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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2021 20:50:10 GMT
Nikki Haley sent a clear message to Donald Trump on Monday: If you run for president, I'm out.
"I would not run if President Trump ran, and I would talk to him about it," Haley said in response to a question from The Associated Press during a news conference at South Carolina State University when asked if she would support another White House bid from Trump. "That's something that we will have a conversation about, at some point."
Asked whether she would support Trump if he ran again, Haley responded simply "yes."
That represents a MASSIVE shift from what Haley was saying about Trump -- and his future in politics -- just a few months ago.
"We need to acknowledge he let us down. He went down a path he shouldn't have, and we shouldn't have followed him, and we shouldn't have listened to him. And we can't let that ever happen again." Haley told Politico's Tim Alberta in February. She added of Trump: "He's not going to run for federal office again. ... I don't think he's going to be in the picture. I don't think he can. He's fallen so far."
Which is different than what she said on Monday! Like, a lot different!
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2021 5:54:08 GMT
Donald Trump continued Monday to tease another presidential campaign in 2024, saying he is studying the idea but declining to make a commitment one way or another.
"I am looking at it very seriously, beyond seriously," Trump told Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel. "From a legal standpoint, I don't want to really talk about it yet, it's a little too soon."
Trump, who plans to inject himself into Republican primaries in 2022 congressional elections, did not elaborate on what the "legal standpoint" is, nor did he indicate how long he will take to make a decision.
At the end of the hourlong interview, Hannity told Trump: "It sounds like you’re running. It sounds like you haven’t lost any engagement."
The former president's political future could be determined by legal action; he is under investigation in New York over past financial financial dealings. Prosecutors in Georgia are also looking at Trump over his efforts to pressure state officials into overturning his 2020 election loss in that state to President Joe Biden.
Trump's plans are the subject of the biggest guessing game in the Republican Party, particularly by people who appear to be planning their own presidential campaigns.
That group that includes Florida Gov, Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and ex-Vice President Mike Pence.
Donald Trump went beyond "New York bluster," Boehner says. In the meantime, Trump plans to get involved in congressional and state elections, including Republican primaries that could split the party ahead of general election races against Democrats.
Asked what he will do for his preferred Republican candidates, Trump said: "If they need a rally, we’ll do a rally. We’ll do calls. We’ll do all sorts of things."
Trump and his supporters are targeting Republicans who backed impeachment over the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol or otherwise criticized his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden.
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Post by Admin on Apr 26, 2021 6:36:38 GMT
Former President Donald Trump talks to Sean Hannity about his political plans for the future. #FoxNews #Hannity #Trump
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2021 22:44:24 GMT
Donald Trump’s office emailed a statement to reporters Tuesday in which the former president bashed the Oscars, noting its low ratings and suggesting that it return a host to the proceedings and change its name back to the Academy Awards.
“What used to be called The Academy Awards, and now is called the ‘Oscars’ —a far less important and elegant name—had the lowest Television Ratings in recorded history, even much lower than last year, which set another record low. If they keep with the current ridiculous formula, it will only get worse—if that’s possible,” Trump said. “Go back 15 years, look at the formula they then used, change the name back to THE ACADEMY AWARDS, don’t be so politically correct and boring, and do it right. ALSO, BRING BACK A GREAT HOST. These television people spend all their time thinking about how to promote the Democrat Party, which is destroying our Country, and cancel Conservatives and Republicans. That formula certainly hasn’t worked very well for The Academy!”
As president, Trump also took to criticizing the telecast, including last year, when he bashed Oscar voters for giving best picture to Parasite. At a rally, he said of the South Korean film, “What the hell was that all about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give them best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know.”
ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences frequently use the term “Oscars” to describe the ceremony, but AMPAS still refers to the awards as the Academy Awards.
The ceremony drew 10.4 million viewers, a record low, according to final Nielsen numbers released on Tuesday.
Talk hosts and commentators on the right seized on the low viewership to claim that it was due to political statements and speeches made during the telecast, something that even Regina King acknowledged at the outset could be a turnoff. But there’s also a strong case to be made that the viewership numbers reflect the popularity of the nominees. With moviegoing curbed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many had yet to see or even hear many of the contenders, even when they were available on streaming platforms.
The political statements that were made during the Oscars did not focus on Trump, but on topics like gun violence and policing.
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Post by Admin on May 2, 2021 5:30:42 GMT
President Biden has now surpassed 100 days in office with an ambitious program – focus on the former president is fading. President Donald Trump is far less present in the media and online, especially because his social media accounts remain blocked. But that doesn’t mean he’s away from the spotlight. In Florida, he’s building a new nerve center around himself.
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