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President Biden’s unprecedented announcement on Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race prompted reactions from both sides of the aisle. Here’s how former President Donald Trump — the 2024 GOP nominee — as well as Republican senators, members of Congress, governors and high-profile party members are reacting to the president’s decision to leave the race just weeks before the Democratic Convention, handing his endorsement to Vice President Kamala Harris.Former President Donald TrumpTrump said in a phone conversation Sunday with CBS News’ Robert Costa that Mr. Biden’s announcement came as “a shock to the country.” Trump said he…
CNN — Age had been President Joe Biden’s biggest political weakness ever since he launched his first campaign against former President Donald Trump five years ago. But his faltering debate performance on June 27 shocked many Americans in what was their most extensive exposure to the president since the last round of debates in 2020. Here are the key events that have shaped one of the most crucial months in Biden’s career — and would eventually sunset his half-century life in politics: View this interactive content on CNN.com This article was originally published by a amp.cnn.com . Read the Original…
Donald Trump returned to the rally stage in Grand Rapids, Michigan, two days after his 92 minute-long Republican National Convention, and one week removed from being wounded by a would-be assassin’s bullet. Though his nearly two-hour-long speech began with graciousness in the wake of his near-death experience, it wasn’t long until he returned to his usual routine. Within minutes of insisting that his movement is more united than ever, he resumed his attacks on his favorite targets, including President Joe Biden, the news media, supposedly-stolen elections, migrants from the southern border, Democratic congressional leaders and his less-favored unions. What You…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has withdrawn from the Republican Senate race in Michigan just ahead of the state’s primary, throwing his support behind former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for the party’s nomination. Pensler made the announcement at Donald Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids on Saturday after being called onto the stage by the former president. Trump endorsed Rogers earlier this year and many in the party have begun to coalesce around Rogers, who served in the U.S. House for 14 years and chaired the House Intelligence Committee.“We need control of the Senate,” Pensler said on…
Protesters outside White House call for Biden to ‘pass the torch’Support trulyindependent journalismFind out moreCloseOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.Independent Senator Joe Manchin has called on President Joe Biden, who is currently self-isolating at his beach house in Delaware after contracting COVID-19, to bow out of the 2024 race.The West Virginia lawmaker is the fifth senator to make a public appeal for Biden to step down. Now, 37 Democratic and Independent lawmakers have publicly called for…
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s election campaign last month outraised and outspent his challenger Donald Trump, according to disclosures published on Saturday that showed the president’s coffers initially swelling even after a disastrous debate performance.The main campaign account for Biden, a Democrat, took in $64 million in June and spent $59 million, largely on campaign ads, ending the month with $95 million in the bank, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission.Republican Trump’s main account reported raising $21 million in June and spending about $10 million, while having $128 million in cash at the close of the…
ROCHESTER — Sara Bertschinger doesn’t care about any “baggage” Royce White may be carrying into an Aug. 13, 2024, primary battle against fellow Republican Joe Fraser.And she’s not alone. Republican officials — from the state GOP chairman to lawmakers and county-level party leaders — are backing White, who was endorsed by a wide margin at the May GOP state convention. This support comes even as media reports emerge that White has expressed views including antisemitism and that he mismanaged campaign funds, which is what the Republicans might need to win a statewide election and unseat U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a…
HBO host Bill Maher doesn’t believe that God’s hand saved former President Donald Trump from being killed by an assassin’s bullet last week and thinks those that do are getting close to making him a “demigod.” In the closing monologue of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the host mocked Trump supporters who have claimed that former President Trump’s assassination was prevented by an act of God, telling them to open their eyes and stop with the “magical thinking.””Enough is enough with interpreting every event as a DM [direct message] from heaven,” Maher said, rebuking religious Trump supporters during the segment.Maher…
(NewsNation) — Questions surrounding former President Donald Trump’s connections to the controversial conservative plan Project 2025 are intensifying as he’s set to accept the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention this week. Trump has previously disavowed the plan, posting on his social media site that he has “no idea” who is behind Project 2025 and knows “nothing” about it, but dozens of people who worked closely with him and helped shape his administration are involved in the plan. “I disagree with some of the things they’re saying, and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal,”…
JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press 27 mins ago Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-MI., speaks during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has withdrawn from the Republican Senate race in Michigan just ahead of the state’s primary, throwing his support behind former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for the party’s nomination. Pensler made the announcement at Donald Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids on Saturday after being called onto the stage by the former president. Trump endorsed Rogers earlier this year and many in the party have begun…