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Don Jr. confronted by restaurant owner who lost half of customers over Trump support

Donald Trump Jr. was confronted by a restaurant owner who said he lost half of his customers because he supported his father's presidential bid.

During a live chat on his Triggered podcast, Trump was caught off guard as he read a message from Allen Brenycz, who owns a restaurant in Minnesota.

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'Melts down after about 15 minutes': Ex-Trump aide shares debate prediction with Harris

An ex-aide to former President Donald Trump advised Vice President Kamala Harris that he has a 15-minute time limit at Tuesday's debate — and then he'll lose it.

"The View" co-hosts began their show by predicting how Trump and Harris's first and possibly only debate would go.

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'Spare your outrage': J.D. Vance shrugs off fury over false claim that immigrants eat pets

Sen. J.D. Vance doubled down Tuesday on his debunked and criticized claim that Haitian immigrants have been stealing and eating pets in his state.

Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate, wrote a defensive and lengthy X post in which he slams journalists for not giving "a s---" about a problem he admitted he has no evidence exists.

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Trump gets smacked in the face by key ally in new 'Apprentice' movie trailer

The newly released trailer for a controversial Donald Trump biopic includes a shocking moment when a key ally smacks him in the face.

The official trailer for "The Apprentice," which stars Sebastian Stan as Trump, was released on YouTube Tuesday revealing new details about the film the former president has taken legal action to try and prevent from hitting theaters.

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'Chaotic, belligerent, vague': Conservative doesn't hold back in Trump debate appraisal

Former President Donald Trump's debating prowess was lambasted by an influential conservative columnist just hours before a historic contest against Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to begin.

National Review senior editor Charles C. W. Cooke warned Republicans Tuesday morning to expect a "bad" performance from their presidential nominee and unofficially stripped Trump of a debate win against President Joe Biden in late June.

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'What information?' CNN host cuts in as Lara Trump tries to backtrack Trump claim

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law to the Republican Party's presidential candidate and co-chair of its national committee, received a check on CNN Tuesday morning when she tried to backtrack misleading Truth Social messaging from her father-in-law.

Anchor Kasie Hunt demanded the Republican National Committee leader explain what exactly former President Donald Trump meant when he wrote Sunday that "20% of the Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania are fraudulent" — a claim he cited to an undated interview with an unnamed expert.

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Walz tells Texas Democrats a U.S. Senate race win is within reach

"Walz tells Texas Democrats a U.S. Senate race win is within reach" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.

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'Cacophonous buffoon' Trump will 'weaken our national security': Brigadier general

A top retired general publicly derided former President Donald Trump and urged Americans to "step up" and "understand what's going on."

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on "Deadline: White House," retired Brigadier General Steve Anderson shredded Trump as a danger to American national security.

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Nicolle Wallace: It’s past time to stop ignoring 'angry, bitter, and delusional' Trump

An MSNBC host on Monday sounded the alarm on new threats from former President Donald Trump.

Trump wrote on TruthSocial that he would prosecute and jail anyone who "cheated" in the election. That includes officials, poll workers, political operatives, donors and lawyers.

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'Grave concern': Writer says Trump left crestfallen by her reaction to 'Kamabla' nickname

Donald Trump has been trying a new nickname for Vice President Kamala Harris in his Truth Social posts, but it seems to be missing its mark.

Several commenters have said his "Kamabla" moniker makes no sense. Now New York Magazine's Olivia Nuzzi described the ex-president's crestfallen disappointment when he tried out the name during a recent interview — and saw a lack of comprehension on her face.

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'Corey's a character': Trump explains why he re-hired aide accused of sexual misconduct

A recent interview with Donald Trump published in New York Magazine Monday detailed why the ex-president hired back controversial 2016 campaign adviser, Corey Lewandowski.

Journalist Olivia Nuzzi wrote that the campaign had, relatively speaking, been quiet compared to Trump's previous runs for president. But commentators claimed Trump's decision last month to bring back Lewandowski, who headed previous runs, could shake that up.

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Tim Walz mocks anti-LGBTQ book bans during Human Rights Campaign speech

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mocked the recent increase in anti-LGBTQ book bans during a speech for the Human Rights Campaign.

Delivering the keynote Saturday evening at the HRC's National Dinner, Walz made fun of recent attempts to ban children's books like And Tango Makes Three, according to LGBTQ Nation. That beloved kid's book is based on the true story of two gay penguins in a zoo who raised a chick on their own.

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The 8 ways Project 2025 will devastate your life: NY Times

A new analysis of the controversial policy platform former President Donald Trump denies supporting, despite contributions from more than 100 of his former staffers, revealed Monday eight significant ways its implementation could upend Americans' lives.

The Heritage Foundation policy plan Project 2025 was subjected to a brutal takedown from New York Times contributor Steven Rattner, a former counselor to the Treasury secretary under former President Barack Obama, who argued it would devastate all but the very rich.

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