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Rosie Oโ€™Donnell Fled US For Ireland After Trumpโ€™s Win: Report

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Rosie Oโ€™Donnellย has followed through on her promise to leave the United States, confirming on social media late Tuesday that she has officially relocated toย Ireland. The 62-year-old comedian and actress made the move to Dublin on Jan. 15, bringing her 12-year-old daughter along with her.

In a TikTok video, Oโ€™Donnell explained that she left the country because of the current political climate, saying the move was necessary to protect their well-being after President Donald Trumpโ€˜s reelection.

She also revealed that sheโ€™s in the process of obtaining Irish citizenship, citing her familial roots in the country.

โ€œI never thought Iโ€™d leave the country,โ€ Oโ€™Donnell acknowledged. โ€œBut this felt like the best decision for me and my child. And here we are.โ€

Oโ€™Donnell revealed that sheโ€™s adjusting to life abroad and claimed that she and her youngest child are content. However, she admitted, โ€œBut I miss my other kids. I miss my friends.โ€

Reaction from conservative influencers was swift and relentless, igniting a firestorm of online commentary and debate.

The โ€™90s comedian and actressโ€™ European emigration follows a growing trend of high-profile liberals fleeing the U.S., including Ellen DeGeneres leaving the U.S. for countries like the U.K. and Ireland, driven by dissatisfaction with Trumpโ€™s policies, including his administrationโ€™s efforts to dismantle bureaucratic overreach and roll back executive actions on diversity, equity and inclusion.

As reported by Fox News, the former View co-host has been publicly feuding with President Trump since 2006:

Oโ€™Donnell disagrees with Trump not only politically. The two have also been involved in a feud since 2006 after she criticized him on โ€œThe Viewโ€ about his decision to be lenient toward a Miss USA winner who had been accused of drug use and other bad behavior.

Oโ€™Donnell questioned Trumpโ€™s moral authority, referencing his personal history and business practices, and mocked his appearance. She stated, โ€œHeโ€™s the moral authority? Left the first wife, had an affair. Left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times. But heโ€™s the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America?โ€

Trump responded to the criticism by calling Oโ€™Donnell a โ€œreal loser.โ€

At the time, he said of Miss USA Tara Conner that he is a โ€œbeliever in second chances. Tara is a good person. Tara has tried hard. Tara is going to be given a second chance.โ€

The pair continued to spar back and forth, with Oโ€™Donnell telling People magazine in 2014 their feud involved the โ€œmost bullying I ever experienced in my life.โ€

Trump launched a series of verbal salvos against Oโ€™Donnell, calling her โ€œdisgusting,โ€ โ€œa slobโ€ and threatening legal action, although he never followed through with a lawsuit. He also commented on her appearance and personal life, intensifying their rivalry.

While Oโ€™Donnell and her youngest child have settled in Ireland, she leaves behind five grown children in the U.S.:

-Parker Jaren Oโ€™Donnell (29): Adopted in 1995, Parker attended Valley Forge Military Academy and now serves in the Marines.

-Chelsea Belle Oโ€™Donnell (27):ย Chelsea has faced significant challenges, including a strained relationship with Rosie and legal issues related to drug possession and child neglect.

-Blake Christopher Oโ€™Donnell (25): The most private of Oโ€™Donnellโ€™s children.

-Vivienne Rose Oโ€™Donnell (22): A University of Delaware student who graduated high school in 2021.

Will She Ever Return?

Despite embracing her new life abroad, Oโ€™Donnell left the door open for a possible return.

โ€œI miss so much about life back home,โ€ she said. โ€œBut Iโ€™m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country. When America is safe for all citizens and equal rights are truly protected, thatโ€™s when weโ€™ll consider coming back.โ€

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Bill Maher Open To Voting Republican – But With Some Changes

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Comedian and longtime liberal commentator Bill Maher told Fareed Zakaria on CNNโ€™s GPS that he could โ€œof courseโ€ envision voting Republican โ€” but only if the party becomes something markedly different than what it has been.

Maher, who has been a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a traditional supporter of Democrats, laid out a number of caveats before making such a move. โ€œThey would have to certainly lose the idea of โ€˜we donโ€™t concede elections,โ€™โ€ he said.

