Video shows suspect in NYC ‘targeted’ shooting of 2 boys at McDonald’s
The NYPD has released new surveillance video of the suspect they said shot two boys inside a NYC McDonald’s on White Plains … source
Democrats back off Biden after Trump shooting, but clock still ticking
For Democrats, the key phrase of the day was “proceed cautiously.” The day after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and after Democrats continued to debate whether President Biden should withdraw from the presidential race, the president’s allies and other party officials were privately wondering how the […]
Biden makes primetime plea to ‘cool it down’ after Trump shooting
President Biden on Sunday night made a primetime appeal for de-escalating tensions in US politics after a gunman shot former President Trump at a rally the previous day. “The political rhetoric in this country has become so heated. It’s time to calm down,” Biden said in a speech from the Oval Office. “This puts a […]
Axelrod: Vance's post on Trump rally shooting 'ought to disqualify him'
David Axelrod, a former senior adviser to then-President Barack Obama, said Sunday that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio)’s handling of the assassination attempt on former President Trump was unbecoming of the vice presidency. “If @JDVance1 is on the running for VP, this tweet, posted one hour after the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, should disqualify him in […]
Biden says politics must never be ‘a literal battlefield’ or ‘killing field’ in post-Trump shooting address
Addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, President Biden said the assassination attempt on former President Trump calls for Americans to “take a step back” and “de-escalate political tensions.” “My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need to ease political tensions,” the president said. “Although we may […]
‘Failure of security’: Trump shooting sparks ‘solemn’ talks on House GOP safety
House Republicans gathered for a solemn security discussion less than 12 hours after the assassination attempt on former President Trump. House Republicans spoke with their chair via conference call Sunday afternoon, with questions about security for the Republican National Convention dominating the discussion. “I think most people are angry about the security failures yesterday,” one […]
Rep. Bennie Thompson Field Director ‘No Longer’ Employed After Cheering Trump Shooting
Staff members of Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) who appeared to express disappointment that former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday are “no longer” employed by the congressman after the president said he was “not a spy.” Jacqueline Marseau, whose Facebook profile lists her job as Thompson’s site […]
Wisconsin Gov. Evers asking for guns to be banned near RNC convention after Trump shooting
Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) is asking the Secret Service to reconsider its decision to allow firearms within the “soft perimeter” of the Republican National Committee’s convention in Milwaukee following the shooting of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. The Democratic governor believes it is “exceedingly important that additional steps be taken to keep convention participants […]
Johnson after Trump rally shooting: 'Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) called on the former president’s opponents to “stay quiet” following the assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. “When you have this constant message that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and that the republic is going to end, I mean, it’s a heated environment,” Mike Johnson said Sunday […]
Marine veteran David Dutch ID’d as one of the men injured in Trump rally shooting
One of two spectators injured by the gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has been identified as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. According to the Pennsylvania chapter of the Marine Corps League (MCL), David Duch, 57, of New Kensington, was shot twice on Saturday when Thomas […]