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Rolling Stone:
‘F—king Disgrace’: CNN Gifts Trump Primetime Campaign Rally — Network insiders who spoke to Rolling Stone were distraught that the former president had free rein to “spew lies” during the ill-advised town hall — CNN INVITED DONALD Trump to lie on its airwaves for over an hour on Wednesday night.
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Axios:
Key takeaways from Trump's CNN town hall … - He inserted himself into the delicate negotiations over the debt ceiling and said congressional Republicans should let the U.S. government default unless Democrats agree to “massive” budget cuts. — He downplayed the potential fallout from a default …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Biden trolls Trump over CNN town hall — President Biden trolled former President Trump on Wednesday over a contentious appearance at a CNN town hall on Wednesday, with Biden asking for supporters to donate to his reelection campaign if they don't want “four more years of that.” — “It's simple, folks.
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Darren Tome / CNN:
The chilling reality of Trump — CNN Opinion asked expert contributors to weigh in with their reactions to former President Donald Trump's CNN town hall on Wednesday night. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. — Paul Begala: Trump whined, griped and complained
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Michael A. Cohen / MSNBC:
Trump just (essentially) won the 2024 GOP primary. Here's why. — How do other 2024 candidates hope to defeat the former president in a head-to-head matchup if they won't even challenge him? — When future historians seek to explain how a failed businessman and reality TV star took …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Pure Trump re-injected into the main vein of American politics at CNN town hall — Emboldened by polls, Trump took to the airwaves to begin selling his 2024 plans to a broader audience. — WASHINGTON — Americans saw a pure version of Donald Trump Wednesday — fortunately or unfortunately.
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Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
CNN Failed America With Its Train Wreck of a Trump Town Hall — CNN decided to reward Trump for his reckless and dangerous behavior by giving him a 70-minute Festivus to air his grievances and lies. … With its Republican presidential town hall on Wednesday, CNN failed journalism …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez on Trump town hall: ‘CNN should be ashamed of themselves’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed CNN over its decision to hold a town hall with former President Trump on Wednesday night. — “CNN should be ashamed of themselves,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trump's Falsehoods and Bluster Overtake CNN Town Hall — Facing questions from the audience and the moderator, Donald Trump insisted, falsely, that the 2020 election was rigged. He also dodged questions on abortion, praised Jan. 6 rioters and mocked E. Jean Carroll.
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Takeaways from town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was ‘fake,’ calls Jan. 6 ‘a beautiful day’ — Donald Trump's primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate doubling down on his false claims as he faced tough questions …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Hakeem Jeffries Torches Trump Republicans By Naming Their 3 Basic Pillars — The House minority leader told MSNBC what the MAGA wing really believes. — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) put former President Donald Trump and his supporters in the Republican Party on blast …
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Entirely Unrepentant — “Our country is being destroyed by stupid people,” …
Entirely Unrepentant — “Our country is being destroyed by stupid people,” …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN's Kaitlan Collins tries, and tries, to rebut Trump's election lies
CNN's Kaitlan Collins tries, and tries, to rebut Trump's election lies
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump dismisses sex abuse verdict and gloats that it will help his 2024 bid
Trump dismisses sex abuse verdict and gloats that it will help his 2024 bid
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Revolver News:
Trump crushes town hall... video roundup... Jake Tapper on the verge of tears...
Trump crushes town hall... video roundup... Jake Tapper on the verge of tears...
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Abigail Weinberg / Mother Jones:
Trump Mocked E. Jean Carroll Live on CNN. The Audience Laughed.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN's Trump Forum Was a Bracing Preview of Political Coverage to Come
CNN's Trump Forum Was a Bracing Preview of Political Coverage to Come
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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Trump's Still Stuck In 2020, And Other Takeaways From His CNN Town Hall
Trump's Still Stuck In 2020, And Other Takeaways From His CNN Town Hall
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Slate:
There Is Finally Legal Recourse for Donald Trump's Lies
There Is Finally Legal Recourse for Donald Trump's Lies
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Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
‘Still Love Him’: A Round-Up of Wild GOP Responses to the Trump Sexual Battery Verdict
‘Still Love Him’: A Round-Up of Wild GOP Responses to the Trump Sexual Battery Verdict
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Devan Markham / NewsNation:
Comer: Biden family received $10M from foreign nationals — Committee: Biden family received millions from China and Romania — Comer: Biden and family's shady business deals risks national security — WH: Comer uses baseless claims, personal attacks to score political points
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The wider House Oversight's net, the more often it catches Trump
The wider House Oversight's net, the more often it catches Trump
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Comer releases Biden family probe update without showing link to president
Comer releases Biden family probe update without showing link to president
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden
Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden
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New York Times:
The George Santos Indictment, Annotated — Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Wednesday charging Representative George Santos of New York with 13 counts, including counts of money laundering, stealing public money, wire fraud and making false statements to Congress.
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Tragicomedy of George Santos and the GOP
The Tragicomedy of George Santos and the GOP
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said there should be no efforts to block different ideological groups, including white nationalists, from serving in the military and criticized President Joe Biden for taking steps …
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New York Times:
New Defamation Suit Against Fox Signals Continued Legal Threat — The suit, brought by a specialist in Russian disinformation, cites parallels with the recently settled Dominion Voting Systems case against Fox. — Fox News was hit on Wednesday with another defamation lawsuit …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot to be extradited to US, Beth Holloway says — Joran van der Sloot is serving a prison sentence for killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, an American …
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Ben Terris / Politico:
Magic Mushrooms, Dear White Staffers and Dianne Feinstein's Dog — Tales of workplace woe from the underside of the nation's Capitol. — He wasn't supposed to be there, but he was wearing a suit and he still had his congressional employee badge. … He was ex‐staff, actually …
Hugo Bachega / BBC:
Zelensky says Ukraine needs more time for counter-offensive — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, as the military awaits the delivery of promised aid.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin flirts with Iowa voters … But he's acting like it. … - Back in the Senate, he released a statement vowing to oppose all President Biden's EPA nominees over the administration's “radical climate agenda.” — Manchin's recent no-mercy campaign against Biden could be related …
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial — Using mRNA tailored to each patient's tumor, the vaccine may have staved off the return of one of the deadliest forms of cancer in half of those who received it. — Five years ago, a small group of cancer scientists meeting …
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