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'He knows nothing about me': Trump lashes out at Mitt Romney over border comment

Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out against departing lawmaker Mitt Romney, saying the former GOP presidential nominee knows "nothing about" the former president.

Trump was apparently responding to Romney, who recently slammed the ex-president for purportedly sabotaging a border deal in order to hurt Joe Biden's reelection bid. Trump took to his own social media network, Truth Social, to craft a reply.

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Trump encourages all states to send their troops to Texas to help Greg Abbott

In a two-part rant on Truth Social Thursday evening, former President Donald Trump called on Republican-controlled states to send National Guard troops to Texas to help Gov. Greg Abbott repel a supposed "invasion."

"When I was President, we had the most secure Border in History," wrote Trump. "Joe Biden has surrendered our Border, and is aiding and abetting a massive Invasion of millions of Illegal Migrants into the United States. Instead of fighting to protect our Country from this onslaught, Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked. In the face of this National Security, Public Safety, and Public Health Catastrophe, Texas has rightly invoked the Invasion Clause of the Constitution, and must be given full support to repel the Invasion.…"

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Trump has 'miscalculated' the impact Carroll trial will have on election: ex-GOP rep.

After Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba's request to have writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him dismissed Thursday, former U.S. Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) insisted that the MAGA hopeful "miscalculated" the potential impact the trial could have on his 2024 campaign.

During the latest episode of MSNBC's Chris Jansing Reports, Jansing emphasized the fact a jury already found that Trump sexually abused Carroll — and then defamed her by denying it.

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'Who cares?' Nikki Haley defiant as GOP leaders move to declare Trump party's nominee

Republican National Committee officials are debating a resolution that would declare the presidential primary presumptively over and former President Donald Trump the nominee, reported The Dispatch — and his final major remaining challenger, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, is defiant in the face of it.

David Bossie, the longtime head of Citizens United who previously served on Trump's campaign team, introduced the measure, according to writer David Drucker.

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Lindsey Graham: Trump presidency 'required' for a border 'solution'

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is insisting the only way there will be a "solution" to what Republicans are calling the "border crisis" is for Donald Trump to once again become president.

For months, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been working with Senate Republicans, especially Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), to craft a bipartisan border deal that also provides funding to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan – a requirement of House Republicans.

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'Resilient' U.S. economy defies recession fears to cap solid year

US economic growth was stronger than expected in the final months of 2023, government data showed Thursday, offering a boost to President Joe Biden as he heads into reelection campaigning.

The world's biggest economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, fueled by a resilient jobs market and consumer spending, the Commerce Department said.

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Never-Trumpers still out to prove 'toddler' ex-president is 'unfit' to win nomination

Donald Trump has won the first two contests on the way to winning the Republican presidential nomination, but his opponents within the party aren't ready to give up their fight to deprive him of a chance for re-election.

Polls and exit surveys from both Iowa and New Hampshire show a substantial portion of GOP voters cast ballots against the ex-president and would not consider voting for him in November, and anti-Trump Republicans believe there's still a chance to prevent him from sewing up the nomination, reported Politico.

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'I am baffled by how stupid Republicans are': Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough marveled at the "stupid" positions Republicans had staked out on the two biggest political issues in this year's election, which he said would hurt both the nation and their own party.

Voters are concerned about the economy and immigration, but the "Morning Joe" host said Republicans are actively working against measures that would boost the economy and improve border security in an effort to deprive President Joe Biden of political wins to help Trump's chances at re-election.

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Danger signs for Trump lurk in big primary wins

Donald Trump is steamrolling his way to the Republican presidential nomination with unprecedented speed, but the primaries have also underlined vulnerabilities when it comes to taking back the White House.

Hidden in his double-digit victories over last surviving rival Nikki Haley in Iowa and New Hampshire are warning signs over his standing with the independents and moderate Republicans he'll need to prevail against President Joe Biden in November.

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'Taste of own medicine': Analyst says Republican's Biden probe blowing up in their faces

Republican House members who are trying to use public hearings on Hunter Biden's legal problems, in an effort to damage President Joe Biden's re-election prospects, are finding the Democrats are more than willing to fight fire with fire.

House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-KY) along with House Judiciary Committee head Jim Jordan(R-OH) have allowed members of their caucus free rein to make attacks on the Bidens only to receive return fire from Democrats Like Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL).

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Riley Rogerson, Republicans are finding themselves back on their heels at the unexpected pushback from Democrats on what they thought was a winning strategy, with Moskowitz explaining his party is "giving them a taste of their own medicine."

As he explained, following his holding up enlarged pictures of Donald Trump with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein at a recent hearing, “They’ve decided to turn it into Cirque Du Soleil Oversight where literally, it’s just a total show. If that is the game that they are going to play, then game on."

As the Beast's Rogerson wrote, "... the young, spunky cohort of Democrats—mentored by the leader of Trump’s second impeachment, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) — are refusing to take it. Where past generations of Democrats might have sat back, preferring to let Republican dysfunction speak for itself, the Oversight Dems are hitting Republicans hard."

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), who got the expression "d--k pics" entered into the Congressional Record during a verbal battle with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), cut right to the chase about the Democrats' strategy.

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“We’re calling out their bulls--t like every single time, and I think they’re surprised by it. I think they’re not used to it. And I think that we are causing them great embarrassment,” he explained.

That strategy, and lack of success by Comer in leading the inquiry, is reportedly making the membership sour on his machinations.

One House Republican who asked to remain anonymous told the Messenger this week, "One would be hard-pressed to find the best moment for James Comer in the Oversight Committee. It’s been a parade of embarrassments.”

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'Donald Trump is a scab': UAW endorses Joe Biden for president

After a monthslong delay partly related to electric vehicle policy, the United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection in November.

The announcement came on the final day of a UAW conference in Washington, D.C., and on the heels of an unsanctioned primary in New Hampshire—which Biden won as a write-in candidate, as he did not appear on the ballot due to a dispute between state leaders and the Democratic National Committee.

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What U.S. economic measures can be expected if Trump is reelected?

Former U.S. president Donald Trump campaigned on the economy during his failed reelection bid in 2020 and it remains a major theme in his push to retake the White House again in 2024.

Inflation and high interest rates are at the heart of Americans' concerns as Trump steers towards a probable November rematch with President Joe Biden

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'He took the bait': GOP insider says Nikki Haley tricked Trump into 'a strategic mistake'

Trump appears to be a sore winner.

After defeating his lone rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, for the New Hampshire GOP primary vote to get closer to the White House — former President Donald Trump left "winning with grace" in Iowa.

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