#Trump blames Biden poll numbers for DOJ indictment

#Trump blames Biden poll numbers for DOJ indictment

Former President Trump claimed without evidence that the Biden administration was bringing a federal indictment against him because President Biden’s poll numbers have been dipping.  “They’re using this because they’re losing in the polls. They’re losing very big in the polls,” Trump said Monday in a radio interview in Miami.  “We’re beating Biden by 10…

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#McCarthy attacks CNN in response to Trump question

#McCarthy attacks CNN in response to Trump question

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pushed back on questioning from a CNN reporter about former president Trump’s recent federal indictment by bringing up hires the network has made of former federal law enforcement officials. “The idea of equal justice is not playing out here,” McCarthy said to a number of reporters gathered at the Capitol…

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#Senate GOP leaders break with House on Trump indictment  

#Senate GOP leaders break with House on Trump indictment  

Senate Republican leaders, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), are staying quiet about former President Trump’s indictment on 37 criminal charges, letting him twist in the wind and breaking with House Republican leaders who have rushed to Trump’s defense.    McConnell, who is careful not to comment on Trump or even repeat his name in public,…

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#Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt endorses Ron DeSantis

#Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt endorses Ron DeSantis

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Saturday, after several fellow Republicans from the Sooner State threw their weight behind the Florida governor’s 2024 bid earlier this week.   “Governor DeSantis is a strong conservative and principled leader, and I am proud to endorse him for president,” Stitt said in a…

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#Indictment only driving poll numbers up

#Indictment only driving poll numbers up

Former President Trump said at a Georgia GOP convention event on Saturday that his latest indictment is only driving his poll numbers up. “It’s a horrible thing. It’s a horrible thing for this country,” Trump said of the indictment while in Columbus, Ga. “I mean, the only good thing about it is it’s driven my…

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