Trump latest: Former president says he’s ‘trying to save America’ ahead of Sarasota rally after bashing Biden in Ohio

TRUMP RELEASES SHOCKING STATEMENT FOR FATHER’S DAY

Donald Trump issued a bizarre Father’s Day statement slamming his political opponents as the “losers of the world, radical left, and RINOs.”

“Happy Father’s Day to all, including the Radical Left, RINOs, and other Losers of the world,” Trump wrote, as he continued to hit out at party members he calls “Republican in Name Only” for not backing him.

“Hopefully, eventually, everyone will come together!”

WHERE IS TRUMP TODAY?

Since his White House departure, Trump has maintained his presence in the world of politics – even launching his own communications website, From the Desk of Donald J Trump, in May.

However, less than a month later, the site was ultimately shut down and will not be returning.

Often the former president chimes in on political issues via interviews, statements, or through aides.

TRUMP BLASTS ‘WOKE’ MILITARY

During his Ohio rally on Saturday night, Trump also blasted the “woke” military, who he said are too focused on teaching critical race theory to recruits.

He accused generals of being more concerned with “woke” policies “than they are their enemies.”

“The military will be incapable of fighting or taking orders,” Trump claimed as the thousands in the crowd cheered.

PENCE DELIVERS BLOW TO TRUMP’S ELECTION LIE

Pence saw his role as vice president as one that didn’t have the constitutional authority to reject or return any of the electoral votes that were brought forward to Congress by the states. 

“The truth is, there is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president,” he said, according to the New York Times.

Since becoming a civilian, Pence recalled how tough it was to accept the election results.  “I understand the disappointment many feel about the last election. I can relate. I was on the ballot.

“But there’s more at stake than our party or our political fortunes in this moment. If we lose faith in the Constitution, we won’t just lose elections – we’ll lose our country.”

TRUMP JOINS RANKS OF CRITICS OF HARRIS’ IMMIGRATION WORK

Former US president Donald Trump piled pressure on the Biden Administration when he accepted Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s invitation to visit the border.

Harris will beat Trump to the region by five days, even though Trump announced his trip eight days before the Vice President did.

Hitting out at Harris’ belated visit, Governor Abbott said: “Vice President Harris is ignoring the real problem areas along our southern border that are not protected by the border wall and are being overrun by the federal government’s ill-thought-out open border policies.

“She will fail in her mission if she refuses to speak to residents of the Del Rio sector whose homes and ranches are being overrun by gangs and smugglers,” he continued.

WILL TRUMP RUN IN 2024?

Trump has yet to confirm whether he plans to run in 2024 – but once again dropped a hint that he’s readying himself for another election race at his rally Saturday night.

“We won the election twice,” Trump teased, prompting the crowd to cheer. “And it’s possible we’ll have to win it a third time.”

Previously, he suggested he would confirm his decision after the 2022 midterms.

“As you know, it’s very early. But I think people are going to be very, very happy when I make a certain announcement,” Trump said last month.

TRUMP SAYS BIDEN IS ‘EMBARRASING THE US’

As thousands watched on donning MAGA hats and “Trump 2024” T-shirts, the 75-year-old immediately branded Biden’s presidency a “complete and total catastrophe.”

“I told you – crime is surging, murders are soaring, police departments are being gutted, illegal aliens are running over our borders,” Trump said.

He claimed Biden is “embarrassing the US,” claiming his Make America Great Again movement is built on “common sense.”

DID HARRIS GO TO BORDER AFTER TRUMP ANNOUNCED HIS TRIP?

Harris announced that she was heading to the border just one week after former President Donald Trump said she was going to visit this month.

In an interview with The Rubin Report, which aired on Friday, Trump said: “As soon as I announced I’m going to the border, I actually made a minor bet.

“I said watch what happens she’s going to announce it right after I announced, as you know she announced that she’s going down.”

In a final dig he insinuated that the vice president “would’ve never gone to the border” if he wasn’t visiting next week.