He added his biggest concern:

โ€œAnd my biggest worry is that they feel that the excesses of the left are so great, that they are so antiโ€common sense. And again, theyโ€™re not completely wrong about that โ€” that they are so โ€” never met something that was counterintuitive that they didnโ€™t embrace. That they just canโ€™t let these people take power and, therefore, even if there has to โ€” if democracy has to be sacrificed for hanging on to power,โ€ Maher said.

Maher also questioned the GOPโ€™s longโ€term commitment to democratic norms after Trump:

โ€œWill they still keep that idea that we cannot let these people take power? These people who just do not have any idea of common sense, they want to reinvent everything. They are revolutionaries in a country that is not asking for [a] revolution โ€” theyโ€™re just asking for politicians to fix things. That is my biggest concern.โ€ He noted a hope for a โ€œreturn to normalcyโ€ after Trump โ€” though he expressed skepticism.

At the same time, Maher acknowledged areas where he believes Trump was right:

He pointed out the border, DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) initiatives, and NATO contributions. โ€œHe showed that you can close the border. It wasnโ€™t something you needed congressional help for. You could just do it, and he did it. He just did it too far. And people don’t like to see people tackled at Home Depot and people they know who have been in this country for a long time.โ€

He wrapped up by hitting both parties:

โ€œWhy canโ€™t either one be normal?โ€ he asked rhetorically.


Why this matters for Republicans

Maherโ€™s comments underscore a key opportunity and challenge for the GOP: there are nonโ€traditional voices who might vote Republican โ€” but only if the party reaffirms core democratic norms and commonโ€sense governance rather than radical transformation. If Republicans continue to be associated with election denial, extreme rhetoric, or sweeping change beyond what voters ask for, they risk alienating such swing voices.

For Republican-leaning audiences focused on policy, governance, and institutional credibility, Maherโ€™s remarks are a reminder that expanding the partyโ€™s appeal may hinge more on tone and norms than just raw policy wins.

Trump’s Attorney Confirms Trump Ballot Concerns

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Trump will never let them see him sweat…

Formerย President Trumpโ€™sย attorney Alina Habbaย confirmed his concerns the Supreme Court will ultimately uphold Colorado and Maine’s decisions to boot Trump from the primary ballot.

Responding to New York Times reporterย Maggie Habermanโ€™sย recent comments aboutย Trumpโ€™s concerns, Habba during an interview on Fox News said, โ€œThatโ€™s a concern heโ€™s voiced to me, heโ€™s voiced to everybody publicly, not privately. And I can tell you that his concern is a valid one.โ€

โ€œYou know, Republicans are conservative, they get nervous. They unfortunately โ€ฆ sometimes shy away from being pro-Trump because they feel that even if the law is on our side, they are swayed much like the Democratic side, right?โ€ Habba told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum. โ€œSo theyโ€™re trying so hard to look neutral that sometimes, they make the wrong call.โ€

Last month, Colorado and Maine sparked swift backlash after ruling Trump is ineligible to be on the primary ballot under the 14th Amendment.

Trump on Wednesdayย appealed Coloradoโ€™s rulingย to the U.S. Supreme Court, one day after heย appealed Maineโ€™s decision.

Three of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court were appointed by Trump, a point of concern Haberman addressed last week.

โ€œThey believe, generally speaking, he and his advisers, that they will have success at the Supreme Court, but he has also voiced some concern that a court that has โ€” he appointed three of the justices at the Supreme Court and gave the conservatives a supermajority โ€” he is concerned that they are going to look as if theyโ€™re trying not to rule in his favor and might rule against him,โ€ Haberman said during a CNN appearance last week.

However, both Trump and his legal team have reportedly privately voiced concerns the justices may โ€œshy away from being pro-Trump.โ€

Habba on Wednesday said she encourages the justices to โ€œreally look at the law in the Constitution.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a very clean cut,โ€ she said. โ€œThereโ€™s no โ€ฆ politics that should be involved in this. Itโ€™s just simply American, and if the justices read the law, as I do, as most Americans and attorneys do, even [Alan Dershowitz] โ€” whoโ€™s a known liberal โ€” itโ€™s just a simple decision, and it should have nothing to do with if youโ€™re Republican or Democrat.โ€

Dershowitz last month called Coloradoโ€™s decision โ€œan attempt to totally manipulate an amendment that was never designed to disqualify people in a future election,โ€ย Forbes reported.

