Ivanka Trump says she will no longer be involved in politics

Minutes after Donald Trump announced another run for the White House, Ivanka Trump released a statement to CNN, saying she didn’t plan to be involved in the campaign. 

CNN was first to report last week that Trump’s daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner, would not campaign on behalf of Donald Trump. 

She added: “I am grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people and I will always be proud of many of our Administration’s accomplishments.”

Former President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that a missile that was “sent in probably by Russia” landed 50 miles into Poland. “People are going absolutely wild and crazy and they’re not happy,” Trump said from Mar-a-Lago.  

Facts First: This claim is false. While Poland says a Russian-made missile did land in their territory Tuesday, killing two Polish citizens, the explosion happened about four miles west from the Ukrainian border.  

Additionally, it remains unclear where the missile was fired from, and why it fell in Poland. 

Incumbent Democratic Rep. Josh Harder will win in California’s 9th District, CNN projects, defeating Republican Tom Patti. This is a Democratic hold.

Here is where things stand now in House races:

Republicans are one seat away from winning the 218 seats necessary to claim a House majority, according to CNN projections.

Former President Donald Trump claimed in his speech Tuesday that unnamed people aren’t talking about the threat of nuclear weapons because they are obsessed with environmental issues, which he said “they say may affect us in 300 years.” He added, “They say the ocean will rise 1/8 of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years. But don’t worry about nuclear weapons that can take out entire countries with one shot.” 

Facts First: Trump’s claims are false — even if you ignore the absurd contention that people aren’t paying attention to nuclear threats because they’re focused on the environment. Sea levels are expected to rise much faster than Trump said. The US government’s National Ocean Service says on its website that “sea level along the U.S. coastline is projected to rise, on average, 10 – 12 inches (0.25 – 0.30 meters) in the next 30 years (2020 – 2050), which will be as much as the rise measured over the last 100 years (1920 – 2020).”  

And though Trump didn’t use the words “climate change” in this claim, he strongly suggested that people say climate change may only affect us in 300 years. That is grossly inaccurate; it is affecting the US today. The Department of Defense said in a 2021 report: “Increasing temperatures; changing precipitation patterns; and more frequent, intense, and unpredictable extreme weather conditions caused by climate change are exacerbating existing risks and creating new security challenges for U.S. interests.” 

Former President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had told him that China has no “drug problem” at all because of its harsh treatment of drug traffickers. Trump then repeated the claim himself, saying, “if you get caught dealing drugs in China you have an immediate and quick trial, and by the end of the day, you are executed. That’s a terrible thing, but they have no drug problem.” 

Facts First: Trump’s claim is not true, just as it was when he made similar claims as president. Joe Amon, director of global health at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health, said that “yes, China has a drug problem” and that “China, like the US, has a large number of people who use (a wide range of) drugs.” The Chinese government has itself reported that “there were 1.49 million registered drug users nationwide” as of the end of 2021; in the past, officials in China have acknowledged that the number of registered drug users is a significant undercount of actual drug use there.  

And while Trump solely credits harsh punishments for what he claims is China’s success in handling drugs, the Chinese government also touts its rehabilitation, education and anti-poverty efforts. 

Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jim Costa will win California’s 21st District, CNN projects, defeating Republican Michael Maher. This is a Democratic hold.

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert will win in California’s 41st District, CNN projects, defeating Democrat Will Rollins. This is a Republican hold.

Former President Donald Trump addressed the disappointing Republican showing in the midterms during his presidential announcement tonight, deflecting blame by saying that voters had not appreciated the gravity of the pain the nation was enduring.

He went on to predict a different outcome in 2024.

“I have no doubt that by 2024, it will sadly be much worse and they will see much more clearly what happened and what is happening to our country and the voting will be much different,” Trump said.