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GOP governor calls on fellow Republicans to ‘move on’ from Trump
Donald Trump-endorsed Republican representative Alex Mooney defeated fellow Republican David McKinley in a primary in West Virginia, a victory demonstrating the former president’s sway on the party ahead of the midterms.
“Donald Trump loves West Virginia, and West Virginia loves Donald Trump,” Mr Mooney said in his victory speech. Mr McKinley, who broke away from his party by becoming one of 13 Republicans to vote in support of support Joe Biden’s $1.2tn infrastructure bill, was sharply criticised by Mr Trump a RINO, or “Republican in Name Only”. He was supported by the state’s most senior Democrat, Joe Manchin.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk has said he would end Mr Trump’s ban from Twitter, saying he thought the decision to block the then-president was “morally wrong”, “foolish in the extreme” and “it alienated a large part of the country”.
Perhaps as a reminder of what America has been missing without the former president on the platform, Rolling Stone published a story in which senior Trump officials said he repeatedly asked if China had a secret “hurricane gun” to launch storms at the US.
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Show latest update 1652250601 Marjorie Taylor Greene told to stop ‘repeating Putin’s propaganda’
Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene has been asked by a Democrat lawmaker not to parrot the propaganda of the Russian president after she contested a $40bn (￡32.4bn) aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday,
She claimed that the Biden administration was using this to cover up its crimes as members of the US House of Representatives began debating the aid package.
Ms Greene said: “$40bn dollars but there’s no baby formula for American mothers and babies.”
“An unknown amount of money to the CIA and Ukraine supplemental bill but there’s no formula for American babies,” she added. “Stop funding regime change and money laundering scams. A US politician covers up their crimes in countries like Ukraine.”
Democrat lawmaker Jamie Raskin, denounced her for her comments and said: “Here’s a formula for the destruction of democracy: repeating Putin’s propaganda and disinformation and appeasing imperialist assaults on sovereign nations.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene told to stop ‘repeating Putin’s propaganda’ on helping Ukraine She claims there is $40bn for Ukraine but ‘no baby formula for American mothers and babies’
Shweta Sharma 11 May 2022 07:30
1652248434 Jack Dorsey backs Elon Musk’s plans to reverse Trump’s Twitter ban
Jack Dorsey said that he “agrees” that there should not be permanent bans on individual Twitter users. He said it was a “business decision” that should not have been made.
“And we should always revisit our decisions and evolve as necessary. I stated in that thread and still believe that permanent bans of individuals are directionally wrong,” he said in response to a tweet from Dan Primack, a business editor at Axios.
Mr Dorsey added: “There are exceptions (CSE, illegal behaviour, spam or network manipulation, etc), but generally permanent bans are a failure of ours and don’t work, which I wrote about here after the event (and called for a resilient social media protocol)”.
It came after Mr Musk told Financial Times in an interview he would reverse the ban on the former president if his purchase of the social media giant goes through.
Shweta Sharma 11 May 2022 06:53
1652246101 Pillen beats Trump-backed rival to win Nebraska primary for governor
Jim Pillen, a University of Nebraska regent who was backed by the state’s outgoing governor, has won the Republican primary for Nebraska governor.
He defeated the Donald Trump-backed Charles Herbster, who is a millionaire businessman embroiled in scandals for groping multiple women.
“We live in the greatest place on the planet, right here in Nebraska,” Mr Pillen said in a victory speech late Tuesday as a crowd cheered and chanted, “Let’s go, Jim!” He said his opponents had called to concede.
Mr Pillen is a hog farm owner and veterinarian. He defeated eight challengers, including Brett Lindstrom, a state senator and Omaha financial adviser who was generally viewed as a more moderate choice.
Shweta Sharma 11 May 2022 06:15
1652245201 Alex Mooney claims victory, says ‘monumental night for West Virginians’
In his victory speech, Alex Moonet said: “I am honored the voters of West Virginia’s new Second Congressional District have chosen me to carry the conservative banner as we begin the sprint to November.”
“Tonight is a monumental night for West Virginians, and I look forward to being their trusted conservative voice in Congress.”
Shweta Sharma 11 May 2022 06:00
1652244301 ‘Fake electors’ co-operating with investigation into Trump efforts to overturn election, report says
Multiple GOP electors in Georgia who served as fake voters were interviewed by prosecutors investigating former president Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the criminal probe, two sources told CNN.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office is trying to determine if pro-Trump electors in Georgia knew that their actions were part of a broader strategy to pressure election officials and overturn Joe Biden’s victory, the report said.
The electors who are being questioned by prosecutors, including the state’s Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, have been assured that they are being considered as witnesses and not accused or targets in the investigation.
Shweta Sharma 11 May 2022 05:45
1652243400 Jen Psaki explains Biden’s use of ‘ultra-MAGA’
The White House press secretary has explained the West Wing’s new use of the phrase “ultra-MAGA” to describe Republicans aligned with the party’s far-right bent, which she said was coined by the president himself.
Jen Psaki faced questions from reporters at her daily press briefing on Tuesday for the second day in a row regarding the term and its use by the president in criticism of the GOP.
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Oliver O'Connell 11 May 2022 05:30
1652241660 Elon Musk says he plans to lift Donald Trump’s Twitter ban
Elon Musk says he will end Donald Trump’s ban from Twitter, adding that he thought the decision to block the then-president was “morally bad”.
In news that will celebrated by supporters of Mr Trump as enthusiastically as it is condemned by his critics, the tech billionaire who is in the process of buying the social media network, said the initial decision had been incorrect.
Andrew Buncombe reports.
Elon Musk says he’ll end Donald Trump’s Twitter ban Decision on whether or not to reinstate former president had been much anticipated
Oliver O'Connell 11 May 2022 05:01
1652240595 Trump-backed conservative Alex Mooney wins West Virginia GOP primary
Republican representative Alex Mooney defeated fellow Republican, David McKinley in a primary in West Virginia, a victory proving Donald Trump’s hold on the party.
“Donald Trump loves West Virginia, and West Virginia loves Donald Trump,” Mr Mooney said in his victory speech. Mr Mooney and Mr McKinley were pitted against each other in the state’s second congressional district West Virginia lost a congressional seat following the 2020 Census.
Mr McKinley, who voted for a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure and the creation of an investigation team to probe the 6 January riots, was sharply criticized by the former president.
Mr Trump called Mr McKinley a RINO, or “Republican in Name Only” and endorsed Mr Mooney the day Joe Biden signed the infrastructure law.
Shweta Sharma 11 May 2022 04:43
1652239826 Biden hits back at GOP senator who called him ‘incoherent, incapacitated and confused’
President Joe Biden ramped up his war of words with Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott, who said that the president is “incoherent, incapacitated and confused”.
A reporter asked Mr Biden about the Republican senator’s comments saying he should resign.
“I think the man has a problem,” Mr Biden responded.
Eric Garcia has the story.
Biden hits back at GOP senator calling him ‘incoherent, incapacitated and confused’ Comes as Mr Biden seeks to make Rick Scott’s tax policy the main idea for Democrats to run against
Oliver O'Connell 11 May 2022 04:30
1652238026 ‘You’re going to be held accountable, bro’: Steve Bannon threatens Mark Esper over Trump revelations
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has vowed revenge against Mark Esper for making shocking revelations against Donald Trump in his new book.
The former defence secretary, in A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times, has made several astounding claims from his time at the White House when Mr Trump was president.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports.
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Oliver O'Connell 11 May 2022 04:00
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