WHAT WILL THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION BE CHARGED WITH?

Prosecutors have been scrutinizing Trump’s tax records, subpoenaing documents and interviewing Trump insiders and company executives.

Law enforcement officials familiar with the matter say the investigation has reached a critical point with a grand jury selected to weigh evidence.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has said she is assigning two of her lawyers to work with New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance on the criminal probe while she continues a civil investigation of Trump.

MSNBC HOST APOLOGIZES FOR CALLING TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘MAGGOTS’

Michael Eric Dyson has been forced to apologize after his remark callling Trump supports “maggots” caused anger to flare.

“Let me apologize on this program,” he said.

“I was trying to be cute and clever when I was talking about MAGA, therefore ‘MAGAts,’ not ‘maggots.’

“I didn’t anticipate that brothers and sisters who are White would hear it as that, so I deeply and profoundly apologize for that.”

TRUMP SLAMS MILITARY FOR ‘WOKE POLICIES’

Trump also slammed the “woke” military, who he said are too focused on teaching critical race theory to recruits.

He accused generals of being more concerned with “woke” policies “than they are their enemies.”

The rally was his first campaign-style gathering since exiting the White House.

COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL WARNS ABOUT TRUMP

John Cohen, assistant secretary for counterterrorism, said claims the 2020 election was rigged and that Trump could seize back power in August may cause people with extreme views to attack, Politico reports.

Trump’s false claims that the election was rigged helped rile his supporters on January 6 when thousands of them stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC.

Yet, election officials maintain that last year’s vote was one of the safest in history and deny the possibility the results were skewered by widespread fraud. 

CROWD CHANTS ‘LOCK HER UP’ AS JIM JORDAN SLAMS NANCY PELOSI

Jim Jordan was speaking about giving a speech in Texas to the New Mexico Republican party members because “in their own state they weren’t allowed to meet. That should never happen in this great country.”

“You’re right to petition your government, so am I, so that’s why we’ve got to keep fighting,” he said.

“You can’t go to your capital to petition your member of Congress to redress your grievances because Nancy Pelosi won’t let you in.”

Trump supporters erupted into chanting “lock her up” as Jordan went onto to speak about “freedom of the press”.

TRUMP LAWYER SAYS TRUMP ORGANIZATAION WILL BE CHARGED

Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told NBC: “It looks like they are going to come down with charges against the company and that is completely outrageous.”

Fischetti said he met virtually with prosecutors for around nine minutes on Thursday to discuss the case.

He added: “In my more than 50 years of practice, never before have I seen a district attorney’s office target a company over employee compensation or fringe benefits. It’s ridiculous and outrageous.

“The corporate office will plead not guilty and we will make an immediate motion to dismiss the case against the corporation.”

TRUMP CALLS BIDEN PRESIDENCY ‘CATASTROPHE’

As thousands watched the Trump rally yesterday, the 75-year-old immediately branded Biden’s presidency a “complete and total catastrophe.”

“I told you – crime is surging, murders are soaring, police departments are being gutted, illegal aliens are running over our borders,” Trump said.

He claimed Biden is “embarrassing the US,” claiming his Make America Great Again movement is built on “common sense.”

TRUMP BET THAT KAMALA WOULD GO TO BORDER AFTER HE ANNOUNCED HIS TRIP

In an interview with The Rubin Report, which aired on Friday, Trump said: “As soon as I announced I’m going to the border, I actually made a minor bet.

“I said watch what happens she’s going to announce it right after I announced, as you know she announced that she’s going down.”

In a final dig he insinuated that the vice president “would’ve never gone to the border” if he wasn’t visiting next week.

TRUMP FINALLY ADMITS ELECTION DEFEAT

Last week, Trump appeared to admit defeat for the first time during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

Trump said: “We were supposed to win easily, 64million votes (in 2016). We got 75million votes (in 2020) and we didn’t win, but let’s see what happens on that.”

Trump has continued to repeat baseless allegations that there was widespread voter fraud and the election was “stolen” from him.

