Donald Trump

POLL: Obama Was Best President, Trump Was Worst

The Independent reports: Former president Donald Trump has been named as the worst president in US history in a new YouGov poll, while his predecessor Barack Obama was voted the best. The results of the survey, produced with The Economist, show the polarisation of US political opinions at the end of the Trump presidency and as he is facing an …

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REPORT: Melania Bitter About Good Press For Jill Biden

CNN reports: According to multiple people who spoke to CNN about Trump’s life in the weeks since she departed the nation’s capital, her daily schedule has nothing to do with politics, Congress, trials or stymied social media accounts. “She goes to the spa, has lunch, goes to the spa (again) and has dinner with Donald on the patio,” said one …

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Nikki Haley Breaks With Trump: “He Let Us Down”

From a lengthy interview with Politico: “He’s not going to run for federal office again,” Haley said. But what if he does? Or at least, what if he spends the next four years threatening to? Can the Republican Party heal with Trump in the picture? “I don’t think he’s going to be in the picture,” she said, matter-of-factly. “I don’t …

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Biden Rescinds Trump Order On Border Wall Funding

Axios reports: President Biden informed Congress on Thursday that he has terminated the national emergency over the U.S.-Mexico border that former President Trump first declared in Feb. 2019. Why it matters: Trump used the national emergency proclamation to divert billions of dollars in Pentagon funds toward building a border wall, after it became clear that Congress was opposed to additional …

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Reuters: Anti-Trump Republicans Plot Breakaway Party

Reuters reports: Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters. The early stage discussions include former elected Republicans, former officials in the Republican administrations of …

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NYPD Removes Barricades Around Trump Tower

Gothamist reports: For nearly five years, since Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy, the sidewalks and streets around Trump Tower have been blanketed in a maze of NYPD barricades and security theater. On Wednesday, the police department removed the last of the barricades around 56th and 5th Avenue, and New Yorkers are now free to walk past the former president’s …

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Politico: Biden Can Access Trump’s Calls With Putin

Politico reports: Few Trump-era mysteries are as intriguing as what the 45th president said to Vladimir Putin in at least a dozen rambling, off-the-cuff calls and meetings over four years. Understanding what was said between the two could help illuminate whether Trump ever revealed sensitive information or struck any deals with the Kremlin leader that could take the new administration …

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GOP Senator Rips Trump’s “Disorganized” Lawyers

The Hill reports: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday panned the arguments made by former President Trump’s legal team, saying that House Democrats made a more compelling case that the impeachment proceeding is constitutional. “I said I’d be an impartial juror. Anyone listening to those arguments — the House managers were focused. They were organized. They relied upon both precedent, …

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Kinzinger Calls On GOP Senators To Convict Trump

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger writes in an op-ed: I firmly believe the majority of Americans — Republican, Democrat, independent, you name it — reject the madness of the past four years. But we’ll never move forward by ignoring what happened or refusing to hold accountable those responsible. That will embolden the few who led us here and dishearten the many …

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Dems Demand Info On Parler’s Owners And Creditors

Forbes reports: House Democrats are looking into Parler’s finances and foreign ties as the suspended social media network comes under increased scrutiny following the attack on the U.S. Capitol building, with House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) sending a letter to the company Monday demanding it turn over documents regarding its associations with Russia and former President Donald …

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Geraldo: Trump Is Guilty And I Hope He Isn’t Convicted

“I believe that President Trump is guilty as charged of inciting that mob. Not specifically to go and ravage the Capitol, but his words and actions following his refusal to accept the election for 77 days and the inflammatory rhetoric he used about the ‘big steal’ and so forth. He deserved this admonition from Congress. I hope he’s not convicted.” …

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Trump Lawyers Cite Gateway Pundit Lie That Anti-Trump Groups “Primarily Perpetrated Insurrection” At Capitol

Mediaite reports: Donald Trump’s lawyers continue to argue that the former president did not incite his supporters to lay siege to the Capitol, and they did so by citing the findings of…The Gateway Pundit. Despite the fact that Trump told his supporters “if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore” the day of the …

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WH: Trump Hasn’t Even Asked For Intel Briefings

The Hill reports: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday indicated former President Trump hasn’t asked for an intelligence briefing days after President Biden said he didn’t think his predecessor should receive one. Psaki said intelligence officials will make any decision on whether former President Trump will receive intelligence briefings. Asked to clarify, Psaki later said that she was …

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House Probes Trump’s Meddling In COVID Response

The Washington Post reports: The head of a House oversight panel on Monday renewed its investigation into political interference in the nation’s coronavirus response, releasing new allegations of meddling in scientists’ work. Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), chairman of the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, released emails from a Trump science adviser that he said showed how the …

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Actors Union SAG-AFTRA Bans Trump Ever Rejoining

Via press release: The SAG-AFTRA National Board, meeting via Zoom video conference, passed a resolution preemptively denying any potential re-admission applications by former member Donald J. Trump. The resolution cites the same concerns that prompted the initial disciplinary charges — which were resolved by Trump’s resignation on Thursday — notably his antagonism of the union’s journalist members and disregard for …

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Cohen Apologizes To Stormy Daniels For “Needless Pain”

The Associated Press reports: Seeking to bury the hatchet, Cohen interviews Daniels in the latest episode of his podcast, “Mea Culpa,” in which the two commiserate over life-altering experiences with Trump and his recent departure from office. Cohen, in keeping with the title of his program, apologizes for “the needless pain” he put Daniels through when he arranged a $130,000 …

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Biden: “Erratic” Trump Should Not Get Intel Briefings

The Washington Post reports: President Biden, in an interview with the “CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell,” said former president Donald Trump should not receive intelligence briefings, citing his “erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection.” “I just think that there is no need for him to have the intelligence briefings. What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact …

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Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Helipad To Be Demolished

TMZ reports: Donald Trump no longer has the privilege of using Marine One whenever he pleases so his exclusive helipad at Mar-a-Lago is getting the boot. According to new building permits — obtained by TMZ — the formal process of removing the helipad from the former President’s favorite resort has begun and it looks like the job will cost about …

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Trump’s First Manhattan Project To Be Razed, Replaced

The Commercial Observer reports: RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone are planning to replace the Grand Hyatt Hotel by Grand Central Terminal with a dramatic 1,600-foot, office-and-hotel tower known as 175 Park Avenue. Commercial Observer has the first look at the project, which includes new public space and significant renovations to the Grand Central subway station. Former President Donald Trump, working …

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Dolly Parton Twice Turned Down Medal Of Freedom From Trump, But Not For The Reason You Would Think

The Today Show reports: The queen of country, 75, told TODAY in an interview that former President Donald Trump’s administration tried to give her the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, twice but she had to turn them down. “I couldn’t accept it because my husband was ill and then they asked me again about it and …

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