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Ron DeSantis supporters are going after Donald Trump in a new political ad, criticising the former president for campaigning against fellow Republicans and for discussing potential cuts to entitlement programmes.

A super PAC supporting the Florida governor released a new television ad accusing Mr Trump of spending airtime and money attacking the likely Republican presidential candidate.

Why is he spending millions attacking the Republican governor of Florida? Trumps stealing pages from the Biden-Pelosi playbook, the ads narrator asks.

While tensions mount between the two men pitted to be key rivals for the Republican vote in 2024, Mr Trump is also weighing in on Fox News defamation case with Dominion Voting Systems.

In an early morning Truth Social post on Monday, the former president falsely claimed Dominion's lawsuit would be weakened if the network stands by his 2020 presidential election lies.

In other news, financial disclosures with the Federal Election Commission show Mr Trump raked in millions after news of his criminal indictment and his prediction of his arrest last month.

Filings also reveal that he made more than $5m from speaking engagements, between $100,000 and $1m with his NFT scheme and less than $200 from Truth Social.

California Democratic Rep Adam Schiff had a few thoughts on Jim Jordans away day in New York City this morning.

Jim Jordans attempt to intimidate the Manhattan DA is another effort to place the former president above the law. And undermine the interests of justice. It wont succeed, but then that is not the point. Blind loyalty to the disgraced former president is all that matters.

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Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 21:50

Senator Mitch McConnell is back in the Senate after recovering from a concussion and a broken rib sustained during a fall.

Its good to be back. I want to thank all my colleagues for their warm wishes shared over the past few weeks, he told the upper chamber of Congress. This wasnt the first time that being hardheaded has served me very well.

Heres what happened to Mr McConnell:

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 21:25

One thing is clear from this mornings theatre at the New York Stock Exchange: Democrats want to avoid defaulting on our countrys debts. Meanwhile, Speaker McCarthy continues to bumble our economy towards a catastrophic default.

Senator Chuck Schumer

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 21:05

Its happening, GOP Rep George Santos is officially running for re-election in New Yorks 3rd District.

The controversial congressman made the announcement on Twitter on Monday afternoon. He is the subject of ongoing investigations at the local, state, and federal levels, and there have been numerous calls for him to resign.

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 20:57

Donald Trumps personal financial disclosure reports with the Federal Election Commission offer the first public glimpse into his earnings and financial state since leaving the White House in 2021.

Alex Woodward took a look at the details.

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 20:45

Senator John Fetterman has returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since mid-February after treatment for clinical depression.

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 20:20

A super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released a television ad attacking former President Donald Trump, accusing him of spending airtime and money attacking the likely Republican presidential candidate.

Donald Trump is being attacked by a Democrat prosecutor in New York, the ads narrator says. So why is he spending millions attacking the Republican governor of Florida? Trumps stealing pages from the Biden-Pelosi playbook.

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 20:00

Monday lunchtime on Truth Social, and former President Donald Trump has hit out at his favourite foe, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

This time the topic was the Second Amendment, with the former president disputing Mr DeSantiss claim in an ad that he was aligned with Democrats over the issue of gun rights.

Wow, thats like Democrat Disinformation! he wrote, also claiming that Ron DeSanctus didnt attend the NRA Convention over the weekend in person because he was concerned about being booed.

And heres what got him wound up:

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 19:35

The Secret Service is investigating reports of a single shot that was fired near the US Naval Observatory which is the home of Vice President Kamala Harris and First Gentleman Doug Emhoff.

Officers with the Secret Service Uniformed Division responded to the reports around 1.30 am EST on Monday according to a report from NBC News.

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 19:10

Let the public in, a group of protesters shouted from the hallway located directly outside of the room where Mr Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee held their meeting on Monday,

Outside of the Jacob Javits Federal Building in downtown Manhattan, another group of protesters chanted, Hey hey, ho, ho, Jim Jordans got to go.

Ariana Baio reports from New York City.

Oliver O'Connell17 April 2023 18:50

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Trump news today: Judge rejects delay in E Jean Carroll rape trial as DeSantis PAC launches ad against Trump - The Independent

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The court said that Trump himself provoked some of the publicity and cannot claim prejudice to delay next weeks trial start

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Mon 17 Apr 2023 14.03 EDT

Donald Trumps rape trial will begin next week as scheduled after a federal judge rejected a request for a one-month delay, saying the former president cannot make public statements to promote pre-trial publicity and then claim it is prejudicial to him and reason to delay.

Lewis A Kaplan, a federal judge in Manhattan, said the civil trial on claims against Trump by the columnist E Jean Carroll will begin as scheduled on 25 April. Trump denies the rape or knowing Carroll.

Kaplan rejected arguments by Trumps attorney Joe Tacopina that the former presidents recent indictment in New York state court on criminal falsification of business records charges created such negative publicity that a one-month cooling-off period was needed before the rape trial could begin.

Kaplan said: There was, of course, a great deal of media coverage some of it invited and, indeed, provoked by Mr Trump first of the apparently impending indictment, then the indictment itself, and finally the arraignment.

