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☆ Trump keeps using 'Palestinian' as an insult
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But they don't like him because he's a very bad Palestinian, he's a weak one." Trump to Biden: "He's become like a Palestinian! Related stories"He's Jewish, but he's become a Palestinian," Trump said at that rally. AdvertisementAmnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O'Brien told Reuters after the debate that "to insinuate that being Palestinian is somehow a bad thing, as former President Trump did when he called President Biden Palestinian, reeks of racism and anti-Arab hatred." Reaching by Business Insider, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung brushed off the criticism.

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☆ 12-year-old Suborno Isaac Bari, from New York, heads to college after graduating high school
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I hope to graduate college at 14 in spring 2026,” said Suborno, who recently became the youngest graduate from his Long Island high school. His high school uses a 100-point GPA scale rather than a 4.0 scale, says Suborno, who shared he earned around a 96 GPA for his first year of high school and a 98 for his second and final year. His father Rashidul teaches physics at Brooklyn Technical High school and his mother Shaheda is an elementary school teacher. “So I told my wife, ‘OK, there is nothing surprising here, he probably did it to capture attention,’” Rashidul Bari said. “That gives him lots of chances to have conversations with different levels of expertise, students, faculties, college presidents, so many people,” Rashidul Bari said.

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☆ Inside Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy spending: $100 on pizza, $4 polyester ties, and 'deep bronze' tanning lotion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

They also include quite a few Amazon purchases, including cheap ties and "deep bronze" tanning lotion. For the first time, Giuliani disclosed the financial details of Giuliani Communications, the company he owns that produces his video livestreams on social media. On a monthly basis, Giuliani Communications spends more money than it makes — even before the WABC cancellation. Earlier filings were compiled by Joseph Ricci, an accountant whose firm was paid $4,000 by Giuliani Communications in May. Ricci has since declined to work on the banruptcy, Giuliani's lawyers have said.

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☆ Even in bankruptcy, Rudy Giuliani keeps his financial picture hidden. Now he might lose control of it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewWhen Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy late last year, it gave him some room to breathe. They all flowed into a federal bankruptcy court, where creditors could negotiate for whatever funds the aging former New York City mayor had left. But if the judge were to agree with the creditors and appoint a Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee, Giuliani would lose control of his own financial life. AdvertisementA bankruptcy trustee would control all of Giuliani's assets and would be able to sell his two homes unimpeded. Giuliani's creditors have formed a supergroup to try to dig into his finances.

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☆ After His Arrest, Justin Timberlake Is the Talk of Sag Harbor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jacob Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Tuesday afternoon in Sag Harbor, Janice Yu of WABC-TV was sitting in the passenger seat of a Nissan news van, eating from a bag of Smart Food popcorn. It was as close as she would come to getting to a kernel of news. “We don’t even know who he was with,” she said, referring to the singer and actor Justin Timberlake, who had been arrested by a Sag Harbor police officer shortly after midnight on Tuesday and charged with driving while intoxicated. It was also where Mr. Timberlake had been partying with friends the night before. Now it was a muggy and sunny day on the leafy street of this quaint-by-Hamptons-standards onetime whaling village, lined by shops that sell everything from $30 Havaianas flip-flops to $4,600 swivel chairs by Charlotte Perriand.

Persons: Janice Yu, ”, Justin Timberlake, Yu, confit, Timberlake, Charlotte Perriand Organizations: WABC, Nissan, Smart, Hamptons Locations: Sag Harbor, New York, Lululemon

☆ 'Chopped'-winning celeb chef who didn't pay rent for over 4 years gets evicted
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA celebrity chef who skirted rent payments for four and a half years has officially been evicted from his Brooklyn apartment, according to media reports. Cowan first moved into the 1-bedroom $2,700/month apartment in October 2019, but he hasn't paid any rent since January 2020, the Post reported. AdvertisementIn Queens, New York, a couple is in a legal battle with a man refusing to leave their recently purchased $2 million home. The four-bedroom home had a pool, a spa, and a cabana — a lush dwelling while not paying rent.

