The Secret Service has acknowledged it denied some requests by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign for increased security at his events in the years before the assassination attempt on him at a recent rally. In the immediate aftermath of the July 13 attack, the law enforcement agency had denied rejecting such requests. But the […]
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Biden asks, “what the hell was Trump talking about?’
President Biden took to social media Friday evening to blast former President Trump over the speech he gave while accepting the GOP presidential nomination at the final night of the Republican National Convention (RNC). “I’m stuck at home with COVID, so I had the distinct misfortune of watching Donald Trump’s speech to the RNC,” Biden […]
Trump accepts GOP nomination with long speech
Former President Donald Trump accepted the GOP nomination for president for the third time in a row on Thursday, closing out the Republican National Convention with his first speech since he was shot in a failed assassination attempt just days earlier. Speaking for more than an hour and a half in what was the longest […]
Biden says Trump “Lies Like Hell”
President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first major speech since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, lamenting how heated politics have become, but pivoting back to fiery attacks on the former president’s claims and policy proposals — avoiding personal attacks but at one point accusing him of “lying like hell.” As the the GOP […]
Judge dismisses Trump classified records case
A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. Hours later, special counsel Jack Smith’s office said it would appeal the order, which could result in it […]
Who is JD Vance? Trump’s VP Pick
Former President Donald Trump tapped J.D. Vance to be his running mate Monday at the Republican National Convention, catapulting the Ohio GOP senator even more into the national spotlight. Vance grew up in Jackson, Kentucky and Middletown, Ohio. He described a childhood consumed by poverty and abuse in his best-selling 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance’s […]
Bandaged Trump returns to public eye at RNC
With a bandage strapped over one ear, Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the public eye on Monday evening at the Republican National Convention, receiving a rapturous welcome from thousands of supporters two days after an attempt on his life.The former president entered the convention arena in Milwaukee with a fist raised and to […]
Rep. Bennie Thompson staffer wishes Trump dead
Amid the heated political landscape in the United States, a recent controversy involving a Mississippi congressman’s staffer has drawn national attention. Jacqueline Marsaw, a field director and case manager for Democratic U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, has been embroiled in a social media scandal following her inflammatory comments about a recent assassination attempt on former President […]
RNC Convention starts today emphasizing unity
Donald Trump arrived yesterday in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, where he is due to accept his party’s formal nomination with a speech later this week after being the target of an attempted assassination at his campaign rally on Saturday. “The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a […]
Why didn’t the Secret Service secure the roof?
PURE LUCK SAVED TRUMP’S LIFE: In the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s attempt on the life of Donald Trump, television commentators were praising the quick response of the Secret Service. Agents shielded the former president with their bodies, while snipers “neutralized” the shooter within seconds with a kill shot to the head. “I knew immediately that […]
Gunman with AR was only 500 feet from Trump
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one the agency’s core duties. The gunman, who was killed by Secret Service personnel, fired multiple shots […]
Republicans upset over Biden ‘Bullseye’ comment
A number of Republicans are pointing fingers at President Joe Biden for Saturday’s shooting at a Trump rally, with some citing Biden’s recent statement to donors saying “it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.” In a Politico article shared Monday, Biden reportedly told donors: “I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. […]