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WASHINGTON — Three years ago, Donald Trump had few friends left in the Senate.Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared in a speech that Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by spreading “wild falsehoods” about election fraud and trying to overturn his reelection defeat.After the House impeached Trump for his actions, seven Republicans stood with Democrats and declared Trump guilty. He was acquitted, but several GOP senators — even some who still publicly supported him — distanced themselves from the former president. Many were certain his political future was over.But it…
Donald Trump issued an angry and confrontational Father’s Day message Sunday, using the occasion to lash out at his enemies and issue a hyperbolic plea for votes in November’s presidential election.The former president, 78, hit a familiar note in the all-caps missive, writing on Truth Social: “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE RADICAL LEFT DEGENERATES THAT ARE RAPIDLY BRINGING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THIRD WORLD NATION STATUS WITH THEIR MANY ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO INFLUENCE OUR SACRED COURT SYSTEM INTO BREAKING TO THEIR VERY SICK AND DANGEROUS WILL.“WE NEED STRENGTH AND LOYALTY TO OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS…
Campaign 2024 2024-06-13T13:41:23-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmIyXC8wMTJcLzE3MTgzMDA1NDNfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19“This was a great meeting; there is tremendous unity in the Republican Party,” said 2024 GOP presumptive presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump to reporters following a meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. He focused on immigration and crime in his remarks, saying, “we’re gonna have strong borders.” He also thanked Republican lawmakers who met with him, saying, “we have one thing in mind, and that’s making our country great again.” “This was a great meeting; there is tremendous unity in the Republican Party,” said 2024 GOP presumptive presidential nominee and former Pre… read more “This was…
Media Matters searched transcripts in the SnapStream video database for all original programming on Fox News Channel for the term “block” or any variation of the term “vote” within close proximity of any of the terms “Republican,” “Senate,” “Baptist,” “convention,” or “faith” and also within close proximity of any of the terms “IVF,” “in vitro,” or “embryo” or any variation of any of the terms “fertility,” “reproductive,” or “contraceptive” from June 12, 2024, when the U.S. Southern Baptist Convention voted to condemn the practice of storing surplus embryos for in vitro fertilization, to 3 p.m. ET June 14, 2024. We…
Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds on Sunday urged the Supreme Court to take up former President Donald Trump’s New York case in which he was convicted on 34 counts of falsification of business records.“Speaker [Mike] Johnson, myself included, and many Americans believe the Supreme Court should step into this matter,” Donalds told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday.His comments come after Johnson told Fox News that the Supreme Court should look into the case.“There’s a lot of developments yet to come, but I do believe the Supreme Court should step in. Obviously, this is totally unprecedented,” Johnson told “Fox…
BrianAJackson / Getty Images/iStockphotoPresidents don’t directly control the real estate market any more than they control the stock market, but politics and election outcomes impact every facet of the American economy — including property values.Donald Trump and Joe Biden have vastly divergent policies and philosophies on taxes, trade, spending and, perhaps most importantly, regulations, all of which could signal a shift in the fortunes of real estate markets in a handful of key American cities.Check Out: Barbara Corcoran: 3 Cities To Invest In Real Estate Now Before Prices SkyrocketFor You: Become a Real Estate Investor for Just $1K Using This…
2:38 p.m. ET, June 13, 2024 Senators characterize Trump meeting as unifying From CNN’s Kit Maher, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Aileen Graef Florida Sen. Marco Rubio characterized the meeting with former President Donald Trump as “getting the team back together” and providing the state of the former president’s campaign. “Optimism, but a lot of work to be done,” Rubio said. It was a “terrific meeting,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said. “President Trump was in very good spirits, focused on winning back the White House.” Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty said the meeting was “good.” Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said the mood in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Saturday night suggested President Joe Biden “should have to take a cognitive test,” only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as “Ronny Johnson.” The moment came as Trump was questioning Biden’s mental acuity, something he often does on the campaign trail and social media. “He doesn’t even know what the word ‘inflation’ means. I think he should take a cognitive test like I…
WHEN DONALD TRUMP left office in January 2021 his political career seemed over. It was not just Democrats who thought so. “We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights,” wrote Tucker Carlson privately when he was still the host of Fox News’s most popular evening show. “I truly can’t wait.” Mr Carlson did not get his wish. Our statistical forecast, which we launch this week, gives Mr Trump a two-in-three chance of winning in November. This is the same model, plus some refinements, that made Joe Biden a strong favourite to become president in 2020.…
WASHINGTON — In his first visit to Capitol Hill since leaving office in January 2021, former President Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, mapped campaign strategy with GOP lawmakers and projected party unity ahead of the November elections. Trump said the meetings brought “great unity.” Surrounded by Republican senators, including Iowa’s Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, who were smiling and applauding him after a meeting at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters near the Capitol, Trump said “we have one thing in mind and that’s making our country great.” The positive reception from GOP leaders showed Trump’s standing…