Trump cringingly dubbed ‘Donald Duck’ as he skips GOP debate – live
Trump rails against electric vehicles and wind turbines in Michigan
Donald Trump declared during a speech Wednesday night in the battleground state that he would not select any of his Republican rivals as his candidate for the 2024 run Michigan.
The former president skipped the second GOP debate in California and mocked the participating “job candidates” during his own competitive speech at a non-union auto parts factory.
Meanwhile, the former governor of New Jersey is on the debate stage in California Chris Christie miserably gave Mr. Trump a new nickname for skipping the event: “Donald Duck.”
The event also follows a series of legal setbacks in the numerous criminal and civil cases against him, including, among others new York The judge restricted his ability to do business in the state after finding he had falsely inflated his wealth and assets while building his business empire.
A federal judge overseeing a case involving his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results has also rejected his attempts to force her to recuse herself.
After a year-long investigation and a $250 million lawsuit from the attorney general, Tuesday’s verdict in the New York case found that Mr. Trump, his adult sons and key associates submitted fraudulent financial reports to lenders and insurers to set up business and to secure financing.
Trump called “Donald Duck” “Donald Duck” while his GOP rivals called him a coward for skipping the debate
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was mocked online Wednesday night after he tried to give Donald Trump a new nickname: “Donald Duck” during the second presidential debate.
“I want to look into the camera now and tell you, Donald, I know you’re watching, you can’t help it,” Mr. Christie said.
“You are not here tonight, not because of the polls and not because of your charges. You are not here tonight because you are afraid to stand on this stage and defend your record. You duck these things.”
“Let me tell you what’s going to happen,” he continued. “You keep doing this and no one up here will call you Donald Trump anymore. We’ll call you Donald Duck.”
The comments, which were met with a mix of cheers and boos in the debate hall, were immediately mocked online.
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“As indicated by my signature below, I hereby waive formal charges and declare myself NOT GUILTY to the charges in this case,” the filing reads.
Arraignment was scheduled for Sept. 6 in Fulton County Court.
It would have been the ex-president’s fourth indictment after a Georgia grand jury indicted the ex-president and 18 other defendants on various charges related to their alleged efforts to change the outcome of the 2020 election in the state. The charges stem from a years-long investigation by the Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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