SC poll
Trump ahead by 32 points and close to 50.
Nikki Haley also ahead of Tim Scott in their home state.
In SC, 72% say electability/ability to beat Biden is “extremely important”
And 51% of primary voters think Trump is the most electable Republican running.
51% of South Carolina GOP primary voters list economic issues as the most important issue
Social issues as just 12%
Possibly bad news for DeSantis who has centered much of his messaging on “woke”
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Sr. and lower-level aides alike can be in Biden's line of fire.
"No one is safe," said 1 admin official
Some still talk about how angry Biden got at Jeff Zients during COVID testing shortage
Zients spokesperson: "I'm not going to speak to what internal convos may or may not… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Biden will grill aides on topics until it's clear they don’t know the answer to a question — a routine that some Biden aides see as meticulous and others call "stump the chump"
Or
"stump the dummy."
BREAKING: Hunter Biden is being charged w/ a gun felony and two tax misdemeanors.
He is pleading guilty to the tax offenses and entering into a pre-trial diversion agreement on illegally possessing a gun while addicted to a controlled substance. axios.com/2023/06/20/hun…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Hunter’s attorney Chris Clark said he believes this the be the end of the federal investigation into the president’s son.
“it is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved.”
one bit: Hunter 1st learned of the investigation in late 2018, after the DoJ subpoenaed one of his financial institutions, a source familiar told Axios.
The investigation didn't become public until after the 2020 election
At that time, Hunter obscured how long he had known.
New: “God save the Queen, man”
“Lots of luck in your senior year”
“Lying dog-faced pony soldier”
My look at Biden’s odd aphorisms which many of his current and former aides aren’t quite sure what they mean axios.com/2023/06/18/bid…
When Biden said “God save the queen, man” on Friday, the WH principal deputy press secretary didn't know what her boss meant, just telling reporters that he “was commenting to someone in the crowd.”
We asked the WH again what he meant. No response.
BUT Biden said this before…
In 2017, right after certifying Trump’s election, VP Biden also said “god save the queen”
It was covered by UK media at the time.
As a proud Irishman who’s family were likely not fans of the crown, it’s possible he means it sarcastically.
Scoop: The White House will continue to use the term "MAGA" a week after the WH Office of Special Counsel declared it a violation of the Hatch Act.
Deputy Press Sec Andrew Bates pens a new memo hitting R's on "MAGA windfall" and "MAGA tax welfare" axios.com/2023/06/14/hat…
Last week the OSC said in guidance to agencies that "MAGA remains the campaign slogan of a current candidate for partisan political office, and therefore, its use constitutes political activity" osc.gov/Documents/Hatc…
Karine Jean-Pierre explained on Tuesday why they had been using MAGA and MAGA Republicans
"Congressional Republicans have also used “MAGA” to refer to policies and official agenda frequently, for years now"
Pence to WSJ ed board: “these are very serious allegations. And I can’t defend what is alleged. But the President is entitled to his day in court, he’s entitled to bring a defense, and I want to reserve judgment until he has the opportunity to respond.” wsj.com/articles/mike-…
Pence cont.: “frankly, having two members of our immediate family serving in the armed forces of the United States, I will never diminish the importance of protecting our nation’s secrets.”
Haley made a similar pt. w/ her husband being deployed to Africa soon
More Pence: “After years of politicization, it’s hard for me to believe that politics didn’t play some role in this decision.”