Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals

Associated Press  

— Former President Donald Trump cast himself Saturday as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy but shied away from directly critiquing his potential rivals, including Florida Gov. Trump, giving the headlining address at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, told a cheering crowd that he was engaged in his “final battle” as he tries to return to the White House. It’s very bad for the country.” “This is an audience that supports President Trump,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., the No. Trump told the crowd, “If that’s their original thought, that’s what they always come back to.” Trump threaded his speech with grievances related to his term in office and outlined his agenda for a second, including restrictions on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes, which drew some of the strongest applause from the room and was a recurrent theme in speeches at the four-day conference. “I think Donald Trump’s just too toxic for most of the country,” said Kilbourn, 69, an independent who votes for Republicans in general elections and wishes Trump would “bow out and just be the guy behind the scenes.” Strategically, he sees DeSantis as better positioned to eventually win the White House.

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The Trump puzzle in US presidential polls
3 months, 1 week ago

The Trump puzzle in US presidential polls

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump is resilient and popular. Since he rode down the elevator in the Trump Tower in 2015 to announce his candidacy, political rivals and America’s pundits have written Trump’s political obituary at least eight times. In the past week, Trump and JD Vance have hurled baseless claims that illegal Haitian immigrants in an Ohio town were eating pets; neither …

Some Republican leaders think Trump is bad for the party’s future — and secretly want him to lose
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Some Republican leaders think Trump is bad for the party’s future — and secretly want him to lose

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If Trump gets in, we set back the pro-life cause and free markets by …

Donald Trump rallies GOP support in Washington following his criminal conviction
6 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump rallies GOP support in Washington following his criminal conviction

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump returns to Washington on Thursday to rally support from Republican lawmakers and the business community following his historic criminal conviction in his New York hush money trial. "The speaker and the House GOP Leadership look forward to hosting President Trump on Thursday morning to discuss growing the House Republican majority and the 2025 legislative agenda," a spokesman for …

How Donald Trump went from a diminished ex-president to the GOP’s dominant front-runner
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How Donald Trump went from a diminished ex-president to the GOP’s dominant front-runner

Associated Press  

NASHUA, N.H. — When he left the White House, Donald Trump was a pariah. “I think everybody got in the race thinking the Trump fever would break,” said longtime Republican strategist Chip Saltsman, who chaired the campaign of one of Trump’s rivals. MCCARTHY’S PILGRIMAGE TO MAR-A-LAGO Rival campaign aides said Trump’s road to the 2024 GOP nomination began just three …

Trump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week’s Republican presidential debate
1 year ago

Trump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week’s Republican presidential debate

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As his Republican primary rivals return to the debate stage next week, former President Donald Trump will be headlining a closed-door fundraiser in Florida. The former president has chosen to skip his party’s three previous primary debates, citing his commanding lead in early state and national polls. A senior Trump aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity …

Donald Trump calls GOP debate ‘unwatchable’ during rally in Florida
1 year, 1 month ago

Donald Trump calls GOP debate ‘unwatchable’ during rally in Florida

Hindustan Times  

Despite the $250 million New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump still hopes voters will send him back to the White House. He asked the crowd whether they all “did the right thing by not participating” while highlighting that the last GOP debate was the “lowest-ranked debate ever.” Trump dubbed his rivals “unwatchable” and called Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, …

Trump’s intensifying rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern again as president
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump’s intensifying rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern again as president

Associated Press  

Over the past two weeks, Donald Trump said shoplifters should be immediately shot, suggested the United States’ top general be executed and mocked a political opponent’s husband who was beaten with a hammer. The former president and current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination also in recent weeks encouraged the impeachment of Democratic President Joe Biden because the “lowlifes Impeached …

Republicans split in reaction to Trump’s indictment in 2020 election probe
1 year, 4 months ago

Republicans split in reaction to Trump’s indictment in 2020 election probe

Al Jazeera  

Former Vice President Mike Pence blasts Trump, while other GOP figures defend the former president. “House Republicans will continue to uncover the truth about Biden Inc. and the two-tiered system of justice.” We’ve recently learned: • Hunter received money from China • President Biden spoke with Hunter’s business associates over 20 times • Biden’s DOJ tried to secretly give Hunter …

Trump holds commanding lead over GOP rivals despite legal woes: Poll
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump holds commanding lead over GOP rivals despite legal woes: Poll

