DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Casey DeSantis emerges as pivotal figure on 2024 US campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/4] Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens while his wife Casey speaks at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 1, 2023. Casey DeSantis is emerging as a pivotal figure in her husband's nascent campaign, and her prominence on the trail could mark a sharp contrast with Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted on May 9-15 showed Trump is backed by 49% of Republicans, with Ron DeSantis in a distant second place at 19%. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally, at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, October 12, 2020. Afterward, Casey DeSantis stayed in the main hall longer than her husband, greeting voters and posing for pictures.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Casey, Brian Snyder, Casey DeSantis, DeSantis, Lisa Teeman, Donald Trump, Ron Desantis, Scott Morgan, Melania Trump, Ivanka, Joe Biden, Jeanette Hoffman, Hoffman, I'm, Trump, “, Jonathan Ernst, cower, Suzanne Nelson, Doug Lambert, Lambert, Nathan Layne, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Christopher Cushing, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Republican Florida, Republican U.S, Democratic, Reuters, CENTRAL, mamas, Orlando Sanford International, Republican Party, Thomson Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, U.S, Brian Snyder LACONIA, New Hampshire, Iowa, Laconia, West Des Moines , Iowa, Florida, DeSantis, Des Moines , Iowa, Sanford , Florida, New, Belknap

☆ Trump Wishes Happy Mother's Day to Mothers of 'Radical Left Fascists'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump wished Happy Mother's Day to the "Mothers, Wives, and Lovers" of "Radical Left Fascists." But his Mother's Day wishes did not extend to his wife Melania Trump, with whom he shares a son. Trump has historically used occasions like Easter, Christmas, Father's Day, and last year's Mother's Day, to attack his political rivals with less-than-festive greetings. Last year, he sent out Christmas greetings to the "Radical Left Marxists," and wished a Happy Father's Day to the "Radical Left, RINOs, and other Losers of the world." Trump, on the other hand, did not seem to extend his Mother's Day wishes to his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump, on his Truth Social platform.

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene praised former First Lady Melania Trump as an example of a good immigrant
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited Melania Trump as an example of a good immigrant. Greene was speaking to the House ahead of the expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era migration law. Greene contrasted the former first lady's immigration with those trying to cross the Mexico-US border. We're very proud of our former first lady, Melania Trump, who immigrated legally to the United States," Greene said on Wednesday. Speaking in the House, Greene contrasted the former first lady's immigration from Slovenia with those trying to cross the Mexico-US border.

☆ Melania Trump says she stands behind her husband's 2024 presidential bid and believes he can lead the country 'with love and strength'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Melania Trump on Tuesday said she stood behind her husband's 2024 presidential campaign. The ex-first lady told Fox News Digital that former President Trump had her "support" in his race. Melania Trump said that if her husband were to win she would again focus on children's issues. "He has my support, and we look forward to restoring hope for the future and leading America with love and strength." The former first lady attended her husband's 2024 campaign launch last November, but by and large has not been a significant presence on the trail thus far.

Jeremy Selwyn/WPA Pool/Getty Images Camilla stands next to Queen Elizabeth II during a Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in June 2012. Chris Jackson/Getty Images From left, Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the state opening of Parliament in May 2013. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William. Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images In pictures: Britain's Queen Camilla Prev NextShe reportedly met Prince Charles at a polo match in Windsor in 1970 and they became friends. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William.

☆ Fetterman makes a video pretending to have a body double to address the conspiracy that has reached everyone from Melania Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

During Senator John Fetterman's stay at the hospital rumors swirled that he used a body double. The body double conspiracy is something many politicians deal with but spotting them is in the ears. "You know, during my time, during the hospital, the fringy fringies really came up with a conspiracy theory that I have a body double. A split-second later, the body double John Fetterman — who is actually just Fetterman, for those fooled by the camera work — walks into the room from a side door and asks the "real" Fetterman what event he was supposed to be covering for. Theories about political figures using body doubles often appear to correlate with rumors of illness or weakness — perceived or otherwise.

☆ PHOTO: Melania Trump Appears Relaxed by Husband's Side Post-Indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Melania Trump was photographed appearing relaxed by Donald Trump's side at Mar-a-Lago. Melania recently hit back at media reports that made "assumptions" about her life and opinions. In a photo posted to Instagram by a Mar-a-Lago visitor on Friday, the former first lady appears relaxed, smiling and resting her hand on her husband's arm. Melania recently hit back at media reports that made "assumptions" about her opinions and marriage. Several women, including Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, have claimed to have had affairs with Trump during his relationship with Melania, which he has denied.

Former President Donald J. Trump provided the first look at his post-presidency business dealings on Friday with a new personal financial disclosure. Though light on specifics, the documents filed with the Federal Election Commission revealed lower-than-expected values on his social media company, two additional hefty bank loans and a new income stream for former first lady Melania Trump. The former president filed his disclosure after requesting multiple extensions. The financial disclosure shows cumulative income from January 2021 to Dec. 15, 2022, as required by the Federal Election Commission, and the value of assets as of December 2022, according to a person familiar with the documents. Trump’s social media company takes a valuation hitThe disclosure valued the parent company of Truth Social, the former president’s social media platform and personal megaphone, at between $5 million and $25 million.

