Trump News for Monday, July 8, 2024
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Trump-backed GOP platform says states should be allowed to extend constitutional rights to embryos
Salon
The 2024 Republican Platform softens stance on abortion, matching Trump's view
Jul 8, 2024, 11:56 PM
Legal expert: SCOTUS "invented a new rule" that could even give Trump immunity for "unofficial acts"
Salon
Under Supreme Court ruling, prosecutors can't use evidence of "official" conduct to try "unofficial" acts.
Jul 8, 2024, 11:34 PM
Schumer fighting to have Trump’s Jan. 6 actions unguarded from Supreme Court immunity ruling
Washington Examiner
Democrats are aiming to use powers in a legislative push to classify Trump’s actions as unofficial so he is not immune from criminal prosecution.
Jul 8, 2024, 11:12 PM
Trump holds rally in Florida as running mate suspense builds
BreakingNews.ie
Trump holds rally in Florida as running mate suspense builds
Jul 8, 2024, 11:00 PM
Some Democrats Still Aren’t Happy With Joe Biden
Yahoo Singapore News
The president's call to unify around his candidacy following his debate with Donald Trump failed to reassure some Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Jul 8, 2024, 10:44 PM
Trump should pick Glenn Youngkin for veep, but Doug Burgum's fine
New York Post
Donald Trump’s choice for veep is reportedly down to Gov. Doug Burgum (ND) and Sen. J.D. Vance (Ohio), with Burgum having a slight edge. Burgum would be fine, but Gov. Glenn Younkin (Va.) even better.
Jul 8, 2024, 10:40 PM
The shadow of Trump looms over the NATO summit
NBC News
NATO is meeting in Washington amid uncertainty over the U.S. commitment to keep arming Ukraine if Donald Trump returns to the White House
Jul 8, 2024, 10:37 PM
Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland Connecting Trump With Rappers
Vulture
Oh good! Billy McFarland, the Fyre Fest fraudster, is wading into the 2024 election. He’s reportedly connecting Trump with rappers, a big goal of Trump’s campaign.
Jul 8, 2024, 10:33 PM
Netizens Agree After Official Says US is ‘Led by Its Own Propaganda’: ‘Trump and Biden Are Deluded'
The Inquisitr
One user wrote, "...No sign of statesmanship at all. Unfortunately, America turns into an unserious great power thanks to its unwise elites.”
Jul 8, 2024, 10:32 PM
After 40 Years, GOP to Drop Call for Federal Abortion Ban
Newser
Donald Trump is pushing through changes to the Republican Party's national platform that soften its stance on abortion, reports the Washington Post and the New York...
Jul 8, 2024, 10:28 PM
Chuck Schumer eyes new bill hitting back at Trump immunity ruling
NBC News
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he'll work with colleagues on a bill "classifying Trump’s election subversion acts as unofficial acts not subject to immunity."
Jul 8, 2024, 10:20 PM
Most Americans back Hunter Biden conviction, imprisonment
New York Post
Most Americans approve of the recent conviction of first son Hunter Biden and believe he should serve prison time — but don’t say the same for former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll.
Jul 8, 2024, 10:02 PM
Trump tax cuts: Top 5% of taxpayers would get nearly half the benefit if extended
Cable News Network
The highest-income households would receive more than 45% of the benefits if the expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are extended, according to an analysis released Monday by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.
Jul 8, 2024, 10:01 PM
Furious RNC platform committee member: We spent thousands just to be 'rolled'
Raw Story
A member of the closed-door Republican Party platform committee meeting unleashed her own fury after the committee voted to pass former President Donald Trump's policies into the party as a whole. Political director Matt Smith of WISN12News Milwaukee caught up with Gail Ruzicka, a platform committee...
Jul 8, 2024, 9:59 PM
RNC committee approves Trump-influenced 2024 GOP platform with softened abortion language
CBS News
The 2016 RNC platform mentioned the word "abortion" 35 times. The proposed 2024 platform mentions the word once.
Jul 8, 2024, 9:56 PM
Trump-backed GOP platform softens anti-abortion language, calls for Israel-style Iron Dome over US
New York Post
The platform was released ahead of next week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Jul 8, 2024, 9:55 PM
What the polls show 11 days after the Biden-Trump debate
NBC News
President Joe Biden was trailing former President Donald Trump — albeit within the margin of error — in many national and battleground polls before Biden’s debate debacle.
Jul 8, 2024, 9:48 PM
The Solution to Joe Biden's 'Incompetence Puzzle' is a ‘No Holds Barred’ Debate: Trump
The Inquisitr
After a turbulent first debate, Trump has now pushed for a 'rematch' under daring conditions presumably to showcase Biden's cognitive challenges.
Jul 8, 2024, 9:16 PM
Trump pushes new GOP platform softening party’s positions on abortion and same-sex marriage
NBC News
The national Republican Party is set to abandon a decades-long push for a federal abortion ban and soften the stance on same-sex marriage in its platform.
Jul 8, 2024, 9:13 PM
Trump, the polls, race, and Biden’s ‘tailspin’
Washington Examiner
After the president's disastrous debate performance, the race that had been so close began to widen, in Trump's favor.
Jul 8, 2024, 9:01 PM
What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration
CBS News
The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 includes a detailed blueprint for the next Republican president to usher in a sweeping overhaul of the executive branch.
Jul 8, 2024, 8:50 PM
"We're going to come after you": Kash Patel pledges revenge if Trump wins again
Salon
“We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly. We’ll figure that out," Patel said.
Jul 8, 2024, 8:44 PM
Democratic donors: Biden pitches himself as party’s best bet against Trump
Cable News Network
Joe Biden told top donors he is still the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump as his campaign seeks to move beyond a crisis threatening to consume Democrats.
Jul 8, 2024, 8:37 PM
Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
The Globe and Mail
Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states
Jul 8, 2024, 8:19 PM
"They are scared": Trump runs from Project 2025, claims not to know what it's about
Salon
The former president is trying to distance himself from a plan drafted by his own former aides
Jul 8, 2024, 8:04 PM