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The Daily BeastDonald ‘Von ShitzInPantz’ Diss Makes Hush-Money Trial Debut
Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty ImagesDonald Trump can dish it out, but he has shown, once again, that he simply cannot take it.As proceedings began Thursday morning in the disgraced ex-president’s criminal hush-money trial, defense attorney Todd Blanche complained to New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan that the gag order put in place to prevent Trump from intimidating witnesses, jurors, and court staff was unfair to his client.“Everybody can say anything they want, except for President Tru
- HuffPost
Local TV Anchor Catches Donald Trump Off Guard With A Simple Question
The former president floundered in the face of Roop Raj's response.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Appears To Reveal His Plan If He Loses Election To Joe Biden
The former president made the chilling remark about the 2024 election to a Wisconsin newspaper.
- The Daily Beast
Judge Refuses to Green Light Angry Trump Posts
Doug Mills/GettyDonald Trump tried—and failed—to lure the judge overseeing his New York criminal trial into the position of greenlighting his angry screeds to ensure they don’t violate a gag order that seeks to stop him from continuing to intimidate witnesses and jurors.The move came after Trump got slapped with $9,000 in fines and a warning of a potential stay in the slammer on Tuesday, then had to fend off the risk of an additional $4,000 in penalties Thursday morning.After a trial lunch break
- HuffPost
Trump Unleashes Bizarre 'Word Salad' Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview
The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News.
- HuffPost
Lauren Boebert Gets The ‘Beetlejuice’ Treatment During Campus Protest Visit
The far-right congresswoman received an awkward reminder during her tour of George Washington University.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Struggles to Cite a Source for His Exaggerated Crime Claim
Fox 2During an interview that touched on immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, a Detroit news anchor challenged Donald Trump to support his claim about rapidly falling crime in Venezuela—which fact-checkers have previously noted is false.In his interview with Fox 2 anchor Roop Raj, which will air in its entirety on Thursday, the former president closed with a shot at President Joe Biden regarding immigration, a topic that Trump has signaled he wants to use to help his campaign at the expense of
- Charlotte Observer
In Trump immunity case, Supreme Court justices are Trumpists, not jurists | Opinion
Supreme Court delivered gold for Donald Trump in his insurrectionist-immunity case. As expected. | Opinion
- HuffPost
CNN Fact-Checker Spots Trump Contradicting Himself ‘Almost In The Same Breath’
The former president was "simultaneously complaining" about opposing things in his courthouse rant, said Daniel Dale.
- HuffPost
‘He Hates That So Much’: Jimmy Kimmel Tells The Story That’s Driving Trump Nuts
The late night host spots a report that the former president “really” doesn’t like.
- The Independent
Trump admits he told Secret Service to take him to Capitol on Jan 6 in rambling campaign rally
‘It’s not my deal. I’m a lover, not a fighter,’ Mr Trump told a crowd of supporters in Wisconsin about his actions on January 6
- Snopes
Fact Check: Post Claims Trump Said He'd 'Force Every Pregnant Woman to Submit to Government Monitoring.' Here's the Actual Quote
Time magazine asked Trump whether he was comfortable with the government monitoring pregnant women to prevent abortions. Here's what he said.
- HuffPost
Trump Spends Day Off From Court Ranting About Judge: 'He Gagged Me!'
"I'm not even supposed to be talking to you," the indicted former president falsely claimed to his supporters.
- CNN
Trump explains his militaristic plan to deport 15-20 million people
It is rare to get major presidential candidates – on either side of the political aisle – outside the confines of prepared remarks, stump speeches and friendly audiences, so it’s worth paying attention when they actually take detailed questions.
- BBC
Trump trial shown expletive-laden texts on Stormy Daniels deal
A lawyer testified about a deal to pay for Ms Daniels' silence about allegedly having sex with Mr Trump.
- CNN
Honig: Trump’s attorney wants jury to be disgusted
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig breaks down former president Donald Trump’s attorney Emil Bove’s cross-examination of attorney Keith Davidson, a key witness who negotiated the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal hush money agreements.
- Business Insider
Russia may not start an all-out war with NATO, but already has plans to destroy it from within
Western leaders are warning of a Russian attack on NATO. But the Kremlin is playing the long game.
- Reuters
Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces from the country. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washington's fight against insurgents who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces were not mingling with U.S. troops but were using a separate hanger at Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger's capital.
- The Daily Beast
Democrat Crushes GOP Rival in New York Congressional Special Election
WKBW TV/YouTubeDemocratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy on Tuesday won the special election for the New York congressional seat vacated by a retiring Democrat, further narrowing the GOP’s slender majority in the House.Kennedy comfortably defeated his Republican opponent Gary Dickson in the race for the Buffalo-area district seat by a margin of more than 36 percentage points, according to the Associated Press. When Kennedy is officially sworn in to succeed the retiring Brian Higgins, the GOP House m
- HuffPost
Trump Hit With Pointed Reminders After Complaining About Damaged Landmark
The former president criticized pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University for causing “tremendous damage.”