Trump News for Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Trump cancels campaign rally in North Carolina due to stormy weather
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump canceled his North Carolina rally Saturday evening at the last minute, citing stormy weather as the cause.
Apr 20, 2024, 11:55 PM
Trump cancels North Carolina rally due to storm
Devdiscourse
Trump, who is set to face Democratic President Joe Biden in the Nov. 5 general election , also faces criminal cases in Washington, Georgia and Florida, but the New York case is the only one certain to go to trial this year. Both the Biden and Trump campaigns have set their sights on winning North Carolina, one of six or seven swing states that will likely determine the outcome in November.
Apr 20, 2024, 11:48 PM
'Trump lost': Ex-Bush speechwriter shows how GOP 'has rebelled against him' in latest vote
Raw Story
"Trump deflates," writes former Bush speechwriter David Frum.Frum, who previously assessed former president Trump was prone to stoking violence, writes for the Atlantic about how the U.S. House voted to approve something Trump has steadfastly stood against."Ukraine won. Trump lost," he wrote. "The H...
Apr 20, 2024, 11:43 PM
Donald Trump cancels North Carolina rally because of weather
The Globe and Mail
Trump promised to reschedule a rally at the same location, with a “bigger and better” event
Apr 20, 2024, 11:07 PM
Bad weather forces Trump to postpone NC rally
RTE.ie
Donald Trump called off a rally yesterday, the Republican candidate's first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering.
Apr 20, 2024, 11:00 PM
WATCH LIVE: Trump holding campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina
Washington Examiner
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver Saturday evening remarks in Wilmington, North Carolina, a critical swing state.
Apr 20, 2024, 10:45 PM
Donald Trump Rages About 'Immunity' Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing
Newsweek
The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in Trump's presidential immunity claims on Thursday.
Apr 20, 2024, 10:41 PM
Max Azzarello struggled with depression before self-immolation outside Trump trial
New York Post
Loneliness, conspiracy theories and loss apparently drove the troubled man who set himself on fire this week across the street from the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial.
Apr 20, 2024, 9:38 PM
Those close to Trump say he's 'reaching new levels of fury' over reports on his court naps
Raw Story
Donald Trump's private "rage" undermines his claim that he's a willing martyr, according to a new exclusive report from the Rolling Stone.Trump, who previously waved around a Rolling Stone article from years ago that he said supported him in his criminal hush money case, publicly claims that he is "...
Apr 20, 2024, 9:21 PM
Relief in Ukraine as US House approves $95b in aid
The Australian Financial Review
The vote marks a victory for Republican defence hawks against the more isolationist wing of the party led by Donald Trump.
Apr 20, 2024, 9:19 PM
'No joke': Trump reportedly got 'stern warning' from hush money judge about going to jail
Raw Story
Donald Trump was "firmly scolded" by the judge in his criminal hush money case, and he was also warned that he might go to prison if he doesn't show up at the next hearing date, according to an investigative journalist.Carol D. Leonnig, an investigative journalist and MSNBC contributor, appeared on ...
Apr 20, 2024, 8:50 PM
Sunday shows preview: House advances Ukraine, Israel aid; Jury selected in Trump’s criminal trial
The Hill
The House’s passing of important foreign aid bills for Ukraine and Israel will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news shows. On Saturday, the House passed new aid bills for Ukraine and Israel amid the conflicts both countries are participating in, following a long period of Republican infighting over whether more aid should…
Apr 20, 2024, 8:19 PM
Joe Biden's Chances of Beating Donald Trump in Critical Swing States: Polls
Newsweek
While the president has been making gains in national polls, the race will likely be decided in just a few key states.
Apr 20, 2024, 7:54 PM
Pence argues Trump betrayed GOP with aversion to national abortion ban
The Hill
Former Vice President Mike Pence argued that his ex-boss, former President Trump, has betrayed the Republican Party with an aversion to signing a national abortion ban if elected in 2024. Pence said his proudest accomplishment while serving as Trump’s VP was the overturning of Roe v. Wade, adding that it is now “disheartening” for him…
Apr 20, 2024, 7:19 PM
Man who set self on fire outside Trump trial in New York has died: police
CP24 Toronto
A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said.
Apr 20, 2024, 7:11 PM
Mary Trump taunts uncle for sleeping in court rumors: ‘Worried narcolepsy runs in the family’
The Hill
Mary Trump, former President Trump’s niece, joked that she’s concerned narcolepsy runs in the family after rumors of her uncle falling asleep in court this week came to light. The former president seemed to doze off during his first day of the New York hush money criminal trial. The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported…
Apr 20, 2024, 6:39 PM
Hillary Clinton suggests Trump wants to ‘kill’ opposition and ‘exile’ journalists
Washington Examiner
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted that should Donald Trump win, he could pursue violent ends to his opposition in politics and in the media.
Apr 20, 2024, 6:24 PM
Max Azzarello, who died after lighting himself on fire outside Trump 'hush money' trial, briefly worked for NY Rep. Tom Suozzi
New York Post
The troubled “conspiracy theorist” Max Azzarello, who died after setting himself on fire in a Manhattan park, once worked for Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi.
Apr 20, 2024, 6:12 PM
GOP operative’s conviction over illegal Russian contributions to Trump campaign upheld
The Hill
A GOP political operative’s conviction over steering illegal Russian contributions to former President Trump’s 2016 campaign was upheld by a federal appeals court on Friday. The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Jesse Benton, a veteran political operative. Benton was convicted in late 2022. He had been charged with helping…
Apr 20, 2024, 6:01 PM
World Snooker Championship star stuns BBC commentator with 'shot of the tournament'
Irish Mirror
The World Snooker Championships got underway on Saturday and Judd Trump got his campaign off to a postitive start against Hossein Vafaei, but it was the Iranian who left viewers in awe
Apr 20, 2024, 5:42 PM
DNC launces billboards in North Carolina targeting Trump on abortion
The Hill
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched billboards in North Carolina Saturday targeting former President Trump on his abortion stance, ahead of Trump’s rally in Wilmington. Sixteen billboards will be displayed in Charlotte and Wilmington, in both English and Spanish, hitting Trump on his perceived support of the Tar Heel State’s 12-week abortion ban, which was…
Apr 20, 2024, 5:32 PM
Trump makes new plea for immunity ahead of Supreme Court case
The Hill
Former President Trump made a new plea for presidential immunity Saturday in a Truth Social post, ahead of arguments at the Supreme Court next week on his immunity claim in his federal election interference case. “IF IMMUNITY IS NOT GRANTED TO A PRESIDENT, EVERY PRESIDENT THAT LEAVES OFFICE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED BY THE OPPOSING…
Apr 20, 2024, 5:28 PM