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HuffPostCritics Sum Up Donald Trump’s Latest Courthouse Rant With 1 Scathing Word
The former president’s “fair and square” comment did not go down well.
- HuffPost
'Snowflake' Eric Trump Mercilessly Mocked Over Raging Response To MSNBC Host's Joke
The Trump scion's objection to Katie Phang's gag was too ironic for critics.
- HuffPost
Mike Johnson Punts On Implications Of Trump's Alleged Adultery Cover-Up
The House speaker, an evangelical in a special “covenant marriage,” spoke up, though, against the ex-president’s trial.
- The Independent
Trump lashes out after DOJ reveals classified documents were found in ex-president’s bedroom at Mar-a-Lago
The former president, in a typically loud post on his social media platform Truth Social, claimed that FBI agents had been authorized to use ‘deadly force’ during the raid of his Florida property
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: Donald Trump’s Defense Case Just Helped the Prosecution
Dave Sanders/Pool via ReutersDonald Trump’s defense team rested their case on Tuesday after putting on what The New York Times described as a “minimal defense.”The Times likely did not intend any disparagement of Trump’s defense with its wording. The article describes how Trump’s team had put on only two witnesses compared to the prosecution’s twenty–hardly an uncommon ratio given that the prosecution bears the burden of proving all aspects of the case while the defense need not put on any evide
- The Daily Beast
Moscow Eats Up Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Nutso Trump ‘Assassination’ Claim
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesMarjorie Taylor Greene’s baseless claim that the feds planned to “assassinate” Donald Trump in 2022 may not have been taken seriously by most of the American public, but Moscow’s propaganda machine is reporting it as fact.“The FBI planned to kill Donald Trump: details revealed in the USA,” one popular Kremlin-friendly newspaper blared, citing the “popular” Republican congresswoman.The claim was pushed out by top state-run outlets like RIA Novosti and Sputnik, and feve
- HuffPost
Trump Roasted For 'Amazing Lie' In Courthouse Speech
MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle said Trump's claim about the area surrounding the courthouse was "categorically FALSE."
- Reuters
Israel releases film of women soldiers being taken by Hamas on Oct. 7
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war. The captives' families hoped the footage would increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a truce with Hamas and secure the hostages' release. The Netanyahu government saw the release of the subtitled three-minute clip to national and international media as an opportunity to shore up support.
- HuffPost
Social Media Reacts To Republican Nikki Haley's Endorsement Of Trump
Considering that Haley said Trump was unfit to be president, many people accused the former South Carolina governor of being a hypocrite.
- The Canadian Press
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported Wednesday. An “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown outside Alito’s beach vacation home last summer. An inverted American flag — another symbol carried by rioters — was seen at Alito’s home outside Washington less than two weeks after the violent attack on the Capitol. News of the ups
- Reuters
Ukrainian gunners finally get shells to stop Russians near Kharkiv
Ukrainian servicemen operating a howitzer in Kharkiv region near the Russian border work around the clock to stop an incursion by Moscow's troops, and they are finally getting the shells to do it. Ukraine's defenders were hamstrung for months by shortages of artillery shells and other weapons as U.S. Congress held up billions of dollars worth of military aid. As the lawmakers in Washington argued, Russia's forces pressed their advantage on the frontlines, pushing forward on the eastern front.
- Snopes
Fact Check: This Is Supposedly a Real Pic of Trump Serving in the Military. We Looked Into It
"A disgusting example of stolen valor," one Reddit user commented.
- HuffPost
Local TV Journalist Points Out Uncomfortable Truth For Donald Trump Right To His Face
But the former president just steamrolled the reminder.
- The Canadian Press
Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers
ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought a sprawling racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others, has won the Democratic primary in her bid for reelection.
- Time
What Happens if Trump is Convicted in NY Trial?
Here's what would happen if Trump is convicted in the New York case, from whether he can still run for President to if he will go to jail.
- Business Insider
New pictures of the US Air Force's newest stealth bomber — the B-21 Raider — just dropped as flight testing continues
Pentagon leadership says the B-21 penetrating strike aircraft will form the "backbone" of America's future bomber fleet.
- HuffPost
Stephen Colbert Gives Donald Trump's MAGA Slogan A Brutal New Meaning
Colbert's "Late Show" audience also erupted over a joke about a "shocking" development in Donald Trump's hush money trial.
- The Daily Beast
‘Morning Joe’ Skewers Trump for ‘Racist’ Remarks About Judge
MSNBCMSNBC headliners decried former President Donald Trump’s seemingly racist and discriminatory rhetoric he’s lashed out towards the Latino American judge presiding over his criminal hush money trial.On Wednesday morning, Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski skewered Trump’s “new line of attack against Judge Juan Merchan” after leaving the courthouse in New York on Tuesday.In a clip shared by MSNBC, Trump begins his rant with snippy remarks asking where does Merchan come from.“The judge hates Donald
- CNN
Giuliani agrees to stop spreading 2020 vote-tampering lies about Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani has agreed to never again publicly accuse two Georgia election workers of tampering with votes in the 2020 election, a false accusation that he has repeated frequently and that led to his bankruptcy.
- CNN
Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say
Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the discussions.