Donald Trump
Where Things Stand: DeSantis Begs Trumpworld To Cancel FL Rally Prime Badge
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07.01.21 | 12:36 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threading a weird needle.

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on July 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. on July 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Where Things Stand: ‘Somebody With A Pulse’ Prime Badge
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06.30.21 | 1:52 pm

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has not publicly disclosed whether she intends to run for reelection after a decade-plus in the Senate.

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Where Things Stand: A Lot Of Aggression For A Bunker Boy Prime Badge
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06.25.21 | 12:42 pm

The former president hid in his bunker when country-wide protests flared up in Washington, D.C. over the police killing of George Floyd last summer.

He was mocked with a variety of entertaining “bunker boy” related nicknames (not hard to get creative with that alliteration) and ultimately decided to show his strength by violently clearing out Lafayette Square and taking a picture in front of a historic church flinging around a Bible.

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UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., attends a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup in Rayburn Building, September 15, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., attends a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup in Rayburn Building, September 15, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Where Things Stand: Trump Will Endorse Literally Anyone Who Challenges GOPer Who Co-Wrote Jan 6 Commission Bill Prime Badge
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06.22.21 | 12:50 pm

The former president has vowed to make reelection a living hell for any Republican who voted to impeach him.

But his recent handwritten note to a local county conservative group promising to do just that to take down Rep. John Katko (R-NY) was the encapsulation of Trumpism — just the right blend of outsized ego and transparent desperation.

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ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 06: Election officials count the votes for Fulton County on January 6, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The polls closed last night at 7pm for the runoff election for Senate Seats between Republican incumbents David Perdue, and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic candidates John Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 06: Election officials count the votes for Fulton County on January 6, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The polls closed last night at 7pm for the runoff election for Senate Seats between Republican incumbents David Perdue, and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic candidates John Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)