Trump News for Friday, May 12, 2023
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Republican DeSantis vies with Trump to sway Iowa conservatives
BreakingNews.ie
Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his 2024 presidential campaign any day.
May 12, 2023, 11:00 PM
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Former Trump prosecutor mostly mum before Congress on details of hush-money investigation
The Globe and Mail
Former Trump prosecutor repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment at closed-door deposition
May 12, 2023, 10:35 PM
Biden facing political pressures from both parties over handling of migration challenge
Cable News Network
President Joe Biden is coming under sustained pressure from both sides of the aisle over the administration’s handling of the expiration of Title 42, the controversial Trump-era pandemic public health restriction that became a key tool to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border.
May 12, 2023, 10:07 PM
New Hampshire governor ‘embarrassed’ by crowd’s behavior at Trump town hall
The Guardian
Chris Sununu said the audience’s conduct ‘doesn’t shine a positive light’ on the state, which will hold the first Republican primary
May 12, 2023, 9:48 PM
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Canada’s lobster industry fears dispute with China could see it move from winner to loser
The Globe and Mail
Lobster producers profited from the U.S.-China trade spat under former President Trump. Now it could become a target if Canada’s relationship with the country sours
May 12, 2023, 9:11 PM
CNN told Trump town hall audience they could applaud but not boo: report
Salon
"There were also people that sat there quietly disgusted or bewildered," a Republican told Puck News.
May 12, 2023, 8:03 PM
Sununu knocks GOP voters at Trump town hall: ‘It was embarassing’
The Hill
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) criticized the Republican voters from his home state who appeared at CNN’s town hall with former President Trump for their reaction to his mocking of author E. Jean Carroll. “It was embarrassing,” Sununu told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki in an interview set to air Sunday. “The audience was absolutely filled with…
May 12, 2023, 7:42 PM
The Lesson for Journalists From Trump's Town Hall
Newser
CNN has taken lots and lots of criticism for its town hall with former President Trump, usually along the lines of, "That wasn't journalism, it was a Trump rally."...
May 12, 2023, 5:50 PM
E. Jean Carroll may sue Trump for defamation again after CNN town hall: What we know
Yahoo News
The author — who was awarded $5 million in damages from the former president after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her — is considering whether to file a new defamation lawsuit in the wake of his diatribe mocking her on live television.
May 12, 2023, 5:13 PM
Trump bashes DeSantis, claims he’s needs a ‘personality transplant’
The Hill
Former President Trump bashed Gov. Ron DeSantis in a new ad on Friday, claiming the Florida Republican needs a “personality transplant.” “The problem with Rondesanctimonious is that he needs a personality transplant, and those are not yet available. Almost all congressmen and women that served with him and knew him well supported me, some of…
May 12, 2023, 5:03 PM
Erdogan's Rival Blames Russia for Turkey Deepfakes: 'Election Meddling'
Newsweek
Allegations against Moscow by tKemal Kilicdaroglu echo those made following Donald Trump's 2016 election victory.
May 12, 2023, 4:36 PM
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Former Trump prosecutor declined to provide details on hush-money investigation, GOP lawmaker says
The Globe and Mail
Darrell Issa exited the closed-door deposition after roughly one hour, saying Mark Pomerantz repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment
May 12, 2023, 4:25 PM
There is a clear and present danger of a new Trump presidency. Democrats must act now to prevent it
The Guardian
Being found liable for sexual abuse hasn’t weakened the former president’s grip on his party, while the polls are getting bleaker for Biden, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
May 12, 2023, 4:17 PM
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Student Hub: Majority of Irish bathing waters ‘excellent’ but EPA labels three beaches poor
The Irish Times
Student Hub weekly email digest: Ireland’s beaches; the Burkes of Castlebar; E Jean Carroll v Donald Trump; Paul Cézanne’s work unveiled in Dublin; Deli 613; Temple Bar crime and more...
May 12, 2023, 3:02 PM
Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy expires
NBC News
The latest news and live updates on Title 42’s expiration this morning, marking the end of a Trump-era immigration policy set in place during the pandemic.
May 12, 2023, 1:34 PM
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Trump’s team revels in town hall victory as CNN staff rages at ‘spectacle of lies’
The Irish Times
Allies joked the event amounted to an hour of infomercials for the former president
May 12, 2023, 1:34 PM
Federal judge blocks Biden move to release migrants on ‘parole’ just ahead of Title 42 end
The Hill
A federal judge in Florida blocked the Biden administration’s plan to release some migrants into the U.S. on “parole,” shortly before Title 42 expired at midnight Thursday. U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, a nominee of former President Trump, granted Florida’s request for a temporary restraining order on the parole policy, finding that the policy is not…
May 12, 2023, 1:15 PM
DOJ seeks to stop Trump deposition in Strzok, Page lawsuit
The Hill
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday that it will ask a federal appeals court to block former President Trump’s deposition in a lawsuit brought by two former FBI employees who claim they were unfairly targeted for their work investigating the former president’s ties to Russia. The government said it plans to seek a…
May 12, 2023, 12:24 PM
Donald Trump's Lead Over Ron DeSantis Keeps Growing and Growing
Newsweek
The former president led the Florida governor in a hypothetical GOP primary race by 60 percent to 19, according to a poll conducted between May 5 and 7.
May 12, 2023, 11:50 AM
Vivek Ramaswamy 'anti-woke' firm courts GOP state leaders
CNBC
Vivek Ramaswamy, who has received praise from Donald Trump, is building an upstart GOP presidential campaign around urging businesses to stay out of politics.
May 12, 2023, 11:34 AM
Peter Strzok: Justice Department asks judge to put Trump deposition on hold in lawsuit from ex-FBI agent
Cable News Network
The Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to put on hold the deposition of former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit from ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok, who sued over his 2018 termination.
May 12, 2023, 11:17 AM
Kentucky GOP governor primary tests Trump's influence ahead of 2024
Cable News Network
Republicans in Kentucky will decide their nominee for governor on Tuesday in the party's first major primary since last year's midterm elections -- and one with implications for the 2024 GOP presidential race and the battle for Senate control.
May 12, 2023, 11:01 AM
Digested week: Trump and De Niro aren’t helping my coronation hangover
The Guardian
Elizabeth Holmes’ bizarre New York Times interview kicks off the comedown from royal festivities
May 12, 2023, 10:56 AM
Democrats have a huge opportunity to win back rural voters
Vox.com
For the first time in decades, President Biden and the Democratic Party making gains in areas that have some of Donald Trump’s most reliable voters.
May 12, 2023, 10:30 AM
How Democrats can win back rural voters
Vox.com
For the first time in decades, Democrats are making gains in areas that have some of Trump’s most reliable voters.
May 12, 2023, 10:30 AM