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☆ Trump’s crushing fraud trial defeat is a microcosm of a life defined by breaking all the rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Practically, Engoron’s decision will impose severe financial and personal strain on Trump as he’s emerging as the almost certain Republican presidential nominee. “He’s already said he’s going to spend most of this year in a courtroom, not on a campaign trail. Flouted rules, new realities and a busted legal strategyTrump’s belief that the rules are for others defines his business and political life. Yet this refusal to ever admit defeat also appears to be leading Trump into dangerous legal territory. His flawed philosophy that in business and life, it’s all about closing one more deal, means that even crushing defeats like the 2020 election and his fraud trial cannot change him.

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As the clock ticks down before next week’s Republican primary in South Carolina, Nikki Haley is looking for any way to undermine Donald J. Trump and his commanding lead, including trying a new spin on an old line of attack: that he has a history of being disrespectful to veterans. Ms. Haley, in her quest to close the 30-plus point gap between herself and the former president, has used his disparaging remarks about her husband’s National Guard deployment to revive the criticism that Mr. Trump has routinely disparaged military troops and veterans, a voting bloc that Republicans have long counted on for support. At recent campaign stops in the state, Ms. Haley has resurfaced a story about Mr. Trump in which he reportedly told his former chief of staff, John F. Kelly, that Americans who died in war were “losers” and “suckers” and, during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery, reportedly said of soldiers who died abroad, “I don’t get it, what was in it for them?”Ms. Haley’s campaign has increased its focus on the subject as recent polls show her flailing in her home state, and there is widespread doubt, even among her supporters, that she will have a strong showing. Yet in raising Mr. Trump’s past comments about military personnel, Ms. Haley may be indirectly helping the Biden campaign by reinforcing an argument against Mr. Trump it made in the 2020 election — and one that is likely to return in the 2024 general election contest.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald J, Trump, Haley, John F, Kelly, Haley’s, Biden Organizations: Republican, National Guard, Republicans, Arlington National Cemetery Locations: South Carolina, Arlington

☆ Fact check: Trump falsely claims Nikki Haley supported Obama over Republican opponent Romney
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump has started making a fictional claim about the political past of Nikki Haley, his remaining opponent for the Republican presidential nomination. Haley was a vehement Obama critic and a staunch Romney supporter, endorsing Romney for president against Obama before the first votes were cast in the 2012 Republican primary that Romney ended up winning. Haley was also an early Romney endorser in the 2008 Republican presidential primary he lost. But Trump’s social media claim that this single gaffe shows Haley had been an Obama supporter is nonsense. South Carolina’s Republican primary will be held on February 24.

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☆ Nikki Haley says Trump wants to 'control' the RNC and use it as a 'piggy bank' for his legal battles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"We see him trying to get control of the RNC, so he can continue not to have to pay his own legal fees,” she told CNN. Trump's fundraising committees spent roughly $50 million in 2023 on legal fees, FEC filings show. I don't want the RNC to become his piggy bank for his personal court cases," Haley said. “Now we see him trying to get control of the RNC so he can continue not to have to pay his own legal fees,” Haley continued. "All of that is so that he has an arm to pay his legal fees.

Persons: Nikki Haley, ”, Donald Trump, Haley, Kaitlan Collins, Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, We've, ” Haley, Michael Whatley, Ronna McDaniel, Lara Trump, Trump's Organizations: RNC, CNN, GOP, Republican National Committee, Senate, North Carolina Republican Party, South Carolina, Republican

☆ Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | More About Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley on Saturday called Aleksei A. Navalny, the outspoken Russian opposition leader, “a hero” and amped up the pressure on former President Donald J. Trump to respond to the news of his death. She said Mr. Navalny had died at the hands of President Vladimir V. Putin and that Mr. Trump needed to “answer to that.”Speaking with reporters outside her rally at a park in Irmo, S.C., Ms. Haley praised Mr. Navalny for calling out Mr. Putin for corruption and fixing elections. “And Trump needs to answer to that. Does he think Putin killed him? Does he think Putin was right to kill him?

Persons: Nikki Haley, Aleksei A, “, ”, Donald J, Trump, Navalny, Vladimir V, Putin, Haley, Mr, —, Ms Organizations: United Nations, Mr Locations: Irmo, South Carolina

☆ Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says it'd take 'a meteor strike' for Nikki Haley to win the state's GOP presidential primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Sanford told Politico Magazine it'd take "a meteor strike" for Haley win South Carolina. Mark Sanford in a recent interview said that it'd take "a meteor strike" for fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley to defeat former President Donald Trump in the state's presidential primary. Early in the GOP primary, South Carolina Gov. In the latest CBS News/YouGov poll, Trump led Haley 65% to 30% among likely South Carolina GOP primary voters. Upon returning to South Carolina, he admitted to the affair during a news conference at the state capitol in Columbia.

