Donald Trump says he will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, the scene of the attempt on his life on July 13, to hold “a big and beautiful rally’ to honor firefighter Corey Comperatore, who died that day when struck by gunfire.
Trump has attacked FBI Director Christopher Wray after the latter cast doubt on whether the Republican presidential nominee was actually hit by a bullet from his would-be assassin’s rifle during the near-fatal gun attack, telling Congress it could have been a piece of shrapnel or glass that grazed Trump’s ear.
Furious at the comment, the candidate raged on Truth Social: “That’s why he knows nothing about the terrorists and other criminals pouring into our Country at record levels.
“His only focus is destroying J6 Patriots, Raiding Mar-a-Lago, and saving Radical Left Lunatics, like the ones now in DC burning American flags and spray painting over our great National Monuments – with zero retribution.”
“No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!”
On Friday, the former president hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his home in Palm Beach. Trump said he found Kamala Harris’s remarks about the Israel-Hamas conflict after her meeting with Netanyahu “disrespectful”.
Analysis: JD Vance’s ‘cat lady’ attacks are just the beginning of Republicans’ childbirth obsession
Before he became Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance called for higher taxes for childless adults and insisted their votes should count less. He said abortion should be “illegal” nationally, and that the “cat ladies” and the “Kamala Harrises” of the world want to “brainwash” other people’s kids.
Misogynist “cat lady” insults are nothing new, nor is an anti-abortion GOP official advocating nationwide bans on abortion access.
But recently resurfaced remarks from the next potential vice president — and his connections to influential right-wing voices with borderline conspiracy-mongering ideas about childbirth rates — have invited more scrutiny into the natalist movement gripping Republican politics.
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 22:00
Haley says Harris is Democrats’ ‘weakest candidate’ – but DEI attacks ‘aren’t helpful’
Haley made the comments on Thursday during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 21:37
BREAKING: Trump says he will hold another rally at scene of assassination attempt to honor victim
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 21:30
Lindsey Graham demands Christopher Wray recant ‘shrapnel’ testimony
Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has demanded that FBI director Christopher Wray correct his testimony that it may have been shrapnel that hit Donald Trump’s ear during the assassination attempt against him and not a bullet.
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 21:18
Trump posts photo of second after he was shot as row grows over ‘shrapnel’ claim
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this afternoon as the furor over whether a bullet or shrapnel hit his ear during the assassination attempt against him on July 13.
The former president wrote:
Not that anyone doubted it, but in order to rid our Country of the political statement put out by the Director of the FBI, in between fighting for the Safety and Security of those burning our American Flags, and right now spraying our beautiful Limestone Monuments in Washington, D.C., this is a picture of the bullet right after piercing my ear. Perhaps FBI Director Christopher Wray will notice there is no shrapnel or glass flying through the ear, only a bloodstained bullet. It’s all so damaging to the Great People that work in the FBI. As The New York Times reported, other bullets came very close. Nobody ever called, even out of curiosity, from the Federal Bureau of Insurrection. P.S. After the Great Supreme Court Decision, when are the hunted down J6 Hostages going to be released, and when are yesterday’s Vandals and Flag Burners going to be put in prison?
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 21:15
Watch: Trump says ‘we have incompetent people running our country’ at Netanyahu meeting
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 21:00
Former White House doctor says ‘no evidence’ Trump hit by shrapnel rather than bullet
“Based on my direct observations of the injury, my relevant clinical background, and my significant experience evaluating and treating patients with similar wounds, I completely concur with the initial assessment and treatment provided by the doctors and nurses at Butler Memorial Hospital on the day of the shooting,” congressman Ronny Jackson wrote on Friday in a letter posted on Truth Social, highlighting his past experience with similar wounds as a combat physician in the Navy.
Josh Marcus has the story.
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 20:45
Might this be the lowest point of the campaign so far?
A regular guest on the Fox Business network referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “the original ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl,” sparking online backlash about the sexist remark.
Lace suggested that Harris ascended to power by sleeping her way to the top.
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 20:25
Watch: JD Vance says QAnon Shaman looked like ‘fun guy to have a beer with’
Oliver O’Connell26 July 2024 20:05
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