I Wasn’t Trying to Critique Trump, Just Observing He Didn’t Call for Lower Temperature
On CBS’s “Face the Nation” broadcast on Sunday, host Margaret Brennan said that her own comments that the statement issued by former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the wake of the assassination attempt “contained no calls to de-escalate tensions, no condemnation of any political violence, and no attempt to actually send […]
Comer announces probe into Trump shooting, will call Secret Service director to hearing
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced that his committee will open an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s shooting. Senator Comer (R-Ky.) said he has already contacted the Secret Service and requested that the director appear at a hearing on what authorities are investigating as an assassination attempt on the former president. “I have […]
CBS anchor chides Trump statement after assassination attempt: ‘No call for lowering the temperature’
CBS anchor Margaret Brennan criticized social media statements following the assassination attempt on former President Trump on Saturday night, saying there was “no need to de-escalate tensions.” “He’s currently recovering from his injuries, but this was certainly a traumatic event for him,” Brennan told CBS News during a special coverage of the shooting in Butler, […]
Yankees put Jose Trevino on IL with quad injury, call up Carlos Narvaez
BALTIMORE — Jose Trevino scored the extra run in the ninth inning Friday night, but it came at a cost. The Yankees placed Trevino on the 10-day disabled list after he strained his left quadriceps while sliding into home plate in the ninth inning of a 4-1 win over the Orioles on Saturday at Camden […]
Comedian D.L. Hughley Slams George Clooney for ‘Insulting’ Call for Biden to Step Down
Comedian D.L. Hughley has slammed actor George Clooney for speaking out against President Joe Biden and calling on the commander in chief to step aside and allow another candidate to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Hughley said Clooney’s calls for Biden to step down were “insulting.” Said Clooney and other Biden opponents aren’t seeing the […]
Hispanic Caucus member asks Biden to drop out on Zoom call
A meeting between Hispanic House Democrats and President Biden on Friday ended on a somewhat awkward note, with one of the lawmakers posing a question directly calling on the president to drop out of the race. Bold PAC, the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, organized the call with two question periods, but Biden […]
Russia reaches out to Pentagon for call after NATO summit
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held his second phone call with his Russian defense chief in less than a month on Friday, the day after a NATO summit focused on countering Moscow concluded in Washington, the Pentagon said. In a Moscow-initiated phone call with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Austin “stressed the importance of keeping the […]
Biden to call Project 2025 ‘biggest attack’ on US system of government
In a speech in Michigan on Friday, President Biden is expected to call the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 the “biggest attack” on the U.S. political system. “Followers, Project 2025 is the largest attack on our system of government and individual liberties ever proposed in the history of this nation,” Biden is expected to say, according […]
Democratic rep tells Biden point-blank to step aside, prompting hasty end to Hispanic outreach call
WASHINGTON — In a conference call Friday, House Democrats directly urged President Biden to stop campaigning for a second term in an effort to shore up support among Hispanic members of Congress, the most direct call yet by lawmakers to ask the 81-year-old Biden to forego reelection. At the request of Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), […]
Tech billionaire Mark Pincus is latest Dem donor to call for Biden to drop out
Billionaire Mark Pincus, founder and former CEO of video game giant Zynga, is the latest major Democratic donor to urge President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. The blow to the campaign comes as a number of celebrities, including Bill Maher and George Clooney, have called on Biden to field a new […]