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☆ What Kamala Harris's top potential VP picks have said about Israel and Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC ImagesThe Pennsylvania governor, who is Jewish, has attracted more scrutiny on this issue than other potential running mates. That's despite Shapiro being largely in line with other Democrats when it comes to the baseline policy of US support for Israel. Shapiro has also called Benjamin Netanyahu a "terrible leader," telling NBC News that the Israeli Prime Minister has "driven Israel to an extreme that has been bad for Israel and bad for the stability in the Middle East." At the time, pro-Palestinian protests had swept college campuses across the country, occasionally resulting in chaos and disruption. "I think we have to be careful about setting any kind of double standard here on our campuses."

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George Clooney attends an event in September 2023. Cindy Ord/Getty Images/FILEActor George Clooney has announced he is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest,” the actor said in a statement provided to CNN. The actor and Democratic donor had penned an op-ed calling on President Joe Biden to exit the race.

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☆ Trump hates the bipartisan immigration-Ukraine deal so much that he's falsely claiming he didn't endorse the GOP senator who helped write it
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump is misleading people about his past support for Republican Sen. James Lankford. Trump endorsed Lankford in 2022, but he's trying to distance himself from him now. Lankford was the lead Republican negotiator for a bipartisan immigration-Ukraine deal that Trump loathes. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump took aim at Republican Sen. James Lankford on Monday, falsely claiming he did not previously back the Oklahoman amid a torrent of criticism directed at the bipartisan Ukraine-immigration deal. "I think this is a very bad bill for his career and especially in Oklahoma," Trump told Bongino.

Persons: Trump, Republican Sen, James Lankford, Lankford, —, Donald Trump, Dan Bongino, Sen, Dan Bongino’s, ”, Mike Johnson, Bongino, Tom Coburn, MAGA, Dan, Mitch McConnell, CNN's Jake Tapper Organizations: Republican, Trump, Service, Senate, China, Baptist, Democratic, Republicans Locations: Ukraine, Asia Pacific, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Arizona

☆ Nikki Haley mocked Trump for being 'confused again' over apparent ballot deadline mix-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Haley said Trump was "confused again" after he appeared to get the Indiana ballot deadline wrong. AdvertisementNikki Haley took another jab at former President Donald Trump's cognitive abilities after he appeared to mix up the Indiana ballot deadline. "Looks like he's confused again…" the Republican presidential candidate wrote on X in response to a Trump social post in which he said she was "scrambling" to qualify for the ballot three days after the deadline. Haley, the final remaining Republican challenger to Trump, has been ramping up attacks on his age and mental abilities. Haley has started sharpening her tone against Trump ahead of the upcoming primary in her home state, South Carolina.

Persons: Haley, Trump, Trump's, —, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump's, Diego Morales, Joe Biden, CNN's Jake Tapper, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Trump, State, Democratic, Politico, UN Locations: Indiana, South Carolina

☆ Trump is turning to racism to mock Nikki Haley's Indian name. Experts say it could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump is reaching for racism against his political opponent — this time, against former South Carolina Gov. "I know President Trump well," Haley recently told CNN's Jake Tapper in response to Trump's insults. Among the nicknames Trump has reportedly brainstormed for DeSantis, one of the names he thought of for the Florida governor, according to a New York Times report, was "Meatball Ron." Name-calling can backfireSome political consultants have argued that Trump's name-calling is an effective campaign tactic. "Whatever effect we found was all focused on the actual attacker," Dusso told BI in an interview.

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☆ Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump is too old to be president: 'Father Time is undefeated'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis, 45, says his onetime mentor Donald Trump, 77, is too old to be president. "The presidency is not a job for somebody that's pushing 80 years old," DeSantis told CNN on Sunday. Ron DeSantis of Florida told CNN on Sunday that his mentor-turned-rival Donald Trump is too old to be president. I go in day one, I'll serve two terms, deliver big results, and get the country moving again," DeSantis told CNN's Jake Tapper. A representative for the Trump campaign told Business Insider that the former president was trouncing DeSantis in the polls, and slammed DeSantis for making the comments against Trump.

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☆ Ohad Munder-Zichri, a child taken hostage by Hamas, turns 9 years old in captivity
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sarah Gray | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ohad Munder-Zichri is believed to be a hostage, along with his mother and grandparents, held by Hamas. Ohad has not been seen since Hamas militants attacked the kibbutz of Nir Oz where he was visiting. Ohad's family members spoke with CNN about the 9-year-old and were asked what they'd say to those who apparently have him captive. For Zichri, Ohad's father, it was just another in a series of agonizing days, with anxiety consuming his every moment. Zichri was awaiting Ohad and his mom's return on October 7 when he heard air-raid sirens warning of incoming rockets.

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☆ A CNN correspondent choked up on air describing the bloodstained walls and floors of a bunker where people were shot 'in calculated, cold blood' by Hamas militants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The bunker was located near the music festival that was attacked by Hamas on Saturday. AdvertisementAdvertisementCNN correspondent Nic Robertson choked up on air while recounting a harrowing experience visiting a bloodstained bunker in Israel amid the nation's ongoing war with Hamas. Fighters from Hamas massacred civilians attending the Tribe of Nova Music Festival on the same day. At least 260 bodies have been recovered from the music festival attack. These are human beings, they're family members, they're friends, they're loved ones, cousins, brothers, sisters," Kirby told Tapper while holding back tears.

