Trump cultists

Mediaite reports: Former White House Situation Room officer Mike Stiegler revealed that then-President Donald Trump never called down to check on then-Vice President Mike Pence as Trump fans hunted him at the Capitol, and that we were “that close” to losing the VP. On Tuesday’s edition of ABC’s Good Morning America, anchor George Stephanopoulos sat down with Stiegler, whose account …

Politico reports: Kristi Noem may have finally gotten a shot at launching the Republican running mate tryout she was angling for before her book blew it all up. And she went right to an audience of the MAGA faithful to do it. In a bid to get back on track from the book backlash, the South Dakota governor on Monday …

“I came into this trial completely believing that Trump had had a one night stand with Stormy and an affair with Karen McDougal. I still believe he had an affair with Karen McDougal, that one got a little bit more detailed from the testimony. “But I no longer believe the Stormy Daniels story. I at least have very serious doubts …

Reuters reports: New York Justice Juan Merchan, Trump declared on Truth Social, is a “highly conflicted” overseer of a “kangaroo court.” Trump supporters swiftly replied to his post with a blitz of attacks on Merchan. The comments soon turned ugly. Some called for Merchan and other judges hearing cases against Trump to be killed. In a review of commenters’ posts …

Axios reports: Department of Justice officials said Tuesday unprecedented threats against election workers are being “supercharged by advanced technologies” including artificial intelligence. Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a briefing ahead of a DOJ Election Threats Task Force meeting there has been “a dangerous increase in violent threats against public servants” ahead of November’s election. In a “particularly disturbing trend,” …

Seattle’s ABC affiliate reports: Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson addressed recent developments in the state’s governor’s race Monday morning, days after two people named Robert Ferguson joined the ballot. On Friday, two additional Democratic candidates filed to run for Washington governor under the name Bob Ferguson. Right wing activist Glen Morgan posted on Facebook around 5 p.m. Friday saying …

The Robb Report reports: Sean Hannity recently made a permanent move from New York to the so-called “free state of Florida.” So, it’s no surprise that the Fox News Channel star has decided to hoist his longtime New York residence in the Long Island enclave of Centre Island up for sale. He is already broadcasting the network’s Hannity program and …

Reuters reports: SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk’s space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state. But a Reuters review of Texas property records shows that SpaceX and its contractors can be far slower to pay builders and suppliers than they …

Axios reports: Arizona Republican Kari Lake is making her first major advertising move in her 2024 Senate campaign, Axios has learned. Lake’s campaign plans to reserve $10 million in ads for the fall, a source familiar with the plans told Axios. That spending will start with a statewide $675,000 ad buy for May, which will focus on immigration and the …

“For over a decade, Rick Scott has made it clear that there is no plan too extreme for him to support, or favor for the wealthy corporate elite too shameful for him to do, at the expense of Florida’s working families and seniors. Whether it is ending Social Security and Medicare as we know it, slashing funding for public education, …

The Washington Post reports: Nebraska holds its primary election tomorrow. While all five Republicans in the state’s delegation — two senators and three House members – are on the ballot, the state party is endorsing none of them. It’s the latest state Republican party in which far-right activists are taking control and attempting to root out traditional or centrist Republicans …

“Joe Biden, you better damn well hope that you lose that Supreme Court decision. You better damn well hope that immunity for your so-called official acts after you leave office protects you when you leave office, because I’m making a long list of the crimes that you’ve committed and the constitutional violations. “Whether it’s the border and the deaths and …

The New York Post reports: Billionaire WABC radio owner John Catsimatidis on Sunday unloaded on ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani again, saying the suspended radio host’s behavior left him little choice but to can him. The radio boss said the ex-mayor had “three strikes” against him after hearing Giuliani’s criticism on other media platforms over the weekend about his initial suspension. References …

“So I always keep this fake Hollywood money in my car so when a homeless person asks for money, then I give him like a fake $5 bill, so I feel good about myself, they feel good. And then, when they go to use it, they get arrested so I’m actually like helping clean up the community. You know, getting …

The New York Times reports: In a statement to The New York Times on Friday, Taylor Haulsee, a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, said the speaker would “adhere to the rule of law” when it came to accepting election results in 2024. In past interviews, including one this week with Politico, Mr. Johnson has indicated that he believes adhering …

“Oh, absolutely, 1,000%. What they want is to have a line in the voter rolls so that somebody can vote for that person. And that’s why they’re asking them to register to vote when they get set up for Medicare and Medicaid, because they’re giving them all of these services. They’re asking them to sign up to vote. Then they …

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) clashed with NBC News anchor Kristen Welker while comparing Israel’s wartime conduct to the U.S. dropping atomic bombs in World War II. “Here’s what I would say about fighting an enemy who wants to kill you and your family. Why did we drop two bombs, nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end …

Mediaite has the transcript: DANA BASH: Historically, the notion of saying to Jews, you should put Israel first and what happens in Israel first, and not sort of consider them American citizens first, has been used as an anti-Semitic trope. Do you do recognize that there and perhaps that language isn’t exactly on point when you’re talking about something that …

The Daily Mail reports: French officials are disputing a passage of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s controversial new book that claimed she cancelled a meeting with Emmanuel Macron over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war. “While in Paris, I was slated to meet with French president Emmanuel Macron. However, the day before we were to meet he made what I …

NBC News reports: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum spoke before a large crowd of Donald Trump supporters Saturday in the latest sign that the competition to be the former president’s running mate is heating up among vice presidential hopefuls. Burgum, who was among Trump’s opponents in the Republican primary before dropping out, praised the presumptive nominee and bashed President Joe …