Donald Trump is likely to maintain a grip on the populist wing of the GOP.
Highlights
Trump is already facing a number of legal threats that pre-date election
Any political comeback will depend on new ways to mobilize his base
Most ex-presidents spend their time out of office playing golf, getting their libraries in order, making well-paid speeches, writing even more lucrative memoirs and biting their tongues about what the next guy is doing. Other than the golf, the road ahead for Donald Trump, a president who has never adhered to his office s norms, will be unlike any other.
We know where he will not be when his term ends at noon on Wednesday - he s the first president since Andrew Johnson in 1869 to decline to attend his successor s inauguration. But there is no clear answer yet on what he plans to do next. Even where he plans to live is potentially up in the air - though Trump says he s moving to his Mar-a-Lago private club, some of his Palm Beach, Florida, neighbors are ch
Synopsis
In the near term and possibly longer, Trump’s post-presidential options will be circumscribed by the fallout over his Jan. 6 speech egging on the crowd that would go on to storm the U.S. Capitol, including a historic second impeachment. If he’s convicted at the upcoming Senate trial, he’ll almost certainly be barred from ever running for federal office again.
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It all couldn’t come at a worse time for Trump, whose company carries $1 billion of debt, much of which he s personally liable for.
By Tina Davis
Most ex-presidents spend their time out of office playing golf, getting their libraries in order, making well-paid speeches, writing even more lucrative memoirs and biting their tongues about what the next guy is doing. Other than the golf, the road ahead for Donald Trump, a president who has never adhered to his office’s norms, will be unlike any other.
Billionaire businessman and founder of TD Ameritrade Joe Ricketts is launching a new national outlet to deliver news “without opinion or bias,” a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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(Reuters) - Billionaire businessman and founder of TD Ameritrade Joe Ricketts is launching a new national outlet to deliver news “without opinion or bias,” a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The news of the venture was first reported by the Omaha World-Herald here, which describes Joe Ricketts as a leading funder of national conservative causes. The Center for Responsive Politics has listed him as a Republican megadonor.
The news outlet, called Straight Arrow News, will be based in Omaha, Nebraska, and is expected to launch this year, according to the spokesperson.
“The name speaks to the company’s mission of being a trustworthy source of news and information – a straight arrow that hits the bullseye,” Joe Ricketts said through a spokesperson.