Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had just completed a quasi-clandestine meeting with President Biden at Rehoboth Beach, Del., late Saturday afternoon.An alarming number of House and Senate Democrats were growing increasingly uneasy with Mr. Biden as the prospective Democratic standard-bearer this fall.
Donald J. Trump is often referred to as “President Trump” or “Mr. President,” and has formerly been known as “Commander in Chief,” “POTUS” and “45,” as he was the 45th President of the United States. He has also enjoyed several other prominent titles.However, before Trump was the leader of the free world, he was lovingly known as “dad” to five children, including Donald Jr.
Several delegates at the Republican National Convention (RNC), including Arizona’s Stacey Goodman and Joe Neglia, were spotted donning ear bandages that mirrored the one being worn by former President Trump after he was wounded during an assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.
The family of a mother of five who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant slammed the Biden administration on Tuesday night for having “opened our borders” to the man accused of killing her.Michael Morin, the brother of Rachel Morin, spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Morin was killed in August after going out for a jog on a trail near her home in Maryland. Police found her body in a culvert, covered in bruises and with severe head trauma.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley made her highly anticipated appearance at the Republican Convention, taking the stage to a mixture of cheers and boos from those in attendance.Haley, who was former President Donald Trump’s fiercest primary rival, gave the former president her “strong endorsement” during the appearance in Milwaukee, ending months of speculation on if she would throw her weight behind her former rival.
MILWAUKEE – South Carolina GOP Senator Tim Scott is pushing back after the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee said “I don’t buy it” when asked about former President Donald Trump gaining popularity with Black voters. “Well, November 5th, you will have to buy it. It’ll be sold,” Scott told Fox News at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin.
U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., sat down with Fox News Digital at FreedomFest in Las Vegas to discuss the 2024 election, immigration, Second Amendment rights, and the government response to the COVID pandemic. As former President Trump and the GOP brand have expanded throughout the American heartland in many areas that were once swing states, Burlison said he believes that the Democratic Party has abandoned his home state ideologically.
Former President Donald Trump made an emotional return in front of the public just two days after an attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania.Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt over the weekend at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, first appearing on the big screen walking down the tunnel to take his seat at the event.
President Biden continued to argue that Donald Trump is a danger to democracy just one day after calling for Americans to “lower the temperature in our politics” following the assassination attempt on Trump. “If you notice, what do I talk about with him?” Biden asked NBC’s Lester Holt during a sit-down interview at the White House. “A policy issue where he’s dividing the country, a policy issues that relate to democracy.
President Biden revealed that his phone call with former President Donald Trump was “very cordial” after the assassination attempt on Saturday.”I told him how concerned I was and wanted to make sure I knew how he was actually doing,” Biden told NBC’s Lester Holt during an interview on Monday night. “He sounded good. He said he was fine, and he thanked me for calling.
MILWAUKEE — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered a rousing speech on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, focusing his attention on how God saved former President Trump during the assassination attempt on Saturday. “Our God still saves. He still delivers, and he still sets free. Because on Saturday, the devil came to Pennsylvania holding a rifle,” Scott said. “But an American lion got back up on his feet, and he roared.
President Biden admitted it was a mistake to talk about putting Donald Trump “in a bull’s-eye” several days before the assassination attempt on the former president.”It was a mistake to use the word … I meant focus on him: Focus on what he’s doing, focus on one on his policies, focus on the number of lies he told,” Biden told NBC’s Lester Holt during a sit-down interview at the White House set to air Monday evening.
President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, saying the attempted assassination of former President Trump is forcing Americans to “take a step back” and calling on all sides to “lower the temperature in our politics.””My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics,” Biden said. “Do remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies.
Security experts are questioning why the building whose roof served as a shooter’s perch for the assailant responsible for Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump appeared to not have been secured in advance by law enforcement officials.”It’s a no-brainer,” Kevin Maloy, a former retired special agent with the State Department, told Fox News Digital.
