Remark on Rep. Greg Gianforte, who pleaded guilty to attacking a Guardian reporter, drew cheers from the crowd.
An editor for the Weekly Standard criticized the Iowa Republican for his embrace of candidate Faith Goldy, who has promoted a book that warns of “the Jewish menace.”
The president’s message appeared to conflict with his own administration’s actions on health care, as well as with a pledge by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to try again to repeal the law.
Hunter, who was indicted in August on charges of misusing campaign funds, is facing 29-year-old Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in November.
In an interview with Reuters, the Senate majority leader said Republicans may try once again to repeal the health care law if they gain enough seats in November’s election.
Secret Service investigating incident in which agent blocked reporter from questioning Jared Kushner
When a CBS News correspondent tried to question Kushner aboard a plane, an agent told him, “I don’t give a damn who you are, there’s a time and a place,” according to a video of the incident.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press, the president also said his former attorney Michael Cohen was “lying” under oath.
In an interview with Fox Business Network, the president said he’s hearing names of potential 2020 contenders “that are shockingly bad, but they’re nasty.”
In a television interview, the senator from South Carolina said Mohammed bin Salman “has got to go,” suggesting the country needs a new presumptive leader.
At least two Kansas counties have reported discrepancies between their tallies and what the secretary of state's office recorded.