Ron DeSantis says Republicans will lose the election if Donald Trump is their candidate
Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis warned If Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, the Republican Party “will lose,” he said.
DeSantis pointed out that President Trump's growing legal problems are getting in the way of the election, saying, “If Donald Trump is the candidate, the election will be affected by all these legal issues, his trials, “It's probably going to revolve around the conviction if you go to trial and lose, and what happens in January.” 6.”
Speaking at a CNN town hall on Tuesday, he added, “If voters make a decision based on that, we're going to lose.” We don't want it to be a referendum on these issues. We want this to be a referendum on where this country is heading in the wrong direction, and we hope that a candidate like me will be the president who can reverse the decline. ”
DeSantis' comments come after he finished second in the Iowa caucuses earlier this week, 30 points behind Trump and 2 points behind Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador under Trump. This is what happened.
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the house Politico Handbook to convene at 10 a.m. on border security bill, with first vote scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET I will report.
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ABC News The next Republican presidential debate has been canceled after Haley said she would not participate without Trump.
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Assistant to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin A man who called 911 to call an ambulance asked the ambulance to “please don't show up with your lights and siren on,” a newly released recording reveals. revealed.
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“I’m here because Donald Trump assaulted me and when I wrote about it, he said it never happened,” Carroll testified. “He lied, and it shattered my reputation.
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“I’m here to get my reputation back and to stop him from telling lies about me,” she added.
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The US has “never been a racist country,” Nikki Haley said in a recent Fox News interview.
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Speaking to Fox host Brian Kilmeade who asked the Republican presidential candidate whether the Republican party is racist, Haley responded, “No. We’re not a racist country. We’ve never been a racist country.”
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She went on to add, “Our goal is to make sure that today is better than yesterday. Are we perfect? No. But our goal is to always make sure we try and be more perfect every day that we can.”
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Haley also said, “I know, I faced racism when I was growing up. But I can tell you, today is a lot better than it was then.”
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Nikki Haley: "We've never been a racist country" pic.twitter.com/qcB0wTjvJS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 16, 2024
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A few weeks ago at a campaign event, Haley declined to say that slavery was the cause of the US civil war, instead saying that the war involved “basically how the government was going to run” and “the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do”.
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Haley later walked back on her remarks, saying, “Of course” the US civil war was about slavery.
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Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis warned that if Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, then Republicans are “going to lose”.
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DeSantis cited Trump’s mounting legal issues as distraction to the election, saying: “If Donald Trump is the nominee, the election will revolve around all these legal issues, his trials, perhaps convictions if he goes to trials and loses there and about things like January 6.”
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Speaking at a CNN town hall on Tuesday, he added: “We’re going to lose if voters are making a decision based on that. We don’t want it to be a referendum on those issues. We want it to be a referendum on the country going in the wrong direction and a candidate like me being a president that can reverse the decline.”
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DeSantis’s comments follow his second-place finish at the Iowa caucuses earlier this week, where he landed 30 percentage points behind Trump and two points ahead of Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and the US ambassador to the UN under Trump.
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The House is set to convene at 10am on border security legislation with first votes expected at 1.30pm ET, Politico Playbook reports.
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ABC News has cancelled the next Republican presidential debate after Haley said she would not participate without Trump.
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An aide to defense secretary Lloyd Austin who called 911 for an ambulance asked the ambulance to “not show up with lights and sirens”, a newly unveiled recording has revealed.
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E. Jean Carroll: Donald Trump 'lied and my reputation was ruined'
Victoria Bekiempis
E. Jean Carroll took the witness stand in the defamation trial against Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, confronting her former colleague in court for the first time.
“I'm here because Donald Trump assaulted me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn't happen,” Carroll testified. “He lied and my reputation was destroyed.
“I came here to restore my reputation and make sure he doesn't lie about me,” she added.
E. Jean Carroll is currently on the stand, Victoria Bekiempis reported for the Guardian from a Manhattan courthouse.
We will provide you with the latest information on the trial version.
Victoria Bekiempis
Donald Trump entered the courtroom just before 10 a.m. for his second defamation trial against E. Jean Carroll.
The trial is in its second day, and Carroll is expected to testify about how Trump's denial of her rape claims damaged her reputation and led to threats. Mr. Carroll is expected to testify.
