Trump news latest: Confusion as ex-president appears to endorse multiple Erics in Missouri

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Trump ‘refused to call off attack’ on Capitol during Jan 6 riots, US representative says

Former president Donald Trump’s endorsement of Eric for the Republican primary election for a US Senate seat to replace retiring Senator Roy Blunt has caused a stir among the party members.

There are two GOP front-runners named Eric in that race former governor Eric Greitens and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt. Both of them have seemed to assume that they were endorsed by Mr. Trump.

There is also a third GOP candidate named Eric McElroy on the Republican primary ballot.

Taking to Twitter, Mr. Schmitt wrote: Im grateful for president Trumps endorsement.

However, Mr. Greitens also announced that he was honored to receive President Trump’s endorsement. I just had a great phone call with president Trump, I thanked him for his support! Together we will MAGA and Save America, he added.

Meanwhile, Guy Reffitt, the January 6 rioter found guilty on five felony charges earlier this year, on Monday received the longest sentence handed down to a participant in the Capitol riot so far.

Reffitt was the first accused Capitol rioter to be tried before a jury after pleading not guilty.

Key pointsShow latest update 1659466537Why is Pelosis Taiwan trip so contentious?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosis visit to Taiwan, the highest-level trip by a US official in 25 years, has sparked a diplomatic crisis between the US and China.

Beijing warned the United States that it was playing with fire if it allowed the speakers visit to take place, and even Joe Biden had cautioned against it.

So why is Ms Pelosis trip so controversial? Richard Hall reports.

Why is Nancy Pelosis trip to Taiwan so contentious?

Taiwan is at the center of a geopolitical struggle between Beijing and Washington

Oliver O’Connell2 August 2022 19:55

1659464737Four things to watch in tonight’s primaries

Michigan, Kansas, Arizona and Missouri will all hold primary elections Tuesday evening. As usual, former president Donald Trump has made endorsements in multiple Republican primaries, hoping to expand his influence in the GOP as he promotes candidates who will spread his lies about the 2020 presidential election.

He might also be getting some help from Democrats in Michigan, as they hope to elevate an election-denier to beat a Republican congressman who voted to impeach Mr. Trump. Meanwhile, Kansas will be the first test for abortion rights in a post-Roe v Wade world.

Here’s what to watch in tonight’s primaries.

Four things to watch in tonight’s primaries in Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Kansas

Trump seeks to reshape the Arizona GOP in his own image, two Erics claim his endorsement in Missouri and Democratic meddling in a Michigan primary animate tonight’s primaries.

Oliver O’Connell2 August 2022 19:25

1659463237Why is Pelosi, not Biden, visiting Taiwan?

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosis US Air Force jet touched down at Taiwan’s Taipei Songshan airport, she became the highest-ranking American official to visit the island since Newt Gingrich in 1997.

Andrew Feinberg explains the significance of this high-level visit and why the president is not making the trip.

Why is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not President Joe Biden in Taiwan?

Taiwan hasn’t seen a US president since Eisenhower, as Andrew Feinberg explains

Oliver O’Connell2 August 2022 19:00

1659461437Voices: Senate Republicans lose control of the narrative on veterans bill

In the past week, Senate Republicans have caught hell from the press, public opinion and from veteran activists, after 25 Republicans reversed their previous vote for the PACT Act. The act would have provided care for US veterans who were exposed to toxic exposure from burn pits.

Veterans have also seen a boost in publicity for their fight thanks to Jon Stewart, former host of The Daily Show, who has been vocally railing against GOP Senators who opposed the legislation. But now, likely sensing that public opinion is not on their side, Republican Senators have a new line of complaint: Democrats started it.

Senate Republicans lose control of the narrative on veterans bill

Is this a Democrat started this issue or is it revenge?

Oliver O’Connell2 August 2022 18:30

1659459937Multiple candidates celebrate after Trump simply endorses ERIC

Donald Trumps endorsement in the Missouri GOP Senate primary turned a lot of heads late Monday, baffling supporters and critics alike.

The former president, facing down Tuesdays primary election with only hours left to make an endorsement that could have an impact on the race, issued a statement Monday evening declaring his support behind the campaign of ERIC, without specifying which frontrunner he meant: former Governor Eric Greitens, or current Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

Multiple candidates celebrate after Trump endorses ERIC in Missouri Senate race

GOP factions warred at Trumps golf course ahead of crucial endorsement

Oliver O’Connell2 August 2022 18:05

1659458746JD Vance finally on air in Ohio

JD Vance, who has metamorphosed from a critic of white working-class dependency and grievance to a vicious participant in the rights culture wars, rocketed up the Ohio Senate primary polls earlier this year when Donald Trump endorsed him. Since winning the nomination, however, he has left many Republicans concerned with his approach to the race or rather, his disengagement from it, visiting Israel without having launched a single post-primary TV ad.

That finally appears to be changing, with news that he and the GOPs Senate campaign operation are buying up on-screen minutes at last.

Andrew Naughtie2 August 2022 17:45

1659457246Kevin Costner comes out for Liz Cheney

While filming Yellowstone in Wyoming, actor Kevin Costner donned a shirt supporting Jan 6 committee vice chair Liz Cheney whom the conventional wisdom says is on track to lose her primary as she campaigns for re-election to the states at-large House seat.

Andrew Naughtie2 August 2022 17:20

1659456586Watch: AZ candidate Kari Lake refuses to explain election fraud claims

Kari Lake, the Trump-backed candidate leading the Republican pack in the Arizona gubernatorial primary, has become a zealous promoter of election fraud conspiracy theories, and not just about elections that have already been held. She now claims to have evidence of machinations to steal the current election from Trumpist candidates…but in the clip below, refuses to discuss those claims of illegality with the mainstream media.

Andrew Naughtie2 August 2022 17:09

1659454566Non-Eric Missouri candidate clings to faint hope

After Donald Trump decided to endorse two competing candidates named Eric in today’s Missouri Senate primary, other candidates were left high and dry. This hasn’t stopped Congressman Billy Long from half-jokingly trying to reinsert himself into the top tier as his candidacy fades from view:

Andrew Naughtie2 August 2022 16:36

1659451846Is Dr Oz collapsing in Pennsylvania?

Donald Trump endorsed Dr Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvanias GOP Senate primary over the objections of many conservatives, and the controversial TV medic ultimately only just scraped through. Now, he seems to be struggling badly in the must-win race to hold what is currently a Republican seat.

The Independents Eric Garcia has this take on the latest polling.

Andrew Naughtie2 August 2022 15:50

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