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Washington (AFP) - Even before Colorado's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump is ineligible to hold the US presidency, the former leader and frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination was facing what can only be described as an unprecedented 2024. Here is a look at what the Republican billionaire's agenda could look like, between elections, trials and a bid at being his party's standard-bearer in the race for the White House. Early 2024: PrimariesThe 77-year-old Trump, who occupied the Oval Office from 2017 to 2021, will now likely kick off his hectic year with a US Supreme Court...
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Langford (Canada) (AFP) - The United States men's rugby sevens squad and Canada's women's sevens team each booked berths at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday at the North American qualifying tournament in Langford, Canada. In the men's semi-finals, the Americans blanked Jamaica 30-0 while Canada ripped Mexico 54-5. In the final, the US Eagles outlasted the hosts 24-14 to earn their trip to France. "It's a dream come true," US wing Kevon Williams said. "We've sacrificed a lot to go and be able to represent our country, so to be able to get that blue check and get out of here and go to the Olymp...
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Washington (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump, having been criminally charged in New York, pledged Tuesday to "never drop out" of the 2024 race for the White House, and insisted Joe Biden is not fit to run again. The Republican real estate magnate, who is facing 34 felony counts in New York over alleged hush money paid to an adult film actress, told Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson that nothing would prevent him from running -- even a conviction. "I'd never drop out," he said. "It's not my thing. I wouldn't do it." Trump, 76, in his first major interview since being arrested and fingerprin...
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Charleston (United States) (AFP) - Among the crowd cheering on Nikki Haley's US presidential campaign launch Wednesday was a group sure to worry her most high-profile rival: Donald Trump fans who backed him in two elections but are seeking a change candidate for 2024. Teacher Paula Blank says she made "a very quick decision" to sign up as soon as she heard that Haley was making a "special announcement" in South Carolina, the southern state where the Republican was governor for six years. "I saw a thing that said you're invited to come and get free tickets. I'm in New Jersey. I called my frien...
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Charleston (United States) (AFP) - Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday she is running for president, becoming the first high-profile candidate to challenge Donald Trump –- her onetime boss -- for the Republican nomination. Casting herself as a younger, fresher alternative to the 76-year-old Trump, Haley had been hinting at a possible run for weeks and teasing a "big announcement" on February 15. In the end, the 51-year-old declared her candidacy a day early, on Valentine's Day. "I'm Nikki Haley and I'm running for president," the former governor of South Ca...
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Charleston (United States) (AFP) - Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday she is running for president in 2024, challenging fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump by proposing a "new generation" of leadership in Washington. "I'm Nikki Haley and I'm running for president," the 51-year-old former governor of South Carolina and the child of Indian immigrants said in a video statement. "It's time for a new generation of leadership -- to rediscover fiscal responsibility, secure our border, and strengthen our country, our pride and our purpose," she said in the vi...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States backs moves to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes provided they are prevented from displaying their national flags or emblems, the White House said Thursday. "The United States has supported suspending Russia and Belarus' sport national governing bodies from international sports federations," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. However, if athletes are invited to an international event, such as the Olympics, "it should be absolutely clear that they are not representing the Russian or B...
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Washington (AFP) - The powerful media empire of conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch appeared to turn its back Thursday on Donald Trump, labeling the former US president a "loser" who shows "increasingly poor judgement" after the midterm elections. Just days before he is expected to announce his 2024 White House candidacy, the Wall Street Journal, the flagship of Murdoch's News Corp, declared in an editorial that "Trump Is the Republican Party's Biggest Loser," pointing to the party's disappointing performance in Tuesday's midterms. Trump later Friday hit back at Murdoch, appearing to relis...
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Dayton (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump said Monday he would be making a "very big announcement" next week, with the former president expected to jump into the race for the White House in 2024. Trump, who has never accepted the truth of his lost re-election bid in 2020, has hinted for months that he is ready to re-enter the fray. "Not to detract from tomorrow's very important, even critical election... I'm going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida," he told a cheering crowd in Ohio on the eve of US polls which will determine con...
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Washington (AFP) - The US presidential election of 2000 hinged on a few votes in Florida and was ultimately decided in the Supreme Court. The 2020 White House contest gave birth to the "Big Lie" and saw supporters of the losing candidate storm the US Capitol. Just wait and see what 2024 has in store. Donald Trump, the first president in US history to refuse to accept the outcome of an election, is flirting with another White House run in what could be a make-or-break moment for American democracy. Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, set alarm bells ringing in political ...
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