Former President Donald Trump held two events Saturday, including one at the S.C. Statehouse that was called a “splashy rollout,” as he struggles to keep support for his third bid for the White House. Here’s a one-on-one TV interview with the former president.
During the event, Trump named two supporters, Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, to his state campaign leadership team. And later, he visited a Zesto’s restaurant.
Missing Saturday were two South Carolinians — former Gov. Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, both of whom continue to be mentioned as possible GOP presidential candidates. Meanwhile, The Post and Courier reports there will be a big panel of GOP presidential candidates who meet in South Carolina in March.
CP OPINION, Brack: New playbook offers strategies for legislative success
“Now there’s a South Carolina guide in a new book produced by the Riley Institute at Furman University. A People’s Movement by W. Robert Saffold tells the story of how former Gov. Richard W. Riley and a coalition of state and local leaders pushed through a penny tax for educational improvement during his second term in the 1980s.”
In other headlines:
Murdaugh trial to resume today. The sixth day of the trial against accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh resumes today in Walterboro. In a video shown Friday, previously unseen publicly, Murdaugh described the scene of arriving to find the bodies of his wife and youngest son at his estate. Friday was the third day of testimony in the case. What happened in the first week of the Murdaugh trial. Five takeaways from the first week.
S.C. leaders react to Memphis beating video. A horrific video that put cities across the country on alert for protests shows five Black Memphis police officers beating a 29-year-old Black man during a traffic stop. Tyre Nichols died three days later. A Charleston group held a vigil.
Spoleto Festival USA’s 2023 season to celebrate international, local artists. The reinvention of age-old tales is a prevailing theme in the 2023 lineup for Spoleto Festival USA, which will feature more than 100 performances May 26 through June 11. Meanwhile, the Colour of Music Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary of showcasing Black classical musicians.
Boomtown, Inside Real Estate merge. The Charleston-based business has merged with a Utah firm to form a residential real estate technology company.
Redevelop underway in North Charleston at old Navy Base. Here’s a view of all of the development going on at the old Navy Base. Lots of stuff is planned.
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