Manhattan District Attorney Opposes Push To Dismiss Trump Conviction

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Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they will oppose President-elect Trumpโ€™s demand to dismiss his criminal hush money.

Manhattan District Attorneyย Alvin Braggย (D)ย in the new letterย said he wonโ€™t resist adjourning Trumpโ€™s sentencing next week so the judge can receive further briefing on the issue.ย 

โ€œNo current law establishes that a presidentโ€™s temporary immunity from prosecution requires dismissal of a post-trial criminal proceeding that was initiated at a time when the defendant was not immune from criminal prosecution and that is based on unofficial conduct for which the defendant is also not immune,โ€ Bragg wrote.  

โ€œRather, existing law suggests that the Court must balance competing constitutional interests and proceed โ€˜in a manner that preserves both the independence of the Executive and the integrity of the criminal justice system,โ€™โ€ he said. 

Bragg signed the filing himself โ€“ a departure from the officeโ€™s typical practice. 

Trumpโ€™s team celebrated the development.

โ€œThis is a total and definitive victory for President Trump and the American People who elected him in a landslide. The Manhattan DA has conceded that this Witch Hunt cannot continue,โ€ Steven Cheung, Trumpโ€™s campaign spokesperson and incoming White House communications director, said in a statement. 

Judgeย Juan Merchan,ย who oversees the case, must decide whether to push back the Nov. 26 sentencing, toss Trumpโ€™s conviction altogether or move forward despite his election victory.ย ย ย 

Trump wasย convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business recordsย tied to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to conceal an alleged affair, which he denies, ahead of the 2016 presidential election.ย 

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Widely-Rumored 2028 Democrat Presidential Contender Takes His Name Out of Consideration

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One down…

Over the weekend, a popular Democrat governor widely believed to be a top 2028 presidential contender officially took his name out of the running.

Maryland Gov.ย Wes Mooreย (D) on Sunday said he is โ€œnot running for presidentโ€ in โ€™28 โ€” knocking out one of theย top contendersย to lead the Democratic ticket, three years before the election.

Moore, while appearing on NBCโ€™sย Meet the Press,ย was asked by hostย Kristen Welkerย if he plans on serving a full term if he wins reelection as governor next year. He told Welker he does plan on serving the full four-year term โ€” leading her to clarify that means he is removing himself from the โ€™28 field.

โ€œDo you rule out a run for president, governor?โ€ Welker asked him.

โ€œYeah, Iโ€™m not running for president,โ€ Moore responded.

She responded: โ€œYou rule it out?โ€

Moore then told her โ€œYes, Iโ€™m not running for president.โ€

At that point, Welker asked him once again to clarify his intentions, asking if he โ€œcompletelyโ€ ruled it out.

Here is what Moore said:

โ€œIโ€™m so excited about what weโ€™re doing. That weโ€™ve gone from 43rd in the country in unemployment to now one of the lowest unemployment rates. Weโ€™ve had amongst the fastest drops in violent crime anywhere in the United States of America. Our population is growing. Maryland is moving, and so Iโ€™m really excited about going back in front of the people of my state and asking for another term.โ€

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Last month, Kalshi betting market put Moore at 6% odds to be the partyโ€™s nominee โ€” which came in fourth behind California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) at 20%, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at 15%, and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (D) at 10%. The president site Polymarket also had Moore as a top five contender.