House Republicans huddled for a somber safety discussion less than 12 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Trump.House GOP lawmakers spoke with their sergeant at arms via conference call on Sunday afternoon where questions about security at the Republican National Convention dominated discussion.”I think most are angered by the failure of security yesterday,” one House Republican on the call told Fox News Digital.
Former President Trump is “extremely lucky” to be alive after a deadly assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, according to two special forces soldiers.”He is extremely lucky to be alive,” James Pechi, a Marine veteran who later served as a Green Beret, said of the former president in an interview with Fox News Digital.”I was trying to look at this, trying to figure out what was the shot, what was going on,” he added.
A Pennsylvania woman attended the rally held by former President Trump on Saturday with her husband and, initially, was uncertain if the pops she heard were directly related to a gun, as she assumed, because of the fun-loving atmosphere, that someone set off fireworks.”It was truly a lovely day and as we were sitting there, it really sounded like firecrackers,” Chris Konopka, 56, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, told Fox News Digital over the phone.
A months-long fight between former President Trump’s campaign and the Secret Service under President Biden’s administration is back in the spotlight as the Republican National Convention approaches on the heels of an assassination attempt on Trump. “My staff and I are in contact with those coordinating security planning for the RNC and will continue to be in close communication as we learn more about this situation,” Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wis., wrote on X.
Former President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee have emphasized that the party’s upcoming convention will “proceed” following the deadly shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
A dramatic video filmed at former President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday shows the chaotic moments after attendees realized that someone was armed.A video, filmed from the audience, shows Trump on stage speaking. Within a few seconds, someone can be heard shouting: “He’s got a gun!”Several people in the crowd seemed to realize that an individual was armed before any shots rang out. The footage shows those nearby descending into pandemonium.
The House Oversight Committee is summoning the head of the U.S. Secret Service to testify on the deadly shooting at former President Trump’s rally on Saturday night.”Today, President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt when a gunman fired a weapon at him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., wrote in a letter to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. “At least one bystander is dead.
President Biden spoke with former President Trump Saturday night after a shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a White House spokesperson told Fox News.The former president suffered injuries to his ear after the shooting, appearing with blood on his face. He was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh late Saturday night.Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy.
This was a heinous act of violence and an attack on American democracy.
The criticism from ex-Obama staffers aimed at President Biden, including calls for him to exit the 2024 presidential race, serve as a stark reminder of the well-known tensions between the former White House duo that go back nearly two decades.The often testy relationship between Biden and Obama reportedly began shortly after the latter’s election to the Senate in 2004, when both men served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Republican House and Senate members eluded questions from the Congressional press corps for years when former President Trump said or did something outrageous – or at least just made news.”I don’t read the tweets,” was a famous reply from former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., when a reporter posed a tough question about comments the former President posted to Twitter.Others would provide boilerplate answers. Or some might just avoid answering altogether.
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is urging the White House doctor to convince President Biden to take cognitive and neurological exams and make the results public after his poor debate performance and intensifying scrutiny. “Urging the White House Physician to recommend President Biden undergo a cognitive exam is in the best interest of the American people,” Graham said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
EXCLUSIVE: More than two dozen members of the House Armed Services Committee demanded answers from the U.S. Army after it acknowledged the veracity of slides in a domestic counterterrorism training module that referenced pro-life groups.Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind.
The Biden campaign is taking a victory lap after President Biden’s highly anticipated NATO press conference on Thursday, claiming he not only met expectations but surpassed them.
President Biden held a high-stakes press conference Thursday evening where he doubled down on his earlier pledge to remain in the presidential race while making a few gaffes, including trailing off on his thoughts and using the word “anyway” at least nine times. “I just got to just pace myself a lot more, pace myself. And the next debate, I’m not going to be traveling in 15 time zones a week before.
Several Democrats and progressives rushed to the defense of President Biden as he fielded questions from reporters at the NATO summit about his mental acuity and whether he has what it takes to be successful in the 2024 race for the White House.”To answer the question on everyone’s minds: No, Joe Biden does not have a doctorate in foreign affairs. He’s just that f—ing good,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates wrote in a post to X.