Trump wishes Happy Easter to ‘pathetic RINOs’ as poll shows him surging in GOP primary

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April 10, 2023 View online 1/ Trump wishes Happy Easter to 'pathetic RINOs' as poll shows him surging in GOP primary Donald Trump wished a Happy Easter to the "weak and pathetic RINOs" after a new poll showed he had increased his support among Republican voters in the presidential primary.   The former president sent out a belligerent, all caps message on Truth Social on Sunday morning attacking members of his own party and "radical left Democrats" who he claimed were "killing our nation".   The first Reuters/Ipsos survey since his arrest and arraignment in New York last week suggested he was pulling away from his closest rival for the GOP nomination, Florida governor Ron DeSantis.   The poll showed 58 per cent of Republican voters favoured the former president, up from 48 per cent a week ago.   Mr DeSantis, received 21 per cent of primary voters, slightly up from 19 per cent last week.   On Saturday night, Mr Trump was greeted by huge cheers as he sat front row at UFC 287 on Saturday night, alongside Mike Tyson, Kid Rock and Dana White in the Kaseya Center. 2/ Police 'disrupt New IRA plot' ahead of Biden visit to Northern Ireland Report came as US president is expected to arrive in Belfast on Tuesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement 3/ Two Wisconsin police officers shot dead during traffic stop 'I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss today of two officers,'  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said 4/ Russia likely behind classified Pentagon documents leak, US officials say Three US officials say they believe Russia or pro-Russian elements to be behind leak 5/ Former fire commissioner badly injured in brutal attack in San Francisco Brazen assault has further fuelled anxiety over crime in the city, police chief says The Big Question What did we learn from Stormy Daniels' Piers Morgan interview? Former adult film actress Stormy Daniels has given a bombshell interview to TalkTV's Piers Morgan to discuss Donald Trump's arrest last week.   Mr Trump appeared in court as part of Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg's grand jury investigation into a $130,000 hush money payment he is accused of making to Ms Daniels in 2016 via his then-lawyer Michael Cohen, in effect buying her silence over a sexual encounter the pair are alleged to have had in 2006.   During the discussion, Ms Daniels offered a number of eyebrow-raising revelations, including her reaction to seeing Mr Trump's arrest, where her political allegiance lies and the threats she has suffered as a result of their history. Here are five things we learnt from the interview. 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