The Republican National Convention has officially kicked off in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and a cloud of anxiety looms heavy over the events following Saturday’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. On Sunday, President Joe Biden spoke from the White House and issued a call for …
Read More »More Tech and Venture Capital Execs Are Coming Out as MAGA Believers
It was barely half an hour after shots rang out at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, with the candidate apparently among the wounded, that Elon Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, and formally backed him for president. “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk …
Read More »Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans
As Donald Trump recovers from an assassination attempt and Republicans head to Milwaukee for his coronation this week, the GOP elite has rallied around a new messaging strategy: emotionally blackmailing Democratic politicians, journalists, Hollywood celebs, and numerous other Trump critics into shutting up about the former president’s openly authoritarian vows …
Read More »Biden Addresses Trump Rally Shooting, Rising Violence: Politics Can't Be a 'Killing Field'
President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Sunday night, following what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee, at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. “I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the …
Read More »Republican Congressman Baselessly Accuses Biden of Ordering Trump Shooting
In the aftermath of a shooting that injured former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, several Republican lawmakers and conservative media personalities baselessly blamed President Joe Biden for the assassination attempt against his rival for the White House. “Joe Biden sent the orders,” Rep. Mike …
Read More »Biden Orders Independent Review of Rally Security in Wake of Trump Assassination Attempt
President Joe Biden addressed the nation for a second time after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, stressing the importance of “unity” and announcing he has called for an independent review of security procedures at the rally where the shooting took place. “There’s no place in America for this kind …
Read More »Trump Responds to Rally Shooting, Says He Was 'Shot With a Bullet'
Donald Trump responded to a shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, during which gunshots rang out and the former president was rushed off the stage bleeding from an injury to his right ear. “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. …
Read More »FBI Confirms 'Assassination Attempt' at Trump Rally, Identifies Shooter
The FBI said early Sunday that the shooter at former President Donald Trump’s rally was 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park. The FBI is calling the shooting “an assassination attempt.” The bureau has not yet released a motive. Late Saturday night, FBI special agent Kevin Rojek said …
Read More »Republicans Try to Blame Democrats, the Media, CRT for Shooting
Not long after the attempt to assassinate former president Donald Trump, Republicans began to blame the Democrats; the media; diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; and critical race theory as responsible for the shooting, even though law enforcement thus far has not shared information about the shooter’s motivations. “The greatest threat …
Read More »What We Know About the Trump Rally Shooter
The FBI has identified the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. After he opened fire at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a Secret Service sniper shot and killed him. The FBI has identified the incident as an “assassination attempt.” The shooter used an AR-style …
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