2024 Elections

Lara Trump admits ex-president's McDonald's visit was 'stunt' after hairnet complaints

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump admitted that former President Donald Trump's recent visit to a Pennsylvania McDonald's was a political stunt after he was criticized for not wearing a hairnet while serving fries.

During an interview on Newsmax, host Bianca de la Garza told Lara Trump that Republicans had more "joy" than Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.

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Trump complains that his attacks on San Francisco hurt his own property value

Donald Trump complained Tuesday that the value of his property in San Francisco takes a hit every time he complains that the city has become "unlivable."

Speaking to a Latino round table in Miami, Florida, that was supposed to be about immigration, the former president veered onto a familiar attack on Kamala Harris, claiming that her time as San Francisco's attorney general left the city crime-ridden and run-down.

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Latino crowd cheers as Trump repeats attack on 'enemy from within'

Former President Donald Trump echoed his "enemy from within" rhetoric during a roundtable conversation that one CNN anchor described as incoherent and Vice President Kamala Harris characterized as threatening.

The Latino roundtable event at Trump National Doral in Miami saw the Republican presidential nominee repeat a new catchphrase tied to his threats to sic the U.S. military on political rivals if reelected.

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'Ridiculous things': Ex-aide says increasingly bizarre Trump is all part of plan

The co-hosts of "The View" said on Tuesday that one of the reasons Donald Trump is talking about bizarre things is that he can't address actual issues.

Over the weekend, Trump ranted about the late golfer Arnold Palmer's genitalia — a comment that promoted shock and concern among critics already questioning the ex-president's sanity.

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'Incoherent stream of consciousness': Fed-up CNN anchor cuts off Trump speech

A fed-up CNN anchor cut away from former President Donald Trump's campaign event Tuesday to complain about blatant falsehoods and incoherent rambling.

Jim Acosta cut live coverage from a Latino roundtable event at Trump National Doral to share his views on the Republican presidential nominee's commentary.

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'Where's Christi?' Trump can't find Florida mayor who is sitting right next to him

Former President Donald Trump couldn't find the mayor of Doral, Florida, Tuesday — even though she was sitting directly to his left.

At a roundtable campaign event with Latino leaders on Tuesday, Trump sought to "thank all of the representatives from the Doral area, because the mayor and everybody." He first called on Mayor Christi Fraga.

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'Tangentially off track': Doctor who wrote rule says it should be broken for Trump

The co-author of a decades-old rule limiting psychiatrists from sharing professional opinions about political leaders says it should be broken in the case of former President Donald Trump, according to a new report.

Allen Dyer, a retired George Washington University psychiatry professor, told the Huffington Post Tuesday that the American Psychoanalytic Association's 1973 "Goldwater Rule" should not stop discussions about Trump's apparent mental deterioration.

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'Is that the behavior of a role model?' CNN host grills surrogate on Trump's foul mouth

CNN host Jim Acosta questioned Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a surrogate for Donald Trump, after the former president used inappropriate language and recounted adult stories at recent rallies.

"He's also made a lot of crude comments lately talking about the golfer Arnold Palmer — talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia," Acosta said to Donalds on Tuesday. "Is this the way a president should speak?"

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Right-wing activist Laura Loomer sues Bill Maher over Trump affair claims: report

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer is suing HBO comedian Bill Maher over a suggestion he made that she was in a sexual relationship with Donald Trump, TMZ reported Tuesday.

Maher's remark followed commentary about the Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist traveling with Trump to several campaign events, despite not being an official part of his team.

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'Knife-fighting': Trump camp reportedly rife with backstabbing amid chief of staff choice

News that former President Donald Trump could choose a MAGA think tank head for his White House chief of staff has spurred ruthless in-fighting among campaign insiders hellbent on preventing it, according to a new report.

Insiders have linked suspicions that America First Policy Institute President Brooke Rollins' could potentially be picked for the role. It was leaked to the press that her think tank had been hacked by the Chinese, Politico reported Tuesday.

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'Damaged and compromised:' Trump delivers tone-deaf rant on classified document leak

Former President Donald Trump, whose Florida social club bathroom was raided by federal agents hunting for official White House documents he stored there, professed himself outraged Tuesday morning about mishandled classified information.

Trump's rant on Truth Social Tuesday morning did not reference his own federal court case on Espionage Act violation charges, but reports of "deeply concerning" leaked information about Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran.

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'Not on my watch boys!' CNN host stunned by liberal expert's election advice

CNN anchor Kate Bolduan roared disapproval at a political analyst Tuesday as he offered snarky advice to liberal voters ahead of Election Day.

Panelists Van Jones, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, and Scott Jennings, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, were both scolded by the outraged host as they debated the twists and turns of the 2024 presidential election.

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'Virtually nothing is correct': Fact checker left stunned by Trump swing state attack ad

Former President Donald Trump's new swing state attack ad against Vice President Kamala Harris is so full of exaggerations and falsehoods that it baffled a local authority and stunned a Washington Post fact checker.

Trump's recent pitch to Michigan autoworkers was described as "bombastic," "false" and "misleading" in a Washington Post analysis from Glenn Kessler Tuesday morning.

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