Persons: —, Madison Cowan, Cowan, hasn't, Cowan —, Scarlett Johansson, Mos, Halle Berry, Gus Sheha, Sheha Organizations: Service, New York Post, Business, WABC, Fox News Locations: Brooklyn, Queens , New York, New York City, Texas, Beverly Hills

☆ Election Updates: After trial, Trump returns to friendly turf at U.F.C. fight and on Fox News.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Shawn Mccreesh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Mr. Giuliani’s run-ins with the law have left his life and finances in tatters. Mr. Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy and owes two Georgia women a $148 million judgment from a defamation case. “Anyone who thinks that Mr. Giuliani is off his game in terms of legal acumen is strongly mistaken,” Mr. Aidala said. Like many at the birthday party, Mr. Aidala was displeased by Mr. Trump’s conviction on charges related to hiding hush money paid to a porn star. In the video, Mr. Trump stands with a small crowd of people who appear to be some of his supporters.

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☆ Rudy Guiliani’s radio show has been canceled after he repeatedly discussed false 2020 election conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Rudy Giuliani was suspended from New York City radio station WABC and his talk show canceled after he flagrantly ignored orders not to discuss false 2020 election conspiracy theories, the station’s owner said Monday. In recent months, Giuliani was repeatedly directed to not make claims of electronic voting manipulation surrounding the 2020 election, John Catsimatidis, the billionaire GOP donor and owner of the radio station, said in a statement. “Guiliani has admitted repeatedly over the past few days that he agreed not to speak about Dominion,” Catsimatidis said. Last month, the far-right cable channel One America News settled with another voting technology company, Smartmatic, for its airing of false claims. Giuliani has also been criminally charged in Georgia and Arizona over lies related to overturning the 2020 presidential election.

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☆ Giuliani Is Suspended by WABC, and His Radio Show Is Canceled
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rudolph W. Giuliani was suspended by WABC radio on Friday and his daily talk show was canceled after the station said he violated its policy by trying to discuss discredited claims about the 2020 presidential election on air. John Catsimatidis, the billionaire Republican businessman who owns the station, said he had made the decision after Mr. Giuliani refused to avoid the topic after repeated warnings. “We’re not going to talk about fallacies of the November 2020 election,” Mr. Catsimatidis said in a brief phone interview. I suspended him.”Mr. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, was one of the leading figures in former President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to contest and overturn the 2020 election results. He was Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer at the time and helped coordinate legal challenges to Mr. Biden’s victory in several states in a bid to keep Mr. Trump in office.

Persons: Rudolph W, Giuliani, John Catsimatidis, Mr, “ We’re, ” Mr, Catsimatidis, “, Donald J, Trump’s, Trump Organizations: WABC, New York City Locations: New York

☆ A couple bought a $2 million home in New York occupied by a squatter who found loopholes in the law and won't leave
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Landa family attempted to move in but couldn't because of a loophole in New York City's squatters' rights laws. The Landas told WABC 7 that they purchased the home because it's right next door to family members. Related storiesThe couple told WABC 7 that they've had five hearings, but the process keeps getting delayed. Advertisement"It makes me feel completely forgotten in this legal system, unfair, and not able to do anything," Joseph told WABC 7. Advertisement"A revelation will turn this narrative on its head," O'Sullivan told WABC 7.

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☆ Jam Master Jay killing: 2 men found guilty of murder in 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s DJ
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Eric Levenson | Jeff Winter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Two men were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of the groundbreaking hip hop trio Run-DMC, in a case that for decades frustrated detectives and music fans alike. Ronald Washington, Jay’s childhood friend, and Karl Jordan Jr., Jay’s godson, were convicted of murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking and firearm-related murder. G. Paul Burnett/APThe verdict comes more than 20 years after Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was fatally shot at a recording studio in Jamaica, Queens, on October 30, 2002. They know who killed Jam Master Jay. How Jam Master Jay pioneered a new soundThe trial comes four decades after Jam Master Jay teamed up with Queens friends Run (Joseph Simmons) and DMC (Darryl McDaniels) to form the hip hop group Run-DMC.

