Trump News for Saturday, August 19, 2023
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Inside Trump’s Decision to Skip the G.O.P. Debate
The New York Times
Fox News leaned on the former president privately and publicly to join the debate. But all the while he was proceeding with a plan for his own counterprogramming.
Aug 19, 2023, 8:44 PM
Sunday shows preview: Trump Georgia charges cast shadow on debate; Maui reels from deadly wildfires
The Hill
Ahead of next week’s Republican presidential primary debate, former President Trump’s latest indictment in Georgia and his potential absence from the debate stage will likely dominate the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. Trump and 18 others were indicted by a Georgia grand jury on Monday, following a more than two-year investigation into efforts to overturn the…
Aug 19, 2023, 8:33 PM
DeSantis’ ‘listless vessels’ remark causes MAGA world to lash out
POLITICO
Trump campaign and supporters push comparisons to Hillary Clinton's 'deplorables' remark.
Aug 19, 2023, 8:17 PM
Larry Donnelly: If we had no Trump or Biden for 2024
TheJournal.ie
Our columnist says despite the expected rerun of the 2020 elections with Biden and Trump, it’s worth asking if there are any alternatives.
Aug 19, 2023, 8:00 PM
Democrats' Ultimate 'Hail Mary' Against Trump Won't Work: Legal Analyst
Newsweek
Lawyers say that Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election amount to insurrection, thus making it unconstitutional for him to run for president.
Aug 19, 2023, 4:24 PM
Legal scholars increasingly raise constitutional argument that Trump should be barred from presidency
CNN Philippines
Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result.
Aug 19, 2023, 4:00 PM
Biden sells border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them
New York Post
President Biden is quietly selling off millions of dollars' worth of unused parts from former President Trump’s border wall for peanuts – apparently to stymie pending legislation in Congress.
Aug 19, 2023, 2:53 PM
Chris Christie Blasts 'Coward' Donald Trump Ahead of GOP Debate
Newsweek
Trump appeared to rule out participating in debates by pointing to his polling lead and citing Ronald Reagan.
Aug 19, 2023, 2:18 PM
Trump Saying He Was Apple of Putin's Eye Sparks Condemnation
Newsweek
The former president suggested again that the Russia-Ukraine war would not have happened if he was still in office.
Aug 19, 2023, 1:48 PM
Judge in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit dismisses Trump's request for trial delay
UPI News
The federal judge in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has dismissed the latest effort by Trump's attorneys to delay a trial scheduled for January.
Aug 19, 2023, 1:15 PM
Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices
CP24 Toronto
The loop Donald Trump's private jet made above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters — and a few rival candidates — on the ground. It was a reminder that the four-time indicted former president casts a Boeing 757-sized shadow over the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Aug 19, 2023, 12:44 PM
Why the latest abortion pill ruling has enviros rolling their eyes
POLITICO
Courts have said that people who like plants and animals can sue when wildlife is harmed. People who "delight" in fetuses should have the same right, a Trump-appointed judge wrote.
Aug 19, 2023, 11:00 AM
‘It baffles me’: what drew a mild lawyer with a liberal past into Trump’s election plot?
The Guardian
Kenneth Chesebro – low-profile, bright, seemingly decent – is not your average Trump guy. So how did he become the architect of the election subversion scandal?
Aug 19, 2023, 10:00 AM
‘America First 2.0’: Vivek Ramaswamy pitches to be Republicans’ next Trump
The Guardian
The candidate is emerging as a challenger – however slight – in a race still thoroughly dominated by the former president
Aug 19, 2023, 10:00 AM
Donald Trump should turn himself in to jail and create a diversion.
Slate
It’s his best option for sucking up all the attention.
Aug 19, 2023, 9:45 AM
Trump Breaks Silence on Georgia Indictment in On-Camera Statement, ‘I Have Four of Them Now’
The Inquisitr
The charges are the result of a careful examination of the of Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the state.
Aug 19, 2023, 9:00 AM
If Trump Wins Election Before Georgia Trial Ends, All Hell Breaks Loose
Newsweek
Trump could be an incoming president or already in office by the time a Fulton County jury returns its verdict in Fani Willis' RICO case.
Aug 19, 2023, 7:00 AM
Donald Trump chooses Tucker Carlson interview over Republican primary debate
Sky News
The former president has long suggested he would give the event a miss, arguing it made no sense for him to give the other candidates a chance to attack him.
Aug 19, 2023, 7:00 AM
Trump expected to surrender in Georgia next week - 4 indictments brought against former US president
ThePrint
Former US President Trump faced four indictments in as many months, adding up to 91 criminal counts across 4 separate cases in Georgia, Florida, Washington & New York.
Aug 19, 2023, 5:15 AM
Ex-Adviser Predicts Trump Will 'Suck All The Oxygen' From GOP Debate With 1 Move
Yahoo News
Jason Osborne, an ex-Trump adviser, named how the former president will try to overshadow the GOP debate "right before" or during the event.
Aug 19, 2023, 4:50 AM
Georgia election meddling case: Trump expected to surrender next week
Devdiscourse
United States former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail next week in connection with the efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Aug 19, 2023, 3:47 AM
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Trump to skip Republican debate, interview with ex-Fox host Carlson -NYT
Reuters
Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to skip the first Republican primary debate next week and instead sit for an online interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter.
Aug 19, 2023, 3:22 AM
Chris Christie pressures Donald Trump on RNC debate: 'Stop being such a coward'
Washington Examiner
Former New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie attempted to pressure former President Donald Trump on Friday into participating in the first Republican presidential debate next week by calling the former president a "coward."
Aug 19, 2023, 2:52 AM
Former White House lawyer on Trump’s expected surrender in Georgia: ‘He won’t enjoy it’
Yahoo News
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Friday said while former President Trump’s expected surrender in Georgia next week likely won’t rattle him, “he won’t enjoy it.” Asked how the reputation of the jail in Fulton County, Ga., may affect Trump psychologically, Cobb suggested the impact would be miniscule. “I do think it will have…
Aug 19, 2023, 2:38 AM
Express View on US politics: The Vivek Ramaswamy test
The Indian Express
India-origin dark horse for Republican nomination is making waves. His entry provides insight into post-Trump politics
Aug 19, 2023, 1:55 AM