GOP Presidential Hopefuls React to Trump Indictment, Target Sales Slump, Obama ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Hypocrisy | August 16

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Politicians and pundits are reacting to Donald Trump’s latest indictment from Fulton County, Georgia Pence insisted Trump is “entitled to the presumption of innocence.” DeSantis said the indictment represents the “criminalization of politics.” Hans Von Spakovsky called it “an assault on our democratic republic and the rule of law.” Target sales slumped after the Pride merchandise backlash Muslims attacked churches in Pakistan after reports of blasphemy President Obama offered “thoughts and prayers” to Hawaii victims after he previously criticized Americans for offering “thoughts and prayers” after mass shootings A Capitol Research Center report shows how nonprofits become political tools to win elections. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices