Retired Secret Service agent Jeff James explained the challenges security officers face during outdoor rallies as lawmakers raise questions over the Secret Service's preparation and response to the attempted assassination attempt against former President Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. When asked on "Fox News Sunday," how difficult it is to secure an outdoor rally like...
Former first lady Melania Trump on Sunday urged Americans to set aside their political differences and recognize their leaders as human beings with families in her first comments on the assassination attempt against her husband, former President Trump. “When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron’s life,...
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley said Sunday that the RNC is "very comfortable" with the security situation for this week's Republican convention following the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a Saturday rally. Whatley, in an interview with "Fox News Sunday," said the RNC is working with various law enforcement agencies to...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is a “dark day.” “It’s shocking, and it’s a dark, dark day for our nation,” Fetterman told CNN’s Jack Tapper on Sunday on “State of the Union.” The assassination attempt against the former president took place in the Senator’s home state at...
Members of Congress — both Democrats and Republicans — should work together to form an independent commission for evaluating the fitness of a sitting president to carry out his or her term.
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley on Sunday emphasized the need for unity and prayer following the assassination attempt on former President Trump, stating politics should be "secondary" as the nation reels from the incident. "I think unity is obviously very important. I think strength is obviously very important, but right now, this morning, I...
A majority of Americans believe the current political climate makes violence more likely, according to a new poll conducted shortly after the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally Saturday. According to a snap poll from YouGov, released Sunday morning, 67 percent of U.S. adults said today's political environment makes politically motivated violence...
Today’s Democratic Party is about the aristocracy ruling.
At least 90 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Saturday after Israel attempted to assassinate the leader of Hamas' military wing, according to local health officials. The Israeli strike took place in southern Gaza and was targeted at Mohammed Deif, Hamas' military chief who has long been wanted by Israel, the Associated Press reported. The...
Former President Trump called on Americans to unite on Sunday, following the assassination attempt on him at a campaign rally on Saturday. "In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win," Trump wrote in...
Calls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to get Secret Service protection were renewed Saturday following the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a weekend rally in Pennsylvania. Kennedy, who is running for president against former President Trump and President Biden, said last year his request for Secret Service protection had been...
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The FBI shared initial investigative details on the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., naming the suspect involved but offering no other details. Authorities said Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pa., was involved. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” the FBI said. Trump posted to social...
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) indicated that the current chaos surrounding President Biden’s reelection campaign is good for his party in an interview that aired Sunday. “It’s hard to unseat the incumbent,” Johnson said on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM to radio host John Catsimatidis. “That was the pony they were gonna ride to...
Former President Trump went down the line at his rally near Miami on Tuesday as his family watched from the front row. He shouted out his son Eric Trump and his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. He recognized Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, as well as two of his grandchildren in the audience. And...
Vice President Harris is the most obvious successor to President Biden should he withdraw from the Democratic ticket amid mounting pressure, a situation that would immediately raise the question of who would be Harris’s running mate. Here are some of the possible picks. Andy Beshear Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who has also been discussed as...
A febrile nation was pitched into new turmoil on Saturday. The cause was an apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump. The scene, at a rally in Butler, Pa., echoed around the world in an instant. It will be replayed for days, weeks and years to come. The images came in chaotic succession. First the...
The FBI has identified a suspect in the Saturday shooting at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. The FBI, in a statement obtained by The Hill, said 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., is the suspect involved in the incident. “The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania,...
Congressional Republicans are pledging investigations into and at least one hearing about the apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, with attention directed mostly at the Secret Service. “THE HOUSE WILL CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS TODAY,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wrote in a post on...
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) said Saturday that his nephew had been grazed with a bullet while attending former President Trump’s rally. “My nephew was at the event tonight,” Jackson told Fox News’s Sean Hannity, explaining he was in the “friends and family pen.” “They heard the shots, and everybody dropped to the ground,” Jackson explained....
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – President Biden and former President Trump spoke on Saturday night following a shooting at one of Trump's rallies in Pennsylvania in which he was grazed by a bullet. A White House official said that Biden spoke to Trump just before the president left Rehoboth Beach, Del., where he was on Saturday,...
Former President Trump was rushed off stage after shots rang out at his rally Saturday evening in Butler County, Pa. Within an instant, a rally turned into pandemonium. The shooting took place shortly after Trump had taken the stage. The suspected shooter and one rally attendee were killed, according to law enforcement. Here's how it unfolded, in pictures from...
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Democratic strategist David Axelrod says former President Trump will be greeted as a "martyr" by supporters when he attends next week's Republican National Convention (RNC) following Saturday's shooting at a campaign rally. "This is a bracing moment for our country, and hopefully a moment for reflection where everybody kind of pulls back from the abyss...
Top Trump aides said the former president will still attend the Republican convention scheduled for next week in Wisconsin after a shooting at his campaign rally on Saturday night. "As was communicated earlier this evening, President Trump is doing well and grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their fast action," Trump campaign senior...