Donald Trump addresses supporters after landslide Iowa caucus win
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ABC News and CNN have scrapped their planned Republican primary debates ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary after Nikki Haley declared she would only take part if Donald Trump finally faced his rivals on stage, leaving only Ron DeSantis willing to participate.
Ms Haley wrote on X after the Iowa caucuses that Mr Trump had “ducked” all of the GOP debates and now had “nowhere left to hide”.
“The next debate I do will either be with Donald Trump or with Joe Biden. I look forward to it,” she added.
On Monday night, Mr Trump roared to victory in Iowa, with 51 per cent of the Republican vote.
Ms Haley lost out to Mr DeSantis in the battle for second place, with both vowing to soldier on to New Hampshire.
Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race and swiftly endorsed Mr Trump after securing less than eight per cent of the vote, appearing with him at a Granite State rally the following evening, where he was tipped as a possible running mate.
Asa Hutchinson also pulled out on Tuesday, after failing to make any meaningful impact on the race.
Bannon explodes as Speaker Johnson says Biden’s presidency is ‘God’s will’
Mr Bannon has spent the last several years hosting his War Room right-wing podcast, and made clear on a recent episode that he disagreed with Mr Johnson’s take on Mr Biden’s presidency.
Mr Johnson made the comments on Wednesday during a press conference. He was asked if Mr Biden’s presidency was “God’s will.”
Graig Graziosi has the story:
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2024 08:00
Harris responds to Haley claiming US has ‘never’ been racist country
Kamala Harris has rejected Nikki Haley’s claim on Fox News that the United States has “never” been a racist country.
The vice president criticised the Republican 2024 hopeful a day after Ms Haley rejected the suggestion she finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind two white men because of the colour of her skin.
Ms Haley, Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the UN, made her comments during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News in response to comments by MSNBC host Joy Reid.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2024 06:00
In bid to argue ‘political bias’ in classified documents case, Trump demands Biden administration papers
In a new court filing, lawyers for former president Donald Trump argued that the federal case against him for allegedly holding onto classified documents is “politically motivated.”
The documents, which were filed Tuesday, lay out the possible legal strategy Trump’s defence team plans to use to combat the criminal charges against him.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2024 04:00
Maga lawmaker reacts angrily after being called out over Trump family separation scandal
Maga Republican lawmaker Anna Paulina Luna lashed out at an immigration expert after he laughed at her defence of the Trump administration’s policies of separating migrant children from their parents.
During a House of Representatives hearing on Wednesday, Ms Luna contested that the policies had inflicted psychological trauma on the children.
Responding to Cato Institute immigration expert David Bier, she said: “You talk about intentional trauma and that the Trump administration caused intentional trauma by separating these children from their quote-unquote ‘parents’.
“The fact is, is that… you don’t know what these people are like.” Ms Luna then paused to ask: “Mr Bier why are you laughing?”
Mike Bedigan reports on how he replied:
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2024 02:20
What to watch for in New Hampshire’s primary
Republican candidates for president landed in New Hampshire this week after the bitterly cold Iowa caucuses ended in a landslide victory for Donald Trump early Monday evening.
Mr Trump’s two remaining competitive rivals, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, are now set up for their second showdown with the frontrunner in New Hampshire, which votes in a “semi-open” primary style which allows the state’s sizable population of independent voters to participate in the respective major party primaries.
This is the second chance for either of them to prove that this entire exercise isn’t just one long, drawn-out coronation.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2024 00:20
Trump trolls Haley with Hillary Clinton meme
Oliver O’Connell17 January 2024 23:20
Macron says he could work with Trump: ‘I take the leaders people give me’
We’ve just heard about Justin Trudeau’s anxiety over the prospect of a second Trump administration.
By contrast, France’s president is rather more pragmatic.
Here’s Maroosha Muzaffar on what he had to say.
Joe Sommerlad17 January 2024 22:20
Hutchinson ‘gratified’ for rebuffing of ridicule over campaign ending
Oliver O’Connell17 January 2024 22:10
Harris responds to Haley claiming US has ‘never’ been racist country
Kamala Harris has rejected Nikki Haley’s claim on Fox News that the United States has “never” been a racist country.
The vice president criticised the Republican 2024 hopeful a day after Ms Haley rejected the suggestion she finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind two white men because of the colour of her skin.
Ms Haley, Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the UN, made her comments during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News in response to comments by MSNBC host Joy Reid.
“We’re not a racist country… We’ve never been a racist country,” she said.
Graeme Massie reports on what the vice president said in response:
Oliver O’Connell17 January 2024 21:50
Trump re-election ‘won’t be easy’ for Canada, says Trudeau
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has said that if Trump is re-elected as US president, it will not “be easy” for Canada.
His remarks on Tuesday echo concerns by Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, who previously warned that the re-election of the former president would be a threat to Europe.
Joe Sommerlad17 January 2024 21:20
