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Former President Donald Trump posted a heartfelt tribute to his late sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, after she passed away earlier this week, while also taking a potshot at the corporate media’s treatment of her after he decided to run for president.
Barry, a former federal judge, died on Monday at the age of 86. President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the U.S. District Court for New Jersey in 1983. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed her to the 3rd U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
However, as noted by CBS News, media outlets dragged her into the public view after her brother and real estate mogul decided to jump into the 2016 presidential race, eventually beating out more than a dozen other Republicans to win the party’s nomination and go on to defeat Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
“Barry, the widow of attorney John J. Barry, whom she married in 1982, was not immune to the family’s scandals,” the outlet reported. “At the time of her voluntary retirement, she was being investigated for suspected violations of judicial conduct rules related to alleged Trump family schemes to dodge taxes on their inheritance.”
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On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote:
My great sister, Maryanne, passed away yesterday at the age of 86. A truly beautiful woman, tall and elegant, with a presence like no other, she was also a tremendous student, intellect, and Judge, in charge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, just below the U.S. Supreme Court. Her life was largely problem free, PERFECT, until I made it difficult for her when I decided to run for President.
The Fake News, and others, went after her mercilessly, and because of the fact that she felt it inappropriate, due to her position, to defend herself, it just never stopped! While tough and strong, she was made to suffer in those years from 2016 until her Retirement. I will never forget the many times people would come up to me and say,“Your sister was the smartest person on the Court.” I was always honored by that, but I understood exactly what they meant—They were right! She was a great Judge, and a great sister. She will be truly missed!
Trump continues to lead the remaining GOP field for the 2024 nomination.
“A new poll from Stack Data Strategy found that Trump would beat Biden in the Electoral College, 292 to 246, if an election were held today,” the Washington Examiner reported. “Biden is still on track to win the popular vote, 49% to 48%, but he is projected to lose four battleground states he won in 2020, a blow to the president as he works to build his reelection campaign in states that house a heavy pro-Trump base.”
The survey also found that Biden would not carry Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, the very same four states that shifted from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020, thwarting the former president’s bid for a second term in the White House.
Among all states in the 2020 election, the four mentioned states are anticipated to have the narrowest margins, all falling below 1.5 points. Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin specifically exhibit margins under 1 point in favor of Biden. Notably, there is a substantial swing in favor of Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania, with margins of plus 2.3 points and plus 3.3 points, respectively, the Examiner reported, citing the poll.
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“Our research is the largest exercise of its kind so far this cycle, and we can confidently say that as things currently stand, if Donald Trump is selected as the Republican candidate, he is likely to win,” Joe Bedell, head of Stack Data Strategy in North America, said, according to the outlet.
“Despite recent calls for change, our polling shows that neither party would benefit from a change in candidate, (and) President Trump would beat both of Biden’s possible replacements by an even greater margin,” he added.
