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☆ An indicted Trump once again posted a bizarre Truth Social holiday greeting, this time wishing a happy Easter to 'MARXISTS, & COMMUNISTS WHO ARE KILLING OUR NATION'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He previously wished "losers" and "RINOs" a happy Father's Day, and posted angry Christmas greetings. In his all-caps post, Trump extended his greetings to: "THOSE THAT ARE SO INCOMPETENT THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT HAVING A BORDER AND POWERFUL WALL IS A GOOD THING." "TO ALL OF THOSE WEAK & PATHETIC RINOS, RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS, SOCIALISTS, MARXISTS, & COMMUNISTS WHO ARE KILLING OUR NATION, REMEMBER, WE WILL BE BACK!" Last Christmas, Trump also seized the chance to make a post on Truth Social, where he called the US a "horror show." "Merry Christmas to EVERYONE, including the Radical Left Marxists that are trying to destroy our Country," Trump added in his 2022 Christmas message.

☆ Asa Hutchinson to run for president, urges Trump to drop out
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Doina Chiacu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I have made a decision, and my decision is I'm going to run for president of the United States," Hutchinson said. Trump remains popular among many Republicans despite becoming the first former U.S. president to be indicted on criminal charges. "I think it's a sad day for America that we have a former president that's indicted," Hutchinson said. Asked whether Trump should step aside, Hutchinson said, "Well, he should, but at the same time, we know he's not." Hutchinson was a former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration and a Homeland Security official under President George W. Bush.

☆ Rupert Murdoch’s media machine offers full-throated defense of Trump after grand jury indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It came despite the relationship between Murdoch and Trump being on the rocks as of late. And yet, Murdoch allowed the incendiary pro-Trump rhetoric to grip his network on Thursday night. If there was any doubt that Fox News might not offer a full-throated defense of Trump today, given the disgraced Republican’s shaky relationship with Murdoch, that has been erased. Even if he’s not convicted, they figure the indictment and spectacle will help him become the Republican nominee. The outlet’s website prominently featured a story saying Bragg “has a bad case of bias,” among other Trump-friendly articles.

☆ Trump says Ron DeSantis has 'no personality' and would be working at a cigar store if he hadn't endorsed him in 2018
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump said Ron DeSantis may have ended up working at a cigar store without his backing in 2018. Ron DeSantis. Probably working either at a cigar store or a law firm," Trump added, per the Daily Mail. During the rally, Trump mocked DeSantis, drawing a muted response from a mostly silent audience. Representatives for DeSantis and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ Fact Check-Donald Trump statement calling Ron DeSantis a ‘RINO’ is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated statement attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he purportedly threatens Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and calls him a “Republican in name only”, or RINO, stems from a satirical account. Reuters has previously addressed statements falsely attributed to Trump amid rumors of an imminent indictment or arrest (here), (here). I don't report the facts, I improve them.” Reuters has previously debunked satirical claims that stemmed from this account (here), (here). Another indication the statement is fabricated is that the logo at the top of the page replaces “President Donald J. Trump” with “President Doofy J. Trump.”Although some users identified the fabricated statement as satire, other were duped into thinking it is legitimate (tinyurl.com/89nsy4ub), (tinyurl.com/bdeepfux). A statement attributed to Trump threatening DeSantis and calling him a ‘RINO’ is fabricated.

☆ DeSantis said he doesn't really know what Trump's 'Ron DeSanctimonious' nickname means: 'It's got a lot of vowels'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis says he "doesn't know how to spell" Trump's nickname for him, Ron DeSanctimonious. "I don't really know what it means," DeSantis told Piers Morgan. Ron DeSantis said he doesn't really know what former President Donald Trump's nickname for him, "Ron DeSanctimonious," means. "I don't really know what it means, but I kinda like it, it's long, it's got a lot of vowels. "I mean you can call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner," DeSantis told Morgan.

☆ Ron DeSantis is staying silent amid a push from MAGAworld for him to say or do something about a possible Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As MAGAworld rages about rumors that Donald Trump will be indicted, Ron DeSantis has stayed quiet. Ron DeSantis is facing immense pressure from the far-right wings of MAGAworld to help former President Donald Trump evade a potential indictment in New York. Posobiec told The New York Times that he was "taking receipts on everyone" who hasn't blasted a potential Trump indictment. Far-right influencer Stew Peters tweeted that DeSantis should send the Florida National Guard to protect the former president at the Mar-a-Lago resort. Once allies with DeSantis, Trump has over the last year increasingly launched personal attacks at the governor.