☆ Melania Trump hits back at Page Six and People over anonymous sourcing and 'assumptions' about her marriage to Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Melania Trump is pushing back on reports about how she's processing her husband's indictment. The statement also did not reveal her state of mind over her husband's alleged infidelity or the public scrutiny of their 18-year marriage. The New York Post's Page Six separately reported that Melania Trump agreed to play a bigger part in her husband's 2024 campaign. The publication quoted an anonymous source recounting that Donald Trump pleaded with his wife to join him on the campaign, telling her, "I really need you." Ivanka Trump was also notably absent from the Mar-a-Lago event on April 4, though his other children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, and Baron Trump attended, as did Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump's father.

☆ Trump was smiling and glad-handing fans at Mar-a-Lago as news of his indictment crashed around him, resort guests say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But to guests at his Mar-a-Lago resort, it was as if nothing had happened. Two told Insider Trump was smiling and in high spirits even as he railed against the move online. "It was honestly like any other night at Mar-a-Lago," Loudon said. In the photo, which she shared on Twitter on Thursday night, Trump is seen with his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, and is surrounded by onlookers. Rosa Fortina, a Mar-a-Lago member who was also at the resort last night, told Insider that it was "very nice to see Melania by his side."

☆ Is Trump going to jail? Ex-president's odds of lockup for New York indictment are slim to none, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"I do not see a scenario where Donald Trump spends one minute in jail," one defense attorney told Insider. It's more possible Trump could face a fine, community service, or probation, experts said. "I can't say for absolute 100% certainty there can't be jail because on the books, he can go to jail," said high-profile defense attorney and former Brooklyn prosecutor Arthur Aidala. Any kind of community service would likely be "private" so Trump couldn't be "out there cleaning a park or picking up garbage," Aidala said. Also, in 2018, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to criminal charges in Manhattan federal court in connection to the the hush-money payments.

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on felony charges. In a statement, Trump characterized the criminal charges from a grand jury as a political attack. The indictment's specific contents have not yet been made public, even to the defense team, as is common in state criminal cases. The district attorney's office subsequently brought David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, to testify for a second time in front of the grand jury. That post was quickly taken down; Trump attorney Joe Tacopina called it "ill-advised" and said "one of his social media people" put it up.

☆ Donald Trump's Save America PAC paid Melania's stylist $132,000 in 2022 for 'strategy consulting'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Melania Trump's stylist received $132,000 for "strategy consulting" in 2022, FEC filings show. Herve Pierre Braillard designed Melania Trump's dress for her husband's inaugural ball. Reports of Save America PAC paying Braillard first emerged in August 2022, showing at that time that the fund had paid the stylist $60,000 for "strategy consulting." The Federal Elections Commission does not allow PACs to spend money on personal items, but leadership PACs such as Save America PAC have fewer spending restrictions. Trump's Save America PAC was established in November 2020, just days after President Joe Biden's election victory, and has fundraised on the back of promoting voter fraud claims and supporting Trump's chosen candidates.

The notion that powerful forces control the world in part with the careful deployment of body doubles is a long-standing conspiracy theory. As a medical team worked on him, anti-vaccine activists flooded social media sites with unfounded claims that a vaccine was somehow to blame. Hamlin’s injury came during a surge in anti-vaccine misinformation that attributes any recent death, without evidence, to vaccines. Much of the misinformation came from a handful of serial misinformers, including longtime anti-vaccine activists, conspiracy theorists and podcasters. While still recovering, Hamlin has tweeted a photo of himself in front of a mural painted in his honor., seemingly winking at the conspiracy theory.

☆ The Biden administration just made it easier for Trump to keep a key promise on prescription drugs if he wins in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The Biden administration presented a plan on Wednesday to let the government negotiate drug prices. Trump, who once accused Big Pharma of "getting away with murder," could be president when drug prices fall. Gutting the prescription drug provision would come at a cost to the federal government. President Trump signed a series of four executive orders aimed at lowering prices that for prescription drugs in the United States. "There has been no bigger champion of lowering prescription costs and putting Americans first than President Trump," Steven Cheung, Trump's 2024 campaign spokesman, told Insider.

☆ Hope Hicks, former Trump aide, on Jan. 6: ‘We all look like domestic terrorists now’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Hope Hicks, who served as a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, told an aide to Ivanka Trump that “we all look like domestic terrorists now” as the Capitol riot unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021. In texts released by the House Jan. 6 committee, Hicks expressed concerns about the consequences of Trump’s actions to Julie Radford, who was then Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff. She departed the White House several days after the Jan. 6 insurrection after serving as a counselor to the president. She previously served as White House communications director as well as director of strategic communications. Before joining the Trump White House, Hicks worked for Trump’s presidential campaign, the Trump Organization and Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand.