TRUMP PLANS MAGA RALLY THE DAY BEFORE JULY 4

Donald Trump will hold a ‘major’ MAGA rally dubbed 45 Fest on the eve of Independence Day.

In a statement a Trump spokesperson said: “President Donald J. Trump…will hold a major rally in Sarasota.”

“This Save America rally is co-sponsored by the Republican Party of Florida and marks President Trump’s further support of the MAGA agenda and accomplishments of his administration.”

The rally will be held at Sarasota Fairgrounds.

It will feature a “HUGE fireworks show to celebrate America following President Trump’s remarks to conclude a full day event commemorating our Great Country”, the statement adds.

PENCE TURNS ON TRUMP

On Thursday, former Vice President Mike Pence said he was “proud that we did our part” to certify the election that went in favor of Joe Biden.

“I will always be proud that we did our part on that tragic day to reconvene the Congress and fulfilled our duty under the Constitution and the laws of the United States,” Mr. Pence said during a speech delivered on Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. 

“The truth is, there is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president,” he said, according to the New York Times.

MSNBC HOST APOLOGIZES AFTER CALLING TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘MAGGOTS’

Michael Eric Dyson has been forced to apologize after his remark caused anger to flare as he also railed against “mediocre, mealy-mouthed, snowflake White men” on MSNBC.

“Speaking about the maggots – I’m sorry, the MAGA,” the Vanderbilt professor said in response to a question about Republican opposition to critical race theory. 

He went on to add: “We have borne the brunt of being disloyal to this nation.

“And we have stood by to see mediocre mealy-mouthed snowflake White men who are incapable of taking critique, who are willing to dole out infamous repudiations of the humanity of the other, and yet they call us snowflakes and they are the biggest flakes of snow to hit the Earth.” 

TRUMP GOES AFTER ‘WOKE POLICIES’

Trump accused generals of being more concerned with “woke” policies “than they are their enemies.”

“The military will be incapable of fighting or taking orders,” Trump claimed as the thousands in the crowd cheered.

“The military brass has become weak and ineffective leaders and our enemies are watching and laughing at us.”

TRUMP HINTS AT 2024 RUN

Trump has yet to confirm whether he plans to run in 2024 – but once again dropped a hint that he’s readying himself for another election race.

“We won the election twice,” Trump teased, prompting the crowd to cheer.

“And it’s possible we’ll have to win it a third time.”

TRUMP SAYS ‘NO MORE DIRE THREAT’ THAN BORDER CRISIS

Trump claimed at the rally that Kamala Harris only traveled to El Paso this week because he had announced plans to visit.

“There is no more dire threat today than the crisis on our southern border,’ Trump told the crowd.

“Other than our elections, that’s a dire threat.

“I’m going to the border next week. Oh if I didn’t do that I don’t know if she (Harris) was ever going to go.”

Harris landed in El Paso, Texas, earlier this week to visit the border after she was tasked by Biden to attend to the crisis months ago.

JIM JORDAN SLAMS NANCY PELOSI

Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan slammed House Speaker Pelosi last night at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington as his address was taken over by a chorus of booing and cries of “lock her up”.

Jordan was speaking about giving a speech in Texas to the New Mexico Republican party members because “in their own state they weren’t allowed to meet. That should never happen in this great country.”

“You’re right to petition your government, so am I, so that’s why we’ve got to keep fighting,” he said.

“You can’t go to your capital to petition your member of Congress to redress your grievances because Nancy Pelosi won’t let you in.”

Trump supporters erupted into chanting “lock her up” as Jordan went onto to speak about “freedom of the press”.

TRUMP’S ‘BIG LIE’ THAT HE LOST ELECTION FROM VOTE FRAUD ‘LIKE WWF’ SAYS MITT ROMNEY

Utah Senator Mitt Romney called Donald Trump claiming he lost the election because of election fraud a “big lie” and a “bit like WWF”.

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee called it “entertaining” but “not real”.