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.

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