☆ Trump has been testing new nicknames for Ron DeSantis like 'Tiny D' and 'Ron DisHonest:' Bloomberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump is privately workshopping some fresh nicknames for Ron DeSantis, Bloomberg reports. Trump denied a report from The New York Times that he wanted to call DeSantis "Meatball Ron." Ron DeSantis, Bloomberg reports. Among the insults Trump is considering for DeSantis are "Tiny D," "Ron DisHonest," and "Ron DeEstablishment," Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed Trump allies. However, Trump refuted a February 12 report from The New York Times that said he was considering the nickname "Meatball Ron" for DeSantis.

☆ Trump tried to seem unbothered by Ron DeSantis, but he can't stop writing angry Truth Social posts about him
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But the former president just can't stop himself from writing Truth Social posts about DeSantis. Trump wrote. The Truth Social spree came after Trump tried to appear unbothered by DeSantis. On February 13, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he doesn't spend much time thinking about his rival at all, as Insider's Kimberly Leonard reported. It's clear Trump sees DeSantis as a real threatDonald Trump and Ron DeSantis.

☆ Trump is testing out new nicknames for Ron DeSantis, including 'Meatball Ron:' NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump is trialing some new nicknames for Ron DeSantis, per The New York Times. DeSantis may be considering a 2024 presidential run against Trump. Ron DeSantis, including "Meatball Ron," per The New York Times. The Trump-DeSantis feud is just getting uglierTrump debuted his first nickname for DeSantis, "Ron DeSanctimonious," at a rally in Pennsylvania in November. In February, Trump called DeSantis a "RINO Globalist" during a rant on Truth Social.

☆ DeSantis seeks wins on guns, abortion before facing Trump in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Griffin also noted the support DeSantis' proposals receive from lawmakers. If DeSantis does enter the race for the Republican nomination, he will join a field still dominated by Trump. "We have articulated a vision for a free and prosperous state," DeSantis said at his second inauguration last month. In a brief interview, Collins called DeSantis’ support “a blessing.” He resisted the suggestion that the legislature was a rubber stamp for the governor. DeSantis' hard-right stance on issues such as guns and abortion risks alienating the suburban voters he eventually would need to win the presidency in 2024.

☆ Before facing Trump in 2024, DeSantis seeks wins on guns, abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

☆ GOP voters pick DeSantis over Trump in hypothetical head-to-head matchup for 2024 presidential nomination, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis would beat former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup for the 2024 Republican nomination, GOP voters said in a new poll released Thursday. That hype was echoed in the survey from Monmouth University: In a hypothetical head-to-head fight, 53% of Republican voters said they would pick DeSantis, versus 40% for Trump. "An overwhelming majority of polls show President Trump with significant and dominant leads both nationally and statewide," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement to CNBC. Cheung also pointed to a series of other recent poll results showing Trump leading the prospective GOP field by double digits. Trump still holds major sway over the Republican Party, more than two years after losing his reelection bid to President Joe Biden.

☆ Trump claims Ron DeSantis cried in front of him while asking for his endorsement back in 2018
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump claims Ron DeSantis cried while asking for his endorsement in 2018. Trump backed DeSantis for governor in 2018. —The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) February 2, 2023DeSantis was known for being the Trump-backed candidate in the 2018 GOP gubernatorial primary. In an endorsement tweet on June 22, 2018, Trump called DeSantis a "top student at Yale and Harvard Law School." In July 2018, while he was running for governor, DeSantis released a campaign video in which he called himself a "pitbull Trump defender."

☆ Trump's new label for Ron DeSantis, 'RINO globalist,' has roots in a far-right conspiracy theory about an insidious global network of powerful people
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump has a new label for Ron DeSantis: "RINO globalist." Ron DeSantis: "RINO Globalist." Trump's insult is a thinly-veiled accusation that DeSantis is part of this global network of powerful, evil people. In November, Trump dubbed the governor " Ron DeSanctimonious " during a rally and blasted him as "average" on social media. In November, DeSantis told people to "chill out" about the prospect of a GOP civil war between him and the former president.

☆ 2024 GOP presidential primary starts to take shape as Trump's potential rivals Haley, Scott, Pence make moves
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"It's definitely going to be a Great Day in South Carolina!" Later on Wednesday, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced through his office he will soon deliver remarks in South Carolina and Iowa, both of which are key states in the presidential primary cycle. Pence, Haley, Scott and other possible 2024 GOP contenders are also set to speak at an Austin, Texas, conference on Feb. 24, the Texas Tribune reported earlier Wednesday. With his rivals looking more likely than ever to challenge his perch atop the GOP, Trump has taken some newer, harder swipes on social media. Trump said over the weekend that he had spoken to Haley on the phone and encouraged her to run.

