We used to be part of Trump’s press team. That’s why we can see through his post-conviction spinEDITOR'S NOTE -- Stephanie Grisham served as White House press secretary and communications director in President Donald Trump’s administration. She was also Chief of Staff to U.S. first lady Melania Trump.
Still, Republican lawmakers and the former president’s MAGA surrogates have taken to the airwaves to allege that the president played a role in the outcome of the trial — a lie that they claim has helped the Trump campaign raise record amounts of cash in the hours following the verdict, mostly from first time donors.
Still, by Friday morning, just hours following the verdict, the Republican narrative was baked: The criminal conviction of Donald Trump, the line went, would propel him to victory in 2024. Wrap it up, game over. The MAGA messaging machine is extremely loud and — as we can attest — it can be scary to speak out against. But 2020 and GOP primary results suggest that when voters are alone in the voting booth — without fear of being doxed or shamed, without fear of violence or bullying — moderates and independents will vote their conscience and not be swayed by the loudest voices. They are the key voting bloc that will decide this election.
Instead, true to form, Trump’s messaging since the verdict has been about little more than rage and retribution. And we all remember how that worked out for him in 2020. The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas -- including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release.Donald Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11 by Judge Juan M. Merchan, who raised the spectre of jail time during the trial after the former president racked up thousands of dollars in fines for violating a gag order.A federal gun case against U.S.
The New York Stock Exchange said Monday that a technical issue that halted trading for some major stocks and caused Berkshire Hathaway to be down 99.97 per cent has been resolved.The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.Air Canada says it is ramping up flights to India this year including new non-stop service from Toronto to Mumbai.