Donald Trump downplayed the threat of climate change in his latest interview with Fox News, insisting that international unrest is of greater concern and declaring: “The only global warming that matters to me is nuclear global warming.”
The Republican presidential candidate and convicted felon otherwise used the sitdown with Sean Hannity to maintain that, while he himself remained a “very legitimate” candidate for the White House, the US had become a “banana republic”, also boasting about his role in overturning Roe v Wade and attacking Joe Biden and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.
Meanwhile, the judge presiding over Trump’s classified documents case in Florida will allow several parties not involved in the case to argue in favour of the former president’s attempt to dismiss the charges brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith.
US district judge Aileen Cannon, who has already come under fire over a series of favourable rulings towards the man who appointed her to the bench in 2020, will now allow two right-wing activist attorneys to speak in court.
Also on Wednesday, an appeals court halted any further movement in the election interference case against Trump in Georgia.
Watch: Trump supporters brave heat for Arizona townhall
Oliver O’Connell6 June 2024 20:00
‘There’s a wellspring of support in Silicon Valley’
The former president is expected to attend a series of private fundraisers in California, beginning on Thursday night at the home of entrepreneur and investor David Sacks. The billionaire is co-hosting the dinner with former Facebook senior executive Chamath Palihapitiya, Ventura County Star reported.
Oliver O’Connell6 June 2024 19:45
Trump interview with Dr Phil to air tonight
Dr Phil, the TV personality and former doctor of clinical psychology, interviewed Donald Trump on Wednesday, with the resulting sitdown airing tonight at 8pm ET on streaming service Merit+.
Here’s a teaser from the former president:
Here’s the full trailer if you want a bit more of a preview of what will be discussed in this “psychological interview.”
Oliver O’Connell6 June 2024 19:15
Veepstakes: Vance and Burgum to meet with Trump on west coast swing
Two key contenders to be Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate will meet with him during a swing through the western states.
CNN reports that Ohio senator JD Vance is flying with the former president to Arizona and San Francisco, while North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will also meet with him during the trip.
Oliver O’Connell6 June 2024 18:45
Steve Bannon must surrender to prison on July 1
Donald Trump’s former adviser and far-right podcaster Steve Bannon must surrender to prison to begin a four-month sentence on July 1 after he defied a subpoena to testify to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Bannon raged against his sentence after his brief federal court appearance on Thursday while a protester shouted out that he is “going to jail” and labeled him a “coup plotter” outside the courthouse in Washington DC.
“This is about shutting down the MAGA movement, shutting down grassroots conservatives, shutting down President Trump,” Bannon told reporters. “Not only are we winning, we are going to prevail … There is nothing that can shut me up, and nothing that will shut me up.”
Oliver O’Connell6 June 2024 18:16
Ex-NASCAR driver and son arrested for allegedly attacking police during January 6 Capitol riot
A retired NASCAR driver and his son are among four people who have been arrested for multiple felonies and misdemeanors over their alleged actions during the Capitol riot.
Amelia Neath has the story.
Joe Sommerlad6 June 2024 17:45
Trump dodges Hannity question on pledging to restore ‘equal justice’
Here’s more from the Republican’s latest therapy session on Fox last night.
Joe Sommerlad6 June 2024 17:15
Video of Black Panthers founder claiming to support Trump is ‘a lie’, says grandson
A reporter has been accused of exploiting an elderly man with cognitive issues after publishing a video about a founding member of the Black Panther Party supposedly endorsing Trump for president.
The video was uploaded to TikTok by Carol Mitchell, according to the New York Post, and showed 81-year-old Black Panther founder David Hilliard endorsing the Republican.
Mitchell reportedly removed the video after Hilliard’s grandson Eric Jones threatened to obtain a cease-and-desist order. He said on social media that his grandfather is not a Trump supporter and was manipulated in the video due to his ongoing “cognitive issues.”
Here’s more from Martha McHardy.
Joe Sommerlad6 June 2024 16:45
Journalists attack ‘truly appalling’ Trump over Evan Gershkovich promise
Trump issued a deeply cynical campaign video on Tuesday in which he promised he could get Vladimir Putin to release The Wall Street Journal reporter from the Moscow jail where he has spent the past year on spurious espionage charges just in time for his own inauguration next January.
Among those rebuking Trump for his gross attempt to capitalise on the journalist’s plight was the redoubtable Hayes:
Also incensed was Washington Post associate editor Eugene Robinson, who told MSNBC’s Jonathan Lemire that Trump’s opportunism was “obscene and disgusting”.
Here’s our report on the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s words.
Joe Sommerlad6 June 2024 16:15
Top Republicans fear Trump jail time when he accepts GOP nomination
Now that Trump is a convicted felon, there is a possibility he could go to prison – and top Republicans have privately said they’re preparing for the chance that he is in jail during the Republican National Committee convention.
Joe Sommerlad6 June 2024 15:45