Former Navy secretary ousted by Trump endorses Mike Bloomberg
Richard Spencer was fired as Navy secretary last year over his objection to the president's intervention in the internal review of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
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Richard Spencer was fired as Navy secretary last year over his objection to the president's intervention in the internal review of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
The debacle at the Iowa caucuses could work in Bloomberg's favor.
While the rest of the Democratic field is in Iowa, Bloomberg is in California kicking off a bus tour.
By refusing donations, the billionaire candidate was shut out of the debates. The Democratic Party announced a rule change that could enable him to qualify.
The 60-second ad from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlights his work on gun safety and features Calandrian Simpson Kemp, whose son, George Kemp Jr., was fatally shot in 2013.
Bloomberg told CBS News about advice he gave Trump after he was elected but before he took office.
"I can't speak for the senator, I can only speak for myself," Bloomberg said in Burlington, Vermont on Monday.
The former New York City mayor is outspending the president's campaign on television ads in several key states.
Bloomberg's speech in Miami came a day before the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
"He's that leader that is going to adjust the sails of our current political climate," Jones told CBS News in an interview.
In a 30-second ad running in 27 states, Bloomberg is urging senators to vote to "remove Trump from office."
The former New York City mayor was in Tulsa on Sunday to unveil an ambitious policy proposal aimed at delivering economic justice for black Americans.
Bloomberg was given a 45-day extension to file his personal financial disclosure with the FEC, which means his financial filings won't be public until after Super Tuesday.
The tweets include a photo of a meatball with Bloomberg's face on it.
But the 2020 Democratic candidate deflected when asked whether Sanders' recent surge in some polls shows momentum.
"Everybody else out there is just a lot of noise," Sheindlin said in an exclusive interview with CBS News.
The 60-second spot costs around $10 million and will counter an expected 30-second ad from the Trump campaign
According to the Intercept, incarcerated women in the Oklahoma minimum-security women's prison, Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, made calls on behalf of the Bloomberg campaign to California voters.
His donation is aimed at shoring up vulnerable House Democrats being targeted by allies of President Trump over the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
"I probably shouldn't have used the word, but I could just tell you he is a friend of mine," Bloomberg said.
Bloomberg sat down with Gayle King for his first TV interview since joining the presidential race.
"Some people have figured out, you know, it would be a lot cheaper to spend a few hundred mil just buying the presidency instead of paying that 2% wealth tax," the 2020 candidate said in the new ad.
Bloomberg News said it won't investigate its owner or his Democratic rivals for the nomination. Now the Trump campaign says it won't credential Bloomberg reporters.
He's making Arizona — a state President Trump won in 2016 — a priority as most of his Democratic rivals spend the bulk of their time in early states like Iowa and New Hampshire.
The 77-year-old launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign Sunday to announce his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination