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☆ Opinion: Don't count DeSantis out yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Patrick T. Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A third Trump presidential nomination would indicate that Republican primary voters may prefer style over substance. But if they are serious about not just making liberals mad but advancing actual policy, GOP voters should consider other names, starting with the Florida governor. Recognizing key figures and institutions on the right in this way suggests a DeSantis administration would be serious about delivering on conservative principles. In short, DeSantis offers Republicans a glimpse into what a successful conservative approach to governing could look like. If GOP voters decide their primary operating principle is to enrage the media and “own the libs,” they will nominate Trump.

☆ Chris Christie says the 'bravado from the Trump camp' toward the indictment 'is baloney' as the former president's arraignment approaches: 'You can't make that a good day'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie said the Trump team's "bravado" over the Manhattan indictment is "baloney." Trump will have to be arraigned and he "can't make that a good day," Christie said on ABC News. Chris Christie said the "bravado" displayed by former President Donald Trump after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury is "baloney." "On the other hand, all this bravado from the Trump campaign is baloney. "He's going to have to be mugshotted, fingerprinted and he's going to face a criminal trial in Manhattan, and he's not going to be able to avoid it.

☆ Mike Pence gambled his career to become Trump's successor. Now he can't even find a lane to compete against his former boss.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mike Pence gambled his future to become President Donald Trump's running mate and vice president. Two years after leaving office, it appears all for naught, as he can't seem to find a lane to compete against his former boss. This, in part, led to some Trump supporters storming the Capitol whilst chanting "hang Mike Pence." But despite this, Monmouth University polling from March 2023 shows him lagging behind other prospective candidates, like DeSantis and Trump, in favorability polls among evangelical Republicans. According to Morning Consult's surveying, Pence once again received the second-most "unfavorable" polling behind only former Rep. Liz Cheney.

☆ Chris Christie has vowed to not support Trump in 2024: 'I just can't'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie has vowed not to support former President Donald Trump in 2024, making him the first in a field of potential GOP presidential candidates to explicitly say so. No way," Christie told Axios in an interview published on Tuesday. Christie ran against Trump in 2016 but became an ally and a close advisor to Trump after the election. But Christie has distanced himself from Trump in the last year and is now a vocal Trump critic. Representatives for Trump and Christie did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp says he's not running for the White House in 2024, hasn't heard from Trump, and will keep 'an open mind' on the GOP presidential field
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told The Wall Street Journal he won't run for the White House in 2024. Kemp, who was reelected to a second term last fall, said he was keeping "an open mind" on the GOP field. Kemp's endorsement in swing state Georgia could be a boon to the eventual Republican nominee. So I'm kind of like everybody else, I'm just seeing how things are playing out and keeping an open mind," he added.

☆ Trump thrives on 'chaos and turmoil' when it's on his terms, Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor, says. But an indictment 'never helps anybody.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie, a former district attorney, said Trump thrives on "chaos and turmoil." But an indictment "never helps anybody," Christie said on ABC's "This Week." And so he wants to create the chaos and turmoil on his terms," Christie said. However, Christie, who is also a former district attorney, added: "But look at the end, being indicted never helps anybody. "I don't think that the American people will probably see this as a huge crime," Christie said.

Trump has said he would stay in the race if he is indicted. Trump, meanwhile, is making a forward-looking pitch to voters, NBC News’ Allan Smith and Jonathan Allen report. And the Washington Post reports Friday that prosecutors investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have obtained a report commissioned by Trump’s campaign that undercut his falsehoods about the election. Santos mulls re-election: New York GOP Rep. George Santos told the Associated Press he is a “maybe” on running for re-election. Sparks fly in the Windy city: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., endorsed Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson in Chicago’s mayoral race on Thursday.

☆ Chris Christie compares Ron DeSantis' stance on Ukraine to appeasing Hitler before WWII
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie compared Ron DeSantis to British PM Neville Chamberlain over his Ukraine stance. Chamberlain is accused of appeasing Adolf Hitler before World War II. DeSantis, who is rumored to be preparing a 2024 bid, has questioned US support for Ukraine. Chris Christie has compared Ron DeSantis to the British Prime Minister accused of appeasing Adolf Hitler before World War II. "[DeSantis] sounds like Neville Chamberlain talking about when Germany had designs on Czechoslovakia," Christie told Axios Tuesday.

☆ After Ron Desantis got testy over a reporter’s question about Ukraine, he told Tucker Carlson the war should not be a US priority, moving closer to Trump’s position
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Hannah Getahun | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis has previously avoided taking a hard stance on the US's Ukraine policy. On Monday, DeSantis said in a statement the Ukraine war is not of "vital national interest." The US has since provided Ukraine with billions of dollars of military aid, which has had bipartisan support. For Biden and his European allies, support for Ukraine is framed as a vital part of protecting the sovereignty of the country. Prominent House Republicans Rep. Mike McCaul and Rep. Mike Turner have even called on Biden to increase existing support for Ukraine.