Al Jazeera  

Former US president has 54 percent support among likely Republican primary voters, New York Times/Siena poll finds. Despite facing a string of legal woes and investigations, former US President Donald Trump holds a sizeable lead in his campaign for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, a new poll has found. The New York Times/Siena College poll released on Monday showed …

Longtime Trump ally flatly says he can't win next year
1 year, 7 months ago

Longtime Trump ally flatly says he can't win next year

Raw Story  

One of former President Donald Trump's longtime Senate allies stated flatly on Thursday that he thinks it's time for the Republican Party to move on because he doesn't believe Trump can win in 2024. The Dallas Morning News reports that Sen. John Cornyn told reporters that the Republican Party must prioritize finding an electable candidate for the 2024 election or …

Column: As a Trump indictment looms, Republicans are throwing the rule of law under the bus
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: As a Trump indictment looms, Republicans are throwing the rule of law under the bus

LA Times  

Former President Trump has posted on social media that he expects to be arrested soon on charges related to a porn star pay-off. Implausibly, McCarthy, a reliable Trump puppet, insisted the House Republicans’ trammeling of a criminal investigation “has nothing to do with whether runs for president again or not.” Right. Recall a boast last summer of McCarthy’s ally, Rep. …

Some Trump rivals rally to his side as possible charges loom
1 year, 9 months ago

Some Trump rivals rally to his side as possible charges loom

Associated Press  

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump’s potential rivals for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, rushed to his defense Saturday after Trump said he is bracing for possible arrest. McCarthy, R-Calif., said he would direct relevant GOP-led House committees “to immediately investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections …

Trump's rambling CPAC speech leaves CNN analyst stunned: 'This is someone who is not well'
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump's rambling CPAC speech leaves CNN analyst stunned: 'This is someone who is not well'

Raw Story  

CNN political analyst John Avlon was disturbed by the fact that former President Donald Trump remains the favorite to win the Republican Party's 2024 nomination despite going on a rambling and incoherent tirade at the Conservative Political Action Conference. In particular, Avlon warned viewers against writing Trump off even though his power over the Republican Party appears to have diminished …

Trump already working behind-the-scenes to get a leg up at GOP convention
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump already working behind-the-scenes to get a leg up at GOP convention

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his organization are already working state by state in a bid to promote possible delegates who will critically bolster his support at the Republican presidential nominating convention next year, The Washington Post is reporting. The tactic is focusing on state rules and stroking party leaders who select presidential nominating delegates, according to the Post. “You can influence …

Trump Tried To Topple Democracy. His GOP Rivals Don't Think It's Worth Mentioning.
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump Tried To Topple Democracy. His GOP Rivals Don't Think It's Worth Mentioning.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s rivals and would-be contenders in the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination are road-testing all sorts of jabs against the former president, who leads in early polls of what is expected to be a crowded and raucous primary. “I would have gone to East Palestine before I’d have gone to Kyiv,” former Vice President …

'Not president anymore': Haberman says Trump insiders stunned they can't get Republicans to 'show up for him'
1 year, 11 months ago

'Not president anymore': Haberman says Trump insiders stunned they can't get Republicans to 'show up for him'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is headed to Columbia, South Carolina this week to jump-start his 2024 presidential bid and, with reports that it is off to a rough start. Over the weekend, the Washington Post reported that Trump's close allies were working the phones trying to round up attendees in South Carolina and finding no takers. Sitting down with "CNN This Morning" …

Trump to run third-party campaign for 2024? His Truth Social post says…
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump to run third-party campaign for 2024? His Truth Social post says…

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump has apparently signalled about running a third-party campaign if more and more Republican leaders do not side with him for the 2024 presidential elections. Trump hinted at the possibility with a cryptic post on his social media platform Truth Social, sharing an article – ‘The Coming Split’ – in a right-wing journal called American Greatness …

Donald Trump might run as third-party candidate if Republicans don't back him for President
1 year, 11 months ago

Donald Trump might run as third-party candidate if Republicans don't back him for President

India Today  

Former United States President Donald Trump has signaled that he might run as a third-party candidate if he doesn't get the support of Republicans in the next presidential election. Trump posted an article titled 'The Coming Split' on his Truth Social account which argues that if the Republicans opt against Trump as its 2024 nominee, then he should run as …

