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Donald Trump said he wanted to buy a Glock pistol while on a tour of a gun shop in South Carolina with Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene.
To buy a gun, the former president would have to answer questions on a form, including if he’s under indictment. Mr Trump has been indicted four times this year.
A spokesperson for Mr Trump said he didn’t end up purchasing a firearm.
Mr Trump’s gun store visit came after he demanded that the parent company of MSNBC and NBC be investigated for “treason” over what he described as “one-side and vicious coverage”.
In a Truth Social rant on Sunday, the former president threatened to launch a probe into Comcast if he wins the 2024 race.
“They are a true threat to Democracy and are, in fact, THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! The Fake News Media should pay a big price for what they have done to our once great Country!” he wrote.
In another post, he demanded that “all” Senate Democrats resign over the charges facing Senator Bob Menendez – at a time when Mr Trump is refusing to step aside from the 2024 race while facing several criminal cases.
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Show latest update 57 minutes ago Did Trump buy a gun?
Donald Trump, who is facing two separate federal indictments and dozens of criminal charges in four states, posed with a handgun with his face engraved on the grip during a tour of a gun store in South Carolina.
A social media post from a spokesperson for the former president said he bought the weapon, then clarified that he only wanted to, then deleted the post with a video of the exchange, in which Mr Trump can be heard telling the seller “I want to buy one” as he points to a bronze-coloured Glock pistol.
The clip was preserved by a social media account for the National Rifle Association, with a post stating that the leading candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination for president “falls in love with a Trump edition gun”.
Mr Trump posed with the gun alongside South Carolina’s Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson before a campaign rally.
Federal statutes prohibit firearm sales to any person who is under felony indictment, and lying on a transaction form to determine eligibility could also include additional criminal charges.
Mr Trump, who faces 91 criminal charges, and who famously told supporters in 2016 that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” without losing voters, has vowed to protect and expand Second Amendment protections if elected, joining Republican candidates for the GOP’s nomination who have rejected the role of high-powered weapons and proliferation of firearms in the gun violence crisis.
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Trump ‘wants’ Glock pistol he can’t legally purchase Federal statutes prohibit anyone under federal indictment from purchasing a firearm
Rachel Sharp 26 September 2023 10:24
1 hour ago White House warns nutrition assistance for 7m mothers and children would stop if GOP causes shutdown
With less than a week until the US government runs out of funding and just days until Republican presidential candidates not named Donald Trump square off for their second primary debate, the White House and President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign are looking to capitalise on the dysfunction and spectacle in the House Republican Conference and the GOP primary field by blaming Republicans for the consequences of any shutdown and tying it to Mr Trump.
In the US political system, Congress is responsible for passing 12 annual spending bills to fund operations of government and countless social service programmes before the start of a new fiscal year on 1 October.
But the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has failed to make any progress on passing any of the 12, and a small number of GOP representatives have blocked any effort to find a way out of the impasse by threatening to oust the House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, should he rely on Democratic votes to pass a compromise measure that would keep the government running long enough to negotiate budget levels for the full fiscal year.
Should a solution not reach Mr Biden’s desk for his signature by midnight on Saturday, millions of federal civilian workers and US troops could be furloughed or forced to work without pay, and myriad federal programmes could be temporarily shuttered with dire consequences for those who rely on them.
Speaking in the White House briefing room on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned that a key programme which provides nutritional support for pregnant women, nursing mothers and their young children would lose all federal funding if Congress does not act before the deadline five days from now.
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Andrew Feinberg 26 September 2023 10:00
2 hours ago A senator, his wife, halal certifiers and New Jersey real estate: A who’s who guide to the Bob Menendez case
A federal grand jury indictment accuses Democratic US Senator Robert Menendez and his wife, along with three New Jersey businessmen, of participating in an alleged bribery scheme trading international political favours and disrupting criminal investigations in exchange for cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and other gifts.
Mr Menendez and his wife Nadine Menendez are charged with three counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
Fred Daibes, Wael Hana and Jose Uribe are charged with the first two of those counts.
The indictment outlines the senator’s role in several alleged criminal schemes, including sharing “sensitive US government information” to covertly benefit the Egyptian government, pushing US officials to secure an exclusive business deal with one of the co-defendants, and pressuring state and federal prosecutors to drop investigations.
