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☆ Kristi Noem's book has more problems than just her brutal dog-killing admission
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kristi Noem is facing concerns about her forthcoming book beyond her bizarre anecdote that she killed the family's 14-month-old dog because it was too aggressive. "We've been made aware that the publisher will be addressing conflated world leaders' names in the book before it is released," Noem spokesperson Ian Fury told the publication. Advertisement"Hi, Governor, this is Ambassador Nikki Haley, and I just wanted to introduce myself and have a conversation," Noem wrote of the talk. After the conversation, Noem claims she called an aide. "Nikki has long called and written notes supporting other women when they go through challenging times," Haley spokesperson Chaney Denton told Politico.

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☆ The $21 billion influencer industry has gone completely off the rails
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Influencer marketing is booming, and brands spend billions to promote products with a personal touch. But these days, the industry of influencer marketing is completely off the rails. Since 2016, the dollars driving the influencer marketing industry have ballooned from $1.6 billion a year to an estimated $21.1 billion in 2023, according to Influencer Marketing Hub. Marketers, brands, influencers, and platform companies all have opportunities to exploit one another to varying degrees of harm." It's not great for consumersDespite the money flying around, the FTC only provides basic guidelines about disclosure requirements for influencer marketing to protect consumers of their content.

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☆ Maybe Kristi Noem doesn't want to be Trump's vice president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kristi Noem keeps hurting her chances to become Donald Trump's running mate. Kristi Noem has campaigned so badly to be former President Donald Trump's vice president that even some of the most controversial Trumpworld figures are turned off. If Noem truly wants to be vice president, this has been one of the worst efforts to obtain the job. AdvertisementIt's a difficult balance trying to become vice president. At worst, a potential vice president could lose all the leverage to shape the role in a way that would benefit him or her the most.

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☆ Potential Trump running mate JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr. have become so close that they text or talk on a 'nearly daily' basis: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr. have developed a close friendship and communicate "nearly daily," per The Times. Vance was once a critic of former President Trump but has become a champion of the ex-president. AdvertisementWhen Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio arrived in the Senate last year, he was already a well-known figure, boosted by his best-selling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" and its subsequent film adaptation. For many GOP figures, Vance represents the future of the party, one that embraces the more isolationist "America First" worldview advanced by former President Donald Trump. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ A Match Made in MAGA: How a Friendship Helped J.D. Vance Land on Trump’s V.P. List
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Sharon Lafraniere | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He had publicly called Mr. Trump “loathsome” and an “idiot.” Once, he described him as “cultural heroin.”Then came an unexpected lifeline. “Enough with the lies being told about this guy,” Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son, wrote on Twitter, assuring his followers that Mr. Vance had become a fan of his father. A month later, encouraged by his son, the elder Mr. Trump endorsed Mr. Vance. Today, Mr. Vance is one of the former president’s most reliable allies and a leader of a band of Republicans pushing Senate Republicans to the right. And his star has only continued to rise: Mr. Vance is on the list of Mr. Trump’s possible running mates, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

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☆ Elon Musk is waging war on multiple fronts — and now Australia is in the firing line
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Musk has been in public spats with Brazil's Supreme Court and the Australian government this year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Musk said on Friday: "The Australian censorship commissar is demanding global content bans." Musk said on X the content had been "censored" for Australia, "pending legal appeal, and it is stored only on servers in the USA." Representatives for Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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AdvertisementDonald Trump enters his first criminal trial every day flanked by lawyers, court officers, Secret Service members, and political advisors. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump speaks alongside his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, during a rare joint appearance as they arrived to vote in Florida's primary election. Bederow explained that Melania Trump's courtroom support could be "potentially very powerful" given the salacious nature of the hush-money case against Trump. Danilewitz said Trump's defense team may have a different strategy in mind when it comes to Melania Trump. If Trump's family does decide to show up Monday, they might want to wear sweaters.

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☆ Donald Trump Jr. says he's lobbying his father to pick a 'fighter' like Tucker Carlson or Vivek Ramaswamy to be his running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump Jr. said he is lobbying for his father to choose a "fighter" as his running mate. He said he is suggesting people like Tucker Carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. JD Vance. Donald Trump is still unsure about who will be his vice presidential pick, reports say. AdvertisementDonald Trump Jr. said he's lobbying his father to pick a "fighter" like Tucker Carlson or Vivek Ramaswamy to be his running mate. "What I want in that role is I want a fighter," Trump Jr. told The New York Post, "I understand what they are going to throw at us."

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☆ Melania Trump’s role in the 2024 campaign remains up in the air
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Sunlen Serfaty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“She’ll definitely have a role, but in terms of what that is, I don’t know,” a source close to the Trump campaign said. They assume Melania Trump will have some role – yet it has not been set. Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump were there. That absence has only been heightened by her husband, who has been promising she’ll be on the campaign trail soon. “She loves our country very much,” Donald Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in an interview in September.

