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Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’

Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’

TIMOTHY GARDNER U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked a longtime congressional critic who warned this week that his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and authoritarian leaders could cause a "Republican bloodbath in the Senate" in the November 3 elections. U.S. Senator Ben Sasse is the least effective of the 53 Republican senators, Trump wrote on Twitter, calling him "a liability to the Republican Party, and an embarrassment to the Great State of Nebraska. Other than that, he's just a wonderful guy." Sasse criticized Trump in a town hall with constituents on Wednesday, and questioned whether the president would ultimately…
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Trump alleges plane of ‘thugs’ being probed, but other officials cannot confirm it

Trump alleges plane of ‘thugs’ being probed, but other officials cannot confirm it

MARK HOSENBALL, HOSEBALL, JEFF MASON and SARAH N LYNCH U.S. President Donald Trump said an investigation was underway into alleged "thugs" who boarded a plane seeking to cause damage last week during his Republican Party convention, but U.S. security officials said they could not confirm such an incident. Officials familiar with law enforcement investigations also expressed puzzlement at assertions by acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about political movements playing a role. They stressed that law enforcement agencies had not charged any political groups or operatives with fomenting violent protests. In a Fox News interview late on Monday, Trump made…
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Four takeaways from the first night of the Republican National Convention

Four takeaways from the first night of the Republican National Convention

JAMES OLIPHANT and DOINA CHIACU THE Republican Party kicked off its convention to re-elect U.S Donald Trump with an unsubstantiated warning from the president himself that he may face a "rigged election," followed in the evening by full-throated praise for Trump and warnings that America would crumble under Democratic leadership. WARNINGS AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT WOULD DISAPPEAR Democrats spent much of their national convention last week trying to convince independent and even lifelong Republican voters that nominee Joe Biden would be an acceptable choice. The Republican approach has been much different. From speeches from the McCloskeys, the St. Louis…
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