Trump compares January 6th riot to Black Lives Matter protests
A new poll from the Wall Street Journal has found that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is outpacing Donald Trump among likely GOP primary voters in a hypothetical 2024 matchup.
According to the survey of 1,500 respondents, Mr Trump trails his onetime follower by 14 points, and also lags behind him in popularity.
The poll comes as Mr Trump faces a plethora of headaches on the legal front – and it has now emerged that the Trump Organization lost a previously secret trial in 2021, resulting in the company being held in contempt of court. The trial was reportedly held after prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office requested that the company be punished for “willfully disobeying” four grand jury subpoenas and three court orders.
Meanwhile, January 6 select committee Chair Bennie Thompson told reporters the panel’s final meeting will take place early next week and the release of its final report will be on 21 December.
Mr Trump is ramping up his efforts to delegitimise its findings, and perhaps distract from them. The former president released a bizarre superhero-themed video teasing a “major announcement” was coming on Thursday.
Jan 6 committee to hold final meeting and publish report next week
Representative Bennie Thompson says that the House select committee will hold the meeting on Monday 19 December and that its final report will be published on 21 December.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 22:45
Who has their sights set on the White House in 2024?
With less than two years remaining until US voters will decide who will serve as president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican government officials are starting to jockey for position in the coming fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, while at least one prominent Democrat (California governor Gavin Newsom) has reportedly pledged not to challenge President Joe Biden in a Democratic primary.
As the 2024 campaign takes shape, here are the names you need to know:
Who is running for president in 2024?
With less than two years remaining until US voters will decide who will serve as president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican government officials are starting to jockey for position in the coming fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, while at least one prominent Democrat (California governor Gavin Newsom) has reportedly pledged not to challenge President Joe Biden in a Democratic primary.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 22:15
Trump Organization lost secret trial
The New York Times reported that a newly unsealed court document released on Tuesday revealed information about the one-day contempt trial.
Sravasti Dasgupta reports.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 21:45
White House responds to revelation of text from GOP lawmaker to Mark Meadows
Alex Woodward has the story.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 21:15
DeSantis rises as GOP voters soured on Trump
Republican voters have soured on former president Donald Trump following a disappointing midterm election for the GOP, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holding a significant lead in a hypothetical head-to-head primary matchup, a new Wall Street Journal poll has found.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 20:45
Trump Organization trial juror lifts lid on deliberations
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 20:15
Doubt cast on claims that Trump administration tried to free Paul Whelan
The Biden administration is pushing back on claims by ex-Trump administration figures who have suggested Russia was willing to release former US Marine Paul Whelan before President Joe Biden was elected in 2020.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 19:45
CNN poll: Trump has lowest favourability since being elected president
While CNN’s latest poll shows President Joe Biden’s popularity has improved, with his favourability standing at 42 per cent, up from this summer’s low of 36 per cent, there has been no such shift for former President Donald Trump.
Just 31% in the new poll rate him positively, the smallest share to do so since before he was elected president, while 60% hold an unfavorable view. And a broad majority say they see Trump’s views and policies as too extreme – 68% say so, including 45% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents – while only 32% see the former president as generally mainstream.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 19:15
Support for Trump among GOP voters declined throughout 2022
CNN’s latest poll also reports that support for former President Trump has been declining throughout 2022. In January 50 per cent of Republican-aligned voters hoped he would be the party’s nominee in 2024. That fell to 44 per cent in July and 38 per cent now.
There were steep drops in support for Mr Trump among Republicans over 65 (55 per cent down to 37 per cent), white voters with college degrees (31 per cent down to 16 per cent), and people who describe themselves as very conservative (65 per cent 42 per cent).
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 18:45
Little appetite for Biden-Trump 2024 rematch
A new poll from CNN and SSRS shows there is little appetite among registered voters for a Joe Biden v Donald Trump rematch in 2024.
The majority of voters in each party want to see someone new nominated for the next election cycle.
About 6 in 10 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they want their party to nominate someone other than former President Donald Trump in 2024 (62%), while a similar 59% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they’d like to see someone other than President Joe Biden at the top of their ticket in the next presidential election.
The poll found that when pressed, a majority of those who want a new candidate would still vote for either Mr Biden or Mr Trump if they were the nominee.
Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 18:15
