Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters ‘hostages’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters ‘hostages’

Associated Press  

NEWTON, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa Saturday, marked the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the southern border as the “real” insurrection. Trump’s remarks in Newton in central Iowa came a day after Biden delivered a speech near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where he cast Trump as a grave threat to democracy and called Jan. 6 a day when “we nearly lost America — lost it all.” With a likely rematch of the 2020 election looming, both Biden and Trump have frequently invoked Jan. 6 on the campaign trail. But he also attacked fellow Republicans, including the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona, whose “no” vote derailed GOP efforts to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. “John McCain, for some reason, couldn’t get his arm up that day,” said Trump of McCain, who was shot down over Vietnam in 1967 and spent 5½ years as a prisoner of war. His daughter, Meghan McCain, responded on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, calling Trump an expletive and her father an “American hero.” What to know about the 2024 Election Today’s news: Follow live updates Ground Game: Sign up for AP’s weekly politics newsletter AP’s Role: The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848.

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Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House
9 months ago

Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewriting the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, but positioning the violent siege and its failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a cornerstone of his bid to return to the White House. Having previously vowed to pardon the rioters, he promised to help …

Covering Trump in 2024
10 months ago

Covering Trump in 2024

NPR  

Covering Trump in 2024 Finding the right words this time around Enlarge this image Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Ever since Donald Trump first became a political candidate back in 2015, journalists have struggled to cover him in a way that serves news consumers. Describing Trump's early wins Terry Nelson wrote on Jan. …

Iowa Republicans dash Ron DeSantis’ expectations, signaling their party belongs to Donald Trump
11 months, 1 week ago

Iowa Republicans dash Ron DeSantis’ expectations, signaling their party belongs to Donald Trump

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida Gov. “He’s not that charismatic, but I figured I should see him,” said Steve Kessler, a Nikki Haley supporter, at DeSantis’ last campaign stop Monday in Cedar Rapids. The alternative vote split roughly in two, leaving Republican Iowa firmly in Trump’s hands as the first ballots of the 2024 presidential contest were cast. “So now …

Trump sweeps Iowa caucus to stamp election credentials
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump sweeps Iowa caucus to stamp election credentials

Hindustan Times  

Washington Former US President Donald J Trump kicked off his 2024 electoral journey with a massive win on Monday night by getting 51% of the votes cast by registered Republicans in the party’s first primary caucus in Iowa — a result that establishes his dominance over the Grand Old Party, makes him the clear front-runner in the battle to become …

Iowa caucus: Watch how the voters celebrated Trump's victory amid big chill
11 months, 1 week ago

Iowa caucus: Watch how the voters celebrated Trump's victory amid big chill

Hindustan Times  

On Monday, former President Donald Trump's victory in the Iowa caucuses marked a significant turning point in the contest for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nominee. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. There’s no path for me to be the next president …

Trump’s victory in Iowa puts him on track for comeback bid, despite criminal charges
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s victory in Iowa puts him on track for comeback bid, despite criminal charges

LA Times  

Former President Trump has passed the first milestone in what his allies hope will be a quick march to a third presidential nomination. Despite her projected third-place showing, Haley claimed to have the momentum needed to overtake Trump in future contests and told her supporters, “I can safely say tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race.” “Seventy percent …

Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024

NPR  

Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a race call by The Associated Press. This is the second time that Trump has won the Iowa caucuses, although during his speech he claimed to …

Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s first contest of 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s first contest of 2024

Associated Press  

As frigid temperatures scour the Midwest, the Republican presidential nominating process will officially start Monday with Iowa’s caucuses. Overall, conservative voters are excited to get 2024 underway — they’re angry at the state of things, like their candidates and see Biden as easily beaten in November. Trump has popped into the state in the final days of the contest, but …

Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DES MOINES, Iowa — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley pushed across ice-cold Iowa Saturday to find voters open to an alternative to former President Donald Trump with just two days before the state’s caucuses open the Republican primary calendar. But Parlee said she is choosing between Trump and DeSantis and …

Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa’s caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa’s caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead

Associated Press  

Get insider access to the campaign trail, Washington and more with Ground Game, featuring exclusive reporting on politics and the 2024 race from AP’s Meg Kinnard. “In a way, I guess you’d consider it part of the campaign,” he said, adding: “Every time somebody sees me in court, remember: Joe Biden and his thugs that surround him did it.” Aides …