Persons: Jay, Ronald Washington, Karl Jordan Jr, Jay’s, “ Y’all, ” Washington, Jordan, “, ”, Carlis Thompson, “ It’s, “ Jason, I’m, ” Jordan, Jason Mizell, Paul Burnett, Jay Bryant, Bryant, Breon Peace, Uriel Rincon, Artie McConnell, “ Jay Bryant, Michael Hueston, Susan Kellman, Washington’s, they’d, Mizell, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Aerosmith, Tricky, “ King Organizations: CNN, Garden, Eastern, of, WABC, Queens, Adidas, Stone, Duo, Hall of Fame, MTV, of Fame Locations: Washington, New, Jamaica, Queens, of New York, Jay

☆ A police officer completed an Uber Eats delivery after the driver was arrested
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Uber Eats delivery driver in New Jersey was arrested over an outstanding warrant. A police officer then decided to complete the delivery himself, according to WABC-TV. AdvertisementIn New Jersey, a police officer completed an Uber Eats delivery after the delivery driver was arrested over an outstanding warrant. The driver, 60, who worked for Uber Eats, was arrested, and her car was placed in a parking spot to ensure it wouldn't get towed, WABC-TV reported. After the arrest, according to the local news outlet, Officer Alex Tredy wanted to make sure the Uber Eats customer wouldn't go without their order, so he decided to deliver it himself.

Persons: Jionni LaValle, Jersey Shore's Nicole, Snooki, —, Uber, Alex Tredy, we're, Mike Zvolensky, Tredy Organizations: WABC, Service, Police Department Locations: New Jersey

☆ Descendants of Holocaust survivors protesting Israel's 'genocide' of Palestinians among those arrested in front of Sen. Chuck Schumer's house in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Police arrested a group of Jewish pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the home of Chuck Schumer. Among those arrested were rabbis and descendants of Holocaust survivors, per Jewish Voice for Peace. AdvertisementAdvertisementDozens of protesters were arrested outside the Brooklyn home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York on Friday. pic.twitter.com/tFAenwSa16 — Jewish Voice for Peace NYC (@jvpliveNY) October 14, 2023At least 57 individuals were arrested, according to WABC-TV New York. Before his trip to Israel, Schumer on Friday said on X that he was having Shabbat dinner with his family.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, —, tFAenwSa16, Zohran K, X, Schumer, Mamdani, Sen, — Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Nebal Farsakh Organizations: Peace, Service, Brooklyn, Democratic, WABC, Jewish Voice, Peace NYC, Israeli Air Force, Crescent, Associated Press Locations: Israel, Gaza, New York, York, Queens, Brooklyn, New York City, Manhattan

☆ MyPillow lawyers say CEO Mike Lindell owes them millions of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow Inc., speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. The attorneys defending Mike Lindell and his business against defamation claims from voting machine companies are seeking to sever ties with the "MyPillow Guy" over millions of dollars in unpaid legal fees. "At this time, Defendants are in arrears by millions of dollars to PDK," the filing said. The firm said that if it was forced to continue providing legal services to Lindell, the "future fees and costs will amount to millions of dollars in addition to the millions of dollars already owed." Lindell is not the only Trump ally facing an action on unpaid legal fees tied to false claims about the 2020 election.

Persons: Mike Lindell, Guy, Parker Daniels Kibort, Lindell, MyPillow, Eric Coomer, Lindell's, wasn't, he'd, Robert Zeidman, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Robert Costello, Giuliani, who's, He's, Andrew Giuliani, they'd Organizations: Conservative Political, Lindell, Voting Systems, Dominion, NBC News, Newsweek, Software, NBC, New, New York City, Smartmatic, Trump White House, WABC Locations: Dallas , Texas, Minneapolis , MN, Lindell, New York, Dominion, Georgia, Fulton County, New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club as Giuliani struggles to pay his mounting legal bills. He has created a committee, the Giuliani Defense PAC, to raise funds for his father. Allies have also been soliciting checks for what they have called The Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund. A trial could result in Giuliani being ordered to pay significant damages to the women, in addition to the tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees he’s already being directed to pay. Last year, a judge threatened Giuliani with jail in a dispute over money owed to his third ex-wife.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Trump, Fani Willis, Democrat Joe Biden, Giuliani’s, Andrew, ”, Brian Tevis, ” Giuliani, he’s hawked, Mike Lindell, He’s Organizations: New York, Trump, Fulton, Democrat, WABC, Giuliani Defense PAC, Fund, Giuliani, CNN Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, Georgia, Fulton County, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Manhattan