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☆ Trump's initials are publicly tradeable once again — this time during a campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump is a publicly tradeable asset once again. Trump's initials are one of the new stock symbols for Truth Social's parent company. Symbols can range from the fairly obvious APPL (Apple) to the playful, motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson uses HOG on the New York Stock Exchange. Trump's political fortunes will be closely tied to Truth Social's parent, Trump Media & Technology Group. By 2004, the company was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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☆ Trump New York fraud bond cut to $175 million in appeal from $454 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A New York appeals court on Monday paused for 10 days a massive civil fraud judgment against former President Donald Trump, and sharply reduced to $175 million the bond amount he would have to post to obtain a longer stay of that damage award. The ruling came the same day that New York Attorney General Letitia James would have been allowed to start seizing Trump's real estate and bank accounts to satisfy the $454 million-and-rising business fraud judgment in the case. Because of the size of the fraud judgment, the companies insisted that Trump show "cash reserves approaching $1 billion," according to his lawyers. But neither Trump nor the Trump Organization company has that amount of cash on hand, the filing said. The order also stayed Engoron's judge's ruling that had barred Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, from serving as officers and directors of New York companies for two years.

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Seizing assets is a common legal option when someone doesn’t have the cash to pay a civil court penalty. In Trump’s case, potential targets could include such properties as his Trump Tower penthouse, aircraft, Wall Street office building or golf courses. Trump maintained on social media Friday that he has almost $500 million in cash but intends to use much of it on his presidential run. Engoron sided with the attorney general and ordered Trump to pay $355 million, plus interest that grows daily. Some co-defendants, including his sons and company executive vice presidents, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, were ordered to pay far smaller amounts.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a bid Monday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.”The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, left in place a lower court's ruling in West Virginia against Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy. He served a year in prison on a misdemeanor charge after he was found guilty of conspiring to violate safety standards at a West Virginia mine before an explosion in 2010 that killed 29 men. Blankenship sued the son of then-President Donald Trump after Donald Trump Jr. posted the comment in May 2018 on social media. The high court also previously turned away Blankenship’s appeal of his misdemeanor conviction.

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☆ DWAC climbs 10% after shareholders approve merger with Trump's media group
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In this photo illustration, Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) logo is seen on a smartphone and Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) logo on a pc screen. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. rose about 10% Monday morning after the approval of a merger between the shell company and the social media group owned by former President Donald Trump. DWAC shareholders voted Friday to approve the combination between the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, and Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of the social media platform Truth Social. Shares in the merged company could begin publicly trading this week under the ticker symbol DJT, Trump's initials. Monday's rise comes after the stock fell nearly 14% Friday after DWAC shareholders signed off on the merger.

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☆ As Trump's $454 million fraud judgment deadline looms, son Eric gripes 'they want to bankrupt him'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"They're trying to deprive him of his cash, they want to bankrupt him, they want to hurt him so badly," Eric Trump told Fox News in an interview. Trump's son Eric, a co-defendant in the fraud case, accused Attorney General Letitia James on Sunday of trying to bankrupt his father with the judgment. Eric's complaint came days after news that James's office had registered the massive fraud judgment with the Westchester County, New York, county clerk's office. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have run their father's company since he was elected president in 2016. Losers in New York civil cases must routinely post an appeal bond or be liable for the judgments against them as they appeal a verdict.

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☆ Trump risks tanking Truth Social's stock price if he cashes out
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social is set to go public next week. Truth Social, a platform developed by former president Donald Trump, has finally secured approval to merge with its shell company Digital World Acquisition Corp. After all, many DWAC investors don't appear to be trading on fundamentals, especially as Truth Social isn't reputed for high usage or revenue. Social Truth user KookyBar said after the merger, writing in a forum dedicated to DWAC. At a price of $40, the newly formed Truth Social entity would be worth more than $5 billion, with Trump owning a majority of the stock.

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☆ The last time a Trump company went public it didn't go well for investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The newly merged company that's set to go public, Trump Media, will be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the letters DJT, Trump's initials. In the initial public offering, the company raised $140 million, selling 10 million shares at $14 each. He also used company cash to buy Trump-branded merchandise, including $1.2 million on Trump Ice bottled water, the report said. Under the merged company, Trump would have nearly 80 million shares, worth around $3 billion. It's unclear when exactly Trump would be able to cash in on the upcoming listing for his social media company.