In 2024, the Maryland Governor faced controversy after falsely claiming to be a Bronze Star recipient on a 2006 White House fellowship application.ย 

Moore, who was 27 years old when he applied for the White House position, blamed his Army superiors for the inclusion of the falsehood on the application and said he never corrected the mistake because he was eager to โ€œbegin the next phaseโ€ of his life, in a statement released after theย New York Timesย reported on the embellishment.ย 

โ€œThese are the facts,โ€ the Maryland governor wrote in his lengthy statement. โ€œWhile serving overseas with the Army, I was encouraged to fill out an application for the White House Fellowship by my deputy brigade commander. In fact, he helped me edit it before I sent it in. At the time, he had recommended me for the Bronze Star. He told me to include the Bronze Star award on my application after confirming with two other senior-level officers that they had also signed off on the commendation.โ€ 

Moore noted that his deputy brigade commander โ€œfelt comfortable with instructing me to include the awardโ€ on the application because he was under the impression that the medal for heroic or meritorious service had already been โ€œapproved by his senior leadership.โ€ 

โ€œIn the military, there is an understanding that if a senior officer tells you that an action is approved, you can trust that as a fact. That is why it was part of the application, plain and simple,โ€ the governor explained. 

โ€œTowards the end of my deployment, I was disappointed to learn that I hadnโ€™t received the Bronze Star. But I was ready to begin the next phase of my life,โ€ Moore continued. 

Moore deployed to Afghanistan as a lieutenant with the 82nd Airborne Division in 2005, according to hisย official governorโ€™s biography.ย 

Moore was ultimately awarded the Bronze Star in December 2024 for his deployment to Afghanistan.

Trump Gives DeSantis Insulting New Nickname as 2024 Anticipation Builds

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Even before the midterm elections have concluded former President Donald Trump is already drawing a line in the sand.

As speculation builds that Trump is gearing up to formally announce his third presidential campaign this month the former president is wasting no time crushing his potential opponents, first singling out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (READ NEXT: Kellyanne Conway Drops Major Hint on Trumpโ€™s Impending 2024 Announcement)

During a Pennsylvania rally, Trump awarded DeSantis a new nickname, “Ron DeSanctimonious”- one he’s likely not thrilled to receive.

“Weโ€™re winning big in the Republican Party for the nomination like nobodyโ€™s ever seen before,” Trump told the crowd before listing other Republicans who could potentially challenge him in 2024.

“There it is, Trump at 71 percent, Ron DeSanctimonious at 10%,” Trump told the crowd while reading approval numbers of various Republicans.

Trump and DeSantis are widely considered to be the top contenders to receive the Republican 2024 nomination but it seems Trump is not ready to waste any time. DeSantis has maintained his sole focus on winning his gubernatorial re-election and has insisted he’s not considering a presidential run.

There have also been reports of building tension between Trump and DeSantis camps for months as the former president has sought to squash any potential edge DeSantis may have in 2024. (READ NEXT: Trump Snubs DeSantis in Latest Campaign Stop Announcement)

However, Trump’s nasty new nickname triggered some Republicans to come out of the woodwork and seemingly take sides.

Surprisingly, Mike Pompeo who served as Trump’s Secretary of State seemed to side with DeSantis.

“Not tired of winning. @GovRonDeSantis youโ€™ve proven conservative policies work. Florida is better for it. Vote for @GovRonDeSantis,”ย Pompeo tweeted Saturdayย evening in an apparent dig at Trump.

Denver Mayor Could Face Removal, Jail Time Over Deportation Stance

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Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston recently said he wasย prepared to break with President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plans and Republicans are warning he will absolutely suffer the consequences.

Johnston said during a recent interview that he was prepared to protest against anything he believes is “illegal or immoral or un-American” in the city โ€“ including the use of military force.

During a Sunday morning interview on Face The Nation, Paul told anchor Margaret Brennan that Johnstonโ€™s plan is a โ€œform of insurrectionโ€ that could see him removed from office.

BRENNAN: The stated Trump plan is to use the military or military assets, deputize the National Guard, and have them act as immigration agents. Do you believe that is lawful?

PAUL: You know, Iโ€™m 100% supportive of going after the 15,000 murderers, the 13,000 sexual assault perpetrators, rapist, all of these people. Letโ€™s send them on their way to prison or back home to another prison. So I would say all points bulletin all in. But you donโ€™t do it with the army because itโ€™s illegal. And weโ€™ve weโ€™ve had a distrust of putting the army into our streets because the police have a difficult job. But the police understand the Fourth Amendment. They have to go to judges. They have to get warrants. It has to be specific. And so Iโ€™m for removing these people. But I would do it through the normal process of domestic policing.

