“I’m a more honest person than you”: Trump concludes Pierce Morgan’s interview
The planned takeover of Twitter by self-proclaimed “absolutist of freedom of speech” Elon Musk has prompted Donald Trump supporters to hope for his return to the platform, despite his insistence that he is focused on the success of Truth Social.
Some advisers and followers of Mr Trump believe he may be persuaded to return to Musk-owned Twitter, even after telling Fox News on Monday that Twitter had become “boring” and inappropriate.
Pierce Morgan, meanwhile, aired the second part of his long interview with Mr. Trump last night. The discussion touched on topics, including Mr Trump’s already reported remarks about Megan Markle (“I’m not a fan”) and his reported hole in a golf course a few weeks ago. The meeting also ended relatively amicably, although the original trailer for the interview was edited to show the former president storming outside.
Instead, Mr Morgan congratulated Mr Trump on his achievement in golf and said: “It was a great interview.”
On another front, a committee elected on Jan. 6 reportedly considering trying to obtain testimony from House of Representatives minority leader Kevin McCarthy after leaked audio showed he was discussing Mr Trump’s responsibility for the 6 January.
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Catch up: Part 2 of the Trump-Morgan interview
Andrew Feinberg is watching the second part of Pierce Morgan’s interview with Donald Trump last night – and in case you have anything else to do, he has compiled this summary of what was being discussed.
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Susan Collins says Trump needs to get his Twitter back
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Mexican President imitates Trump in “art of bargaining”
Former US President Donald Trump has introduced himself as a master of the Art of the Deal, but his old friend, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, can take the title.
On Monday, Lopez Obrador became one of the few foreign leaders who said he really liked Mr Trump.
“We got along and it was good for both sides,” Lopez Obrador said of Trump’s rule.
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Biden repeals Trump’s rule and halves half of Alaska’s oil reserves for new drilling
The Biden administration changed the rule from the Trump era and closed almost half of Alaska’s pristine wilderness for fossil fuel drilling.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency with the Ministry of the Interior, announced on Monday the closure of 48% of the federally owned National Oil Reserve, located on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, for oil and gas projects.
The new guidelines change the December 2020 rule issued in the waning days of the Trump administration, in which 82% of the 36,000-square-mile stretch was open to oil and gas development.
Ethan Friedman has the story.
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What McCarthy said in the last call
Kevin McCarthy, a senior Republican in the House of Representatives, told colleagues he feared members of his party, including Matt Gates and Mo Brooks, would jeopardize other lawmakers with their comments following the attack on the US Capitol, according to a report. of the New York Times.
Speaking to other Republican leaders days after the January 6, 2021 uprising, Mr. McCarthy expressed concern about comments made by members closely associated with Donald Trump after supporters of the then president stormed the Capitol.
“By calling other members, these things have to stop,” Mr McCarthy said in a recording of the conversation published by the Times. “The tension is too high, the country is too crazy. I don’t want to look back and think we did something and someone got hurt. “
Steve Scaliz, a Republican № 2 member of the House of Representatives, suggested Mr Gaetz’s comments could be illegal, according to the Times.
The offices of Mr McCarthy, Mr Scalise, Mr Gaetz and Mr Brooks did not respond immediately to requests for comment. The newspaper quoted Mr Brooks on Tuesday as rejecting criticism, saying “Kevin McCarthy speaks before he knows the facts”.
The audio was obtained through a book report by Times reporters Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin.
Mr McCarthy denied previous allegations.
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On January 6, a commission will issue a second call to McCarthy before considering action
The commission investigating the riots in the US Capitol is considering sending a second request to Republican leader Kevin McCarthy for an interview, after refusing to appear voluntarily before the commission.
The panel is also considering calling on a growing group of Republicans in the House of Representatives for interviews, President Benny Thompson said, as more information emerges about their personal talks with Trump’s White House on the eve of the Capitol siege.
“We will probably consider engaging some of the legislators by invitation at this point and move on,” Mr Thompson said at the Capitol.
Mr Thompson said an earlier invitation to Mr McCarthy had been sent “before this last disclosure was recorded”. He told reporters that “in all likelihood” Mr McCarthy would receive another invitation.
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Matt Goetz gets into a “wheezing” McCarthy over leaked calls
Republican spokesman Matt Goetz criticized Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and the Whip party’s Steve Scaliz after their leaked audio revealed concerns about a Florida man inciting violence on Jan. 6.
“President McCarthy and Representative Scaliz had views of President Trump and me who shared in a heated conversation with Liz Cheney, not us,” Mr Goetz wrote. “This is the behavior of weak men, not leaders.”
“While I was defending President Trump from impeachment, they were defending Liz Cheney from criticism,” he said. “On the plus side, you no longer need to be a lobbyist with a $ 5,000 check to know what McCarthy and Scaliz really think. You just have to listen to their own words as they belittle Trump and the Republicans in Congress who are fighting for him. “
Earlier Tuesday, a New York Times report revealed details of Mr McCarthy’s call to the Republican leadership on January 10. Mr McCarthy said Gaetz was “putting people in danger”. He cited Mr Gaetz and Mo Brooks of Alabama as endangering the security of other lawmakers and the Capitol complex.
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The U.S. Capitol Disorder Commission will hold public hearings in June, the chairman said
A special committee of the House of Representatives, which is investigating the Capitol Hill riots on January 6, 2021, is likely to hold public hearings in June before issuing a final report, the committee chairman said on Tuesday.
Earlier, commission members said they were looking to hear in early spring.
Representative Benny Thompson said the committee was “still considering the beginning of autumn” to publish the final report on the case.
The revised timetable will allow the commission to publish the findings ahead of the November 8th midterm elections and determine who will control Congress over the next two years.
The group is investigating the role of then-President Donald Trump in the riots, when thousands of his supporters attacked police and stormed the building.
Shweta Sharma27 April 2022 05:02
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Biden’s plan to stop pressure on migrants without a Trump-era Covid order
The Biden administration plans to implement “aggressive enforcement of immigration law” as part of a nationwide plan to blunt the expected influx of migrants on the US-Mexico border following the end of Trump-era policies that closed the border to most migrants for public reasons. health.
A memorandum drawn up by Interior Minister Alejandro Mayorkas outlines the role of the Interior Ministry in leading a “government-wide plan to prepare and manage increased non-citizens’ meetings” starting on May 23, when the Centers for Disease Control banning most migrants from entering the country will no longer be imposed.
Andrew Feinberg has the story.
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Madison Cotorne was caught with a gun at North Carolina airport, the report said.
According to unnamed sources from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), who spoke to WSOC-TV, the loaded 9mm pistol was found in Mr. Kothorn’s luggage at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Tuesday morning. It is unclear whether the congressman will be charged, but the station said he was “quoted”.
The news reflects a similar incident in February 2021, when TSA agents found a weapon – also a 9mm pistol – in Mr Kotorn’s hand luggage at Asheville Regional Airport. He has not been charged with the incident.
Nathan Place has the story,
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