☆ Nebraska Gov. Pillen appoints former Gov. Pete Ricketts as Ben Sasse's Senate replacement
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Ricketts, a Republican like Pillen and Sasse, will serve two years ahead of a 2024 special Senate election. Sasse, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and his supporters, officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday. Pillen said Ricketts was tapped for Sasse’s seat after more than 100 people applied and nine were interviewed. Following Pillen’s remarks, Ricketts thanked the governor, saying he was proud to support his campaign, and also thanked Sasse for his service. A top political ally of Pillen, Ricketts endorsed Pillen to succeed him and was a favorite to replace Sasse.

☆ One of the most powerful rich families in American politics just got their son in the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ricketts' family owns the Chicago Cubs and has broadly supported conservative causes. Ricketts will replace former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse who left the chamber. Pete Ricketts will be joining the US Senate, an appointment that caps his political comeback and cements his family, which owns the Chicago Cubs, as one of the most powerful forces in American politics. Sen. Deb Fischer, a two-term Republican incumbent and loyal ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is also up for reelection then too. Along with owning the Cubs, the Ricketts family has long been among the biggest funders of Republican campaigns.

In an interview with Allure magazine, Stefani, 53, who is Italian American, cited the influence of Japanese culture in her home when she was growing up. "I said, 'My God, I'm Japanese and I didn't know it,'" Stefani told Allure. She later insisted, "I am, you know," calling herself a "super fan" of Japanese culture. A representative for Stefani told Calaor that she had "misunderstood what Stefani was trying to convey" but declined to provide an on-the-record statement. Even before the interview, Stefani had defended her "Harajuku" era.

Ali Alexander said he believed White House wanted him to lead rallygoers to Capitol "Stop The Steal" organizer Ali Alexander believed the White House wanted him to lead attendees of Trump's Jan. 6 rally to the Capitol, the report said. Alex Jones, who has claimed the White House told him to lead the march, texted Wren at 12:27 p.m. Finally one of the staffers told Trump they thought he should focus on his speech. Trump told Jan. 6 demonstrators at the Capitol in a Twitter video that he loved them but that they should go home. The information was expected to be available as soon as Thursday — the day the House Jan. 6 committee is set to issue its final report on the riot.

Senate Republicans who weighed in on Trump's remarks on Truth Social from Saturday focused more on the importance of upholding the Constitution. “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” Trump wrote. Romney added that he doesn't think Trump's comments will affect his chances of winning the GOP nomination in 2024. Sen. Mike Rounds, meanwhile, tied Trump's remarks to his 2024 ambitions. Some GOP senators, including Rick Scott of Florida and Josh Hawley of Missouri, said the electorate should determine if Trump's remarks were disqualifying.

☆ Bill Barr said he thinks the DOJ probably has a 'basis for legitimately indicting' Trump over Mar-a-Lago documents
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Barr said he believed that the Justice Department may have enough evidence to indict Donald Trump. He declined to say if he would have indicted Trump if he was still attorney general. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named a special counsel to take over investigations involving the former president. Barr, who was once a staunch ally of Trump, served as his attorney general from February 2019 to December 2020. Barr has since continued to rebuke Trump, saying in September the Justice Department was likely justified in raiding Mar-a-Lago.

☆ Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet defeats Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado won re-election Tuesday, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Joe O’Dea in a competitive race. Bennet, 57, a former chief of staff to his Senate colleague John Hickenlooper, is seen as a moderate, although he has championed marijuana reform and environmental issues. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., at a rally in Golden on Oct. 26. Good luck Joe!”Joe O'Dea, the Republican nominee for the Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet, at a primary election night watch party in Denver on June 28. Ron DeSantis, a potential rival to Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination, made a point of endorsing O’Dea, prompting criticism from Trump.

☆ Paul Ryan says 'anybody not named Trump' has the best chance of winning the White House in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He` said "anybody not named Trump" would have a better shot at the White House in 2024. "That new swing voter in American politics is the suburban voter, and it's really clear the suburban voter doesn't like Trump, but they like Republicans," Ryan said. "So I think anybody not named Trump, I think is so much more likely to win the White House for us." "Any one of these candidates would make a fine president, and most importantly, will win the White House." In June, Ryan also praised Rep. Tom Rice for being one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot.

☆ Trump replies to DeSantis' endorsement of a Colorado Republican who discouraged GOP from supporting a Trump 2024 bid: 'Big Mistake'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Trump said Florida Gov. Trump called O'Dea, a GOP candidate for Senate in Colorado, a "RINO," or a Republican in Name Only. Ron DeSantis endorsed anti-Trump Republican candidate Joe O'Dea, taking to his Truth Social platform on Sunday evening to say it was "A Big Mistake." Colorado, please vote for Joe O'Dea," DeSantis says in the recorded message O'Dea posted on Twitter. Representatives for DeSantis, Trump, and O'Dea did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

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