Trump News for Saturday, February 18, 2023
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Ann Coulter Slams Trump as 'Profoundly Stupid'
Newsweek
The right-wing pundit said she was willing to forgive the former president for anything, except immigration.
Feb 18, 2023, 9:45 PM
Republicans on Haley’s 2024 bid: Don’t rule her out
The Hill
Republicans are warning against counting Nikki Haley out in the 2024 presidential race after a better-than-expected campaign rollout this week that offered an early lens into how she plans to take on former President Donald Trump. In her Wednesday campaign kickoff and a subsequent swing through New Hampshire, Haley made the central theme of her…
Feb 18, 2023, 8:00 PM
Fox News execs blocked Trump from Jan. 6 interview
CNBC
Fox News executives vetoed Trump from going on air Jan. 6, 2021, when hundreds of his supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol.
Feb 18, 2023, 7:55 PM
A cover-up fit for a coup: Georgia grand jury says witnesses in Trump probe lied
Salon
A Special Counsel in Washington D.C. is also comparing the testimony of Trump witnesses for conflicts
Feb 18, 2023, 5:52 PM
MAGA Trashes Biden's Ohio Response as Trump Announces East Palestine Visit
Newsweek
"President Trump is heading to East Palestine next week. Biden has announced no such plans. Says everything," GOP lawmaker Lauren Boebert said.
Feb 18, 2023, 5:46 PM
Joe Biden May Have Handed Donald Trump a Huge Win With Ohio Response
Newsweek
Former President Donald Trump will visit East Palestine next week and has called for those affected to receive help.
Feb 18, 2023, 4:32 PM
ISL 2022-23: Ten-man Jamshedpur FC Stun Hyderabad FC 3-2
News18
Ritwik Das, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Daniel Chima Chukwu scored to trump Bartholomew Ogbeche's brace as Jamdhespur FC beat Hyderabad FC 3-2 in the Indian Super League
Feb 18, 2023, 3:12 PM
2024 presidential election: Why it's better to start a campaign early
Cable News Network
The nascent 2024 presidential campaign seemed to hit a different gear this week with Nikki Haley entering the Republican primary. The former South Carolina governor and onetime United Nations ambassador joins former President Donald Trump as the only major competitors to declare bids for the presidency.
Feb 18, 2023, 3:04 PM
Trump to visit East Palestine in wake of train derailment
The Hill
Former President Trump plans to visit the town of East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailment led to the release of toxic chemicals, next week. Trump posted on Truth Social in response to a report that he was planning to make the trip that the residents of East Palestine are “Great people who need help,…
Feb 18, 2023, 2:32 PM
Trump: I won’t call DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’
POLITICO
Trump announced his bid for a second term as president in November and has since launched multiple attacks on DeSantis.
Feb 18, 2023, 2:00 PM
'Don’t Say Gay' law doesn’t 'go far enough': Nikki Haley takes a shot at Ron DeSantis
Raw Story
Former Trump Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took a shot at Ron DeSantis while targeting LGBTQ people, saying the Florida GOP governor's "Don't Say Gay" law doesn't go far enough.In a rambling, fast-talking speech the first Republican to cha...
Feb 18, 2023, 12:57 PM
GOP political operative sentenced to 18 months over illegal Russian contributions to Trump campaign
The Hill
A GOP political operative was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for his involvement in transferring illegal campaign contributions from a Russian national to former President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. A Justice Department release states that Jesse Benton planned with another political adviser to send political contributions from the Russian national, who wanted…
Feb 18, 2023, 12:33 PM
Ranking the GOP’s top 10 presidential candidates
The Hill
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley this week became the second major Republican candidate for president in 2024, joining former President Trump in a field that is sure to grow. Other potential candidates, including former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, are hinting that they could also declare soon. Enormous…
Feb 18, 2023, 11:00 AM
Donald Trump may actually need Nikki Haley in the 2024 presidential race.
Slate
Per usual, the man is caught between what he wants to do and what is strategic.
Feb 18, 2023, 10:45 AM
Donald Trump Says It Would Be 'Inappropriate' to Call DeSantis 'Meatball'
Newsweek
Trump has previously denied spending time working on a nickname for the Florida governor who's seen as a potential rival.
Feb 18, 2023, 10:36 AM
Deterrence up, illegal immigration down at southern border
Washington Examiner
The number of immigrants who were arrested after illegally crossing the southern border fell to 156,000 in January, the third-lowest total since President Joe Biden took office. This number remains higher than in any month during President Donald Trump’s tenure and is 80,000 arrests higher than Trump’s last month in office.
Feb 18, 2023, 10:00 AM
Michigan G.O.P. Leadership Race Fixates on Election Deniers
The New York Times
Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, both Trump loyalists who resoundingly lost their midterm races, are the front-runners to lead the state party.
Feb 18, 2023, 10:00 AM
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Trump moves to block ‘Access Hollywood’ tape from NY rape trial
Toronto Star
Donald Trump doesn’t want the jury at his upcoming New York civil rape trial to see the tape — in which he bragged about assaulting women — when the trial starts on April 25.
Feb 18, 2023, 8:00 AM
Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A court filing in a lawsuit against Fox News lays bare a panic at the network that it had alienated its viewers and damaged its brand by not lining up with President Donald Trump's false claims that he had won the 2020 presidential election.
Feb 18, 2023, 6:07 AM
Donald Trump Refutes Claim He Calls DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’
Forbes
Previous reports suggested the former president insulted the Florida governor in private.
Feb 18, 2023, 5:00 AM
Did Tucker Carlson Privately Call Trump 'a Demonic Force' After the Capitol Riot?
Snopes.com
Numerous communications were produced by Fox News to attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems as part of its $1.6 billion lawsuit against the network.
Feb 18, 2023, 2:39 AM
Trump Sets Date to Visit Ohio Derailment Village Before Biden or Buttigieg
Newsweek
President Joe Biden and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have faced criticism over response to the derailment.
Feb 18, 2023, 2:35 AM
GOP Strategist Sentenced to 18 Months Over Russian Contribution to Trump's 2016 Campaign
NBC10 Boston
A Republican consultant was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for his role in conspiring to illegally funnel contributions from a Russian national to...
Feb 18, 2023, 1:21 AM