Trump News for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Trump raises over $20 million in February with nearly $42 million in cash on hand, far behind Biden and Democrats
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and joint fundraising committee together brought in $20.3 million in February and entered this month with a combined $41.9 million cash on hand, according to a Trump campaign official.
Mar 20, 2024, 11:51 PM
Biden campaign: House’s conservative caucus budget is pulled from Trump’s 2025 wish list
The Hill
President Biden’s reelection campaign argued Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) budget proposal was pulled straight from former President Trump’s wish list for another term. The group, which comprises nearly 80 percent of all House Republicans, called for raising the retirement age for those not near retirement “to account for increases in life expectancy” in its…
Mar 20, 2024, 11:47 PM
Trump eyes Sen. Marco Rubio as a potential VP pick
NBC News
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is moving up the list of former President Donald Trump's potential vice presidential picks, according to six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee's search for a 2024 running mate.
Mar 20, 2024, 11:40 PM
Mar-a-Lago employee: I saw evidence of a cover-up as authorities came for classified docs
Raw Story
Former Mar-a-Lago employee Brian Butler, identified as Employee #5 in special counsel Jack Smith's classified documents indictment of former President Donald Trump, gave an interview on MSNBC Wednesday night — and revealed new details about the things he saw as he was ordered to help transport boxes...
Mar 20, 2024, 11:39 PM
Labor backs ‘nasty’ Rudd to stay on as US ambassador
7NEWS.com.au
Former president Donald Trump sparked a political firestorm when he lashed out at the former Australian PM.
Mar 20, 2024, 11:34 PM
Biden and Trump vie for Latino support with very different pitches
CBS News
President Biden campaigned in Arizona and Nevada this week, as he looks to shore up the key voter bloc.
Mar 20, 2024, 11:17 PM
'Fiasco': Steve Bannon rages against Republicans after fumbled impeachment hearing
Raw Story
The congressional hearing with former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski failed to advance the GOP's impeachment investigation of President Joe Biden — and even former President Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon knew it.On Wednesday's edition of "War Room," he raged about Republicans' inability to ...
Mar 20, 2024, 11:11 PM
The Potency of Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’ Mythmaking
The New York Times
Like the “Lost Cause” ideology, Donald Trump’s propagandistic mythology negates the truth.
Mar 20, 2024, 11:00 PM
Alina Habba won't say if Trump has begged Russia and Saudi Arabia to pay his bond
Raw Story
Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, declined to say Wednesday if the former president has asked Saudi Arabia or Russia to pay his legal debts. During an interview on Fox News, host Martha MacCallum asked Habba to respond to the "glee" among some after Trump failed to come up with a $464 m...
Mar 20, 2024, 10:47 PM
George Brandis warns not to erode Kevin Rudd's standing in Washington after Donald Trump barbs
ABC News
The federal opposition's rush to jump on US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's character assessment of Australia's envoy in Washington could erode his standing in the capital, a former senior diplomat has warned.
Mar 20, 2024, 10:45 PM
Judge says Michael Cohen may have committed perjury, refuses to end his probation early
The Associated Press
A federal judge has suggested Michael Cohen has committed perjury under oath, giving fresh support to former President Donald Trump's claims that his onetime personal lawyer and star witness at his upcoming criminal trial in New York is an untrustworthy liar.
Mar 20, 2024, 10:43 PM
Trump’s Right: We Need to Deport Prince Harry
Slate
I disagree with everything he says about immigration. Except for this.
Mar 20, 2024, 10:36 PM
Trump-endorsed candidate gives up in 'proxy fight between mainstream Republicans and MAGA'
Raw Story
MAGA-backed CJ Pearson had called for a recount after falling short in the Georgia House runoff. But now he's deciding to bow out to put all his efforts behind Donald Trump's reelection. "Re-electing President Trump, keeping Georgia red, and fighting for America First policies in every corner of the...
Mar 20, 2024, 9:41 PM
Donald Trump Charges Questioned After AOC Declares RICO 'Not a Crime'
Newsweek
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments about RICO not being a "crime" have sparked questions over Donald Trump's Georgia RICO charges.
Mar 20, 2024, 9:21 PM
We polled thousands of voters during the GOP primary season. Here’s what we learned.
NBC News
Exit polls across seven states reveal the strengths and weaknesses of Trump’s coalition and the state of the Republican base heading into the general election.
Mar 20, 2024, 9:00 PM
Why no one will lend to cash-poor Trump
The Australian Financial Review
The Republican candidate’s financial difficulties pose risks for America as well as for himself.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:53 PM
Trump May Let James Seize Trump Tower Rather Than Pay $454M: Report
Joliet, IL Patch
Trump May Let James Seize Trump Tower Rather Than Pay $454M: Report - New York City, NY - Donald Trump says it's impossible to pay a $454 million bond by Monday to appeal his civil fraud judgment. Prosecutors don't believe him.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:52 PM
New York attorney general could soon move to seize Trump’s property
The Guardian
Potential move could coincide with ex-president’s Monday deadline to find $454m bond needed to cover civil fraud judgment
Mar 20, 2024, 8:47 PM
Longtime Trump employee: Mar-a-Lago culture would have led many to commit crimes
NBC News
A longtime employee of Donald Trump, who testified before a grand jury in the case involving the former president’s handling of classified documents, described a culture of loyalty around Trump that drives people toward extreme lengths to protect him.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:36 PM
Letitia James' Office Throws New Wrinkle in Trump's Plan
Newsweek
The New York attorney general's office fought back against Trump's attempt to avoid posting a bond in a judgment against him.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:31 PM
Letitia James doubts Trump is ‘truly unable’ to come up with $454M bond as deadline to pay up inches closer
New York Post
The New York Attorney General's Office doubts that Donald Trump is "truly unable" to come up with $454 million bond in his civil fraud case.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:30 PM
Selloffs, seized assets and bankruptcy: Trump options narrow as bond deadline approaches
NBC News
A key deadline for the $464 million civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump and his co-defendants is fast approaching, and it appears it's one he might not be able to meet.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:16 PM
“Panic mode” setting in after Trump was “counting on Chubb” to put up fraud bond: report
Salon
Trump “increasingly concerned about the optics" Monday's fraud bond deadline will create, CNN reports.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:01 PM
Nostalgic for the Trump years? That’s because his draconian budget cuts never passed.
The Hill
Trump wound up managing a country with a Republican approach to taxes and a Democratic approach to spending.
Mar 20, 2024, 8:00 PM
Top Latina advocates decry Trump’s ‘not people’ comments
The Hill
A coalition of advocacy, labor and civil rights groups led by Latinas is condemning former President Trump’s escalating rhetoric against immigrants, arguing words like his contribute to the incitement of hate crimes. In a joint statement Wednesday, the Latina leaders sought to shake off the normalization of language that’s become part of the mainstream political…
Mar 20, 2024, 7:59 PM