Donald Trump's Birthday Message for Melania Backfires

Newsweek— Former President Donald Trump is facing brutal backlash after complaining that his criminal trial is keeping him away from former first lady Melania Trump on her birthday.Trump appeared in court on Friday to attend the eighth day of his hush-money trial in New York City, where he has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The 77-year-old former president said Melania, who turned 54 on Friday, remained at home in Florida.While speaking to reporters, Trump lamented...

Mother Jones—Trump’s Happy Birthday Message for Melania Is a Gift for His Haters. The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments allegedly made in 2016 to cover up an affair he had with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Here’s the latest—the key updates and absurd moments—from the historic trial. Public birthday wishes […]

MSNBC—Eric Trump’s court presence at Donald Trump’s trial didn’t help his dad’s ‘family man’ strategy. Especially since Jan. 6, much has been written about the call-and-response dynamic between Donald Trump and his supporters. But since the beginning of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal trial against Trump last month, a different feedback loop has been on display: After the media makes observations of the former president’s courtroom arrangements and behavior, Team Trump appears to make noticeable tweaks in response. Don’t believe me? After the press noted that Trump was sitting alone...

Reading Eagle—President Joe Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump. Trump says he’s ready to go. By AAMER MADHANI (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. The comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, who asked […]