Category: Donald Trump

For Democrats, ‘MAGA Republican’ Label is Designed to Paralyze Opposition

News Analysis These days, it seems like every top Democrat has to work the term “MAGA Republican” into their messages. It’s no coincidence. Their party first deployed the term in mid-2022 as part of a midterm strategy that aimed to activate voters outraged about the Supreme Court’s abortion decision, among other issues. “The terms ‘MAGA…


Mississippi Senator Endorses Trump the Night Before His Arraignment

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) threw her support behind former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid on the evening of April 3, the day before Trump’s arraignment. Hyde, who became the first woman to represent Mississippi when she was sworn into Congress in 2018, was formerly a Democrat who switched parties in 2010. She called the…


NTD Evening News (April 4): Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Indictment Charges; US to Host Taiwan Leader as Beijing Glares

Former President Donald Trump on April 4 stood before a New York state judge in lower Manhattan and pleaded not guilty to a litany of felony charges. His appearance Tuesday afternoon coincided with the unsealing of the indictment against him. This comes after the former president was officially indicted on Thursday by a grand jury…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (April 4): Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Indictment Charges; US to Host Taiwan Leader as Beijing Glares

Former President Donald Trump on April 4 stood before a New York state judge in lower Manhattan and pleaded not guilty to a litany of felony charges. His appearance Tuesday afternoon coincided with the unsealing of the indictment against him. This comes after the former president was officially indicted on Thursday by a grand jury…


Trump Lied in Reimbursement Payments to Lawyer, Manhattan DA Says

Former President Donald Trump was charged with falsifying business records because he repeatedly issued checks to a lawyer for one purpose when the payments were actually for another reason, Manhattan’s district attorney said on April 4. Trump paid Michael Cohen, his lawyer at the time, in 2017 in monthly installments. The payments were ostensibly made…


‘Unprecedented and Chilling’: GOP Lawmakers React to Trump’s Felony Charges

Republican lawmakers on April 4 reacted to the unveiling of 34 felony charges against former President Donald Trump with condemnation, with one Congresswoman calling the move “unprecedented and chilling.” At an arraignment hearing in Manhattan, 34 class E felony charges, the least serious type of felony in New York state, were announced against Trump for…


Trump Charged With Felony-Level Falsifying Business Records, Pleads Not Guilty

Former President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 counts of felony falsifying business records to the first degree under New York Penal Law 175.10, unveiled at an arraignment hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Trump’s arraignment hearing commenced at around 2:15 p.m. ET on the 15th floor of…


READ: Donald Trump’s Indictment

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump was indicted by a New York grand jury following a probe by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The 16-page indictment, released on April 4 after Trump was arraigned, says that Trump falsified records related to multiple payments made to keep…


Trudeau and Poilievre Steer Clear of Weighing In on Trump Indictment

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre were asked to comment on the indictment of former U.S. president Donald J. Trump, but they both steered clear of commenting on the issue. “It’s a question for the American people and their justice system,” Trudeau said in French on April 4 from Lévis, Québec….


LIVE 8:15 PM ET: Trump Delivers Remarks at Mar-a-Lago After His Arraignment in New York

Former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. ET. …