Trump News for Thursday, December 28, 2023
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Maine’s top election official removes Trump from 2024 ballot
Cable News Network
Maine’s top election official has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot, in a surprise decision based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.”
Dec 28, 2023, 11:57 PM
Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president
Toronto Star
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first
Dec 28, 2023, 11:57 PM
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Maine bars Donald Trump from ballot
Chicago Tribune
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.
Dec 28, 2023, 11:24 PM
Exclusive: Recordings, emails show how Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 election
Yahoo News
Two days before the January 6 insurrection, the Trump campaign’s plan to use fake electors to block President-elect Joe Biden from taking office faced a potentially crippling hiccup: The fake elector certificates from two critical battleground states were stuck in the mail.
Dec 28, 2023, 9:47 PM
All Eyes on Supreme Court as Trump Case Appealed
Newsweek
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to provide an expedited review on a court ruling in Colorado that blocked Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot.
Dec 28, 2023, 9:45 PM
President Trump Is Right. Americans Are Being Poisoned-By Fentanyl | Opinion
Newsweek
There has been more urgency in condemning President Trump for accurately pointing out that Americans are being poisoned than in combating the scourge of fentanyl.
Dec 28, 2023, 8:00 PM
Ronald Reagan's Lawyer Has Bad News for Donald Trump
Newsweek
Peter J. Wallison said the case is "strong" that Trump should be denied immunity in the federal election interference case.
Dec 28, 2023, 7:53 PM
FACTBOX-Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election?
Devdiscourse
But a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted online Dec. 5-11 showed that Kennedy could draw more support from Biden than Trump in the presidential election, where third-party candidates have affected the outcome of U.S. elections even without winning.
Dec 28, 2023, 7:40 PM
Colorado GOP Asks Supreme Court to Reverse State’s Trump Ballot Ban
The Wall Street Journal
Party says barring Republican presidential front-runner threatens elections across the country
Dec 28, 2023, 7:16 PM
DeSantis Should Have No Regrets. No One Could Beat Trump and His Indictments | Opinion
Newsweek
DeSanti's problem was not a campaign badly run, but a campaign unfortunately timed at a moment when Trump-loving GOP voters couldn't quit him.
Dec 28, 2023, 7:08 PM
Donald Trump says he did not 'bully' his way into Home Alone 2 cameo and says he is behind film's success
Sky News
Matt Damon said in 2017 that Trump often made a cameo appearance in films a condition of allowing productions to use his buildings - but that the scenes were regularly left on the cutting room floor.
Dec 28, 2023, 7:08 PM
“Illegal”: Trump explodes on Truth Social after Jack Smith corners him on Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
Salon
Trump may be forced to give up key defense argument or be exposed to "perjury-fest bloodbath," expert says.
Dec 28, 2023, 6:58 PM
After Colorado, Maine bars Donald Trump from 2024 primary ballot
THE WEEK
Maine's Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause,
Dec 28, 2023, 6:30 PM
The Guardian view on a second Trump presidency: things could only get worse
The Guardian
Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the danger posed by the former president’s bid for reelection
Dec 28, 2023, 6:00 PM
'You lost Ivanka': Trump the target of bogus political action committees
Raw Story
These are not real political action committees, but they made an official application to the Federal Election Commission: – Hey Donnie Dumbf— If Immigrants Poisoning Our Blood Why Do You Keep Breeding With Them – 10 Stacks To The First (person) Who Hits Donald Trump with a Milkshake – Donnie...
Dec 28, 2023, 3:43 PM
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North Texas congressional fight tests MAGA appeal against older conservative strains
The Dallas Morning News
Can a Trump-backed young conservative overcome voters' affinity for traditional Republicans over MAGA, and familiar leaders over newcomers?
Dec 28, 2023, 1:00 PM
Donald Trump Applauds Vivek Ramaswamy’s Campaign Halt: “He Will, I am sure, Endorse Me”
The Inquisitr
Despite the political competition between the two, many have accused Vivek Ramaswamy of acting as a surrogate for Donald Trump.
Dec 28, 2023, 12:41 PM
Trump reveals weakness every time he complains about losing
Raw Story
Recently, I was telling you about a pet theory of mine – that most people, most of the time, are not currently prepared to believe that Donald Trump is going to be the GOP’s presidential nominee. The thought of a second term is too dreadful to think about. So a lot of people have decided not to! Any...
Dec 28, 2023, 12:38 PM
Colorado GOP Asks SCOTUS to Keep Trump on the Ballot
Newser
The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state's supreme court decision that found former President Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first...
Dec 28, 2023, 12:00 PM
Donald Trump: I didn’t bully my way into Home Alone 2 - they begged me for a cameo
The Guardian
Former US president denies director’s claims that he insisted on appearing in 1992 film in exchange for filming in his hotel
Dec 28, 2023, 11:29 AM
Biden mulls border crackdown in face of Trump’s migrant-bashing rhetoric
The Guardian
President faces pressure from Republican critics and Democratic allies as he struggles to address what both sides agree is a crisis
Dec 28, 2023, 11:00 AM
Colorado Republican Party appeals Trump ballot ban to U.S. Supreme Court
CBS News
The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was added after the Civil War to prevent former Confederates from returning to government.
Dec 28, 2023, 9:50 AM
Trump demands recusal of Maine secretary of state in GOP primary challenge
UPI News
Former President Donald Trump is demanding that Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows recuse herself from ruling on his eligibility to be on the state's ballot.
Dec 28, 2023, 9:35 AM