Trump News for Saturday, April 13, 2024
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'Sad little man': Trump mocked online for response to Iran attack on Israel
Raw Story
Donald Trump on Saturday decided to respond to the recently reported attacks by Iran on Israel, and it did not go well.After it was reported that Iran launched more than 100 drones toward Israel, the internet looked to "MAGA" Mike Johnson, who has been withholding a bill for aid to allies Israel and...
Apr 13, 2024, 11:47 PM
The ‘short’ story behind Donald Trump's Truth Social platform
New York Post
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group — the former and possibly future president’s eponymous social-media company — have lost around half their value since going public last month.
Apr 13, 2024, 11:14 PM
Trump descends on Pennsylvania for final campaign rally before criminal trial begins
Washington Examiner
Hundreds of supporters gathered throughout the afternoon to hear from the former president, even as jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday for Trump’s hush-money case
Apr 13, 2024, 11:14 PM
Abortion front and centre in US presidential election
RTE.ie
The issue of abortion is becoming an increasingly sticky topic for Donald Trump on the run up to the US presidential election as the Democrats attempt to capitalise on his inconclusive stance.
Apr 13, 2024, 11:00 PM
News organisations urge Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates
BreakingNews.ie
Asked on March 8 whether he would commit to a debate with Mr Trump, Mr Biden said, “it depends on his behaviour”.
Apr 13, 2024, 11:00 PM
Trump blasts Iran's attack on Israel, claims it 'would never have happened if I were president'
New York Post
Former President Donald Trump claimed that Iran's attack on Israel wouldn't have been possible if he were still in the White House.
Apr 13, 2024, 10:59 PM
Trump mocks judges in legal battles, asks who is the 'worst' or 'most evil'
wcia.com
“Who is the WORST, most EVIL and most CORRUPT JUDGE? Would it be Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Lewis Kaplan or, could it be that my current New York disaster, Judge Juan Merchan, is the WORST?” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Apr 13, 2024, 9:36 PM
Sunday shows preview: Trump criminal trial looms; Iran launches strikes on Israel
The Hill
The Iran drone strikes on Israel and former President Trump’s upcoming criminal trial in New York will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news shows. Iran has now launched drone strikes towards Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces, following rising concerns that it would do so in retaliation for a suspected earlier…
Apr 13, 2024, 9:20 PM
Donald Trump's Playing Field About to Be 'Truly Leveled'-Legal Analyst
Newsweek
Trump's Manhattan hush money case will go to trial on Monday.
Apr 13, 2024, 9:19 PM
Inside Donald Trump’s Embrace of the Jan. 6 Rioters
The New York Times
The former president initially disavowed the attack on the Capitol, but he is now making it a centerpiece of his general election campaign.
Apr 13, 2024, 9:17 PM
NPR's new CEO Katherine Maher's woke tweets arise as editor claims bias
New York Post
The woke, anti-Trump tweets of NPR’s new CEO are coming back to haunt her after she struggled to refute bombshell charges of journalistic bias lodged this week by a veteran editor.
Apr 13, 2024, 9:08 PM
Trump attacks Michael Cohen days before hush money trial is set to begin
NBC News
Two days before the start of Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, the former president attacked his former attorney Michael Cohen, who is expected to be a key witness in the case.
Apr 13, 2024, 8:04 PM
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US presidential election: Biden improves his support, stands neck-to-neck with Trump, finds latest survey
Firstpost
For much of the US presidential election cycle so far, Trump had maintained a good lead but Biden has closed the gap in recent months
Apr 13, 2024, 7:47 PM
'Stop whining Donny': Convicted Trump ally tells ex-president 'it's time to pay the piper'
Raw Story
A man who was prosecuted for what he says were crimes he committed on behalf of Donald Trump has a serious warning for the former president.Trump on Saturday attacked a key witness in his felony criminal trial slated for Monday, prompting some to ask if there will be "consequences" for the apparent ...
Apr 13, 2024, 7:28 PM
Clyburn hits Johnson, Trump after joint meeting: ‘Outright lies’
The Hill
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) slammed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and former President Trump’s joint press conference, saying it was full of “outright lies.” Clyburn was asked how he feels Friday’s press conference in Palm Beach, Fla., affects the Congressional Democrats’ ability to continue working with Johnson on Capitol Hill. He said the joint showing at…
Apr 13, 2024, 7:18 PM
Video of Trump Vowing to Terminate Obamacare Goes Viral After He Backtracks
Newsweek
According to the Biden administration, 45 million people now have coverage through the Obamacare exchanges or Medicaid expansion.
Apr 13, 2024, 7:09 PM
Former campaign aide ahead of first trial: Trump cases political ‘from beginning to end’
The Hill
Tim Murtaugh, the former 2020 Trump campaign communications director, argued that former President Trump’s ongoing legal battles are political “from beginning to end” and likely stem from him running for president again. “Talking about the trial, or jury selection is about to start on Monday, I mean, I think if you take this and then…
Apr 13, 2024, 7:02 PM
Siena poll: Trump favored by 1% over Biden
wcia.com
Siena College released a national poll with the New York Times on Saturday surveying registered voters. Topics ranged from whether voters felt the country was on the right track to favorability among presidential candidates.
Apr 13, 2024, 7:02 PM
Trump tried everything to avoid a criminal trial. The day has arrived.
Livemint
The former president will spend weeks in a New York court fighting felony charges—and trying to limit the political damage as he runs for a second term.
Apr 13, 2024, 6:30 PM
Scaramucci on Trump: US must ‘gird for when he loses in November’
The Hill
Former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said the U.S. must “gird for when” his ex-boss loses in November. “I think the country has to gird for when he loses in November — and he’s gonna lose in November,” Scaramucci told anchor Abby Phillip during a “CNN NewsNight” appearance Friday a clip highlighted by…
Apr 13, 2024, 5:52 PM
Joe Biden Gets Good News From America's Most Accurate Pollster
Newsweek
The president continued to close the polling gap against Trump with months still to go before the general election.
Apr 13, 2024, 5:29 PM
Michael Cohen Pours Cold Water on Donald Trump's Plan to Testify
Newsweek
The first of Trump's criminal trials is set to begin on Monday.
Apr 13, 2024, 5:05 PM
Trump vows to testify in 'hush money' criminal trial
New York Post
Former president Donald Trump vowed to take the stand in his own defense in the Manhattan hush-money trial that starts Monday – while his staffers pledged to keep him on the campaign trail as the case drags on.
Apr 13, 2024, 5:00 PM
Pennsylvania elections: Trump holds campaign rally as down-ballot drama awaits
Cable News Network
Donald Trump returns to Pennsylvania for a campaign rally that will be notable for who won’t be there – the expected Republican nominee for Senate, Dave McCormick.
Apr 13, 2024, 5:00 PM