President Donald Trump’s influence on Republican voters will be tested again as several key states hold their primaries, including Georgia, a key race in the balance of the Senate. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
A federal judge presiding over an election integrity lawsuit in Georgia has recused herself over "perceived support of [District Attorney Fani] Willis's position on election integrity" and the doubt created regarding the judge's impartiality. The post Disgraced Federal Judge in Georgia Recuses Herself From DOJ’s Voter Roll Lawsuit appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday stepped into the lair of the witches on ABC's The View, and they attempted to attack him over ICE deportations and so-called racism. Vance joined The View to discuss his new memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” But the conversation immediately turned to attacks on the Trump Administration. The post WATCH: Vance Fights Off Leftist Hags on The View Accusing Him of Racism and “Erasing Black History”, Defending Criminal Illegal Aliens appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
CNN's Harry Enten was surprised by the polling data for Vice President JD Vance, who's considered a frontrunner for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.The 41-year-old vice president has taken an active role in defending the nebulous agreement to end the war in Iran and has been promoting his forthcoming memoir, "Communion," and the network's chief data analyst told "CNN News Central" that prediction markets had soured on his chances."Become the Republican nominee, they have been tumbling, they have been falling down," Enten said. "What are we talking about? A real closing here since the beginning of the year. Chance to be the 2028 GOP nominee, you know, you go back a few months ago. Look at this, clear favorite, 50 percent chance, Marco Rubio way back there at 11 [percent]. But look at this, the gap is closing, it is closing. Yes, Vance is still the nominal favorite. But Marco Rubio right behind him at 28 percent.""So, you know, what happened during that period?" Enten added. "Obviously, the Iran war happened during that period, and that made JD Vance's chances tumble and has made Marco Rubio's chances go right up – it's neck and neck."Vance enjoyed am 81-75 approval rating lead among Republicans over Rubio in January, but the secretary of state now holds a 77-69 advantage among GOP voters, and Enten dug deeper into the vice president's popularity."You know what I always say, you go to a home state, the people who know you best," Enten said. "That to me oftentimes gives you an idea of their political future, and on this one, take a look here. Now, this is the general electorate. But Vance's net favorability rating in Ohio, you know, you go back to the 2024 election, he was at plus-five points. Even in Ohio, in JD Vance's home state, among the electorate overall, he is underwater among independents. Look at this, he's 27 points underwater. JD Vance, not so popular in the Buckeye State."In his new book, Vance walks back his smear against "childless cat ladies" in the Democratic Party, but Enten found the damage has already been done."How is he doing among women, among men?" Enten said. "Well, he's underwater with both of them. Among men, he's slightly underwater at minus-two points. Of course, if you're a Republican, you need to be popular with men if you're going to win a national election. Among women, he is way underwater, he's 26 points underwater, and the gender gap in the Quinnipiac University poll, when you match them up against other Republicans in the Trump cabinet, the highest, the largest gender gap, it actually belonged to JD Vance.""He doesn't need to win women if he's going to win in 2028," Enten added, "but he can't be this unpopular among them." - YouTube youtu.be
A Democratic lawmaker fired back at a Trump nominee after he refused to respond to questions during a confirmation hearing on Tuesday.Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) had a direct response to Deputy White House budget director nominee Hal Duncan during his testimony before the Senate Budget Committee. Sen. Jeff Merkley had asked a pointed question of Duncan, which the nominee tried to dodge."Do you believe the 2020 election was rigged?" Merkley asked."I believe that Joe Biden was certified as the winner of the 2020 election," Duncan said. Merkley pushed back. "He was certified, yes, but do you believe the election outcome was rigged?" Merkley said.Duncan repeated his response."Duly noted that you're not responding to the question," Merkley said.Kaine then pressed Duncan. The senator pointed out his concerns about his nomination."Saying President Biden was certified as the winner of that election is like saying today is Tuesday, June 16. It's obvious, it's a fact," Kaine said. "But he wouldn't acknowledge that President Biden won that race," Kaine added. "There's only one of two reasons, Mr. Duncan, you have either fallen victim to the conspiracy mindset that says that election was rigged and if you're a conspiracy theorist you shouldn't be let anywhere near the position you've been nominated for. Or, President Biden won the election, but you're afraid of making an insecure president mad by acknowledging that fact."Deputy White House budget director nominee Hal Duncan refuses to acknowledge that Biden won the 2020 election, but then moments later asserts that Trump won in 2024, prompting Tim Kaine to point out that he's clearly "afraid of making an insecure president mad" pic.twitter.com/zqUoPwYwUX— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2026
Vice President JD Vance got in a heated conversation about race on Tuesday with Whoopi Goldberg, longtime co-host of "The View."Vance appeared as a guest on the talk show to discuss his new book "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith." The co-hosts pressed him on multiple topics, including the Epstein files and the Trump administration's immigration policies and detainment of families. Goldberg turned the conversation to the administration's handling of racial discrimination."What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?" Goldberg asked. "And you know how hard it is, you have family. So when you see the Emmett Till stuff coming down or doing all kinds of removal of information of Black heroes, how does that sit with you?""What exactly are you talking about, Whoopi?" Vance asked.The live audience groaned at Vance's response. Goldberg referred to the Trump administration's anti-DEI stance and efforts to censor and roll back diversity efforts and cultural or historical references to slavery and the Black community's history."It seems that it has been very easy for this administration to remove it and also to denigrate Black folks who have worked their behinds off to get this American dream. How do you — I mean — you know better!" Goldberg said.Vance turned to co-host Sunny Hostin, who called out recent moves by the administration after the vice president called some of the concerns allegations."No, I'm talking about a host of things," Hostin said. "I'm talking about Black history getting erased from public spaces, Black voter districts are being dismantled, Black leaders are being sidelined from our ranks. Where do Americans of color fit in this vision? Because it doesn't seem like we fit.""You say we're anti-minority or anti-Black," Vance said.Goldberg interjected and corrected Vance's comment, clarifying what she said."No, I didn't say that. I asked — see? Don't start any stuff with me," Goldberg said.WHOOPI GOLDBERG: What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?JD VANCE: What exactly are you talking about?AUDIENCE: *groans* pic.twitter.com/xFozfFCohk— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2026
President Trump on Tuesday said he plans to read the memorandum of understanding "word-by-word" to reporters during a press conference amid criticism of the deal. Trump told reporters that he expects the next stage of negotiations to "go pretty quickly," confirming that the deal outlines a 60-day ceasefire to continue talks. The post WATCH: Trump Says He’ll Hold a Press Conference to Read Entire Text of Memorandum of Understanding With Iran “Word-by-Word” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The top race of the day is in Georgia, where Republican voters will pick a nominee to challenge Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat.
President Trump on Tuesday rebuked Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel for continuing hostilities amid peace negotiations during a meeting with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The post WATCH: Trump Publicly Rebukes Israel for Almost Torpedoing Iran Deal with “Vicious” Strikes in Beirut – “Without Me, There Would Be No Israel… Bibi Has to Be More Responsible” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.