Trump downplays Jan. 6 on anniversary of the Capitol siege and says Civil War ‘could have been negotiated’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump downplays Jan. 6 on anniversary of the Capitol siege and says Civil War ‘could have been negotiated’

LA Times  

Republican presidential candidate former President Trump signs autographs after speaking at a rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday. Former President Trump, campaigning in Iowa on Saturday, marked the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the southern border as the “real” insurrection. Trump’s …

Trump returns to Iowa 10 days before the caucuses with a commanding lead over the Republican field
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump returns to Iowa 10 days before the caucuses with a commanding lead over the Republican field

Associated Press  

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump urged his supporters Friday evening not to be complacent in the face of a commanding polling lead as he kicked off the sprint to the Iowa caucuses with his first events of the election year. “Ten days from now, the people of this state are going to cast the most important vote …

Trump’s dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. “It’s kind of frustrating,” said Jenna Maifeld, a 19-year-old student at the University of Iowa who is eager to participate in her first caucus but is disappointed with the campaign cycle’s lack of competition. The Colorado Supreme Court and Maine’s top election official have recently declared …

Trump is poised to dominate Iowa caucuses despite barely campaigning there
1 year ago

Trump is poised to dominate Iowa caucuses despite barely campaigning there

LA Times  

Former President Trump, campaigning last week in Coralville, Iowa, has largely ignored the traditional expectations of many voters there. Though the former president doesn’t hold town halls or take questions from voters, Kochel argued that Trump is running a “quasi-incumbent campaign” and has a far more organized ground game to drive his supporters to the caucuses than he did in …

Trump prepared for Iowa caucus blowout as DeSantis lags in new poll
1 year ago

Trump prepared for Iowa caucus blowout as DeSantis lags in new poll

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Should Mr DeSantis underperform in the Iowa caucuses …

Trump asks Iowans to help him ‘win big’ in 2024 caucuses to set the tone for the general election
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump asks Iowans to help him ‘win big’ in 2024 caucuses to set the tone for the general election

Associated Press  

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Donald Trump on Saturday called for a show of strength in Iowa, arguing before big audiences that dominating in the Republican presidential caucuses in January would signal to voters around the country his strength in the November election next year. But it sets a tone for the general election.” Trump’s afternoon stops in Waterloo and Cedar …

Trump campaigns before thousands in friendly blue-collar, eastern Iowa, touting trade, farm policy
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump campaigns before thousands in friendly blue-collar, eastern Iowa, touting trade, farm policy

Associated Press  

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump campaigned in southeast Iowa Sunday in the middle of a fall campaign push aimed at locking in supporters with large organizing events. The small city is a hub in eastern Iowa and the seat of Wapello County, one of 31 counties Trump carried in 2016 that Democrat Barack Obama had won four years …

Trump launches his fall push in Iowa to lock in his lead before the first Republican caucuses
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump launches his fall push in Iowa to lock in his lead before the first Republican caucuses

Associated Press  

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Donald Trump began a fall press Wednesday to lock in thousands of Republican caucusgoers in early-voting Iowa, where the former president faces sky-high expectations in his campaign for a White House comeback. “In less than four months from now, we’re going to win the Iowa caucuses in a historic landslide,” Trump predicted as he addressed a crowd …

Donald Trump's GOP Rivals Try To Attract Social Conservatives In Iowa At An Event He Skipped
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump's GOP Rivals Try To Attract Social Conservatives In Iowa At An Event He Skipped

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DES MOINES, Iowa — Hoping to cut into Donald Trump’s support at a major Iowa gathering of evangelical Christians, several of his top rivals on Saturday mostly avoided direct criticism of him on abortion and other issues key to social conservatives. Ron DeSantis saying restrictions on the procedure should be left to the states — a position …

Donald Trump’s rivals woo Iowa evangelicals as the former president skips key gathering event
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump’s rivals woo Iowa evangelicals as the former president skips key gathering event

Hindustan Times  

Some of Donald Trump 's top rivals for the Republican presidential nomination will address a gathering of influential Iowa evangelical Christians on Saturday night, hoping to woo them away from the former president at an event he is skipping. FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in …

Donald Trump’s GOP rivals try to attract social conservatives in Iowa at an event he skipped
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump’s GOP rivals try to attract social conservatives in Iowa at an event he skipped

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Ron DeSantis saying restrictions on the procedure should be left to the states — a position similar to Trump’s — while former Vice President Mike Pence referred to Trump as his “former running mate” and said he was wrong to oppose a national abortion ban. He said “there’s another candidate, …