The alleged players include a New Jersey real estate developer who was previously convicted of fraud, a halal meat certification business owner, and an associate who also has separately faced fraud charges. Mr Menendez and attorneys for his four co-defendants have all denied wrongdoing.
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Alex Woodward 26 September 2023 09:00
3 hours ago Trump campaigns in South Carolina after a weekend spent issuing threats and leveling treason claims
Former President Donald Trump ramped up his campaign schedule with a visit to South Carolina on Monday after a busy weekend online that included threats to the media, multiple accusations of treason and a claim he could design a better fighter jet than the military.
The Republican presidential front-runner, who has spent far less time on the campaign trail than his leading rivals, began his trip to small-town Summerville with a meet-and-greet with volunteers at a local campaign office and a visit to a local gun store. He was to speak later to supporters outside a boat manufacturing facility.
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Jill Colvin 26 September 2023 08:00
4 hours ago DeSantis and Newsom to go head-to-head in November Fox News debate moderated by Sean Hannity
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will take time out from debating fellow Republicans in two months to take on a Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Fox News said Monday that the two politicians will appear in a 90-minute debate on Nov. 30 in Georgia, at an exact location to be determined.
Besides being closer to DeSantis’ home turf, conservative opinion host Sean Hannity will be the moderator, and it is airing on Fox News Channel in Hannity’s 9 p.m. Eastern time slot.
The idea has been talked about since June, when Newsom appeared for an interview on Hannity’s show.
DeSantis is scheduled to appear in the second debate of Republican candidates for the 2024 presidential nomination later this week, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.
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AP 26 September 2023 07:00
5 hours ago Democratic Rep Dean Philips admits he’s ‘thinking’ about challenging Biden in 2024 race
Minnesota lawmaker Dean Phillips, says he is “considering” challenging Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic primary.
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“I think there are people who are more proximate, better prepared to campaign with national organisations, national name recognition, which I do not possess,” he continued. The 54-year-old congressman has represented Minnesota’s third district since 2019.
He added, “I do feel strongly and I have a conviction that it’s important for democracy to have choices, to have competition, particularly in light of what I’m reading — the polling, the data — and what I’m sensing in my own intuition.”
He said he’s “concerned” that something could happen between now and next November that could result in an “unmitigated disaster” at the Democratic National Convention.
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Kelly Rissman 26 September 2023 06:00
6 hours ago Marjorie Taylor Greene marks Yom Kippur – with a Hanukkah post
Firebrand Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been ridiculed online after appearing to confuse the Jewish holidays of Hanukkah and Yom Kippur.
On Sunday Ms Taylor Greene, who has previously been criticised for alleged antisemitic remarks, posted in support of Yom Kippur - using an image of a Jewish menorah candle holder.
Yom Kippur, regarded as the “holiest day of the year” by the Jewish community is a “Day of Atonement” and this year took place from the evening of Sunday, September 24 to Monday, September 25.
In a now-deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Ms Taylor Greene wrote: “For all those preparing for the solemn day of Yom Kippur, I wish you a meaningful fast.”
Alongside the words, the image also featured a picture of a menorah, the Jewish Hanukkah candle holder.
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Mike Bedigan 26 September 2023 05:00
6 hours ago Ex-Ukraine president derides ‘crazy’ figure at centre of GOP’s Biden allegations in Fox News interview
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Graeme Massie 26 September 2023 04:30
7 hours ago Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene back controversial pistol braces as they tour gun shop: ‘I have one’
Former President Donald Trump and Georgia Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene toured a gun shop together and voiced support for pistol braces — a stabilising attachment that is steeped in controversy.
Under the Biden administration, a regulation went into effect that required pistol braces owners to register them and pay a fee or remove them. The legality of that rule is currently under review; last month, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel said it might be illegal, and sent it back to a federal judge in Texas.
Mr Trump seemed to once again butt heads with Mr Biden — but this time on his stance on pistol braces.
In a clip posted by Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung on Monday, Mr Trump can be heard saying, “I wanna buy one,” while touching a gun.
The video was captured at Palmetto State Armory, a gun store in Summerville, South Carolina, according to NBC News.
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Kelly Rissman 26 September 2023 04:00
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Graeme Massie 26 September 2023 03:41
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Trump’s gun store visit came after he demanded that the parent company of MSNBC and NBC be investigated for “treason”
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