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☆ Families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are pleading for their release and say they have no idea how their relatives are doing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Insider spoke to family members of those believed to be kidnapped to understand what happens now. He added that the American Jewish Committee's offices in Jerusalem and the US were actively "responding when we receive calls from family members" about missing loved ones. "We started getting WhatsApp messages from family members that Hamas was in the kibbutz," Onn said. But, as for those who were taken, Onn said the family has to hold on to hope during an excruciating time. A plea from loved onesInformation about missing loved ones has been hard to come by, people in Israel told Insider on Sunday and Monday.

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☆ It's going to be hard to talk Biden out of running for president because the people who said that last time were totally wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The last time people told Biden not to run, they were catastrophically wrong and he'll not forget that. And I plan on staying deeply involved," Biden told a Connecticut NBC affiliate in January of 2016. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the 2016 election went the way Biden had feared, he didn't hesitate to make his case. In 2016, Biden thought he could win. Biden won back enough white, working-class voters to shore up the breached "Blue Wall" by enough of a margin to deliver him the presidency.

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☆ Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump is the 'most grave threat' to American democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history,” Hutchinson told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview Tuesday. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson speaks to CNN's Jake Tapper in New York on Tuesday, September 26. Laura Oliverio/CNN“The counts that Donald Trump is currently facing – he is facing counts of obstructing the Constitution – to me that is disqualifying. Donald Trump should be disqualified from being the president of the United States – to me that’s not a question,” Hutchinson said. “But I’m not confident he’s a good leader for the Republican Party because he’s a talking head for Donald Trump.

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☆ Bernie Sanders backs UAW call for a 4-day workweek: 'People in America are stressed out'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernie Sanders on Sunday voiced support for a 4-day workweek, a demand of striking auto workers. "People in America are stressed out for a dozen different reasons," Sanders said. "As a nation, we should begin a serious discussion — and UAW is doing that — about substantially lowering the workweek," Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, told CNN's Jake Tapper. AdvertisementAdvertisement"People in America are stressed out for a dozen different reasons, and that's one of the reasons why life expectancy in our country is actually in decline," he said. Sanders argued that cutting time at work would also be a just reward for gains in worker productivity, particularly with the advent of AI.

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☆ NYT's Maggie Haberman says Trump gave a 'menacing' stare in his mugshot because he 'doesn't want to look weak'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Maggie Haberman said Trump made a "menacing" face in his mugshot to dispel any notion of weakness. "He doesn't want to look weak, and that's what that's about." Last week, Trump posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, for the first time since January 2021. Tapper then asked Haberman if she could explain how Trump seeking to overturn his 2020 presidential loss in Georgia and pressing Gov. "And that has been how he has operated, for decade after decade after decade, through business failures, through bankruptcies of his casinos, through losses, through products failing, through divorces."

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☆ Maui wildfires live updates: Death toll rises, Lahaina fire 85% contained
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Amir Vera | Matt Meyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Some residents say they did not receive an official warning, and there have been complaints that officials were woefully unprepared for wildfires. "I am not going to make any excuses for this tragedy," US Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday. Hirono spoke with Tapper Sunday morning, a day after surveying the damage on Maui with the state's governor and the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "The entire historic town of Lahaina burned to the ground," she said, adding that there were images of cars that were totally demolished. Hirono also spoke about resources and government agency support while acknowledging the state is in a period of "shock and loss."

Persons: Sen, Mazie, CNN's Jake Tapper, Hirono, Tapper, Joe Biden Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Maui, Hawaii, Lahaina

☆ DeSantis justifies his struggling campaign by saying he isn't focused on TV ads that would make a 'splash nationally'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis dismissed concerns about his presidential campaign. DeSantis said his focus on the early states is not designed to make a national splash akin to a TV ad. DeSantis argued his campaign isn't aimed at making a national splash. "We're focused on building an organization," DeSantis said. A pro-DeSantis super PAC has pledged to spend $100 million on building an organization in the early states, The Washington Post previously reported.

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☆ Chris Christie says Trump deserved to be indicted and is misleading his supporters: 'He's a liar and a coward'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie told CNN Trump is lying to supporters about his indictment. Christie, who is running for president, had a falling out with Trump after the 2020 election. At a rally last month, former President Donald Trump claimed that his indictment for illegally retaining classified information was a "great badge of honor." It accuses Trump, in particular, of misleading his own counsel by falsely representing to them that he was returning any classified information. Christie noted that Trump is now seeking to delay his trial over the matter until after the 2024 election.

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☆ Ukraine may begin using US cluster munitions 'in the coming hours,' Biden advisor Jake Sullivan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine has already received cluster munitions from the US, Jake Sullivan told CNN. Sullivan, a national security advisor for Biden, said the bombs could be used within "hours." "The cluster bombs have arrived in country," Sullivan told CNN's Jake Tapper. Supporters of the decision argue that cluster munitions have already been widely used in Ukraine, primarily by Russia. But "there is a need for a bridge between today and the day when we have hit the mark," he added, and "providing cluster munitions fills a gap for Ukraine."