☆ Giuliani loses support of billionaires Langone, Cooperman: 'I wouldn't give him a nickel'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Langone contributed $4,600 to Giuliani's 2008 campaign for president, according to FEC records. This executive donated $2,300 to Giuliani's 2008 run for president, according to FEC records. Goodman did not say who is contributing to help Giuliani pay for his legal fees or how much those entities have raised. "I probably will," said Catsimatidis, who owns New York radio station WABC that employs Rudy Giuliani and his son. "I think people should help Rudy Giuliani.

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☆ Former Bush advisor Karl Rove slams Vivek Ramaswamy's first GOP debate performance as 'robotic' and 'over-the-top'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Karl Rove called out Vivek Ramaswamy over what he said was a "robotic" GOP debate performance. "Chris Christie got off one of the better lines of the night that he sounded like ChatGPT," he said. While Rove said Ramaswamy "on points had a good evening," he also said that the candidate "had a bad evening" when it came to substance. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has so far been unable to dethrone former President Donald Trump from the top of the GOP presidential perch, had "a good night" at the debate. This was important for him to have a good night."

Persons: Karl Rove, Vivek Ramaswamy, Rove, Chris Christie, George W, Bush's, John Catsimatidis, Ramaswamy, Catsimatidis, Christie, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: WABC, Service, White House, Sunday, New, Republican, Trump, Emerson Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, Jersey, Florida, New Hampshire

☆ Trump’s allies have long faced legal troubles, but this time is different because he is too
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

They were the latest members of the former president’s inner circle to find out that associating with Trump could put them on cracking legal ice. There is increasing speculation over why Meadows was charged in Georgia but not in special counsel Jack Smith’s federal investigation into Trump’s election stealing efforts. Legal experts wonder whether he could be cooperating with that probe in a sign of peril for the former president. Trump’s inner circles have long faced legal problemsTrump’s co-defendants in the Georgia case are not the first to find out that the ex-president’s intolerance for the rules and conventions that normally constrain presidencies can lead them into treacherous waters. Trump once vowed to bring only “the best people” to Washington, but his acolytes often find themselves dragged into his legal storms.

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☆ Gilgo Beach murders: Years in the making, evidence leads investigators to Rex Heuermann
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Rex Heuermann in booking image from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Suffolk County Sheriff's Office/APHeuermann is charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the killings of Melissa Barthelemy in 2009, and Megan Waterman and Amber Costello the following year, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney. His father had built satellites for a living, Heuermann told the interviewer. They first connected him to the killings last year while conducting a review of evidence under a newly formed task force, which included the Suffolk County Police Department, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police and the FBI. Speaking of the arrest, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said Friday: “Rex Heuermann is a demon that walks among us.

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☆ Nathan's hot dog eating contest crowns Joey Chestnut men's champion and Miki Sudo women's champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It’s the 4th of July, I got to eat some hot dogs and get a win.”“I feel great,” he added. People take shelter from the rain Tuesday at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. A spectacle of gluttonyMayoi Ebihara and Miki Sudo compete in the Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Tuesday. Amr Alfiky/ReutersChestnut was the heavy favorite on the men’s side and has now won 16 of the last 17 Independence Day contests, including 63 hot dogs last year. Sudo won last year’s title with 40 hot dogs and holds the women’s world record for eating 48.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Chestnut, ” Chestnut, I’m, ”, “ I’ve, I’ll, ” Geoffrey Esper, Australia’s James Webb, Amr Alfiky, Ebihara, “, “ It’s, Mayoi Ebihara, Michelle Lesco, Sudo, Nathan’s Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, FDNY, Lutheran Medical Center, Nathan’s, Professional League, WABC Locations: Coney Island , New York, Coney, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Sudo, Surf, New York City

