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Since leaving the White House, Melania Trump’s world has gotten smaller. These are the days of Melania Trump, former first lady, current campaign spouse and wife to one of the most divisive figures in American public life. In her post-presidential life, Mrs. Trump wants what she could not get in the White House: a sense of privacy. Those efforts to retreat from public life have been complicated by her husband, who has turned her once again into a candidate’s spouse. As Donald J. Trump faces a possible third indictment, she has remained steadfastly silent about his increasing legal peril.

Persons: Melania, Hervé Pierre, Barron, Melania Trump, Trump, Donald J Organizations: White

☆ Trying to Stop Trump, Ads Feature Iowans Who Ditched Their MAGA Hats
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Lisa Lerer | More About Lisa Lerer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The group, the Republican Accountability Project, is spending $1.5 million on ads in Iowa to try to persuade likely Trump voters that the former president would struggle to win the 2024 general election. The organization’s goal is to help lift another contender to the Republican nomination — anyone but Mr. Trump. The ads feature first-person testimonials from Iowans explaining that they like Mr. Trump but fear he could fail to win back the White House for Republicans by being unable to appeal to swing voters. In one spot, Fran, a two-time Trump supporter, says she “really appreciated” his presidency. But she adds that she will not support him again in the primary.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Fran Organizations: Republican, Trump, White House, Republicans Locations: Iowa

Every president — even the most outspoken supporters of Israel — has quarreled with Israeli prime ministers at one point or another. Despite recognizing Israel, Mr. Truman refused to sell the new state offensive arms, as did his two successors. Mr. Netanyahu has been at the heart of many disputes in the last few decades. When he was deputy foreign minister, his public criticism of the United States in 1990 prompted an angry Secretary of State James A. Baker III to bar Mr. Netanyahu from the State Department. Once Mr. Netanyahu became prime minister, Bill Clinton was so turned off after their first meeting in 1996 that he asked aides afterward, “Who’s the superpower here?” using an expletive for emphasis.

Persons: Robert B, “, Harry S, Truman, —, Israel —, Israel, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Netanyahu, State James A, Baker, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Biden Organizations: Washington Institute for Near East, State, State Department, Mr Locations: Israel, United States, U.S, Egypt, Suez, Saudi Arabia, Iran

☆ In Ag-Friendly Iowa, Trump Goes After DeSantis on Farming Issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Lisa Lerer | More About Lisa Lerer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida on Friday over his support for farmers, saying his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination would be “a catastrophe” for the country’s agriculture industry. Mr. Trump claimed at a rally in Iowa that Mr. DeSantis would outsource American farming jobs overseas and oppose the federal mandate for ethanol, a fuel made from corn and other crops. Support for ethanol, which Iowa is a national leader in producing, is a quadrennial issue in presidential elections in this early voting state. In 2017, Mr. DeSantis supported legislation that would end the renewable fuel standard, a nearly two-decade-old standard that requires refiners to blend biofuel into gasoline nationwide. Then, he eagerly highlighted what he claimed was his rival’s history of opposing an issue that carries outsize political weight in Iowa.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis Organizations: Gov, Republican, North American Free Trade Locations: Florida, Iowa, Bluffs , Iowa

☆ DeSantis Unleashes His Humanizer-in-Chief: His Wife
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Lisa Lerer | More About Lisa Lerer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

So Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, wasted no time in talking about her three young children — and how badly she wanted to leave them home. Her answer was unequivocal: “No.”The last time she had the brilliant idea of doing a campaign event with one of her small children, she told the crowd, was at an event for her husband’s re-election campaign in Florida. In the final moments, Madison tugged on her sleeve and whispered that she had to go to the bathroom, Ms. DeSantis recalled. Do I need to walk her?” she said, as the audience roared.

Persons: Casey DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, —, ‘, ”, Madison, Madison tugged, DeSantis Locations: Iowa, Florida, Des Moines

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