Donald Trump 2016

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Ben Carson: Trump Promised Me a Job

Which might not have been entirely legal

(Newser) - Out of the race for the Republican nominee, Ben Carson is setting his sights on the future—and a future position in Donald Trump's potential administration. In an interview with Newsmax TV on Monday, Carson said Trump had promised him some kind of role "certainly in an...

Kasich Stays Alive in Ohio; Trump Wins 3

Marco Rubio drops out after Florida loss

(Newser) - It's a campaign-saving win for John Kasich and a campaign-ending loss for Marco Rubio. In the latter race, Donald Trump easily defeated the Florida senator in Rubio's home state. The contest had been seen as do-or-die for Rubio, and it turned out to be die: He suspended his...

This Time It's 'Total War' in Anonymous vs. Trump

Hacking group reboots 'OpTrump,' vows to 'dismantle' mogul's POTUS campaign

(Newser) - Anonymous gave Donald Trump an unwanted Christmas present in December by taking his Trump Tower website offline in response to his comments that he'd ban Muslims from entering the United States. Now the hacktivists have him in their sights once more, but this time they're taking it up...

Slew of Accusations Emerge Against Trump Campaign Manager

Sources say Corey Lewandowski roughs up reporters, is 'sexually suggestive': Politico

(Newser) - The Trump campaign manager embroiled in a dispute with an ex-Breitbart reporter who says he assaulted her apparently isn't much beloved within his own circle, either, with some staffers even planning a coup last month, sources tell Politico . Labeled by Roll Call as a "seasoned political operative" known...

Trump's Butler Dishes on How the 'King' Lives

White baseball cap means good mood; red baseball cap means stay away

(Newser) - "You can always tell when the king is here," Anthony Senecal tells the New York Times . The king he's referring to: Donald Trump. Who Senecal is: Trump's longtime butler, who offers the paper fascinating insight into how the GOP front-runner lives at his Mar-A-Lago estate in...

Cops: Students Fill Chapel With Racist Graffiti, 'Trump'

Northwestern students accused of hate crime

(Newser) - Two Northwestern University freshmen were arrested Saturday for allegedly spray-painting offensive graffiti in the school chapel—including racist and homophobic messages and the word "Trump," NBC Chicago reports. Anthony Morales, 19, and Matthew Kafker, 18, took a tongue-lashing from Judge Peggy Chiampas when they appeared at a bond...

Real 'Catalyst' of Trump's Rise? It's Obama

Slate's Jamelle Bouie explores the fears of white America

(Newser) - How to explain the rise of Donald Trump? Analysts on the left and right cite socioeconomic problems revolving around race that go back decades, writes Jamelle Bouie at Slate . And given that Trump leads "a movement of almost exclusively disaffected whites" and does especially well in areas where "...

In Home States, Kasich on Rise as Rubio Sinks

Florida senator trails Trump by 21% on his home turf as Ohio governor surges

(Newser) - The four men left duking it out for the Republican nomination look likely to soon be three after Tuesday's primaries: The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist poll shows that in their home states, "the fortunes of Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Marco Rubio appear to be heading in...

Trump: Guy Who Rushed Me Is 'Probably ISIS-Related'

And future protesters should expect charges

(Newser) - Donald Trump's rallies are not for the faint of heart : After security concerns police later said were unfounded canceled one rally in Chicago , and the candidate was rushed by a protester the next day in Ohio, Trump offered up a theory on his would-be assailant at yet another rally...

Ben Carson Backs 'Cerebral' Trump

Ex-presidential candidate calls Trump a 'leader with an outsider's perspective'

(Newser) - Donald Trump may have once called out Ben Carson's "pathological temper" and likened him to a child molester , but in the world of campaign politics, rivals often have short memories—or extremely forgiving ones. Proof positive: Ben Carson's official endorsement of the GOP front-runner, which he announced...

Video Shows Protester Getting Punched at Trump Rally

Alleged puncher has been charged

(Newser) - A black protester got sucker-punched by a white Donald Trump supporter at a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Wednesday, as multiple videos posted to social media show. Rakeem Jones was attending the rally with friends when at least one member of the group started shouting; as Jones was being...

Trump's 'QVC' Press Conference Is Roundly Mocked

Come for the candidate, stay for the Trump Steaks

(Newser) - On the heels of his Mississippi and Michigan wins , Donald Trump on Tuesday held a 45-minute press conference from the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., and that was far from the only Trump brand on display. The candidate was last week dinged by Mitt Romney over ventures like...

Trump: Hitler Comparisons Are 'Terrible,' 'Ridiculous'

'I'm not happy about that'

(Newser) - Perhaps unsurprisingly, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump isn't super thrilled to learn he's being compared to Adolf Hitler with increasing frequency . "It's a terrible comparison," CNN quotes Trump as saying on Good Morning America Tuesday. "I'm not happy about that certainly." He also...

Republicans, Settling for Cruz Is Fatal Mistake

David Brooks thinks there's time for a third option

(Newser) - David Brooks thinks the GOP is doomed if Donald Trump is the nominee, but he parts ways with those ( like Mitt Romney ) who think Ted Cruz is now an acceptable alternative. Cruz pushes an extreme anti-government orthodoxy that became popular in the 1980s but is "obsolete" in...

Egyptian Student to Leave US After Trump Death Threat

'I literally don't mind taking a lifetime sentence in jail for killing this guy'

(Newser) - An Egyptian student living in California who wrote on Facebook about killing Donald Trump ended up killing something else entirely: his US stay. Emadeldin Elsayed, 23, has agreed to leave the States roughly a month after he posted an article about the GOP candidate on Facebook, accompanied by this comment,...

Michael Bloomberg: I&#39;m Out
 Michael Bloomberg: I'm Out 
Mar 7, 2016 5:57 PM CST

Michael Bloomberg: I'm Out

Former New York mayor won't run for president

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg isn't running for president after all. The former New York mayor ended his flirtation with an independent ticket by writing an editorial published today under the headline "The Risk I Will Not Take," Politico reports. "When I look at the data, it’s clear...

Mexican Prez: Donald Trump Reminds Me of Hitler, Mussolini

President Enrique Pena Nieto issues a warning

(Newser) - Glenn Beck and Louis CK aren't the only ones comparing Donald Trump to Hitler . Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto today issued a warning about the Republican presidential front-runner, who has said Mexico will pay for a US border wall to keep out illegal immigrants, Reuters reports. "There is...

'Trump Is Hitler' Cry Only Grows Louder

Only a mustache away?

(Newser) - Two public figures from opposite ends of the political spectrum openly compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler this weekend—and Saturday Night Live sees him pretty much the same way. From around the Web:
  • "We all look at Adolf Hitler in 1940. We should look at Adolf Hitler in
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Bowe Bergdahl Lawyers Want to Talk to Trump

Defense thinks he can't get a fair trial with the candidate talking trash

(Newser) - Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said Saturday they may seek a deposition from Donald Trump or call him as a witness, saying they fear his comments could affect their client's right to a fair trial. Bergdahl's attorney Army Lt. Col. Franklin Rosenblatt asked Trump in a letter...

Trump Changes Tune on Torturing Terrorists, Killing Their Families

'As president I will be bound by laws just like all Americans'

(Newser) - Apparently having slept on it, on Friday Donald Trump walked back the endorsement he gave to torturing terrorists and killing their families during the GOP debate Thursday night, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We should go for waterboarding, and we should go tougher than waterboarding," CNN quotes Trump...

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