Newsom on Haley staying in race despite loss to Trump: ‘I’m applauding every single day’

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) came to the defense of Nikki Haley on Sunday, calling on her not to drop out because of her attacks on former President Trump. “I don’t know why Democrats would want her out of the race. She’s one of our better surrogates,” Newsom said in an NBC “Meet the Press” interview … Read more

RNC member floats draft resolutions to bar committee from paying Trump’s legal bills

A member of the Republican National Committee (RNC) floated two draft resolutions Saturday that would bar the committee from paying former President Trump’s mounting legal fees and ensure it stays neutral in the GOP primary race. The resolutions, shared by Henry Barbour — an RNC member from Mississippi — were first reported by The Dispatch, … Read more

Axelrod: Trump acted like ‘jackass’ in ‘improvisational’ New Hampshire victory speech

Democratic strategist David Axelrod denounced former President Trump’s New Hampshire victory speech Wednesday, calling it “improvisational” and that the former president acted like a “jackass.” Trump’s rambling victory monologue after a strong performance in the Granite State included repeated jabs at his chief rival, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, including mocking her own concession speech … Read more

Axelrod says he thinks it ‘would rip the country apart’ if Trump were prevented from running

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod warned Friday that a court decision removing former President Trump from the primary ballot “would rip the country apart” as legal questions mount over his candidate qualifications. Maine’s secretary of state determined this week that Trump should be barred from the primary ballot, citing his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6 … Read more

Haley in Iowa makes case against a second Trump presidency: ‘Chaos follows him’

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley argued that only her candidacy for president could remove “chaos” from the country’s leadership in an impassioned argument against former President Trump. “This country is in chaos,” Haley said at an Iowa candidate forum on Saturday. “But what I know is you don’t defeat Democrat chaos with Republican chaos. And … Read more