Trump News for Friday, March 8, 2024
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Reuters US Domestic News Summary
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RNC members meeting in Houston voted to appoint North Carolina Republican Party head Michael Whatley and Lara Trump as chair and co-chair of the organization, which will play a key role in marshaling voters and funds for the Nov. 5 general election. Donald Trump posts $91.6 million bond for E.
Mar 8, 2024, 11:54 PM
After speech, Biden launches major tour plus $30 million ad buy
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Campaign officials who briefed reporters said Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in March will rally Democrats in many of the states where the Nov. 5 election against Republican opponent Donald Trump is likely to be decided. After Pennsylvania on Friday, Biden will visit Georgia on Saturday, New Hampshire on Monday, Wisconsin on Wednesday and Michigan on Thursday.
Mar 8, 2024, 11:48 PM
Biden Bemoans Anger of MAGA: 'That's Not America'
Newsweek
The president on Friday spoke about what he feels is the divisive nature of Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
Mar 8, 2024, 11:43 PM
Security fence isn’t new for State of the Union, and other false claims around Biden’s speech
The Globe and Mail
Donald Trump also posted a video that used a filter to add cartoonish faces to an old Biden speech.
Mar 8, 2024, 11:37 PM
Embattled lender NYCB announces incoming CEO Otting's base salary
Yahoo Canada Finance
The bank named Otting, a former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency in President Donald Trump's administration, as its new CEO replacing Alessandro DiNello, effective April 1. DiNello, the executive chairman of the bank's board, was named to the additional roles of president and CEO on Feb. 29 succeeding Thomas Cangemi, who resigned from those roles on Feb. 23.
Mar 8, 2024, 11:21 PM
Why SCOTUS is the last properly functioning branch of government
New York Post
In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled states cannot use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to kick former President Donald Trump off state ballots.
Mar 8, 2024, 11:12 PM
Former Republican Candidate for U.S. House Is Charged With Murder
The New York Times
Dan Rodimer, who promoted former President Trump’s endorsement in two failed bids for Congress, was charged with killing a man at a Las Vegas Strip resort in October.
Mar 8, 2024, 10:43 PM
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Donald Trump secures $92m bond as he appeals E Jean Carroll verdict
The Irish Times
Trump lawyers ask Manhattan judge to approve the bond, which would mean he would not yet have to pay damages to Carroll
Mar 8, 2024, 10:42 PM
Biden not ruling out election debate with Trump
PerthNow
Jo Biden says he is open to debating Donald Trump before the US presidential election on November 5.
Mar 8, 2024, 10:17 PM
Trump supporter charged with firing a gun during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
NBC News
A Trump supporter is now charged with firing a gun outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The first rioter to be charged with firing a weapon.
Mar 8, 2024, 10:04 PM
Trump wants Elon Musk to speak at Republican convention
CNBC
GOP leaders think Tesla boss Elon Musk could help boost the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump, who is headed toward a rematch with Democrat Joe Biden.
Mar 8, 2024, 10:03 PM
Biden says he would sign TikTok crackdown bill; Trump raises concerns
The Globe and Mail
U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on the TikTok crackdown bill
Mar 8, 2024, 9:54 PM
Battle for White House comes into sharper focus for Wall Street
The Globe and Mail
Opinion polls show Biden, 81, and Trump, 77, closely matched. While the U.S. economy is performing better than most high-income countries, Americans overall give Trump better marks in polls for economic issues
Mar 8, 2024, 9:43 PM
Wall St Week Ahead-Battle for White House comes into sharper focus for Wall Street
Devdiscourse
Investors fixated on earnings and monetary policy are starting to factor in another variable that could sway markets this year: the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In his State of the Union address on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden proposed raising corporate taxes, whereas his opponent, Republican candidate Donald Trump, signed a 2017 law that slashed taxes on companies and the wealthy.
Mar 8, 2024, 9:35 PM
What AI-generated images of Trump surrounded by Black voters mean for this election
NBC News
Some say these images shows how Black people can be used as stereotypical props. Others point to larger problems with AI-fueled misinformation and the election.
Mar 8, 2024, 9:33 PM
Biden does not rule out debate with Trump
Devdiscourse
President Joe Biden on Friday appeared open to debating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after Trump challenged the Democrat to debates "anytime, anywhere, anyplace." "It depends on his behavior," Biden said. The comment, made to reporters as he departed Washington for Philadelphia, meant that he did not rule out debating Trump before the presidential election on Nov. 5.
Mar 8, 2024, 9:20 PM
Trump posts $91 million bond to appeal E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict
CBS News
Former President Donald Trump deposited a bond of more than $91 million on Friday to appeal the $83 million judgment against him in the case brought by E. Jean Carroll.
Mar 8, 2024, 9:10 PM
DA Fani Willis to face primary challenge amid Trump case disqualification fight
Cable News Network
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is already facing a charged legal battle to bar her from prosecuting the election subversion case she brought against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen allies in Georgia.
Mar 8, 2024, 9:10 PM
Donald Trump Just Enraged Republicans With One Post
Newsweek
Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to conduct his own real-time commentary during Biden's State of the Union address.
Mar 8, 2024, 9:01 PM
'Depends on his behavior'
New York Post
Trump, 77, said Wednesday that Biden must agree to debate him — amid suspicion that the incumbent would skip the traditional forums.
Mar 8, 2024, 8:58 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene MAGA hat at SOTU violated rules
WLTX.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a Trump 2020 MAGA hat to the State of the Union. Members of Congress aren’t allowed wearing campaign attire on the House floor.
Mar 8, 2024, 8:57 PM
Biden doesn’t rule out debating Trump: ‘It depends on his behavior’
The Hill
President Biden is not ruling out debating former President Trump, as the pair prepare for a likely head-to-head match-up in November’s presidential election. “It depends on his behavior,” Biden said when asked Friday whether he’d commit to a debate with the former president. Trump, who skipped every Republican presidential primary debate held this cycle, even…
Mar 8, 2024, 8:50 PM
RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked leaders, tightening his control of party
CBS News
GOP officials have voted to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair of the Republican National Committee.
Mar 8, 2024, 8:45 PM