Trump promotes article encouraging him to run as third-party candidate if GOP doesn't nominate him
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump promotes article encouraging him to run as third-party candidate if GOP doesn't nominate him

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday promoted an editorial suggesting that he run as a third-party candidate if the Republican Party does not make him its 2024 presidential nominee. On his Truth Social website, Trump posted a link to an editorial from MAGA publication American Greatness in which author Dan Gelernter compared Trump to the late President Teddy Roosevelt, whose …

Maggie Haberman relentlessly trolls Donald Trump for poor polls and lackluster presidential campaign
2 years ago

Maggie Haberman relentlessly trolls Donald Trump for poor polls and lackluster presidential campaign

Raw Story  

As former President Donald Trump kicks off his third presidential campaign, a panel of CNN analysts are expressing apprehension about whether or not his latest efforts will be successful. On Thursday, December 15, New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman joined CNN hosts Kaitlan Collins, Don Lemon, and Poppy Harlow, where she weighed in on Trump's lackluster poll standings …

Trump’s long-teased White House bid is low key in 1st week
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s long-teased White House bid is low key in 1st week

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — From the moment he left the White House in defeat last year, Donald Trump has teased the prospect of a third presidential campaign. “His lack of a schedule makes you wonder if he’s really running or if this is just a business development opportunity or a diversion from the DOJ activity,” said veteran GOP strategist Scott Reed, …

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

Deccan Chronicle  

PALM BEACH : Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. "In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States," Trump said to an audience of several hundred supporters, club members …

'World not yet seen true glory of US': Donald Trump launches bid for 2024 Presidential Election
2 years, 1 month ago

'World not yet seen true glory of US': Donald Trump launches bid for 2024 Presidential Election

India TV News  

2024 US Presidential Election: Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he will be running for US Presidential Elections to be held in 2024. "In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States," Donald Trump said. “In order to make America great and glorious again, I …

In presidential announcement, Trump offers same lies, bombast
2 years, 1 month ago

In presidential announcement, Trump offers same lies, bombast

LA Times  

We’ve seen, and heard, this before. Politics News Analysis: Trump is running again, uphill In announcing his candidacy Tuesday night, former President Trump has reverted to a familiar tactic at a time of weakness: hubris and volume. “It’s three elections in a row where he has led the party to defeat,” said Rob Stutzman, a Sacramento-based GOP strategist who has …

GOP’s Stefanik backs Trump ’24 as other Republicans decline
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP’s Stefanik backs Trump ’24 as other Republicans decline

Associated Press  

3 House Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is endorsing Donald Trump for president in 2024, becoming the highest-ranking congressional leader Friday to publicly back the former president, even as he’s being widely blamed by other Republicans for failures in the midterm elections. “It’s very clear President Trump is the leader of the Republican party,” Stefanik said in a statement. “It is …

Trump faces blame from GOP as he moves forward with WH bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump faces blame from GOP as he moves forward with WH bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans intensified their public criticism of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, with some saying it was time for the party to move on after an unexpectedly poor showing in the midterm elections, even as he prepared to launch a third White House bid next week. It is time to move on.” Earle-Sears, who served as co-chair of …

Donald Trump in White House race again? Former US president gives strongest hint yet
2 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump in White House race again? Former US president gives strongest hint yet

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump sent the strongest signal yet that he plans to run again in 2024, saying at a pre-election rally in Iowa that he will “very, very, very probably” make another White House bid. After the crowd started chanting “Trump, Trump, Trump,” the former president said, “That’s nice, well, get ready, that’s all I’m telling you, very soon. …

Former Trump official warns GOP can't win if it's the party of 'indictments, subpoenas and investigations'
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Trump official warns GOP can't win if it's the party of 'indictments, subpoenas and investigations'

Raw Story  

Former Trump administration official Gavin Smith told CNN's Brianna Keilar on Friday that the Republican Party needed to move on from former President Donald Trump before it becomes the party of crime. "When I joined the Trump campaign in 2016, I joined the campaign because I bought into the policies that Donald Trump was promoting, and that was to so-called …

Opinion: The raging new Donald Trump campaign starts up where he left off
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The raging new Donald Trump campaign starts up where he left off

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author, with Peter Eisner, of the book “High Crimes: The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Greene says that in choosing to make himself unacceptable to liberals and even moderates, …