Trump plans to attend the Iowa-Iowa State football game in the leadoff 2024 GOP voting state
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump plans to attend the Iowa-Iowa State football game in the leadoff 2024 GOP voting state

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump plans to attend Saturday’s football game between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, his campaign said. The game, hosted this year by the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, is the marquee sporting event in the state, which is scheduled to host the leadoff Republican presidential nominating caucuses in January. Biotech …

Trump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his reputation for defying norms and creating a mega-celebrity’s spectacle at the Iowa State Fair. However, he repeated during remarks to hundreds crammed into the fair favorite “Steer and Stein” the disproven claim that the 2020 election was “rigged,” and that “we got millions and millions …

Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump and his top rivals for the GOP presidential nomination took the stage one by one Friday night to address an influential gathering of Iowa Republicans, with none of the top-tier hopefuls mentioning that new federal charges had been filed against the former president just a day earlier. “I will get the job done.” The …

Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter

Associated Press  

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump joked about his legal challenges while campaigning in eastern Iowa on Tuesday night, just hours after announcing he’d received a target letter in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. More than 150 people — many wearing Trump’s signature “Make America Great Again” red hats — squeezed into …

The Iowa caucuses are six months away. Some Republicans worry Trump may be unstoppable
1 year, 5 months ago

The Iowa caucuses are six months away. Some Republicans worry Trump may be unstoppable

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He’s been indicted twice. Here’s the latest for Friday, July 14: Arrest made in string of Long Island killings; House passes controversial defense spending bill; Hollywood actors walk the picket lines; Two big lottery jackpots “The indictments have actually helped Donald Trump with the Republican primary voters,” said Art Pope, a North Carolina GOP donor who is …

GOP White House hopefuls face mounting pressure to stop Trump in Iowa
1 year, 5 months ago

GOP White House hopefuls face mounting pressure to stop Trump in Iowa

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — As the six-month sprint to the Iowa caucuses begins, the sprawling field of Republican presidential candidates is facing growing pressure to prove they can become serious challengers to former President Donald Trump. “But it sure doesn’t look like that to me — it’s become clear that there isn’t room for another alternative to Trump.” DeSantis was …

'He thinks he owns Iowa': Trump's attacks have left conservatives fuming in crucial state
1 year, 5 months ago

'He thinks he owns Iowa': Trump's attacks have left conservatives fuming in crucial state

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is alienating conservative voices in Iowa, the first state in the calendar to hold a GOP presidential contest, as the primary season draws nearer, reportedThe New York Times on Tuesday. "He lashed out at Iowa’s popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, and then his campaign informed one of the state’s politically influential evangelical leaders, Bob Vander Plaats, …

Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as the former president is scheduling a return trip to Iowa on the same day that the Florida governor was already going to be in the state that will kick off the Republican contest for the White House. A Trump campaign official said Saturday that the …

US presidential election: Donald Trump ups competition with Republican rival DeSantis
1 year, 7 months ago

US presidential election: Donald Trump ups competition with Republican rival DeSantis

Hindustan Times  

The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as the former president is scheduling a return trip to Iowa on the same day that the Florida governor was already going to be in the state that will kick off the Republican contest for the White House. Ron DeSantis speaking on April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md., left, …

Trump to hold first 2024 rally in Texas this month
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump to hold first 2024 rally in Texas this month

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. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump will be holding the first rally …

Trump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign

Associated Press  

DAVENPORT, Iowa — To outsiders, they looked like simple stacks of paper. A month before Iowa’s 2016 presidential caucuses, mountains of so-called pledge cards sat in the corner of Trump’s suburban Des Moines state headquarters. None of it was entered,” said Alex Latcham, the former political director for the Iowa Republican Party and now Trump’s early-voting state director. “And those …

Trump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign

Firstpost  

Davenport : To outsiders, they looked like simple stacks of paper. A month before Iowa’s 2016 presidential caucuses, mountains of so-called pledge cards sat in the corner of Trump’s suburban Des Moines state headquarters. None of it was entered,” said Alex Latcham, the former political director for the Iowa Republican Party and now Trump’s early-voting state director. Early polls show …

At CPAC forum, Trump sets eyes on returning to White House
1 year, 9 months ago

At CPAC forum, Trump sets eyes on returning to White House

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump continues to have an iron grip over the right-wing, grassroots base of his Republican Party, three-day conference shows. Reminders of former US President Donald Trump’s towering influence over the Republican Party were everywhere at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend near Washington, DC. Trump closed out CPAC, the annual conference of conservative leaders, on Saturday by …