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☆ Trump heads to Michigan with eyes on a Biden rematch but legal woes loom over campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A 2020 election denier’s tumultuous reign atop the Michigan Republican Party had only recently begun. Since then, the strike has ended and the top union representing Michigan autoworkers, United Auto Workers, has endorsed President Joe Biden. State party turmoilAhead of his visit, Trump and his allies sought to put an end to turmoil within the Michigan Republican Party, which has faced a reckoning over its readiness for the 2024 election. The state party ousted its chair, Kristina Karamo, last month in the face of internal strife and lackluster fundraising. The recent Fox News survey from Michigan found Biden leading Trump 53% to 41% among union households.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Nikki Haley –, Stormy Daniels, Friday’s, “, Biden, Hillary Clinton’s, Haley, Kristina Karamo, Pete Hoekstra, Hoekstra, Democratic Sen, Debbie Stabenow, ”, Jason Cabel Roe, it’s, – Trump, Trump’s, Shawn Fain, ” Trump, Fain, ” Fain, Cabel Roe, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, Michigan, Republican, GOP, Michigan Republican Party, Michigan autoworkers, United Auto Workers, Republicans, South Carolina Gov, Michigan GOP, Trump, Fox, Sneaker Con, South Carolina Army National Guard, Republican National, White House, Democratic, doesn’t, Republican Party, Biden, Big, Teamsters, UAW Locations: California, Michigan, New, York, ”, Georgia, Waterford Township, Detroit, Waterford, Trump’s Michigan, –, Philadelphia, South Carolina, State, Netherlands, Washington ,, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

☆ Navalny’s death puts a new spotlight on key dividing line between Trump and Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death. A few moments earlier, Secretary of State Antony Blinken linked Navalny’s death directly to Russia’s president. Asked whether Navalny’s death might spur Congress to act in providing more Ukraine aid, Biden was hopeful. Even so, Johnson said in a statement Friday that Putin “is likely directly responsible” for Navalny’s death. “I made it clear to him that I believe the consequences of that would be devastating for Russia,” Biden said in Geneva, where the summit was held.

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☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki HaleyRepublican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley joins 'Last Call' for a wide ranging interview discussing, the migrant crisis, the economy, defense spending, Boeing and much more.

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The recommendation has been forwarded to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who will make the final decision. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the security plan and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. The Secret Service is legally required to protect presidential and vice presidential candidates and their families 120 days out from a general election. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesBoth President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump already receive such protection. Other candidates, including independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have requested Secret Service protection this election cycle and have been denied.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy, Haley, she's, ”, Nalin, ” Haley, “, Kennedy Jr, ___ Balsamo, ___ Meg Kinnard Organizations: COLUMBIA, Republican, Secret, Associated Press, Homeland, South, Department of Homeland Security, Street, Press, South Carolina Army National Guard Locations: South Carolina, U.N, Dallas, Africa, South Carolina's, Charleston County, Washington

☆ Trump’s New York self-defense, annotated
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

We got a preview of this unprecedented criminal trial mixed with a presidential campaign on Thursday at a key hearing in the New York criminal case. Claiming violent crime in cites, especially those run by Democrats, is one of Trump’s favorite talking points. The idea that violent crime is at an “all-time high” is completely untrue, as CNN’s Daniel Dale wrote last October. But the judge in Manhattan has filled Trump’s calendar at the end of March, when that federal trial could theoretically have taken place. But as The New York Times notes, despite the rising number of migrants in the city, violent crime has dropped.

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He has a nickname for Senator Tim Scott: Senator Judas. (Ms. Haley appointed Mr. Scott to the Senate in 2012 when she was governor of South Carolina, and Mr. Scott is now a key surrogate in their home state for Mr. In the early months of his mother’s campaign, Mr. Haley was relatively neutral, largely re-sharing posts from or positive commentary about the Haley campaign. But Mr. Haley, a senior at Villanova University, has been game to engage, hitting back at her rivals on social media platforms with memes and quips. In Gilbert, he recalled how Ms. Haley, during her run for governor, used to offer him and his sister a quarter for every hand they shook.

