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Trump Says He&#39;s the Looker
Trump Says He's the Looker
Aug 18, 2024 1:30 PM CDT

Trump Says He's the Looker

GOP nominee brings up Harris' Time cover at Pennsylvania rally

(Newser) - Politics aside, Donald Trump assured a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, he has the edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in one area. "I am much better looking than her," Trump told supporters in Wilkes-Barre, the Hill reports. "I'm a better-looking person than Kamala." The Republican...

Willie Brown to Trump: Tell That Story and I'll Sue

California politician says he doesn't want GOP nominee to speak his name

(Newser) - Willie Brown has called Donald Trump on his threat to sue the New York Times over its reporting on a tale the presidential candidate told about the two of them nearly crashing in a helicopter long ago. In Trump's account, he and Brown were almost killed when the helicopter...

Brown Suggests Trump&#39;s Imagination Took Flight
Brown Suggests Trump's
Imagination Took Flight
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Aug 17, 2024 6:45 AM CDT

Brown Suggests Trump's Imagination Took Flight

Former mayor says there was no emergency landing and no bad-mouthing of Harris

(Newser) - Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is sticking with his story that he has never been in a helicopter with former President Trump—and certainly not in one that had to make an emergency landing as Trump claimed earlier this month. CBS News reports that when the New York Times...

Disclosure: Trump Made $300K From Endorsing Bible

His new liabilities include E. Jean Carroll judgments

(Newser) - Donald Trump made around $300,000 from endorsing the $60 "God Bless the USA" Bible , but it was far from the biggest earner listed in his latest financial disclosure. In the annual disclosure released by the Federal Election Commission, Trump reported making more than $5 million in royalties from...

Trump: I'm 'Entitled to Personal Attacks' on Kamala Harris

Former president says he's 'angry' at the VP

(Newser) - Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he's "entitled to personal attacks" on his Democratic rival, adding he's "very angry" at Vice President Kamala Harris and questioning her intelligence, the AP reports. Trump was asked during a news conference whether his campaign needs more discipline as he...

Trump Seeks Postponement in Hush-Money Sentencing
Trump Wants Sentencing Delay
Aug 15, 2024 6:25 PM CDT

Trump Wants Sentencing Delay

Letter to judge suggests post-election hearing in hush-money case

(Newser) - Donald Trump wants the judge in his criminal hush-money case to again postpone sentencing, with his lawyers saying in a letter, "There is no basis for continuing to rush." Judge Juan Merchan has postponed a sentencing hearing once, after the Supreme Court released its ruling on presidential immunity....

Outdoor Trump Rallies Will Have Bulletproof Glass

Other measures not usually provided candidates will be implemented

(Newser) - The Secret Service has upgraded its protection plan for Donald Trump's outdoor rallies beyond the level normally afforded presidential candidates. Bulletproof glass, previously used at times for presidents and vice presidents, will shield Trump onstage, a Secret Service official told the Washington Post . The Secret Service usually prefers indoor...

Nate Silver: 'Maybe You Really Can Meme Your Way to Victory'

FiveThirtyEight.com founder talks Kamala Harris' chances in the 2024 election

(Newser) - Nate Silver has been keeping tabs on Election 2024, and his current model gives Vice President Kamala Harris a 52% chance of defeating former President Trump in November. Talking with New York Times columnist Ezra Klein for The Ezra Klein Show podcast, the statistics whiz says that Harris has "...

Iranian-Backed Hackers Attack Presidential Campaigns: Google

Company says it detected the efforts against Harris, Trump operations, which continue

(Newser) - Hackers linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard are mounting cyberattacks on the US presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Google said Wednesday. In a research report , the company's Threat Analysis Group said that it detected the efforts in May and June and that they'...

