Trump News for Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Trump fans 'defiant' ahead of ex-lawyer's court testimony
RTE.ie
Several supporters assailed Mr Trump's former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen, who is scheduled on Monday to give evidence against the ex-president in his New York trial, ratcheting up his political and legal jeopardy.
May 11, 2024, 11:00 PM

Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ and says ‘something snapped’ in former president after he lost 2020 election
Cable News Network
President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something snapped” in the former president after he lost the 2020 election.
May 11, 2024, 9:54 PM
Trump may owe $151m from double-dip tax breaks, audit shows
The Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump used a dubious accounting manoeuvre to claim tax breaks from his Chicago tower, an audit shows; protesters return to the streets across Israel, demanding the release of hostages. Follow updates here.
May 11, 2024, 9:44 PM

Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower: Report
The Indian Express
The report's findings could put renewed focus on Trump's business career as the presumptive Republican nominee tries to regain the White House after losing in 2020.
May 11, 2024, 7:55 PM

Trump pledges ‘upper class’ tax cut if he returns to White House
Livemint
Donald Trump pledged to double down on tax cuts if he wins a second term as president, drawing a distinction with President Joe Biden who has called for tax hikes on businesses and the richest Americans.
May 11, 2024, 6:30 PM

Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of IRS inquiry, New York Times report says
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of a yearslong Internal Revenue Service inquiry into claims of huge losses on his Chicago skyscraper, The New York Times and ProPublica reported Saturday.
May 11, 2024, 5:48 PM

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's
The Globe and Mail
Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Trump’s presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent’s latest campaign statements will work to the Democrat’s advantage
May 11, 2024, 4:12 PM

RFK Jr. might make the debate stage, worms aside: CNN analysis
Cable News Network
The 2024 election cycle got a lot weirder this week when it was revealed that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once had a worm eat part of his brain. Kennedy, who says he has recovered from the worm injuries, went on to claim that he could eat “5 more brain worms and still beat” former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in a debate.
May 11, 2024, 4:00 PM

Melania Trump Was Calm While Donald Trump Threw a Fit When Leaving the White House
The Inquisitr
Melania said, "Since leaving the White House, I have further dedicated my efforts to helping America's children [through the Be Best campaign]."
May 11, 2024, 1:14 PM

Stormy Daniels testimony was lurid and powerful - but Trump voters don’t care
The Guardian
New York trial heard salacious details about actor’s encounter with ex-president, but it ‘doesn’t move the needle’ with his supporters
May 11, 2024, 1:00 PM

Here's Why Melania and Barron Trump Left Trump Tower With Packed Bags on Donald Trump’s Birthday
The Inquisitr
When Donald celebrated his birthday at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, it was unclear where his wife and son Barron were going.
May 11, 2024, 12:55 PM

Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Globe and Mail
Among the recent jabs, Trump this past week posted a roughly four-minute video online in which he called Kennedy “fake,” a “Democrat ‘Plant’” and “Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place” to help the Democratic president
May 11, 2024, 12:48 PM

Barron Trump will not be a delegate at Republican Nation Convention after all
The Guardian
His mother’s office said the 18-year-old high school senior had to decline the honor due to prior commitments
May 11, 2024, 12:24 PM

Trump hush money trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
The Globe and Mail
Daniels’ testimony about her time with Trump was by far the most awaited moment of the trial, which now enters its fourth week of witnesses as prosecutors come close to wrapping up their historic case
May 11, 2024, 11:43 AM

US campus protests give Trump a target for his violent rhetoric of vengeance
The Guardian
Tough-guy talk about ‘radical-left lunatics’ is an extreme spin on an old playbook but plays well with his Republican base
May 11, 2024, 10:00 AM

Say More review: Jen Psaki on Biden, Trump and how to make your point
The Guardian
White House press secretary turned MSNBC host offers advice, a little dish and barbed critiques of Republican predecessors
May 11, 2024, 9:00 AM

Divisive politics, plus other letters for May 11: ‘They may be giving themselves a leg up in the polls but they’re causing serious long-term damage.’
The Globe and Mail
In today’s letters to the editor: Canadian politics; Pierre Poilievre; Justin Trudeau; India; Narendra Modi; Commissioner for Future Generations; U.S. politics; Donald Trump
May 11, 2024, 8:00 AM

Why did early presidents not campaign? It’s all modern presidents seem to do
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden see value in the act of campaigning – being on the trail and speaking directly to voters. It’s hard to believe that early American presidents did no personal campaigning whatsoever.
May 11, 2024, 5:00 AM
Trump holds beachfront rally on Jersey Shore amid criminal trial in New York
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump held a beachfront rally on the Jersey Shore on Saturday, returning to the campaign trail after an explosive week of testimony in his hush money trial in New York.
May 11, 2024, 4:00 AM
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‘What if she wins, Ross? I’ve already heard some of the other moms refer to her as the Trump candidate’
The Irish Times
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: The election to decide Mount Anville’s next Head Girl is weeks away and Honor is one of the candidates
May 11, 2024, 4:00 AM
Trump is spending most of his court-free days without public campaign events
Cable News Network
Trump is spending most of his court-free days without public campaign events
May 11, 2024, 4:00 AM
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A brief stint: Barron Trump bows out of RNC delegation, cites 'prior commitments'
Firstpost
On Wednesday, the Florida GOP named Barron Trump as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the national convention scheduled to take place in mid-July in Milwaukee
May 11, 2024, 3:32 AM

Donald Trump's Son Barron Withdraws From Republican Convention, Mother Melania Announces
News18
Donald Trump's youngest son Barron, 18, on Friday stepped back from his planned political debut, withdrawing as a delegate at the Republican Party convention in July.
May 11, 2024, 2:11 AM

The One Thing Voters Remember About Trump
The New York Times
We asked voters for the one thing they remembered most about the Trump era. Few of them cited major events like the pandemic and Jan. 6.
May 11, 2024, 2:00 AM