Category: Republican Candidates

US Military’s Bronze Star Has Spurred Debate, but No Doubt About DeSantis’s ‘Meritorious Service’

When Florida Gov. and 2024 GOP presidential primary contender Ron DeSantis is stumping on the campaign trail, his standard speech doesn’t delve into the details of what he did as an attorney in the United States Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or in Iraq. Instead, rather than focus on his…


New Indictment Against Trump Is Political Payback, Legal Experts Say

The new indictment a federal grand jury returned against former President Donald Trump over his allegedly illegal retention of national security documents after he left the White House in January 2021 is politically motivated, legal experts told The Epoch Times. While the filing of federal charges against a former U.S. president is itself unprecedented, the…


Trump Allies Respond to Indictment, Say It Will Increase His Support Among Voters

The indictment of former President Donald Trump has roused Republican allies to his defense, with many believing the move will strengthen his chances of mounting a comeback to the White House. “They just solidified Donald Trump as the Republican nominee,” MyPillow CEP Mike Lindell told The Epoch Times, adding that such a move “just makes…


Trump Allies Respond to Indictment, Say It Will Boost His Support Among Voters

The indictment of former President Donald Trump has roused Republican allies to his defense, with many believing the move will strengthen his chances of mounting a comeback to the White House. “They just solidified Donald Trump as the Republican nominee,” MyPillow CEP Mike Lindell told The Epoch Times, adding that such a move “just makes…


Trump, Not Governor Kemp, to Star at Georgia Republican Convention

Georgia’s GOP convention kicks off on June 9 in Columbus. While Republican governor Brian Kemp won reelection convincingly over Stacey Abrams in November, he and most of his cabinet won’t be there. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to arrive and speak, with much hoopla, on June 10—just after his June 8 announcement on…


Trump to Speak at GOP Convention in Georgia Amid Post-Indictment Chaos

Former President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the Republican state convention in Georgia on June 10, his first public appearance after his federal indictment in the classified document probe. Republican governor Brian Kemp and his cabinet are not expected to attend the convention, which kicked off on June 9. Kari Lake, a prominent Trump…


Trump Announces Legal Team Shakeup After DOJ Indictment

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would be changing members of the legal team representing him in the federal case over whether he mishandled classified materials, soon after he announced he would be indicted by the Department of Justice. Trump will be represented by Todd Blanche and a law firm “to be named…


DeSantis Campaign Uses AI Deepfakes in Attack Ad Against Trump, Prompting Backlash

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his 2024 presidential campaign have come under criticism for using fake images generated with artificial intelligence (AI) depicting former President Donald Trump with Dr. Anthony Fauci. A Twitter account called DeSantis War Room shared a video showing several images of Trump and Fauci, three of which depicted Trump hugging and…


Trump Can Run for President While Being Indicted: Here’s the Main Reason Why

Former President Donald Trump can still continue to run for president in 2024 after he announced that he’s being federally indicted on charges relating to whether he mishandled classified records, according to legal experts. After Trump was charged by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office earlier this year in a separate case, some noted that the…


After SPLC ‘Extremist’ Designation, Moms for Liberty and Ramaswamy Come Together in New Hampshire

Just days after the Southern Poverty Law Center labeled the parental rights organization Moms for Liberty an “extremist group” on its new hate map, the group’s co-founder, Tiffany Justice, took to the stage with Vivek Ramaswamy in a New Hampshire church. “The Southern Poverty Law Center is also now providing the blueprint used by even…