Trump News for Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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Did Trump Pull Support for Kevin McCarthy After Lauren Boebert Criticism?
Newsweek
A statement shared on social media falsely claimed that the former president had changed his endorsement for Speaker of the House to Rep. Byron Donalds.
Jan 4, 2023, 11:37 PM
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Trump lawyers questioned Nevada’s 2020 vote, records show
The Globe and Mail
Nevada’s most populous county has disclosed correspondence to the U.S. Justice Department special counsel showing lawyers for former President Donald Trump raising concerns about the integrity of the 2020 voting process that were later deemed baseless
Jan 4, 2023, 10:26 PM
U.S. House rejects Kevin McCarthy a sixth time despite Trump unity plea
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The U.S. House of Representatives, mired in a chaotic leadership battle, rejected Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber three more times on Wednesday as a small group of holdouts in the party defied former President Donald Trump's call for unity.
Jan 4, 2023, 9:49 PM
Leopards Eat Kevin McCarthy’s Face
The New York Times
Selling his soul to Trump hasn’t worked out for the would-be speaker.
Jan 4, 2023, 9:38 PM
U.S. House repeatedly rejects McCarthy despite Trump plea for unity
Devdiscourse
The U.S. House of Representatives, mired in a chaotic leadership battle, again rejected Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber on Wednesday as a small group of holdouts in the party defied former President Donald Trump's call for unity.
Jan 4, 2023, 9:08 PM
Video Shows Kevin McCarthy Laughing Off Boebert's Speech Before Fifth Vote
Newsweek
Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert defied former President Donald Trump and called on Kevin McCarthy to withdraw as a speaker of the House nominee.
Jan 4, 2023, 9:00 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene credits Trump for keeping McCarthy’s support intact
The Hill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Wednesday that former President Trump deserves credit for keeping the support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership bid from eroding. McCarthy saw 21 Republicans decline to back his leadership bid through two ballots on Wednesday — a tick up from the 20 detractors who opposed him in the final…
Jan 4, 2023, 9:00 PM
Trump fails to swing votes for Kevin McCarthy as speaker
NBC News
Donald Trump failed to swing votes to Kevin McCarthy for speaker through his behind-the-scenes calls to lawmakers or his big public endorsement Wednesday.
Jan 4, 2023, 8:47 PM
Lauren Boebert's Attack on Trump Shocks Congress
Newsweek
Boebert called Trump her "favorite president" but noted that he should tell McCarthy he does not have the votes for House speaker.
Jan 4, 2023, 8:26 PM
Donald Trump's Lost Control of the Monster He Created
Newsweek
Trump once swore to upend the establishment. As Kevin McCarthy fights for his political life, Trump now finds himself firmly entrenched in it.
Jan 4, 2023, 7:58 PM
Boebert says Trump should tell McCarthy to withdraw from Speaker’s race
The Hill
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday said former President Trump should tell Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that he should withdraw from the Speakership race, hours after the ex-president called on all Republicans to support McCarthy for the top spot in the chamber. Boebert, a staunch supporter of Trump, made the comment while nominating Rep. Byron…
Jan 4, 2023, 7:27 PM
U.S. House rejects McCarthy again despite Trump plea for unity
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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives struggled with a second day of division on Wednesday as a stubborn band of holdouts refused to back Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber, defying former President Donald Trump's call for unity.
Jan 4, 2023, 7:23 PM
Gaetz on Trump support for McCarthy: ‘Sad’
The Hill
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said in a statement to Fox News that former President Trump’s support of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker did not change his decision to back someone other than McCarthy. “Sad!” Gaetz said in a statement to Fox. “This changes neither my view of McCarthy, nor Trump, nor my…
Jan 4, 2023, 7:22 PM
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'Fearless' Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives in Washington to lead Trump probes
Reuters
Jack Smith, the U.S. special counsel named to investigate Republican former President Donald Trump, has a reputation for winning tough cases against war criminals, mobsters and crooked police officers.
Jan 4, 2023, 6:54 PM
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Donald Trump Jr. is the latest conservative personality to get a podcast deal
The Verge
Trump’s eldest son reportedly got a seven-figure deal from Rumble, a video platform that has business ties to Donald Trump’s Truth Social.
Jan 4, 2023, 6:30 PM
U.S. House poised to reject McCarthy again despite Trump plea for unity
Devdiscourse
The U.S. House of Representatives was on track on Wednesday to reject Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber for a fourth time as a small group of holdouts in the party defied former President Donald Trump's call for unity.
Jan 4, 2023, 6:18 PM
Trump: McCarthy opponents playing ‘dangerous game’
The Hill
Former President Trump on Wednesday said House lawmakers opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Speakership bid are playing a “dangerous game” and urged Republicans to “get this thing over with” as the Speaker elections run into multiple rounds of voting. “I think it is a dangerous game, and, frankly, if they are not happy with him,…
Jan 4, 2023, 6:00 PM
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Trump or DeSantis?
Chicago Tribune
A showdown between the two titans of the right wing — former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — could turn Latino evangelicals into a decisive swing vote in Florida, supercharging their influence and focusing enormous national attention on their churches, their politics and their values.
Jan 4, 2023, 5:27 PM
Donald Trump Tries to Shift Kevin McCarthy Fight to His Own Enemy
Newsweek
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that if Republicans are going to fight, "we ought to be fighting" Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Jan 4, 2023, 5:13 PM
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Trump gives backing to Kevin McCarthy after GOP humiliation
New York Daily News
The former president predicted that “McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB,”
Jan 4, 2023, 5:05 PM