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CNN — Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Sunday that Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan “doesn’t deserve the respect” of any Republican after he urged Americans to respect the verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial before it was delivered. Speaking with CNN’s Kasie Hunt on “State of the Union,” Lara Trump called Hogan’s comments “ridiculous” and said the former Maryland governor “should have thought long and hard” before releasing his statement. “I’ll tell you one thing, I don’t support what he just said there. I think it’s ridiculous,” Lara Trump, who is also the former president’s daughter-in-law, said.…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsPiers Morgan has leapt to the defence of Donald Trump after he became the first criminally convicted US president in history.On Thursday (30 May), a jury found Republican politician Trump guilty on all counts at his hush money trial, making him the first convicted felon to run for the White House.Stars including Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand and Stephen King have all responded to the news, making their happiness over the verdict known in the…
Former President Trump joined the social media platform TikTok on Saturday, surpassing the Biden campaign’s followers in less than 24 hours since launching the account. Trump and his team posted their first video to TikTok on Saturday night, featuring the former president alongside Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White at a UFC title fight in New Jersey. The video started with White telling the camera, “The President is now on TikTok,” and Trump following it up with, “It’s my honor.” The 13-second video then cuts to Trump walking into Saturday night’s bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,…
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe Trump-aligned wing of the GOP is signaling an impending assault against Republican US Senate candidate Larry Hogan, adding a wrinkle to the battle for control of the upper chamber of Congress.Formerly the two-term governor of Maryland, a decidedly blue state, Hogan has never been an ally of Donald Trump. He supported both impeachment inquiries into the ex-president, distinguishing himself as a member of a small minority of his party’s elected officials. The ex-governor also issued a scathing…
A. No, it shouldn’t. Once he is sentenced by the trial judge, his lawyers will have 30 days to file a notice of appeal. In New York state, the trial courts are called the Supreme Court (don’t get us started), and the first step of an appeal for Trump would be the Appellate Division. A further appeal would go to the Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state. If he does not succeed there, he could then appeal to the Supreme Court in Washington, but the main thing to remember about this sequence of steps is that they…
Trump’s TikTok rollout came as his own social media company, Trump Media, took a financial tumble in the wake of the historic verdict that convicted the former president on 34 felony counts in his Manhattan hush money trial.Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social trading under the DJT ticker, was down over 5% at market close on Friday, the day after Trump’s conviction, with shares priced at $49. Immediately following Trump’s conviction on Thursday, the stock was down roughly 15% in extended trading hours.Trump launched Truth Social in early 2022 as an alternative, “non-woke” social media platform after he…
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump on Sunday took aim at Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan in response to his call for Americans to respect the verdict in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial.“Well, I’ll tell you one thing: I don’t support what he just said there,” Lara Trump said during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think it’s ridiculous and I think anybody who’s not speaking up in the face of really something that should never again have seen the light of day at trial, that would never have been brought against any other…
Former president Donald Trump, who now awaits sentencing after being convicted on Thursday on 34 charges in his hush money trial, told Fox News that he never called for his 2016 presidential campaign rival, Hillary Clinton, to be sent to jail.During an interview, portions of which aired Sunday on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Trump was asked about a call often heard at his campaign rallies: “Lock her up.”The chant is perhaps one of the most popular among Trump supporters, and it refers to demands by his voters to imprison Clinton over her use of a private email server while secretary…
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign will open an office in Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee.The spokesperson was unable to furnish details. The news came just as a New York jury found Trump guilty on all of the felony counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial, making him the first former president and first major-party presidential candidate to be convicted of felony crimes.According to reports, U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R., Texas), a high-profile Black Republican, has been tapped to be a guest at the office opening. Hunt’s office did not respond…
For the past 18 years, Senate Republicans have had one leader: Mitch McConnell took the job in 2006 and has retained it ever since. But with his decision to step down from the post after November’s elections, there are three Republicans vying to replace him. One of them is Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. He was first elected to the Senate in 2018 and ran against McConnell two years ago. He’s now competing with Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and John Thune of South Dakota to win the support of his Senate Republican colleagues. The Daily Signal invited all three…