Top Stories Daily Listen Now
RawStory

2024 Elections

Eric Trump bellyaches over dad's sentencing: 'They're turning Donald Trump into a martyr'

Eric Trump warned that his father was becoming a "martyr" because he was convicted in a recent hush money trial.

During a Sunday interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, Trump complained about his father's sentencing, which is scheduled just days before the Republican National Convention.

Keep reading... Show less

'Breaking point': Trump signals for violence from supporters if he's jailed

Former President Donald Trump, a convicted felon, suggested that a jail sentence would be a "breaking point" that leads to violence from his supporters.

Trump made the remarks during a Fox News interview aired Sunday.

Keep reading... Show less

'Revenge, retaliation, retribution': Trump's 'fixation' on targeting his critics grows

According to a study conducted by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), the closer the November election grows the more Donald Trump is expanding his enemies list with an eye on retaliation should he be reelected.

The study looked at posts on his Truth Social account, which also included his "re-truthing" of his followers posts aimed at his critics, which CREW points out are "under the radar" due to Truth Social's limited reach compared to larger platforms such as Facebook or TikTok.

Keep reading... Show less

'Kari Lake got served' a lawsuit the moment jury was reading Trump's guilty verdicts

The exact moment that the jury was reading its 34 felony convictions for Donald Trump, his close associate Kari Lake was reportedly served with a defamation lawsuit.

Caroline Wren, senior adviser to Lake, who is herself a failed Arizona governor candidate and current GOP senate candidate, "broke the news" on Steve Bannon's "War Room" show.

Keep reading... Show less

Internet hammers right-wing group for 'absolutely unamerican' display after Trump verdict

A conservative think tank with a controversial plan for if Donald Trump wins the presidential election was under fire on Friday after flying their headquarters' flag upside down and then advertising it.

Heritage Foundation, known in part for its "Project 2025" plan to remake the government in MAGA's image, posted a photo of its upside-down flag on social media after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in a hush money cover-up case in New York. The stunt is likely a reference to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, whose wife reportedly flew an upside-down American flag in response to a neighbor's anti-Trump signs and a follow-up fight.

Keep reading... Show less

'I'm gonna get blacklisted': Apprentice insider confirms tape of Trump using n-word exists

One of the four producers behind the 2004 TV smash hit "The Apprentice" that rocketed Donald Trump into global stardom opened up about the former president's purportedly controversial remarks on the show.

Bill Pruitt, appearing on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins a day after his Slate exposé "The Donald Trump I Saw on The Apprentice" was published, recounted a particular incident that he believes was captured on tape.

Keep reading... Show less

'That's not true': CNN host catches Trump ally Kristi Noem in lie about N.Y. trial

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and CNN's Erin Burnett locked horns over the contention that President Biden's Justice Department was pulling the legal strings in Donald Trump's New York State criminal conviction.

"Look at what happened this week, what President Biden and his team have been able to do: to distract America with this trial and we're not talking about the open Border," she told the host. "The fact that President Biden is violating federal law by allowing this [sic] —."

Keep reading... Show less

'I'm kind of speechless': Swing state voter who was 'rooting for' Trump shocked by verdict

Following former President Donald Trump's 34-count felony conviction for falsifying business records in New York, voters have had a wide variety of reactions, ranging from jubilation to fury and even threats against the people involved in the case.

But in swing states, noted USA Today, some voters are still just trying to process it all — and one profiled in Wisconsin is just confused by the whole thing.

Keep reading... Show less

'Cause his enemies to stumble': Trump posts prayer as he awaits sentencing from conviction

Donald Trump Friday lashed out at the court system and posted a prayer to himself, all a day after finding out he'd been convicted of 34 felonies in a New York hush money cover-up case.

"After sitting for five weeks through that Rigged Trial in Lower Manhattan, which was surrounded by vast but unnecessary numbers of New York’s Finest in order to keep law abiding MAGA patriots away, and as I watched insignificant numbers of fully funded Radical Left troublemakers, with brand new and gleaming professionally made signs, screaming and cursing from areas said to be closed to us, and all others, I realized that Reason, Truth, and Love of our Country is no longer a force of Good and Change," the ex-president wrote. "These are Dark Days in America!"

Keep reading... Show less

'Trump scares them': GOP pollster reveals how two-time Trump voters felt after conviction

Republicans Voters Against Trump director Sarah Longwell said that a focus group with prospective voters held one day after Donald Trump was minted a felon — is enough for most to not punch a vote for him come November 5.

"I was listening to a focus group that we’re convening right now, as we speak, of two-time Trump voters who rate Trump as doing a very bad job," she said during an interview with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC. "They view him unfavorably. And those are the people who we are trying to persuade to not vote for Trump in the 2024 election."

Keep reading... Show less

Tim Scott claims you won't see violence under Trump — and CNN host reminds him of Jan. 6

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) came on CNN Friday to defend former President Donald Trump over his felony conviction for falsified business records in New York, and was greeted with a blunt fact-check from anchor Phil Mattingly.

Scott, widely considered to be a close contender for Trump's vice presidential running mate, argued that "Lady Justice" wasn't applied blindly, and that the conviction, if anything, will sway Never Trump conservatives to supporting him. But one claim in particular met Mattingly's skepticism.

Keep reading... Show less

Convicted felon Trump could be banned from nearly 40 countries: report

As a convicted felon, Donald Trump's travel options have whittled down substantially.

While he prepares to appeal and awaits his sentencing on July 11 — Trump could be banned from entering 37 countries including Canada and the U.K.

Keep reading... Show less

'I need a hug': CNN hosts cut off Trump ally who refuses to have 'decent conversation'

Tempers flared and a roundtable discussion on former President Donald Trump's criminal conviction devolved into chaos on CNN Friday evening, as visibly exasperated hosts Boris Sanchez and Brianna Keilar were forced to cut short a furious rant by former Trump White House spokesman Hogan Gidley, who was debating alongside former President Bill Clinton adviser Paul Begala.

"He hurts himself when he goes on these hysterical rants," said Begala. "Yes, he helps himself with his base, but his base is not the majority of the country, and there will be some MAGA people who feel some pity — look, in a way I do. He's an obese, flatulent old man with bad makeup and weird hair who had to sit in a courtroom and listen to a porn star testify about how bad he is in bed."

Keep reading... Show less