "But he's basically trolling the disaster relief and recovery," said Cooper. "He was praising Brian Kemp's actions on the recovery in Georgia," Jennings said. "But he lied about Brian Kemp earlier," said Cooper, referencing Trump's false claim …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dems fear Mike Johnson has laid the groundwork for a nightmare scenario on Jan. 6, 2025

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Democrats are bracing for Jan. 6, 2025, which is why many are making post-election security a central plank in their pitch to voters ahead of November’s elections. “Democrats have two main objectives,” Raskin told Raw Story on the Capitol steps in September. “As you know, we did revise the Electoral Count Act to prevent mischief,” Lofgren told Raw …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans are extremely mad that CBS fact-checked JD Vance's lies about Haitians

Salon

Republicans are crying foul after CBS' Face the Nation anchor Margaret Brennan, one of two debate moderators for the vice presidential showdown on Tuesday, fact-checked false claims by Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, that "illegal immigration" was the root cause of a crisis in Springfield, Ohio. The New York Post editorial board, declaring the fact-check "a load of horse manure," echoed …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Increasingly shocking and harsh’: Experts say Trump is ratcheting up ‘dark' rhetoric

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump is heading into the final weeks of the 2024 campaign using “increasingly shocking and harsh rhetoric” about his Democratic opponent as part of his campaign strategy to portray the country as “destroyed,” according to an ABC News analysis. The analysis was driven by Trump’s most recent attacks of Vice President Kamala Harris as “mentally impaired” and …

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3 months ago

Ex-Trump aide taunts him for ducking second Harris debate: 'Lost his fighting spirit'

Raw Story

Donald Trump made it clear that he has no intention of participating in another debate after his poor performance against Kamala Harris — and now one of his former aides is mocking him for it. Ex-campaign adviser and short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci told CNN last week that Trump wouldn't be able to resist and would do another …

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3 months ago

'No one said that!' CNN guest laughs in disbelief as heated panelists shout at each other

Raw Story

Minutes after a CNN panel devolved into chaos Thursday night during a discussion over the GOP's support of candidates accused of wrongdoing, the same panelists shouted over each other again — this time during a heated discussion over whether former President Donald Trump killed an immigration bill. Earlier in the night, the discussion on CNN's "NewsNight" became heated when social …

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3 months ago

'Dark' Trump rhetoric is 'playing roulette with real human beings': Financial Times column

Raw Story

Financial Times columnist Edward Luce believes that former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. In his latest column, Luce outlines how Trump and Vance have knowingly lied about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio as a means of distracting the public from Trump's disastrous debate performance and forcing the American media to cover immigration, which polls show is Trump's strongest issue. …

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3 months ago

Vance, Kemp say GOP is united as long-simmering Trump feud is relegated to the past

Raw Story

Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. We have Brian Kemp, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Tulsi Gabbard, and Bobby Kennedy Jr. What an amazing team of patriots fighting for this country,” Vance said at a dinner for the Georgia Faith and Freedom Coalition, a conservative Christian lobbying group “Of course, there’s a lot of disagreement between those five individuals I just named, …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Trump turned to an ex-Democrat to help with his debate prep. It didn’t work

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3 months, 1 week ago

'Hugely offensive': Dems blast 'crazy' Trump's new J6 debate claims

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Democrats have grown accustomed to Donald Trump's lies, distortions and conspiracies, but they say the former president crossed a line in Tuesday night’s debate when he blamed then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. “He lied,” Rep. Bennie Thompson — who chaired the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 th Attack on …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Trump's Confusing Debate Comment About 'Abdul' Has A Strange, Shifting Backstory

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING During a strange moment in Tuesday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump made a passing reference to “Abdul” — no last name — and said that as president, he sent a picture of Abdul’s own house to him as a threat. During a July speech, Trump recounted a conversation with a Taliban leader — “let’s call him Mohammed” — …

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3 months, 1 week ago

DC Dems mock Trump while GOP tries to blame media for Trump’s debate loss

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Democrats on Capitol Hill are feeling bullish about Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy after Tuesday night’s presidential debate, even as many Republicans are now tripling down on their anti-media rhetoric while avoiding talking about former President Donald Trump’s head-spinning performance. It was actually much more of a win for Kamala than I was expecting,” Rep. Brendan Boyle — …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Crazy': Shouting erupts on CNN as Dem says Trump 'protects and projects' white supremacy

Raw Story

A heated discussion erupted into shouts on CNN on Monday night during a debate over former President Donald Trump's support among different ethnic groups, with a Democratic strategist vehemently defending the notion that the MAGA leader "protects and projects" the idea of white supremacy. The debate sparked on "NewsNight" with anchor Abby Phillip when Republican David Urban noted that despite …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Displeased with their client’s ramblings': Analyst skewers Trump's latest courtroom rant

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump's latest statement defending himself against accusations levied by writer E. Jean Carroll failed to impress one political analyst — and may have alarmed his lawyers. The New Republic's Edith Olmstead argued on Friday that Trump's New York City press conference served namely to remind viewers of the numerous sexual assault accusations he faces and disgruntle his …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Throw in some Ginsu knives': Fox News host mocks Trump's desperate campaign promises

Raw Story

Fox News host Howard Kurtz mocked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for shifting campaign promises on reproductive health. On Sunday's edition of the Fox News Media Buzz program, Kurtz noted that Trump had recently criticized a proposed abortion ban in Florida. "Some media critics are saying, well, Kamala Harris is moving to the center as if that's some kind of …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Police say a man will face charges after storming into the press area at a Trump rally

Associated Press

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser as the former president spoke at the campaign stop. The crowd cheered as a pack of police led the man away, prompting …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he'll debate Harris on 'nastiest and most unfair' ABC News

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump has once again agreed to a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC News on September 10th. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that he had "reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris" on ABC, which he then accused of being the "nastiest and most …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Disaster': Ex-GOP strategist believes Trump in for 'very bad night' if he debates Harris

Raw Story

A former GOP strategist believes Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is approaching an upcoming debate with Kamala Harris in such a way that it'll be a "disaster for him." Stuart Stevens told CNN panelists Monday night on "NewsNight" that not only is Trump's head in the wrong place — "his campaign knows it." Trump's endless stream of attacks on Harris …

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