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Trump fans seek revenge against Wisconsin's top GOP official: 'You could be next'

Donald Trump supporters are trying force a recall election of Wisconsin's top elected Republican, assembly speaker Robin Vos, because he refused to impeach the state's head elections official.

Vos infuriated the former president and his supporters by refusing to decertify President Joe Biden's election win, and he angered them even more when he refused to go along with a plan to impeach top election official Meagan Wolfe, reported ABC News.

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How Trump has once again 'exposed' himself as a 'small-minded bully': analysis

Former President Donald Trump has often attacked President Joe Biden as "Sleepy Joe," but after Biden's passionate and aggressive State of the Union address, Trump used a different line of attack in response — and mocked Biden's speech impediment.

The Atlantic’s John Hendrickson lamented that Trump has crossed yet another line — one that speaks volumes about his character, or lack thereof.

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Trump asks judge to pause Stormy Daniels trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity

Donald Trump asked a judge Monday to delay his New York criminal case until the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed his presidential immunity claim in another prosecution.

The former president is scheduled to stand trial beginning March 25 in Manhattan on 34 counts of falsification of business records related to his hush money payments to adult movie star Stormy Daniels, but Trump asked Judge Juan Merchan to put the case on pause until the high court ruled, reported Reuters.

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Trump's 'rambling and confusing' answer on TikTok ban called out by New York Times

Former President Donald Trump was asked on Monday why he had apparently changed his mind on the merits of banning TikTok, but his answer left the New York Times somewhat puzzled.

In fact, the Times' coverage of Trump's remarks, which were made to CNBC's "Squawk Box," described them as "rambling" in the headline.

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Trump calls for cuts to Social Security and Medicare: ‘A lot you can do’

Donald Trump just made clear he would like to cut Social Security and Medicare.

One year ago this month, Trump was attacking "potential GOP primary opponents" and "warning ... party leaders to stay away from the popular entitlement programs in their push to cut spending," causing a split in the GOP, Politico reported. "Lawmakers who once backed entitlement overhauls are now openly at odds with colleagues who’d prefer to soften their positions before they face voters in 2024. And a GOP presidential race that’s a referendum on Trump himself is now also becoming one on Medicare and Social Security."

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GOP candidate mocked after claiming Trump outplays pros on the golf course

A former adviser to Donald Trump who is running for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives spoke at a recent Trump rally and offered some praise of the former President's golf skills.

“I’m not sure if I should say this,” Brian Jack said during his speech. “But just a few weeks ago, President Trump put to shame two professional golfers. I ain’t gonna mention their names, but just know he shot a 70 on 18 holes.”

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Trump yet again opens door to new E. Jean Carroll lawsuit during Monday interview: expert

Donald Trump may have once again put himself at risk of another defamation lawsuit from writer E. Jean Carroll during an interview on CNBC Monday morning.

Just two days after he attacked Carroll at a Georgia rally, which came a day after he posted a $92 million bond while he appeals his two court losses to her, he was at it again during a phone interview with the hosts of "Squawk Box."

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Peter Navarro again begs judge to grant stay just days before jail term begins

Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has asked a federal judge to delay his jail term while he appeals a guilty verdict in his contempt of Congress case.

In a 12-page filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, attorneys noted Navarro had been ordered to report to jail on March 19.

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Trump uses Judge Cannon's 'slow pace' in docs trial to request another delay

Former President Donald Trump has asked U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon to grant a delay in the classified documents case against him.

In a four-page motion filed on Monday, Trump's attorneys said they needed more time to submit documents to the court. Court watchers blamed Cannon's "slow pace" for opening the door to additional delays.

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'Mad king': Experts sound alarm that Trump's 'diseased mind' makes him easy to manipulate

If Donald Trump wins back the presidency in 2024, the so-called "resistance" won't be able to mobilize coherently enough to stop the “shock and awe” campaign he will visit upon the American people, and his increasing difficulties in cognition, language and memory will make his presidency even more dangerous.

That's according to a range of experts speaking to Salon's Chauncey DeVega, one of whom was Dr. John Gartner, a prominent psychologist and contributor to the bestselling book, "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President."

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Trump 'screwed, blued and tattooed' if he can't quickly come up with some cash: economist

Donald Trump needs to scare up some cash — quickly — to pay off his legal judgments if he's going to avoid bankruptcy, an expert said.

The former president faces potentially acute problems retaining liquidity after he was hit with more than $542 million in judgments for fraud and defamation, and market economist Jon Gabrielsen told Newsweek that some reports have erroneously compared Trump's stated cash balances with his growing legal debt.

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GOP C-SPAN caller stuns Andy Biggs: 'I'm going to vote for Biden because I'm Christian'

A Republican informed Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) that he was voting for President Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump because he was a Christian.

On Monday's edition of C-SPAN's Washington Journal program, a Republican from Connecticut named Nick told Biggs he was making his first call to the network.

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Childhood friends say Katie Britt 'did everything right' — until she turned to Trump

Childhood friends of Republican Sen. Katie Britt think she did everything right for her political career in Alabama — until she became pro-Donald Trump.

Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, Republican strategist Rina Shah revealed that her husband grew up with Britt in Alabama.

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