Donald Trump news today: Trump war heats up with DeSantis as Larry Elder joins 2024 race

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Donald Trump’s war with Ron DeSantis continues to heat up as the former president met with Florida lawmakers Thursday in an attempt to defeat the governor in his home state.

A great group of supportive Florida Congressmen and Congresswomen, all of whom have endorsed me, are coming to Mar-a-Lago tonight, Mr Trump boasted at the Truth Social on Thursday.

Mr DeSantis has yet to announce a 2024 run but is expected to be Mr Trump’s biggest GOP rival in the race.

Meanwhile, one person who has announced his bid is Larry Elder.

The conservative talk radio host, who unsuccessfully bid to replace the governor of California in a 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday that he will run for the Republican presidential nomination.

It comes as one of Donald Trump’s top allies and one of the main few vocal election deniers left at Fox News has left the network. Dan Bongino announced the news on Thursday, blaming the inability to reach a contract.

Key PointsShow latest update 1682154000Judge scolds lawyer for withdrawing defendant’s case Jan 6

A federal judge in Washington reprimanded a lawyer for withdrawing from a defendants’ case on Jan. 6, delaying the man’s trial, but did not refer him for disciplinary action.

US District Judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of former president Donald Trump, said he is considering referring the lawyer, Joseph McBride, to the courts committee on grievances.

He said Mr McBride appeared to have misled the court when he withdrew from the case of Christopher Quaglin, who was charged with assaulting officers during the January 6 riot.

McBride told Judge McFadden that another attorney familiar with the case, Jonathan Gross, would take over.

However, Mr Gross asked Judge McFadden to adjourn the case because he does not practice criminal law.

Mr McBride explained that Mr Gross will only serve as lead counsel for a period of time until they find a replacement. He later clarified that his client fired him because he thought the judge didn’t like him.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 10:00

1682150400Donald Trump says he has general support in Florida

Donald Trump says he has universal support in Florida

Rumors are swirling that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination soon and Mr Trump is putting his foot down.

For months, the former president has been launching attacks on Mr DeSantis as people begin to pit the two GOP leaders against each other.

But recently, Mr Trump has become more aggressive about taking steps against Mr DeSantis by seeking endorsements from members of Congress in Mr DeSantis’ home state.

At Truth Social, Mr Trump touted his achievements saying he had almost universal support in Florida.

A great group of supportive Florida Congressmen and Congresswomen, all of whom have endorsed me, are coming to Mar-a-Lago tonight. Our support is almost universal in Florida and across the USA, Mr Trump wrote.

Florida Representatives Greg Steube, John Rutherford, and Brian Mast have all endorsed Mr Trump.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 09:00

1682146800 When will the rape and defamation case against Trump begin?

Former president Donald Trump will face the latest in his series of legal troubles next week when E Jean Carrolls case against him begins.

The case is expected to begin on April 25 in New York.

Ms Carroll, a columnist and author, sued the former president for defamation and battery.

She alleged that Mr Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a department store in the 1990s. After making the accusations public in his book in 2019, Mr Trump denied them and said he had never met Ms Carroll and was not her type.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 08:00

1682143200Who will run for president in 2024?

With less than two years left until US voters decide who will serve as president, candidates are starting to announce their campaigns.

Familiar faces like former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley star to run against former US president Donald Trump, who has already announced his campaign.

But rumors are swirling that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence may also throw their hats in the ring.

As tensions heat up, here’s what you need to know.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 07:00

1682139600Inside the Stormy Daniels hush money case that led to Trumps arrest

Now, her lawyers are preparing to return to court in a defamation and rape lawsuit brought by columnist E Jean Carroll.

In case you need a refresher, here’s a recap of Mr Trump’s accusation.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 06:00

1682136000 New poll shows half of Democrats think President Joe Biden should run again in 2024

Only about half of Democrats think President Joe Biden should run again in 2024, a new poll shows, but a majority say they are likely to support him if he becomes the nominee.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows that 26% of Americans overall want to see Biden run again, a slight rebound from 22% who said that in January

The ambivalence among Democratic voters has Biden preparing to formally announce his 2024 re-election campaign next week, according to people briefed on the discussions.

Both current and former presidents may face opposition from the public as a whole in a general election. Overall, 65% of US adults say they would definitely or probably not support former President Donald Trump if he were nominated in a general election, including 53% who say they definitely would not.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 05:00

1682132404Trump’s former finance chief Weisselberg is out of jail

Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer at Donald Trumps company, was released from prison on Wednesday but he may not have freed himself from the legal morass surrounding the former president.

The 75-year-old emerged from New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex facing the same pressures he faced three months ago, when he began serving time for tax evasion.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 04:00

1682128804Larry Elder announces 2024 GOP bid for president

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the governor of California in a failed recall effort in 2021, announced Thursday that he will run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

Elder, 70, made the announcement on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight and followed up with a tweet.

America is declining, but this decline is inevitable. We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must elect a leader to lead us there. That’s why I’m running for President, he wrote.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 03:00

1682125204ICYMI: Congressional hearing highlights greatest hits of Covid misinformation

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic met on Tuesday to discuss the origins, with Republicans focusing mostly on the possibility that a lab leak in Wuhan province caused the virus to spread.

Ariana Baio 22 April 2023 02:00

1682121604Do the Republicans have anything to do with the Biden family?

President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is officially seeking re-election soon and GOP members of Congress have been busy conducting investigations they hope will damage the 46th president’s public image to convince voters that former president Donald Trump not Mr Biden deserved four. more years.

Ariana Baio22 April 2023 01:00

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