☆ First woman to serve as New York City's top cop announces surprise resignation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the nation's largest police department, on Monday said she is resigning after serving 18 months in the post. Mayor Eric Adams, himself a former New York police captain, appointed Sewell as the city's 45th police commissioner when he took office in January 2022. Raised in the New York borough of Queens, Sewell succeeded Dermot Shea, who was appointed the city's top cop in 2019 by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio. Adams credited Sewell with playing "a leading role in this administration's tireless work to make New York City safer." Neither Sewell nor the mayor made clear the effective date of her resignation or made mention of a replacement.

Persons: Keechant Sewell, Sewell, Eric Adams, Dermot Shea, Bill de Blasio, Adams, Patrick Lynch, Lynch, Jonathan Allen, Steve Gorman, Jamie Freed Organizations: YORK, New York, New York City Police, WABC, New York Police Department, NYPD, Twitter, Police Benevolent Association, Thomson Locations: New, New York City, New York, Nassau County , New York, Queens, Los Angeles

☆ A New York supermarket billionaire said he wants to buy CNN and that he just wants $1 per year for it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New York supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis said he wants to buy CNN, per the New York Post. "I'd go run the place tomorrow morning, and all I'd want is $1 per year and a piece of the upside," he said. Catsimatidis — an outspoken Trump supporter — has a net worth of $4.1 billion, per Forbes. Just two days after embattled CNN CEO Chris Licht stepped down from his role in the aftermath of a brutal profile of his leadership, a New York supermarket billionaire said he wants to buy CNN from its parent Warner Bros. That is the craziest thing in the world," Catsimatidis — an outspoken Trump supporter — told 77 WABC.

Persons: John Catsimatidis, Catsimatidis, Trump, —, Chris Licht, Sid Rosenberg, Catsimatidis —, Forbes —, Donald Trump's, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, New York, Forbes, Morning, Warner Bros ., WABC, Wall Street Journal, Warner Bros Locations: York, New York, New York City

☆ Lawsuit alleges that social media companies promoted White supremacist propaganda that led to radicalization of Buffalo mass shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Zenebou Sylla Artemis Moshtaghian | Zenebou Sylla | Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

New York CNN —A wrongful death lawsuit filed against several social media companies Friday alleges that social media lent to the radicalization of the gunman who shot and killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, last May. “However, the social media platforms that radicalized him, and the companies that armed him, must still be held accountable for their actions. Speaking to CNN Sunday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown commended some of the victims’ families and survivors for tackling extremism on social media platforms. We deliberately designed Snapchat differently than traditional social media platforms and don’t allow unvetted content to go viral or be algorithmically promoted. The lawsuit alleges that social media platforms “Meta, Alphabet, Reddit and 4chan earned advertising revenue from hosting and amplifying” Gendron’s video on their platforms.

☆ George Santos tricked supporters into giving him money that he spent on designer clothes and credit card payments, feds allege
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors allege embattled GOP Rep. George Santos tricked supporters into sending tens of thousands of dollars. After receiving the money, prosecutors said Santos spent thousands of dollars on designer clothes and credit card payments. Instead, Santos spent "thousands of dollars of the solicited funds on personal expenses, including luxury designer clothing and credit card payments," prosecutors allege in the indictment. Santos 2024In April, prior to being charged in New York, Santos announced his plan to run for a second term in office. This is about TAKING BACK our country and restoring greatness back to New York," Santos tweeted.

☆ Chris Christie blasts Trump's 2024 presidential campaign as a 'vanity exercise' meant to 'try to make himself feel better'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie on Sunday called former President Trump's 2024 bid a "vanity exercise." The former governor is mulling a 2024 campaign of his own and is set to make a decision this month. Chris Christie of New Jersey on Sunday once again blasted former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, calling the ex-president's 2024 effort a "vanity exercise to try to make himself feel better." "I'm very concerned that what we're heading towards is a Trump-Biden rematch," Christie said. The former governor has indicated that he would make a decision about a 2024 campaign sometime this month.

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