DeSantis, Trump set to visit Iowa, ramping up 2024 moves
1 year, 9 months ago

DeSantis, Trump set to visit Iowa, ramping up 2024 moves

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are each headed to Iowa in the coming weeks, making their first trips of the year to the leadoff Republican voting state as the 2024 campaign ramps up. Trump’s campaign announced Thursday that the former president would be making an education policy speech in Davenport on March …

Trump planning first Iowa trip since announcing 2024 bid
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump planning first Iowa trip since announcing 2024 bid

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump is planning to visit Iowa in mid-March, a first foray to the leadoff caucus state since announcing his 2024 White House campaign. The former president hinted at an Iowa trip “very soon” in a radio interview with Des Moines talk show host Simon Conway on Tuesday. “And then we’ll be coming back at least …

Donald Trump Absent As Iowa 2024 GOP Caucus Train Begins To Roll
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump Absent As Iowa 2024 GOP Caucus Train Begins To Roll

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING URBANDALE, Iowa — Nikki Haley is swinging through Iowa this week fresh off announcing her presidential campaign. “It is genuinely impossible for this guy to try to manage these expectations,” said Luke Martz, a veteran Iowa Republican strategist who helped lead Mitt Romney’s 2012 Iowa caucus campaign. I don’t see how anyone who is saying ‘I’m the …

Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll

Associated Press  

URBANDALE, Iowa — Nikki Haley is swinging through Iowa this week fresh off announcing her presidential campaign. “It is genuinely impossible for this guy to try to manage these expectations,” said Luke Martz, a veteran Iowa Republican strategist who helped lead Mitt Romney’s 2012 Iowa caucus campaign. I don’t see how anyone who is saying ‘I’m the guy’ can come …

Former President Donald Trump absent as Iowa 2024 Republican caucus train begins to roll
1 year, 10 months ago

Former President Donald Trump absent as Iowa 2024 Republican caucus train begins to roll

Firstpost  

In the three months since he announced his bid for a comeback, Trump has not set foot in Iowa, the first place his claim of party dominance will be tested early next year Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Nikki Haley is swinging through Iowa this week fresh off announcing her presidential campaign. They are self-made,” said Luke Martz, a veteran Iowa Republican …

In Iowa, potential 2024 GOP Trump challengers quiet for now
1 year, 10 months ago

In Iowa, potential 2024 GOP Trump challengers quiet for now

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — By this time four years ago, at least a dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls eager to make their case against Donald Trump had either visited Iowa or announced plans to soon visit the leadoff voting state ahead of the 2020 election. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, all of …

Trump’s slow 2024 start worries allies
2 years ago

Trump’s slow 2024 start worries allies

CNN  

CNN — Back in 2015, Donald Trump’s first campaign rally in Iowa as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination came just 10 hours after he declared his candidacy in New York. A Trump campaign spokesman said the former president has held “multiple events since he announced,” noting his remote appearance at the annual Republican Jewish Coalition summit last month, …

Trump kicks off midterm rally blitz in Iowa with familiar string of grievances
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump kicks off midterm rally blitz in Iowa with familiar string of grievances

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. Mr Trump took the stage at roughly 8.30 pm ET and almost immediately began …

Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of midterms as he teases 2024 run
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of midterms as he teases 2024 run

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. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa …

Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of Nov. 8 as he teases 2024
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of Nov. 8 as he teases 2024

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms, to headline a rally for Republican Gov. The event, set for Nov. 3 in Sioux City, the hub of Iowa’s conservative northwest, comes as Trump has continued to tease interest in a White House comeback campaign as he has campaigned …

It's Already 2024 In Iowa — Minus Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

It's Already 2024 In Iowa — Minus Trump

Huff Post  

Sen. Tim Scott is one of the Republicans testing the presidential waters in Iowa. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When the chair of the Iowa Republican Party asked Sen. Tim Scott on Thursday to “take us on a little journey of what you’re dreaming right now,” an opening for him to tease something newsy about his political …

‘A little bit concerned': Trump looks to boost Iowa support
4 years, 2 months ago

‘A little bit concerned': Trump looks to boost Iowa support

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. The Democratic nominee used his appearance at the fundraiser to say that Trump was trying to rush through Amy Coney Barrett, his …

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