☆ Chris Christie says the 'half-full' crowds at CPAC are a sign that Donald Trump's popularity is finally waning
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chris Christie said the "half-full" crowd at CPAC this weekend is a sign of Trump's unpopularity. Christie said Trump may be the GOP's 2024 frontrunner now, but he's not as powerful as he was before. Chris Christie said the small crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend shows how much former President Donald Trump's popularity has waned. "You saw the scenes at CPAC, that room was half-full," Christie said during an appearance on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. Christie said that "only the most desperate people showed up at CPAC to even speak, other than Trump or people within Trump's orbit."

☆ Chris Christie says it was a 'big mistake' for the GOP to 'rise to the bait' and heckle Biden during the State of the Union address
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Christie called it a "big mistake" for the GOP to heckle Biden at the State of the Union. Christie said that by booing Biden, Republicans were falling for the president's "bait." A better response from the GOP, Christie said, would have been to laugh and move on. Chris Christie said it was a mistake for Republicans to heckle President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address. And they did, a number of them did, and it was a big mistake," Christie told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Sunday.

☆ Jason Miller returns as Trump advisor for campaign struggling to generate much excitement compared to 2016
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jason Miller will advise Donald Trump on the strategy of his 2024 presidential bid. He previously left the Trump campaign to become CEO of the right-wing social media platform Gettr. Miller is joining a team that is struggling to generate the same excitement as past campaigns. "It was always a matter of when and not if I returned to help re-elect President Trump in 2024," Miller said in a statement, per Politico. Former Trump White House press aide Sarah Matthews described the campaign launch in a tweet as "low-energy" and "uninspiring."

☆ Chris Christie says Biden is 'not capable of running a traditional American race' in 2024: 'He's old. He's boring.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie blasted President Biden's reelection plans on Sunday, calling him "old" and "boring." Biden is set to announce his 2024 reelection campaign in the coming months. Chris Christie on Sunday was critical of President Joe Biden's expected 2024 reelection bid, arguing that the commander-in-chief is "old" and "not an exciting candidate." "Do you see Joe Biden on Air Force One doing seven, eight campaign stops a day at 82 years old?" Biden has not yet announced his 2024 reelection campaign but is expected to do so in the coming months.

☆ Nikki Haley Plans to Enter Race for 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( John Mccormick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley , a former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, intends to launch a White House bid Feb. 15, according to a person familiar with her plans, challenging former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Kristi Noem of South Dakota is the only other woman known to be contemplating a 2024 GOP presidential bid. Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to hold the No. A number of other Republicans are also believed to be contemplating entering the race, including former New Jersey Gov. Asa Hutchinson , former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Virginia Gov.

☆ Biden continues infrastructure tour with stop in New York City on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 31 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday will visit New York City to tout new infrastructure funding for a critical underwater tunnel that connects Manhattan and New Jersey, an effort that has been mired for more than a decade in partisan bickering and ballooning budgets. The federal government, New York, and New Jersey will split the estimated price tag of $16.1 billion. Federal funding will pay for nearly half, while the two states will pick up the rest. Biden plans to tout a $292 million grant from the Transportation Department for the Hudson River Tunnel project. Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Additional Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"While others tried to shut this down, I made clear this is a national priority," Biden told a group of lawmakers and supporters gathered at a rail yard at the Hudson River tunnel, the nation's busiest rail corridor. On Tuesday, Biden announced that the administration has awarded nearly $1.2 billion from the law's new national infrastructure project assistance discretionary grant program for nine projects across the country, White House officials said. [1/4] U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks touting how Infrastructure Law funding will be used for the Hudson River Tunnel project, during an event at the West Side Rail Yard in New York City, U.S., January 31, 2023. "Americans see these projects popping up across the country and it sends an important message that we're gonna work together," Biden said. The Hudson River tunnel project, known as the Gateway Program, would repair an existing tunnel and build a new one for Amtrak and state commuter lines between New Jersey and Manhattan.

☆ GOP Gov. Chris Sununu says Trump isn't 'bringing that fire' people saw in 2016 and predicts he won't win New Hampshire's primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Chris Panella | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Sununu predicted Sunday that Trump won't win the Republican New Hampshire primary. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyNew Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu said former President Donald Trump seems to be lacking the spark that propelled him to victory in 2016. He also criticized Trump's recent campaign stop in the state and predicted Trump wouldn't win the Republican primary there. Trump took aim at DeSantis' potential run for the GOP presidential nomination, telling Politico it would be "very disloyal."

☆ Chris Christie says Donald Trump 'can't win a general election' and GOP is finally recognizing harm of 'loser' candidates after 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As Donald Trump embarks on his 2024 campaign, Chris Christie said he "can't win a general election." Christie pointed to the 2022 midterms where he said many election deniers proved to be "loser" candidates. Chris Christie said Donald Trump "can't win a general election" and predicted the former president will not be successful in his 2024 presidential run. "I've said, over and over again, that he can't win a general election," Christie said Sunday. "We could go through the entire list, loser, loser, loser, loser, and I think Republicans are recognizing that."

