Trump rails against ‘TRASH’ Fox News poll ahead of Mar-a-Lago classified documents hearing: Live updates

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The judge in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, Judge Aileen Cannon, declined private requests from federal judges that she step aside from the case after she was assigned to it last year.

The New York Times reports that two more experienced South Florida judges told her it would be best if she passed the case on, but Cannon chose to remain.

Her assignment prompted concerns regarding her limited trial experience and that she had previously intervened in the criminal investigation that led to Trump’s indictment in a way that appeared to favor him.

A series of hearings on motions to dismiss the case, including an attempt to invalidate the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith, will take place on Friday.

Meanwhile, Trump has fallen two points behind Joe Biden in the latest Fox News national presidential election poll, the first time the president has led the survey since October.

A furious Trump has lashed out at the conservative network on Truth Social, calling the poll “TRASH” and complaining that “nobody can ever trust Fox News”, and telling the Murdoch family “all you need is Trump”.

Key Points

• Trump calls latest Fox News poll ‘TRASH'
• Trump falls behind Biden in latest Fox News poll as he insists ‘nobody can ever trust’ network
• Trump-appointed judge in classified documents proceedings declined requests to leave case
• Republican ‘backtracks’ on plan to stay in Chicago during RNC after Milwaukee furore
• Former president ‘still believed he had foreign policy powers after leaving White House’
• RFK Jr fails to qualify for CNN debate

[20 June 2024 20:00 · Oliver O'Connell]

Fox News host says Trump’s gaffes and rambling speeches are him ‘having fun’

Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade has made the curious argument that when Donald Trump delivers bizarre, rambling speeches that include fictional serial killers, he’s merely “having fun” and not “losing it”.

OK.

Judging by his latest angry Truth Social rant about Fox News polling, he doesn’t sound like he’s having fun...

Watch Kilmeade’s remarks here:

[20 June 2024 19:45 · Oliver O'Connell]

Full story: Trump will get the final word at next week’s first presidential debate

President Joe Biden won a coin toss ahead of next’s week presidential debate and chose where he will stand on the stage, instead of speaking last, when he squares off with Donald Trump.

That means Trump will now get the final word during closing statements at the first debate on CNN.

Biden and his campaign elected to stand on the right side of the stage instead of reserving a speaking slot. It’s unclear why the president viewed the speaking spot as the most important decision.

Alex Woodward has the full story.

[20 June 2024 19:30 · Oliver O'Connell]

Biden’s student loan forgiveness is a ‘vile’ publicity stunt according to Trump

Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student loan debt as “vile” and suggested that the program will be “rebuked” if he is elected.

He probably meant “revoked”, right?

Alex Woodward reports.

[20 June 2024 19:06 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump-appointed judge in classified documents proceedings declined requests to leave case

The judge in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, Judge Aileen Cannon, declined private requests from two federal judges that she step aside from the case after she was assigned to it last year.

Two more experienced South Florida judges told her it would be best if she passed the case on, but Cannon chose to remain in charge of the proceedings, according to The New York Times.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

[20 June 2024 18:45 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump claimed he ‘needed to go upstairs to deal with Afghanistan’ during post-presidency interview

The author of a new book about Donald Trump’s background in reality television has recounted a disturbing anecdote alleging that the former president still believed he had foreign policy powers long after he had left the White House.

Joe Sommerlad has the bizarre details.

[20 June 2024 18:35 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump attacks ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon

...and slips in an attack on “counterparts” Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel too for good measure.

The former president writes:

Can anyone imagine being critiqued by ratings starved Jimmy Fallon, the bumbling/stumbling host(ess!) that single handidly reduced the Tonight Show to ashes. It all makes you realize how great Johnny Carson was! The good news is that his CBS & ABC “counterparts” are worse than him, if that’s even possible. They are all RATINGS DISASTERS!!!

[20 June 2024 18:25 · Oliver O'Connell]

Republicans want to see Trump’s face on the $500 bill

...which hasn’t been in print for 79 years, which might be an obstacle.

Gustaf Kilander reports:

[20 June 2024 18:08 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump calls latest Fox News poll ‘TRASH'

Donald Trump is far from done complaining about Fox News. Here’s what he just wrote on Truth Social:

The latest Fox News poll is TRASH! They used a biased, Democrat-leaning sample of voters, polling more Biden 2020 voters than Trump 2020 voters to skew the results in favor of Crooked Joe. I am leading BIG in virtually every other poll, including in all of the key battleground states, like Wisconsin, where I just held a massive rally, and Pennsylvania, where I will be on Saturday.

Also, the #1 issue in this Country is not protecting democracy. It is INFLATION and IMMIGRATION! If it is protecting democracy, Trump is your best choice, because Crooked Joe Biden is the greatest threat to democracy in history with his Open Border and weaponization of our justice system against his political opponent, ME! Fox News polls have never treated me, or MAGA, fairly! Don't worry, we will WIN!!! Fox News should get rid of Paul Ryan, and get a new Pollster, but they won’t….

….Real Clear Politics just came out and has me leading by a lot, especially in the all important Swing States. My best numbers yet, despite the Biden “Weaponization of Justice.”

He’s not happy.

[20 June 2024 18:03 · Oliver O'Connell]

Fauci talks about his relationship with Trump on ‘The View'

Dr Anthony Fauci told talked about his complicated relationship with Donald Trump during the Covid-19 pandemic in an appearance on The View this morning.

“We kind of had that New York — he calls it 'swagger' — with each other... That was really good in the beginning until he wished and hoped that the outbreak would disappear,” he said.

“We did have a good relationship, but he was really very upset about the fact that I had to get up and say, you know, no, it's not going to disappear like magic, and, no, hydroxychloroquine doesn't work no matter what Laura Ingraham is telling you.”

[20 June 2024 17:45 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump says he was ‘always planning on staying’ in Milwaukee for RNC despite reports of Chicago hotel plans

Donald Trump says he was “always planning on staying” in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention despite reports he eyed a Chicago hotel 95 miles away.

In a local television interview, Trump said he never wavered on plans to stay in the RNC host city for the July event. He made his comments as he prepared to take the stage in Racine, Wisconsin, on Tuesday for his first visit to the state after he reportedly called Milwaukee a “horrible city.” On stage, Trump declared he “loves” Milwaukee, as reports began to emerge he planned to stay in Chicago during the convention.

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