Now, I would say that the mayor of Denver, if heโ€™s going to resist federal law, which thereโ€™s a long standing, standing history of the supremacy of federal law, heโ€™s going to resist that. It will go all the way to the Supreme Court. And I would suspect that he would be removed from office. I donโ€™t know whether or not that would be a criminal prosecution for someone resisting federal law. But he will lose. And people need to realize that what he is offering is a form of insurrection where the states resist the federal government. Most people objected to that and rejected that long ago. So I think the mayor of Denver is on the wrong side of history and really, I think will face legal ramifications if he doesnโ€™t obey the federal law.

The president-elect’s pick to be the next border czar responded that he’s willing to put the Denver Mayor in jail for outright flouting Trump’s policies.

“You are absolutely breaking the law,” Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar” designate, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “All he has to do is look at Arizona v. U.S. and he would see he’s breaking the law. But, look, me and the Denver mayor, we agree on one thing. Heโ€™s willing to go to jail, Iโ€™m willing to put him in jail.”

Homan pointed to a statute that says it’s a “felony if you knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien from immigration authorities.”

Homan said they have to secure this country and save lives. 

“President Trump has been clear, we want to concentrate on public safety threats and national security threats. I find it hard to believe that any governor would say they donโ€™t want public safety threats removed from their neighborhoods,” he said.

CNN Clashes With Trump Spokeswoman, Abruptly Ends Interview

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On Monday morning, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt abruptly ended her interview with Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. The interview aired during CNN’s โ€œThis Morning,โ€ just three days before the network is set to host the first Trump-Biden debate on Thursday.

Fighting Words From Team Trump

The tension escalated when Leavitt accused the debate moderators, Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, of having a bias against President Trump.

โ€œThat’s why President Trump is knowingly going into a hostile environment on this very network, on CNN, with debate moderators who have made their opinions about him very well known over the past eight years and their biased coverage of him,โ€ Leavitt stated, previewing the upcoming debate.

Visibly annoyed by Leavitt’s remarks, Hunt defended her colleagues. โ€œI’ll just say my colleagues, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, have acquitted themselves as professionals as they have covered campaigns and interviewed candidates from all sides of the aisle. I’ll also say that if you talk to analysts of previous debates, that if you’re attacking the moderators, you’re usually losing.โ€

Fox News reports:

After Hunt tried to steer the conversation back to the debate, Leavitt told Hunt that it would take just five minutes to research Tapper and his commentary on the former president. 

โ€œMa’am, I’m going to stop this interview if you’re going to continue to attack my colleagues,โ€ Hunt said. 

After Leavitt argued she was stating facts about Bash and Tapper, Hunt cut the interview off, her voice rising as she went back to the panel.

โ€œI would like to talk about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, whom you work for,โ€ Hunt said. When Leavitt continued, Hunt signaled to cut her off.

โ€œI’m sorry, guys, we’re going to come back out to the panel,โ€ Hunt said, clearly fuming. โ€œKaroline, thank you very much for your time. You are welcome to come back at any point. She is welcome to come back and speak about Donald Trump, and Donald Trump will have equal time to Joe Biden when they both join us later this week in Atlanta for this debate.โ€

Thursday’s Debate: What You Need to Know

The first 2024 presidential debate featuring President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is scheduled for Thursday, June 27, at 9 p.m. (ET).

CNN will host the event at their Atlanta studios, without a live studio audience.

The debate will have strict rules. When one candidate isn’t speaking, their microphone will be muted. Each candidate will have only a pen, paper and water at their podium. There will be two commercial breaks during the 90-minute event.

Viewers can watch the debate live on multiple platforms, including CNN, CNN International, CNN en Espaรฑol and streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max). The debate is the first of two agreed upon by both campaigns, with the second one scheduled for September 10, hosted by ABC News.

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Woman Arrested After Traveling To D.C. While Threatening To Assassinate Trump

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An Indiana woman has been arrested after threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump.

