I don’t accept the idea that all of a sudden Major is his own man. He has been prime minister for 17 months, and he inherited all these great achievements of the past 11 1/2 years which have fundamentally changed Britain, ridding it of the debilitating, negative aspect of socialism. I always said and believed that the British character is quite different from the characters of people on the Continent– quite different....
But as recently as 2014, the Trump family made financial contributions to Harris, who is now a senator, when she was gunning to be California’s attorney general. Trump donated to Harris’ attorney general campaigns in 2011 and 2014, for a total of $6,000, California state records show. The first contribution was for $5,000 in September 2011 and the second was for $1,000 in February 2013. Ivanka Trump, the president’s oldest daughter and a White House senior advisor, donated $2,000 to Harris in June 2014....
“History may remember him for his extraordinary accomplishments over six decades of public service, but for those who knew him best and whose lives were forever changed as a result, we will remember his unwavering love for his wife Joyce, his family and friends, and the integrity he brought to a life dedicated to country,” his family’s statement said. Rumsfeld is the only person to have served twice as defense secretary during 1975-77 and again in 2001-06....
The Woods clip is from one of Trump’s many interviews over the years with radio star Howard Stern. Six years ago, at the height of Woods’ sex scandal, the two spent a few minutes talking about: MORE: Sex scandals and sports — Whether there is such a thing as sex addiction (Trump said, “No, I believe people like sex a lot. People like you, people like me. Tiger.”) — Woods’ then-wife, Elin Nordegren (Trump was, shall we say, underwhelmed by her looks)....
The FBI, with the approval of Attorney General Merrick Garland, carried out a search warrant of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort residence on Monday looking for top secret (TS) and sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) as well as other classified documents. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that records related to nuclear weapons were sought by the federal agents, but Trump has described that reporting as a “hoax.” The warrant cited three potential violations of federal laws 18 USC 2071—Concealment, removal or mutilation, 18 USC 793—Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information, and 18 USC 1519—Destruction, alteration or falsification of records in Federal investigations....
In an interview with Fox News on Monday night, Trump said he had “tremendous numbers” and was “beyond seriously” looking at another run for the presidency in three years’ time. But he said he didn’t want to talk about a bid in detail yet. The former president also said he would help Republicans win the House of Representatives at the 2022 midterm elections, and said he believed the GOP had a “really good chance” of overturning the Democratic majority....
In the online poll, YouGov asked 42,000 people across more than three dozen countries to rank the public figures they most admired. At the end of his first year as president, Biden was ranked the 20th most admired man. He was a new entry to the annual list but he trailed behind his Oval Office predecessor Donald Trump, who in 13th finished two places higher than in 2020. Further up the rankings, Russian President Vladimir Putin in ninth—up three places from 2020—while ex-President Obama retained his top place, having ousted the long-time incumbent Bill Gates in 2020, with the Microsoft man second this time round....
A poll released by Grinnell College and Seltzer & Company on Wednesday found that Biden and Trump each had the support of 40 percent of likely voters. Another 14 percent said they would vote for “someone else” while four percent said they were unsure and another percent said they would not vote. Both candidates appeared to have the majority support of their parties, with 87 percent of likely Democrats backing Biden and 80 percent of likely Republicans backing Trump....
In an official statement, Trump called off the event, which was planned to be a press conference to discuss the events of the day. The topics he planned to touch upon will now be moved to a Jan. 15 rally. He laid the blame for the cancellation on the House Select Committee, congressional Republicans, and “the Fake News Media.” “In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the January 6th Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15th, in Arizona,” Trump’s statement read....
Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington issued the statement via Twitter as the administration is pushing ahead with a planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan due to end on August 31. “Tragic mess in Afghanistan, a completely open and broken Border, Crime at record levels, oil prices through the roof, inflation rising, and taken advantage of by the entire world,” Trump’s statement said. “DO YOU MISS ME YET?” the former president asked....
“President Jair Bolsonaro and I have become great friends over the past few years,” former President Trump said in a statement. “He fights for, and loves, the people of Brazil.” “[Bolsonaro] is a great president and will never let the people of his great country down,” the statement continued. The president of Brazil since 2019, Bolsonaro has often been compared to Trump because of his numerous similar policies. The Daily Beast has even called Bolsonaro the “Trump of the Tropics....
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the inquiry on September 24th following reports that Trump tried to coerce Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. It’s also been reported that Trump threatened to suspend military aid to Ukraine for not looking into the matter, though the White House has denied such reports. The controversial communication was first revealed in an intelligence whistleblower complaint, which alleged Trump was “using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U....
According to Gallup, which started tracking presidential performance in 1938, Trump’s average approval rating of 41 percent throughout his four-year term is lower than any other commander-in-chief in modern history. Democrats Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter previously held that title, each holding roughly 45 percent average approval rating during their presidencies. The highest average approval rating was held by John F. Kennedy at 71 percent. Gallup attributed Trump’s historically low numbers, in part, to the country’s “extreme polarization....
Trump posted his response in a Friday video on Rumble, a video sharing app favored by conservatives. He denounced the “selective interpretation” of his tweet defending Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from criticism for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, amid mass power outages and frigid weather in Texas, referring to the trip as “a little PR mishap” on Friday. The viral tweet had criticized the “hypocrisy of those trying to cancel Ted Cruz who have been totally silent on their Democrat governor’s incompetence,” which many interpreted as a reference to Abbott....
Bloomberg was on the defensive during the debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday night in which fellow Democratic challengers criticized his stop-and-frisk policing policies as mayor. However the role his wealth played in his candidacy was also a key topic in the debate which included Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg. Donald Trump Jr referred to this theme, telling Fox News’ anchor Sean Hannity that Bloomberg lacked the ability to think on his feet....
Trump became the first president to ever be impeached twice on Wednesday and faces a sustained backlash over his actions surrounding the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. However, despite criticism in the aftermath of those events, an Axios/Ipsos survey showed him in good standing among Republican-identifying respondents. Two-thirds, 66 percent, of Republicans asked said they agree with the statement: “The Republican party is better with Donald Trump in it”—42 percent strongly and 24 percent somewhat....
“I wish Joe Biden wouldn’t use September 11th as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan,” Trump said in a statement released Sunday. The U.S. entered Afghanistan after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. American troops have remained in the country ever since and posed a decision-making challenge to both Democratic and Republican administrations. Trump, who advocated through his presidency for leaving Afghanistan, cited “two reasons” why the historic date of September 11 shouldn’t be used to mark the end of the conflict....
The former president will be holding four rallies over the course of five days in key swing states, with the final one taking place in Ohio on the eve of the polls opening on November 8. While announcing the rallies, which are also being held in Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Florida, Trump’s Save America Super PAC said in a statement the events are a continuation of the Republican’s “unprecedented effort to advance the MAGA (Make America Great Again) agenda by energizing voters and highlighting the slate of Trump Endorsed America First candidates....
Trump criticized the country’s top infectious disease expert on a number of things, including “being totally against masks even when I thought they would at least be helpful.” The former commander-in-chief also asked, “What did Dr. Fauci know about ‘gain of function’ research, and when did he know it?” “After seeing the emails, our Country is fortunate I didn’t do what Dr. Fauci wanted me to do. For instance, I closed our Borders to China very early despite his not wanting them closed....
