Trump’s Biggest Candidate Bet Was a Bust

Donald Trump has been particularly stingy with political donations. But he made an exception for David Perdue in a big way. It didn't work out.

Manage newsletters View in browser Trump's Biggest Candidate Bet Was a Bust By Roger Sollenberger Donald Trump has been particularly stingy with political donations. But he made an exception for David Perdue in a big way. It didn't work out. GOP Senators Are Concerned We Have Too Much Gun Control By Scott Bixby The day after 19 children and two adults were murdered inside their school by a man with a gun, Republicans grilled Biden's ATF nominee about whether assault weapons even exist. Beto Confronts Abbott, Gets Ejected From Uvalde Presser By Justin Baragona Texas Republicans on stage jeered, insulted, and ejected O'Rourke after he interrupted their press conference. The Truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Advertisement Cruz Rage-Quits Interview When Asked 'Why Only in America?' By Dan Ladden-Hall The pro-gun Texas senator got testy with Sky News journalist and insisted the U.S. is the "safest country on earth" at vigil for 21 dead before heading for the exit. Stop Denying That Mass Shooters Can Be Mentally Ill By Freddie deBoer We don't know what motivated the Texas school shooter. But it's foolish and unhelpful to pretend mental illness can't factor into senseless violence. Advertisement Did Princeton Prof Lose His Job for Pissing Off Activists? Not all "cancel culture" claims hold water. But Princeton's cynical dredging of an old misconduct case to punish Joshua Katz for wrongthink sure does. GOP Drops Unprecedented Cash to Save Guvs From MAGA Mutiny The Republican Governors Association never had to protect incumbents facing primaries—until now. Even Kellyanne Conway Hates Steve Bannon Plus MAGA-loving rappers, and truckers who continually take 'L's' by D.C. parking enforcement. Advertisement 1.  Witnesses: Police Stayed Outside as Killer Stormed School  'GO IN THERE! GO IN THERE!' One official said 40 minutes to an hour passed between when Ramos first shot at a school safety officer and when he was finally shot by a tactical team. 2.  TX School Sorry for Showing Kids AR-15s Day After Massacre  'INSENSITIVE' Elementary school children were reportedly shown images of the weapon during a career-day presentation. 3.  March for Our Lives Plans National Protest After TX Shooting  TO THE STREETS The student-led campaign organized the biggest single day of protest against gun violence in history after the Parkland school massacre in 2018. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. © 2022 The Daily Beast Company LLC I 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY, 10011   Privacy Policy   If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. https://elink.thedailybeast.com/oc/61415435109eeb2e0e1eed49gkv25.1gi5/17bd95f5