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'Shut your mouth': Strategist goes after Trump for claiming he’s like Nelson Mandela

Professor Basil Smikle told Donald Trump he should refrain from comparing himself with legendary freedom fighter Nelson Mandela.

Over the weekend, Trump attacked Judge Juan Merchan again, calling him "a partisan hack" because his daughter works in Democratic politics. Trump claimed that the judge "wants to put me in the clink for speaking the open and obvious TRUTH. I will gladly become a modern-day Nelson Mandela," host Ana Cabrara read.

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'Political suicide': Sean Hannity warns Republicans must drop 'extreme position' — or lose

A prominent Fox News host is warning Republicans that their extremist position on abortion loses elections and — if they don't allow for exceptions to the procedure — it will result in "political suicide."

Fox News host Sean Hannity joined Fox & Friends this Monday and responded to Donald Trump's recent announcement of his "official policy" on abortion, where he said the decision should be left to the states.

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'I must disagree': Trump's own fans reject his latest GOP endorsement on Truth Social

Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to endorse a Republican lawmaker, but the former president's own fans rejected the suggestion.

Trump frequently makes endorsements on his social media platform that recently went public. On Sunday, he endorsed Tony Wied, Brad Finstad, Pete Stauber, and Tom Emmer in the hopes that they will succeed in their races.

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'Confidence trick': Internet calls out Trump over unverified $50 million fundraising night

Donald Trump, Lauren Boebert, Tim Scott, and numerous media outlets are among those who have parroted the line that Donald Trump raised $50 million at a one-night fundraiser, but not everyone is convinced it's true.

Trump made the claim himself on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. And on Sunday, he shared a Breitbart article with the title, "Trump Smashes Biden’s Fundraising Record with $50 Million Saturday Night Haul."

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'Didn't you get tossed out?' Lauren Boebert mocked for bragging about Trump 'house party'

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on Sunday was hit with a barrage of ridicule after she bragged about a Donald Trump "house party" where he says he raised $50 million in one night.

Boebert, who has faced numerous scandals including being kicked out of a musical for inappropriate behavior that was caught on the security footage for the theater, took to social media on Sunday to make a claim about Trump's fundraising versus Joe Biden's numbers. It's worth noting that Biden and Democrats brought in more than $90 million in March and have more than double what Trump has, according to the New York Times' reporting.

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'He can still talk about the case': Fox News host corrects Trump gag order lies

Fox News host Howard Kurtz reminded Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt that her boss could still talk about his hush-money case even though a judge put a limited gag order in place.

While speaking to Leavitt on Sunday, Kurtz noted that former President Donald Trump had said he was willing to go to jail after Judge Juan Merchan prevented him from talking about court staff or the judge's family.

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Mike Johnson dealing with 'morale problem' as GOP fears more lawmakers will quit abruptly

With six months to go before the 2024 election, the House Republican leadership is busy putting out fires and encouraging members of their caucus that things will get better so they should stick around.

According to a report from the Washington Post, there is a severe morale problem among House Republicans who are tired of the chaos that has led to the ousting of previous Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and the back-biting that has led to a whopping 21 lawmakers who are leaving — five of whom are bailing before the election.

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'Lost $4 billion': Maria Bartiromo grills Devin Nunes on Truth Social sell-off

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo highlighted revenue losses suffered by Donald Trump's Truth Social platform.

During a Sunday interview with Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes, Bartiromo reviewed the company's financial condition.

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This right-wing tactic 'raises risk of throwing the 2024 election into chaos'

Ahead of the 2024 election, Mark Cook has agreed to pack his suitcase and travel throughout his state of Arizona "for a mission he said he was called to by God," according to The Guardian.

He's "one of several quasi-disciples of Mike Lindell and other big-name election influencers who have been spreading the hand-count gospel around the country since 2020, when Donald Trump began claiming without evidence that ballot tabulating machines were rigged against him."

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'We're run by a pedophile ring': RFK Jr. fan called out for conspiracy theories on C-SPAN

A supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was called out for repeating conspiracy theories after he claimed pedophiles were secretly running the country.

During the Sunday edition of C-SPAN's Washington Journal, a caller named David said he had recently switched from the Democratic Party to become an independent voter.

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House Freedom Caucus in turmoil over internal war with Trumpworld

With the 2024 presidential election looming, Donald Trump insiders are feuding with the far-right members of the House Freedom Caucus whose leader endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) leaving bruised feelings and lingering resentment.

Previously headed up by Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) — both of whom went on to serve as White House chief of staff for the former president — Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) is now at the helm and that has members of Trump's inner circle furious because of his previous endorsement snub.

Add to that, not every member of the caucus is whole-heartedly backing Trump's third bid for the Oval Office which is also straining relations.

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According to a report from the Daily Beast's Reese Gorman and Matt Fuller, "... as Trump prepares himself to take back the White House and Republicans ready for another chaotic administration, the HFC is in one of its most complicated relationships with the leader of the GOP."

The major bone of contention is Good, with Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita recently vowing, "Bob Good won’t be electable when we get done with him."

According to the Beast report, there is also a faction of advisers around the former president who want to shut out the Freedom Caucus so they have a louder voice when it comes to policy decisions.

“They’ve been elevating the people who aren’t Trump fans, and that’s definitely caught the eye of people at Mar-a-Lago,” one insider admitted, with the Beast report adding, "As with most things in Trump’s orbit of influence, those around the former president look at influencing him as a zero sum game. Ensuring that the Freedom Caucus doesn’t have the same relationship it once had with Trump means others can sway him. In that sense, it’s in the interest of those currently on the inside to lock down access to Trump and make sure those on the outside remain far away."

As for Good's reelection prospects, another Trumpworld insider stated, "Trump wouldn’t care if he lost, which is a big problem for Good. How does the Freedom Caucus chairman oppose Trump in the primary, not get his support, and then expect to lead in a Trump-led Republican party?”

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'Trump is threatening violence on Americans:' Internet pounces on ex-president's new video

Donald Trump on Saturday shared a video that purports to be about his "virtues," but political onlookers said it is about more than that.

Trump posted the video on Saturday. Titled "Trump's virtues," the video opens with Thomas Klingenstein, self identified as a writer, a playwright, and an investor, calling on those who "can't stand" Trump to support the former president nonetheless.

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'This is so embarrassing for you': MSNBC host takes on Trump's 'shadow secretary of State'

A host from MSNBC on Saturday feuded with Donald Trump’s former intelligence officer Richard Grenell, who is reportedly now acting as a “shadow secretary of State” for the former president.

It started with a video of MSNBC's Alex Wagner reporting on Kash Patel, the former Chief of Staff to Trump's Secretary of defense. According to the report, he promised to go after people in the media, and is being considered for Attorney General in a potential second term for Trump.

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