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JK Rowling Just Burned Trump—Hard

Voldemort 'nowhere near as bad,' she tweeted

(Newser) - Donald Trump is usually the one dishing out insults on Twitter. Not on Tuesday. The business mogul found himself the latest to be burned by JK Rowling after proposing a "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the US, reports Entertainment Weekly . Twitter users quickly began comparing Trump to...

Muslims React: Trump's Ban Is 'Racist,' 'Worrying'

Candidate trying to score points 'off the back of the Islamophobia industry'

(Newser) - Republican rivals aren't the only ones speaking out against Donald Trump's plan to ban all Muslims from entering the US. Muslims around the world are calling the proposal "ridiculous," "racist," and "worrying," per the AP . A sampling of responses:
  • "I don'
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Trump: I'll Ask Bill Gates to Shut Down the Internet

Jeff Bezos would rather send Trump to space

(Newser) - After Donald Trump is done banning all Muslims from the US , he'll consider shutting down the Internet to stop ISIS "jihadists"—or so he told a South Carolina crowd on Monday. "We're losing a lot of people because of the Internet," Trump said. "...

GOP Explodes: Trump 'Unhinged,' 'Un-American'

Dick Cheney says it 'goes against everything we stand for'

(Newser) - Donald Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the US is being denounced as "un-American," "outlandish," "unhinged," and "ridiculous"—and that's just from his fellow Republicans. Dick Cheney was among the many conservatives who strongly criticized the plan, CBS...

HuffPo Finds New Home for Trump Stories

They'll now appear in politics section instead of entertainment

(Newser) - The Huffington Post has decided to return Donald Trump to the politics section that it banished him from back in July, when it called his campaign a "sideshow." HuffPo President Arianna Huffington says Trump's latest "vicious pronouncement," a call to ban all Muslims from entering...

Trump Issues New Solution for Muslim Refugees

Don't let them in, period.

(Newser) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." The proposed ban would stand "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on," his campaign says in a statement . The statement added that...

Cruz Trounces Trump in New Iowa Poll

Texas senator can likely thank Dr. Ben Carson for his new 5-point lead

(Newser) - Ben Carson's loss may be Ted Cruz's gain—and responsible for the new thorn in Donald Trump's side, at least in Iowa. The Texas senator zipped ahead of Trump in a new Monmouth University poll released Monday, the New York Times reports. Cruz, who garnered support...

In Latest Poll, No One Comes Close to Trump

He's up 20 points over Ted Cruz in CNN poll

(Newser) - Last week's dip in poll numbers was apparently no indication of things to come for Donald Trump. A new CNN/ORC poll shows the Republican contender with his biggest lead yet: 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents support him, while his next-closest opponent, Ted Cruz, sits 20 percentage points...

Trump: OK, I'll Debate for Free

Remarks to GOP Jewish group raise eyebrows

(Newser) - Donald Trump might be losing his dealmaking edge: The candidate has grudgingly agreed to drop his demand for $5 million and take part in CNN's next GOP presidential debate for free. "When you're leading in the polls, I think it's too big of a risk to...

Trump Says His Medical Records 'Will Show Perfection'

If he ever releases them, which he's promising to do within 2 weeks

(Newser) - In a 1999 Larry King Live appearance, Donald Trump said he believed individuals running for the presidency should show their medical records, per CNN . But the GOP front-runner has been stalling on releasing his own—until today, when, as Politico notes, he finally "relented." "As a presidential...

Trump's ISIS Strategy: 'Take Out Their Families'

'I would knock the hell out of ISIS'

(Newser) - Donald Trump said earlier this year that he doesn't want to tip his hand on how he would defeat ISIS , but he offered a bit of a glimpse into his anti-terrorism strategy on Wednesday. "I would knock the hell out of ISIS, I would hit them … so...

'The Doctor Sinks' in New Quinnipiac Poll

Ben Carson falls 7 points to 3rd place, with 16% to Trump's 27%

(Newser) - While nothing seems to be able to topple Donald "Teflon Don" Trump, Ben Carson isn't enjoying the same kind of luck. The former neurosurgeon plummeted 7 percentage points in a newly released Quinnipiac University poll , falling to third place with 16%, Politico reports. Meanwhile, Trump absorbed 3 points,...

Giuliani on Trump's 9/11 Claim: He's Exaggerating

Former NYC mayor is the latest person to refute Trump

(Newser) - Donald Trump's claim that he saw thousands of New Jersey Muslims celebrating after the 9/11 attacks has been refuted by ... just about everyone, as Yahoo News reports. And as of Tuesday, "everyone" includes Rudy Giuliani, New York mayor when the attacks occurred. Though Giuliani acknowledges there were as...

Trump Says He Should Get $5M to Show Up at Next Debate

CNN 'doesn't treat me properly,' the candidate says

(Newser) - Donald Trump on Monday proposed that CNN pony up if it wants him to participate in its Dec. 15 Republican debate. Asking price? $5 million. He views the money as restitution ( NBC News calls it a "ransom"): CNN "doesn't treat me properly," Trump said...

Trump Has 'Unbelievable' Meeting With Black Pastors

He says they didn't ask him to change campaign tone

(Newser) - Donald Trump says a meeting with dozens of black pastors at Trump Tower on Monday was "amazing," "inspiring," and "unbelievable"—but he has no intention of changing his campaign's tone. His campaign initially said the summit would be followed by public endorsements from...

Trump&#39;s Poll Numbers Dive
 Trump's Poll Numbers Dive 
Nov 28, 2015 7:14 AM CST

Trump's Poll Numbers Dive

But he's still way out in front, according to Reuters

(Newser) - Donald Trump's antics last week, including attacks on a disabled reporter and questionable recollections of 9/11 , may have been the last straw for some supporters, the latest Reuters /Ipsos poll suggests. The poll put his support at 31% for the week ending on Nov. 27, down from 43% a...

Bad Idea: Trump Mocks Reporter With Disability

He threw his arms around during impression of Serge Kovaleski

(Newser) - The New York Times is speaking out against Donald Trump for the second time this week after he appeared to mock a Times reporter's disability. At a rally in South Carolina on Tuesday, Trump continued to defend his claim that "thousands" of people in New Jersey cheered the...

&#39;Demagogue&#39; Trump Is Spewing Lies: Post, NYT
'Demagogue' Trump Is Spewing Lies: Post, NYT
OPINION
Nov 24, 2015 9:54 AM CST

'Demagogue' Trump Is Spewing Lies: Post, NYT

Both papers say it's time for media, other candidates to challenge him aggressively

(Newser) - This may not displease Donald Trump, but he has most definitely drawn the ire of two media establishment heavyweights over recent comments on three issues in particular—his claim that big crowds were cheering the 9/11 attacks in New Jersey, that President Obama plans to bring in at least 200,...

Black Lives Matter Activist Roughed Up at Trump Rally

Says he was punched, kicked after Donald said, 'Get him the hell out of here'

(Newser) - A Black Lives Matter protester locked horns with Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, and neither one of them emerged very happy from the encounter, reports the Washington Post . Mercutio Southall Jr., who the Post describes as a well-known activist and the founder of the...

Trump Would 'Strongly Consider' Closing Mosques

He says he 'would hate to do it'

(Newser) - Donald Trump went on MSNBC Monday to discuss issues related to the Paris terror attacks and ISIS, and he had some controversial ideas about steps he might take as president. "Well, I would hate to do it but it's something you're going to have to strongly consider,...

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