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18-22 View All 11 ImagesMeanwhile, Trump's campaign – and the national Republican Party – are having cash problems of their own. President Joe Biden's campaign raised $21.3 million in February – almost twice the $10.9 million Trump's campaign raised during the same period, according to filing with the Federal Election Commission. The Democratic National Committee also outraised its counterpart, with the Democratic group pulling in $16.6 million in February, compared to the $10.7 million the Republican National Committee raised in the same period. The amounts for both parties and candidates do not include money raised by outside groups or coordinated committees on behalf of each candidate. Big donors might be reluctant to contribute money to a Trump or GOP committee if they think it will go to pay Trump's private legal bills.

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That same day, Mr. Trump’s campaign announced that the former president would appear alongside Mr. Moreno on Saturday in Dayton, widely interpreted as a sign that Mr. Moreno could benefit from an 11th-hour boost. Simultaneously, Mr. Moreno and his backers have portrayed Mr. Dolan as not sufficiently supportive of Mr. Trump. After Mr. Trump overwhelmingly won the former battleground state in 2016 and 2020, Ohioans sent J.D. Image Mr. Moreno has been endorsed by, and campaigned with, several Republicans with ties to Mr. Trump, including Gov. Mr. LaRose and Mr. Moreno have banded together to attack Mr. Dolan as disloyal to Mr. Trump, while both Mr. Dolan and Mr. LaRose have accused Mr. Moreno of shifting his views on everything from gun control to Mr. Trump himself.

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Mike DeWine of Ohio parted ways with Donald Trump on Monday and endorsed state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the state's three-way GOP primary for a U.S. Senate seat. In breaking ranks with the former president, DeWine called Dolan the party's best shot at defeating Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown in November. Ohio’s state GOP was the first in the nation to endorse Trump for president this year. Only about two weeks ago, DeWine told reporters he didn’t plan any endorsement in the GOP primary, which also features Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, his fellow state officeholder. Moreno campaigned Monday throughout central Ohio with Trump-backed South Dakota Gov.

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Credit Credit... The focus was a sign of how political the president’s address had been — and how central Mr. Trump is to Mr. Biden’s own political future. Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 0:56 - 0:00 transcript In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote the following. Image Mr. Biden spoke at times in what seemed a near-shout during his State of the Union address. The morning of the State of Union began with an ad from Mr. Trump’s super PAC questioning if Mr. Biden would live to 2029.

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☆ Trump asks appeals court to stay $454 million judgment until his appeal is over
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court on Wednesday to delay his obligation to post $454 million until his appeal of the civil fraud verdict is over. “The judgment order unprecedented and punitive disgorgement of nearly $460 million and overbroad permanent injunctive relief against Appellants in the absence of legal authority or factual support,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in the filing. Trump has less than 30 days to post the money to prevent the New York attorney general’s office from taking steps to execute the judgment, including potentially move to seize properties. The judge also ordered that an independent monitor, who has been in place at the Trump Organization since 2022, continue in the position for an additional three years. He also said the real estate company needed to install an independent compliance director.

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Staff members who came into contact with the substance were isolated while emergency services tested the powder, spokesperson Al Baker said. That amount includes the $354 million penalty against Trump and his company, as well as nearly $100 million in pre-judgment interest. Engoran's verdict also bans Trump from operating a New York business for three years, jeopardizing Trump's role in his own business empire. AdvertisementA spokesperson for Trump Jr. told the outlet that the test results came back inconclusive, but officials did not believe the substance was deadly. His top law clerk, Allison Greenfield, had also been the subject of numerous antisemitic and sexist threats from Trump supporters during the trial.

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☆ Police investigating after letter with white powder found at Donald Trump Jr.’s Florida home
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Alayna Treene | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Authorities are investigating after Donald Trump Jr. on Monday opened a letter with unidentified white powder at his Florida home. Trump Jr., a high-profile surrogate for his father’s presidential campaign, recently made headlines when he appeared as part of the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case. Trump, his brother Eric Trump, his father and two former Trump Organization officials have appealed the $464 million judgment entered against them. In 2018, Trump Jr.’s then-wife Vanessa Trump opened a letter addressed to Trump Jr. containing a suspicious substance, which the New York Police Department ultimately deemed nonhazardous. CNN’s Brynn Gingras, Sarah Jorgensen, Eli Watkins and Jack Forrest contributed to this report.

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☆ Trump, adult sons and former Trump Org. officials appeal civil fraud judgment in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump, his adult sons, and two former Trump Organization officials have appealed the $464 million judgment entered against them in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case. Donald Trump is personally on the hook for $454 million, including interest payments. His sons were each ordered to pay more than $4 million back in gains they improperly received because of the fraud. Engoron’s signed judgment was posted to the court docket Friday, one week after he found Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump liable for fraud in the civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. His lawyers had argued it wouldn’t harm the New York attorney general’s office and would allow for an orderly process given the “magnitude” of the decision.

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