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Donald Trump says DeSantis fired his top campaign official 'like on The Apprentice'

Donald Trump on Saturday said his biggest opponent in the 2024 race for the Republican nomination for President, Ron DeSantis, fired his friend and top campaign official, just like on Trump's former show, "The Apprentice."

The former president, who earlier in the day attacked the conservative advocacy group called "Club for Growth" on social media for its support of DeSantis, posted on his Truth Social platform that DeSantis fired Phil Cox, a former executive director of the Republican Governors Association. He also had some words for Cox, who was reportedly chosen for the RGA post based on "close relationships with a number of Republican governors."

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'Club for No Growth': Trump slams conservative advocacy group for supporting DeSantis

Donald Trump late Saturday leveled an attack against the "Club for Growth," a conservative advocacy group that recently criticized the former president in an ad, for supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Trump posted on Truth Social, his own social media platform that he created after being banned from most other platforms in the wake of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection attempt, that the group is attempting to counter DeSantis' own policy decisions.

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'We're all at blame': GOP rep. sidesteps question over Republican credibility on debt debate

A Republican congressman on Saturday avoided directly answering a question on the GOP's credibility when it comes to the debt ceiling.

Rep. Tim Burchett, of Tennessee, appeared on CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, and was asked about issues surrounding the debt ceiling. While Burchett said the debt ceiling debate was plagued by "rumors" about what might be in the final deal, he noted that he does believe negotiators are "close" to reaching one.

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Man who served time for Jan. 6 Parler threats demands $370 million for being banned: report

A man who was convicted for threatening a follow-up attack after the Capitol Hill insurrection, and suggested bringing enough people and weapons to overcome any "standing army or police agency," is now suing right-wing social network Parler for banning him for those very threats.

Troy Smocks is suing Parler, which was recently shut down after it was sold, leaving former employees to plot their own new platform, for $370 million, according to a Gizmodo report.

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Fact checking on social media is becoming a thing of the past due to tech layoffs: report

As financial belt tightening and layoffs rippled throughout the tech industry in recent months, fact checkers and researchers who were tasked with keeping disinformation and extremism off of social media platforms are becoming scarce, CNBC reported.

"The cuts come at a time of increased cyberbullying, which has been linked to higher rates of adolescent self-harm, and as the spread of misinformation and violent content collides with the exploding use of artificial intelligence," the report stated.

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'Self-inflicted disaster': Former CNN contributor nails network for still not learning from Trump blowback

Reacting to announcements that CNN will be holding town halls for 2024 GOP presidential nomination contender Nikki Haley to be followed by another one starring former vice president Mike Pence, former CNN contributor Wajahat Ali shook his head at the network execs who have failed to learn from blowback after the Donald Trump town hall.

The surprising decision to hand primetime spots to Haley and Pence -- that latter of which has yet to announce he's running -- appears to be due to the network execs "doubling down" despite the post-Trump plunge in ratings for the already beleaguered network.

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Ron DeSantis says he would consider pardoning Trump for Jan. 6

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (FL) confirmed on Thursday that he would consider pardoning former President Donald Trump for any charges stemming from the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021.

During an interview on The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, DeSantis was asked if he would consider pardons for Trump and other Jan. 6 defendants.

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'An active coup!' Marjorie Taylor Greene rants that Biden is trying to take over his own government

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) accused President Joe Biden's government of running an "active coup."

Greene told War Room host Steve Bannon that she suspected a "coup" because the FBI had not charged the president's son, Hunter.

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'Joe Biden belongs in jail': Marjorie Taylor Greene demands president go to prison

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) argued on Wednesday that President Joe Biden should be jailed.

During an appearance on the War Room podcast with host Steve Bannon, Greene also called on law enforcement agencies in the federal government to be "splintered into a thousand pieces."

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'It's disgusting': Mike Lindell attacks 'compromised judges' for Kari Lake's latest election loss

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell lashed out at "compromised judges" on Tuesday after Republican candidate Kari Lake lost her latest bid to overturn Arizona's 2022 election for governor.

On Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson rejected Lake's final election lawsuit because there was not "clear and convincing evidence or a preponderance of evidence" showing misconduct.

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Trump: 'I've been violated as badly as anybody that's ever walked'

Former President Donald Trump claimed that he had "been violated as badly as anybody that's ever walked" after special counsel John Durham's report said the FBI did not follow procedures while investigating his 2016 campaign.

During a Monday interview on Real America's Voice, host Amanda Head asked Trump to respond to civil liberties violations for Jan. 6 protesters and himself.

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Former Trump official says DeSantis would win the 'big fights' with NFL kneelers and Whoopi Goldberg

Erin Perrine, a former communications director for Donald Trump, criticized the former president for being unable to ban kneeling in the NFL and failing to remove Whoopi Goldberg from TV.

During an appearance on Fox Business, Perrine explained why she had decided to lead a super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for president in 2024.

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‘Awful, racist, sexist’: Tables turned on Republican for whitewashing Michelle Obama attacks

Fox News contributor Marie Harf pushed back on former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) after he seemed to forget about the racist and sexist attacks Michelle Obama faced while she was first lady of the United States.

During a discussion about allegedly sexist attacks on Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, Chaffetz argued that only conservative women faced criticism.

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