Trump, Pence rivalry intensifies as they consider 2024 runs
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, they will once again cross paths as they deliver major speeches on the same day in Washington. TheThe two will hold dueling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, they will once again cross paths as they deliver major speeches on the same day in Washington.
© Morry Gash/AP Rebecca Kleefisch is introduced at a televised Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial debate Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Milwaukee. Morry Gash/AP - Trump and Pence are facing off in another proxy fight in a competitive governor's race.
- The former president and VP are backing rival candidates in the Wisconsin GOP governor primary.
- Pence has endorsed former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch while Trump is backing Tim Michels.
Former VP Mike Pence is again breaking with former President Donald Trump in the Wisconsin governor's race, endorsing former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch over Trump's pick in the primary.
Donald Trump and Mike Pence's 2024 Rivalry Heats Up
The former allies whose relationship broke down after the Capitol riot are again backing opposing midterm candidates in Arizona.Both Trump and Pence are set to hold dueling campaign events in Arizona on Friday, with the pair endorsing separate candidates in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary on August 2.
Pence announced his support for Kleefisch, who served as lieutenant governor under Gov. Scott Walker, on Wednesday. Trump is backing businessman and construction executive Tim Michels for the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
"Rebecca Kleefisch is the only candidate that will deliver a stronger and more prosperous Wisconsin, and I am proud to support her," Pence said in his endorsement. "Rebecca has a proven conservative track record and will draw on her experience to give parents more control of their children's education, grow the economy and get Wisconsin back to work, fight for traditional conservative values, and make Wisconsin streets safer."
Trump offers his strongest hint yet that he plans to run for president in 2024
Trump made the remarks while addressing a boisterous rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona on Friday, where he repeated his unproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. 'I ran twice, I won twice, and did much better the second time than I did the first, getting millions. more votes in 2020 than we got in 2016,' Trump claimed. 'And likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far.''And now, we may have to do it again,' he continued. 'I mean, look at, look at what has happened to our country in less than two years.
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Elon Musk vacationed on a superyacht off the coast of Greece. Here's a closer look at the luxurious boat, which rents for over $7,000 per day.
- Elon Musk was spotted relaxing aboard a superyacht in Mykonos, Greece.
- The 24-meter luxury vessel, named Zeus, can be chartered for over $7,000 a day.
- Musk is famously anti-vacation, but he seemed to make an exception for a day lounging on the yacht.
Elon Musk doesn't vacation often, but when he does, he does it in style.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO — who's currently embroiled in a battle over the future of Twitter — was spotted Sunday aboard a luxury yacht in Mykonos, Greece. Joined by a group of friends that included Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and his fashion-designer wife, Sarah Staudinger, Musk spent the day swimming, sunning himself, drinking cocktails, and even getting hosed down by Emanuel.
Meet Karrin Taylor Robson, the Pence-endorsed Republican who could stop Trump-endorsed Kari Lake from winning the Arizona GOP gubernatorial nomination
"I have a lifetime of executive experience and getting results, and she has a lifetime of reading a teleprompter," Robson says of opponent Kari Lake.The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot has hosted six public hearings so far revealing their findings, which also included public damning testimony from former staffers in the Trump administration.
"Haha damn, maybe I should take off my shirt more often," Musk tweeted Tuesday after the photos went viral, adding that he was "already back in the factory."
While Musk famously owns a $70 million private jet, he hasn't sprung for a yacht of his own (unlike his space rival, Jeff Bezos). Instead, the group chartered the vessel — called Zeus — from SamBoat, a European online boat-rental firm that operates in Greece, Croatia, and Spain, and has plans to expand to the US.
Here's a peek inside the luxurious superyacht, which rents for over $7,000 a day.
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Zeus is a 24-meter yacht, which is equivalent to about 79 feet. Renting the vessel starts at $7,171.
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The yacht has capacity for 20 people and is intended for full-day excursions.
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A skipper is included with the rental — the skipper serves as your captain during your trip.
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Passengers can swim off the back platform, like Musk did ...
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... or lounge with a cocktail on the rear deck.
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If guests need a break from the sun, there's room to sit down for a meal inside. And if anyone needs a nap, there are four berths onboard that can sleep up to eight people.
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And for anyone looking to explore the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, there's snorkeling gear onboard.
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Kleefisch has also been endorsed by other potential 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls including Sen. Ted Cruz, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa.
Trump-endorsed Doug Mastriano, urged to denounce Gab and extremists, endorses far-right Arizona lawmaker instead
The GOP candidate for governor of Pennsylvania is facing criticism from both Republican and Democratic Jewish groups to cut ties with Gab.There will be 34 US Senate elections this year, but control of the US Senate will hinge on just nine contests.
The Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary on August 9 will be the third instance in the 2022 primaries where Trump and Pence have found themselves in a proxy fight over a swing state governor's race. In all three cases, Trump's lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him loomed large and heavily shaped the race.
Pence and Trump found themselves on the opposite sides of the Georgia governor's race in May, where Trump-backed primary challenger David Perdue, largely running on Trump's election grievances, lost handily to incumbent GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, who Pence endorsed and stumped for in the final days of the race.
Trump and Pence are also facing off in a proxy war in Arizona's GOP gubernatorial primary on August 2.
Pence and Trump gave dueling speeches on Tuesday outlining their respective visions for the GOP as both prepare for likely 2024 presidential campaigns. Trump's nearly hour-and-a-half-long speech began with a grisly recounting of crime before veering into mockery of transgender people and his usual grievances about the 2020 election and his political enemies.
Pence, speaking at the Young Americans for Freedom conference in Tampa, gave his classic stump speech and touted the accomplishments of the Trump-Pence administration.
"I couldn't be more proud of the record of the Trump-Pence administration," Pence said in response to a question from a college student. "I don't know that our movement is that divided. I don't know that the president and I differ on issues, but we may differ in focus"
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Donald Trump's docket: The latest on key cases and investigations facing the ex-president .
Donald Trump and his business are involved in at least a dozen significant investigations and lawsuits. Here's the latest on all of them.In November, Summer Zervos, who had accused Trump of sexual assault following her appearance on "The Apprentice," dropped her lawsuit against him before he was forced to sit for a deposition. At around the same time, a New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit from Michael Cohen seeking to have the Trump Organization reimburse his legal fees for work he did on Trump's behalf.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, they will once again cross paths as they deliver major speeches on the same day in Washington. TheThe two will hold dueling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, they will once again cross paths as they deliver major speeches on the same day in Washington. 
The former allies whose relationship broke down after the Capitol riot are again backing opposing midterm candidates in Arizona.Both Trump and Pence are set to hold dueling campaign events in Arizona on Friday, with the pair endorsing separate candidates in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary on August 2. 
Trump made the remarks while addressing a boisterous rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona on Friday, where he repeated his unproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. 'I ran twice, I won twice, and did much better the second time than I did the first, getting millions. more votes in 2020 than we got in 2016,' Trump claimed. 'And likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far.''And now, we may have to do it again,' he continued. 'I mean, look at, look at what has happened to our country in less than two years. 
"I have a lifetime of executive experience and getting results, and she has a lifetime of reading a teleprompter," Robson says of opponent Kari Lake.The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot has hosted six public hearings so far revealing their findings, which also included public damning testimony from former staffers in the Trump administration. 
The GOP candidate for governor of Pennsylvania is facing criticism from both Republican and Democratic Jewish groups to cut ties with Gab.There will be 34 US Senate elections this year, but control of the US Senate will hinge on just nine contests. 
