Trump tonight on Newsmax said he would testify in his hush money trial 'if it’s necessary.' Notably less definitive than his previous recent answers — last week when asked if he would testify he simply said, 'Yes.' The week before, he declared, 'I’m testifying.'

Trump spent Wednesday playing golf at his Bedminster club, sources told CNN. Wednesday's the only weekday court isn't in for his NY criminal trial. Trump has lamented that trial has kept him off campaign trail: “Im not in GA or FL or NC campaigning like I should be' he said Mon.

Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally as a ‘peanut’ compared to Israel-Gaza protests
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Trump says he thinks Columbia University made a 'grave mistake' making classes hybrid until the semester ends. 'It's just crazy. Columbia should gain a little strength, a little courage and keep their school open. It's crazy. Because that means the other side wins.'

Trump says on Real America's Voice he thinks RFK Jr's candidacy 'probably hurts both' him and Biden. 'They say he hurts Biden, I think, I’m not sure that that’s true. I think he probably hurts both. But he might hurt Biden a little bit more, you don’t know.'

Trump was asked on Real America's Voice about Mike Johnson & MAGA opposition to him: 'We have a majority of one, ok. It's not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do … It’s a tough situation when you have one, I think he’s a very good man, I think he’s trying very hard.'

Trump just called into his rally in Wilmington, NC, to tell the crowd that the event is postponed due to severe weather. 'There seems to be some thunder and lightning and it’s a pretty big storm so if you don’t mind, I think we’re going to have to just do a rain check.'

Members of the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys are outside of Trump’s rally in Wilmington, North Carolina today

Trump, who is in court today for day four of his criminal hush money trial, was just asked if he was going to listen to the tortured poets department:

Polish President Andrzej Duda just arrived at Trump Tower to have dinner with Trump. Trump praises Duda and says they 'had four great years together … Never had even a problem. Not even a minor problem. We agree on so much, but we're behind Poland all the way.'

Trump was asked whether he thought the jurors selected today for his criminal hush money trial could be fair: 'I’ll let you know after, after the trial, depending on what happens.'

Trump will have dinner with Polish President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower on Wednesday, a Trump campaign official confirms.

'Well, Jake, he appeared to be asleep.'

Several journalists including a CNN stringer have been injured after Israeli forces surrounded & attacked Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, leaving one in critical condition. Per TRT bureau chief in Jerusalem, Israeli tanks launched a “targeted attack” on several journos.

I highly encourage everyone to go pick up a copy of Isaac Arnsdorf’s deeply reported new book, FINISH WHAT WE STARTED. Isaac and I have covered countless Trump rallies together, and he writes here about the rise of the MAGA movement and what it means for the future of US politics.

Trump was just asked: “Do you think a doctor should be punished who perform abortions?”

“I’d let that be to the states, you know, everything we’re doing now is states and states’ rights,' Trump said.

Trump tells reporters he thinks Florida’s six-week abortion ban is 'probably going to change' with the amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the states' constitution on the ballot in November. 'It’s the will of the people, this is what I’ve been saying.'

Trump was just asked if the near-total abortion ban in Arizona went too far:

'Yeah, they did, and that’ll be straightened out and as you know it’s all about states’ rights ... I’m sure the governor and everyone else are going to bring it back into reason,' Trump said.

Throughout his running mate search, Trump has often probed advisers on the anti-abortion stances of potential VP candidates. Many have records deeply at odds with the former president's election-year attempt to navigate the contentious issue.

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The Trump campaign reacts to the Arizona Supreme Court issuing a near-total ban on abortion:

“President Trump could not have been more clear. These are decisions for people of each state to make,” Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.