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Donald Trump found liable in civil sexual abuse case. What it means.

A jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse in the E. Jean Carroll civil suit. Here's what the verdict could mean for Trump's political future.

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said Thursday that former President Donald Trump cannot win the 2024 general election and will look for alternatives as his party plans to take on Democrat Joe Biden next year.

"I think President Trump's time has passed him by," Cornyn said during a conference call with Texas reporters. "And I think what's the most important thing for me is that we have a candidate who can actually win.

"I don't think President Trump understands that when you run in a general election, you have to appeal to voters beyond your base."

The comments from Texas' senior senator come nine days after a civil jury in New York found the former president liablefor sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defaming her after she had come forward with allegations against him. That verdict was followed a day later by Trump's bombastic town hall with CNN, during which he again mocked Carroll.

Despite that verdict coupled with the 34-count criminal indictment related to hush-money payments to conceal a sexual dalliance and an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the removal of classified documents from the White House Trump is the early frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination.

Cornyn said that frontrunner status is illusory.

"There's no question that President Trump has some enthusiastic supporters as part of his base," Cornyn said. "That works well for him in a Republican primary, but not well when you need to expand your appeal in a general election."

After losing the 2020 election to Biden, Trump's relationship with Cornyn has soured. Last year the Texan helped broker a bipartisan deal on a federal gun bill that closed the boyfriend loophole by including dating partners on a list of people barred from legally purchasing firearms if convicted of domestic violence. In response, Trump called Cornyn a "RINO," or "Republican in name only."

In the 2020 election when Cornyn was elected to his fourth term in the Senate, he drew about 72,600 more voters in Texas than Trump did when he carried the state for the second time.

Cornyn did not endorse any of Trump's announced or potential rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, saying Republicans "need someone as an alternative" and that he'll be closely watching as the field takes shape.

"Electability to me is key," he said, "because unless you can win an election, you don't get to govern."

John C. Moritz covers Texas government and politics for the USA Today Network in Austin. Contact him at jmoritz@gannett.comand follow him on Twitter@JohnnieMo.

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Donald Trump Jr. announced on Twitter Thursday that he is publishing a non-woke mens lifestyle magazine.

Field Ethos promises, according to its website, to bring back a forgotten lifestyle to those who refuse to conform, with articles on hunting, fishing and more by old-school adventurers who make no apologies for who we are.

It is unapologetic, Trump Jr. was quoted as saying.

Donald Trumps eldest son is also behind Winning Team Publishing, which earlier this year released the former presidents book Letters To Trump and is set to publish titles by Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro and failed Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.

Trump Jr. in July plans to tour Australia to talk about what he claims is the biggest existential threat we face in the West and is literally the decay of Western society, namely what he calls cancel culture and woke identity politics.

The Trump scion, on social media and via his Rumble podcast, frequently plays into right-wing talking points about masculinity and describes himself on Instagram as a Meme Wars General, previously posting memes of his dad as Baby Yoda and styled as a Pornhub thumbnail.

Critics on Twitter quickly turned the page on his latest business venture:

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While numerous parties deserve blame for the overturning of Roe v. Wade last JuneMitch McConnell, the antiabortion lobby, the Supreme Courts conservative goon squadone man in particular deserves the majority of that blame. We speak, of course, of Donald Trump, who initially ran for president on the vow that he would exclusively appoint justices who would roll back the landmark decision and then did just that. To wit: Shortly after Roe was gutted last year, Trump took credit for the move, saying it was only made possible because I delivered everything as promised. In fact, just this morning, he took to Truth Social to declare: After 50 years of failure, with nobody coming even close, I was able to kill Roe v. Wade, much to the shock of everyone, and for the first time put the Pro Life movement in a strong negotiating position over the Radicals that are willing to kill babies even into their 9th month, and beyond. Without me there would be no 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 15 weeks, or whatever is finally agreed to. Without me the pro Life movement would have just kept losing. Thank you President TRUMP!!!

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Obviously, this statementwhich includes one of the ex-presidents favorite lies, that babies were once aborted in the 9th month, and beyondwould be disturbing enough on its own. But its particularly bizarre given that just last night, Trump claimed that in a second term hes going to make a deal on abortion that will unite the entire country.