Trump returns to rally stage in Ohio, urges votes for Republicans
3 years, 5 months ago

Trump returns to rally stage in Ohio, urges votes for Republicans

Al Jazeera  

Former US president hints at 2024 plans, urges supporters to help Republicans take back Congress in next year’s mid-term elections. “We will take back the House, we will take back the Senate, and we will take back America, and we will do it soon,” Trump told thousands of cheering supporters at Ohio’s Lorain County Fairgrounds. While Trump praised Miller as …

Trump returning to the stage as he flirts with 2024 run
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump returning to the stage as he flirts with 2024 run

The Hindu  

Banished from social networks but no less influential among the Republican faithful, Donald Trump was set to return to the stage Saturday for his first speech in months as he flirts ever more openly with a new presidential run in 2024. That number is far smaller than the thousands Trump regularly drew to his campaign rallies around the country, but …

GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run
3 years, 8 months ago

GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Less than three months after former President Donald Trump left the White House, the race to succeed him atop the Republican Party is already beginning. “But,” he added, “if President Trump does decide to run in 2024, the nomination will be his if you’re paying any attention to public polling of Republican voters.” Polling does indeed show that …

Trump: The Key To Republican Success Is More Trumpism
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump: The Key To Republican Success Is More Trumpism

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PALM BEACH, Fla. — Staking his claim to the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump is casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future GOP success. His appearance came as Republican officials are trying to play down an internal feud over Trump’s role in the party, his commitment to GOP fundraising and his …

Trump: The key to Republican success is more Trumpism
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump: The key to Republican success is more Trumpism

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump staked his claim to the Republican Party in a closed-door speech to donors Saturday night, casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future Republican success. “Saturday’s speech will be welcomed words to the Republican donors visiting Mar-a-Lago to hear directly from President Trump,” Trump adviser Jason Miller said. …

Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions by attacking fellow Republicans and promoting lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force. While he insisted the division was merely a spat …

Trump cements grip on GOP, even as some backers look forward
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump cements grip on GOP, even as some backers look forward

Al Jazeera  

The former US president reentered the political fray Sunday, but not all of his supporters want to see him run again. The reality is, Trump as a candidate is an 80-year-old man,” said Cliff Vandenbosch, a Trump supporter from Venice, Florida, who wore a black T-shirt that read, “I’d Rather Get COVID-10 Than Biden-20” while he waved an American flag …

Trump says he won’t form new party, vows to unite Republicans
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump says he won’t form new party, vows to unite Republicans

Al Jazeera  

Former US president speaks at conservative conference dominated by his supporters amid Republican Party in-fighting. Former US President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to form a new political party, promising instead to unite a Republican Party that has splintered after his supporters overran the United States Capitol in a deadly riot. In his first major speech since …

Trump the dominant force at conservative conference
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump the dominant force at conservative conference

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness. As the Republican Party grapples with deep divisions over the extent to which it should embrace Trump after losing the …

Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims
3 years, 9 months ago

Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud. But at the conference, which will feature Trump …

Trump says he will stay in politics amid Republican discord
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump says he will stay in politics amid Republican discord

Al Jazeera  

Trump pledges to help Republicans take back Congress, complicating the efforts of some to move on from his controversies. As Republicans begin charting a turbulent future without a clear head of the party, former President Donald Trump has declared he can propel them to victory in next year’s congressional midterm elections. “President Trump’s popularity has never been stronger than it …

With Biden win, Trump joins rare club of defeated presidents
4 years, 1 month ago

With Biden win, Trump joins rare club of defeated presidents

Live Mint  

Donald Trump has boasted of being an atypical leader but he's now entered a rare club he will definitely not appreciate -- US presidents who have lost reelection. Trump held rallies across the country in front of Air Force One, insisted on putting his name on the 150 million pandemic stimulus checks to Americans and delivered his Republican convention speech …

Donald Trump is running the kind of presidential campaign he likes, but not one he needs
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump is running the kind of presidential campaign he likes, but not one he needs

Firstpost  

Away from their candidate and the television cameras, some of Trump’s aides are quietly conceding just how dire his political predicament appears to be, and his inner circle has returned to a state of recriminations and backbiting In public, President Donald Trump and his campaign team project a sense of optimism and bravado. Less than three weeks before Election Day, …

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