☆ Trump invited the press to a 'media availability' slot at Mar-a-Lago. Not a single cable news network covered it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump invited the press to a "media availability" slot at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Eve. No cable news network covered it, not even Newsmax, according to Raw Story. But in a likely blow to Trump's ego, not a single cable news network covered it, according to Raw Story. On Saturday, MSNBC host Alex Witt announced that the former president would host a surprise New Year's Eve "media availability" slot at approximately 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve. A video of the "media availability" slot, which was covered by the fringe conservative media outlet Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), shows that Trump spoke about the FBI, his 2024 presidential campaign, and Russia's war in Ukraine.

☆ Rudy Giuliani filming himself as his voice is drowned out by a cover band playing 'Footloose' is the highlight of Trump's New Year's event at Mar-a-Lago
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rudy Giuliani attended Donald Trump's New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago. In a video posted to Twitter, Giuliani films himself speaking while partygoers wave to the camera. In a video posted to Twitter with the caption "Mar-a-Lago 2023 New Year headed right to 2024!" Giuliani did not appear to notice and posted the video as people danced around him and photobombed the camera. Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Years Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.

☆ It's pretty rare for Americans to claim negative income on their taxes like the Trumps did for 4 years between 2015 and 2020
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An IRS report shows it's not that common for taxpayers to report adjusted gross income below $1. In 2020, the total income was -$4,694,058 and adjusted gross income was -$4,795,757. Trump's tax return isn't the only one in 2020 that shows a negative adjusted gross income. The following chart shows how many individual income tax returns there were for tax year 2020 by adjusted gross income. In contrast, there were over 30 million returns with adjusted gross income from $50,000 to under $100,000 and just about 30 million returns with adjusted gross income of $30,000 to under $50,000.

☆ Trump says Democrats 'weaponized' his tax returns while simultaneously boasting that the records show what a clever businessman he is
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump accused Democrats of weaponizing his tax returns against him. But he simultaneously said the documents, released Friday, show he's a savvy businessman. The documents released Friday — which span thousands of pages — showed that Trump and then First Lady Melania Trump reported millions in losses from 2015 to 2020. The Trump Organization now has felony status and could be ordered to pay up to $1.6 million in fees when it's sentenced next month. That's in addition to the $250 million civil lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James' office filed against Trump, his three eldest children, and the Trump Organization in September.

☆ Melania Trump distrusted her husband's advisors, including his own son, Donald Trump Jr, Stephanie Grisham told the Jan. 6 committee
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Melania Trump mistrusted many of her husband's closest advisors, Jan. 6 committee transcripts show. These included his son, Donald Trump Jr, former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham told the committee. Stephanie Grisham, who served as White House press secretary and as a senior aide to Melania Trump, told the committee in her testimony that the former first lady was skeptical of the intentions of some of the president's children. Grisham claimed in her 2021 memoir that the first lady also didn't get along with Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump. Former Attorney General Bill Barr described staff members President Donald Trump brought on after the November election as the "clown car."

☆ Reporters are seething over being shut out of Naomi Biden’s wedding, which drew inspiration from Time magazine images of past White House nuptials
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Naomi Biden and Peter Neal's White House wedding was closed to the news media. The White House says no media outlets were granted access to the events on Saturday. But her White House wedding to Peter Neal was closed to the news media, frustrating White House reporters whose complaints grew louder on Tuesday when Vogue magazine's exclusive pre-wedding coverage was posted online. But she said the Biden White House has waived Post reporters off correct reporting on his Supreme Court pick, attendees in private meetings and his Egypt trip. Naomi Biden is the daughter of Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle, who divorced in 2017.

REUTERS/Octavio JonesNEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's entry on Tuesday into the 2024 presidential race confirmed the world's "worst kept secret" and created another variable for markets that some investors say remains a low priority for now. Trump's announcement, meanwhile, came as little surprise to investors, as the former president had telegraphed the possibility he might run again for some time. DIVIDED WE HURTUnlike during Trump's previous bid, the discord within the Republican party also worried some investors. The Republican president has claimed credit for the rise, tweeting often about Wall Street's performance. Both stocks rallied earlier this month on reports Trump was considering a third bid for the White House.

☆ Trump announces presidency bid for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. President Donald Trump's wife, former first lady Melania Trump, sits in the front row with former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn behind her as the former president announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S....moreU.S. President Donald Trump's wife, former first lady Melania Trump, sits in the front row with former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn behind her as the former president announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstClose

A recent multimillion-dollar transaction could show how Trump might get around that restriction. Many U.S. election law experts expect that MAGA Inc will spend money to support Trump's 2024 campaign, which he officially kicked off on Tuesday. "That's a gray area in the law that they might try to exploit," said Weiner, a former lawyer at the Federal Election Commission. If the FEC doesn't act on the Campaign Legal Center's request for a probe, the group could ask a judge to order the regulator to launch an investigation. A deadlock could lead to further court cases, potentially running out the clock before the 2024 election.

Search resuls for: "Lady Melania Trump"

25 mentions found