Inside the Push to Make Obscure Congressman Trump’s VP

Rep. Byron Donalds' defense of Trump on CNN's airwaves made MAGA-land sit up and take notice—even if it's entirely premature.

Manage newsletters View in browser Inside the Push to Make an Obscure Congressman Trump's VP By Zachary Petrizzo Rep. Byron Donalds' defense of Trump on CNN's airwaves made MAGA-land sit up and take notice—even if it's entirely premature. DeSantis Is So Clearly the Beta to Trump's Alpha By The Daily Beast This week on The New Abnormal, the fallout over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 2024 announcement on Twitter—and Donald Trump's scathing response. Trumpers Sent Each Other Wine Pics During DeSantis Disaster By Jake Lahut, Sam Brodey, Zachary Petrizzo Ron DeSantis' glitchy announcement was fodder for a lot of jokes from Trump's lackeys. More revealing is that aides were scrutinizing the transcript Thursday. The Truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Advertisement Oath Keeper Boss Goes on Unhinged Rant as He Awaits His Fate By Pilar Melendez Stewart Rhodes was hit with an 18-year prison term as the first Jan. 6 defendant to be sentenced for seditious conspiracy. Newly Freed 'QAnon Shaman' Is Already Back on His Bullsh*t By Erik Uebelacker Just hours after his release, Jacob Chansley appeared to be leaning into the same conspiracies that got him into trouble in the first place. Advertisement Doc Who Performed 10-Year-Old's Abortion Reacts After Ruling Dr. Caitlin Bernard could be seen reaching for tissues as the Indiana State Medical Licensing Board decided her fate for going public over the abortion. Ken Paxton Should Be Impeached, Texas House Committee Says An impeachment vote could come as soon as Friday after the unanimous decision was issued by a Republican-led investigative panel. Top Matt Schlapp Deputy Quits Over 'Unsettling' Concerns The longtime treasurer for the American Conservative Union raised concerns that Schlapp used the group to fund his defense in a sexual assault lawsuit, New York Magazine reported. Advertisement 1.  Don Jr. Accidentally Insults Father in Embarrassing Mixup  OFF-SCRIPT The eldest Trump son was talking about Ron DeSantis when he went off-script. 2.  12 Taken to Hospital After Passenger Opens Door Mid-Flight  HAIRY A 33-year-old man was arrested after the Asiana Airlines Airbus landed at Daegu airport. 3.  Setback for Murdoch: Hugh Grant Wins Legal Fight With Sun  ANOTHER ONE The actor says the newspaper hacked his phones, broke into his house, and placed a tracking device in his car. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. © 2023 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/620e2783ef724906bc14a5b2itg3i.h8m/f7e0cb7f