/tags/donald-trump Donald Trump en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:32:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse shared their thoughts on immigration, DOGE, the economy and more in a live taping of the Purplish podcast in Denver earlier this week. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:32:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to stymie some of the tactics they’ve seen deployed by the Trump administration. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:53:51 GMT /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods /news/2025-03-26/us-rep-joe-neguse-town-hall-in-breckenridge-centers-around-discussion-on-holding-president-trump-accountable During the town hall in Breckenridge, Democratic Congressman Joe Neguse responded to questions from residents, including concerns about the Trump Administration's sweeping federal actions. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-26/us-rep-joe-neguse-town-hall-in-breckenridge-centers-around-discussion-on-holding-president-trump-accountable Ryan Spencer, Summit Daily °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ /news/2025-03-24/trumps-portrait-to-be-taken-down-at-colorado-capitol-after-president-claimed-it-was-distorted State officials say a portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was "purposefully distorted." House Democrats said in a statement Monday that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in the Legislature. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:27:34 GMT /news/2025-03-24/trumps-portrait-to-be-taken-down-at-colorado-capitol-after-president-claimed-it-was-distorted Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2025-03-24/trump-demands-purposefully-distorted-portrait-be-removed-from-colorado-state-capitol President Trump posted on social media to call for a portrait of himself hanging in the State Capitol to be removed. In his post, he suggests the painting was placed there by the "radical left." Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:18:22 GMT /news/2025-03-24/trump-demands-purposefully-distorted-portrait-be-removed-from-colorado-state-capitol Alex Murphy, Lucas Brady Woods /news/2024-11-07/how-will-a-second-trump-presidency-shape-the-colorado-river Water managers across the West say they do not expect a new Trump administration will alter post-2026 Colorado River talks. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:02:30 GMT /news/2024-11-07/how-will-a-second-trump-presidency-shape-the-colorado-river Alex Hager /news/2024-10-11/trump-rallies-in-aurora-a-city-hes-used-for-political-leverage-and-to-spread-misinformation Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Aurora on Friday, a city he's used to spread misinformation about immigrants. Last month Trump seized on news of Venezuelan gang activity in the city to push falsehoods about Aurora as a "war zone." Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:56:26 GMT /news/2024-10-11/trump-rallies-in-aurora-a-city-hes-used-for-political-leverage-and-to-spread-misinformation Lucas Brady Woods, Beau Baker, Alex Murphy /news/2024-05-06/trump-media-fires-colorado-auditing-firm-that-us-regulators-have-charged-with-massive-fraud Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, has fired a Colorado-based auditor that federal regulators recently charged with "massive fraud." Mon, 06 May 2024 19:10:05 GMT /news/2024-05-06/trump-media-fires-colorado-auditing-firm-that-us-regulators-have-charged-with-massive-fraud Associated Press /news/2024-04-09/colorado-sun-reporter-escorted-out-of-gop-state-assembly-over-alleged-unfair-coverage Sandra Fish, a veteran reporter with The Colorado Sun, was kicked out of the Republican Party’s state assembly in Pueblo recently. Fish was given a press pass when she entered the event but was later escorted out by a sheriff’s deputy. State GOP party chair Dave Williams said Fish was kicked out because he believes her reporting is "unfair." The Colorado Sun editor Larry Ryckman joined KUNC's Michael Lyle Jr. to discuss the aftermath of this story. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:59:05 GMT /news/2024-04-09/colorado-sun-reporter-escorted-out-of-gop-state-assembly-over-alleged-unfair-coverage Michael Lyle /news/2024-03-05/biden-and-trump-quietly-cruise-to-victory-in-colorados-2024-presidential-primary With more than 80% of the votes reported, the Associated Press called the races for Trump and Biden less than 20 minutes after polls closed. Trump had 63% of the vote in the GOP contest while former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley had 34 %. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 03:25:39 GMT /news/2024-03-05/biden-and-trump-quietly-cruise-to-victory-in-colorados-2024-presidential-primary Scott Franz