On Monday,ย U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Nathalie Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in the District of Columbia on Saturday in connection with making a series of threats on social media in which she threatened to kill President Trump.

โ€œHi everyone, itโ€™s Judge Jeanine. I just wanted to let you know here from the United States Attorneyโ€™s Office in D.C. that an individual by the name ofย Nathalie Rose Jonesย is now in custody, charged with two federal crimes for knowingly and willfully threatening to take the life of the President of the United States,โ€ย Pirroย said in a clip she released on social media.

โ€œShe did come from New York to Washington, D.C. and she has been threatening and calling for the removal of the president and even worse as she got to D.C. Her threats were on Facebook and Instagram and she continued to call the president a terrorist and was working to have him eliminated. She is now in custody. She will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Make no mistake about that,โ€ Pirro said with a hint of a smile.

On Facebook between August 6 and August 15,  โ€œNath.Jonesโ€ allegedly continued to post threatening comments about President Trump. In an August 6 post directed at the FBI, Nath.Jones wrote that โ€œI am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present.โ€

            On August 14, in a post directed to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Nath Jones allegedly wrote โ€œplease arrange the arrest and removal ceremony of POTUS Trump as a terrorist on the American People from 10-2pm at the White House on Saturday, August 16th, 2025.โ€

            On August 15, the U.S. Secret Service conducted a voluntary interview with Jones, during which she stated the President was a โ€œterroristโ€ and a โ€œnazi,โ€ that if she had the opportunity, she would take the Presidentโ€™s life and would kill him at โ€œthe compoundโ€ if she had to, that she had a โ€œbladed object,โ€ which she said was the weapon she would use to โ€œcarry out her mission of killingโ€ the president, and that she wanted to โ€œavenge all the lives lost during the Covid-19 pandemic,โ€ which she atrributed to President Trumpโ€™s administration and its position on vaccinations.

            On August 16, Jones joined a protest demonstration that started at Dupont Circle, and circumnavigated the White House complex. Following the march, the U.S. Secret Service interviewed Jones for a second time, during which she admitted that she had made threats towards President Trump during her interview the previous day. She denied having any present desire to harm the President of the United States. Law enforcement arrested her and she confirmed that she was the owner of the Facebook user account โ€œNath Jonesโ€ and that she had posted the threatening statements.

Pirro, who was best known in recent years for her hot takes on The Five, is now the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Her office also put out a statement on the arrest, which read, โ€œNathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in the District of Columbia on Saturday, August 16, and charged in connection with making a series of threats on social media in which she threatened to kill President Trump, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.โ€

โ€œJones was charged in a complaint in U.S. District Court with threatening to take the life of, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, and transmitting in interstate commerce communications containing threats to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another,โ€ added the statement.

Trump Challenges Biden To Pre-Debate Drug Test

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Trump is throwing down the gauntlet…

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump challenged Joe Biden to take a drug test before this week’s televised presidential debate.

โ€œDRUG TEST FOR CROOKED JOE BIDEN??? I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!โ€ Trumpย wrote Mondayย on Truth Social.

The former president has repeatedly suggested Biden could take a performance-enhancing drug before the debate, with some already discounting any well-received performance by the incumbent as a charade.

In two other posts on Truth Social, Trump praised Rep.ย Ronny Jacksonย (R-Texas), whoย sent a letter to the presidentย and his physician Monday,ย demandingย he take drug tests immediately before and after the debate.

โ€œRonny Jackson was a brilliant Doctor, Admiral and now, a GREAT Congressman,โ€ the presumptive GOP nominee wrote in one post. โ€œHe happens to be totally right about what is written in this MUST READ Article but, unfortunately, nothing will be done about it!โ€

Trump and Bidenย will square offย Thursday night in a debate hosted by CNN, in what will be theย first debateย since the 2020 election.ย 

Trump last week said he does not want to underestimate Biden ahead of the debate.

โ€œWell, all I can say is this: I watched him withย Paul Ryan,ย and he destroyed Paul Ryan,โ€ Trump said during an episode of the โ€œAll-In podcastโ€ last week. โ€œAnd he beat Paul Ryan, so, Iโ€™m not underestimating him.โ€