If Trump stays with Carroll's testimony, it will be the first time she faces him in open court.
“America is not a racist country,” Ron DeSantis said at a town hall Tuesday, echoing Nikki Haley's statement that the United States “has never been a racist country.” Ta.
“We've been through a lot in history,” added DeSantis, who is engaged in a self-described fight against “wokeness” involving the LGBTQ+ community, education and race.
The Republican governor of Florida also cited efforts to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in his state, saying, “They say diversity, equity, and inclusion, but they're actually very poor.'' “They're ideological and trying to impose policies on… me.” Considering the way it is actually done, it means discrimination, exclusion, and indoctrination, and that is wrong. ”
Despite legal issues, Donald Trump and his possible return as president remains at the forefront of discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
talk to CNBC, Tim Adams, President of the International Finance Association, said:
“All the questions I got while walking up and down the mountain, [Davos] Today's promenade is “Will he come back? 'So I think there's a lot of interest in that question and what it means and who's going to be in the key position.' ”
Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, said:
“What we are seeing is a slight re-engagement. [Joe] The Biden administration shows that the U.S. is aiming for stabilization. [relations with China]…If Trump becomes president, we know he is a transactional president, and there will be a deal somewhere that will flatten the economy without fundamentally disrupting that relationship. There is a possibility that ”
Meanwhile, European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova told CNBC:
“If Mr. Trump becomes president…Russia may become stronger and interest in Russia may increase.” [Vladimir] “Putin will try to seize even more territory, which will directly endanger the security of member states,” he said, adding: “We are concerned and prepared for all options.” .
Nikki Haley: “America was never a racist country''
Nikki Haley said in a recent Fox News interview that the United States “has never been a racist country.”
“No,” Haley told Fox host Brian Kilmeade, who asked the Republican presidential candidate if the Republican Party is racist. We are not a racist country. We have never been a racist nation. ”
She further added: “Our goal is to make sure today is better than yesterday. Are we perfect? No. But our goal is to always strive and strive every day to be as perfect as we can be.” That’s it.”
Haley also said, “I faced racism when I was a kid, too. But what I can tell you is that I'm much better today than I was then.”
Nikki Haley: "we have never been a racist country" pic.twitter.com/qcB0wTjvJS
— Aaron Looper (@atrupar) January 16, 2024
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At a campaign event a few weeks ago, Ms. Haley avoided saying that slavery was the cause of the U.S. Civil War, instead saying that the war involved “fundamentally the way the government operates” and “what people can and cannot do.” “It has to do with the freedom of things.” I won't.''
Haley later reflected on her remarks: That said, “Of course” the American Civil War was about slavery.
Ron DeSantis also questioned his opponent Nikki Haley's ability to unite the Republican Party during a town hall with CNN on Tuesday.
talk to CNN host Wolf Blitzer said:
“I think it's great to build a big tent in the general election… but to win in the Republican primary… you have to be able to get the core Republicans, you have to be able to get the conservatives, but… She can’t do that.”
He further added:
“She doesn't have the ability to build the coalition needed to win the Republican primary, much less beat Donald Trump.”
Ron DeSantis says Republicans will lose the election if Donald Trump is their candidate
Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis warned If Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, the Republican Party “will lose,” he said.
DeSantis pointed out that President Trump's growing legal problems are getting in the way of the election, saying, “If Donald Trump is the candidate, the election will be affected by all these legal issues, his trials, “It's probably going to revolve around the conviction if you go to trial and lose, and what happens in January.” 6.”
Speaking at a CNN town hall on Tuesday, he added, “If voters make a decision based on that, we're going to lose.” We don't want it to be a referendum on these issues. We want this to be a referendum on where this country is heading in the wrong direction, and we hope that a candidate like me will be the president who can reverse the decline. ”
DeSantis' comments come after he finished second in the Iowa caucuses earlier this week, 30 points behind Trump and 2 points behind Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador under Trump. This is what happened.
Other developments in US politics include:
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the house Politico Handbook to convene at 10 a.m. on border security bill, with first vote scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET I will report.
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ABC News The next Republican presidential debate has been canceled after Haley said she would not participate without Trump.
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Assistant to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin A man who called 911 to call an ambulance asked the ambulance to “please don't show up with your lights and siren on,” a newly released recording reveals. revealed.
