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In a new interview with Fox News, Donald Trump downplayed the threat of the climate crisis, arguing that international fears about the risk of nuclear war are a far bigger concern, and declaring, “The only global warming that matters to me is nuclear global warming.”

Joe Somerlad The story goes like this:

Former House Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is reportedly considering the possibility of becoming Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense under Donald Trump's administration.

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Donald Trump has reportedly narrowed down his running mate field and is now focusing on four all-male candidates.

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…And it appears there's more than just one post. According to MSNBC's Katie Phang, this one was posted on May 20th.

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial has warned prosecutors and Trump's defense team about a Facebook post made by a suspected social media troll announcing Trump's guilty verdict the day before the jury was due to hand down a guilty verdict.

New York State Judge Juan Marchan sent a brief letter to the parties on Friday saying the court had “become aware of a comment” from a user named “Michael Anderson,” which read, “My cousin is on the jury and says Trump will be found guilty…Thank you all for your efforts!!!!”

To be fair, most of the actions of Republicans these days, especially at the House and state level, can be interpreted as acts of revenge, since most Republicans feel that Trump was wronged by the “deep state” and the Democrats, and believe the multiple investigations and two impeachments are somehow proof of that.

But Trump has made no secret of his very personal desire for revenge.

Judge Juan Marchand, who is presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan, notified the parties in the former president's case that fraudulent comments had been posted on the New York court's Facebook page on May 29, the day before Trump's guilty verdict.

“My cousin is on the jury and she says Trump will be found guilty. Let's celebrate 🎉 Good work everyone!!!! ❤️,” wrote a comment from a user named Michael Anderson, whose profile describes him as a “professional shitposter.”

Judge Marchan wrote: “This comment, now dated to be a week old, was in response to UCS's routine notice of oral argument in the Fourth Appellate Division, which was posted on May 29, 2924 and is unrelated to this case.”

Joyce Alleyne, a former federal prosecutor and NBC News contributor, said of X: “It would be wise for the judge to advise the parties and hold a hearing to resolve this matter based on the record. If this post is a frivolous post, the record will be clear (his bio says “professional shitposter”). If there are facts, it's good to get them out there and do justice.”

She continues, “Why is a clear record important? Because Trump will raise this on appeal and seek to have the verdict overturned. Both sides are now aware of the issue and have had an opportunity to present all the details and facts, so if there are no issues with this, it will have no impact on the appeal.”

The embarrassing new song declares Donald Trump to be the “chosen one” chosen by God to lead the United States, and its music video has racked up 85,000 views on YouTube in just three days.

Katie Hawkinson Here are the details…

While Donald Trump continues to lead the polls in Florida, a state he won in both 2016 and 2020 and resided in before leaving the White House, a new Fox News poll is beginning to show a ray of hope in the state for Joe Biden.

In 2020, Trump won Florida by about 3.5 percentage points, and today the poll has Trump at 50% and Biden at 46%, roughly the same but within the margin of error.

What's interesting is that a majority of Floridians believe Trump received a fair trial in the New York hush money lawsuit, although 64% believe it will have no or very little impact on their vote, which pollsters believe could boost Biden's vote share by one percentage point.

What makes the poll interesting are the state constitutional ballot propositions coming up in November, one that would establish abortion rights and another that would legalize recreational marijuana, with two-thirds of voters saying they would vote “yes” on each.

Those who support the amendment favor Biden by a 9 percentage point margin on marijuana and a 23 percentage point margin on abortion rights.

Will these state issues drive people to the polls, as abortion rights referendums have done in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Vermont?