But the connection that Mr Trump seeks to draw between that coverage and either the need for or the effectiveness of a cooling off period is unsupported by any evidence.

Kaplan said a portion of coverage of Trumps indictment was of his own doing as the ex-president made public statements on his social media platform, in press conferences and in interviews.

It does not sit well for Mr Trump to promote pretrial publicity and then to claim that coverage that he promoted was prejudicial to him and should be taken into account as supporting a further delay, the judge said, adding that he was also concerned that the request was a delay tactic by Mr Trump.

He noted that it was not necessary to find jurors who had never heard of Trumps legal woes as long as jurors agreed to be fair and impartial.

There is no justification for an adjournment. This case is entirely unrelated to the state prosecution, Kaplan said, alluding to charges brought against Trump on the grounds that he played a role in hush money payments to two women who claimed affairs with him years before the 2016 presidential election. He has denied the affairs.

Tacopina declined comment about Kaplans ruling and whether Trump will attend the rape trial. He is required to notify Kaplan by Thursday if Trump plans to show up.

In a footnote, the judge cited other legal threats Trump faces to show that a month-long delay in the trial stemming from Carrolls lawsuit could make the climate to find a fair jury worse rather than better.

A justice department special counsel is looking into Trumps handling of classified documents, along with matters relating to the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. A district attorney in Fulton county, Georgia, is investigating Trumps actions after the 2020 election. The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has sued Trump, his family and his company for alleged financial wrongdoing.

Carroll sued Trump for defamation after he said she lied when she wrote in a 2019 memoir that he attacked her in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in 1996. She brought a second lawsuit in November, after New York state allowed victims to temporarily sue over sexual assaults that occurred long ago.

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Donald Trump Jr. defended beer conglomerate Anheuser-Busch on his podcast Thursday, urging listeners not to continue boycotting the company.

Trump claimed that the company was too "iconic" to continue boycotting, and that the executives have learned a lesson.

"So heres the deal. Anheuser-Busch totally sh*t the bed with this Dylan Mulvaney thing. Im not, though, for destroying an American, an iconic company for something like this," Trump Jr. said.

BUD LIGHT'S DYLAN MULVANEY CONTROVERSY HITS RURAL DISTRIBUTORS AS BRANDING GURU THINKS CONSUMERS ARE CONFUSED

A picture of the commemorative Bud Light can featuring TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney. (Dylan Mulvaney/Instagram)

The beer company has faced intense criticism in recent weeks following the announcement it was partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

"When I actually look into it, I'm not gonna blame the whole company for the inaction or the stupidity of someone in a marketing campaign that got woke as hell," Trump said of the collaboration on Thursday.

Trump citedAnheuser-Busch's record of donating slightly more to conservative politicians than liberal ones as reason to keep buying their beer.

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR PULLS BUD LIGHT FROM NASHVILLE BAR AMID DYLAN MULVANEY PARTNERSHIP: 'THEY AREN'T ORDERING'

Anheuser-Busch set social media ablaze when beer juggernaut Bud Light celebrated transgender activist Dylan Mulvaneys "365 Days of Girlhood" with a polarizing promotion. (Instagram)

"The company itself doesnt participate in the same leftist nonsense as the other big conglomerates," Trump said. "Frankly, they dont participate in the same woke garbage that other people in the beer industry actually do, who are significantly worse offenders when I looked into it. But if they do this again, then its on them! Then, screw them."

Mulvaney, a trans activist and social media influencer who gained prominence when given an opportunity to interview President Biden about LGBTQ issues in 2022, revealed earlier this month that thebeer companysent packs of Bud Light with her face printed on the cans as part of an ad for the beer companys March Madness contest and as a way to celebrate a full year of "girlhood."

Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth published a lengthy statement Friday, hoping to tamp down the animosity aimed at Bud Light and its parent company.

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Donald Trump Jr. speaks to audience members during a campaign rally at Illuminating Technologies in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

"We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer," Whitworth said. "My time serving this country taught me the importance of accountability and the values upon which America was founded: freedom, hard work and respect for one another.

He added, "As CEO of Anheuser-Busch, I am focused on building and protecting our remarkable history and heritage."

The statement received criticism from both sides of the transgender issue, with social media users asking what the message was supposed to be.

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Donald Trump Jr. opposes Bud Light boycott, citing company's donations to Republicans - Fox News

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Donald Trump Jr. is calling for the end of a conservative-led boycott against Bud Light, which is owned by Anheuser-Busch, over the parent company's partnership with the trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

During an April 13 broadcast of his "Triggered" podcast, the eldest son of former President Donald Trump addressed the controversy that has become a new cultural front in the political right's increasingly vocal criticism of transgender issues and the conservative push to pass legislation restricting gender-affirming care.

Trump Jr., who frequently rails against what he deems as "woke" influences in American society, is usually fighting alongside conservatives on many issues, but he broke away from the movement as it related to Anheuser-Busch.

"I'm not for destroying an American, an iconic company, for something like this. The company itself doesn't participate in the same leftist nonsense as the other big conglomerates," he said, arguing that Anheuser-Busch had a conservative lean in their political donations.

