Trump is writing a book on how presidency was stolen from him
Former president Donald Trump is facing a bipartisan backlash after he shared a post on his social media platform Truth Social seemingly calling for “civil war” in the United States.
Mr Trump “retruthed” a user’s “civil war” comment on former Fox Nation host Lara Logan’s post, which was a screengrab of El Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele‘s criticism of America.
“The most powerful country in the world is falling so fast, that it makes you rethink what are the real reasons,” Mr Bukele wrote on Twitter. “Something so big and powerful can’t be destroyed so quickly, unless the enemy comes from within.”
Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans tore into the 45th president for “calling for a civil war” following the 6 January Capitol insurrection.
“Any of my fellow Republicans wanna speak out now? Or are we just wanting to get through ‘just one more election first’,” asked Rep Adam Kinzinger.
ICYMI: Watchdog says Secret Service spent $1.75m at Trump-owned properties
Donald Trump’s choice to frequently stay at his own properties while president resulted in a windfall for his company, according to Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington.
The group, through Freedom of Information Act requests, learned that the Secret Service spent more than $1.75 million at Trump properties to protect the president over the course of four years.
It’s not unheard of for the Secret Service to spend large sums to protect presidential candidates, presidents, former presidents, or their family members, particularly when it comes to securing the use of facilities near a protectee’s residence.
Yet the scale and scope of protective operations, combined with the tendency of Mr Trump and his family members to travel to properties in their company’s portfolio and their insistence on charging the agents responsible for protecting for the privilege of doing so has no modern precedent.
Andrew Feinberg has the story.
Andrew Naughtie24 May 2022 10:26
Capitol rioter asks for looser release conditions to keep teenage kids out of mischief
Many of the scores of accused Capitol rioters are seeking to change the conditions of their release from custody, citing myriad reasons. Now, a new pretext has been given by Rachel Powell, who faces a curfew and is forced to wear an ankle braclet: she is worried that without her full supervision, her teenage sons will get up to too much trouble.
Andrew Naughtie24 May 2022 09:15
Could a Mo Brooks surge deal a second blow to Donald Trump on Tuesday?
Donald Trump is already likely bracing for the defeat of his chosen candiate in the Georgia gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. But in neighbouring Alabama, a surging Mo Brooks could be poised to deal him a double-tap defeat.
The congressman is surging in the race, according to a poll released late last week, and now sits only a few percentage points behind Katie Britt, the frontrunner. Ms Britt or Mr Brooks would need 50 per cent to avoid a June runoff, and if Mr Brooks comes out ahead of Ms Britt tomorrow it could be a serious sign that Donald Trump’s endorsement is not the powerful force it used to be.
Read more about the race in the Associated Press:
John Bowden24 May 2022 07:36
Meet Brian Kemp: The man who could deal a blow to Donald Trump in Georgia
Georgia’s Brian Kemp may become known, at least after Tuesday, as the man who did the impossible: Defeat a candidate backed by Donald Trump in a Republican primary in the deep south.
That certainly looks to be the case as the incumbent governor charges into Tuesday’s primary with a double-digit polling lead over David Perdue, the Trump acolyte who looks to be set to deliver the former president his first defeat of the 2022 primary season.
Read more in The Independent:
John Bowden24 May 2022 06:00
ICYMI: Kellyanne Conway eviscerates Jared Kushner
Kellyanne Conway is holding nothing back…
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