Speaking to Newsmax, Trump said that with the downfall of Roe, he won the antiabortion community the power of negotiation. Then he declared: I put them in a position. Now, [Ron] DeSantis, or Ron DeSanctimonious as I call him, he came out with the six weeks. Other people agree with it. And a lot of people dont. Were in a position now, and Im gonna be leading the charge. Were in a position now where we can get something that the whole country can agree with, and thats only because I got us out of theRoe v. Wade,where the pro-life people had absolutely nothing to say. But on pro-life, I will tell you, what I did onRoe v. Wade, nobody elsefor 50 years theyve been trying to do it. I got it done. And now were in a position to make a really great deal, and a deal that people want. Emphasis ours because Trump says a lot of stupid stuff a lot of the time, but these claims are definitely up there given that (1) in the year 2023, there is virtually nothing all Americans can agree on, with the exception of airlines being evil andMitch McConnells beingthe spawn of Satan, and (2) it seems just slightly hard to believe that the man who regularly brags about killing the national right to an abortion is going to come up with something that the whole country will love.

Trump, of course, is in something of a bind right now as he simultaneously attempts to court antiabortion evangelicals and seem not too extreme on the issue. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America put out a blistering response last month to his campaignsstatementtoThe Washington Postthat states should decide abortion laws, as opposed to the countrys having a national ban. President Trumps assertion that the Supreme Court returned the issue of abortion solely to the states is acompletely inaccurate reading of theDobbsdecisionand is a morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate to hold,saidSBA Pro-Life America presidentMarjorie Dannenfelser.Life is a matter of human rights, not states rights. We will oppose any presidential candidate who refuses to embrace, at a minimum, a 15-week national standard to stop painful late-term abortions while allowing states to enact further protections.

Meanwhile, the irony here is that if Trump actually wanted to attempt to unite the country, or as much of it as possible, hed make a deal to expand abortion access, given that nearly two thirds of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and a majority of the country disapproved of Roe v. Wades being overturned. But, of course, hes not going to do that, just like hes not going to stop repeating the absurd lie that before Roe was overturned, they could kill the baby in the ninth month or after the baby was born.

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(STACKER) In November of last year, former President Donald Trump announced his plans to run for president again in 2024. Despite potential complications presented by his indictment over falsifying business records in March and a jury finding him liable for defamation and sexual abuse in civil court in May, Trump has not announced any changes to his re-election bid; in fact, the Trump campaign announced an influx of donations after his grand jury indictment, signaling continued support from his base.

However, Trumps broader appeal in the context of the 2024 presidential race remains unclear. The 2022 midterm elections put his political influence, both within the Republican party and among the voting public, to the test. Trump endorsed more than two dozen Republican candidates. While the GOP expected a red wave to deliver overwhelming control of both houses of Congress, the results were significantly more muted. Democrats retained control of the Senate, and while Republicans have the House, the margin of success proved to be narrower than pro-Trump devotees anticipated. Candidates that were given the thumbs-up by Trump did not overwhelmingly win as expected.

Exactly how the midterm election results and his ongoing legal troubles will affect Trumps long-term fundraising efforts remains to be seen. But Trump committees raised millions of dollars before the midterms, particularly after the FBI raided his Florida Mar-a-Lago home. In fact, by the end of July 2022, the political action committee Save America (one of Trumps largest PAC affiliates) had accumulated more than $99 million on Trumps behalf.

Stacker analyzed Federal Election Commission records from Jan. 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, to compile a list of the zip codes that have donated the most money to Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election. The total number of donations from Pennsylvania was $313,326 from 5,712 individual donations. Each zip code is ranked by its total donation amount per 1,000 people to the Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. campaign committee, filing as the Donald J. Trump For President 2024, Inc PAC.

Only FEC-processed records from unique individuals (as opposed to outside groups or committees) were considered. Slides also include the number of donations made toward Trumps campaign in that zip code and in the state overall. Demographic and population information is derived from the Census Bureau. The townships listed beside each zip code represent the most sizable community within that respective zip code but do not necessarily encompass its entire population. They are offered as a geographic frame of reference. Zip codes with populations under 1,000 or with population data not available were excluded from the analysis as were zip codes with fewer than 10 individual donations.

#25. 15044 (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $134.75 ($3,830 total) Number of individual donations: 52 Population: 28,424 Median household income: $120,955

#24. 18034 (Center Valley, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $136.58 ($1,266 total) Number of individual donations: 10 Population: 9,270 Median household income: $116,985

#23. 19465 (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $137.03 ($2,561 total) Number of individual donations: 60 Population: 18,689 Median household income: $94,949

#22. 15658 (Ligonier, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $138.46 ($1,151 total) Number of individual donations: 12 Population: 8,315 Median household income: $70,079

#21. 15021 (Burgettstown, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $154.88 ($1,001 total) Number of individual donations: 13 Population: 6,460 Median household income: $67,703

#20. 17821 (Danville, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $158.22 ($2,977 total) Number of individual donations: 134 Population: 18,818 Median household income: $65,651

#19. 15241 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $158.93 ($3,444 total) Number of individual donations: 10 Population: 21,672 Median household income: $131,809