Persons: Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Biden, CNN's Jake Tapper Organizations: CNN, Service, Ukraine, NATO, Defense, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, United States

☆ Retired US general and former CIA chief says Putin's Ukraine invasion has 'made NATO great again'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Petraeus told CNN that Putin's invasion was a "catastrophically bad decision for his country." "He set out to make Russia great again, and really has made NATO great again," Petraeus said. The retired general had led US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan before serving as CIA director. Petraeus told CNN in March 2022 — a month after the invasion — that he thinks the Russian army "clearly have very poor standards when it comes to performing basic tactical tasks." And in February, Petraeus told CNN that it's now clear Putin is waging a ruthless war of attrition in Ukraine.

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☆ FBI Director Christopher Wray, who is a Republican, says it's 'somewhat insane' to suggest he's biased against conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed exasperation that House Republicans would think he's biased against conservatives. A more sympathetic GOP lawmaker expressed hope that Wray wouldn't leave the party after a contentious hearing. Wray also began to snap back, at one point expressing shock that anyone would suggest he's biased against conservatives. The onslaught led Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, to quip that he hoped Wray wouldn't leave the party. The reception illustrates the fury many conservatives hold for the FBI and Wray.

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☆ Ron DeSantis vows to attend the first debate whether Trump shows or not
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis said he will show up to the first GOP debate regardless of what Trump does. Ron DeSantis is vowing to attend the first Republican presidential debate regardless of what Donald Trump does. "I'll be there, regardless," DeSantis told Fox News on Thursday evening. Former Vice President Mike Pence has said he is unafraid to challenge Trump directly, should his former running mate actually show up. Former Vice President Mike Pence, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina follow.

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☆ Chris Christie blasts Trump's repeated 'irresponsible conduct' after he shared Obama's purported address on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie slammed Trump for posting the Obamas' purported DC address. "It's like calling the special counsel a 'crackhead,' it's like putting out a former president's address," Christie said. The former New Jersey governor was referencing yet another Truth Social post that the former president posted in regard to special counsel Jack Smith. Federal prosecutors allege that Taylor Taranto reposted Trump's Truth social post, which was a series of screenshots of a 2017 newsletter about Trump's 100 days in office. The newsletter mentioned the Obamas' purported DC address as an example of the "shadow" government that was trying to thwart Trump.

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☆ Fox News said its chyron calling Biden a 'wannabe dictator' was immediately taken down and 'addressed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Fox News chyron called Biden a "wannabe dictator" who had his "political rival" Donald Trump arrested. Fox said in a statement Wednesday that "the chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed." Fox did not explain how the message made it onto the screen and how the matter was addressed. While Fox News aired Trump's speech live, MSNBC did not. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made a similar pronouncement before that network chose not to air Trump's speech live.

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☆ Chris Christie — a onetime Trump ally turned foe — calls the case laid out in the indictment 'devastating'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie, once a Donald Trump ally, called the facts of the federal indictment "devastating." Christie is one of two 2024 GOP rivals not to defend Trump following these new allegations. On Friday evening, Christie was one of two rivals not to defend Trump over the 37-count indictment against the former president. During the 2016 primaries, Christie dropped out and roughly two weeks later endorsed then-candidate Trump — the first GOP governor to do so — ahead of Super Tuesday. Christie is now running against Trump in the 2024 GOP primary.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Jake Tapper, Christie, —, CNN's Jake Tapper, they're, Trump, Jack Smith Organizations: New, GOP, Trump, Service Locations: New Jersey, United States

☆ Donald Trump Jr. tweeted an AI-generated video of Ron DeSantis as Michael Scott from 'The Office,' in a clip where the character is wearing a woman's suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Don Trump Jr. re-tweeted a AI-generated clip of Ron DeSantis appearing as Michael Scott in "The Office." In the clip, the character is ridiculed by his coworkers for wearing a woman's suit. In a bizarre attempt to insult his father's 2024 presidential competitor, Trump Jr. re-posted the video with the caption, "DeSantis does seem to spend a lot of time in high heels." In the clip, Ron DeSantis's face and voice are superimposed over Michael Scott's — the character played by Steve Carell — in a scene where Scott is being ridiculed at the office for wearing a woman's suit. At the end of the scene, the AI-generated Ron DeSantis as Michael Scott looks to the camera and says, "Negotations are all about controlling things, about being in the driver's seat.

☆ Sen. Mark Kelly flew with Russian pilots in the Navy and with NASA, and he said the Russian fighter jet running into a US drone shows 'how incompetent they are'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A US drone crashed after a Russian fighter jet clipped its propeller over the Black Sea last week. Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot, said it was an example of Russia's incompetence. He said the incident last week where a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on and then clipped the propeller of a US military drone shows how "reckless" and "incompetent" they are. I mean, I flew with Russian pilots, fighter pilots who couldn't fly formation. Kelly compared the fighter jet incident to the "incompetence that we see on the battle field every day in Ukraine."

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