According to OpenSecrets, Anheuser-Busch and individuals affiliated with the company donated $514,375 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the 2022 election cycle; individuals with ties to the company also gave $464,505 to the National Republican Congressional Committee for the same cycle.

"Frankly, they don't participate in the same woke garbage that other people in the beer industry actually do, who are significantly worse offenders when I looked into it," he continued. "But if they do this again, then it's on them! Then, screw them."

The boycott began when many conservatives became incensed that Bud Light partnered with Mulvaney, a transgender TikTok influencer, during this year's NCAA basketball tournament.

On the day of the women's finals game, Mulvaney posted about a Bud Light-sponsored contest on Instagram, where she was recorded drinking the beer on camera.

"Happy March Madness!! Just found out this had to do with sports and not just saying it's a crazy month! In celebration of this sports thing @budlight is giving you the chance to win $15,000!" she wrote in the post.

"Share a video with#EasyCarryContest for a chance to win!! Good luck!" she continued, before adding the hashtag #budlightpartner.

Mulvaney, who has over 10 million followers on TikTok, also showcased a personalized Bud Light can that was sent to her by the company.

The conservative backlash was swift.

Kid Rock soon posted an Instagram video of himself shooting cases of Bud Light, and the country-music singer Travis Tritt announced that he would ban Anheuser-Busch beverages from his tour.

During a recent appearance on the podcast "Onward with Rosie O'Donnell," Mulvaney said that she was an "easy target" for critics because she only recently transitioned.

"It's so sad because everything I try to put out is positive," she said. "It's trying to connect with others that maybe don't understand me. It's to make people laugh, or to make a kid feel seen."

"The reason I think I'm an easy target is because I'm still new to this," she continued. "I think going after a trans woman who has been doing this for 20 years is a lot more difficult. Maybe they think there's some sort of chance with me that they can but I mean, what is their goal?"

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Trump Jr. calls for end to Bud Light boycott over trans influencer - Business Insider

Donald Trump Jr. called on conservatives to pump the brakes on their boycott of Bud Light, noting that the right-wing meltdown over the beer company partnering with a transgender influencer wasnt worth destroying an American icon.

At the same time, the presidential scion-turned-podcaster said Anheuser-Busch shit the bed with its Dylan Mulvaney marketing campaign, adding that if they do this again then screw them because it would be open season on the brewer.

Over the past two weeks, the so-called anti-cancel culture crowd has obsessed over Bud Light sending Mulvaney a commemorative can to celebrate her 365 Days of Girlhood. Additionally, the trans TikTok star also advertised the beer on her social media accounts as part of Bud Lights March Madness promotion.

Trump-boosting country-rock singer Kid Rock kicked off the outrage cycle by posting a video of himself shooting up cases of the beer while performatively shouting Fuck Bud Light. Other country artists, right-wing celebrities, and GOP politicians soon followed suit, even while inadvertently promoting other A-B products. Naturally, MAGA grifters soon began offering anti-woke alternatives to Bud Lightat $20 a six-pack.

During Thursdays broadcast of his Triggered podcast, Trump pointed out that despite conservatives complaints that Anheuser-Busch had gone woke, the conglomerate actually donated more money to Republican candidates than Democrats in recent election cycles.

Thats literally unheard of in corporate America, where its really easy to go woke, where they do so constantly, where theres a consequence of actually being a conservative, he exclaimed. So 60-40 to the conservative side is kind of a big deal.

Trump also praised Anheuser-Busch for not lobbying for the random pet issues of the day and the BLM crap, unlike the rest of woke corporate America does. Furthermore, he pointed out that A-B didnt sign onto a letter from the Human Rights Campaign demanding schools let teenage boys in skirts in girls bathrooms. The Triggered host added that over 300 other companies signed onto this crap, including Pepsi and Amazon.

So heres the deal. Anheuser-Busch totally shit the bed with this Dylan Mulvaney thing. Im not, though, for destroying an American, an iconic company for something like this, Trump declared, perhaps unaware that A-B is now owned by Belgian beer giant InBev.

The company itself doesnt participate in the same leftist nonsense as the other big conglomerates, he continued. Frankly, they dont participate in the same woke garbage that other people in the beer industry actually do, who are significantly worse offenders when I looked into it. But if they do this again, then its on them! Then screw them.

He concluded his monologue by urging his fellow right-wingers to stop dunking on the beer manufacturer as they are one of the most conservative-leaning companies in America.

Trump isnt the only voice on the right trying to pull conservatives back from the ledge over their anti-trans freakout. Podcaster and Intellectual Dark Web member Joe Rogan recently mocked Tritt and Kid Rock for really fucking fighting the good fight while guzzling a Bud Light. And during an appearance on Fox News, comedian Jim Norton joked that hed drink Diet Coke even if Adolf Hitler were on the can, insisting that my identity is not tied in with other people who enjoy the beverage I enjoy.

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Donald Trump Jr. Urges Right-Wingers to End Boycott of 'Conservative-Leaning' Bud Light - The Daily Beast