#18. 19073 (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $180.58 ($3,748 total) Number of individual donations: 14 Population: 20,756 Median household income: $120,833

#17. 18224 (Freeland, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $189.22 ($1,202 total) Number of individual donations: 90 Population: 6,353 Median household income: $50,827

#16. 18623 (Laceyville, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $193.90 ($452 total) Number of individual donations: 12 Population: 2,332 Median household income: $59,167

#15. 18353 (Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $203.71 ($2,443 total) Number of individual donations: 188 Population: 11,993 Median household income: $78,888

#14. 19504 (Barto, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $206.49 ($1,009 total) Number of individual donations: 28 Population: 4,886 Median household income: $84,014

#13. 17224 (Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $230.85 ($393 total) Number of individual donations: 36 Population: 1,701 Median household income: $103,009

#12. 15320 (Carmichaels, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $232.85 ($1,255 total) Number of individual donations: 10 Population: 5,388 Median household income: $64,022

#11. 17961 (Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $254.24 ($1,724 total) Number of individual donations: 17 Population: 6,781 Median household income: $80,782

#10. 16664 (New Enterprise, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $258.97 ($562 total) Number of individual donations: 19 Population: 2,170 Median household income: $66,700

#9. 18405 (Beach Lake, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $266.24 ($615 total) Number of individual donations: 12 Population: 2,309 Median household income: $61,196

#8. 17228 (Harrisonville, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $270.25 ($292 total) Number of individual donations: 11 Population: 1,081 Median household income: $68,750

#7. 17048 (Lykens, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $324.37 ($1,222 total) Number of individual donations: 20 Population: 3,766 Median household income: $65,991

#6. 18372 (Tannersville, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $342.27 ($867 total) Number of individual donations: 12 Population: 2,532 Median household income: $87,778

#5. 15474 (Point Marion, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $361.15 ($811 total) Number of individual donations: 62 Population: 2,246 Median household income: $59,432

#4. 17352 (New Park, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $386.83 ($617 total) Number of individual donations: 32 Population: 1,595 Median household income: $95,521

#3. 18322 (Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $437.95 ($1,239 total) Number of individual donations: 10 Population: 2,829 Median household income: $92,434

#2. 17846 (Millville, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $640.67 ($2,463 total) Number of individual donations: 106 Population: 3,845 Median household income: $59,643

#1. 16061 (West Sunbury, Pennsylvania)

Money donated per 1k people: $842.22 ($2,298 total) Number of individual donations: 30 Population: 2,729 Median household income: $65,042

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May 17, 2023 | 4:03pm

President Biden would expand his 2020 margin of victory over former President Donald Trump if a rematch were held today, according to a new poll exclusively shared with The Post Wednesday.

The WPA Intelligence survey of 1,571 registered voters found Biden, 80, leading 76-year-old Trump 47% to 40%. By comparison, Biden defeated Trump by 4.5 percentage points in the 2020 popular vote, while former President Barack Obama won re-election over Republican Mitt Romney by 3.9 percentage points in 2012.

The poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5% and was conducted between May 10 and 13, also showed independent voters backing Biden by a whopping 14 percentage points, up from the nine percentage points by which the Democrat won independents three years ago, per the Pew Research Center.

Wednesdays poll also showed Democrats leading generic down-ballot races 47% to 42% with Trump at the top of the Republican ticket.

Despite the grim reading for Trump supporters, the poll also shows Biden remains vulnerable to defeat next year.

Just 46% of voters approve and 54% of voters disapprove of the job the president is doing, with 42% strongly disapproving.

Only 39% of registered voters have a favorable impression of the commander-in-chief, with 54% having an unfavorable impression.

Also, just 22% believe the country is on the right track, whereas 78% believe it is on the wrong track.

However, Trumps ratings are even worse, with 32% of registered voters having a favorable impression compared to 62% with unfavorable impressions.

The 45th president fared even worse among independents, with just 21% having a favorable impression and 71% having an unfavorable impression.

Despite Joe Bidens unpopularity, our poll found that he would win re-election in a rematch against Donald Trump by a bigger margin than the one he had in 2020, said WPA principal Amanda Iovino, who oversaw the polling.

Its clear from the data that Trumps standing with Independents has weakened considerably since the 2020 election and that he has failed to attract new voters. This should surprise no one, as it is entirely consistent with last years election results among Trump-backed candidates in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and other states.

WPA Intelligence CEO Chris Wilson is an adviser to Never Back Down, a super PAC aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expected bid for the presidency.

The polling firm said Wilson was not involved with the survey and the poll was not sponsored by Never Back Down or its associates.

The president last enjoyed a 7-point margin over Trump in a USA Today/Suffolk poll from December, which surveyed 1,000 registered voters nationwide.

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