Biden mocks Trump as “great king of MAGA” in his speech on economics
As Donald Trump’s nominee, David Purdue, struggles to gain momentum in Georgia’s gubernatorial election, Mike Pence has announced he will visit the state to vote for incumbent President Brian Kemp, a Republican who has refused to bow. Mr Trump that the state was stolen by Joe Biden in 2020
Meanwhile, an elected commission investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol issued summonses to House Speaker Minority Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers who are close allies of Donald Trump: Jim Jordan, Ohio, and Ohio. from Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs from Arizona and Mo Brooks from Alabama. Everyone was given the opportunity to testify voluntarily.
And the Justice Department is now investigating whether former President Trump or one of his aides violated federal law by mishandling classified documents that end up in Mar-a-Lago instead of the national archives at the end of his term.
On Friday, the former president shared some thoughts about Elon Musk’s plan to buy Twitter, saying the billionaire would not pay a “ridiculous price” for the platform, as it is mostly “BOTs or spam accounts.”
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Against the backdrop of a nationwide shortage, the House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee launches investigation into baby formula makers
The chairwoman of the House of Representatives’ powerful oversight and reform committee is demanding answers from the leaders of the four largest baby formula manufacturers in the United States about what their companies are doing to alleviate the shortage of formula that has led parents to struggle. feed their children across the country.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
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Psaki struggles with tears as she says she tried to bring “respect and integrity” back to the White House press
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she vowed not to get “emotional” at her last appearance behind James Brady’s rostrum, but that promise was quickly broken as she struggled with tears just before answering reporters’ questions. for the 244th and last time.
Ms Psaki, who is reportedly stepping down for a role on MSNBC’s cable news network, thanked President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for giving her the honor of serving as White House spokesman for the first 15 months of her term. of Mr. Biden.
Recalling her first meeting with Mr and Mrs Biden since the 2020 elections, she said they had discussed “the importance of bringing integrity, respect and civilization back to the White House” when communicating with the press.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer refuses to support the main candidate for the GOP PA Senate
In a statement by the editorial board, The Philadelphia Inquirer refused to support any of the candidates running in the Republican primary to run in the upcoming Senate election in Pennsylvania.
Entitled “We wanted to support this year’s Republican election. We can’t “, the article states that while the board is subordinate to Democrats, in previous years they have supported the Republican race and have always found: objectively worthy of praise.
“The main thing: we all worked in the same reality,” the board wrote. “That can’t be said in 2022.
When we sent a poll to Republican candidates in the Senate race to establish their positions on a number of issues, we learned that almost everyone in the district thought our questions were biased and unfair.
According to them, among the most problematic questions we asked was: Who won the presidential election in 2020? The only two options in the multi-choice format were Joe Biden or Donald Trump. Only one candidate – Jeff Bartos – agreed to acknowledge the reality.
If one of these Republicans wins the general election, they will represent Pennsylvania at the next state address. We guarantee that Donald Trump will not enter the US Capitol to deliver a speech. The 2020 elections are over. Winning the candidate, he lives on Pennsylvania Avenue 1600 and his name is Joe Biden.
How do you find points of agreement when you can’t reach common ground on facts that are so basic that they can be used in the field sobriety test?
Read the whole piece here.
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Don Jr. says Pompeo is “smart enough” to know he doesn’t have to fight Trump in 2024.
Donald Trump Jr. said in an interview that Mike Pompeo must be “smart enough” to know whether to run against his father Donald Trump if the former president will run again in the 2024 election.
Trump has not officially announced whether he will run in the next presidential election.
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Jen Psaki gives a final briefing as White House spokeswoman
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki is currently giving her final briefing before retiring. This is her 224th briefing.
Here is our compilation of videos from her key moments behind the podium in the briefing room.
Key moments from Jen Psaki’s time as White House spokesman
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Haniti continues to attack the ultra-Maga candidate for the PA
As hard-right Katie Barnett rises in the Pennsylvania Senate primary, supporters of Donald Trump and his chosen candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, are turning against her. Among the most outraged is Fox News presenter Sean Hannit, who spread a remarkably bilious topic attacking Ms. Barnett head-on:
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Trump says Elon Musk will not buy Twitter at such a “ridiculous price”
Donald Trump says Elon Musk will not buy Twitter at “such a ridiculous price” after the billionaire announced that he had stopped buying the platform for $ 44 billion.
The Tesla boss says he is “still committed” to buying Twitter, but that the deal has been postponed until he gathers more information about spam and fake accounts on the platform.
Mr Musk has promised to put Mr Trump back on the platform once he takes control of it, but the one-term president has questioned what will ever happen in a post on his own platform, Truth Social.
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ICYMI: Pro-Trump Netflix may be ahead of you
A custom social media platform (albeit a concern) is very good, but Donald Trump now seems to be pursuing another venture to provide “refuge” for the president’s fans: a right-wing alternative to Netflix.
The Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) is recruiting for the new venture. In an ad released Wednesday, the group announced that a streaming service called TMTG + would be a “Big Tent platform offering broad-based entertainment based on free speech.”
He added that “in addition to the social media platform Truth Social, our SVOD [Subscription Video on Demand] the TMTG + platform will be home to a wide variety of unscripted, scripted and original content. ”
Shravasti Dasgupta has more.
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