Trump News for Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Trump throws cold water on RNC's plans to let him skip the remaining primaries
Raw Story
Former President Donald Trump doesn't want Republican leaders to bend over backward to hand him the nomination.Officials for the Republican National Committee have reportedly been considering a plan that would declare Trump to be the "presumptive" nominee for 2024, following his victories in Iowa an...
Jan 25, 2024, 11:59 PM
'I reject the idea': GOP senator slams his own party for bowing to Trump in negotiations
Raw Story
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pushed back against his party's increasing line that a weeks-long, delicate bipartisan Senate deal being crafted on foreign defense aid to Ukraine and border security should be rejected purely for the sake of waiting until they can put former President Donald Trump back in o...
Jan 25, 2024, 11:52 PM
Trump says RNC should not pursue resolution making him ‘presumptive nominee’
The Hill
Former President Trump said Thursday he did not support a push by allies at the Republican National Committee (RNC) to effectively make him the party’s presumptive nominee, even as former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley remains in the primary race. “While I greatly appreciate the Republican National Committee (RNC) wanting to make me…
Jan 25, 2024, 11:46 PM
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Donald Trump as the 'presumptive 2024 nominee'
Toronto Star
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee" before he formally clinches the requisite number of
Jan 25, 2024, 11:19 PM
Donald Trump says 'this is not America' after he testifies for three minutes in E Jean Carroll trial
Sky News
Ms Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10m (£7.87m) in damages after she claimed Trump ruined her reputation when she accused him in a memoir of sexually abusing her in a department store dressing room.
Jan 25, 2024, 11:18 PM
Trump calls for states to deploy National Guard to Texas amid border feud
The Hill
Former President Trump encouraged “all willing States” to deploy National Guard members to Texas amid the feud between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and the federal government over the removal of razor wire across the U.S.-Mexico border. “In the face of this National Security, Public Safety, and Public Health Catastrophe, Texas has rightly invoked the…
Jan 25, 2024, 11:11 PM
White House clinic improperly distributed controlled substances during previous administrations, new report says
NBC10 Boston
The investigation by the Pentagon's internal watchdog was prompted by complaints during the Trump administration
Jan 25, 2024, 11:11 PM
Trump testifies briefly at defamation trial
Yahoo Canada Finance
Former President Donald Trump was on and off the witness stand at a jury trial Thursday in less than 3 minutes but not before breaking a judge’s rules on what he could say by claiming that a writer’s sexual assault allegations were a “false accusation.” (Jan 25) (AP video by Ted Shaffrey)
Jan 25, 2024, 10:56 PM
Photos this week: January 18-25, 2024
Cable News Network
Former US President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, moving closer to his third straight presidential nomination and a rematch with President Joe Biden in the fall.
Jan 25, 2024, 10:56 PM
Former Trump adviser on Biden’s economy: ‘I would be bragging about it, too’
The Hill
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who served as director of the National Economic Council (NEC) during the Trump administration, said President Biden is justified in touting the economy’s strong numbers, saying, “I would be bragging about it, too.” “I’m an honest broker. He got a good 3.3 percent [gross domestic product] number for the fourth…
Jan 25, 2024, 10:41 PM
Mitt Romney: Trump’s call to stonewall Democrats on immigration ‘appalling’
The Guardian
Utah senator accuses ex-president of exploiting issue for political gain by directing Republicans to block deal
Jan 25, 2024, 10:28 PM
Trump briefly testifies in defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll
TheJournal.ie
Carroll is seeking over $10 million in damages from Trump.
Jan 25, 2024, 10:24 PM
Trump's push to deny Biden border victory aggravates lawmakers
The Hill
Former President Trump’s push to kill the border deal in order to deny President Biden a legislative win is upsetting members on both sides of the aisle as negotiators hope to wrap up work on an agreement within days. Trump had been the sleeping giant in the background of talks, but his wins in Iowa…
Jan 25, 2024, 10:24 PM
RNC weighing resolution to declare Trump ‘presumptive nominee’
The Hill
A draft resolution before the Republican National Committee (RNC) would, if approved, label former President Trump as the party’s presumptive nominee for 2024. The Dispatch first reported that David Bossie, an RNC committee member from Maryland, submitted a resolution that aims to declare Trump “as our presumptive 2024 nominee for the office of President of…
Jan 25, 2024, 10:21 PM
‘Preposterous’: Federal judge decries efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence, label perpetrators ‘hostages’
POLITICO
Judge Royce Lamberth, who has handled dozens of Jan. 6 cases, lamented the false rhetoric spread by Donald Trump and his allies.
Jan 25, 2024, 10:21 PM
Yellen, criticising Trump, says Biden’s economy has delivered gains
The Australian Financial Review
The Treasury Secretary argued that the Biden administration had successfully navigated challenging headwinds caused by the pandemic and led a recovery.
Jan 25, 2024, 10:18 PM
Takeaways from Donald Trump’s testimony at the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
Cable News Network
Two days after dominating the New Hampshire GOP’s presidential primary, all but assuring himself a third straight nomination and rematch with President Joe Biden, Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse.
Jan 25, 2024, 10:17 PM
Trump's Campaign Won't Kill Border Deal, Says Republican Negotiator
Newsweek
"We've not had a pause on this at all," Senator James Lankford said amid rumors that Leader Mitch McConnell may hedge his support.
Jan 25, 2024, 10:01 PM
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Trump denies Carroll’s sexual abuse claims as defamation trial nears end
The Irish Times
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to four months for contempt of Congress
Jan 25, 2024, 9:21 PM
Trump has 'miscalculated' the impact Carroll trial will have on election: ex-GOP rep.
Raw Story
After Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba's request to have writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him dismissed Thursday, former U.S. Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) insisted that the MAGA hopeful "miscalculated" the potential impact the trial could have on his 2024 campaign...
Jan 25, 2024, 9:05 PM
Trump seeks to disqualify Fani Willis from prosecuting him in Georgia
The Guardian
Motion comes after Fulton county district attorney made remarks decrying allegations of affair with one of her deputies
Jan 25, 2024, 8:58 PM
Trump testimony should be disregarded: judge tells jury
The Australian Financial Review
The former president was on and off the witness stand in less than 3 minutes but not before breaking rules set in advance by the judge.
Jan 25, 2024, 8:55 PM
Haley remains defiant as Trump ratchets up attacks on last-standing 2024 GOP rival
Cable News Network
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is growing more defiant in the face of Donald Trump’s efforts to push her out of the 2024 Republican primary race, poking and prodding at the former president and encouraging supporters to wear Trump’s attacks as a badge of honor.
Jan 25, 2024, 8:50 PM
Trump comes out against draft RNC resolution from supporter declaring him presumptive nominee
Cable News Network
A Republican National Committee draft resolution that would have formally declared Donald Trump the Republican Party’s 2024 presumptive nominee was withdrawn Thursday amid pushback from the former president.
Jan 25, 2024, 8:39 PM