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“Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings. “It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at his political rallies. “It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump rally in Greensboro, NC opened up with the typical Trump-worshiping prayer. Then it was on to the National Anthem, except the singer forgot the words. Then it came time for the “great MAGA patriots” to do the Pledge of Allegiance in Richmond, Virginia. They screwed that up too. If you are going to wrap yourself …

Penn Live reports: Former President Donald Trump is coming to Erie Saturday for a campaign rally, and the city is hoping he will stay around long enough to pay the nearly $40,000 it says he owes from the last time he held an event there. Actually, Erie Mayor Joe Schember said that because the city has yet to receive the …

The Waco Tribune-Herald reports: Trump arrived shortly before 6 p.m., his plane circling the airport as attendees intently looked to the heavens. He wrapped up at 7:32 in the evening, though quite a few fans did not last that long. About 30 minutes into the rally, the crowd began to thin, with people getting a head start on the walk …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas is the first stop on the 2024 presidential campaign trail for Donald Trump, the former president’s team announced Friday. In this third consecutive bid for the White House, Trump will hold a rally March 25 at the Waco Regional Airport. While facing criminal charges and less vocal support from Texas GOP leaders, Trump hopes to …

The Daily Beast reports: As Donald Trump’s Secret Service detail—and the size of his MAGA rallies—has ebbed and flowed, one standard operating procedure for the former president has remained constant: Whenever possible, stiff the contractors. For all the “back the blue” merchandise one can buy at a Trump rally, finding an event where the cops actually working it had their …

The Houston Chronicle reports: As former President Donald Trump hosted a MAGA-palooza near Corpus Christi this weekend, he still hasn’t paid back the city of El Paso the more than $500,000 he owes for hosting his 2019 rally there, a city spokeswoman confirmed. Shortly after the Walmart mass shooting that left 22 dead in El Paso, Trump scheduled a large …

“They don’t want to mention this because I think it’s so terrible. You take the writer because you’re never gonna find another, going through phone records. “It’s been a long time. You take the writer and/or the publisher of the paper, and you say ‘Who is the leaker? National security.’ And they say ‘We’re not gonna tell you.’ They say …

The Pittsburgh Tribune reports: After initially believing it would assist Secret Service agents during a political rally Friday, the Westmore­land County Sheriff’s Office did an about-face after receiving late legal advice. According to Sheriff James Albert, the county solicitor on Wednesday afternoon contacted his office and advised that deputies should not participate because of possible liability issues that could arise …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Former President Donald Trump took the stage at The Farm in Selma in front of what appeared to be roughly 1,000 to 2,000 people — substantially fewer than the 15,000 who attended his rally at the same venue in the days before 2016’s presidential election. All of the speakers who had been announced prior …

The Kent Record-Courier reports: Former President Donald Trump reportedly had hoped to host a rally at the Portage County fairgrounds, but was turned down by the volunteer board that runs the Randolph property, Portage County commissioners said. Portage County Commissioner Tony Badalamenti said he spoke several times in recent days to Secretary of State Frank LaRose and members of Trump’s …

CNN reports: During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark to the stage, implying he was the Marine in a viral video who lifted a child over a wall at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Clark told the audience Saturday: “I am the guy that pulled the baby over the wall …

Politico reports: This past weekend, two promoters of QAnon were given press credentials to Donald Trump’s MAGA rally in Sarasota, Fla. The men took selfies with their badges, taunted journalists covering the event as “fake news,” showed off their wristbands printed with the movement’s slogan — “#WWG1WGA” — and generally reveled in the access they’d scored. Not everyone was happy …

USA Today reports: Donald Trump’s campaign-style rally in Florida Saturday comes at a fraught time for the former president: While the organization bearing his name in New York was indicted this week, he is also facing a potential rivalry with Florida governor and protege Ron DeSantis. Trump revisits Florida, a state he won twice, with some Republicans already talking about …

Mobile’s NBC News affiliate reports: NBC 15 News has learned an event featuring former President Donald Trump as the keynote speaker that was being planned for this Saturday at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park was nixed after park commissioners became wary. “After the request was made, then there was contact with the Republican Party, they contacted us and then …

“They really truly believes that Donald Trump was elected president again. What you saw yesterday was a recycling of all his old talking points. It was a rally of a loser president. He’s the first president to lose re-election in decades. “And I don’t know why these folks would go there and just short of worship a loser. They did. …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump is bronzed, rested and politically bloodthirsty. Having spent months in semi-retirement after his election loss in 2020, Trump is set this weekend to kick off a series of political events. Aides and confidants say the goal is to boost his standing in anticipation of a possible future run and to scratch that never-soothed itch …

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports: A Donald Trump supporter who was seen on video striking a Twin Cities photojournalist before the then-president’s Duluth rally last fall has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. Duane Waldriff, 71, of Lamberton, Minn., entered the plea to a count of disorderly conduct at a virtual hearing Friday in St. Louis County District Court …

Politico Playbook reports: They’ll never say it publicly. But Republicans in Washington are dreading Donald Trump’S return to the stump, predicting his rallies will cause a major headache for the party as it mounts a bid to take back Congress in 2022. Even as they tee off against Twitter and Facebook for banning Trump, GOP lawmakers are privately relieved he …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump is expected to resume his signature rallies in June, an adviser confirmed, the latest sign of him becoming increasingly visible and ramping up political activity since leaving office in January. Robbed of his Twitter and Facebook accounts, Trump has been limited in his ability to communicate directly with his supporters. He has spoken publicly …