Former President Trump's speech to North Carolina Republicans was the opening appearance in what's expected to be a new phase of public events.
Los Angeles County’s director of public health wonders whether she could have better protected people living in the county’s poorest neighborhoods, which bore the brunt of the pandemic.Some party leaders worry that a rise of pro-Trump candidates in the coming months could jeopardize the GOP’s fight for control of Congress in 2022. While Trump remains a dominant force within his party, he is deeply unpopular among key segments of the broader electorate.
Invited to the stage briefly during his remarks, Trump daughter-in-law and North Carolina native Lara Trump announced she would not run for the Senate because of family obligations.Minutes later, Trump announced his endorsement of loyalist Rep. Ted Budd in the crowded Republican primary, adding a slap at former Gov. Pat McCrory, who has been critical of Trump’s falsehoods about the 2020 election.
The former president waited more than an hour to advance falsehoods about the 2020 election, which he described as “the crime of the century.”
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