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  1. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is that ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  2. Donald Trump: Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House. PolitiFact's ruling: False Here's why: Former President Donald Trump took multiple shots at his successor, Joe Biden, during an interview with conservative broadcaster Hugh Hewitt. Among them: an attack on Biden for a rise in gasoline prices. The only time the national average gasoline price reached as low as $1.86 under Trump was in March 2020, at the very beginning of the pandemic, when demand cratered due to lockdowns and business closures. In Texas, which typically has among the lowest gas prices, the average price that week was just under $2.10; in Houston, it was $2.06. "In no U.S. city or state was the average price of gasoline $1.86 per gallon on Jan. 20, 2021," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis with GasBuddy.
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  3. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  4. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  5. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  6. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is that ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  7. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  8. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  9. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  10. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  11. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  12. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  13. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  14. After the 2020 United States presidential election, the campaign for incumbent President Donald Trump and others filed and lost at least 63 lawsuits contesting election processes, vote counting, and the vote certification process in multiple states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Among the judges who dismissed the lawsuits were some appointed by Trump himself.
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  15. "On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump characterized himself as a “very stable genius” who is “like, really smart” in a series of tweets fired off from the Camp David presidential countryside retreat, where he was supposed to be meeting with lawmakers about 2018 priorities such as infrastructure, the budget, and health care. Apparently reacting to a new round of questions surrounding his mental health, the president used Twitter to defend himself in the weekend’s early morning hours. The tweets seemed to be spurred by a Fox News segment." Vox
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  16. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  17. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is that ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  18. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  19. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  20. Trump is the Norma Desmond of politics. "In director Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic “Sunset Boulevard,” Gloria Swanson famously portrayed a delusional and aging silent film star of the 1920s who was living in the past and refused to accept the fact that Hollywood had long since moved on. Swanson’s character, Norma Desmond, had no desire to change with the times or live in the Hollywood of 1950; in Desmond’s world, it was still the 1920s, and talkies had not been dominating Hollywood since 1930. Trump loves being in the news and so he agrees to interviews with the legacy media, even though he calls them ‘fake news’, because he thinks it is those outlets that show him to be still a significant person. He thinks that the journalists will be overawed by his brilliance (that those close to him keep telling him he has) and will write glowing pieces about him. And when they don’t, he whines." New York Magazine
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  21. Trump is the Norma Desmond of politics. "In director Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic “Sunset Boulevard,” Gloria Swanson famously portrayed a delusional and aging silent film star of the 1920s who was living in the past and refused to accept the fact that Hollywood had long since moved on. Swanson’s character, Norma Desmond, had no desire to change with the times or live in the Hollywood of 1950; in Desmond’s world, it was still the 1920s, and talkies had not been dominating Hollywood since 1930. Trump loves being in the news and so he agrees to interviews with the legacy media, even though he calls them ‘fake news’, because he thinks it is those outlets that show him to be still a significant person. He thinks that the journalists will be overawed by his brilliance (that those close to him keep telling him he has) and will write glowing pieces about him. And when they don’t, he whines." New York Magazine
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  22. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  23. "On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump characterized himself as a “very stable genius” who is “like, really smart” in a series of tweets fired off from the Camp David presidential countryside retreat, where he was supposed to be meeting with lawmakers about 2018 priorities such as infrastructure, the budget, and health care. Apparently reacting to a new round of questions surrounding his mental health, the president used Twitter to defend himself in the weekend’s early morning hours. The tweets seemed to be spurred by a Fox News segment." Vox
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  24. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  25. Trump's company was convicted of stealing taxpayer money.