Haley also tapped Betsy Ankney, a former political director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, to run the PAC, according to Axios. Longtime Haley advisor Jon Lerner, will likely have leadership roles within a Haley presidential campaign, two of the people said. Haley has publicly hinted in two recent interviews with Fox News that she could be ready to run for president. Kevin Lemarque | ReutersTrump, who lost his reelection bid to Biden in 2020, is the only candidate so far to jump into the 2024 presidential race. She even said in 2021 that she wouldn't run for president in 2024 if Trump was on the ballot.

☆ I'm the former head of Mark Zuckerberg's security detail. Here's when I knew I had to leave — and how I found a job I love.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jenna Gyimesi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I got to know Meta's security team; we hung out all week. Within two hours of the final interview, I'd decided to move to CaliforniaI worked on Zuckerberg's executive protection team for two years. "Once I'm done building your security team," I told him, "I want to transition to something different." A colleague recommended I become a coachI'd never really heard of executive coaching before, so when a coworker said it, I laughed. Even when I was unsure what I wanted to do, I knew it wasn't security anymore.

FollowNEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out the insider trading convictions of four defendants, including two former hedge fund partners, over leaks from a U.S. healthcare agency about planned changes to Medicare reimbursement rates. The court agreed with prosecutors that the May 2018 convictions could not stand after a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that clarified when alleged misuse of property triggered federal fraud laws. They said Blaszczak passed the information to Huber and Olan, who used it to make $7 million by trading healthcare stocks. The appeals court upheld the defendants' convictions in 2019, but the Supreme Court ordered a reconsideration after ruling in the so-called "Bridgegate" case. The court said the alleged scheme did not aim to obtain "property" within the meaning of the underlying fraud statute.

☆ Georgia runoff loss for Herschel Walker shows Trump is nothing by an eyeroll
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( John Hart | John Hart Is The Co-Founder Of Solutions | The Former Communications Director For U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn. He Tweets At | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

If Republicans decide they are tired of losing elections they should be winning, Herschel Walker’s loss to Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s Senate runoff election should mark the definitive and unequivocal end of the Trump era. Republicans have grown complacent and comfortable on a bed of final straws with Trump, but Walker’s loss should wake them up from their slumber. Walker’s loss showed once again that Trump is the GOP’s Bridge to Nowhere, continuing the poor performance of Trump-anointed candidates in the midterms. If Trump wants to start a new party with his dinner companion, white supremacist Nick Fuentes, he’d be doing the Republican Party (and the republic) a favor. Republicans have grown complacent and comfortable on a bed of final straws with Trump, but Walker’s loss should wake them up from their slumber.

WASHINGTON — If it’s Monday ... It’s the last day of campaigning before tomorrow’s Georgia Senate runoff. ... NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard covers the closing messages by Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. And just looking at the campaigns, which get the biggest bang per advertising buck, it’s Warnock at $25.2 million, versus Walker at $10.1 million. But now it’s $11.8 million — behind Warnock’s $25 million and the $20.3 million from Georgia Honor, a Democratic Super PAC. Runoff watch: Walker accuser speaks to NBC NewsDays after she first revealed an allegation of domestic abuse against Georgia Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker, a former girlfriend of his sat down with NBC News to detail those allegations.

☆ Woman claiming to be relative of Chris Christie injures 6 deputies after getting kicked off plane, says sheriff's office
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A woman who claimed to be related to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie injured six deputies after she was kicked off of a Spirit Airlines flight on Thanksgiving Day, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Epstein refused to exit the jet bridge connecting the plane to the terminal gate and "became extremely combative," Rivarde said. She started to fight the Jefferson Parish deputies and injured six of them -- one she bit on the arm and another she kicked in the groin. Epstein was arrested and handcuffed to a wheelchair as she continued to try to bite deputies. Epstein posted $10,750 bail and was released from the Jefferson Parish Correction Center the same day, according to Rivarde.

☆ Chris Christie's niece bit and kicked deputies trying to escort her off a Spirit Airlines flight after she asked passengers who she thought were Latino if they were 'smuggling cocaine,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Shannon Epstein, the niece of former New Jersey Gov. Epstein reportedly asked passengers she thought were Latino if they were carrying cocaineEpstein had to be handcuffed to a wheelchair, The Times-Picayune reported. Before the plane's departure for New Jersey, Shannon Epstein reportedly made passengers uncomfortable after asking a family she perceived to be Latino if they were "smuggling cocaine," Capt. Epstein was released from Jefferson Parish Correctional Center the same day after paying $10,750 bail. The Jefferson Parish Police Department, Spirit Airlines, and representatives for Christie did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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