Suspect Identified in Trump Campaign Office Break-in

Arrest warrant has been issued for Toby Shane Kessler

(Newser) - The sheriff's office in Loudoun County, Virginia, says it has identified the man seen on surveillance video breaking into a Trump campaign office on Sunday. In a news release Wednesday, the sheriff's office said it has issued an arrest warrant for Toby Shane Kessler, 39, of no fixed...

Trump Casts Early Vote in Florida Primaries

GOP nominee talks to reporters about campaign hack, Harris AI photo claims

(Newser) - Donald Trump, who has criticized early voting in the past, voted in person early Wednesday in Florida's primaries. He cast his ballot in West Palm Beach for the primaries for state and federal races, the Hill reports. The primaries will be held on Aug. 20. After voting, Trump spoke...

FBI Probing Trump Campaign Claim That It Was Hacked by Iran

Bureau says little other than acknowledging the investigation

(Newser) - The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump's presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran , the AP reports. The FBI released a brief statement reading, "We can confirm the FBI...

7 Reactions to the Trump-Musk Sit-Down

It's being called an 'embarrassment' by more than one outlet

(Newser) - So how did Donald Trump's Monday night sit-down with Elon Musk go, after its start was delayed due to technical glitches ? Not all that well, at least according to the reactions published thus far in the mainstream media. A sampling:
  • USA Today calls it an "unmitigated disaster,
...

Trump Praises Musk as &#39;Greatest Cutter&#39; of Employees
7 Lines From Trump's
Interview With Elon Musk
interview
Aug 12, 2024 9:36 PM CDT

7 Lines From Trump's Interview With Elon Musk

Including praise for Musk as 'the greatest cutter' of employees

(Newser) - In an apparent reference to firings at Tesla, Donald Trump called Elon Musk "the greatest cutter" during Musk's interview of Trump on Monday night on X. "I mean, I look at what you do," Trump said to Musk. "I won't mention the name of...

Elon Musk: 'Massive Attack' Delayed Trump Interview

Though experts later said there were no signs of such an attack

(Newser) - Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and blamed the incident on "a lack of coordination" during an interview with Elon Musk that served as the former president's high-profile return to X , the social media platform formerly known as Twitter—a conversation that was plagued by...

EU Warns Musk About Interview With Trump

The Digital Services Act applies, official writes

(Newser) - Elon Musk received a public warning from a European Union official to be careful about the language used when he interviews Donald Trump online on Monday night, reminding the billionaire about the organization's rules against harmful content. Thierry Breton pointed out that the interview on X will be viewable...

Ahead of Musk Interview, Trump Resumes Posting on X

He asks: 'Are you better off now than you were when I was president?'

(Newser) - After a break of almost a year, Donald Trump resumed posting on X on Monday, hours ahead of an interview with Elon Musk. The former president was barred from what was then Twitter after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. His account was reinstated after Musk acquired the platform...

Surprise Poll Result: Harris Leads on the Economy

It's the first time the Democratic candidate has led since Financial Times poll began last year

(Newser) - Kamala Harris has been rising in the polls since entering the 2024 race, and a new survey might be of particular concern to the Donald Trump camp: The poll by the Financial Times and the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business finds that more people trust Harris with...

New Point of Contention in Race: Harris' Crowd Sizes

Trump accuses Harris campaign of doctoring images, but media outlets disagree

(Newser) - Donald Trump's new line of attack against Kamala Harris is about a subject he likes to fight about—crowd sizes. In a series of Truth Social posts, Trump accused the Harris campaign of doctoring images with artificial intelligence, but media outlets and attendees refute that notion, and the Harris...

Celine Dion's Team on Trump's Use of Song: 'Really, THAT Song?'

Singer's team says his use of 'My Heart Will Go On' at rally was 'unauthorized'

(Newser) - A video of Celine Dion performing her iconic hit, "My Heart Will Go On," was played at a Donald Trump-JD Vance rally in Montana on Friday—without Dion's permission, as her team made very clear Saturday. In a statement , the singer's management team and record label,...

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