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  26. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  27. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  28. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  29. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  30. "Trump's financial ties to China have been widely scrutinized for years, with reports showing the former president maintaining a bank account in China and the Chinese government granting trademarks to companies linked to him and his daughter Ivanka. Trump has denied making money from China, but records show that the Trump Organization received at least $5.4 million from the Chinese-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. There is no evidence that Joe Biden received large sums of money from China or has otherwise gained wealth as a result of his son's business dealings abroad. Trump has previously made the "billion-five" accusation against Hunter Biden. While a conservative author has used this figure, it has not been proven. A lawyer for Hunter Biden, George Mesires, says the investment company in which Hunter Biden has an equity stake was capitalized with a total of about $4.2 million at today's exchange rates, "not $1.5 billion." Even this investment was not a direct payment to Hunter Biden; Hunter Biden holds a 10% stake in the firm, Mesires says, and has not made a profit to date." Reuters
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  31. Every voter is biased. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  32. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  33. "Briding"?? "Trump's financial ties to China have been widely scrutinized for years, with reports showing the former president maintaining a bank account in China and the Chinese government granting trademarks to companies linked to him and his daughter Ivanka. Trump has denied making money from China, but records show that the Trump Organization received at least $5.4 million from the Chinese-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. There is no evidence that Joe Biden received large sums of money from China or has otherwise gained wealth as a result of his son's business dealings abroad. Trump has previously made the "billion-five" accusation against Hunter Biden. While a conservative author has used this figure, it has not been proven. A lawyer for Hunter Biden, George Mesires, says the investment company in which Hunter Biden has an equity stake was capitalized with a total of about $4.2 million at today's exchange rates, "not $1.5 billion." Even this investment was not a direct payment to Hunter Biden; Hunter Biden holds a 10% stake in the firm, Mesires says, and has not made a profit to date." Reuters
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  34. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  35. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  36. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  37. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is that ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  38. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  39. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  40. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  41. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  42. Trump is the Norma Desmond of politics. "In director Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic “Sunset Boulevard,” Gloria Swanson famously portrayed a delusional and aging silent film star of the 1920s who was living in the past and refused to accept the fact that Hollywood had long since moved on. Swanson’s character, Norma Desmond, had no desire to change with the times or live in the Hollywood of 1950; in Desmond’s world, it was still the 1920s, and talkies had not been dominating Hollywood since 1930. Trump loves being in the news and so he agrees to interviews with the legacy media, even though he calls them ‘fake news’, because he thinks it is those outlets that show him to be still a significant person. He thinks that the journalists will be overawed by his brilliance (that those close to him keep telling him he has) and will write glowing pieces about him. And when they don’t, he whines." New York Magazine
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  43. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  44. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  45. "Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It Will Weigh Down the Economy for Years to Come. The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts caused it to surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president. One of President Donald Trump’s lesser known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch. The financial burden that he’s inflicted on our government will wreak havoc for decades, saddling our kids and grandkids with debt. The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s nearly twice as much as what Americans owe on student loans, car loans, credit cards and every other type of debt other than mortgages, combined, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It amounts to about $23,500 in new federal debt for every person in the country." ProPublica
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  46. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  47. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  48. According to Collins: 1. Woke is the past tense of wake. 2. adjective. Someone who is woke is very aware of social and political unfairness.
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  49. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  50. Donald Trump speaks what's on his mind, often as soon as it appears there. And after winning his third-straight contest in Nevada Tuesday, Trump credited his "poorly educated" supporters, in part, for the win. "We won the evangelicals. We won with the young. We won with old. We won with the highly educated. We won with the poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he said during his victory speech.
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  51. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is that ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  52. Trump is the Norma Desmond of politics. "In director Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic “Sunset Boulevard,” Gloria Swanson famously portrayed a delusional and aging silent film star of the 1920s who was living in the past and refused to accept the fact that Hollywood had long since moved on. Swanson’s character, Norma Desmond, had no desire to change with the times or live in the Hollywood of 1950; in Desmond’s world, it was still the 1920s, and talkies had not been dominating Hollywood since 1930. Trump loves being in the news and so he agrees to interviews with the legacy media, even though he calls them ‘fake news’, because he thinks it is those outlets that show him to be still a significant person. He thinks that the journalists will be overawed by his brilliance (that those close to him keep telling him he has) and will write glowing pieces about him. And when they don’t, he whines." New York Magazine
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