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January 25, 2021 â 10.07am
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Palm Beach: Former US president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics at the weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new âMAGA Partyâ.
In a recorded phone call, he offered his âcomplete and total endorsementâ for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the stateâs Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won re-election, by a margin of 51.5 per cent to 48.5 per cent, marking Trumpâs first victory in a pro
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Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party - with a threat to start a MAGA Party
Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer, The Washington Post
Jan. 23, 2021
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PALM BEACH, Fla. - Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new MAGA Party.
In a recorded phone call, he offered his complete and total endorsement for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the state s Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won reelection, by a margin of 51.5% to 48.5%, marking Trump s first victory in a promised battle to maintain political relevance and influence after losing the 2020 election.
The former president, in his first political activity since leaving office, endorses an ally for Arizona party chair who backed his false claims of election fraud.
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Print article PALM BEACH, Fla. - Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new “MAGA Party.” In a recorded phone call, he offered his “complete and total endorsement” for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the state’s Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won reelection, by a margin of 51.5% to 48.5%, marking Trump’s first victory in a promised battle to maintain political relevance and influence after losing the 2020 election.