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☆ One Haley Who Isn’t Afraid to Let Insults Fly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

While Nikki Haley has, until recently, run a fairly positive campaign, she has endured relentless criticism from Donald J. Trump and others in his orbit. Her 22-year-old son, Nalin Haley, is not so inclined to pull his punches. Mr. Haley, who has become a more familiar presence on the trail with his mother, introduced her at events over the weekend, taking some pointed jabs at her onetime Republican rivals. He has a nickname for Senator Tim Scott: Senator Judas. Another former rival who went full-bore for Mr. Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, draws Mr. Haley’s comparisons (derogatory) to Pennywise, the clown from “It.”Ms. Haley, for her part, has been deferential: At one event she ran through “thank you’s” for the other speakers before jokingly saying, “Nalin, I will deal with you later.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump 's unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings in New York and Georgia. Tuesday's hearings previewed what a general election campaign will look like as Trump flies back and forth from courtrooms and campaign rallies and blurs the lines between the two. JUGGLING ACTThe New York trial will last about six weeks, according to Merchan. Asked how he planned to balance the campaign trail with the trial, Trump told reporters he'll campaign in the evening. Throughout his campaign, Trump has kept a far lighter campaign schedule than most of his Republican rivals.

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☆ Mitch McConnell says both Biden and Trump have an 'age issue' that will be 'front and center' in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The recent special counsel report raised questions about Biden's memory and age. "The age issue is obviously front and center for both candidates," said McConnell. AdvertisementAfter a special counsel report spelled out concerns about President Joe Biden's age and memory, many Republicans immediately moved to make it an issue. "The age issue is obviously front and center for both candidates," McConnell told CNN. AdvertisementOn Friday, the special counsel release a report that did not recommend charges against Biden for mishandling classified documents.

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine's long-cherished reputation for political independence is being threatened by the nation's polarized politics, with more and more of its voters feeling pressured to take sides. So-called independents, or unenrolled voters, have gone from the state's largest voting bloc to trailing both major parties in just four years. Republicans, too, overtook unenrolled voters two years later. As of last month, a tally of active voters indicated there were 343,488 Democratic voters, 279,936 Republican voters and 273,298 unenrolled voters. The economist served in the Maine Senate as an independent, and remains active on political issues.

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☆ They Know Haley’s Chances Against Trump, but They’re Voting for Her Anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Everything about Nikki Haley’s latest barnstorm through South Carolina was intended to evoke a candidate on the upswing. She had a sleek, new navy-blue campaign bus with her name on it. Her campaign, backed by a fresh infusion of funds, pumped $2 million more into ads, for a total $6 million buy. And she had fresh lines of attack to deploy against former President Donald J. Trump. Almost everywhere she went, even staunch supporters excited to see her speak conceded that her chances were slim.

Persons: Nikki Haley’s, Donald J, Haley, Donald Trump, ”, Robert Zangara Organizations: Trump Locations: South Carolina, Charleston, Orangeburg

☆ Nikki Haley's campaign blasts Trump over the GOP special election loss in New York: 'Until Republicans wake up, we will continue to lose'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley's campaign pointed to Donald Trump after the GOP lost New York's 3rd district House special election. "Until Republicans wake up, we will continue to lose," a Haley spokesperson said in a statement. Republican Mazi Pilip sought to run on immigration in the New York race, but she was beaten by Democrat Tom Suozzi. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley's campaign slammed former President Donald Trump after Republicans lost the pivotal special election in New York's 3rd Congressional district, arguing that the ex-president remains a "huge weight" for the party ahead of November.

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☆ Election 2024 Trump is set to rally in South Carolina, as polls show him with a wide lead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Maggie Astor | Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A Winthrop University poll released Wednesday shows Nikki Haley losing badly in South Carolina, her home state, with a little more than a week before the state’s Republican primary. Nearly two-thirds of likely Republican primary voters, 65 percent, said they supported former President Donald J. Trump, and only 29 percent said they supported Ms. Haley. Those numbers are very close to the average results of recent polls of South Carolina. But he benefits from a huge 81 percent favorability rating among Republicans, and unlike Ms. Haley, he is getting more popular over time. She has hammered Mr. Trump for those comments.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald J, Trump, Haley, Winthrop, Haley’s Organizations: Winthrop University, Republican, NBC, Republicans, Mr, National Guard Locations: South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Russia, Djibouti, Nevada

Haley, Trump's former U.N. ambassador and his last major rival in the GOP presidential race, has been condemning Trump's remarks for days about her husband Michael Haley, who is deployed in Africa with the National Guard. Biden has also excoriated Trump for his remarks about NATO, calling them “dangerous," “un-American,” and “shocking." Both Biden, 81, and Trump, 77, face widespread questions among voters about their age and readiness for a second term. They have something in common.”Though Haley has had more campaign appearances lately than Trump, she did not appear at any events Wednesday. “You’re a much better candidate for me than you were for yourself,” Trump told Scott.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is calling for a shakeup at the highest levels of the Republican National Committee. The new co-chair, Trump said, should be his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. The Republican National Committee is the governing body of the national Republican Party and runs the GOP's political machine. But make no mistake, Trump — not McDaniel — has been the real leader of the Republican Party over the last eight years. That's because the Republican president — or the Republican presidential nominee — effectively controls the RNC.

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☆ Haley’s Hard-Line Immigration Record Runs Counter to Trump’s Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies have spent weeks painting Nikki Haley as a bleeding heart on immigration as he seeks to dispatch her as his last remaining rival for the 2024 Republican nomination. In Mr. Trump’s telling, Ms. Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and the daughter of Indian immigrants, is a “globalist” who flip-flopped on her support for Mr. Trump’s hard-line policies before she served as his ambassador to the United Nations. But it’s a portrait nearly unrecognizable to many who knew her as governor: the Republican state lawmakers who counted on her support for immigration restrictions; the longtime immigrant rights activists in South Carolina who fought her on legislation; the conservative religious leaders who were disappointed with her opposition to allowing Syrian refugees to resettle in the state. Mr. Trump’s attacks are complicated by her record as a staunch conservative on the issue, they said, even as she maintained support for legal immigration when her party shifted its focus toward more extreme immigration cuts. Larry Grooms, a South Carolina state senator who in 2011 helped lead the passage of the immigration restrictions Ms. Haley now promotes on the trail, said it has been disheartening to hear Republican colleagues who were in the trenches with him on that law now take part in Mr. Trump’s attacks against her on the issue.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Nikki Haley, Trump’s, Haley, Larry Grooms Organizations: United Nations, Republican Locations: South Carolina, South Carolina’s

Haley's hometown was her first stop as she barnstormed across the state in the closing days ahead of South Carolina's Feb. 24 primary, aiming to cut into Donald Trump's popularity in the state. Back in Bamberg, the city's mayor, Nancy Foster, introduced Haley, recalling the former governor's parents as “gracious and accommodating." Bamberg County is unlikely to go into either Haley or Trump's win column for the general election. There were none of those references on Tuesday, as Foster welcomed Haley back home. “Nikki, Bamberg is so very proud of you, and we wish you well in all your endeavors," Foster said Tuesday.

Persons: — Nikki Haley, “ It's, ” Haley, Donald Trump's, Haley, Trump, Nancy Foster, “ Nikki, ” Foster, Joe Biden, Jim Clyburn, ”, Foster, Meg Kinnard Organizations: South, Trump, Democrat, Congressional, House Democrat Locations: BAMBERG, S.C, Bamberg, South Carolina, North Charleston, Texas, Bluffton, Bamberg's

☆ Nikki Haley says she thinks President Joe Biden should resign
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ebony Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she thinks President Joe Biden should resign, as it would be in “the best interest of the country.”Asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt during an interview if she believes the president should step down, Haley responded: “Yes, I do.”“I think the Democrat Party knows that and I think that it is not just in the best interest of their party. It’s in the best interest of the country. What I will tell you – and I have said this from the very beginning – the party that gets rid of their 80-year-old candidate is the party that will win,” Haley said. The former South Carolina governor has frequently taken digs at Biden, who is 81, and former President Donald Trump, 77, over their age, arguing they are both too old to serve another four years as president. Haley, 52, has also been adamant about calling for term limits and mental competency tests for any politician over the age over the age of 75.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Joe Biden, Hugh Hewitt, Haley, ” Haley, “, Lloyd Austin, Biden, Robert Hur’s, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democrat Party, South Locations: South Carolina

☆ Trump’s NATO comments stir up a political storm as Russia keeps quiet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Sam Meredith | Www.Linkedin.Com In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former U.S. president Donald Trump pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House, London on Dec. 3, 2019. She added that the NATO alliance "allows us to prevent war." The defense spending target is not a requirement and many countries have sought to ramp up their military spending since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. NATO's so-called Article 5 mutual defense clause means that an attack against one NATO member is considered an attack against all allies. "NATO cannot be an 'a la carte' military alliance ... depending on the humor of the president of the U.S.," Borrell said when asked to respond to Trump's comments, Reuters reported.

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